Attention, please. On Saturday evening, there’s a talk for the International Club in our city by a famous writer, Miss Black. She teaches at the university in England. Well, she’s giving a talk at 8 pm on Saturday evening in the library. I’m sure you’ll find it very interesting. Miss Black has just returned from Africa and will talk about all her experiences there. She traveled through three different countries. She met lots of interesting people, including a famous actor. I’m sure the evening will be very popular. Have a good time. Thank you!

二、语言知识运用(30分)

A)单项填空。请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。(每小题1分)

26. There are lots of restaurants in our town. And most of _____are clean and cheap.

A. it B. they C. us D. them

27. She always does very well in the English exams. But she can _____understand English

radio programs.

A. always B. hardly C. already D. easily

28. Lee is new in Nanchang. Maybe he needs a _____for sightseeing.

A. watch B. ticket C. map D. notebook

29. I want to relax myself fight now. Would you please change to _____music?

A. sad B. loud C. exciting D. gentle

30. There's only one day to go. You _____finish your schoolwork by tomorrow.

A. can B. will C. must D. may

31.—I think students should have m obile phones to call their parents.

—_____. They often use them to play games instead.

A. I hope so B. I don't agree

C. No problem D. Good idea

32. Do you know _____I saw yesterday? It was my favorite star, Jackie!

A. whom B. when C. where D. how

33. —Have you had your breakfast yet?

—Yes. Mom _____it for me.

A. was cooking B. is cooking C. will cook D. cooked

34. Anna is g oing on a tour of Xi’an, and she wants to _____Chinese history.

A. dream of B. learn about C. look through D. pass on

35. The Chinese writer has got lots of fans in France. His new book _____into French as soon as it came out.

A. was translated B. translated

C. is translated D. translates

36. Kate's dad is getting old. She will go back home to see him _____it is convenient.

A. because B. whenever C. although D. unless

37. Ted was hard-working. His success made him work_____.

A. harder B. hardest

C. more quickly D. most quickly

38. Lucy is shy. She would not invite her classmates _____dancing with her.

A. practice B. practices C. practicing D. to practice

39. Tom wants to be a singer and he_____. singing lessons to do it.

A. took B. has taken C. is taking D. was taking.

40. —I' m very s orry, Allen. I can't find your favorite CD.

——_____, Torn. I'll go and buy another one.

A. It doesn't matter B. Don't say that

C. Sure D. You are kidding .

B)短语填空。请阅读下面各小题，选择方框中所给的短语填空，并在答题卷上将其序号涂黑。每个短语限用一次。(每小题1分)

41. My uncle is coming to my home in this weekend. I've decided to the vacation for another week.

42. Li ping is busy with his study, but he________ does the chores for his neighbors.

43. Many people were saved in the earthquake________ the courage of those kind people—nurses, doctors and soldiers.

44. The campaign to keep our city clean is going on. Each of us has the chance to______.

45. We _______the concert to raise money for the children’s hospital. We will try our best for it.

46. You always ______our books. It’s hard for me to find mine when I use them.

47. You are smart and brave just like your father. You_____ him.

48. Little Jim is a playful boy. He can’t________ the lessons his teachers give.

49. It’s impolite to_______when we are queuing to buy train ticket s.

50. Both parties are expected to meet later today to________ an agreement, or they mig ht argue with each other.

C)补全对话。请阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成对话，并在答题卷上将其序号涂黑。其中有两个句子是多余的。(每小题1分)。

Z=Zoo manager, C=City government

Z: What about giving us more money?

C: I'm sorry, but the government doesn't have any more money for the zoo.

Z: But if we don't. find a solution soon, then we'll have to close it. 51._______________ It's a tourist attraction.

C：Yes, but that's the point. 52. You're going to have to find the money from somewhere else.

Z: 53. Some of these animals are endangered. If we didn't have zoos, they would die.

C: 54. What if you advertised (做广告) the zoo more? In the newspaper or on the radio, for example.

Z: But if we don't have any money, we can't advertise.

C: 55.

Z: Actually, that isn't a bad idea. You might be right!

C: I have the names of some company managers you could meet…

三、完形填空(20分)

A) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。(每小题1分)

I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities 56 staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I 57 and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.

“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any 58 in my bathroom. ”

“Are you sure?”

“Of course I’m sure!

“I’ll 59 our hotel engineer at once. ”

An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked 60 . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he 61 his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing 62 ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. 63 , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a 64 situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I 65 into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

56. A. since B. while C. after D. before

57. A. arrived B. passed C. left D. stopped

58. A. toothpaste B. water C. shampoo D. soap

59. A. send B. catch C. trouble D. bring

60. A. proud B. worried C. angry D. excited

61. A. put up B. cleaned up C. took back D. held out

62. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything

63. A. Seriously B. Especially C. Quickly D. Luckily

64. A. helpful B. perfect C. terrible D. busy

65. A. broke B. looked C. rushed D. moved

B) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，用其适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置。每个词限用一次。(每小题1分)

take tree beach like island but leave exciting enjoy outside as something

My favorite TV program is a reality show called Survivor (幸存者). It isn’t on TV at the moment 66 it was on last year.

In the show, two teams of people are taken to a (an) 67 . All of them have to sleep 68 because there aren’t any houses or hotels. They usually choose 69 really useful like a toothbrush since they can only 70 one thing with them. The people also have to find food and they spend a lot of time fishing and collecting fruit from the 71 . Every week one person has to 72 . At the en d, there are only two people on the island and one them is chose 73 the winter.

I really like Survivor because it’s very 74 and the people have to do things like hunting for food. I really 75 myself when I watch it. I don’t want to be on the show, however, I like living in a house!

四、阅读理解(30分)

A)请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，答题卷上将该项涂黑。每小题2分

A

76. How much are the musical tickets for two children?

A. 16 pounds, B, 35 pounds. C. 30 pounds. D. 40 pounds.

77.When will the Teenage Drawing Competition be held?

A. On June 7th. B. On August 6th.

C. On September 20th. D. On April 25th.

78. Where can you watch Adele's performance this Sunday afternoon?

A. At St. James' s Park. B. At Westfield Theater.

C. At Westfield Shopping Center. D. At Cambridge Theater.

B

When I crossed a small road on my first day in Kolkata, I was surprised because I heard a bell-not a horn (喇叭), It was a tiny man pulling a rickshaw, He stopped and picked up two children from the front door of their house and pulled them to school. For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages, When the traffic is bad, rickshaws find a way through the traffic. If your miss your bus and there aren't any taxis, you can always find a rickshaw in Kolkata. Rickshaws are from your house to the market and waits for you. Then he loads (装载)all your things, drops you off outside your home and helps you unload, No other type of public transport offers this kind of service.

From June to September, Kolkata gets heavy rain. Sometimes it rains for 48 hours without a break. In some parts of the city, the roads flood (水淹), and anything with an engine(发动机) is useless, But the rickshaw drivers never stop working, even with water all around them.

But not everyone thinks rickshaws are a good thing. The local government want to ban rickshaws. They believe it is wrong for one man to pull another person when there is modern transport in the city. However, there is a problem with this plan. Many of the rickshaw drivers come from the countryside. The only job they can find in Kolkata is pulling a rickshaw, If the city bans rickshaws, these men won't have a job. So for the mom ent, the people of Kolkata still go by rickshaw.

79. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A. The rickshaw drivers carry things for local people in Kolkata.

B. Parents need rickshaws for taking children to school in Kolkata.

C. Rickshaws can find a way through the bad traffic in Kolkata.

D. Rickshaws are very useful for the people' s daily life in Kolkata.

80. What does the underlined word "ban" mean?

A. make B. increase C. forbid D. collect

81. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The rickshaws in Kolkata have loud horns.

B. The rickshaw is still a part of public transport in Kolkata.

C. The local government offer many other jobs to the rickshaw driven.

D. The people in Kolkata are supposed to take rickshaws instead of cars.

C

Nathan Sawaya's childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he's been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.

Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up His highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait (自画像). It took him two days just to build the eyes.

Nathan's work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is fascinating. Since it began in2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.

"I'm proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually made a job out of it," says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is the most important thing."

82. What did Nathan put on his desk at college?

A. The Statue of Liberty.

B. Superman.

C. His serf-portrait.

D. A Greenwich Village modal.

83. Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?

A. Because he made little money out of a lawyer.

B. Because he wanted to make toys for the children.

C. Because he decided to become an artist of toy bricks.

D. Because he was going to work in the museum instead.

84. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Nathan's work. B. Nathan's exhibition.

C. Nathan's art. D. Nathan's self-portrait

85. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Brick Artist B. The Brick Exhibition

C. Toy Bricks for Adults D. The Artist's Childhood

B)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整，并在答题卷上将其序号涂黑。(每小题2分)

Hi Grace,

How's it going? Sorry I haven't emailed for a while, but I had so much to do!

I had told you about my decision to take up a sport. I knew I wasn't fit and I wanted

to get some exercise. But that wasn't the only reason that I decided to do a sport. Students

who play sports do better at school. 86. Exercise also helps learning

and memory (记忆).

87. First, I tried soccer. I had played a bit of soccer before

and I thought it wouldn't be too bad. I knew I couldn't nm for very long without feeling

tire d. On the first day, I was able to nm for the first ten minutes, but then I was so tired

that I couldn't even kick the ball!

Then, I tried volleyball. 88. I was able to nm for the first twenty

minutes and I wasn't the slowest runner in the team! After a few weeks .I could run faster

and longer. I was doing better and feeling better. 89. Maybe I'm

not a team sport person after all!

Finally, I tried kung fu. It's a great sport that exercises the body and the mind. You learn to follow instructions carefully and do what you are asked to do. This is the fight sport for me! 90. I feel so confident that l even showed some moves to the class last week! Can you believe it?

I hope you're OK! Write and let me know what you've been doing!

Bye for now!

Kristie

五、书面表达(15分) 母爱悄深，母爱无价;学会感恩，学会回报。某英语网站举办以“My mother”为题的英语征文活动。请你根据下列思维导图提供的信息，写一篇短文，介绍自己的母亲和你们的真情故事。

提示:1.短文应包括导图中的全部信息，条理清楚，行文连贯，段落分明;

2.短文中不能出现真实的人名和地名。

3.词数不少于80，开头已给出:不计人总词数。

My mother

We need love. We also need to love. The person I love most is my mother._______________

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