1．Summer came early to Middlesbrough yesterday, as temperatures shot up to 22°C （71°F）, a record for March．But local NFU agent Jim Wilkes says it could be bad news for farmers．“The crops will think it's summer,” he told our reporter, “and start sprouting （发芽） four weeks before time.”

2．The death toll （死亡人数） of the Burnside train crash rose to four yesterday when John Phillips, 32, of Petersville died in Wallsend Hospital．Another six people are still on the danger list．Mr. Phillips, an electrical engineer leaves a wife and two children．

3．China and the United States reached an agreement on the protection of intellectual property rights （知识产权） yesterday, after difficult marathon talks．

The agreement is good news for all parties concerned．The Chinese Foreign Trade Minister described the agreement as a "turning point" in Sino-US trade relations that "promises further progress" in the future．The agreement will not only favorably influence trade relations between China and the United States．It may favorably influence the overall relations between the two countries．

1．What do you get to know from article 1?

  A．It is as cold as usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are pleased．

  B．It is hotter than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are pleased．

  C．It is hotter than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are worried．

  D．It is colder than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are worried．

2．How many people have died in the train crash in article 2 ?

  A．Only John Phillips has died．

  B．Ten people have died in the crash, including John Phillips．

  C．Four people have died in the crash, including John Phillips．

  D．John Phillips, his wife and children all died in the crash．

3．Who are on the danger list?

  A．Petersville and Wallsend．                    B．An electrical engineer and John Phillips．

  C．John Phillips' wife and two children．   D．Another six people who were on the train．

4．What agreement did China and the United States reach in article 3?

  A．It is an agreement on a marathon race．                                B．It is an agreement on trade relations.

  C．It is an agreement on overall relations．

  D．It is an agreement on intellectual property rights protection．

5．What are relations going to be like between China and the United States?

  A．Relations between China and the United States are going to be sometimes worse and sometimes better．

  B．Relations between China and the United States are going to be better.

  C．Relations between China and the United States are going to be worse．

  D．Relations between China and the United States are going to remain the same.

下列各句均有一处错误，请将错误选项的字母标号写在括号内，并将改正后的正确答案填在横线上。

1．Will you join the tourist group organizing by our school?         （    ） _____________

A      B          C         D           

2．I am looking forward to see all of you again in the near future．    （    ）_____________

                             A     B                C   D

3．The museum where we visited yesterday has a history of 200 years．（    ）_____________

A                          B  C       D 

4．I just want to thank you for helping me becoming a different person．（    ）_____________

          A             B   C            D

5．I won the race．I felt very proudly of myself．                  （    ） ____________

         A              B       C          D             

6．The foreign teachers here work hard and try his best to make the activities lively and interesting．               A            B          C                D

                                                          （    ） ____________

7．By the time we arrived at the station, the train has left．           （    ） ____________

A    B        C                              D      

8．Tom was caught by the rain on the way to work yesterday．        （    ）_____________

                       A     B          C          D

9．I thought that was dull to watch a game in which players kicked a ball to each other．

`                      A          B                  C            D     （    ） _____________

10．They own a house in France as well a villa in Spain．           （    ）_____________

A  B              C         D

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A: Hello, Wang Ying,  1   with your English?

B: Fine．  2   in it.

A: Congratulations．  3   the accent of the new teacher of English?

B: Well, at first   4  ．But by and by, I could follow her.

A: How long will she stay in our school teaching English?

B: I am not sure．Maybe   5  , I think.

A: I do hope she will stay long for she speaks excellent English.

B．So do I．Let’s go and see her.

A: OK.

五月四日，高三年级一班和二班之间将进行一次有关环保问题的演讲比赛（a talk show on environment protection）。在这之前，二班将邀请清华大学的Dr Li做相关内容的报告。

假定你是二班的班长，请你草拟一个有关报告会的口头通知。

注意：1.内容应包括提示及表格内的全部要点；

2.词数在100左右；  3.开头已为你写好。

根据下列句子中的汉语提示，在横线上写出各单词的正确形式。

1．The policeman told that man to give a __________（描述） of the accident.

2．That book is well ____________ （值得） reading．You’d better read it.

3．She made a _________ （请求） for another chance.

4．Tom headed home _____________ （立刻） after he got the message.

5．Susan was so careless that she made many ____________ （错误） in the test.

6．He seems very _________ （严肃的） , but in fact he is very humorous.

7．What he said was already            （记录） by the police．

8．It’s hard to             （想象） how they can improve English so quickly.

9．People          （呼吸）more slowly when they are asleep.

10．Even though Jenna was speeding，the police let her go with a          （警告）．

汉译英（用所给的单词或短语将下列句子译成英语）

1． 不论遇到什么危险，他总能保持冷静。（ no matter what ）

2． 我现在胃不舒服，一定是刚才鸡肉吃得太多了。（ must have done ）

3．当父亲进来时，男孩假装正在读书。 （ pretend to be doing ）

4． 在过去的二十年中，我们的社会发生了很大变化，我们的饮食习惯也变了。（ so倒装 ）

5．如果一个厨师被发现在厨房里吸烟，他会被立刻开除。（ be caught doing ）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，。找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1．southern

       A．thread                 B．method                C．author                 D．smooth

2．company                   

       A．computer            B．common              C．comfort              D．fond

3．extra

       A．explanation          B．expensive            C．experiment          D．exist

4．Wednesday

       A．fasten                 B．besides                C．island                  D．broadcast

5．various

       A．fortunate             B．advantage            C．parent                 D．classical

---Goodbye. I’ll come to see you before long.

---Bye.            .

A．All right          B．Take your time        C．No problem          D．Take care

Monday saw       grand opening ceremony, with fireworks and 6,000 gusts, for    world’s tallest tower, the Burj Dubai.

A．a; the               B．the; a               C．a; a                 D．the; the

Over the past couple of years, a variety of talent shows       on TV channels across the nation, from Super Girls to Happy Boys.  

A．appeared         B．had appeared           C．have appeared         D．were appearing