1 . “Attention, everyone!” Miss Dalrymple looked at her class of ten-year-olds. “Today we are going to create a special card for Father’s Day, which falls on this weekend.” Then she busied herself handing out the paper and art materials to her noisy pupils.

They were a mixed punch. Some came from the rich side of the town, but the majorities were from parents who struggled to get jobs. So she had not been eager to carry out this activity.

“Think about all the things that your dad does that make him special,” she said loudly as she approached the last table. “You can write a poem or short story thinking of the positive characteristics that make your dad special. The written part of this activity should be completed before you start to decorate your card.”

Andrew looked at the blank page. He had never met, spoken to, or been hugged by his dad, so how could he write about him? Once when he was looking in his grandma’s photo box, he had seen an old black and white photo but it was badly creased(弄皱) and difficult to recognize any clear features. She had quickly taken it from him and buried it deeply among the rest, never to be found again. After thinking for a while, he wrote:

Dear Dad,

You are a person I do not know and would probably not recognize as I only saw an old photo of you a long time ago. I think and wonder about you often, especially when I have no one to talk to about the Saturday fixtures(体育活动). One day when I grow up I will do an Internet search to find you, but I am not sure whether I will be successful as several attempts by the Child Support Agency have not been successful. Happy Father’s Day, Dad.

Love,

Andrew

1. What did Miss Dalrymple ask her students to do?

A．Hand out the paper and art materials.

B．Make a special card for their fathers.

C．Make a celebration plan for Father’s Day.

D．Carry out a school activity on the weekend.

2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?

A．The students were not willing to finish the task.

B．The students were eager to carry out the activity.

C．The students didn’t get along well with each other.

D．The students’ family conditions were quite different.

3. Why did Andrew have difficulty in making a special card for his father?

A．Because he had never seen his father.

B．Because his father was not a successful man.

C．Because he forgot all the things his father did.

D．Because he and his grandma didn’t like his father.

4. What can we learn from Andrew’s letter?

A．Andrew’s father has been dead.

B．Andrew’s father can’t recognize him.

C．Andrew is eager to meet his father.

D．Andrew is sure of finding his father.

2 . 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：在错的词下面划一横线(__)，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。

Two people were arrested yesterday at Paris airport for bringing animals into Europe from South America illegal. One customs officer recalled that he noticed a strange woman walk in front of a group for a long time. Having seen feathers falling under her coat, and the customs officer asked the woman to come over to desk. He was surprised to find ten bird inside his coat. There was a short and fat gentleman followed her. It seems that he had a moving stomach, though customs officers called him over. On taking down his jacket, they found a tortoise. In fact, that man had traveled on the plane as this, keeping the tortoise hidden in a blanket.

3 . The trouble started at 9:30 p.m. last New Year’s Eve, in Newmark. When the fire engines arrived at the fire, a very old woman was sitting in a third floor window. The firefighters placed a ladder (梯子) against the wooden house, and 26-year-old Marcus Reddick climbed 35 feet to the third floor.

The woman, 60 years old and very fat, was sitting with both feet out of the window. When Marcus reached the top of the ladder, the woman, afraid and nervous, put her two legs around him. Suddenly Marcus fell backwards off the ladder, with the large woman sitting on him. Marcus landed first — hitting a wall beside the front stairs — and broke the woman’s fall. She fell no more, but he fell another ten feet down the stairs. When the fire officer reached him, Marcus was unconscious.

Within an hour, a doctor told the men that Marcus was nearly brain dead, and would only get worse. Doctors talked of turning off the life-saving machine and asked if the family would like to give away his heart. The answer was “yes”.

On January 6, firefighters lifted Marcus’ coffin — covered with an American flag — onto a yellow fire engine. Hundreds of firefighters from all over the state joined the procession (行列) through Newmark streets. Children watched silently from school windows. The day Marcus died, his heart was given away to a young girl. His family said that it was the second life Marcus had saved.

1. What happened last New Year’s Eve in Newmark?

A．An old woman was killed.	B．A fire engine was missing.
C．A firefighter was murdered.	D．A wooden house caught fire.

2. After reaching the top of the ladder, Marcus _____.

A．was very afraid and nervous	B．couldn’t see anything clearly
C．found it difficult to get down	D．was knocked off and got hurt

3. The underlined word “unconscious” in Paragraph 2 means “_____”.

A．homeless

B．senseless

C．breathless

D．helpless

4. We can infer from the end of the text that Marcus’ family might feel _____.

A．sad but proud	B．shy but excited
C．angry and doubtful	D．worried and surprised

4 . I remember the day when I first learned to ride a bike. It was a frightening, yet fun experience. My granddad was the one who taught me and he helped me when I got hurt. The first time I got on a bike, I had no idea what I was doing, and just about everything went wrong. My granddad told me to just put my feet on the pedals and start pedaling (骑自行车). He also told me he would hold onto the back of the bike the whole time, yet he didn’t.

As soon as I started trying to balance myself, he let go. I happened to look back just then. I was scared, to death that I was going to fall and hurt myself. When I was scared, my mind went blank from pedaling, and I just wanted off. I forgot how to use the brakes (车闸) and fell right off the bike. My granddad kept encouraging me to get up and try again, and after about 15 minutes, 1 finally stopped crying, got up and tried again.

As soon as I started pedaling again, my pants got caught in the chain, and I fell flat on my face and hit my nose. Since that happened t my granddad decided to call it a day and try again the next morning. The next morning I woke up bright and early, and was very eager to try to ride my bike. My nose felt better, so I wasn’t that afraid of falling anymore.

Though I knew there were a lot of difficulties on the way to mastering the skills in riding a bike, I believed I could do well with my granddad’s help. After all, riding a bike was what I wanted to do eagerly.

1. How was the author when he was on the bike first?

A．He didn’t know where he would be going.

B．He thought balancing himself was easy.

C．He was nervous and didn’t know what to do next.

D．He put his feet on the pedals and started pedaling.

2. What does the underlined part in the passage mean?

A．Remember what happened this day.

B．Make the author feel happy.

C．Stop practicing bicycling.

D．Go on to ride a bike.

3. What is the author’s attitude towards his granddad?

A．Supportive.	B．Grateful.
C．Indifferent.	D．Negative.

4. Which of the following could be the title for the passage?

A．The Experience of My First Riding a Bike

B．The Difficulty I Met with My Granddad

C．The First Time I Got My Own Bike

D．The Great Moment When I Stayed with My Granddad

5 . 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：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：请在答题卡上作答。
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。

On a sunny day last month, I was visiting Summer Palace when I came across a little girl standing alone with tear streaming down her face. I walked up to her and offered to help. Thankful, she calmed down and told me what had been happened. She came here to do some sightseeing with her parents and they got separated. Immediately I take her to the broadcasting station. Before hearing the news, her parents rushed here. The girl couldn't wait to run towards him. The couple thanked me warmly, expressing their thanks for my kind help. Seen the family disappear into the distant, I felt very happy.

6 . A few weeks ago, I went to pick up my son from High School. Usually I______on the right side of the parking lot, and he______me there, I usually sit waiting for a few minutes, and catch up with my emails while I______

This particular day I was waiting there when I heard the______of the car open, and a voice say, “Hey mom, can you help me with this?” I looked back and saw a huge, brown, wooden_______

Hudson was carrying it, and it was so ______that I couldn’t even see him “Wow!” I said, as I ____out of the car. “Let me put the back seats down for you, otherwise, it won’t______in the back.” I lowered the two back seats of the car, and helped Hudson put his creative______from his art lesson in______. As we drove home he showed me the gift certificate (证明) that he and his team mates had won for _____this mini-Eiffel Tower.

“Well done, darling,” I said. “it’s quite a work of __.” The night before, he had asked me if I had any______Christmas lights that he could______for his art project, I gave him some, but didn't ask him about the______. I actually expected it to be a(n)______, small art project, perhaps something that shows a certain painting skill, or something, like oil paint, clay, or metal paper.

This, however, was much more than I had______ . It completely took me by _____. It sits in his bedroom now, and is ______I’m considering bringing it downstairs for our Christmas entryway decoration, it’ll make a______from a Christmas tree.

1.

A．park

B．keep

C．run

D．get

2.

A．welcomes

B．leaves

C．watches

D．meets

3.

A．listen

B．wait

C．read

D．think

4.

A．window

B．front

C．back

D．top

5.

A．tower

B．toy

C．box

D．basket

6.

A．heavy

B．new

C．funny

D．large

7.

A．looked

B．jumped

C．thought

D．grew

8.

A．stand

B．stay

C．fit

D．fall

9.

A．work

B．rubbish

C．fun

D．praise

10.

A．silently

B．secretly

C．hurriedly

D．carefully

11.

A．moving

B．building

C．visiting

D．showing

12.

A．help

B．use

C．art

D．space

13.

A．extra

B．bright

C．colorful

D．expensive

14.

A．make

B．spare

C．buy

D．use

15.

A．school

B．project

C．light

D．gift

16.

A．strange

B．great

C．ordinary

D．special

17.

A．expected

B．seen

C．borrowed

D．faced

18.

A．fear

B．chance

C．silence

D．surprise

19.

A．put on

B．lit up

C．sent up

D．picked out

20.

A．change

B．friend

C．face

D．drop

7 . I suffered from mental illness and depression when I was younger, and it totally affected my teenage years. But after a long struggle, I found a hobby that changed my life.

My depression really kicked in after my parents moved to the UK when I was about 11 years old. Having to get used to life in a foreign country was very difficult. The friends I knew were gone, and the changes in my environment led to my depression. I had problems in many parts of my life, which made it feel impossible for me to carry on.

At that time, I didn’t understand that depression was an illness. I remember a particular day when I couldn’t find enough strength to get myself home from playing in the park—it felt like I was carrying the world on my shoulders.

Other times, I even thought about killing myself —I just felt so trapped. I never really reached out for help either, as I felt that there wasn’t anyone who could have helped with my situation.

What turned my life around, however, was discovering street dancing. I was introduced to it by a friend, and I started taking classes at a studio in London. After a few weeks, I began to go out and meet a lot of other dancers to practice and train with them on a regular basis. It gave me a purpose, and eventually the happiness I gained from it helped me manage my depression. The dancing helped me get my life back, focus on my studies, and get through university.

My advice to anyone who might be going through something like I was is to reach out for help. The thing about life is that it changes, and you never know what might come your way. If someone had said to me during those dark moments that I would have gone on to achieve the things I have, I wouldn’t have ever believed it.

Just take each day as it comes, and remember that there’s always someone, or something, out there to help you.

1. How did the author deal with his depression at first?

A．He turned to his old friends for help.

B．He talked about it with his parents.

C．He put up with it by himself.

D．He read many articles about it.

2. How did street dancing benefit the author?

A．It helped him find a good job.

B．It taught him how to control his emotions perfectly.

C．It let him find many true friends.

D．It cheered him up and made him feel positive.

3. What does the author suggest people do when they feel down?

A．Always be confident in themselves.

B．Find someone or something to rescue them.

C．Wait for help to come patiently.

D．Accept everything that life sends their way,

4. How might the author feel about his future?

A．Hopeful.

B．Fearful.

C．Satisfied.

D．Uncertain.

8 . The last few days before Christmas passed quickly and it was soon Christmas Eve. That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn’t sleep. He still couldn’t think of what he wanted his Christmas gift to be. He wondered how Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn’t know himself.

            As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof (屋顶) and a sound downstairs. It was Father Christmas, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and raced down the hall to the stairs hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes.
          By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything was again silent. Beautiful gifts were piled (堆积) under the Christmas tree, but Father Christmas was gone. He looked for him for a few minutes, but it was already too late. Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.
            “Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”
          He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of gifts to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. Bunny might have mistaken it for a dog, if it hadn’t been for the antlers (鹿角) on its head.
            “Are you a reindeer (驯鹿)?” asked Bunny.

“Yes,” replied the animal, “my name is Ralph.”

            “And you were pulling Father Christmas’sled (雪橇)?”
            “I was until I got airsick,” replied Ralph, “I’m afraid I wasn't cut out for the job. Now I’m stuck here and I don’t know how to get back to the North Pole.”
            “Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Father Christmas was a new friend!
1. Why couldn’t Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?

A．He had a lot of things to do.

B．He was disturbed by a big noise.

C．He was thinking of what gift he would get.

D．He wanted to have a look at the reindeer.

2. As soon as Bunny came downstairs, he _____.

A．was probably very sad

B．found what he wanted

C．ran into a reindeer

D．heard a loud cry

3. The underlined part “cut out for” in the text probably means “_____”.

A．fit for

B．afraid of

C．proud of

D．interested in

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．A strange Christmas tree

B．A special Christmas gift

C．A quiet but smart boy

D．A lovely reindeer

9 . Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they ____ after having dinner together. They discussed the ____they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a ____ house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（经销商）send a ____ to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful ____ for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know ____ Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read any more because she can’t ____ very well. I met a ____ who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to ____ it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years,____ it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were ____ by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother ____ her thank-you notes, which read:
“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to ____ the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to ____ I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll ____ use the car. The ____ was good, although not practical. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to ____plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost ____ my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you were the ____ son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so ____ I liked it very much. Thank you.”1.

A．fought

B．talked

C．studied

D．slept

2.

A．gifts

B．chances

C．wishes

D．challenges

3.

A．warm

B．big

C．safe

D．lonely

4.

A．book

B．bike

C．car

D．bag

5.

A．station

B．museum

C．library

D．theater

6.

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．when

7.

A．listen

B．feel

C．see

D．walk

8.

A．nurse

B．writer

C．businessman

D．lawyer

9.

A．protect

B．beat

C．raise

D．teach

10.

A．but

B．so

C．unless

D．although

11.

A．treated

B．impressed

C．threatened

D．hurt

12.

A．sent out

B．put up

C．took out

D．picked up

13.

A．sell

B．borrow

C．clean

D．visit

14.

A．learn

B．work

C．exercise

D．travel

15.

A．never

B．often

C．regularly

D．sometimes

16.

A．future

B．hobby

C．idea

D．program

17.

A．create

B．enjoy

C．bring

D．record

18.

A．lost

B．admired

C．remained

D．discovered

19.

A．same

B．last

C．next

D．only

20.

A．strange

B．unpleasant

C．bitter

D．delicious