—Amazing! You        wear slippers at work.

   —Don’t you know it’s a fashion?

A. must            B. should           C. can             D. may

Today, almost everyone has heard of Harry Potter. The books detailing his experiences at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have aroused passion, creativity, and interest in reading throughout the world.

But have you ever considered why you are a fan of the Harry Potter series?

JK Rowling has created a list of characters and an environment for them to inhabit that appeals to both adults and children. 

The fantasy aspect of the wizarding world expands the imagination, and takes the mind to new and exciting places. Anything could happen there. Her stories contain parts of the believable and unbelievable, changing the predictability that readers commonly come across and bear in fiction. 

The main theme of the series, including good versus evil, prejudice, love, death, sacrifice, friendship and loyalty, in actuality contributes to the ever-lasting nature of the stories. At the same time, these themes remind us of classic literature, offering mature readers tales that wear like a comfortable pair of shoes, while introducing younger readers to concepts they will meet throughout their lives. 

Much of the appeal also comes from the characters. In each book, JK Rowling introduces and describes the characters in such a way that we wonder not only about their futures, but also about their pasts. Even supporting characters are suddenly more than just extras in the background. And what of Harry Potter himself? We care about Harry, because we watch him grow from an innocent boy to a powerful wizard. We see him as both Hero and Victim. He experiences endless love and extreme pain, and as readers, we experience them with him.

This perfect combination of emotion, suspense and fantasy, together with the fact that JK Rowling is a superb storyteller is the reason why we are Harry potter fans. People are fond of Harry Potter series. With books like these, it’s hard not to be.

Harry Potter series become popular partly because ____________.

A. they remind us of the childhood and environment we had in the past

B. they take us to a world beyond our imagination and expectation

C. they offer us ever-lasting nature of the stories

D. they set an example of hero for us to follow

What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 mean?

A. The supporting characters are not necessary in the story.

B. Readers care only about Harry but not those supporting characters.

C. Even the supporting characters are attractive in the story.

D. Those supporting characters only appear all of a sudden.

The themes of the Harry Potter series do not contain ____________.

A. prejudice and love               B. good and evil

C. death and sacrifice              D. safety and peace

People care for Harry Potter because ____________.

A. they think of classic literature when reading the story

B. they find different experiences from theirs on Harry

C. they share the experiences with Harry

D. they like JK Rowling’s description very much

书面表达（满分30分）

请根据下面的文字提示写一篇英语小短文以便放在你的博客中。

1．上周五放学路上和Tony 同行，忽听有人呼救；

2．看见一妇女倒在血泊中，一辆小车正急驶而过

3．欲上前施救但被一男子阻拦；

4．该男子示意你俩回头看，不远处有人在用摄像机拍摄。

注意：

1．词数100左右，开头与结尾已为你写好。

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3．生词：摄像机- video camera 拍电影 – shoot a film

My friend Tony and I always walk home together after school．

—Could you do me a favor to hand out these papers?

    —            ．

    A．Yes, I could B．It’s my pleasure    C．With pleasure    D．Great

The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I             the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.

A should have taken     B could have taken      C needn’t have taken    D mustn’t have taken

In all kinds of competitions, Jackie         a most excellent athlete. He has won so many gold medals.

    A．practises        B．conducts

    C．behaves      D．proves

情景作文（满分20分）

在学习、生活和工作中，学会与人合作是非常重要的。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为”Being a Good Partner”的英文演讲稿。词数不少于100.

— You look tired.

— Yes. I ___ non-stop until 8 o’clock.

A. had worked         B. work           C. have worked       D. was working

--- I merely made a joke with her, but she got angry.

   --- She _______ didn’t get it.

A. apparently    B. deliberately    C. accidentally    D. eventually

．--- I’ll buy you a ten – speed bicycle as a birthday present.

    --- Is that a        ? I wish you would not disappoint me.

    A．decision B．presentation C．preference   D．promise