Will you put others' needs before your own？What _____ will you get if you do？Here is an experience of mine.
It was a wet day and I had a _____ time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. What's more，I went out without breakfast and I left my _____ at home. So I couldn't get lunch and was terribly hungry.
When I finished my work，I _____ to ask my wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy_____．Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my_____ meal of the day at 5：00 p．m.
As I was halfway home，my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in _____ and needed a lift home. My mind said，“I will get him _____ I get the meal.” But my mouth said，“All right. I'll give him a _____．”
He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how ______ he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his company but that day the ______stopped him from making that journey.
______was a mess. A drive to him normally took 10 minutes，but that day it took 30 minutes.
Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a ______ friend of mine. But，in fact，he is a friend of a friend.
I wonder if I will ever see this person again，but I feel glad I was there when he ______ me.
So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you ______ more about others.
1.A. help B. feeling C. change D. reward
2.A. fun B. quiet C. hard D. good
3.A. keys B. glasses C. wallet D. notebook
4.A. called B. wanted C. advised D. remembered
5.A. gifts B. clothes C. fruit D. dinner
6.A. hot B. first C. simple D. free
7.A. trouble B. danger C. fear D. treatment
8.A. since B. after C. before D. when
9.A. choice B. greeting C. ride D. suggestion
10.A. sorry B. grateful C. surprised D. satisfied
11.A. rain B. time C. work D. traffic
12.A. He B. I C. Weather D. Traffic
13.A. new B. lovely C. close D. common
14.A. chose B. phoned C. joined D. needed
15.A. learn B. worry C. care D. talk
近年来，英语中考开始采用听力口语自动化考试，即人机对话（man-machine conversation）的方式检验学生的口语和听力。特别是对于口语测试（以前的中考对口语没有要求），学生们有不同的看法。我校就“你喜不喜欢用人机对话的形式来检验你的英语口语？”进行了调查，结果如下。请你根据表格内容，用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你的态度及理由。
| 态度 | 理由 |
85%的学生 | 喜欢 | 1.spoken English is important； 2. make students pay more attention to their spoken English； 3.teachers will let them speak English more in class. |
15%的学生 | 不喜欢 | 1.spoken English is poor； 2. can’t answer all the questions correctly； 3. computers break down suddenly. |
你 | …… | …… |
注意：（1）文章必须包括表中的全部内容，可适当增加细节；
（2）你的理由至少两条；
（3）文章开头已给出，你可以抄用此开头，但不计入总词数；也可以自己写开头，则计入总词数；
（4）词数：80—100。
Do You Like to Have Tests in the Man-machine Conversation?
Several days ago, we did a survey about whether you like to take your spoken English tests in the man-machine conversation. Here are the results.
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六、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分；共计5分）
Chris Jones 刚刚结束了一次不同寻常的印度之旅，记者就此对他进行了采访。以下是采访的部分内容。请根据Chris Jones的回答，从A, B, C, D四个选项中选择恰当的问题填入第71-74小题的空格处。
Reporter: 71
Chris: Well, it all started two years ago when I was having a trip to India. I visited a photographic exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I asked an expert for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter:72
Chris: Not too long. I bought an elephant called Tara for about USD 6,000.
Reporter: 73
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.
Reporter: 74
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
1._____
2._____
3._____
4._____
5.Which is the best title for the report?
A. A Sad Journey B. An Unusual Elephant
C. A Fast Journey D. An Unusual Journey
Sarah and Janet are middle school students. They have been friends1. they started school. They do many things together, such as studying, watching TV, surfing the Internet, playing sports, listening2. music and so on.
They usually help each other. When Sarah was in the 3.(three) grade, some students made fun of her because she was shy. Janet told the other students4.(stop) making fun of Sarah and she helped Sarah overcome her shyness. In the fifth grade, Janet had 5.(difficulty) in math. She studied hard, but she still couldn’t know what the teacher 6.(teach) clearly. Sarah helped Janet and explained every exercise to her. After six months, Janet did much 7.(well) than before and even got an A in the math exam. When Janet got the test paper, we can imagine 8. happy they were!
Everyone9.(need) a good friend in life. A life without a friend is a life without the sunshine. Please remember people want friends 10. are kind and helpful. So if we want a good friend, let’s be a good friend first.
B、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使对话通顺、正确。每词仅用一次（每空一词）。
W: I’m really excited 1. seeing the famous paintings by Picasso.
M: Me, too! I’m glad Mr. Smith could2. the art museum for our school trip this year.
W: I still remember last school trip in October when we went hiking. It began to rain 3. soon after we had started off.
M: Yeah, it was so terrible.
W: This time I’m going to bring my new 4. to take lots of photos.
M: Oh, no. Mr. Smith says we must not take photos. It’s not 5. in the museum.
W: That’s too bad! Do you think we can take photos if we don’t use a flash?
M: I think they just want to protect the paintings. If you don’t use a flash, then it may be OK.
W: Yeah, you are right. I’ll bring my camera anyway.
A、根据文章内容和括号内所给汉语的意思，写出各单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
Dear Dad,
Father’s Day is coming. Although I am 1.（忙）getting ready for the high school entrance exams, I want to celebrate it for you because you are my 2.（英雄）. I’d say, “I love you, Dad!”
I do think you are the most 3.（耐心）father in the world. Every time I have trouble, you always give me advice and help me out. I remember 4.（一次）I failed in a competition, I felt terrible. Instead of complaining, you just said to me quietly, “A real man must learn to5.（面对）many failures in life bravely. Cheer up!” I repeated your words many times and finally knew what 6.（它的）meaning was.
Dad, I am going to buy you a 7.（明信片）as a present. I hope you will like it although I don’t think it can 8.（表达）all of my thanks to you. I believe you can 9.（理解）me. Love you forever, Dad!
Best 10.（祝愿）!
Yours,
Mike
