一、 完形填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從各題所給的A、 B、 C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

A long time ago， there was a huge apple tree. A little boy 1 to come and played around it every day. He climbed to the tree top， 2 the apples， took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. 3 went by ... The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day， the boy came back to the tree and he looked 4 . “Come and play with me，” the tree asked the boy. “Im no longer a kid； I dont play around tree any more，” the boy replied. “I want 5 . I need money to buy them.”

“ 6 ， but I dont have money. You can pick up all my apples and 7 them. So you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He got all the apples on the tree and 8 happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was 9 .

One day， the boy came back and cut all the branches off the tree to play with. One hot summer day， the boy

10 again and cut the tree trunk to make a boat to go sailing. The tree was glad to see him happy， but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.

Finally， the boy 11 after he left for so many years. “Sorry， my boy. But I 12 cant give you anything. The only thing left is my dying roots，” the tree said with tears. “I dont 13 much now， just a place to 14 . I am tired after all these years，” the boy replied. “Good！Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come， come， sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with 15 .

This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. No matter what happens， parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy.

（ ）1. A. forget B. hated C. loved D. hoped

（ ）2. A. ate B. cleaned C. grew D. sold

（ ）3. A. People B. Cars C. Money D. Time

（ ）4. A. happy B. excited C. sad D. surprised

（ ）5. A. grass B. trees C. toys D. apples

（ ）6. A. Sorry B. Sure C. OK D. No

（ ）7. A. ear B. buy C. show D. sell

（ ）8. A. enjoyed B. left C. played D. cooked

（ ）9. A. sure B. unhappy C. pleased D. afraid

（ ）10. A. climbed B. returned C. left D. played

（ ）11. A. appeared B. moved C. grew D. joined

（ ）12. A. hardly B. really C. always D. still

（ ）13. A. cut B. eat C. play D. need

（ ）14. A. study B. sleep C. work D. rest

（ ）15. A. his eyes B. joy C. the boy D. tears

二、 閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列材料，從各小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

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（ ）16. People can see the photo show at .

A. The City Stadium B. The City Art Museum

C. Grandview Mall D. The Country Club

（ ）17. Who can NOT go to the horse races？

A. Women. B. Old men. C. Adults. D. Children.

（ ）18. What can you do if you only have time between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday？

A. Go shopping. B. Go to see the photo show.

C. Go to dance with your friends. D. Go to watch the horse races.

（ ）19. When can you go shopping at Grandview Mall？

A. At 3 p.m. this Saturday. B. At 3 p.m. this Sunday.

C. At 3 p.m. this Friday. D. At 3 p.m. every Saturday.

（ ）20. You will pay if you want to buy a coat which is marked ￥ 200 with 50% off.

A. ￥ 200 B. ￥ 150 C. ￥ 100 D. ￥ 50

B

I often hear some students say English is difficult， and it gives them a headache. So they cant learn it well. But English is very easy for me. Im good at it. Im very glad to tell you something about how I study English.

First， I think an interest in English is very important. When l was in Grade One， we had a new subject English. It was fresh for me. I was interested in it， so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was！ After that， I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs， the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is！

Second， I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways： Listen to the teacher carefully， speak bravely， read aloud and have a good vocabulary. Then practice again and again， never be tired. And I also have a good habit： Asking whenever I have a question， I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand！

Besides this， I often read English stories， jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting， but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So， to do more reading is an important way to learn English well.

And I also do some exercises from our class magazines， and I often write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.

Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school. From these words， I hope every student can learn English well.

（ ）21. Why do some students often “have a headache ”？

A. Because they are easy to catch cold.

B. Because its often very cold.

C. Because they think English is easy.

D. Because they dont think English is easy.

（ ）22. The writer tells us that we should be in English if we want to learn it well.

A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. strict

（ ）23. The sentence “I got a very good mark” means .

A. I got a good way B. I had a good idea

C. I did badly in the exam D. I did well in the exam

（ ）24. The writer thinks English is interesting because .

A. English is full of stories B. English is full of jokes

C. he can learn nice English songs D. of nothing

（ ）25. Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by？

A. Speaking bravely. B. Writing to foreign friends.

C. Reading aloud. D. Writing English diaries.

C

Mr. Harris taught third-grade science. On the first day of class， he gave us a talk about an animal called ‘birdcat， which died out during the Ice Age. We passed around a skull（頭骨） as he talked. We all make notes carefully and later we had a test.

When he returned my paper the next day， there was a big red ‘X through each of my answers. I had failed！ There must be some mistakes！ I had written down exactly what Mr. Harris said. Then I learned that everyone in the class had failed. What happened？

“Very simple，” Mr. Harris said. He had made up all that ‘birdcat. There was never any such animal. The information in our notes was not right. “Did you think you would get good marks for wrong answers？”

Needless to say， we felt that was unfair （不公平）. What kind of a test was this？ And what kind of a teacher？

“We should have figured it out，” Mr. Harris said. Before that， at the moment he was passing around the ‘birdcat skull， in truth a cats， didnt he tell us no other findings about this animal except the skull？ He told us many unbelievable （不可相信的） things about the animal， such as the size， the color， the strength ...， but none of us had questioned.

Mr. Harris said he hoped we would learn something from this lesson. Teachers and textbooks are not always right. In fact， no one is. He told us not to let our minds go to sleep， and speak up if we ever thought he or the textbook was wrong.

Up to now I havent made any great scientific discoveries， but Mr. Harriss class gave me and my classmates something just as important： To look people in the eye and tell them they are wrong.

（ ）26. I failed the science test because .

A. I didnt answer all the questions

B. Mr. Harris made some mistake

C. I didnt answer the paper according to what Mr. Harris said

D. the information Mr. Harris told us was not true

（ ）27. Which of the following is true？

A. The students didnt listen to the teacher carefully enough.

B. Everyone in the class passed the test.

C. The skull Mr. Harris used in class was a cats.

D. Many students asked questions in class that day.

（ ）28. The phrase “figure out” has the same meaning as .

A. answer B. find out C. work out D. turn out

（ ）29. We can learn from the passage that .

A. Mr. Harris was the only person who found the animal ‘birdcat

B. we should be brave to speak out against what we dont believe

C. teachers and textbooks are usually not right

D. the writer and his classmates learned a lot about the animal birdcat

（ ）30. Which would be the best title for the passage？

A. An Unfair B. Wrong Information

C. An Unforgettable Test D. A Strange Animal Called ‘birdcat

三、 閱讀理解填詞（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

I will never forget the lesson which Mr. Li gave us. One day， Mr. Li was s 31 to us in our school meeting room. He began his speech by h 32 up a $ 100 bill. He asked， “Who w 33 like this $ 100 bill？” Most of us put up our hands quickly. Then he said， “I am going to give this $ 100 to one of you， but first let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball and said， “Who wants it now？” We r 34 our hands again. But he said， “Wait a moment.” He then d 35 it on the floor and stepped on it. After that， he picked u 36 the dirty bill and said， “Who still wants it？” Many hands were still up.

“My friends，” he said， “You have l 37 a valuable lesson today. No matter w 38 I did to the money， you still wanted it because it did not go down in value. It was still worth $ 100！”

“We always lose many chances in our lives.” He went on speaking， “We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember， no matter what has happened to you， you will n 39 lose your value； you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesnt come f 40 what you do or who you know， but WHO YOU ARE.”

31. s_________ 32. h_________ 33. w_________ 34. r_________ 35. d_________

36. u_________ 37. l_________ 38. w_________ 39. n_________ 40. f_________

四、 書面表達(dá)（滿分15分）

上周五班會(huì)同學(xué)們按照英語老師的要求討論了下面這個(gè)問題：怎樣才能把英語學(xué)好。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)同學(xué)們的發(fā)言，寫一篇發(fā)言稿，內(nèi)容包括以下要點(diǎn)：

1. 上課時(shí)要認(rèn)真聽老師講、做好筆記、課后經(jīng)常溫習(xí)；

2. 學(xué)英語最重要的是要多說、多聽、多讀、多練習(xí)；

3. 每天寫一篇日記提高寫作能力；

4. 談?wù)勛约旱慕ㄗh（一至兩點(diǎn)）。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)60-80詞；

2. 參考詞匯：

review v. 溫習(xí)

exercise n. 練習(xí)

diary n. 日記