四、阅读理解：（共30分，每小题2分）

A

April 1^st is a day on which , in some countries, people try to play tricks on others. If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool!” , and then the person  who has been tricked usually laughs too.

On April 1^st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously turned switches and pressed buttons. But nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said, “ This poor bus is getting old. It isn’t going as well as it used to. There’s only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word “Three” ,. I want you all to lean forward suddenly as hard as you can, that should get the bus started again, but if it doesn’t , I am afraid there is nothing else I can do . Now all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.

The passengers all obediently(顺从地)pressed back against their seats and waited anxiously.

Then the driver turned to his front and asked “ Are you ready?”

The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer. “Yes.”

“One, Two. Three!” counted the driver. The passengers all swung forward suddenly and the bus started at a great speed.

 The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief. But their smiles turned to surprised and then delighted laughter when the driver merrily cried. “April Fool”

51. In some countries, April 1^st is the Fool’s Day on which people _____.

 A. laugh at others   B. laugh as fools

 C. play tricks on passengers  D. play tricks on others and laugh at them

52. The  country bus stopped just because _______

A. the road was winding   B. there was something wrong with it

C. it was getting old.      D. the driver wanted to play a trick on the passengers.

53. The passengers tied their best to help the driver start the bus because ____

A. they didn’t realize the driver wanted to fool them

B. they knew what the driver meant but they wanted to make it funny

C. they were anxious to laugh

D. the driver was really in trouble.

54. “That should get the bus started again” means that the driver told them that_______

A. the bus would start again if the passengers did what he told them to do

B. the bus would start again unless he got the bus repaired.

C. he could do nothing because the bus was old.

D. the passengers could make the bus start again if they learned back.

55. When they heard the driver cry “ April Fool” the passengers _____

A. got surprised and angry   B. began to smile

C. got surprised and began to laugh  D. breathed more easily

                 B

Mr. Richard worked in a shop which sold, cleaned and repaired  hearing-aids(助听器). One day, an old man entered and put one down in front of him without saying a word.

 “ What’s the matter with it ?” Mr. Richard asked. The man did not answer. Of course, Mr. Richard thought that the old man must be deaf (聋) and that something must be wrong with his hearing-aid. “Is there something wrong with your hearing-aid, sir?”  Again the old man said nothing, So Mr. Richard shouted  his questions again as loudly as he could.

The old man took a pen and a piece of paper and wrote . “ It is not necessary to shout when you are speaking to me. My ears are as good as yours. This hearing-aid is my wife’s. I’ve just had a throat(咽喉) operation, and my problem is not that I can’t hear but that I can’t speak.

56. Mr. Richard’s job is to ______ hearing-aids.

 A. sell       B. clean      C. repair       D. A, B. and C.

57. What did the old man come to do? He came to _________

A. buy a new hearing-aid for himself

B. change a clean one for his wife

C. ask Mr. Richard if there was a hearing-aid like his wife’s in the shop

D. It didn’t tell us clearly

58. Mr. Richard said to himself that _______
A. the man must be a fool

B. something must be wrong with both his ears and his hearing-aid

C. the man was a man  of hew words

D. there was something wrong with his wife’s hearing-aid

59. Why did Mr. Richard shout more loudly? Because______
A. the man was deaf in both ears

B. the man spoke in a low voice

C. he was angry at why the man didn’t answer

D. the man told him to repeat

60. What on earth (究竟) was the old man’s trouble?

A. He could say nothing but hear  B. He could neither hear nor speak

C. He could neither speak nor hear  D. He could not only hear but also speak

                    C

“How are you?” is a nice question . It’s a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But “How are you” is also a very unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t have an answer. The person who asks “How are you” hopes to hear answer “Fine”, even though the person’s friend isn’t fine. Because “How are you” isn’t really a question. And “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other way of saying “Hello,” and “Hi”

   Sometimes, people also don’t day just what they mean. For example, when someone asks, “Do you agree?” the other person might be thinking, “No, I don’t agree. I think you are wrong.” But it isn’t very polite to say so, so the other person might say, “I’m not so sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.

People also don’t say  just what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone end when one person says “I’ve got to go now” Often , the person who wants to hand up (挂电话)gives an excuse; “ Someone’s at the door” “I’ve got to put the things away” “ Something is burning on the fire” The excuse might be real, but it isn’t very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person’s feelings.

When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don’t say just what they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s all part of the games of language!

61. When a person is not going to agree with someone, it would be better to say ,”______”

A.      No, I don’t agree  B. I think you’re wrong  C. I’m not so sure  D. I’m sure I don’t agree

62. Excuse are used because he or she _________

A.      doesn’t want to hurt the other person’s feelings

B.      wants to talk to a person at the door

C.      wants to do much housework

D.     is cooking something on the fire

63. “___” is a better expression used to end a telephone call.

A.      I don't want to talk any more.  B. Sorry, I want to hang up  C. You speak too much.   D. I’ve got to put something away.

64. A nice question in America ______.

A.      is not always

B.      has no answer

C.      is to say “hello” to others

D.     is not needed when someone is fine

65. The passage tells us that one of the rules of the games of language is “___”

A.      always say what you mean

B.      don’t agree with other people

C.      be polite

D.     never say just what you are thinking

第二卷

注意事项：本卷共五道大题，答题一律用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在答题纸中。

一、词汇题

A.      从（B）栏A.B.C.D.D.中选出（A）栏单词的正确解释，添入相应序题的括号中。（共5分，每小题1分）

(A)                                                                                 (B)

66. remember              A. a coat for people to wear in the rain

67. discover                B. happen, take place

68. excellent                C. find out

69.raincoat                 D. keep in mind

70. occur                   E. very very good

B．根据下列句子和所给的字母，在横线上添出单词。（共5分，每小题1分）

71. The road is too  n________ for cars to pass.

72. John is my  p___________ . We often write to each other , but we have never seen each other.

73. Go  str____________ ahead for three blocks and turn left, then you’ll find the hotel.

74. Terri is quite tall for her  a________.

75. She couldn’t    b___________  her eyes.

二、用括号内词的适当形式填空。（共20分，每小题2分）

76. My ______________ (translate) is not as good as yours.

77. It’s ______________ (danger) to swim in the river.

78. She had her bike _______________ (repair) yesterday afternoon.

79. They visited a lot of ____________ ___(history) places in Rome.

80. They found the lost child in the forest on the ____________(twelve) day.

81. The ______________ (friend) between our two countries will last forever.

82. Would you like to know the ____________ (high) of this peak(山顶)? Well, it’s about 2000 metres above sea level.

83. Mark shouted __________ (angry) when he knew that he had been played a joke on.

84. This key is used for __________ (open) the door of our classroom.

85. They don’t come from France, they are ______________ (Germany)

三、补全对话。（共5分，每小题1分）

A.      根据对话内容在横线上添入一个合适的词完成对话

A: _____86____ can I do for you?

B: I want some bananas. How ____87_____are they?

A: Four yuan a kilo.

B: That’s too dear. Can you make it _____88_____? What about three yuan?

A: How many do you want?

B: Two kilos.

A: Well , here you are. Anything ____89_____?

B: I also want some apples.

A: The green ones or the red ones, which do you prefer?

B: I prefer the green ones. I want two kilos, too.

A: Here you are. Is that ____90____?

B: Yes, that’s all.

B.      根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（共5分，每小题1分）

Bob: Hello, Is that Doris?

Doris: Yes, Doris speaking.____91____.Let me turn down the radio.

Bob: Hi, It’s Bob here, listen .I want you to play in the concert for me.

Doris: OK. When?

Bob: December 21^st, ____92____.

Doris: ____93____?

Bob: In the City Hall. Be sure you will come.

Doris: Bob, you know, ____94____, but I think I will be well enough by then. But I will have to ring you back, as I need to have a look at my diary.

Bob: ____95____?

Doris: Sure. I will ring you back this evening.

A.      Can you ring me back soon?

B.      I donot feel well these days.

C.      And where

D.     just before Christmas

E.      Just a minute

四、改错：从A.B.C.D四个划线处找出一处有错误的选项填入相应的括号内，并在横线上写出正确答案。（共10分，每小题2分）

96. she  couldn’t help  to laugh  when she heard that story.

   A       B          C               D

97. It   took   me two hours  finished  the composition.

   A     B   C              D

98. She lives  in  a small village  which   there are no schools.

A    B                  C       D

99. Smith, with his friends,  often  go  to  the concert.

A          B   C          D

100. He asked me if I have been to the Great Wall with my parents.

A     B           C           D

五、写作：（共10分）

从下列两个题目中任选其一，写一篇80—100词的短文，要求表达清楚。若两篇都写，只一第一篇评分

A：Learning English. 要求表达出学习英语的重要性及如何学习英语。

B: My School Life. 要求明白的介绍自己的学校生活， 但在文章中不允许涉及学校名称，自己或老师、同学的真实姓名。

参考答案：

1-5 BDDDD   6-10 CAADB  11-15 DCBBC   16-20 ACCBB

21-25 CADDA   26-30 BDBAC   31-35 ABADC   36-40 CBABA

41-45 DCBAA    46-50 BCDBC    51-55  DDAAC   56-60 DDBCA

61-65 CADAC   66-70 DCEAB

71. narrow   72. pal   73. straight   74, age   75. believe

76.translation  77.dangerous   78.repaired   79.historical  80.twelfth

81.friendship  82.height   83.angrily  84. opening  85.Germans

86.what  87.much  88.cheaper  89.else   90.all

91. E. 92. D  93. C   94. B   95. A

96. A. laughing  97. D. to finish  98. C. where  99. C. goes 

100 B. had been

作文评分标准：

8-10分：表述清楚，内容连贯、用词准确，卷面整洁，基本无语法及拼写错误，字数符合要求；

5-7分：表述较清楚，内容较连贯，语法及拼写错误较少，字数基本符合要求；

2-4分：内容空洞，词不达意，卷面不整，错误较多，不足30词。