一、单选题（每小题1分，共25分）．
( )1．Do you know the new shirt costs ?I only have twelve dollars．
A．how many B．how much C．how long D．how far
( )2．There is a flower show tomorrow．I you to go with me．
A．hope B．think C．agree D．would like
( )3．—I missed the football match yesterday．
— ．It was so exciting and our class was the winner ．
A．Never mind B．That’s all right
C．What a pity D．It doesn’t matter
( )4．I tried my best to score in the match, but I had no ．
A．time B．chance C．luck D．idea
( )5．—Someone has taken my dictionary．
—Who it be ?Everyone has gone to play basketball．
A．could B．would C．must D．should
( )6．—Come and see me．I will show you around the city．
—Whenever ．
A．I’ll be free B．you’ll be free C．I’m free D．you are free
( )7．—What do you think of Xi’ an?
—Oh, it’s most beautiful city and I believe I’ll come for second time．
A．the, the B．a, a C．the ,a D．a, the
( )8．The sweater is so beautiful．Where did you buy ? I want to buy ,too．
A．one, one B．it, it C．it, one D．one, it
( )9．The girl our teacher is talking to is our new classmate．
A．whose B．whom C．which D．what
( )10．— !
—Thanks, I will．
A．Happy new year B．Give my best wishes to your sister
C．Thank you for helping me D．Congratulati*****
( )11．—Many people like to read the book．
—I think it very interesting ．
A．need be B．may be C．can be D．must be
( )12．—What a nice bicycle! Is it yours?
—Of course．It me 560yuan．
A．cost B．spent C．took D．paid
( )13．—Excuse me, could you tell me ?
—Star Shopping Ma
ll．
A．where can I buy the shirt B．where could I buy the shirt
C．where do I buy the shirt D．where I can buy the shirts
( )14．—George and Lucy got married last week .Did you go to their wedding ?
—No, I ．Did they have a big wedding?
A．wasn’t invited B．haven’t invited
C．haven’t been invited D．didn’t invite
( )15．—How much shall I pay for the telephone call?
—You ．It’s free．
A．should not B．can’t C．don’t have to D．mustn’t
( )16．—Hang Zhou is Mr．king’s favorite．
—So it is! he had got a holiday he would go there．
A．While B．However C．If D．Whenever
( )17．—Congratulati***** for your wonderful performance in this year!
—Thank you
—And wish you coming year．
A．a successful B．a more successful
C．the most successful D．the successful
( )18．—Can you repeat the address, please?
—Lincon Street,Number12． ?
—Yes, thank you ．
A．Got it B．Catch it C．Write it D．Understand it
( )19．—I can’t believe what you said just now．
— ,it’s true．
A．And B．So C．However D．Though
( )20．—Oh, my god．It’s just a sea of cars．How can you your car?
—That’s easy．Mine is colored differently from any other one．
A．pick out B．take out C．get out D．find out
( )21．—I drove to Da Lian for the fashion show last week．
—Is that you had a few days off?
A．why B．what C．when D．where
( )22．—What do you think of my composition?
—Nice enough, but the last sentence of it needs ．
A．improve B．to improve C．improved D．improving
( )23．—How long has the meeting been on?
— two o’clock．
A．About B．Since C．At sp; D．Before
( )24．—Mr. Lee hasn’t been so well．
— ．What’s the matter?
A．I’m sorry to hear that B．That’s not too bad
C．Thank you for telling me D．I’ll tell him as soon as possible
( )25．—Have a nice time in the winter holiday!
—
A．What about you ? B．Of course I have
C．Yes, I will D．The same to you
二、完形填空（先阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各个小题所给的A．B．C．D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。每小题1分，共15分）
There were three brothers ,John, Jack and James．Every year on their 26 birthday, they sent her 27 presents．They liked to show her how rich and successful they were．
The oldest brother, John, had the most money and he wanted his mother to know this.
“I must give her something28 of my brothers can give her,” John thought．“I must find something that is the only one in the whole world．”He29 in the newspapers．“Wanted-a perfect gift for a woman who has everything .”
For many days his telephone did not stop30 .People phoned him from all over the world．They wanted to 31 him “the perfect gift．”However, they didn’t have anything that was the only one in the whole world．
Then, less than a week 32 his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He was 33a cage, in which there was a large bird.
“This bird,” the man said,“Can34 ten languages and sing any popular song. There is no other bird35 it in the world．”
“I want to 36 it ,”John said． “If you are telling the37 ,I will buy the bird from you ．”
The man spoke to the bird , “Talk to me in French．” The bird spoke to him in French． “Tell me a joke in Japanese,” he said．The bird told him a joke in Japanese． “Sing a famous song ,”he said .The bird sang a famous pop song．
“I’ll buy it ,”John said． “How 38 do you want ?”
“One hundred thousand dollars,” the man said. It was a lot of money but John
39 him .Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card．
The day after his mother’s birthday he phoned her． “Well, Mother ,”he said, “What do you 40 the bird?”
“It was really delicious ,dear.”
( )26．A．sister’s B．brother’s C．mother’s D．grandmother’s
( )27．A．cheap B．expensive C．useful D．new
( )28．A．each B．either C．neither D．both
( )29．A．showed B．advertised C．advised D．wrote
( )30．A．ringing B．coming C．calling
D．answering
( )31．A．buy B．sell C．get D．send
( )32． A．after B．for C．on D．before
( )33． A．carrying B．taking C．bringing D．fetching
( )34． A．speak B．say C．tell D．talk
( )35． A．as B．below C．like D．above
( )36． A．listen to B．have C．watch D．find
( )37． A．story B．fact C． joke D．truth
( )38． A．many B．much C．high D．low
( )39． A．spent B．cost C．paid D．took
( )40． A．think of B．think over C．look like D．look at
三、阅读理解题（每小题2分，共40分）
（A）
Which Chinese player are basketball fans talking about today? Yao Ming? Think again．The NBA has a new Chinese star-Yi Jianlian．
The 2.12-metre young man from Shenzhen has just played his first game for the Milwaukee Bucks (密尔沃基雄鹿队)．He admitted he didn’t play well in his first match．Yi is a rookie (新手)and has a lot learn. He has to get used to Playing in the world’s most famous basketball league. But his second game was a comfort to Yi .His team beat Utah Jazz 90-81.Yi scored 12 points for his new team ．Yi has lots of supporters．when he got to Milwaukee, he was surprised to see he had already got a big following there.
The manager of the team, Larry Harris, said he was astonished at how popular Yi was .He said Yi himself was surprised, too.
Although Yi will have to practice a lot ,people are confident about him．He is beginning in the NBA, but not a beginner in basketball .He’s played a lot of basketball．He’s mature (成熟的)．
Yi doesn’t like to be called “the next Yao Ming”, but people believe he will become a second Chinese superstar in basketball soon．
（ ）41．From the passage we can know that Yi his first game．
A．wasn’t pleased with
B．was proud of
C．got used to D．didn’t care much about
（ ）42．The underlined word “astonished” means “ ”.
A．surprised B．excited C．sorry D．interested
（ ）43．The second paragraph mainly tells us ．
A．Yi Jianlian lost in his second game
B．Yi Jianlian has many fans
C．Yi Jianlian played two games for the Milwaukee Bucks
D．Yi Jianlian loves his team very much
（ ）44．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Yi Jianlian won’t have to practice a lot in basketball
B．Yi Jianlian is a beginner in basketball
C．Yi Jianlian is 2．13metres tall
D．Yi Jianlian doesn’t like being called “the next Yao Ming”． (B)
Jeff, a boy of eleven, is in Grade 5 this term．He likes to use his head and he hopes to teach maths in a middle school when he grows up．
It was Friday evening ．Jeff turned on the television and began to watch the TV news It was said a terrible earthquake had happened in a small country．He heard some of the people were badly hurt and that most were short of food．It was clear that the people in the small country were in great need of food and medicine．
“Don’t worry ,my son,” said his father． “The UN will soon carry some food and medicine there ．And a few big countries decided to send some medical teams there, too．”
“How will the food and medicine be carried there ,then ?”
“A strong storm is coming ,”answered his father ． “It’s dangerous to carry them there with planes．”
“What about with ships, then?”
“They’re too slow．It’ll take a ship ten days to get there．Some children will die before the ship gets there．”The boy thought for a while and said, “Miss West says if a worker can build a house in ten days, ten workers can build it in one day．So we can send ten ships there!”
（ ）45．Jeff was in Grade 3 when he was ．
A．five B．nine C．ten D．eleven
（ ）46．Jeff hopes to be ．
A．a soldier B．a teacher C．a worker D．a policeman
（ ）47． ,so he was worried about the people in the small country．
A．Jeff was free that evening B．Jeff is a student
C．Jeff has some friends there D． Jeff is a kind-hearted boy
（ ）48．Jeff’s father told him ．
A．the world had known about the earthquake
B．the UN would help the people in the small country
C．he would go to the
small country to help the people
D．he was too young to worry about the people
(C)
Holiday plans in the UK usually change with the season．
Over the autumn break, the sky is dark, and the nights are long and cold．Families like to get away to a hot country and find some “winter sun”．Southern European countries around the Mediterranean are popular places to go.
Christmas is a time for dressing warmly and being with your family．Families often travel around Britain to see grandparents, or get together i as you grow older you begin to look forward to seeing relatives who lives far away．
Teens go wild in summer．They spend time at sport or music camps．Every day is like break time at school．You get to meet people from all over the country．Summer is also the time for day trips or short holidays．People go to the countryside, sightseeing and visit amusement parks．
So when do UK teens get down to work and study? Exams come quickly after the Easter break．This is why many kids spend all day working ．Easter is the worst holiday．Through your bedroom window, you see the bright day outside．You could be out there having fun! But you have to be indoors studying ．
（ ）49．People go to places around the Mediterranean for the autumn break because ．
A．autumn is a warm season in these places
B．there are many places of interest there
C．they enjoy going to the beach
D．these places are full of sunshine in autumn
（ ）50．Why do UK teens go wild in summer?
A．Because they have a long holiday．
B．Because they don’t go to school．
C．Because they can have more fun．
D．Because they can visit amusement parks．
（ ）51．What does the author mean by “Easter is the worst holiday” ?
A．Kids don’t like it because they have to study for the coming exams．
B．The nights are cold and long at Easter．
C．People are kept busy with their work．
D．Kids are not allowed to go out during Easter ．
（ ）52．What is the text mainly about ?
A．How long each holiday lasts in the UK
B．How people spend their holiday in different seas***** in the UK．
C．The most wonderful places for spending a holiday in the UK．
D．What the traditional dish for each holiday is in the UK．
(D)
Indianapolis is the capital and largest city of Indiana ,USA．With a population of 744,000,it is one of the largest cities in the world that cannot be reached by water．However Indianapolis is a city through which many railways, roads, buses and planes pass．There are many factories which make trucks, farm tools, and electrical things．These factories cause little pollution for the city．Butler University ,well-known for engineering ,and the law and medical schools of Indiana University, are in the city center．Nearby is the Indianapolis race course
, where the nation’s most n large gatherings．This may seem boring ．But famous car race is held each year on May 30th．
If you visited Indianapolis you would be able to find your way around easily because most of the streets cross each other like a chessboard(棋盘)．In the center of the city ,called the circle, stands the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ buildings made of the famous Indiana stone, which makes them white in color．
（ ）53．What is Indianapolis best known for?
A．Its yearly motor race．
B．Its schools and libraries．
C．Its universities and medical schools．
D．Its Soldiers’ and sailors’ Monument．
（ ）54．You cannot travel to Indianapolis by ．
A．boat B．train C．car D．bike
（ ）55．From the text, what do we learn about the size of Indianapolis?
A．It is the largest city in the USA．
B．It has a population of over a million．
C．It has a population of under a million．
D．It is one of the largest cities in the world．
(E)
阅读短文，根据短文内空回答下列问题。
Look at your watch for just one minute．During that time, the population of the world increased by 259．Perhaps you think that isn’t much．However, during the next hour, over 15,540more babies will be born on the earth．So it goes on, hour after hour．In one day, people have to produce food for over 370,000more there will be in one year! What will happen in a hundred years?
The increasing population may be the greatest challenge of the world today．The world’s population is growing faster and there were only 250million people on the earth．Four hundred years ago ,the number was over 500billion．At the beginning of the twentieth century, the world’s population was about 1．7billion．In 1907,this number was over 3.6 billion．In 1990 it reached more than five billion．Now at the beginning of 21st century the world’s population has passed six billion．
People say that by the year 2010,there may be seven billion．That means that in about 600years,there will be standing room only on the earth．Each person will have one half of to one square metre of space to live in．There will be hardly enough space for anybody also．
56．How many babies are born in one hour ?
57．What do you think is the greatest challenge of the world today?
58．When was the population over 6 billion ?
59．What will happen in about 600years?
60．What do you think we should do to slow down the growth of the world’s population?
四、选词填空题（每空1分，共10分）
先阅读短文，掌握其大意．然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，并用其适当形式填空，每个词限用一次．
Take she always wait forget strong worry study tell old ill world
Only Mother Love is true love．It gives everybody everything all61 life．When you are still a baby, Mother takes good care of you as possible ．In your walking hours she always holds you in her arms．When you are62,she stops her work right now to look after you day and night and63about herself．When you are growing up day by day, she feels very happy．When you are64enough to go to school, Mother still looks after you all the time．On cold winter days, she always65you to put on more clothes．She always stands in the wind66for you back from school ．When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she always feels67about you at home．She usually knows about your68and spends much money on your school things．When you do well at school, you will see the brightest smile on her face．
Mother is69ready to give everything she has to her children ,not to receive．What true love that is in the70! We will remember Mother Love for ever!
61． 62． 63． 64． 65．
66． 67． 68． 69． 70．
五、简答题（本大题10分）
作为英语教师，现在我们如何做才能更适应现代社会发展对英语课程的要求？请根据你对英语新课程标准的理解作简要回答。
