_____ we need more practice is quite clear.

  A. When            B. What            C. That            D. /

_____ the catastrophe happened that the local government realized the importance of substantial development.

　　A．It was until      B．Not until      C．Until           D．It was not until

三. 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，

从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案.

Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places, and they help to stop drought and flood.Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these points is the most important. Man wants to make money from trees, so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And also, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear. This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees.

The results are even worse: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil-make the rain in-and also bind the soil, thus stopping it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing is left but useless desert.

1.The most important points of trees to man is ________.

A. they help him to make money

B. they give him cool

C. they help him to stop drought and flood

D. they give him wood and other things

2.In many places forests slowly disappear because ________ .

A. many trees have been cut down by man

B. new trees are not well looked after

C. man has not paid enough attention to planting trees

D. all the above

3.Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because ________ .

A. roots of trees break up the soil

B. there are too many rainfalls

C. strong winds bring a lot of sand

D. there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.

4.Which title best fits the passage?

A. Trees and Man

B. The Function of Tree Wood

C. How do People do with Trees?

D. The Usage of Tree Roots

It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags(破旧衣服) huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.

    "Any old papers, lady? " asked one of them.

    I was busy. I wanted to say "no" until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow.

    “Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”

    They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget.

    The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, "Lady, are you rich? "

    "Am I rich? no!"

    I looked at my shabby slipcovers(旧家具套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer (茶托;浅碟)carefully and said, "Your cups match your saucers." Her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn't said "Thank you." They didn't need to. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.

    Plain blue china(瓷的) cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.

    I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job--these matched, too.

    I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.

1. Why did the writer let the children in?

A. She showed great pity on them.

B. She wanted to sell old papers.

C. She knew them and wanted to make them a cup of cocoa.

D. She wanted to invite them to her Thanksgiving party.

2. The girl thought the writer was rich perhaps because_________

A. she saw that the lady's room was comfortable

B. she saw the cups matched the saucers

C. the writer's slipcovers were very new

D. the woman had expensive clothes

3.What was the weather probably like when the story happened?

A. cloudy     B. sunny      C. windy      D. snowy

4. From the passage, we can infer that whether you are rich depends on_______

A. how much money you have had    B. how you feel about your life

C. how you have helped others       D. what job you are doing

第二节  开放作文

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

In your English class, your teacher shows you he following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

You look so tired. You______have stayed up late again.

       A．should      B．can    C．may         D．must

—Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?

—Yes, since she ______ the Chinese Society.

A. has joined         B. joins                        C. had joined         D. joined

Here is a poster on a middle school web site. Read the web-site poster.

Going, Going, Gone!

The Haynes Middle School Parent-Teacher organization

Invites you to attend our latest fund-raiser,

The Fourth Annual Haynes School Auction(拍卖)!

Saturday, May 10

6:00 p.m.-11: p.m.

in the school hall

6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m: All items for auction are previewed.

6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m: Silent auction begins.

7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m: Highest bidders (出价人)from silent auction are determined.

7:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m: Main auction begins.

Items up for bid in the silent auction range in value from $ 5.00 to $ 30.00.

Items up for bid in the main auction include the following:

Airline tickets to a place of your choice

Weekend getaways at first-class hotels

Season tickets to the Chicago Bears football game

$ 50 gift tickets to local gift shops, restaurants, and salons

Don’t miss the boat! Book your tickets today.

Last year, tickets sold out in five days!

Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

$ 15.00 per person

All the money from the auction will be given to the Haynes School computer lab.

1. Which of the following is not mentioned as being up for bid at the auction?

A. A movie pass to the local cinema.

B. A weekend stay at a hotel.

C. A ticket to a restaurant.

D. Airline tickets.

2. The more items that are given or bought for auction, __________.

A. the less money that will be charged for the tickets to the auction

B. the more money that can be raised to support the computer lab

C. the faster the ticket will be sold to the auction

D. the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction

3. Which of the following is most likely to happen at the year’s auction?

A. The airline tickets will receive higher bids than any other item.

B. All items up for bid will be sold for at least twice their value.

C. More money will be raised this year than in any other year before.

D. Tickets for the event will be sold out in less than one week.

4. The phrase “first-come, first-served” tells you that __________.

A. people can buy the tickets on the first day only

B. the person who is first to arrive will receive a ticket at no charge

C. food and drinks will be served at the auction

D. tickets are sold in the order of who arrives first to buy them

对话填词

先通读全文，理解大意，然后根据所给单词的首字母，结合句意写出单词.

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A: Look! That girl has fallen off her bicycle. A child ran into the street and k___101____ her off her bicycle. Come and help! I think she m___102__ be injured.

B: She’s not moving. But she’s b___103___.

A: I think she hit her head when she fell. We must carry her to the s___104__ of the road.

B: No! L____105____ her where she is. You mustn’t move someone if they are badly h___106__. We must get help.

A: I’ll go to that shop and see if they have a telephone.

B: Yes, do that. I’ll s__107___ here with the girl.

(A returns a few moments later.)

A: How is she ?

B: She’s beginning to move a little.

C: What h____108___ to me?

A: Take it e___109__! I’ve just c__110_____ the First Aid Centre. We’ll wait until help comes.

第二卷  (共35分)

注意：第二卷的答案均须写在答题卡上。

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：短文填词(每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。

Fishing is my favourite sport. 

I often fish for hours without c_______ anything.                          1._______

 B____ this does not worry me. Some fishermen                           2 ._______

are unlucky. I_______ of catching fish, they catch                          3._______

old boots and___(垃圾). I am even less lucky.                             4._______

I ______catch anything -- not even old boots.                             5._______

After having s______ whole mornings on the river,                         6._______

I always go home with an ___ (空的)bag. 'You must give up fishing!'          7._______

my friends say. 'It's a w??????______ of time.' But they don't realize                8._______

one important thing. I'm not really interested ______fishing.                 9._______

 I just enjoy ___(坐) in a boat and doing nothing at all!                    10._______