1. Miss Liu is an interesting guide. We were all in high spirits during the long _____.

A．program

B．discussion

C．training

D．journey

2. —Your friend Jane didn't appear at the party.
—Oh, how _____! She promised that she would come.

A．exciting

B．strange

C．nervous

D．unfair

3. To our      , I saw an old man      on the icy street when I walked across the Center Street.

A．surprises; lie

B．surprising; lay

C．surprise; lying

D．surprised; lies

4. —Jenny, I have a sore throat.
—You talked _____ just now. Please drink more water.

A．many too

B．too many

C．too much

D．much too

5. —Mr. Ling，I have some difficulty ________ the article.

—Remember ________ it three or four times at least.

A．to understand；reading

B．understanding；reading

C．understanding；to read

D．to understand；to read

6. This bus doesn't go to the train station. I'm afraid you'll have to _____ at Liubei Stop and take BRT Line 1.

A．turn off

B．cut off

C．go off

D．get off

7. —Hi，Mr.Zhang，do you often come here to climb the mountain?
—Yes，______ exercise.You see，I'm healthier than before.

A．to get

B．getting

C．get

D．gets

8. —Mr. Wang       to Mary carefully when I entered the classroom this morning.
—He is very patient          he is young.

A．talking;   but

B．was talking ;though

C．talks; though

D．talked; however

Ann was very afraid of spiders (蜘蛛). Every time she __ a spider, she screamed (尖叫). She cried. She __ . She was so scared! If the spider was in her house, she had to___ . She would stay at a friend's house____her parents caught the spider! Once she didn't come home for a month! Ann's parents were very___ about her. They sent her to a special doctor. The doctor told Ann that lots of people were afraid of things __ her. She could get help.
First, Ann had to look at __ of spiders. To her surprise, she was slowly___ to them. Next, Ann had to watch videos of spiders. Then, the doctor __ Ann's parents a big toy (玩具) spider. Their job was to put it somewhere in the house. __ Ann! Coming across ( 偶然发现) the toy spider in strange___ was not fun!
Finally, the doctor said Ann was ready for a big __ . He put some real spiders in front of Ann.The spiders were in jars (罐子). Then the spiders were let loose (释放). Ann made herself____one. She even let one run on her hand. Ann is____a little afraid of spiders. But if she finds one at home, she does not have to move away for a month. She can____the spider and put it outside — all by herself.9.

A．beat

B．ate

C．killed

D．saw

10.

A．fell down

B．tried out

C．cut off

D．gave up

11.

A．shout

B．leave

C．stop

D．know

12.

A．so

B．if

C．until

D．since

13.

A．crazy

B．serious

C．careful

D．worried

14.

A．like

B．from

C．with

D．for

15.

A．notices

B．pictures

C．letters

D．signs

16.

A．ready

B．close

C．used

D．kind

17.

A．sold

B．lent

C．returned

D．offered

18.

A．Poor

B．Lonely

C．Clever

D．Sick

19.

A．shapes

B．dates

C．places

D．dreams

20.

A．dinner

B．trip

C．party

D．test

21.

A．hit

B．touch

C．keep

D．draw

22.

A．still

B．never

C．even

D．already

23.

A．pass

B．watch

C．catch

D．compare

请先阋读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。需变形的词为4个.

he, begin, notes, invite, get, wait, tell, interesting, me, seeing

There was an    24    movie yesterday. My mother gave     25     enough money for two tickets. So I decided to    26    my best friend Lily to the movie with me. When    27     in line to buy tickets, a thief stole my money. I     28    a policeman about it. The policeman helped me find the thief and     29     my money from him. I had a wonderful time     30     the film with Lily. After I got back home, I decided to write a thank-you note to policeman for     31    help. But I didn’t know how to     32     .My mother showed me some thank-you     33    on the Internet. Then I wrote a thank-you note to the policeman.

Let’s find out what the teachers said about the two students.

Name: Edward Scott            Class 5, Grade 8 Subjects: Math: a little weak but always tries his best Science: better than the others in the class English: good at reading and listening French: can do better History: very lazy and often fails exams Music: likes pop songs and sings well Remarks(评语): Edward will be able to do a lot better. He needs to work harder.

Name: Zhou Hui               Class 6. Grade 8 Subjects: Chinese: hard - working and good at writing Math: should do better English: good at listening and speaking Physics: not good at it but better than before History: can remember lots of great events PE: kind of lazy and hardly ever does sports Remarks: Zhou Hui is a good student. If she does more sports, she’ll be better.

34. Edward is the best at        in his class.

A．math

B．science

C．English

D．history

35. Edward and Zhou Hui learn        same subjects.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

36. Maybe Zhou Hui can help Edward with his       .

A．history

B．music

C．French

D．English

Recently, a solar-powered(太阳能动力的) plane took to the sky for the first time. It passed an important test on the way to travel around the world.
The plane took off from an airport(飞机场) in Switzerland. It slowly rose above the fields and into the sky.
“There was never a plane of that kind that could fly—never a plane so big, so light, using so little energy.” Said Bertrand Piccard, a leader of the project.
During the 90-miunte flight(飞行), the plane did several turns. It climbed 1.6 km above the countryside.
Engineers plan to test a night flight(飞行) before July. Then they will use the results of the tests to build a second plane. They plan to travel around the world in that plane in 2012.
“We want to fly it day and night with no fuel(燃料),”Piccard said. Piccard and pilot Andre Borschberg will take the plane around the world. They will make a few stops to change places and rest after a long time in the air-and to show off their plane.
The plane will fly at 70 km per hour on average(平均). That is faster than a bike and slower than a car. The pilots will keep the plane in the air for up to five days at a time.
37. The passage is probably taken from       .

A．a postcard

B．a newspaper

C．a comic book

D．an advertisement

38. The solar-powered plane          .

A．is big and heavy	B．uses much energy
C．passed the first flight test	D．will have a night flight before July.

39. How long will it take the solar-powered plane to travel 140 km?

A．About a day and a night.	B．About 5 days.
C．About 2 hours.	D．About 90 minutes.

40. Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A．During the 90 –minute flight, the solar-powered plane reached a height of 1.6 km.

B．The solar-powered plane is slower than a car and faster than a bike.

C．Maybe the solar-powered plane will fly with no fuel.

D．It took a long time to build the solar-powered plane.

When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words. When you read, it gives you a good example for writing.
Good reading tips.
Try to read at the right level(水平). Read something that you can (more or less) understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting.
Try to increase the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. But you don’t have to write them while you read. Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read: mark them with a pen. Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book. Then try to remember them.
Try to read regularly. For example, read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix(固定)a time to read and keep to it. You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime.
Read what interests you. Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it. So, choose an interesting book. You can also read newspapers. There are many English newspapers in China. For example, 21st Century Teens . It is easy enough for you to understand it . There is something interesting in it.
41. If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, ________.

A．give up reading

B．guess the meaning at first

C．write them down at once

D．look them up in a dictionary at once

42. Which of the following sentences is right?

A．Reading a lot can help you write better.

B．When you read, you can only learn some new words.

C．It is interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary.

D．Try to read something that you can’t understand to make your English better.

43. To make your reading better, _________.

A．it’s enough for you to read 21st Century Teens

B．only read a magazine about a subject that you like

C．you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least

D．reading English every Sunday is much better than for a short time once a day

44. The main purpose of the writing is to   _________.

A．tell students what to read

B．tell students reading is very helpful

C．tell students when to read

D．give advice on how to make reading better

The word “day ”has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day ” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转) of the earth. At the equator(赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length(长度). They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole(北极) is tilted(倾斜) toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球) gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere(半球). Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
45. When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having       .

A．both day and night

B．day

C．neither(既不)

D．night

46. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by      of the earth.

A．the pushing

B．the pulling

C．the spinning

D．the passing

47. At the equator day is as long as night         .

A．sometimes

B．never

C．usually

D．always

48. When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets       sunlight.

A．less

B．more

C．all

D．no

Hip-hop Planet
    49    Countrieslike France, Brazil and even Japan have their own hip-hop culture. But where did this strange speaking-singing style come from? Many centuries ago, in West Africa, traditional storytellers played musical instruments while they were telling stories. When this tradition travelled from West Africa to the USA, it developed into different musical styles. For example, blues and jazz.    50    And in the 1970s, there were many poor areas in New York. There wasn’t any money for music lessons in schools, so kids made their own music. Teenagers Afrika and DJ Here played their records outside in the streets. Everybody joined in. MCs had rapping（说唱） competitions. Every week, there were talented new dancers, new DJs and new MCs. Hip-hop culture was born.
    51    It was 1980. I was at a party in New York. There was a young DJ at the party. He was playing records. While he was putting a record on, a kid picked up a microphone（话筒） and begantapping. Some other kids were break-dancing to the music. It was loud and boring, and I
hated it. I preferred jazz.
    52    Today’s successful American artists like Missy and her friend Tim heard it on the radio when they were growing up.
The last time I heard hip-hop, I was in West Africa.    53    I was going to interview a traditional storyteller when I met a young hip-hop artist, He told me there are hundreds of rap groups in Africa today. We live on a hip-hop planet.

A. I remember the first time I heard hip-hop. B. You can find hip-hop everywhere you go.I was writing a book about African-Americans. C. Many Americans gave music lessons to poor children. D. These styles all started in poor African-American areas. E. During the 1980s, hip-hop became popular all over the USA. F. Some people don’t like hip-hop because of its spoken words.

从方框所给句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话。其中有两个多余选项。
A: Hello, Cindy! What’s your plan for this summer holiday?
B: I have no idea.     54    
A: I’ll take part in a social activity with my sister.
B: It sounds exciting.     55    
A: No. I have been a volunteer in a poor village. The children there don’t have money to buy books.
B:     56    
A: Yes. I bought them 60 books with my pocket money.
B: What else did you do there?
A:     57     And now we are good friends.
B: Wow!     58     I’d like to join you.
A: Great! I’m sure we’ll have a meaningful holiday.

A．Can you tell me something about it?

B．Have you sent books to them?

C．I helped them with their lessons.

D．She raised some money for them.

E．Is it your first time to join in such activities?

F．It was a wonderful experience!

G．What about you?

59. 请你根据下表中所提供的信息以“Learn to express thanks”为题，用英语写一篇演讲稿。

背 景	1.认为上中学时吃好穿好是应该的； 2.走向社会后没有感恩意识。
学会感恩	1.感谢社会提供良好的教育机会； 2.感谢父母供养自己上学； 3.感谢老师传授知识； 4.感谢朋友的支持与鼓励。

参考词汇：enter society 进入社会，   sense of thanks 感恩意识，   behavior 行为
要求：1.短文应包括所提供的所有内容，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译；
2.演讲稿中不得出现真实的人名、地名及能够透露你个人身份的信息；
3.词数：80词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Good morning, boys and girls!
The topic of my speech today is “Learn to express thanks”.______________________________________________
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In the future, we should never forget our society, parents, teachers and so on. At present, we should study harder in order to make our world more beautiful.
Thank you for your listening!