Mary got a little white lamb（羊羔）. She tied it to a tree in her field during the day and went to take it home every evening. One evening, she found the lamb gone. Someone had cut the rope and stolen the lamb. When her husband came home, she told him what had happened. Henry at once set out to look for the thief.

It was easy to find the thief in the small village. Henry heard that his neighbor Alex got a lamb. He went to the neighbors’ house and said angrily, “Return the lamb to me, or I’ll call the police.”

Alex explained that he had bought a lamb, but it was black. Henry looked out of the window. There in the garden was a little black lamb. He felt ashamed. Then he apologized to his neighbour. While they were talking, it began to rain. He stayed in Alex’s house until the rain stopped. When he went outside, he was surprised to see the lamb changed. The lamb, which had been black half an hour before, was now almost white.

“What colour on earth is the lamb,” Henry wondered, “black or white?”

1.When her husband came back Mary told him __________.

A．she had got a lamb

B．someone had stolen the lamb

C．she had tied the lamb to the tree

D．her son was gone

2.Henry said to Alex, “If you ______ return the lamb to me, I’ll go to the police office.”

A．will              B．won’t           C．don’t           D．have to

3.Henry didn’t leave the neighbor’s home ______.

A．until it began to rain

B．until it stopped raining

C．when it was raining

D．before it began to rain

4.To his surprised, he found a _______ lamb there instead.

A．big              B．black             C．small             D．white

5.Which of the sentences is right?

A．The lamb was stolen by Alex.

B．The lamb was bought by Alex.

C．The lamb could change its colour.

D．The lamb went to Alex’s house by itself.

单词拼写（共 12小题；每小题 1 分，满分12分）
【小题1】His father is an a______ so he is always busy with designing buildings.
【小题2】We s_____, although others died in the disaster.
【小题3】There are many _____(古代的) buildings in Rome.
【小题4】It’s ______(绝对的) impossible for them to finish the task in just one day’s time.
【小题5】She is c_______ about her son’s future.
【小题6】The room _____(测量) five meters across.
【小题7】You’d better stop a_____ with Bill because he will never change his mind.
【小题8】Teaching him Greek was a painful _____(过程).
【小题9】The street was ____(拥挤的) with people and the traffic was held up.
【小题10】The flat can a_____ a family of five.
【小题11】Now, there is no library in our school, but it will be under _____ (建设) in a month.
【小题12】S_____ in the center of the city, the shopping mall is full of people even on weekdays.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was   31   to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She   32   the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old   33   thinking that she wouldn’t live   34   from then on.

Over the years, I   35   and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike,   36   a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an)   37   trying (难受的) day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang   38  .

A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair,   39   into my son’s room with a box of   40  . After 16 years, I still   41   Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about   42   since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she   43   the path for those people who were less   44   than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be   45  .

Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt   46  . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was   47  . From this person that I thought would have no   48   of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously (神奇的)   49   and we moved north, but I owe Helen   50   that I can never repay.

A. walking                 B. riding                      C. running                    D. driving

A. lived                            B. survived                   C. existed                            D. escaped

A. mind                     B. brain                        C. head                        D. thought

A. equally                  B. calmly                            C. quietly                            D. normally

A. studied                  B. moved                            C. worked                    D. 1ived

A. suffering               B. causing                    C. bearing                    D. catching

A. normally               B. particularly               C. necessarily                D. eventually

A. up                         B. off                           C. back                        D. down

A. ran                        B. walked                     C. rolled                       D. moved

A. tissues                 B. presents                    C. pills                         D. candies

A. realized                B. knew                       C. recognized                D. reminded

A. her life                B. her son                     C. her family                D. her work

A. clear                    B. smooth                     C. clean                        D. open

A. rich                     B. healthy                     C. strong                      D. fortunate

A. money                 B. hope                        C. pity                         D. medicine

A. small                   B. pitiful                      C. weak                        D. shameless

A. admitted                     B. beaten                      C. hurt                  D. hospitalized

A. use                      B. value                       C. meaning                   D. quality

A. treated                 B. worsened                  C. relieved                    D. recovered

A. some money         B. some tissues              C. a debt                   D. a hope

International students in Christine Rhodes’ English class in Australia share their favorite places they have visited in Australia.

Canberra, the nicest city in Australia.   

Siggi Siebold from Germany

I went for a short holiday to Canberra because my son lives there. It’s the nicest city in Australia, a little bit similar to Cairns. There’re lots of big rivers and trees around the city.

The small city of Mount Isa

Indra Ekanayake from Malaysia

I came to Mount Isa six months ago. It’s a long way from Brisbane-about 2,000 km .It’s a small city, with a population of 21,000, but it has all the basic facilities(设施)such as a hospital, six schools and supermarkets. It’s a mining city. It’s hot and gets little rain. There’re two big lakes to keep the rainwater for drinking for the city.

Lake Moondarra and a mine

Ida Robb from Indonesia

In Mount Isa, there’s a dam called Lake Moondarra. On the weekend you can go there with your friends. People go fishing and even catch a crocodile. There’s a big mine in Mount Isa. Many people come to work in the mine and earn much money. It isn’t a beautiful green place, but many people love it.

My impression(印象)of Sydney

Namfon Pitaxsin from Thailand

The fist time I came to Australia, I was happy. I traveled to Sydney. Four million people live there ,and many are  Asians. I saw the harbor (港口)，Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Opera House and I went to see the koalas and kangaroos in Taronga Park Zoo. After that I went to the Thai restaurants. There is a revolving (旋转的) restaurant, so you can eat and see the city.

1.Why did Siggi Siebold go to Canberra?

A．Because it’s the nicest city in Australia.

B．Because her son lives there

C．Because it is similar to her hometown

D．Because there’re lots of rivers

2.According to Indra Ekanayake, Mount Isa______

A．is a famous harbor in Ausralia

B．has a large population

C．probably doesn’t have enough drinking water

D．doesn’t have enough basic facilities

3.Where is Lake Moondarra?

A．In Canberra.       B．In Mount Isa.       C．In Brisbane.        D．In Sydney

4.The first time Namfon Pitaxsin went to Australia, she________

A．saw some special Australian animals

B．met more Americans than Asians

C．ate in a revolving restaurant

D．enjoyed the music in the Opera House

5.How many cities does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Two              B．Three            C．Four.             D．Five

Which of the following sentences conveys a fact?  

A. Mary and her son must be home by now. 

B. Careless reading must give poor results. 

C. It’s getting late, and I must leave now.

D. He must be working late at the office.