Mr. West wanted to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never __  1__  to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week   2   Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he   3    that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and   4   had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate   5   quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch   4   .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.

    Mr. West stood politely at the   7    of a crowd of women who were   8    forward to try to get to the people who were   9   necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were   10   into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly   11   him.

After half an hour, he was   12   as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been   13   he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his   14    of doing things: he put his head down,   15   a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards  the ___16__ of the crowd as hard as he could.

    The women around him became very   17   when they saw what he was doing, and began to__18   at him. “Why can’t you behave(表现) like a gentleman?” “Ladies,” he   19   to them, “I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no   20   , so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1. A. sure                                B. certain                      C. able                         D. possible

2. A. before                      B. after                     C. till                            D .within

3 .A. promised                         B. decided                    C. agreed                      D. insisted

4. A. never                         B .sometimes                C. seldom                     D. usually

5. A. it                             B. them             C. that                          D. those

6. A .hour                             B. moment                  C. minute                            D. second

7 .A. top                        B. middle            C. edge                        D. stage

8 .A. pulling                     B. pushing           C. gathering                    D. dragging

9. A. selling                      B. buying            C. choosing                  D. seizing

10. A .going                     B. entering           C. fetching                   D. coming

11. A. beyond                   B. past              C. over                    D. through

12 .A. just                       B. even              C. ever                         D. already

13. A. where                    B. until              C. when                        D. even if

14. A. habit                      B. way                C. act                           D. sign

15. A. caught                   B. attempted            C. blew                        D. gave

16. A. center                    B. end                 C. front                        D. back

17. A. patient                   B. angry                C. curious                    D. nervous

18. A. look                       B. say                 C. point                        D. shout

19. A. hated                     B. waved              C. explained                  D. answered

20. A. treasure                            B. good               C. respect                            D. present

Once a neighbor stole one of Washington's horses．Washington went with a police officer to the neighbor’s farm to get the horse，but the neighbor refused to give the horse up；he claimed（声称）that it was his horse．

Washington placed both of his hands over the eyes of the horse and said to the neighbor，“If this is your horse，then you must tell us in which eye he is blind．”

“In the right eye．”The neighbor said．

Washington took his hand from the right eye of the horse and showed the police officer that the horse was not blind in the right eye．

“Oh，I have made a mistake，”said the neighbor．“he is blind in the left eye．”

Washington then showed that the horse was not blind in the left eye，either．

“I have made another mistake，”said the neighbor．

“Yes，”said the police officer，“and you have also proved that the horse does not belong to you．You must return it to Mr. Washington．”

1. Why did Washington go to the neighbor’s farm with a police officer？

A. Because the neighbor was the police officer's friend．

B. Because he wanted to make the neighbor return the horse．

C. Because the police officer was Washington's friend．

D. Because they were invited to the neighbor’s farm．

2. When Washington and the police officer reached the neighbor’s farm ，the neighbor _______．

A. immediately admitted that he had stolen the horse

B. received them warmly

C. said he had lost a horse，too

D. didn't want to give the horse back to Washington

3. When Washington asked the neighbor to tell them in which eye the horse was blind，the neighbor _______．

A. didn't say anything

B. knew the horse wasn't blind at all

C. thought the horse was really blind

D. said he had stolen the horse

4. According to the passage，the horse_______．

A. was not blind at all

B. belonged to Washington's neighbor

C. was stolen by the police officer

D. was not returned to Washington

5. From the passage we know _______．

A. Washington was a wise man

B. Washington's neighbor was cleverer than Washington

C. the police officer was the cleverest of the three

D. all the three men were not very clever

Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty.

Mrs. Matthews lived in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She always had to pay the full price for her ride.

Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen’s card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.

The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he noticed that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked at her and whispered, “Don’t forget to give your mother’s card back to her when you see her again.”

Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.

1. Senior citizens in the story refer to ____________.

A. those who have special cards

B. old people with special cards

C. people who hold high positions in the government

D. those who wanted to travel cheaply

2. Women over sixty____________.

A. don’t have to pay for taking buses

B. pay less for their ride if they have a special card

C. have to pay the full price for their ride

D. have to pay their special card

3. Mrs. Matthews used to pay the full price for her ride because____________.

A. she didn’t know the rule

B. she wasn’t old enough

C. she didn’t know where to get the card

D. she had reached sixty but had not gotten her senior citizen card

4. Mrs. Matthews felt unhappy on the bus because____________.

A. she still had to pay for the ride                 B. the card wasn’t hers

C. she felt she was now an old woman            D. the driver found out she was not honest

5. The driver whispered to her____________.

A. in order to make her feel younger

B. because he thought that she shouldn’t have borrowed her mother’s card

C. because he wanted her to pay the full amount

D. because he knew her mother was still alive

Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares(费用) for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.

     Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.

1. In the old days _________ could travel to other countries.

A. boys and girls, men or women, young or old

B. either kings or queens

C. both the poor and the rich

D. nobody but those who had money

2. More people travel today than in the past because______________.

A. people have become interested in traveling

B. traveling today is easier the in the past

C. people now have spare money for travel

D. great changes have taken place in the world

3. What makes travel more attractive than before?

A. Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.

B. More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.

C. Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.

D. New hotels and restaurants have been built.

4. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

A. Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.

B. People have some trouble in making journey.

C. With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.

D. Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A. The Change of Tourism                        B. Tourism

C. The Importance of Tourism                 D. The Cause of Tourism Change

Every day we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask for your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends—you are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you—loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself.

Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease (not worried) but the situation is somewhat different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.

1. When you speak to the class, you should speak ________.

A. as slowly as possible B. in a low voice        C. loudly                 D. forcefully

2. Usually, when you speak to the class, the class is ________.

    A. noisy                 B. quiet               C. having a rest         D. serious

3. The situation in the class is _________that in your house.

    A. not very different from                             B. sometimes the same as

    C. sometimes not the same as                          D. not the same as

4. If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is____.

A. to show your ability                       B. to be very gentle

    C. to make sure that you can be heard           D. to put the official at ease

5. The main idea of this passage is _______.

A. that we should talk in different ways in different situations

B. that we must speak loudly

C. that we must keep silent at any time

D. that we must talk with the class

1. The miners who had been trapped in the mine for 2 days were finally r___________________.

2. The judge gave a prize to the cyclist who won the competition and show___________ to him.

3. The news of his death came as a s___________________ to us all.

4. The earthquake has almost left the area of Wenchuan in r___________________.

5. The driver ___________________ (受伤的) in the car accident said he had ignored the traffic lights.

6. He insisted we ___________________（组织）a meeting to discuss the coming English competition.

7. ---- What’s your a___________________ to smoking?

   ---- I think it is harmful to heath.

8. He is honest and r___________________ , so you can completely depend on him.

9. The new bridge has been finished on ___________________ (日程安排，计划) .

10. The salesman tried to p___________________ me into buying an expensive MP4, but I didn’t have enough money.

11. Look, here is a photo taken in my classroom at primary school, can you r______________ me in it?

12. The guide r___________________ that the visitors not park their cars at the gate.

13. The police are trying to discover the i___________________ of the killer.

14. After Li Ming’s ___________________(定居) here, he has got along well with all his neighbors.

15. Buses run f___________________ between the city and the airport, so it’s convenient for you to go to the airport.

根据下面所给的吴刚的个人小档案，以“我的好朋友”为题写一篇小短文，介绍吴刚的基本情况。

要求：1．条理清楚，意思连贯、语句通顺，标点正确

2．内容包括所有要点；

3．词数不少于80个单词。

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，并填写在试卷答题卡上。

1．steak

       A．greatly                B．really                   C．please                 D．meant

2．brand

       A．dictation              B．annoyed              C．catastrophe          D．account

3．association

       A．correction           B．technician            C．constant              D．alcohol

4．anxiety

       A．achieve               B．thief                    C．variety                D．belief

5．moustache

       A．sandwich            B．character             C．challenge             D．machine

—Oh, must you? Stay a bit longer. It’s been such         fun having you.

—Thanks, anyway. I’ve got         early start tomorrow morning.

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

I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than share         with someone else.

A．one            B．that            C．the one           D．it