1 . 从下面方框中选择恰当的词或短语填入短文中，使短文通顺正确。每词只用一次，有些词或短语要用适当的形式。

use， photo,   their,     pay,   in,   but,   easy,   with,   better,   play

Ten years ago, few people had mobile phones. But now, most people have     1     own mobile phones. With a mobile phone, people can make phone calls     2    . Our life has changed a lot because of it. Chatting and message exchanging help people get to know each other     3    . You can even take     4     and send them to friends far away.

How amazing! And now we can do more and more things     5     it, such as playing games getting and sending e-mails, surfing the Internet, or even     6     for what we buy. But there are some disadvantages. You have to pay the bill and it’s bad for your body if you keep     7     it for a long time. And for students, if they spend too much time     8     with it, they may not be able to study well.

In a word, mobile phones play an important role in our daily life. It’s helpful and necessary.     9     people, especially students, should use them     10     the right away and don’t spend much time on it.

2 . Li Wen’s unhappiness began to     1     (影响) his schoolwork. He became less interested in studying. Sometimes he was     2     (缺席的) from classes and failed his     3     (考试). Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. His teacher was     4     (担心）about him. And she called his parents. She     5     (建议) them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school.

4 . When you are learning English, you find it not clever to translate an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” for example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.

Languages don’t just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speakers put words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes, when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes，the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences:

“She only likes apples.” “Only she likes apples.”

“I have seen the film already.” “I have already seen the film.”

When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speaker does.

1. From the passage we know that ________ when we are learning English.

A．we shouldn’t put every word into our language

B．we should look up every word in the dictionary

C．we need to put every word into our own language

D．it is clever to translate the sentence word by word

2. “She only likes apples.” _________.

A．is the same as “Only she likes apples.”

B．is different from “Only she likes apples.”

C．means “She likes fruit except apples.”

D．means “She likes apples best.”

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The order of words can’t be changed.

B．We should know the rules for word order when we study English.

C．It’s important for us to translate an English sentence word for word.

D．There is no need to get the spirit of the language.

4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “spirit”?

A．心情

B．本意

C．灵魂

D．意志

5 . Each year, people celebrate many holidays in America.

On January 1, people welcome the coming of a new year like many people in countries. And they have another four holidays on the first day of a month: April Fool’s Day, May Day, Friendship Day (Aug.1) and Grandparents’ Day(Sept.1).

The most important holiday for the young people comes in February. It is Valentine’s Day. Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present.   

People celebrate some holidays for their family members. Mother’s Day is in May and people celebrate Father’s Day in the following month. In November many people return home for Thanksgiving Day, so the whole family can stay together.

There are also some interesting holidays for children. For example, Halloween comes at the end of October. Children often play with pumpkin lanterns (南瓜灯笼) and put on all kinds of masks (面具).

Of course, the most important festival is Christmas. After a year of work and study, people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit families and friends.

1. How many holidays do you know on the first day of a month in America?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Seven,

D．Ten.

2. What is the most important holiday for the young people?

A．Thanksgiving Day.	B．Christmas Day.
C．Valentine’s Day.	D．New Year’s Day

3. From the passage we know that Father’s Day comes _________.

A．in May

B．in April

C．in June

D．in July

4. Halloween is one of the interesting holidays for ________.

A．children

B．mothers

C．girls

D．students

6 . An old man lived in a nice house _________ a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing them.

One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be ________ he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was _________ . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers, __________ are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four _________ . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, __________ I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s __________.”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s _________ that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody enjoys. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made life ________ . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t ________ his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

1.

A．has

B．had

C．with

D．in

2.

A．after

B．before

C．as

D．if

3.

A．blind

B．famous

C．smart

D．friendly

4.

A．What

B．Who

C．Why

D．Which

5.

A．stories

B．reasons

C．excuses

D．ways

6.

A．although

B．since

C．because

D．unless

7.

A．me

B．you

C．my mother

D．my son

8.

A．true

B．hard

C．cool

D．fair

9.

A．busier

B．luckier

C．emptier

D．happier

10.

A．write

B．hear

C．play

D．believe

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式

No matter where you are, it’s important to know how to ask for help     1     (polite).

For example, if you are in a bookstore, and you want to buy some     2     (fascinate) books. At the same time, you hope these are     3     (expensive). After a while, you want to find a restroom, but you don’t know     4     there is a washroom, so you must rush to a staff person at the door to ask. In such a situation, you can ask, “ Pardon me, is there a bathroom near here?” or “    5     (can) you tell me if there is a bathroom near here?” I think you are more polite     6     you ask direct questions.

Perhaps sometimes you can’t get the answer you want, but it’s necessary and     7     (correctly) to speak politely.     8     fact, good speakers change the way they speak in different     9     (situation). Because this will help them     10     (communication) better with other people.

8 .

假如你是李明，请仔细观察这张照片。根据照片内容，以“My family”为题，写一篇作文，介绍你的家庭成员，不少于40词。   

要求：
1. 内容须包括所有提示内容。
2. 语言表达要准确，语意要通顺、连贯；
3. 词数40左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
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9 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在每小题句子空白处填入适当词语，使其意思与短文内容一致（每空词数不限）。

Hello, I’m Alan. The boy in this photo is my cousin Jack White. He is 13, and he is in Sunshine Middle School.

Now he is in my room, and he is sad (伤心的). Well, he lost his bag this morning. He thinks he lost it in the school library. Some things are in the bag, and one of them is his ID card. He must find the ID card. Now he wants me to help him find the bag. So we write (写) this:

Lost: What:    a blue and brown bag an ID card                       a black pen five books                       a set of keys Where: in the library Tele:   323-8847               E-mail: JackW@163.com Please help me find it! Thank you! Jack White

1. Jack White is Alan’s ________________.
2. Now Jack White is in ________________.
3. Jack White’s bag is ________________ and brown.
4. ________________ books are in Jack White’s bag.
5. If (如果) you find Jack White’s bag, you can ________________ him or e-mail him.