When do you become an adult, a grown-up? At eighteen? Twenty-one? Thirty? Adulthood may seem a long way to you, but the fact is that you are in the process of becoming an adult right now. The changes are so gradual逐步的）( that you may not notice them ,but you can be sure that they’re happening.
When you were a child, a parent or an older relative probably bought your clothes and helped you clean up your room. Now you are likely to have a clothes allowance, to care for your bedroom, and to share other cleaning chores. You may once have had trouble getting your homework finished on time. By now, you may have learned to pace yourself. You know how much time you need. Do you remember begging your parents to stop for ice cream, or take an after-school job when you want money for a new clock radio? Of course, you don’t always budget your time and your money perfectly. Your room doesn’t always pass inspection. And you are often less than even tempered when something upsetting happens. But you’re learning.
As you get older, you have more privileges(特权) and more responsibilities. You may baby-sit for younger brothers and sisters, help cook dinner, and do odd jobs to contribute to the family income. You may get to stay up to watch a late movie on television, sit in on adult conversations, take subways and buses alone, or go on camping trips with your friends. Eventually, you will have a job and an apartment of your own.
You’ll become a voter and perhaps a husband or wife, maybe even a parent. But doing things adults do does not necessarily mean you will be wiser, braver, or more self-assured. It takes time to acquire knowledge and build self-confidence. Adults need to test themselves in the world, just as you do as a teenager. Being an adult is a continual process of growth.
【小题1】The best title for this passage may be _____________.

A．Becoming An Adult	B．It Is No Good Becoming An Adult
C．Becoming A Voter	D．Adulthood Is always A Long Way To You

【小题2】According to the passage, the writer may probably think that ________.

A．nobody can be called an adult

B．becoming an adult is a long process of becoming learned and self-assured

C．adults are not self-confident

D．only adults can budget time and money perfectly

【小题3】 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．You don’t know you’re growing up because changes are gradual.

B．You used to beg for toys when you were young.

C．Even if you are quite grown up , you still need to acquire knowledge.

D．People will never be wise, brave or self-assured.

Not long ago, the only time you could see a robot was when you were reading a novel or watching a movie such as Star Wars (星球大战) . Today, however, a lot of things in science stories have been science facts. Robots are starting to appear in our everyday lives. These robots have different sizes, shapes, and colors. But they all have the same type of man-made “brain”. Leading the robot revolution （革命）are industrial(企业) robots that work in factories. Industrial（工业） robots can do different kinds of jobs that are often boring and sometimes dangerous. Robots are also coming to American homes, though not as quickly as they are entering factories. These robots aren’t as friendly and bright as those you saw in  Star Wars. But, their makers say, today’s home robots “walk”, sense objects(感知物体) in their way (and sometimes knock into them), and even carry objects (which they sometimes drop). Well, nobody is perfect.
We may laugh at home robot today, but some day they may see and hear better than humans do. We humans can only see certain wavelengths（波长） of light, and hear certain sounds. That’s because the abilities of our eyes and ears are limited. Robots, however, need not have the same limits as we have. Robot may also be equipped with devices that pick up information humans can’t. To understand what their sensing devices(传感器) pick up is a hard job. Remember, man—made brains handle(处理)information, including all kinds of data, as zeroes and ones. Imagine the difficulty in trying to explain to a robot what a football looks like—using only zeroes and ones.
【小题1】 From the passage, we can see that factory robots _________.

A．help to improve other types of robots

B．are most active in industrial revolution

C．are playing a more important role than other types of robots

D．are the tallest type among robots

【小题2】 It seems that home robots are __________________.

A．more widely used than factory robots

B．less common than factory robots

C．capable of doing any kind of housework

D．free from making mistakes while performing(执行) duties

【小题3】 Robots may deal with information that humans can’t. Which of the following is not one of the reasons?

A．They do not have so many limits as humans do.

B．They have man-made brains.

C．They may be equipped with a special kind of sensing device.

D．They handle information by using zeroes and ones.

【小题4】The development of robots suggests that _________.

A．science and technology are developing fast

B．people are interested in new inventions

C．machines are more capable than humans

D．robots can be very interesting

【小题5】 According to this passage, present home robots ________.

A．are better than human in seeing and hearing

B．are as capable as those in Star Wars

C．can pick up objects more quickly than humans

D．sometimes perform wrong actions

                                          Chicago  on  a  Budget
How to have fun in Chicago without spending a lot of money?
Sightseeing
○ The Art Institute of Chicago has a fine collection of photos and paintings. The ticket is ＄10.00,but go on Tuesdays and you’ll get in free(免费).
○ The Sears Tower is the world’s third tallest building. By going to the 103rd floor, you can get a great view of the whole city! All for only ＄8.50.
○ There are free concerts in Grant Park in summer. They are held Wednesday through Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.
○ Attend the taping of a TV show for free. The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Jenny Jones Show both offer tourists free tickets. For The Oprah Winfrey Show you’ll have to book tickets at least a month before.
Places to stay
You can get a hotel for ＄100 to ＄ 300 a day. However, you can get a room in the dormitory(宿舍) at Roosevelt University for ＄215 for a whole week! But you have to stay for 30 days to get this great rate(优惠).
【小题1】This passage is written for telling us ___________.

A．Chicago is a big and beautiful city	B．where we can see fine photos and paintings
C．how to make a cheap trip in Chicago	D．there are many free concerts in Chicago

【小题2】It will cost you _________ if you visit the Art Institute instead of the Sears Tower on Sundays.

A．more

B．less

C．the same

D．none

【小题3】You may go to ________ if you like to get a great view of the whole city.

A．the Art Institute	B．the Sears Tower
C．Roosevelt University	D．Grant Park

【小题4】 You have to spend at least _____________in all to stay in a dormitory room at Roosevelt University at a good rate.

A．＄100

B．＄300

C．＄215

D．＄860

【小题5】 According to this passage, which of the following statements in NOT TRUE ?

A．You are free to go to the Art Institute on Tuesdays.

B．Free Grant Park concerts are held four nights a week in summer.

C．The Sears Tower is the world’s third tallest building.

D．You can get tickets to The Oprah Winfrey as soon as you arrive.

任务型阅读。阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。（10分）
Much of our good health depends on the cooperation（协同作用） between substances（物质）. When they work together ,chemical reactions（反应） take place smoothly. Body systems are kept in balance. Some of the most important helpers in the job of good health are the substances we call vitamins.
Vitamin A is needed to produce a light –sensitive substance in the eyes. People who do not get enough vitamin A can’t see well in the dark. The best source(来源) of vitamin A is fish liver oil. It is also found in the yellow part of eggs. What’s more, squash, sweet potatoes, carrots and other darkly colored fruits and vegetables contain substances that the body can change into vitamin A.
Vitamin B-1 is also called thiamine. It changes starchy foods into energy. It also helps the heart and nervous system work smoothly. Without it, we would be weak and would not grow. Thiamine is found not just in whole grains like brown rice, but also in other foods. These include beans and peas, nuts and meat and fish.
VitaminB-12 is needed so folic acid can do its work. Together , they help produce red blood cells. Without them, a person suffers from anemia(贫血)。VitaminB-12 is found naturally in foods such as eggs, meat, fish and milk products.
Vitamin C is necessary for strong bones and teeth, and for healthy blood vessels. It also helps wounds heal quickly. The body stores very little Vitamin C. so we must get it very day in foods such as citrus, tomatoes and uncooked cabbage.
Vitamins

Kinds of vitamins	Functions	___1____	Problems caused by lack of of it
Vitamin A	Helping prevent poor2__ at night.	Fish liver oil, vegetables Colored fruits, etc.	Unable to _3__ well at night
Vitamin B-1	Helping the digestive system, good for the smooth work Of the __4_____ and _5____ systems	Whole grains, beans, nuts meat and fish	Poor health and slow _6__
Vitamin B-12	Helping prevent a __7__dieasease called anemia	_8__foods like eggs, meat,fish and milk products	Anemia
Vitamin C	A must for strong bones and teeth and healthy blood vessels	The body doesn’t store __9____. From citrus, tomatoes and uncooked cabbages.	Not to be  _10_____

根据中文和首字母及所给单词完成句子。(15分)
1.Every day my father spends over an hour ________________(锻炼)
2.The water in the lake used to be __________(脏) than it is now.
3. He is one of my _____________(偶像) in my mind from my childhood.
4.I will never forget the _____________(经历) that we had in Africa.
5.Our teachers and parents all _____________(期望) we will have a bright future.
6.Do you often go to the supermarket n_________ TIMES near our school?
7.A lot of foreign guests will be i________ to our school to attend the meeting.
8.Would you please r_________ him for the Most Helpful students? Everyone is happy with him.
9.I can solve the problem e____________ though many people think it hard.
10.His spoken English is e_________. How did he learn such good English?
11.The more you eat, the _____________（fat） you will be.
12.My little dog’s ____________(die) made me sad very much.
13.I found the man passing by breathing ___________（heavy）then .
14.___________(study) English better, and you will catch up with others.
15.----Has anyone been ____________(choose) to be the host of the charity show?
----Sorry, I don’t know.

选词填空（10分）

Stay,   far,  carry,  then,    fall,  do,  leave,  down,  push,  high

       A rain drop fell to the ground on the side of a hill. The rain drop ran  1 the hill into a small river. The small river   2  the rain drop to a big river. There the rain drop travelled  3 to the east and mixed itself with salt of the sea. The sun shone brightly. It warmed the water on the surface of the sea. Though the water became warm, some of it turned into water vapor.
So  4  the water of the rain drop. The water vapor  5 the sea and went into the air. It do not carry the salt.   
The cold air  6 the warm air  7 above the ground. The warm air became cool when it went up.  8 the water vapor of the rain drop turned into small drops gathered bigger and bigger drops. At last they became so big that they were too heavy to  9 in the cloud, and they  10 to the ground. So the rain drop would start another trip to the sea.

翻译下列句子（10分）
1、这是你本周以来第三次迟到了。
It’s the third time you ___________________this week.
2、人们匆忙移开砖块和石头。
People were _______________________the bricks and the stones.
3、我们也是这么想的。
　 That’s ___________________too.
4、他们应该上学而不是干活养家。
　 They should go to school________________________ their family.
5、在过去的三十年里没有一个国家像中国一样取得如此伟大的进步。
　 No country ____________________________as China in the past thirty years.

书面表达 15分
假如你叫张宾，Jimmy是你的笔友，他下个月就要到中国旅游。请你根据下面e-mail给他介绍国内非常值得一去的地方。

省／市	供考虑的地点
首都北京	长城――世界七大奇迹之一；故宫博物馆――辉煌壮丽的清朝宫殿群；圆明园――举世闻名的皇家园林。
陕西省	秦陵兵马俑――世界上著名的景点；华山――悬崖峭壁，山势险峻；离西安不远。
湖南省	张家界——一个四周环山的好地方。

注意：
１、词数：80左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
２、参考词汇：imperial adj.　皇帝的steep adj.陡峭的  the Terra Cotta Warriors秦陵兵马俑
Dear Jimmy,
I am very glad to hear that you’ll come to China for a visit next month. Now I will teel you something about the places of interest in China.
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Oh, I must stop now. I hope you will have a good trip!
Good luck!
Yours
Zhang Bin

People in Japan are supposed to bow when _____ meet for the first time.
A. them          B. they          C. their

If you want to buy some medicine, you can go to a ______.
A. cafe           B. restaurant      C. drugstore