第一節(jié) 完形填空 (共10小題; 每小題2分, 滿分20分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21-30各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Two truck drivers didn’t know one another when they arrived at the scene of a severe accident on Kentucky’s Mountain Highway last June. Yet they worked together like long-time 21and saved two motorists from near certain death. For their 22  , Terry and Floyd have been named Goodyear North America Highway Heroes for 1999. The award was 23   Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking Show. In recognition of their 24  , Terry and Floyd split a $20,000 savings bond and win free trips to Nashville.

On June 22, Terry and Floyd--driving separate trucks— 25  an accident involving a jeep and a car on Mountain Parkway. The quick-thinking men broke out the back window of the upside-down  26  , freed the driver from his seatbelt, and dragged him to safety. But the driver of the car was pinned inside the vehicle, and the fire from the jeep was spreading  27  close.

“The paint was melting on the car; it was so  28  ,” recalled Miller.

Harvey and Miller attached a nylon strap(尼龍帶) between Harvey’s truck and the car in an effort to pull it away from the burning jeep. The first two  29  failed. On the third try, the strap held and Harvey pulled the car to  30  . When rescue crews arrived, Floyd--an experienced EMS technician--used the “Jaws-of-Life” to free the car driver.

21. A. drivers       B. partners      C. friends         D. technicians

22. A. decision      B. benefit       C. bravery        D. contributions

23. A. recognized    B. rewarded     C. returned        D. announced

24. A. honor        B. prize         C. money         D. heroes

25. A. came to      B. came about    C. came across     D. came up with

26. A. jeep         B. car           C. truck          D. vehicle

27. A. particularly   B. dangerously    C. helplessly      D. strangely

28. A. quick        B. slow          C. hot           D. soft

29. A. paintings     B. attempts       C. straps         D. rescues

30. A. safety        B. success       C. surroundings    D. roadside

In the countryside, ____car is not yet ____popular means for transportation．

         A．/; a          B．a(chǎn); the               C．the; /        D．the; a

______ is believed that morning exercise is one of the best ways for a person to keep fit.

A. What                B. As                           C. It                            D. That

____ other good students, the teacher thinks , Hank is ___ student.

A.Compared with , a most satisfied      B.Compared to , the most satisfied

C.Comparing to , the most satisfying    D.Compared with , a more satisfying

Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you， you will find that there are two kinds of plants： flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed， some have two， three or four， and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores（胚芽）。 Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places， they usually grow into new plants.

1. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.

A. plants are important for life        B. plants cannot grow without air

C. there are many plants in the world   D. we can not live without water

2. Plants can make food from______.

A. flower， water and air      B. water， sunlight and air

C. air， water and soil        D. air， sun and light

3. What can we infer（推斷） from the passage ？

A. Of all living things animals are most important

B. Spores are seeds        C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds

D. Without plants， man will die out

4. This passage may be taken from______.

A. a medicine book        B. a novel 

C. a science magazine    D. an experiment report

5. The underlined word “protected” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______.

A. damaged     B. polluted     C. prevented     D. guarded

第二節(jié) 信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

請閱讀下列應用文和相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡上將對應題號的相應選項字母涂黑。

首先請閱讀下列商品信息：

A．WEBKINZ—Lion

Price: $6.99

Discover a virtual world with Webkinz pets. Webkinz animals come with a special Internet code so your child can interact with it online. The code lets you enter Webkinz World and bring your pet to life. Pet owners can name it, make it a home and even play games. Lion measures 10. Not recommended for children under 3.

B．Mattel Barbie As The Island Princess

Price:$ 19.99

In the upcoming DVD release, Barbie as The Island Princess, Barbie plays a special role as Princess Rosella. This beautiful doll comes to life as she sings two of her favorite songs from the movie and her dress transforms as “peacock feathers” fan out at the back of the dress when manually lifted. She also comes with Sagi, her loyal animal friend, and a pretty hairbrush to get her ready for the ball!

C．Hasbro Playskool Busy Ball Popper

Price: $18.88

Get ready for some popping’, dropping’ air-powered fun. Drop the five colourful balls onto the track. Watch them pop out of the top, roll down, then pop out all over again. Sometimes the ball spill over for even more interactive, put-and-take play. Silly sound effects and eight upbeat tunes accompany the animated action. This toy provides one “air-amazing” experience for your little one.

D．Learning Resources Inflatable Solar System Set

Price: $30.48

Explore your universe with this inflatable classroom set. Teach size and distance relationships of the planets, the moon and the sun. Learn rotation, revolution and orbit through class activities or demonstrations using this realistic looking set. Includes 36-inch sun, plus planets and moon in proportionate size from 8 inches to 22 inches. Also includes a foot pump, Teacher’s Activity Guide and hooks for easy hanging. Deflates easily for storage.

E. GROW-A-FROG

Price: $18.95

Watching a creature grow from birth to maturity is a special science lesson that most urban children seldom experience. The Grow A Frog kit comes with a see-through 3.5-by-4.5-inch plastic aquarium, a small bag of tadpole food and another of nutria-rocks, a piece of fake seaweed, and a detailed handbook with directions. Send in the mail-ready card and within a few weeks your child will receive a special tadpole grown in a Florida lab. It will bring fun for the whole family.

F. Leapfrog Leapster Learning Game System.

Price: $99.95

The Leapster Handheld Learning System teaches your child by playing with it! With one interactive system, children will educate themselves through action-packed learning games for reading, math, critical and creative thinking, story comprehension, vocabulary, and much more! Backlit screen for easy viewing. Headphone jack for quiet play.

下面是一些顧客的信息，請為他們選擇相應的商品。

56．Thomas and his wife are both very busy with their jobs. They are worried about their son’s study

who is in Grade 1 now. They want to send him a present that can help him with his study while playing.

57．G. McCarthy wants to buy a present for her friend’s 12-month-old daughter. She’s learning to walk now and something colorful and funny may encourage her to walk more.

58．Martin has a six-year-old daughter and she is looking for a gift for her. Her daughter loves all the Barbie movies.

59．Rebecca wants to choose a Christmas present for her frog-loving 7-year-old boy. It will be great to find something that is fun and educational for the whole family and also provide a new pet for him.

60．D. Gulkis has a ten-year-old son. He wants to buy him a birthday present that will make nice decorations and will excite a child interested in astronomy.

He was so fat that he could only just____ the door.

    A. squeeze into   B. squeeze through  

C. squeeze out    D. squeeze onto

We arranged to meet at the school gate at 8:00, but she didn’t _____

  A. turn down         B. turn off       C. turn over     D. turn up

第二節(jié) 完形填空（共15小題；每題2分，滿分30分）

 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從26-40各題所給的A、B、C、和D選項中，選擇最佳答案.

My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was 26___ in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him 27___.

Children in our neighborhood always ran around 28___  their play, and Joey would jump and run and play, 29___.  We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be 30___ to run like the other children. So he didn’t know.

In 31___ grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, 32___ only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the 33___. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.

He ran four to five miles every day—even when he had a fever. I was 34___, so I went to 35___ him after school. I found him running 36___. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept 37___.

Two weeks later, the names of the team 38___ were out. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had 39___ the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it , so he didn’t know. He just 40___ it.

26. A. spent      B. taken                    C. cost               D. paid

27. A. talk        B. sit              C. study           D. walk

28. A. after       B. before                 C. during          D. till

29. A. either     B. too            C. though            D. yet

30. A. able         B. sorry           C. glad                D. afraid

31. A. sixth        B. seventh     C. eighth        D. ninth

32. A. so       B. if             C. then            D. because

33. A. neighborhood B. family     C. school             D. grade

34. A. excited   B. tired              C. pleased        D. worried

35. A. think about  B. hear from C. agree with  D. look for

36. A. alone          B. away                 C. almost        D. already

37. A. riding        B. walking       C. playing    D. running

38. A. jumpers             B. runners      C. doctors         D. teachers

39. A. got               B. kept          C. made           D. found

40. A. made        B. played   C. had               D. took

VII.書面表達（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：基礎寫作（共1小題，滿分15分）

昨天，你參加了學校為你們舉辦的十八歲成年儀式。

[寫作內(nèi)容]

請根據(jù)下列要點，用英語寫一篇短文。

成人宣誓: 報效祖國，意識到自己的責任感，…… ;

感謝家長和老師的教育和培養(yǎng)；

老師送賀卡；

表演節(jié)目。

[寫作要求]

1、必須使用5個句子來表達全部的內(nèi)容 ；

2、短文的詞數(shù)不限。

參考詞匯：成人儀式： a growing-up ceremony

宣    誓:  make an oath

基礎寫作