完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

My hobby is reading . I read storybooks, magazines, newspaper and many kinds of material that I find interesting.

I ______ this hobby when I was a little boy. At that time, I always ____my parents to read stories to me. At first, they read stories to me every night. Soon they got __ with reading to me.I learned to ___. I started with some simple ABC books. Soon I could read some simple stories. Now I read _____ that I can get.

Reading is a good way for______ to learn about many things. I learned about how people lived in the past. I learned about the space travel, big ____like whales, and many things other things in the world.

The wonderful thing about reading is that I do not have to learn about things the ____ way. For example, I do not have to go to the ____ to learn about wild tigers. I can read all about them in a book.

Books provide readers ____ a lot of information and facts. They have certainly helped me in my daily life.

1.A. lost B. continued C. ended D. started

2.A. paid B. wanted C. taught D. invited

3.A. relaxed B. bored C. happy D. lazy

4.A. write B. dance C. read D. sing

5.A. nothing B. anything C. nobody D. anybody

6.A. him B. her C. me D. us

7.A. animals B. plants C. birds D. buildings

8.A. easy B. hard C. modern D. traditional

9.A. forest B. sea C. field D. shy

10.A. of B. to C. for D.with

Diwali is perhaps the most well—known of the Hindu (印度人) festivals. It is celebrated by Hindus in India and abroad. It is often called the Festival of Lights. For Hindus, Diwli is very important and it is also very exciting time for them. Normally , this holiday is celebrated in October or November and it falls on a different date each year. This year , it will be celebrated on October23.

Diwali is usually celebrated for 5 days. To prepare for Diwali, Hindus spend several weeks cleaning their homes and preparing special food in order to welcome Laskhmi, the goodness of wealth(财富女神) into their lives. They will open the windows of their homes during this time to make sure that she can enter their home.

One of other traditions of Dawali is to light up oil lamp(灯) in the homes. The oil lamps are used to make the goddess of wealth enter the homes. Hindus believe that she will not enter a home that is not lit up.

During Diwali, the children in India do not have to go to school. They share gifts with one another and prepare special holiday meals to celebrate this event. Fireworks(烟火)are also a big part of the Diwali festival. They are used to scare away bad spirits.(神灵)

1.Diwali _________.

A.is celebrated for a week

B. is celebrated in India only

C. will fall on November 23 this year

D. falls on a different date every year.

2.Hindus usually do the following EXCEPT _______ during Diwali to welcome the goddess of wealth.

A.watching fireworks

B. cleaning their homes

C. preparing special food

D. opening the windows of their homes

3.Hindus believe the goddess of wealth will enter a home with ____ during Diwali.

A.bad spirits B. young children

C. lots of gifts D. oil lamps on

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Lakshmi is a kind of oil lamp.

B. Diwali is a very exciting time for Hindus.

C.Children don’t go to school during Diwali.

D.Fireworks are a popular activity during Diwali.

5.The passage mainly tells about ____________.

A.Hindus New Year B. traditions of Diwali

C.the goddess of wealth D. the history of Diwali

1.When Spring called Claudia last night, Claudia was_________.

A.reading B. sleeping

C. having dinner D. making a phone call

2. The underlined word “apology” means_____________.

A.行为 B. 关怀 C. 捐赠 D. 道歉

3.Robin can’t watch the football game with Stuart this Saturday because__

A. his uncle is coming over

B. he is going to play football

C. he has to pay a visit to his uncle

D. he will prepare for the homecoming game

4.Lucia may be interested in _________.

A.Playing sports B. going shopping

C. collecting books D. watching TV

5.What can we learn from the letters?

A.Claudia usually gets up late

B. Neil will try to buy a new book for Lucia

C. Stuart and Robin watched a football game last week

D. Claudia is going to have lunch with Spring this Saturday.

任务型阅读（共5小题， 每小题2分，计10分）

阅读短文，完成表格中的内容。

People use the words “ mouse” and “ rat” when talking about small animals with round ears, a pointy(尖的)nose, and a long tail. However, there are many different kinds of rats and mice, such as the Norway rat, black rat, house mouse, and deer mouse. The most common(常见的)rat that people see is the Norway rat, while the house mouse is the most common mouse that people find in their homes.

If you can’t tell the difference between a rat and a mouse, you are not alone. The Norway rat and the house mouse both come from an animal, which lived millions of years ago. As a result, they have much in common. Both Norway rats and house mice have long tails, whiskers(须), and round ears.

However, there are many differences between Norway rats and house mice. The Norway rat is much bigger than the mouse. A Norway rat can weigh over ten times(倍) as much as a house mouse and is usually three times as large. Also , a Norway rat has big feet and small ears compared to the size of its body. And its tail is longer than its body, while a Norway rat’ s tail is shorter.

词语运用（共5小题， 每小题1分， 计5分）

根据句意，用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。（每词或短语只限使用一次）

1.Do you know the right ___________ of these English names?

2.My mother always asked me not to talk to ______________

3.During the day, the sun provides________________ in the house.

4.When you ______________, you should be polite.

5.I’m worried about the _____________ of the children.

连词成句（共5小题， 每小题1分， 计5分）

根据所给单词或词语， 完成句子。要求符合语法，语言通顺，大小写正确。（单词不得重复使用，标点已给出）

1.is, at, dealing, god, Kate, this, with, problem, kind, of

_____________________________________________________________________

2.public, you, how, do, you, speak, feel, when, in

3.is, running, Liu Jun , proud, of, his, speed

_____________________________________________________________________

4.the, doubt, without, is , from, Germany, speaker

___________________________________________________________________

5.never, he depend, his, on, parents

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书面表达（共计10分）

人生只有经历蜕变， 才能展现更优秀的自己。蜕变是人生前进的一个过程。假如你们学校要举办主题为“你成长过程中经历的一次蜕变”的英语演讲比赛， 请根据以下提示，写一篇60---80词的演讲稿。演讲稿的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

提示：1.变化前后的表现；

2.促使你变化的主要原因；

3.你为此变化付出的努力。

A big change

Hello, everyone. I’d like to tell you something about a big change in my life.

___________________________________________________________________________________

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That’s all. Thanks for your listening!

— I’m going to Qingdao for the summer holiday.

— _____ !

A. Thanks a lot B. Have a good time

C. You’d better notD. Sorry to hear that

Jim Green has been in China for more than two years. He has been to(去过) many interesting in Beijing, but he has not been to many other parts of . Last week he went to Mount Emei in Sichuan with his .

Many people like to travel by but the Greens think that travelling by train is the best. It is much and far more enjoyable than a rushed journey by air. They had a won­derful train ride to Chengdu they went on to Mount Emei by bus.

The train was quite nice and tidy, and there weren't too many people in sleeping car（车厢）. The Greens could stand up and around. It was a long journey, none of them felt tired. They kept the beautiful things out of the window. They talked, laughed and played cards. The conductor（列车员） kept coming to give them hot water and them newspapers. People nearby with each other. A young man tried to speak English with Mr and Mrs Green. Jim thought the train was like a big moving party. He went to sleep quite . He enjoyed listening to the sound of the running train and then fell asleep.

When Jim woke up the next morning, the train was already 14 Chengdu. His train ride seemed really , but his memory (记忆) of the pleasant journey will last long.

1.A. schools B. places C. villages D. cities

2.A. England B.America C. China D. the world

3.A. friends B. classmates C. father D. family

4.A. air B. bus C. train D. ship

5.A. cheaper B. dearer C. dirtier D. quicker

6.A. before B. when C. after D. while

7.A. my B. your C.our D. their

8.A. sit B. walk C. run D. dance

9.A. and B.so C. also D. but

10.A. looking B.drawing C. watching D. getting

11.A. reading B. buying C. selling D. writing

12.A. talked B.spoke C. told D. said

13.A. early B. late C. easily D. hard

14.A. beside B. behind C. past D. near

15.A. quick B. slow C.short D. long

Many children go to the zoo on October 4 to see elephants, monkeys and tigers because that day is World Animal Day.

Now, more children like animals and want to make friends with them. In the zoo, they learn about animal life. They don’t need to go out to show their love of animals. They have pets(宠物)at home.

Mark is a middle school student. He has a black cat. He gives it milk to drink and meat to eat. The cat is his true friend. Jane is also a middle school student. She has two tortoises. They are as big as her hand. Every day, she changes(换)the water for them. She likes to watch them.

1.October 4 is______.

A.World Water DayB.World Air Day

C.World Animal DayD.World Children Day

2.Lots of kids like to go to the zoo because they want to______.

A. show their love of animals

B. learn how to look after animals

C. learn about animal life

D. play games in the zoo

3.Mark’s pet may be a______.

A. catB. dog

C. tortoiseD. fish

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. More and more children like to make friends with animals these days.

B. Mark’s pet likes to drink milk.

C. Jane likes to look after her pets and watch them.

D. Children must go to the zoo to show their love of animals.

5.How big are Jane’s pets?

A.I don’t know.B. As big as her hand.

C. Medium size.D. Very small.