The picture shows a family visiting their new baby in hospital. I think it’s probably the evening, because the light is ____, so the father must have brought his children __work.

There are two children beside the baby, a boy and a girl. The ____ is a little older than his sister. He’s about six or seven. He ____ proud. The girl looks very ____ to have a new sister.

The father has his arm around ____ children. He looks proud as well. The mother is sitting ___. She looks happy ____a little tired.

The baby is in the middle. I guess it’s a girl, ____she is wearing pink clothes. The baby is ____ despite (尽管，不管) all the noise and excitement.

1.A. off B. on C. out

2.A. before B. after C. at

3.A. girl B. baby C. boy

4.A. looks B. is looked C. is looking

5.A. excited B. sad C. angry

6.A. her B. your C. his

7.A. on the left B. in the middle C. in the front

8.A. and B. or C. but

9.A. because B. so C. if

10. A. running B. sleeping C. eating

Grandmother’s Favourite Doll (玩具娃娃)

A little girl had a doll. She loved it so much that she would treat it with great care, even though her friends would laugh at her for being so careful.

As time passed, the girl grew up, moved houses, became an adult, married, had children, and finally became a lovely little old woman with many grandchildren.

One day, she returned to her hometown, found her original house, and went in. Among hundreds of old things, the now-old little girl found her doll. It was as well looked after as before. She took it home with her and gave it to her granddaughter. Her granddaughter loved it.

Each time the old woman saw her granddaughter playing with the doll, tears (眼泪) of joy would roll down her cheeks (脸颊). She was so glad to see now it was in the hands of her granddaughter.

1.The little girl had a ________and she loved it so much.

A. dog B. doll C. toy car D. ball

2.The little girl’s friends laughed at her because she ________.

A. looked so thin and ugly

B. didn’t get on well with her friends

C. treated her doll so carefully

D. didn’t like to play games with them

3.What does the underlined word “original” mean in the third paragraph?

A. 豪华的 B. 原来的 C. 新建的 D. 木质的

4.When the old woman found her doll, ________.

A. it looked old and terrible

B. she threw it away

C. it was as well looked after as before

D. she took it home and kept it herself

5.Whenever she saw her granddaughter playing with the doll, she would ________.

A. feel very excited and joyful

B. think of her old friends

C. want to buy her granddaughter a new doll

D. wish to go back to her hometown again

Do you dream of being a reporter? Are you a good English writer who loves the news? We’re looking for 100 students from around the world. They will join the BBC Kid Reporter team for the 2015–2016 school year.

In the past, BBC Kid Reporters have:

★ Interviewed leaders and other people.

★ Written news stories for BBC For Kids.

★ Talked about their work on television.[来

Next year our team will continue to report local news stories for BBC For Kids magazine and bbcforkids.com.

How to Enter

Visit www.bbcforkids.com and fill in the entry form (报名表). Be sure to read the rules and share them with your parents, who must sign (签名) your form. Entries must be done by June 19, 2015. You must be OVER 13 years of age. Good luck!

1.100 students from around ________will join the BBC Kid Reporter team.

A. the world B. the nation

C. the UK D. the USA

2.In the past, BBC Kid Reporters have ________.

A. made a lot of movies

B. read letters to British kids

C. given speeches in the USA

D. interviewed leaders and other people

3.Next year the team will go on to report local news stories for ________.

A. Chinese newspapers

B. American televisions

C. British middle schools

D. BBC For Kids magazine and bbcforkids.com

4.What will you do first of all to enter the BBC Kid Reporter team?

A. Visit the website and fill in the entry form.

B. Read the rules and share them with your parents.

C. Ask your parents to sign your entry form.

D. Do your entry on June 19, 2015.

5.How old must you be to join the BBC Kid Reporter team?

A. 12 years old.

B. 10 years old or so.

C. More than 13 years old.

D. Less than 13 years old.

Parents can be very important teachers in our lives. However, they are not always the best teachers. Parents may be too close to their children emotionally (感情上). Sometimes they can only see their children through the eyes of a protector. For example, a teacher might see a trip to a big city as a valuable experience. However, it might seem too dangerous to a parent.

Another problem is that parents may expect their children’s interests to be similar to their own. If they love science, they may try to force (强迫) their child to love science too. But what if (要是……又怎样) their child’s true love is art, or writing, or car repair?

Parents usually want to pass on their values to their children. But should children always believe what their parents do? When children are young, they believe that their parents are always right. But when they get older, they will have different ways of thinking.

The most important thing to realize is that we all have many teachers in our lives. Our parents teach us, our teachers teach us, and our friends teach us. Books and newspapers and televisions also teach us. All of them are valuable.

1. ________ might see a trip to a big city as a valuable experience, according to the passage.

A. A parent

B. A teacher

C. Either a teacher or a parent

D. Neither a teacher nor a parent

2.Parents may hope that their children have the same ________ as their own, according to the passage.

A. looks B. interests

C. habits D. jobs in the future

3.The underlined phrase “pass on” in the 4th paragraph means “________” .

A. 路过 B. 继承 C. 传递 D. 领悟

4.When children get older, they ________.

A. don’t believe their parents any more

B. should always believe what their parents do

C. believe that their parents are always right

D. begin to have their own ways of thinking

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Never grow up!

B. Believe your parents forever.

C. Are parents always the best teachers?

D. How many teachers can we have in our lives?

阅读下面短文，完成相关任务。

Jeff Gaye, the young American swimmer, is becoming more and more famous. He has his own teacher, driver and even his own cook. Each time people hear him speak on television, they can’t believe he’s only 13. Jeff’s father is an engineer but he is also his son’s manager. He says, “I don’t make Jeff do anything he doesn’t want to do. He chooses which competition to swim in. But he works hard and wins nearly every race. I cut out all the newspaper articles about him and put them in a big box!”

Jeff is very busy every day because people want to write about him or photograph (给……拍照) him for magazines. “When I’m at school,” Jeff says, “I just want to be like my classmates. That’s really important to me.” But Jeff doesn’t have a normal schoolboy’s life. He often has to travel for international races and has little free time. “I go to the pool every day and swim there for at least six hours. When I’m in the pool, I love every minute.”

1.Who is Jeff Gaye?

2.What does Jeff’s father do?

3.How long does Jeff swim in the pool every day?

4.把短文第二段中划线的句子译成汉语。

5.给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。

综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，用方框内所给词汇的适当形式填空，使短文语义完整。

The Ant and the Dove (鸽子)

One hot day, an ant was __1.__ for some water. After walking around __2.__ some time, she came to a river. To get to the river, she had to climb up a piece of grass.__ 3._ the ant was making her way up, she fell into the water.

Just then a dove up a _4._ tree saw her. When the dove saw that the ant was in trouble, he __5.__ picked off a leaf and dropped __6._ into the water near the ant. The ant moved towards the leaf __7._ climbed up there. Soon it carried her safely to dry ground. Just at that time, a hunter (猎人) nearby was going to shoot the dove. As soon as the ant found __8.__ the hunter was going to do, she quickly bit (咬)__ 【小9】__ on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter __9._ his gun. The dove was quick to fly away to safety.

交际应用（满分5分）

假如你是王宁，你校将组织赴牡丹园和水浒城的英语旅游活动。请根据下面的通知，填写你的活动预订表。（注：每人只能选择一个线路；你爸爸的电话是6123456）

书面表达（满分15分）

假如你是王宁，4月15日，你参加了学校组织的水浒城旅游活动。请以“My Day in Shuihu Town”为题，写出当天的经历。（注：你可以参考有关内容提示，也可以适当发挥）

（一）内容提示：

1. 充当义务小导游，向外国游客介绍水浒文化；

2. 协助水浒城的管理员，制止游客不文明的行为；

3. 帮助走失的孩子寻找家人。

（二）词语提示：scenery spot景点；foreign tourists外国游客；introduce Shuihu culture 介绍水浒文化；throw litter here and there乱丢垃圾；a lost child 走失的孩子

（三）词数要求：100词左右（首句已给出，不计入总词数）。

— Remember to write down your name on the paper.

— _____

A. Never mind. B. With pleasure.

C. Sure, I will. D. That’s all right.

Un cle Tom will come to visit _____ next Saturday.

A. we B. us C. our D. ours