完型填空 (1.5’*20=30分)

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the   31   was he found himself unable to ask for help — his mobile phone went out of   32   as a result of exhausted (用尽的)battery. Nothing could be done but   33   in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the   34  of the rescue.

It is almost   35   that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his   36   : "First of all I checked up my   37   conditions and found myself not in mortal （致命的）danger. As there was no   38  to call for help ,I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from   39   .In this way I dozed （打盹）off ."

His story put an end to my regret for the   40   of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men   41   to explore a mountain cave and got lost .   42   to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of   43   .Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion（筋疲力尽）.According to the   44   people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the   45   of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to   46   themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering （闪烁）not far away .

Don’t you think that you can compare it with   47   itself? When you meet with obstacles （障碍）in life and work ,you are lost in darkness.   48  you it’s unclear yet and you need not put up struggle   49   . It seems to be a negative （消极的）attitude,   50   a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place .

31. A. hopeless        B. worst           C. more                    D. best

32. A. service                      B. way                  C. order                D. work

33. A. cry                    B. lie                     C. wait                              D. sleep

34. A. delay                 B. success              C. team                       D. arrival

35. A. untrue               B. unimaginable     C. true                       D. useless

36. A. plan                   B. decision             C. explanation             D. excuse

37. A. physical          B. mental               C. working                  D. medical

38. A. method              B. way                  C. tools                       D. strength

39. A. rotting                      B. spreading           C. hurting                   D. bleeding

40. A. loss                   B. failure               C. disappointment        D. sadness

41. A. had                    B. managed            C. tried                              D. planned

42. A. Willing              B. Unable              C. Determined             D. Deciding

43. A. hearing              B. sight             C. feeling                    D. direction

44. A. rescue               B. village            C. local                       D. brave

45. A. end                    B. top                 C. opening                  D. side

46. A. save                   B. help               C. stop                    D. calm

47. A. adventure           B. work             C. life                         D. mankind

48. A. Mind                 B. Watch            C. Imagine                  D. Warn

49. A. really                 B. immediately     C. carefully                    D. hopefully

50. A. and                    B. so                  C. but                      D. while

       In modern society, it is necessary for middle school students to take part in academic activities and enrich their knowledge. There are many academic clubs that students can participate in. Students can choose clubs that focus on an area of interest.

Mathcounts Club

       Mathcounts tries to increase excitement towards mathematic achievement. It hopes to provide students with the foundation for success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. Schools select individuals and teams to participate in competitions. Local competitions are held in February with winners progressing to state competitions and then on to the national level. Mathcounts works to challenge student math skills, develop self-confidence and give rewards for their achievements.

Envirothon

       The Envirothon program focuses on natural resources knowledge and exposes students to diverse environmental issues, ecosystems, and topography. The ecology field competition for five-member middle school teams offers competitions in wildlife, soils, forestry, current environmental issues and aquatics. Students work and learn in middle school clubs and can compete at the local and state level.

Future Problem Solvers

       Future Problem Solvers is an academic club that uses a six-step process to solve problems that may happen in the future. Students who are in the talented and gifted program, who like to “think out of the box,” or who enjoy thinking about futuristic problems may like this club. Teams comprised of four students read future scenes and write up solutions in a booklet using the six-step process. Teams that score high enough can go to the state competition and then to the international competition.

Builders Club

       Builders Club is open to any middle school student who wishes to perform community service. Each Builders Club is co-sponsored by a Kiwanis club and the middle school. The members learn by doing, and they learn organization, teamwork, and leadership. Builders Clubs can sponsor a "Teacher of the Year" program, provide a recycling collection point, organize canned food and clothing drives to support local shelters, adopt a resident at a local senior citizens home, adopt a highway, tutor, etc.

       Middle school academic clubs offer students a place to explore interests or talents. The clubs that join in middle school can help guide choices in high school and beyond.

59. The students who are not interested in competitions would like to choose___________.

       A. Mathecounts Club                     B. Builders Club

       C. Future Problem Solvers             D. Envirothon

60. Why do some of the students choose Mathcounts Club?

       A. To be successful in science careers.

       B. To enjoy solving future problems.

       C. To perform community service.

       D. To study wildlife and soils.

61. What is the common feature of the four clubs?

       A. Competitions                             B. Sponsorship

       C. Scientific researches                  D. Teamwork.

62. The passage mainly talks about___________.

       A. the state academic competitions          B. middle school clubs

       C. extra – curricular activities                   D. the gifted students

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

French people pride themselves on their delicious foods, such as cheese, baguettes and croissants (two kinds of food). In fact, food is an important part of French culture. Families and friends spend hours over the dinner table each night. It is the opposite of the fast – food habit common in other parts of the West.

It’s the reason why the French are very angry that a McDonald’s is opening beneath Paris’s most famous museum: the Louvre (卢浮宫). The mew restaurant will be the 1,142 nd McDonald’s in France, and will open in the underground approach to the museum. But many French people can’t understand why this American chain is opening in the heart of French culture.

However, McDonald’s is paying no notice to the complaint. McDonald’s now has 31,000 chains worldwide. Tourists are hungry, and opening chains in tourist spots pays well.

There is another chain threatening France’s heritage. This time it is coffee rather than burgers. As more and more Starbucks open in Paris, traditional French cafes are forced to close.

The trouble with American companies opening chains throughout the world is the destructive effect they can have on a country’s culture. How can a small, independent coffee shop compete with the multi – billion dollar chain? You can go to a Starbucks in any city in the world, but you can only go to a Parisian café in France.

Responsibility is with the tourists. A McDonald’s wouldn’t open so near the Louvre if it weren’t not going to make money. Similarly, a Pizza Hut wouldn’t overlook (俯瞰) Egypt’s Great Pyramid if no one wants to sit in it. Maybe next time you visit the Great Wall, you should think twice before ordering a Cappuccino in the Starbucks.

51．Why are the French very angry when a McDonald’s is opening beneath the Louvre?

       A．Because they will spend many hours in McDonald’s.

       B．Because French food culture is very impressive.

       C．Because they also have the fast – food habit.

       D．Because they are proud of their own food.

52．The McDonald’s will be located in the underground approach to the museum because_______.

       A．the complaints of the French are useless

       B．opening a chain in tourist spot is rewarding

       C．McDonald’s tends to be in the heart of culture

       D．it will help to attract more tourists for the museum

53．What is the trouble with American companies opening chains all over the world?

       A．The traditional stores of a country are forced to fight back.

       B．The traditional stores of a country become dependant.

       C．They have negative effect on a country’s culture.

       D．The multi – billion dollar chain can’t be matched.

54．The author suggests that the tourists can_______.

       A．decide whether the multiple stores of America are successful or not

       B．order a Cappuccino in the Starbucks when they visit the Great Wall

       C．sit in a Pizza Hut when they visit Egypt’s Great Pyramid

       D．enter the McDonald’s when they visit the Louvre

第二节  完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. However, I was not thinking about the golden chain when I had to help people who  21  their way and parked in front of my house.

I was growing tired of helping so many people. Almost every  22  I was awaken during a sound night’s sleep and had to  23  someone out. Many times I was  24  by some penniless motorists who did not even thank me for the helps that they received and some even complained that I could have done  25_ .

One day, a young man with a week – old beard climbed out of a  26  automobile. He had no money and no food. He asked if I could give him some  27_, offering him gasoline and a meal. I told him that if he wanted to work for me, he could cut the grass, but  28  the work wasn’t necessary.

Though sweaty and hungry, he worked hard. After working all day, he sat  29 to cool himself. I thanked him for his work and gave him the money he  30 . I then offered him some   31 money for a task particularly well done, but he  32, shaking his head.

I never saw him again. He probably thinks I helped him out that day, but that is not  33  it was. I didn’t help him. He helped me to  34  people again to repay their trust in me. He helped me to once again want to do something for those who are  35 . I wish I could thank him for  36  some of my belief in the basic  37  of others and for giving me back a little of the  38  I had lost. Because of him, I once again felt part of a golden chain of kindness that  39  us to others.

 I may have fed his body that day, but he fed my  40 .

21．A．fought              B．found           C．made         D．lost

22．A．morning           B．afternoon      C．night         D．evening

23．A．bring             B．help          C．carry         D．drive

24．A．taken for granted     B．put up with      C．turned down     D．taken up with

25．A．less               B．more         C．worse           D．enough

26．A．fashionable          B．famous         C．flashy           D．shabby

27．A．money              B．food          C．water         D．work

28．A．actually            B．specially       C．particularly      D．generally

29．A．in the sun         B．in the shade      C．in the field       D．in the car

30．A．asked               B．begged         C．needed          D．charged

31．A．old                B．extra         C．small         D．good

32．A．accepted           B．received        C．refused         D．denied

33．A．the condition        B．the thing       C．the issue       D．the way

34．A．believe in         B．watch over       C．look after      D．care about

35．A．in trouble         B．in danger      C．in tears         D．in fear

36．A．forgetting         B．losing           C．restoring       D．finding

37．A．goodness          B．happiness      C．pleasure        D．nature

38．A．weakness          B．strength        C．optimism      D．pessimism

39．A．adapts              B．adjusts          C．devotes         D．connects

40．A．heart             B．soul           C．head          D．mouth

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

课外锻炼可以帮助我们消除紧张学习后的疲劳，有利于提高学习效率。而你所在的班有的同学参加课外锻炼后却愈加疲劳，上课时常打瞌睡。假如你是李华，请根据这一现象用英语给编辑部写一封信，谈谈你对这一现象的看法。短文须包括以下内容：

为了强健身体，同时有效地促进学习，中学生应加强课外锻炼；

应选择适合自己身体素质的体育项目，强度不能太大；

每天半个小时只一个小时为宜。

注意：（1）不要逐字翻译，可适当增加细节；

        （2）词数：100左右

.____fashions differ from country to country may reflect the culture difference from one aspect.

   A. What         B. That        C. This       D. Which

 I agree with most of what you said, but I don't agree with _____．

       A．everything             B．anything                C．something              D．nothing

_________ is not how much you do but what you do that matters.

A. This 　            B. It                      C. That　             D. There

----Will you be ____ this afternoon , John?

----It depends. I’ m afraid I’ll be called in by my boss.

A. suitable             B. available          C. accurate          D. convenient

Jack Benny was one of the most famous names in show business. As a child, Benny learned to play the violin. After finishing his school, he joined the Navy. He continued using his violin to perform for sailors. In one show he was chosen more for his funny jokes than for his skill with the violin. That experience made him believe that his future job was a comedian.

Benny developed a show personality that had all the qualities people dislike. He was known for being so stingy-he refused to spend any money unless forced to do so. On his shows Benny often spoke of his appearance, especially his baby blue eyes. As he grew older, he always claimed to be 39 years old. Benny rarely make jokes that hurt other people. Instead, he would let the other actors on the show tell jokes about him.

In real life, he was very giving and he was a person people liked having as their employer. Benny entered the new media of television in 1950. Five years later, he dropped his radio program to spend more time developing his television show. At first his appearances on television were rare. By 1960 the Benny Show was a weekly television program. It continued until 1965. Benny appeared in about twenty films during his life. a few became popular. But most were not. In 1963 Benny returned to Broadway for the first time since 1931.

Benny received many awards during his lifetime. Perhaps the one honor that pleased him most was that his hometown of Waukeegan named a school for him. This was a special honor for a man who had never finished high school.

Benny continued to perform. He died of cancer in 1974. At his funeral his friend Bob Hope said, “ Jack Benny was stingy to the end. He gave us only eighty years.”

60. Benny was determined to be a comedian______________.

A. after he played the violin for the sailors

B. after he left he Navy for Broadway

C. after he performed in a show for the sailors

D after he joined the Navy with his violin

61. The underlined word “stingy” can be replaced by “______________”

A. clever    B. mean       C. out-going      D hard-working

62. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Benny?

A. His first appearance on TV was very successful

B. Most of his films became well-known to Americans

C. Benny treated all his awards as nothing

D  His greatest achievement was developing show business

63. We can learn from Bob Hope’s words that______________

A. he felt very sad about Benny’s death

B. Benny devoted himself to developing TV business

C. eighty years was enough for common people, but not for Benny

D Benny performed only eighty years.