“AN Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue (队伍) of one,” wrote famous British author George Mikes. While this sounds funny, it’s a popular English stereotype (刻板印象). From the supermarket to the subway, queues are a common sight on the streets of Britain.

Here in China, queues are normal, too. It is a part of everyday life. People queue most of the time, from buying tickets in the cinema to waiting for seats at a restaurant.But in certain situations, you’ll find yourself in the middle of a rushing crowd, such as getting onto the subway. Even away from the busy subway platform (站台), queues are different. One day I was standing in line at the supermarket.I left a small space in front of me. Within seconds, a girl walked by and took her place in that small space.I was surprised at first, but later I found these experiences very interesting. It is with these small, everyday differences that I get to live and learn within a new culture.

Back in Britain, the average person spends six months of their life waiting in a queue, according to the auction site MadBid. To pass the time, maybe they tell themselves the famous proverb: good things come to those who wait.

1.The English are well known for _____.经过时间，

A. forming an orderly queue B. being rude and loud

C. traveling on subways D. spending more time waiting in a queue

2.When the girl jumped the queue, how did the writer feel?

A. annoyed → calm B. calm → angry

C. surprised → interested D. shocked → angry

3.The purpose of the article is to _____.

A. call on people in China to queue more

B. compare queuing in two different countries

C. praise the English for following good manners

D. explain why people rush in some situations

4.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this article?

A. Sports. B. News. C. Culture. D. Business.

Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to cheat? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out (略去) important information that should be inside, he can give you a false picture.

For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”

This guy is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!

He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.

Some politicians (政客) often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and got three million jobs. Then she tries to get another term. One of her opponents (竞争对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had increased two million jobs.’’

Advertisers will sometimes use half–truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to say that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

This kind of cheating happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

1.We may infer that the author believes people should ________.

A. buy lottery tickets if possible

B. make use of half–truths

C. be careful about what they are told

D. not trust the Yucky Company

2.How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to cheat?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Using half truths is against the law.

B. Technically, half truths are in fact lies.

C. Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache.

D. Governor Smith did a good job during her last term.

4.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A. He’s really a big loser!

B. Sometimes the truth can lie as well.

C. Advertisers will sometimes use half truths.

D. It’s against the law to make false statements.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

1.–When is Tree Planting Day? –It’s on the of March.

2.LinTao’s father cooks meals very well, he’s really a good .

3.Their basketball team is stronger than .

4.She sent an email to the company last week, but they haven’t ______ to it.

5.Children should speak to old people .

根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

When many people from 1. (另外) countries come to America for the first time, they meet many 2. (困难). They can't speak much English, and they don't know 3. (多)about America. Sometimes, they make mistakes.

     Sally came to America from Korea 4. (年) ago. Because her English 5. (不)good, she was afraid to ask the 6. (路). So she usually couldn’t find the places in America. Then she hoped she could see something that she knew, but she couldn' t. Then she began to cry and miss her 7. (自己) country because she never had this kind of problems in Korea. She could find the places 8. (轻松) in Korea.

     Little Henry came to America from Thailand with many people , 9. (包括)his parents.He didn' t know how to put the money into an American bank at first. When he grew older and knew more English, he finally 10. (成功)in putting the money into an American bank .

阅读1－5题的任务信息，然后从A、B、C、D和E中，选出符合他们要求的最佳选项，并将答案写在对应题号的横线上。

_____1.Jeff likes sports and travel. He would like something that help him spend boring time on his journey.

_____2. Mrs Scott doesn’t like to exercise, but she likes cooking and reading books about foreign places.

_____3.Mr Dean wants to improve his garden during summer, so he would like something that could help him to do that.

_____4.Lisa, a 22-year-old girl, worries about her weight. She is wondering how to lose weight.

_____5. Sophin likes to look smart. When she is free, she enjoys listening to music. Now she plans to learn something about music.

A. Learn how to play the guitar. This popular video helps the beginner to become a guitar player in just 200 hours.

B. Road trips, a program loved by young people, especially those fat girls, join in it and make yourself become thin.

C. The new pocket MP4. The kind of MP4 fits right into your pocket. It lets you listen to your favorite artist, even when you’re on a journey.

D. Singapore. The story of a city. This book is about the history, the culture, and the favorite dishes of the small country.

E. Special scissors (剪刀). This kind of tool will make it easy to deal with flowers and trees. Anyone can learn to use it quickly.

书面表达（共2小题，第81题5分，第82题15分，满分20分）

Time is 1. for businessmen;

Time is 2. for doctors;

Time is so 3. to everyone, it will never 4. .

As for me, 5. .

一首 “ Where is the time？” 又一次引发了人们对时间的感慨，作为即将参加中考的你，将怎样充分利用时间，为初中三年画上一个圆满的句号。请从以下几个方面，以“ Treasure every minute”为题，写一篇不少于100词的短文。（文章里不能出现真实校名和人名）

（1）时间的重要性 (2) 你身边浪费时间的现象

（3）你的时间去哪儿了 （4）你将怎样充分利用余下的时间？

Treasure every minute

--- Hey, Lingling. Where were you born? .

---I was born in _____ small village in Shanxi Province.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

--- Excuse me, is this ______ ipad?

--- No, it’s not mine. It’s my friend’s.

A. your B. my C. his D. her

There are many _____ people in the world, they can’t see anything, but they never give up their dreams.

A. poor B. young C. blind D. old