一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

1．Xiamen is beautiful harbour city, so we visited it in summer of 2012.

A．the; a B．a; a C．a; the D．the; the

2．-John, shall we change the time of the meeting? I have something important to deal with.

- Sorry, Peter. .

A．With pleasure B．It doesn' t matter

C．Don't mention it D．That' s settled

3．Long ago a number of plants found in America such as beans, potatoes and different fruits.

A．is B．were C．are D．was

4．I often cook the dinner myself by a cookbook on Sundays.

A．talking to B．looking C．referring to D．noticing

5．I'd rather at home than the silly film like that.

A．to stay; to watch B. stay; to watch

C．stay; watch D. staying; watching

6．Last summer Li Lei was admitted to Beijing University and his parents were of that.

A. serious B．obvious C．nervous D．proud

7． is the first time I your country.

A．This; visited B．It; will visit

C. This; have visited D．That; had visited

8．The train arrive at 11:30, but it was an hour late.

A．was used to B．made sure C．was supposed to D．took off

9．He said that be would write to us but we haven't heard from him.

A．as well B．so far as C. as a result D．so far

10．Life in the small village was , yet she didn't feel .

A．bored; bored B．boring; boring

C．boring; bored D．bored; boring

11．I think this village is about that one in your hometown.

A．larger three times than B．three times as large as

C．three times large than D．as three times large as

12．My mother always does some reading while my father is watching football matches.  , my mother shows no interest in football.

A．From now on B．In a word C．Up to now D．In other words

15．--What happened?

-- I didn’t follow the on the bottle and made a mistake.

A．text B．help C．instructions D．explanations

二、完型填空（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's 16 , she said she would go. This 17 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 18 his mother and he felt 19 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (疤痕) that 20 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 21 why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were 22 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 23 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed (尴尬) and 24 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 25 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked 26 ,"How did you get the scar on your face?"

The mother replied," 27 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 28 afraid to go in because the fire was 29 , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 30 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us." She 31 the burned side of her face.

"This scar will be 32 , but to this day, I have never 33 what I did."

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 34 of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 35 for the rest of the day.

16. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement

17. A. would B. could C. should D. must

18. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met

19. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired

20. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded

21. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about

22. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted

23. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of

24. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped

25. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning

26. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously

27. A. As B. When C. Since D. While

28. A. so B. much C. quite D. too

29. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control

30. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless

31. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched

32. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening

33. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted

34. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride

35. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly

三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）

36．If you want to get the job as a salesman, you should

A．do some light housework B．send a resume to David

C．live near main railway station D．have selling experience

37．Mrs. Green is looking for a

A．house B．babysitter C．room D．salesman

38．If you want to rent a room near the railway station, you’d better call at

A．582 797 B．650 834 C．506 958 D．397 658

B

When I was in junior high school, what my friends thought of me was real important to me. During those, years, I grew much taller than most of my classmates. I didn't want to be laughed at for my unusual height, so I went along with the crowd who would play jokes on other kids at school. Of course, the jokes were directed at others and not at me.

Once my friends and I put IcyHot (止痛贴) in the shorts of one of the kids on the basketball team. Not only was he terribly embarrassed, but he also had to go to the school nurse' s office.

My father didn' t think that my behavior was funny, He reminded me about the golden rule: to treat others as I would like to be treated. What I was doing was hurting other kids, and in turn hurting my reputation (名声) as someone to be looked up to. My friends were looking up to me because I was tall, but what did they see'?

He wanted me to be a leader who was a good example to others. He told me over and over again to be the leader that I was meant to be -- to be a big man in my heart and actions, as well as in my body. I had to question myself whether or not it was important to be the kind of leader and person my father believed I was inside. I knew in my heart that he was right.

Once I focused on being the best that I could be at basketball and became a leader in the game, I took my responsibility (责任) to set a good example more seriously. I sometimes have to stop and think before I act, and I make mistakes sometimes everyone is human. But I continue to look for opportunities where I can make a difference, and to set a good example.

39．The author played jokes on other kids because he .

A. hated them very much B. thought it was just funny

C. wanted to be a leader in his class D. wanted to direct people' s attention to others

40．The underlined phrase "looked up to" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “ ”.

A. thought highly of B. taken care of

C. listened to D. left out

41．We can infer from the last paragraph that the author

A. was not good at basketball B. took his father's advice

C. was a careless person D. changed his father

42．Which of the following words can best describe the author' s father.?

A. Wise. B. Careful. C. Creative. D. Honest.

43．In London, the government has decided to provide bikes for local people to rent in order to solve .

A．the family problem B．the health problem

C．the traffic problem D．the key problem

44．About keys have already been handed out to the local people.

A．315 B．12,450 C．6,000 D．12,000

45．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The government provides a bike for each family.

B．If you want a key to the bike, you need to pay ￡5,

C．Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations.

D．Bikes are stolen per hour every day in London streets.

46．What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Buying Cheap Bikes in London B．The Transportation in London.

C．The Traffic Problem in London. D．The Bike Revolution in London

D

Albert Einstein once said, "Only a life lived for others is worth living." A couple of good Samaritans in Splendora, Texas, are living proof (活证明) of that.

On January 6, Tom Porter and his wife heard a loud crash (碰撞声) and immediately rushed to the aid of a 27-year-old man who had run over a pig and crashed into a tree as a result. Following the crash, the truck was on fire, with the driver's one-year-old baby in the back seat.

The driver, Carl Lucius, injured his back and broke his leg. The child was caught in her car seat.

Porter explained, "We were sitting out and heard a loud crash and knew there was an accident on this road, so we came down here."

As Porter and his wife appeared on the scene, the fire grew ever larger. According to Porter, "The neighbors, said there was a baby still in the truck, so I jumped in the back of it."

Porter managed to enter tile truck and cut the straps (带子) of the child' s car seat with his knife, freeing the child and finally saving her life. "The baby was in the car seat," said Porter. "And, it' s the same car seat my granddaughter had. But I couldn' t get it undone (解开). Before we left，I threw my knife in my pocket. I cut the straps and pulled the baby out. I jumped out of the truck and the next thing that happened was the whole truck was in a blaze."

Pointing to a number of other heroes who helped to save the baby, Porter explained, "Luckily, Junior and another