第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes

People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples.”

President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠实的) guests about the fact.

56. After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?

A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.

B. Americans didn’t eat tomatoes before 19th century.

C. Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes.

D. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.

57. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes       .

A. while he was in Paris        B. when he was a little boy

C. because his parents told him so      D. from books

58. According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President’s party?

A. the President himself   B. a French cook    C. the President’s cook     D. the President’s wife

59. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were       .

A. people from other countries   B. from France    C. people of his own country   D. men only

60. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes.

B. All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice.

C. All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.

D. None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.

B

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Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.

There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house. “Look! In comes one,” she said to the man in the house. He was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said; “Let us two try to crawl into the house together.” At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two, catch them!” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, “You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started running away at once.

The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rein(缰绳)broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.

65. The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because_______.

A. they were found out     B. they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C. they didn’t work together well with each other   D. mice stopped them from doing so

66. From the last paragraph, we know that_______.

A. the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes

B. the woman recognized the two thieves

C. the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them

D. the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

67. The woman said, “How they look like the two of last night.” Here “the two” refers to_______.

A. the two thieves    B. nothing     C. the mice    D. the ropes

D

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地).On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.

68. Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A. Parents bring up children.             B. Parents give love and care to children.

C. Parents educate children to be good persons.    D. Parents pass away before children grow up.

69. Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

A. It has only two kinds of colors.

B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

C. It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.

70. What do you know from the passage?

A. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.  B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.

C. Not all the children respect their parents         D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.

71. On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, _______.

A. people usually have family parties        B. everyone goes to visit the cemetery

C. children always go to parents’ home     D. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts

E

February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.

On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentine’s Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor (皇帝) decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didn’t allow marriage.

But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of history’s most romantic characters.

Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentine’s cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart-shaped cakes. The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St. Valentine.

72. Why did the emperor in Rome not allow marriage in his country?

A. Because there were few women in his country at that time.

B. Because he thought men without wives could be better soldiers.

C. Because there wasn’t enough food for so many people.

D. Because he wanted to control the birth rate.

73. Valentine was put into prison because _______.

A. he killed one of the soldiers      B. he stole a lot of food

C. he didn’t obey the emperor’s order     D. he didn’t want to be a soldier

74. The last paragraph mainly tells us _______.

A. students in China send cards to their teachers B. it is a good idea to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China

C. it is interesting to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China  D. Valentine’s Day is also popular in China now

75. The best title for this passage should be _______.

A. Valentine’s Day         B. A Brave Priest

C. Valentine’s Day in China       D. A Romantic Man

第二卷(非选择题  共35分)

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：句子填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

76. Jane can’t f               herself for not reaching the company on time before the interviewer left.

77. We should have a balanced diet in order to keep h             .

78. Between Saturday and Monday, it is S             .

79. Tom was b             up by his uncle, so he treated his uncle as his father.

80. It’s a             how much pleasure you get out of the simple things in life, especially if you can’t have them for a while.

81. Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. I’m hoping to find work. As a matter of f             , I landed in Britain by accident.

82. Mammals can give b             to young baby animals and produced milk to feed them.

83. Many competitors in Calgary Stampede have a g             for riding wild horsed and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.

84. That story can r             me of my childhood in the small village.

85. His illness led to his absence. That is to say, his illness a              for his absence.

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

秋天是最令人愉快的季节，既不热又不冷。上星期日你和同学们去乡下郊游，看到了一片丰收景象。请根据以下提示，用 100-120 词写一篇游记，描述那里的景象。

1. 遍地金黄色的小麦。苹果、梨挂满枝头。

2. 一些农民忙着收割庄稼，有些在摘水果，“一分耕耘，一分收获”。

3. 这一切真像一幅美丽的图画，你们仿佛走进了一个奇异的世界。