2. We all know that pyramids are made of a lot of s      .

1. Tom's father is a policeman. His job is to make sure that drivers obey the traffic r       .

生活多姿多彩，变化无处不在。请你描述一下自己生活的变化。

提示：1. 随着经济的发展，人们的生活已发生变化；

2. 我的家乡与过去相比发生的变化；

3. 自己的愿望。

要求：1. 语句通顺，意思连贯，内容完整；

2. 内容包含所有提示，可适当发挥；

3. 80词左右。

参考词汇_：rapid development of China's economy中国经济的迅速发展；take place发生;used to 过去常常;live a better life过着更好的生活Changes in my life

Jack speaking!Three years ago,I was a student,and I thought life was really good. I got up late. I spent the day talking to friends,and then I studied all night. I wore jeans and sweatshirts and had long hair. I felt free. 41.      

I'm David. I moved to a new town three years ago. My job was interesting,but I was single and I didn't have any friends. People at work were friendly but not very outgoing. We never did anything after work.

42.        I'm Peter. My life seemed to come to an end three years ago. I lost my job. Then I lost weight and looked terrible. Money became a problem. I was very sad. I needed some good luck. 43.      

将以上人物三年前的生活与他们现在的生活相匹配。

   A. Now my life has completely changed. I got married six months ago!My wife and I often have friends over for dinner. We're talking classes several nights a week. It's great!We're ever talking about starting a family soon.

   B. Now I work as a computer programmer in an international company. I've moved to Seoul and have started to learn Korean. Korean food is great,and I have gained several kilos. I feel much happier and healthier.

   C. Now I get up early in the morning and go to work. Of course,I dress up (打扮) now,and my hair is shorter. I'm very busy during the day,but I don't really mind. At least my evenings are free.

44. Write down what changes Peter has had during the two years. (2―3 sentences)

45. The underlined parts "lost weight" and "gained several kilos" mean "       ”and "      " in Chinese.

   come,word,talk,subject,shy,try,one, because,such,read

 Hello,my name is Amy. I am a middle school student. I am good at English and English is my favourite 31.       . I began to learn English when I was five years old. When I talked with for?eigners ? I was very 32.       .

When I was nine years old,I 33.        to Bacui School. I studied English very hard. I think the most important thing about learning English is to learn new 34.       . If you want to learn English well,you must remember a lot of words. And we should 35.        to foreigners to prac-

tise our oral English. Another good way to learn English is to go to foreign countries,36.        as Britain,America and Australia. People there speak English as their 37.        language. We can also watch English programmes or 38.        English books.

I love English 39.        it's useful and interesting. I will 40.        my best to speak English and learn English well in the future.

 I never saw my father home from work late or ill? nor did I ever see my father take a " night out with the boys". He had no hobbies but just took care of his family.

For 22 years,since I left home for college,my father called me every Sunday at 9 ：00 am. He was always interested in my life―how my family was do?ing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia,England or Florida.

Nine years ago when I bought my first house,my father, 67 years old,spent eight hours a day for three days,painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked,was a glass of iced tea,and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy,for I had a law practice to run,and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush,or talk to my father.

Five years ago,my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set (秋千) for my daughter. Again,all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea,and talk to him. But again,I had laundry to do,and the house to clean.

The morning on Sunday,January 16,1996,my father telephoned me as usual,this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had dis?cussed the week before. I had to get to church,and I cut the conversation short.

The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane im?mediately,and I vowed (发誓) that when I arrived,I would make up for the lost time,and have a nice long talk with him and really get to know him.

I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am,but my father had passed away at 9: 12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk,or time to wait for me.

In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father,and even more about myself. As a father,he never asked me for anything but my time. Now he has all my attention,every single day.

(   ) 26. We know from the reading that the fa- ther         .

   A. liked to paint houses

   B. had no friends around him

   C. was not healthy in his youth

   D. thought of his family as his all

(   ) 27. When her father painted her first house,the daughter .

   A. could only afford a glass of iced tea

   B. was too busy to talk to her father

   C. could do nothing but hold a paintbrush

   D. spent eight hours a day working with her father

(   ) 28. On January 16,1996,the daughter felt that her father       .

   A. seemed to be a little different

   B. had no time to phone her as usual

   C. became interested in church

   D. had forgotten to discuss some things with her

(   ) 29. In the reading the underlined phrase "get to know him" most probably means      .

   A. get him to know her

   B. know more about him

   C. get him to know himself

   D. make him well-known

(   ) 30. Which is the best title of the reading?

   A. Painting Houses

   B. Daughter's Family

   C. Father and I

   D. Father's Phone Calls

As a volunteer teacher,I travelled a long way to a small village school in Long Zhou,Guangxi. On my way there,I thought about the village,the school? and the children there. However,my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn't what I expect?ed. It didn't look like a school at all!The school had only three rooms? one for Grades1,2, and 3,and the other for Grades 4,5        and 6.        There was a third one for me.

The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions,and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day,I gave them a test to find out their level. To my surprise,though the test was very easy,over half of the students failed it,yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.

I was busy preparing lessons,reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children,and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives bet?ter,and we are now good friends.

I have worked in Long Zhou for a year now. I'm very happy,and the experience has been very useful for me. I love the small village and the children. In fact,I would like to continue working here.

(   ) 21. The writer is a volunteer teacher who comes from.

   A. Guangxi   B. Xiamen

   C. Shanghai   D. Liaoning

(   ) 22. The writer found there were only rooms in that school.

   A. two   B. three   C. six   D. eight

(   ) 23. In the passage,   "my heart sank…” means that the writer .

   A. felt nervous   B. was happy

   C. got angry   D. was sad

(   ) 24. The writer found the students' level was she had expected after the first test.

   A. just as   B. higher than

   C. lower than   D. high than

(   ) 25. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

   A. Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working so hard.

   B. The volunteer teacher doesn't like to work there any longer.

    C. The students became better and bet?ter with the help of the volunteer teacher.

   D. The teacher is still in the school.

Life in the 22nd century will be different from that in the 20th century,because many changes will take place in the new century,but what will the changes be? The population is 11        fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live12      than before. 13       will be much smaller and more useful,and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects at 14       . People will work fewer hours than they did in the 20th century,and they will have more free time for sports,15        TV and travelling. Travelling will be 16       . And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

More land will be used for building new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep,so 17        will be more expensive. May?be no one will eat it every day,18        ，they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be 19        too. Danger?ous and hard work will be done by robots (机器人) . Because of this,many people will not have enough 20        to do. This will be a problem.

(   ) 11. A. making   B. growing

   C. running   D. doing

(   ) 12. A. longer   B. shorter

   C. faster   D. taller

(   ) 13. A. Trains   B. Cars

   C. Computers   D. Houses

(   ) 14. A. factory   B. hospital

   C. farm   D. school

(   ) 15. A. watching   B. seeing

   C. looking   D. buying

(   ) 16. A. less interesting   B. much easier

   C. more expensive   D. more difficult

(   ) 17. A. fruit   B. milk

   C. meat   D. bread

(   ) 18. A. instead   B. sometimes

   C. still   D. however

(   ) 19. A. dangerous   B. difficult

   C. heavy   D. different

(   ) 20. A. job   B. work

   C. homework   D. exercise

(   ) 10.        I look at the picture, I like it.

   A. The best;the more

   B. The more;the less

   C. The more;less

   D. More;the more

(   ) 9. They        for nearly two months.

   A. married

   B. have married

   C. have been married

   D. have got married