Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）

Trudy’s class has a newspaper. The students write stories，articles and poems (诗）for it. Then one of them types their works into a computer and prints it out. The teacher pins(钉住）up everything on the wall so that it looks like a large, open newspaper.

One day Trudy said to the teacher, “Most newspapers have advertisements. Can we have advertisements in ours?”

The teacher thought it was a very good idea. She made Trudy the advertisement manager(经理）and Trudy asked the other students to advertise in the newspaper. Here are some of the advertisements she received.

FOR SALE

Sony Walkman. In good condition(状况）.Complete with a set of earphones. Best offer.

See Miriam

GOOD HOME WANTED

Six lovely Persian Kittens(波斯猫)need homes. They are the cleverest things you’ve ever seen.

Free to the right person.

See John

WORK WANTED

Strong boy is willing to work in a garden or do housework. 3 hours a week. Not expensive.

See Tom

PC WANTED

In good condition. Must be at least Pentium A.

See Allan

CONCERT TICKETS

Has anyone got a spare(多余的）ticket to the Raiders concert next week? I’m desperate(非常渴望的）and will pay well for a good ticket.

See Shelia

LOST

A golden ring(金戒指）with a blue stone in it. Reward.

See Patricia

FOUND

A golden ring with a blue stone in it.

See Alice

1.Who wanted to put advertisements in the newspaper first?

A. Trudy. B. The teacher.

C. Some of the students. D. Allan.

2.What does Tom want to do? He wants to____________.

A. do other people’s homework B. do gardening or housework

C. see six Persian Kittens D. fix broken PCs

3.Why will Shelia pay well for a Raiders concert ticket?

A. Because she hates going to the concert.

B. Because she wants very much to go to the concert.

C. Because she likes collecting the concert tickets.

D. Because her friends are going to the concert.

4.What will Patricia give the person who finds her ring?

A. Nothing but a golden ring. B. Another ring.

C. A ticket to the Raiders concert. D. A reward.

5.What do you think Alice will do when she reads the advertisements? She will visit_________.

A. Tom B. John C. Patricia D. Chelia

6.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Trudy’s class has a newspaper.

B. Trudy wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper.

C. The teacher wrote some advertisements for the newspaper.

D. The students in Trudy’s class wrote advertisements for their newspaper.

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或短语，完成短文)

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen,

Today, I am very happy to have a meeting with you. At the meeting we will talk about the problems we have these days. We all know the problems of dogs and the objects falling from windows are getting _____. We have received lots of letters about such problems. So it is time for us to look for possible ways to work out these problems.

Some dog-owners don’t_____their dogs well enough, and they let their dogs make mess on roads and in gardens. This makes the environment dirty. I would like to tell the dog-owners that their behavior (行为) is too bad, and they are making people feel unhappy. We should keep the environment ______.

It is reported that some people throw rubbish out of the____. It is dangerous because falling objects may hurt others. It is_____ the law. We will record the names and addresses of those people who throw objects. Then, a warning will be given and they will be punished by law.

A safe and comfortable living environment is important to us.______we try our best to care for our community, it will be a good place to live in. Thank you for your coming.

1.A. weaker B. worse C. better D. heavier

2.A. take care of B. take hold of C. take away D. take up

3.A. pleasant B. important C. useful D. famous

4.A. meeting B. window C. garden D. problem

5.A. for B. against C. opposite D. within

6.A. If B. Because C. Before D. Unless

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填人适当的词，使其内容通顺，首字母已给，每空格限填一词）

What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very few people would t1.of a library as a place to live in.

One library in New York City turned into a h2.for 250 people for several days. These were all people near the library. They moved into their library for a very special r3.. They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into the library?

The people moved into the library because the city wanted to c4.it to save money.

These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didn’t want to lose it. So they moved i5..

They knew that the library couldn’t be closed if they were living inside it. F6.the city agreed

to keep the library o7.，and the people all went home.

Africa lies to the southwest of Asia. On the west，it faces the Atlantic Ocean and on the east，it faces the Indian Ocean. On the northeast it neighbours on Asia through the Suez Canal (苏伊士

运河）and the Red Sea. Across the Mediterranean(地中海）to the north it faces Europe. It has an area of more than thirty million square kilometres, being the second largest continent in the world, next to Asia.

The Nile(尼罗河）which is 6,450 kilometres in length(长度）is the longest river in theworld. It has two tributaries(支流)in its up reaches，of which one is the White Nile rising on the

East African Plateau, and the other is the Blue Nile rising on the Ethiopian Plateau. The two tributaries join in the Central Egypt into the Mediterranean.

The Sahara Desert, which is one of the largest deserts, divides Africa into two parts. Arabs

(阿拉伯人）live north of the Desert and the black people live south of it. The white people from

Europe, small in number, live mainly in the southern area of Africa. Africa is rich in natural resources(自然资源）such as oil, gold, copper and diamond. It is also famous for its fine cotton.

People there are brave and hard-working. They fought bravely for their independence(独立)and freedom. Now nearly all the African countries have won their independence.

1.Where is Africa?

It lies____________________________ of Asia.

2.What separates Africa from Asia?

The_______________ and the______________ .

3.Which is the second largest continent in the world?

_______________________________________

4.Where does the White Nile rise?

It rises______________________ African Plateau.

5.Where do the black people live in Africa?

They live _________________ of the Sahara Desert.

6.What natural resources is Africa rich in?

________________________________________

Writing

99. Write at least 60 words about the topic “Face Life with a Smile ’•（以“笑对人生’为题写一篇不少于60词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

(注意:短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）

The following points must be included. (下列要点必须包含.)

How do you usually face life? /Do you usually face life with a smile?

Especially when should you smile to face life? (Give at least two examples.)

Why?

I think ___ necessary to learn English well.

A. its B. it C. that D. that is

You can’t have the horse _____ all the way. It’s too hot.

A. run B. to run C. runs D. to be running

When I came back, I found the house _____ and everything _____.

A. was broken; took away B. broken into; taken away

C. had been broken; taken D. break into; take away

When I came back, I found nobody ___. It was empty.

A. on B. out C. in D. away

Tell him _____ the window.

A. to shut not B. not to shut C. to not shut D. not shut