10. At first, everybody at the party was shy. Then he told a ________ to make people laugh.

A．joke

B．story

C．lie

D．song

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1～10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项编号涂黑。

I am so happy! I just found out I can be on the soccer team. We had our first _______ on Saturday. We practice at my school right after lunch.

Our team is called the Blue Bombers. Our colors are blue and white so I get to _______ blue shorts and a white shirt. The _______ on my shirt is seven. I’m seven years old, too. I think seven must be my _______ number.

We play our first game next week on Saturday. I can’t wait to play. My dad said _______ I practice a lot I will do well to the games. So my dad is going to practice with me tonight.

Right after dinner my dad is going to take me to the shop to _______ some soccer shoes and a soccer ball. Then we will play on the _______ by my school. My dad will teach me to _______ the ball well and to run fast.

I am so _______. I don’t think I will get to sleep tonight, but I know enough sleep is ________ to my soccer practice.

16.

A．test

B．practice

C．football

D．team

17.

A．wear

B．tie

C．wash

D．sell

18.

A．grade

B．number

C．name

D．address

19.

A．school

B．favourite

C．student

D．lucky

20.

A．because

B．until

C．if

D．although

21.

A．buy

B．make

C．sell

D．design

22.

A．bed

B．pond

C．classroom

D．grass

23.

A．throw

B．paint

C．kick

D．borrow

24.

A．angry

B．surprised

C．bored

D．excited

25.

A．kind

B．important

C．tired

D．nervous

Max and I used to share toys with each other. But things became different when he got a model car from his grandma on his birthday. He didn’t even ask me to touch (触摸) it. I was so sad that decided to buy one.

I told my mom about it, but she didn’t agree. I talked to her again and again, and finally we made a deal (协议). I would clean the recyclable rubbish bin (可回收垃圾箱) in the kitchen for 10 days. If I could do it well, Mom would buy me a model car. It didn’t sound like a big deal, did it? I said yes even before my mom finished her talk.

However, I made a mistake (错误) on the first day . There were three big bins of different colors in front of our house. I opened one and threw the rubbish into it. When I was about to leave, I found that was a red bin for common rubbish. I didn’t know what to do. Then Mom came out and helped me get all the rubbish out and put it in the yellow bin. When everything was done, Mom said, “It’s OK to make a mistake, but be careful next time.” I did carefully from then on, and finally I got my model car. It was my great work that helped me get it. My heart began to sing when Mom handed it to me!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
36. Max got a model car ________.

A．from his mom	B．as a birthday gift
C．because he did well at school	D．because he helped out at home

37. What did the writer think of the deal between his mom and him at first?

A．It was easy to do.	B．It was hard to do.
C．It was interesting.	D．It was boring.

38. What happened to the writer on the first day?

A．He made the kitchen floor dirty.

B．He forgot to clean the kitchen after dinner.

C．He threw the kitchen rubbish in the wrong bin.

D．He got up too late to clean the kitchen rubbish bin.

39. How may the writer feel at the end of the story?

A．Upset.

B．Relaxed.

C．Happy.

D．Surprised.

40. The writer mainly talks about ________.

A．his great love for toys	B．how he got a model car
C．what he learned from his mom	D．how important it is to recycle rubbish

It was our last class before summer break. I was finishing up the first year of an MFA program in poetry (诗歌). I was tired and puzzled. “Was I good enough to be in the program?” When a professor (教授) asked about our summer plans, I panicked. I didn’t want to appear idle (闲散的). “Gardening.” I responded immediately. In fact, I knew nothing about plants! My professor nodded, saying, “What a good idea, Mari! Emily Dickinson loved gardening.” Emily Dickinson had lived in the countryside, studying plants as a child. I was in my late twenties living in the city without gardening experience.

A few days later, I bought a jalapeno seedling (青辣椒秧苗). At least I could say I’d tried gardening. I watered and changed the dirt for my little plant. I even talked to it. And over the summer, it grew bigger and bigger. I was proud. Maybe I didn’t have a black thumb after all.

I started the second year of my MFA, and then it was almost December and my jalapeno was suffering. It was brown in some places, many of its leaves had fallen off. Would my little guy make it? I prayed, “Please be okay.” As if its survival were closely linked to mine.

I worked hard in school. Spring came. My jalapeno plant came back to life. It grew bigger, with new leaves. And then it flowered. I handed in my graduate paper -a book of poems -in May. “Your poems are strong,” my professor said.

A huge weight lifted. I’d done it! At that time, I found the flowers on my jalapeno plant were gone. I watched closer. Where a flower had been a tiny green fruit pushed through. I smiled. I had succeeded in my MFA program, and my jalapeno plant had grown right beside me!

41. Why did the author begin gardening?

A．Just by accident.	B．For the love for gardening.
C．To respect(尊敬) Emily Dickinson.	D．Because of the professor’s words.

42. When did the author begin her first gardening?

A．In her childhood.	B．In one of her summer breaks.
C．In her teens.	D．In her first year of MFA program.

43. What does the underlined phrase “a black thumb” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．A talent to grow plants.	B．A dirty finger to touch plants.
C．A good luck to do everything.	D．An inability to do gardening.

44. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The author was talented in writing poems.

B．The author had some hard time growing the jalapeno.

C．The professor liked Emily Dickinson very much.

D．The professor played an important role in the author’s success.

45. Which proverb(谚语)can best describe the story above?

A．Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.	B．Easier said than done.
C．It’s never too old to learn.	D．Do not teach fish to swim.

根据对话内容，从下面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项多余。
A: Hey, Mona! You look unhappy.     46    
B: My brother Jim lost my book.
A: Oh. Did he say sorry to you?
B: Yes, he did.     47    
A: Did you finish reading the book?
B: No, I didn’t.     48    
A: You should talk about it with your parents. Maybe they’ll buy you a new one.
B: That’s a good idea.
A: And don’t be angry with Jim again.     49    
B: You’re right.     50    
A: No problem.

A．But I’m still angry with him.

B．Thank you for your advice.

C．Although he’s wrong, it’s not a big deal.

D．You should go to the doctor.

E．What happened?

F．What did your brother do?

G．What should I do?

58. He was busy doing that experiment. He didn’t come to her party.（because）
________________

61. 我们都希望每天能保持好心情。请根据以下要点和要求用英语写一篇短文。

要点：
1. 保持好心情的重要性；
2. 怎么做才能保持好心情；
3. 情绪不好时该怎么做。
要求：
1. 内容须包括提示的所有内容，可适当发挥；
2. 书写清楚、规范，表达通顺；
3. 80词左右。
参考词汇：stay in a good mood (保持好心情)，be good for… (对……有益)，do well in (在……方面做得好)，learn something new (学习新的东西)，make sb. happy (让某人快乐)，do exercise (做运动)，listen to music (听音乐)，talk with friends (与朋友交谈)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________