C. The number, smaller and smaller D. A number, smaller and smaller

37. The trip from my school to the park _______ about twenty minutes by bike.

A. takes B. spends C. costs D. uses

38. – How many babies can a mother giant panda have _________ ?

– One or two.

A. one time B. at a time C. at times D. some time

39. Let’s enjoy the song “Yesterday Once More”. It sounds________.

A. bad B. sadly C. well D. wonderful

40. — I don’t think their going swimming ____telling adults is a good idea.

— But things are now better ____worse. They’ll let their parents know before going.

A. instead of; without B. without; instead of

C. without; than D. instead of; than

三、 完形填空 阅读短文, 从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

When I was young，my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in 41 .

One hot summer afternoon, I was 42 down the highway to New York when another car suddenly 43 into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane，so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n) 44 driver，I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident.

I was 45 with that driver，but I thought that he just did not pay attention to(注意) the lane change, and he 46 did not do that on purpose(故意).The car ran away 47 after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a whi le，I came around a curve(弯道) and found the 48 car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked 49 . As there was no telephone nearby and the nearest services were twenty miles away, I decided to 50 and see what the problem was.

The man’s car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had another tire，he had nothing to work with. I decided to 51 him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later，I 52 the work. I was hot and tired，but I really felt 53 after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier 54 my car run off the road.

You can really enjoy great 55 from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.

41. A. need B. school C. danger D. summer

42. A. walking B. riding C. running D. driving

43. A. fell B. jumped C. came D. climbed

44. A. new B. experie nced C. frightened D. cheerful

45. A. unhappy B. interested C. kind D. friendly

46. A. even B. certainly C. almost D. simply

47. A. quickly B. quietly C. politely D. carefully

48. A. new B. red C. same D. other

49. A. excited B. relaxed C. surprised D. worried

50. A. stay B. search C. stop D. hide

51. A. give B. train C. help D. encourage

52. A. began B. finished C. took D. continued

53. A. good B. sorry C. angry D. shy

54. A. kept B. made C. watched D. heard

55. A. friendship B. success C. excitement D. happiness

四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

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Here is the bulletin board of Class 3. Some of the students put their notes on it. Please read them and answer the following questions.

I want to say thanks to Miss Li, our dear teacher. We couldn’t have a wonderful class without you.

Tom Dear Mr Chen,

Please accept my best thanks. I have a lot of fun in your P.E. class.

David

Many thanks to John for helping me with Maths homework.

Jane I am thankful to Bill for lending me books. I’ll remember to bring mine next time.

Mario

A thousand thanks to Alex. He always helps me clean the windows when I’m busy.