English is a 　　　　　　all around the world. People in more than 42 　　　　　　speak English. In all, for more than 375 　　　　　　people English is their mother tongue. English is very 　　　　　　in our lives.

People speak English in 　　　　　　the UK and the USA. 　　　　　, there are some

　　　　　 between 　　　　　　English and American English. Sometimes they use different words which mean the same things. For example, the English talk about “autumn” while the Americans talk about “　　　　　 ’’. The English say “see a film” while the Americans usually say “watch a 　　　　　　”.

A) 对话理解：　听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、三个选项中选出最佳答案，每段对话和问题读两遍。

(　 )1. What day is it tomorrow?

　　 A. Monday　　　　　 B. Tuesday　　　　　　 C. Wednesday　　

(　 )2. Which box is the heaviest of all?

　　 A.The white one　　　 B.the black one　　　　 C. the brown one

(　 )3. How much does the beef cost?

　　 A. 12 yua　　　　　 B. 24 yuan　　　　　　　 C. 6 yuan

(　 )4. Who has the most sweets?

　　 A. Daniel　　　　　　 B. Simon　　　　　　　　 C. Peter

(　 )5. How did Lily go to school this morning?

　　 A. By bus　　　　　　 B. By bike　　　　　　　 C. On foot　

B) 短文理解：　听下面的短文，短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，短文读两遍。

(　 )6. Joe is from 　　　　　　.

A. the UK　　　　　　 B. the USA　　　　　　 C. China

(　 )7. Joe knows 　　　　　　Chinese.

　　 A. a little　　　　　　 B. a few　　　　　　　　 C. much

(　 )8. Joe is going to the zoo to see 　　　　　　.

　　 A. the birds　　　　　 B. the monkeys　　　　　 C. the pandas

(　 )9. Joe 　　　　　　the way to the zoo.

　　 A. knows　　　　　　 B. doesn’t know　　　　　 C.shows.

(　 )10.　　　　　 　draws the picture and 　　　　　　　shows the way.

　　 A.Joe; the Chinese bo　　 B. The Chinese boy; Joe　　 C. Joe; Joe

10. The best title of the passage is ______.

　　 A. The Population of China

　　 B. The World’s Birth Rate

　　 C. World Population

Writing

假如你叫李华，你校初三年级同学正在开展一场讨论，主题是“初三学生要不要参加体育锻炼”。请根据下面所提供的信息，用英语总结出讨论情况。

提示：　　

要求：语句通顺，句意连贯；词数为80词左右；信的开头已写好，但不计入总词数。

After the discussion we found that _________

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9. 选择一个适当的句子放入A处：______.

　　 A. Experts say that these countries could have more and more workers some day.

　　 B. Experts say that these countries could face a serious shortage(短缺)of workers in the

　　　　 future.

　　 C. Experts say that these countries could face a serious shortage of old people one day.

8. “a zero population growth rate” means the population won’t __________ any more.

根据短文内容选择正确答案。

7. The world population can be ______ by 2025.

6. What has led to the rapid growth of the world population?

　　 ___________________________________

根据短文内容完成下面的句子。

1. ______　 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______

根据短文内容回答问题。

9. Some animals, like _________ cat, _________ dog or _________ wolf, do not need to hibernate (冬眠).