Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn’t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin was a person who liked playing the violin and was full of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.

One day Merlin received an invitation to a fancy dress ball (化裝舞會). He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand  entrance at the party. He came up with an idea. He thought everyone would be attracted by him if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two, wheels under each shoe. These were the first rolled skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

　　On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing the violin. Everyone was amazed to see this. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. Suddenly he ran into a huge mirror hanging on the wall. It fell down and broke into pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's entrance for a long time.

The passage is mainly about_______.

A．a(chǎn) strange man   　　     

B．a(chǎn)n unusual party

　　 C．how roller skating started

　　 D．how people held parties in the 18th century

People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he________.

       A．often gave others surprises      B．was a gifted musician

       C．invented the roller skates D．was full of imagination

Merlin put wheels under his shoes to_________.

       A．impress the party guests  B．a(chǎn)rrive at the party sooner

       C．test his invention            D．show his skill in walking on wheels

What is main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?

      A．The roller skates needed further improvement.

       B．The party guests took Merlin for a fool.

       C．Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.

       D．Merlin got himself into trouble.

短文改錯（共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：

該行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

該行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

該行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

Dear editor,

I am a high school student. I have problem to ask               66._________

you for help. A few days before, one of my very good            67._________

friend told me that he was going to leave school.                68._________

He said that he wanted to start his own’s business. I tried          69._________

my best to get him to change his mind, and I failed.              70._________

I realize it is difficult of me to persuade him. He                 71._________

is not doing so good in his studies. The process is                72._________

more important than the result. Now there are only               73._________

90 days being left before the test. I am not sure                  74._________

his decision is right or wrong. I needed your advice.              75._________

                              Gao Fei

Ⅵ．書面表達（共一題；滿分25分）

       假如你是王東，你在新學校學習已經(jīng)一個學期，請根據(jù)下列提示，用英語給你的朋友Alice 寫封電子郵件，談一談你的高中生活，寫一篇120詞左右的文章。

       你的學校和班級

       你的作息時間

       你的朋友或老師

       你最喜歡的……

Dear Alice,

       I’ve been at senior school for more than one month．I’m writing down my thought about my school life．

       My new school is ……………………………………………………………………………．．

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………．

………………………………………………………………………………………………．…  

       Bye for now．

                                                               Wang Dong

I failed in the final exam last tem．Only then        the importance of studies．

       A．I realized  B．I had realized C．had I realized   D．did I realized

---Do you enjoy your stay in here?

----Yes. A beautiful autumn day ___________ the wet summer we have had.

A. becomes aware of          B. takes advantage of    C. accounts for        D. compensates for

Although Jack has made good preparations for the match, he is still             about his chance of winning.

A. stubborn                         B. dynamic                 C. sceptical                         D. straightforward

第一節(jié): 多項選擇 (共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Captain James Cook took _____________ of the islands in 1769 and from that time British people started to settle in New Zealand.

   A. notice          B. hold                 C. possession           D. care

This building was modelled __________ the Catholic church.

A. with        B. to         C. after         D. as

In this workshop, the output of July was three times __________ of January.

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

The forest guard often find campfires that had not been _______ completely.

A．turned down         B．put out             C．put away        D．turned over