Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends. The young man said that he has an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing were able to make his uncle smile or laugh. “You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain. “I’m sure I can make him laugh.”
That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told some funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Finally he stopped. He was tired and disappointed.
Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened. “Oh,” said his friend . “I know that old man. He’s been deaf for years.”
1.Mark Twain was _______.
A. an American actor B. a Canadian actor
C. an American writer D. a Canadian writer
2.Mark Twain stopped telling stories at last because he was ______
A. thirsty B. tired C. angry D. sleepy
3.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Mark Twain’s jokes are not funny at all.
B. The young man played a joke on Mark Twain.
C. Mark Twain told the jokes only for the young man and his uncle.
D. The young man told Mark Twain that his uncle was deaf.
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying(摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs（屋顶）. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的) area and the welfare department （福利机构）brought them food, clothes and shelter.
1. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?
A. Fourteen B. Twenty-one
C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six
2.Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
A. He was in bed.
B. He was inside the house.
C. He was outside the house.
D. He was on the roof.
3.Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because__________.
A. her husband knew there would be a storm.
B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse.
C. she felt the house was moving.
D. the welfare department helped her.
4.The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means______.
A. something to eat B. something to wear
C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay
5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A. A Terrible Storm. B. A Lucky Woman.
C. Good Soldiers. D. Clever People.
During the war, an English pilot (飞行员) was hurt. But he was by a group of nuns (修女). He had been very and lost his sense (知觉). When he came to himself he was to find a woman beside him. It was Sister Mary. She said to him, “This is a woman hospital. We will you here as long as , but you will have to follow our advice.”
The pilot to make himself up for a nurse. He could not talk with the nurses or the nuns. He had to stay in a small room as as possible. He was asked to shave (刮胡子) every day, wearing , and the nurse’s uniforms. It was a very difficult time, however, he didn’t feel very especially when one of the nursing girls caught his eyes. She was very quiet, and ran away whenever she saw him looking at . The pilot found fall in love with her.
One day he found the nurse working in the kitchen . He went over to her and said, “Please don’t do that. I love you so much.” He started to put his arms the nurse, and then drew back . He found that the nurse was actually pilot saved by the nurse just like himself.
1.A. caught B. saved C. killed D. helped
2.A. lucky B .hungry C. strong D. weak
3.A. angry B. sorry C. surprised D. worried
4.A. hide B. put C. take D. stop
5.A. possible B. able C. possibly D. need
6.A. decided B. liked C. agreed D. asked
7.A. soon B. much C. early D. late
8.A. clothes B. cap C. shoes D. sweater
9.A. lonely B. alone C. hungry D. hungrily
10.A. him B. me C. her D. she
11.A. her B. him C. herself D. himself
12.A. lonely B. loudly C. happily D. alone
13.A. behind B. in front of C. around D. on
14.A. happily B. sadly C. in surprise D. in danger
15.A. another B. the other C. others D. the others
书面表达 （满分15分）
假设你叫李俊，你的美国朋友David想要在中国结交更多的朋友。你通过电子邮件，把你的最好的朋友王明介绍给他。王明情况见下表：
姓名 | 王明 |
年龄 | 15 |
外貌 | 方脸，大眼睛，短发，高个子； |
个性 | 诚实，幽默，替朋友保守秘密，从不说他人坏话； |
爱好 | 痴迷于DIY, 上周给我做了一张生日卡片； |
其他情况 | 1、 对了解不同种类的鸟类感兴趣，是观鸟协会的一员； 2、 最喜欢冬季，因为他喜欢堆雪人，打雪仗； |
理想 | 嗓音好，喜欢唱歌，长大后想成为一名歌手； |
要求：1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下连贯；
2）必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥；
3）词数：100词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
4）不使用真实姓名和校名等。
Dear David,
How are you? I’m writing to introduce my best friend Wang Ming to you.
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I hope you can make friends with him as soon as you can. Maybe he can show you around our country at the Spring Festival.
Best wishes,
Li Jun
These days, a new kind of restaurant is becoming popular. People who go there can not only enjoy their meals, they can also enjoy playing computer games and have fun with their family and friends on the Internet. Sailor is the restaurant’s name. It is in Los Angeles, and it’s about fun and food.
In Sailor, there are no waiters or waitresses around you. The screens have replaced (取代) them. You can order the food you want by touching the screen in front of you and runners will bring it to the tables. You can also play video games with the people at the next table. The screens can show music videos, movies and so on. But mainly they are used to show video games.
It’s an interactive (互动的) restaurant where you will control your meal and your fun. The service is fast and the runners know clearly where to go. There will be no waiting for a waiter, and no misunderstanding in the kitchen. Different kinds of food are served at any time of day. Sailor is a place which hosts “room games”, where every table in the restaurant can have a video game competition at the same time.
The owner of the restaurant hopes that Sailor can make it easy for people to have fun and enjoy meals.
1.Where is the restaurant Sailor?
___________________________________________
2.How can you order the food in Sailor?
___________________________________________
3.When is the food served in Sailor?
___________________________________________
4.What does the owner of the restaurant hope?
___________________________________________
5.How do you like this new kind of restaurant?(自拟作答)
___________________________________________
、根据中文，完成下列句子。（10’）
1.这将会导致野生生物的空间越来越少。
This will__________ ___________ less and less space for wildlife.
2.冬天是打雪仗的最好季节。
Winter is the best time__________ have __________ ____________.
3. 政府应该制定法律来防止人们砍伐森林。
The government should ____________ _____________to ask people to stop cutting the forest.
4.地震时人们惊恐的尖叫。
People ____________ _____________ ____________ when earthquake happened.
