Justin Bieber was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy 2011. Both he and his fans were excited to hear the great news!
Born on March 1, 1994, in Canada, Justin entered a singing contest when he was 12 and won the second place. He taught himself to play the piano, drums and guitar. In 2007 Justin posted videos of his singing on the Internet and became famous. In 2008, he became a singer with a record company. Since then, he has become a big name. Justin is so popular that screaming fans show up everywhere for his appearance. Several of his performances had to be cancelled because there were too many fans!
In February, 2011, Justin’s biopic Never Say Never came out. Justin came from a poor family. But he said in his book that not having as many things as his friends made him stronger and built his character. He wants to tell people that you can do anything if you just put your mind to it.
1.When did Justin become a singer with a record company?
A. In 1994. B. In 2007. C. In 2008. D. In 2011.
2.Why did Justin have to cancel some of his performances?
A. Because he was badly ill.
B. Because he thought his performances weren’t good enough.
C. Because he didn’t want to have any performances.
D. Because there were lots of fans.
3.Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. Justin was born in a rich family on March 1, 1994, in Canada.
B. Justin entered a singing contest when he was 12 and won the first place.
C. Justin is so terrible that he has few fans.
D. Justin said that poor environment made him stronger and built his character.
4.What’s the meaning of the word “biopic” in the last paragraph?
A. 自传 B. 声明 C. 论文 D. 小说
1.What is the most likely relationship between Daniel and Janet?
A. Friends. B. Husband and wife.
C. Secretary and boss. D. Teacher and student.
2.What did Janet ask Daniel to do?
A. To pick her up. B. Not to play computer games.
C. To make dinner. D. To read Sam a story.
3.When could Sam play computer games?
A. Before he had his music lesson.
B. After he did his homework.
C. After he read the story book.
D. After his mom came back.
完形填空(本题有15小题，每小题l分；满分l5分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It was a cold winter’s afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any ___ on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost right _______,there was a canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was ______ wearing many clothes, Robert noticed. He felt extremely cold and walked ______.
Just then he heard a cry, “Help! Help!” The cry came from the river. Robert looked ______. The boy was in the water and his canoe was slowly running away. “Help! Help!” he called again.
Robert was a good swimmer. Taking _____ his clothes, he jumped into the river. The cold water made him tremble(颤抖) all over, but in a few seconds he _______ the boy. “Don’t be _____,”he said and started to swim towards the river bank, pulling the boy with him. But at that moment he ______ a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all looking in his direction. Robert decided to swim towards the ________.
“_____ me a hand.” he shouted as he got near the boat. He looked ______ into a row of faces. “It’s funny.” he thought. “They look so ______.” silently they helped the ______into the boat and wrapped him in a blanket. But they didn’t move to help Robert.
“Aren’t you going to pull me out too?” Robert asked.
“You!” said one of the men. “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled a whole afternoon’s work! You can _____ in the water!”
1.A. fish B. boats C. waves D. ducks
2.A. above B. over C. below D. up
3.A. just B. not C. only D. luckily
4.A. on B. in C. out D. down
5.A. up B. outside C. down D. inside
6.A. off B. down C. away D. out
7.A. arrived B. reached C. went D. came
8.A. worry B. annoyed C. afraid D. calm
9.A. felt B. touched C. noticed D. smelled
10.A. bank B. bridge C. boat D. boy
11.A. Give B. Return C. Take D. Borrow
12.A. down B. right C. left D. up
13.A. happy B. disappointing C. angry D. embarrassing
14.A. boy B. swimmer C. mail D. Robert
15.A. jump B. run C. stay D. walk
书面表达 （共1题，满分15分）
假设你是李华。时下,你校不少学生带手机上学。为此,你班组织了一次班会，讨论中学生上学是否有必要带手机。请你给英语笔友Tom写封信，根据下表提供的信息，客观地介绍讨论的情况。可结合你校实际进行适当发挥，并发表自己的看法。
一些同学认为
一些同学认为
你的观点
方便；时尚。
中学生自控能力差；玩手机浪费时间。
(请你实话实说)
注意：
1． 正确使用英文书信的基本格式。词数：120左右。
Dear Tom,
Recently we’ve had a class meeting to discuss whether it is necessary for middle school students to carry mobile phones to school. …
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua
单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确、完全形式（每空填一词）。
1.My father isn’t in his office now. He is a_______ on business.
2.A_______ my grandmother has been dead for three years, she has been living in my heart.
3.In western countries, it’s usually impolite to ask p______ questions about others.
4.The answers are e______ the same. There aren’t any differences.
5.M_____ the new words is a great challenge for an English learner.
6.Mercedes-Benz is made in G_______, but it is very popular with the richer in China.
7.The illness s________ through the whole town and everyone got sick.
8.Jack won the first prize in the English speech contest. We are all p______ of him.
9.John s_______ eats breakfast in the morning. I think it’s bad for his health.
10.Don’t drop English! Everyone is born with the a_______ to learn it well.
语法填空,阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
As we all know, there are some differences between American English and British English. How did these differences take place? There is no quick answer __1._ this question.
Actually at first the language in Britain and America was the same. After America became an independent(独立的) country, the language gradually began to change. For a long time the language in America stayed the __2.__, while the language in England changed.
Over the centuries, a number of words and meanings __3._ are still in everyday use in the United States have __4.__ (disappear) in British English. For example, American English still use the __5._ (express) “I guess” (meaning “I think”), just as the British did 300 years ago.
In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. To make American English different from British English, he changed the spelling of many words. That’s __6.__ the words colour, centre and traveller are __7._ (spell) color, center and traveler in American English. Except for these differences in spelling, __8.__ (write) English is nearly the same in both British English and American English.
The differences are much __9.__ (great) in the spoken language. However, most of the time, people from the two countries do not have difficulty in _10.__ (understand) each other.
