Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．

     41  Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She   42  a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was   43  $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah  44  Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year．How was that  45  in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living  46  starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that  47 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was   48 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 49  she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then   50 the chicken bones(骨頭)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often  51  a lot of money on entertainment(娛樂)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking  52  in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．”  Did Sarah feel poor  53  cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 54  to Portland．

  “Don't think of saving money as something  55 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．

1.A．Until         B．Because                   C．After                          D．Unless

2.A．found        B．tried                    C．a(chǎn)sked for                 D．Iooked for

3.A．more than     B．less than        C .shorter than               D．higher than

4.A．can          B．may                       C．was able to         D．might

5.A．difficult      B．possible               C．useful                    D．different

6.A．a(chǎn)lready       B．sometimes       C．hardly              D．a(chǎn)lways

7.A．helps         B．becomes        C．makes                         D．means

8.A．food          B．rest                 C．studying                    D．playing

9.A．Soon         B．Finally             C．Once                 D．Again

10.A．prepared      B．took             C．caught                   D．picked

11.A．pay          B．lend                    C．spend                    D．save

12.A．a(chǎn)long         B．up                    C．down                   D．a(chǎn)round

13.A．because of     B．because           C．before                   D．between

14.A．a(chǎn)nother       B．the other              C．others                  D．the others

15.A．hard         B．interesting        C．nice                          D．great

先閱讀短文，掌握其大意.然后從方框中所給的12個詞中選出最恰當(dāng)?shù)?0個，并用其適當(dāng)形式填空，每個次限用一次。（每小題1分，共15分）

Weather affects all of us in one way or 1.__________ directly or indirectly. For example, good weather makes people happy. Bad weather makes people sick and depressed. 2.___ , on a fine day, one can go out for a walk or play a game in the open. On a rainy day, however, he can only stay3.__________. In a word, weather is a part of life for all of us.

The first thing that many people do after getting up is to 4.___________ what the weather is like. With the acknowledge of the weather people can arrange work and life of the day. If it is fine, he may 5.__________ to go on a picnic. If it is 6.___________, he will have to take a raincoat or an umbrella with him when he is leaving the house. 7.___________ the weather may be like, one tends to adjust his activites to it accordingly（相應(yīng)地）.

In order to know how the weather will be, some special people are organized to provide this information. They 8.___________ data（數(shù)據(jù)）, analyze（分析） them and predict（預(yù)報） the weather of the coming day. This information, which is announced 9.____________ the radio or on TV, is usually very accurate（準(zhǔn)確的）. 10._____________ to the efforts of those professionals, we can always know the weather and get prepared for it.

Here are two letters to George and his replies.

1.Alice is worrying about ________.

         A. her friends   B. her marks              C. her height                    D her weight

2.Bob should ________ according to George’s letter.

         A. take more exercise                               B. talk to his friends

         C. join a basketball team                                      D. learn some French.

3.George advises Alice to talk to ________ for help.

         A. her mother     B. her teacher      C. Bob’s teacher            D. Bob’s friends

                                     Britain Today

     Food

     British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular— 30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but

46% have fish and chips!

Sports

     British people don't do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf—and only 6% of people play football( but 32% go to watch it ).

     Cinema and TV

     Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day — two quarters more than women.

     Holidays

     British people love going on holiday, and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!

1.Which food could be more popular among British adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?

        A. A hamburger.         B. Fish and chips.

        C. Both.               D. Neither

2.Those who are interested in movies are ____.

A. men                     B. women

C. old people                D. young people

3.How long do British women spend watching TV every day?

A. Three hours.              B. Three hours and a half

C. Two hours                D. Two hours and a half

4.British people's favorite country for a holiday is ____.

       A. Spain    B. France     C. America    D. Australia

Look into the mirror and what do you see? You see yourself. But when you move. you do everything backward(相反地)in the mirror! If you wave your left hand, your right hand waves in the mirror. If you wink your right eye, your left eye, your left eye winks(眨). Try to read a page in the mirror .The words will be backwards.

What is really happening? You do not see through the glass of a mirror as you do through a window. The glass of a mirror has a silver coating on the back. The light from the sun or a bulb bounces (彈回)off you ,goes into the mirror ,and bounces straight back out to you again.

Mirrors have been used for thousands of years. The earliest were round pieces of shiny metal. Glass mirrors came late. The ancients thought that a mirror was magic. They did not understand how it worked. They thought they saw their spirits in a mirror and breaking a mirror brought bad luck.

Today mirrors have many uses .For example, they can make rooms look bigger and prettier. They also show us if our hair is combed(梳理) well and our faces are clean. On cars, buses and trucks, mirrors help drivers see traffic behind them. Mirrors are also used in telescopes(望遠(yuǎn)鏡)and searchlights(探照燈).

Fun houses use mirrors. They make people look funny. Some mirrors are curved to make people seem short and round or tall and tin They make people laugh at themselves.

1.If you wave your right hand, you can see your         In the mirror.

A. left hand down     B. left hand wave

C. right hand wave    D. right hand up

2.Mirrors        .

A. appeared a long time ago

B. were made of glass at first

C. made of metal are popular today

D. had many uses in ancient times

3.Mirrors were magic in the past because       .

A. people thought they could see their spirits in mirrors

B. they were used in magic shows

C. they could make people change their heights and weights

D. they could make people laugh

4.What does the word “curved” mean in Chinese?

A.雕刻       B.油漆      C.扭轉(zhuǎn)       D.彎曲

In the West, some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was bor. From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one’s personality. In the past century, a new belief ahs arisen: the idea that personality is related to one’s ABO blood type. People with blood type A, for example, are considered more likely to be serious, hard-working, and quiet, while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and outgoing, yet often unable to finish what they start. Though this belief continues to be strong, some people question whether it is true.

The blood-type personality theory(理論) started in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takehi noticed personality similarities and differences among his workers. This idea soon went out of fashion, but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection. Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory, for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken too seriously.

         Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely think the belief as a modern-day superstition(迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality. Generally, scientists are against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory.

1.The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain ________.

         A. the difference between the two blood types

         B. the relationship between the two blood types

         C. the influence of blood type on one’s behavior

         D. the connection between personality and blood type

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

         A. They don’t believe it.

B. It was brought back by them.

         C. They liked and accepted it.

D. They stole the idea from others

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

         A. Most scientists in Asia don’t believe in the theory.

         B. The blood-type theory began in Japan in the 1970s.

         C. The blood-type personality theory is about blood type.

         D. People don’t change their personality to match the theory.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

         A. Is the blood-type theory changeable ?

B. Is the personality changeable?

         C. Is it in your blood?      

D. Is it in you mind?

請先閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從下面方框的七個選項(xiàng)中，選擇五個

還原到文中，使短文意思通順、結(jié)構(gòu)完整，并在答題卷上將其序號涂黑。(每小題2 分)

In Thailand, people do not eat with chopsticks, like in China, Japan, and Korea. They use spoons and forks. 1.____. Because most food is already cut. If you need to cut things use the side of your spoon . 2._____. If you are right-handed, keep the spoon in your right hand and the fork in your left hand.

3.______. The rice is not on the same plate with the other food. It is not necessary to finish all you rice or all your food. It is good to leave a little on your plate. If you eat anything, it means you want more.

4.______. The host(主人)will ask you two or three times if you want more food . It is the same with whatever you are drinking. During the meal, never empty your cup or glass. When it is less than half full, your host or neighbor will fill it again. 5.______. Always refill(再加滿) your neighbor’s glass. This means that you must keep an eye on your neighbor’s glass all through the meal.

假如你是李明，上周你班同學(xué)就”畢業(yè)前我們該為學(xué)校做些什么?”進(jìn)行了討論。請你根據(jù)以下提示，將同學(xué)們的建議用英語寫一封信告訴你的筆友David，并談?wù)勀愕南敕�及理由�?/p>

1. 一些同學(xué)建議 全班籌錢，為校圖書館買書或其他東西。

2. 另外一些同學(xué)建議 無需花錢；好好學(xué)習(xí)，讓學(xué)校以我們?yōu)闃s。

3. 你的想法及理由。

注意:

1.詞數(shù)不少于80，信的開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)；

2.要點(diǎn)完整、層次清楚、語法正確、上下文連貫；

3.信中不得使用真實(shí)的人名、校名。

Dear David,

   Last week we held a discussion on what we should do for our school before we graduate(畢業(yè)). The students in our class have different suggestions.

I’d like to know your idea. Could you give me some advice?

Best wishes,

Li Ming 

Dear students, please read every sentence carefully. ___ you are, ____ mistakes you’ll make.

   A. The more carefully, the fewer            B. The more careful, the less

   C. The more carefully, the less              D. The more careful, the fewer

-______ hard work you have done!

   -It’s very kind of you to say so.

   A. What            B. How             C. What a           D. How a