二. 完形填空。(10分)

In England, people always take an umbrella or a raincoat when they go out. Why?   1  the weather in England often changes quickly. The sun   2   brightly in the morning, but   3  it may rain. After some time, it gets  4  again. So you’d better   5   an umbrella when you go out.

In England, spring can be windy and rainy. Trees   6  green and flowers come out. Everything begins to grow(生长). Summer is warm and it rains   7   . It is the best time   8   to the seaside(海边) and other places of interest(名胜). Fall is a beautiful season. It’s yellow in the woods(树林), fields(田野) and parks. Winter comes  9   fall. It  10  snows. Sometimes it snows hard. January and February have the lowest temperature in a year.

(   ) 21. A. For          B. As          C. Because      D. If

(   ) 22. A. shines        B. closes       C. comes        D. goes

(   ) 23. A. right away    B. at once      C. later        D. later on

(   ) 24. A. cloudy       B. snowy       C. fine        D. rainy

(   ) 25. A. to take       B. not to take     C. take      D. not take

(   ) 26. A. get          B. come           C. turn        D. go

(   ) 27. A. a lot of       B. lots of          C. lots       D. a lot

(   ) 28. A. going        B. to go          C. to going     D. go

(   ) 29. A. before        B. in           C. after        D. under

(   ) 30. A. never     B. often          C. seldom      D. always

三. 阅读理解。(20分)

A

I’m a student in Grade One in a middle school in Beijing. My name is Honghong. Susan is my pen pal. She is twelve. She is in Grade Seven in a middle school in America. My English teacher says we are in the same grade. How funny(有趣) it is!

In her letters, Susan says she goes to school five days a week. She gets to school at 8:30 in the morning. She doesn’t go home for lunch but has it at school. She comes back home at three o’clock in the afternoon. Sometimes she plays games with her friends after school. She often has little homework. She likes movies, too. Do you know who is her favorite movie star? It is Jackie Chan. New Police Story is her favorite story. It’s an action movie(动作电影).

(   ) 31. Susan is a ________.

A. Chinese girl     B. school girl   C. boy    D. teacher

(   ) 32. Susan _______ early in the afternoon.

A. goes to school        B. goes home

C. has classes           D. has lunch

(   ) 33. What does the underlined ”it” mean?

A. We are in the same grade.

B. I’m in the Grade One.

C. Susan is in Grade Seven.

D. We are in the same class.

(   ) 34.Which of the following is true?

A. I’m a student in Grade One in a middle school in Tianjing.

B. Susan doesn’t do any homework.

C. Susan has lunch at school

D. Susan often goes to a shop near her house after school.

(   ) 35.What kind of movie is New Police Story?

A. An action movie        B. A thriller

C. A comedy             D. Jackie Chan

B

Where do you like to live? For this question(问题), different people have different answers(回答). Some people like to live in the busy city because there are so many shops, restaurants, markets and supermarkets in it. It’s very easy to buy all kinds of things, and it is very interesting to live there. But some people think it’s better to live in the quiet countryside because they don’t like the dirty air in the city. They also think there are too many people, cars and buses in the city. They can’t sleep well at night. If they live in the countryside, they can enjoy the fresh air and have a relaxing(休闲的life.

(   ) 36.What do the underlined words “this question” refer to(指的是)?

A. Where do you live?

B. Where do you like to live?

C. Do you like living in the city?

D. Do you like living in the countryside?

(   ) 37. Why do some people like to live in the city?

A. Because it’s very quiet.

B. Because it is very interesting to live there.

C. Because there are many people.

D. Because there are many cars and buses.

(   ) 38 What’s the advantage (优点)of living in the countryside?

A. It’s very quiet.

B. The air is dirty.

C. There are many cars and buses.

D. There are many people.