1.Mo Yan is the _______ Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A. first B. second

C. third D. fourth

2.Which of the following about the new “star” is TRUE?

A. It was sent up at the beginning of 2012.

B. It was the 17th satellite of the Beidou system.

C. It was sent up in southeast China’s Sichuan Province.

D. It will start providing navigation services.

3. The underlined phrase ‘blow up’ means ___________ in Chinese.

A. 爆炸 B. 发怒 C. 流行 D. 打气

4.At least 113 people died because of ___________.

A. the snowstorm

B. the hurricane on October 29th

C. the earthquake in the USA

D. the thunder and lightning

Do you know why different animals or pests（害虫）have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts（蝗虫），but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of colouring is protecting themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the tree.

Have you ever noticed an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid（液体）when it faces danger. While the liquid spread over, the enemies（敌人）cannot find it. And it immediately（立即）swims away. So it has lived up to now though it isn’t strong at all.

1. How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger?

A. They run away quickly.

B. Their colours are much like their enemies.

C. They hide themselves in the day and appear at night.

D. They have to move quietly.

2.The kind of fish can live up to now because .

A. it is very big and strong

B. the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies

C. the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies

D. it swims faster than any other fish

3. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests

B. Colours of Different Animals and Pests

C. The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests

D. Some Animals and Pests

Betty is not traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?

The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.

The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.

Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.

The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.

1. Which is the reason for the success of the show?

A. A large number of viewers.

B. Her life as an office worker.

C. The wonderful performance.

D. Two Golden Globes awards.

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the show?

A. Betty is a girl of wisdom.

B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.

C. Betty is an American favorite TV character.

D. Betty is often looked down on.

3.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Beauty from within. B. A romantic story.

C. An ugly girl. D. An exciting experience.

动词填空：（1’*10=10’）

1.My son with his friends________(color) the cards orange when I came into the room.

2.He promises__________(not play) computer games any more.

3.She __________(prefer) watching TV to reading books when she was young.

4.A girl_______(wear) sunglasses is waiting for you at the gate.

5.Whether to stay at home or not________(depend) on you.

6.So far, that great designer________(create) lots of new things to make people’s life much easier.

7.Franklin was the first scientist_________(discover) electricity(电).

8.His job is ________(introduce) the famous people to every visitor.

9.The students didn’t understand this sentence until it__________(explain) again.

10.What do you think_________(talk) about at the meeting tomorrow?

句型转换：（0.5’*20=10’）

1.You look good in the skirt.(改为同义句)

The skirt ________ _________ ________ you.

2.These materials may be helpful to your study. (改为同义句)

These materials may be _________ ________ ________ ________ your study.

3.He likes oranges better than apples. (改为同义句)

He _______ oranges _______ apples.

4.Can he arrive on time tomorrow? (改为宾语从句)

I don’t know ________ _________ ___________ arrive on time tomorrow.

5.There is nothing serious with your son’s ears, so don’t worry about him. （改为同义句）

__________ _________ _________ _________ your son’s ears, so don’t worry about him.

6.She has many dresses, so she doesn’t know which one she should choose. (改为同义句)

She has many dresses, so she doesn’t know ________ ________ ________ _________.

单句改错：（1’*10=10’）

1.Your daughter is old enough to dress up herself. Don’t always do everything for her. ____________

2.I’m worried about if he’ll come.__________

3.The Internet has become part of every day life.__________

4.Don’t stay in the wind, and you will catch a cold._____________

5.It seems that nobody knows what was happened to this old city yesterday._____________

6.Our teacher told us the sun rose in the east.___________

7.I can’t think of anyone to talk._______________

8.Do you know how many students are there in the classroom?______________

9.The opposite team is really strong, but I’m sure if our team will win._________________

10.That’s wise of him to make a plan first.______________________

翻译：（3*5）=15’

1.我认为红色和绿色不是个很好的搭配。

2.穿黄色使你更容易有自信。

3.他宁愿从事色彩疗法而不愿做别的工作。

4.不是你就是我准备接受新挑战。

5.这张照片可以使你想起什么？它可以使我想起我的过去。

书面表达：（20’）

请以“Colours and Moods”为题，选两种颜色，分别代表calm colour和warm colour, 适当介绍它们对情绪的影响，并谈谈你最喜欢的颜色，要点如下：

1. 颜色可以改变我们的心情，使我们感到快乐或悲伤，精力充沛或昏昏欲睡。

2. 蓝色代表着平静，它把安宁带给我们的身心。当别人生气或激动时,它常能让他们平静下来。

橙色代表欢乐，当你感到悲伤时，它可以使你振奋。寒冷地区的人们更喜欢在他们家中使用橙色来创造一种温暖舒适的感觉。

我最喜欢的颜色是……，因为……（请用至少2点理由阐述）90词左右。

Some people believe that colours can influence our moods.

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My best friend Alex failed in the maths competition. I’d like to _________.

A. dress him up B. cheer up him

C. cheer him up D. dress up him

—My cousin is good at all his subjects at school, but he never ________.

—What a ________ boy! We should learn from him.

A. gets off; thoughtful B. takes off; energetic

C. shows off; modest D. puts off; curious