1. In order to speak English better, we ______ be afraid of losing face, because the most important thing is to practice.

A．should

B．shouldn’t

C．have to

D．needn’t

2. Last night, we saw a dog _______ on the ground and we were very afraid.

A．lies

B．to lie

C．lied

D．lying

3. ---What do you think of the book ?
--- It’s difficult for me ________ there are few new words in it .

A．if

B．so

C．because

D．although

4. Not only the students ________ also their teacher likes football.

A．too

B．except

C．however

D．but

5. Susan’s parents often make her __________ the violin for three hours on weekends .

A．practice to play.	B．practice playing
C．to practice playing .	D．practicing to play

6. I hate _______ the dishes because it’s boring.

A．do

B．doing

C．make

D．making

7. Children depend _______ their parents too much these days.

A．at

B．on

C．in

D．/

8. She parked her car outside the window_______, but the next morning she found it missing.

A．as usual

B．at least

C．as if

D．at all

9. ___________ an English speech in our school this evening .

A．There will be .

B．there is going to have.

C．there will have .

D．there is going have

10. The Internet makes it ____________ for us to send information to each other in a few seconds .

A．possible

B．necessary

C．impossible

D．important

11. The villager built the bridge ________stones last year.

A．out of

B．out

C．to

D．for

12. My brother watched the football match instead of ________ his homework.

A．doing

B．do

C．did

D．does

13. —Do you know if he __________to play football with us?
—I think he will come if he __________free tomorrow.

A．comes; is

B．comes; will be

C．will come; is

D．will come; will be

14. I will ________ more effort in my studies this term.

A．put up

B．put on

C．put down

D．put in

15. We are ________ the coming music party.

A．prepare for

B．preparing for

C．prepare to

D．preparing to

Nancy's grandma lived in a big old house in New York. Nancy and her parents went to see her each summer. Nancy ____ to see Grandma and bake (烘烤) with her. She liked to play cards with her, too. This summer, however, Grandma did not seem ____.She seemed to be worried about something.

“What's wrong with Grandma？” Nancy asked her mom.

“The ____ pollution is bothering (使烦恼) her，” Mom said. “Do you ___   the noise from all those cars？” Nancy asked.

“Yes，” Mom said. “When Grandma moved here many years ago, there wasn't such a big __ here. Now there is a big road that is used to go to work easily in the city. Big trucks deliver (运载) food all over, too, by ____ this road. They make so much noise. The noise pollution really bothers Grandma.”

“I know ____ water pollution and air pollution are. I learned about them in school, but what is noise pollution？” Nancy asked.

“Pollution is ____ that is bad for you，” Mom said. “Noise pollution can influence someone's ____.Grandma's blood pressure goes up because of too much noise. She also has trouble ____ with all the traffic at night. Grandma's hearing has been hurt by the noise, too.”

16.

A．loved

B．hated

C．wanted

D．feared

17.

A．interesting

B．happy

C．healthy

D．well

18.

A．water

B．soil

C．air

D．noise

19.

A．mean

B．get

C．tell

D．point

20.

A．factory

B．pool

C．road

D．railway

21.

A．cleaning

B．using

C．building

D．making

22.

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．when

23.

A．everything

B．anything

C．something

D．nothing

24.

A．diet

B．habits

C．health

D．feelings

25.

A．listening

B．sleeping

C．walking

D．thinking

“I just gave birth to 5 babies last weekend.” Isn't that exciting? Oh, you don't believe me? “Okay then，I stole some money from a bank on Saturday night.” Now do you believe me? Actually, I hope you don't. April 1st, or April Fool's Day is the day when we play jokes on people. Do you have it in your country?   

April Fool's Day started in the sixteenth century in Europe. Before that time, New Year's Day was celebrated on April 1st.If they were teased, they were called fools.       

Nowadays we play jokes on people on April 1st.For example, someone might put salt in the sugar bottle so another person could put it in his coffee “by accident”．Or someone might change the time on another person's alarm clock so that person would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned. Or maybe a person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked.     

After we play the trick, we say “April Fool”. Then the poor person realized he was fooled. It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesn't cause any real harm (伤害) to anyone. Do you have any great jokes to play on anyone today? Try it out. Just don't forget to say “April Fool” when the other person begins looking a little confused.

26. Before the sixteenth century, New Year's Day was ________.

A．April 1st	B．January 1st
C．October 1st	D．February 1st

27. Which of the following situations doesn't make you “April Fool”？

A．Someone might put salt in the sugar bottle, then you could put it in your coffee “by accident”．

B．A man might take your bag by mistake, then he could say sorry to you.

C．Someone might change the time on your alarm clock, then you would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned.

D．A person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked.

28. Sometimes people lie to shock someone on ________.

A．New Year's Day	B．Christmas Day
C．April Fool's Day	D．Thanksgiving Day

29. In the 2nd paragraph, the closest meaning of the underlined word “teased” is ________ in English.

A．hit	B．criticized
C．laughed at	D．shocked

30. What should be the right attitude (态度) towards “April Fool”？

A．It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesn't cause any real harm to anyone.

B．It is done for the real fools.

C．We needn't say “April Fool” when we play jokes on people on April 1st.

D．Don't play jokes on people.

Valentine's Day is a very old holiday. It goes back to the times of Ancient Rome (古罗马)．One of the characters we often see on Valentine's Day is Cupid. He was the son of Venus, the goddess of love. He shoots people with arrows (箭) of love. When a man and a woman are hit by his arrows, they will fall in love.   

Today people celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14.If a man and a woman are in love, they will give each other gifts. The most popular gifts are flowers (especially roses) and chocolates. Couples may also go to a restaurant for a very nice dinner or plan something else romantic.     

In the United States, Valentine's Day is not just for lovers. Children make special Valentine's cards for their classmates. Families and friends may give candy or other small gifts to each other. It can be a fun day.

31. Who is Cupid?

A．The arrow of love.

B．The goddess of love.

C．The son of the goddess of love.

D．The first person to celebrate Valentine's Day.

32. When a man and a woman are hit by Cupid's arrows, they will ________.

A．fall in love	B．get gifts from God
C．hate each other	D．fight each other

33. What are the most popular gifts on Valentine's Day?

A．Roses and chocolates.	B．Roses and cakes.
C．Arrows and cakes.	D．Cards and chocolates.

34. What do school children in the United States do on Valentine's Day?

A．They plan something else romantic.

B．They make special cards for their classmates.

C．They go to a restaurant for a very nice dinner.

D．They give candy or other small gifts to each other.

35. From the passage, we can NOT get information about ________.

A．the date of Valentine's Day	B．the most popular gifts
C．the story of Valentine's Day	D．the feelings of classmates and friends

One day，Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents(帐篷)and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.

In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometers from their camp(营地)，it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hand before his face. He could not find the road! Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp，and the other went to his house. But all was white now. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?

Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip(行程) of thirty-five kilometers in such cold weather!

It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped.

Where were they? None of them could tell. Bob looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!

36. Bob and his two friends went to the forest _______.

A．to find their way home	B．to build their camp
C．to see the trees	D．to see the mountains in the snow

37. They could hardly find their way back because_______.

A．there was not any road in the mountains

B．they couldn’t find their horses

C．they couldn’t decide which of the two roads went to their tents

D．there was only one road to their camp

38. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to_______.

A．the forests

B．the mountains

C．the camp

D．John’s house

39. The horses stopped because _______.

A．they were tired after running for a long time	B．it was getting late
C．they saw the trees	D．they knew that they had got to the camp

40. The story happened_______.

A．at night when nothing could be seen

B．in a cold camp

C．on a dark evening

D．on a cold winter day

Many people may enjoy travelling by air, but few like airline food. Airlines have always tried to improve the food quality and the taste in order to attract more travelers.     41     According to some recent scientific researches, a part of the reason is that at high altitude(海拔), we can’t actually taste things well as we do on the ground.

Scientists have found that even before a plane takes off,     42     As the plane climbs, the air pressure changes and our noses become more and more senseless. When the plane goes 35,000 feet high,     43     They help explain why the tomato juice on airplanes tastes far less sour in the air than it does down on the ground.    44     Otherwise, the food would be tasteless. Astronauts also have to do with this problem on their journeys for similar reasons.    45    The studies are going on! We are looking forward to any improvements.

A．the nose no longer knows just like being bitten(咬) by a snake.

B．How to solve this problem?

C．the air inside the plane dries out the nose.

D．Getting something tasty in the air is like a dream to the travelers.

E．It also helps to explain why airlines like to have salty and spicy(辛辣的) food better.

选择恰当的单词填空。每词限用一次。（有两个多余的选项）

exactly, disappeared , hundreds, example, protect, when, longest, of, symbol, wide, northwest, build

The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world. With a history of more than 2,000 years, some parts of the Great Wall have     46    . It is, however, still a very popular place of interest.
It is the     47    wall ever built. It’s from Shanhaiguan on the east coast to Gansu Province in the     48    of China. It is about 8 meters high. The top is 8 meters     49    and it gets even wider towards the bottom where it is 15 meters. It is made     50    stone and brick. The top is hard enough for men on horseback to ride on. The wall was built by hand and it took     51    of years to finish.
No one knows     52    when the building of the Great Wall was started. It is believed that the wall was built to     53    parts of the country during the Zhou Dynasty. Emperor Qin Shihuang joined the separate walls built by the Qin, Yan and Zhao Kingdoms. The wall was not only for protection in the north, it was also a     54    of China’s ancient civilization (文明).
Today, many of the visitors go to see the wall.     55    they stand on top of a tower and look down on this wall, they can’t help (禁不住) saying “Wow, that’s fantastic!”

通读下面的对话，然后根据上下文补全对话内容，并在答题卡上将答案填写在对应题号的横线上。
A: Good morning, Tina. Long time no see!     56    ?
B: Yeah, I went to Beijing last month.
A: Great! And are you free now?
B: Yes.    57    ?
A: I am going to make some plans about the summer vacation. Can you give me some advice?
B:     58    . How about going to volunteer in the Old People’s Home?
A:     59    . Can you join with me?        
B: OK! I think we will have a good time. Oh, I have to finish my homework now. See you later!
A:    60    .

61. 旅行可以使人放松，开阔眼界。诸多旅行中，你最难忘的是哪次呢？请以“The
trip I will never forget”为题，用英语写一篇短文。
1.要点：（1）哪次旅行让你难忘；（2）该旅行的经历（3）该旅行的感受。
2.要求：（1）文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；（2）词数80左右

The trip I will never forget

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