______the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about firefighting.

A. Having searched              B. To search                  C. Searching                 D. Search

         A well-written composition__________ a good choice of words and clear organization among other things.

A. calls on                    B. calls for                   C. calls up                      D. calls off

Many of the creatures in the movie “Avatar” are not real, but much of __________ happens is attractive.

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

_______the activities might seem childish, in reality they require a lot of strength and determination.

       A．When                     B．As                          C．While              D．Once

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－35各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There once was a king in a faraway country. One day, he decided to ___16__ It was scary.  who would paint the best picture of __17___. So many artists __18___.The king looked at all the pictures. __19___ there were only two he really liked, and he had to __20__ between them.

One picture was of a __21___ lake. The lake was a perfect mirror with peaceful huge mountains all around it. Above was a __22___ sky with light white clouds. All who __23__ this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had __24___, too. But these were not flat at all. Above was an __25___ sky, from which rain fell heavily and in which lightning played __26___. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall with loud sound. This did not look __27__ at all.

But when the king looked __28__, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush ___29__ in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had __30__ her nest. There, with the current of angry water, the mother bird was __31__ her hungry children in the nest, taking no attention to its __32___ surroundings — in perfect peace.

Which picture do you think __33__ the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?

“Because,” said the king. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no__34__, trouble or hard work. Peace means although you are surrounded by noisy things you __35__ keep calm in the heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”

16. A. take                B. offer            C. send             D. leave

17. A. peace             B. silence           C. beauty    D. honesty

18. A. managed   B. tried           C. succeeded        D. went

19. A. And              B. Or       C. Yet             D. But

20. A. like        B. choose           C. give             D. need

21. A. calm      B. noisy            C. beautiful  D. dirty

22. A. black             B. blue             C. gray             D. dark

23. A. painted           B. liked            C. saw          D. had

24. A. sky               B. mountains       C. peace              D. clouds

25. A. gentle     B. angry           C. calm     D. sunny

26. A. happily             B. gently           C. slowly           D. wildly

27. A. beautiful   B. noisy           C. happy             D. peaceful

28. A. closely            B. strictly          C. quickly          D. seriously

29. A. planting          B. growing         C. rising           D. coming

30. A. created            B. built            C. left        D. lain

31. A. beating           B. touching         C. feeding          D. speaking

32. A. silent             B. beautiful        C. noisy     D. faraway

33. A. got         B. lost             C. won             D. received

34. A. silence           B. noise            C. shock             D. joy

35. A. still             B. again            C. even              D. just

    Jazz was originally sung or played by the African slaves in America. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Africans were sold in America as slaves to work in large plantations（种植园）. After a hard day’s work, these people would gather together and sing, both to forget their worries and also to teach their children about the land and culture they came from. Early jazz music was basically the soulful and sad composition performed by black musicians who had little or no training in western music.

Many different kinds of music helped to create jazz. Jazz probably had its roots in the 19th century. African Americans created blues music from church music and sad songs from the times of slavery. In large cities, African Americans mixed these songs with music from other immigrants and then formed jazz. Sounds from West African, Spanish, French and even Arabic cultures can be heard in jazz music. In this way, jazz is like American culture. Jazz brings many ideas together from around the world to make something new.

 There are many different ideas about where the word “jazz” came from.Some experts think that the word just borrows ideas from many different languages. They think that people may have made up their own word to describe the excitement of hearing and playing a new kind of music. Others think that the word comes from the Arabic word jazb. Middle Eastern jazb music and jazz have similar sounds. Several musicians from the Middle East have come to America to study jazz. They mix traditional jazz sounds with music from their own countries. This kind of jazz is called “fusion” and it is one of the most popular forms of jazz in America today.

43. African slaves in the plantations played early “jazz” to _____.

A. earn some money

B. entertain their slave owners

 C. develop a kind of soulful and sad music

D. forget worries and keep their land in mind

44. Some experts think that the word “jazz” is a word for people to ______.

A. pronounce the Arabic word “jazb”

B. form a new kind of culture

C. express their inner feeling

D. create a way to explain themselves

45.What can we infer from the passage?

A. By comparison, African Americans have the greatest talent in the world.

B. American culture is a mixture of different cultural and social patterns.

C. The native Americans started jazz music in the time of slavery.

D. The music was created by some professional musicians from Africa.

46. The title of the passage could be ____.

A. Basic Information of Jazz

B. The Features of Jazz Music

C. Different Forms of Jazz Music

D. The Prospect of Jazz Music

第四部分：写作（共两节35分）

第一节 对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

Student:  Can I have a t_______ with you, now, Mr. Smith?           (76) ______________

Mr. Smith: S________, what is it?                                (77) ______________

Student:   Well, I feel so lonely. How I w_________ I had a good friend! (78) ______________

         Could you give me some advice?

Mr. Smith: I see. Your problem is a common one a_______ middle school (79) _____________

students. First of all, believe in yourself. You just l______ self-confidence. (80) _____________

The first thing you must do is to smile at your classmates. Your smile

will show that you are f_______ to them. You may try talking with a     (81) _____________

student w______is as shy as yourself. You can ask a classmate about your (82) _____________

studies, and you can also talk about the h________ that you’re having in  (83) _____________

common with him or her. If a classmate is in trouble in life or study, you

should be ready to help. O_______ you have more confidence, you can   (84) _____________

make as friends as you can.

Student: I’m feeling much b______ now. Thank you very much, Mr. Smith. (85) ___________

       Mary thought highly of the painting, but to Mr. Smith’s _____ eye, the painting was terrible.

A. eager        B. extra       C. exact             D. expert

 The Chinese language differs from many Western languages ________it uses characters which have meanings and can stand alone as words.

   A. when                  B. where             C. in that                      D. in which 

 He is familiar _____ this place, because he used to live in the apartment.

  A. for   B. with   C. of   D. at