James is one of the basketball ________ in NBA.

A.actors B.players C.waiters D. nurses

During summer, lots of people swim in the pool, so it is very ________.

A. clean B. similar C. beautiful D. crowded

Look! The workers ________ some subways now. the traffic in Nanning will be better soon.

A. build B. built C. are building D. were building

–Can you tell me ________ from here?

--About five miles.

A. how far is it B. how far it is

C. how much it is D. how much is it

Confucius() is the greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on September 28, 551BC() in the Kindom of Lu, in today’s Shangdong Province. When he was young, he and his mother had a hard life. At the age of fifteen, he began to learn music, and he did well in it. Then he went on learning other subjects. When he was thirty, he became a teacher. He started his own school. He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were rich or poor. He had about 3,000 students and many of them became famous.

Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are kindness and good manners. He said young people should take care of old. People should stop thinking of themselves and work for others. His ideas are around in people’s everyday life. Today people can still hear them, and they go far into east and south Asia.

阅读短文，根据短文内容判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。（每小题1 分，共5分）

1.Confucius is the greatest teacher in Chinese history.

2.Confucius and his mother had a comfortable life when he was young.

3.Confucius was good at music when he was fifteen.

4.As a teacher, Confucius thought that only the rich could get education.

5.Being kind and having good manners are Confucius’ most important ideas.

补全对话（每小题2分，共10分）

根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的句子补全对话。其中有两项是多余的。

A: Excuse me, madam.

B: Yes? _1.__

A: I want to go to the train station, but I don’t know how to get the ticket from the TVM(自动售票机).

B: __2._ Well, just press here.

A: How much is the ticket?

B: __3._

A: All right. By the way, how often do the trains come?

B: __4.__

A: What time is the last one?

B: At 11:30 p.m.

A: OK. Got it. Thanks for your help.

A: __5._

B: Goodbye!

A: Bye-bye!

书面表达（共10分）

亲爱的同学，随着你走出本次中考的考场，初中的学习生活就结束了。迎接你的将是近两个月的轻松假期。你想好要在假期中做什么了吗？跟我们分享你的假期计划吧！请以“My summer vacation”为题，用英文写一篇短文。

要点提示：

1. 和父母去海南（Hainan）旅游；

2. 看电视、听音乐（listen to）；

3. 看书、 做些家务（housework）；

4. 参考（take part in）一些有意义的活动（meaningful activities）， 比如和同学去养老院（the Old People’s Home）看望老人，去农村（the countryside）看望留守儿童（the left-behind children）等；

5. 你的假期将是丰富多彩的（be colorful）。

要求：

1. 文中不得出现考生真实的姓名、地点和所在学校的名称；

2. 词数不少于70个，短文题目和开头已经给出，不计入总词数；

3. 短文应包含以上所有要点，还可以适当发挥。

My summer vacation

The summer vacation is coming. ________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Boys and girls, please listen to me _______. I have something important to tell you.

A. carefully B. careless

C. careful D. carelessly

One day, when your mother gets older and older, will you dislike her more words and her had health? Here is a mother`s letter to her______. Let`s read it and see what`s moving you.

Dear son,

When I grow old one day, please be _______ to me and try to understand me. If I get dirty when eating or if I can`t ____ myself., help me. Remember the hours I spent teaching you . If I say some things again and again when I speak to you, please _____me. When you were_______, I had to read you the same story again and again ________ you went to sleep. When my tired legs do not let me walk, give me your _____. I did the same when you started walking. When I come near to you, you should be next to me, try to understand me and help me _______ I did when you were a baby. When I am ill, you should look ______me well, just like I took good care of you day and night. Please spend more time _____ with me when you are free. I`ll pay you by a smile and love.

I love you, son!

Your mother,

Mary

1.A. daughter B. son C. mother D. father

2.A. angry B. serious C. good D. excited

3.A. dress B. wear C. put on D. be in

4.A. listen B. listen to C. hear D. look

5.A. old B. young C. big D. tired

6.A. until B. when C. after D. that

7.A. head B. hand C. leg D. foot

8.A. as B. while C. though D. just.

9.A. for B. out C. up D. after

10.A. stay B. to stay C. staying D. stayed

One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china cups.

Afternoon tea

People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the English are only two main meals each day ----breakfast and a heavy dinner that would last several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o`clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in the modern Britain.

Will you come for coffee?

Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words “Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?”Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee, and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee” party.

Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange(股票交易所)

In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。

1.Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she _________.

A. enjoyed chatting with her friends at home.

B. loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups

C. wanted to share nice food with her friends

D. found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals.

2. If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee?”, you _______.

A. will be offered coffee only

B. are asked what you would like to drink

C. will be asked to have a chat with him or her

D. are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party

3. From the last paragraph we can see ____________.

A. a new business was started in coffeehouses

B. coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers

C. businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee

D. most people wouldn`t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise

4. Which is the best title of the article?

A. British and Chinese Cultures

B. English Tea and Coffee Culture

C. Coffeehouses and Business

D. Chinese Tea and Coffee