①The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all. You can plan your own hours and work when you want to. There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day.

②The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained. You can stay at home, work when you want to and make money when you need to. There are plenty of chances for you to make money at home, just by using your computer and the Internet.

③Start Today! Educate yourself, look closely into all the chances and decide what works best for you. It will not happen during one night, but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today.

④How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog (博客)or a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not. But you can do that!

⑤Make Money Every Moment When you have your computer and the Internet working for you, your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will make money while you sleep, travel or do whatever you want to do all day long.

⑥Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer. And you can begin your stay-at-home businesses with just a little money. What are you waiting for?

1.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

A. Sports. B. News.

C. Culture. D. Business.

2.What does the underlined word “attained” in Point ②mean?

A. Broken. B. Realized.

C. Lost. D. Destroyed.

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

A. People need a lot of money to start a stay-at-home business.

B. People can even use their blogs to make money.

C. People can plan their own time when they work at home.

D. People can make the best decision and start to make it happen today.

Even though she’s quite young, Drew Barrymore can be a Hollywood legend (传奇). She was born on February 22, 1975, in California. Being from a family that produced great actors, she quickly found her way into the spotlight (聚光灯).

When she was 11 months old, she made her first advertisement on TV. She made her first movie at the age of 2. Five years later, she acted Gertie in Steven Spielberg’s famous film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(1982).

However, it wasn’t all roses and sunshine when Barrymore was growing up. She was drinking wine by the time she was 9, smoking marijuana (大麻) at 10.

Most kid stars in Hollywood fail to become stars as adults. And most of the time, once they’re out of the spotlight, they stay out. But Drew Barrymore doesn’t.

As she was growing older, Barrymore started to realize that life is more meaningful than dangerous actions in the films. She started to build a career in 1997. She has made a series of successful films since then, including Charlie’s Angels (2000) and 50 First Dates (2004).

“In my life, there is darkness and drama, and I have yet to explore some of that in my work life. I just want to challenge (挑战) myself and prove that I can do more.”

Actually, anyone who’s not familiar with her disordered childhood might find it hard to believe she’s such a sweet person now. Like many of the characters she plays in her comedy, Drew is easy-going and laughs a lot. In 2007, she was on the cover of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People issue.

“Life is very interesting … in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths,” Drew said.

1.Drew Barrymore can be a Hollywood legend mainly because .

A. she didn’t give up even when she met difficulties

B. she used to be a famous kid star in Hollywood

C. she always has roses and sunshine in her life

D. she was born form a family that produced great actors

2. Which is the correct order of Drew Barrymore’s life?

①She made the film Charlie’s Angels.

②She is on the cover of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People issue.

③ She started to drink wine and smoke marifuana.

④ She acted Gertie in Steven Spielberg’s famous film E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial.

A. ①④②③ B. ④②①③

C. ④③②① D. ①③②④

3. Which of the following chart can best describe Drew Barrymore’s career (till 2007) ?

Jodie’s Daddy is a Garbageman(垃圾清理工)

Mr Swales wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, “Jodie’s Daddy is a Garbageman!”

Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.

“Silence!” Mr Swales said, “Being a garbagemen is a difficult and useful job. We should all be grateful to Jodie’s father.”

Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.

Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?”

Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”

The place really smell too good. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minute you won’t smell a thing.” said her father.

Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.

It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie’s arms soom got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.

“Garbage is disgusting, but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making other happy. That’s why I like being a garbageman so much.”

Jodie give her dirty, smeely garbageman daddy a big kiss(吻). She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbagegirl!”

Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”

1. What happened in My Swale’s class?

A. He wanted to show what job was the most useful.

B. He asked an improper question.

C. Jodie gave an honest answer.

D. Jodie was laughed at.

2. Why did Jodie’s father take her to his workplace?

A. To make Jodie calm down

B. To prove how dirty his job was.

C. To help Jodie learn about his job.

D. To keep Jodie away from her classmates.

3.Jodie gave her father a big kiss mainly because ______.

A. he was kind B. he was unselfish

C. he was cheerful D. he as hardworking

4.How does Jodie feel about her father now?

A. Sad B. Curious

C. Proud D. Guilty

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

1.Although you failed the exam, you can learn a ________ (宝贵的) lesson from it.

2.The man kept remembering English words every day until he was in his _______ (九十).

3.This is one of the most famous __________(大学) in the USA.

4.He is the ______(严格) teacher I have ever met. But I like him a lot.

根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

1.He will become even ______ (mad) if you don’t let him do it.

2.His ______(pronounce) is simply terrible.

3.Those letters were returned because of ________ (correct) addresses.

4.He has very _______ (fix) ideas on this subject.

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）

1.We all love Mr. Hu who is very kind and _________ (treat) us as his own children.

2.Henry would rather ______ (stand) in front of the class than tell the truth.

3.—Doctor, what’s wrong with my son?

—Don’t worry. He ______ (catch) a cold.

4.The visitors ________ (show) around the city centre in two days

5.—Why didn’t you stop him going out?

—Sorry, but I __________ (write) a letter and didn’t notice him go out.

6.You can never imagine what great difficulty I have ______ (find) your house.

7.Please stop talking, guys. I can’t hear what the youth worker (explain).

8.The officer promised they _________ (keep) searching for the missing plane until it was found.

任务型阅读（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

Some people believe that your nationality can influence your personality. This is why you might hear someone saying “She is a typical(典型的) Australian” or “He is so French”. It seems that people from a certain country share certain similar characteristics.

French

French people are often seen as romantic and outgoing people with a great love for life, food and wine. They are good at singing and dancing.

Chinese

Chinese are friendly people who are hard-working. They are polite because they are careful about “saving face” when dealing with other people.

Australians

Australians are merry people who spend a lot of time outdoors. They enjoy a shower life. They laugh a lot but sometimes people think they are loud and rude.

Germans

Germans are often described as being serious and careful. They are hard workers and pay a lot of attention to details. However, sometimes people say Germans have no sense of humour.

All these national types can be true for some people, but very wrong for others. For example, you might meet a German who is a confident singer with a great sense of humour, or an Australian who is shy and quiet!

完成句子：（本大题共6小题，每小题1.5分，共9分）

1.他的新作在上周的书展上并未得到任何关注。

_______________________________ his new book at the book show last week.

2. 这首音乐如此优美，很值得一听。

The piece of music is so beautiful ____________________________________.

3. 你能告诉我这本杂志你借了多长时间了吗？

Can you tell me___________________________________ ?

4.他的那次成功让他引起了那位导演的注意。

His success that time ________________ that famous director.

5.我不能决定是否应该允许我儿子参加夏令营。

I can’t decide my son to take part in the summer camp.

6.熬夜打电脑游戏真是浪费时间。

is a waste of time.

书面表达（本大题共10分）

在每个人的生命中都有对自己影响很大的人，你当然也有，请根据下面的提示用英语写一篇短文，介绍一下对你影响很大的这个人。要点如下：

妈妈是对我的人生影响最大的人。妈妈是一位中学老师。

她对人和蔼可亲并且乐于助人，……

她经常告诫学生不要缺课。

妈妈每年献血一次，每个周末总是去我们的邻居李奶奶家帮她打扫房间。

妈妈有一颗充满爱的心，长大后我想成为像她一样的人。

注意：

1. 须包括所给的内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯。

2. 第2要点的内容须用2-3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥。

3. 字数90左右。

语法填空 （本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

根据短文内容，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，每空可能不仅一词，使短文内容完整。

Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes 1. (seem) dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not 2. (success)? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you 3. (find) the whole world smiling to you.

On a 4. (sun) morning, you plan to have a walk to relax 5. (you). Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start 6. (complain) about the weather. But dear friends, why 7. (not) you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better .

Actually, attitude(态度) decides everything. With 8. (a ) optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and pleasant. If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy 9. (rule). Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, and the 10. (fast) way to lose it is to complain.