Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him.
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?” Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
| A．sixteen | B．eighteen |
| C．twenty | D．fifteen |
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
| A．he’s her grandson | B．he’s clever |
| C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________.
| A．classmate | B．colleague (同事) |
| C．aunt | D．wife |
The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
| A．盖印 | B．跺 | C．贴邮票 | D．承认 |
Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了) ________.
| A．wake his grandma up |
| B．make his grandma angry |
| C．let his grandma tell him the time |
| D．let his grandma buy him a watch |
任务性阅读。（每小题2分，共10分）
Now the idea of “ car sharing” has become popular in Europe and the United Stated. That’s to say, people share one car, not each person has one.(A)As we know, most cars are parked in garages（车库） for much time. In fact, we drive our own cars as long as one or two hours a day on average(平均). When we don’t use them, we have to pay for parking and other things. (B)We spend too much money on that. If we share a car, we’ll only pay when we use it .(C)Because some people want to save money, they come up with the idea of “car sharing”. Now many people are starting to do car sharing. In Switzerland, almost 40000 people have joined it. Japan is also trying to make “car sharing” popular around the country.(D)car, is, of, new, sharing, transportation, beginning, a, idea, the, in. (E) This is also very easy for us to travel here and there without buying cars. Do you love to share a car with others?请将（A）处的句子翻译成汉语。
。在下面的空白处填上一个适当的单词，使句意与（B）处相同。
That us too much money.对（C）出的画线部分提问。
请将（D）处的单词组合成一个完整的句子。
（E）处有一处错误，请找出错误并改在下面的横线上。（可用文字叙述）。
Woodland School Picnic Notice
Dear parents，
The school is a picnic planning for Grade 2 students. They will have an exciting experience on a nearby farm. Six experienced teachers will be there to take care of the children. Parents need to pay $20 for the picnic. Let us know if you want your children to go for the picnic by 24th November 2014.
After Monday,24th November 2014,the confirmation will not be accepted.
Important information:
Where will the picnic take place?
| A．In a park | B．In a zoo |
| C．On a farm | D．On a mountain |
What does the underlined word “confirmation” mean in Chinese?
| A．入学 | B．住宿 | C．陪同 | D．确认 |
How long will the picnic take?
| A．4 hours | B．6 hours | C．8 hours | D．10 hours |
What should children take with them for the picnic?
| A．A lunch box | B．A water bottle |
| C．Sports clothes | D．Hot water |
What can we learn from the material?
| A．No teacher will go for the picnic |
| B．Parents don’t need to pay for the picnic. |
| C．Children will have a class after the picnic. |
| D．Children will go for the picnic on weekends |
Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber(橡胶) ball. If you drop it, it will bounce( 反弹 )back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth(价值) by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best to yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. Be brave!
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure(宝藏) you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery(秘密), and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “ the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip ,step by step.The passage tells us not to______ because everyone is special.
| A．be afraid of difficulties |
| B．compare yourself with others to look down on yourself |
| C．run through life so fast |
| D．be afraid to learn |
The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that___________
| A．if we don’t give up, there is always hope |
| B．you should set goals for yourself |
| C．you should learn to give up |
| D．although you try, nothing will change |
Why can’t we use time carelessly？
| A．Because time is expensive. |
| B．Because time will get back. |
| C．Because we are too poor. |
| D．Because time never returns. |
If you run through life so fast, you will____________.
| A．lose your own treasure that you can always carry easily |
| B．forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going. |
| C．look down on your worth |
| D．not be afraid of difficulties. |
According to the passage, which is the best title?
| A．Nothing is impossible. |
| B．Glass balls are easy to be broken. |
| C．treat your life in a right way. |
| D．Things you can’t do. |
When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do？”as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages do not just have different sounds; they are different in many ways. It’s important to master（掌握）the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.
“She only likes apples.”
“Only she likes apples.”
“I have seen the film already.”
“I already have seen the film.”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speaker does.From the passage we know that____ when we are learning English.
| A．we shouldn’t put every word into our own language. |
| B．we should look up every word in the dictionary. |
| C．we need to put every word into our own language. |
| D．we must read word for word. |
The writer thinks it is_____ in learning English.
| A．difficult to understand different sounds |
| B．possible to remember the word order rules |
| C．important to master the rules in different ways |
| D．easy to master the rules for word order |
We can learn from the passage that______.
| A．the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words |
| B．the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence |
| C．sometimes different order of words has a different meaning |
| D．if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different |
“She only likes apples.”_______
| A．is the same as “Only she likes apples.” |
| B．is different from “Only she likes apples.” |
| C．means “She likes fruit except apples.” |
| D．means “She doesn’t like apples.” |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．Different Orders, Different Meanings |
| B．How to Speak English |
| C．How to Put English into Our Own Language |
| D．How to Learn English |
I’ll never forget one summer day in 1975. On that day my mother suddenly died because of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer came to my house to ask for my father’s permission（允许）for the hospital to use Mother’s valve（心脏瓣膜）. I was greatly surprised. I ran into the house in tears. At 14, I just couldn’t understand why people would take apart（分解）a person I loved. . But my father told him, “Yes.”
“How can you let them do that to her?” I cried at him.
“Linda,” he said quietly, putting his arms around me, “the greatest present you can give is a part of yourself. Your mother and I decided long ago that if we can make a person’s life better after we died, our death will have meaning.’’
The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the most important in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1996 my father became seriously ill. With a smile he told me that when he died, he wanted to donate（捐赠）whatever was in good condition（状况）, especially his eyes.
My father died and we donated his eyes as he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, “Mum, I’m so proud of what you did for Grandpa.” At that moment I realized that my father gave much more than his eyes. What he left behind sparkled（闪烁）in my daughter’s eyes-pride.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）The writer’s mother died when she was 14.
The writer’s mother gave her valve to a police officer.
The writer’s parents agreed to donate what they had after they died.
The writer has a daughter who is very proud of her mother.
The writer’s father gave his eyes to his granddaughter.