Men sometimes say, “We are cleverer than women.” It is true that men have invented a lot of useful things : the machines, rockets, and guns, too. But scientists now agree that women invented one very important thing, that is, agriculture(农业). Before the invention of agriculture men were hunters. Sometimes they killed animals, but life was difficult and dangerous. Women had to go out every day too, collecting roots, fruit and grass. Then one day, more than 10,000 years ago, a woman dropped some grass seeds near her home in the Middle East. They grew and the first wheat was born. Women also looked after baby animals at home: dogs, cows, sheep and goats. Then their husbands did not have to do hunting for meat. They built villages and cities, and began civilization (文明)— only after women invented agriculture.

49. Which of the following is RIGHT?

       A. Women invented agriculture only by chance

       B. Women were taught how to invent agriculture

       C. Men helped women with the invention of agriculture

       D. Women had had the idea of growing food and keeping animals for years

50. Agriculture was invented _____.

       A. soon after civilization came into being (文明形成)

       B. in the middle of the slave(奴隶) society

       C. before villages and cities were set up

       D. in 10,000 B.C.

51. Where was the first wheat born ?

      A. In Asia     B. In Africa  C. In America       D. In Europe

52.. The best title for this passage is _____.

       A. Who Are Cleverer, Men or Women   B. When Was Civilization Developed

       C. Why Was Hunting Dangerous   D. How Did Women Change History

The first English week at our school started on May 4th, 2009. The whole school was filled with an English learning atmosphere. A series of activities was held. There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on, all the teachers and students were very happy. They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities.

Handwriting was for the students in lower grades. Although most of them couldn’t write so well, they were all very careful about it. In the show window, there were a lot of colorful handwritten papers. They copied some articles from books or newspapers. And then they decorated them with pictures in different colors, and some even put their own photos on them. How cute and lovely they looked!

Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. These students are always fond of cartoons, so they got interested in this activity. Reading the stories they made up, all the visitors couldn’t help speaking highly of them.

The most important event was the English show on the last day. The students and teachers presented(上演) a lot of English songs and English operas. Each program won storms of applause.

    One week is not very long, but all the students and teachers learned a lot. Just as the headmaster said, “It is a helpful week. It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies.”

45. In this passage, the English week is described as__________.

A. surprising   B. boring     C. enjoyable   D. serious

46. Which of the following is Not true?

A. All the students took part in the handwriting contest.

B. The story writing contest was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8.

C. The English show was the most important event.

D. Teachers also took part in the English week.

47. What does the underlined word “applause” probably mean?

A. Noise      B. Cheer      C. Sound         D. Music

48. What does the writer probably want to tell us at the end of the passage?

A. The activities are a good way to learn English.

B. Students usually don’t like English.

C. The activities last longer.

D. Learning English in the classroom is invaluable.

Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last long. To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous; be understanding.

Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people may usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose the friend’s trust. Good friends always count on one another to speak and act honestly.

Generosity means sharing, which makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.

Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place, so you can understand the problem better.

No two friends are ever exactly alike, but all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding.

41. Some friendships don’t last very long because ____________.

A. there are too many people who want to make friends

B. some people receive friendship but don’t give friendship back

C. those who give others friendship receive friendship from others

D. they don’t know friendship is something serious

42. According to the passage, honesty is _______.

A. something countable                 B. the base of friendship

C. as important as anything else          D. more important than anything else

43. Which of the following isn’t mentioned in the passage?

A. Always tell your friends the truth.

B. Sharing your mind with your friend is of great value.

C. Discussing your problem with your friends often helps to solve the problem.

D. A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend.

44. The best title of this passage is _________.

A. Honesty Is the Best Policy               B. A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

C. How to Be Friends                     D. Three Important Points in Life

    I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,   21   to look at each other. But we soon lost the   22   and started playing with each other. In the 7^th grade, I first lost touch with her. She was   23  family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people.”   24  of my new friends liked her as much as I did   25   they knew she had “problems”. However, every summer we would   26  sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked.

It was last year when I   27   the problem. I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her. Well, she made a new “best friend” and   28   did I. Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself.

She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症). I was very   29   at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in   30   . I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend  31  deserted her, when people were calling her   32 , but I knew I still   33 her like a sister.

Yesterday she came  34  me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was   35  I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting, the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my   36   . You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you   37   me. I  38  you so much, and you didn’t even know you were   39   me.” We both cried. And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never   40   your friends.

21. A. pleased              B. excited                      C. scared                    D. disappointed

22 A. happiness             B. kindness                    C. shyness                  D. sadness

23. A. working out        B. answering for            C. helping with            D. going through

24. A. All                      B. None                         C. No                         D. Every

25. A. because              B. though                      C. while                     D. yet

26. A. hardly                 B. seldom                      C. just                        D. always

27. A. solved                B. noticed                      C. faced                     D. ignored

28. A. neither                B. so                             C. too                        D. also

294. A. mad                  B. careless                     C. hopeful                  D. upset

30. A. touch                 B. bed                           C. hospital                  D. love

31. A. luckily                B. successfully               C. actually                  D. calmly

32. A. selfish                B. crazy                        C. brave                     D. lonely

33. A. believed in           B. waited for                  C. cared about            D. replied to

34. A. with                   B. after                          C. upon                      D. to

35.A. until                    B. when                        C. since                      D. if

36.A. mistakes              B. parents                      C. friends                   D. problems

37.A. visited                 B. encouraged                C. called                     D. prevented

38.A. tell                      B. owe                          C. give                       D. show

39.A. helping                B. reminding                  C. cheating                 D. praising

40.A. give up                B. look back at               C. drop in at               D. look down on

This is the first time_______I________to xi,an

 A that,went   B.that,had gone   C.that,have gone   D.that,has gone

 Do you know the reason __ he was late?

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

There was _________ time _________  I hated to go to school. 

A． a; that            B． a; when        C． the; that              D． the; when

 The old temple _____ roof was damaged in a storm is now under repair.

A. where      B. which       C. its        D. whose

Only in this way______to improve your study

A. you can hope   B. you did hope   C.can you hope  D. did you hope

____people _____were killed or injured reached more than 400,000

A.The number of,who     B A great number of,who

C The number of, which   D .A great number of,whom