_____ Yao Ming missing the new NBA season due to a foot injury, Yi Jianlian is the only Chinese player to compete in the league this season.

A. As      B. Since      C. With      D. For

This book is for the students         native language is not English．

      A．that        B．who’s    C．whose      D．which  

第二部分    閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)  閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列四篇短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

26．What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?

A．Her brother was seriously ill.                    B．They had no money.

C．Nothing could save her brother.                    D．Both A and B.

27．In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be        .

A．something interesting                                  B．something beautiful

C．some wonderful medicine                                D．some good food

28．The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows      .

A．she had still kept some money

B．she hoped not to be refused

C．There was no need to worry about money

D．she thought money was easy to get

29．What made the miracle happen?

A．The girl’s love for her brother．                  B．The girl’s money.

C．The medicine from the drugstore.                 D．Nobody can tell.

30．From the passage we can infer(推斷) that        .

A．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B．a(chǎn) miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C．the little girl is lovely but not so clever

D．the doctor had great sympathy for the girl’s little brother

 It is because he ___________ science that I __________ what he says.

  A. believes in; believe                                   B. believes; believe in

  C. believes; believe                                D. believes in; believe in

Ⅳ．單詞拼寫

1．A stand-up comedian can tell different jokes in r________ to the reactions of an audience．

2．It is good behavior to q________ up to buy tickets．

3．Do you enjoy tragedy or c________?

4．Shakespeare compared life to s________.

5．Mr．Wang has a good sense of h________, so he is popular with the students．

6．He was a________ a prize for good conduct．

7．Billy Crystal has his o________ ability to improvise．

8．There are too many people in the street．It’s so c________.

9．She married a f________ from Canada．

10．The factory needs more s________ workers．

第三節(jié)：閱讀理解 (共10小題，每小題2分，滿分20分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標(biāo)號涂黑。

                       Letters to the next president

Dear Mr. President:

I would like to personally thank you for your time and concern for our great country. I would like to take a few minutes to address a few concerns that I have with the United States.

First of all, I would like to address the war. In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out. However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should not be released because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out. Also, the war takes out a ton of our money, which leads me to my next issue.

The economy right now, in the opinion of many Americans is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now. No one can predict what will happen one day or the next. The obvious thing to do is to put 700 billion dollars in the economy, but that bill failed and was rejected by the House of Representatives(眾議院). Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts. I'm not sure if this would work, but I think it is a positive alternative we could take.

My final issue I would like to call to your attention is teacher's salaries. The high school students of today are America's future. In a way, America's future depends greatly on the high school teachers of America. Saying this, it is sad that teacher's salaries are where they are. While teachers are working harder and harder every day to teach high school students, CEO's of big companies that are driving our countries economy into the ground are getting bonuses. I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America - - preparing our country for the future.

Once again, thank you for your time and your effort you put in to making this great country a better place.

Sincerely, Walker

41. What's the author's attitude the Iraq War?

A. Supportive           B. Objective           C. Negative             D. Positive

42. What's true about the time of pulling the troops out?

A. We should pull the troops out without delay.

B. There is no need to have a time table to follow.

C. The public has the fight to know the time table.

D. We should keep the time secret from the enemy.

43. According to the author, the 700 billion dollars__________

A. is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now.

B. has been accepted by the House of Representatives.

C. should be equally shared among Americans

D. should be put in the economy

44. When talking about high school teachers, the author thinks that____________

A. the teachers' salaries are not high enough.

B. teacher's salaries should be as high as CEO's.

C. the teachers work harder than CEO's of companies.

D. teaching is more important than any other job in America

45. Which of the topics is NOT included in the letter?

A. Election            B. International affair    C. Finance           D. Education,

 Though _____ came that he was completely defeated, he didn’t lost heart.

   A. the word   B. a word  C. word  D. words

 His sister had become a teacher , ______ was what he wanted to be.

A. who                B. whose                 C. that               D.which            

 It was not until early in the morning ______ he woke up _______ he found _____ he lay asleep on the floor for a night.

A. that; when; that   B. when; that; /       C. that; that; when      D. when; / that

六、短文改錯: (共10小題，每小題1分，共10分)

文中共有10處語言錯誤。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加上一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞。

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不記分。

Boys and girls,

Attention, please. I’ve got a good news for you. A new book How to Improve Your English is now on sell in a nearby bookstore. I think the book is great help to our English study and suitable for we middle school students. There are many practical examples in the book, included a lot of pictures. The price is five yuan each. Those, who wants to buy the book, should go here as soon as possible and get your money ready for. By eleven o’clock tomorrow morning the money should be give either to me nor to our monitor. We’ll go to buy the books tomorrow afternoon.