1、英语试题满分：120分；考试时间：100分钟；第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分)第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWhen asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get. For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at wi
2、nning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved(毫不掩饰的). In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly its conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party. In
3、 adulthood the things that bring deep joy- love, marriage, birth-also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated(复杂的). My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. Its easy to overlook the ple
4、asure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health. I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. W
5、hen the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day. Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I dont think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close f
6、riends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her. We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing weve got to have. Weve so self-conscious about our “right” to it that its making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it
7、with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things arent necessarily happier.Happiness isnt about what happens to us-its about how we see what happens to us. Its the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. Its not wishing for what we dont have, but enjoyin
8、g what we do possess. 1. As people grow older, they_.A. feel it harder to experience happiness B. associate their happiness less with others C. will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness D. tend to believe responsibility means happiness2. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5 and 6?A.
9、 She cares little about her own health B. She enjoys the freedom of traveling C. She is easily pleased by things in daily life D. She prefers getting pleasure from housework3. People who equal happiness with wealth and success _.A. consider pressure something blocking their way B. stress their right
10、 to happiness too much C. are at a loss to make correct choices D. are more likely to be happy4. What can be concluded from the passage?A. Happiness lies between the positive and the negative. B. Each man is the master of his own fate. C. Success leads to happiness.D. Happy is he who is content.BAs
11、I was walking home，a boy seemed to be singing a song in a very low voice，walking in front of me and carrying some of the same high school books I had with me.I caught up to him，and said “Hello”I could tell he was startled，and dropped one of his books.I picked it up and as I handed it to him，he said
12、“Thank you.” in a strange way，like with a strong accent.We soon began walking together and talking.It turns out he was in my science class，and I didnt even know it!His name was Ahmad，and his family had just moved here this school year.He invited me into his house，and his family treated me like a spe
13、cial guest，which made me feel very welcome.He said hospitality (好客) is very basic to his culture，and strangers were always treated very kindly.His mom brought out some great food，and offered me some tea.Ahmads father and two sisters wanted to hear all about me and my family，and my schooling.Ahmads w
14、hole family had to leave their lifelong home because war had broken out，and it wasnt safe there anymore.They left with only what they could carry.His family was happy to feel safe，and they got used to American culture quickly.They seemed pleased that Ahmad had brought a friend home to meet them.And
15、as my friendship with Ahmad has continued，I now realize that the world is so much bigger than I thought！I also realize that your friends dont have to be just like you.Differences make the world go round.5What does the underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 1 mean?AExcited. BMoved.CSurprised. DInter
16、ested.6Why was the writer treated like a special guest by Ahmads family?AThey liked strangers who came to their home for help.BThey wanted to know more information about the writer.CStrangers were always treated very kindly in their culture.DThe writer was an American and knew much about their cultu
17、re.7Where does the writer probably come from?ACanada. BAmerica.CChina. DAustralia.8What can we learn from the passage?APeople from different countries can be good friends.BFriends need different cultures and different accents.CYour friends should have a lot of things the same with you.DYou cant make
18、 friends with people from other countries.CThe Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on,
19、 publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule. During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White
20、 Olympics. In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful.When the White Olympics came, the host countries(东道国) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sports men began to take part in the
21、 White Olympics. Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet. Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen
22、.9The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics _.Aare the same thingBare different gamesCare not held in winterDare held in summer10The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games _.Aafter the year 1936Bafter the 3rd White OlympicsCbefore the 3rd White OlympicsDbefore the year
23、 193211The Winter Olympics is held once _.Aevery two yearsBevery three yearsCevery four yearsDevery five years12Which of the following is true?AOnly the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.BOnly the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.CAll the countries can pu
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29、the discounted price.Take action right now!13. From the passage, we can learn that the EP _ .A. doesnt burn up oxygenB. runs without any noiseC. makes people get sleepyD. is unsuitable for children and pets14. The underlined word “evenly” in paragraph 4 probably means _.A. continuouslyB. separately
30、C. quickly D. equally15. The main purpose of the passage is to_.A. persuade people to buy the productB. advise people to save on heating billsC. report the new development of portable heatersD. compare the functions of different heater brands第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项
31、为多余选项。How to teach kids responsibility Wed all like our kids to develop into responsible people. How can we help to ensure that our kids learn the lessons of responsibility? Here are some ideas: Start them with tasks when theyre young. 16 They can do a lot more than you think if youre patient and cr
32、eative. Encourage them to begin at an early age, and this helps them build confidence and enthusiasm for later tasks in their life. Dont use rewards with your kids. If you want your kids to develop a natural sense of responsibility, they need to learn what they do affects others not just themselves.
33、 17 Use natural consequences when they make mistakes. If they keep losing their baseball glove somewhere, let them deal with the consequences. Maybe they have to ask to borrow one for the game. 18 If you rescue them every time they make a mistake, theyll never learn responsibility. 19 This is where
34、theyll learn it from. Take care of your stuff. Try to be on time. Theyre watching you very closely. Give them an allowance (零用钱) early in their life.Let them make their own money decisions from an early age. Theyll learn their lessons in a hurry. 20 A. Model responsible behavior for your kids. B. Ma
35、ybe they have to buy a new one if its lost. C. Dont help them out if they run out of money. D. Train your kids to be responsible and careful. E. They wont learn that if theyre focused on what theyre going to “get”.F. Young kids have a strong desire to help out, even as young as age two. G. Theyll pi
36、ck up on this belief and theyll tend to rise to the level of expectation.第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He has had it 21 and he is very careful with it. It still looks as good as new. “That umbrella mu
37、st have 22 you a great deal of money, Uncle，” I said to him one day. “No，” he replied, “23 .” “Was it a present？” I asked again. “No，” said he. “Then how did you get it？” I asked. “Well，” he answered, “it is a strange true story. About ten years ago I was walking along a quiet London street one even
38、ing 24 it suddenly rained. I had no 25 and no umbrella. No buses 26 that street and there were no taxis in sight. As I was on my way to a party I didnt want to get 27 .So I stood in a doorway and waited for the rain to stop. By and by it grew quite 28 ， there wasnt a person around，and still it raine
39、d and rained.29 a young man came to the place where I was standing, 30 a large umbrella over his head. As I hoped he would 31 me to walk to the next corner with him, 32 I could have got a taxi，I stepped 33 the dark doorway where I had been standing, and said, 34 ， where are you going with that umbre
40、lla？35 by my sudden appearance, the young man 36 the umbrella which I am afraid, he had just stolen, ran away, and 37 into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and 38 my walk. I knew it would be 39 in this big city to try and discover the owner and so Ive kept it 40 .”21A.for months Bfor years Csi
41、nce childhood Dsince then22A.used Bcost Ctaken Dspent23A.very little Bonly a few poundsCnot a penny Dnot a great deal24A.when Bthen Cbefore Das25A.car Bhat Craincoat Dfriend26A.moved across Bran acrossCwent across Dpassed across27A.tired Bback Cwet Daway28A.dark Bwet Clate Dhelpless29A.At once BAt l
42、ast CStrangely DSecretly30A.raising Bcarrying Cholding Dlifting31A.allow Blet Cmake Dpromise32A.there Bwhere Cfrom which Din which33A.into Bout of Ctowards Dfrom behind34A.By the way BPardon CExcuse me DSorry35A.Encouraged BForced CWarmed DFrightened36A.shut Btook Cdropped Dforgot37A.disappeared Bwa
43、ndered Cmarched Dcame38A.stopped Bstarted Ccontinued Ddelayed39A.endless Binteresting Cexciting Dhopeless40A.ever since Bforever Clong enough Din the end第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Even at the age of 75, Thelma was still very active. When her husband died, her children su
44、ggested that she _41_ (move) to a “senior living community”. She _42_ （quick） became very popular and made many friends in the community.When Thelma turned 80, her newfound friends showed their _43_（appreciate）by holding a surprising birthday party for her. That night _44_ (fill) with laughter and e
45、ntertainment, but throughout the evening, Thelma couldnt take her eyes off a gentleman _45_ (sit) at the other end of the table.When the party ended, Thelma rose from _46_ seat and rushed over to the man. “Pardon me, ” Thelma said, “Please forgive me _47_ I made you feel _48_ (comfort) by staring at
46、 you all night. I just couldnt help myself from looking your way. You see, you look just like my fifth husband.”“Your fifth husband!” replied the gentleman. “Forgive me _49_ asking, but how many times have you been married?”_50_ smile came across Thelmas face as she responded, “Four.” They were marr
47、ied shortly after.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有2处，涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:此行缺一个词在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出改正后的词。注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Id like to share a unforgettable experience
48、 with you.It happened in a warm Sunday afternoon in August.I go shopping with my cousin，Li Ming.When walk in the street，we found a young man，who was big but strong，stealing a womans wallet.We stopped her immediately.Though he stared at us angry，we didnt feel frightened and tried to make him to reali
49、ze his bad behavior.Because our bravery，he left without saying a word.The woman thought highly of us for which we had done.In my opinion，its our duty to fight against bad behaviour 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，根据以下提示给同学韩梅写封回信，建议如何克服考试的压力及紧张情绪。词数：120个左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示：1. 告诉他大部分同学考试前都紧张，要有正确的态度；2. 平时努力学习
50、，做好准备，不要太在意结果；3. 考试前适当运动，如散步等；4. 充分的睡眠有助于发挥，睡前洗个热水澡、喝杯热牛奶有助于睡眠。Dear Han Mei,Glad to hear from you. You say you have some problems in overcoming the pressure of exams. Dont worry. Let me give you some advice. _ Yours, Li Hua答案阅读理解1.ACBD 5. CCBA 9.ABCC 13. ADA 16.FEBAC完形填空21. BBCAC 26. BCABC 31. ABBCD
51、 36. CACDA语法填空41、(should) move 42、quickly 43、appreciation 44、was filled 45、sitting 46、her/the 47、if 48、uncomfortable 49、for 50、A短文改错51、第一句a-an 52、第二句第一个 in-on 53、第三句go-went 54、第四句walk-walking 55、第四句but-and 56、第五句her-him 57、第六句angry-angrily 58、第六句去掉第二个to 59、第七句because后加of 60第八句which-what书面表达Dear Han
52、Mei，Glad to hear from you. You say you have some problems in overcoming the pressure of exams. Dont worry. Let me give you some advice.As a matter of fact, most of us middle school students feel nervous whenever were taking an important exam. There is no doubt that exams are important to us students
53、, but its more important to have a right attitude towards them. Therefore, try to study hard every day and make good preparations for exams but dont worry too much about the results. And I think its good to go out for a walk or do some outdoor exercise before exams. Besides, having enough sleep can make us full of energy and make it possible for us to perform well in the exam. A hot bath or a cup of hot milk before going to bed might help you have a sound sleep.Dont worry too much about exams and try to relax yourself. I am sure you will do well in the exam. Good luck. Yours Li Hua
