1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where was the ring found first?

A．Inside a piece of cake.

B．On the newspaper.

C．In a drawer.

2. Who found the ring first?

A．David.

B．David’s father.

C．The woman.

3. When did the woman lose her ring most probably?

A．When she was washing her hands.

B．When she was eating the cake.

C．When she was making the cake.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。

I still remember last winter, when I     1     (wake) up in the morning, it     2     (stop) snowing. Looking outside of the window, the shiny white snow on our lawn     3     (clean) by my father. I closed the book that I     4     (borrow) from our local library and went downstairs for breakfast. Then my little brother came to tell me that he     5     (finish) all his homework and he     6     (have) a very nice dream the night before. During the breakfast, one of my best friends came to visit my family. She     7     (go) to Australia last year. Before that she     8     (prepare) for the examination of University of Sydney for half a year. During her study, she     9     (learn) the culture and     10     (profession) knowledge in her field.

3 . Where can Mary probably be found?

A．In a different school.

B．In the same dorm.

C．In the same school with the girl.

4 . Dear Tom,

I’m going to Shanghai tomorrow morning. I plan to go shopping this afternoon, but I will be busy and maybe I will work late in the evening, so I need your help. Could you please go shopping for me this afternoon? Here are the things I need.

＊ a kilo of oranges ＊ some apple juice ＊ white sports shoes (Size 37) ＊ a notebook ＊ a black pen ＊ a purple T-shirt (Size M)

Oh, remember to buy some chocolate for our daughter Maggie. The money is in my handbag. It is on the wall, behind the door.

Thanks for helping!

Love,

Lucy

1. Why does Lucy need Tom’s help?

A．Because she is tired.	B．Because she isn’t fit.
C．Because she isn’t free.	D．Because she isn’t happy.

2. What doesn’t Tom need to buy?

A．Some apple juice.	B．A purple T-shirt.
C．A kilo of oranges.	D．A watch.

3. Where is Lucy’s handbag?

A．Behind the desk.	B．On the wall.
C．Behind the table.	D．Behind the chair.

4. Who is Tom?

A．Lucy’s father.

B．Lucy’s brother.

C．Lucy’s son.

D．Lucy’s husband.

5. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．Lucy wants a red pen.	B．The chocolate is for Tom.
C．The size of Lucy’s shoes is 37.	D．Tom is going to Shanghai tomorrow.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does the man benefit from the washing machine?

A．It leads him to spend less money.

B．It improves his family relationship.

C．It saves him time on washing clothes.

2. What does the man say about home appliances?

A．They can make people lazier.

B．They require more human strength.

C．They take on fewer and fewer tasks.

6 . My Favorite Sweater

By Bonnie Highsmith Taylor

My favorite sweater grew too small.

I love that sweater best of all.

My grandma made it when I was three.

She made that sweater just for me.

I picked the yarn (纱线), a special blue.

The color of bluebells (风铃草), wet with dew (露珠).

When I was three I was very small.

But now I’m five and much too tall.

I have a new jacket now that’s green.

So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.

Queen just gave birth to kittens in the shed (小屋).

My favorite sweater is now their bed.

1. Who is the writer of the poem?

A．The grandma.

B．Miss Taylor.

C．A kitten.

D．Queen.

2. How old is the girl in this poem now?

A．3.

B．4.

C．5.

D．6.

3. How old was the girl when her grandma made the sweater for her?

A．5.

B．3.

C．4.

D．6.

4. The underlined word “kittens” most probably means         .

A．a kind of food	B．baby cats
C．a kind of drink	D．a bed for a baby

7 . In China, there are a lot of traditional festivals like Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and Tomb-Sweeping Day. Mid-Autumn Day is very popular._________ that day, Chinese people usually get together and_________moon cakes. The moon cakes are round_________usually have some meat or nuts in it. They also eat nice food and drink some juice. After that, they often_________TV. Today is Mid-Autumn Day. In my family, my father is_________his car, he will drive to work tomorrow. He loves his_________very much. My mother is looking at the moon, and_________me a story of Chang’e. She likes the big moon. My sister Lingling is_________her American friend Jenny. Jenny is 14 years old, too. She is now in New York in_________with her parents. She is telling__________what she is doing on Mid-Autumn Day. We all love our Mid-Autumn Day.

1.

A．In

B．At

C．On

D．For

2.

A．drink

B．has

C．eat

D．cut

3.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．and

4.

A．see

B．watch

C．look

D．talk

5.

A．opening

B．driving

C．washing

D．sweeping

6.

A．cat

B．son

C．moon cakes

D．car

7.

A．saying

B．speaking

C．talking

D．telling

8.

A．calling

B．using

C．connecting

D．sending

9.

A．China

B．America

C．England

D．Canada

10.

A．him

B．her

C．their

D．our

8 . When did the man’s family first come to the U.S.?

A．Very recently.

B．Around 300 years ago.

C．About 200 years ago.

9 . Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.

Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.

Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.

Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.

1. Size of most American families is ________ that of other countries.

A．larger than

B．smaller than

C．as big as

D．as small as

2. American children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to ________.

A．get married

B．be free

C．find good jobs

D．study

3. American children visit their parents ________.

A．on weekdays

B．on weekends

C．at any time

D．on holiday

4. Parents pay their children for doing housework because ________.

A．children can learn how to make money for themselves

B．their children required them to do so

C．they are rich

D．it is required by law

5. Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．Children have the freedom to choose their own job.

B．Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework.

C．Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.

D．When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.

10 . Joe and Della were a new couple. They were both interested in art--one in painting, the other in music. They lived in a small flat. They loved each other and they were happy.

But one day they found that they had spent all their money. One afternoon Della told Joe that she had found a _________ and was to give her three music lessons a week. For that she could get fifteen dollars a week. But Joe was not _________ because he didn’t want to stay at home, playing with his art while Della was at work. He wanted to earn some money too.

Every day they parted in the morning and _________ in the evening.

A week _________ , Della brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little _________. Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket. They were both _________ to have so much money at hand.

The next week, Joe _________ home another eighteen dollars but Della came home with her right hand in a bandage (绷带). Joe asked Della what was the _________. Della said, “It was because of an iron-- I mean a plate of soup spilled on my _________.”

“What do you do every day, Della? Do you __________ give music lessons?” Joe asked. “Tell me the __________!”

Della cried. She told Joe that she was working in a laundry (洗衣店), __________ shirts. A girl accidentally __________ an iron on her hand and she got a __________ burn. But Della asked Joe how he had guessed that she wasn’t giving music lessons.

Joe told Della that he worked in the engine-room of the same laundry where she worked. They both let out their __________ and laughed.

1.

A．pupil

B．teacher

C．painter

D．director

2.

A．worried

B．busy

C．glad

D．surprising

3.

A．studied

B．met

C．worked

D．talked

4.

A．killed

B．spent

C．wasted

D．passed

5.

A．tired

B．excited

C．fatter

D．stranger

6.

A．puzzled

B．disappointed

C．anxious

D．happy

7.

A．borrowed

B．brought

C．applied

D．stored

8.

A．result

B．job

C．matter

D．bandage

9.

A．foot

B．face

C．arm

D．hand

10.

A．really

B．often

C．seldom

D．finally

11.

A．reason

B．cause

C．truth

D．incident

12.

A．making

B．repairing

C．ironing

D．selling

13.

A．picked up

B．set down

C．poured out

D．filled with

14.

A．slight

B．bad

C．soft

D．hard

15.

A．secrets

B．lessons

C．ideas

D．opinions