It was my first day at Grade 6. And the first lesson was 　41　 English. When I was doing nothing, Mr. Gough, our new English teacher, 　42　 into the classroom.

To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe, and asked if anyone 　43　 it. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr. Gough asked if I really understood 　44　 the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me 　45　 an essay on that subject.

After that, English classes became a new interest for me. Mr. Gough thought that students hadto　　46　 a play to understand it. “Don’t just read it,” he said.

As time passed, we developed a real friendship. He encouraged me to be a 　47　 in the future. When I left school, he said to me, “You have a gift for writing, Tony, and one day you’ll come to realize how 　48　 it is. Make use of it if you want your life to be complete.”

　49　 have passed. Now, every time I sit down to write 　50　, I think of Mr. Gough. He was more than just an English teacher, because he also taught me useful lessons in life.

41. A. boring                      B. bored                    C. interesting                 D. interested

42. A. walks                       B. walked                   C. was walking              D. is walking

43. A. reads                        B. read                       C. has read                   D. had read

44. A. if                             B. when                     C. what                         D. how

45. A. wrote                       B. writing                  C. to write                    D. written

46. A. work out                  B. act out                   C. put out                      D. come out

47. A. teacher                     B. actor                      C. waiter                      D. writer 

48. A. useful                       B. beautiful                 C. careful                      D. thankful

49. A. A year                      B. Some year              C. Years                        D. Every year

50. A. anything new            B. something new        C. new anything             D. new something

A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 　31　 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is　32　 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these woods.

　　Elephants, tigers and many　33　 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the　34　 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and　35　 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed　36　 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them. 　37　 did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon　38　 in the same way.

　　You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong　39　 in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals　40　 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals　41　 a rich brown coat and a white patch (补丁) under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet　42　. They make a noise rather like a dog　43　. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy--　44　. People hunt these little animals though it is illegal (违法的). There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important　45　 people to protect wild animals.

1.	A．work　 B．study　 C．live 　　 D．enjoy

 

2.	A．many　 B．a few　 C．no 　　 D．not

 

3.	A．other B．others　　 C．the other　 D．another

 

4.	A．people B．animals　 C．plants 　 D．things

 

5.	A．grew B．made　　 C．got　　 D．kept

 

6.	A．fire B．hotness　 C．heat　　 D．stoves(炉子)

 

7.	A．so　　 B．Such　　 C．As　　 D．Nor

 

8.	A．lived　 B．died（死） C．came　　 D．left

 

9.	A．besides B．except　　 C．and D．or

 

10.	A．live　 B．to live　 C．lived D．living

 

11.	A．have　 B．without　 C．with　　 D．get

 

12.	A．high B．higher　　 C．short D．shorter

 

13.	A．Shouting B．crying　 C．barking　 D．talking

 

14.	A．tigers B．men　 C．wolves D．elephants

 

15.	A．to 　 B．for　　 C．like 　　 D．of

 

口语交际(共5分， 每空1分)
　　在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语(话语可以是句子、短语或词)，使对话完整。(共5分，每小题1分)
　　( Jenny and Nancy meet on the street )
　　Jenny: Hello, Nancy.【小题1】__________________________
　　Nancy: Fine, thanks, Jenny.
　　Jenny: I heard you went somewhere for vacation. 【小题2】____________________________?
　　Nancy: Well, I have been to Hainan Island with my cousins. There are too many exciting things there, especially diving(潜水) in the real sea!
　　Jenny: 【小题3】. ________________ My parents and I will go there, too. What should we take?
　　Nancy: A camera, sunglasses, umbrellas and some cool clothes.
　　Jenny: OK, thank you. How can we【小题4】 ____________________________?
　　Nancy: You can get there by plane, because it's too far away. 【小题5】________________
　　Jenny: Thank you! I think we sure will.

词汇运用（10分）
选词填空，根据文章内容，选用所给单词的适当形式填空。其中有两个是多余的。

oversleep，luck，buy，realize，rush，have，wait， without，embarrass，appointment，make，eat

　　I have never been so 【小题1】 in my life. Well, I had a doctor’s 【小题2】 at 10∶00 yesterday morning but my clock didn’t go off, so I 【小题3】 , my father 【小题4】 already gone into the bathroom and I had to wait for him to come out. I had to 【小题5】 . I ran to the bus stop 【小题6】 breakfast.   【小题7】 , the bus had left two minutes before I got there. By the time I got to the doctor’s office, it was half an hour late. The doctor had already gone to the hospital. Then I 【小题8】 another appointment at 1∶00 in the afternoon and went home. After 【小题9】 lunch I started watching TV. And then at 2∶00, I suddenly 【小题10】 I had forgotten the 1∶00 appointment.

书面表达。(15)
　学校英语社团在举办英语征文比赛。请你根据下表所列的内容要点，用
英语以“Learn to smile”为题写一篇短文，参加比赛。

学会对自己微笑	1、生活中会有不愉快的事，如考试不及格（请再举一个例子）； 2、使你自信； 3、击败你的人有时是你自己。
学会对他人微笑	使人与人更亲近
微笑是一种语言	人人都能懂

注意：-
1、词数80左右。短文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2、参考词汇：自信-confidence (n.), confident (adj.); 打败-beat (beat, beaten) (v.);
3、短文须包括所有内容要点，不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
Learn to smile
Smile is an attitude (态度) to life. 
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