B

　　Some popular places to visit are built by people. Other famous places are created by nature. For example, in the northeast of the United States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that looked just like an old man. He had lots of hair, a big nose and a beard.People called him“The Old Man of the Mountain” and every year more than a million people came to look at him. “The Old Man of the Mountain”, also known as the Great Stone Face or the Profile, was 1,200 feet (370 meters) above Profile Lake, and measured 40 feet (12 meters) tall and 25 feet (7.6 meters) wide. The site is located in the town of Franconia, New Hampshire, USA.Scientists think that the stone face had been there for ab out 17,000 years.

　　In May 2003, there was very bad weather near the Old Man of the Mountain.There were very high winds and the temperature was very cold. The sky was so cloudy that people couldn’t see the stone face for many days. As soon as the storm was over, people looked for the Old Man and they couldn’t see him. They discovered that he had fallen apart. The stones that made his face sank down the mountain. A number of scientists climbed up to see if they could repair the stone face, but they had to give up. They figured out(斷定)that the damage from the weather was just too bad.

　　44. Where’s “The Old Man of the Mountain”?

　　A.In the northeast of the US.B.In the northwest of the US.

　　C.In the southeast ofthe US. D.In the southwest of the US.

　　45. What’s “The Old Man of the Mountain” also known as?

　　A.The Great Stone. B.The Profile.

　　C.The Stone Face. D.The Rock.

　　46. How long had the stone face been there?

　　A.About 12,000 years. B.About 370 years.

　　C.About 17,000 years. D.About 25 years.

　　47. What’s the reason for the loss of the stone face?

　　A.Low winds. B.Hot temperature.

　　C.Heavy rain. D.Bad storm.

　　C

　　What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.

　　The last few days of every year in big cities in China, when everyone returns home, havebeen the worst headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.

　　Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. There will be less and less people reading news on paper and the cost of making and buying newspaper will be reduced. In the future, digital (數字的) newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.

　　Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel (燃料). Coal,natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy (能源). And the alternative ways of energy will help reduce the cost and pollution, too.

　　Schools will go electronic (電子化). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’parents through e-mail.Students will find their personal teachers to ask for special help for those the robot teachers cannot do. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

　　48. The newspapers will disappear __________.

　　A. in 28 years B. by 2020 C. by 2053 D. in 38 years

　　49. The underlined the alternative ways in the 4th paragraph means _________.

　　A. modern ideas B. other choices C. wise methods D. natural means

　　50. From the passage we can know _______ in the future.

　　A. the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem

　　B. 90percent of the population will live in the city

　　C. robot teachers will check homew ork on computers

　　D. readers can discuss with each other through Internet

　　51. The passage mainly tells us ______________.

　　A. future changes in many ways B. computers will be important

　　C. new things will be coming D. old things will be gone

　　D

　　Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way.Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.

　　Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean the house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “good fortune”or “happiness”, “wealth”, and “longevity”. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red paper envelopes.

　　In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st or January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formalclothes like tuxedos and evening gowns, and they may drink champagne(香檳)at midnight. During the first minutes of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sun rise.

　　It is also a common Western custom to make a New Year’s promise, called a resolution. New Year’s resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the New Year.

　　Many cultures also do special things to get rid ofbad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the New Year can start afresh. Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a New Year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the New Year.

　　Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the New Year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the new coming year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck—but t o get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!

　　52. The passage is mainly about_____.

　　A.the meaning of “Happy New Year!”

　　B.several different New Year traditions

　　C.traditional activities for the New Year

　　D.interesting traditions on New Year’s Day

　　53. We can learn from the passage that_____.

　　A.some cultures celebra te New Year in the morning

　　B.4 cultures do special things to celebrate New Year

　　C.people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31stor January 1st

　　D.the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year’s Day

　　54. To have a happy new year,_____.

　　A.friendssing to each other in special ways

　　B.families make big dolls filled with new clothes

　　C.some people get up early to watch the sunrise

　　D.Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year’s Day

　　55. When eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day, people think_____.

　　A.one pea brings one day of good luck

　　B.black-eyed peas are the best medicine

　　C.the peas are very black and taste bad

　　D.the peas are helpful to count numbers

　　七、閱讀短文，根據短文內容.從短文后的六個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有一項為多余選項。(共10分，每小題2分)

　　It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class, or maybe she’s just sick at homefor the day. Break or lunchtime can be lonely without her. Will it ever feel the same? 56 , but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else alreadyhas their friends. But remember, there’s always room for more friends.

　　Start by looking around your classroom—think about which one you’d like to play with at break.Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or offer greetings. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. 57 , walk over tothe ones you want to play with,act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in.

　　58 ,or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teachers to help you to make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. 59 .As a result, you’ll soon have one, or two, or even more new friends.

　　You might still miss that special best friend. 60 , you can share something you didn’t have before she left: You can introduce her to your new friends!

　　A. When you are at lesson break

　　B. If you have trouble doing this

　　C. You want to have new friends

　　D. But when you see each other

　　E. And you’ll be happy with them

　　F. Be kind, be friendly, offer to help

　　八、閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。(共10分，每小題2分)

　　Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all time. He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the pages of Marvel comic books.

　　Spiderman’s story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter is a shy, quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends. One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he gets bitten by a special spider. Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers: he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense. He no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben has told him, that “with great power, there must also come great responsibility (責任),” Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies who do cruel things to people. And so, Spiderman is born.

　　Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero. He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers. Besides, his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and time. He has to sell photos of Spiderman (himself!) to a newspaper and he keeps losing his other jobs because he’s so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies.

　　61.Who created Spiderman?

　　62. Where does Peter go on his high school class trip?

　　63. What happened to Peter after he was bitten by the spider?

　　64. How is Spiderman born at last?

　　65. What kind of life is Peter living?

　　書面表達(共15分)

　　九、根據中文和英文提示，寫一篇意思連貫、符合邏輯、不少于50詞的短文。

　　所給英文提示詞僅供選用。請不要寫出你的校名和姓名。

　　66. 你有過獨自一人在家的經歷嗎?請根據你的親身經歷選擇情況A或情況B完成短文。

　　情況A：曾經獨自一人在家。你的某次經歷及其感受是什么樣的?

　　情況B：未曾獨自一人在家。如果有這樣的一次機會，你的父母會放心嗎?你又會怎樣照顧自己呢?

　　提示詞：look after, have fun, miss, grow, worried, excited, surprised

　　Home alone

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