— Could you tell me________?

一Well，it will start at 8：30．

A．when the meeting will start    　B．when will the meeting start

C．when the meeting starts         D．when does the meeting start

In London，there are many great places of interest．Here is some information about them．If you have an interest in visiting London，read the following first．

Tower Bridge

    Address：London SE12UP United Kingdom

    Hours： 9:30a.m.一6:00 p.m. daily Nov.一Mar.

            10:00a.m.— 6:30 p.m. daily Apr.一Oct.

    Short introduction：Tower Bridge is famous all over the world，and is one of the most visited bridges in history．It was designed by Sir Horace Jones，and opened in 1894．

Tower Hill

    Address：London EC3N4AB United Kingdom

    Hours：9:00a.m.—5:00p.m. Mon.一Sat.；10:00a.m.—5:00p.m.Sun．

           (1st March—31St October)；

           9:00a.m.一4:00p.m. Tues.一Sat.；10:00a.m.—4:00p.m.Sun.＆Mon．

           (1st November—28th February)

    Short introduction：The Tower of London is nine hundred years old．

Buckingham Palace Rd

    Address：London SWIA 1AA United Kingdom

    Hours：Mews：noon—4p.m.daily；

    State Rooms：9:30a.m.—4:15p.m.

    Short introduction：Buckingham Palace has been the official home of the British Royal Family since 1837．

The Clock Tower and Big Ben

Address：London SWIA2NE United Kingdom

Short introduction: The Clock Tower is the famous tower of the Houses of Parliament(国会).It is 96.3 meters tall and was built in 1959．“Big Ben” is the name of the clock inside this famous tower．

1．The information above is mainly about ________ .

A．famous hotels in London           B．the writer’s travel plan

C．places of interest in the UK         D．an introduction to England

2．When it’s 6p.m. on October l2th，you can visit______.

A．Tower Bridge                    B．Buckingham Palace

C．Tower Hill                      D．nowhere

3．If you want to visit the official home of the British Royal Family, you can go to________.

A．London EC3N 4AB United Kingdom

B．London SW1A 2NE United Kingdom

C．London SE1 2UP United Kingdom

D．London SW1A 1AA United Kingdom

4．Which building is the oldest?

      A．Tower Bridge．                    B．The Tower of London．

      C．Buckingham Palace．               D．The Clock Tower．

5．If you want to see “Big Ben”, you should go to_________.

A．The Clock Tower                   B．Buckingham Palace Rd

C．Tower Hill                        D．Tower Bridge

There are three levels of English pronunciation：

　  Level 1：People often don’t understand what you want to say，because you use the wrong sounds．

Level 2：People understand what you want to say，but it is unpleasant to listen to.

Level 3：People understand you，and your English is pleasant to listen to.

Level 3 is called good pronunciation．Notice that good pronunciation is not “perfect American or British accent(口音)．”You don’t have to sound like the Queen of England or the President of the United States of America．

    Why? Because there are many different kinds of English pronunciation .In England，people from Newcastle speak English differently from people in London. In America，people from New York City，California，and Texas each have their own pronunciation. So it is no problem if you have your own accent. But your accent must be close to the standard(标准)（American or British English)．What does that mean? Turn on your TV and watch channels like CNN International，NBC，Euro News or BBC．You will hear many different people (news anchors，reporters，etc．)from Germany，France，and other non-English-speaking countries．They all have good accent ­—easy to understand and pleasant to listen to．

    The rule is：If you are close to the standard，you can always communicate，and your English will sound good．If you are far from the standard，sometimes you won’t be able to communicate successfully．

   1．What is good pronunciation according to the passage?

      A．People can understand you．

      B．You use the right sounds．

      C．You are pleasant to listen to and can communicate successfully．

      D．It means you must have a perfect American or British accent．

2．What can we learn from the third paragraph?

      A．Everybody in Britain speaks English in the same way．

      B．Watching TV is the best way to learn English．

      C．In England，people have different accents．

      D．The Queen of England speaks the best English．

3．Why don’t we have to sound like the Queen of England or the President of the USA?

      A．There are many different kinds of English pronunciation．

      B．The Queen doesn’t speak standard English．

      C．Accent is necessary for good pronunciation．

      D．We should learn English by ourselves．

4．What does the passage mainly talk about?

      A．The three level of English pronunciation．

      B．The different kinds of English．

      C．How to communicate with foreigners．

      D．What good English pronunciation is．

5．What does the author advise?

      A．Have your own accent，but try to be close to the standard．

      B．Try to speak like the President of the United States．

      C．Try to set up your own standard of English．

      D．Learn English from people in different countries．

阅读下面短文，根据内容完成各项任务。

    What do you think of your handwriting? Have you ever thought that you should take a handwriting training course? A study showed that over eighty-five percent of middle school students don’t think they write well．Teachers also say that few students nowadays have good handwriting．They think that students are not learning to write as well as ten years ago．

    Computers are becoming more and more popular．Over seventy percent of students think it’s important for them to learn how to use computers．Some students can type quite fast，but they don’t write well by hand．Some even say they seldom write with a pen except when they have to do their homework．Many parents，however，only care about how their children are doing in school．They don’t care how carelessly their children write，as long as their grades are OK．

     Handwriting is an important part of Chinese culture．In fact，a student may get higher scores if he writes well．A company may judge a job-seeker by his or her handwriting when they first meet．So it’s necessary to write well．But you _______ write as well as a calligrapher(书法家)．Just make sure that what you write looks nice and that others are able to read it．

1．Ten years ago，many students______________________.

2．But you ______________ write as well as a calligrapher(书法家)．

3．将文中画线处句子译成汉语。

 ___________________________________________________________________.

4．At present, why don’t many students write well?

 ___________________________________________________________________.

5．What does the author think of handwriting ?

 ___________________________________________________________________.

阅读下面短文，根据上下文意义和所给单词首字母，写出标有题号每小题空白处适当单词的完全、正确形式。(每空一词)

    “Global warming is causing hundreds of animals and plants to die or change more quickly than scientists thought，”a new study shows．

     Scientists are s   1   at how fast the things are happening．“I feel as if the world is changing in f   2 of our eyes，”said Douglas，a professor at a university of New York．“It’s not just down the road somewhere．It is just running t 3    us now．”

The study reports that at least 70 kinds of frogs have disappeared．It also says that between 100 and 200 kinds of a  4    living in cold places，such as penguins(企鹅) and polar bears(北极熊)，are in serious d  5   ．

“We are finally seeing some animals and p 6    disappearing，”said Douglas．“Now we can see the problem．It’s here．It’s real．”He found that more and more animals moving n  7    to cooler places and they were accepting the c  8  ．Plants g  9   faster than usual．The number of penguins is dropping quickly in the western Antarctic Peninsula(南极半岛)．Polar bears are dropping in n  10   and are losing weight in the Arctic．

Recently，leaders from more than 180 countries met in Kenya to t  11    about global warming．The leaders agreed o  12  the next steps t0 cut global warming gases (气体)．Germany’s leader said，“We should take action at once．”

What can you do for the world? Little t  13  make a big difference．Make sure to turn off the l  14  ，computer and TV after you leave the r  15   ．Don’t use your f  16   car as often．Ride your bike e  17   day．Plant a tree! Trees make the air c  18   ．In order to save trees，don’t use w  19   chopsticks．Try to b  20  products that are made from recycled things．

根据对话内容，在每个标有题号的空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话完整，合乎情景。

    W：Hi，Peter! It has been several days since I saw you last time．

    M：Well, I have been away for a few days．

    W：0h?    1     

M：1 went to London with my father．

W：Did you go there for a holiday?

M：No．My aunt was ill．We went to see her．

W：    2       How is she now?

M：She’d much better．I think she will recover soon．

W：That’s good．      3     

M：By train．It’s fast and cheap．

W：    4       

M：It’s cool at this time of year．Sometimes it rains．I think it’s OK．

W：That’s great! I’m going there in three days for my summer holiday with my family．

M：    5   

W：Thank you．

社会上很多人都说我们九零年代的青少年心理素质太差了，不能承受一点点挫折，当然说这话的人不是没有一点依据的，近年来青少年出走以及走极端的现象太多了。他们大多数都是在生活中遇到了失败或挫折。请你以We Must Face Failure为题，为同学们作一次演讲，作为临毕业前给同学们的一件礼物吧。

    要求：1．语言表意贴切，具有鼓动性，节奏感强。

          2．脉络清晰，使人能准确把握演讲者的意图。

          3．字数在100词左右。

--Excuse me, is there a repair shop near here for MP3?

--Well, turn left at the crossing, then you will find       

A. that        B. any         C. this        D. one

--Tom is good at drawing. How about Mike?

--Mike is         , I think. He has got more prizes than Tom.

A. well        B. worse       C. good       D. better

The smile on her face shows that she is          her work.

A. worried about                 B. pleased with

C. sorry for                     D. afraid of