TurquoiseViolin400:

Today is sunny and hot. My favourite season is summer because I don’t have to go to school, bye!

HelloBambooRock:

It is spring in Lithuania today. Usually it is cold in spring. Yesterday I heard the first birds singing and I saw snow melting(融化). It was a beautiful day, but today it's a cold day. There is no sun, there are clouds everywhere. In spring I play outside with my friends. My favorite season is Summer. Weather in Summer is sunny and hot. Everything in summer looks green and wonderful. In summer I like swimming and riding my bike.

WhitePianoHawk:

My favourite season is autumn & winter. I didn't choose summer, because at that time I always get the feeling I'm sick any time. I love autumn because it is quite pretty then and winter because it is fun, although lots of people told me that they loved winter when they were kids, and now they do not like it because at that time they have lots of problems and it is very cold.

YellowClarinetRabbit:

Here in Albania is winter and today was cold and snowing ......I love all the seasons.

54. This is a survey about ________________.

A. the favourite season      B. the favourite sport

C. the favourite website      D. the favourite magazine

55. ___________ both think summer is their favourite.

A. TurquoiseViolin400 and HelloBambooRock

B. TurquoiseViolin400 and WhitePianoHawk

C. WhitePianoHawk and HelloBambooRock

D. WhitePianoHawk and YellowClarinetRabbit

56. WhitePianoHawk thinks autumn ______________.

A. makes him sick  B. is warm  C. is pretty   D. is cold

57. Which of the following is NOT true according to the answers of the four kids’?

A. TurquoiseViolin400 doesn’t like going to school.

B. HelloBambooRock likes swimming and riding a bike in summer.

C. YellowClarinetRabbit probably lives in Albania.

D. Nobody likes spring best.

C

Hairy Henry is a handsome green monster(怪物). He lives in a small house in the forest. All his friends live nearby. Soon it was Henry’s birthday. His friends, Loony and Gorge, decided to buy him a present.

“What shall we buy him?” they asked.

“What about a camera?”

“No, he’s got a camera.”

“How about a box of chocolates?”

“No, he’s too fat.”

“Let’s buy him a pair of shoes.”

“No, he’s got some new shoes.”

Loony and Gorge just didn’t know what to buy him. “I know!” said Loony, “Let’s go shopping in New York!” So the got the train to New York and Henry’s cousin, Ben, waited for them at the station. Ben loves computer games so he took them to a computer shop, where Ben bought Henry a very special computer game for catching terrible humans(人类). Next they went to a very smart shop called “Harrods”. Everything in this shop is great for monsters. Gorge bought a T-shirt which could sing a Monster Happy Birthday song. Finally they went to an amazing cake shop. Loony bought the biggest Monster cake he could find. They put it in the box to take it to Henry’s birthday party.

The next day Loony, Gorge and Ben collected all the presents together and took the train back home. They were so excited about Henry’s birthday party. What a surprise it would be!

58. Hairy Henry is a monster and ____________.

A. he lives in a big house.     B. he works in New York.

C. his birthday was coming soon.    D. he went to New York with Loony and Gorge.

59. From this story we know that ________________.

A. Henry likes green best because he is green. B. Henry is very thin and he likes chocolates.

C. Henry has a cousin called Ben.    D. Henry would get a camera as a birthday gift.

60. Gorge bought Henry a special T-shirt because _______________.

A. it could sing a song.      B. it was the biggest one he could find.

C. it was big enough for Henry.    D. it could catch terrible humans.

61. Loony, Gorge and Henry went to _______ shops in New York.

A. 3     B. 4     C. 5    D. 6

D

People around the world watched Britain's Prince(王子) William and Kate Middleton get married. The ceremony(婚礼) took place on Friday at Westminster Abbey in London. Kate wore a beautiful white gown(礼服) designed by Sarah Burton, the creative director of Alexander McQueen. William wore a red military(军队) uniform.

It was Britain's biggest wedding since William and Harry's parents, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, were married in 1981. Nearly two thousand guests filled the church on Friday. The church was where the funeral(葬礼) for William's mother took place after Diana died in a car accident in1997. Hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets and parks of London to watch the wedding on video screens.

Among the wedding guests were English football star David Beckham and his wife Victoria, British Prime Minister(首相) David Cameron, the king of Norway and singer Elton John. Hats were a big fashion. Many of ladies invited wore them.

After the ceremony, William and Kate traveled to Buckingham Palace. Crowds cheered when they showed up on a balcony(阳台) and shared a short public kiss, and then a longer one.

There was also a big celebration at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. That was where William and Kate first met as art history students in 2001. This year Kate is twenty-nine years old. William will be twenty-nine in June. People in the university celebrated their romance and wedding.

Many Americans woke up before sunrise to watch the wedding. And thousands of people traveled to Britain to join the celebration, including an Australian woman. She said, "We’re all part of history. It’s just a wonderful experience."

62. __________took place on Friday at Westminster Abbey in London in 2011.

A. Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding ceremony

B. Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding ceremony

C. Princess Diana’s funeral

D. David Beckham and Victoria’s wedding ceremony

63. We know __________________ from this passage.

A. all of the guests wore hats on that day.

B. four thousand people filled the church.

C. Princess Diana died in a car accident in 1997.

D. Prince William is the only son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s

64. William and Kate first met ________________.

A. in 1997        B. when Kate is 29 years old

C. as art history students in Scotland   D. when they were children

65. The sentence underlined(划线) means that __________.

A. it is an important experience for her

B. she wants to marry Prince William

C. the Australian woman is famous in history

D. the Australian woman is part of the wedding

第II卷  (50分)

第II卷(共50分)

I. 任务型阅读。(每小题2分，共6分)

阅读下文并回答问题。

From schools to offices , from shopping malls to the streets , talking about Legend of Zhen Huan(《甄嬛传》)is everywhere . Unlike other long TV series , Legend of Zhen Huan , the 76-episode(剧集)Qing dynasty drama series , has kept attracting people all the time . It has been very popular on the Chinese mainland over the past months .

Zhen Huan ( Sun Li ) , used to be a kind and innocent(单纯)young lady . She had a very hard time in Forbidden City . Discovering that the palace is a cruel and terrible place , Zhen learns how to survive(生存)on her own .

“ Everyone may find themselves in Zhen’s position at a certain point . ”

So it’s not hard to understand why the story of Zhen Huan is so popular with the people in a new work place . “ I want to make the story as real as possible , ” said Zheng from sina.com. “ Legend of Zhen Huan makes you think a lot . ”

66. Has Legend of Zhen Huan(《甄嬛传》)been very populare over the past months ?

_________________________________________________________________

67. Who played the role(角色)of Zhen Huan ?

_________________________________________________________________

68. Why is the story of Zhen Huan so popular with the people in a new work place ?

_________________________________________________________________

II.句型转换。(每空一词，每词1分，共10分)

69. There’s a pen and two magazines on the table. (变为否定句)

There _______ a pen _______ two magazines on the table.

70. My father took us to the History Museum last Sunday. (对划线部分提问)

________ did your father ________ you to the History Museum.

71. He’s too short to reach the apples on the top of the tree. (同义句)

He isn’t ______ ______ to reach the apples on the top of the tree.

72. 昨天我花了大约两个小时完成我所有的家庭作业。

It _______ me about two hours to finish _______ all my homework yesterday.