(二)聽句子，選擇正確答語。每個句子讀兩遍。

(    )6．A．Not at all．         B．I think so．         C．Thank you．

(    )7．A．Let’s go．          B．To play football． C．In the hospital．

(    )8．A．I lost it．           B．I’ve returned it．  C．I brought it to him．

(    )9．A．I like it very much．B．Yes，I do．       C．It doesn’t matter．

(    )10．A．With pleasure．    B．What’s wrong?     C．I’m sorry to hear that．

(三)聽對話，根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容和所提出的問題，選擇正確答案。每組對話讀兩遍。

(    )11．A．Miss Brown       B．Tom．                C．Mr．White．

(    )12．A．A shop．          B．A restaurant．      C．A bookstore．

(    )13．A．He is reading English．

         B．He is talking on the phone．

         C．He is chatting by QQ．

(    )14．A．Seven．           B．Six．                  C．Five．

(    )15．A．Go fishing．       B．Go skating．        C．Go swimming．

(四)聽一篇長對話，根據(jù)對話選擇正確答案。對話讀兩遍。

(    )16．How does Peter feel when talking about his future life?

    A．Happy．                    B．Bored．              C．Worried．

(    )17．What does Peter’s father want him to be?

    A．A scientist．               B．An artist．           C．A teacher．

(    )18．What does Peter’s mother want him to be?

    A．A scientist．               B．A singer．           C．We don’t know．

(    )19．What will happen if Peter become a singer?

    A．His dream will come true．

    B．People will watch him all the time．

    C．He will have his own secrets．

(    )20．What does Peter decide to be in the end?

    A．A scientist．               B．A singer．           C．An artist．

(五)聽短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所提出的問題，選擇正確的答案。短文讀兩遍。

Name

Instruments(樂器)

When started

How long

Susan

piano

21     

22      

Mike

23      

7 years old

24      

Jim

drum

25       

5 years

(  )26．The sports meeting is       because of the heavy rain．

    A．put off         B．set up                  C．put up             D．put out

(  )27．一What would you like, a cup of tea or a glass of orange?

       ―      ．I’d like fl cup of coffee．

    A．Both           B．Neither                  C．Either             D．Each

(  )28．How long did you spend        your broken bike?

    A．repaired        B．repairs                    C．to repair          D．repairing

(  )29．I thought        impossible to finish so much work in such a short time．

    A．it                 B．it is                     C．that                D．this

(  )30．I like reading the books       are about history．

    A．what           B．which                  C．who                D．those

(  )31．一Haven’t you cleaned out the refrigerator．Sam?

       一     

    A．Yes，I haven’t．                      B．No，I have．

    C．Yes，I’ll do it right away．          D．No，not yet．

(  )32．―I have passed the Chinese exam!

       ―       ．  Congratulations!

    A．Well done    B．Sorry                         C．Come on         D．Bad luck

(  )33．一Is my son still in danger?

       一I’m afraid so．But we will do what we can his life．

    A．save             B．to save                 C．saved              D．saving

(  )34．―When can we discuss the problem?

       ―       when we can, we must prepare for it right now．

    A．No matter    B．Even though         C．As soon as       D．So that

(  )35．―I’m terribly sorry to have stepped on your foot．

       一     

    A．You’re so polite．                     B．You're welcome．

    C．It doesn’t matter．                       D．Please don’t do that again．

(  )36．Though we are very tired，       we are very happy．

    A．but               B．／                       C．so                   D．a(chǎn)s

(  )37．―Do you think it will be cool tomorrow?

       ―        ．It has been too hot for a week．

    A．I hope so．      B．I'm afraid so．        C．So it is．         D．Of course not

(  )38．一How are you getting on with your classmates?

       ―       ．I got to know them．

    A．Very good．  B．Much easier．         C．Much better．  D．Very early

(  )39．―Dad，what shall we do now?

       ―          ．It’s still early．

    A．You are disturbing me．            B．You mended the radio．

    C．You've had your lunch．               D．You may go to the supermarket?

(  )40．He speaks        fast         we can’t follow him.

    A．too，to        B．so that，／     C．／，so that            D．so，that

Life in the 2020s will be very different from life today．Between then and now many changes will take place．And  41  will the changes be? The population is growing fast．There will be many people in the world and  42  of them will live longer than today’s people．

    Computers will be even smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every home．And  43  studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools then．

    People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more  44  time for sports，watching TV and travelling．Travelling will be even easier and cheaper．And many more people will go to other countries for  45  ．

    There will be changes in our food，too．More land will be  46  for building new towns and houses for all the people．Then there will be less room  47   cows and sheep．So meat will be more expensive．Maybe no one will eat it every day．Instead they eat more fruit and vegetables．Maybe people will be  48  ．

    Work in the future will be different，too．Dangerous and hard work will be  49  by robots．Because of this，many people will not have  50  work to do．This will be a problem．

(  )41．A．how       B．what             C．why        D．which

(  )42．A．a(chǎn)ll          B．most                C．none        D．few

(  )43．A．Chinese    B．English         C．computer        D．science

(  )44．A．important  B．busy             C．full          D．free

(  )45．A．business  B．sports           C．work    D．holidays

(  )46．A．made      B．found           C．used         D．owned

(  )47．A．to          B．for               C．in            D．with

(  )48．A．fatter      B．taller           C．shorter     D．healthier

(  )49．A．done      B．given           C．met        D．found

(  )50．A．good      B．easy             C．enough    D．a(chǎn)ny

A

    A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse．He drew the horses very well，but he always began the tail．Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse，that is why I was surprised．It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly(肚子)or the foot of the horse，if he really knows his business．And most great artists who really know their business d6 not follow other people's rule．They make their own rules．Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的)to himself；and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way．

Now the very same thing is true to literature(文學)．And the question，“How shall I begin?”only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else．That is，you are not yet experienced(有經(jīng)驗的)enough to trust to your own powers．When you become more experienced you will never ask the question，and I think that you will often begin at the tail一一that is to say，you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning．