Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.

“I have been a taxi driver     1     nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night,     2    there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually    3    between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”

“Some     4     things happened late at night.     5     day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her     6     . So I waited in the car    7      she climbed in through the windows.”

    “I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out  8    was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to     9    in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”

    “Luckily the woman came downstairs. She     10     have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!”

1. A．in                B．for                  C．before             D．after

2. A．if                 B．so                   C．though             D．because

3. A．go home       B．go shopping     C．do sports         D．do housework

4. A．sad             B．good                C．strange            D．disappointing

5. A．The other   B．Another      C．The others           D．Other

6. A．money         B．bag                 C．box                 D．key

7. A．until             B．while               C．since               D．as soon as

8. A．what            B．which              C．who                D．that

9. A．drive            B．walk                C．climb               D．run

10. A．will            B．can                  C．may                D．must

Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented （租）their homes. The rented homes were usually apartments （公寓）.

74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.

Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average （平均）, 2.64 people lived at home in early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.

Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.

An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.

1. Most Americans live ________, according to the passage.

     A．in or around the cities                           B．in cities

   C．around cities                                       D．in the country

2. How many American families own a cat?

     A．About 40%.                                        B．About 20%.

   C．About 74%.                                        D．About 26%.

3. On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994.

     A．more than 3                                        B．only 3.5

   C．less than 2                                          D．about 2.64

4. ________ in the US have their own bedrooms.

     A．All of the people                                  B．Most of the children

   C．Half of the teenagers                            D．Only some of the teenagers

5. What can we learn from the passage?

      A．In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes.

      B．Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger.

      C．A Japanese moves more often than an American.  

      D．An American moves more often than an Englishman.

A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman carrying a large box. It was half in and half out of her car. So the man went up and said, “The box looks very heavy. Let me give you a hand.”

“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said, “I’m having a lot of trouble with it. Maybe it sticks （卡住）in the car door.”

“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. “I’ll get in and take the other end.” And he got in the car.

“Right,” the man said. “I’m ready,” and he began to push the box hard.

For several minutes, the man and the woman tried to move the box. Soon they felt very tired.

They rested for a moment. Then the woman said, “Let’s try again. One, two, three!” They went on moving the box.

At last, when they were exhausted, the man said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s any way to get it out of your car.”

“Get it out?” the woman crie d. “I’m trying to get it in! You know?”

1. Where did this story happen?

   A．At a bank.                                           B．In a shop.

   C．In the street.                                       D．In the woman’s car.

2. Who got in the car to move the box?

     A．The woman.                                       B．The man.

   C．Both of them.                                      D．Neither of them.

3. The underlined word “exhausted” means “________” in Chinese.

     A．精疲力竭的                                        B．激动的

   C．充满希望的                                        D．沮丧的

4. Which of the following is TRUE about the story?

     A．The man stuck in the car door.

   B．The woman asked the man for help.

   C．The man refused to help the woman.

   D．The woman tried to get the box into the car.

5. What do you think of the man?

     A．He is a helpful man.

      B．He looks very strong.

      C．He is funny and stupid.

      D．He likes to play jokes on others.

阅读下面短文，完成有关任务。

It was 6:00 on a Monday morning. With his books in his bag, 13-year-old James Mwangi was on his way to school, the Mcedo-Beijing school in a slum（贫民窟）in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi （肯尼亚首都内罗毕）. This school was built in 2001 with the help of China, for children from poor families.

     After getting to school, Mwangi went straight to his class to do his class work. It is usual that pupils in this school prepare for their lessons before the teacher comes.

     To study in the school was once a dream for the poor boy. His mother made a living by washing clothes for others. Some days she took home nothing, and some days she could get about $ 3 — it was hardly enough to buy them a full meal for a day.

     Before joining the Mcedo-Beijing school, Mwangi was at home with his seven brothers, collecting garbage （垃圾）. The school is giving these children hope for the future by providing    a chance to get education.

     “For me, education is the best gift,” said Mwangi.

任务一：根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。

1. How old was Mwangi?

2. Which country helped build Mwangi’s school?

3. How did Mwangi’s mother make a living?

任务二： 把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

4. ___________________________________________________________________________

任务三：请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。

5. ___________________________________________________________________________

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容用方框内所给词语的适当形式填空，使短文语义完整。（请你一定要注意词语的形式变化！）

A tourist was traveling alone in the desert （沙漠）. After two weeks his car stopped（1） , so he started walking. He was lost and had no water. It was very hot and he became very （2）. After five hours he saw a small tent. There was a woman in it. The tourist said to her, “Water. Please   （3）  me some water.”

     “I’m sorry. I haven’t any water. I only sell ties （领带）,” the woman replied.

     The tourist had to walk on, and became more thirsty. Two hours later he came to （4）tent with an old man in it.

“Water. Please sell me some water.”

“I’m sorry. I haven’t any water. I only sell ties,” the old man replied.

The tourist put his   （5） back into his pocket and walked on. He was very, very thirsty and tireD．One hour later he arrived at a third tent. There   （6） a tall man in front of it. The tall man said, “Do you want to buy a tie? I have a lot of beautiful ties.”

“No! No! No!”   （7） the tourist, “I need water. Please sell me water!”

“I’m sorry. I only have ties,” said the tall man.

The tourist fell to the ground   （8） started to crawl （爬）. Half an hour later he saw a large, expensive-looking hotel. He crawled to the door and took out all his money. He said to the doorman, “Water! I will pay ￡100 ___ （9）  a glass of water.”

The doorman looked at him and said, “I’m sorry, sir. You can’t come into the hotel ___ （10）  you are not wearing a tie.”

阅读下面对话, 从方框中选择五个最适当的句子完成对话。

Jack:    Hi, Steve!

Steve:   （1）________, Jack. How is it going?

Jack:    Great! （2）_______?

Steve:   I’m not feeling well.

Jack:    Yeah? （3）_______?

Steve:   Oh, I have an important English test tomorrow.

Jack:    Well, （4）________?

Steve:   Yeah, a little.

Jack:    Come on. Let’s go to play basketball.

Steve:   Ok, （5）______.

假如你是Mike，你的朋友Susan近来心情不好，请你给她发一封E-mail，提出合理性的建议，帮助她调适心情。

字数：80—100字（首尾句已给出，不记入所要求的总字数）。

供你参考的建议有：

sing, take a walk, do sports, write the diary, watch TV, listen to music, go shopping, go swimming, go outside…

Dear Susan,

_______________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Mike

Some animals sleep during _____ day.

A．the             B．a              C．an              D．\

There are a lot of ______ in our team .They work very hard.

A．girl  students      B．girls  students        C．girl  student         D．girls student

______ school is much bigger than ______

A．Our, their        B．Ours, theirs       C．Theirs, our              D．Their, ours