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Ⅰ. 单项选择1、I love Kunming, ____ the weather there. It’s neither too hot nor too cold all year round.A．usually B．wisely C．especially D．lastly2、—Jack, how was your summer vacation?—Just so-so. I decided to go for my next vacation.A．something wonderful B．wonderful somethingC．somewhere wonderful D．wonderful somewhere3、—How do you like your new school, Kate?—It is very clean and beautiful ____it is a bit small.A．if B．since C．unless D．although4、---Nowadays, many people are getting used to posting photos of themselves or their daily lives on Facebook or We Chat---______.A．It’s their pleasure B．But I don’t think it’s safeC．OK. I will take your advice D．Let me have a look at them5、---______did you buy the car? ---I _______it since 2010.A．How long, have bought B．How long , have hadC．When, have bought D．When, have had6、—Jim，do you go to the gym?You look fit.—Twice a week.A．how often B．how far C．how much D．how long7、To protect the environment, supermarkets don’t ________ free plastic bags to shoppers.A．take B．show C．provide D．carry8、good care of yourself when you are alone, or your parents will worry about you.A．Taking B．To take C．Taken D．Take9、— ______ do you see a film, Mary? — Once a week.A．How much B．How often C．How long D．How far10、—I feel tired and sleepy.—Why not ________ for a while?A．stop to rest B．stopping to restC．stop resting D．stopping restingⅡ. 完形填空11、Once upon a time, there was a garden. Many vegetables grew in the garden. And there was a big 1 near the vegetables.The vegetables and the big tree didn't like each other. The vegetables drank a lot of water, so the tree 2 drink enough water. The big tree looked the vegetables 3 and he decides to teach them a lesson.On a summer day, the 4 was shining in the sky. The big tree decided not to share its shade (阴影)with the vegetables. It made the vegetables very hot. There was not 5 water to drink, they soon became very dry and ugly. At that time, the gardener came to see these vegetables. He was very sad, 6 almost all the vegetables were dry. Then he decided to build a new garden.It 7 the gardener too much time to build the new garden. He was so busy that he couldn’t 8 the old garden. Both the big tree and the vegetables felt very thirsty. They would die soon. In the end, the big tree 9 what he had done. If the big tree realized that it was better to communicate well with the vegetables at first , they might both grow very well. However, he chose a 10 way to teach the vegetables a lesson.1．A．river B．flower C．tree2．A．couldn't B．shouldn't C．mustn't3．A．happily B．angrily C．amazedly4．A．star B．moon C．sun5．A．many B．little C．enough6．A．so B．because C．although7．A．took B．spent C．paid8．A．look up B．look after C．look through9．A．regretted B．thanked C．understood10．A．clever B．right C．wrongⅢ. 语法填空12、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的动词，并用其适当的形式填空，有的需要加助动词或动词不定式符号.do improve feel begin payYoga is a kind of sport. It is very popular around the world now. Why do so many people like it?The common reason is that yoga makes you1．better and healthier in body, mind and spirit.Yoga2．in India about 5,000 years ago. At that time, peoplewanted to be free, healthy and live a long life, so this kind of exercise was born. Yoga is an Indian wo rd that means “to join together”. There are three parts of yoga together: exercise, breathing and meditation (沉思). In the past years, people 3．more attention to the spirit. While you4．this spirit,it can give you peace,help you feel relaxed and have fewer worries and illnesses.If you keep doing it,you5．yourself inside a lot.Ⅳ. 阅读理解A13、Birthday Traditions in Different CountriesEnglandCertain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it’s being prepared．If your piece of cake has a coin in it，then you will be rich．Also，when it’s your birthday，your friends give you the“bumps”．They lift you in the air by your hands and feet and raise you up and down to the floor；one for each year you lived，then another one or two for luck．DenmarkA flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday．Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he/she is sleeping，so he/she will see them at once upon awakening．HollandSpecial year birthdays such as 5，10，15，20，21 are called“crown”years．The birthday child receives an especially large gift on a crown year birthday．The family also decorates the birthday child’s chair at the dining room table with flowers，paper streamers and balloons．CanadaThe birthday child’s nose is gr eased（涂抹）with butter for good luck．The greased nose makes the child too slippery for bad luck to catch him/her．In some parts of Canada，the birthday person even receives a punch（一拳）for each year he/she is alive and then one for good luck．BrazilThe birthday child receives a pull on the ear for each year he/she has been alive．The birthday person also gives the first plece of cake to his/her most special friend or relative，usually mom or dad．KoreaThere is a big family party on the first birthday．The table is set with food，and four items：a pencil，a ruler，thread，and money．The item that the baby chooses is said to forecast his/her future：excellent student，good with hands，long life or riches．South AfricaOn the twenty-first birthday，a key made of anything from paper to silver to gold is presented by the parents as a sign that the child is ready to unlock the door to their future．1．If a British friend is raised up and down to the floor 21 times on his birthday，he is most likely（可能的）to be ．A．23 B．22 C．21 D．202．The following tradition is mentioned in the passage EXCEPT for ．A．receiving a pull on the face B．having a big family partyC．greasing butter on the nose D．placing presents around the child’s bed3．In which countries do people celebrate their 21st birthday specially？A．Canada and England．B．Holland and South Africa．C．Brazil and Holland．D．Denmark and Korea．4．The passage mainly tells us ．A．people in different countries have their own special year birthdaysB．people always have a big birthday party at home in different countriesC．people in different countries celebrate their birthday in different waysD．people always know a 1-year-old baby’s future from the item he choosesB14、One morning Fan Xing discovered that her classroom had changed. The 13-year-old saw that the desks were no longer in rows(排), but pushed together to make six bigger desks.The new arrangement(排列) was part of a reform(改革) at Fan's school, Changsha Daotian Middle School in Hunan. About five weeks ago, more than 2,000 junior students at the school began studying in this way, with six to eight students sitting in groups."This reform is designed to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances for discussion,"said Liu Xu,na school head teacher. "Our school hopes it can improve students' abilities(能力) for self-study as well as teamwork."The new arrangement took some time for students to get used to."I was too curious(好奇) about it for the first two days," said Fan. But soon she and her classmates got used to it." Now our class is quieter because we can stop loud students with some simple gestures(手势),"said Fan. "What's more,we can express our own ideas and learn others' through discussion. It's a better way to study."Feng Yu likes this new classroom arrangement very much and has made some progress studying. The 14-year-old said, "Group members first discuss,and then explain the solutions or answers to difficult questions in front of the whole class.""The discussion gives us more confidence to make speeches,"said Feng."We can also improve our friendships."The reform has asked for more from teachers.They have no more than 15 minutes to teach in class."It is a big challenge to teach in such short time the lessons which should be taught in 45 minutes,"English teacher Wang Jing said."We have to improve methods to teach better. We must prepare some interesting topics and exercises before class so that students can discuss them."Wang said that some students always talk. The teachers have to move continuously in the classroom to keep them quietand get them to concentrate on class."It demands more, but I believe it will pay off,"Wang added.1．From the first paragraph of the passage, we know________.A．Fan Xing was a 13-year-old studentB．Fan Xing's classroom was changed in rowsC．Fan Xing's desk was no longer in her classroom2．The purpose of the new classroom arrangement is to________.A．make the students feel fresh and interestedB．provide students with more chances for teamworkC．divide big classes into small classes3．How did the new classroom arrangement help the students' study according to the passage?A．By stopping loud students using simple gestures.B．By giving students more chances to work in groups.C．By making students explain difficult questions after school.4．What is the big challenge for the teachers in classroom teaching in the reform?A．The teachers have to improve their studying methods.B．The teachers must prepare more interesting topics for exercises.C．The teachers are only given 15 minutes to teach in one period(节) of the class.5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．The students in Changsha Daotian Middle School are sitting in groups when having classes.B．The reform in the school is aimed at improving the students' abilities for self-study.C．Studying in groups gives the students more confidence to concentrate on class.C15、I love to go biking! Two years ago I bought an exercise bike(健身脚踏车). But soon I got bored with being at home, so I bought a used bike and started going for short rides. Now I plan day trips in my neighborhood (街区). When you drive a car, you miss many things. It's surprising how much more you can see when you're biking.----SamMy favourite thing to do at weekends is to go to the beach. The beach is beautiful all through the year. I usually drive there. If the weather is cold, I wear some warm clothes and go for long walks on the beach. When the weather is hot. I enjoy swimming or just lying in the sun.-----BarbaraAt weekends I like to read books. If the weather is nice, I'll take a good book to the park and stay there reading for hours. Ithink there's nothing as delightful as reading a good book.----BillWeekends are for going hiking(徒步旅行) with my parents. We live near some beautiful mountains. Sometimes we camp out at night. We really enjoy cooking dinner over a campfire and spending a night under the stars!----Grace1．Now Sam plans to________.A．drive a car B．go for short ridesC．ride his exercise bike D．go biking in his neighborhood2．Barbara_____ if the weather is cold.A．drives on the beach B．walks on the beachC．swims in the sea D．lies in the sun3．The underlined(划线的)word “delightful” in what Bill says probably means________ in Chinese.A．有光线的B．轻如羽毛的C．令人愉快的D．浅色调的4．Which of the following is True about Grace?A．She goes hiking alone at weekendsB．She doesn't like cooking over a campfire.C．She and her parents sometimes camp out.D．She and her parents live in the mountains.5．What does the passage mainly talk about?A．Favourites B．Suggestion C．Shopping D．NatureD16、Normally, we talk about the spirit of giving , and it is important to do this. But we hardly hear any talk about the spirit of receiving. Very few people know how to receive a gift kindly. Therefore, while we are receiving a gift ,we are actually rejecting it .And we turn off the flow of love by refusing to allow the other person to experience the joy of giving.A man knew that his wife dreamed of having a fur coat , but he couldn’t afford to buy her such a coat .He loved his wife very much and he wanted to make her happy. Finally, he decided to start a fur-coat-buying project. He saved money in every way that he could .Two years later, he brought her a fur coat --- not one of the most expensive ones, but a nice fur coat. He gave it to his wife on her birthday. When she saw the coat, she said, “Oh , Bill, how could you ?You know how much we need a new sofa . ” Then after a while ,she said ,“But it is nice ,thank you .”But the husband’s feeling were hurt. Two years of love was hur t by her words---she didn’t accept a gift kindly.Do we often act this way when we receive a gift? Are we sometimes too proud, or too cold? Or are we not strong enough to letthe other person do the giving?Are you unwilling to allow the other people to experience the joy of giving? After reading this passage, you may know what to do when you receive a gift next time.根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
