1 . I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all___ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ____that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theater. They all bought ___for the performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __ me the ticket. I was really ___!

I remember the buzz（嘈杂声）of excitement inside the theater as we all found our___.After a few minutes，the lights went down and everybody became__.I could barely make out the stage in the___.We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band__the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t___what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as____as a jet engine. I could___the drum beats and the bass notes in my stomach.

I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just ___that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to___.But in the end, after three encores（加演）, the show finished. We left the___and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just___from a long sleep. My ears were still__with the beat of the last song.

After the __, I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, __, I listen to one of their songs and ____I’m back at that first show.

1.

A．members

B．fans

C．friends

D．volunteers

2.

A．discovered

B．thought

C．predicted

D．guessed

3.

A．flower

B．drinks

C．tickets

D．clothes

4.

A．offered

B．returned

C．found

D．booked

5.

A．relaxed

B．excited

C．embarrassed

D．encouraged

6.

A．space

B．entrance

C．spots

D．seats

7.

A．quiet

B．comfortable

C．serious

D．nervous

8.

A．silence

B．darkness

C．noise

D．smoke

9.

A．fell upon

B．got through

C．stepped onto

D．broke into

10.

A．hear

B．forget

C．repeat

D．bear

11.

A．hard

B．loud

C．sweet

D．fast

12.

A．touch

B．feel

C．enjoy

D．digest

13.

A．remember

B．understand

C．believe

D．realize

14.

A．continue

B．delay

C．change

D．finish

15.

A．party

B．opera

C．theater

D．stage

16.

A．escaped

B．traveled

C．woken

D．benefited

17.

A．aching

B．ringing

C．burning

D．rolling

18.

A．performance

B．competition

C．interview

D．celebration

19.

A．besides

B．otherwise

C．instead

D．though

20.

A．decide

B．regret

C．imagine

D．conclude

2 . Pete Sparks was a sensitive (敏感的) boy. So sensitive that even his hair was ticklish (怕痒的). You only had to touch his hair a little bit and he would start laughing. When this ticklish laughter started, no one could make him stop.

Pete tried everything to control his ticklishness, but nothing worked. So he began to feel sad for being different.

One day in the street, he met a special clown. The clown was very old and could hardly walk, but when he saw Pete in tears, he went to cheer him up. It didn’t take long to make Pete laugh. Later Pete told him about his ticklish problem, and he asked the clown how such an old man could carry on being a clown.

“I have no one to take my place,” said the clown. “I have a very serious job to do.” Pete looked at him, surprised. “Come, I’ll show you,” said the clown. So the clown took Pete to many hospitals full of children who were sick. As soon as they saw the clown, their faces changed completely and lit up with a smile. Their short while spent with the clown changed everything for them. That day was even more special, because in every show Pete’s laughter would end up with the kids lying on the floor, dying with laughter. When the visit came to an end, the old clown said to Pete, “Now do you see why I can’t retire (退休), even at my age?”

That was how Pete became a clown, and took the special old man’s place. From that day on, the fact that Pete was different actually made him happy, thanks to his special gift (天赋).

1. Pete wanted to change because he wanted to _____.

A．make a difference

B．just be a normal boy

C．make everyone happy

D．just be a special clown

2. The clown took Pete to the hospitals in order to _____.

A．treat his ticklishness

B．encourage him to be a clown

C．show him the meaning of his job

D．know whether Pete had told a lie

3. What does the story teach us?

A．Practice makes perfect.

B．Everyone is born useful.

C．Well begun is half done.

D．Where there is life, there is hope.

3 . I climbed Kilimanjaro with Lava Expeditions during the rainy season.

I    1    (fly) to Nairobi in Kenya and spent several days there. At my hotel in Nairobi I met the rest of the group with     2     I would spend the next week. We all traveled on the bus together for     3     8-hour journey into Tanzania and then Arusha, a quiet town.

After we arrived at our hotel in Arusha, we had dinner and a few drinks. Then we     4    (introduce) to more members including Taddeus Minja, the main guide, who was very     5    (experience) --- climbing Kilimanjaro runs through the generations of     6    (he) family.

The next day the Lava Expeditions members checked if we had the correct and enough clothing for our expedition on Kilimanjaro. Only one person needed to bring more clothes. After that we set off,    7    (walk) in the rain through the beauty of the rainforest, all the way to the first camp. I was happy the next few days as the view was so wonderful and changed every day. I suffered a little during the trip and I felt so tired. But the members of Lava Expeditions provided me     8     lots of encouragement, which was one of the best     9    (memory). Finally we reached the top of Kilimanjaro in bright blue skies.

I felt excited about climbing Kilimanjaro and the feeling didn’t change during my trip. The fellow members of Lava Expeditions looked after me so well that I was     10    (deep) thankful for their help.

4 . My father was always a good gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled soil, my hands blackened from digging in the ground.
As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden. I remember Dad pushing the tiller(耕作机) ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow corn, and our favorite — red tomatoes.
As I grew into a teenager, I didn’t get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.
But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.
For the first few years after he died, I couldn’t even bear to look at anyone’s garden without having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.
1. Why did the author like the garden when he was a child?

A．He enjoyed being in the garden with his father.

B．The garden was just freshly tilled by his father.

C．He loved what his father grew in the garden.

D．The garden was planted with colorful flowers.

2. When all the kids started their own families, the author’s father ________.

A．stopped his gardening

B．turned to other hobbies

C．devoted more to gardening

D．focused on planting tomatoes

3. What happened to the garden when the author’s father was seriously ill?

A．The author’s son took charge of the garden.

B．No plant grew in the garden at all.

C．The garden was almost deserted.

D．It brought the author a great harvest.

4. We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.

A．the author’s son played happily in the garden

B．the author’s son reminded him of his own childhood

C．the author’s son was very glad to help the author

D．the author’s son will continue gardening as well

5 . One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).
On September 11th, 1958, mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my arms, saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is.” What an honor! I became four years old a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told stories. I told it again and again how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept(哭泣) and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard mum and dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”and “dying”, and all these words sounded ____.
Christmas was coming. “Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living rooms. “If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I had never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?”He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”
“Thank God!” I heard mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty：they were filled with love!
1. What happened to the author on September 11^th, 1958?

A．He got a baby brother.	B．He got a Christmas gift.
C．He became four years old.	D．He received a doll.

2. What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A．Impossible.

B．Boring.

C．Funny.

D．Fearful.

3. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

A．Excitement.

B．Happiness.

C．Disappointment.

D．Sadness.

4. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．A Sad Christmas Day

B．Life With a Lovely Baby

C．A Special Christmas Gift

D．Memories of a Happy Family

6 . 完形填空

Erik, an athletic child, lost his vision in his early teen. At first he _______ to use a walking stick or learn Braille (盲文), _______ he could do as well as any teenage. He finally came to _______ his disability, though. He couldn’t play the same _______ as he used to. But then he discovered wrestling, a sport _______ sight wasn’t as important as touch and _______ Then, at 16, he discovered rock climbing was like wrestling in some ways. A wrestler and a rock climber _______ information through touch. Rock climbing _______ mountain climbing, the greatest challenge of his life.

Erik’s teammates say he isn’t different from a _______mountaineer. The major difference is that he isn’t as thin as most climbers. ________, his strong upper body, flexibility and mental toughness make him a(n) ________ climber. The only help for Erik’s blindness is to place ________ on his teammates’ jackets so that he can follow them ________

Climbing Mount Everest was ________ for every climber on every team. The ________ to the mountain air for Erik was the same as it was for his teammates: ________ of oxygen causes the heart to beat slower, and the brain doesn’t_____________ as clearly as normal. In some ways, Erik had an advantage ________ his teammates：as they got near the top, the vision of all climbers was ________ So at a certain altitude, all his teammates were like Erik--nearly ________

To climb Mount Everest is an achievement for any athlete. Erik showed his disability wasn’t as important as his ability.1.

A．promised

B．refused

C．demanded

D．decided

2.

A．insisting

B．praying

C．admitting

D．appealing

3.

A．ignore

B．consider

C．overcome

D．accept

4.

A．cards

B．parts

C．sports

D．jokes

5.

A．that

B．where

C．what

D．whose

6.

A．feel

B．thought

C．smell

D．taste

7.

A．give

B．store

C．get

D．exchange

8.

A．fell behind

B．lay in

C．depend on

D．led to

9.

A．disabled

B．sighted

C．satisfied

D．determined

10.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

11.

A．amateur

B．optimistic

C．responsible

D．perfect

12.

A．ropes

B．flags

C．bells

D．marks

13.

A．casually

B．easily

C．eagerly

D．slowly

14.

A．challenging

B．compulsory

C．optional

D．comforting

15.

A．application

B．limitation

C．adaptation

D．reaction

16.

A．lack

B．change

C．supply

D．existence

17.

A．survive

B．function

C．recover

D．refresh

18.

A．against

B．to

C．over

D．with

19.

A．wasted

B．broadened

C．improved

D．restricted

20.

A．hopeless

B．dizzy

C．blind

D．dead

7 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Today I visited the Smiths--my first time visit to a American family. They live in a small town. It was very kind for them to meet me at the railway station and drove me to their home. The Smiths did his best to make me feel at home. They offered me coffee and another drinks. We have a good time talking and laughing together. They eager to know everything about China and asked me lots of question. In fact, they are planning to visit China in next year.

8 . If feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation，it turns into an argument．We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly，my mother will push the conversation into World War？She'll talk about my lack of a bright future because I don't plan to be a doctor．And much to her disappointment，I don't want to do any job related to science，either．In fact，when I was pushed to say that I planned to major （主修） in English and communications，she nearly had a heart attack．

"Why can't you be like my coworker's son？"she bemoans all the time．Her coworker's son received a four year scholarship and is now earning 70，000 dollars a year as an engineer．I don't know what to answer except that I simply can't be like Mr Perfect as I've called the unnamed coworker's son．I can't be like him．I'm the type of person who loves to help out in the community，write until the sun goes down，and most of all，wants to achieve a career because I love it，not because of fame （名声） or salary．

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major．I've seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours．She leaves the house around 6：30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6 pm．However，I want her to know that by becoming a doctor，it doesn't mean I'll be successful．I'd rather follow my dreams and create my own future．

1. Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about？ ______

A．The writer's studies．	B．The writer's future job．
C．Dinner plans．	D．Wars around the world．

2. We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer's mother ______ ．

A．doesn't want the writer to major in English

B．doesn't think the writer should be a doctor

C．gets along very well with the writer

D．doesn't think working in the science field is a good idea

3. The underlined word"bemoans"in Paragraph 2most probably means" ______ "．

A．agrees	B．shouts
C．complains	D．smiles

4. Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer？ ______

A．He wants to be like his mother's coworker's son．

B．He wants to find a job in his community in the future．

C．He doesn't think his mother's coworker's son is perfect．

D．He wants to do something he really likes in the future．

9 . I’m a real book lover. Every time my friends visit me, my nose is buried in a book. Wherever I go, I always have a book with me. Novels, history books, stories about people, journals and news—I read them all and I’ve learnt a lot, too. For example, many things in life happen for the best even if we don’t like or understand them.

Why is reading such an enjoyable pastime for me? I probably first learned about it from my parents. My mother read to me at night in my childhood and bought me picture books. The greatest gift she has given me is a love for reading. And it will be a life-long habit.

No one ever asked me why I liked to read. They just saw me and asked, “Oh? Is that for school work?” And I just shook my head, “No. It’s just for fun.” While reading a good book, I can totally forget myself and fly to another world. It’s like exploring through someone’s eyes, which is just as exciting as watching a movie.

Reading is also necessary in order to learn about writing, to improve my use of words and phrases and broaden my knowledge. What a pity to see our imagination disappear, for we don’t exercise it often. Reading can even be good for one’s health, I think. Everyone should read sad stories that make us cry and also books with humor that make us laugh out loud!

1. Among the gifts my parents have given me, which is the most valuable one?

A．A love for reading.	B．Picture books.
C．Good health.	D．A lovable pastime.

2. In the fourth paragraph, the author thinks reading can ____.

A．make his parents happy	B．finish his school work
C．improve writing and broaden knowledge	D．help him understand some movies

3. If we don’t use our imagination often, ____.

A．it is bad for our health	B．we will soon learn how to write
C．it will help us to have a good rest	D．it will soon disappear

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Why do I have few friends?	B．What are my life habits?
C．Why do I love reading?	D．Why do things happen for the best?

10 . 假定你是李华。请你给笔友Peter写封信，告诉他你叔叔李明将去他所在城市开会，带去他想要的那幅中国画，同时询问他是否可以接机。信中还需说明：
李明：高个子，戴眼镜
航班号：CA985
到达：8月6日上午11:30
注意：1. 词数100左右；
1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 开头语和结已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
How are you doing?
________________________________________________________
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Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua