阅读理解:( 每题2分，共30分)

Three Things to Do Before You Are 18

Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18, because after that it’s too late.

Learn to swim

Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you won’t be able to do water sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.

Try at least one kind of team sports

Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can’t just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too – you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.

Collect something

One of the best hobbies for under – 18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or e-mails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.

1.The most important reason for learning to swim is that ________.

A.it can save your life

B.it can make you healthy

C.you might easily do lots of things

2. “A good social life” in the passage means _________.

A. you’ll study in groups

B. you’ll go to parties and make many friends

C. you’ll take part in many matches

3. The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to_________ .

A. collect something

B. do some water sports

C. send emails to your friends

4.What kind of collection is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?

A. stamps

B. cinema tickets

C. snowballs

5.The passage is mainly about _________ before you are 18.

A. good habits to keep

B. skills to have

C. things to do

It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, “Come in!” and a small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him, but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at his host. “Do you know,” he said, “Nobody invited me to this party. I don’t know you, I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him, and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”

1.The best title is .

A. A Small Man

B. A Strange Guest

C. A Friendly Host

D. A Big Party

2.Which sentence is NOT true about the party?

A. All the guests stayed there until the party was over.

B. There were lots of people at the party.

C. There were some drinks at the party.

D. Not all the guests knew each other.

3.How long did the small man stay at the party?

A. For an hour.

B. For half an hour.

C. For 90 minutes.

D. For a while.

4.Why did the small man stay at the party?

A. He was the host’s neighbor.

B. He was a friend of the host’s.

C. He wanted to say “Have fun” to the people at the party.

D. His wife asked him to go there.

5.What’s the date that day?

A. Monday.

B. It’s December 25th

C. It’s November 25th

D. It’s January 1st

When people go to England, they must learn something about transportation there.

In England, cars, buses and bikes must keep to the left side of the street. If a person wishes to cross a street, he must stop and either look at the traffic lights or look both ways down the street. And instead of looking left first, as we do in China, they look right first.

To get about in London, visitors should learn to use buses and the subways. First of all they must know which direction (方向) they are going to and which bus and which subway they must take. At the bus stop they wait for buses to come. As soon as they get on the bus, they must pay for their tickets.

阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）。

1.In England, people go along the left side of the road as we do in China.

2.When they want to cross a street, people in England look right first.

3.To go about in London, visitors should learn to drive.

4.First of all, visitors must know where to go.

5.After people get on a bus, they don’t have to pay for their tickets at once.

补全对话，从方框中选出适当的句子，完成对话。（每题2分，共10分）

A: Hey, Steven. 1.

B: Oh, they are some photos I took in Guizhou.

A: 2.

B: In March. I went there to visit my uncle.

A: 3.

B: Oh, yes. My uncle took me to visit Huangguoshu Waterfall. It’s one of China’s largest waterfalls. 4.

A: No, never. May I have a look at the photos?

B: Sure. 5.

(每题1分，共5分)

根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。

1.You’d better r (休息) your eyes every half an hour.

2.Zhang Ziyi is famous both at home and a (在国外).

3.The Internet has become a u (有用的) tool for us.

4.After lunch, he c (继续) with his homework.

5.I looked around and then r (意识到) that there must be someone in the classroom.

从方框中选择恰当的短语，并用其适当形式填空（每条短语只能用一次）。

(每题1分，共5分)

1.Peter gave the flowers to his mum he got home.

2.— Linda looks very tired. I think she should .

— Yeah, you’re right.

3.— Mary, what about going to the street markets this afternoon?

— Good idea. I hear they sell things.

4.Next time I visit Las Vegas, I’m going to my aunt.

5.I left my home town ten years ago and I haven’t been there .

写作(10分)

假设上周末你和父母去北京游玩。请根据下面的提示，以A trip to Beijing为题，写一篇80词左右的短文（标题已给出，不计入总词数）。

A trip to Beijing

--- Candy,_____ do you learn your English?

--- ________ reading textbooks aloud.

A. What; To

B. How; By

C. How; with

My sister was born_______ a singing voice.

A. from B. in C. with

I am busy these days, I ______ get a chance to go to the cinema.

A. seldom B. ever C. always