12、      we can't get seems better than      we have.

A. What;what         B. What;that

C. That;that           D. That;what

11、      in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.

A. Losing            B. Having lost

C. Lost              D. To lose

10、I love to go to the seaside in summer.  It      good to lie in the sun or swim in the cool sea.

A. does                 B. feels

C. gets                 D. makes

9、       we'll go camping tomorrow depends on the weather.

A. If                   B. Whether

C. That                 D. Where

8、America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect （影響） American society in many ways - education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society - one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior （行為）is suitable （合適） at various ages.

A person's age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. There's no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn't as strong as it used to be. It doesn't surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.

Many people say, ‘I am much younger than my mother -  or my father - was at my age.’ No one says ‘Act your age’ anymore. We've stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.

1 It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America         .

A. has made people feel younger

B. has changed people's social position

C. has changed people's understanding of age

D. has slowed down the country's social development

2. The underlined word ‘one’ refers to          .

A. a society             B. America

C. a place              D. population

3. ‘Act your age’ means people should             .

A. be active when they are old

B. do the right thing at the right age

C. show respect for their parents young or old

D. take more physical exercise suitable to their age

4. If a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text would most

probably consider it       .

A. normal              B.wonderful

C.unbelievable          D.unreasonable

7、The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. -Thomas Macaulay

Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O'Neill gave an arithmetic 1 to our class. When the papers were 2 she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the 3 mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about 4in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O'Neill 4 even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 5 after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs O'Neill asked 7questions, and she didn't 8 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 9 words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 10 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don't 11 about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 12 I can say:it was the most important single 13 of my life. Thirty years after being 14to Macaulay's words, they 15 seem to me the best yardstick(準(zhǔn)繩), because they give us a 16 to measure ourselves rather than others.

17  of us are asked to make 18 decisions about nations going to war of armies going to battle. But all of us are called 19daily to make a great many personal decisions. 20 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket 21turned over to the policeman? Should the 22 change received at the store be forgotten or 23? Nobody will know except 24. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 25 to live with someone you respect.

1. A. test         B. problem         C. paper        D. lesson

2. A. examined    B. completed       C. marked       D. answered

3. A. easy        B. funny           C. same         D. serious

4. A. lying       B. cheating         C. guessing      D. discussing

5. A. didn't       B. did             C. would        D. wouldn't

6. A. come       B.leave            C. remain       D. apologize

7. A. no         B. certain           C. many        D. more

8. A. excuse      B. reject           C. help          D. scold

9. A. above      B. common         C. following     D. unusual

10. A. repeat     B. get              C. put          D. copy

11. A. worry      B. know           C. hear         D. talk

12. A. myself     B. ourselves        C. themselves    D. herself

13. A. chance     B. incident         C. lesson        D. memory

14. A. referred     B. shown          C. brought      D. introduced

15. A. even       B. still            C. always        D. almost

16. A. way       B. sentence         C. choice        D. reason

17. A. All        B. Few            C. Some         D. None

18. A. quick      B. wise            C. great         D. personal

19. A. out        B. for             C. up           D. upon

20. A. Should     B. Must           C. Would        D. Need

21. A. and        B. or             C. then          D. but

22. A. extra      B. small           C. some          D. necessary

23. A. paid       B. remembered     C. shared        D. returned

24. A. me        B. you            C. us            D. them

25. A. easier     B. more natural      C. better        D. more peaceful

6、We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open is surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop  past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors. "

"Yes, I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them, "the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, "But aren't you working late?"

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(拖一下)of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you."

Outside, Mum told me, "Dagmar is fine. No fever. "

"You saw her, Mum?"

"Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors!A mop is no good. You need a brush."

1. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was       .

A. to clean the floor     B. to please the nurse

B. to see a patient       D. to surprise the story-teller

2. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a      .

A. nurse                 B. visitor

C. patient                D. cleaner

3 After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?

A. It is a children's hospital.

B. It has strict rules about visiting hours.

C. The conditions there aren't very good.

D. The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.

4 From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely     

A. the story-teller's sister

B. Mum's friend

C. the story-teller's classmate

D. Dad's boss

5 Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A. strange                 B. warm-hearted

C. clever                  D. hard-working

5、Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership(伙伴關(guān)系)which does good to both of them.  You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites (寄生蟲)on sheep.  The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort. So although they can manage without each other, they do better together.

Sometimes an animal has a plant partner.  The relationship develops until the two partners cannot manage without each other. This is so in the corals(珊瑚)of the sea. In their skins they have tiny plants which act as"dustman",  taking some of the waste products from the corals and giving in return oxygen which the animal needs to breathe. Ifthe plants are killed, or are even prevented from light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die.

1 Some birds like to sit on a sheep because       .

A. they can eat its parasites

B. they depend on the sheep for existence

C. they enjoy travelling with the sheep

D. they find the position most comfortable

2 The underlined word"they"in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to.       

A. birds and parasites      B. birds and sheep

C. parasites and sheep      D. sheep, birds and parasites

3 It can be learnt from the text that the coral depends on the plant for       .

A. comfort                B. light

C. food                   D. oxygen

4. What does the second paragraph mainly discuss?

A. Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence.

B. Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily.

C. Some plants depend  on each other for food.

D. Some animals live better together.

4、EVENTS(賽事)

Bicycle tour(旅行)and race

A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sum. ). At 5:30am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg.  Then the next 55 kilometre leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(競爭性的)part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaibe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

Cost:200 yuan         Telephone:4675027

Brazilian footballers

The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players . Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

Ticket prices:60,100,150 yuan

Time/Date:4:30 pm, August 26(Sat. )   Telephone:5012372

Rock climbing

The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(觀眾).

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

Time/Dates:9-12 am, August 26 and 27

Telephone:7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua

1 The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about      .

A. visiting teams

B. famous players

C. things to do for the weekend

D. prices to pay for the sports events

2 If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for       .

A. 35 kilometres         B. 55 kilometres

C. 75 kilometres         D. 110 kilometres

3 the underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" probably means       .

A. race

B. practice

C. part of the training

D. part of the tour

4. What  is special about the rock climbing competition?

A. A foreign team takes part in it.

B. You can watch it without paying.

C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

5. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

A. 4675027               B. 7143177

C. 5012372               D. 7144850

3、根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

-Hello. Gerry speaking.

-Hello, Gerry. It's me John here. ⑴

-Well, I'm terribly sorry, but I'm not feeling very well.

-Is that all? ⑵

-No, I'm sorry. I was sick all night. I think it must be the fish Iate I ast night.

-Well, I think you should have at least phoned Kate and told her you weren't coming to the meeting.

-⑶ I'm sorry about  that. Anyway, I think I'll be able to get in to work tomorrow.

-⑷

-I won't. Thanks for calling.

-⑸

A. Why didn't you phone?

B. OK. Take care and don't eat any more fish.

C. Why aren't you here at the meeting?

D. That's all right.

E. We thought you might have had an accident or forgotten the day or something.

F. I'll be glad to see you again.

G. Yes, I suppose  I should have done so.