During these years fashion is more and more popular. Many young students  1   going after fashion. Girls like to wear short skirts or color their hair, and  2  like to wear long hair. Some of  3   try to be more original so that they can  4   others’ attention(注意).

However, another group of students  5   pay much attention to fashion. They like to go their own   6  . They don’t wear the clothes in style. They wear what they really like.

Students going after fashion sometimes  7  look really great, but sometimes may be  8. As for me, I think it is crazy  9  after fashion. Everyone has his own style. Why do we go after fashion and finally make people everywhere look the same? I think we should find things that 10  ourselves, so we will be ourselves.

1.A enjoy B want    C practice       D finish

2.A men  B women C children      D boys

3.A them B their    C theirs   D they

4.A find   B get       C send     D compare

5.A often B don’t   C no       D always

6.A questions  B problems     C thoughts      D ways

7.A may  B must    C need    D should

8.A upset B terrible C ill D original

9.A go  B to go        C and go D to going

10.A like B surprise    C fit    D include

During these years fashion is more and more popular. Many young students  1   going after fashion. Girls like to wear short skirts or color their hair, and  2  like to wear long hair. Some of  3   try to be more original so that they can  4   others’ attention(注意).
However, another group of students  5   pay much attention to fashion. They like to go their own   6  . They don’t wear the clothes in style. They wear what they really like.
Students going after fashion sometimes  7  look really great, but sometimes may be  8. As for me, I think it is crazy  9  after fashion. Everyone has his own style. Why do we go after fashion and finally make people everywhere look the same? I think we should find things that 10  ourselves, so we will be ourselves.
【小题1】A enjoy B want    C practice       D finish
【小题2】A men  B women C children      D boys
【小题3】A them B their    C theirs   D they
【小题4】A find   B get       C send     D compare
【小题5】A often B don’t   C no       D always
【小题6】A questions  B problems     C thoughts      D ways
【小题7】A may  B must    C need    D should
【小题8】A upset B terrible C ill D original
【小题9】A go  B to go        C and go D to going
【小题10】A like B surprise    C fit    D include

Listening test is one of the important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you .

Before you start to listen ,you need to relax. Don't be nervous. And try to read the questions .These questions usually help you understand the dialogue or the passage.

Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you 're listening ,try to do some thinking and take some notes ,suck as:

? What happened?

? When ,where, and how?

? What does the speaker want to tell us?

In this way, you may understand the passage better.

Please rememeber not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don't know, don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.

1.This passage mainly talks about          .

A. tips on listening    B. tips on speaking      C. tips on reading

2.It's better for you to keep           when you start to have a listening test.

A. excited           B relaxed            C. nervous

3.We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us        

A. the answer to the question

B. where to write the answers  

C. the main idea of the passage

4.When you're listening, it's important for you to          .

A. remember every word        

B. take some notes 

C. Think about one word for a long time

5.The           usually help(s) us understand the passage better.

A. questions            B. first sentence         C. notes

完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the     36    of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him     37     for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life. 

As they grew up together, they had their share of     38    and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living    39     own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.

A     40     misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness,     41     . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be    42     independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still     43   .”

　　One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his     44     future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister's arms are my arms;     45      Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.

They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different     46     determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always     47     you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

1.A. legs              B. arms          C. eyes           D. hands 

2.A. sad           B. afraid           C. worried        D. alone

3.A. questions    B. accidents       C. problems         D. business

4.A. his           B. her            C. my             D. their

5.A. serious           B. sudden            C. terrible       D. similar

6.A. returned          B. disappeared       C. moved          D. left

7. A. completely       B. directly          C. seriously        D. immediately

8.A. break         B. beat          C. fly            D. jump

9.A. unfair        B. uncertain     C. unsafe             D. undoubted

10.A. and           B. so           C. while           D. or

11. A. opinions        B. values            C. senses             D. attitudes

12.A. follow           B. catch         C. disturb            D. hurt

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying. Mark helped the boy pick them up.   16   they were going the same way, he carried them for the boy. As they walked, Mark knew the boy’s name was Bill. Mark   17   discovered that he loved computer games, baseball and history and that he was having a lot of   18   with his other subjects.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in   19   Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   20   with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They   21   to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice and then   22   ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before they finished school, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk.

Bill   23   him of the day years ago when they had first met. ‘Do you   24   wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’ asked Bill. ‘You see, I   25   out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had planned to   26   from home and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together   27   and laughing, I realized that   28   I had done that, I would have   29   a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You   30   my life.’

1.A. After          B. Since            C. Although     D. Until

2. A. also          B. still            C. always       D. almost

3.A. questions      B. ideas            C. trouble      D. doubt

4.A. from           B. with             C. to           D. for

5. A. quickly       B. proudly        C. freely         D. pleasantly

6. A. continued     B. hoped            C. preferred        D. offered

7.A. all                B. both         C. every            D. none

8. A. removed           B. reminded     C. asked            D. described

9. A. ever          B. soon         C. even         D. never

10.A. checked           B. took         C. cleaned      D. put

11. A. run away     B. take away        C. put away     D. pass away

12.A. reading           B. playing          C. talking      D. watching

13.A. before            B. if               C. while        D. as

14.A. forgotten     B. made         C. became       D. lost

15.A. helped            B. saved            C. changed      D. improved