Ⅳ. 阅读理解(共20小题，每小题1分)

阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并将答案写在答题卡上(写在试题上的答案算无效答题)。

A

Ted is the world’s oldest paperboy. He is now over 90 years old. This morning Ted takes us with him

on his daily newspaper round(固定路线).

Every morning Ted gets up at 5 o’clock. First, he drives to get all the newspapers. Then he walks around the neighborhood and stops at every house. He puts the newspaper in the letter box at the front door. This job takes ted about three hours every morning. Finally, he drives back home at about 8:30 a.m. and drinks a cup of tea.

Ted doesn’t make much money for his work, but he enjoys it. He says, “I love my round and I do it for the neighborhood. It keeps me healthy. I will work until(直到) I’m 100 years old.”

51. How old is Ted now?

A. 90 years old       B. 100 years old    C. 80 years old      D. 70 years old

52. When does Ted get up every morning?

A. at 6 o’clock       B. at 5 o’clock     C. at 3 o’clock       D. at 8:30 o’clock

53. Where does Ted put the newspaper?

A. under the letter box at the front door        B. on the letter box at the front door      C. in the letter box at the front door        D. in the letter box at the back door

53. How long does Ted’s paperboy job take every day?

A. 5 hours     B. 4 hours     C. 3 hours       D. 2 hours

55. Why does Ted do this job?

A. He does this job for the money.         B. He enjoys it.

C. He has to do this job.                  D. He hates it.

B

The Sahara Desert is the largest desert on Earth. It is about 8,600,000 square kilometers in size. The desert’s golden sand looks very beautiful.

More than 2,000,000 people live in the Sahara. Some of them move around from place to place with their camels. Other lives in towns and cities.

The desert is not always hot. There are many mountains in the Sahara, and some of them have snow in winter. In some places, people grow fruit. There are also different animals there, such as snakes, foxes and birds.

Thousands of years ago, the Sahara was not a desert at all. There were many plants and rivers. As the weather changed, it became hot and dry.

56. How big is the Sahara Desert?

A. 860,000 square kilometers        B. 86,000 square kilometers

C. 8,600,000 square kilometers      D. 86,000,000 square kilometers

57. How many people live in the Sahara?

A. more than 1,000,000 people       B. More than 2,000,000 people

C. More than 3,000,000 people      D. More than 20,000,000 people

58. How does people in the Sahara move around from place with place?

A. with their camels                 B. by foot

C. by bus                  D. by car

59. What is the weather like in the Sahara as the weather changed?

A. It became dry and hot.         B. It became windy and rainy.

C. It became hot and sunny.       D. It became dry and windy.

60. What was the Sahara like thousands of years ago?

A. There was nothing.             B. There were many plants and rivers.

C. There was just the golden sand.    D. There were many rivers and golden sand.

C

Dear Bobby,

Hi! I saw your name and address in the Shenzhen Students’ Post, and I would like to be your friend. My name is Sam. I live in Shenzhen. I am in Grade 8. I have short black hair and brown eyes. I don’t like table tennis and I’m not keen on badminton. My favourite sport is basketball. I want to be a football player.

My father is an engineer and my mother is a shop assistant. They are very kind. I have a sister. She is ten and she is a student, too. She is at primary school(小学). She likes reading and she is very clever. I love my family very much.

Tell me something about your family. Write to me soon.

Best wishes,

Sam

61. Where did Sam find Bobby’s address?

A. In Penfriends.       B. In the Shenzhen Daily

C. In the Shenzhen Students’ Post   D. In the Shenzhen Evening News.

62. What is Sam’s favourite sport?

A. Table tennis    B. Basketball    C. Tennis     D. Badminton

63. How many people are there in Sam’s family?

A. Three      B. Four      C. Five    D. Six

64. What does Sam’s mother do?

A. She is an engineer.             B. She is an English teacher

C. She is a shop assistant.          D. She is a doctor.

65. Where does Sam study?

A. At primary school             B. At university (大学)

C. At junior high school           D. At home

D

To save time, many Americans buy foods which can be quickly made ready for the table. On holidays, families enjoy delicious meals. For example, on Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November, family members get together for a turkey dinner with pumpkin pie(南瓜派).

The United States is known around the world for its fast food, such as hamburgers, sandwiches, pizzas, salad bars, and many kinds of ice cream. People can easily find fast food chains(连锁店),such as McDonalds’ and KFC, in most of the big cities in the world.

These years, many people have taken more and more care of their health while eating. They come to know eating too much meat will make them overweight. Many of them are also worried about food addictives(添加剂). Some of them may be harmful to the body.

66. Many Americans buy _______ to save time.

A. ready-made food              B. food to cook at home

C. inexpensive food               D. foreign food

67. Thanksgiving Day is on _________.

A. November 4th                B. Every the 4th Tuesday in November

C. the fourth Thursday in November    D. Every November the fourth

68. Pizza is a kind of __________ food.

A. take-away    B. home-cooking   C. fast      D. Chinese

69. What does the word ‘overweight’ mean? It means______________

A. thinner       B. fatter         C. worse      D. better

70. People are worried about_________. Which is not true?

A. overweight    B. their health     C. food addictives  D. fast food

Ⅴ. 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。(共5小题，每小题1分)

71. He __________ (brush) his teeth at 7:10 a.m. every day.

72. I __________ (go) to the English Club twice a week.

73. There __________ (be) a lot of pollution on Earth.

74. I want __________ (make) friends with young people from all over the world.

75. We must ________ (stop) doing these things.

Ⅵ. 根据汉语提示完成句子。(共5小题，每小题2分)

76. 我和家人住在一座靠近群山的房子里。

I live with my family in a house __________ __________ some mountains.

77. 我总是步行去学校。

I always go to school _________ __________.

78. 她每天早上6:30起床。

She __________ __________ at 6:30 a.m. every day.

79. 地球为我们提供空气、水和食物。

The Earth _________ us _________ air, water and food.

80. 我们把垃圾倒入海中或地下。

We __________ our rubbish __________ the sea and under the ground.

Ⅶ. 书面表达(15分)

请根据下面Martin的日常时间表，写一段话描述Martin的日常生活。要求包含时间表中提到的基本信息，书写工整规范，字数60-80词,注意人称和时态。内容可适当扩展。

Time Activity(活动)

6:30 a.m. get up

7 a.m. have breakfast

7:30 a.m. go to school

8 a.m.— 4 p.m. have classes

4:10 p.m.—5 p.m. play table tennis with classmates

5:10 p.m. go home

6:30 p.m. have dinner

9:30 p.m. go to bed

Martin is a Grade 7 student. He ______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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