In New York，on a Friday night，a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station．He was playing his ___1___．His music was so great that many people put money into his ___2___．

The next day，the young artist came to the __3___ place，and played the violin as usual．Different from the day before，he took out a piece of paper and put __4___ on the ground．The paper read，“Last night，a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat __5___．Please come to get it soon．”

___6___ about half an hour，a（an）__7___ man ran there in a hurry，“Oh，it’s you．You did come here．” The young violinist asked __8___，“Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked，“Did you lose something?” “Lottery（彩票）．It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life，” said the man．

The violinist ___9___ a lottery ticket．George Sang's name was on it．so the violinist ___10___ it to him．

Later someone asked the violinist，“Since you ___11__ play the violin every day to make your tuition fee（学费）in the university，why didn't you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

The violinist said，“___12___ I don't have much money，I live happily；but if I lose honesty，I won't be happy forever．”

Through our lives．we can get a lot and lose so ___13___．But being ___14___ should always be with us．If we act in a dishonest way，we may __15___ in a short period．However，from the long-term view，we will be a loser．

1．A．piano                     B．guitar                   C．violin                     D．sax（萨克斯）

2．A．bowl                     B．hat                      C．pocket                   D．hands

3．A．similar              B．different           C．strange            D．same

4．A．it                   B．its                 C．they              D．them

5．A．by then             B．by mistake          C．by the way       D．by hand

6．A．After                B．Before             C．From               D．When

7．A．young               B．old                C．small            D．tall

8．A．coldly              B．angrily             C．calmly             D．sadly

9．A．took out             B．took off           C．took back        D．took away

10．A．sold               B．bought            C．gave                 D．lent

11．A．could              B．had to             C．should              D．must

12．A．Although           B．Once              C．If               D．Unless

13．A．many            B．much             C．little               D．few

14．A．kind              B．rich               C．honest             D．poor

15．A．fail               B．relax               C．suffer             D．succeed

There are many idioms（习语）in English that are about animals．Today let's chat a little about some of the idioms about dogs that make English language fun and colorful．

We love dogs；they are our best friends．When you first started to learn English，your teacher might teach you a number of phrases about dogs，such as：“you are a lucky dog，” “I'm dog tired，” “every dog has its day，” or “our team was the underdog but won the first place at last．”

When I first got into high school。my English teacher used the idiom “dog-ear”，which interested me very much．This word can be used as a noun，a verb，and an adjective as well．As a noun，it means a turned-down（折叠的）corner of a page as a bookmark（书签）．As a verb，it means someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the book．And，as an adjective，the word describes an old book with many broken pages．Examples：

John made a dog-ear（noun）of the page he was reading before closing the book．

Jane was reading a book；when the telephone rang，she dg-eared（verb）the page before answering the phone．

In the old room，the children found some dog-eared（adjective）books left there for more than 30 years．

The idiom “dog-ear” gives a lively image of a page being turned down like a curled（卷起来的）dog ear，but some dogs don't have curled ears；rather，they have pointed（竖起来的）ears．

1．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．Idioms about colors．                               B．Idioms about history．

C．Idioms about animals．                               D．Idioms about dogs．

2．How many idioms about dogs are mentioned（提及）in this passage?

A．3．                       B．4．                       C．5．                        D．6．

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the meaning of the idiom “dog ear”?

A．It means a turned-down corner of a page as a bookmark．

B．It means someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the book．

C．It means an old book with many broken pages．

D．It means something is short and small like a dog's ear．

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a box by his feet．He held up a sign which read，“I am blind，please help．” There were only a few coins in the box．The boy felt sad．

A man walked by．He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the box．Then he took the sign，turned it around and wrote some words．He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words．

Soon the box was full．A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy．

That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were．The boy recognized his footsteps（听出他的脚步声）and asked，“Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said，“I only wrote the truth．I said what you said but in a different way．”

What he had written was，“Today is a beautiful day and I can not see it．”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blind．But the first sign simply said the boy was blind．The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind．

Great men say，“In the journey of life，if you want to travel without fear，yon must have the ticket of a good conscience（良心）．”

It's a beautiful thing to see a person smiling! And it's even more beautiful to know that you are the reason of a person's smiling!

1．When did the man pass by and change the blind boy's sign?

A．In the morning      B．At noon            C．In the afternoon     D．At night

2．Why did the second sign have a better effect?

A．It told the truth in a straight way．

B．It told the passing people a lie．

C．It told people to buy some tickets for the boy．

D．It told people to feel lucky for not being blind．

3．What do the first three paragraphs tell us?

A．No pains，no gains．

B．Different ways，different results．

C．The early bird catches the worm．

D．When the cat's away，the mice will play．

4．According to the last paragraph，the most beautiful thing is _________．

A．to know the reason of a person's smiling              B．to see a person smiling

C．to be the reason of a person's smiling            D．to be a person smiling

1．Where was the Summit 2009 held?

A．in London            B．in Beijing              C．in New York           D．in Paris

2．Which of the following is NOT a news report?

A．The Summit 2009                                    B．The Shanghai Tower

C．The Grand Hotel Beijing                       D．Chinese delay US tour plans

3．According to Passage 2，the tallest completed building in the world is _________．

A．the Shanghai Tower                                 B．the Taipei 101

C．the Jin Mao Building                                   D．the Shanghai World Financial Center

4．According to the passage，the last continent（洲）the H1N1 flu spread to was _________．

A．America               B．Africa                  C．Europe                   D．Asia

根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。

1．--Will you take the trainers?

--Of course．They are very _________（舒适的）．

2．It often _________（下雨）in summer in our hometown．

3．With the help all over the world，the children in Sichuan are living _________（幸福地）．

4．Be careful with these _________（小刀）．They are very sharp．

5．On April 23rd，World Reading Day，Premier Wen Jiabao made a speech at the National Library in Beijing．He _________（鼓励）Chinese people to read more．

根据对话意思和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词。

John：What are you talking about，Alan?

Alan：We're having a（1）d________ about our new chairperson of the Students' Union．

John：Who do you think would be the（2）m________ suitable one?

Alan：Jill．He is hardworking．We all think he is a（3）h________ boy because he is always ready to help others．

John：Who（4）e________ do you think is suitable，Bobby?

Bobby：I recommend Paul．He is clever，and he is easy to get（5）a________ with．We all like making friends with him．

John：I think either Jill or Paul would be suitable．

从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。

1．There's something wrong with the robot．So everything is ________．

2．A new sports center is being ________ in our city．It will be open to public next year．

3．Thanks for your suggestions．They will be of great ________ to us．

4．--Ben ________ playing football，isn't he?

--Yes，be is．He practises it every Wednesday afternoon．

5．Bob ________ go to school on foot．But now he takes the school bus．

6．Miss Li is always ________ enough to help us solve English problems．

7．--How long has Maggie ________ in Beijing?

--Almost 5 years．

8．School life in Britain ________ school life in China．

9．--What were the twins doing when the telephone rang?

--They ________ tomorrow's picnic．

10．It's time for the game．Let's ________ two groups．

在横线上填入所缺部分，使句子完整。注意：每空不止一个单词。

A．对画线部分提问

1．The Times Extra Supermarket is in the center of our city．

________________ the Times Extra SuperⅡ1arket?

2．Mr. Green went to Shanghai by plane last week．

________________ Mr. Green go to Shanghai last week?

B．同义句改写

3．Meeting each other with a smile is necessary in our daily life．

________________ to meet each other with a smile in our daily life．

4．Leo spent one hour playing badminton yesterday．

________________ Leo one hour to play badminton yesterday．

5．Lucy has been away from home for two years．

It's two years since Lucy ________________．

根据所给汉语和句子意思，用英语补全句子。

1．Since June 1st，2008，when we want plastic bags in he supermarket．we have to _________（付款）them．

2．Maggie doesn't think skating is____________（和……一样有趣）skiing．

3．I hear Jay Chou____________（将被采访）later this afternoon after the concert．

5月26日，“2009连云港之夏”开幕式在连岛举行，成千上万的游客参加了开幕式。假设你应邀参加了本次活动，请根据下列表格中的内容，以 “A Tour to the Lianyungang Summer 2009” 为题用英语写一篇短文，介绍开幕式系列活动并谈谈你的感受。

注意：1．短文应包括所给内容要点，可适当发挥．使文章连贯。

2．词数100左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

3．文中不得提及考生所在的学校及自己的姓名。

4．参考词汇：开幕式opening ceremony；生态海滨城市ecological seaside city

A Tour to the Lianyungang Summer 2009

On May 26th，the Lianyungang Summer 2009 Opening Ceremony was held in Liandao．Thousands of tourists，including me，attended it．