What do you think of black cats? Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), did a study on cat colours and people’s understandings of cat personalities.

The study found that people do judge(判断) cat personalities by color. Scientists did a survey on the Internet. There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities. People think orange and bi-coloured (双色的) cats are friendly, tri-coloured (三色的) cats are not generous, and white cats are calm, lazy and shy. As for black cats, people think they don’t have special personalities.

But why do so many people dislike keeping black cats as pets? People think black cats have less special personalities, which might be because of their bad reputation (口碑). They think black cats may bring bad luck, especially at Halloween. Movies and television shows also make people believe that.

Although people have these ideas, UC Berkeley scientists give another reason: people don’t think black cats are pretty enough. After all, nothing can show black cats are unluckier than other cats. “You can’t judge a cat by its colour, because it’s the personality of the cat, not the colour, that will let you know if the cat is right for you,” Cathy Marden, a scientist said.

1.Many people in Western countries may think black cats are .

A. lovely animals B. a sign of bad luck

C. a sign of good luck D. unfriendly animals

2.The main idea of paragraph 2 is that .

A. people often complain about black cats on the Internet

B. people think cats of different colours have different personalities

C. black cats are less popular than other cats

D. the study is a great success

3.According to the study, people think that .

A. black cats have special personalities

B. orange and bi-coloured cats are generous

C. cats with three colours are friendly

D. white cats are calm, lazy and shy

4.People don’t like black cats for the following reasons EXCEPT .

A. black cats often appear in TV shows

B. black cats bring bad luck to people

C. black cats have bad reputations

D. they don’t think black cats are beautiful

5.The passage mainly talks about .

A. why black cats are popular in movies

B. why people are not willing to keep black cats as pets

C. different colour cats have different personalities

D. different people have different ideas on black cats

任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，在空格处填写一个适当的单词。（10分）

When I was 15 months old, I had a bad fall. I landed on a glass rabbit and it cut my eye badly enough to blind it. The doctor said if the eye was taken out, my face would become out of shape, so my scarred (有疤痕的), blind and grey eyes lived on with me.

Not all people were friendly to me. Some asked uncomfortable questions about my eye or even played jokes on me. When the kids played games, I was always the “bad guy”. I grew up imagining (想象) that everyone looked down on me.

Yet every time Mum noticed I was unhappy, she would say to me, “The world inside you is always colourful. Hold your head up high and face the world.” It helped me move on in life.

As a teenager, I always looked down to hide my shame(羞愧), but I found that people liked me when I held my head up high. In high school I was even made monitor, but outside I still felt like a freak(怪物). All I really wanted was to look like other people. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mum and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the love that is inside.” Mum’s love and encouragement gave me the confidence to remove my own doubt (怀疑). Finally I was able to face everything bravely. I learned not only to appreciate (欣赏) myself but to have love for others.

“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. Each of my children has felt its power. It lives on with my children.

Hold your head up high

阅读表达 阅读后面的短文回答问题。（10分）

Homework is a big part of going to school. Unluckily, homework has to be done outside class—during times when you would probably much rather be doing something else, for example, you like going to a birthday party instead of copying out a whole Chinese text. Luckily, there are several things you can do to make homework less work.

First, be sure you understand the task. Write it down in your notebook if you need to, and don’t be afraid to ask questions about what’s expected. If you want, you can also ask how long the special homework task should take to finish, so you can plan your time.

Second, use any small pieces of time you have in school to work on your homework. Many schools have study halls that allow students to study or get homework done. The more work you can get done in school means the less you’ll have to do that night.

What if you don’t have time in school to get homework done? You’ll need to think about how much homework you have for a given night and what else is going on that day, and then plan your time. Most high school students have more than two hours of homework a night. If it’s a heavy homework day and it seems like you got a task in every subject but gym and lunch, you’ll need to spend more time on homework. It’s a good idea to come up with some kind of homework timetable, especially if you enjoy sports or activities or have an after-school job.

1.Is homework a big part of going to school ? (in 3 words)

2.What do students like doing outside class ? (in 5 words)

3.Where can students study or do their homework in school ? (in 3 words)

4.How long do most high school students spend on their homework a night ? (in 4 words)

5.What advice does the writer give students on homework in the passage ?答 (in 15 words)

词汇运用 根据括号中中文提示或英语单词将句子补充完整。（15分）

1.We may meet all kinds of difficulties in the future, but we should be confident enough to take on any （挑战）

2.The railway ____________ ( 连接)Qinghai to Tibet is the longest plateau (高原) railway in the world.

3.Flower Expo(花博会) in Changzhou is (值得) visiting with your families.

4.The new factory will ____________(创造) about 2,000 jobs for people.

5.Franklin was the first scientist to (发现) electricity (电).

6.Scientists keep on studying the (different) between humans and animals.

7.Tom didn’t go to bed until midnight yesterday. He feels very______(sleep)at the moment.

8.If you talk to your parents often, you will have no difficulty (get) their support.

9.A year (divide) into four seasons. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter.

10.The boss made the man (paint) the walls the whole day.

11.Finally, I made a (decide) to forgive Jane for her mistake.

12.Mary ________ (prefer)milk to coffee when she was young.

13.The Chinese people have lots of______(wise)and create many wonders.

14.We are all sure that Nanjing has the ability to hold the second YOG (success).

15.They must be _____________(value) to me.

短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示补全单词。（10分）\

What is your favourite colour? Different people have different ideas. And we made a survey on the Internet.The1.r shows that blue is the most popular colour. Up to 26% of the people like to2.p the walls of their bedroom light blue, because this colour makes them feel 3.l tired and stressed. But4.d blue is liked by fewer people. Only 8% of them choose this colour. And the 5. s popular colour is green. It doesn’t6. s us because people all like green trees and grass. Many people 7. p .to live in rooms with green curtains. They think this colour can make them think of nature and new8.l . What makes us strange is that about a quarter of young people choose green9.w in the group aged 50-69, few people choose green.Red is almost as popular as yellow. People choose yellow because this colour seems to bring them energy. And red can 10. e make people excited.

书面表达（20分）

假设你叫李明，你们班级要选拔新班长，你想向班主任王老师推荐张航。请根据表格内容

写一封100词左右的推荐信。信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr Wang,

I’m writing to recommend Zhang Hang as our new monitor.

___________________________________________________________________

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I hope you can consider my recommendation.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

Do you think her computer is the same ________ Daniel’s?

A. to B. at C. as D. for

Walking to school is slower than _________ a bus.

A. take B. to take C. taking D.taken

Miss Green has ______ free time than Mr Green. She is busy all day.

A. much B. less C. more D.fewer

---Which pen can I take? ---You can take ______ pen you like.

A. both B. all C. a few D. any