A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night， he went out for a walk alone. It was late. 1. . Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. 2. because he wanted to get back the watch.

Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman shook his fist(拳头) in the Italian’s face and pointed at the watch. 3. . In the end he gave up his watch to the Frenchman.

When he returned to the hotel， the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed(抢劫) the Italian. 4. .

A. The Italian was afraid

B. It was the Italian’s watch

C. He decided to follow him

D. The Frenchman got excited

E. The street was dark and quiet

We’ve all heard of mermaids. They are the beautiful half-human， half-fish creatures(生物). They have the head and body of a human and the tail of a fish. We also know that mermaids only exist in fairy tales. But where did all the stories about these creatures come from? If you have ever seen a manatee， then you might have an idea.

Manatees， which are also called sea cows， are mammals(哺乳动物) that live in the sea. Since they are mammals， they have to swim up to the surface to breathe air. Many people believe that the story of the mermaid began with the ancient sailors who saw the manatees putting their heads out of the water to breathe. Because manatees are upright when they do this， it looks like they are standing. If a sailor saw a manatee doing this from far away across the sea， it is possible that the sailor would mistake the manatee for a creature that is half-human， half-fish.

Mermaids are described as having very long hair. This is probably because manatees like to swim up to the surface of the water in areas where there is sea grass. Manatees eat all kinds of plants in the sea， including sea grass. The sea grass around the manatee’s head when they eat could create a picture of long hair.

Manatees also have powerful tails that are very similar to the fish-like tail of a mermaid. The sailors probably watched manatees come up for air and then swim back below the surface， using their paddle-shaped tails. This would explain why the sailors thought mermaids had fish-like tails.

1.What are mermaids?

2.Where do manatees live?

3.Do manatees need to breathe air out of water?

4.What do manatees eat?

5.Why did the ancient sailors mistake manatees for mermaids?

完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）

根据中文意思完成句子。

1. 六点了，该回家了。

It’s six o’clock. ______ to go home.

2. — 你愿意和我一起去野餐吗？

— 当然了。

— ______ go for a picnic with me?

— Yes， of course.

3. 我姐姐经常帮着妈妈做饭。

My sister often ______.

4. 学习语言时不要害怕犯错误。

Don’t ______ in learning a language.

5.直到我同意帮助玛丽照顾她的小狗，她才挂断了电话。

Mary ______ look after her dog.

文段表达（15分）

根据中文和英文提示，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的回信。信的开头和结尾已给出，其词数不计入所完成的回信内。所给英文提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

假如你叫李华，最近和美国朋友Jim通过邮件谈论各自的校园生活，他想了解在学校里你最喜欢哪位教师。请你根据他的问题回复邮件。

提示词语：love， hardworking， patient， encourage， tell

The Hobbit is such____wonderful science fiction movie that I want to see it_____ second time.

A. a, a B. a, the C. /, the D. /, a

It is impossible for _____ little children to do _____ much work within 20 minutes.

A. so, so B. so, such

C. such, so D. such , such

Just like weather, life_______ be sunny and beautiful all the time.

A. mustn’t B. needn’t

C. can’t D. wouldn’t

---There’s too much salt in the Chinese diet.

---So there is. The WTO says only 1.5 grams of salt_______ for each man every day.

A. is needed B. Needs

C. will need D. has needed

--- How can you manage to do all these things without a rest?

---I prefer_______ a cup of coffee_______ me energetic.

A. to have; to making B. having; to making

C. to have; to make D. to having; to make

---I’m going to take part in The Voice Of China (中国好声音) next month.

---_____________.I am sure you will win.

A. Good luck B. What a pity

C. Thank you D. Never mind