__1__ the end of the 16th century English was only spoken by people from England. They were the native _2___(speak). Today, __3__ largest number of people speaking English may be in China because a lot of Chinese people learn and speak English __4__ their foreign language.
Old English ___5___(sound) more or less like German for it was based on German, _6___ modern English sounds more like French than German because England once ___7__(rule) by the French.
Two people had great effects __8__ the English changes. One was Shakespeare, __9___ enlarged the English vocabulary and the other was Noah Webster, who wrote a dictionary. The dictionary gave American English ___10___ own identity.
Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone ___1___ friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is ___2__ to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. ___3___, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people ___4___. But we would feel lonely if we ___5___ had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends ___6___ don’t get on well. That doesn’t ___7__ that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and become __8__ again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very ___9___. We miss them very much, but we can ___10___ them and write to them. And we can ___11___ new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live __12___ than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. ___13___ happy helps you stay well. Or it could be much better that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take ___14__ care of ___15___.
( ) 1. A. loves B. hates C. needs D. becomes
( ) 2. A. nice B. sad C. bad D. afraid
( ) 3. A. Hardly B. Nearly C. Suddenly D. Certainly
( ) 4. A. alone B. away C. over D. around
( ) 5. A. ever B. never C. just D. really
( ) 6. A. always B. sometimes C. often D. usually
( ) 7. A. think B. say C. mean D. speak
( ) 8. A. partners B. classmates C. parents D. friends
( ) 9. A. angry B. sad C. happy D. alone
( ) 10. A. call B. ask C. tell D. talk
( ) 11. A. look B. find C. make D. know
( ) 12. A. longer B. shorter C. slower D. faster
( ) 13. A. Smelling B. Being C. Sounding D. Making
( ) 14. A. less B. better C. worse D. more
( ) 15. A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself
书面表达:(共2小题,满分30分)
根据下面的表格所提供的内容,把Jane的下周安排写成不少于60词的英语短文。
Sunday |
go to her uncle's |
Monday |
finish her science report |
Tuesday |
go to the dentist's |
Wednesday |
have a piano lesson from 18:00-20:00 |
Thursday |
study for a math test |
Friday |
go to the movies with Lily in the evening |
Saturday |
play tennis with her friends |
信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
首先,请阅读一些关于针对学生在生活或学习中遇到问题给出建议的信息。
A. Try to talk to him, tell him it’s wrong for you two to do that. Then try to help him with his lessons in your spare time. If he can’t accept it, let it be. Maybe he’s not such a good friend.
B. You shouldn’t regret. The beauty of one’s looking or appearance doesn’t stand for everything. You are young and still depend on your parents. The most important thing is to study hard and you are sure to have a good future.
C. I used to have the same problem. You can try my ideas, they really work. First, talk about the things you like best and can do best. Then try to make friends you’re your neighbours.
D. You can get some examples from newspapers, magazines or TV shows, let her know it’s really bad.
E. Tell him that he has done something good to animals. If he takes the eggs home, how will their mother feel when she can’t find them? On the other hand, what kind of birds are they?
F. Say sorry to him first. And try to repair it. Or you may give him your favourite toy car instead. Or buy a new one for him.
请阅读一些关于中学生所遇问题的信息,然后进行匹配。
1. My friend Jenny always takes a walkman with her and listen to loud music. I think it may hurt her ears. But she doesn’t seem to care.
2. Sam saw some bird eggs under a tree when we had a trip in the forest. He wanted to take them home. I stopped him. He’s angry with me.
3. Jack let me play with his favorite toy car. I make it go too fast and it crashed.
4. All my friends have many new clothes. They wear clothes in different style every day. But my parents can’t afford it. I think it’s ashame.
5. My close friend always wants me to give him the answers in exams. I do that. But I’m afraid I might be caught. If I don’t do that, he might not be my friend any more.
Please look at the Flight Timetable and choose the right answers.
Flight No. Departure Arrival From To Stop CA907 07:45 12:10 Beijing Moscow Chengdu CA981 01:58 18:35 Beijing New York Shanghai CA158 10:20 23:10 Beijing London Chengdu CA149 11:35 22:10 Beijing Sydney Hong Kong CA923 12:35 17:10 Beijing Moscow / CA167 13:15 02:40 Beijing Paris Moscow CA147 15:55 10:15 Beijing Sydney Guangzhou CA949 17:25 07:35 Beijing Paris Shanghai CA173 19:20 01:50 Beijing Moscow Urumqi CA937 21:25 08:10 Beijing London Hong Kong |
(departure=leaving)
1.You’ll go to Australia. You can only take
when you reach Beijing Airport at eleven forty.
A.CA923 B.CA149 C. CA147 D. CA167
2. If you spend fourteen hours and ten minutes going to France, you must stay in on the way.
A. Hong Kong B. Shanghai C. Moscow D. Chengdu
3. It will take you to reach England if you stop in Hong Kong.
A. nine hours and twenty B. ten hours and thirty-five
C. twelve hours and fifty D. ten hours and forty-five
4.ou may in Beijing if you want to go to America.
A. take one plane B. take two planes
C. take three plane D. not take any planes
5. How many planes may you take in Beijing if you want to go to Australia?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four.
Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry(生气的)and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty(脏的)clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “He’ll punish(惩罚)You, you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“You’re a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”
“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room(空地方)for me at all!”
根据文章内容选择正确答案
1.Bruno went to school every day.
A. by bike B. by bus C. by car D. on foot
2.The playground was between(在……之间) 。
A. two classrooms B. the cinema and shop
C. Bruno’s house and school D. the shop and Bruno’s school
3.The little boy liked to play on the playground .
A. when it snowed
B. when there was some water there
C. when the children played football there
D. when his father was busy with his work
4.54.Bruno was afraid of the most.
A. his father B. his mother C. his teacher D. the older boys
5.That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because .
A. nobody made room(地方)for him in the water
B. there was no water on the playground
C. he took off his clothes before he played there
D. he played in the water carefully