When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm and, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that city life has its problems too.

One big disadvantage is money---it costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of travelling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.

Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment. Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising---and, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.

Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens(十几岁) or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem better. I certainly hope to move back there soon.

1.What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?21*cnjy*com

A. Staying on the farm

B. Moving to the countryside

C. Leaving home for the city

D. Running away from the school

2.Which of the following is true about the writer?

A. He is very old now.

B. He is in good health.

C. He prefers driving a car.

D. He lives in the city now.

3.In the passage, the writer tries to _______.

A. express his opinions about way of life

B. describe his life in the countryside

C. show an interest in the outside world

D. ask the reader to live in the city

4.How is the passage mainly developed?

A. By inferring B. By comparing

C. By listing examples D. By giving explanations2

Yesterday,I overheard our 9-year-old son,Aaron,talking to his friend,Zach.

“Oh，God！”Zach began，looking in Aaron’s closet “Where are all your toys？”

“Oh，we are doing something called Simplicity plan，so I basically got rid of 80% of my stuff（物品）. ”

“What？ Did your mom and dad make you do this？”

“No， Idecided to do it because I wanted to.When I give away a lot of my things，I make room for family activities. I did it because I wanted to live differently and have less stuff in my life.”

“But still,why would you choose to get rid of most of your toys？”

“Part of the reason is that my parents were doing it with their stuff .And my mom talked to me about it and explained how they felt happier afterwards. And I thought maybe I really had spent a lot of my time in my room playing with toys instead of spending time with my parents and sister.”

“Seriously？”

“I feel proud because I am a person who has just what I need and not more. And I’m starting

new activities like writing how I feel,reading more,and spending more time doing housework around the house.”

“OK.Let me get this. You have fewer toys，more housework,and you feel happier？”

“Well, it’s not that the housework is fun ,But I do it with my parents. We talk and connect while we are doing it, so that is the fun.And we’ve been doing more activities together, like reading aloud at night. And on weekends,we have conversations(交谈)or go out together, instead of my dad being at his computer,my mom cleaning and me playing with my toys.”

1.Why did Aaron give away most of his toys?

A.Because he didn’t like them.

B.Because his parents made him do it.

C.Because he had no time to play with them.

D.Because he wanted to spend more time with his family.

2.After Aaron’s parents got rid of some of their stuff,they .

A.hoped Aaron wouldn’t do it

B.decided to buy some new stuff

C.found it was good for them

D.felt upset and wanted it back

3.We can learn from the passage that Aaron .

A.used to enjoy reading

B.will get his toys back soon

C.used to write a lot about his feelings

D.enjoys doing housework with his parents

4.What can infer(推断)from the passage?

A.Zaron will not get rid of his toys.

B.Aaron doesn’t like going out with his parents.

C.Members in the writer’s family now feel closer.

D.His father still likes being at his computer on weekends.

It was the last day of the final examination in a college. On the steps of the building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam .On their faces was confidence. They knew the exam would be easy. The professor (a teacher at a college) had said they could bring any books and notes during the test.

Right after they came into the classroom,the professor handed out the papers.There are only five questions on it.

Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers.The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and asked, “How many of you have completed all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then?” Certainly someone has finished one. But the class kept silent. The professor said, “That is exactly I expected. I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering. There are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then,smiling,he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”

The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

1. Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?

A. Becouse it was their last exam in the college.

B. Because they knew there were only five questions.

C. Because they thought they were clever and talented.

D. Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the test.

2.What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?

A. Make something not clear.

B. Make somebody think of something.

C. Remind somebody of something.

D. Make something change.

3.What could the students learn from the last exam?

A. He laughs best who laughs last.

B. A good beginning is half done.

C.One is never too old to learn.

D.The early bird catches the worm.(虫子)

4.What’s the best title for the article?

A. Some confident students.

B. A difficult exam.

C. An interesting professor.

D. An unforgettable lesson.

根据内容和括号内所给汉语意思，写出空白处各单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

Treasure Island is a famous story. The 1. (英雄), Jim Hawkins,finds Captain Flint’s map. Captain Flint was a pirate and had lots of gold.He 2. (隐藏)his gold before he died,and there is a cross on the map to show where the gold is. It is on an island in the Caribbean Sea. Jim and his friends buy a ship, get some men and go to the island to look for the gold.

They set 3. (航行)but then they discover that Long John Silver, the cook,and the other men on the ship are all pirates. The pirates are 4. (计划)to kill them. As soon as they get to the island, Jim and his friends fight the pirates. The pirates do not kill them, but take the map.

The pirates go to look for the gold, and Jim follows them.They find the place but the gold is not there. 5. (后来)，Jim knows it is because of Ben Gunn. Jim meets Ben Gunn on the island and he tells Jim and his friends his story. He tells them he was a pirate, a friend of Captain Flint. He has now decided not to be a pirate. Ben Gunn found the gold some time before. He agrees to 6. (分享)with Jim and his friends because they will take him back to England.

When Jim and his friends leave the island, Ben goes with them. All of the pirates have to stay on the island 7. (除…之外)Long John Silver. 8. (虽然)he is also a pirate, he helps Jim and his friends. On their way home, they stop in America for a 9. (整个)night.Silver has 10. (不见了),and he has taken some of the gold. When they get back to England, Jim decides never to go looking for gold again.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使对话通顺、正确。每词仅用一次（每空一词）。

Linda: Mom,I’m really worried.

Mom: Why? What’s wrong?

Linda: I can’t find my schoolbag.

Mom: Well,where did you 1. put it?

Linda: I can’t remember! I attended a concert yesterday 2. it might still be in the music hall.

Mom: Do you have anything 3. in your schoolbag?

Linda: No,just my books, my pink hair band and some tennis balls.

Mom: So it can’t be 4. .

Linda: Oh, wait. I went to a picnic after the concert. I remember I had my schoolbag with me at the picnic.

Mom: So could it still be at the park?

Linda:Yes. I left early, before the 5. of my friends. I think somebody must have picked it up.

I’ll call them now to check if anybody has it.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

When Mark first arrived in Thailand, he saw an old man selling something cheap in the street of Chiang Mai. The old man was one of the poor people in Chiang Mai and there was no 1. (different) from beggars (乞丐). Most of them were some lonely old people. Their life had no support.

Mark was a kind man, so he gave some change to him 2. thinking. The old man told him to pick something he liked. Mark didn’t choose 3. (something) and left.

But the old man followed him closely. At first, Mark didn’t think a lot, just supposing he wanted to go home. But when he went out very far and saw the old man still 4. him, he was a bit tired, thinking the old man must feel he was kind and wanted to beg more money from him.

Mark turned back and told him not to follow him 5. he hadn’t much money. But the old man seemed not to understand what he 6. (mean), still following him. The bag on his back made him sweat (流汗) all over.

Mark happened 7. (meet) his Thai colleague (同事) in the street and his colleague heard this. The colleague turned to ask why the old man was following his friend.

The old man said out of breath, “My son, you gave me money, but didn’t want my things, so I have to give you something. I see you are a foreigner, likely not to familiar with here. I just want to follow you and show you the way. 8. I can do for you is this.”

Mark 9. (shock). He said he didn’t know why, when he felt the old man was just 10. his father.

任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分；共计5分）

Chris Jones 刚刚结束了一次不寻常的印度之旅，记者就此对他进行了采访。以下是采访的部分内容：

Reporter:

Chris: Well, it all started two years ago when I was having a trip to India. I visited a photographic(摄影)exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.

Reporter: What did you do next?

Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I asked an expert for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

Reporter:

Chris: Not too long, I bought a female(母的)elephant called Tara for about USD 6000.

Reporter:

Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur was more than 1200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

Reporter:

Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious.On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

请根据Chris Jones的回答，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择恰当的问题填入第1—4四个空格中。

1.

2.

3.

4.

A. How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?

B. What gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant?

C. Did you have any problems on your journey?

D. Can you tell me the journey?

5.Which is the best title for the trip?

A. A fast journey B. An unusual journey

C. A sad journey D. An unusual elephant

书面表达（本题有1小题，共计20分）

李克强总理将“全民阅读”写入了政府工作报告，倡导全名热爱阅读。请根据以下提示和要求，用英语写篇短文，阐述现状，并表达你对阅读的看法和打算。

要求：

1.词数100左右。开头已给出，不计入词数。

2.语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范。

3.文中不能出现自己的真实姓名和校名。

Premier Li Keqiang has put The National Reading in his government work report to encourage a love of reading in all Chinese people.

下列单词中，划线部分发音不同的一个是 .

A. planned B. stopped C. lived D. played

— What does your English teacher look like?

— She medium height.

A. has B. is C. has of D. is of