B

My daughter Jersey is a single parent. She works hard to provide for herself and her three young sons. She manages to plan for everything carefully.

When her eldest son, David, wanted a bicycle so that he could do a part-time job, the family saved up and soon he was the proud owner of a good second-hand bicycle. One afternoon my daughter asked David to go to the local shop to buy something. He rode his bicycle, but foolishly left it outside the shop without putting on the lock. When David came out of the shop, it was gone. He walked home in tears and then, together with his exasperated mother, went to the local police station.

Imagine their joy when they arrived at the station: David’s bike was there. The driver told my daughter how he’d seen a group of kids go for the bike once my grandson had gone inside the shop. The driver, in his late teens, had called out to them to leave the bike alone. Despite this, one of the kids in the group had jumped on the bicycle and ridden it away while the others followed.

The teen got into his car, drove after them and demanded the stolen bike back. He was happy to be able to return it to my grandson together with a lecture about the folly of failing to use the bike lock. Then, in all the excitement, he walked away without even giving his name or telephone number.

4.　 David’s bike was stolen because 　　　.

　　 A. it was easy to ride　　　　　　　　　 B. it was left outside the shop

　　 C. it was a new fashionable bike D. it was not locked

5.　 The underlined word “exasperated” in Paragraph 2 probably means 　　　.

　　 A. angry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kind-hearted

　　 C. stubborn　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. determined

6.　 How did the teen driver get the bike back?

　　 A. He shouted and drove the kids away.

　　 B. He ran after the kids in a car quickly.

　　 C. He called the police to catch the kids.

　　 D. He helped the police find the thief.

7.　 Why did the writer write this passage?

　　 A. To remind teens to lock their bikes.

　　 B. To warn drivers to obey traffic rules.

　　 C. To thank a teen driver for his kindness.

　　 D. To share an experience of driving a car.

A

“Don’t worry! Lots of kids have moved here and made new friends,” my new teacher told me. “Oh, and don’t be concerned about your braces (矫正器). Almost everyone has them here.”

Even my new teacher thought I was a nerd (弱者), and he hadn’t even known me for five minutes. If my teacher thought that, I couldn’t imagine what the rest of class were going to think.

I wondered what kind of speech he gave them about me, “The new girl.” He probably made it sound like I was a nerd whose dad just died and everyone should be nice to me.

I wish I was back with my friends at my old school, where everyone knew me.

The bell rang, and the class poured in. Maybe if I didn’t move, they wouldn’t see me. Oh, well, it was a nice try. Everyone looked at me as if I were some kind of alien (外星人).

At that moment, a beautiful girl walked in and said with a sweet smile, “Hi, my name is Alicia.”

“Um, I’m Annie,” I said.

She made a face and said, “Hi, Annie. You can sit with us at lunch today if you want.”

“Maybe this new school wouldn’t be so bad after all,” I thought.

1. How did the writer feel when she first came to this school?

　　 A. Excited. 　　　 B. Proud.　　　　　 C. Worried.　　　　　 D. Calm.

2. Alicia came to the writer to 　　　.

　　 A. invite her for dinner　　　　　　　 B. welcome her friendly

　　 C. give support to her　　　　　　　　 D. ask her to buy lunch

3. The writer’s life in the new school would probably be 　　　.

　　 A. very difficult　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. better than expected

C. even worse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lonely and boring 　　　　　　　　　　

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

某中学生英语学习网站正在举行以“友谊”为主题的征文活动，请你根据以下要点提示写一篇征文稿。

要点：

1. 简要介绍自己的一个朋友；

2. 描述他/她对自己的帮助；

3. 谈谈自己的感受。

注意：

1. 100词左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第三部分 写作

第一节 短文改错 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)

短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

　　　 2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

One Saturday morning, Li Ming and his grandpa are feeding the bird in the cage. The bird was unhappy though it had enough food and water. Li Ming did not know when.

The next morning on his way to school Li Ming saw the some birds flying in the sky. Then he thought of the alone bird in the cage. He decided to get his grandpa to set the bird freely. When he got home, she said to his grandpa, “Birds are our friend! We shouldn’t let the bird out.”　 To his joy, his grandpa disagreed.

The bird was out. Grandpa and the child were very happy see the bird flying away into the sky.

46. ________　　 47. ________　　 48. ________　　 49. ________　 50. ________

41. ________　　 42. ________　　 43. ________　　 44. ________　 45. ________

第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

My father and I started our morning by rushing into the store in our small town. I waited in line while he shopped around to pick up a few things. 　　　16　　　 　She had dirty hair and wore old clothes. It seemed that she had not had her dinner for days.

She bought only a few things and seemed quite anxious to leave. Then I found that she was moving closer behind me. 　　　17　　　 　Without thinking, I placed a hand over my wallet and drew it closer to me. I’m afraid that this homeless woman might steal it.

Then it was my turn to order. As the waiter rang up my things, I found that I was 67 cents short. 　　　18　　　 　He asked me to repeat what I had said.

At that time, a long, grey arm reached over from behind. She laid 67 cents out on the counter, saying, “　　　 19　　　 ”

I was greatly surprised at it! 　　　20　　　 　I had judged her wrongly! She had reached out to help me without having been asked for!

What an expensive gift this woman gave me about judging others!

D

What happens when we want to do something impossible? It may seem unlikely, but it is our true nature. It may seem silly, but it is our heart’s purpose.

Once there was a strong camel. She liked dancing very much. She wanted to be a ballet (芭蕾舞) dancer. “To make every movement a thing of beauty,” said the camel, “is my dream.”

Again and again she practiced. She repeated the five basic positions a hundred times each day. She worked for long months under the hot sun, but not once did she think of stopping.

At last the camel said, “Now, I am a dancer.” She gave a performance and danced before an invited group of friends. She did very well. When her dance was over, she made a deep bow.

There was no applause (鼓掌). Instead, everyone laughed at her.

“I must tell you frankly,” said one of her friends, “you are lumpy and humpy. You don’t have any talent in dancing. You are, like the rest of us, simply a camel. You are just an animal. You are not and never will be a ballet dancer!” With these words, they moved away across the sand, laughing and joking.

“How wrong they are!” said the camel. “I have worked hard. I will be a good dancer. I will dance and dance just for myself.” That is what she did. It gave her many years of pleasure.

She practiced hard and made much progress in her dancing skills. Occasionally, the camel was chosen to perform at an animal party before her old friends. The camel was lucky because she knew exactly what she wanted and she never gave up.

12. Why did the camel want to become a ballet dancer?

　　 A. To show her great ability.　　　 B. To win applause from others.

　　 C. To prepare for a party.　　　　　　 D. To walk in a beautiful way.

13. What did the other camels think of the camel’s dancing at first?

　　 A. They thought poorly of it.　　　 B. They seemed calm about it.

　　 C. They enjoyed it excitedly.　　　 D. They were surprised at it.

14. Which of the following words can best describe the camel?

　　 A. Crazy.　　　　　 B. Confident.　 　 C. Proud.　　　　　　 D. Unlucky.

15. What can we learn from the story?

　　 A. Choose a job you are good at.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Dance for the pleasure of others.

　　 C. Success results from hard work. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Dancing needs more practice.