31. A. expensive B. cheap C. high D. much

32. A. a model B. an album C. a question D. an answer

33. A. careful B. helpful C. colorful D. beautiful

34. A. what B. how C. where D. why

35. A. and B. but C. if D. when

36. A. have B. borrow C. buy D. sell

37. A. look after B. look like C. look for D. look at

38. A. tired B. sad C. happy D. smart

39. A. asking B. studying C. teaching D. giving

40. A. again B. also C. too D. never

三、阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

A

You might see aliens (外星人) in books and movies. They look strange. They are very smart. They travel in spaceships.

But are there really aliens in space? British scientist Stephen Hawking, 68, thinks so. He says that people should not look for aliens. He thinks they are dangerous. On a new British TV program, Hawking says, “It is quite possible that there are aliens in space.” “They might live in big ships… they have used up (用光了) all the resources (资源) from their home planet (星球),” he says.

He thinks such aliens might get resources from Earth and then go away. They may bring troubles (麻烦) to Earth.

( )41. Hawking, a British scientist, thinks .

A. aliens are our friends B. there are some aliens in England

C. aliens will bring us some presents D. aliens are dangerous to people on Earth

( )42. Which of the following is right?

A. Aliens look the same as us. B. Aliens may take resources from Earth.

C. Aliens want to live on Earth. D. Aliens will bring resources to Earth.

B

Winter is the coldest season of the year. It comes between autumn and spring. For us, the winter months are usually November, December and January. But that is only because we live in the northern(北部的) part of the earth.

In China, winter is the time between the beginning of winter, and the beginning of spring. But, this is the time that the southern part of the earth has its summer. Imagine (想象) when we are playing with snow, Australian children are enjoying ice cream!

The shortest day and longest night of the year are in winter. We call it the winter solstice (冬至). December 21 was the solstice this year. It means the days grow longer and the nights shorter.

( )43. The coldest season in China is .

A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

( )44. The shortest day in 2011 was .

A. November 20 B. December 21 C. December 22 D. November 21

( )45. We can infer(推断) from the passage that .

A. children in Australia never have a white Christmas

B. children in China don’t enjoy ice cream

C. children in Australia don’t like playing with snow

D. China and Australia are both in winter now

C

72 Newton Drive

London SW6

3rd December

Dear David,

How are you? I’m fine. I’m in London, at the International School of English. I’m in Class 3 with other eight students. They’re from different countries—Spain, Japan, Argentina, Switzerland and Thailand. Our teacher’s name is Henry Briscall. He’s very nice. He’s a very good teacher.

I’m living with an English family. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have three children. Thomas is fourteen, Catherine is twelve and Andrew is seven. They are all very friendly, but it isn’t easy to understand them. London is very big and very interesting. The weather is cool but sunny, and the parks are beautiful! Hyde Park, Green Park and St. James’ Park are all in the city centre.

English food is OK, but the coffee is horrible (可怕的)!

Write to me soon.

Love

Paula

( )46. The letter is from .

A. David B. Paula C. Paula’s classmates D. Mr. Smith

( )47. The writer’s class has .

A .many students B. eight students C. nine students D. eight girls

( )48. The write lives .

A. at school B. in a hotel

C. with her classmates D. at Mr. Smith’s home