IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)：(共8分)

59. More and more ________ would like to go to Shanghai for a holiday. (tour)

60. Lily got a lovely doll as a present at her ________ birthday party. (five)

61. You are old enough to decide your future ________, children. (you)

62. Reading is a good way to relax and ________ our minds as well. (wide)

63. I hope to be able to cook as ________ as my mother when I grow up. (good)

64. The ________ snacks made Cathy feel sick a whole day. (health)

65. The Magic Hotel is ________ to people because it’s completely underwater. (attract)

66. Air is a ________ of gases with a certain quantity of solids and liquids. (mix)

V. Rewrite the sentences as required(根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词)：(共14分)

67. The journalist has already interviewed a lot of famous people. (改为否定句)

The journalist ________ interviewed many famous people ________.

68. You mustn’t take photos in the museum. (保持句意基本不变)

You ________ ________ to take photos in the museum.

69. Julia spoke so fast that most of us couldn’t follow her. (保持句意基本不变)

Julia spoke ________ fast for most of us ________ follow.

70. Kitty will return to her hometown from America in three years. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ will Kitty return to her hometown from America?

71. Aunt Polly gave Tom a large cake for he painted the wall wonderfully. (改成被动语态)

Tom ________ ________ a large cake for he painted the wall wonderfully.

72. Air pollution was very serious in our city last year. (改成感叹句)

________ ________ air pollution was in our city last year!

73. “Did you make the cake yourself?” Jim asked Alice. (改为复合句)

Jim asked Alice________ ________ had made the cake herself.

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)

VI. Reading comprehension(阅读理解): (共50分)

A. Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案):(12分)

I used to live in Kobe in Japan. On my way home on the bus every evening I used to look for an old man who often played his saxophone (萨克斯管) near the river. I couldn’t hear his music because the windows were closed on the bus but I imagined it to be loud and clear. I wanted to be like that man.

One night I went to Himeji, a city not far from Kobe. As I walked with my family along the river I saw a statue (雕像). It was a young man who looked just like me. He was wearing a cap and smiling. Around his neck was a leather strap (皮带) and in his hands was a saxophone. He was lifting the saxophone to his lips and he was just about to play. I stayed there for a long time by the statue dreaming of playing a saxophone on TV.

Two weeks later it was my birthday. Imagine my joy when I opened my present from my parents and found that it was a saxophone! I put it to my lips to play, but it wouldn’t make a sound. Then Dad told me to read the instruction book to find out what to do. After about 15 minutes the saxophone was ready to play. I raised it slowly to my lips as my family watched. But still there was no sound. I blew and blew but I couldn’t get the saxophone to play. I was almost crying when suddenly the saxophone made the most beautiful sound—loud and clear like I imagined the music of the man by the river in Kobe. I blew again, I moved my fingers on the saxophone and I made more sounds. I was happy because I was playing very interesting sounds. But I wasn’t playing music yet.

Then came the lessons. Night after night, week after week my teacher made me practice. Slowly I started to improve and at last there came the magic day when I started to play music. Now I’m in the TV studio with my saxophone strapped to my neck and my cap on my head. I’m always thinking of the man by the river in Kobe and the statue smiling at me in Himeiji. I’m a happy man.

74. On the bus, the writer couldn’t ________.

A. find an old man with a saxophone B. see a river

C. hear the old man’s music D. imagine the sound

75. The statue along the river made the writer think of ________.

A. having a saxophone

B. the old man near the river

C. having a cap and a saxophone as the boy

D. playing the saxophone on TV

76. The writer felt very pleased when _________ gave him a saxophone as a present.

A. his parents B. his teacher C. an old man D. a young man

77. The writer could get the saxophone to play ________.

A. as soon as he got it

B. 15 minutes later after he read the instruction

C. after he tried many times

D. after his father taught him

78. The underlined word “magic” shows that the writer ________.

A. was very surprised B. was very excited

C. learnt to play music easily D. didn’t know how to play music

79. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The magic day B. My birthday present

C. The old man and the statue D. My dream of playing saxophone

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):(12分)

As life-saver Christopher Walsh rescued his brother and then his sister from the water of a river, his mother shouted to him, “I’m proud of you!”

His mother Beryl sat proudly and watched last night 80 Christopher was given the ‘Child of Courage’ award by his favorite TV star.

Christopher was in the car with his mother, father, sister Rosie, 10, and brother Mac, 7, when his father drove into a metal barrier.

The family’s car fell down a hill into the river, 81 and landed with its wheels up.

Christopher, then 12, swam through a broken window and got out into the fresh air. Then he saw the rest of his family were still in the car—in the water.

He took a big 82 and swam back to save first Mac, and then Rosie. Christopher said, “I didn’t think about it and only knew I had to get them out. I was ____83 , but it was all happening so fast, and I didn’t really think about the danger.”

Christopher freed Mac to a safe place and then swam back to get non-swimmer Rosie, who was under the cold, cloudy water, in the car.

Christopher had to feel for her seatbelt because he could see 84____. He took the seatbelt off her, then went up for air. Finally he went back to pull her out of the car.

Beryl said: “When I got to the side and looked back, I thought Christopher and Rosie had gone. I thought they were 85 . Then I saw him come up out of the water like a dolphin, and I could see he had Rosie. I shouted across the river, ‘I’m so proud of you!”

Christopher’s father was badly hurt in the accident and was taken to a nearby hospital.

80. A. after B. though C. before D. as

81. A. turned on B. turned out C. turned over D. turned into

82. A. rest B. breath C. stone D. step

83. A. bored B. frightened C. surprised D. excited

84. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

85 A. safe B. free C. injured D. dead

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):(14分)

I really like reading and writing short stories. These stories are usually about 6 to 20 pages long which f 86 on an interesting person, a problem which the person had, and what happened when the person tried to solve the problem. All societies seem to have an oral storytelling tradition in which people met t 87 to tell each other short stories, and in which parents told their children stories at bedtime. This was certainly true in England, in India, in Kenya, in Mexico and in Japan. Was it true in China too? In many countries, oral storytelling is still important, but in most countries now, stories are written down and p 88 in books. My favorite collection of short stories is a book called The Story Giant by Brian Patten in which a giant knows all the stories in the world e 89 one. If he doesn’t find the last story he’ll die. In the book he gets four children from different parts of the world to tell him stories in the hope that he will find the last story so he can stay a 90 and pass the world’s stories on forever. Do you think he finds the last story?

I also like reading novels. One of my favourite novels is called Life of Pi. It is written by a Canadian called Yann Martel, and is about an Indian boy who spends a long time at sea after a shipwreck (海难) a 91____ with nobody but a tiger. What about you? Do you have a favourite novel?

Not many people read plays these days, but many people still enjoy watching them at the theatre or on television. Perhaps the l 92 popular form of literature (文学) is poetry. This is because many poems are very difficult to understand, and often seem to be written and read by very clever people. I wish I could write poems which anybody can understand.

D. Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题):(12分)

From: David Sanderson To: Karen Worth CC: _______________ Subject: Come to a party! Hi Karen,[来源:Z_xx_k.Com]

As you probably know, it’s my sister Suzie’s 16th birthday in a couple of weeks. We’re planning on throwing a surprise party for her. Julie’s going to pick her up from school as usual on Friday but she’s not taking her home. She’s bringing her to the Palace Hotel in the town centre, the big modern one near the station. We’re having a meal there and we’ve also hired the ballroom for a party in the evening. Can you come? I hope you’re going to sing for us at the karaoke!

All her friends from school are coming and quite a few of the people from our village. Of course, Mum and Dad are coming up from England and I’ve even managed to persuade our other sister, Marie, to come over from Australia. She’s bringing her kids with her, too. They’re all staying with us in our house.

Julie’s making a special cake. She says she’s going to make sure I don’t eat it all before the party. I don’t know what she means.

After the party we’re going to have another one on Saturday! Well, not really a party. We’re inviting the family and close friends (that includes you) for a meal at the house. If the weather is nice, we’d like to have a barbecue in the garden but we haven’t decided yet. Julie’s going to make another cake and she says she’s going to hide it. I’m not sure if she’s planning to hide it from Suzie or from me. I do like cakes.

Anyway we hope to make it a really special weekend for Suzie. On Sunday we’re all going for a walk in the country. You know how she loves walking and we’re all going to need a bit of exercise after all that lovely food. We’re hoping to go up to the lake. Marie said she wanted her kids to feed the ducks just like Suzie and she did when they were very young. I’m sure Suzie will love that too.

Anyway, it would be great if you could come over for the weekend. We would all love to see you.

Let me know as soon as you can.

Best,

David

93. Where are they planning to have a birthday party?

94. Are Suzie’s parents coming to the party from England or Australia?

95. How many cakes is Julie going to make in all?

96. Why is the writer planning to walk in the country on Sunday?

97. Who will feed the ducks on Sunday?

98. Do you think that Karen will join the party? Why?

VII. Writing(作文)：(共20分)

99.Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “My favourite ________”(以“我最喜欢的________”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)

What’s your favourite…? Why do you like/love …? The following is only for reference.(请自行确定一个话题，并阐述理由。以下内容仅供参考。)