Milan, the second largest city of Italy, has won an undesirable world record. Of the 54 big cities studied by the World Health Organization and the United Nations, Milan is considered to have the worst air pollution. According to these two10-year studies, the level of air pollution in Milan is twice as high as the levels in Paris and Beijing and three times those in Tokyo and London, and four times that in New York. The reason for Milan's bad pollution, to some experts, is that the city lies in a valley that holds back the poisonous gases. Though Milan has taken some measures to lower the level of pollution, the situation is still worrying. People joke to each other, "If you are traveling to Milan, be sure to bring your gas mask." In order to reduce the use of private cars, in 1979, the government in Milan began an interesting experiment: passengers in the city buses did not have to pay for their tickets.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the text?

2.Which of the following cities keeps the lowest level of air pollution?

3.Why is the air pollution in Milan so serious?

4.According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?

What's on Oscar Film Themes Symphony Concert

Film highlights accompanied by live performances of movie theme music by the China Opera and Dance Drama Theatre Symphony Orchestra, which has recorded the music for many films. Familiar tunes will come from such flicks as Titanic, Jurassic Park and Waterloo Bridge.

Where: Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre

When: March 8, 7:30 pm

Admission：80-380 yuan

Tel：6528 7674 ext 508

Fantastic View All the Way

The mountains in this area are not very high, but the vistas are excellent. This walk is gentle and very interesting, going through valleys, over passes, along a ridge and through a few little tranquil villages that are located in amazing places. Many sites along the walk offer panoramic view of the surrounding mountains.

Where: Pinggu, northeast of Beijing

When: March 9, meet 8：30 a.m. outside Starbucks at Lido Hotel, or 9 am at Capital Paradise front gate, return 5 p.m.

Admission: adults 150 yuan, children 100 yuan

Tel: 13701003694 Email: fjhikers @ yahoo. com..uk

Spring Greetings

Paintings in bold colors in a traditional Chinese style by young artist Tian Xifeng are displayed to welcome the spring. Tian is a student of famous bird-and-flower painting artist Wang Qing. He has won several prizes at various national painting exhibitions and developed a style emphasizing vivid close-ups of natural scenes.

Where: Melodic Gallery, 14 Jianwai Dajie, opposite Friendship Store

When：till March 31, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Admission: free

Tel: 65188123

Cala, My Dog

Directed by Lu Xuechang, starring Ge You. The story is about a middle- aged working man, known as Lao Er, whose chief source of stability and comfort in life is his dog, Cala . One day, when his wife is out walking Cala, a policeman confiscates the unregistered canine. As Lao Er endeavors to recover his dog , the difficult circumstances of his life are revealed. Chinese with English subtitle(字幕).

Where: Dongchuang Theatre, 3 Xinzhongjie, Dongzhimenwai

When: March 13 and 20, 8: 30 p.m.

Admission: 20 yuan

Tel: 64169253

1.If you are a music lover you can go to ________ on Women's Day.

2.The exhibition held in Melodic Gallery ________.

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

4.All the advertisements in this passage are about ________.

Ever since farmers began to grow grain, they have had to protect their crops from birds. In the 1300's, English farmers hired children to protect their crops. They were called “bird scares”. The children chased birds and threw stones at them.

Bird scares were replaced in the 1800's by scarecrows. A scarecrow is anything that is set in a field to scare birds away. Often it is a pole dressed like a person. Some farms with small fields still use scarecrows today.

Farming became big business in the twentieth century. Scarecrows could no longer protect the huge fields of grain, so farmers used poisonous chemicals on the fields. The poison made the grain bitter. The birds usually would not eat the bitter grain.

Although they can prevent crops from being destroyed by insects and birds, some chemicals can be harmful to humans. Therefore, farmers are using fewer chemicals now than they did twenty years ago. Perhaps scarecrows may be seen more often in the fields in the future.

1.English farmers began to hire children to get away birds since_____.

2.“Bird scares” keep birds away from crops by_____.

3.Which statement from the passage supports the idea that scarecrows may be seen more often in the fields in the future?

4.The author's purpose is to ________.

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 (E="AB " F=" AC  " G=AD)

M: Welcome back! I didn’t see you in the history class on Friday.

W: 61  . My geography class went on a field trip to look at some of the different rocks.

M: Really?  62  ! Where did you go?

W: A desert. It gets hot during the day, but it cools off very quickly at night.   63  .

M: Well, did you enjoy the trip?

W: Of course I did. Since there are so few plants growing there, it’s very easy to see different

rocks.

M:   64  . You must call me if you have the chance to go there again.

W: No problem.   65  .

A. I really want to go there

B. That sounds excellent

C. I will be your guide next time

D. It is very dry there after the sun goes down

E. I’m tired of this trip

F. I wasn’t here on Friday

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）

66．Li Qiang looks down. Let’s go over and _____（使振作） him up.     

67．Suddenly they heard a loud cry for help in the _____（远处）.         

68．The __________(理论) he stuck to for many years turned out to be incorrect.

69．A healthy diet should be a ______ （平衡的）diet which contains energy-giving food, body-building food and protective food.                    

70．Do _____（提醒）me of the time for the meeting in case I forget it.        

71．It is the education _____（制度） rather than teachers that should answer for students’ heavy load of homework..                                             

72．He got seriously injured and was immediately sent to a ___ (附近的)hospital.

73．Even though you don’t _____（钦佩）these elderly people, I think you

should at least respect them.                                                           

74．When I turned round, I found he was _____（怒视） at me.                       

75．Haven’t you found mine is _____ （稍微）different from yours?                     

此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误,在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误）,则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

I was anxiously waited for your letter, and at last it             76. ___________

reached to me. I am very glad to know that everyone              77. ___________

at home is enjoying good health as usually.                       78. ___________

Things here stay same now as they were before.                  79. ___________

The final exam take place next week. So I am now                80. ___________

busy preparing for them. Anyway, it’s nice to think                81. ___________

that the summer vacation was coming near. I can’t say              82. ___________

how much I want to see you all again. I’m looking                83. ___________

forward to spend the summer holidays with you. Give my           84. ___________

love to father, mother and anyone at home.                            85. ___________

书面表达（满分30分）      

保持健康的方法

题目要求：

健康对我们任何人来说都是最为重要的。为了保持健康，我们需要一些普通的知识

要点如下：

1．注意你的饮食。吃大量的水果和蔬菜, 不要吃太多富含脂肪的食物

2．经常性的锻炼身体

3．养成良好的生活习惯，保证睡眠，不抽烟

要求：1．词数100左右。  2．可适当添加细节。  3．开头已给出，不计入总词数。

The Ways to Stay Healthy

Health is most important for any of us. In order to stay healthy, we need some common knowledge.

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语音知识(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.judge        

2.breath        

3.son            

4.order          

5.heated        

The fact that people are afraid to go out at night is often a result of perceived (感知) danger ________actual danger.

—Has he changed his mind?

—Yes. After some hours of discussion, I ____ to talk him into accepting the new plan.