6、A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March．In this area we often have people selling things door-to-door, but she doesn’t look like a professional saleswoman．She just smiles and gives a card to me: “Amy Turner．”

I hold the card and look at her, waiting for an explanation．

“I’ll paint any animal in your own home,” Amy Turner says． “Wouldn’t you like a picture of your loved one? I’ve had experience of dogs, cats, parrots, prize bulls…”

“I don’t have any animals,” I say as we look past each other．She must be wishing some little cat or dog would come down the hall．It is the first chance I’ve had to breathe the air outside．In this spring morning when you wake up, you will find winter is gone．

“Why are you still in your dressing gown?” She asks． “It’s nearly lunchtime．Are you ill?’

“I’m fine,” I lie．I’m not going to tell a stranger I’ve just been sick in the toilet（廁所）upstairs． I was still sticking my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn’t rung． But now I’m not sure what to do next．She is still standing there．She doesn’t seem to be leaving．

“I’m hungry,” she says and I smile politely, nodding my head before saying goodbye．

“No,” she puts her foot in the door．“I’m really hungry． I’ve had nothing to eat for two days and no one has any animal for me to paint．I need some food or I’ll fall down, right here on your doorstep．”

I stand to one side and let her in．

1．Who came to the writer’s home one day?

A． A saleswoman．                            B． A strange woman．

C． An animal lover．                           D． A professional woman．

2．What did the woman want to do?

A． To sell things to the writer．                     B． To give the card to the writer．

C． To help the writer who was ill．                D． To paint an animal for the writer．

3．When did the story happen?

A． Early in the morning．                       B． Late in the morning．

C． Early in the winter．                         D． Late in the winter．

4．When the woman came, the writer ____________．

A． was sleeping       B． was eating           C． was lying           D． was ill

5．Which of the following statements is true?

A． The woman got in to look for an animal．

B． The writer told the woman to leave．

C． The woman asked the writer for some food．

D． The writer agreed to let her in at once．

5、Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word ？If you can，you are unusual．

Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like．I am sure you just spent most of your time eating，sleeping and crying．As you grow older，you were awake more of the time．It took your parents more time to play with you and talk to you．You watched and listened curiously．You began to know that people made certain sounds to go with certain things．

Then you began to try making the sounds you heard．And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing ．

On that day yon came to understand the secret of language．The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing． One sound might be as good as another．But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees on its meaning．Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things，can they understand each other．Then，and only then do these people have a LANCUAGE．

After you found the secret of language，you learned words．Some of the words meant things，such as BOOKS，CHAIRS and SHOES．Some words meant doing things，such as GO and SWIM．And other words describe things．such as GOOD and DIRTY．Soon you learned to put words together to express one’s idea，such as “I want to go out and play with my friends．”This is language．By means of language people can communicate．So we say languages are means of communication．

1．When you were a little baby，you        ．

A．made sounds to let people know that you wanted to eat

B．spent most of your time talking with your parents

C．could not hear any sound around you

D．spent most of your time eating，playing and crying

2．The secret of language means            ．

A．one sound might be as good as another

B．people can hear your sounds

C．a(chǎn) certain sound is for a certain thing

D．there is a special sound for each person

3．The aim in using language is      ．

A．to get everything one wants from others

B．to find the secret of the language

C．to share ideas，opinions，news，etc with one another

D．to describe the language

4、Until recently we had been living in the Yukon Territory in Canada, in a town seventy miles or so of the Arctic Circle．It is romantically called “The Land of the Midnight Sun “because during the summer the sun shines continuously，even at midnight．On the other hand, it is also called “The Land of Darkness” because in winter the opposite happens．

My classmates probably thought I liked to tell tales when I said I had to walk to school on a river in my hometown．But it was true．

When the darkness comes，so does the cold，because there is no sun to give warmth．The land becomes a world of ice and snow．The few roads that link villages are completely（完全地）covered with snow；people must travel on frozen rivers．If they do not have far to go，they put on snowshoes．These shoes prevent them from sinking into the thick snow．However，if they have a long journey to make they ride in dog sleds．

Rivers are very important to the people of the Yukon．When summer comes and the sun once more shines upon the land，the rivers become moving highways suitable for boats and canoes．

Of course，another important means of transportation for all of us in the village was the plane，which provided us with the only means of getting to the outside world．

1．Which of the following in NOT true according to the passage ？

A．The Yukon Territory is in Canada

B．Dogsleds are used for long journeys．

C．Winter is longer than summer in Yukon．

D．Planes are the only link with the outside world．

2．The underlined part in paragraph 2 means that my classmates    we walked to school on a river．

A．thought I liked telling tales when

B．felt excited when they learned that

C．thought I had a hard time when

D．thought it was unbelievable that

3．What is the main topic of the passage？

A．How to walk on a river in winter．

B．How the Yukon people travel．

C．The importance of planes in the Yukon．

D．The weather inside the Arctic Circle．

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This course on weekdays is for those who want to type as well as those who want to improve their typing．You are tested in the first class and practice at one of eight different skill levels．This allows you to learn at your own speed．Each program lasts 20 hours． Bring your own paper．

Course Charge: $125

Materials Charge: $25

Two hours each evening for two weeks．

This course is taught by a number of business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before．

1．The shortest course is _____．

       A． Basic Photography                                 B． Understanding Computers

C． Stop Smoking                                   D． Typing

2．A course which can do something good for your health will cost____．

A． $50                      B．$30                  C．$10                        D．$125

3．There are typing courses_____．

A． on Saturdays and Sunday                       B． from Monday to Friday

C． from Monday to Saturday                      D． on each day in the week

4．This passage may be adapted from______．

A． a science report                                 B． a magazine

  C． an advertisement                                 D． a Chinese book

2、對標有題號的每一行做出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上劃一個勾（√），如果有錯誤（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 Amy,

I have a problem and I'm writing ask you                                              1． _________

for an advice．This is a secret, so don't tell anybody else．                    2． __________

My cousin and I used to getting along very well and                               3． ___________

we were good friend．We were planning to spend                                 4． ___________

part of the winter holiday together, but now                                          5． ___________

I don't think I want to invite her home．                                               6． ___________

Recently I has discovered that he's started to tell                                    7． ___________

lies．When I told him this was wrong to tell lies,                                   8． ___________

but he just laughed at me．The problem is, “Should I                             9． ___________

tell his parents or his teacher, or should I keep quietly?                          10． ___________

1、假設(shè)你叫王華，是三十三中的學(xué)生，你的朋友李剛寫信告訴你他學(xué)英語有困難，尤其是聽力能力較差，寫作能力也不夠，請你回一封信，給他提一些建議。

提高聽力的建議：每天聽，別貪多，選擇磁帶由易到難。

提高寫作能力的建議：多讀，好文章須反復(fù)讀，記日記（keep a diary）

1．100個詞左右。

2．不要逐字翻譯成英文。 

No．33Middle School

Baotou

Nov．8th, 2009

Dear Li Gang,                                                                   

……

Yours,

Wang Hua

28、We have to ________the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way．

A．get in         B．get together           C．hand in           D．turn in

27、We are determined to carry out the plan ______all the difficulties．

A．a(chǎn)lthough      B．instead of      C．in return for        D．regardless of