1 . 通读全文，掌握大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡的相应位置。

Zhang Lei is a highly skilled doctor. He was born in a lonely ________ village. The people there lived a hard life. They seldom walked out of the mountain. They could ________ get good education. However, Zhang Lei was ________, for he not only went to college, but he also became an excellent doctor. Then what made him lucky? A volunteer teacher called Han Xue encouraged him, and ________ his life.

When Han Xue first entered Zhang Lei’s school, she couldn’t ________ her eyes. She was shocked by the sights (情景) in front of her: broken windows, small old desks and chairs. Even worse, students of different ages were in the ________ classroom. It was the only class in the school. Han Xue realized ________ poor the people there were in education. She planned to ________ as many ways as she could to help them. One day when Han Xue was giving a class, Zhang Lei ________ some noise for fun. Other kids laughed. At that time Han Xue decided to make good use of the ________ to help him. She walked towards Zhang Lei and asked him to put out his hands. Looking at them ________, Han Xue said with a kind smile, “As soon as I see your little ________, I know you will become a highly skilled doctor in the future. Come on!” Hearing this, Zhang Lei was surprised because almost ________ said such words this way. Zhang Lei couldn’t believe that completely, but he remembered what the teacher said in his heart.

After that, Zhang Lei studied harder and then made more ________ continuously (持续地). Later, Zhang Lei went to college. After many years, he became a famous doctor, saving many lives. ________ Zhang Lei talks about his life, he always expresses thanks to his volunteer teacher. Her encouraging words have made what he is.

1.

A．forest

B．sea

C．mountain

D．river

2.

A．hardly

B．usually

C．always

D．ever

3.

A．simple

B．lucky

C．popular

D．common

4.

A．worried

B．understood

C．changed

D．caught

5.

A．cover

B．close

C．open

D．believe

6.

A．bright

B．new

C．same

D．enjoyable

7.

A．how

B．when

C．where

D．what

8.

A．hand out

B．find out

C．hang out

D．come out

9.

A．said

B．put

C．played

D．made

10.

A．chance

B．change

C．example

D．action

11.

A．angrily

B．sadly

C．nervously

D．carefully

12.

A．fingers

B．head

C．eyes

D．ears

13.

A．everybody

B．anybody

C．nobody

D．somebody

14.

A．decisions

B．progress

C．discussions

D．plans

15.

A．Whatever

B．Whenever

C．Whoever

D．However

2 . 你听说过某些濒临灭绝的动物吗？请以“Why Should We Protect Wild Animals?” 为题，写一篇短文，说明为什么要保护野生动物。

写作内容：
（1）为什么有些野生动物处于危险之中？
（2）为什么保护野生动物很重要？
（3）我们应该采取什么措施来保护野生动物？
写作要求：
（1）不得照抄原文；不得出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
（2）条理清晰，意思连贯，词数70个左右。

Why Should We Protect Wild Animals?

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5 . The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world. It is about 9 600 000 square kilometers in size. This is almost the size of the America or China. The desert covers eleven countries in the north of Africa.

The Nile runs through the Sahara Desert all year round. But there are also other rivers running through it seasonally (季节性地). The geography of the desert includes huge sand dunes (沙丘) and dune fields. Some of the sand dunes are 80 huge that they can even be over 152 meters high. But there are also other amazing landforms (地形) in different parts of the desert.

It is very hot and dry in the Sahara Desert. The temperature there is usually 30℃. However, during the hottest months, the temperature can go over 50℃. Because of the high temperatures and poor conditions of the desert, only a few plants live here, just about 500 kinds. They also play a role in the number of animals. In the driest part of the desert, there are only 70 different kinds of animals.

Today the Sahara’s population is around four million. They move from place to place through the desert. Because of this there are many different cultures and languages in this area.

1. From the first paragraph we can know that the Sahara Desert ________.

A．is the same as America in size

B．is almost as big as China

C．is about 960 000 square kilometers in size

D．covers eleven countries in the south of Africa

2. What does the underlined word “They” refer to?

A．High temperatures and poor conditions.

B．Some plants and animals.

C．Huge dunes and dune fields.

D．Languages and culture.

3. What can’t we know about the Sahara Desert?

A．Its size.

B．Its landforms.

C．Its temperatures.

D．Its future.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．There is no water in the Sahara Desert.

B．Only the Nile goes through the desert.

C．There are only seventy different kinds of plants living there.

D．The Sahara area is rich in culture and language.

5. Where can we find the passage most probably?

A．In a storybook.

B．In a sports magazine.

C．In a geography book.

D．In a health newspaper.

6 . Answer the questions (根据短文内容，回答下列问题)

When he was born in 1958, Andrea Bocelli had poor eyesight. At twelve years old he became completely blind, when he was hit on the head while playing football. Bocelli does his best to ignore his blindness. He says, “Italy’s traditions, as well as my parents, have taught me not to accept life’s difficulties in a passive (被动的) way, but rather to draw strength from them.”

Bocelli showed musical ability early in life, and won his first singing competition when he was twelve. He was discovered in 1992 by the Italian rock star Zucchero. Zucchero wrote a song and he wanted the famous opera singer Pavarotti to record it. But he had to look for a singer to make a demonstration (示范) tape of the song. Bocelli sang for him. Pavarotti heard the tape and thought that Bocelli sang as well as himself.

Bocelli became famous the following year, when he performed many concerts with Zucchero. In 1994, Bocelli recorded his first CD and made his first appearance in an opera, Macbeth. He began to try other kinds of music and became internationally known in 1996, when he recorded Time to Say Goodbye with singer Sarah Brightman.

Bocelli starred in many famous operas in 1998. He has also made many recordings of complete operas and selected songs from operas. Although Bocellli is certainly popular, critics (评论家) say that his voice is not as strong or expressive as it should be. He has been criticized (批评) because uses microphones during performances. Opera singers do not usually need them.

1. How did Bocelli become completely blind?
_______________________________________.
2. What does Bocelli think of his blindness?
_______________________________________.
3. Which events happened in 1970?
_______________________________________.
4. Bocellie was discovered by Zucchero, wasn’t he?
_______________________________________.
5. How did Pavarotti like Bocelli?
_______________________________________.
6. When did Bocelli become famous?
_______________________________________.

7 . Write a passage of at least 60 words about the topic“Travelling makes me learn a lot”. (以“旅游让我学到了很多知识”为题写一篇不少于60词的短文，标点符号不占格。)

Use the following points as a reference. (以下内容仅供参考)
1. What makes you learn?
2. When you are travelling, what can you do?
3. What can you learn from travelling?

Travelling makes me learn a lot

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8 . D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)

Once I was travelling on a train to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table b    1     us. The man on the opposite side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was a    2    . Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table. I had read a book about non-verbal communication, so I took various papers out of my bag and p    3     them on his briefcase! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped(瞪出) out of his head. I had invaded(侵犯) his space! A few minutes l    4     I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, It is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!

If you are v    5     another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space. Hotel rooms look the same in every country in the world. All day long, you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or that group of people. L    6     people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about. And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so t     7     they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveller! But if you understand it then it helps you. Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a big of space?

9 . A. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)

Everyone who eat instant noodles (方便面) before knows how it looks like. It is very easy to cook it by putting the noodles into the boiling water and add in those MSG (味精) packets, together with your other ingredients like eggs or vegetables. However, have you ever wondered whether this is the correct way of cooking it? When you first took out the noodles from the packaging, you will notice that the noodles are joined together nicely as a piece. In order to make the noodles joined together nicely side by side, some forms of wax coating (石蜡) are needed. It makes the noodles attractive in front of us. However, research has shown that the layer of wax coating (石蜡涂层) on the noodles is quite harmful to our body and we should not eat it too frequently. It is advisable to have a break of 2-3 days before we start to eat another packet of instant noodles as our body need about 3 days to clear that layer of wax coating away from our body system. Do you know the danger of having too much wax coating stored in our stomach? It will lead to CANCER if it is stored in our body system for a long period of time.

Two Keys Points to Take Note While Preparing Instant Noodles 　

1) Wash the instant noodles with warm water first, stir (搅拌) it and pour away the water containing the wax coating.   

2) Repeat Step 1 and try to stir the noodles again to wash away the wax coating on the noodles before cooking it in a new pot of water.

I hope this article will let more people have self-awareness (自我意识) of the hidden danger of instant noodles and thus eat safely and stay healthy.

1. Why can instant noodles be joined together nicely?

A．To cook them easier.

B．Because they are soft.

C．It’s easy to take out the noodles from the packaging.

D．Because of the layer of wax coating on them.

2. We need ________ days to clear that layer of wax coating away from our body system.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

3. Which is the right way to cook instant noodles?

A．Put the noodles into the warm water.

B．Wash them with warm water before cooking them.

C．Put the noodles into the boiling water and add in MSG packets.

D．Cook them with your other ingredients like eggs or vegetables.

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．You can eat instant noodles as often as you like.

B．The layer of wax coating on the noodles is harmful to our body.

C．It is common to see the noodles nicely joined together.

D．It advisable to have a break of 2—3 days before eating another one.

5. The purpose of the writer is to tell us ________.

A．how to cook instant noodles

B．how the instant noodles are made

C．how to eat instant noodles safely and healthily

D．something about the layer of wax coating on the noodles

6. From the passage we can know that instant noodles ________.

A．hide danger	B．are easy to cook
C．do harm to us	D．are joined in a mess

10 . Ⅵ. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. Each can only be used once(将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能填一次)

A. stones     B. landmark     C. yourself     D. properly     E. surprised     F. millions of       G. queens

In the World Park, you can find more than 100 places of interest from all over the world. See them for     1    ! Book the tickets now! It will be the best trip in your whole life!

The Egyptian pyramids

About 4,500 years ago, the Egyptians built the mysterious pyramids with     2    . Egyptians used these pyramids to keep the dead bodies of their kings and     3    .

The Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House was completed in 1973. It is near the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is one of the busiest art centres in the world. Visitors from all over the world are     4     to see so many theatres and halls inside the opera house.

The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is the most popular attraction in France and a     5     of the country.

It was built in 1889 in the centre of Paris. It is about 320 metres high. The Eiffel tower has been painted 17 times since it was built. The names of the 72 French scientists are written on the sides of the tower. Every year,     6     people come to see it. At night, you can see many car lights from the top of the tower. It is very beautiful.