Years ago, I went to a special English class because it was the only school subject that I wasn’t good at. I got excellent marks because of my fine memory (记忆力). I could read and translate any text that I heard once but I couldn’t make my own (自己的) sentences. My face usually turned red when my teacher wanted me to answer questions in English. A few months later, I had to pass an exam. I couldn’t retell the novel with my own words, so I decided to learn the book by heart. I told my teacher 10 pages of the book. When the teacher understood what was happening, she stopped me and said, “Gagik, you have a fine memory, but it’s much easier to speak English.”

That day on my way home, I met a foreigner. He couldn’t find the way to his hotel. To my surprise, I spoke to him in English and helped him find his hotel. I found speaking English was not so difficult if I didn’t think too much about making mistakes. I thought that was the secret of learning to speak English. How happy I was!

1.Why did the writer go to the English class?

A. He liked English very much.

B. He thought English was important.

C. He had no other school subjects.

D. He wanted to become good at English.

2. What was the writer’s problem in learning English?

A. He couldn’t read any text.

B. He couldn’t translate any text.

C. He couldn’t make his own sentences.

D. He couldn’t learn the book by heart.

3.What does the underlined word, “retell” mean in Chinese?

A. 朗诵 B. 复述

C. 创作 D. 编写

4. The writer felt happy that day because ________.

A. he told his teacher 10 pages of the book

B. he made friends with a foreigner

C. he found the secret of learning to speak English

D. he helped the foreigner find his hotel

5.What is the passage about?

A. One of the writer’s best English teachers.

B. One of the happiest days in the writer’s life.

C. How the writer helped a foreigner find his hotel.

D. How the writer learned to speak English.

We can see waste everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don't agree with them.

Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources（资源）, we are short of others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal（煤） or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.

In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need and so on. Little by little, we will change everything. We can stop waste one day, if we do our best.

1. From the passage we know that some students often _______ in the school.

A. eat too much B. don't work hard

C. waste things D. throw rubbish everywhere

2. Which is not mentioned in this passage?

A. Fresh water B. Forest. C. Oil. D. Coal.

3. What may happen in 100 years?

A. We may still have enough oil.

B. We may still have enough coal.

C. We may have a little oil.

D. We may have no coal or oil to use.

4. Which of the following is right?

A. Waste brings problems.

B. Waste can bring no problem.

C. China is rich in fresh water.

D. Students never waste things.

5. Which is the best title of this passage?

A. Stop Wasting

B. School life

C. Waste in the School

D. Rich Resources in China

Here are four of my friends. Get to know them and their interesting experiences.

1. There are _____ children at the age of 12.

A. five B. two C. three D. four

2. _____ has cycled a long way.

A. Mark B. Sam C. Linda D. John

3. What did Sam win in the competition?

A. A holiday to America.

B. A visit to London.

C. A travel to Hainan.

D. A trip to Hong Kong Disneyland.

4. What did Linda often dream about?

A. Hong Kong Disneyland. B. Her friends.

C. Cartoon characters. D. Her parents.

5. What did John think of horse-riding?

A. Boring. B. Tiring.

C. Exciting. D. Relaxing.

Reading newspapers has become an important part of our life. Many people begin their day by reading the papers. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they do not have time to read the news carefully, so they just take a quick look at the front page; at other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to look at the headlines.

There are newspapers to meet the needs of （满足…的需求）every reader. In big cities there are many kinds of papers. In small towns there are fewer newspapers. In some places the paper comes out once a week.

Today, as a group, English language newspapers enjoy the largest number of readers. With the development（发展）of the world, some new newspapers will come out in the years to come.

1. Many people ______ as the first thing every morning.

A. read newspapers

B. listen to the radio

C. watch the TV news

D. listen to the news on the radio

2. When people are busy, they .

A. they don’t read newspapers

B. still read newspapers carefully

C. only look at the front page of the newspaper carefully

D. either take a quick look at the front page or only look at the headlines

3. Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. The most important news is not on the front page.

B. In some places papers come out every two weeks.

C. There are more papers in small towns than in big cities.

D. There are different kinds of newspapers to meet people’s needs.

4. enjoy the largest number of readers?

A. Newspapers in Chinese

B. Newspapers in English

C. Newspapers in German

D. Newspapers in French

5.“Some new newspapers will come out in the years to come.” means .

A. more newspapers will come out next year

B. people will send some new newspapers in the future

C. people will read more new kinds of papers in the coming year

D. People will see a great number of new newspapers in the future

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从所给的五个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思完整、连贯。（有一项为多余选项）

Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident（自信的）when you are studying. 1.

If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that's great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. 2. For example, some teachers may focus on（关 注） lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may repeat them.

Don't try to write down every word in class, or you might miss some important points. Some students really learn better with the help of these notes.

3. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can't follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.

Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. 4.

Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one place, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.

Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every morning, you'll surely have less time to watch TV. But you'll save time in the coming test.

A. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.

B. It isn't interesting but you may find it very useful.

C. However, most students don't know how to take notes.

D. Don't be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you've missed.

E. Surely, you will succeed if you follow your teacher in class.

F. Different teachers do things differently.

情景交际（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据对话内容选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项为多余选项。

Daming: Hi, Lingling!

Lingling: Hi, Daming! 1.

Daming: Yes. What’s up?

Lingling: Tomorrow is Sally’s birthday. 2. You know, she’s alone in China.

Daming: That’s a good idea! You are so kind.

Lingling: 3.

Daming: Yes, I’d love to. 4.

Lingling: At five o’clock in the afternoon.

Daming: OK. I’ll get to your house on time.

Lingling: 5.

Daming: I will. Bye.

Lingling: Bye.

完形填空(二) ( 本题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）

根据对话内容，用方框内所给词或短语的适当形式填空，使对话内容完整。（每个词或短语只能使用一次）

Tony: Hey, Daming! How was your weekend?

Daming: Pretty good! I went to Shenzhen.

Tony: Where’s Shenzhen?

Daming: Well, it’s on the 1. near Hong Kong. It was a small village about thirty years ago, but today it’s a very big city.

Tony: So it’s a newer city 2. Hong Kong?

Daming: Yes, it’s a very new city. 3. , it only became important in the 1980s. It’s getting bigger and 4. . Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong, I’m sure.

Tony: What’s the 5. of Shenzhen?

Daming: It’s over ten million, I think. That’s larger than the population of many other 6. in China. Its streets are much 7. and cleaner too. I think it’s a beautiful city.

Tony: I’d like to go there one day.

Daming: Remember to 8. the Diwang Tower. It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.

阅读下面短文，在短文的空格内填入一个适当的词，使其内容通顺。（每空格限填一词）（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

Only mother love is true love. It gives everyone everything all his life.

When you are still a baby, mother takes good care of you as much as possible. In your waking hours she always holds you in her arms. When you are ill, she stops her work right now to look 1. you day and night and forgets about herself. 2. you are growing up day by day, she feels very happy.

When you are old 3. to go to school, mother still looks after you all the time. On cold winter days, she always tells you to put on more clothes. She always stands in the wind 4. for you back from school every day. When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast. She always feels worried about you at home. She usually knows about you study and spend much money on your school 5. . When you do well at school, you will see the brightest smile on her face. Mother can do everything for you day after day.

Mother is always ready to give everything she has to her children, not to receive. What true love that is in the world! We will remember Mother Love for ever!

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

It is Saturday tomorrow, but I am going to school. I am not going for lessons, but to play football. I am in our school team and we are going to play against another school next week. The practice starts at 10 am. We all arrive as early as we can so that we have time to warm up. We are training harder than usual because the other team beat us last year. This year we want to do better.

It is more difficult to practise in winter because the days are short and the weather is cold too. It gets dark earlier, so it is important not to be late for after-school practice.

Our coach is pleased because we are playing better as a team now. Last year we were sometimes careless when we passed the ball and we lost to the other team in the final match. What a pity! This year we are training more carefully. That means we have a better chance of winning.

The fan club has fewer people this year. We hope to play well so that we have more fans to watch the matches. It is good to have our fans around. They cheer us on loudly and we feel more confident to win the game.

1.Is the writer going to school to have lessons tomorrow?

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2. What was the result of the match last year?

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3. How are they training now?

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4. Why is their coach pleased now?

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5.What can we learn from the passage?

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句子翻译。根据下面各题所给的汉语意思用英语完成句子。（本题共5小题，每小 题2分，满分10分。）

1. 尽可能多得讲英语是个好主意。

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2.我的哥哥比我高很多。

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3. 乘飞机是旅行最快的方式。

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4. 你们应当每天听英语广播。

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5. 别担心！You’ll get better soon.

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