() 6. —2015 is an El Nino (厄爾尼諾) year.

Many places may be short of water. Being a student,I want to do something,but I wonder .

—Oh,you can do some small things such as turning off the tap while brushing teeth.

   A. what I am supposed to do

   B. how should I protect our home

   C. why it can cause such bad weather (1〜6 2015山西)

() 5. —Xiao Jie is a good friend indeed. He is always there whenever I am.

—I think so. He is just like the cute Bay-max (大白) .

   A. in trouble   B. in style   C. in order

() 4. The  "teacher-free exam" means that students take their exams teach- ers. Students must be more honest.

   A. without   B. against   C. through

() 3. —This is the time that I come to Paris. I have been here twice.

—Me too. The world is so large that I want to see more of it.

   A. first   B. second   C. third

() 2. The drivers have to the traffic rules and control themselves if they want to be safe on the road.

   A. follow   B. break   C. make

單項選擇

() 1. Every time I see the strawberries,the sweet and beautiful color always make my mouth water.

   A. voice   B. taste   C. shape

                                       E

        Western country music is very old. It came from the United States,Canada,Ireland,and Great Britain. It is a mixture of music from all of these p 26.

        In the west of America,cowboys had to take c 27 of the cattle (牛). They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran a 28 A cowboy's life was 1 29  and dangerous.When he was alone in the desert with the cattle,he drank strong coffee to s 30 awake at night. He also sang music to the cattle to m 31 them quiet. Of course,the cowboys also sang music when they t 32 to town to relax and have a good time.

        In the south of America,many people came from Ireland, Scotland, and England. Other people came from France,Canada. They e 33 their own kind of music. When they visited their friends and families on h 34 like Thanksgiving and Christmas,they usually sang and played country music.

        Western country music describes life. It talks about love,j 35 , home and money. It talks about friends and enemies,farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like western country music b 36 everyone knows something about these ideas.

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                                          D

        In my second year of high school,the class was scheduled to run the mile.

        When the coach yelled “ Ready. Set. Go !”，I rushed out like an airplane,faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet. I made up my mind to finish first. As we came around the first of four laps,there were students all over the track (跑道). By the end of the second lap,many of the students had already stopped. They had given up and were on the ground breathing heavily. As I started the third lap,only a few of my classmates were on the track. By the time I hit the fourth lap,I was alone. Then it hit me that nobody had given up. Instead,everyone had already finished. As I ran that last lap,I cried. And 12 minutes, 42  seconds after starting,I crossed the finishing line. I fell to the ground. I was very upset.

        Suddenly my coach ran up to me and picked me up,yelling, “ You did it,Mark!You finished,son. You finished !?，He looked at me straight in the eyes,waving a piece of paper in his hand. It was my goal (目標) for the day which I had forgotten. I had given it to him before class. He read it aloud to everyone. It simply saidI,Mark Brown,will finish the mile run tomorrow,come what may. My heart lifted. My tears went away,and I had a smile on my face as if I had eaten a banana. My classmates clapped. It was then I realized .winning isn’t always finishing first. Sometimes winning is just finishing.

() 21. We can learn from the passage that .

   A. many of Mark's classmates gave up by the end of the second lap

   B. it was too difficult for Mark to run the mile

   C. finally Mark was happy because he achieved his goal that day

   D. Mark was sad all that day because he ran the slowest

() 22. It took Mark to run the mile.

   A. about 13 minutes

   B. more than 13 minutes

   C. only 12 minutes

   D. less than 12 minutes

() 23. Why did Mark cry when he ran the last lap?

   A. Because he was quite happy.

   B. Because he was too upset.

   C. Because he got a pain in his heart.

   D. Because he was hungry.

() 24. What do the underlined words “it hit me”mean?

   A. 我突然意識到   B. 它打中我

   C. 它撞到我       D. 它打擊我

() 25. The coach when he yelled uYou did it,Mark! ”

   A. must be angry with Mark

   B. didn't know Mark's goal for the day

   C. ate a banana

   D. must be happy and excited

                                   C

        A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office a street urchin (街頭小乞丐) was walking around a shining car. “Is this your car,Paul?”he asked.

        Paul answered,Yes,my brother gave it to me for Christmas. ” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything. Boy,I wish...”he hesitated (猶豫) .

        Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

       “ I wishthe boy went on ,“ that I could be a brother like that. Paul looked at the boy in surprise,then he said again ,“Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

       “ Oh,yes,I'd love that. ”

        After a short ride,the boy turned with his eyes shining,and said,u Paul,would you mind driving in front of my house?”

        Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. ^Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

        He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back,but he was not coming fast. He.was carrying his little crippled (殘疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

       “There she is. Buddy,just like I told you upstairs,his brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it ...then you can see for yourself all nice things in the Christmas window that Fve been trying to tell you about.”

        Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

() 16. The street urchin was very surprised when .

   A. Paul received an expensive car

   B. Paul told him about the car

   C. he saw the shining car

   D. he was walking around the car

() 17. From the story we can see the urchin .

   A. wished to give his brother a car

   B. wanted Paul's brother to give him a car

   C. wished he could have a brother like PauPs

   D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

() 18. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house.

   A. to show his neighbours the big car

   B. to show he had a rich friend

   C. to tell his brother about his wish

   D. for no reason

() 19. We can infer (推斷) from the story that.

   A. Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

   B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

   C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother

   D. the urchin's wish came true in the end

() 20. The best name of the story is .

   A. A Christmas Present

   B. A Street Urchin

   C. A Brother Like That

   D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

                                        B 

        When we think of Hollywood,we think of films and famous film stars. They are part of Hollywood^ history. Today people make films in other places too. Not all famous film stars live in Hollywood. But Hollywood is still a very special city in Los Angeles,California.

        You can easily see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles. There is a big sign on the hills. It says “ HOLLYWOOD”. The white letters are fifty feet tall. You can see the sign from far away. The Hollywood sign is a famous Hollywood landmark (標記) in Los Angeles. Many postcards show this famous Hollywood landmark.

        In the hills of Hollywood,there is also the Hollywood Bowl. This is an open-air theater. It is one of the largest open-air theaters in the world. It has seventeen thousand seats and a very different stage. The design of the stage was by a great American named Frank Lloyd Wright. You can listen to ail kinds of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.

() 11. The best title for the reading should be .

   A. Hollywood

   B. Famous Film and Film Stars

   C. The History of Hollywood

   D. Famous Hollywood Sign

() 12. We learn from the reading that .

   A. “HOLLYWOOD” can just be seen from far away

   B. Hollywood is now a place only for travellers

   C. all the films are made in Hollywood

   D. Hollywood is one part in Los Angeles

() 13. The word “special” in the reading means “”.

   A. new       B. rich

   C. famous    D. unusual

() 14. At the Hollywood Bowl.

   A. all postcards are made

   B. only 700 people can get together

   C. music can be enjoyed

   D. you can hardly listen to different kinds of concerts

() 15. It seems that.

   A. some famous film stars don't choose to live in Hollywood

   B. film stars don't think Hollywood a good place to make films

   C. the Hollywood Bowl is larger than any other open-air theater in the world

   D. the Hollywood Bowl is a hill in Hollywood