Matt grow the best vegetables in the village . He grows fruit too--big , sweet apples and oranges . And what else ? Well , the biggest and the prettiest flowers . Things grow in Matt' s garden all through the year . He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table ; and of course , he eats some fruit and vegetables . But he sells everything else in the market . Matt is not a poor man .

   He knows a few other gardens ; but he does not have any friends . You might ask , " What is that ? Why doesn ' t he have friends ? "

   I will tell you . People do not understand him . And they do not understand his garden , " Why not ? " you will ask . " It' s a very good garden , isn' t  it ? "

   It is a wonderful garden . Matt plants things in spring , summer and autumn and winter . After that he does very little work . He sits in the garden with his small radio . And everything grows .

   People ask , " How does Matt grow these wonderful things ? He waters the plants sometimes , but he doesn' t do anything else . He just sits under an orange tree  with his radio . He listens to music nearly all day ! " And that is all quite true , people cannot understand it , and so they don' t like it very much .

    Matt likes music . But what about the garden ? Who does the work ? I will tell you another true thing : the music does the work . All plants love music ; and Matt knows that .

   Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers ? Well , just give your plants a  lot of  music ,

66.There are not only vegetables and flowers , but also ______ in Matt' s garden .

A. plants   B. fruit trees     C. ants       D. crops

67.Matt makes a living by _______.

A. selling his vegetables , fruit and flowers

B. growing trees in his garden

C. working in the market

D. helping other people growing plants

68.. Everything in Matt' s garden grows well because _____

A. he has a good garden

B. he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio

C. music helps his plants a lot

D. he is very hardworking

69. People think that ______ .

A. Matt' s garden is better than theirs

B. Matt works harder than they

C. Matt knows how to grow vegetables well

D. the radio helps Matt to grow veveything well in his garden

70. People don' t like Matt because ____.

A. he doesn' t give thim any vegetables or fruit

B. he listens to the radio too much

C. they are jealous（嫉妒的） of him

D. Matt doesn' t let them listen to his radio

第II卷（共三节，满分50分）

第五部分：基础和写作（共三节，满分50分）

第一节单词拼写

根据中文提示或首字母填写单词（每空1分，共10分）。

56.You mustn’t come here without ____________(允许).

57. The __________  (宗教的) origins of the custom are unknown.

58. The visitors a________ the beauty of the park.

59.She was _________(授予) a medal for her bravery.

60. What is for dinner? I am s_________.

61.The child couldn’t keep his_________ (平衡)on his new bike.

62. The two schools will be_________(组合)to form one big new school.

63. She rose, g_________ at the rude waiter.

64.Why not advertise the ___________(好处) of our foods to attract customers.

65. A friend is one that can share my _________ (忧伤) and happiness.

根据所给出词的适当形式填空 (每空1分，共5分) 。

66. There are different kinds of________ (celebrate) for Halloween in different

western countries.

67．If you were an ________ (independence) man, It means you could earn your living by yourself.

68. He found her menu so_________ (limit) that he stopped worrying.

69. I have hardly enough _______ (strong) left to move my feet.

70. I had to explain the reasons to satisfy his _______（curious）.

   Matt grow the best vegetables in the village . He grows fruit too--big , sweet apples and oranges . And what else ? Well , the biggest and the prettiest flowers . Things grow in Matt' s garden all through the year . He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table ; and of course , he eats some fruit and vegetables . But he sells everything else in the market . Matt is not a poor man .
He knows a few other gardens ; but he does not have any friends . You might ask , " What is that ? Why doesn ' t he have friends ? "
I will tell you . People do not understand him . And they do not understand his garden , " Why not ? " you will ask . " It' s a very good garden , isn' t  it ? "
It is a wonderful garden . Matt plants things in spring , summer and autumn and winter . After that he does very little work . He sits in the garden with his small radio . And everything grows .
People ask , " How does Matt grow these wonderful things ? He waters the plants sometimes , but he doesn' t do anything else . He just sits under an orange tree  with his radio . He listens to music nearly all day ! " And that is all quite true , people cannot understand it , and so they don' t like it very much .
Matt likes music . But what about the garden ? Who does the work ? I will tell you another true thing : the music does the work . All plants love music ; and Matt knows that .
Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers ? Well , just give your plants a  lot of  music ,
66.There are not only vegetables and flowers , but also ______ in Matt' s garden .
A. plants   B. fruit trees     C. ants       D. crops
67.Matt makes a living by _______.
A. selling his vegetables , fruit and flowers
B. growing trees in his garden
C. working in the market
D. helping other people growing plants
68.. Everything in Matt' s garden grows well because _____
A. he has a good garden
B. he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio
C. music helps his plants a lot
D. he is very hardworking
69. People think that ______ .
A. Matt' s garden is better than theirs
B. Matt works harder than they
C. Matt knows how to grow vegetables well
D. the radio helps Matt to grow veveything well in his garden
70. People don' t like Matt because ____.
A. he doesn' t give thim any vegetables or fruit
B. he listens to the radio too much
C. they are jealous（嫉妒的） of him
D. Matt doesn' t let them listen to his radio

单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答题卡上相应题号的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空只写一词)

66.There’s a________ (留言) from Karen on the phone.                                66._______

67.This football game was _______(播出) live on TV across Europe.                     67._______

68.They’re going to _______(庆祝) their victory with music and dancing.              68._______

69.The _______(大多数) of students find it quite hard to learn German.          69._______

70.Very few people _______(成功) in losing weight these days.                            70._______

71.The book gives a short _______(描述) of the city.                                    71._______

72.The doctor _______(表扬) our daughter for her courage this morning.        72._______

73.There were piles of newspapers _______(到处) in the house.                      73._______

74.What is your _______(最喜欢的) color?                                                  74._______

75.The little girl is wearing a _______(粉红色的) dress.                                75._______

第三部分写作（共三节，满分55分）

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

66.There are some differences in___________ (发音) between British English and American English.

67.On May 12th 2008,Sichuan was strucken by a terrible natural___________ (灾难)—earthquake.

68.Our shool ___________ (组织) trips to different places of interest every summer.

69.All the people___________ (在场的) are inspired deeply by his moving speech.

70.Doing sports___________ (定期地) will help you keep healthy.

71.More than 90,000 persons were killed in the earthquake, ___________ (包括) many pupils and studengts。

72.Many soldiers who lost their lives in wars were___________ (埋葬) near the village.

73.Some people believe that it’s _________（残忍）to use animals for medical tests.

74.With his age ___________ (考虑),he has made a great achievement in the process.

75. Train services are back to _________(正常) again after the strike.