阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow.  36  the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I  37  the bird before I saw it.

“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.

“It’s coming from the  38  .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little  39  .”

I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s  40   I saw the sparrow. It was flying  41  just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly  42  to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but  43  and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44  the ceiling.

I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the  45  open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet  46   it could get outside, but that only seemed to  47  it more.

“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita  48  .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”

We went back into the house, where we  49  to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was  50  and our uninvited guest was gone.

I’ve  51  that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were  52  to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the  53  that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make  54  without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much  55  .

36.A. Still              B. Somehow          C. Instead              D. Perhaps

【答案】B

【解析】不知怎么的，这只小鸟飞进了我们开着的车库。B.不知怎么的。

37.A. heard            B. caught               C. searched           D. observed

【答案】A

【解析】根据下文when I first heard the sound， 可知本句的意思是“未见其鸟，先闻其鸣”。

38.A. house           B. backyard           C. garage               D. basement

【答案】C

【解析】根据36题所在的句子可知， 小鸟进入了garage,所以声音应该从garage传来。

39.A. birds            B. guests               C. cats                  D. kids

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文no children at all.可知, 作者的妻子认为是期中一个孩子

40.A. when            B. how                  C. why                  D. whether

【答案】A

【解析】when引导表语从句。“就在那时我看到了那只麻雀。”

41.A. quickly         B. anxiously           C. cautiously          D. slowly

【答案】B

【解析】anxiously不安的，焦虑的。因为被困，所以很焦虑。

42. A. deciding       B. hesitating           C. trying                D. choosing

【答案】C

【解析】try to get out努力要出去。

43. A. up               B. backward          C. forward            D. down

【答案】D

【解析】但是它看不到出去的路不在上方，而在下方。

44. A. against         B. off                    C. along                D. into

【答案】A

【解析】bump its little head against the ceiling 小脑袋撞击天花板

45. A. free             B. small                 C. wide                 D. dark

【答案】B

【解析】门和天花板之间的空间很小。

46. A. in case         B. even if               C. as though          D. so that

【答案】D

【解析】so that 引导目的状语从句。

47. A. puzzle          B. confuse             C. frighten             D. disturb

【答案】C

【解析】但是这样似乎使它更害怕。Frighten sb使某人害怕， 吓唬某人

48. A. suggested     B. explained           C. insisted             D. demanded

【答案】A

【解析】why don’t sb do 是表示建议的用语。 所以选择A。

49. A. attempted     B. continued          C. refused             D. failed

【答案】B

【解析】continue to do sth继续干某事

50. A. fierce           B. empty               C. safe                  D. silent

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文our uninvited guest was gone， 所以没有声音了，很安静

51.A. looked after   B. worried about    C. thought about    D. brought up

【答案】C

【解析】Ａ．照看　Ｂ．担心 Ｃ．思考  Ｄ． 提出。下文题到“鸟和人没有什么不同”，所以作者是在思考。

52. A. forced         B. determined         C. born                 D. urged

【答案】C

【解析】be born to do 天生就是干某事的。 “我们认为我们天生就是往上飞的”

53. A. idea             B. possibility          C. challenge           D. problem

【答案】B

【解析】我们甚至没有考虑这种可能性，如果我们飞的低一些，好事也可能会发生。

54. A. progress      B. peace                C. decisions           D. efforts

【答案】A

【解析】make progress取得进步

55. A. panic           B. pressure            C. loss                  D. trouble

【答案】D

【解析】save some trouble 省去很多麻烦。

假设你是John, 你的笔友李华口语不好，他来信请你谈谈你的意见。你给他写一封回信。提出以下看法和建议：

1. 在课堂上要积极发言，多争取说英语的机会。如果说错，老师会帮助你纠正错误。

2. 在课内课外尽可能多地说英语，熟能生巧。

3. 找一个喜欢说英语的同学共同实践，相互帮助。

4. 不要失去信心，不要怕说错，不要怕别人讥笑。

5. 只要坚持下去，一定能提高英语口语水平。

注意：1. 词数：120-150.

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3．信的开头界唯一为你写好。

Dear Li Hua,

Thank you for your letter. _________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

John

假设你是John, 你的笔友李华口语不好，他来信请你谈谈你的意见。你给他写一封回信。提出以下看法和建议：
1. 在课堂上要积极发言，多争取说英语的机会。如果说错，老师会帮助你纠正错误。
2. 在课内课外尽可能多地说英语，熟能生巧。
3. 找一个喜欢说英语的同学共同实践，相互帮助。
4. 不要失去信心，不要怕说错，不要怕别人讥笑。
5. 只要坚持下去，一定能提高英语口语水平。
注意：1. 词数：120-150.
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3．信的开头界唯一为你写好。
Dear Li Hua,
Thank you for your letter. _________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
John

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

As a teenager of the digital era（数字时代）, it is really hard to say no to fantastic electronic gadgets （电子产品）. Many of us can’t get through a day without using our mobile phones , checking our e-mails or talking on the Internet. No matter if we’re “@ home”, “@ school” or “@ play”, living without technological toys seems more and more unthinkable.

However, although gadgets bring convenience, many of us can start to feel stressed out by them. And a lot of electronics are fairly expensive. Fashionable gadgets come and go in the digital age in the blink （眨眼） of any eye. So, think twice before you pulling out your wallet.

Here is one of the most popular gadgets and it’s pros and cons （利弊）:

Pros: Laptops have made our lives much easier. You can take your books, movies, music and homework everywhere.

Cons: They cost at least 4,000 yuan! If you only want to share photos or games with your friends, then a flash memory stick is a great cheap alternative.

[写作内容]

1．以约30个词概括这段短文的内容；

2．然后以约120个词就 “信息时代的你面对如此诱人的电子产品该如何选择” 为主题进行议论，内容包括：

1）你是否赞同作者以上陈述的观点，为什么？

2）举例说明你心仪的一个电子产品的利弊；

3）假如你要购买一个你需要的产品，你最先考虑的是什么？

[写作要求]

1．在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3．标题自定。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。