5.(　　 ) I would rather _______ the weekend at home than_______ all the way to the countryside for a picnic.

　　 A. spend; drive　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. spend; driving

　　 C. spending; driving　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. spending; drive

4.(　　 )-Millie's brother has never been to Hawaii, _______？

　　 - _______. He went there last summer.

　　 A. has he; Yes　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has he; No

　　 C. hasn't he; Yes 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hasn't he; No

3.-Could you come this Saturday afternoon or this Sunday morning?

　　 - _______ is OK. I'm free this weekend.

　　 A. All　　 　　　　　　 B. Both　　 　　　　　 C. None　　 　　　　 D. Either

2.(　　 ) It's important_______ us to learn English and it's clever_______ you to learn it so well.

　　 A. for; for 　　　　　 B. for; of　　 　　　　 C. of, of 　　　　　　　　　　 D. of; for

一、单项填空

　　 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.(　　 )-What_______cold weather it is in Harbin!

　　 -Yes. It's_______ unusual experience for us because we are used to living in the south.

　　 A. ／;a　　 　　　　　 B. a; a　　 　　　　　　 C. ／; an　　 　　　　　　　 D. a; an

八. 书面表达

　　 请你根据下面提示写一篇80词左右的英语短文，介绍你和你的朋友。

　　 提示：

　　　　 1. 你有几位好朋友；

　　　　 2. 你和好朋友经常一起做什么；

　　　　 3. 你们各自有什么特点或爱好。

　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　

　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　

　

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七．根据对话内容，从方框内的六个句子选择五个合适的句子补全对话。

A: Hi, LinTao. Our English teacher said my pronunciation was not good.1_________　　　　　　　　　　

B: Don’t worry. There is going to be a talk on learning English at the Students’ Palace.2________　　　　　　　

A: I’d love to. 3___________　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B: A teacher from America.

A: I think the talk will be wonderful. 4___________　　　　　

B: I hear the teacher will give us many good examples and ways about learning English. And you can listen to the teacher’s pronunciation carefully.

A: Excellent!______? B: At half past two.We must go now. A: OK.DBCAE

A. What the teacher tell us? B. Would you like to listen to it? C. Who will give the talk? D. What should I do? E. What time is it going to start? F. How about you?

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

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D

The Lunar Calendar（阴历）

　 　Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time , they use their own lunar calendar . Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again .

　　 Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon . And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month . The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20 . On the last day of the lunar year , there is a big family dinner . All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal , even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents . Old quarrels are forgotten , and everybody is happy . After the dinner , the children keep awake to welcome the New Year .

　　 The New Year celebrations last for 15 days , from the new moon to the full moon . On the first day , children and unmarried people go to visit their elders .

(　 )16. If next year is the year of the dragon, what was the name of last year ?

　 A．It was the year of tiger .　　　　 　　 B．It was the year of the hare .

　 C．It was the year of snake .　　　 　　 D．It was the year of the ox .

(　 )17. Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February, when will people have

　　 their big family dinner ?

　　 A．On February 15　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．On February 16　

　　 C．On February 14　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．On February 17

　

(　 )18. The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of ________ .

　 A．the married son　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．the married daughter

　 C．the unmarried son　　　　　　 　　 　　　 D．the parents

(　 )19. People celebrate the New Year ________ .

　 A．for 15 days　

　 B．from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

　 C．from January 21 to February 20

　 D．both A and B

(　 )20. From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by ______ .

　 A．the sun’s revolutions（旋转）　 　　 B．the moon’s revolutions

　 C．the earth’s revolutions　　 　　　　　 D．both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions

　

C

Mrs Black was a famous musician several years ago. She taught music at a school and her students did well in their lessons. They liked her very much. Now the old woman stays at home with her husband. The old man looks after his wife well and she is never worried about anything. And she is very happy.

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　 But Mrs Black has a problem. She finds that her memory is failing (减弱). Sometimes she forgets what she did or she will do. It often gets her in trouble. Her husband asked her to see a famous doctor who lives in the capital. He bought two tickets for London and told her to put them into her handbag while she was playing the piano. The next morning, when they got to the airport just on time to catch the plane, Mrs Black said, “I wish we’d brought the piano with us.” “Don’t be a fool, dear!” said Mr Black. “We’re not going to hold a concert, but to see a doctor.” “I know,” she said, “but I’ve left the tickets on it!”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

　(　 ) 11. Mrs. Black was a musician and ____ several years ago.

　　　 A. nurse　　　　　　 B. actress　　　　 C. teacher　　　　 D. singer

(　 ) 12. Mrs. Black’s problem is that she can’t ____ things clearly.

　　 A. remember　　 　　　　 B. hear　　　　　 C. see　　 　　　　 　D. smell

(　 ) 13. They went to London ______.

　　 A. to give a concert　 　　　B. for a trip　　　

　　 　C. to see a doctor　 　　 　　D. to visit old friends

(　 ) 14 Mrs. Black put the tickets ____ while she was playing the piano.

　　 A. in her handbag　　 　　　B. in their car　　

　　 　C. in her pocket　　 　　 　　　D. on the piano

(　 ) 15 What do you think they would do next?

　　 A. They had to buy another two tickets for the next flight.

　　 B. They had to go back home and take the tickets.

　　 C. They had to go back home and take the piano.

　　 D. They had to buy another two tickets for the same flight.

　

B

　　 Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge. If you remember the following information, your life will be much safer.

　 Always notice the environment around you . You shouldn’t walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are .If anything dangerous happens, you can find them easily.

　 Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back . When a bus is full of people ,it is easy enough for a thief to take away the thing in the bay on your back .

　　 If you are followed by someone you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way ,let the person understand that you know he or she is after you .Next ,don’t go home at once . You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift.

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　 If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves . This stops other people from studying you. On the bus , don’t sit alone . Sit behind the driver or with other people. Don’t sleep.

（　 ）6.Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out ?

　　　 A．Go home alone late at night .　　　 　

　　　 B．Make sure where the public phones are .

　　　 C．Don’t get to the bus stop too early . 　

　　　 D．Always notice the environment around you .

（　 ）7.You’d better put your bag _______ when there are too many people on a bus .

　　　 A．on your back　　 　　B．beside you　　

　　　 C．in front of you　　 　　D．behind the driver

（　 ）8.When you are followed by someone on your way home, you should _　 _ to make 　

　　　 yourself safe .

　　 A．run home

　　 B．Turn back and walk towards him or her at once

　　 C．cross the street and go to the other way

　　 D．find a lift and go in

（　 ）9When you take a bus alone, it’s safe for you __________ .

　　 A．to sit behind the driver or with other people , but not to sleep

　　 B．to talk with the driver

　　 C．to call your friends

　　 D．to get off the bus at once

（　 ）10.What can you learn from the text ?

　　 A．How to notice the environment around you　

　　 B．How to be safe in your everyday life　

　　 C．How to cross the street.

　　 D．How to use the pubic phones.