It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, “Come in!” and a small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him, but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at his host. “Do you know,” he said, “Nobody invited me to this party. I don’t know you, I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him, and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”
1.The best title is .
A. A Small Man
B. A Strange Guest
C. A Friendly Host
D. A Big Party
2.Which sentence is NOT true about the party?
A. All the guests stayed there until the party was over.
B. There were lots of people at the party.
C. There were some drinks at the party.
D. Not all the guests knew each other.
3.How long did the small man stay at the party?
A. For an hour.
B. For half an hour.
C. For 90 minutes.
D. For a while.
4.Why did the small man stay at the party?
A. He was the host’s neighbor.
B. He was a friend of the host’s.
C. He wanted to say “Have fun” to the people at the party.
D. His wife asked him to go there.
5.What’s the date that day?
A. Monday.
B. It’s December 25th
C. It’s November 25th
D. It’s January 1st
阅读理解:( 每题2分，共30分)
Three Things to Do Before You Are 18
Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18, because after that it’s too late.
Learn to swim
Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you won’t be able to do water sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.
Try at least one kind of team sports
Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can’t just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too – you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.
Collect something
One of the best hobbies for under – 18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or e-mails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.
1.The most important reason for learning to swim is that ________.
A.it can save your life
B.it can make you healthy
C.you might easily do lots of things
2. “A good social life” in the passage means _________.
A. you’ll study in groups
B. you’ll go to parties and make many friends
C. you’ll take part in many matches
3. The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to_________ .
A. collect something
B. do some water sports
C. send emails to your friends
4.What kind of collection is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?
A. stamps
B. cinema tickets
C. snowballs
5.The passage is mainly about _________ before you are 18.
A. good habits to keep
B. skills to have
C. things to do
完形填空: (每题1分，共15分)
We______ English, not learning about English. A student can _____ all about English, but he ____ not be able to speak English. There is a _____ between “learning English” and “learning about English”. If you _____ to learn it well, please _____ the following things. ____, learn the expressions (表达) by heart , learn the _____ sentence, not single words. ____ don’t ____ about making mistakes. It is important _____ a good habit from the very first lesson. Just try to say ______you want to say and don’t care ______people laugh at you. Keep on ______ and you’ll make ______ mistakes.
1.A. learning B. were learning C. are learningD. learn
2.A. know B. tell C. say D. sing
3.A. must B. may C. dare D. can
4.A. different B. differences C. differenceD. differently
5.A. think B. want C. try D. can
6.A. remember B. understand C. read D. write
7.A. In the end B. Most of all C. First of all D. At the end
8.A. all B. this C. both D. whole
9.A. At any time B. All the time C. At the same time D. At times
10.A. carry B. worry C. hurry D. stop
11.A. to search B. to repeat C. to start D. to develop
12.A. where B. why C. whom D. what
13.A. that B. if C. how D. what
14.A. standing B. trying C. putting D. teaching
15.A. less and less B. more or less C. fewer and fewer D. more and more
— Sarah, you are going to Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, ______ you?
— Yes, I’m going to celebrate it with my cousins.
A. are B. aren’t
C. will D. won’t
— Tony, may I have a talk with you now?
— Sure. Oh, it’s noisy here. Let’s go ______.
A. quiet somewhere B. somewhere quiet
C. quiet anywhere D. anywhere quiet
My cousin moved to Canada in 2010 and I haven’t seen him ______.
A. one day B. right now
C. just now D. since then
