_______ and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize.

A. Surprised            B. Surprising              C. To be surprised              D Surprise

An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson. The family ate together at the table, but the old man’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. His son and daughter-in-law became angry with him. So they set a small table in the corner. There the old man ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.

Since he had broken a dish or two, the old man’s food was served in a wooden bowl. Still, the only words the couple had for him was sharp admonitions(警告) when he dropped a fork or spilled milk. His grandson watched it silently. One evening, the son of the old man noticed the child playing with wood scraps and asked him sweetly, “What are you doing?” The boy responded, “Oh, I am making a bowl for you and mum to eat your food in when I grow up.”

The words struck the boy’s father so hard that he was speechless. Then tears started to stream down his cheeks. That evening he led his father back to the family table. From then on, the old man ate every meal with the family. Neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled or the tablecloth soiled.

[写作内容]

1．  以约30个词概括短文内容。

2．  然后以约120个词就“关爱老人”这个主题发表你的看法，内容应包括如下要点：

a)       结合你的实际生活，谈谈在关爱老人方面，你平时是怎么做的；

b)      就老人应该得到的待遇发表你的看法并阐述理由。

[写作要求]

1.       作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

2.       文中不能出现真实姓名和班级名称。

第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

假设你即将去国外参加一个英语冬令营，你要为外国朋友简单介绍你的家乡，以下是你介绍的主要内容。

[写作内容]

1. 地理位置：中国广东，毗邻香港；

2. 有300多年的悠久历史, 人口达200万；

3．经济高度发达，人民生活安康；

4. 教育现代化，90%的高中毕业生进入大学学习；

5. 风景秀丽，每年接待大量来自海内外的游客。

[写作要求]

1．只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。

2．开头和结尾已给出，不计算在5个句子中。

3．答案请写在答题卷的相应位置上。

Ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to introduce my hometown to you.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Thank you and welcome to my hometown!

阅读下面几篇关于人们交往场所的小短文，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填涂在答题卡标号为46~50的相应位置上。

    首先，请阅读下面的信息。

A: Join a club

Join a club with people of common interests. If you have something in common with people, you will find it much easier to talk to them and plan activities.

B: School or workplace

If you’re in school or at work, you will have many schoolmates or workmate. You can get close to them and talk to them in your spare time, or simply do the same thing together.

C: Join a team

You can join a team, especially if you’re in school. Joining a sports team can be a great way to make friends. As long as you enjoy the sport, try your best, and your teammates will be happy to accept you.

D: Be a volunteer (志愿者)

Volunteering is a way to show your passion and love. It’s also a great way for people of all ages to meet others. By working together you build friendship with people.

E: Get online

You can know as many new friends as you can through the Internet. You can also make friends with people in other countries. And if you find some people in your area, you can introduce yourself online and then meet them in person.

F: Talk with a stranger

Practice smiling and saying “Hello” with every stranger you meet. You will be surprised to find how many people answer you in a friendly way. And you may make more new friends in this way.

请阅读以下相关信息，然后匹配交往场所和具体建议。

46. Tip1: The fact that you’re devoting your time to something without asking for money shows that you’re a very kind and helpful volunteer, which good friends must be.

47. Tip2: A common wrong idea about this is that you have to be really good at playing a particular sport in order to make friends with others in the team, but this isn’t true.

48. Tip3: Speaking to a stranger that you’ve never met, even a guy, is easy. The secret is not to get nervous, pay attention and ask questions.

49. Tip4: Whatever your age, there might be some people with the same interests as you have. And there might be a club or organization for you.

50. Tip5: In general, the Internet isn’t a great place to make real friends, or the kind of friends who will be there for you when you really need them.

If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.

Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.

The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.

With so many loopholes（漏洞）in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.

In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?

41. While taking a taxi in Finland, _____.

A. a passenger pays two US dollars for a taxi ride

B. a passenger can go anywhere without having to pay the driver

C. a passenger can never be turned down by the taxi driver wherever

 he wants to go

D. a passenger needs to provide good faith demonstration（证明）

before they leave without paying

42. We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland_____.

A. are mostly poorly managed

B. provide meals for any diners

C. provide free wine and charge for food

D. provide meal for only those who live in the hotels

43. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The workers in Finland are paid by the hour.

B. The workers are always honest with their working hours.

C. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance

about the pay.

D. The bosses in Finland are too busy to check the working hours

of their employees.

44. The word “those” in Paragraph 5 probably means _____.

A. people who often take taxis     B. people who are dishonest

C. people who are worthy of trust  D. people who often have meals in big hotels

45. It can be learned that ______________.

A. all the Finns are rich

B. Finland has been a good place for cheats（骗子 ）

C. the Finnish society is of very high moral level （道德水平）

D. Finnish people are not smart enough in daily life

Every day, 340 million people speak it. One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050, half of the world’s population will be using it. What are we talking about? That is the global language—English.

The English language started in Britain in the 5th century. It is a mixed language. It was built up when German. Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication.

Today it is the official language of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean. Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business, for example, India. Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. English is also one of the official languages of Hong Kong.

But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries, you will see or hear some English. Thanks to McDonalds, we all know about “burgers”. “fries” and “milkshakes”. Songs by Madonna, Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English. We can sing along, even if we do not understand what we are singing!

English is a messy (杂乱的) language. Every year, dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture, for example, computer-related words such as "blogging", "download" and "chartroom". Also included are words that teenagers use. Who does not know “cool”, “OK” and “hello”?

Other languages also influence English. Many English words come from French. Words like “café” and expressions like “c'est la vie” (that is life) are all part of the English language. On the other hand, the French language includes English words like "le weekend" and "le camping". German words are also part of English. Words like "kindergarten" come from the German language.

Recently, British people have become interested in “yoga”. But the word comes from an ancient Hindu language in India.

36. The English language has a history of ______.

A. over 2000 years              B. over 500 years 

C. over 1500 years              D. over 1000 years

37. The underlined expression “thanks to” can be replaced by ______.

A. because of          B. in order to     C. as usual        D. as if.

38. Which of the following statements is true about the language of English?

A. It has been changing all the time.

B. It has borrowed words from all the other languages.

C. French words are used by the English because dictionaries have French words.

D. Singers and film stars have the greatest influence on language.

39. How many people in the world are using English now?

A. One billion people                B. 340 million

C. almost all the people in the world.

D. not mentioned above, but the number is growing rapidly.

40. Many countries and regions use it for politics and business except______.

A. the USA      B. Nigeria   C. the Philippines     D. Norway

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Sure, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. Maybe we wound never see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named in this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There is more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people who don’t have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

31. The first paragraph tells us_______

A. what is the feeling of having no friends

B. how to communicate with friends

C. making friends is a need in people’s life

D. we need to be alone in our life

32. According to the author, why sometimes friends don’t get along well? Because________

A. friends move away              B.we don’t call them and write to them

C .we have made new friends        D. no two people are the same

33. Which of the following places people name after their friendly people is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.  A town                        B.  A room   

 C.  A school                       D.  A library

34. Why do people who have friends live longer?

A.They feel happier and healthier.

B.They know more about friendship.

C.They take less care of themselves.

D.They care more about their friends.

35. This passage mainly tells us ______

A.that people are all friends         B. that people need friends

C. how to get to know friends       D.how to name a place

A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train. He had never seen them before, so he began, “My name is Stone, and I’m even harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there’ll be trouble. Don’t try any tricks with me, and then we’ll get on well together.”

Then he went to each soldier one after the other and asked him his name, “Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly,” he said, “and don’t forget to call me ‘sir’.”

Each soldier told him name, until he came to the last one. This man remained silent, and so Captain Stone shouted at him, “When I ask you a question, answer it! I’ll ask you again： What’s your name, soldier?”

    The soldier was very unhappy, but at last he replied, “My name’s Stonebreaker, sir,” he said nervously.

26. The officer was strict______.

   A. because the soldiers were new.     B. with any of his soldiers, new or old.

   C. because he was named Stone.      D. only when he was before soldiers.

27. According to what the officer said,_______.

   A. obeying his orders would sometimes bring no trouble.

   B. trouble would come if anybody made tricks.

   C. he always got on well with his soldiers.

   D. he often had trouble with his soldiers.

28. The last soldier remained silent because_______

   A. he didn’t like the way the officer spoke to them.

   B. he wanted to see what would happen if he disobeyed his order.

   C. the question was difficult for him to answer.

   D. he was afraid the officer would be angry when he heard his name.

29. According to the officer, how to answer the question, “How old are you ?”

   A. (sadly)Twenty, sir.             B. (clearly)Twenty.

   C. (loudly)Twenty, sir             D. (quickly)Ten years younger than you, sir

30. Which is the best title for the passage?

   A.  A  Clever  Answer       B.   A Terrible  Answer

   C.  A  Sorry   Answer       D.   A Strange  Answer

  阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16--25的相应位置上。

As we know, birthdays mean only cakes, presents, and a sweet song--Happy Birthday to You when we think of it. .   16   , there are different birthday celebrations.

  17   the west, many birthday traditions come from an old belief that bad spirits showed up on a person's birthday. Today, people still get together for birthday parties. But around the world, birthdays      18       (celebrate) in many different ways.

   In North America, children get their noses   19  (cover) with butter on their birthdays.  20       butter is supposed to make children too slippery for bad    21  （lucky） to stick to them. Irish people lift birthday children upside down and hit them     22     (light) on the floor for every year of their age. Mexico also has a unique birthday tradition. A paper-made animal is filled    23    candy and toys and hung from the ceiling. The birthday child with his eyes covered then   24   (try) to hit the animal with a stick_____25___ it bursts open.

　　　 “Two reporters will visit our new school. And some of you will be in the photo.” Ms. Myers told Room 5. The kids were excited and started doing their hair except Brad. He knew he wouldn’t be in the __1__.

Brad was small. Kids were always making jokes about how __2__ he was. “They won’t put Brad in or you’d need a magnifying glass (放大镜) to see him,” Charlotte said. The other kids laughed. Brad tried to smile, even though what Charlotte said was __3__. He believed they didn’t mean to __4__ him.

Two reporters named Rick and Tegan __5__half an hour later. “Time to __6__ photos,” Tegan said. “Who do you__7__, Rick?”

“I’ll have these three girls and those three boys.” Then he pointed to Jocob, Eddie, and Brad. Brad could hardly__8__ it.

　　　 Rick set up the six kids in front of the new library’s big painting. It’s big?” he said. We’ll get you guys to kneel (跪) in front of it, so it looks even __9__.”“Is that why you picked Brad?” said one of the Room 5 kids. “So it looks __10__ big?” Some people laughed. Brad also gave a __11__ as he usually did.

But Rick __12__ his head. “No,” he said. “I __13__ him because he’s got a huge smile two miles wide.”He looked at Brad and said, “Plus, this guy is big inside, where it __14__ . Right?”This time, Brad spoke before he could think. “In my __15__ , I’m three miles wide.”Room 5 laughed again. But Brad knew that they were laughing with him, not at him.

1.　 A. school　　　 B. photo　　 　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　 D. painting

2.　 A. foolish　　　　　　 B. short 　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　 D. fat

3.　 A. sad　　 　　　　 B. true　　　　　　　　　 　 C. interesting D. worrying

4.　 A. stop　 　　　　　　 B. encourage　　　　 C. congratulate　　　 D. hurt

5.　 A. returned　　　　　 B. started　　　　　　　 C. called　　　　 D. arrived

6.　 A. take　　　　　　　　 B. develop　　　　　　　　　 C. send　　　　　　　　 D. buy

7.　 A. recognize　　　　 B. remember　　　　　　　　 C. want　　　　 　 D. tell

8.　 A. hear　 　　　　　　 B. believe　　　　　　　 C. accept　　　 D. change

9.　 A. taller 　　　　　　 B. thinner　　　　　　 　 C. bigger　　　 D. simpler

10.　 A. already　　　　　　 B. really　　　　　　　　 　 C. only　 　　　　　　 D. usually

11.　 A. hand 　　　　　　 B. smile　　　　　　　　　　　 C. speech　　　　　　 D. chance

12.　 A. shook 　　　　　　 B. nodded　　　　　　　　　　 C. held　　　　　 　 D. lowered

13.　 A. chose　　　　　　　 B.understood　　　　 C. ignored　　　　　　 D. hated

14.　 A. happens　　　　　 B. hides　　　　 　　　 C. matters　　　 D. appears

15.　 A. experience B. family　　　　　　　 C. life　　 　　　　　　 D. heart