A group of frogs were traveling1 the forests, but suddenly two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how deep the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't 2 and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs 3 saying that they were sure to die. 4, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, gave up. Then he fell down and died.

     The 5 frog, however, continued to jump as 6 as he could, and at last made it out. When he 7 , the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor 8, said, "I thought you were encouraging me all the time."

     The story teaches us a 9:There is power(????) of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging 10 to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.

(   )1. A. across             B. through             C. from              D. past

(   )2. A. care               B. understand           C. know             D. think

(   )3. A. kept               B. finished             C. practiced          D. stopped

(   )4. A. Luckily            B. Finally              C. Suddenly          D. Happily

(   )5. A. another            B. other                C. others            D. one

(   )6. A. wide              B. tall                  C. hard             D. far

(   )7. A. got out             B. ran away           C. got off              D. woke up

(   )8. A. smelling            B. eyesight            C. hearing             D. looking

(   )9. A. way                B. skill                C. sentence            D. lesson

(   )10. A. smile             B. laugh                C. help               D. word

動詞填空（10分）

1. Your brother ___________ (practice) dancing at the moment, isn’t he?

2. My cousin _____________(not swim) so fast as I when we were young.

3. Everyone knows that it’s much easier to say than ___________. (do)

4. The day before yesterday, he made up his mind ______________(lose) weight.

5. The teacher said as much as he could _____________(help)Peter not to drop Chinese.

6. Be quiet! The Greens ______________(plan) their trip to the USA.

7. Look! The new pair of glasses your mother gave you __________(match) your coat very well.

8. Do you have any time ____________(prepare) the dinner for us?

9. Each of us ___________(tell) you the truth when we arrive home.

10. Would you please make all the boys there__________( not talk) in class?

中譯英（9分）

1． 那個有音樂天賦的女孩小時候從不說任何人的壞話。

The ____________________________________________when she was a child.

2. 穿深藍(lán)色衣服的運(yùn)動員認(rèn)為潛水不如攀巖危險。

The player in dark blue thinks _________________________________________.

3. 你手里的繩子和我手里的一樣長。

The rope in your hand is the ___________________________ in my hand.

4. 我們不相信Billy能在家自學(xué)如何制作飛機(jī)模型。

We don’t believe Billy____________________________________________ at home.

5. 昨天，他生病了。他必須呆在家里，不能去上學(xué)。

He was ill yesterday, so he _________________________________________going to school.

6. 該是我們采取一些行動來保護(hù)瀕危動物的時候了。

It’s time for us______________________________________________________________.

首字母填空（5分）

Dear Mum,

   I don’t think you understand my life. You think I should study a__1__ the time. I know you want me to find a good job when I g___2___ up, but I would like to have a w___3___ time, too. You never think about fun things for me to do l__4___ music, sports or art. Two days ago, when I was watching a football game on TV, you asked me to s___5___ and to do my homework.. After f__6___my homework, you didn’t let me read football books or m___7___ still. You said I had to go to bed early .You also said I needed at least 8 hours’ s____8___at night. I feel so t___8__now because I don’t have any time to relax(放松) myself. I r___10___ love you, mum, but I wish you could try not to be so hard on me.

                                                              Love,

                                                           Jim

In almost every big university（大學(xué)）in the United States, football is a favourite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances（機(jī)會）to move the ball ten yards（碼）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points.

It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team.

Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favourite team.

Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.

Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.

The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

1.In American football players can_____.

A. only kick the ball                B. only throw the ball

C. only carry the ball               D. kick, throw and carry the ball

2.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. American Football

B. Most People Like Football

C. Many People Enjoy Watching Football Games

D. American Football Is Not Like Soccer

One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.

1. "What's the matter？" "I went to a party last night, so I…"

2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"

3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"

You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.

1.This passage tells us mainly about _________.

A. the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language

B. how to guess what one is going to talk about

C. some examples of right guessing

D. how important it is to guess all the time

2.From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 1 is _________.

A. "… so I didn't have a good time."         B. "…so I went to bed very late."

C. "…. So I felt unhappy."                      D. "… so I got up very early."

3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.

A. "I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."

B. "I think you'd better have something to drink."

C. "I think you'd better get some help from your friends."

D. "I think you'd better be more careful."

Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.

In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.

     In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.

     In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策獎). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided（提供） American children and their parents.

     He died at the age of 87, but his influence（影響） remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people.

1.Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _______.

      A. some school children could not read

      B. many children's books were interesting

      C. children wanted to learn to read

      D. a writer for children was wanted

2.People like his books because the books ______.

     A. are cheap and easy to get

      B. were written in different languages

      C. are easy and interesting to read

      D. were written with invented words

3.He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.

     A. 50          B. 53            C. 56           D. 87

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

     A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.

     B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.

     C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.

     D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.

5.From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________.

A. won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death

B. sold millions of his books himself worldwide

C. changed American children's way of reading

D. wrote the largest number of books in the world

假設(shè)你是Li Ming, 請給你的美國筆友Tom 寫一封 e—mail，介紹你的英語老師Mr. Lee。要點(diǎn)如下：

1. 他40歲，2008年來中國；

2. 富于幽默感，喜歡交朋友；

3. 他的課堂很有趣，課后常幫我們學(xué)英語；

4. 從不抽煙，非常喜歡踢足球。昨天看電視比賽，直到比賽結(jié)束才睡覺。

5. 非常喜歡中國，正計(jì)劃將來在中國定居。

6. 如果想了解他更多，可以親自寫信給他。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)60—80，信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

2. 文中不要提及真實(shí)的校名和人名。

參考詞匯：smoke v. 吸煙

Dear Tom,

How are you recently? Now I’ll tell you something about my English teacher Mr. Lee.

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I’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Ming

______everyone in your class_____watching TV?

      A．Is ,like      B．Do，like    C．Does，like  D．Are．1ike

_________ are good friends .

    A.Lily,I and you    B.Lily, you and I    C.You, Lily and me    D.You, Lily and I