Levi Strauss—a name that is now famous—was the man ____invented jeans. Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829, but went to the USA as _____young man. At first he lived in New York, ____in 1853 he moved to San Francisco, where he worked with his brother. They worked in a shop selling clothes to men who ____for gold in the California Gold Rush. The men were working very______in difficult conditions, and they needed very strong trousers.
Strauss was the first man to begin producing special, strong trousers______working men. He made these trousers from a tough fabric( 结实的织物) called "denim"（牛仔布）probably from a town ___Nimes in France. Many people now think the English word "denim" ____from the French words "de Nimes", which means "from Nimes". Later, Strauss added special metal buttons to the trousers to make them even _____and they immediately became very popular.
In the early part of the 20th century, only working men wore jeans in workplaces like factories. But after the Second World War, teenage boys and young men at college started to wear__to go out. These boys called the trousers "jeans". In the 1960s, more young Americans started__them as informal, casual clothes outside the workplace and denim jeans became fashionable.
At that time, jeans were usually flared( 向外展开的), but today, ____many different styles of jeans: straight, baggy, flared, low-waisted—almost any style you can __.
Today, _____people wear jeans to go to work in offices, as well as to go out. Jeans are as ____today as they ever were, but there is one thing no one is really sure about—why are they called "jeans"?
1.

A．what

B．where

C．who

D．which

2.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

3.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

4.

A．work

B．were working

C．are working

D．have worked

5.

A．hard

B．hardly

C．harder

D．more hardly

6.

A．to

B．at

C．for

D．by

7.

A．call

B．called

C．calling

D．to call

8.

A．comes

B．come

C．came

D．has come

9.

A．good

B．better

C．best

D．the best

10.

A．it

B．its

C．they

D．them

11.

A．wear

B．wearing

C．wore

D．worn

12.

A．have

B．has

C．there are

D．there is

13.

A．imagine

B．imagined

C．imagining

D．to imagine

14.

A．million

B．millions

C．million of

D．millions of

15.

A．popular

B．popularly

C．more popular

D．more popularly

There was a woman in Detroit(底特律), who has two sons. She was worried__them, especially the younger one, Ben,__he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made fun of him because he seemed so slow.
The mother decided that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a__a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s __ the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him speak. “Why did Ben raise his hand?” the class wondered. He___said anything; what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only ___ the rock: he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew___the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were_____. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ____.
Ben later went on to the top of his class. When he finished high school, he   went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben had grown up, he ____ something about his mother that he did not know as a child. She, herself, had never learned how to read.16.

A．about

B．on

C．with

D．over

17.

A．because

B．so

C．but

D．though

18.

A．notice

B．message

C．book

D．question

19.

A．class

B．room

C．house

D．library

20.

A．always

B．even

C．quickly

D．never

21.

A．found

B．played

C．knew

D．threw

22.

A．whether

B．when

C．where

D．why

23.

A．afraid

B．surprised

C．worried

D．unhappy

24.

A．pictures

B．exercises

C．shops

D．reports

25.

A．learnt

B．remembered

C．understood

D．guessed

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do many things with. Sure, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean they no longer like each other. Most of the time, they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named in this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.
There is more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people who do not have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.
26. The first paragraph tells us ________.

A．what is the feeling of having no friends	B．how to communicate with friends
C．making friends is the need in one’s life	D．we need to be alone in our life

27. According to the author, why don’t friends sometimes get along well? Because ________.

A．friends move away	B．no two people are the same
C．we have made new friends	D．we don’t call them and write to them

28. Which of the following people name after their friendly people is NOT mentioned?

A．A town.

B．A schoolroom.

C．A school.

D．A library.

29. Why do people who have friends live longer?

A．They feel happier and healthier.	B．They know more about friendship.
C．They take less care of themselves.	D．They care more about their friends.

30. This passage mainly tells us ________.

A．that people are all friends	B．how to name a place
C．how to get to know friends	D．that people need friends

Andrew Carnegie—the King of Steel（钢铁）,was born in 1835, in Scotland. In 1848, his family moved to America to look for a better chance for making money. Andrew Carnegie had a few years’ schooling. He worked from an early age.

In the early 1870s, Carnegie built his first steel company with others. Over the next few years, he built his own steel industry in the US, and became one of the wealthiest men in America.

Carnegie believed that people should win success through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the rich should use their money for the improvement and development of the society. He didn’t agree to always provide help for the poor. He thought it was important to provide educational chances to allow the poor to help themselves.

His more contributions（贡献） to society include the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh. It has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history. He also built a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other contributions to society are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to develop understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to provide money for scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts.

Few Americans have been left not touched by Andrew Carnegie’s kindness. His contributions of more than five million dollars built 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the public library system that we all enjoy today.

31. Which of the following is the correct order about Andrew Carnegie?
①He built his own steel industry in the US.
②His family moved to America.
③He built his first steel company with others.
④He built part of Carnegie-Mellon University.

A．①②③④	B．②③①④
C．②①④③	D．④③②①

32. What does the underlined word “wealthiest” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．most popular

B．most famous

C．richest

D．greatest

33. What was Carnegie’s idea about helping others?

A．Helping others as much as possible.

B．Providing what the poor needed.

C．Giving money was the most convenient way to help the poor.

D．Providing educational chances for the poor.

34. What do the last two paragraphs tell us?

A．What Carnegie did for society.	B．Carnegie’s success.
C．The ways to help the poor.	D．How Carnegie carried out his idea.

35. Why did the writer write about the passage?

A．To tell us Carnegie’s life.	B．To tell us Carnegie’s contributions.
C．To let us learn about Carnegie well.	D．To tell how great Carnegie is.

IQ scores have been measured（测量）since 1916, when Alfred Binet developed his intelligence list as follows:

IQ scores	Description
130	Very excellent
120	Excellent
110	Above ordinary
99	Ordinary
80	Below ordinary
Less than 70	Very low

Some very famous people are known for their high IQ level. Jill St. John who has the highest score on this list was a major American film actress during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Jill was admitted to the University of California at the age of 14.

Name	IQ scores
Al Gore	140
Hugh Hefner	152
Carol Vorderman	154
Bill Gates	160
Jill St. John	162

Scientists have estimated（估算）the IQ scores that some famous historical people might have got. This was done by looking at their ideas and the way they put them together. Leonardo da Vinci gets that high score not only for his art but also for his idea of the helicopter（直升飞机）. Without modern scientific tools, he created a lot of design drawings and patterns, which was ahead of his time.

Name	IQ scores
George Washington	118
Napoleon Bonaparte	145
Albert Einstein	160
Charles Dickens	180
Michelangelo	180
Leonardo da Vinci	220

36. When was the intelligence list developed?

A．1970

B．1960

C．1917

D．1916

37. According to the intelligence list, a person who scores ________ is ordinary.

A．140

B．125

C．100

D．60

38. Jill St. John was ________ when she was 14 years old.

A．an American film actress	B．a university student
C．a great scientist	D．the most famous person

39. Who is probably the cleverest person in history?

A．Albert Einstein

B．Charles Dickens

C．Bill Gates

D．Leonardo da Vinci

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

A．Bill Gates is not as clever as Jill St. John.

B．Intelligence cannot be measured by any ways.

C．Alfred Binet is the cleverest person because he developed the intelligence list.

D．Leonardo da Vinci succeeded in making the first helicopter in the world.

My house is made of wood, glass and stone. It is also made of software.

If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.

Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console （控制台）, a small machine that turns things on and off around you.

The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.

I believe that ten years later, most new homes will have the systems（系统）that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.

I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How did I live without them?”

41. The writer’s house is NOT made of ________.

A．metal

B．wood

C．glass

D．software

42. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A．How to develop a new system.	B．The function（功能）of the PIN.
C．A home for the future.	D．Easy life in the future.

43. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the fourth paragraph?

A．To let readers know why his ideas are new.

B．To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are.

C．To explain the importance of the PIN and the console.

D．To let readers know how special his- house is.

44. The writer’s new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because ________.

A．it has your favorite music following you	B．you can make a telephone call anywhere
C．the writer is able to change his new idea into practice	D．it has been controlled by computers.

45. What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?

A．An IT expert.

B．A famous engineer

C．A game player.

D．An experienced teacher.

The Art of Paper

Chen Zijiang is a paper-cutting expert whom I interviewed for my article on Chinese Art. Paper-cutting is something that he learned to do from an early age.

"It is a Chinese folk art with a long history," Mr. Chen told me, "Paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs(坟墓).     46    " He added that by the Southern Song Dynasty, paper-cutting had become an important part of everyday life.

    47    They are paper cuts for decoration, for religious purposes(宗教目的) and for design patterns.

Paper cuts for decoration are often seen on windows and gates.    48    They are also used on presents. A present for parents whose child has recently been born might show a paper cut of children, for example. Paper cuts which show the Chinese character for double happiness are often used to celebrate weddings.

Paper cuts for religious purposes are often found in temples.    49    

The third kind of paper cuts are those used to make patterns on clothing. They are also sometimes used to decorate jewellery boxes.    50    

A．They are usually put up during holidays to bring good luck.

B．They are also used as offerings to the dead.

C．Dragons are very popular patterns for these designs.

D．They can date back to the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasty.

E．Mr. Chen went on to explain that there are three types of paper cuts which people still make.

51. The new play is good and we all e________it.
52. He couldn’t make up his m________about what to do with the money.
53. Through the c________water, we can see fish on the bottom of the lake.
54. All of us have got everything r________ for the examination. We're certain to do well in it.
55. Thank you very much! Your advice is a great h________ to our success.
56. Reading is a good way to p________ the time on the plane.

57. 你要把笑话讲（分享）给我们听吗？
Are you going to_________ the joke ________ ________?
58. 公众场合不允许抽烟。
Smoking _________ ________ _________   in public places.
59. 没有郎朗钢琴音乐会的门票了，你和你妹妹都不能去了。
There's no ticket left for Lang Lang's piano concert. ______ you ________ your sister can go to it.
60. 你能告诉我他住哪吗？
Could you tell me _________ ________ ________?
61. 航班因风暴延误，所以乘客不得不呆在机场。
The flight was delayed by the storm, _________ the passengers ________   ________ _________ at the airport.
62. 多么好的天气啊！我们出去走走吧。
_________   ________ fine day it is! Let’s go out for a walk.
63. 吃不同种类的食物对我们的身体有好处。
_________ ________ for our health _________ ________ different kinds of food.

64. 书面表达

假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Tom 来信关心你将要参加的中考的情况，请根据以下表格的信息回信告知。

考试日期和科目	6月16日至18日 第一天考语文、物理 (physics)；第二天是数学、政治 (politics)；第三天是英语和化学 (chemistry)。
考试准备情况	初三以来一直在准备……
考试时的状态	会有点紧张，但会很快平静下来，因为……
对试题的感受	不会很难，但要认真对待。
对考试结果的期待	考进理想的学校……

提示词：

1. 考进理想的学校：enter my idea school

注意：

1.词数80左右（文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数）；

2.不得透露自己学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

Dear Tom,

Thank you for your concern. Well, I’m going to take the once-a-year Senior High School entrance examination. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,
Li Hua.