【题目】We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs (习俗) for each festival .

Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China

“It’ll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, we’ll clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival. ”

Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia

“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing. What fun!”

Amy, 14, New York, USA

“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my grandparents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year. ”

【1】 During the Chinese New Year, tourists can ________.

A. do a lot of shopping

B. see lion and dragon dances

C. decorate the house for good luck

D. eat turkeys

【2】On Australia day, families often ________.

A. have a meal in the countryside

B. go to a swimming pool

C. have a party at school

D. clean the house and dance

【3】What do you think a turkey is in this passage?

A. Country B. A festival

C. A bird D. A kind of drink

【4】From the passage, we can learn that________.

A. Australia Day is an important day for family members to get together

B. Different festivals have different customs

C. Many people go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year

D. The first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago

【题目】A young man went to a gemologist (宝石学家) and said he wanted to be one like him.

The gemologist didn’t want to teach the young man because he thought the young man have no patience (耐心). The young man asked for a chance. Finally the expert had to agree.

The next morning, the gemologist put a jade (玉) stone in the young man’s hand and told him, “Hold it!” The expert then went about his work: cutting, weighing, and making. The big boy felt a bit strange (奇怪的), but he said nothing. He just sat quietly and waited.

The following morning the expert again placed the jade stone in the young man’s hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth, and fifth day the young man did the same job.

A month went by, and the young man felt more and more boring because of holding the same stone.

One morning, the gemologist came and asked him to hold out his hand, he couldn’t go on any longer. But just as the gemologist put the stone in his hand, he said loudly,“This is not the same jade stone!”

“You have begun to learn,” said the gemologist with a smile.

【1】What did the young man want to be?

A. A gemologist B. A good student

C. A stone maker D. A businessman

【2】When the gemologist asked the young man to hold the jade, he________.

A. didn’t do like that

B. felt excited

C. didn’t know why

D. did the job happily

【3】In the end the young man probably (可能)________.

A. span>got some real jades

B. became a gemologist

C. went home without learning anything

D. was angry with the expert

【4】What does the story want to tell us?

A. It’s lucky to find a good teacher.

B. You have to believe in yourself.

C. Keep on, and you can get you what you want.

D. Don’t spend time doing anything boring.

【题目】词汇应用

根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)

【1】Could you give me some ____________? I want to make a call. (零钱)

【2】This pair of shoes is too expensive. Would you please show me ____________ pair? (另一)

【3】Bring your ____________ and show them to your classmates.(录像带)

【4】Are more and more people ____________ in shopping online? (感兴趣的)

【5】I met an old friend of my ____________ in the street yesterday.(祖父母)

【6】The shopping list ____________ some food and drinks. (include)

【7】____________ the Chinese New Year is very exciting. (celebrate)

【8】He____________ made this beautiful ring for his wife. (special)

【9】My family will hold a party for my father’s ____________ birthday. (forty)

【10】The Smiths are____________ to go to Hainan on holiday this winter. (plan)

【题目】Mr Li _____Kunming . He _____ the city three times . This time he _____ Kunming for three days .

A. has been to, has gone to , have been in

B.has gone to , has been to , has been in

C. has been in , has been to , have gone to

D. has gone to , has been in , has been to

【题目】根据短文内容和首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

In America, the school day usually starts at 9 a.m. and f 【1】 at about 4 p.m.. The school subjects are different from o 【2】_ . In China, we always have Chinese, Math, English, P.E. and so on. But in America, students have more lessons. For e 【3】 , they have cooking lessons once a week. Their school life isn’t j 【4】 about study. They have more things to do than the Chinese students do. There are many clubs in American schools as well. If the students s 【5】 ___ interest in sports, they can j 【6】 different sports clubs. American students also have some other clubs l 【7】 art clubs and singing clubs. From 2:30p.m. to 4:00p.m., they do different things in different clubs.

Maybe you think English is very popular in the world, so American students don’t n 【8】 to learn any other languages. But that’s not t 【9】 . American children from the age of seven have to learn a f 【10】 language. Spanish, French or Chinese are their favorite.

【题目】书面表达

根据提示，以“Lucy’s lifestyle”为题，写一篇短文；短文须包括所有内容要点, 要求语句通顺、意思连贯。要点如下：

1.Lucy今年14岁。每天吃各种各样健康的食物来保持健康。

2.她早餐经常吃鸡蛋，面包和牛奶。早餐帮助她很好地开始一天的生活。

3.课间她通常吃些水果。午餐和晚餐吃米饭，鱼，肉和蔬菜。

4.她每天喝八杯水。但是她很少锻炼。

5.她想改变她的生活方式。现在她计划……(适当发挥1-2句)

【题目】词汇运用

根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。

【1】I think Moon Theater has the most c________ seats.

【2】I can't s_____ the music. Please turn off the player.

【3】A_____ he is young, he knows a lot.

【4】Many people like to eat t________ Chinese food.

【5】We must protect our e________.

【题目】书面表达

假如你的班上来了一位新同学，她的名字叫Kitty，她是“野生动物保护俱乐部（Wild Protection Club）”的一名志愿者，请你根据表格内容写一篇文章。

要求：1．包括所有要点，并做适当发挥。

2．条理清晰、字迹工整。词数90词左右。

【题目】In America, just as in Europe, men usually open doors for women, and women always walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant, unless the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other things like the above. On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic. But if a man walks with two ladies he should walk between them. If a host or hostess or both of them drive to get their guest for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat though there are no people sitting on it.

【1】In America, men usually ________.

A. walk ahead of women

B. eat in a restaurant

C. walk behind women

D. drive a car to work

【2】In the street, men _______.

A. cross the street

B. walk on the right side for the ladies

C. walk near the ladies

D. walk on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic

【3】If a man walks with two ladies, he should ______.

A. walk between them B. run before them

C. follow them D. go away

【题目】词汇运用

请根据句意和中文提示写出相应的单词。

【1】There is a （狗）in the picture.

【2】Today is ____________(星期六).

【3】I have a beautiful ____________(花).

【4】Lingling is Daming’s good _____________(朋友).

【5】Please ________（合上）your book.