The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

“My, you’re tall,” he said.

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.

Carlos smiled broadly. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice president. “How come?” I kept asking myself. “How come this shrimp(虾) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”

So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me.“Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted. “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red...

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. The writer cared much about Reed’s attitude.

   B. Carlos isn’t popular with the classmates.

   C. The writer is always confident with herself.

   D. Carlos always makes fun of the writer.

From the passage, we can conclude _______________.

   A. Carlos is as tall as the writer

   B. Carlos fell love with the writer later

   C. the writer is very tall

   D. Reed, Carlos and the writer became good friends later

What can we use to describe Carlos’ character?

   A. Handsome and proud                         B. Humorous and confident

C. Diligent and helpful                       D. Hardworking and popular

What’s the best title of the passage?

   A. A girl and a boy.                                     B. My shortcomings.

   C. My helpful classmates.                                   D. A change in my life.

根据所给中文完成句子（共30空，每空填一词0.5分，满分15分）

他还告诉我们赢得尊重的最佳途径就是专心学习并取得好成绩。

He also told us that the best way to earn respect was to _______  ________ to study and __________high grades.

我发现这里布置的家庭作业不像我以前在原来学校时那么繁重。

I found that the homework was not ______ _______ _______ _________ I used to get in my old school.

学习一结束他就开始游历中国。

________ ________his studies, he started travelling in China.

很多青少年感到孤独，好像没有人理解他们以及他们正在经历的变化。

Many teenagers feel lonely, _______ ________ no one understands them and the changes they are ________   __________.

男孩和女孩在这方面往往有所不同。

Boys and girls  _______ ________ __________ different in this regard.

球如此重地打在他身上以至于他差点儿落入水中。我转过头去看那些孩子们，但一个也看不见。

The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water .  I________ to look at the children, but there were not any_______ __________.

Jasper曾把几块“禁止停车”的牌子挂在大门外边，但没有任何效果。

Jasper has_______ _________ “No Parking” signs outside his gate, but these have not any_______.

这是我见过的最丑陋的头像之一。

It’s one of the ugliest faces I ______ _______ _________.

那小溪弯弯曲曲穿过田野，然后正好从他们的帐篷底下流过去。

The stream _______ its________ across the field and then flowed right under their tent.

我们喜爱他们就像我们喜欢漂亮的窗帘布一样.

We like them in _______ ________ ________ _________ we like pretty curtain materials.

----Has the teacher who was hurt in the earthquake been taken good care of?

----Ever since she was sent to the hospital, she has never been _______.

A. put out    B. left alone   C. looked after    D. fallen into

I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth…?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room – if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

Then she turned to me, kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.

    After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood(情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How would I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

Why did the author shout at the telephone?

    A. He was mad at the telephone.      B. He was angry with his agent.

    C. He was anxious about his wife     D.He was impatient with the secretary.

What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

    A. She said nothing                  B. She shouted at him.

    C. She called the agent                 D. She threw the phone away

What made the author laugh?

    A. His own behavior.                   B. His wife’s suggestion

    C. His changeable feelings                  D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?

    A. Smart words                           B. Unusual actions

    C. Surprising Looks                 D. Anxious feelings

单词拼写（共10小题，每空一词，每小题1分，满分10分） 

As friends, we should be c___________ about each other .

It is not easy for a Chinese person to speak English as f____________ as a native speaker.

L_____________ is what we call truck in British English.

After g________________ from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.

After supper, Wang wei put her head down on her p__________ and went to sleep.

Although many Americans move a lot , they still _______________(识别) and understand each other’s dialects.

Two years ago, she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she __________________

(劝说) me to buy one .

People began to wonder how long the _______________(灾难) would last.

Sun Yat-sen _______________(成立) the first Republic in China in 1911.

We tried to achieve our dream of making black and white people _____________(平等)

________________, I was so careless that it got loose and was hit by a car.

A . While I walked the dog    B. While I walking the dog    

C. While walking the dog     D .While I am walking the dog .

语音：请选出每组中下划线字母发音不同的单词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）。

A. loose     B. wool        C. cool         D. school  

A. track      B. pace        C. flame       D. persuade  

A. atlas      B. destroy       C. insurance         D. disaster  

A. calm      B. recover   C. curtain     D. official

A. thunder  B. breathe     C. earthquake D. beneath  

－If you like, I can do some shopping for you.

       －That’s a very king      .

       A．suggestion              B．service                    C．point                      D．offer

We cannot figure out ______ quite a number of students were infected with the flu.

  A. that                     B. when                       C. why                         D. where 

They became good friends during the war, and since then their lifelong friendship has______ tests of life and death.

A. gone through         B. got through         C. stood up              D. cleared up