Passage A Yuan Longping was born in Beijing in 1930. He developed a new kind of rice in 1974, which helped many countries grow more rice than ever before. So he is called “the Father Rice”. | Passage B Dear Diana, Last week, we had a history exam but I didn’t study for it. I was really worried. In the exam, Tom sat next to me and I copied his answers. Will the teacher give me a poor mark if I tell her the truth? Should I tell her? Yours, Maggy |
Passage C An Italian marathon runner, Dorando Pietri, entered the stadium and took a wrong turn during the race. He fell down. He was treated by a doctor and he was helped to cross the finishing line. | Passage D Sometimes a birthday party can be a surprise party. It is planned by friends but it is a secret. One friend of the birthday boy/ girl invites him/her to do something at their house. All their friends arrive early and hide until he/she arrives, and/ then jump out and shout “Surprise!” |
Passage E
Ways of traveling | Cost | Time | |
New Yourk----Los Angeles | coach | $20 | 10 hours |
plane | $80 | 2 hours | |
train | $60 | 3 hours | |
car | $230 | 8 hours |
1.According to Passage A, which sentence is right?
A. Yuan Longping is “the Grandfather of Rice”.
B. Yuan Longping was born in 1932.
C. Yuan Longping helped only one country grow more rice.
D. A new kind of rice was developed by Yuan Longping.:
2.If you want to write a true event about the OlympIcs, you can read _________for information.
A. Passage A
B. Passage B
C. Passage C
D. Passage D
3.The best title of passage D is_______
A. A Birthday Boy/G
B. A Birthday Party
C. A Secret
D. An Invitation
4.What is the second cheapest way to travel from New York to Los Angeles?
A. By coach
B. By plane
C. By train
D. By car
5.What is Maggy?
A. A student.
B. A teacher
C. A doctor
书面表达
假设你叫王红,你的好友李扬在学习英语时遇到困难,请根据表格内容给李扬写一封70词左右的信。信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
李扬的问题 ( problems) | 1.当别人说英语时,他有时听不懂 |
2总是忘记许多新单词 | |
3.害怕写作文( composition) | |
4.常犯语法错误 | |
你的建议 (advice) | 1.尽量听大意( main idea)而不是每个单词 |
2.反复练习 | |
3交一个笔友 | |
4向老师和同学寻求帮助 |
Dear Li Yang,
I know it's not easy for you to learn English, but I have some advice that may help you. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Wing Hong