Embroidery has a long history ad can date back to the Warring States Period in China Embroidery is very popular in many countries such as China, India, and Japan Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needles and thread or yarn Embroidery may also use other materials such as metal strips, pearls, quills, and sequins Embroidery is most often used on caps, hats, coats, blankets, stocking, and golf shirts Embroidery is available with a wide variety of threat or yarn colour

Embroidery has many unique characteristics(特点) One of the interesting characteristics of embroidery is the basic techniques or stitches(针法), such as the chain stitch, the button hole or the blanket stitch, the running stitch, the satin stitch and the cross stitch They are still the fundamental techniques of hand embroidery today

Embroidery can be classified according to the whether the design is stitched on top of or through the foundation fabric; and by the relationship of stitch placement to the fabric Different embroidery has its own advantages and disadvantages In the modern society, we can produce many different embroideries Machine embroidery is one of them It appears in the early stages of the industrial Revolution

1.From the passage, we can know embroidery can date back to ______

A. the Warring States Period B. the Spring and Autumn Period

C. the modern times D. the Ming Dynasty

2.Which of the following materials cannot be used in embroidery according to the passage?

A. Metal strips B. Pearls C. Quills D. Wood

3.From the passage, how many things can embroidery be used on?

A. Seven B. Six C. Five D. Eight

4.Which of the following characteristics belongs to embroidery?

A. the flying stitch B. the satin stitch

C. the flat stitch D. the button stitch

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. The introduction of embroidery B. The advantages of embroidery

C. The disadvantage of embroidery D. The meaning of embroidery

Once upon a time there were two boys who lived in a place and worked for the King One boy fell in love with a girl and wanted to give her a present. He suddenly saw a vase filled with the loveliest flowers

He decided to take one flower and give it to the girl He did the same thing the next day, and the next, and the next…until, one day, the King noticed a few flowers were left in the vase . The King was so angry that he gathered everyone in the palace and decided to find out the truth

When they all stood before the King, the boy thought he should tell the truth. However the other boy told him not to tell the truth because the King would be angry with him. When the king came near, the boy shook with fear. But he still decided to confess

As soon as he told the truth, a smile appeared on the King’s face The King said to the boy, “I couldn’t have thought of a better use for my flowers”

Then the King went to the vase and took two of the those wonderful flowers, one for the girl, and the other for the Queen

1.The boy sent________ to the girl as a present every day

A. a vase B. a flower C. a card D. a palace

2.When the King came near, the boy who took the flowers felt ________

A. frightened B. relaxed C. angry D. excited

3.The underlined word “confess” in Paragraph 2 means ________

A. hide B. refuse C. cheat D. admit

4.According to the passage, what might be the correct order of the things?

①The boy shook with fear and told the truth

②The King took two flowers out of the vase

③The boy gave the girl some flowers

④The King wasn’t angry and smiled

⑤The King gathered everyone together

⑥The King found out that someone took flowers

A. ③②⑥⑤①④ B. ③②⑥④①⑤ C. ③⑥⑤①④② D. ③⑥④①⑤②

5.In the passage the writer wants to _________

A. tell us to be brave B. tell us to be honest

C. show us what love is D. show us what friendship is

More than anything else in the world, Lion liked being King of the jungle. He walked around, showing off his power and pride.

Each day Lion took a long, lazy sleep under the shade of his favorite tree. He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing（鞠躬）before him.

One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tripped（绊倒）over Lion’s huge paws, Lion woke up with a start. “How dare you wake me up!” he shouted angrily, Lion grabbed Mouse with one paw. “On second thought, I’m in the mood for a snack, and you’ll make a delicious meal,” he said.

Mouse cried out, “King Lion, please spare（饶恕）me! If you let me live, I’ll always remember your kindness. And someday, I might be able to help you.”

“How could such a powerless little mouse ever help me?” That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later, Lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favorite tree when he stepped onto a hunter’s net. The net scooped him up. No matter how he twisted and turned, he couldn’t escape.

When Mouse heard Lion’s frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mouse quickly chewed（咬）through the ropes to make a hole in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse, “Thank you for saving my life,” said Lion, smiling his widest smile. “I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!”

1.What did Lion do each day?

A. He stepped onto a hunter’s net.

B. He bowed before weaker animals.

C. He showed kindness to animals in the jungle.

D. He had a good sleep under his favorite tree.

2.How did Mouse wake up Lion?

A. He make a hole in the net.

B. He shouted at Lion angrily.

C. He tripped over Lion’s paws.

D. He prepared a delicious meal for Lion.

3.Why did Lion let Mouse go?

A. Because he was trapped in the net.

B. Because he took Mouse as his good friend.

C. Because he believed Mouse could save him

D. Because he doubted if Mouse could be any help.

4.What do you think of Mouse?

A. Clever and honest B. Silly and lazy

C. Humorous and stubborn D. Proud and selfish

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Pride makes you lose what you have.

B. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

C. Even the small can show great strength.

D. When the cat’s away, the mice will play.

阅读填空

阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella He has had it for years1.“Then how did you get it?” I asked He answered, “It is a strange true story about the umbrella”

“About ten years ago, I was walking along a quiet London street one evening when it suddenly rained2.Gradually, it grew quite dark And the people in the streets were fewer and fewer I was afraid to get wet, so I stood in a door-way and waited for the rain stop No buses ran through that street and there were no taxis 3. At last a young man came with an umbrella 4.I hoped he would allow me to walk to the next corner with him As I suddenly appeared before him, the young man was so shocked that he dropped the umbrella He ran away and disappeared into the darkness 5. I knew it would be hard in this big city to find the owner, so I’ve kept it ever since”

A. I had no raincoat and no umbrella

B. I picked up the umbrella and continued

C. What was worse, there even wasn’t a person around

D. I asked him where he was going

E. As he is very careful with it, it still looks as good as new

完成句子

根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空只写一词）

1.我除了相信你的话，别无选择。

I _________ _________ _________ _________ to believe what you have said

2.有如此多的好电影要上映以至于我都不知道去看哪一部。

There are _________ many good films to be shown _________ I don’t know which one to see

3.你准备好了一切了吗？

Are you_________ _________ everything?

4.这棵大树昨天被风吹倒了。

The big tree _________ _________ _________ _________ the wind last night

5.每天吃一个苹果对我们的身体有好处。

_________ _________ _________ every day is _________ for our health

书面表达

随着生活水平的提高，人们开始重视自己的生活质量。越来越多的人开始热衷于养宠物。可爱的小动物给人们带来了无穷的快乐；然而，对于那些不喜欢动物的人来说，宠物的存在会给他们的生活增添很多烦恼。请结合此话题，写一篇英语短文，谈谈你的看法：人们该不该养宠物。为什么？（根据要求写一篇90字以上的文章，开头已给出，不算入字数内，请择其中一个观点来写作）

Nowadays, more and more people are fond of keeping pets because they can bring pleasure But others don’t think so They think it’s terrible to do it In my opinion,

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You could play with the sad girl and cheer __________ up.

A. him B. her C. them D. you

________April 26, 2003, Aron found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing.

A. On B. In C. At D. To

We should help our parents do housework as much as we can because they are just as _________as we are.

A. more tired B. most tired C. tired D. the most tired

－I worked in an old people’s home last summer.

－Oh, what did they ask you_________ out with?

A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped