1. —Shall we go to Alberta for the summer holidays？
—__________. It's one of the world's cleanest places.

A．Sounds great

B．Not at all

C．You're kidding

D．You're welcome

2. I think __________ necessary to work with friends and share different ideas. Do you agree with me？

A．it

B．they

C．them

D．him

3. —What's your favourite place in your school？
—The __________. Our physics teacher often teaches us to do interesting experiments there.

A．hall

B．library

C．museum

D．laboratory

4. The clock hands are __________ to twelve. Let's go out to eat lunch.

A．pointing

B．hanging

C．getting

D．running

5. —What's the population of India？
—Over 1 billion. India has the second __________ population in the world.

A．most

B．largest

C．more

D．least

6. —Look at the clouds，so beautiful!
—Wow,so many different horses, dogs，sheep.

A．sizes

B．senses

C．colors

D．shapes

7. —Have you heard of the Sun Moon Lake？
---Yeah. It is the largest fresh lake（淡水湖）in Taiwan. And it __________ in the north of Ali Mountain.

A．lies

B．comes

C．arrives

D．finds

8. These handicrafts are made __________ and they' re very popular with foreign tourists.

A．in hand

B．at hand

C．by hand

D．out of hand

9. —Would you like some juice or coffee, Nancy?
—__________ will do. I don't care.

A．Either

B．Neither

C．Both

D．All

10. Just __________ the old saying goes," Where there is a will, there is a way. "

A．when

B．as

C．while

D．after

11. Local government has poured __________ dollars into a programme of building a subway around the city.

A．10 billions

B．10 billions of

C．10 billion

D．billion of

12. You can't take part in the activity tomorrow unless you __________ to play a role in the game.

A．will be chosen

B．are choosing

C．are chosen

D．have chosen

13. A UN report says that every year about 5 million people __________ hunger in the world and that most of them are children.

A．die of

B．die away

C．die out

D．die for

14. People can see the __________ of the national flag in the square when the sun rises in the east every day.

A．rising

B．raises

C．raising

D．rises

15. —How was your visit to the Olympic Park？
一Pretty good. __________.

A．By underground

B．A taxi driver took me there

C．I went there alone

D．It's well worth a visit

Stitch after stitch，Amy is embroidering（刺绣）her hand-made napkin．
“Well，Amy，how are you getting on？” cried Lizzy，whose _______ seemed to fly over her work．
“Not very fast，”replied quiet little Amy．Meanwhile, she didn’t _______ her eyes，“I have almost finished one side．”
“One side!”said Lizzy，with an unpleasant laugh，“Why，we both began sewing（缝制）at the same time，and I’m now at the fourth side of mine！”
“I know that I am _______，but I’ll try to be steady（稳的），and to do my best．”said the little girl，as she went on with her work．
“As I sew so fast，”cried Lizzy，“I’m sure to have finished my napkin _______ before the bell rings for dinner．I’ll just run for a minute to the garden，to see if the roses are out：”—so， leaving her work on a chair，Lizzy _______ out of the room．
Amy longed for the fresh air and the flowers，but her work must first be done．Steadily she laid down her broad hem and had finished the___________side of her napkin before her sister came back．
“Ah，you slow little thing！”cried Lizzy．“You will _______ get up to me．I’ll have time to go to my room and put up my new picture on the wall．”
Off went joyful little Lizzy，Amy went on with her work．Before her sister _______ the room again，the third side of her napkin was done．
“Had you not better finish your sewing？”said Amy．“It must be near the time for _______．”
“Oh! I can finish it in two minutes，only I want to read that storybook，which Tom told us was so funny．”
“What if you ______________？”
“No fear of that！”cried Lizzy，“No one is so likely to be as a slow little thing like you！
Poor Amy made no ______________， quietly she worked on．Lizzy was soon deep in her story and she forgot all about her ______________，till suddenly the sound of the bell woke her up．
“Can it be dinner-time”she cried．“Oh dear，and my napkin is not hemmed!And yours—”
“It is ______________ finished，”said Amy，as she quietly put it away．
“This is much like ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’，the faster，but not the winner，”thought Lizzy，who，though proud，had enough ______________ to take a lesson：The quick，proud may have the ______________，but the quiet，steady may do more in the end．16.

A．fingers

B．eyes

C．feet

D．body

17.

A．touch

B．open

C．raise

D．cover

18.

A．careful

B．nervous

C．unusual

D．slow

19.

A．long

B．soon

C．only

D．suddenly

20.

A．stepped

B．jogged

C．flew

D．looked

21.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

22.

A．never

B．surely

C．always

D．finally

23.

A．tidied

B．left

C．cleaned

D．entered

24.

A．breakfast

B．lunch

C．dinner

D．bed

25.

A．can

B．can’t

C．should

D．shouldn’t

26.

A．choice

B．decision

C．mistake

D．reply

27.

A．story

B．rose

C．work

D．sister

28.

A．even

B．just

C．almost

D．hardly

29.

A．sense

B．feeling

C．attention

D．pride

30.

A．change

B．progress

C．start

D．luck

Do you know five of the smallest countries of the world are in Europe? They’re commonly know as the microstates．
Andorra
It's in the Mount Pyrenees，which separates France and Spain．It is about 470 square kilometers and has a population of about 70, 000．While Andorrans make up only about one-third of the population，almost half are Spanish and the rest are Portuguese and French．The official language is Catalan．
Liechtenstein
It is a principality．Its area of 160 square kilometers is home to 33,000 people who speak mostly German．There is great skiing here．
San Marino
As one of the world's oldest republics，it covers an area of 61 square kilometers．It has a population of about 28,000 and they speak Italian there．Tourism is the main industry，but banking，clothing，wine，and cheese are also important to the country．
Monaco
It is located（位于）on the Mediterranean Sea along the coast of France，not far from the Italian border．It has a population of 32,000 and is only 2 square kilometers！It is the world’s most densely（密集地）populated country！Many wealthy people choose to live here．Most of them are French or Italian．
Vatican City
Known as Roman Catholic Church，Vatican City is the world's smallest country，measuring only 0. 44 square kilometers．Surprisingly，it is located in Rome，the capital city of Italy．Although it is home to only 890 citizens，3,000 people from Rome work here every day．Millions of tourists visit each year to see its buildings and famous artwork．
31. How many Spanish are in Andorra？

A．About 70,000．	B．About 23,000．
C．About 35,000．	D．About 12,000．

32. Which country does the number ② in the picture refer（指）to？

A．Andorra．

B．Liechtenstein．

C．San Marino．

D．Monaco．

33. Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A．Skiing is very popular in Liechtenstein．

B．Banking is the main industry of San Marino．

C．Liechtenstein has fewer people than San Marino

D．Vatican City，the capital city of Italy, is in Rome．

The cowboy has become the hero of many movies. He is，even today，believed to have courage and adventure（冒险）. But what was the life of a cowboy really like？

The cowboy's job is clear from the word "cowboy”. A cowboy，according to dictionary explanation，is a man who rides a horse and whose job is to care for cattle（牛）. The cattle were in the West and in Texas. People in the cities of the East wanted beef from these cattle. Trains could take the cattle east. But first the cattle had to get to the trains. Part of the cowboy's job was to take the cattle hundreds of miles to the railroad towns.

These trips were called cattle drives. A cattle drive usually took several months. Cowboys rode for sixteen hours a day. Because they rode so much，each cowboy brought along about eight horses. A cowboy changed horses several times each day.

The cowboys had to make sure that the cattle arrived safely. Before starting on a drive，the cowboys branded（给……烙上印）the cattle. They burned a mark on the cattle to show who they belonged to. But these marks didn't stop rustlers（盗窃牲口的人），or cattle thieves. Cowboys had to protect the cattle from rustlers. Rustlers made the already dangerous trip even more dangerous.

Even though their work was very difficult and dangerous, cowboys did not earn much money. They were paid badly. But cowboys liked their way of life. They lived in a wild and open country. They lived a life full of adventure and freedom.

34. A cowboy's job is __________.

A．to send beef to the city people

B．to be a hero in movies

C．to take care of cattle

D．to brand the cattle

35. During a cattle drive, cowboys took the cattle __________.

A．to the East from the West

B．onto the trains

C．to the people in the cities

D．to the railroad towns

36. Cowboys branded the cattle to __________.

A．keep them from being stolen

B．make the cattle drive dangerous

C．show their courage

D．protect their beef

37. Cowboys enjoyed themselves because __________.

A．they could live a free life with excitement

B．they made a lot of money

C．they loved the difficult and dangerous job

D．they were heroes in movies

In our culture, the ability to make one's own decisions is important. John F. Kennedy's quote(引语）"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." shows an unpleasant truth.

Much of what we know and believe has been taught to us by others, and we often accept this information without spending much time thinking it over for ourselves.

In today's world, we are being presented with information, ideas and beliefs, but many of them are against each other. Psychology(心理学）tells us that if we hear an idea enough times, or心t comes from someone we respect(尊敬), we will probably believe that idea. In these cases, we base our opinions on the opinions of others. If each of us does not think about this information for ourselves and come to our own conclusions , we will become nothing more than parrots（鹦鹉） quoting the opinions of others.

Examples of spreading fake news without thought can be seen on the Internet. Some people believe whatever they read and then share the story without thinking about the facts. All it takes is one quick click(点击）of the "share" button, and the story travels on its way to influence even more unthinking readers. This can cause serious problems.

If we just stop for a moment to think about what we read and hear, and form our own opinions, we will be more thoughtful, more independent, and more creative people, but few take that time. Yet we need not lose heart over this bad habit. In fact, simply becoming aware (意识到） of it is the first step towards correcting it. Once we become aware that we tend(趋向）to hold opinions and beliefs without thinking them through, we can change that pattern of behavior. Hopefully, we can learn to experience and enjoy the "discomfort of thought" and form our own opinions.

38. What's the purpose of this passage?

A．To describe how Internet news spreads.

B．To explain why people don't have their own opinions.

C．To tell people that they should have their own thoughts.

D．To warn people not to believe other people's ideas.

39. The underlined word "fake" in Paragraph 4 probably means          

A．untrue

B．unhappy

C．unfair

D．unusual

40. How can we have our own opinions according to the passage?

A．By spreading the information we receive.

B．By learning more about psychology.

C．By quoting others' opinions like parrots.

D．By thinking about what we read and hear.

41. We can probably find this passage in a book about        

A．history

B．education

C．sports

D．languages

If I were to ask you to close your eyes and I gave you a piece of apple to eat，would you be able to tell me what it is just by tasting it？Of course，you could. Your tongue（舌头）helps you know what different foods taste like. Do you know that foods would taste different if you did not have a nose？

What You Need

☆a friend to help

☆small pieces of any food like carrot，orange，banana-whatever you have

☆small pieces of apples，raw（uncooked）potato and（if you are brave）onion（洋葱）

What You Do

There are actually three different experiments. You and your friend should take turns trying them on each other.

Experiment1:

Have your friend close her eyes and open her mouth. Give her a piece of the food and ask her to taste it. Then, ask her what she thinks it is. She will probably guess correctly.

Experiment2:

While your friend has her eyes closed, give her a piece of raw potato. At the same time, hold a piece of apple right under her nose. Ask her to eat the potato and tell you what she thinks it is. She will say it is a piece of apple! You can even do it the other way around, and she will think she is eating a potato, or, perhaps, she won't be able to name what she is eating.

Experiment 3:(for the brave)

Take a piece of raw onion. You don't have to close your eyes this time. Press your nose closed with yourother hand so that no smells can get into your nose. Now eat a small piece of the onion. Surprise! As long as you hold your nose, you will not be able to taste the onion.

The Science Secret

You already know the science secret. Your nose and your tongue work together to make food taste the way it does. Your tongue, however, can taste only certain flavors like salty, bitter, sour, and sweet. All of the other"tastes"are actually "smells", and you need your nose to taste them.

Oh, you might use this science secret the next time you are forced to eat something you don't like the taste of. If you hold your nose while you eat it, you won't"taste"it at all.

42. According to this article, what could a person know about food?

A．People hold their noses to eat onions.

B．If you close your eyes, food will taste better.

C．People need a sense of smell to taste some food.

D．If you can smell potatoes, you will taste apples.

43. What is the most probable reason Experiment 3 is called"for the brave"?

A．You have to eat a raw onion.

B．You keep your eyes open.

C．You have to hold your nose.

D．You do the experiment alone.

44. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Knowledge comes from personal experience.

B．Team work helps us to find out science secrets.

C．We should have courage while doing experiments.

D．We can't draw a conclusion simply from the feeling.

45. What's the passage mainly about?

A．Why different foods can smell the same.

B．How smell influences the way food tastes.

C．Why some things smell better than others.

D．How smell changes the way we see things.

根据汉语提示写出相应的单词。
46. It is a __________（奇迹）that he remained alive after dropping from the roof of a ten-storied building.
47. It's a __________（四分之一；一刻钟）to ten.
48. He wants to be a __________（飞行员when he grows up.
49. Can't you __________（控制）your children？
50. I admired him as a true __________（科学家）and hard worker.

用所给词的适当形式填空。
51. France is one of the __________（Europe）countries.
52. Everyone who visits Beijing hopes to watch the __________（raise）of the national flag.
53. With the __________（develop）of science，man can do what they couldn't do in the past.
54. __________（luck），I won the first place in the table tennis match.
55. I'm too tired to walk any __________（far），so I have to stop to have a rest.

根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词．
With the development of modern technology， digital devices（数码设备） have been seen everywhere． People often check what is h    56     in the world on the Internet， keep in touch with friends through emails， or even start to read e﹣books． H    57    ， many people still prefer paper books to e﹣books because they think that brains work b    58     when reading paper books．
Now， some scientists have come up with some d    59     ideas． They believe how brains work is not greatly affected by the way people read， but depends on the following factors（因素）． They i    60     the type and content of reading materials， the p    61     of reading． etc． When people read for   entertainment， like news about star families or f    62     stories， reading paper books or e﹣books makes no difference． When people read to gain k    63     about science， reading paper books is more helpful． Brains need longer to deal with harder problems． Usually， taking notes by h    64     on paper books takes longer than typing（打字） notes out on digital devices． So it's e    65    for you to remember key points when you read paper books． Next time， when you read e﹣books about science， just remember to slow down and give your brain more time．

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。

Claude Monet's paintings were quite different from the art styles that were popular in the 1870s France. Traditional artists always did their artwork in a studio and their paintings were realistic-they looked exactly like the real world. Claude Monet was part of a group of painters who were called Impressionists(印象派画家). Their paintings were light and a bit fuzzy-they gave an impression of what the real world looked like. Sometimes Impressionists worked outside, which was a very unusual thought in their time. Impressionism received its name from an early painting by Claude Monet titled impression, Sunrise.

Knowing that trains were interesting subjects and represented modern progress, Claude Monet crated a series of Impressionist paintings of trains from January to March of 1877. He worked on his paintings right on the train platform at the Gare Saint-Lazare, the train station on Saint Lazare Street. Although there were many train stations in Paris, this was the first train station built in Paris so it had historical significance(意义).

Monet’s friend, Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir, told the following story to his sons about Claude Monet and painting the trains. Monet needed permission(允许)to spend time on the train platform and paint what he saw in his impressionistic style. One day Monet dressed himself in his very best suit along with a fine top hat, a good linen shirt and a silk tie. He appeared to be a wealthy gentleman while he really was a poor painter.

When he went towards the clerk at the train office, he presented his calling card which introduced him as Claude Monet, Painter. He asked to see the station master. The clerk quickly allowed this fine gentleman to enter the station master's office. The station master was also impressed and gave Monet permission to paint on the train platform. The station master even kept trains from leaving on time so Monet could complete a scene even though passengers complained.

Was it all worthwhile(值得)? Monet’s train scenes turned his career into a success and for the station master, made his train station famous until even now.

Claude Monet

Introduction	◆Claude Monet was one of the Impressionist painters whose paintings were not the     66    as the popular art styles in the 1870s France. ◆Impressionist paintings gave an impression of    67    the real world looked. ◆He helped Impressionism get its     68    by his painting Impression, Sunrise.
A     69    of painting trains	◆At that time trains were subjects that could keep people’s     70    and represented modern progress. ◆He created paintings of trains     71    January and March in 1877, at the train station with the longest     72    in Paris. ◆He dressed himself as a wealthy gentleman to win the station master’s       73    . ◆In order to help Monet complete a scene, the station master even made trains leave     74    than they should do.
Result	◆His train scenes made not only his career     75    but also the train station famous.

翻译句子
76. 他是谁？我以前从来没有听说过他。
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77. 天安门广场是世界上最大的，你不能错过它。
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78. 他病倒了，不得不缩短旅程。
__________________________________________________________________________________
79. 大学毕业后，他就在这个工厂当工程师。
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80. 桂林位于漓江的两侧。
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81. 书面表达

76．积极锻炼是非常重要的，为此，某英文报开展了一次关于初中生锻炼情况的调查活动。请你根据下列图表和相关文字提示,以“Exercising is important!”为题，用英语写一篇短文。

要点	具体内容
调查数据
锻炼的意义	有益身体健康;保持思维敏锐;变得自信快乐。
你的建议	就如何更好地开展锻炼，提出你的建议(至少两点)。

注意：(1)短文应包括所给内容要点,可适当发挥,使文章连贯;

(2)词数90左右,短文开头已给出,不计入总词数;

(3)短文中不得提及考生所在学校及自己的姓名等信息。

(4)参考词汇:敏锐的sharp

Exercising is important!
Recently, we have done a survey about students’ exercising. According to the survey,