1. What _______ honest boy! And he is _______ best student of all.

A．a; a	B．an; /
C．a; the	D．an, the

2. Tian’anmen Square is one of _____squares in the world.

A．large

B．larger

C．largest

D．the largest

3. David often helps Sandy ___ her Maths, he shares his school things___ her.

A．to, to	B．with, to
C．with, with	D．to, with

4. People in Britain say “lorry” while people in the USA say “____”.

A．store	B．truck
C．soccer	D．eraser

5. -- _______ is your school life like?   ---It’s very colourful and interesting.

A．How	B．Where
C．What	D．Why

6. Shanghai is bigger than ________ in Jiangsu and bigger than ________ in China.

A．any city; any city	B．any city; any other city
C．any other city; the other cities	D．any other city; any city

7. I have ______ money than you, but I have _______ friends than you.

A．more, more	B．less, more
C．fewer, more	D．more , less

8. ___________ you are， ____________ mistakes you’ll make.

A．The more careful， the fewer	B．More careful， the less
C．The more careful， the less	D．More careless， fewer

9. Last year this piece of music ________him _________one of the most famous singers.

A．makes, become	B．make, become.
C．made, became	D．made, become

10. --Would you like ______ milk in your coffee?
---Yes, just _______.

A．any, a few	B．some, a little
C．any, a little	D．some, a few

11. --- Mum, I’m still thirsty, could I have __________ juice?       --- Of course.

A．any more

B．some more

C．more some

D．many more

12. The English word “repair” _______ “put something right”.

A．stands up

B．stands for

C．stands by

D．stands out

13. My father often advised me ________it again when I fail.

A．try

B．trying

C．to trying

D．to try

14. --- You look so pale. I think you’d better _________.              --- Sounds good.

A．not to have a rest	B．stop having a rest.
C．stop to have a rest	D．not have a rest

15. —Thank you very much for giving me this beautiful birthday present.
—________

A．Really, do you like it?	B．It’s only a little thing.
C．Is it beautiful?	D．I’m glad you like it.

阅读下列短文，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。
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final exams. All the children were working hard, reviewing their ____ If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to ____ them in September. There were usually a few students who ____, but Cathy didn’t want to be one of them. She worked hard all year, but she worked so hard that her mother was____ her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother asked her to go to bed early and take a sleeping pill. She said she would ____ her up in the morning.
Cathy was too ____ to fall asleep. She kept thinking about the exams. At last, the ____ did work. Soon, she was sitting in the exam room, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer ____ of the questions. Everyone around her was writing pages and pages. She thought hard, ____she couldn’t do anything. From time to time, she looked at her ____.
Time was nearly running____ There was only an hour to leave. She started one page, but it was too hard, she gave up and tried ____one. With only half an hour left , she wrote two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started ____ Her whole body shook．It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it was just a terrible ____ A minute later, her ____ called her name.16.

A．jobs

B．books

C．lessons

D．exercises

17.

A．do

B．take

C．attend

D．writee

18.

A．cheated

B．succeeded

C．passed

D．failed

19.

A．worried about

B．angry with

C．interested in

D．surprised at

20.

A．put

B．pick

C．wake

D．ring

21.

A．cold

B．tired

C．happy

D．nervous

22.

A．pill

B．dream

C．advice

D．music

23.

A．none

B．all

C．some

D．any

24.

A．because

B．so

C．though

D．but

25.

A．watch

B．bag

C．teacher

D．eraser

26.

A．away

B．up

C．out

D．in

27.

A．the other

B．another

C．other

D．others

28.

A．thinking

B．smiling

C．crying

D．writing

29.

A．exam

B．dream

C．story

D．night

30.

A．mother

B．teacher

C．daughter

D．friend

A

Books Reviews
Rules for Ghosting A.J. Paquette Poor Dahlia is a ghost living in a small town for 50 years. After a teacher comes to show her the rules of ghosting. Dahlia must decide if she should follow the rules or her heart. This ghost story is full of funny and interesting things.	Bo at Ballard Creek Kirkpatrick Hill Bo is a poor girl. Her mother left her when she was young. In the story every day is dangerous but interesting for Bo. She sees her first airplane, runs away from a bear, or falls into a fish pool! You’ll laugh loudly when you read this girl and her big-hearted “family”.
Lara’s Gift Annemarie O’Brien Lara wants to be the owner of the Count’s (伯爵) dogs. But she knows that if her mother gives birth to a boy, her father will het the boy be the owner. Then Lara must face all the danger and try all her best to save her dogs and her future. You’ll enjoy the story if you love history.	Katie and the Cupcake Cure Coco Simon It is a fun story. Katie Brown isn’t worried about middle school. It can’t be that different from primary school, right? But she soon finds out that nothing is the same as what she expected. This book shows you that being yourself is more important than being popular.

31. ______ writes Rules for Ghosting.

A．Coco Simon

B．Kirkpatrick Hill

C．Annemarie O’Brien

D．A.J. Paquette

32. If you like history, you’ll enjoy _______.

A．Rules for Ghosting	B．Katie and the Cupcake Cure
C．Lara’s Gift	D．Bo at Ballard Creek

33. After you read Katie and the Cupcake Cure , you can learn______.

A．if Lara can save her dogs and future	B．that being yourself is more important
C．how Bo runs away from a bear	D．that ghosts have many rules

Some friends invite you over and serve you a delicious dinner. Someone lends you his car while there’s something wrong with yours. You are sick, and a friend brings you a meal and cares for you. How do you show your gratitude(感谢) ?

Sometimes simply saying thank you is enough. At other times, it is thoughtful to say thank you in a more different way. Be sure to tell that person what you are grateful for and why you are grateful.

Here are some common ways to say thank you.

You can write a thank-you note. People are very busy these days. A handwritten note shows you took the time to tell someone you are grateful to him or her. Or you can call and thank the person. You would be surprised how this can make someone’s day. Another idea is to send a thank-you e-mail. This is not quite as personal, but it still shows your gratitude.

There are many other ways to say thank you. To say thank you in a creative way, you can:

★ Select some flowers from a shop. Write a thank-you note.
★ Give the person a basket of fresh fruit or a homemade treat.
★ Invite a friend to a movie, meal, snack or coffee.
★ Give a gift card for a bookstore or a restaurant. That way the person can pick out a favourite book or eat out.
★ Find out what the person likes and give something related to that.
★ To say a big thank you to someone, have a party for that person.

As you can see, there are many ways to say thank you. Think of some ways of your own. You will feel good trying one of the ideas, and the person being thanked will feel good too. It’s a win-win situation !

34. According to the passage, you should say thank you when ________.

A．you have a delicious dinner

B．a friend takes care of you

C．there’s something wrong with your car

D．you are writing something

35. The underlined phrase “make someone’s day” probably means ________.

A．make someone happy	B．make someone busy
C．spend someone’s time	D．spend someone’s money

36. Which of the following ways to say thank you is NOT talked about in the passage?

A．Hold a party for the person.

B．Invite the person to a movie.

C．Send the person a thank-you e-mail.

D．Give the person lots of money.

37. Which might be the best title for this passage?

A．Things To Be Grateful For

B．Different Situations To Say Thank You

C．Ways To Show Your Gratitude

D．Reasons For Saying Thank You

You may feel curious(好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?

On April 8, a report came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.

Who studies hardest?

Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US(26.4%), Japan(8.2%) and South Korea(5.2%).

Who sleeps most often in class?

Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off(打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea is 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.

South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan(93%), China(90%) and the US (89%).

Who is the most distracted(分心的)?

American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted:   64.2% said they talk with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks(点心) in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated(无关的) books in class.

What do they do after school?

In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most South Korean students watch TV.

38. In the report, who studies hardest?

A．Japanese students.	B．Chinese students.
C．American students.	D．South Korean students.

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

A．93% Japanese students like taking notes in class.

B．Most Chinese students do physical exercises after class.

C．38.9% American students talk with friends in class.

D．South Korean students fall asleep in class most often.

40. In China, how many students fall asleep in class?

A．45%.

B．32%.

C．21%.

D．5%.

41. What do American students do in their free time?

A．Do physical exercises.

B．Study or surf the Internet.

C．Watch TV.

D．Go out with friends.

42. What is the article about?

A．It is a report about the students’ lessons in four countries.

B．It is an article about the students’ study and life in four countries.

C．It is a story about students’ sports after class.

D．It tells us that American students don’t like studying.

   At present, more and more people are crazy about travelling. Why do people travel? “To see more of the world,” many people would say. But travelling abroad now means much more than that for the growing number of Chinese tourists. Of course it offers us good chances to meet people from other countries, learn about their culture and customs.

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), more than 1 billion people travelled to another country in 2012, that was 30 percent more than in 2011. It can also bring both China and foreign countries great economic benefits (经济利益). Chinese people usually join large tourist groups and visit several countries in one trip.

Chinese people don’t just travel for sightseeing. Many Chinese decided to travel abroad before Christmas Day because stores offered discounts (打折) during that time, so shopping in Europe and the United States is popular among Chinese travelers.

In December, China has a very cold winter. So many people travel to some countries in Southeast Asia because the weather there is quite pleasant.

More Chinese can travel abroad, but many of them don’t have a sense of public manners. A report even said Chinese are the world’s second worst tourists.

If you want to change that bad name, remember not to do so: littering, spitting, snatching bus seats, line-jumping, taking off shoes in public, talking loudly and smoking in non-smoking areas. Besides, we should learn some necessary manners of foreign countries.

43. From the passage we can see that Chinese people travel abroad NOT to _________.

A．go sightseeing	B．make money
C．buy discounted products	D．see more of the world

44. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Chinese are the worst tourists in the world.	B．Chinese like joining large tourist groups.
C．Fewer Chinese people can travel abroad now.	D．Many Chinese travel to Europe in summer.

45. As a good tourist, you should ________.

A．litter and spit here and there	B．jump the line and snatch bus seats
C．speak loudly and smoke in public	D．have a sense of public manners

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

A．Chinese tourists.	B．Why do people travel?
C．Travelling abroad.	D．Chinese people like travelling.

根据句意，用括号中所给的汉语提示或单词的适当形式填空，使句意完整，每空一词。
47. He lives the __________ (远) from here among the three students .
48. Mary has curly hair and she is of medium __________(高).
49. I like to make friends with him because he can keep ________ (秘密) .
50. All my friends were waiting quietly at the station when I _________(到达) last night.
51. The teacher __________（建议）me not to write a report about that matter.
52. I’m _________ (true) sorry for being late again.
53. She felt _________(help) and didn’t know what to do.
54. Don’t be so _________ (patient) while facing a problem.
55. __________ (luck) for those villagers , the firemen couldn’t put out the big fire in time.
56. The swimsuit must be one of the __________(win) there.

What do you think of the most important inventions(发明) in the world? The TV? The printing(印刷术)? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions. Here are three other important inventions.

One of the simplest inventions is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses(疾病) were common(常见) in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.

Animal food is another important invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in winter. After hay(干草) became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through the long winter.

The third great invention is glasses. Glasses help people read, write and do “close work” after the age of forty-five. Without glasses, the world would be difficult for the people above forty-five.

Important    57
Some most important inventions	The TV, the    58    , the    59    , the computer
Three other important inventions	Before the inventions.
The    60    , one of the simplest inventions	61    ran into rivers from people’s houses.
	62    were common in big cities
	It was often difficult to find    63    drinking water.
Hay, animal food	Most animals were killed in    64    because there wasn’t enough food in winter.
65	Reading, writing and “close work” would be difficult for the people    66    than 45.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，每空一词。

The number 13 is often considered u    67    . In some parts of the world, buildings have no 13^th floor and streets have no houses w    68     the number 13. In Japan, “4”is considered unlucky because in Japanese the world “four” is pronounced the s    69     as the word “death”. Japanese n    70     give gifts of four knives, four napkins, or four of anything.

W    71     are the lucky numbers? Seven is a lucky number in many places, and “8” is considered a lucky number in b    72     Japan and China. In China, businesses open on August 8^th , and many couples register（登记）to get married（结婚）at e    73     past eight on August 8^th .

In 1937, the Toyoda family of Japan wanted to form a car company, they a    74     a master if “Toyoda” would be a good name f    75     the company. The master said it would not be. He said that “Toyota” would be a better one. The family t    76     his advice. As a result, millions of people drive “Toyota” and not “Toyoda”.

A．句子翻译（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
77. 她总是将公交车上的座位让给有需要的人。
78. 当我们讨论不同文化的时候，时间似乎过得更快了。
79. 在所有孩子中，他吃了最少的牛肉。
80. 我认为数学没有历史有趣。
81. 你应该自己装饰你的房间而不是花钱叫人去做它。

82. 根据下面的表格提示，写一篇英语短文介绍一下你的学校生活。

My school life
环境	绿树鲜花，学习的好地方。
科目	多种多样。最喜欢DIY课，在课上可以亲自做喜欢的东西。
课外活动	丰富多彩。组织校游，上个月去了茱萸湾公园（Zhuyuwan Park），进行了野餐。
老师	友好，认真，乐于助人，经常帮助我们解决学习上遇到的问题。
你对学校生活的看法	……（至少一点）

注意：
1．词数100词左右，已经出的文章开头不计入总词数，注意分段和书写。
2．文章必须包含所提供的主要信息，并作适当发挥。

My School Life

Our school is very big and beautiful. ___________________________________________________________
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