Beethoven (贝多芬) was born in a small city near the Rhine in Germany. His father always drank and his mother was a maid (女仆). They lived a poor life.

Beethoven was a talented (有天赋的) child in music. People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and play all the time. If he didn’t do that, his father would be angry with him and beat him.

Beethoven was very short and ugly. He couldn’t hear well from the age of 22 and later he heard nothing, but all these unhappy things didn’t make him dislike music. He began to write sonatas (奏鸣曲) at 12, and later he became a great musician.

His life was so short that he didn’t leave many works. But people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

81．Beethoven was from a　　　 in a small city near the Rhine in Germany.　　　　　

　　　 A．educational family　 B．teacher’s family

　　　 C．rich family　　　　　　 D．poor family

82．Beethoven’s father told him to practice and play all the time because his father wanted to make .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．him be a great musician　 B．him not drink too much like him

　　　 C．himself rich　　　　　　 D．him beat Mozart in music

83．What did people think of Beethoven at that time?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．He wasn’t a rich boy.　　 B．He did as well as Mozart in music.

　　　 C．He didn’t love his parents.　　 D．He would be a great singer.

84．He was ugly and deaf , .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．that often made him dislike music

　　　 B．but all these things didn’t make him dislike music

　　　 C．that made him stressed out　　　

　　　 D．but he didn’t regard all these things as challenges

85．Which of the following is NOT true?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．His father would be angry with him and beat him unless he practiced and played all the time.

　　　 B．His father never stopped drinking wine.

　　　 C．He left so many works that people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.

　　　 D．After writing sonatas at 12, he became a great musician.

Most American families like to have a vacation in summer. Summer is a good season for vacation. It is often hot in July and August.

Children do not go to school in those two months. Some people like to stay at home, read books, or watch TV. Many families take their lunch to eat at a place with many trees or a nice lake.

Some people have enough time and money to travel to other countries like France, Japan and Australia. They usually fly to these countries. Many families travel by car or train to see interesting places in their own countries. Their favorite cities are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to mountains or beautiful valleys.

　 根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

76．　　　 is a good season for vacation.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．Spring　　 B．Summer　 C．Autumn　 D．Winter

77．Many people don’t 　　　 during their vacation.　　　

　　　 A．read books　　　 B．travel C．watch TV D．go to work

78．Many families like to have their lunch　　　 during their vacation.　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．in the office　　 B．near a cinema　 C．near a big factory　 D．near a nice lake

79．If you have　　　 , you can travel to other countries.　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．money and friends　 B．friends and time

　　　 C．money and time　　　　　　 D．food

80．Which of the following is NOT true?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．Summer vacation is about two months long.

　　　 B．Some people usually go to other countries to travel.

　　　 C．Everyone likes to travel to busy cities.

　　　 D．It’s often hot in July and August in America.

Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. In England, one of the most popular foods is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road.

American fast food is the most popular in the world. In a lot of big cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.

Chinese food is also very popular in the world. In many cities you can find Chinese restaurants. Many people in the world enjoy Chinese food because it has different tastes and it’s usually very delicious.

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的句子请在答题卷相应空格内写“T”,错误的写“F”。（共5小题，每小题2分， 满分10分）

71．Usually people in different countries like different foods.

72．Japanese enjoy hot food.  

73．Englishmen eat fish and chips in the same place.  

74．The most popular food in the world are hamburgers and chips.  

75．You can find Chinese food in many foreign countries. 

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入空白处的最佳答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。

Many Chinese middle school students dream of becoming great 61　 . How wonderful it is to be a hero , liked by a lot of people ,　 62　 Yang Liwei and Jackie Chen!

However , this is the reason　 63　 they feel bad: they think they are not brave enough to do the things they like or to　 64　 their teacher’s questions because they’re afraid that people will laugh at them.

It’s very natural for young people　 65　 , especially in China. When I was a　 66 I was also terribly shy. When I was among strangers, I could　 67　 breath! But after making some efforts I became as brave as my friends. I started to　 68　 for the school magazine and joined a sports team. Writing helped me grow and become mature (成熟的), and the friends I 69 on the sports team became my best friends. We played basketball, watched movies, and went swimming on hot summer days. A few years　 70　 when I went to college in New York City, I felt self-confident, like a hero!

61．A．actors　　　　 B．astronauts　　　　　 C．heroes　　　　　 D．players

62．A．just who　　　 B．for example　　　　 C．as if　　　　　　 D．such as

63．A．when　　　　　 B．why　　　　　　　 C．how　　　　　　 D．whether

64．A．give　　　　 B．make　　　　　　　 C．remember　　　　 D．answer

65．A．to be shy　　　 B．be shy　　　　　　 C．be to shy　　　　 D．shy to be

66．A．people　　　　 B．teenager　　　　　 C．teacher　　　　　 D．hero

67．A．never　　　　　 B．none　　　　　　　 C．hardly　　　 　　D．hard

68．A．wait　　　　　 B．sell　　　　　　　 C．read　　　　　　 D．write

69．A．made　　　　　 B．met　　　　　　　 C．knew　　　　　　 D．thought

70．A．after　　　　　 B．late　　　　　　　 C．before　　　　　 D．later

－What is Mom cooking in the kitchen?

－Fish, I guess. How nice it _________ !

       A．looks B．sounds      C．tastes       D．smells

You shouldn’t ________ your hope. Everything will be better.

       A．give up     B．fix up       C．cheer up   D．put up

It__________ heavily when I left the library.

       A．rains  B．will rain    C．is raining   D．was raining

－How much _________ the pair of shoes ?

－Twenty dollars is enough.

       A．is      B．are    C．was   D．were

There _________ an English speech contest in our school next month.

       A．is going to have       B．will have   C．was   D．will be

The price of gold（黄金）is much           these days.

       A．expensive  B．higher       C．more expensive       D．dear