Mary and Her Friends

Mary has some friends. They are Betty, Peter, Alice and Mike. Mary is the oldest of the five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is younger than Mary and older than Peter. Alice is nine and Mike is seven.

Betty and Peter are good runners. But Peter runs faster(更快地). Mary and Betty like to play basketball. Mary plays better than Betty. Alice sings best of them.

Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Peter, Alice and Mike study in a primary school. They all work hard at school. But Betty works hardest. Her handwriting(书写) is good, too.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）

1.Mary has friends.

A、four B、five C、six

2.Mike is than Alice.

A、the youngest B、oldest C、younger

3.Peter runs than Betty.

A、faster B、slow C、slower

4.Betty’s handwriting is .

A、worst B、good C、better

5.They all .

A、study in the same school

B、like to play basketball

C、work hard

补全对话（5分）

从方框中选出适当的句子，完成对话，有两项为多余选项。

A：Hi, Rosa. What are you going to be when you grow up?

B：1.

A：2.

B：I’m going to work hard at English.

A：3.

B：I study English by watching English movies.

A：4.

B：I’m not sure. Maybe Guangzhou or Shenzhen. 5.

A：No problem. Let’s go.

B：Thank you.

阅读理解（二）（10分）

Most of the wealthiest(最富的) people in the world come from the computer business(商业). Bill Gates, the founder(创始人) of Microsoft, is one of the most successful.

He first met with a computer at Lake School in Seattle. At the age of fifteen, he programmed computers while his high school classmates were playing basketball. In 1973, Gates went to Harvard University where he stayed for two years. He left to go into business with his friend Paul Allen. By 1976, the Gater Allen team was already famous in computer circles(圈). Their operating system(操作系统), MS-DOS, became the operating system for personal(个人的) computers all over the world.

Gates started his own company. At the Microsoft company headquarters(总部) near the city of Seattle, workers can wear shorts, have long hair, drink cans of Coca-Cola, and rollerskate(滑旱冰) from one office to the other. Microsoft becomes one of the biggest companies in the world.

根据短文内容，按要求完成各题

1.Who is the founder of Microsoft?

2.When did Bill Gates start to use computers?

3.What’s the name of the operating system used all over the world?

4.Where is the Microsoft company headquarters?

5.Is Bill Gates a successful man?

词汇运用（10分）

选词填空，根据文章内容，选用所给单词的适当形式填空。其中有两个是多余的。

Peter had a party on his birthday in his house. Although he had a great time, it made him very 1. . Before the party, he did many things. First he 2. some money 3. his parents to buy some food, and 4. the living room. Then he 5. his car to pick up(接) some of his friends. When the 6. party was over, he found there 7. still(仍然) a lot of things 8. do. He did the 9. , swept the floor, and 10. out the trash. When he could have a rest, it was over twelve o’clock.

书面表达（15分）

读下面一封电子邮件，并根据日程安排表中的内容写一封回信，信的开头已给出。

It’s going to rain. You should take umbrella with you when you go out.

A. the B. an C. / D. a

Jane, I have two to the tennis game. Would you like to watch it with me?

A. tickets B. pictures C. seats D. maps

Tom went to school he had a bad cough.

A. and B. because C. though D. so

—What a hot day!

—The weather report says it will be even tomorrow.

A. cooler B. hotter C. wetter D. colder

Yesterday I made a big cake. I plan to it with my cousin.

A. share B. touch C. give D. blow