1. There’s ________ mall near my house. ________ mall sells the best clothes

A．a; A

B．the; The

C．the; A

D．a; The

2. —How do you study English?             
—________ watching English movies.

A．By

B．On

C．With

D．In

3. The building has _________ floors and our classroom is on the _________ floor.

A．four; four	B．fourth; fourth
C．fourth; four	D．four; fourth

4. You can ask the policeman for help _________ you don’t know the way.

A．though

B．if

C．unless

D．until

5. Jack's mother taught me how ________ Yunnan rice noodles last weekend.

A．to make

B．making

C．make

D．to making

6. It’s ______ for my son to go to school from here. It only takes five minutes on foot.

A．interesting	B．dangerous
C．convenient	D．difficult

7. I asked Julie to go to the movies with me，but she refused me ________.

A．normally

B．cheaply

C．politely

D．easily

8. I wonder ________ it will rain tomorrow. Let’s listen to the weather report.

A．that

B．if

C．how

D．when

9. Linda thinks ________ conversations with friends in English is really helpful.

A．having

B．has

C．to having

D．have

10. He ________ taking a walk after dinner. What’s your opinion?

A．wanted

B．suggested

C．warned

D．promised

11. Our English teacher often says to us, “________ careful you are, ________ mistakes you will make in the exam.”

A．The more, the more

B．The fewer, the more

C．The more, the fewer

D．The less, the less

12. ________ fantastic the dragon boat team are!

A．How a

B．How

C．What a

D．What

13. I want to go to Mrs.Li's home.Could you tell me her ________？

A．address

B．name

C．story

D．hobby

14. —Excuse me, do you know ________?
—Yes, there’s a flower shop on Jiefang Road.

A．how can I buy some flowers	B．where I can buy some flowers
C．how I can buy some flowers	D．where can I buy some flowers

15. —Sorry to trouble you, but could you please help me carry this heavy box?
—_________. Where do you want to put it?

A．Sorry, I can’t	B．I hope not
C．Of course	D．Good idea

16. Mike can’t find a job after graduation, so he has to ________ his parents.

A．take care of

B．look forward to

C．depend on

D．hear from

17. I’m sorry I can’t understand ________ you are talking about.

A．how

B．when

C．what

D．that

18. Jiao Yulu has been ________ for many years, but his spirit is still encouraging us.

A．die

B．died

C．dying

D．dead

19. —We cooked delicious food during the past winter holiday. I’ve ________ three pounds.
—I think you should do more exercise from now on.

A．put down

B．put off

C．put on

D．put up

20. My father told me that the earth ________ around the sun.

A．go

B．went

C．going

D．goes

Mr. White is a blind man who likes traveling alone. However, as a blind man, he has met a lot of ______ during his trips.

Once Mr. White traveled to Texas. It was his first time to go there. On the plane, he sat next to a woman who ______ Texas. The woman told him that everything was ______ and better in her city. When Mr. White arrived, he found a ______ and decided to spend the night there.

After dinner, Mr. White went to a wine bar (酒吧) and ordered a glass of wine. When the waiter (服务员) brought him one, he was ______ . “Wow! How big!” he said. Mr. White doesn’t drink often, ______ he was a little drunk (喝醉) after drinking the wine. He wanted to go to the restroom, so he asked another waiter for ______ . “Turn right at the information desk and it is the second door on the right,” said the waiter.

When Mr. White walked past the first door, he fell down. He missed the ______ and went towards the third door instead. He walked forward and then ______ into the swimming pool. At that time he ______ that everything there was bigger. “Don’t flush (冲洗)! Don’t flush!” he shouted as soon as he got his head above water.

21.

A．animals

B．troubles

C．strangers

D．visitors

22.

A．came from

B．heard from

C．looked at

D．arrived at

23.

A．smaller

B．newer

C．older

D．bigger

24.

A．museum

B．restaurant

C．hotel

D．supermarket

25.

A．nervous

B．surprised

C．upset

D．bored

26.

A．although

B．until

C．or

D．so

27.

A．addresses

B．directions

C．orders

D．suggestions

28.

A．second

B．third

C．fourth

D．fifth

29.

A．got

B．turned

C．fell

D．jumped

30.

A．remembered

B．dreamed

C．discovered

D．hoped

I left my hometown in London last year and now I have enjoyed working in this small city in China. Learning a foreign language opens you up to the culture and history of a country. So in order to know more about China, I started to learn Chinese.

But at times, I found myself in funny situations. When I greeted strangers in China, they began to talk a lot and very fast. They asked me questions about everything. But all I could do was to look at them with a blank face. I had no idea what they were talking about. Were they just kind, funny or impolite? Many people want to make friends with me. But I am a bit upset when I find out the reason why they need a foreign friend. They just want to practice their English. I don’t need friends like these. I like friends to share my feelings and ideas with.

However, the more Chinese I learn, the more similarities I find it has with English. In English, “thick-skinned” is used to describe a person who doesn’t care about criticism (批评). I was surprised to find that houlianpi in Chinese means the same. And both languages share some common idioms (习语). For example, “look on with folded arms” means xiushoupangguan, and “burn the boats” is similar to pofuchenzhou.

I’m still on my journey to learning Chinese. I believe that sometimes you will have the most fun on a journey.

31. The writer comes from ________.

A．the UK

B．the USA

C．Australia

D．Canada

32. Many Chinese want to make friends with the writer because ________.

A．they are interested in Western culture

B．they want a partner to practice English with

C．they are willing to share their feelings and ideas with them

D．they want to help him with Chinese

33. The underlined word “similarities” means “________” in Chinese.

A．相似点

B．不同点

C．规律性

D．重要性

34. A thick-skinned person may ________.

A．be very strong and seldom fan ill	B．like to criticize others for their mistakes
C．talk a lot and speak fast	D．feel OK when he’s criticized

35. If there would be a paragraph before the last paragraph of the text, it most probably would be about ________.

A．the reasons why the writer wants to learn Chinese

B．the similarities Chinese and English share

C．the differences between Chinese and English

D．the importance of learning Chinese and English

The greatest feeling in the world comes not from receiving gifts or getting good grades in the exams. It starts when you do something for others. You feel it when you drive an hour to a hospital to meet the sick children. And you feel it when you sit down to comfort (安慰) your friend after her mother died.

My friend took me to a Youth Group meeting in his school. Then they invited me to join in feeding the homeless. Early that Saturday morning, a group of 15 teenagers began making sandwiches, washing fruit, and counting bags of cookies. For the first time in my life I realized that we, the teens of America, could make a difference. It made me join the Youth Group.

I work at a coffee shop. It’s not the best job, but sometimes it’s worth it. One day, the store was empty and I was bored. Looking out of the window, I noticed an old man sitting outside. He never came in to buy anything because he didn’t have any money. I took a cup of coffee, walked outside, and handed it to him. The smile on his face made my day, and as I walked back into the store, I paid for the coffee myself. Then I knew how the members of the Youth Group felt every time they helped someone. Knowing that you can help others is great.

36. Where was the Youth Group meeting held?

A．In a club

B．In a park

C．In a school

D．In a coffee shop

37. What did the writer give the old man?

A．glass of water.

B．A cup of coffee.

C．A bag of cookies.

D．A sandwich.

38. Which of the following can replace (替换) the underlined words?

A．made me happy

B．made me sad

C．made me angry

D．made me ill

39. What can we know from the passage?

A．The writer is from America.	B．The writer doesn’t like her job.
C．The writer helped feed the homeless on a Sunday morning.	D．The writer went to the Youth Group to meet her classmate.

40. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．My work

B．The Youth Group

C．How to help others

D．The greatest feeling

Mr. Black’s office was only 5 kilometers away from his house, so he could go home to have lunch every day. But when he got home at noon, he had to drive to another place to park his car, and then walked back home. Because he found many cars outside his house and there was no room for his own car. This made him very angry.

One day, he put up a board in the garden facing the road:

NO PARKING

But nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey only a police notice with white letters on a blue board:

POLICE NOTICE NO PARKING

Mrs. Black asked his husband to steal a police notice but he was afraid to do so. Then she asked him to make one just like a police notice. Mr. Black said he was not a policeman and couldn’t use the word “police”. Several days later, Mr. Black made a blue board with white letters.

POLITE NOTICE To NO PARKING

“Oh!” Mrs. Black said, “You told me you weren’t going to use the word ‘police’, but why do you use it now?”

“Really?” he asked with a smile. “Look again!”

“Oh, Dear!” she started to laugh. “You are really clever!”

41. Mr. Black works ________ kilometers away from his home.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

42. Why did Mr. Black park his car away from his house every time when he got home?

A．Because there were no parking lots near his house.

B．Recase there was no room for him to park near his house.

C．Because he had to spend more money parking his car near his house.

D．Because somebody would make his car dirty if he parked near his house.

43. People took no notice of his warning board because ________.

A．he couldn’t get on well with his neighbors	B．his warning board was too small
C．people seemed to obey only a police notice.	D．his notice was too polite

44. What did Mrs. Black advise her husband to do?

A．Argue with their neighbors.	B．Make a notice board just like a police one.
C．Ask the police for help.	D．Move away from their home.

45. We can infer (判断) from the passage that ________.

A．people still took no notice of his warning board	B．the Blacks had to move away at last
C．few people would park near his home in the end	D．Mr. Black was caught by the police.

Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork.

It can make you confident when you are studying. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes. The following can tell you how to take notes.

If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may repeat them.

Don’t try to write down every word in class, or you might miss some important points. Some students really learn better with the help of these notes. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you missed. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.

Comparing (对比) your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.

Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one place, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.

Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV. But you’ll save time in the coming test.

1-2 题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
46. It’s unlucky that most students don’t know how to ________ according to the passage.
47. Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be ________.
48. Why does the writer suggest keeping notes in one place?
______________________________________.
49. ______________________________________.
50. ______________________________________.

词语运用

Do you know that sharks (鲨鱼) have been on earth for more than 400 million years? Yesterday, I     51     (plan) to go on a tour to see great white sharks. In fact, it was the     52     (three ) time to see sharks. But I was still so     53     (interest) in the sharks. A group of six of     54     (we) met the tour guide in the morning. When we got far enough from the bank, the guide stopped the boat and     55     (put) some meat in the ocean to attract the sharks. After a few minutes,     56     great white shark came close to our boat. One by one, we got into the small cage so that we could see the shark     57     (clear). It was so big. Do you know that great white sharks have 3,000     58     (tooth)? And some sharks can live     59     100 years. I also learned that sharks don’t have bones (骨头). People say that sharks like attacking (攻击),     60     I really like them. After visiting them every time, I can get something different.

61. I, last, football, night, played
______________________________________.

62. share, us, you, can, with, it
______________________________________?

63. time, breakfast, what, you, have, do
______________________________________?

64. clever, he, what, a, is, boy
______________________________________ !

65. wonder, what, me, I, he, thinks about
______________________________________.

66. 中国历史悠久，文化博大精深，在传统节日中，你最喜欢哪个呢？请以My favorite Chinese festival为题，写一篇80—100字的英语短文。

提示：
1) What’s your favorite festival?
2) When is the festival?
3) What do people usually do on the festival?
4)……
参考词汇：
lunar calendar农历；reunion团聚；the Spring Festival春节；the Lantern Festival元宵节；the Qingming Festival清明节；the Dragon Boat Festival端午节；the Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节

My favorite Chinese festival

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