（满分100分，考试形式为闭卷，考试时间120分钟）得分：

一、单项填空（每小题1分，共15分）

1.The accident caused some ____ to my car, but it’s nothing serious.

A. harm B.injury C.ruin D.damage

2. A troop of carefully selected soldiers set out in search of those who might ____ the terrible coal mine accident.

A. live B.rescue C.exist D.survive

3. Kathy ____ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls..

A. picked up B.took up C.made up D.turned up

4. Happiness and success often come to those ___ are good at recognizing

their own strengths.

A.whom B.who C.what D.which

5. Only when he apologizes for his rudeness ___ to him again.

A.I will speak B.will I speak C.do I speak D.I speak

6. First of all, I’d like to thank Simon, who’s been very ___ with his

time.

A. mean B.generous C.grateful D.active

7. Congratulations on your promotion. You really _______ it.

A. perserve B.observe C.deserve D.reserve

8. Is there any doubt ___the Rocket will win the championship this season?

A. if B.why C.that D.know

9. He gave us another piece of advice, ___ of great help to the research

work.

A.which I think is B.which I think it is

C.I think which is D.I think it is

10.They sold their house for only 12,000 dollars, so the buyer got a wonderful _____.

A.cost B.bargin C.amount D.value

11.All the machines ___ by the end of the following week.

A.were repaired B.will be repaired

C.have been repaired D.will have been repaired

12.The girl was so proud that she wouldn’t ____ an ordinary man.

A.marry with B.marry C.get married D.married to

It is very important for students to ______ a good learning habit from an early year.

A.build B.develop C.grow D.become

14.Pop music is such an important part of society ___ it has even

influenced our language.

A. as B.that C. which D. where

15. ____ of the land in that district ___ covered with tall trees and green

grass.

A.Two fifth; is B.Two fifth; are

C.Two fifths;is D.Two fifths;are

二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）

Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they 16 their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”

At last, one of them said, “what’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can 17 fill the basket.” 18 man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said, “You may do as you like, but I am not going to do anything 19 .”He 20 his bucket and went away. The other man said no word. And kept on carrying 21 . At last the well was almost 22 .

As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. it was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. 23 he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. He said, “You 24 so well in this little thing 25 now I know I can believe you with many things.”

16. A.finished B.did C.began D.had

17. A.ever B.never C.easily D.no

18. A.The other B.Another C.One D.A second

19. A.clever B.brave C.foolish D.true

20. A.picked up B.threw away C.took away D.put away

21. A.water B.basket C.well D.work

22. A.full B.empty C.filled D.clean

23. A.While B.As soon as C.Before D.Since

24. A.have done B.will do C.do D.are doing

25. A.what B.why C.when D.that

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）

A

When Ben Franklin was only a boy, he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers “What?” and “How?”and “Why?”

They couldn’t always tell him what he wanted to know.

When they couldn’t tell him, Ben tried to find out for himself.

Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say, “That is Ben Franklin! He’s always finding out something new!”

Ben lived close to the water. He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water.

One day Ben said to himself, “why can’t the wind help me float across the water? And I’m going to try.” Ben got his big kite. He took hold of the kite string and ran with it. The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water. The wind blew the kite high into the air. Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side, and he had not worked at all.

One boy shouted,“Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without any work!”

“Yes,” said another. “He’s always finding new ways to do things.”

根据短文内容，从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）

When he was only a child, Ben ______.

A.always asked easy questions

B.liked to fly a kite by himself

C.always liked to play with water

D.always liked to find out how things worked

27.His father and brothers _______.

A.couldn’t answer all his questions

B.could answer all his questions

C.tried hard to find out something new for him

D.were too busy to answer his questions

28.How did Ben Franklin float across the water?

A.The flying kite took him across it.

B.The other boy took him across it.

C.The water carried him across it.

D.A boat took him across it.

29.He found out many things that ____.

A.children didn’t know

B.his father knew

C.people didn’t know

D.most people knew

B

Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks’ time. Ten inches of rain maybe enough for many plants to survive if the rain is spread throughout the year. If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.

Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.

There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs (悬崖)and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing—very, very slowly—as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.

Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.

根据短文内容，从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）

30.Many plants may survive in deserts when ________.

A.the rain falls only in a few weeks

B.there is little rain

C.the rain is spread out in a year

D.it is dry all the year round

31.Sand dunes are formed when _______.

A.there is plenty of rain in a year

B.the sea has dried up over the years

C.sand piles up gradually

D.pieces of rock get smaller

32.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in

a desert there is _______.

A.something else besides sand

B.too much sand

C.more sand than before

D.nothing except sand

33.What’s the best title of this passage?

A.The plants in the deserts

B.The rainfall in the deserts

C.Deserts.

D.Sand Dunes.

C

Six years ago all eyes were on Beijing. The excitement of the 2008 Olympics was increasing day by day. Then something happened…the earthquake. Our eyes turned quickly from Beijing towards Sichuan. Day after day we watched the terrible pictures on television. They went deep into our hearts.

But our spirits were also lifted as we saw so many ordinary people become heroes. Many people risked their own lives to save the lives of others. Soon people from all over the country were trying to help. Some travelled to Sichuan to join the rescue effort; others sent food, water and clothes. And it seemed as if everyone was digging deep into their pockets to donate money.

The Sichuan earthquake was a terrible thing but it did teach us some valuable lessons. Fist, it taught us the importance of helping others. Without everyone joining together, the situations would have been much worse. It also taught us to appreciate our friends and family. We realized that the people we love so much could be taken from us very quickly.

We also learned to respect the power of nature. The earth is our home but it can sometimes be a dangerous place to live in. Earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and droughts can happen at any time. We can’t do anything about that, but we do have the power to show our respect for nature by not causing pollution. That may be the most valuable lesson of all.

根据短文内容，从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）

34.Which of the following statements if TURE according to this passage?

A.The earthquake in Sichuan happened after the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

B.The earthquake in Sichuan happened before the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

C.The earthquake in Sichuan happened during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

D.The 2008 Beijing Olympics was put off because of the earthquake in Sichuan.

35.Which did not happen after the earthquake?

A.Many ordinary people became heroes.

B.Many people risked their own lives to save the lives of others.

C.Many people travelled to Beijing to take part in