单项选择

— Excuse me,Sir. is this         egg?  —No, it’s         cake.

      A. an, a                  B. a, a                 C. a, an                D. an, an

写作

假如你叫李华，是资阳某中学初三学生。你计划于毕业考试后去英格兰旅行。请根据下列提示给你的英格兰笔友写一封信，告诉他你的安排并就相关问题向他询问。

1.考试结束后和父母一起去英格兰旅行；

2.计划在英格兰停留十天；

3.向他询问英格兰的风俗习惯；

4.请他建议去英格兰哪些地方旅行。

注意：

1.信的开头和结尾已替你写好，不计入总词数；

2.词数60左右。

Dear Ben,

How is everything?___________________________________________________________

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I am looking forward to your reply.

                                                          Yours truly,

                                                            Li Hua

任务型阅读

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，补全表格中所缺的信息。每空最多填写三个单词。

  The idea of Mother’s Day is a very old idea. It was started by the ancient Egyptians (埃及人),who celebrated(庆祝) a day to honour (向……表示敬意) Isis, the mother of the pharaohs. The early Christians(基督教徒) celebrated a day to honour Mary, the mother of Jesus.

  Later, English Christians celebrated to honour all mothers. This English holiday was called “Mothering Sunday”.When the English came to America, they did not have time for Mothering Sunday, so the holiday was not celebrated in America. In 1914,the U.S passed a law which designated(规定) the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day to honour the mothers who had lost sons in war.

  Today, Mother’s Day is celebrated in many other countries for all mothers. In Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the same day as in the United States—the second Sunday in May. Children give their mothers cards, gifts, and flowers. Schools plan Mother’s Day’s special activities.

  In China, the holiday is celebrated to show the respect(尊重) the Chinese have for the old people, and the love they have for their parents. Ten top mothers are chosen by the government. People all over the country try different ways to help mothers who are poor

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从所给词中选择单词，带入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺，再将其适当形式填入短文后的横线上。每词限用一次。

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The other day, my friends and I talked about the rules we have in school. At our school, we have to wear uniforms every day. The ___1___ is that all my classmates think the uniforms are __2__.We think young people should look smart and we would like to wear our own clothes. Our __3__ believe that if we did that, we would concentrate more on our clothes than our studies. We disagree. We would __4__ more comfortable and that is good for studying. If we can’t do that, we should be allowed to design our own uniforms. That would be a good way to keep __5__ teachers and students happy.

It’s also probably a good idea for parents to __6__ teenagers to study in groups during the evening. I know we get noisy sometimes, but we learn a lot __7__ each other. We also think that vacations should be __8__.At present they’re too short. Longer vacations would give us time to do things like volunteering. Last summer I __9__ an opportunity to volunteer at the local hospital, but I couldn’t _10__I had to go back to school. It would be a good experience for me because I want to be a doctor when I’m older.

  Is the world too crowded? Well, that’s a hard question to answer. It’s all a matter of perspective(视角).In Montana, you might drive for a mile in any direction and not see another human being. In Macao,60,000 people live in every square mile!

  What is true is that the world’s population doesn’t stay the same. It has been increasing at a very fast rate(比例).That’s in part because in each generation(代) these are more people who then have children than in the last generation.

  Five hundred years ago, the population of the world was about 460 million. In 1900,the world’s population was under 2 billion(十亿).Right now it is doubling every 40 years. That means, if this rate of growth continues, when you are a parent, there will be twice as many people on earth as there are now. Wow! Now that’s a whole lot of people! Soon the world’s population will probably reach 7 billion. Some people worry about that! But there is a lot of disagreement about just how many people on earth equals(相当于) too many people. But everyone agrees that the more people there are, the more resources(资源) the world needs to feed, house and take care of all of them, and the more need there is to think carefully about how we live and use the earth’s resources.

1. From the first paragraph we can know that ­________.

  A. Montana is too crowded                  B. Macao is too crowded

  C. the world is too crowded                 D. the world is not too crowded

2. The population is increasing fast partly because ________.

  A. people live longer than before

  B. there are less wars than before

  C. medicine is developing faster than before

  D. more couples now would like to have children than before

3. What was the world’s population 100 years ago?

  A. 450 million.     B. About 2 billion.      C. 40 billion.          D. 7 billion.

4. The writer thinks that with the population increasing, we should ________.

  A. find more resources                    B. use more resources

  C. think about our ways of living            D. move to other places

5. From the passage we can learn that the writer ________.

  A. thinks the world already has too many people

  B. thinks the world can feed no more than 7 billion people

  C. is not sure when the world’s population will reach 7 billion

  D. is not sure what the largest population that the world can feed is

Read the suggestions for making an English speech.

  a. Looking at and talking to one person in the audience (观众) helps keep you natural, but it feels foolish talking to only one person. Speak to that person as long as 15 seconds and then change another one.

  b. The audience have a hard time understanding what they hear. They need your help. Slow down, pause(停顿) and guide the audience through your talk. Remember that you should help the audience understand what you are saying.

  c. Make your voice a little lower than normal. Listeners like to listen to a relatively(相对) deep voice.

  d. When you talk, try to be as natural as possible. Don’t try to memorize your words and read or recite(背诵) them to your audience. You can use short notes to help you remember the important points.

  e. You should know you and most of the people you talk to are different in many ways. Some of them may not know what you are talking about. Then speak to them on their terms and in their languages.

  f. Concentrate on what you want to say. If you are always paying attention to gestures(手势),you will feel uncomfortable.

  g. It’s true that there are some differences between American English and British English, but they’ll not cause much difficulty for listeners, so just speak the way you’re used to.

Choose a suggestion for each of the following students according to their problems.

1.Paul:I don’t think I can talk fluently(流利) because it’s difficult for me to remember all the words.

  A. a                B. b               C. c                D. d

2. Billy: When I come face to face with the audience, where should my eyes fall upon? Do I have to look front, or look around from time to time?

  A. a               B. c               C. e                 D. f

3.Amy:When I am talking, I can’t help waving(挥动)my hands, for I think it can help me express what I want to say better. But my classmates say I look funny and foolish by doing this.

  A. d               B. e               C. f                 D. g

4.Betty: I know that it’s not right to speak fast. But I am afraid that I can’t finish my talk in the given time if I speak slowly.

  A. b               B. d              C. f                 D. g

5.Tony: Should I talk in American English or British English?

  A. a                B. b             C. c                D. g

Like hundreds of other young people of all countries who take part in our language courses, you can make the most of your holidays by studying French in an interesting way and, at the same time, discover one of France’s most beautiful areas—Nice!

Our summer course lasts 3 weeks in July and August. You’re welcome to come at any time between July and August 6.You can choose to stay at a host family, but we suggest you stay at our international summer camp. It makes it easy to meet other people and make new friends. What’s more, you can have your classes in the same building which is close to the beach! A free bus service brings you to and from classes if you are living in a French host family or enables you to get into the centre of town if you are living at the summer camp.

Whenever you choose to come, we’ll organize short trips, parties, sports and other activities and motivate you to speak French.

Your stay in Nice will therefore not only be an educational one, but also an enjoyable experience. Besides offering you many opportunities to meet other people from different cultures, we will do everything to make sure your stay will be unforgettable!

1. How long is the summer course?

  A. Two months.        B. Three weeks.         C. One month.         D. Eight weeks.

2. According to the passage, they suggest the students stay ____ during the study.

  A. at the summer camp                        B. in the hotel

  C. at their friends’ homes                      D. in the centre of town

3. During the course, students can ________.

  A. travel all over France                       B. never leave the camp

  C. learn French and make friends                D. swim alone in the sea

4.What does the underlined word “motivate”in the third paragraph mean?

  A.激发            B.感谢                 C.阻止                 D.妨碍

5. What you’ve read above is ________.

  A. A travel diary                            B. An advertisement

  C. An introduction to France                  D.A piece of news

阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项

  Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day the feelings were told that the island would sink, so all built boats and left, except Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out(坚持) until the last possible moment.

  When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

  Richness was passing by Love in a big boat. Love said,“Richness, can you take me with you?”

  Richness answered,“No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”

  Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣心) who was also passing by in a beautiful ship.“Vanity, please help me!”

  “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage(破坏) my boat,”Vanity answered.

  Sadness was close by so Love asked,“Sadness, let me go with you.”

“Oh…Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”

 Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

 Suddenly, there was a voice,“Come, Love, I will take you.”It was an elder. So thankful and happy, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed(欠) the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder,“Who helped me?”

“It was Time,”Knowledge answered.

“Time?”asked Love.“But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom(智慧) and answered,“Because only Time is able to understand how valuable(珍贵的)Love is.”

1. How did the feelings go away from the island?

  A. By water.         B. By swimming.       C. On foot.         D. By flying

2. How many feelings did Love ask for help but failed?

  A.2.                B.3                  C.4               D.5

3. Which of the following is true?

  A. Happiness was blind.                       B. Richness had a small boat.

  C. Vanity’s ship was damaged.                  D. Sadness wanted to stay alone.

4. Who saved Love?

  A. Time.          B. Knowledge.       C. Richness.        D. Happiness.

5. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

  A. Love and Time                      B. An Accident

  C.A sinking island                      D. Different Feelings

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

  A farmer had some little dogs to sell. As he was putting up an advertisement on the fence of his yard, a __1__ happened to pass by.

  “I want to __2__ one of your dogs, sir .”

  “Well,”said the farmer,“these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of __3__.”

  The boy __4__ his head for a moment. Then he reached deep into his __5__ and pulled out some change. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents(美分). Is that __6__ to take a look? ”

  “­­__7__,”said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“Here, Dolly!”

  Dolly ran out of the doghouse ___8___ by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced with joy.

  As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the __9__.Slowly another little dog __10__; this one much smaller. It was doing its best to __11__...

  “I want that one,”the little boy said.

  The farmer said,“Son, don’t want that dog. He will __12__ be able to run and play with you like the other dogs would.”

  The boy rolled up(卷起) one leg of his pants and showed a steel(钢) __13__.Looking back up at the farmer, he said,“You see, sir ,I don’t __14__ too well myself ,and he will need someone who __15__.”

1. A. boy               B. dog               C. farmer             D. son

2. A .sell               B. see                C. buy               D. feed

3. A. time              B. money             C. work              D. study

4. A. shook             B. covered            C. knocked           D. dropped

5. A. pocket            B. yard               C. heart              D. mouth

6. A. enough           B. easy               C. necessary           D. simple

7. A. No               B. Sure               C. Sorry              D. Thanks

8. A. sent              B. driven              C. followed           D. taught

9. A. farm              B. fence              C. advertisement       D. doghouse

10. A. died              B. shouted             C. appeared           D. watched

11. A. catch up           B. go away             C. give up           D. look out

12. A. sometimes         B. always              C. often             D. never

13. A. hand              B. back               C. arm              D. leg

14. A. speak            B. run               C. walk                D. swim

15. A. asks             B. understands         C. thinks              D. succeeds

Allen wanted to know ____ after it got out of the UFO.

  A. what is the alien doing           B. what the alien would do

  C. where would the alien go         D. where the alien is going