Jerry Green went to spend a year at the South Pole Station (南极站)as the only doctor in 1998 when she 47. While working at the station that March. she discovered that there was a hard lump (肿块) in her stomach. She knew it was cancer, but she wasn't able to go to a doctor for help. She couldn't leave the station for the next seven until the snow thawed. Dr. Green didn't wait for the death. But decided to fight against the cancer. She tried to about the lump to a hospital in the United States. The doctors said it was cancer. Without the proper wouldn't live for long. Soon a USA airplane came to provide her with some help. She started her own treatments(治疗)after getting instructions from American doctors. She finally spent the long winter there before she returned home that October .Since then, she had become a incubus in support of cancer charities. She also wrote a best-selling book called Ice Bound.

　　 Sadly, Dr. Green's cancer finally returned. She died on June 23.2009.

1.Jerry Green discovered that she bad a bard lump in her stomach in       .

A．March.1998       B．May. 1998         C．June.2009         D．July,2009

2.What does the underlined word" thawed "mean in Chinese?

A．形成             B．堆积             C．融化             D．覆盖

3.When did she start her own treatments?

A．After searching the Internet.

B．After getting instructions from American doctors.

C．After hearing from her paw law

D．After becoming a member in support of cancer charities.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Dr. Green decided to give up the treatments.

B．She sent the information about the lump to a hospital in the United Stales.

C．She wrote a book called Ice Bound.

D．Dr Green died of cancer.

5.What does the writer feel about Dr. Green's death?

A．exciting           B．Happy.            C．Sad              D．Pleased

E–book is short for electronic(电子) book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some mobile phones can also be used to read e–books.

Earlier e–books were written for a certain group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development of the Internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e–books. This is why the e–book business is increasing quickly.

E–books have many advantages. First, they save time. We don’t need to go a bookstore to buy books. Besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e–books on similar topics. Second, e–books save money. Some e–books cost us little money, and there are millions of e–books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e–books don’t need to be printed on paper. Fourth, e–books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e–book reader(阅读器), without worrying about their weight.

But e–books have certain disadvantages. They need a personal computer or an e–book reader, and the information can be lost if its file format(文件格式) is not supported(支持) or changed in the reader’s computer.

However, e–books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good.

1.Why is the e–book business increasing quickly? Because______________.

A．earlier e–books are about only a few subjects.

B．people don’t like to read any paper books any more.

C．the development of the Internet makes e–books more useful.

D．most e–books have been written for a certain group of readers.

2.How many advantages do e–books have according to this article?

A．Three.            B．Four.             C．Five              D．Six

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to this article?

A．All the e–books on the Internet cost lots of money.

B．E–books can’t be read on mobile phones.

C．You can’t read e–books without a personal computer.

D．E–books can make reading more convenient.

4.What is the disadvantage of the e–books?

A．You’ll lose the information if its file format is not supported.

B．You can read e–books any time.

C．You can buy cheap e–books anywhere.

D．You can carry hundreds of books in an e–book reader.

5.The writer mainly tells us _________.

A．the information can be lost if its file format is changed.

B．you don’t need to buy paper books in a bookstore if you read e–books.

C．the development of e–books can help save the environment.

D．e–books affor（提供） us a new good way of reading.

填写单词 根据句子意思， 在空格中填写适当的单词， 使句子完整、正确。（共8小题，每小题1分）

1.Carol is a(n) ________ student, he never tells a lie(谎). He is popular in our class.

2.Be _______ of the person who does not talk and the dog that does not bark.

3.Whether（无论）in the past or in the future, Diaoyu Islands always _______ to China.

4.Lucy and Lily are _________ to each other because they are the twins.

5.Yang Guang, a popular singer, is ________, but he sings very well.

6.Disabled people can’t use their arms or legs ________.

7.Shanghai is cold this time of year. You need to _______ warm clothes if you go there.

8.Please keep the ________ between you and me. Nobody else knows it.

 改写句子 根据各小题A句的意思 完成B句， 使两句的意思基本相同。 每空限填一个单词。 （共6小题， 12空， 每空1分）

1.We spent the whole afternoon chatting with the old in the old people’s home.

It ________ _________ the whole afternoon to chat with the old in the old people’s home.

2.The girl would rather read a book at home than go to a party.

The girl _______ reading a book at home ______ going to a party.

3.Mr Job will offter many students at the university some information about finding jobs.

Mr Job will ______ many students at the university _______ some information about finding jobs.

4.It’s so hard that I can’t understand the voice.

It’s ________ hard _______ me to understand the voice.

5.John has run out of his money.

John has _________ _________ his money.

6.I visited the sick kids and made them happier in the hospital.

I visited the sick kids and _______ them _______ in the hospital.

补全对话。根据对话内容，在空格中填写一个句子，使对话完整、正确。（共5小题，每题2分）

(On Saturday.   Li Lei – L    Han Jie – H)

L: 1.___________________________ ?

H:  I watched TV at home last night.

L: 2.________________________________ ? Most programs are boring.

H: The Voice of China(中国好声音). It’s a talent show. The singers’ performances are very wonderful.

L:  Oh. Sounds good! I’m interested in singing. 3.____________________________ ?

H:  It begins at 9: 00 pm on Fridays.

L: 4._________________________________ ?

H:  I like it very much. And I watch it every Friday.     L:  I will watch it next Friday.

H:  I think you will enjoy it. Have a nice weekend!    L: 5._______________. You, too.

书面表达（本题共10分）

假如你是李华，请围绕以下几个方面给你的笔友Tom写封信，谈谈你期末考试后假期的打算。 （开头和结尾已给出）

1. 经过繁忙的复习、考试后，想在假期中休息一下；做自己喜欢做的事……

2. 多与父母交流，帮助做家务。

3. 参加社会实践（如：帮助老人、残疾人(disabled)等），增加对社会的了解。  

注意：1. 文中不能出现自己的姓名。2. 字数：80词左右(已给出的句子不计入总词数)。

DearTom,

How are yougettingonthesedays?I’vejust finishedmyfinalexam.          

Best wishes!

Yours,

LiHua

new bridge has been built over    Changjiang River in Huangshi.

A．The; a            B．A; the            C．A; /              D．An; the

-- Don't you like comics?

--       . I don't like a book with many pictures in it.

A．Yes, I do                              B．Yes, I am

C．No, I don’t                           D．Yes, I don’t

Tina isn’t so quiet as she      . She is much more outgoing now.

A．did                                  B．used to

C．was used to                            D．used to be

I won’t leave my office until my work       .

A．finishes                               B．will be finished

C．is finished                             D．will finish