【题目】通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Tom began to learn to cook when he was six years old. At that time, he was ill in hospital (生病住院). During the first three days there, Tom______a lot of TV cartoons and felt bored with them. Then he visited the Internet for fun. He______an interesting website (网站). It taught people how to cook. Tom was very______the pictures on the website and fell in love (爱上) with cooking.______he got better, Tom went back home and tried his best to learn to cook by himself. Tom______most of his free time learning how to cook. He tried a lot of recipes (食谱).

Now after five years of______, Tom is a famous cook in his town. He also uses his cooking to make money______poor children in his town. He's already given them more than 10,000 dollars. He______has his own book to teach people to cook simple food. The book is quite popular. “When you_____to do something, try your best to do it. Then you will be______one day!” said Tom.

【1】A. gave B. lost C. needed D. watched

【2】A. sent B. found C. described D. wondered

【3】A. sorry about B. afraid of C. interested in D. friendly with

【4】A. But B. After C. Because D. Although

【5】A. discussed B. questioned C. bought D. spent

【6】A. service B. fight C. practice D. laugh

【7】A. for B. by C. about D. from

【8】A. only B. even C. hardly D. probably

【9】A. decide B. follow C. forget D. answer

【10】A. funny B. creative C. dangerous D. successful

【题目】“Buy me a rose, call me from work.

Open a door for me, what would it hurt?

Show me you love me by the look in your eyes

…”

-- from the song Buy Me a Rose

People may always wonder what is a better way to express our love.

Many times ,the small things in life, which we often ignore（忽略）,are more important than the very ones we consider far more valuable.

Mr. Roger, a successful businessman, loved his wife . In his eyes, the best way of showing love to his wife was by her with all the wealth and comforts of life. , his way of showing love didn’t please his wife. Instead, it was creating distance the two. They quarreled(吵嘴) quite often, which made him very tired.

His wife, however, that he worked day and night and had little time to keep her company. All she wanted was to show her more by giving her more time, caring for her and expressing his feeling to her. These were the things that she most in her life.

People who are to us often show more concern about sincere expression of our love, Spending time with them spending money on them is a better way of expressing our love. So, why not have a go as the song goes?

【1】A. which B. that C. who D. whose

【2】A. deeply B. freely C. lightly D. patiently

【3】A. connecting B. feeding C. offering D. span>providing

【4】A. To his excitement B. To his joy C. To his disappointment D. To his shame

【5】A. at B. between C. among D. in

【6】A. cried B. warned C. argued D. shouted

【7】A. chances B. choice C. love D. presents

【8】A. waited for B. fought for C. looked for D. went for

【9】A. farther B. closer C. better D. friendlier

【10】A. rather than B. more than C. less than D. other than

【题目】

【1】A. computer B. student C. June D. excuse

【2】A. sport B. word C. work D. world

【3】A. show B. know C. yellow D. now

【4】A. job B. hot C. shop D. home

【5】A. tooth B. book C. food D. cool

【6】A. month B. math C. them D. think

【7】A. dream B. leave C. bread D. teach

【8】A. lunch B. March C. school D. China

【9】A. January B. last C. basketball D. class

【10】A. term B. third C. hamburger D. Thursday

【题目】附加题(共10分)

The weather in Britain changes (变化) very quickly. One day may be fine and the next day may be wet. The morning may be warm and the evening may be cool. You may go to bed with the stars in the sky, and wake up with rain falling. (1)【1】

In some parts of the world, you can be quite sure what the weather will be like. You can make your plans for the next day or even for the next week. (2)【2】 It may be fine today and you may plan to go to the countryside tomorrow. But when tomorrow comes, you may find that you have to change your plan because it is too wet.

(3)【3】 When two Englishmen meet for the first time, they usually talk about the weather. When two friends meet in the street and they have no time to stop and talk, they often say hello and talk about the weather when they pass (走过).

Because the weather is so changeable, it is of course quite important. It plays a big part in the lives of the British people. (4)【4】 The British people have to change their plans often according to the changing weather, and this has made them good at dealing with (处理) difficult things.

All in all, the weather in Britain plays a big part in the lives of the British people. (5)【5】 Soon you will find that the weather is surely an important part of British life.

根据短文内容，从方框中选择合适的句子填入文中空缺处，使短文完整、通顺。其中有一个句子是多余的。

A. People talk about the weather more in Britain than in most parts of the world.

B. It may even be one top reason why the British people are so “smart”.

C. This is why we say that the weather in Britain is very “changeable”.

D. It's better to take an umbrella when we travel in other countries.

E. If you don't believe this, go to Britain and stay there for a few days.

F. However, it is much more difficult to do this in Britain.

【题目】补全对话

从方框中所给的选项中选择正确的句子补全以下对话。（10分）

A: What book are you reading, Sally?

B: 【1】

A: English is your favorite, right?

B: Yeah, it’s easy and interesting. 【2】 .

A: I don’t like it. 【3】 I like history very much because it makes us wise.

B: My history is not good. 【4】 .

A: Good idea.

B: 【5】 . Let’s go.

A: OK.

【题目】根据下表所提供的信息，写一篇短文介绍你的朋友Tom, 文章开头已经给出。

I have a friend. His name is Tom.

【题目】根据短文内容和以下提示：1）首字母提示，2）语境提示，3）汉语提示，在每一个空格内填上一个适当的英语单词。所填单词要求意义正确，拼写准确。（10分）

These days our government is aiming to build an "economized(节省) society". 【1】 (作为) students, you can do something that you can.

First, save things. You'd better walk to school or 【2】 a bike instead of taking a car. Turn off the 【3】 as soon as you leave the classroom. Remember to turn off the tap right after washing your hands. When you go out to eat in a 【4】 (餐馆), ask for smaller dishes and take leftovers（剩菜）【5】h_ _.Before you buy something new, think 【6】 it is necessary or not.

Second, use things for as long as 【7】p_ __.When you buy things, make sure that they can 【8】_ _ a long time. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It's better to use a china cup because you can use it again.

Finally, collect what can be 【9】_____（回收利用) in your classroom, such as waste paper and soft drink cans. It can save money and protect the environment.

In general, I think one thing we should keep in mind is that 【10】__ matter what a small effort we make, it will make a difference.

【题目】Do you sometimes try something new and expect to be successful for the first time? Are you angry with ____ if you aren’t?

Do you know a baby how to learn to walk? When a baby falls, the loving parent ____ him, “That’s OK. Try again.” Can you imagine if after many falls, the parent ____ the baby and says, “Well, I guess you’ll ____ be good at walking.” and doesn’t let the child continue to try?

Remember the first time you ____ your bike? I do. I didn’t lose my ____. I went back and tried again. Didn’t you?

“When I was a kid,” my dad told me, “you know, I ____ 4 UP(一种汽水饮料), but it wasn’t very good. I went back to the lab and ____ 5 UP and still, it wasn’t right. ____ I tried 6 UP, but it didn’t succeed. So I stopped. If I went on ____, may be 7 UP would be the hit!” Time after time, he said, he ____ too soon. He told me, “If I had tried one more, I could have been a rich man.”

Thomas Edison ____ over a thousand ____ before he found the filament(n.电灯泡的)灯丝 material that would make an electric light bulb shine.

____ we try something new, we need practice. No matter how well we plan, there are times unexpected problems developing.

Failure is ____ not an option(选择). It is a chance only for those who try.

【1】A. you B. yourself span>C. yours D. your

【2】A. obeys B. beats C. encourages D. hates

【3】A. picks up B. dresses up C. cleans up D. looks up

【4】A. nearly B. always C. never D. often

【5】A. fell off B. fell down C. fell from D. fell over

【6】A. confidenceB. chance C. dream D. plan

【7】A. produced B. invented C. thought D. wanted

【8】A. started with B. came up with C. looked forward to D. was willing to

【9】A. Finally B. First C. Luckily D. Second

【10】A. try B. trying C. to try D. tried

【11】A. gave out B. gave up C. gave away D. gave in

【12】A. fail B. fell C. failed D. felt

【13】A. times B. time C. money D. chance

【14】A. Whenever B. Whatever C. However D. Whichever

【15】A. truly B. really C. hardly D. easily

【题目】阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次，其中有两个词是多余的。

museum, thing, with, eat, unlucky, because, but, arrive, I, wonderful, dig, quite

Dear Simon,

I'm writing this from London. We (76)【1】 here on Tuesday, after staying in Madrid and Paris. London is one of the most interesting cities in Europe, but (77)【2】 it's also one of the most expensive places to stay. It's bigger than Paris and older than Sydney. You know I love history, and there are lots of great (78)【3】 here — in fact, I think the British Museum is probably the best museum in the world. The people in Madrid were (79)【4】 friendly. They were friendlier than London people, but it was more difficult to communicate (交流) (80)【5】 them because I didn't know their language. Paris was fantastic, of course, and I (81)【6】 the most delicious food of my life in some of the Paris restaurants.

My aunt, who's English, says that British food is better than French food, (82)【7】 she's wrong (错误的) about that!

Tonight my aunt and uncle will take (83)【8】 to a show. It's a musical (音乐剧) calledThe Phantom of the Opera. They say it's the most (84)【9】 show in London. Of course I think it would be more exciting to see a pop concert (流行音乐会), but that would be the worst (85)【10】 in the world for my uncle and aunt.

We will fly home to Sydney in five days. See you then!

Yours,

Sheila

【题目】American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation(假期). There are two terms（学期） in a school year: the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools(公立学校). High school students take only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they have many activities. After high school, many students go to college.（大学）

【1】Most American children start school life in ______________.

A. September B. February

C. June D. January

【2】How many vacations do American children have each year?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

【3】Students in the high school have _______ subjects at a time.

A. four B. five

C. six D. four or five

【4】Which of the following is false (错误)?

A. In July students don’t need to go to school because of vacation.

B. Students have the same classes every day.

C. Students don’t have homework for every class.

D. Most American children go to public schools.

【5】After class students ___________.

A. do homework B. go back home

C. have many activities D. go to movies