完成句子。（每空1分，共10分）
1.He improves his English by joining an English club. (对划线部分提问）
________ ________ he improve his English?
2.The food is delicious. （变感叹句）
________ ________ the food is!
3.Where is the post office? Could you tell me?（合为一句）
Could you tell me ______ the post office ______?
4.Is she good at English? Do you know? （合为一句）
Do you know _______ she ______ good at English?
5.我想知道他为什么这么生气。（完成译句)
I ________ ________ he is so angry.
任务型阅读（每小题2分，共10分）
Listening to songs is a great way to learn English . Here are a few reasons.
1.________ And when you are enjoying yourself, you learn without even realizing it. The best thing is that there are so many good songs in English and there are so many kinds of music, including pop , country, R＆B,rock, soul and so on Let David Bowie, Madonna, The Beatles, Alicia Keys…be your teachers!
2.________Just take your MP3 player with your favorite tracks and press “play”.And you can listen to them whenever and wherever you want, so you can learn English while you’re walking , driving , doing sports or relaxing on the sofa.
3.________While you’re listening to songs, you are raising your awareness of language structures. And you’re seeing how the structures are formed and used.
4.________And after singing along to the songs several times, all those phrases and expressions will become firmly fixed in your long-term memory. Then later you’ll find that you use them naturally when you’re speaking or writing.
5.________For example , the song American Pie is about the 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly ,Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, which was an important event in US history.
So, load up your MP3 player, put on your headphones and press “play”!
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整。[来源:
A. Learning English by listening to music is easy, too.
B. Songs can also teach you about history, culture and traditions.
C. Songs are full of useful language that you can use when you’re speaking and writing,.
D. Songs are good for developing your understanding of English grammar.
E. Listening to music is fun.
口语运用。（每小题1分，共5分）
从方框中选出合适的句子填在对话空缺处，使对话内容完整、连贯。有两个多余项。
W:Hello ,Han Lin.
H:Hello, XiaoHua.
W: 1.
H: I’m reading about today’s newspaper. It says every week students in primary schools have a day without homework.
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W:I think it’s great. 3.
H: That’s impossible . But after the big exam, we’ll also have a long summer vacation and needn’t do any homework.
W:I’m looking forward to it. Have you made any plans for it?
H: 4.I’m going travelling .But I haven’t decided where to go.
W: 5.
H: Good idea. I also hear Taiwan is a nice place. I’ll think about it. Thank you for your advice.
W:It’s a pleasure.
A. Why not go to Taiwan? B. We can have more time to enjoy ourselves. C. No, not yet. D. How do you feel about it? E. What are you up to? F. Yes ,of course. G. I wish I were still in primary school. |
Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels , skyscrapers（摩天楼）,and shopping malls, In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business, But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change.
Today Dubai is one of the world’s most important business centers. In fact , each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil.
Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad, They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping!
Dubai is also one of the world’s fastest growing cities. Many tall buildings are built in months. The city also has many man-made islands.One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree（棕榈树）and is very beautiful.
The city is still an amazing mix(混合体)of people from different countries . The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai , and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives （本地人）by eight to one!
Many people welcome the city’s growth. But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change As a Dubai native says, “We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there’s a lot of more work to do.”
1.Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century?
A.To relax. B. To buy oil.
C. To go shopping. D. To do business.
2.Which of the following is NOTtrue?
A. Dubai has created many man-made islands.
B. There are many foreigners working in Dubai.
C. Many international visitors come to Dubai every year.
D. Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.
3.What does the underlined word “outnumber” mean?
A. To be smaller in size than another group.
B. To be more in number than another group.
C. To be bigger in area than another group.
D. To be smaller in area than another group.
4.In the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean?
A. We should always visit Dubai.
B. We should learn from foreigners.
C. We must always remember our past.
D. We must only think about the future.
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Dubai is growing very fast .
B. Dubai was a big city before 1966.
C. Many tall buildings are built in months.
D. Many tourists come to relax on Dubai’s beaches.
Betty and I are best friends . Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year ,we had a costume party instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John?”John had been in our class for only a few months , but he was always getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled（皱起）my nose and said, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?”Mum said nothing . The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate（凭证）in it. “I thought it would be nice of you to give this to John ,”mum said. But how? We didn’t want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time . Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.
On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet（床单）,but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced , ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in la loud voice, “Now it’s time for the great prize game, It’s the following riddle …”It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.
Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy . So did we.
When we helped others , we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.
1.The two girls and John were in the same_________.
A.group B. family C. team D. class
2.John’s family may be very______according to the passage.
A. far B. poor C. rich D.small
3.How did John get the prize during the party?
A. By helping others.
B.By asking for help.
C.By getting good grades in study.
D.By winning the math game.
4.John______with the shopping certificate after the party.
A.watched a basketball match
B.saw a movie
C. bought something to wear
D. made a phone call
5.The two girls felt_________when they found John wearing his new clothes.
A. happy B. sorry C. sad D. Angry
A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said they were her friends. But one day she heard the hounds(猎犬) getting close and hoped to escape them with the help of her many friends. So, she went to the horse, and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back. But he refused, because he had important work to do for his master. He felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her.
She then came to the bull, and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns（角）.The bull replied,” I am very sorry, but I have an appointment with a lady; but I feel sure that our friend , the goat, will do what you want.” The goat, however, feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it, The sheep, she felt sure, was the proper friend to ask for help.
So she went to the sheep and told him the situation. The sheep replied, “Another time , my dear friend. I do not like to have anything to do with it , as hounds have been known for eating sheep as well as hares.”
The hare then went, as a last hope, to the calf(小牛),who regretted that be was unable to help her , as did not like to take the responsibility（责任）upon himself. By this time the hounds were quite near, and the hare started to run and luckily escaped.
1.What do we know about the hare?
A.She was strong enough to face all the dangers.
B.She was friendly and all animals loved to help her.
C.She was ready to help the other animals when necessary.
D.She got along well with the other animals and had a lot of friends.
2.What happened to the hare one day?
A.The horse carried her away on his back.
B.Her enemy came near and she was in danger.
C.She had an argument with her friend,the bull.
D.The goat hurt her when taking her upon his back.
3.What does the underlined word “repel”mean in Chinese?
A. 击退 B. 厌恶 C. 排斥 D. 拒绝
4.What do you think of the sheep?
A. Helpless. B. Brave. C. Friendly. D. Smart.
5.What does the story want to tell us?
A. Don’t judge a book by its cover .
B. One’s mind works fast in time of danger.
C. Sometimes enemies can become good friends.
D. Having too many friends means no friends sometimes.
