二、课文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

根据课文内容补充缺失的词语，每个空填一个词。注意：请把答案写在答题纸上。

Towards the end of the Qing Dynasty, the conditions in Beijing’s hutongs went down as the political situation c_______(91) a dark cloud on China’s economy. Many new hutongs were quickly built to h______(92) the increasing population but these were poorly made. The t______(93) point came when the People’s Republic of China was set up. Conditions improved a great deal and the government u_________(94) the preservation of many of the oldest hutongs.

Hutongs are still an important part of Beijing life and it is not surprising that tourists love the hutongs. They can walk up Sanmiao Street, which dates back 900 years, w________(95) down Rongxian – the longest hutong at 2 km or s__________(96) through Qianshi – the narrowest at only 40 cm wide! They can also stop under a stone arch and watch the hutong world go by while e__________(97) a plate of Beijing’s best “Peking Duck” or s__________(98) their thirst with a cold Tsingtao beer. The hutongs not only l_________(99) Beijing’s streets and communities after all, but also its past and present, showing that Beijing is truly an a__________ (100)yet modern city.

三、书面表达 （满分15分）

四中的同学进行了一场有关英语学习的讨论。讨论的题目是：学习英语要不要从儿童时期开始？请你根据下表中的提示写一篇短文，介绍讨论的情况并发表自己的感想。

参考词汇：为…打下坚实基础—lay a solid foundation for 汉语拼音—Chinese pinyin

— We are too busy to take ________ holiday at ________ present.

　— But I think we’ll be able to take ________ two weeks from now.

A. a ; / ; one　　   B. the ; / ; that　　   C. a ; the ; it　　  D  a; / ; it

 “I’m certainly more and more to the conclusion that Iraq has, ___they maintained（断言）, destroyed almost all of _____ they had in the summer of 1991.” Blix said.

 They ______ a small laboratory and devoted every spare moment to this work.

______ I believe , and you will find Tom is very outgoing.

—Was it two months ago__ you luckily got an opportunity to spend your holidays in Spain?

—______. John was the lucky dog.

 ______for the timely investment from the public, our company would not be so booming now.

Polar bears live      on sea ice, which they use as a platform for hunting seals.

Mrs. Jones does not like shopping, and ______ like gardening.