16. A. object B. topic C. opinion D. center

17. A. lucky B. happy C. surprising D. interesting

18. A. that B. what C. why D. how

19. A. health B. good C. better D. stronger

20. A. past B. later C. before D. ago

21. A. searching B. waiting C. looking D. asking

22. A. sands B. swimming pool C. river D. lake

23. A. even though B. as though C. even D. since

24. A. warm B. hot C. cool D. cold

25. A. talk about B. speak out C. think over D. shout out

26. A. Unless B. For C. Instead D. Sometimes

27. A. lucky B. youngest C. happy D. only

28. A. enjoyed B. helped C. changed D. dressed

29. A. a little B. a bit C. very D. enough

30. A. fly into B. jump into C. send into D. put into

31. A. bravely B. carefully C. finally D. quickly

32. A. Then B. Last C. Next D. When

33. A. remember B. forget C. tell D. believe

34. A. do B. did C. had D. were

35. A. became B. felt C. caught D. turned

第三节：阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

A

Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap(捕蝇草).

The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.

Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all these important things, especially nitrogen(氮).Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!

36. The Venus flytrap is a kind of        .

A. plant   B. animal  C. food    D. meat

37. The Venus flytrap grows in         .

A. most parts of the world   B. some parts of Africa

C. dry parts of the United States     D. wet parts of England

38. Why do some plants eat animal meat? Because        .

A. plants are dangerous to animals

B. animals are dangerous to plants

C. plants want to get what they need from animal meat

D. plants want to protect themselves against animals

B

Sir Emest Shackleton was not only a great explorer, but also he was an intelligent man. He once found himself and two of his men at the top of an icy mountain ridge (山脊) . They had no way to get down to its side. Their destination had been the tiny Whaling Station of strummers, near the South Pole. Shackleton knew if they didn't get down from the ridge, no one would ever hear from them again.

Shackleton knew there was only one thing to do. He explained that they would all have to slide (滑) down. He instructed the two men to wind(绕) their ropes into a coil(卷) .Then each of the men sat down on a coiled and slid down the icy slope into the darkness. When they found themselves at the bottom, unhurt, Shackleton said, "You know, we shouldn't do that kind of thing too often." The laughter broke the tension all the men were feeling. They arrived later than expected, but safely at the Whaling Station.

39.Sir Shackleton was ______

A. both brave and bright  B. neither brave nor smart

C. either shy or foolish  D courageous and stupid

40..It would be _______ if they couldn't slide down the ridge.

A. safe  B. dead  C. dangerous D. good

41. They had ______ way to get down the ridge.

A. many  B. two  C. only one D. no

42.. They were all ______ when hearing what Sir Shackleton said.

A. tense  B. relaxed C. worried D. nervous

C

To find out how the name Canada came about we must go back to the 16th century. At that time, the French dreamed of discovering and controlling more land, of expanding(扩大) trade beyond their borders and of spreading their beliefs across the world. In 1535, Francois I, king of France, ordered a navigator(航海家) named Jacques Cartier to explore the New World and search for a way to India.

Carrier first arrived at the gulf of the St. Lawrence, which he intended (打算) to explore. He did not know what to expect but he hoped that this gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. If it was, he would soon be on his way to the Far East. So he sailed upstream along the St. Lawrence River. However, instead of reaching Asia he arrived at Quebec or Standalone, as the Indians called it. It was at this point that the term "Canada" entered the country’s history. Apparently the word "Canada" came from an India word" kanata", which means community or village. Cartier first used it when he referred to Standalone or Quebec. What a huge "village" Canada is!

43.. Cartier was ordered to ______

A. build a new country

B. find the New World

C. get in touch with the American Indians

D. know more about America and find a new way to Asia

44.. When Cartier reached the Gulf of St. Lawrence he hoped ______

A. he had got to the Far East  B. it was a water passage to the New World

C. it was a water passage to Asia D. he had sailed into the Pacific

45. In the 16th century, Quebec was ______

A. an Indian village                      B. a little town in Canada

C. a village facing the Gulf of the St. Lawrence

D. the place which we call Canada today

46. Canada was first used to refer to ______

A. a town  B. Quebec C. the New World D. a huge village

D

A young man would graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom. Knowing his father would well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As graduation day was near, the young man waited for the signs that his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a good son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a new Bible. Angry, he shouted to his father, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful house and a wonderful family. Having realized his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should visit him. He had not seen him since the graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to go home immediately and take care of the things.

When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible. With tears he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he did it, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had admired. On the tag were the words: Paid in Full and the date of his graduation.

47. On the graduation day, the young man hoped __________.

A. his father would come for it       B. his father would be rich enough

C. his father would bought him a car  D. his father would bought him a key

48. “Stormed out of the house” in the second paragraph means__________.

A. There was a storm outside of the house

B. There was a storm in the young man’s mind

C. left the house impolitely with much anger

D. A strong storm passed through the house

49. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The last time the young man saw his father was on the graduation day.

B. The last time the young man saw his father was when he was successful.

C. The last time the young man saw his father was when he received a telegram.

D. The last time the young man saw his father was when his father died.

50. The story tells us__________.

A. We should be careful or we will lose something important.

B. We should be considerate or we will have no time to regret.

C. We should respect the Bible or we will be sorry for it.

D. We should have the beautiful car and a Bible together.

第Ⅱ卷(共45分)

第一节：单词拼写。

根据所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式。(每小题一分，共10分)

51.Some policemen  a________ their power to do some things that are against our country’law .

52.last week our sports meeting was  p________ because of the heavy rain .

53. G______ warming is getting worse and worse .

54. At present,mang young people like p______ goods on the Internet . The reason is that goods are cheaper there .

55.He won’t be late for the meeting ,because he is very p_________.

56.The scientist applied for a  _______(专利) after he made an invention.

57.These people work day and night to ________(确保)that the project is finished on time 。

58.The glass is ________(透明的),so we can see everything in the car 。

59.Because this new kind of machines was so _______(方便使用的),it was sold out shortly.

60.In 2008,the famous company _______(捐赠) 5,000,000 yuan to the people who lost their houses in the earthquake .

第二节：短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个(√);

如有错误(每行只有一个错)，则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该词。

该行错一个词：在错词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写改正后的词。

The Story about Growth is my favorite American

TV play because it is very interested .The play tells      61________

humorous stories that happen in the Green’s family .  62________.

With such stories it make people think about         63________

life ，but therefore attracts the audience.It is        64________

also a window which we can learn about American    65________

society .And there were many meaningful things that  66________

are worth think of ，such as the relationship between  67________

parents and childen in a lot of American family .It     68________

is quite different from that in China .The play is      69________

very popular .You’d better not to miss the chance .     70________

III. 书面表达(25分)

假设你校学生会正举办一次英文写作大赛。比赛的话题是：毕业的学生是否应该把课本留给下一届学生使用?请你以Is Recycling Textbooks a Good Suggestion?为题，用英语写一篇短文，表示赞同。你的理由是：

1.旧的课本保存完好，被扔掉可惜;而留给下一届学生使用则可以节省资源，减少浪费;

2. 有些书上的笔记很有用，所以我们不必再花费太多时间记笔记，学起来也会更轻松容易;

3. 国外(如澳大利亚)已有成功的做法。

注意： ①可适当增加细节，使短文内容连贯;

②词数：100左右.

Is Recycling Textbooks a Good Suggestion?