A: Hi , Kate ! How was your summer holiday?
B: 1______________.
A: Where did you go?
B: I went to Beihai with my parents.
A: 2____________.
B: It’s one of the most beautiful cities in Guangxi.. I like it very much.
A: How long did you stay there ?
B: We stayed there for five days. 3_____________.
A: Which is your favorite places?
B: 4_____________ When I was there , I lost myself in the beautiful scenery..
A: What interesting things did you do there ?
B: Lots of things , such as swimming, boating, fishing and riding camels, 5__________.
A: Oh, really? I can’t wait to go there.

Arthur sat at the desk in his room, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to write about,” he complained to his dog Toby, who was asleep at his feet. Arthur was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write.

By bedtime Arthur had drawn a picture of Toby smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches blowing in the strong wind. He had also written a note asking his friend Lee to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story.

On Wednesday, Mrs. Solomon, Arthur’s English teacher, asked the class to turn in the first draft of their stories. His heart sinking, Arthur turned in the only work he had—the page with his name, the drawings and the note.

Arthur wasn’t surprised when Mrs. Solomon asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. “This is an attractive story, Arthur. The dog, the movie, the tree in the wind—I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together.”

“That isn’t my story, Mrs. Solomon,” Arthur admitted. “I haven’t been able to think of one yet.”

“Oh, I think you have the seed(种子of a story there,” Mrs. Solomon replied, “Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you.”

That night Arthur sat at his desk, and this is what he wrote: “One Saturday Mike went downstairs to meet his friend Julio at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain, so Mike carried his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in, bending the trees. The noise of the wind sounded like the barking of Mike’s dog Toby. Toby really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Mike realized that it wasn’t the sound of the wind. It was Toby. The dog was running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was filled with blame. Mike felt guilty because he had left Toby outside. He turned and headed home with Toby running beside him. Mike let Toby in the door just as the rain started to pour down.”

Arthur had a story in the end. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page.

1.Why did Arthur turn in the page with only his name, the drawings and the note at first?

A.Because he had no time to fit them together.

B.Because he had difficulty in writing a story.

C.Because he wasn’t willing to do his homework.

D.Because he wanted to show his talent for drawing.

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A.Toby is an imaginative and lovely dog.

B.The small tree will grow into a big one.

C.His friend Lee can give him a lot of support.

D.He can develop his story based on the first draft.

3.What kind of teacher do you think Mrs. Solomon is ?

A. She is a strict teacher                     B. She is a wise teacher

C. She is an honest teacher                   D. She is an energetic teacher

4.What can we infer(推断from the story?

A. Arthur is a shy and quiet student

B. Arthur isn’t very satisfied with his story

C. There will be a storm on Saturday

D. Encouragement is important in teaching

阅读下列对话，从方框7个选项中选5个恰当句子完成对话。

Bruce: Hi, Kate! How was your summer holiday?

Kate: 1       

Bruce:Where did you go?

Kate: I went to Yinchuan with my parents.

Bruce: 2         

Kate: It's one of the most beautiful cities in the Northwest of China. I like it very much.

Bruce: How long did you stay there?

Kate:We stayed there for five days. 3          

Bruce:Which is your favorite place?

Kate: 4   When I was there, I lost myself in the beautiful scenery.

Bruce:What interesting things did you do there?

Kate: Lots of things, such as swimming, boating, fishing and riding camels.5  _

Bruce:Oh, really? I can't wait to go there.

完型填空。（每小题2分，共20分）

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

Senior high school life is a very new experience. Li Ruomeng, 16, a Senior 1 student at Shanghai No 8 High School, thinks that he has become more responsible (有责任感的)    1  he began to study in an all-boys class.

Li is studying in one of the first all-boys classes in Shanghai. The classes were started    2   September, 2012. Besides common subjects    3  math and English, the all-boys classes take some special courses. They’ve learned how to stay safe in earthquakes and fires. Li is looking forward to courses in the mountains. “That    4   be exciting and useful. I can’t wait to see if I can live by    5   in the mountains.” said Li.

From eight months of study, the students have got a lot from    6  and also made progress in their studies. But there are still some worries that boys in the class may be    7   to get on with girls.

Lu Qisheng, the school’s headmaster, doesn’t agree with that. “The boys told me they have more ways to get on with    8  ,” Lu told China Daily. “One boy goes to next-door classes to   9 girls stories, while another likes to show girls how to dance.”

The school is planning    10   four more all-boys classes this September. “What we try to do is to help boys do their best and achieve their greatest potential (潜能),” Lu said.

1.                A．until           B．after           C．since D．when

2.                A．at             B．in             C．on   D．for

3.                A．such as         B．for example     C．as   D．because of

4.                A．can’t         B．must           C．may D．shouldn’t

5.                A．itself           B．themselves      C．myself    D．yourself

6.                A．their teachers    B．common subjects C．special courses D．the mountains

7.                A．clever          B．friendly         C．happy    D．afraid

8.                A．parents         B．classmates       C．teachers  D．girls

9.                A．tell            B．say            C．speak    D．talk

10.               A．to close        B．to start         C．to finish   D．to give