4．-You never miss one minute in class．
-You know，we must listen to the teacher carefully ______．（　　）

A．

take notes

B．

taking notes

C．

to take notes

D．

takes notes

3．Marco Polo was from Venice，Italy．In 1271，at age 17，Marco went on a trip with his father and uncle to China．Today people often travel to different places around the world．But it was very hard for people from Europe to visit China then．After three and a half years，the Polos reached China in 1275．
While he was there，Marco Polo worked for Kublai Khan，the emperor（皇帝）of China．He was able to learn and experience many things that were new to Europeans．In his diary，he wrote，"Kublai Khan's palace is the greatest I've ever seen．The streets of the new capital，Daidu，are so straight and so wide．"Paper money also took him by surprise，since it was not yet in use the West at that time．Homes were heated with"black stones…which burn like wood．"Those stones were coal，and most of the Europeans knew little about it then．
After 17 years in China，Marco and his family finally returned to Venice in 1292．After he returned home，Marco completed a book about his trip，full of facts about his wonderful experience in China．

71．How was Marco Polo's three-and-a-half-year journey to China？C
A．Expensive
B．Comfortable
C．Difficult
D．Smooth
72．The Polos finally got to China inB．
A.1271
B.1275
C.1288
D.1292
73．What did Marco do when he was in China？A
A．He worked for the emperor．
B．He learned to build city streets．
C．He helped to dig for coal．
D．He finished a book about his trip．
74．What would be the best title for the passage？B
A．Magle"black stones"
B．Marco Polo in China
C．Paper money in Daidu
D．Kublai Khan-the greatest emperor．

2．Mr．Black's memory is getting____．As a result，he often leaves his keys at home．（　　）

A．

older

B．

poorer

C．

greater

D．

better

1．I bought a big box ________ books for kids in poor areas．（　　）

A．

collects

B．

to collect

C．

collect

D．

collected

20．I hope my school life of senior high will be ________ than that of junior high．（　　）

	A．	more exciting		B．	very exciting
	C．	as exciting as		D．	the most exciting

19．Andrew Holleman，a 12-year-old boy，loved playing in the open land near his home．The land was wet and forested，and made a home for birds，other animals and many different plants．
It made the perfect place for him to study and get to know the nature．He had seen some red-tail hawks，red foxes，wood turtles and other animals．He also found special native flowers．
Suddenly it was announced that the"empty"land would be improved by a lot of houses on it．The plants would be removed，the animals would run away and most would probably die．Then the wet soil（土壤） would be covered with extra grounds．
When he heard about the news，he was not happy．He was very worried that the land ans water would be polluted．
Andrew wrote down clearly all the research he had down about the area，and how the houses would affect（影响） the local environment．He sent letters to members of local government and television reporters．He also called on his neighbors to oppose the building of the houses．
Although he was only 12years old，he had the courage and wisdom of a person much older．Andrew's teachers described him as gentle，shy and active．His classmates also admired how much he knew about local animals and plants，and the environment．Each day after school，Andrew went door-to-door，to ask the people to sign（签名），who did not want the houses to be built．In only one month，he got the signatures of 250people．
In the end，the land remained a safe place for birds，animals and plants that belonged there．
Andrew won many prizes for his brave and great work to stop the houses being built，and thus help save the environment．

61．The passage is mainly aboutB．
A．250 people who signed to help Andrew．
B．a brave boy who cared for the environment．
C．the open land that suited animals and plants
D．the research of improving the environment．
62．The underlined word"oppose"in the passage probably meansC．
A．support            
B．dislike             
C．disagree            
D．prefer
63．Andrew was very worried becauseB．
A．the animals would be killed
B．new houses would be built on the open land
C．not all the neighbors were going to sign
D．the local government made a right decision
64．According to the passage，AndrewD．
A．was good at going door-to-door
B．got in no touch with the reporters
C．usually actefd like a person much older
D．was praised by his teachers and classmates
65．We can infer（推测） thatA．
A．the land would remain as it used to be
B．the open land would be built into a park
C．the neighbors would have to move away
D．Andrew would soon work for the government．

18．Though Betty and Lily are twins，Betty isn't so ____________ as Lily．（　　）

A．

more outgoing

B．

most outgoing

C．

outgoing

17．-Look!A woman with three children____________ crossing the street．
-Let's help them．（　　）

A．

is

B．

are

C．

was

16．A：Hello，Dad．I have come back home．（81）Where are you？
B：I'm in the supermarket now．What's up？
A：Er，it's a special day today，isn't it？
B：（82）Yes，it is．It's Father's Day．
A：Do you have a plan？
B：Not yet．（83）Do you have any ideas？
A：What about spending the day with my grandpa？
B：Good idea．What can I buy for him？
A：（84）You can buy him a pair of sports shoes．His sports shoes are too old．
B：OK．Then wait for me at home．
A：（85）When will you be back？
B：I will be back in an hour．

15．A：Hi，Li Qiang．I haven't seen you for days．（76）Where have you been？
B：I have been to Beijing．
A：What did you do there？
B：（77）I took part in the First Chinese Ancient Poem Reading Competition．
A：Really？How did you perform？
B：（78）I won the first prize．
A：Congratulations!You're always the best．Whose poem did you choose？
B：I chose Li Bai's．He is my favorite poet．
A：I love his poems，too．（79）And what do you think of the competition．
B：Fantastic．You know，our Chinese ancient poems are really great．We should learn more．
A：（80）I agree with you．It's our duty to keep and spread our traditional culture．
B：That's right．

Why did you go there？ I agree with you． Where have you been？ I won the first prize． Do you like Li Bai？ And what do you think of the competition？ I took part in the First Chinese Ancient Poem Reading Competition．