30．__________a diary every day and you’ll improve your writing．

      A．Keeping                            B．To keep        C．Keep              D．If you keep

33.It is no _____arguing with Bill because he will never change his mind.

A.use        B.help         C.time         D.way

三：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Most dog owners feel that their dogs are their best friends. Almost everyone likes dogs because they try hard to please their owners. One of my favorite stories is about a dog who wanted his owner to please him.

One of my friends has a large German shepherd ( 牧羊狗) named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.

One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time, and he talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk, but the visitor didn’t leave. Jack became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally, Jack couldn’t stand it any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth.

　　German shepherds aren’t the only intelligent dogs. Another intelligent dog is a Seeing Eye dog. This is a special dog which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs Seeing Eye dogs because they are the “eye” of the blind people and they help them to “see”. Seeing Eye dogs generally go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people.

56. The writer tells the story about the dog Jack to show that _____________.

A. like many other dogs, it always tried to please its owner master

B. unlike many other dogs, it always wanted its master to please it

C. it was more intelligent than many other dogs

D. it was the most faithful dog of his friend’s

57. Jack came to sit in front of the visitor in order to __________.

A. please him                                          B. be pleased

C. ask him to leave immediately                 D. invite him for a walk

58. The sentence “Finally, Jack couldn’t stand it any longer.” means_________.

A. Jack could no longer put up with the visitor

B. Jack could no longer stand but he might sit down

C. Jack was very tired and wanted a rest

D. Jack was very angry with the visitor

59. Which of the following titles would be the best for the passage?

A. Dogs--- A Great Help to People                  B. Dogs--- Our Faithful Companions

C. An Introduction to Dogs                  D. Famous Dogs in Germany

17.I wonder what’s your attitude ____ the problem ____ yesterday.

    A. in； discussing              B. to； to be discussed      

C. towards； discussed          D. with； being discussed

第二节  根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案填写在本题下面的横线上。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）  

A: ________61_____________

B: I think so. I’m just a little frightened.

A: I think you are. That looked like a pretty bad accident.

B: _________62____________

A: You bet you are. What happened?

B: Well, I was just driving around that corner back there and I lost control of my car. I must have hit an icy patch.

A: I can’t believe you survived.

B: ________63____________

A: I’m not sure.

B: I saw him being carried away to the hospital in an ambulance. He doesn’t look good.

A: I don’t think he was as lucky as you were.

B: _________64___________

A: Calm down. You are OK. We don’t know about the other man. He might be just fine.

B: _________65___________

A: Take it easy. Don’t try and do anything too fast. You’ve just been through a bad time.

A. Did you drive very fast?

B. It was. I think I was lucky.

C. How terrible! I can’t believe this is happening.

D. You can never be too careful when driving a car.

E. What happened to the driver of the other car?

F. I should call my family.

G. Are you OK?

7. ----I’ll give you $8000 for your car. That’s my final _____.

  ----It’s a deal! It’s yours.

   A. charge            B. price               C. offer         D. Agreement

35．--- You’re going to publish my book. Are you serious?

    ---_____. It’s to be published next month.

       A．No, I am not           B．No, I was just joking

       C．Yes, I do              D．Yes, I have never been more serious

B

       At the middle school level, there are many academic clubs in which students can participate. Students can choose clubs that focus on an area of interest.

Mathcounts Club

       Mathcounts tries to increase excitement towards mathematic achievement. It hopes to provide students with the foundation for success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. Schools select individuals and teams to participate in competitions. Local competitions are held in February with winners progressing to state competitions and then on to the national level. Mathcounts works to challenge student math skills, develop self-confidence and give rewards for their achievements.

Envirothon

       The Envirothon program focuses on natural resources knowledge and exposes students to diverse environmental issues, ecosystems, and topography. The ecology field competition for five-member middle school teams offers competitions in wildlife, soils, forestry, current environmental issues and aquatics. Students work and learn in middle school clubs and can compete at the local and state level.

Future Problem Solvers

       Future Problem Solvers is an academic club that uses a six-step process to solve problems that may happen in the future. Students who are in the talented and gifted program, who like to “think out of the box,” or who enjoy thinking about futuristic problems may like this club. Teams comprised of four students read future scenes and write up solutions in a booklet using the six-step process. Teams that score high enough can go to the state competition and then to the international competition.

Builders Club

       Builders Club is open to any middle school student who wishes to perform community service. Each Builders Club is co-sponsored by a Kiwanis club and the middle school. The members learn by doing, and they learn organization, teamwork, and leadership. Builders Clubs can sponsor a "Teacher of the Year" program, provide a recycling collection point, organize canned food and clothing drives to support local shelters, adopt a resident at a local senior citizens home, adopt a highway, tutor, etc.

       Middle school academic clubs offer students a place to explore interests or talents. The clubs they join in middle school can help guide choices in high school and beyond.

59．The students who are not interested in competitions woudld like to choose        .

       A．Mathecounts Club    B．Builders Club

       C．Future Problem Solvers   D．Envirothon

60．Why do some of the students choose Mathcounts Club?

       A．To be successful in science careers.

       B．To enjoy solving future problems.

       C．To perform community service.

       D．To study wildlife and soils.

61．What is the common feature of the four clubs?

       A．Competitions.             B．Sponsorship.   

       C．Scientific researches.       D．Teamwork.

62．The passage mainly talks about         .

       A．the state academic competitions     B．middle school clubs

       C．extra – curricular activities         D．the gifted students

第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

       根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Linguistic（语言学的） Puzzles

       How did language begin? What was the world's first language? Do all languages come from one, original language?   71  .

       In the 4th century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus wrote this account: Psamtik I an Egyptian King, wanted to find out what the oldest language in the world was．  72  ．He told his servant to find two newborn babies．When the servant had found them, the king gave them to a shepherd （牧羊人） and said, "Keep these babies with the goats．Take care of them, but do not talk to them．Listen for any words that they say．" The king wanted to find out what language the children would speak if they were left alone．He said, "The first words they speak will come from the original language of the world．"

       _73   ． He told the king．who asked his scholars about this word．They told him that the Phiygians, who lived in an area which is now Turkey, called bread "becos．" The king said, "Then Phiygian is the oldest language．" Today we know that the king's conclusion was wrong．We don't know why the children said "becos"．

        74 . Scholars discovered that many European and southern Asian languages belonged to the same "family" and that they started from the same parent language, Proto-Indo-European．Linguists think that it had split into several different languages, including Greek and Sanskrit, between 2000 and 1000 BC．Other languages, such as English and Spanish, developed from later splits．

       75_  . Two questions that interest linguists are: How does language change? Why does language change? If you like solving mysteries, historical linguistics may be the job for you．

       A．Nowadays, we study the origin of language more scientifically

       B．He was talking about this problem with his scholars when he had an idea

       C．The King was very kind to his servant and his servant remained royal to him

       D．Linguists are the scholars who are very interested in categorizing the language families

       E．People have been trying to find the answers to these questions for more than 2 ,000 years

       F．One day, while the babies were babbling to each other, the shepherd heard them say "becos"

       G．Linguists have classified many language families, and they are still trying to categorize others

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．—Anything more about the Anna's family life?

       —Well, she makes ______ a rule to go shopping once a week．

       A．this        B．that       C．herself   D．It