Your mother, however, ____ say that to us that day.?

　　A. does   B. did    C. is doing    D. was doing?

 He was not an actor, who often appeared on stage, _____ a writer, writing stories.

A. but      B. and     C. then    D. so 

 He was in great need of money, so he _____ $5, 000 for his car.?

　　A. paid       B. took      C. cost       D. spent?

 He had a lot of friends, none of _____ could lend him any money.

　　A. whom       B. them 　    C. which　    D. who

The days we have been looking forward to ____ soon．

  A．coming   B．will come   C．came   D．have come

. His success was because of ________ he had been working hard.

A. that     B. the fact which      C.the fact that     D.the fact

. — At present we students have access to many valuable English websites to learn English.

  — As far as I know, English on line.com is a free site ______ visitors can not only learn the  English language but also chat on line.

A. where           B. which           C. that           D. what

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

       When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing．His mother took him to see the famous showman, P．T．Barnum．Mr．Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show．He hired Charles’ parents along with him, and they traveled the world together．

       He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb．He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes．When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads．To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England．

       During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people．He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall．Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money．By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich．He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five．

       Fortunately for Tom, Mr．Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well．One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher．Tom was able to win her love, and they married．

The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town．They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests．Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage．The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom’s house in Connecticut．

       Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war．Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored（发起） “Tom Thumb” weddings．In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun．

1．“Talk of the town” means_________．

       A．it was in the newspaper             B．people spread bad rumors about it

       C．it was the most popular happenings    D．it was discussed in a city meeting

2．What does the author think about Tom’s wedding?

       A．It helped people cheer up in a dark time．B．People gave it too much of their attention．

       C．It was funny and ridiculous．          D．Tom and Lavinia were stupid．

3．Tom would dance on a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall because______．

       A．the wooden plate would make it sound as if Tom was dancing

       B．it made Tom look taller

       C．the eight–foot–tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted

       D．the difference between them would make Tom look even smaller

4．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

       A．Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine．

       B．People are always disappointed during war time．

       C．Entertainment can serve an important purpose．

       D．People should be married when they are small children．

This is a dangerous world we live in. The number of murders goes up every year, people are dying of cancer, more people contract HIV, more teens are using drugs, ect. You know this because you’ve heard all the statistics（数据） on the news and in the paper. But do you really have an accurate idea what they mean? The numbers are going up, but how do they compare to the growth in population? Are more cases of these diseases being reported because of better testing techniques, or are the diseases more common? The fact is that without knowing the background statistics mean very little.

This growing trend of reporting only part of the information is becoming dangerous. For example, several years ago a high school student reported the dangers of the chemical known as dihydrogen monoxide. This chemical, found in most cancerous tumors（肿瘤）, is often found in the blood of people drunk on alcohol, and causes complete physical and mental dependence for those who take the chemical even once. After reading his report, more than 75% of his Advanced Placement Chemistry class voted to forbid this dangerous chemical! Every one of the above statement is true, yet this chemical is necessary to all life on earth. The students made a mistake because they voted knowing only a few statements and statistics, rather than the chemical’s full background.

The point of this article is that one should be aware of what is and is not being said. When one finds a new fact or number, one should try to consider other important information before forming an opinion with only half-truths. Always remember that the author is trying to convince you of his or her own view, and will leave our information that is different from his view. For example, look again at the statistics that suggest skiing is safe. Only 32 people die each year when skiing, while 897 die from lightening strikes, but which is really more dangerous? If you think more about it, you will realize far fewer people go skiing each year than the number of people in danger of a lightning strike. When you think about it again, skiing is more dangerous than you might at first think when looking at the statistics. If we teenagers are to be left in this world, we had better be able to think critically, and form our own views, rather than be easily persuaded by another’s. To be warned is just to be prepared.

1What’s the author’s attitude towards the growing trend of reporting only part of the information?

A.Disapproving   B. Positive       C. Indifferent     D. Dangerous

2.In the first paragraph, what does the writer suggest?

A.We are now living in a dangerous world.

B.We get a lot of false statistics from the media.

C.There are around us more and more murders diseases, ect.

D.Statistics alone without full background don’t give us an accurate picture of things.

3.What’s the purpose of the writer’s using the two examples in the second paragraph?

A.To argue that high school students are easily persuaded.

B.To prove what is necessary to us might be dangerous.

C.To show the danger of reporting only part of the information.

D.To warn us of the harmful substance around us.

4.Relative information is often left out because ___________________. 

A.it is not important

B.the author is trying to show what he or she says is true

C.readers will consider other important information

D.readers are able to form an opinion with half-truths

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Some measures must be taken to protect our dangerous world.

B.The growing trend of reporting only half-truths is getting out of control.

C.Teenagers ought to improve their ability of telling right from wrong.

D.We should learn to think critically and look at problems from all sides.

第二节：书面表达 （满分25 分）

  阅读下面的征友信。假如你是上高二中的李华，愿意与写信人交朋友。请根据以下要点写一封回信，介绍个人的基本情况和学校生活。信的开头和结尾已经给出。

要点：

(1) 介绍个人基本情况不少于3条信息， 如年龄、性别、性格、爱好等；

   学校生活也不少于3条信息， 如作息时间、班级大小、学习课程等；

(2) 词数在100左右；

Dear friend,

Hi! My name is Jack. I am a high school student in the UK. I’m 17, an active and easy-going boy. I like ball games and surfing the Internet very much. School here starts at 9 a.m. and ends at about 3:30 p.m. Our class is small, only 29 students or so. We have to move to different classrooms for different classes. Besides the main subjects, we can choose other subjects like Woodwork and German. Right now, I’m busy preparing myself for the A-level exam.

Please write and tell me about yourself and your school life if you are willing to be my penfriend.

Best wishes,

Jack

Dear Jack,

    Hi, I am Li Hua from China. I am very glad to be your penfriend.

    I study in Xiaoxiang High School.____________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes,

Li Hua