1 . Scientists think that there _______ life on the earth for hundreds of millions of years. However, we have not found life on any other planets _______.

The earth is a planet and it _______ around the sun. Seven other planets also go around the sun. _______ of them has an environment like that of the earth, so scientists do not think they will find life on them. The sun and the objects that orbit it are called the solar system, and our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars and planets, _______ the Galaxy or the Milky Way. There are billions of stars in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.

Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe. They are very far away and their light has to travel for many years to reach us. So _______ is the universe? It is impossible to imagine.

Scientists have sent spaceships to the planet Mars _______. They have even sent spaceships to travel outside the solar system. However, no spaceship has travelled _______ to reach other stars in our Galaxy.

Scientists have always asked the questions: with so many stars in the universe, are we _______, or is there life out there in space? Have there been visitors to the earth from other planets? Why has _______ communicated with us? We do not know the answers yet.

1.

A．have been

B．has been

C．is

D．are

2.

A．yet

B．already

C．just

D．ever

3.

A．go

B．went

C．goes

D．going

4.

A．No one

B．Neither

C．Either

D．None

5.

A．called

B．call

C．to call

D．calls

6.

A．what large

B．how small

C．how large

D．how long

7.

A．to take photos

B．take photos

C．taking photos

D．takes photos

8.

A．enough far

B．enough near

C．far enough

D．near enough

9.

A．lonely

B．alone

C．along

D．long

10.

A．someone

B．anyone

C．somebody

D．no one

2 . —Excuse me. Can you tell me what time it is now?
—Sorry, I ________. My watch doesn’t work.

A．can’t

B．may not

C．mustn’t

D．needn’t

3 . 请阅读下面的对话，根据对话内容选择最恰当的句子填入空白中，使对话通顺、合理、意思完整。
A: You look unhappy today.     1    
B: Yesterday when I got home, I found my parents reading my diary. I got very angry. Shouldn’t I keep my own secret?
A: Of course you can keep your secrets.     2    
B: No, but I shouted at them. They didn’t say a word. They just kept silent.     3    
A: In fact, your parents shouldn’t read your diary. They should respect your privacy (隐私).     4     They want to make sure you aren’t in any trouble, and they want to understand your life and study better in this way. Maybe you hurt your parents.
B: I agree.     5    
A: Say sorry to them. Try talking to them more. Let them know what you are doing, so that they won’t worry about you so much.
B: OK. I’ll do as you told me.

A．Did you argue with your parents?

B．But your parents are just worried about you.

C．That’s a good idea.

D．Now I feel very sad.

E．What should I do now?

F．What’s the matter?

G．I’m sorry to hear that.

4 . My experiences in England

By Wang Hui

I went to England last year. I enjoyed my stay, and I noticed something ________ with the English way of life.

For example, you must say Mr or Mrs when you meet someone for the ________ time. When you get to know each other ________ or when they ask you to, you can just use their first names.

One day, we visited some friends and had afternoon tea together. Afternoon tea is not just a drink ________ a light meal at around 4 pm. We ate sandwiches and a large fruit cake. In England, you usually drink ________ with milk. So I tried to drink tea with milk too.

Fish and chips is ________ food in England. You can buy it and eat it in special fish and chip shops on the high street, or you can take it away and eat it with your ________! It is delicious!

At the bus stop, you must not ________ your way onto the bus. You ________ to stand in a line and wait your turn. Sometimes people are slow to ________ the bus. Once I noticed a gentleman touch a young man on the shoulder, smile politely and say, “Excuse me! Are you waiting for this bus?” He was really polite.

1.

A．exciting

B．excited

C．interesting

D．interested

2.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

3.

A．worse

B．better

C．fewer

D．less

4.

A．or

B．and

C．so

D．but

5.

A．juice

B．tea

C．water

D．orange

6.

A．harmful

B．confident

C．natural

D．traditional

7.

A．noses

B．feet

C．fingers

D．heads

8.

A．drop

B．push

C．follow

D．cause

9.

A．need

B．must

C．can

D．may

10.

A．get up

B．get down

C．get off

D．get on

5 . Jacky and Bob are going to university now. Jacky wants to be an engineer. He is going to build roads, bridges and houses. Bob is interested in maths and science, but he is going to study medicine. He wants to be a doctor.

Kathy is good at music. She wants to be a star. She is going to sing and dance for people. Joanna wants to be a woman astronaut. She said, “I am going to explore space some day.”

“What do you want to be, Fanny?” Joann asked me. “Oh, I want to be a teacher. I’m going to teach in the countryside,” I said.

All of us are going to do our best at university. I am sure we will do something good for our country.

1. How many students are mentioned（提及）in this passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

2. Who wants to be a star?

A．Joanna.

B．Jacky.

C．Kathy.

D．Fanny.

3. Where does Fanny want to teach?

A．On a farm.	B．In the countryside.
C．At home.	D．In a big city.

7 . Do you know Ma Yun? He is a short Chinese man, but he is one of the greatest men in the world. He is the chairman of Alibaba Group. O    1     September 19, 2014, Alibaba went public（上市）and raised $25 billion. Ma who was once an English teacher has become one of the r    2     men in China.

Ma was born in 1964 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. He g    3     up as a happy kid. W    4     he was young, he wanted to learn English. Every morning, he got up at 5 am, rode h    5     bike for 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake and talked with f    6     tourists in English. He did it for nine years.

The experience made him an e    7     English speaker and also opened his eyes to the outside world. During a trip to the US in 1995, Ma knew the Internet for the f    8     time. He searched the word “beer” on Yahoo, and f    9     there was nothing there about China. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website（网站）called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.

Four years l    10    , Ma and his friends set up Alibaba Group in Hangzhou. So far Alibaba Group has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce（电子商务）company. It has popular shopping websites like Taobao and Tmall.

8 . More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment(环境). Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads all over the world today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil(油) cost!

Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may find something new around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of a car. You can bike to work and benefit(受益) from the funny exercise without polluting the environment.

Health Benefits of Bicycling:

It helps you keep a good heart.

You won’t be afraid of getting fatter any more.

A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week can make you lose five kilos of fat in a year.

Bicycling can also make you happy. Exercise like bicycling can make people feel better and more relaxed.

Bicycling is healthier than driving.

1. From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very ________.

A．surprising

B．exciting

C．expensive

D．popular

2. One of the benefits from bicycling is that ________.

A．you can have a new bike

B．you will be friendly to others

C．you will be more relaxed

D．you may get fatter

3. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.

B．Bikes can take you anywhere.

C．Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood.

D．You will become fat if you ride every day.

9 . My school day

Hi! I’m Alex Greenall. I’m thirteen and I go to Park School in Oxford, England. I go to school on w    1    , but not on Saturday and Sunday. This is my school day. I g    2     up at half past seven in the morning, and then have b    3    .

My school is next to my house. I go to school at half past eight and see my friends. We s    4     work at nine o’clock. We have three lessons in the morning. My favourite s    5     is art.

At eleven o’clock, we have a break in the p    6     and I talk to my friends. They go to the playground and p    7     football, but I don’t like football.

We have lunch in the dining hall at half past twelve. I like school lunch! We have meat and rice w    8     vegetables, or hamburgers. I drink juice or water.

We start lessons in the afternoon at half past one. We have two lessons in the afternoon. Then we go h    9     at half past three.

In the evening, I watch TV and have d    10     with my family. I do my homework and go to bed at ten o’clock.

10 . Ms James: This morning’s class is about first aid, or giving someone basic medical help. Let’s imagine an accident. A boy is lying at the bottom of the stairs. He isn’t moving or making a sound. He is in pain.     1    
Betty: First of all, find out what’s wrong with him.
Ms James:     2    
Betty: Ask him.
Ms James: OK. But he could have trouble hearing you or speaking to you.
Lingling: Shout for help? Call 120?
Ms James: Good idea, but what should we do before help arrives?
Tony:     3    
Ms James: And how can we do that?
Tony: Lift him up and sit him on a chair?
Ms James:     4     You could drop him and hurt him even more. Betty, you must know! You did some basic medical training.
Betty: Make sure he’s warm.     5    
Ms James: That’s such good advice that you could be a doctor, Betty!

A．Cover him with a coat.

B．Make him comfortable.

C．I can’t believe it.

D．How do we do that?

E．What can we do to help him?

F．No, that could be harmful!

G．Come on.