一、完形填空(20分) 

     Do you write your own blog (博客) ？

      Do you often 1 others,blogs on the Internet?

      All over the world,not only famous persons but also many students use blogs as diaries and places to share their experience and 2 advice or help.

      “I write my activities every day,3 funny things or worries in my life ,” says Lali,a 16-year-old high school student at Cambridge High School in Washington. “I like putting pictures on my blog because it can make my blog more 4 and more people will like it. It’t a good way to 5 my life to the world. She has had her blog for eight months.

      Students like writing blogs 6 they can write anything they want to,but don’t need to 7 any money.

    Once you start to write your blog,you will 8 that you open up a new world. But what you write down may trouble you. So,use the blog carefully 10 you can keep yourself away from some trouble. The blog makes everybody's life colorful.

() 1. A. read   B. write   C. forget   D. miss

() 2. A. learn from   B. deal with   C. ask for   D. talk about

() 3. A. without   B. between   C. including   D. besides

() 4. A. common   B. modern   C. famous   D. interesting

() 5. A. show   B. send   C. bring   D. report

() 6. A. unless   B. while   C. until   D. because

() 7. A. save   B. spend   C. take   D. waste

() 8. A. dream   B. think   C. find   D. hope

() 9. A. sometimes   B. always   C. ever   D. never

() 10. A. only when   B. even though   C. so that   D. ever since

四、短文填詞(30分)

     Gary has a robot. It is made in the USA. It looks 1 1 a real person. On the face of the robot,there are two big e 2 . In fact,they are cameras. The robot u 3 them to take photos of everything it sees. Also the robot has a speaker as its mouth. It can talk to people and a 4 their questions. It is humorous. It can tell a lot of jokes and make people laugh. The robot also has two a 5 connected to its chest. At the end of each arm,there is a h 6 ,so the robot can do whatever you ask it to,such as sweeping the floor,d 7 the housework and making the bed. Sometimes it can help him go s 8 at the supermarket. The robot stands on four small wheels. It can use them to move around e 9 . It never goes wrong. Gary is pleased w 10 it. It has become his best friend.

1.  2.  3.  4.  5.

6.  7.  8.  9.  10.

三、任務(wù)型閱讀(20分)

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題。

1. When is the English speech contest for their whole city?

2. Why does everyone make sure Ann will win the English speech contest?

3. What is Ann's problem?

4. What's the relationship (關(guān)系) between Ann and Rose?

5. Does Rose believe the Knowledgeable can give them some good advice?

C 

     Aunt Polly told Tom to paint the whole fence (柵欄) in front of the house. He thought of the other boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea!He picked up the brush and started painting slowly and carefully. Soon,his friend Ben Rogers appeared,eating an apple. Tom pretended (假裝) not to see him.

    “Tom!” Ben said. “Why are you working?”

    “Oh,it's you,Ben ,” Tom said ,“I didn't notice you."

    “I'm going for a swim”’ Ben said ,“but you don't want to come. You want to work,don't you? It's much nicer!” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said ,“What is work? What do you call work?”

    “Isn’t that work?” Ben asked.

    “Well,no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day? You’Ve never painted a fence,have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care! ”

    “Please,Tom. Let me do a little”’ said Ben.

    “No,Ben. If you do,you’ll do it wrong. You can't paint very well. If it was the back fence,it wouldn’t mind,but it isn’t. ”

    “I won’t do it wrong. I'll be really careful. I'll give you my apple. ” Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face,but in his heart he was glad. His trick had worked.

     After Ben got tired and left,other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them. Soon,the whole fence was painted white,but not by Tom. He felt very clever because he had discovered something important about the way people are. People only want what they can't have or want to do what they shouldn’t do.

() 1. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” in this passage?

   A. Money. B. Interest. C. Ability. D. Chance.

() 2. Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben?

   A. Because he wanted Ben to believe that the was enjoying the work.

   B. Because he would like to try his best to attract Ben's attention.

   C. Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work.

   D. Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if the saw him.

() 3. What can we infer (推斷) from the story?

   A. Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he had done.

   B. Ben and the other boys might feel unhappy when they found out the truth.

   C. Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal with different people.

   D. Everyone thought Tom clever when they realized what had happened.

B

     Listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.

     Before you start to listen,you need to relax. Don’t be stressed out. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage.

     Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you’e listening,try to do some thinking and take some notes,such as：

     ☆What happened?

     ☆When,where,and how?

     ☆What does the speaker want to tell us?

     In this way,you may understand the passage better.

     Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don't know,don't spend too much time on them. Very often,you’ll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.

() 1. This passage mainly talks about .

   A. tips on listening   B. tips on speaking

   C. tips on reading   D. tips on writing

() 2. It's better for you to keep when you start to have a listening test.

   A. excited   B. relaxed   C. stressed out   D. worried

() 3. When you’re listening,it's important for you to .

   A. remember every word

   B. take some notes

   C. understand all the words

   D. think about one or two words for a long time

二、閱讀理解(20分)

A 

Dear Addie,

     Greetings from New Jersey,how is New Zealand? Tm very excited to have you as my pen pal. I guess it’s my turn to tell you about myself.

     First off,I live with my parents,two sisters,and our pet dog Brighty. Our town is called Whippangong. It is only about half an hour away from New York City. My oldest sister,Ingrid,just turned 17,and that means she now has a drive’s  license. She drives us to the mall. Is there a mall near your home in Te Awamutu? My other sister is 11 and her name is Lucy. I guess I would say that she is my best friend. We still fight,though. She rides horses and takes lessons every Saturday morning. I have to go with her sometimes,and that is truly the most boring thing in the world. Do you like horses?

     I take tap dancing classes. I like to practice in the food store. The sound of my feet stepping on the hard Hoors echoes (發(fā)出回聲) . I play soccer in fall; I'm on the swim team during summer. I like swimming,but I am really looking forward to diving this year. Next year I will start music lessons in school. I think I am going to play the piano.

     Our house has eight rooms and a small backyard where every year we try to grow vegetables. We mostly get zucchini because the rabbits eat anything else. I guess rabbits don't like zucchini. I have a bike and mum allows me to ride up and down our street,but nowhere else. I hope that I will get to ride it to school someday. Right now I ride the crowed and yucky bus.

     Well,that is enough about me for now. I look forward to hearing from you again soon. I hope your surfing lessons went well. And I hope your mum does let you learn to play the drums.

     Write soon.

                                                      Love, 

                                                     Jessica

() 1. Jessica thinks riding horses is very.

   A. different   B. fool   C. boring   D. frightening

() 2. What does the underlined word “fall” mean here? .

   A. 跌倒   B. 降落   C. 秋天   D. 瀑布

() 3. Zucchini is likely to be a kind of .

   A. animals   B. vegetable   C. flower   D. fruit

() 4. Which of the following is TURE?

   A. Jessica likes Lucy very much but they don't always get along.

   B. People below 18 can't get driving licenses in New Jersey.

   C. Jessica usually goes to school by bike,but sometimes by bus.

   D. Ingrid gets to take riding lessons and Jessica wishes she could,too.

() 5. What might be Addie's problem?

   A. She can't take surfing lessons.

   B. She wants to play the drums.

   C. There are no malls near her house.

   D. She has no family.

一、完形填空(30分) 

       One night,a little swallow flew over the city. He was very 1 and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子) ，he flew down and got ready to sleep 2 the feet of the Happy Prince.

       Just as he was putting his head under his wing,some 3 fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked 4 ,he found the sky was 5 clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly,he saw some tears were running down the Prince's golden 6

       “7 are you crying?” asked the swallow.

       “In a little street,there’s a poor house. From one of the windows,I see a woman 8 at a table。 She's sewing clothes for 9 women to wear. In a bed in the comer of the room,her little boy is sick. He asking for oranges,but his mother has only water to give him,so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty 10 the mother is so sad Little swallow,will you please take her the 11 from the top of my sword (寶劍）？”

       “It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place,but I will stay with you and do as you ask. ”

       The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince's sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman's room and 12 it beside the woman's needle.

       13 he flew back,he told the Prince what he had done. “It's strange ,” he added ，“it's so cold but I feel quite 14 now. ”

      “That's 15 you have done a good thing ,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this,and then he fell asleep.

() 1. A. hungry   B. tired   C. angry   D. sad

() 2. A. among   B. above   C. below   D. between

() 3. A. water   B. snow   C. grass   D. milk

() 4. A. at   B. down   C. up   D. for

() 5. A. quite   B. so   C. such   D. very

() 6. A. ear   B. feet   C. hair   D. face

() 7. A. Where   B. How   C. When   D. Why

() 8. A. sitting   B. eating   C. drinking   D. cooking

() 9. A. poor   B. rich   C. young   D. old

() 10. A. but   B. or   C. and   D. so

() 11. A. jewel   B. orange   C. gold   D. diamond

() 12. A. forgot   B. took   C. got   D. put

() 13. A. Before   B. After   C. Till   D. While

() 14. A. cold   B. hot   C. warm   D. cool

() 15. A. because   B. though   C. if   D. whether

四、短文填詞(30分)

     A lot of people are crazy about doing shopping through the Internet now. Why is it so pi? There are some reasons. First,more and more people have their o 2 computers and their computers can j 3 with the Internet. So it is p 4 for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. Second,shopping through the Internet can s 5 them some money and a lot of time. Third,they don't need to go to the shop t 6 . Because of these good facts,few people say no to it.

     On the other hand,some people don't 1 7 this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping online. Customers (顧客) can o 8 see the pictures of products (商品) on the Internet. And they can^,t enjoy the pleasure of buying things in large s 9 or some wonderful stores. These are the reasons w 10 they do not like it.

     But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future.

1.  2.  3.  4.  5.

6.  7.  8.  9.  10.

三、任務(wù)型閱讀(20分)

     This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English. Some said they learnt by using English. Some students had more specific suggestions.

     Lillian Li said the best way to learn new words was by reading English magazines. She said that she never studied grammar. She thought it was too boring.

     Wei Ming feels differently. He's been learning English for six years and really loves it. He thinks studying grammar is a great way to learn a language. He also thinks that watching English movies is a good way to watch the actors say the words.

     Liu Chang said that joining the English club at school was the best way to improve her English. Students get lots of practice and they also have fun.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成下面的信息表。

1.  2.  3.  4.  5.

C

     A farmer had a brother in town who was a gardener and had a garden full of the finest fruit trees. So his skill and his beautiful trees were famous everywhere. One day the farmer went into town to visit his brother,and was surprised at the trees that grew quite well.

     “Look,my brother ,” said the gardener. “I will give you an apple tree,the best from my garden,and you,and your children,and your children's children will enjoy it. ”

Then the gardener called his workmen and ordered them to take up the tree and carry it to his brother's farm. They did so,and the next morning the farmer began to wonder where he should plant it.

     “If I plant it on the hill ,” he said to himself ,“the wind might catch it and shake down the delicious fruit before it is ripe. If I plant it close to the road,passers-by will see it and take away the apples — but if I plant it too near the door of my house,my children may pick the fruit. ” So,after he had thought the matter over,he planted the tree behind his barn (谷倉(cāng)) .

       Time passed,but the tree had no fruit the first year,nor the second — then the farmer sent for his brother. When the gardener came,the farmer said angrily ,“You have cheated me,and given me a useless tree instead of a fruitful one. This is the third year and still it brings out nothing but leaves!”

       The gardener laughed and said, “See where the tree was planted,it has no sun or warmth. How,then,could you expect flowers and fruits?”

() 1. From the passage,we can see the farmer planted the apple tree .

   A. behind his barn   B. on the hill

   C. close to the house   D. near the door of his house

() 2. The underlined word “ripe” means .

   A. 掛果   B. 成熟   C. 開花   D. 成長(zhǎng)

() 3. What is not mentioned (提到) in the fifth paragraph?

   A. What happened to the apple tree.

   B. Why the farmer got angry with his brother.

   C. What kind of man the farmer was.

   D. Why the farmer sent for his brother.

() 4. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. The farmer's brother had a garden full of the finest fruit trees.

   B. The gardener gave his brother the best apple tree from his garden.

   C. No flowers,fruit or leaves were on the apples tree.

   D. The farmer thought his brother gave him a useless tree.

() 5. What do you know from the end of the story?

   A. The farmer moved the tree to the roadside.

   B. The gardener took the tree to the roadside.

   C. The tree will have no fruits any more.

   D. The gardener taught the farmer a lesson.