There are many American expressions about insects--- like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They appear to be busy, moving around their homes, or hives (蜂窩). So you might say you were as busy as a bee if you spent your weekend cleaning your house. In fact, you might say your house was a beehive of activity if your whole family was helping you clean. You also might say you made a beeline for something if you went there right away. When we go to see a movie, my friend always makes a beeline for the place where they sell popcorn (爆米花) .

   Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the 1920s. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was the bee’s knees. Now, we admit that we do not know how this expression developed. In fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!

   If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has a bee in her bonnet (女帽). If  someone asks you a personal question, you might say “that is none of your beeswax”. This means none of your business.

   Speaking of personal questions, there is an expression when their children ask, “Where do babies come from?” Parents who discuss sex and reproduction (生殖) say this is talking about the birds and bees.

   Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to have butterflies in your stomach. That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd. You would also not want to have ants in your trousers. That is, to be unable to sit still.

1. If you make a beeline for something, you ______ .

   A. are as busy as a bee            B. go quickly and directly towards it

   C. always go to the same place     D. buy something at a certain place

2. The underlined expression “ it is the bee’s knees” _______ .

   A. is not used at all now          B. was first used in the 1820s

   C. reminds us that bees have knees  D. means “it is very good”

3. If you ask your American friend Jack “How old is your wife?” he may say “______.”

   A. It is none of your beeswax      B. You have a bee in your bonnet

   C. It is the bee’s knees            D. You are talking about the birds and bees

4. When you have butterflies in your stomach, you ______ .

   A. are too sick to sit still           B. have ants in your trousers

   C. are nervous about something     D. have a stomachache

5. The passage mainly tells us _______.

   A. some interesting and useful insects  B. some expressions about insects

   C. the way of learning expressions     D. some newly-invented expressions

第二節(jié) 書面表達（滿分15分）

    給China daily寫一篇報道。

   看圖：解放軍某戰(zhàn)士王剛在回家探親的火車上，得知長江沿岸遭遇洪水的消息后，毫不猶豫地加入當?shù)乜购榈年犖橹腥�，并提前返回連隊。

要求：

內(nèi)容需包括提示及圖的全部內(nèi)容。

卷面整潔，書寫規(guī)范

詞數(shù)120左右

開頭已為你寫好。

Notes:洪水floods  部隊 units

報道開頭已寫出:

    One day, Wang Gang, a Pla man, was on the train back home when he learnt from a newspaper that

This is the book I bought yesterday , ___________I spent 8 yuan .

       A．on which        B．for which        C．in which D．a(chǎn)t which

—Do you think it wise for Chinese parents to try to do everything for their children?

         —No, that’s         they are mistaken.

   A．where  B．when C．what  D．how

_____ humanoid(有人特征的) robot newly acquired by Imperial College in London will lead to _____ deeper understanding of ____ human intelligence.

   A The, the,  ∕    B A, a ,a    C A, a, ∕     D A , the, ∕

第二節(jié)：短文寫作（共1題；滿分25分）

假設(shè)你班將舉行一次英語班會，主題為“中學生應(yīng)該如何使用家長給的零花錢”。請你根據(jù)提示并結(jié)合自己的情況寫一篇發(fā)言稿。

注意：    1.  100詞左右

參考詞匯： 零花錢  pocket money

第五部分 書面表達（滿分20分）

       在最近的一次主題為中學生課余時間上網(wǎng)的英語班會上，同學們對上網(wǎng)的利弊爭論不休，意見不能統(tǒng)一。作為班長，請你根據(jù)下列信息，作總結(jié)性發(fā)言。

要求：    1. 覆蓋以上內(nèi)容，可作適當發(fā)揮；

             2. 發(fā)言的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出（不計入總詞數(shù)）；

             3. 詞數(shù)：120左右。

Attention, please! I’m going to give you a summary of today’s discussion about whether we should go on line in our spare time.

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Thank you!

 Who was ______ spoke first at the meeting?

       A. that it                    B. it that                    C. it what                         D. what it

Though ______ money, his parents managed to send him to university.

A. lacked    B. lacking of     C. lacking     D. lacked in

—Dad! Tom's broken a glass!

— ________. Accidents will happen.

A. No way                 B. Doesn't matter       

C. No trouble at all           D. Don't mention it