--Would you like a cup of tea?

--______I’d like a glass of water, please.

A. That’s right. B. Bad news

C. Yes, please D. No, thanks.

You should teach him how to do the work well. He doesn’t know too much about it. Because he is a green hand.

Guess the meaning of “a green hand ” here. (You may answer it in English or Chinese.)

Which form the selection below can replace the question mark? (下列选项中的哪幅图片能代替图中的问号？)

Children can discover basic about history in the museum.

A. stories B. facts C. names D. ideas

— Did you enjoy the film last night?

— How do you know I went to see a film? I _______ you anything.

A. won’t tell B. didn’t tell

C. haven’t told D. don’t tell

— What do you think of the house?

— It’s everything we’ve been looking for.

A. Perfect! B. Good idea!

C. Not bad. D. So-so.

— British engineer，Tim Berners-Lee the idea of the World Wide Web in 1989.

— You’re right，and the World Wide Web is 26 years old this year．

A．caught up with B. came up with

C. got along with D. went on with

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They have funny words, pictures, and social opinion（观点）. Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.

By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of children’s books. He had a strong desire to help children. In 1954, Life magazine gave a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children’s books weren’t interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.

In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read. The story was about a cat who tried to play with two children on a rainy day while their mother was away from home. The cat was very special and it could talk. The book was a great success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults(成年人) say it is still one of the stories they like best.

1.Theodor Seuss Geisel was famous for .

A. his funny words and pictures

B. his social opinion

C. his ideas on serious subjects

D. his books written for children

2.The underlined word desire in the passage probably means “ .”

A. 问题 B. 愿望 C. 感激 D. 标准

3.According to the passage we know that .

A. Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children at the age of 33

B. Dr Seuss wrote less than forty children’s books over the years

C. Life magazine gave a report about adults who could not read in 1954

D. And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street was loved by children and parents

4. Why do many adults like reading The Cat in the Hat today?

A. Because Dr Seuss used 225 words to write the book.

B. Because it was about a cat trying to play with two children.

C. Because it was an interesting story and was easy to read.

D. Because the cat was very special and it could talk with children.

书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）

近年来，丰富多彩的课外活动(After-class activities)在许多学校受到学生们的广泛欢迎。某英文报社正在举办以“After-class activities”为题的英文征文活动，请你根据以下提示写一篇征文,介绍你们学校开展课外活动的情况。要点如下：

●最受欢迎的课外活动：球类运动、英语角交流等；

●参加课外活动的益处：学到更多知识、交到更多朋友等；

●你的建议：选择适合自己的课外活动，丰富课余生活。

注意：1.词数80-100；

2.文中不得提及人名、校名及地名;

3.征文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

After-class Activities

Recently, after-class activities are becoming more and more popular in middle schools.

I will finish________the novel this afternoon．Then I will give it back to you．

A．read

B．reading

C．to read

D．reads