1. What color is the pencil?

A．Red.

B．Blue.

C．Green.

2. How will the man go to Guangzhou?

A．By bus.

B．By air.

C．By train.

3. What are the speakers doing?

A．Talking about going to the Xinhua Bookstore.

B．Talking about seeing the woman’s uncle.

C．Talking about what to do after work.

4. What’s Gina doing?

A．Watching TV.

B．Reading a book.

C．Listening to music.

5. When will they have an exam?

A．On Wednesday.

B．On Thursday.

C．On Friday.

听材料，回答各小题。
6. Who did Linda go to Suzhou with?

A．Her aunt.

B．Her uncle.

C．Her parents.

7. Which university does the boy want to go to?

A．Suzhou University.

B．Peking University.

C．Tsinghua University.

听材料，回答各小题。
8. What is the button (按钮) on the waterbed used for?

A．Filling water.

B．Controlling the temperature.

C．Moving the waterbed.

9. Where is the waterbed made?

A．In America.

B．In Germany.

C．In Canada.

10. What does the woman think of the waterbed?

A．Expensive.

B．Comfortable.

C．Cool.

听材料，回答各小题。
11. What day is it today?

A．It’s Friday.

B．It’s Saturday.

C．It’s Sunday.

12. Why doesn’t the girl like Hunan food?

A．Because it’s expensive.

B．Because it’s not very delicious.

C．Because it’s too hot.

13. Where may they eat?

A．At a Hunan restaurant.

B．At the woman’s home.

C．At an Italian restaurant.

听材料，回答各小题。
14. What will Lucy do during the summer holiday?

A．Learn Chinese.

B．Go to her grandparents’ home.

C．Teach English.

15. What does Lucy think of Chinese food?

A．Too salty.

B．Delicious.

C．Just so-so.

16. How long is Lucy going to study in China?

A．For three years.

B．For four years.

C．For five years.

Do you love sunflowers? This text will walk you through how to plant your sunflower seeds (种子) and care for them. Start it with the best temperatures: 18～33℃.

Part 1 Germinating (使发芽) Sunflower Seeds 1. Choose one kind you like. 2. Put the seeds in a plastic bag. Cover the seeds with wet paper towels (纸巾). Put them in plastic bags. Once the seeds germinate, plant them. Part 2 ▲ 1. Choose a sunny place. Sunflowers grow best with six to eight hours of sunlight a day. 2. Plant the seeds in holes. Plant seeds 2.5 cm deep and 15 cm apart. Cover the seeds with soil (土壤) after planting. Part 3 Caring for Sunflower Plants 1. Water plants weekly. Water plants once a week. 2. Fertilize (施肥) a little or not at all. If you are growing sunflowers for fun, there is no need to fertilize. 3. Harvest (收获) the seeds. Sunflowers usually take 2.5 months to 4 months to mature (成熟) and new seeds can be harvested later.

Tips: Protect the young plants from pests (害虫). Cover the ground with nets. Support plants over 90 cm with sticks.

21. Which of the following can be put in ________?

A．Planting Sunflower Seeds	B．Choosing Sunflower Seeds
C．Watering Sunflower Plants	D．Checking the Temperature

22. When will you get new seeds if you plant sunflower seeds in April?

A．January.

B．May.

C．July.

D．November.

23. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A notice board.	B．A travel guide.
C．A planting diary.	D．A gardening magazine.

Once, a fox was walking around in the dark. Unluckily, he fell into a well (水井). He tried his best to come out but he failed. So, he had no other choice but to remain there till the next morning. The next day, a goat (山羊) came that way. She peeped (瞥见) into the well and saw the fox there. The goat asked, “What are you doing there, Mr. Fox?”

        The fox replied, “I came here to drink water. It is the best that I have ever tasted. Come and see for yourself.”
        The goat was really thirsty, so without thinking even for a while, she jumped into the well. The water was really good, and she drank a lot. When she tried to look for a way to get out, she also found herself helpless to come out.

Then the fox said, “I have an idea. You stand on your hind (后部的) legs. I’ll climb on your head and get out. Then I shall help you come out too.” The goat didn’t think too much and did as the fox said and helped him get out of the well.

While walking away, the fox said, “Had you been intelligent enough, you would never have got in without seeing how to get out.”

24. When did the fox most probably fall into the well?

A．In the morning.

B．At noon.

C．In the afternoon.

D．At night.

25. Why did the goat jump into the well?

A．Because she wanted to see what happened in the well.

B．Because she wanted to help the fox out of the well.

C．Because she wanted to make friends with the fox in the well.

D．Because she wanted to have a taste of the water in the well.

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

A．The fox stayed in the well for more than two days.

B．The fox came out of the well with the help of the goat.

C．The goat jumped into the well but she didn’t drink water.

D．The fox thanked the goat and then walked away.

27. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Don’t walk around at night by yourself.

B．Do not just believe anything without thinking.

C．Don’t try to talk to anyone you don’t know.

D．Wait for other people to help when you are in danger.

BMI is a measure (测量方法) that uses your height and weight to work out if you are fit.

Some cities in China have included BMI in the PE test for the high school entrance examination, or zhongkao. For example, Beijing declared that BMI became a subject of the PE test for the zhongkao. Chengdu and Shanghai have also started similar actions.

Zhang Yanshu is an eighth-grader from Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School. He started by running with his dad, and soon took training classes. “I think BMI and the events for the exam go well together. When I practice the events, my BMI gets better; when my BMI gets better, I feel more energetic doing the events.”

Zhang also paid much attention to his food. “I ate brown rice instead of white rice, and chicken for meat most of the time,” he said. “It was for sure sad.” His BMI reached a good level after four months of effort.

Chen Kaifei, 14, also from Beijing said that BMI is also a problem for students who are too thin, and has caused some “figure anxiety (身材焦虑)” among students. “However, mostly I think it has a good influence,” Chen said. “Everyone has a better understanding of their body and health conditions, and I started to care about my lifestyle every day, simply to keep my BMI at a good level.”

28. What does the underlined word “declared” mean?

A．Doubted.

B．Announced.

C．Cancelled.

D．Found.

29. To improve his BMI, Zhang Yanshu ________.
a. ran with his dad
b. didn’t eat any rice
c. didn’t eat any meat
d. took training classes
e. practiced the exam events

A．abc

B．bcd

C．ade

D．cde

30. Which of the following is Chen Kaifei’s worry about the rule?

A．It will only be helpful to thin students.

B．It brings more disadvantages than advantages.

C．It might make students worry about their body shape.

D．It will greatly influence students’ scores in the zhongkao.

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

A．Keeping fit for exams	B．Studying hard for zhongkao
C．Paying attention to your food	D．Learning something about BMI

When you think of the sea, you may not think of Xinjiang or Inner Mongolia. But recently, the “seafood” produced in these places has become popular, especially after Japan put nuclear-contaminated water (核污染水) into the sea, reported China Daily.

In Nilka county in Xinjiang, about 6, 000 tons of rainbow trout (虹鳟鱼) will be produced this year. Rainbow trout belongs to the same family as salmon (鲑鱼), which is a kind of well-known seafood. It tastes like salmon too.

Why do farmers there choose to grow fish? The weather in some parts of Xinjiang is seldom hot, and the rivers are fed by meltwater (融水) from the Tianshan Mountains. Water deeper than 6 meters always stays at 10℃. As the meltwater is very clean and cold, it’s a “comfortable” home for fish, Li Chunyu, a worker at a fish company in Xinjiang, told China Daily.

To make sure the river stays clean, the company uses machines to clean fish waste in the water. They also use net cages that are good for the environment. The nets are about 51 meters wide and lie 25 meters deep in the river.

Meanwhile, in Inner Mongolia, whiteleg shrimp (南美白对虾) grows well. Saline soil (盐碱土) covers a large part of the desert where few plants are able to grow. Farmers used to put water from the Yellow River onto the farmland to wash away the salt. This was a waste of salty water.

Scientists then decided to create “seawater” with the salty water by adding in some other components (成分). Whiteleg shrimps can live well in this kind of water. They taste no different from the same kind of shrimp that grows in the sea.

32. Where does Rainbow trout live?

A．any open water area	B．warm and clean rivers
C．salty and warm oceans	D．cold and clean rivers

33. Why do people turn their eyes from Japan’s seafood to Xinjiang’s ?

A．Xinjiang’s seafood is much tastier	B．the ocean environment is polluted
C．people find a new ocean in Xinjiang	D．Xinjiang produces all kinds of seafood

34. Why is whiteleg shrimp introduced in the story?

A．To show the importance of rivers to a country.

B．To introduce the safety of eating seafood.

C．To compare it with common whiteleg shrimp.

D．To show another “seafood” grown without using the sea.

35. What is the hidden message of the story?

A．Life will not be different without seafood.

B．Japan shouldn’t let out nuclear-contaminated water.

C．China won’t be short of fish products.

D．Xinjiang is rich in natural resources

Whatever the weather, we have a warm home to keep us comfortable. But what about stray animals (流浪动物)? They are poor and alone.     36    

There are around 500 million stray and unwanted dogs in the world and a similar number of stray and unwanted cats, according to the World Society for the Protection of Animals.

    37     Abandonment (遗弃) may be the main reason, Zeng Li, the founder of the Beijing-based stray cats protection website Lucky Cats told China Daily.

Today, the whole world is calling for better care of stray animals.     38    

In the UK and US, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals helps animals find new homes. It also provides medical service for unwanted sick animals. The society has a 24-hour animal abuse (虐待) hot line.     39    

In Germany, there are lots of laws for animal protection. Besides, the government encourages people to take the animals home as pets from local animal shelters (收容所).

    40     Because it may bite (咬) you. You can ask adults ·around you for help. If it is safe enough to catch a stray animal, you’d better send it to an animal shelter. Many people volunteer to care for stray animals there.

There is one thing you need to keep in mind. When you decide to have a pet, treat it carefully and gently. Never give it up, or it will become a poor, stray animal.

根据短文内容，将下面的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺。(每个选项只能用一次，选项中有一项为多余选项)

A．Many countries have taken effective ways.

B．There are some ways to help stray animals.

C．Why are there so many stray animals?

D．Once you find a stray animal, don't rush to catch it.

E．All they can do is to walk along the streets, hoping to find food in the rubbish bin.

F．Anyone can make a call if he or she finds someone is hurting an animal.

阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

One of my earliest memories is playing “shops” with my granddad when I was 5 years old. After ______ school at 15, I worked in a fruit shop, but I had no ______ of how to run my own shop back then.

Several years later, I got married. My husband Eric and I heard about a shop for sale in the nearby village. We had a look and decided to have a shop of our own. That was January 1973. We were a bit ______ at shopkeeping, so we often didn’t know what the ______ were asking for. But we soon learned. You can tell by the weather how ______ it’s going to be. On wet days there are very few people around, and when it’s ______, people want bread and milk, as they’re worried about being snowed in. When it’s hot, everyone buys cold drinks and ice cream.

More people shop online nowadays, but they still come here for things ______ from their order. I’ve kept up with technology and have a card reader, but the shop itself hasn’t changed much. Now, as I’m getting older, it’s open from 7 am to 6 pm on weekdays, ______ closing at 8:30 pm. However, I open until 2 pm at weekends. Eric passed away 16 years ago, but I am ______ getting rid of the shop. I love it all—talking to the customers and getting ______ they want. There are customers who come in two or three times a day, and we see several generations of families. Customers often tell me their ______ and I offer advice if I can.

It was the 50th anniversary (周年纪念) of the shop on January 13 this year. I wanted to do something ______, so I held a party and had drinks and nibbles (小吃) with customers. I also ______ a book about my memories in the shop. It’s called Just Ask Jenny, as I’m always the first port of call when anyone wants to know ______.

This shop has been my life. I never ________ I’d still be here after 50 years, but I love it and the people. It’s what keeps me going, and I’ve got no plan of retiring (退休).

41.

A．leaving

B．going to

C．visiting

D．changing

42.

A．choice

B．time

C．decision

D．idea

43.

A．good

B．fresh

C．experienced

D．disappointed

44.

A．market

B．sellers

C．users

D．customers

45.

A．common

B．expensive

C．cold

D．busy

46.

A．snowy

B．rainy

C．windy

D．sunny

47.

A．appearing

B．coming

C．missing

D．producing

48.

A．as a result of

B．because of

C．in favor of

D．instead of

49.

A．always

B．never

C．seldom

D．often

50.

A．what

B．how

C．that

D．which

51.

A．suggestions

B．questions

C．problems

D．puzzles

52.

A．traditional

B．historical

C．changeable

D．special

53.

A．read

B．wrote

C．borrowed

D．learned

54.

A．anything

B．everything

C．nothing

D．no thing

55.

A．imagined

B．hoped

C．experienced

D．worked