Ⅴ. 根据对话内容及方框中所给的句子补全对话，有一项是多余的。

Man: This morning I'm talking with a very wonderful young man, Jimmy the Bike Boy. Good morning, Jimmy.

Jimmy: Good morning.

Man: 1.

Jimmy: Well, many kids don't have enough money to buy their own bikes. 2. Sometimes parts like the wheels may be broken. So I fix up the bikes and then give them away to these kids.

Man: That's fantastic. 3.

Jimmy: I guess I take after my father. 4. He always volunteers to help people in need.

Man: Wow! Your parents must be proud of you.

Jimmy: I guess so. But now I have no money, so I can't buy any more old bikes.

Man: 5.

Jimmy: Yeah. I need to think of some way of getting money or I'll have to stop.

A. He loves to help people.

B. Oh, that's too bad.

C. All right.

D. So, Jimmy, tell our listeners what you do.

E. So I find or buy old bikes.

F. What gave you the idea?

A. He loves to help people.

B. Oh, that's too bad.

C. All right.

D. So, Jimmy, tell our listeners what you do.

E. So I find or buy old bikes.

F. What gave you the idea?

“Never give up!” It is my rule of life. It has brought me success. I learned the rule from my father’s ___story.

My father was ____ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then ____ in the field till sunset(日落). And then he did his homework ___ midnight. Life was hard, because they had no _____! At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where ____people can become rich.

“ ___ don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope. So, my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ____money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke ___ English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, ___ dishes and sweeping the ___. Life was ____for the first few years. I worked from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was ____. I couldn’t afford the schooling(付起学费).”

My father ____ working hard, and reached his goal. “Alan,” he often says to me, “ if you want something, you have to work for it and never give up.

Things do not come ___ in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

1.A. life B. fashion C. danger D. history

2.A. famous B. lucky C. rich D. born

3.A. taught B. worked C. studied D. slept

4.A. until B. between C. for D. after

5.A. experience B. energy C. time D. money

6.A. kind B. poor C. strong D. lazy

7.A. What B. How C. Why D. When

8.A. discover B. make C. collect D. spend

9.A. little B. good C. much D. wonderful

10.A. giving B. running C. washing D. receiving

11.A. floor B. street C. classroom D. car

12.A. comfortable B. cheerful C. nice D. hard

13.A. possible B. good C. impossible D. important

14.A. kept B. finished C. minded D. stopped

15.A. really B. easily C. quietly D. slowly

Nancy, Lisa's good friend，is ill. Lisa and her classmates want to visit Nancy. Lisa's mom gives her some advice. 

Call first if possible. Sometimes a sick person may have too many visitors. And he or she may feel tired and want to take a break. For example，if you call Nancy first，you can choose a right time for a visit. At least it will give her a chance (机会) to tidy up the room. 

Be cheerful．The most important result of your visit may be to make her happy and give her hope. You can talk something funny with her or tell her some jokes. Don't tell her any bad news. 

Listen to your friend. When people are not feeling well，it is important for them to have a feeling that someone is listening carefully to them. 

Wash your hands carefully.Do this before and after a visit.It is the right thing for you.

1.How many pieces of advice does Mom give Lisa?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

2.What should Lisa do before she visits Nancy?

A. Buy a gift. B. Give Nancy a call. C. Tidy up her room. D. Take a break.

3.Which word has the similar meaning to the underlined word “cheerful” in the third paragraph?

A. Happy. B. Tired. C. Creative. D. Serious.

4.The underlined word “It” in the last paragraph means “________”．

A. Listening to your friend B. Visiting your friend

C. Washing hands D. Giving your friend hope

5.What do we know about the sick people?

A. They may want to see kids. B. They may like bad news.

C. They may like going out. D. They may want to talk to others.

Many people like to watch TV.There are all kinds of programs on TV.The soap opera is one of them.The soap opera was first on the radio in the 1920s.Then it started on TV in the 1940s. 

Why do so many people like to watch soap operas on TV, especially young people? What makes soap operas popular？Let's find out. 

First, what’s happening in the soap opera is very different from that in our lives. Everything is perfect  (完美的) in the play. People don't need to worry about almost anything. People don't have money problems. 

Second，there are many beautiful girls and handsome  (英俊的) boys. In the soap opera，they are so cool. They drive young people crazy (疯狂的 ) .They make young people happy. 

Third, stories in soap operas are usually interesting.It makes people relax after a day's hard work.Even some old people like to watch it，too. 

But some people don't like it.They think the show is too slow and too long.Do you like soap operas？What do you think of them?

1.Soap operas started on TV ______.

A. in the 1920s B. in the 1930s C. in the 1940s D. in the 1950s

2.What's happening in the soap opera is ______ our lives.

A. very different from B. the same as C. as interesting as D. crazier about

3.______ in soap operas make young people crazy.

A. The money problems B. The perfect stories

C. The interesting stories D. The beautiful girls and handsome boys

4.People like soap operas because ______.

A. the show is too slow and too long B. they can make people sad

C. they can make people relax D. they started on TV early

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The people in the soap opera don't need to worry about almost anything.

B. All people like soap operas.

C. The story in the soap opera is usually interesting.

D. The girls and boys in the soap opera are usually cool.

Using buses in Japan can be difficult for foreign tourists(游客) because there are usually few English signs, and there are different systems(系统) of ticketing in different companies(公司). Below is a description of the most common system:

1) Enter the bus through the back door (or front door if there is only one door).

2) When entering, pick up a ticket from a small machine. A number is printed on the ticket, which you will later use to make sure your fare(票价).

3) A screen above the driver shows the next stop and the fares for that stop. To make sure your fare, match the number on your ticket with the number and fare on the screen.

4) When your stop is nearing, press(按) one of the buttons(按钮) on the wall to tell the driver that you wish to get off at the next stop.

5) If you do not have the exact(准确的) fare, use the changing machine to get small coins(硬币).

6) When getting off, put your ticket and the exact fare into the box next to the driver.

根据短文内容判断正（T）、误（F）。

1.It’s easy for foreigners to take the bus in Japan.

2.If there is a bus with two doors, you should get on through the back door.

3.When you get on a bus, you should buy a ticket first.

4.If you want to get off, you should press one of the buttons on the wall.

5.If you do not have the exact fare, change money with others.

Traveling is very popular among students in Britain. 1. There are many ways of traveling at cheaper prices.

The cheapest way to travel is hitchhiking(搭便车). 2. Sometimes it can be dangerous, so it’s better to use normal public transport(运输).

If you want to travel by train, you can get a student ID card. 3. If you want to travel to far places, you’d better travel by air. 4. There are a lot of websites that sell cheap airline(航空) tickets to countries like the USA, Thailand and Australia. 5. Sometimes you might have to spend a few days at the airport before you get on a flight(班机).

阅读短文，根据短文内容，选择最佳选项填入横线上。其中有一个选项是多余的。

A. But this isn’t very safe.

B. Traveling by plane isn’t so expensive as it sounds.

C. Students don’t have a lot of money, so the trip has to be cheap.

D. However, when you buy such a ticket, you may have to wait and see when you can take the plane.

E. With this card you can get train tickets at a cheaper price.

F. Traveling by train is safe for us.

A. But this isn’t very safe.

B. Traveling by plane isn’t so expensive as it sounds.

C. Students don’t have a lot of money, so the trip has to be cheap.

D. However, when you buy such a ticket, you may have to wait and see when you can take the plane.

E. With this card you can get train tickets at a cheaper price.

F. Traveling by train is safe for us.

Peter was an inventor(发明家). His job was to invent new things, and he worked when he had an idea. His workroom was in his house, so he could work whenever(无论何时) he wanted to. Sometimes he worked seven days a week and sometimes he didn’t work for days. He did all his work right at home, but he left the house to go to meetings sometimes.

Peter usually got up at about five o’clock. He made tea and started to work at six. He drank tea all day. He couldn’t work without it, but he didn’t eat anything until evening.

First, Peter cleaned the workroom and turned on the answer-phone(留言机) because he couldn’t talk to people when he had an idea. Then he started to work. He usually had a rest after two or three hours, but he didn’t leave the workroom. He did something different to help him relax. Sometimes he did some exercise, and sometimes he listened to music... He usually stopped working at about nine o’clock in the evening. He thought about his work most of the time, even when he was out. He was interested in what was around him and he liked looking for new ideas and new problems to solve.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.What was Peter’s job?

___________________________________________________________

2.Did Peter have to work seven days every week?

___________________________________________________________

3.When did Peter start to work?

___________________________________________________________

4.Why did Peter turn on the answer-phone?

___________________________________________________________

5.How did he relax himself after two or three hours’ work?

___________________________________________________________

Ⅷ. ( A ) 这是一名中学生在网上看到足球世界杯(FIFA World Cup)招募志愿者的广告(ad)后，写给组委会的一封信，表达他要为世界杯工作的想法。请将这封信补全，每空一词。

Dear Sir and Madam,

I read your ad on the Internet yesterday, and I would like to work 1. the FIFA World Cup.

My name is Guan Ming, and I am 16 years old. I am now studying in No. 8 Middle School in Changchun. I like English very much, and I can 2. with foreigners in English freely. Besides, I am 3. at computer and sports.

Will you accept 4. as a volunteer? I 5. to hear from you soon. Thanks.

Guan Ming

Dear Sir and Madam,

I read your ad on the Internet yesterday, and I would like to work 6. the FIFA World Cup.

My name is Guan Ming, and I am 16 years old. I am now studying in No. 8 Middle School in Changchun. I like English very much, and I can 7. with foreigners in English freely. Besides, I am 8. at computer and sports.

Will you accept 9. as a volunteer? I 10. to hear from you soon. Thanks.

Guan Ming

(B) 假如你是Tony，请写一封电子邮件向你的朋友Ben说明因为昨天天气太冷，没有多穿衣服，而患了感冒。所以不能去参加学校组织的志愿者活动了，并表达歉意。

提示：have a cold, feel sick, have a headache, have a fever, go to see a doctor, take your temperature, drink more water, take some medicine, on time

要求： 1. 条理清晰，内容完整，语句通顺，书写工整；

2. 所给的提示要全用上，但不要逐字翻译；

3. 80词以上。

Dear Ben，

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Your best friend,

Tony

—When did tour grandfather come to this city?

—He came here when he was in his thirties.

A. thirty years ago B. at the age of thirty C. more than thirty