Washington D.C.is the capital of the United States. It's the center of the national government. It's a busy，working city with a large population. But what is more，Washington is also a city of history and culture.
Washington was created in 1790，when Congress(国会)decided to place the nation's new capital in the east of the country. It was built halfway between the northern and the southern states of the America. And of course it was named after George Washington，the first President of the United States.
There are many tourist sights in Washington. One of them is the White House. This is the home and office of the President of the United States. Most visitors are，however，surprised by how small the White House actually is.
Washington is also a great culture city. The Library of Congress contains(包括)one of the largest library collections in the world. The Smithsonian Museum holds the nation's largest collection of cultural materials. And John F．Kennedy Center is a famous center of art and culture. It has many great musical and theatre performances throughout the year.
1. The writer mainly talks about________.

A．Washington

B．the history of Washington

C．buildings and sights in Washington

D．the history and culture of Washington

2. From the passage we know that Washington is situated(位于)in________.

A．the east of the USA

B．the center of the USA

C．the east，on the middle point from north to south of the country

D．the east and halfway away from the north

3. The writer introduces Washington in the order(顺序)of ________.

A．general introduction，sights and history

B．general introduction，history，sights and culture

C．population，history and culture

D．history and culture

4. It can be learned from the passage that________.

A．Washington is the largest city in the USA

B．Washington is also the center of economic in the USA

C．Washington is a young city

D．it is situated in the west of the USA

Most of the sandstorms that had swept China last year came from foreign land, a Chinese official in charge of desertification(荒漠化) control said on Monday. And the invasions(入侵)could partly explain the frequent sandstorms in the country in recent years despite its achievements in desertification control.

Since the start of last spring, the north and northwestern Chinese regions had been hit by 17 sandstorms, of which, a dozen came from foreign land.

Situated in the central Asia sandstorm region, one of the world’s four largest sandstorm sources, China also suffers from sandstorms from outside the country while being blamed as a sand source to northeast Asia. The other three major sources are in Africa, North America and Australia.

The land suffering from desertification has been decreasing by 7,585 square   kilometres annually in China, and the area of sandy land has also been falling by 1,284 square kilometres a year.

The shrinkage(收缩)forms a clear contrast to the fact that the land suffering from desertification and sandy feature was added by 10,400 square kilometers   and 3,436 square kilometers late last century, respectively.

Currently, the desertification land in China makes up 2.64 million square kilometres, accounting for 27.46 percent of the nation’s land, and its sandy land totals 1.74 million square kilometres, accounting for 18.1 percent of the country’s total.

5. What does the underlined word “decreasing” mean in Paragraph 4?

A．Going down.	B．Going up.
C．Coming from.	D．Taking up.

6. Where do most of the sandstorms in China come from?

A．The northwestern Chinese regions.	B．The northern Chinese regions.
C．The western part of China.	D．Foreign countries.

7. Which of the following is believed to be the sand source to northeast Asia?

A．Mongolia.	B．Africa.
C．China.	D．Australia.

8. What can we infer from this passage?

A．The land in China suffering from desertification has been increasing greatly.

B．China has made achievements in its own desertification control.

C．The desertification land makes up nearly half of China’s territory.

D．Little progress has been made in controlling desertification in China.

Different people like doing different things；different people have different hobbies. My brother is fond of collecting stamps. He has a very good collection and he is proud of it. His stamps can tell you about different people and different countries. My brother often says that his hobby is popular with people of all ages.
Collecting stamps is easy and interesting. It is great fun. You begin to learn many interesting facts about history and famous people when you start to collect stamps. At first people collect every kind of stamp. But soon they begin to make special collections. Sometimes they specialize in stamps of one subject only，for example，birds，animals，flowers or sports. Birds or sports，are your theme(主题)．This kind of collecting is called thematic. My brother's collection is thematic. His theme is fish. My best friend，Alice，is a collector too. She is fond of collecting badges(徽章)．Her collection is also thematic. Her theme is sports. She keeps her badges on the wall. When you come into her room you can see them all there.
My grandfather collected coins when he was a boy. Some people collect dolls. My uncle does. When he travels he always brings home dolls from different countries. Some people collect pictures，cups，toys，toy soldiers，books，pencils and many other things.
But collecting things is not the only hobby people have. Some people are fond of travelling or gardening. Very many boys and girls are fond of sport and that is their hobby. My aunt's hobby is taking pictures and my mother is fond of music. If you have one，what is your hobby?
9. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to__________.

A．Stamps

B．badges

C．birds

D．flowers

10. From the last paragraph，we can infer that________.

A．the writer's hobbies are travelling and gardening

B．collecting is a favorite hobby of many people

C．different people have different hobbies

D．boys have different hobbies from those of girls

11. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Interesting hobbies	B．Wearing badges
C．Collecting stamps	D．Enjoying music

12. The author develops the third and the fourth paragraphs mainly by________.

A．cause and effect	B．order in space
C．order in time	D．examples

When I was a little girl, my mom would say, “Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others.”     13    Friends and mates allow us to enjoy our successes and our joys, comfort us in our hard moments, and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves. I’ve always looked at friends as the family we choose. They enrich our lives. As Robert Louis Steven once said, “    14    ”.

To be a good friend or partner, it’s important to be a good listener. Hear what your friend or mate has to say first rather than jump to conclusions or get defensive.    15     When they hear their words repeated back to them, it can help them to realize what they said was not exactly what they meant to say.

    16     You know the old golden rule, “Care for others the way you would like them to care for you.” The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure. Encouragement and confidence are the gifts that can help change a person’s life.

Take care, though, with whom you choose to have close relationship, for they can have a great effect on yourself – respect and life path. As someone once told me “    17     They will either take you up or down.”

A．I am afraid so.

B．It is quite true

C．Friendship is the most important factor.

D．Sometimes it is useful to be their mirror.

E．A friend is a present which you give yourself.

F．The attitudes of your friends are like the buttons on a lift.

G．Patience, sympathy and understanding are also important qualities.

阅读下面的短文，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。
The eyes are one of the most expressive instruments of body language. Keith, seventeen, from Montclair New Jersey, learned the hard way about one____the eyes can make. “I had a____who graded (打分) heavily on classroom discussion,”Keith says. “He seemed to have a strong ability to know just when I didn’t have the____. I couldn’t figure out how he could be so____. Then it dawned on (明白过来) me. ____I didn’t know the answer, I would avoid looking at him. When I__46__know what to say, I always____straight back at him. From that moment on, I____myself to look at him in the eye，____I knew the work or not. That trick has saved me a lot of trouble.”
Many people including some policemen, believe eye contact (接触) is a good____of honesty. If someone can’t look at you directly in the eye, then he or she is not playing____, they insist. After many experiments, ____, a number of experts have found out that good liars (骗子) can make false eye contact.
Eye contact, though not a____sign of honesty, is a clear way to show interest in another person. When a person looks at you and____to do so, you know his____is placed on you. When he turns his head away, his mind is probably____. ____there are exceptions. A____person may have trouble making and keeping eye contact, no matter how interested he is in the other person. And certain____, such as the British and Germans, are much____oriented (适应) to eyeball­to­eyeball contact than the French and Arabs.18.

A．letter

B．notice

C．message

D．news

19.

A．student

B．headmaster

C．friend

D．teacher

20.

A．answer

B．problem

C．excuse

D．question

21.

A．slow

B．sharp

C．dull

D．clever

22.

A．Whatever

B．Whenever

C．However

D．Wherever

23.

A．did

B．didn't

C．don't

D．do

24.

A．watched

B．glanced

C．saw

D．stared

25.

A．helped

B．forced

C．taught

D．persuaded

26.

A．when

B．whether

C．if

D．as

27.

A．lesson

B．way

C．chance

D．test

28.

A．honestly

B．quickly

C．correctly

D．really

29.

A．therefore

B．however

C．actually

D．especially

30.

A．real

B．exact

C．wonderful

D．sure

31.

A．stops

B．continues

C．changes

D．hopes

32.

A．attention

B．spirit

C．strength

D．energy

33.

A．anywhere

B．nowhere

C．elsewhere

D．everywhere

34.

A．And

B．Or

C．But

D．So

35.

A．brave

B．shy

C．stupid

D．proud

36.

A．nationalities

B．cities

C．countries

D．languages

37.

A．more

B．less

C．too

D．Enough

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
It was a rainy night in New Orleans. At a bus station in the town, I watched a young girl    38    (cry) as her baggage was taken down. It seemed that she had lost her ticket. She cried and     39    (beg) them not to leave her there.
The bus driver had a face of stone    40    no sign of wanting to help, and his heart was    41    (sure) the same. “Losing your ticket is like losing your money，” he said, leaving the girl in the rain. Then an old Indian stood    42    and blocked the driver's way, and would not let him pass    43    he said what he had to say. “How can you leave that girl out there? You can't leave her alone. You will meet your schedule，    44    she might meet her end.” The driver still didn't care about the young girl's problem. Then the old gentleman bought    45    a ticket and helped her put away the baggage. “How can I repay for    46    kindness？” the girl said. “We are strangers and we won't meet again. A mere ‘thank you’ doesn't seem enough.” He replied, “What goes around comes around.”
This is what I've learned—Whatever you give, you will get it back. Always be    47    (help) and kind to others, and we'll be helped in the future.

48. 短文改错(共10小题；
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Hello, everyone,
I will tell you some informations about our school’s opening ceremony. It was held on September 10. It was sunny. More than 6,000 teachers and students took part it. There were very many people that we had to walk slow. It was a two-hour ceremony. The opening ceremony was really excited to us, because they met a number of new students and teachers. With our teachers’ help, we made a great progress in each subject, so we sang and dance happily. Although we were very tired, but we were excited. I’m looking forward to receive your reply.
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49. 随着人们生活水平提高，越来越多的人喜爱旅游度假。最近你班学生就假期旅游的利弊问题进行了一次调查，请就调查结果写一篇短文，内容主要有：
1.假期旅游的好处：工作之余放松；开阔眼界丰富知识。
2.假期旅游的坏处：污染环境；造成交通问题。
3.你的观点。
注意: 1.词数120左右；
2.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数；
3.可适当用语，以使行文连贯
With people’s lives becoming richer and richer，
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