In ancient times, people’s only transportation means (交通方法) were their feet. So it was _________ for them to travel from one place to another. As a result, they knew _________ things about outside world. The world was too big for them to understand.

With the development of society, more and more transportation means _________: bicycle, bus, car, train, ship, plane, etc. They carry people to and from every corner of the world. And they make people _________ to each other.

So it’s easier for people from different countries to understand each other, to communicate with each other. So the world is getting smaller and smaller, just like one big _________.

1.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．fast

D．cheap

2.

A．few

B．a few

C．little

D．a little

3.

A．grow

B．end

C．miss

D．appear

4.

A．further

B．smaller

C．closer

D．friendlier

5.

A．family

B．company

C．school

D．country

One day an elephant walked into a forest to look for friends.

He saw a _____. “Will you be my friend?” asked the elephant. The monkey answered, “You are too big. You can not swing (荡) from _____ like me.” _____, the elephant met a frog. “Will you be my friend?” he asked. The frog said, “You are too big to jump like me.” The elephant was very _____.

The next day, the elephant saw all the _____ in the forest running for their life. The elephant asked, “What’s the matter?” The monkey cried, “There is a tiger in the forest. He’s trying to eat us all up!” The animals all _____ to hide.

The elephant decided to _____ everyone. He walked up to the tiger and said, “Please, Mr. Tiger, do not eat up these poor animals.” “Mind your business (事情)!” shouted the tiger. The elephant had no choice but to give the tiger a heavy kick (踢). The tiger ran for his life _____.

The elephant went back into the forest to tell the _____ news to everyone. All the animals ______ the elephant. They said, “You are just the right size to be our friend.”

6.

A．forest

B．man

C．tiger

D．monkey

7.

A．trees

B．rivers

C．buildings

D．lakes

8.

A．Usually

B．However

C．Then

D．Once

9.

A．happy

B．sad

C．clever

D．kind

10.

A．people

B．frogs

C．friends

D．animals

11.

A．looked up

B．ran away

C．fell off

D．got on

12.

A．help

B．correct

C．train

D．see

13.

A．easily

B．happily

C．quickly

D．slowly

14.

A．bad

B．serious

C．good

D．short

15.

A．smiled

B．thanked

C．passed

D．missed

Do you like sports? If yes, which is your favourite sport? Look at the ads and they may help you.

Nancy’s Gym Keep fit! $25/hour Private (私人的) coaches (You need to pay another $20 each hour if you need) Opening time: Saturday and Sunday Tel.: 455-6223

Ice World Have fun skating here! $20/hour for children   $30/hour for adults (成年人)   $45/hour for an adult with a child Tel.: 886-8252

Water World Opening time: 9:00 a. m.—9:00 p. m. from Monday to Friday 8:30 a. m.—10:00 p. m. on weekends Price: Adults: $10   Children ( aged 15 and under): $7 Tel.: 215-1829 Two pools (水池) for children Two large pools for adults Two restaurants with delicious food Three shops with swimming things, drinks and umbrellas

16. What do people in Nancy’s Gym want to do?

A．To learn to skate.	B．To keep healthy.
C．To enjoy swimming.	D．To eat delicious food.

17. If Mr. Smith goes skating with his little son, they need to pay ________ for two hours’ skating.

A．$45

B．$50

C．$90

D．$100

18. People can go to Water World at ________.

A．8:30 a. m. on Tuesday	B．9:30 p. m. on Monday
C．3:30 p. m. on Saturday	D．8:00 a. m. on Sunday

19. You can call ________ if you want to swim.

A．215-1829

B．886-8252

C．455-6223

D．215-9218

20. Where is the passage probably from?

A．A novel.

B．A report.

C．A dictionary.

D．A newspaper.

Frank is a truck driver. Recently, he was thought to be a great man.

Last Monday, he was driving on the road with his son and his friend. Suddenly, he saw a car hit another truck and caught fire. The accident was just in front of his truck. Without thinking, he stopped his truck, found a fire extinguisher (灭火器) and ran towards the broken car. But other car drivers still sat inside their cars. Frank began to fight the fire. His action (行为) encouraged (鼓舞) his friend. He also came and lent Frank a hand. Later, Frank’s son and four other men came to help. Another five men pulled (拉) the car driver and her granddaughter (孙女) , a three-year-old girl out of the car successfully. They were all safe except that the driver’s leg was hurt.

When people talked about his brave action, Frank said, “I didn’t think about too much then. I just did what other people would do in that situation. When I first got out of the truck, I wished that they wouldn’t die. When I saw they were living, it was really great!”

“My father was so calm and brave. He set a good example to me.” said Frank’s son.

21. The accident happened ________.

A．in the countryside	B．between two cars
C．behind Frank’s truck	D．in front of Frank’s truck

22. ________ people helped pull the driver and her granddaughter out of the car.

A．Two

B．Four

C．Five

D．Seven

23. Who was hurt in the accident?

A．The driver.

B．A father.

C．A mother.

D．A three-year-old girl.

24. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The accident happened last Sunday.	B．Frank’s action encouraged other people.
C．The car hit Frank’s truck and caught fire.	D．Frank saved the driver and the girl alone.

25. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Lucky Little Girl	B．A Brave Truck Driver
C．An Interesting Car Race	D．A Terrible Car Accident

Brighton, a famous holiday town next to the sea in Sussex, on the southeast coast of England, is only 50 minutes on a fast train from London.The town usually has about 134,000 citizens (市民), but it gets a lot of tourists all year round.

A long time ago, Brighton was a quiet fishing town. Later on, when swimming in the sea became popular, many rich and important people, as well as musicians and writers began to arrive and Brighton became a popular seaside holiday town.

Prince George, the future King George IV, first visited Brighton in 1783. He liked it and spent part of the summer there because of his poor health. He asked John Nash, a very famous builder, to build him a palace. It took about 40 years to build the palace and it cost 500,000 pounds! Now more than 400,000 tourists visit Brighton and the palace—the Royal Pavilion every year.

The Royal Pavilion, with its beautiful rooms and museums, is not the only interesting thing in Brighton. In May, this friendly and colourful town holds an international (国际的) festival with many different kinds of music, dance and theatre.

26. Brighton was ________ a long time ago.

A．a fishing town	B．a festival town
C．an important town	D．a holiday town

27. Why did Brighton become popular?

A．Because there were many writers there.

B．Because the king lived there sometimes.

C．Because an important museum was there.

D．Because people liked to go swimming there.

28. King George IV liked to spend summer in Brighton because ________.

A．he wanted to catch fish	B．he was not very healthy
C．he did not like London	D．he was interested in paintings

29. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to (指的是)?

A．King George Ⅳ.

B．Brighton.

C．The palace.

D．The builder.

30. What can we know about Brighton today?

A．It is only busy during the international festival.

B．Rich and important people must go there.

C．There are many wonderful activities for tourists.

D．It is not as popular as it was some years ago.

Many students have problems in listening to English. Read the information below and learn more about how to improve your listening skills (技能).

Listen to the English radio.

One of the best ways to improve your English listening skills is to listen to the English radio on your mobile phone.

●You should listen to the radio shows for more than 30 minutes a day.

●Try to understand. Don’t just let the English wash over you. If you find it too fast, try to pick out the key words to get a main idea of it.

●You can also make notes when you hear some new words or phrases (短语). Look them up in the dictionary and then listen to the show again.

Watch English movies and TV shows.

Another fun way to improve your listening is to watch English movies and TV shows.

●Try to choose films or TV shows that you will enjoy. This will make the listening more interesting. If you like the film or TV show, you may forget your job is to practise listening. You just enjoy it.

●However, you should not watch movies or TV shows with Chinese. It will be difficult for you to focus on English.

If you have any other questions, please send emails to us and we will give you the best answers.

31. If the listening is too fast, you should try to ________.

A．listen more than 30 minutes	B．get a main idea of it
C．make a note of the phrases	D．use an English dictionary

32. When you enjoy a movie, you may ________.

A．need more interesting exercises	B．pay attention to new words and phrases
C．write down the Chinese meanings	D．forget you are practising listening

33. How many pieces of advice on improving listening are mentioned (提到) in the passage?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.

D．6.

34. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase “focus on”?

A．拒绝

B．接受

C．忽略

D．关注

35. What is the passage mainly about?

A．When to practise listening.	B．What is needed for listening.
C．How to improve listening skills.	D．Why listening is important.

根据下面的对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出最佳选项，使对话完整通顺，并将其选项转涂到答题卡上的相应位置。其中有一项为多余选项。
A: Hello! My name is Wang Lin. Welcome to our school!
B:Thank you. I’m Sun Lei.
A:     36    
B: I am from Sichuan.
A:     37    
B: I live in Chengdu.
A: Where is it?   
B:     38    
A: Is it bigger than Guangzhou?
B:     39    
A: What’s the population of Chengdu?
B: It is a big city with over twenty-one million people.
A:     40    
B:It’s hot in summer and cold in winter.

A．Yes, it is.

B．What is it famous for?

C．Which city do you live in?

D．Where do you come from?

E．It’s in the southwest of China.

F．What’s the weather like in Chengdu?

41. Would you ______(介意) opening the windows?

42. Hainan is an ________ (岛) in the south of China.

43. _________ (有人) is knocking at the door.