Do you know who invented tea? It is said that the emperor Shen Nong  discovered   tea when he was boiling drinking water 21 an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby tree fell into the water and the leaves were in the water for   22 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a   23   smell. Later he decided  24  the hot water with the leaves. It was quite delicious. And  25 , one of the worl’s favorite drinks was invented.

26 is the home of tea. And tea has more than 4,000 years history. 27  the three drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by  28  people in the world. Tea  29 China began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export (出口商品)  30  .

Tea leaves  31  mainly in the south of the Yangtze River, 32 the warm climate (气候)there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all   33   kinds of tea.

Over the past centuries, Chinese people   34   their tea culture(文化), including tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. We know tea is   35   a popular topic(主题) in dances, songs, poems and novels.

1.A. in               B. by                    C. over                  D. to

2. A. sometimes        B. some time         C. some times           D.some days

3.A. pleasant          B. pleased                C. bad                      D.terrible

4.A. not to taste            B. to taste                   C. tasting           D.taste

5.A. by the way     B. on the way              C. on its way            D. in this way

6. A. Japan                   B. China                     C. America               D.England 7.A. In                        B. For                        C. Of                       D. By

8.A. the number of                     B. a number of          

C. a large number of                                   D. the largest number of

9. A. to                   B. from                   C. in                        D. off

10.A. At that time  B. from now on           C. since then             D. since now

11. A. produce              B. are produced           C. make                   D. are made

12. A. becauuse of       B. because                  C. as                        D. for  

13.A. interesting           B. important        C. famous                 D. expensive

14.A. had developed      B. have developed       C. developed          D.are developing

15.A. too               B. as well                   C. either                D. also

书面表达 （15分）

假如你是Mary，今年23岁，现在想去金东方学校应聘音乐老师。请你根据以下提示写一份求职信，解释为什么你是这个工作的合适人选。(60词左右）

1. 自我介绍（包括姓名、性别、年龄、来自国家、所说语言）；

2. 擅长音乐，能歌善舞，并且会弹钢琴；

3. 愿意努力工作；

4. 能与孩子们友好相处；

5．想成为一名音乐老师；

6．联系电话：13872552816.

Dear Sir or Madam，

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完形填空。（10分）

Korean culture(韩流) is really popular right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian(亚洲) countries including(包括)   1 . Young people are   2  in Korean TV plays, Korean pop songs and the Korean language.

The Korean Wave started   3  years ago with the TV series(电视系列剧) Winter Sonata(冬季恋歌). This love story is still popular now. People, especially girls, like the beautiful stories and handsome actors   4  Pei Yongjun.

In the music world, Korean stars are making   5  heard in China. You can often find big Korean names such as Baby Vox, SES and Finkle at the top of the Chinese   6  charts(排行榜).

The Korean Wave  7  makes young people try the clothes and hairstyles of the Korean pop stars. Besides those, now some girls in China are having plastic surgery(整形手术)  8 

their looks. It is said that many Korean stars look beautiful   9  plastic surgery.

As you see, Korean culture has changed us a lot. Is it  10  for us to follow in every way? We each should think about it.

1.                A．China          B．Canada         C．Australia  D．Egypt

2.                A．interesting      B．interested       C．exciting   D．excited

3.                A．a little          B．little           C．a few D．few

4.                A．on            B．at             C．for  D．such as

5.                A．them          B．they           C．their D．themselves

6.                A．sports          B．health          C．music    D．clothes

7.                A．too            B．also            C．as well   D．else

8.                A．change         B．changing        C．changed  D．to change

9.                A．instead         B．instead of       C．because  D．because of

10.               A．necessary       B．serious         C．pleasant   D．friendly

 4月23日是“世界读书日”(the World Book and Copyright Day)，你将代表学校参加全市举办的英文演讲比赛，请你就以下要点写一篇演讲稿。

【写作要点】

① 每年4月23日人们举办各种活动，鼓励更多的人热爱读书；

② 许多名著至今仍然流行，例如，孔子的论著(Counfucius’ works) 现在仍被很多人阅读；

③ 我把大部分空闲时间花在阅读名著上，他们对我的思想产生很大影响；

④ 我常跟家人和朋友分享读书的乐趣；

⑤ 我最喜爱读的书是……，因为……

【写作要求】

① 词数90左右；

② 短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

③ 文中需包括所有写作要点，但不要逐字翻译，可适当加入过渡词句，使短文通顺、连贯；

④ 文中不能出现考生真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

语言规范，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

Good morning, everyone! Today is the World Book and Copyright Day. It started in 1995.

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I wish you will enjoy reading as much as I do. Thank you!