I chose to study in Madrid because I had a desire to learn Spanish. My first impressions of Madrid were incredible. It was before the New Year that I arrived in Madrid for the first time. While traveling to my Spanish friend’s house in a taxi, I appreciated the buildings along the road which were different from those of my own country.
There are an incredible number of restaurants and bars from all over the world. If you are really into sightseeing, I hope you have rechargeable batteries for your digital camera, because one week really isn’t enough time to see everything here including a number of art, science, and historical museums as well as parks, buildings, and amazing landscapes.
What I liked best about life in Madrid was the fact that if you were frustrated with schoolwork and wanted to have some fun, you can easily go out. The nightlife never seems to stop and the people are all very friendly. You can meet people and practice Spanish while having fun at the same time.
What I liked least was the fact that many people smoked in the streets. Also, coming from the US, I was used to having a big breakfast every morning, but while living with an actual Spanish family, I wasn’t really satisfied with the food in the morning.
I think I have definitely become more independent since I came back from Spain. Living in a big city like Madrid I found that it is necessary to plan ahead and to make a schedule for future. There is so much to see, not just in the Spanish World, but in the European World as well.
1.What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To attract people to tour around Madrid.
B. To show how to enjoy Spanish culture.
C. To give advice on how to study Spanish.
D. To describe the author’s life in Madrid.
2.Why did the author suggest taking rechargeable batteries?
A. It’s difficult to deal with the used batteries.
B. It’s not convenient to recharge batteries.
C. There are few stores that sell ordinary batteries.
D. You will find lots of places worth taking pictures of.
3.Which of the following in Madrid didn’t please the author?
A. Parks and buildings. B. Restaurants and bars.
C. Nightlife. D. Breakfast.
书面表达(满分25分)
请根据下面提示，用英文简要描写你的一位好朋友周亮。
1． 年龄16岁，身材不高，虽然不太聪明 可是相当勤奋。经常受到老师的表扬。
2． 兴趣广泛，爱好足球、音乐等；并经常记日记。
3． 待人谦虚( modest )，乐于助人，与同学们相处很好。并耐心帮你学英语；
4． 大家都很喜欢他，你也喜欢他。
注意：1. 词数: 100 词左右;
2. 题目: My Best Friend_
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用括号内单词正确形式填空。（每小题1分，共10分）
1.The geography teacher told to us that the earth_________ (go) around the sun.
2.The scientist said he _______ (have) spent 10 years working at the research.
3.We crossed into ___________ (German) from Switzerland last week.
4.I found a (an) ___________ (dust) bag under the bed when I was cleaning up my room last night.
5.Dick called the police because he was _________(concern) for Grandma’s safty.
6.Would you mind ____________ (swap) seats with me so that I could sit next to my wife?
7.After they got married,they _________(settle) in France.
8.I didn’t ____________(actual) see her----I just heard her voice.
9.In the __________ (east) part of the United States, summer temperatures are very different from winter temperature.
10.The writer got used to __________ (set) down all his important thoughts in his diary.
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Water costs money．In some places water is hard ．What when a town
has these problems？A small town in California found a happy ．
Very rain ever fell there．The town had no water ．The water it used was from a river 300 miles away．As more people live in the town water was needed．Now water to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost money．
The town a plan．It found to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused many ways．Five lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go ．They have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of ．
In most places，water is used and thrown ．The town that saved water
has saved the town！
1.A．supplying B．getting C．to get D．to supply
2.A．happens B．happening C. is happened D．happened
3.A．key B．answer C. answering D．way
4.A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
5.A．of itself B．of its own C．for its own D. for itself
6.A．fetch B．take C．brought in D．guided
7.A．come to B．came to C．coming to D．came for
8.A．many B．plenty of C．more D．many more
9.A．has B．had C．must D．needed
10.A．many B．a few C．a great many D．a lot of
11.A．put B．made C．supply D．noticed
12.A．a way B．ways C．an answer D．a key
13.A．for B．by C．at D．in
14.A．man-making B．man-make C．man-made D．man made
15.A．boating B．to boat C．to boating D．on boating
16.A．must B．could C．needed D．had to
17.A．as B．with C．for D．to
18.A．water enough B．enough water C. crops enough D．enough crops
19.A．off B．of C．away D．out of
20.A．it’s B．its C．one’s D．his
If you have a watch, don’t go to a watchmaker’s unless something is wrong with the machinery. Once I had a beautiful watch. And it had kept perfect time. But one night it happened that I forgot to wind it up (上发条). Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to be set by the exact time. He examined it and said, “The regulator (快慢调整器) must be pushed up as your watch is four minutes slow.
I tried to stop him from doing so, but he didn’t listen and pushed the regulator.
My beautiful watch began to gain. It gained faster and faster day by day. By the end of the second month it had left all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.
I could do nothing but take it to another watchmaker to be regulated. I expected him to regulate the watch at once, but he asked me to come in a week’s time. When at last I got my watch back from him, it began to slow down. And I failed to be in time for trains, business affairs, and even missed my dinners.
Now I went to a third watchmaker. When I was waiting for him to repair my poor watch, he took it to pieces and said that he would try to finish this work in three or four days. What I could do was to nod my head. After that, my watch went for half a day, and then stopped. So I kept taking my watch from one watchmaker to another. But each watchmaker disappointed me.
My watch had cost me two hundred dollars, but I paid for repairs more than two hundred. At last I decided to buy another watch, which I did.
1.The writer was sure that ___________.
A. you’d better not have your watch repaired if nothing has gone wrong with it
B. you’d better never have your watch repaired
C. you’d better not have your watch regulated
D. you’d better repair your watch yourself
2.The writer took his watch to the first watchmaker in order to ___________.
A. check (检查) it whether it kept good time
B. change some parts
C. have it set by the exact time
D. push up the regulator
3.The watch went faster than it used to be ___________.
A. after it was repaired
B. before it was repaired
C. during the time when it was being repaired
D. if it was repaired
4.Not long after his watch was regulated, he ___________ for the second time.
A. regulated it B. set it
C. repaired it D. had it repaired
5.The writer decided to buy another watch because ___________.
A. he would not spend more money on repairs
B. he didn’t like the old one
C. a new watch could keep good time
D. he had spent two hundred dollars on repairs
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up (混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor , you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: "Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes."
1.The writer thinks that the most important thing for you to learn a language is___________.
A. reading B. practicing
C. talking about it D. listening
2. What should you do in learning English?
A. Try to make some mistakes.
B. Avoid making any mistakes.
C. Remember as many new words as you can.
D. Use it as often as you cam
3. If people laugh at the mistakes you make, you should ___________.
A. be angry with them B. be angry with yourself
C. not care D. believe you are right
4.When you make a mistake, you should___________.
A. never make any mistakes again
B. tell others not to make the same mistake
C. punish yourself for making it
D. keep your sense of humor
5.The story tell us:" ___________."
A. It is normal (正常的) that we make some mistakes in learning English
B. Everyone must make mistakes
C. We can avoid making mistakes in learning a language
D. Laughing can help one learn English well
