1. Chenkeyu, 14, from            famous junior high school, Xinhai Experimental Middle School,won          first place in the CCTV Chinese Character Spelling Contest（中国汉字听写大会）．

A．／, the

B．a, the

C．a, a

D．／,a

2. ---________ it is from our own planet Earth to Mars!
--- Yes, it takes months to travel to Mars by spacecraft.

A．How soon	B．How long
C．How far	D．How often

3. Max is one of _____ teachers in our school, and he teaches better than ____ teacher here.

A．the famousest; any other	B．the most famous; any
C．the most famous; any other	D．the famousest; the other

4. There is something wrong with my computer. ______, I can’t chat on the Internet now.

A．Because

B．If

C．Instead of

D．As a result

5. Teenagers like to ________ photos of famous stars in their bedrooms.

A．put on

B．put away

C．put up

D．put out

6. —What will you do if you have two days_______?
— I'd like to go_______ a trip to Suzhou.

A．of; on ;	B．off; in
C．off; on	D．of; for

7. —How much does this young elephant_______?
—50 pounds ________, it eats a lot for a meal.

A．weight; at most	B．weigh; at least
C．weigh; mostly	D．weight; at least[

8. —____ you ___ the book Harry Potter for two weeks?
—No, I haven’t. I ____ it from the library the day before yesterday.

A．Did; borrow; borrowed	B．Have; borrowed ;kept
C．Have; kept; borrowed	D．Did ; keep; kept

9. —May I watch TV now?
— No, you ________. You ________ do your homework first.

A．may not; can	B．can’t; may
C．may not; must	D．can’t; must

10. —__________ lovely the weather is!
—Yes. __________ good time we are having!

A．How; What

B．What a; How

C．How; What a

D．What; What a

11. What does “biscuit” mean in American English?

A．eraser	B．vacation
C．cookie	D．truck

12. —What do you call these animals? —We call them kangaroos.
The structure of sentence is          .

A．S + V

B．S + V + DO

C．S + V + IO + DO

D．S + V + DO + OC

13. —Who was the first one ________ this morning?
—Amy. She always comes to school earlier than other students.

A．to reach	B．arrive in
C．get to	D．to arrive

14. — I’m going to play basketball after school. What about you?
—__________.

A．Yes, basketball is very popular.	B．Oh! It’s so hot.
C．I like basketball very much.	D．Me too.

15. —Jane got an “A” in the English test.
—_______. She works the hardest in our class.

A．Many hands make light work

B．It never rains but it pours

C．Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

D．No pain, no gain

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, sending greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really_______memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting. My small hands could_______get the mail without using a key! I always couldn’t wait to see how much I was_____Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my_______When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.

After my family moved back to Singapore, I_____going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my_____with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we_______up to a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going_____the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a_____shop caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China______sign.

We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe,______we were at the highest top of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write______a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard.

Three weeks later, I arrived home and______my mailbox: Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.

That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office and all its delights. I had______the post office all these years. Today I______send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.

16.

A．bad

B．poor

C．good

D．short

17.

A．easily

B．simply

C．hardly

D．specially

18.

A．weighing

B．getting

C．selecting

D．accepting

19.

A．friend

B．aunt

C．mother

D．owner

20.

A．enjoyed

B．stopped

C．hated

D．considered

21.

A．wedding

B．return

C．success

D．birthday

22.

A．broke

B．woke

C．grew

D．stood

23.

A．around

B．over

C．up

D．down

24.

A．cold

B．dirty

C．small

D．modern

25.

A．Traffic

B．Life

C．Police

D．Post

26.

A．because

B．though

C．while

D．when

27.

A．him

B．me

C．her

D．them

28.

A．bought

B．repaired

C．painted

D．opened

29.

A．missed

B．influenced

C．studied

D．visited

30.

A．just

B．seldom

C．still

D．never

Who “entertained us, challenged us and changed our world”? Absolutely, Jeremy Lin, an Asian-American NBA rising star, is one of those people. TIME Magazine named him one of 2012’s Most Influential People in the World.

Lin, 23, is not just a good basketball player, but also a graduate of Harvard University, one of the best universities in the world.

“Lin has broken the idea that one can’t be a world-class player on the court and an excellent student off the court at the same time.” US Education Secretary Arne Duncan wrote in the TIME article about Lin.

At 191cm, Lin isn’t especially strong, compared with other point guards (组织后卫) in the league. What makes Lin special from other players is his hard work and never-give-up spirit.

“I know how the league works. I may not get an opportunity(机会), but I’m just going to put it all into this and see what happens.” Lin once said. He kept arriving early, leaving late, practicing hard and learning from other experienced players. Finally, when his opportunity came, he started to shine.

“He earned it.” Duncan said. “He lives the right way, and he plays the right way. He works hard and stays modest. He sets a good example for young people today. ”

31. What did TIME Magazine name Jeremy Lin?

A．He is an Asian-American NBA basketball player.

B．He is one of the most influential people in the USA.

C．He entertains us, challenges us and changes our world.

D．He is one of the most influential people in 2012 in the world.

32. What makes Lin special from other players?

A．His university.

B．Never-give-up spirit.

C．His opportunity.

D．Never practicing hard.

33. Why did Lin start to shine when his opportunity came?

A．Because he knew how the league worked.

B．Because he graduated from Harvard University.

C．Because he is an Asian-American NBA rising star.

D．Because he practiced hard and learned from other experienced players.

34. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Hard Work Paid Off

B．Harvard Owns the Best

C．Jeremy Lin’s School Life

D．Teamwork Comes First

Every day since March 8, people all over the world keep asking the same question: Where did Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 go? It turns out to be the biggest mystery in modern aviation (航空) history.
In the early hours of March 8, a Boeing 777 took off from Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡). It was heading to Beijing.
But about two hours into the flight, the plane lost contact. There were 239 people on board the Malaysia Airlines flight, including 154 Chinese.
About 12 countries, including China, the US and Australia, have joined the search for the missing plane and passengers. The plane’s disappearance was a “mystery”, said officials. The plane was flying at a height of more than 10,000 meters when it suddenly lost contact. The weather was clear. The pilots didn’t make any distress calls (求救信号). When a plane crashes, broken parts are usually recovered. But up to April 2, officials have not found anything.       People are also talking about a possible hijacking. Interpol (国际刑警组织) said that two people on the flight used stolen passports. But that information alone isn’t evidence(证据) of a hijack.
The investigation (调查) is still going on. It could take months or even years to find out what happened to the flight.
“We are looking at all possibilities,” said Malaysian Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein. “The most important thing now is to find the plane.”
On March 24 came a piece of sad news. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said that the plane “ended in the southern Indian Ocean”. Everyone on the plane died. But the mystery is still not solved. Nobody is giving up. China has said it will work hard to find out the truth at all costs.
35. Which country was the Flight MH370 flying to ?

A．Malaysia.	B．China.
C．Australia.	D．the US.

36. From the article above, it is clearly that __________.

A．two passengers (乘客) didn’t use the passports of their own.

B．the plane was hijacked by two people.

C．Interpol has known what happened to the flight.

D．broken parts has been found by April 2.

37. Where can you probably read the article?

A．In a travel guide.

B．In a history book.

C．In a novel book.

D．In a newspaper

Last year, some groups of students in their community made a survey about “How do people spend their free time? ” The following diagrams show some results of it:
Diagram (1): Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in a week.

Diagram (2): Different days people go to the library. (library attendance)

（%）

Diagram (3): Different programs people like.

38. People aged         spend the most time surfing the Internet every week.

A．7—16

B．17—30

C．31—55

D．over 56

39. How many people go to the library on Saturdays?

A．About 20%.	B．About 40%.
C．Over 60%.	D．More than 80%.

40. Which of the following is TRUE according to the diagrams?

A．The fewest people like watching music programs.

B．Sports are the most people’s favorite programs.

C．People seldom go to the library on weekdays.

D．Half of the people like watching news and cartoons.

41. The three diagrams show us the results of a survey about

A．what people do every day

B．people’s different habits.

C．people’s different lifestyles

D．how people spend their free time

A new study finds that plants communicate with one another to warn of danger.

We often consider plants as the furniture of the natural world. They don’t move; they don’t make sounds, they don’t seem to act on anything. But as is often the case, plants talk to each other all the time. And the language is chemical.

Over the years, scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, give out chemicals into the air to help neighboring plants. These chemical warnings can spread information about one plant’s disease or infestation(虫害), so other plants can protect themselves. But how plants receive and act on many of the information exactly is still mysterious.

In this week’s Science Magazine, researchers in Japan offered some explanations. They have found out one chemical message and___ ___it all the way from beginning to end.

The scientists looked at tomato plants infested by a common pest(害虫). To start out, they grew plants in two separate plastic spaces connected by a tube(管子). One plant was infested and placed upwind and the other was uninfested and placed downwind. The downwind plants were later exposed(暴露) to the pest. The results showed that plants near sick neighbors before were able to protect themselves better against the pest.

They found one chemical appeared more often in the exposed plants. The chemical is called HexVic. The scientists discovered where HexVic come from, and put it over healthy plants. Those plants were then able to produce HexVic. Researchers made sure that uninfested plants could fight off bugs and diseases. How do they know when to protect themselves? They are warned first by their friendly plant neighbors.

It is not a simple story, and it may be happening in more plant species than tomatoes. It may also be happening with more chemical signals that are still unknown to us. In a word, we know that plants not only communicate, but also look out for one another.

42. The underlined “traced” in the fourth paragraph probably means _________ here.

A．reported

B．followed

C．doubted

D．developed

43. For scientists, which are the right steps to watch tomato plants infested by a pest?
①Place the infested plant upwind.
②Place the uninfested plant downwind.
③Expose the downwind plants to the pest.
④Grow plants in two separate plastic spaces connected by a tube.

A．③①②④

B．③④①②

C．④①②③

D．④③①②

44. You can put the sentence “The researches also studied leaves from exposed plants and unexposed plants.” At the beginning of ____________.

A．Paragraph 3

B．Paragraph 4

C．Paragraph 5

D．Paragraph 6

45. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．Communicating Plants and Terrible Diseases

B．Talking Plants and Friendly Warnings

C．Protecting Plants and Clear Information

D．Growing Plants and Mysterious Chemicals

根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
46. —Dad, must we wait until the light becomes green?
—Yes, I’m afraid we have to. That’s the （交通）rule.
47. The TV program Super Brain is so （极好的，美妙的）that it is well worth watching．
48. As times goes, my grandmother can’t see as (清楚) as she used to.
49. I (骑) a bicycle to school, but now I am used to walking to keep fit.
50. It is said that        （大量）of tourists went travelling this May Day holiday.

根据短文意思和所给首字母，写出一个完整正确的单词。
South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun’s popularity has swept（横扫）     51    a        Asia. He     52    g      so popular because of the role he played in the popular TV drama My love from the Star. This is not the first success for the young star. Since he     53    b      a professional actor seven years ago, Kim has    54    w      more than 20 prizes for acting. Kim’s serious attitude（态度）towards acting brings     55    h      great success.
As you can see, attitude is everything. Your success depends on your attitude!

选词填空

56. —Would you like to go to the cinema with me?
— I’m sorry. I ________________for the coming exam .It’s so important for me.
57. When I sit in front of my computer, I can’t stop __________the icon “Games” to play games.
58. The bad weather                  me                the house.
59. If it doesn’t rain, the final of the volleyball match                         in the Sports Centre.
60. I like our Chinese teacher because he always ___________when I am in trouble.
61. It’s raining outside. Sally, _____________your raincoat .
62. He was late for school this morning because of                .
63. —Tom, look at the new house. Is it nice?
—Oh, it’s so good. I am eager to have a room                  .
64. —Do you like tea？
—Oh, yes. Tea                     widely in my hometown.
65. —Have you __________________ Mr. Green since he left our town? –Never.

完成句子。根据所给汉语和句子意思，用英语补全句子。
66. —I think Maths is so difficult ，but it’s useful, isn’t it?
—Yes, you’d better                               (不要放弃学习它). It will help you much in the future.
67. Huang River is_______________________________(第二长河) in China.
68. When I saw a big dog , a moment of fear ___________________（我的脑中掠过一阵恐惧）.
69. You should take a rest _______________________________(在辛苦了一天的工作后).
70. —Did your Dad visit Lianyungang，a beautiful seaside city？
—Yes，he                                      (去那里出差两次).

71. 任务型阅读。请阅读下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白处填上适当的单词（注意：每空1个单词）
You may know that more people drink coffee than tea around the world. And that, after oil, it is the second biggest traded commodity(商品). You may also know that the drink comes from beans which are first roasted and then ground(研磨). But what else do you know about this popular drink?
It is said that the story of coffee started with an Ethiopian(埃塞俄比亚) sheepherd named Kaldi. One day Kaldi was surprised to see that his goats were behaving very strangely. Instead of eating grass quietly, they were jumping around, almost dancing. He also noticed some red “cherries” from a plant that the goats were eating. He tried some himself and was surprised by the feeling of extreme happiness and excitement. He felt like dancing too!
But it wasn’t used as a drink at first. It was used as food. The coffee berries, mixed with animal fat, were used by monks to stay awake during long hours of prayer. From Ethiopia, coffee was later planted in Yemen and the first hot drink was developed there around AD 1000. Three centuries later，drinking coffee became popular among Muslims(穆斯林) and as Islam spread, so did coffee. Coffee houses appeared in Cairo and Mecca.
For hundreds of years the plants were protected safely. But some beans were smuggled(偷运) and taken to India. In the 17th century, coffee was soon grown in other places. From India to Indonesia, a century later the beans were once again smuggled to Brazil. Brazil is now the largest coffee producer in the world.
It was the caffeine(咖啡因)that made the goats dance and kept the monks awake. Although it is found in other soft drinks and tea, coffee has the most caffeine. In the short term, a couple of cups of coffee can prevent tiredness and delay sleep. But several cups a day, every day, can cause uncomfortable feelings.

The of coffee
Discovery	Kaldi found that his goats had strange after they ate some red cherries. Kaldi himself tried some, and he became very happy and excited.
At first	Coffee was used as food instead of a drink.
In AD1000	Coffee was cultivated in Yemen and the first hot drink was .
In AD1300	Coffee appeared in Cairo and Mecca.
In the 17th century	Coffee was soon grown in other places from India to Indonesia.
Now	Coffee has become a drink, but too much coffee may make people uncomfortable.

72. 书面表达。76. 2014年起，连云港市政府为解决本市居民出行的“最后一公里”问题，逐步投入公共自行车，这是便民、环保的一个有力举措。截至2015年4月，城市主干道、BRT站、小区等多处已全方位配套此设施。作为中学生，你要推广公共自行车的好处，让更多的人知道政府此举的重要性，呼吁人们少开车，多骑行，保护环境。

要点如下：
1.骑公共自行车出行方便，可以随时租还。
2.缓解交通拥挤，不仅省时间，还省钱。
3.可以健身，减肥。
4.欣赏沿途风光，心情好。
5.你的呼吁……（至少2句）
要求：1.短文必须包含所有要点，适当发挥，行文要连贯。
2. 80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Now, public bikes are widely used in Lianyungang. I think it’s a good thing.
请同学们认真思考，仔细答题，加油！