Once there was a grasshopper(蚱蜢), who was the best hopper(跳躍者) in the world. She taught __16__ grasshoppers how to hop. Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very proud.

Then one day an eagle appeared. She immediately decided to teach the eagle how to hop, __17__she was sure that hopping was the key to __18___ . But every time she __19___ the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need. You are satisfied with hopping, but I can fly. “

“Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper. “Flying is__20__ in your imagination. “

The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle. “How is it that you don’t know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It is ___21___our teacher’s orders.”

“Hopping is useful and can make you happy, but when you can fly, it is no longer___22___.” said the eagle.

“Tell us more,” said the grasshoppers.

The eagle began telling them what the world___23___the grass fields was like. It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans(海洋).

Then the eagle took one___24___grasshopper in his powerful wings to the sky. The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle ___25___.

After the eagle landed, he saw a spark (閃光) in the grasshopper’s eyes. The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky. Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky.

  A. another        B. other        C. others       D. the other

【小題 2】 A. as            B. and          C. or           D. because of

【小題 3】 A. business      B. weakness   C. happiness  D. succeed

【小題 4】 A. confused  B. told     C. advised      D. asked

【小題 5】. A. just         B. even       C. hardly     D. ever

【小題 6】. A. for          B. well with  C. against    D. down

【小題 7】 A. helpful       B. dangerous  C. necessary  D. safe

【小題 8】 A. on        B. through    C. across     D. beyond

【小題 9】 A. strong        B. brave      C. attractive D. beautiful

【小題 10】 A. imagined     B. had talked C. told      D. had described

Once there was a grasshopper(蚱蜢), who was the best hopper(跳躍者) in the world. She taught __16__ grasshoppers how to hop. Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very proud.
Then one day an eagle appeared. She immediately decided to teach the eagle how to hop, __17__she was sure that hopping was the key to __18___ . But every time she __19___ the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need. You are satisfied with hopping, but I can fly. “
“Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper. “Flying is__20__ in your imagination. “
The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle. “How is it that you don’t know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It is ___21___our teacher’s orders.”
“Hopping is useful and can make you happy, but when you can fly, it is no longer___22___.” said the eagle.
“Tell us more,” said the grasshoppers.
The eagle began telling them what the world___23___the grass fields was like. It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans(海洋).
Then the eagle took one___24___grasshopper in his powerful wings to the sky. The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle ___25___.
After the eagle landed, he saw a spark (閃光) in the grasshopper’s eyes. The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky. Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky.

（一）交際應答。錄音中有五個句子，每個句子聽一遍，然后從每小題A、B、C中選出能對每個句子做出適當反應的答語。

1.A.Yes, please.                    B.Good idea.                        C.Of course, it is.

2.A.Certainly you are.           B.Sure. Hold on, please.        C.I’ll do that.

3.A.Oh, they are over there.  B.I’m glad you’ve found it.   C.Go straight and turn left.

4. A.OK, I wil.                            B.Yes, I think so.                  C.Good for you.

5.A.Never mind.                   B.You are welcome.                     C.I’m sorry.

(二)情景反應。錄音中有五組對話，聽對話兩遍后，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回答所給問題的正確答案。

6.When will Mrs White come back?

A.Right now.                       B.Quite soon.                       C.At four.

7.What sport does the woman like?

8.What does the woman prefer to do?

A.To see the new play.                 B.To do some shopping.               C.To visit the museum.

9.What are the man and woman doing?

A.They are looking for a CD player in a shop.                  

B.They are learning how to press the button.

C.The man is teaching the woman how to use the CD player.

10.Why was Frank on the news last night?

A.He walked along the beach at night.

B.He swam alone in the cold water.

C.He got the boy out of water and saved him.

(三)對話理解。錄音中有一段對話，聽對話兩遍后，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回答所給問題的正確答案。

11.Where could the dialogue happen?

 A.In a shop.                       B.In a library.                       C.In a hospital.

12.Why did the young man go to see the doctor?

A.He didn’t know where to begin his talk.

B.He felt difficult to fall asleep.

C.He felt unhappy most of the day.

13.How long has the young man been ill?

A.For about two years.                B.For about three weeks.                    C.For about six months.

14.In what season did the young man feel worse?

A.In Spring.                                B.In Autumn.                              C.In winter.

15.What did the doctor ask the young man to do?

A.To take some medicine.            B.To burn away his worries.         C.To take more exercises.

(四)短文理解。錄音中有一篇短文，聽短文兩篇后，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回答所給問題的正確答案。

16.What happened to the three boys in a cold day?

A.They lost their way.

B.They couldn’t find the big house.

C.They had to spend the night in the open air.

17.What did the three boys ask the farmer to do?

A.To give them some water and food.

B.To let them stay in his house for a night.

C.To tell them the way to walk out of the forest.

18.Why did one of the boys have to sleep in the big house?

A.The farmer didn’t like the third boy.

B.One of the boys made a loud noise when he slept.

C.There wasn’t enough room in the farmer’s house.

19.Who was the first to sleep with the horses?

 A.Mike                              B.Jack                                        C.Tom

20.Why were all the horses outside at the house door?

A.Because someone drove them out of the house.

B.Because the smell in the big house was really terrible.

C.Because the horses didn’t like to stay with people at night.

—Hi, Bruce. Here is a letter for you.

—Thanks. I wonder          .

A. who the letter was from          B. who was from the letter

C. who was the letter from          D. who from the letter was

Mary Josephine Ray，the New Hampshire woman，who was the oldest person living in the United States，has died at age 114 years,294 days.She died yesterday at a nursing home in Westmoreland but was active until about two weeks before her death，her granddaughter Katherine Ray said.

“She just enjoyed life.She never thought of dying at all，”Kather­ine Ray said.“She was planning for her birthday party.”

Ray was the oldest person in the United States and the second oldest in the world，according to the Gerontology Research Group.She was also recorded as the oldest person ever to live in New Hampshire.

Ray was born on May 17,1895，in Bloomfield，Prince Edward Island，Canada.She moved to the United States at the age of 3.She lived for 60 years in Anson，Maine.She lived in Florida，Massachusetts and elsewhere in New Hampshire before she moved to Westmoreland in 2002 to be near her children.Ray’s husband，Walter，died in 1967.Survivors include 2 sons,8 grandchildren,13 great­grandchildren and 5 great­great grandchildren.

The oldest living American is now Neva Morris of Ames，Iowa，at age 114 years,216 days.The oldest person in the world is Japan’s Kama Chinen at age 114 years,301 days.Morris，the Iowa woman now believed to be the oldest US resident (居民)，lives at a care center.Only one of her four children，a son in Sioux City，is still alive.

6．What is the best title for this passage?

A．The oldest person in the US died at age 114.

B．The oldest person in the US died for no reason.

C．The oldest person in the US wanted to live longer.

D．The oldest person in the US was happy at a nursing home.

7．Which of the following statements about Mary Josephine Ray is WRONG?

A．She was born on May 17,1895，in Canada.

B．She died at the age of 114 years,294 days.

C．She was still very active in her last two weeks.

D．She was not at her own home when she died.

8．From what Katherine Ray said，we can learn Mary Josephine Ray________.

A．didn’t know how to enjoy life

B．didn’t like holding a birthday party

C．was afraid nobody would come to her birthday party

D．was not troubled by the thought of dying

9．What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A．Mary Josephine Ray liked moving.

B．Mary Josephine Ray lived a very hard life.

C．Mary Josephine Ray had a very big family.

D．Mary Josephine Ray lived with her children until 2002.

10．According to the passage，who is the oldest person in the world?

A．Mary Josephine Ray.                           B．Neva Morris.

C．Kama Chinen.                                      D．Walter.