Jack has been working hard and _____ is no doubt that he will do a good job in the entrance exam.

A. itB. whatC. there D. as

“Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday!” I heard my son, Brian, say as as if he were sitting next to me. he wasn’t.Brian was on the USS Kitty Hawk on maneuvers (大規(guī)模演習(xí)) between our U.S. shore and the Persian Gulf.

My party-loving friend, Denise, had me out for a quiet fiftieth birthday celebration dinner. When we at the restaurant, I scanned (掃視) the sea of , but didn’t recognize anybody.

A wave of washed over me, and tears welled in my eyes when I heard Brian in my head. “Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday.” “What’s wrong?” Denise asked when she saw me dabbing (輕輕擦) at my .

“I think I’ve had too much wine. I keep Brian wish me a happy birthday,” I said. She gave me a(n) smile. “Our table is ready,” she said, leading me toward the stairs.

I’d hardly sat down in the chair of honor when a entered the room, carrying a sheet of cake. The firefighter the cake on the table in front of me so I could the fifty blazing candles. Once again I heard Brian speak, “Mom, be sure to me a piece of cake.” This time he very far away, but it seemed that he was just in front of me. I in my chair. Was I losing my mind?

“I’ll have some as soon as I get this helmet (頭盔) ,” the firefighter said. Every drop of blood in my veins flowed to my feet. He his uniform and quickly pulled the helmet from his head.

“Brian!”

“Hi Mom. Happy fiftieth birthday!”

1.A.hardly B.impossibly C.clearly D.loudly

2.A.So B.Then C.And D.But

3.A.somewhere B.anywhere C.everywhere D.nowhere

4.A.sent B.supported C.provided D.invited

5.A.got B.reached C.arrived D.came

6.A.smiles B.voices C.faces D.dishes

7.A.happiness B.sadness C.anger D.disappointment

8.A.at present B.no more C.at once D.once again

9.A.eyes B.nose C.ears D.fingers

10.A.seeing B.saying C.listening D.hearing

11.A.relaxing B.exciting C.understanding D.surprising

12.A.fireman B.firewomen C.waiter D.waitress

13.A. pulled B. set C. pushed D. kept

14.A. light upB. add up C. take away D. blow out

15.A. save B. buy C. make D. bring

16.A. Shouted B. sounded C. laughed D. cried

17.A. calmed B. turned C. froze D. thought

18.A. rest B. cake C. paper D. bread[

19.A. off B. away C. down D. on

20.A. carried away B. packed up C. put on D. took off

The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666 ．In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city , where most of the houses were wooden and close together ．Over one hundred people became homeless , but only a few lost their lives .

　　The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King’s baker（面包師）in Pudding Lane ．The baker , with his wife and family , was able to get out through a window into the roof ．A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery（面包房）into a small hotel next door ．Then it spread quickly into Thames Street ．That was the beginning.

　　By eight o’ clock three hundred houses were on fire ．On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames ．Tuesday was the worst day ．The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul’s and the Guildhall among them .

　　Samuel Pepys , the famous writer , writer about the fire , “People threw their things into the river ．Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment ．Birds fell out of the air because of the heat .”

The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire．With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.

　　After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑師), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone．In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them the new St Paul’s

　　The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.

1.The fire began in　　 .

A．a hotel　　　　B．the palace　　　C．Pudding Lane　　　　D．Thames Street

2.The underlined word‘family’in the second paragraph means　　 .

A．home　　B．children　　C．wife and husband　　D．wife and children

3.It seems that the writer fo the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.

A.some people lost their lives

B.the birds in the sky were killed by the fire

C.many famous buildings were destroyed

D..the King’s bakery was burned down

4.Why did the writer cite(引用)Samuel Pepys?

A.Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.

B.Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

C.To show that poor people suffered most.

D.To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.

5.How was the fire put out according to the text?

A．The King and his soldiers came to help.

B．All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.

C．People managed to get enough water from the river.

D．Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

Before Alaska became part of the U.S., it had been owned by Russia. Trading posts and small settlements were scattered along the coast. The rest of land was left unexplored. The Russians were mainly interested in the wealth of furs from the vast herds of seals they found there.

By the mid-1800’s, most of the seal herds had been wiped out, and Russia no longer wanted to keep Alaska. William Seward, Secretary of State for President Johnson, believed the United States should buy Alaska from Russia. President Johnson wasn’t so sure it was a wise way to spend U.S. money, but he agreed to let Seward discuss it with the Russians. Acting quickly, Seward made a deal. On March 30, 1867, he signed an agreement for the U.S. to pay seven million dollars for the land.

Many people thought it was a foolish waste of America’s money. They called the deal “Seward’s folly”. Then gold was discovered in Alaska and public opinion changed quickly.

Seward did not live to see the true value of Alaska. He died in 1872, five years after making the purchase (購買). Each year, Alaska’s natural resources(資源) have brought in many times the $7,000,000 paid for it. Natural gas, coal, oil, lumber, seafood and other minerals, besides the gold first found, have made it a valuable addition to the United States. In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state of the United States.

1.The Russians wanted to sell Alaska because ______.

A. they thought it wasn’t a good place

B. they thought it didn’t belong to Russia

C. they couldn’t find enough seals there

D. they wanted to earn more money from the U.S.

2.When Seward signed the agreement, many people thought ______.

A. it was a successful deal B. it had its true value

C. he wasted U.S. money D. he was clever

3.Which of the following things was found first in Alaska?

A. Gas. B. Coal. C. Oil. D. Gold.

4.Before 1959, the United States had ______.

A. 37 states B. 48 states C. 49 states D. 50 states

5.The best title for this passage would probably be ______.

A. Alaska, a beautiful place B. Alaska with natural resources

C. Alaska, the 49th state of the U.S. D. Alaska, home to seals

My wife passed away seven and a half years ago, and I went through a huge depression (消沉), the worst time in my life. I even wanted to end my life. I continued to work as a small-town doctor at my medical clinic in Kilauea, Hawaii. My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone. On a family trip, we turned on the TV and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. I said to my kids, “I’m going to Afghanistan.” International Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in some provinces where people had no health care. Eventually, the clinics were serving 27,000 patients a month. I had such a sense of accomplishment, a sense of purpose. My depression went completely away.

I go wherever disasters strike: Indonesia after the tsunami, Pakistan after the earthquake. I was just in Kenya. After their presidential election, at least a thousand people were killed and hundreds of thousands were forced out. We set up mobile clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees (難民). Measles broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire. Water and medical equipment were also problems.

When my wife passed away, I thought my life was done. But really, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, my wife fell into a coma (昏迷). I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit, the exciting adventures we would have. I think about this moment many times during my “adventures”. I did not know then how prophetic (先知的) those words would be. She is with me still.

1.The first country where the author provided people with medical care is _____

A.Indonesia B.Pakistan C.Kenya D.Afghanistan

2.The underlined word “Measles” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ____

A.a kind of fire B.a kind of polluted water C.a kind of medicine D.a kind of disease

3.The author and his wife ______.

A.experienced a lot of exciting adventures

B.loved each other very much

C.lived on the mainland

D.would travel to many places together

4.From this passage we know that the author _____

A.is a famous doctor B.got over his wife’s death

C.is always in depression D.experienced many disasters

5.Which of the following word can best describe the story in this passage?

A. Sad.B. Exciting. C. Inspiring. D. Disastrous.

Dear Editor,

I'm a senior high student in a key school of Banding city. I'm fond of play basketball It is known by us that the college entrance examination is approaching and we should get good prepared for it. Thus I had no choice but play basketball just on holidays. However, I really hope to do it every day, and my parent insist that I give it up. They think learning is their first task and I should throw whole of myself into study. How do you think of it? Could you give me some advice on how to deal with the problem?

I am looking forward to your early reply.

Li Hua

假設(shè)你是學(xué)生李華，英國學(xué)生Peter去年來你校學(xué)習(xí)，一年學(xué)習(xí)期滿準(zhǔn)備新年前回

國。請你代表全班同學(xué)寫一篇?dú)g送辭，內(nèi)容包括：

1.同學(xué)關(guān)系融洽；

2.英語學(xué)習(xí)氛圍更濃；

3.保持聯(lián)系，歡迎再來。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右。（不包括已給出的首句詞數(shù)）

2.文章應(yīng)包括所有要點(diǎn)。

Dear friends,

Today we are having a farewell party to honor our friend Peter.

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

Li Hua

---Have you ________?

---No. I had the wrong number.

A. got in B. got away C. got off D. got through

This is the best chance for you to go abroad. Don't ________.

A. throw it away B. put it away C. take it away D. hide it away

He has written a book_______I have forgotten.

A. which name B. which of name C. whose name D. the name of whose