I have a lot of friends. My best friend is Mai. She is 16 years old. She is 2 years older than me. We live in the same town and we began to know each other when we were very young. Now we are classmates. Mai is tall and thin, with long black hair. She has an oval face (橢圓的臉) with big eyes, a high nose and a small mouth. Mai is helpful (樂于助人的). When her friends have difficulties, she always tries her best to help them. Mai is one of the best students in our class. I like studying with her. She always helps me with my studies. Although we have the same hobbies and interests, we also have some differences. I am sociable and enjoy telling jokes. Mai, however, is serious and quiet. We believe in each other, so we are good friends. I hope we can keep our friendship forever (永遠).

1.The writer is __________ years old.

A. 12       B. 14       C. 16       D. 18 

2.The underlined word "sociable" means "_________"in Chinese.

A. 愛交際的      B. 喜怒無常的     C. 沉默的   D. 沒有耐心的

3. The writer and Mai can be friends because they __________.

A. live in the same town           B. look like each other

C. have everything in common     D. believe in each other

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Mai is tall and heavy.

B. Mai is outgoing and likes talking.

C. Mai and the writer are in the same class.

D. The writer often helps Mai with her studies.

5.Wha t does the writer think of Mai?

She is a lazy girl.   B. She is a nice girl.   C. She is too serious.   D. She is kind of ugly.

 

Li Na is a 15—year—old schoolgirl. She wants a penfriend. The penfriend should be a girl around her age who is good at English and loves watching movies and cartoons. So she looks in “penfriends” magazine, and finds a lot of people in the magazine.

Name: Doruk           Born: 1993 Country: Turkey Writing languages:      Turkish, English Hey! I’m Doruk and I live in Turkey. I like to play sports and watch films. My favourite lesson is maths and I’d like to be a computer engineer in the future. If you like watching films too, write to me!

 

Name: Pauline          Born: 1993 Country: the USA Writing language: English Hi! My name is Pauline. I am a 16-year-old girl who likes movies and cartoons. I love talking to friends, too. The only problem is I have no friends. I am looking for a girl penfriend around my age. Write me!

 

Name: Vicky           Born: 1994 Country: Greece Writing languages: English, French Hello, my name is Vicky and I’m looking for a penfriend between 16 and 20 years old. I’m a tennis and basketball player. I love music and I can play the violin. I enjoy shopping, meeting new people, and learning about new cultures. I have a lot of interests so I won’t be a boring penfriend! I’m waiting for your answer.

 

Name: Ashley            Born: 1996 Country: UK Writing language: English Hi, I’m Ashley. I’m 12, much more mature(成熟的), though. I love Japan. I love Japanese cartoons and J—pop music. So if you’re Japanese, feel free totell me stuff about Japan!

 

1. What’s Doruk’s favourite subject?

    A. English.     B. Japanese.        C. Maths.       D. Music.

2. Who looks for a penfriend in "penfriends" magazine?

    A. Li Na.       B. Pauline .        C. Vicky .      D. Ashley.

3.Where does Ashley come from?

    A. Greece.      B. The USA.     C. Turkey.      D. UK.

 

完形填空（共 15小題，每小題 1 分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，從每小題A、B、C三個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并將其字母標號填入題前的括號內。
A well-dressed man came into a famous jewellery （首飾）shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl（珍珠）for his wife’s birthday and that the  16  did not matter since business had been very good for him that year. After examin;ing a number of beautiful and valuable pearls, he chose a nice black one that _17_ $5000. He paid for that pearl , shook hands with the jeweler and left.
A few days later the man returned and said his wife had liked that pearl _18_ that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the _19_ size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made. “Can you give me any advice on _20_ to get such a pearl?” said the man. The jeweler replied , “I would say it’s _21_ to find an exact one like that pearl.”
The rich man _22_ the jeweler to advertise in the newspaper, and offered $25.000 for that matching pearl. Many people answered that ad, _23_ nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had _24__  hope, an old lady came in. To his _25_ , she took a wonderful pearl from her handbag. “I don’t like to sell it, ” she said _26_. “I inherited (繼承)it from my mother, and my mother inherited from _27_, but now I really need money.”
The jeweler was quick to pay her _28_ she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell the good _29_ to him. The rich man, however, was _30_ to be found. He had fled with the old woman a few more minutes before.
【小題1】 A. size                B. shape             C. price
【小題2】A. spent               B. cost              C. took
【小題3】 A. a little              B. so much           C. at all
【小題4】 A. same               B. different           C. common
【小題5】A. what               B. why               C. how
【小題6】 A. possible            B. easy               C. impossible
【小題7】 A. let                 B. make              C. asked
【小題8】 A. so                 B. but                C. and
【小題9】 A. found out           B. given up            C. come up with
【小題10】 A. disappointment      B. surprise             C. fear
【小題11】A. happily             B. loudly             C. sadly
【小題12】A. mine               B.his                 C. hers
【小題13】 A. when               B. before             C. after
【小題14】 A. news               B. advice             C. way
【小題15】 A. somewhere          B. anywhere           C. nowhere

我市是一個海濱旅游城市，每年夏天接待大量的外國游客。學校學生會決定招聘12個志愿者在暑假期間為外國游客服務。

假若你是李華(16歲，九年級十一班），希望參加這次志愿活動，既幫助別人，鍛煉自己，又能提高自己的英語能力。

請根據(jù)所給提示，用英文回復下面的招聘啟事。

1. 注意內容包括應聘的條件、目的及打算；2. 不要出現(xiàn)你的真實姓名和學校名稱；

3. 郵件開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；4. 詞數(shù)在70左右。

12 Volunteers Wanted Serving for the foreign visitors during the summer vacation. Outgoing; Excellent spoken English；Know about some western culture. Those who are interested in this activity, please send your email to student union@ 163. com before June 14th, 2010 for an applying. Student Union

Dear Sir/Madam，

I am interested in becoming one of the volunteers.                             

                                                                          

I'm looking forward to your early reply.

Sincerely yours,

Li Hu

 

 

1.English is tested on_______ according to the time table

A. June 15                  B. June 16              C. June 17

2.Which of the following exams takes the longest time ?

A．Chinese.                 B. Physics.            C. Politics.