Some years ago,on a hot summer day,a little boy decided to go swimming in the river near his house. He _____ into the river. He swam and swam._____ he didn't find he was swimming towards the middle of the river and there was an alligator(鳄鱼)in the river. His mother in the house _____ out of the window and saw the two getting closer and closer. She ran towards the river _____ and shouted at her son as loudly as she could. The little boy heard his _____ voice and swam back to his mother. But it was too _____,Just as he reached her,the alligator _____ him. The mother caught her little boy by the arms just as the alligator caught his legs. The alligator was much stronger than the mother,but the mother _____ her best to save her son. Later,a farmer with a gun happened to drive by,and shot the alligator to_____．

After several weeks in the ______,the little boy got well. There were scars(疤痕)on his ______ and arms. A newspaper reporter went to interview him and asked ______ he would show his scars.

The boy ______,and then ______ great pride(自豪),he said to the reporter while showing him his legs,“But look at my arms!I have great scars on my arms,too. They are scars of ______.”

1.A.fell B.swam C.jumped D.went

2.A.And B.But C.So D.Though

3.A.got B.ran C.took D.looked

4.A.carefully B.quickly C.seriously D.quietly

5.A.father's B.sister's C.mother's D.teacher's

6.A.late B.quickly C.far D.near

7.A.stopped B.reached C.arrived D.got

8.A.decided B.gave C.used D.tried

9.A.die B.save C.live D.swim

10.A.school B.library C.cinema D.hospital

11.A.face B.back C.legs D.hands

12.A.if B.what C.why D.when

13.A.showed B.agreed(同意) C.disagreed D.refused

14.A.to B.with C.of D.on

15.A.hope B.dream C.smile D.love

阅读理解

1.Gina is a good teacher and she wants to find a job.Who may offer(提供)her a job?

A.Tina. B.John. C.Jane. D.Mr.Cai.

2.You can be in the Japanese Club for________ every day to learn Japanese from Monday to Friday.

A.2.5 hours B.3.5 hours C.4 hours D.5 hours

3.If you are a music lover，you want to be a dancer，how can you contact(联系)them?

A.Go to Room 212 in School's P．E.Building. B.Call Jane.

C.Send an e?mail to music@163.com. D.Call 368－5778.

阅读下面材料，请从方框内所给的A～E选项中为各段选择合适的匹配项。

1.My name is Tom. I want to drive a car to Beijing next week. I want to have a company (陪伴) who is funny and friendly. What's more,he must be a young man.

2.I'm a 14-?year?-old girl. I'm outgoing. I like playing sports. I want to have friends who are like me. If you want to be my friend, please call me at 387－4524.

3.I have a new deskmate. Her name is Maria. She's outgoing,but I'm quiet. She likes singing,but I like writing. She is so different from me. I don't know if we can be good friends.

4.My name is Mark. I don't like talking. My father got a new job in another city. I have to go to a new school. It's difficult for me to make friends. What should I do?

5.Do you know Xu Xiyuan and her sister Xu Xidi？They are beautiful,outgoing and funny. They look the same,but they aren't twin sisters. Xu Xiyuan is two years older than her sister.

A．I don't think it's important for friends to be the same. Being with a friend who is different from you is also a happy thing. You can learn a lot from him or her.

B．I know they are famous stars in Taiwan. It's so lucky to have sisters. There is only one child in my family. Sometimes I feel lonely.

C．I'm Mark and I'm 21 years old. My friends think I'm funny and active. I'm going to Beijing for a trip next week. Do you want to go with me?

D．My name is Yangyang. I'm from China. I want to have friends who are friendly and outgoing. I'm good at playing tennis. I hope my friends also like playing tennis.

E．You can write to your old friends often. And it's easy to make new friends. I think you can join some clubs in your school.

1._____

2._____

3._____

4._____

5._____

（好题在线）

育才中学八年级五班的同学正在开展以“Should friends be the same or different？”为主题的班会，请根据提供的信息谈谈你的观点。

提示：1.喜欢与自己个性不同的人；

2．我喜欢安静，比较内向，但是好友Linda喜欢交友，性格比我外向；

3．Linda 喜欢运动和音乐，体格强健(athletic)，而我擅长数学和语文；

4．我们都喜欢红色的外套，喜欢读有趣的故事，喜欢做同样的事，喜欢流行歌曲。

要求：80词左右。

佳句欣赏与模仿

1.Your hobbies are quite different from hers.

[be different from 与……不同]

我认为朋友应该不同于彼此。

________________________________________

2.Don't worry about your job as long as you work hard.[as long as只要]

只要不下雨，我们就可以去钓鱼。

________________________________________

3.Lin Tao is good at all the subjects at school,especially English.

[be good at doing sth.擅长做某事]

Tina擅长写英语故事。

________________________________________

4.You know the boy is talented in playing the piano.[be talented in 在某方面有天赋]

孙杨在游泳方面有天赋。

________________________________________

5.It's difficult for us to finish the work.

[It's＋adj.＋for sb.to do sth.对某人来说，做某事是……的]

对学生来说，努力学习是必要的。

________________________________________

根据括号中所给的汉语提示，补全下面短文

It's not necessary to 1.(与……相似)me. My best friend Larry is quite 2.(与……不同)me. He's taller and 3.(外向的)than me. I'm shorter and quieter than him.4.(然而),we both like sports.5.(但是)he plays basketball better than me. Larry is very helpful. He often helps to 6.(使表现出)the best in me,so I'm getting better at study than him. 7.(当然),he is less hard?working,so he's always worse than my study.8.(也许)I should help him more.

选做一

英语中有句名言：“A life without a friend is a life without a sun.” 可见朋友在生命旅途中是十分重要的。请你用英语写一篇短文介绍一下你的好朋友。

要求：下面表格的内容仅供参考，也可自行发挥。80词左右。

选做二

露西和莉莉是一对双胞胎姐妹。请根据下图，写一篇介绍她们的短文。内容可适当发挥，80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

This is _______ one-hour documentary that is recorded by _____80-year-old scientist.

A.an; an B.a; an C.an; a D.a; a

The project they're working on many teenage problems that they care about.

A.covering B.covers

C.include D.Including