Most of you know this mathematical game, of course. You and your friend draw crosses and circles on a sheet of paper. You do it one after another. The first pupil who gets three marks in a row wins. But do you know that you can play this game another way and it will become more interesting? You must try to make your friend win. If you get your three marks in a row, you don't win — you lose!

   It is more difficult to play this game the other way. The second pupil can always win (if he plays the right way), but he may not win if the first pupil begins with his mark in the center. Then if the first pupil always takes a place on the other side of his friend's mark, nobody will win.

   If your friend does not know the secret which we have explained, you must play each time so as to leave him the greatest number of ways to win. You may try a few games and you will see how interesting it is to play the game this way.

1. The passage tells us that it is _____ to play this game.

   A. interesting    B. difficult   C. impossible    D. unusual

2.What s the new rule of the game if we play it another way?

A. The one who gets his three marks in a row wins.

B. The one who makes his friend win wins.

C. The one who plays the right way wins.          

D. The one who makes his friend lose wins.

3.According to the new rule of the game, the second player can always win if the first player __.

   A. begins with his mark in the center

B. takes a place on the other side of his friend's mark

   C. tries to get his three marks in a row first 

D. doesn't begin with his mark in the center

4. What result does the following picture show?

○ = the 1st player   × = the 2nd player

   A. Both of the players win.         B. The first player wins.

   C. Neither of the players wins.      D. The second player wins.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

   A. What an Interesting Game        B. A Game of Circles and Crosses

   C. The Secret We Want to Explain D. Marks on a Sheet of Paper

动词运用(共10小题。计10分)

    用括号内所给动词的适当形式完成下面短文，必要时可加助动词。(请将各小题的答案写在短文后相应的横线上。)

Mr and Mrs Smith were giving a dinner party with 20 visitors seated around a table. Their talk was about who  1.       (have) more self-control(自我控制力 )，men or women.

Suddenly they saw a strange expression ( 表情 )  2.       (come) across Mrs Smith's face. She said something to the servant(仆人) standing behind her without 3.       (turn) around. The servant quickly put a glass of milk outside the open door.

One of the men said,  "I want to know what self-control everyone 4.      (have). While I 5.       (count) from 1 to 300, none of you can move at all. If you do,  you6.       (pay) 50. "

The people sat like rocks while the man counted. When he reached 280, a large snake(蛇)7.        (see) moving slowly from the table to the glass of milk.

Mr Smith said,  "You 8.      just       (show) us an example of self-control,  but how did you know there  9.      (be) a snake in the room?"

"I 10.        (not,  know) it was,  but I knew the milk was for the snake,  "the man answered.

"It was lying right on my feet, " said Mrs Smith.

综合填空（共10空，计10分）

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。

In most countries of the world,  there is one medicine called aspirin. N_________1. everyone takes it. People take it when they have an ache or a pain,  and s ________2.when they have a fever(发烧) . Doctors b_________3.it can also help people who have heart disease and some other diseases,  too. Some people,  however,  cannot take aspirin. It must never be given to c_______4.under 12 years old.

Before aspirin was i_________5. ,  some people made a drink with the bark( 树皮) of the white willow(柳树) . This drink made their pains and fever go away,  but no one knew w_________6. it helped. Then,  in the 1830s,  scientists in England s_________7. all the things that were in the bark of the white willow. They found out what thing in the plant s_________8. pain. Soon people were making medicine with this pain-stopping thing and selling it. Later scientists found out how to make aspirin w_________9.using any plants at all. Aspirin was first s_________10.in 1899 by the Bayer Company of Germany.

、阅读表达 (共5小题，计10分)

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

Recently some houses in our community have been broken into. I would like to give you some suggestions about how to prevent from stealing (盗窃).

First, let’s talk about lighting. We should turn on the outside lights at night. Inside the house, it’s a good idea to put automatic timers (自动定时器) on lights. When you are out, it will still look like someone is at home. If you live in an apartment building, make sure that there’s good lighting in the garage and in the hallways.

Next, let’s talk about locks. First of all, cheap locks are not safe. You should buy special locks to lock your doors and windows. 83 Remember to lock your doors and windows, even when you leave for just a minute. Did you know that half of the thieves break in through unlocked doors and windows?

My next suggestion is not to keep lots of money in the house. It’s wise to put your money in a bank. You should put marks on your other valuables, like television, stereos and cameras, so that the police can return them to you if they are found.

84Believe it or not, if you follow all of these suggestions above, your house will be safer.

（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1. What does the phrase “break into” mean in Chinese?

2. How many suggestions on stopping breaking into does the writer offer in the passage?

（二） 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3._____________________________________________________________________

4.____________________________________________________________________

（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5.____________________________________________________________________

书面表达（共１题，计20分）

升入高中的第一周，学校将组织一次以“Our New School Life”为主题的班会。你认为怎样才能成为一名合格的高中生？请用英语写一篇发言稿，可从思想修养、学习生活、体育卫生等方面阐述自己的观点。

注意：1.词数80－100词；  2.开头和结尾已给出（不计入总词数）。

Good evening, everyone!                                                        

 That’s all. Thanks for your listening!                                 

_________she was having supper , her telephone rang.

A. While          B. As soon as         C. After        D. Before

_________, what’s your telephone number ?

   A. On the way    B.In the way      C.To the way   D.  By the way.

—I am doing my homework . Will you please _________ your radio? It ‘s too noisy.

    —Sure, I will.

   A.turn off     B. go off      C.turn on     D. go on

Tom enjoys ________ stamps in his free time.

    A..collect      B. collecting       C. collects      D.  to collect

We ________ like to thank the honest boy.

A.had          B. was           C. could        D.would