1. _______ hard work it is！And _______ should I do to complete it well?
A. What a, how B. What, what C. How, What D. What, how
2. The badminton racket looks really nice. How much is it _______ ?
A. cost B. pay C. spend D. worth
3. --- What do you think of his words? --- What he said sounds _______ .
A. nicely B. pleasantly C. friendly D. wonderfully
4. --- You’d better _______ some popcorn or soft drinks before the film begins.
--- But I think it’s better _______ anything while watching the film.
A. buy, not have B. to buy, not to have C. to buy, not have D. buy, not to have
5. Not only his parents but also his grandfather _______ to a lot of places of interest in our
country since they came here.
A. has gone B. has been C. have gone D. have been
6. After he left his hometown, his family seemed to have a lot ______ .
A. worry B. to worry C. to worry about D. worrying about
7. ---Do you drink much coffee as before?
---No, _______ at all. My sleeping problem is getting worse.
A. none B. little C. nothing D. anything
8. I’m surprised that Steven is only 32. I thought he was ____, for he seems to be in his forties.
A. old B. older C. young D. younger
9. --- Our father never watches drama series on TV, does he?
--- ______ . But only a few short and exciting ones.
A. Yes B. No C. Always D. Never
10. Our teachers often make their classes _______ .
A. lively B. live C. living D. lives
11. You have finished most of the work, so you _______ start working so early tomorrow.
You _______ come at 9.00.
A. can’t, may B. mustn’t, can C. needn’t, may D. couldn’t, can
12. --- _______ will your parents take you to Shanghai?
--- In about two months, after I finish the final exam.
A. How soon B. How often C. How long D. How many times
13. Jane’s mother preferred ________ TV at home to _______ to the concert.
A. to watch, go B. watching, going C. watching, go D. to watch, go
14. Could you tell me _______ there?
A. when the first bus will arrive at B. when would the first bus arrive
C. when the first bus arrived at . D. when the first bus arrives
A good dictionary is an important tool. It will tell you not only what a word means but also how it is used. A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Languages develop and a good dictionary must show these new changes.
Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, look it up in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you 20 to break a word. And they also show you how a word 21 .
Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have lots of meanings. In some dictionaries, the main meanings are often listed first. In 22 , the newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always 23 the front part. This part explains how to use it.
Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes from. Do you know that the word “brand” (标记) comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is because hundreds of years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who 24 them. They also burned their own names on their farm animals 25 they would not be stolen.
Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After you ha ve learned to use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.
16.A. how B. what C. why D. if
17. A. and B. or C. but D. not
18. A. a little B. many C. a few D. a lot of
19. A. neither B. nor C. both D. either
20. A. when B. where . C. why D. which
21. A. speaks B. is spoke C. be spoken D. is spoken
22. A. another B. the other . C. others D. other
23. A. see B. watch C. look . D. read
24. A. builds B. makes C. built D. made
25. A. when B. in order to C. so that . D. before
B
This is Yoga (瑜伽) ！Experience this for yourself.
How do you feel when you leave a yoga class? Do you feel relaxed, full of energy, prepared and ready to face anything and everything? Do you feel better than when you walked in? If you have answered “No” to these questions then you ar e NOT doing yoga.
After walking out of the class, do you feel that you have been pushed through, that the class was hard，that you have less energy at the end of the class, that you have not got any energy, or that you are still tight and full of stress? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you are NOT doing yoga.
Are you forced (被迫) into positions (姿势) beyond what you can? Do you know why you are doing the actions in the “yoga” class you attend?
Satyananda Yoga Center teaches YOGA. We know and understand yoga and you. We teach yoga with this knowledge and understanding.
You are not forced into positions not suitable for you, or too early for you. You will leave Satyananda Yoga Center yoga classes feeling relaxed, free from stress, energized, and ready for whatever life brings to you.
With regular attendance and practice, the quality of your life improves with better health, and stress-free mind. Your family and friends will notice the difference. You will feel the difference for better. This is because you are doing yoga.
Yoga for Everyone!
.Yoga is a science. You are the scientist, and you are the one in the science of yoga.
New Saturday morning class from September — 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Asian American Cultural Center, 11713 Jollyville Road, Austin, Texas.
To sign up, call:2669862, or email: keepfitwithyoga@yahoo.com
29. At which time can people learn yoga according to this passage?
A. At 10:00 on Sunday in September.
B. At 22:00 on the first Saturday in October.
C. At 9:00 on Saturday in September.
D. On every Saturday afternoon in September.
30. The passage suggests but doesn’t tell directly (直接地)that ______________.
A. only Satyananda Yoga Center teaches yoga
B. there’s no better place to learn yoga than Satyananda Yoga Center
C. some yoga centers are not teaching yoga in the right way
D. you have to be a scientist before you take up yoga
31. Which is NOT true if people follow the right ways to do yoga?
A. In the class you will practise some positions.
B. You will feel very different after practising once.
C. You will feel new and fresh after practising yoga.
D. You will feel great if you keep on practising it for a few months.
C
LONDON—Scientists have found an unusual way to prevent our planet from overheating: move it to a cooler spot. All you have to do is to send a few comets (彗星) in the direction of Earth, and its orbit (轨道)will be changed. Our world will then be sent moving into a safer older part of the solar system.
This idea for improving our climate comes from a group of US NASA (美国航空航天局) engineers and American astronomers. They say their plan could add another six billion years to the useful lifetime of our planet—hopefully doubling its working life.
The plan put forward by Dr. Laughlin, and his colleagues Don Korycansky and Fred Adams, needs carefully directing a comet or asteroid (小行星) so that it passes close by our planet and sends some of its gravitational energy (重力势能) to Earth.
“Earth’s orbital speed would increase as a result and we would move to a higher orbit away from the sun,” Laughlin said.
Engineers would then direct their comet so that it passed close to Jupiter(木星) or Saturn (土星). The comet would pick up energy from one of these giant planets. Later its orbit would bring it back to Earth, and the process would be repeated.
In the short term, the plan provides an ideal way to worldwide warming, although the team was actually worried about a much greater danger. The sun is certain to heat up in about a billion years and so “seriously compromise” our biosphere (生物圈)—by cooking us.
That’s why the group decided to try to save Earth.
The plan has one or two worrying sides, however. For a start, space engineers would have to be very careful about how they directed their asteroid or comet towards Earth. The smallest miscalculation (误算)in orbit could fire it straight at Earth—with deadly results.
There is also the question of the moon. As the present issue of Scientific American magazine points out, if Earth was pushed out of its present location, it is “most likely the moon would be stripped (剥离)away from Earth,” it states. This would greatly change our planet’s climate.
32. What makes the scientists plan to move Earth?
A. A few comets are moving to the direction of Earth.
B. Earth’s working life is coming to an end soon.
C. Earth will become too hot for mankind to keep alive.
D. The moon is moving farther and farther away from Earth.
33. If the plan is successful, Earth will have a working life of ________ years.
A. 12 billion B. 6 billion C. 18 billion D. 24 billion
34. What serious problems might the plan cause according to the passage?
A. The comet might hit Earth and man might lose the moon.
B. Earth might be moved too far away and man might die because of the coldness.
C. The comet might hit Jupiter or Saturn and never return to Earth.
D. Earth’s working life might be greatly shortened.
35. What does the underlined word “compromise” mean?
A. provide B. benefit (收益) C. share D. endanger
D
A small boy at summer camp received a bag of cookies in the mail from his mother. He ate a few, and then put the rest under his bed. The next day, after lunch, he went to his tent to get a cookie. The box was gone. That afternoon a camp leader saw another boy sitting behind a tree. He was eating the stolen cookies! “That young man,” he said to himself, “must be taught not to steal.”
He returned to the group and found the boy whose cookies had been stolen. “Billy,” he said, “I know who stole your cookies. Will you help me teach him a lesson?”
“Well, yes. But aren’t you going to punish him?” asked the puzzled (迷惑的) boy.
“No, that would onl y make him hate you,” the leader explained. “I want you to call your mother. Ask her to send you another box of cookies.”
The boy did as the leader asked. A few days later, he received another box of cookies in the mail.
“Now,” said the leader, “the boy who stole your cookies is down by the lake. Go down there. Share your cookies with him.”
“But he’s the thief!” protested (抗议) the boy.
“I know. But try it — see what happens.”
Half an hour later, the camp leader saw the two come up the hill, hand in hand.
The boy who had stolen the cookies was trying to get the other to accept his jackknife (大折刀). He wanted to pay for the stolen cookies. The other boy was just refusing the gift from his new friend. He said that a few old cookies weren’t that important anyway.
36.When might the cookies be stolen?
A. At noon that day. B. The next noon.
C. The next afternoon. D. A few days later.
37.Which of the following is NOT the camp leader’s intention (意图)？
A. To teach the boy not to steal. B. To punish the boy for stealing.
C. To teach Billy to forgive others. D. To teach Billy to share with others.
38.After the incident (事件), the boy who stole the cookies might __________.
A. steal again B. hate Billy
C. make friends with Billy D. give Billy a bag of cookies
第二卷 (主观题，共40分)
四、词汇运用（本大题共8分，每小题1分）
1. A person who doesn’t like fishing usually appears _________ (patient) in doing his work.
2. Water is changed into steam (蒸汽) by __________ (hot) and into ice by cold.
3. My brother’s English __________ (pronounce) is simply terrible.
4. He is very happy because he has _________ (success) in passing the exam.
5. Your behaviour does not come up to the expected __________ (标准).
6. Thank you for helping us make such a wise__________ (决定).
7. His father is much__________ (严格的)with him in his studies than his mother.
8. It’s __________ (与…相反)your promise to go on smoking.
五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答卷标有题号的横线上。(本大题共8分，每小题1分)
1. __________ (print) your report out, you only need to click on that icon.
2. Mary always has more difficulty than Lily__________ (work) out maths problems.
3. ---When will we go to watch the basketball match in the sports center?
---Not until the work __________ (finish) tomorrow.[来源:Zxxk.Com]
4. ---Will you buy I phone 6 ?
---No, I won’t. Because the fashion _________(change) all the time.
5. His father __________ (repair) the computer that broke down last week and now it looks as good as new.
6. Someone broke into Granny Li’s home yesterday. Luckily, she______(walk) her dog nearby.
7. The view here is so nice. I’d like to have many photos __________ (take).
8. As soon as he came into the office, he __________ (shake) hands with every one of us.
六. 任务型阅读
A. 阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后第1-5小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每空一词。(本大题共5分，每小题1分)
The Class 8, Grade 9 students are having an election (选举) to decide who would be the monitor this year. There are three candidates (候选人) and the class must choose one person to represent them. The candidates have decided to advertise themselves using coloured ribbons. Each candidate has chosen one colour that they think best represents their characteristics. Bettie has chosen blue because she thinks that her best quality is staying calm in difficult situations. Bettie thinks that it will help her stop people from fighting, and then all her classmates will be friends. Therefore, she thinks she is the most suitable person to be the monitor. Jason has chosen yellow as his colour. He thinks he is a sunny person and he is very good at cheering people up. Moreover, Jason has chosen this colour because he believes it can bring him success! Brian has chosen red to represent him. He thinks this is the best colour to show his strong personality. Brian thinks he is a very powerful person. He can always find a way to get a job done. The class will wear their favourite candidate’s colour on Friday to see who will be the new monitor!
七、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答卷标有题号的横线上。（本大题9分，每小题1.5分）
1. 在像这样的重大活动中，我们承担不起任何微小的错误。
We ____________________ during the big event like this.
2. 刚才看到那张老照片使我想起了我的童年。
____________________ my childhood just now.
3. 我看他们似乎别无选择只能保持沉默。
It seemed to me that they ____________________ .
4. 我们想知道他四十多岁时做了什么。
We wonder ____________________ .
5. 那位科学家已经决定了一生献身于科学研究。
The scientist ____________________ the study of science.
6. 外面很热，汤姆更愿意呆在家里，不愿意踢球。
Tom would ____________________ . It’s too hot outside.
九、书面表达 （本大题共10分）
假如你班要就“ 如何为期中考试做准备”开一个主题班会，请你根据以下内容写一篇80个词的发言稿，谈谈你认为期中考试过程中要注意的事项以及建议和理由：
1. 心情愉快很重要，不要过于焦虑，否则会没有面对困难的足够勇气。
2．最好不要熬夜，注意劳逸结合。
3．应该多与父母、老师、同学交流沟通。他们会提供我们一些宝贵的建议。
4．健康的饮食和生活方式也有益于我们的身心，有助于我们取得好成绩。
5．我认为……
注意： 1．发言稿必须包 括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯。
2．第5点的内容须用1-2句话展开合理想象，可作适当发挥。
3．发言稿的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Boys and girls, the mid-term exam is coming. What should we do in order to prepare well for the exam? Here are some suggestions.