Hello,everyone. My name is Suzie. I am 20 years old. At the moment I am in my second year at art school and I often dream about my future. I have big plans and I’d like to tell you a bit about them.

   My most immediate(當(dāng)前的) plan is the holiday plan. I am going to visit my brother,who is working in Australia. My mother and I are going to spend Christmas with him in the summer sun. I am very excited about that.

   When I return,I have to make a final decision about which course I am going to take next year. I am still not sure 一 I might do fashion design(設(shè)計） or I might do landscape（景觀） design. It is difficult because I am interested in both clothes and gardens. If I choose landscape,I’d like to wbric witii my fiiend Jasper. He is excellent with gardens and we have already worked on two together. It was great fun and we got on very well.

   In five or ten years’time I would like to have my own business and work for myself,like my father. He has his own building business. I might even take a business course after I finish art school.

   Of course,one day I hope to marry and have children — before I am 30,but I can’t plan when I’11 meet the right person and I haven’t got a boyfiiend at the moment.

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() 56. What does the underlined word “ them ” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

   A. Courses. B. Future plans.

   C. Gardens. D. Family members.

() 57. What's Suzie's holiday plan?

   A. To spend some time with Jasper.

   B. To prepare for an important exam.

   C. To help with her father's business.

   D. To spend Christmas with her brother.

() 58. Which course might Suzie take after she finishes art school?

   A. Fashion design.

   B. Landscape design.

   C. History.

   D. Business.

() 59. We can learn from the passage that Jasper is.

   A. Suzie's boyfriend

   B. working in Australia

   C. an excellent landscape designer

   D. in the same art school as Suzie

() 60. What does Suzie plan to do in five or ten years?

   A. To finish art school.

   B. To have her own family.

   C. To find a job in Australia.

   D. To design some beautiful gardens.

    Pete Sparks was a sensitive(敏感的) boy. He was so sensitive that even his hair was ticklish(怕癢的) .You only had to touch his hair a little bit and he would start laughing. When this ticklish laughter started,no one could make him stop.

   Pete tried everything to control his ticklishness,but nothing worked. So he began to feel sad for being different.

   One day in the street,he met a special cloww (小丑) .The down was very old and could hardly yalk,but when he saw Pete in tears,he went to cheer him up. It didn't take long to make Pete laugh. Later Pete told him about his problem,and he asked the clown how such an old man could keep on being a clown.

   “I have no one to take my place,” said the clown. “I have a very serious job to do.”Pete looked at him,surprised. “Come,I’11 show you ,” said the clown. So the clown took Pete to many hospitals full of children who were sick. As soon as they saw the clown,their faces changed completely and lit up with a smile. The short time spent with the clown changed everything for them. That day was even more special,because in every show Pete^,s laughter made the children even happier.When visit came to an end, the old clown said to Pete, “Now do you see why I can't retire(退休) ，even at my age?”

   That was how Pete became a clown,and took the old man’s place. From that day on,the fact that Pete was different actually made iiim happy,thanks to his special talent.

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() 51. At first Pete’s ticklishness made him .

   A. feel bad   B. popular among kids

   C. always be laughed at

   D. feel proud of himself 

() 52. Which of the following is TRUE about the old clown?

   A. He was a sensitive man.

   B. He liked his job as a clown.

   C. He was unable to make Pete laugh.

   D. He knew how to control his ticklishness.

() 53. The old clown took Pete to the hospitals in order to.

   A. treat his ticklishness

   B. encourage him to be a clown

   C. show him the meaning of his job

   D. know whether Pete had told the truth

() 54. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

   A. The old clown died.

   B. Pete stopped being ticklish.

   C. Pete felt good with his talent.

   D. Pete went to live with the old clown.

() 55. What does the story teach us?

   A. Practice makes perfect.

   B. Everyone is bom useful.

   C. Well begun is half done.

   D. Where there is life,there is hope.

Dear Sam,

   Here we are in New York having a nice time. The weather is very nice. We’re staying in quite a nice hotel in a nice part of town,Lower Manhattan. We have nice views (景色) of the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building from our bedroom window. Yesterday we went on a really nice helicopter (直升機(jī)) tour of the city and then in the evening we saw a nice show on Broadway. Today we are going shopping for clothes at Bloomingdale,s. I want to buy some nice designer jeans. They are much cheaper here. Are you having a nice time in the south of France? We hear that the markets there are nice.

   See you soon.

                                                    Love,

                                              Richard and Sandy 

Hi Rob,

   Just to let you know that I’m thinking of coming to England this summer. You know I have to use English a lot at work now,and I think I need some lessons. I especially want my pronunciation to be better 一 you’re always telling me it's bad!Anyway,I saw an ad(廣告) in a magazine for a school in York. Isn’t that quite near you? Can you send me some more information about language schools in your area? It would be great to see you while I’m here,and I’d also love to meet some of your friends.

   Can’t wait to hear from you. Hope to see you soon.

                                                     Love,

                                                    Concetta

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() 46. What did Richard and Sandy do yesterday?

   A. They went to a show.

   B. They went to a market.

   C. They did some shopping.

   D. They visited the Chrysler Building.

() 47. “ Bloomingdale's ” is probably the name of a.

   A. theater   B. hotel

   C. store   D. restaurant

() 48. Where is Sam now?

   A. In the USA. B. In England.

   C. In France. D. In Canada.

() 49.What does Rob think of Coftcetta’ s English pronunciation?

   A. Excellent.

   B. Not bad.

   C. Better than before.

   D. Need to be improved.

() 50. What will Rob probably write in his e-mail to Concetta?

   A. An introduction to some wonderfiil places in England.

   B. Some advice on how to improve pronunciation.

   C. Some information about language schools.

   D. A story between him and his friends.

   It was night. A dark figure (身影) carefully unlocked the door and went out. He looked 36 . Was there anybody there? No,all was 37 . He ran quickly to some other doors and opened them. Then he went straight to the kitchen ...

   Last month,38 things began to happen at London's Battersea Dogs Home. Every morning when the staff 39 ,they saw that a lot of the dogs were out of their cage(籠子) . It was a mystery. “It happened so many times ,” said Amy Watson,one of the staff members. “We even 40 that perhaps it was the ghost of Mary Tealby." It was .Mary Tealby that started the home in 1860. The staff decided to put 41 in all the cages and film what happened.

   The next day the steff watched the film. They were surprised at what they 42 . Red,a foujr,year-old dog,used his teeth to open the door of his cage. Then he did the same for his friends in the next cages. All the dogs 43 and had a great time. Amy told us, “44 ate lots of food,played and had lots of fun,and made lots of mess!”

   Reporters from Japan,Germany,and America came to film Red,and 400 people phoned 45 they wanted to give him a home. Red is a famous film star now. “He's a real celebrity(名人) !” said Amy.

() 36. A. up   B. in   C. down   D. around

() 37. A. clean   B. dirty   C. noisy   D. quiet

() 38. A. terrible   B. strange   C. exciting   D. wonderful

() 39. A. moved   B. waited   C. arrived   D. shouted

() 40. A. hoped   B. decided   C. noticed   D. thought

() 41. A. cameras   B. boxes   C. toys   D. dogs

() 42. A. saw   B. said   C. heard   D. made

() 43. A. gave out   B. found out   C. got out   D. tried out

() 44. A. He   B. She   C. It   D. They

() 45. A. so   B. but   C. because   D. though

() 35. —What do you think of TFBOYS,song — Heart?

--.

   A. Yes,I like it   B. It's fantastic

   C. I can sing it   D. You’ re right

() 34. People many trees. In the future there will be fewer and fewer places for the animals to live in.

   A. cut down   B. wrote down

   C. put up   D. gave up

() 33. Mr. Jackson his students. All of them are afraid of him.

   A. is thankful to   B. is friendly to

   C. is good with   D. is strict with

() 32. —Which sweater do you like best,Katie?

—The sweaters here are too big too small. I don't like them.

   A. neither; nor   B. both; and   C. either; or   D. not only; but also

() 31. Matt is busy this morning,but hesee you this afternoon if you like.

   A. can   B. has to

   C. should   D. need

() 30. Because of the heavy traffic,it took Ruby an hour to the park.

   A. get   B. to get

   C. getting   D. got