In England winter is not very cold and summer is____1____ l hot. There____2____ 2 a great differ once between summer____3____ winter. Why is this?

England has a warm winter and a____4____ summer because it is____5____ island country. In winter the sea is____6____ than the lan　　　　　　　　　　    d. The winds from the sea____7____ warm air to England. In summer the sea is coo1er____8____ the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air

to England.

The____9____ winds blow over England all the year. They blow from the southwest. They

Are ___10_____ winds. They bring ___11_____ to England all the year. England has a lot of rain

all the year. The west of England is ___12_____ than the east. The winds must blow over the

highland in the west. They drop more rain there. The east ____13____ England is drier than the

west.

The four seasons are all____14____ months long. If you want to visit England, you can go

There____15____.

1. (　)

A. very　　　　　　　　　　    B. badly

C. not very　　　　　　　　　　    D. too

2. (　)

A. is not　　　　　　　　　　    B. doesn’t have

C. is　　　　　　　　　　    D. has

3. (　)

A. or　　　　　　　　　　    B. and

C. but　　　　　　　　　　    D. to

4. (　)

A. cold　　　　　　　　　　    B. cool

C. hot　　　　　　　　　　    D. warm

5. (　)

A. a　　　　　　　　　　    B. an

C. this　　　　　　　　　　    D. one

6. (　)

A. warmer　　　　　　　　　　    B. warm

C. hot　　　　　　　　　　    D. hotter

7. (　)

A. carry　　　　　　　　　　    B. are

C. bring　　　　　　　　　　    D. take

8. (　)

A. on　　　　　　　　　　    B. than

C. then　　　　　　　　　　    D. for

9. (　)

A. west　　　　　　　　　　    B. east

C. southeast　　　　　　　　　　    D. Southwest

10. (　)

A. cool　　　　　　　　　　    B. winter

C. wet　　　　　　　　　　    D. cold

11. (　)

A. cloud　　　　　　　　　　    B. rain

C. cold　　　　　　　　　　    D. snow

12. (　)

A. wet　　　　　　　　　　    B. drier

C. wetter　　　　　　　　　　    D. colder

13. (　)

A. over　　　　　　　　　　    B. of

C. in　　　　　　　　　　    D. from

14. (　)

A. two　　    
f;　　　　　　    B. four

C. three　　　　　　　　　　    D. same

15. (　)

A. only in spring　　　　　　　　　　    B. only in autumn

C. only in winter　　　　　　　　　　    D. at any of the four seasons

完形：

　　 　　1 　　 　all the things we eat and drink, water is the 　2 　important. Not 　3 　people understand this but it is quite true. The human body can go 　4 　food for a long time, but two 　5 　three days without water usually make people 　6　.

　Many people do not understand how 　7 　water the human body needs 　8 　well and many people do not drink enough, especially in hot weather. Most people drink when they are thirsty but often need more water, especially when they take exercises.

　A man's body is 65 you 75 percent water. If we do not have 　9 　water, we feel 　10 　and may become ill. Do you know what the best drink is?

John is a paper boy. He delivers newspapers to different houses in his street every day. He has about 80 customers. Half of his customers only take the newspapers on weekdays, and about half take the newspapers on weekdays and on Sundays. Two of John’s customers only take the newspapers on Sundays.

John has to get up at 4:30 every morning to deliver his newspapers. It takes longer to deliver the newspapers on Sundays. The Sunday newspapers are twice as heavy as those on weekdays.

John is saving his money to buy a new bicycle. He is also saving money for college. He has already saved 500 dollars.

(　 )41. John 　　　 every day.

　　 A. reads books　　 B. sells newspapers　　 C. borrows books　　　 D. delivers newspapers

(　 )42. How many customers does he have?

　 A. About 40.　　　 B. About 120.　　　　 C. About 80.　 　　　 D. About 20.

(　 )43. 　　　 of his customers only take the newspapers on Sundays.

　 A. Two　　　　　 B. Eighty　　　　　　 C. Forty　　　　　　　 D. Twenty

(　 )44. What time does he have to get up every morning?

　 A. 3:30　　　　　 B. 4:30 　　　　　　　 C. 5:30　　　　　　　 D. 6:30

(　 )45. John is saving his money to buy 　　　.

A. a newspaper　　 B. a new bag　　　　　 C. a house　　　　　　 D. a new bicycle

One day a red rose blossomed(开花)in a forest. A pine tree not far away said: "What a beautiful flower. I wish I could be that lovely.

　 The rose said: "I am the most beautiful plant in this forest. "

　 Then the rose looked at a cactus（仙人掌）and said_: " Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)"

　 The pine tree said： "Red rose, you have thorns, too. " Sometimes, the rose would look at the cactus and say _: "This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor. "

　 Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw birds stick(刺) their beaks(鸟嘴) into the cactus and then fly away. The rose asked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the rose_: "You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "

　 The rose fell ashamed(羞愧的), but asked the cactus for help. The cactus kindly

agreed and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots(根).

　 So the rose learned：never judge(判断) anyone by appearance(外表).

46 At the beginning of the story the rose thought that the cactus was　　 .

　 A. ugly 　B. lovely C. beautiful

47 Both the rose and the cactus have_______.

　 a .thorns B. leaves C. fruit

48. The underlined word "useless" in this passage means "____ " in Chinese

　 A. 无营养的 B. 不友好的 C. 无用的

49. Which of the following is True according to the story?

　 A. The birds could get water from the pine tree.

　 B. The rose got water from the cactus at last.

　 C .The pine tree wanted to get water from the rose.

50. What’s the best title (标题) for the passage?

　 A. Plants and birds

　 B. Ways of growing roses

　 C. Appearance isn't everything.

– Are you satisfied with the result of the exam?

–Not at all. I can’t have ______.

　 A. a worse one　　　　　 B. a better one　　 C. the worse one　　　 D. the best one