1.John and Mark started the holiday years ago.

A. 7 B. 10 C. 15 D. 17

2.To celebrate the holiday, people need to .

A. learn some pirate words B. learn to sail on the sea

C. dress up like pirates D. have their own ships

3.The holiday became famous because of .

A. a game B. a pirate C. a song D. an article

4.If a pirate shouts “Yo-ho-ho”, it means he is .

A. angry B. happy C. surprised D. sad

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Mark’s wife was born on September 19th.

B. John and Mark started the holiday because it was fun.

C. “Bilge is broken” means there’s something wrong with the front of the ship.

D. If you want to say hello to your friends on the day, you can say “Ahoy, matey!

Many people like to live in big cities, because there are a lot of interesting things to do and to see there. You can go to different kinds of museums, see plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are serious problems in big cities, too. It is expensive to live there. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people can’t find jobs or good places to live. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities. Others do not. Before people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.

小詞典：1. serious adj． 嚴(yán)重的 2. medical care醫(yī)療保健 3. hard adj． 困難的

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

1.In big cities, people can ___________.

A. go to different kinds of museums

B. see plays and films

C. buy things from all over the world

D. A, B and C

2. It is __________ to live in a big city.

A. expensive B. cheap C. easy D. serious

3. Every year many people move to the cities to _____________.

A. find jobs B. receive good medical care

C. study at good schools D. A, B and C

4. It is RIGHT for people to move to big cities _____________.

A. with thinking how to move there

B. with thinking of the problems of living there

C. without thinking of the cost of living

D. without thinking of any problems

5.Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. There are many interesting things to do and to see in big cities.

B. In big cities people can easily find good places to live.

C. People can easily find good jobs in big cities.

D. All people like to live in big cities.

Oxford（牛津）is a city in the UK. It’s in the west of the UK and it’s famous for the University of Oxford. It’s an old university – about 900 years old. It has a longer history than Cambridge University. It’s the oldest university in English-speaking world.

There are about 20,000 students and they are from all over the world. Many students go to school by bike. There are 38 colleges(學(xué)院) in the University of Oxford, but Cambridge University has only 31 colleges. There are 104 libraries in the University of Oxford. Stephen Hawking was a student of the University of Oxford. He’s a great scientist. Clinton(克林頓), the 42nd American president was also a student of the University.

1.How old is the University of Oxford?.

A. About 800 years old. B. About 900 years old.

C. About 700 years old. D. About 600 years old.

2.How do students go to school? By ________.

A. car B. train C. bike D. plane

3.There are ______ libraries in the University of Oxford.

A. 104 B. 114 C. 140 D. 31

4. The underlined(劃線的) word ― president means ________.

A.總理 B. 教授 C. 學(xué)者 D. 總統(tǒng)

5.From the passage we can learn_________.

A. the University of Oxford is in the east of the UK..

B. there are 31 colleges in Cambridge University.

C. Cambridge University is older than the University of Oxford.

D. Clinton wasn’t a student of the University of Oxford. DADBA BCABB

綜合填空

Australia is the greatest island in the world. It is much smaller 1.t_____ China. It is in the 2. s_____ of the Earth. So when it is 3.h_____ summer in China, it is cold winter in Australia.

Australia is big, but the4. p________ there is smaller. There are only about 24,000,000 people in Australia. The population of Australia5.i_____ the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.

Enough laws have been made to 6.f______ against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clear. You can clearly see fish 7.s_______ in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

Australia is famous8.f_____ its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find9.y______ in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. Have you ever seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” in its body. The 10.m______ kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very interesting, isn’t it ?

寫作

假設(shè)TV Guide外文版將刊登文章介紹湖南電視臺(tái)熱播的電視節(jié)目“爸爸去哪兒”(Dad, Where Are We Going?)，上周五你看過一期。請據(jù)此寫一篇80詞左右的英文觀后感。內(nèi)容提示如下：

1. 節(jié)目由5個(gè)明星爸爸和他們的孩子主演，深受各年齡段的人喜愛；

2. 目的是鼓勵(lì)親子雙方重視交流，對于人們有良好的影響；

3. 爸爸們以前沒有時(shí)間陪孩子，現(xiàn)在已學(xué)會(huì)如何悉心照顧孩子；

4. 觀后感想。

注意：

1. 觀后感須包括所給內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，要點(diǎn)語句通順、意思連貫；

2. 第4要點(diǎn)的內(nèi)容須用2-3句話展開合理想象，作適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

3. 觀后感的開頭已在答題卷上給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

The program Dad, Where Are We Going? is one of this year’s hottest TV programs. I saw it last Friday.______________________________________________________

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—Would you like to drink ________ hot drinks?

— No, thanks. There is _________in my cup.

A. any; any B. some; some C. some; any D. any; some

There is __________ chicken in the fridge. Let’s go and buy some.

A. some B. much C. little D. many

I want to buy two and some chicken for the dinner.

A. kilos of pork B. kiloes of pork

C. kilos of porks D. kiloes of porks

This pair of leather boots _________ nice. Can I ________?

A. looks, try it on B. look, try on it

C. looks, try them on D. look, try on them

Wow! You look so beautiful. Your new coat fits you ____________.

A. cool B. smart C. well D. good