词语填空。（共10小题，计10分）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）
learn, bored, drive, young, until, live, enough, move, with, teenager
“Can I borrow the car, Dad?”
“Not 1 you finish mowing the lawn(除草).”
“But I have to go to work!”
Such conversations often happen to American 2 . A job, a car, spending money, walking the dog and mowing the lawn, this isn’t just the 3 life of middle age but, in fact, this is the life of many American teenagers.
In the US, it is common for kids as 4 as 14 to hold part-time jobs.
They might save up their money to buy a car and, at 16, 5 it. But this kind of independence (独立) isn’t always fun. US kids have to take care of themselves and their younger brothers and sisters so that they are ready 6 alone.
The average (平均的) age of a high school graduate in the US is 17. Traditionally, a US student graduates(毕业) in June and 7 out of his or her parents’ house by September. Of course, one must be ready for this. 8 a small amount of homework, US high school students have more time for working and 9 adult(成人) responsibilities (责任).
Is it better to live this way? It is good to cook for oneself and do the laundry, but US students don’t study 10 . While American kids are working, Chinese and Indian students are studying. But, whatever you do now, you will never feel ready to be an adult.
任务型阅读。请仔细阅读第1-5题中的个人情况说明，然后从A到F的六个选项中选出合适的选项与之匹配。其中有一项多余。（共5小题，计10分）
1.Jack and Peter, both teachers, are going to take their summer holidays at the beautiful seaside. They like good wine and shopping.
2. Chen Hui and Li Hong, university students, want to travel with very little money, and would like to get to know the country by working with the local (当地的) people for two weeks.
3.Mr Zhang, a young manager, needs a holiday to relax. He would like to go somewhere warm and sunny, where he can swim in the sea, and he enjoys sports and dancing.
4.Mr Lee and his wife, who have recently retired，want to see places of cultural and historic interest, but Mrs Lee hates flying.
5. Ling Xia, a nurse in a hospital in Guangzhou, hopes to spend her 21st birthday in the north of China. And she hopes to skate on real ice.
A．Seven Days on Jinsha Island
Seven-day holidays on Jinsha Island, lovely beaches with golden sand and deep blue sea. Sailing and some other water sports as well as dancing to local music.
B．East China in Comfort
Comfortable coach tours around five cities in East China. Six days out of normal holiday season, learning about local culture
C．A Four-day Holiday in Guilin
Relax yourselves during a four-day holiday in Guilin. Go by air, Stay in Lijiang Hotel. Taste delicious Guilin rice noodles. A tour on Lijiang River by boat.
D．Holiday Homes in Sanya
Holiday flats in Sanya in summer by the sea, yet near shops and restaurants.
E.One Week on Sun Island, Harbin
One-week holiday in Full Moon Hotel. Beautiful flats with signs of Sun Lake. Skating, skiing and other winter sports.
F. Farm Holidays in Guizhou
Working holidays on a farm in Guizhou for 10—90 days, if you want to work with the farmers. Rooms and food are all provided for free—you only pay for the traffic cost.
In the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, traveled a long way to China. During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In Western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century.
A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book.
Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting nearly 48,000 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don’t, we will not give enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.
So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially then we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchief and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper, we can save it and reuse it later.
Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. But we should do it now, before it is too late.
1. When he was in China, Marco Polo ________.
A．saw many wonderful things
B．read a lot of books
C．discovered Cai Lun invented paper
D．learned to make paper
2.About ________ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city.
A．48,000 B．1,700 C．2,000 D．2,800
3.Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper?
A．To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones.
B．To grow more trees.
C．To use both sides of very piece of paper.
D．To use the paper bags from shops more than once.
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A．About 48,000 trees can be used to make 2,800 tons of paper.
B．If we keep on wasting paper, we will have no paper to use.
C．The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries.
D．It is never too late to plant trees for paper.
5.Which is the best title of the passages?
A．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again
B．Cai Lun, the Great Inventor
C．Saving Paper
D．The history of Paper
Japan is made up of a chain of islands that lie off the coast of Asia. People came to live in Japan from the nearby countries of China and Korea. From these older countries, the Japanese borrowed ideas, inventions and habits.
For many years, the Japanese built houses like those in China. They dressed themselves like a Chinese. From China came their way of writing and their habit of drinking tea.
In more recent times, the Japanese have borrowed things from our country, the United States. They have a government like ours. They do much work in science, as we do. Baseball is a favorite sport in Japan, just as it is here.
Things change when they come to Japan. The Japanese improve on almost everything they borrow. The art of garden making came from Korea and China, but the Japanese gardens are special. Each garden has a waterfall, a pond, and small bridges. There are few flowers in Japanese gardens. But the gardens are green during all the year round because they have many evergreens. Japanese gardens have a different kind of beauty.
1. The first paragraph of the passage tells us that ________ centuries ago.
A．the Japanese borrowed ideas only from China and Korea
B．people came to live in Japan from neighbouring Asian countries
C．Japan is much older than Korea
D．many Japanese came from the United States
2. In the third paragraph of the passage the italic (斜体)words “just as it is here” mean”________”
A．just as it is in the United States
B．just as it is in China
C．just as it is in Japan
D．just as it is in Asia
3. Why did the Japanese change the things they had borrowed?
A．They wanted very much to be different from others.
B．They didn’t like them the way they were.
C．They wanted visitors to like the change.
D．They tried to make them better.
4. From the passage we can see that ________.
A．Japanese gardens are different from those in other countries but not very beautiful
B．Japanese gardens are full of life during all the seasons
C．Japanese gardens are not very big
D．There are many flowers in Japanese gardens
5. Choose a statement from the following sentences that is NOT true.
A．The government of Japan is like that of the United States.
B．People in the United States like playing baseball.
C．The Japanese invented the habit of drinking tea.
D．Japan is made up of many islands.
完形填空。 (每小题1分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Hello, my friends, long time no see! My family and I went on a 1 trip to Europe during our recent vacation. We visited Paris, France, and London, England. Here I want to share my tour of Paris with you.
2 we set out, we all expected (期望) a fun and interesting vacation. For my sister and me, our stay in Paris had 3 meaning. It was a golden chance(机会) 4 our French, since English and French are the two official (官方的) languages in Canada. My mom doesn’t speak French, and my sister can’t speak it very 5 (she is only in Grade Three). So it was my duty 6 directions(方向), order food, and deal with any person-to-person communication. I was, of course, really nervous: 7 they couldn’t understand my French 8 I couldn’t understand theirs?
My 9 soon went away. The people in Paris 10 very happy to answer my questions. They listened patiently (耐心地) and carefully, and spoke slowly 11 we could understand. One gentleman was even kind enough to lead us to the hotel we were 12 .
13 the places we visited? We visited many places in Paris. My sister liked the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe (凯旋门). My mom liked the Louvre Museum(卢浮宫) most. Her favorite painting was the Mona Lisa. Which places did I like? I liked all of them.
14 its romantic air, people’s friendly greetings (问候) and historic buildings, Paris is a city that we will 15 forget.
1. A．two week B．two-week C．two-weeks D．twos-weeks
2. A．When B．If C．Before D．After
3. A．another B．other C．the others D．others
4. A．practice B．practiced C．to practice D．practicing
5. A．good B．better C．well D．best
6. A．ask B．answer C．ask about D．to ask for
7. A．what if B．unless C．because D．instead
8. A．and B．but C．although D．or
9. A．sadness B．happiness C．pleasure D．worries
10. A．as if B．sounds C．seemed D．smells
11. A．so that B．so C．that D．such that
12. A．looking after B．looking for
C．looking up D．looking down
13. A．Shall we B．What about C．Let’s D．Why not
14. A．With B．Without C．Under D．Behind
15. A．always B．often C．never D．sometimes
— I’m flying to Hainan Island for my holiday this weekend.
—Wonderful! ________
A．Have a good time. B．I hope so.
C．Why not? D．With pleasure.
