1 . Ⅵ．首字母填空

Tracy is always dreaming of visiting a famous（出名的）theatre in a big city. Her dream will come t    1    . She is visiting London, and one of her friends is i    2     her to see Made in Dagenham, a musical（音乐剧）in the Adelphi Theatre. The theatre is very famous in London, the c    3     of the UK. Tracy wishes she could live in London l    4     her friend. Then she could see musicals often.

“The Adelphi Theatre has a h    5     of over 200 years. It looks great outside. And the i    6     is beautiful too. The seats（座位）are c    7    . ” her friend tells Tracy.

“Really? It s    8    great. I will bring my camera （照相机）with me.” Tracy says. “Sorry, Tracy. The theatre doesn't let v    9     take photos. ” “All right. How will we get there? Will you d    10     there?” “No, I won't. The traffic will be busy then. We will take the underground（地铁）. It's fast.”

“Good ” Tracy can't wait to see the musical.

2 . Hello，my name is John. I am going to show you a    1     my hometown.

First，here is my house. I live in a small house. We have a garden. My mother grows v    2    and flowers in the garden.

O    3    the garden is a bus stop. It t    4    about twenty minutes to get to the nearest town. There are lots of buildings there. There is a shopping mall，a youth center and a cinema. There is also a park near the centre of the town My f    5     place is the youth centre. I often go there after school with my friends. There are lots of things to do there and I am always busy.

I like going into town on my b    6    The town is near the sea. I sometimes go swimming in summer when it's warm and s     7     There is not much pollution in the town b    8     cars can not go into the centre of the town. I have lots of friends here. I think it is a w    9    place to live. I hope you can come and visit s    10    ！

3 . 阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标及所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
The world’s longest cross-sea bridge, the 55-km-long Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge(HZMB), opened     1    Oct 24.The Guardian described it as one of the “seven     2     (wonder) of the modern world”.
The project of the HZMB began in 2009 and     3    /kɒst/ about 120 billion yuan. The bridge connects Hong Kong and Macao to Zhuhai.
The HZMB is special in many ways. It is     4    (design) to have a service life of 120 years,20 years longer than most bridges.
And it’s not just a bridge. In one section,     5    bridge turns into a 6.7-km undersea tunnel (隧道) that
passes through two man-made islands. The tunnel is the longest undersea tunnel for road traffic in the world, allowing large ships to     6    /k?n’t?nju/ passing through the sea area above the tunnel.
The bridge’s engineers had to consider many things     7    avoid affecting the environment while building the bridge.
The HZMB will make it much     8    (fast) to travel between the three areas it connects. It took four hours to travel from Hong Kong to Zhuhai in the past, but now the     9    /'d??:ni/ time is reduced to 45 minutes. By drawing local cities and areas closer together, the bridge will be helpful to the     10    (develop) of Hong Kong. Macao and nine Guangdong cities. Amazing China!

4 . 缺词填空   先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。
There is a town called Walden in England. It is a q    1     small town. Cars c    2     go into the centre of the town, so it’s very pleasant(令人愉快的) to walk around.
You can s    3     at least half a day visiting the museum. It’s on a hill outside the town in a lonely old building. The museum brings history to life. You can even ride on a horse and cart ( 马车 ) in the street. I was really interested in a 1950s living room in the museum. It was just l    4     my grandmother’s house. I lived there when I was a c    5    .
If you can’t wait, there’s a new exhibition (展览) opening soon. Walden is f    6     for candy! If you like candy, this exhibition is the place for you. You can learn about its history. I n    7     see so many different kinds of candies.
But I won’t go now b    8     it will start on the 26th of May.
When you are there, have a look around Walden too. I    9    you start in the main square and follow(跟随) the green signs, they’ll take you to the museum, and you’ll see lots of o    10     interesting things on the way, too.
Welcome to Walden!

5 . VII. (A) 多亏了建筑者们的辛勤付出，自今年四月份以来长春南湖大桥的水幕瀑布成为了我们城市的又一道绚丽的新风景。下面是林立写给美国笔友Mike的邮件，请你将其补充完整，每空一词。

Dear Mike, How is it going? Here I have something new to tell you. Since     1    , Nanhu Bridge Waterfalls have been another attraction in Changchun. You know,     2     to the builders, the project is a great success. People can not only enjoy the waterfalls in different shapes and colors, but also     3     to nice music at the same time. You cannot imagine lots of people come here just for a look,     4     they live quite far. The bridge is sometimes crowded     5     many visitors, so policemen are there to keep things in order. Welcome to my hometown this summer. Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Lin Li

6 . 短文填空 根据内容及首字母提示，补全单词，使短文完整、通顺。
The Antarctica (南极洲) is the most southern area on the earth and is mostly c    1    with ice. People have never wanted to live there because of its coldest t    2    . But now scientists from all over the w    3     come here to learn more about the earth’s history.
Some scientists live there for part of the y    4    . But they don’t usually stay there for m    5    than six months because there are six months of light and six months of darkness.
Antarctica usually has lots of fine w    6    . Most parts doesn’t have any wind at all. Also it isn’t very wet because there is very l    7    snow or rain. It only snows on the ice in winter, but at other times Antarctica is d    8    , just like the Sahara Desert（沙漠）.
In winter the sea around Antarctica freezes (结冰) for t    9    of kilometers. But scientists tell us that the earth is getting w    10    ., there may be less ice in the Antarctic sea in the future. When that happens, our weather will never be the same again.

7 . I live in Pennsylvania. It is a     1     （north）state of America, which is the 33rd    2     （large）state in America. You might know some of the cities, like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown. The state capital is Harrisburg. Now let me tell you a little more about my state.

Several Indian tribes（部落）lived in Pennsylvania before     3    （Europe）came. The Dutch came first,     4    （follow）by Sweden. England started colonies（殖民地） later. After a few fights, they    5    （take）control of the land.

Pennsylvania     6    （give）to the Penn family later. That is how Pennsylvania got its name. Pennsylvania was the    7    （two）to join the nation. The city of Philadelphia     8    （be）an important city since the colony was founded. It was even the capital of America, too!Today, Pennsylvania is sometimes regarded as the snack capital of the country. It is famous for snacks, like pretzels and chips, Heinz ketchup and sauces. There is also Hershey, which is well     9    （know）as the chocolate company.

There are steel companies in the state, as well as a lot of colleges. There are plenty of things     10    （do） in Pennsylvania. There are several major sports teams. Pennsylvania has 121 state parks, and they all have free     11    （enter）. Hunting is popular here, too.

Are you thinking about    12    （visit）the state?

8 . I come from Guilin. It is my hometown.It’s a beautiful c    1    of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The p    2    of Guilin is about 4,760,000.The climate (气候) there is very great. The old like to live there.   Guilin has a l    3    history.   It is a good   place to

e    4    your free time. You can enjoy i    5     natural scenery. It sits o    6    the Li River. There are many good places to visit. It isf    7    for its green hills and clear water in the world. It is very popular. Every year, m     8    of visitors come here to spend their holidays. W    9    to my home town! I w    10     be your good   guide(向导).You will have a good time.

9 . 短文填空
Street Phone Booths Given New Life
When was the last time you used a phone booth (电话亭) on the street? As the number of the mobile phone users has    1    , phone booths have become something out of date. But Shanghai is trying to bring new life to the old phone booths by turning them into mini-libraries.
Shanghai plans to divide(划分) 263 phone booths in Xuhui district（区域） into six new types. One type will each offer 60 books for people to read or borrow. A     2     type will allow users to listen to audiobooks (有声书) and even record(录制)their     3    voices. A third type will become “Celebrity Exhibition Halls (名人亭)”, showing old photos and works of famous artists like Ba Jin and Lu Xun.
Shanghai is not the only city     4     to save the old phone booths. The British has cared about them even more, since the red phone booths became a part of the country’s identity (标识). The world’s first phone booth was built in the 1880s in Germany. But in the 1930s the UK painted them red and made them a special attraction in cities.
In recent years the country has come up with many     5    to help phone booths stay useful. The UK company British Telecom has added screens and free WiFi to some booths. Users can use     6    to surf online and search for maps and weather reports.
The company also allows people to rent (租) some booths to change them as they want to.     7     2009, more than 1,500 phone booths have been turned into flower shops, mini-cafés, art museums and even shower rooms (浴室), according to the Sina News.
Maybe in the future phone booths will become city attractions once again,    8     in a more creative way.

10 . Fill in the blanks according to the texts we’ve learned. The first letters are given.
Jenny and Ian are people with very different l    1    . Jenny works in a r    2    studio as a sound e    3    . She likes working with m    4    . Ian is an i    5    . He thinks about his work most of the time and likes new things around him. He usually practices j    6    to relax himself.
Leeds Castle was b    7    by a Norman baron in 1119. It then became a royal p    8    and the home of six queens of England. From 1552 the castle was the home of a g    9    of Ireland, and it remained a private home. Today the castle is a museum and c    10    centre. It’s open to the public all year round with its beautiful gardens.
Rick Allen is a d    11    with the Irish Rock band Def Leppard. He became w    12    around the world when he was 16. But he lost his left arm in a car a    13    in 1984. One of his friends d    14     a new drum kit for him so that he could play with an arm and two feet. At last, he returned to the band and now he still p    15    with his band.