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一、選擇填空。（共10小題，每小題2分，計(jì)20分）

（ ）1. —I am sorry for being late for the party， James.

—______ We have just started.

A. What a pity！ B. How come？

C. Youre welcome. D. Its no big deal.

（ ）2. —Did your parents allow you to travel alone？

—They didnt at first， but when I left， they ______ me goodbye and wished me good

luck.

A. kissed B. thanked C. greeted D. gave

（ ）3. —Could we see each other at 9 oclock tomorrow morning？

—Sorry， lets make it ______ time.

A. others B. the other C. another D. other

（ ）4. —Shall we use different words or expressions when speaking to different people？

—Thats correct. Choice of language depends on the relationship and ______.

A. meaning B. grade C. cost D. situation

（ ）5. —I feel tired and cough all day long.

—If you ______ your health， you have to give up smoking and keep exercising.

A. think B. value C. feel D. cheat

（ ）6. —Can you see that Tims face turned from red to purple？

—I can also see that he is making a great ______ to control himself.

A. pain B. effort C. progress D. surprise

（ ）7. —Why do you get to school so early every morning？

—In order to ______ the rush hour. I dont want to be late.

A. avoid B. spend C. check D. catch

（ ）8. —How many students are there in your class？

—Fifty. They are ______ boys.

A. hardly B. mostly C. nearly D. almost

（ ）9. —I ______ my hand but John refused to give his hand to me； thats too strange.

—You know he hates to give even if he is dying in the river.

A. sold out B. gave out C. started out D. held out

（ ）10. —Do you know that some people dont have enough food to eat？

—Yes. I cant ______ what poor lives they are living.

A. know B. understand C. wonder D. imagine

二、完形填空。（共15小題，每小題2分，計(jì)30分）

Mr. Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are basketball fans. Last October 10th was Tonys birthday， so Mr. Clinton decided to drive him to New York， for the first 1 of the World Cup. They had no ticket but hoped to buy a 2 from scalpers （黃牛黨）.

It was a two hours 3 . After they arrived， they walked in the street for two hours， 4 a sign that read， “We need two tickets.” There were many scalpers around， but the 5 ticket was $ 200. They were about to leave when suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and 6 them to Mr. Clinton.

“How much do you want？”

“Just a 7 ，” said the man. “Enjoy the game.”

Mr. Clinton wouldnt accept， so the man 8 ， “Im Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife havent 9 a World Cup in 18 years. But he is ill and cant watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people who I thought would actually 10 the game. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and sell them. Then I saw you and I followed you for a 11 . You seemed very disappointed. You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I 12 of going to a World Cup game with my father. But my dream never came true.”

How do you 13 this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel？ Here is what Mr. Clinton said， “This is the most 14 thing that has ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said， ‘I cant believe this. We 15 never forget Jackson and Hans.”

（ ）1. A. game B. time C. person D. prize

（ ）2. A. pair B. guide C. price D. piece

（ ）3. A. show B. ride C. report D. visit

（ ）4. A. picking B. pulling C. carrying D. breaking

（ ）5. A. cheapest B. nearest C. best D. oldest

（ ）6. A. flew B. provided C. passed D. handed

（ ）7. A. pleasure B. present C. friend D. chance

（ ）8. A. explained B. remembered C. cried D. mentioned

（ ）9. A. expected B. missed C. watched D. attended

（ ）10. A. play B. organize C. understand D. enjoy

（ ）11. A. reason B. day C. while D. test

（ ）12. A. thought B. dreamed C. heard D. talked

（ ）13. A. want B. order C. advise D. suppose

（ ）14. A. serious B. comfortable C. expensive D. wonderful

（ ）15. A. only B. still C. even D. hardly

三、閱讀理解。（共10小題，每小題2分，計(jì)20分）

A

A boy who lived in an orphanage （孤兒院） often asked the dean sadly， “No one wants me； whats the point of living on earth？”

The dean always smiled but didnt reply.

One day the dean handed a stone to the boy and said， “Tomorrow morning take this stone to the market for sale， but not for ‘true sale. Remember， no matter how much money other people offer， you cannot absolutely sell it.”

The next day the boy squatted （蹲） in one corner of the market. Unexpectedly， many people wanted to buy the stone from him， and the price they offered was higher and higher.

Back to the orphanage， the boy excitedly reported to the dean. The dean smiled and ordered him to hawk in the gold market tomorrow. In the gold market， some people even offered the price ten times higher than that of yesterday to buy the stone.

Finally， the dean ordered the boy to display the stone in the gem （寶石） market. As a result， the price of the stone rose ten times higher than that of yesterday. Because the stone wasnt sold at any cost， it was spread as a “rare gem”.

Excitedly， the boy went back to the orphanage holding the stone in both hands and reported all this to the dean.

Looking at the boy， the dean said slowly， “The value of life， like this stone， will have a different significance in a different environment. As long as you think highly of yourself， self-value and self-love， your life will be meaningful and valuable.”

（ ）1. What did the boy in an orphanage think of himself？

A. He was not loved and wanted. B. He lived a peaceful but boring life.

C. He couldnt see his future. D. He didnt understand the value of himself.

（ ）2. The dean asked the boy to sell the stone in three different markets in order to ______.

A. see how much the stone was really worth

B. show him the value of the stone was different in different places

C. find out the highest price of the stone if he didnt sell it in the end

D. make sure if anybody really knew the value of the stone

（ ）3. The underlined word“significance” in the last paragraph has the closest meaning to ______.

A. influence B. expression C. meaning D. importance

（ ）4. What can we infer from the end of the passage？

A. The boy would become an expert of stone.

B. The dean would keep the stone forever.

C. The boy would have confidence in himself.

D. The dean would never go to the market.

（ ）5. Which is the best title for this passage？

A. The Value Behind the Stone. B. Different Ways， Different Results.

C. Think Highly of Yourself. D. Mind What Youve Got.

B

It happened when I was about ten. One day my Dad came home excited with a big brown box. It was a computer！ We didnt see Dad for the next week. He was so into this computer that he spent all of his time in the basement （地下室） trying to put it together. We would see him when he came up for some food， only to hurry back down there. He looked dazed （頭昏眼花）， as he hadnt seen light for a few days. This was his new project， and he was going to finish it or die trying.

One bright morning as my mum， brother and I were eating breakfast， the basement door suddenly opened and there was the man standing there with a huge smile on his face. “Ive done it！” he shouted.

Mum was about to cry as it was like a family reunion（團(tuán)聚）. We then followed him down into the basement and happily waited while he turned the big red switch to “on”.

Dad tried to teach us how to use it. It was so complicated especially since he didnt really know how to use it himself.

I was happy to be the first person to use his computer to write a report for my lesson. I spent three days writing it， and finally it was time to print （打?。?it out. I pushed the button and the screen went blank （空白）！ Then it started flashing and making great noises. I didnt realize that this wasnt normal until I saw smoke coming from the computer. My whole family ran in when they heard me screaming （驚叫） for help.

My hardworking dad stood there， shocked at the sight of the computer. We decided to leave him alone. That was also the worst day of my life.

（ ）6. What is NOT TRUE about the writers dad according to the passage？

A. He was hard-working and good at computers at last.

B. He was very happy to have a computer.

C. He ate his meals with his family.

D. He had to mend the computer himself.

（ ）7. Why was the writers mother about to cry？

A. Because her husband loved them very much.

B. Because she cheered for her husband.

C. Because they didnt have much time together for a week.

D. Because they could use the computer now.

（ ）8. The underlined sentence“he was going to finish it or die trying” in the first paragraph means ______.

A. he decided to kill himself if he couldnt mend the computer

B. he would try to finish his task unless the computer died

C. he was not so sure to finish his project because it was so complicated

D. he would come over any difficulty to put the computer together

（ ）9. The writer ______.

A. was very lucky to be the first one to use the computer

B. had never had such a terrible day

C. had too much homework to do those days

D. made a terrible mistake using the computer

（ ）10. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. the computer was not a good one

B. the writers dad wanted to be a computer engineer

C. it was not easy for the writers dad to put the computer together

D. the writers dad should buy a second-hand computer

四、閱讀理解填詞。（共10小題，每小題2分，計(jì)20分）

I worked as a waiter at a cafe a few months ago. One night， just before Christmas， I found a large wallet on the f 1 near one of the tables. I was very busy at the time， so I didnt have time to c 2 it for the owners identification （身份）. However， I thought if there was anything important in it， the owner would be w 3 . Sure enough， an hour later a man came into the cafe and asked if anyone had f 4 a wallet. I asked him to describe the l 5 wallet， and after he had described it carefully， I gave him the wallet. He seemed very p 6 and asked if I had opened the wallet， and when I told him “No”， he opened it at once and showed that it had nearly $ 800. I took a short and quick breath as he t 7 out a $ 20 bill and handed it to me. “A reward for your honesty （誠實(shí)），” he said and then turned and walked away.

Thinking about it later， I s 8 wondering whether I would have been so honest if I had known what was in the wallet！But the f 9 was that I had saved someones Christmas plans for finding and returning the wallet. The nice l 10 that it gave me was worth much more than anything money could buy.

1. f________ 2. c________ 3. w________ 4. f________ 5. l________

6. p________ 7. t________ 8. s________ 9. f________ 10. l________

五、書面表達(dá)。

假如你是張明，你的美國筆友Kate打算來中國度假。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下面所給的要點(diǎn)提示給她寫一封不少于80詞的電子郵件，簡(jiǎn)單介紹一下中國的風(fēng)俗與餐桌禮儀。

要點(diǎn)如下：

1. 赴宴要準(zhǔn)時(shí)，見面要微笑、握手；

2. 每次不要吃太多；

3. 當(dāng)你吃飽了，對(duì)主人的勸菜應(yīng)禮貌回絕；

4. 告辭時(shí)，要對(duì)主人表示感謝。

參考詞匯：host n. 主人；chew v. 咀嚼；napkin n. 餐巾紙

Dear Kate，

Im glad to hear that you will come to my country for vacation. Different countries have different customs and table manners. In China， ________________________________________

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Yours，

Zhang Ming