I get an allowance every month．It’s fair, but a bit  1  would like．And my parents won’t give me 2  . They say I have to learn  3  my money and live within a budget．I'll have to do that when I become independent．ff they want me to do something, they tell me．They don’t ask me．Sometimes I argue with them，but usually I lose．They say, We are your parents． 4  you’re old enough，we’ll make 5  that we think are best for you．

      With regard to housework，I've got to help for about an hour every day．I've got to wash dishes and clothes，clean the floors and toilet and sometimes cook．My parents say I'll have to ran my own home some day, so  6  better to learn how to do it now．They'd never  7  paying me for doing housework．It’s the responsibility of the whole family, isn’t it?

（   ）1．A．more than                B．less than       C．much                     D．little

（   ）2．A．something extra                                     B．extra something

             C．anything extra                                        D．extra anything

（   ）3．A．saving                     B．to save          C．looking after           D．to look after

（   ）4．A．When                      B．After            C．Until                      D．Because

（   ）5．A．the decisions            B．a decision      C．decisions                D．decision

（   ）6．A．I’m                         B．you’re          C．you’d                    D．it’s

（   ）7．A．think                       B．dream of       C．planned                  D．agree

（下文选自美国第44任总统奥巴马的胜选演说）

      America，we have come so far。We have seen so  1  ．  2  there is so much more to do．So tonight，let ns ask  3  if our children should live to see the next century；if my daughters should be so 4  to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper，what change will they  5  ?What progress will we have made?

    This is our chance to answer that call。This is our moment．This is our time to  6  our people back to work and  7  doors of opportunity（时机）for our kids；to restore prosperity（繁荣）and promote（促进） the cause of peace；to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm（重申）that fundamental truth that out of many, we are one；that while we breathe．we hope, and where we are met with cynicism （冷嘲热讽），and doubt，and those  8  tell us that we can’t．we will respond with that timeless creed（信条）that shins up the spirit of a people．

（   ）1．A．many                 B．much                   C．1ittle                      D．few

（   ）2．A．But                  B．And                      C．So                         D．Then

（   ）3．A．we                   B．us                       C．ourselves                      D．ours

（   ）4．A．luck                 B．lucky                   C．luckily                   D．unlucky

（   ）5．A．to see               B．see                      C．saw                       D．seen

（   ）6．A．make               B．let                       C．put                        D．have

（   ）7．A．close                B．open                    C．keep                      D．come into

（   ）8．A．who                 B．whom                  C．which                    D．what

American and British people use different greetings．In the USA．the commonest greeting is“Hi”．In Britain it is“Hello!”or“How are you?”“Hi!”is creeping（蔓延） into British，too．When they are introduced to someone，the Americans say，“Glad to know you．”The British say, “How do you do?”or“Pleased to meet you．”When Americans say“Good-bye”，they nearly always add，“Have a good day,”or“Have a good trip，”etc, to friends and strangers alike．The British are already beginning to use“Have a good day”

    The British usually use“got”in the meaning of “have”, The Americans hardly ever do so．

    AmE：Do you have a car? Yes．I do．

    BrE：Have you got a ear? Yes，I have．

    There are a number of differences between American and British English in the spelling of words，e．g．check（US）／cheque（UK）．Many American words ending in “or”e．g．honor, labor are spelt in British English with an“our”e．g．honour．labour, Many verhs in American English with“ize”or“izing”forms．e．g．organize，realizing arc spelt in BrE with“ise”or“isiug”，e．g．organise，realising．In American English．“practice”is used both for the verb and noun．In BrE，the verb is spelt “practise”，and the noun“practice”In American English．one writes“traveler,”while in British English．one writes“traveler”．

    It was once predicted that British and American English would become separate languages finally．But the opposite has happened．The links（联系）between the two countries are so strong that they are closer together than ever．

（   ）1．The Americans hardly say“__________”

    A．Good-bye．Have a good day!                   B．Glad to know you!

    C．Hi!                                                            D．Have you got a car?

（   ）2．What does the fifth paragraph talk about?

    A．There are lots of differences in spelling between AmE and BrE．

    B．Why do the Americans and the British use different spellings?

    C．There are few differences in spelling between AmE and BrE．

    D．The different usages of words in AmE and BrE．

（   ） 3．Which of the following is TRUE?

    A．The two languages will become separate languages．

    B．American English will be more and inure widely used．

    C．The two languages will be closer and closer．

    D．British English will be used more and more。

（   ）4．Who writes “traveller”?

    A．American people                                      B．British people

    C．Both American people and British people       D．Neither of them

（   ）5．The underlined word“predicted”means _________in Chinese．

    A．解释                   B．预言                    C．考虑                   D．证明

Mr. Brown was a nice teacher．He taught ns science。In the first class，he gave us a talk on an animal called“birdcat”which had died out（灭绝）during the Ice Age．He passed around a skull（头骨）as he was talking．We all took notes carefully and later we had an exam on it．

    When he returned my paper the next day, I found there was a big red“X”on it．I falled! I couldn’t believe my eves! There must be some mistakes! 一 I wrote down exactly what Mr. Brown said．But then I learned that everyone in the class failed．What had happened?

    Very simple! Mr. Brown said that he had made up（编造）all that“birdcat”and there had never been such an animal．So the information in our notes was incorrect．

    But We all felt that was unfair．What kind of exam was this? And what kind of teacher was he?

    “You should have figured it out,”Mr. Brown said．“Actually, the‘birdcat’skull was a cat’s．”Hadn’t he been telling us no other findings about this animal except the skull? He had told us many unbelievable（难以置信）things about the animal，such as the size，the color, the diet…．but none of us had questioned him!

    Mr. Brown said he hoped we would learn something from that lesson．Teachers and textbooks are not always correct．In fact no one is．He told us not to let our minds go to sleep．and to speak up if we ever thought he or file textbook was wrong．

    Mr. Brown's class let me and my classmates learn something important：never fear to look people in the eye and tell them they are wrong．

（   ）1．Mr. Brown was a _______teacher．

    A．math                   B．history                 C．science                  D．music

（   ）2．Why did the writer fall the exam?

    A．Because the exam was too difficult．

    B．Because he didn’t answer the questions according to what Mr. Brown said。

    C．Because Mr. Brown made some mistakes．

    D．Because the information in the answers was incorrect．

（   ）3．The underlined part“figured it out”probably means“________”．

    A．wrote it down      B．found it out          C．took it out              D．talked about it

（   ）4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A．The writer’s classmates passed the exam，but the writer didn’t．

    B．Mr. Brown found fire“birdcat”skull himself and he succeeded．

    C．During the talk on“birdcat”，some students questioned the teacher

    D．The teacher encouraged us to question what he said arid tell the truth bravely．

（   ）5．Which is the best title for this passage'?

    A．A Birdcat’s Skull                                     B．A Strange Animal

    C．An Unforgettable Exam                               D．An Unfair Teacher

阅读短文，然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词。

Everybody loves oranges．They are sweet and juicy．They’re in sections（部分），so it is  1  to eat them．Some oranges do not have any seeds．Some have a  2  skin，and some have a thin skin．

      The orange tree is beautiful! It has a lot of shiny green  3  ．The small white flowers smell very sweet．An orange tree  4  flowers and fruit at the same time．

      There were orange trees twenty million years ago．The oranges were very small，not like the  5 today．The orange tree probably came from China．Many different kinds of wild oranges  6  in China today．The Chinese started to raise（栽培）orange trees about 4400 years ago．Farmers in other parts of Asia and the middle East  7  to raise oranges from the Chinese． 8  they taught Europeans．The Spanish planted orange trees in the New World（North and South America）。They took them to Florida  9  ,and oranges are a Very．important crop in Florida today．

      In English，orange  10  both a fruit and a color，we use the name of the fruit for the colour．

在对话中填入一个适当的单词，使对话内容完整与正确。

A：Hi，Mary．（1）___________are you today?

B：Fine．thanks．And you?

A：I’m OK．We’re going to have a picnic tomorrow．Would you like to（2）_________?

B：（3）_________shall we go?

A：To the Wallington Park．

B：Oh，（4）________?I'd love to．When and where shall we meet?

A：At eight outside the school gate．

B：OK．How shall we got there?

A：By bus．Please（5）________on time．

B：Sure．See you．

A：See you．

Late Night Jazz

      Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis，the famous trumpet player．He is known to play well into the early hours，so don’t want to get much sleep．

Scottish Dancing

Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn．The wonderful dance from England will be given．

Shows—Anhui Museum

There are l2，000 pieces on show here．You call see the whole of Chinese history．

1．If you want to watch dancing, what telephone number can you call?

       ___________________________________________________________________________

2．When can you see the whole of Chinese history on Saturdays in April in Anhui Museum?

       ___________________________________________________________________________

3．What can you enjoy at Jack Stein’s?

       ___________________________________________________________________________

4．Who will play American jazz in the Jazz Club during 15 to 23 of June?

       ___________________________________________________________________________

5．If you have ￥148．how can you spend in May?

       ___________________________________________________________________________

阅读短文，然后按要求完成各小题。

    （A）你最喜欢什么颜色?Do you like yellow，orange and red? If you do．you must be a person full of hopeful happy feeling about life．Do you like gray and blue? Then maybe you are quiet．and you would rather go after than go before．And sometimes yon feel （B）unhappy．If you （C）love green，you are strong-minded．You wish to do （D）__________well and want other people to see you are successful．At least this is what psychologists（心理学者） tell us．They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite colour as we grow up．If you happen to love brown，you did so as soon as you（E）_________your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly．

    A yellow room makes us feel happier and more comfortable titan a dark green one：and a red dress brings warmth and gladness to the saddest winter day．（F）Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active．It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have few accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray．Remember, then, that if you feel low．you can brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colourful things．Remember also that you will know your friends better when you find out what colours （G）they like and dislike．And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose something in different colours．

1．将划线部分（A）译成英语：_________________________________________________________

2．写出划线部分（B）和（C）的同义词或近义词：_______________；_______________

3．在（D）和（E）的空白处填入适当的词语：_______________；__________________

4．将划线部分（F）改写为：Light and bright colours make people _________happier_________ more active．

5．划线部分（G）指代的是：__________________________

Jeff Keith has only one leg．（A）At the age of l2．Jeff had cancer．Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg to（B）____________his life

      Every day Jeff puts on an artificial（man-made）leg．The leg is plastic．With the plastic leg，Jeff can ski，ride a bicycle，swain and pray soccer, He also can run．

    At the age of 22，Jeff ran（C）_________the United States，from the East to the West. He ran 5，150 kilometres，that’s about 26 kilometres each day．Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five legs．

    On his way, in every city people gave Jeff money．The money which he received was not for Jeff himself．It Was for the American Cancer Society（协会）．（D）The ACS used the money to learn about cancer．At the same time．Jeff talked to people about cancer．He also talked about being disabled．

      Jeff is disabled，but he can do many things：skiing，swimming，playing soccer and running．He finished college and is studying to he a lawyer．Jeff says，“（E）人们可以做他们想要做的任何事。 I want people to know that I ran not only for disabled but also for everybody．”

    1．将划线都分（A）改：_________he__________12 years old，Jeff had cancer．

    2．在（B）和（C）的空白处填入适当的单词：_____________；_____________

    3．划线部分（D）指代的是：___________________

    4．将划线部分（E）译成英语：____________________________________________________

    5．从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的句子：____________

请根据下列提示介绍美国作家Mark Twain。

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