Tom was ten years old, and he was a very lazy boy, He didn't like doing any work. He had to go to school of course, but he didn't study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day Tom said to his mother, "When I finish school, I want to be a dustman." "A dustman?" his mother asked, she was very surprised. "That's not a very pleasant job, why do you want to become a dustman?" "Because then I would only have to work one day a week." Tom answered at once. "Only one day a week?" his mother said, "What do you mean? and how do you know?" "Well", Tom replied, "I know that the dustmen who come to our house on work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day."

1.What kind of boy was Tom?

A. Tom was a clever boy.

B. Tom was a boy who didn't like to work.

C. Tom was a boy who worked very hard.

2.What did Tom say he wanted to be?

A. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who collected rubbish and emptied the dustbins.

B. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who taught the children at school.

C. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who worked in a hospital.

3.Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week?

A. Because Tom heard of this.

B. Because one of the dustmen had told him before.

C. Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thursday at his house.

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company（公司）. “What is it?” I wondered. I turned it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-written address. Immediately my mind traveled many years back.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold and wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. That day, I came to the company finally, the owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers if they wanted any magazines.

Shaking off the rain like a wet dog, I went into Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick look he took me over to the fireplace. Noticing the hole in the top of my shoe, he said, “Come with me!” pulling me into his car. We stopped in front of a shoe shop. Inside, a salesman fitted me with the finest pair of shoes I had ever seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in them. “We’d like a pair of new socks, too.” Mr. Rader said.

Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a car, wrote something on it and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said kindly, “Jimmy, I want you to know I love you.” I said good-bye, and for the first time I sensed a piece of hope that things would be better. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a difference.

1.The writer went to Queen City Casket Company to         .

A．borrow some money                     B．ask Mr. Rader for help

C．sell magazines                          D．find a job there

2.From the passage we can see the writer was           to Mr. Rader.

A．helpful           B．thankful           C．polite            D．kind

3.Mr. Rader helped the writer so much mainly because          .

A．he wanted to set a good example to his workers.

B．he wanted to show kindness to the boy.

C．the writer needed his help.

D．he wanted others to return his help.

4.What does the underlined sentence “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” mean?

A．If you want somebody’s help, you have to help him first.

B．You should do the things that others want you to do.

C．Before you do anything, think about what others do to you.

D．If you want others to do kind things to you, you’d better be kind to them.

根据句意用括号中所给中文提示或英语单词的适当形式填空，使句意完整。(10分)

1.It was a pleasant surprise to learn of her__________(结婚)

2.There are many new __________ (发展) here.

3.Can you  ______  (描述) what your father looks like.

4.He loves different kinds of ball games.，______  (尤其)basketball and football.

5.How long have you _________________（借）the book?

6.Listening to a talk is __________ (pleasant). We all feel bored.

7.He comes from the         (south) part of China.

8.There           (be) many changes in China since 1987.round the world.

9.The water in the river is_______(harm). You can drink it without cooking.

10.What is the            (mean) of the word?

任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分） (每空一词)

Living in a city has both advantages and disadvantages. It is often easier to find work. If you go out, you can choose different vehicles. Besides, there are a lot of places of interest ot see. You can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, go to parks and watch films when you want to relax. However, living in a city is often very expensive. You must find a well-paid job, otherwise you will not have enough money to spend on the things you need. What’s more, the city is always crowded, noisy and dirty. It has become harder to find a good place where people can enjoy peace and fresh air as in the countryside.

缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

Many people find exams a frightening e 1.___. Sitting down for an exam when every body is so q 2.and serious makes most people nervous. But there are a few things you can do to r 3.before you start. At the b4.__ of an exam, read all the instructions c5.so you know exactly what you have to do. Work out how much time you can spend on each question. if you feel yourself getting nervous at any time, stop w 6.you are doing and take a few deep breaths.

However, the most useful things are always done b 7.you get to the exam room. You may do some practice tests and review your lessons in a right way. And then the real thing will seem much e 8.. you also need to remember that exams are not the most important things in the world – even though you f 9., you can do better next time. The m 10.exams you take, the less worried you will be.

翻译句子（10分）

1.由于2个月没收到朋友来信，我时不时感到有点寂寞。

2.自从2000年以来，这幢大楼已经投入使用了。

3.政府最近已经决定采取行动减少污染保护环境。

4.顺便问一下，电影开始多长时间了？

5.孩子们看到他们的偶像时全体鼓掌并兴奋地尖叫。

以The changes to Yangzhou 为题写一篇100词左右的文章，适当发挥想象。（20分）

The changes to Yangzhou

What’s the matter with you?

A．the wrong         B．trouble           C．wrong            D．the weather

We should eat a balanced diet to keep healthy.

A．look             B．stay              C．get              D．take

What’s your sister doing at the moment?

A．soon             B．today             C．later             D．now