57. Both Yao Ming’s father and mother were ______.

A. football players                       B. basketball players

C. the centers of the Chinese National Team   D. the captains of the Chinese National Team

58. Yao Ming ______ in CBA during the 2000-2001 season.

A. got well     B. was popular     C. was good      D. did well

59. Yao Ming ______ the Houston Rockets in November, 2002.

A. did his best to join          B. was well-known in

C. became a member of        D. took part in

60. Sport analyst Bill Walton thought Yao Ming was able to ______.

A. learn from the NBA             B. change the future of basketball

C. improve himself                D. become the captain of the Houston Rockets

B

A timetable in Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Airline Flight Number Destination Departure Gate

Air Canada 137 Beijing 10:12 a.m. 24

Japanese Airlines 320 Tokyo 10:30 a.m. 18

British Airways 405 Paris 11:00 a.m. 20

Pan American 226 London 11:20 a.m. 12

Pan American 125 Beijing 11:45 a.m. 15

Air Canada 178 Tokyo 12:35 p.m. 21

CAAC 289 Hong Kong 12:35 p.m. 14

CAAC 314 Moscow 12:45 p.m. 18

British Airways 230 New York 12:55 p.m. 23

Korean songs

The Song and Dance Troupe(团)of the Republic of Korea will give a Song and Dance show at 8:20 p.m. tonight at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.

Tickets: 60, 90, 120, 150 yuan RMB are available at the theatre’s ticket office.

Address: 1463 Nanjing Road W, Shanghai

Tel: 28547945

(Chongqing Daily, December 15, 2003)

The biggest shopping centre in Chongqing will open on December 25. Everybody with today’s Chongqing Daily will get a small present that day. You are all welcome to the grand opening.

Tel: 68426549

Address: No. 16 Youth Road, Jiefangbei

(CHINA CUP FOOTBALL CONTEST, May 8, 2004)

Chongqing Lifan Team vs Shengzhou Pingan Team

TIME: 3:00 p.m. June 8, Saturday

PLACE: Datianwan Stadium

TICKET PRICE: RMB 50 (for adults)

RMB 25 (for students)

NAME: China Cup Football Contest

61. A man is at gate 18. He is going to take the ______ plane to ______.

A. 11:00; Paris    B. 11:45; Beijing    C. 10:30; Tokyo      D. 11:45; Moscow

62. The audience in ______ can enjoy a Korean Song and Dance show at 8:20 tonight.

A. Chongqing      B. Shenzhen       C. Nanjing     D. Shanghai

63. When and where will the football match be held?

A. In Datianwan Stadium on Saturday.       B. In Datianwan Stadium on May 8.

C. In Shenzhou on June 8.                 D. In Shenzhen Stadium on May 8

64. If you have a Chongqing Daily dated December 15, 2003, you will get a small present ______.

A. every day                          B. from Chongqing Daily

C. on December 15, 2003                D. on December 25, 2003

65. If you spend one hundred and twenty-five yuan, you can buy ______.

A. three tickets for the football match

B. two tickets for the Korean Song and dance show

C. two tickets for the football match and a ticket for the Korean Song and dance show

D. a ticket for the football match and two tickets for the Korean Song and dance show

C

Have you ever heard of the story of Earth Day? Now let me tell you.

Earth Day was started in 1970 by a man named John McConnell from the United States. In the beginning, it was held on one day in spring when the day and night are of the same length around the world. Now it is celebrated on April 22. Earth Day is now celebrated all over the world.

Earth Day is a very special day. It makes all of us think about problems we make for the earth. It is not only a special day in the city where we live, but a day that the whole world celebrates.

Some countries have Earth Day celebrations, and some people and groups join in Earth Day projects(计划) such as “Protect Our Home”, and “Water for life”.

You can join in one of the projects, or start one of your own. It can be something small like planting a tree with your mom, or something large like cleaning up a park with your classmates or friends. You can do almost anything. Try to think of something you would like to do.

Why do we celebrate Earth Day? Because we have only one earth and it is our only home. It is getting very dirty. It is our duty to protect our beautiful home. Earth Day is a day to call on people around the world to save our earth.

66. An _____ called John McConnell started Earth Day in 1970 and now is celebrated all over the world on the ______of April.

67. On Earth Day people don’t ______ celebrates this special day also think more about what’s ______ to the earth.

68. Some countries have different Earth Day _______by _______ in Earth Day projects.

69. It doesn’t ______  ______ your project is small or large.

70. We celebrate Earth Day to ______ people around the world to ______our earth.

D

The United States and Great Britain went to war with Iraq in late March 2003. After 20 days, American soldiers were in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. They brought down the government of Saddam Hussein. Thousands of Iraqis died in the war. Saddam Hussein was finally caught on Saturday, 13th of December.

In some parts of the city there was no electricity because of the war. Oil wells(油井)were set on fire. Now the Iraqis need food, water and medicine. Many soldiers and people who were hurt in the war need hospital care. People also need to work out a way to find family members.

After the war, some Iraqis broke into Saddam’s palaces, government buildings and stores. They stole many things from Iraqi museums. Some Iraqis are angry that the U.S. soldiers didn’t stop the robbers.

The reason American soldiers went to war is that they were looking for weapons of mass destruction(大规模杀伤性武器). But they haven’t found any yet.

71. How long did it take the American soldiers to get to Baghdad since the war in Iraq broke out?

72. When was Saddam Hussein finally caught?

73. What life are the Iraqis living after the war?

74. Where did the stealing and robbery take place after the war?

75. Why did American soldiers go to war with Iraq?

VIII补全对话：根据对话内容，在每小题的空白处写出一个完整的句子，使对话意思完整。(计10分)

Waiter: (76) ___________, sir?

Mr Will: Today is my wife’s birthday. I’d like to order a nice dinner for her.

Waiter: I’m glad to hear that. (77) ___________, madam.

Mrs Will: Thank you. I’m so happy to have my thirty-eighth birthday in China.

Mr Will: (78) ___________?

Waiter: We usually have noodles for our birthdays.

Mr Will: (79) ___________! I’d like to congratulate you with noodles on your birthday too, dear.

Mrs Will: (80) ___________. Now let’s have noodles with chicken, please.

IX书面表达;共1题，计15分。

Suppose you are Zhang Ming, the head of Class 1, Grade 9. You go to your foreign teacher’s house and invite him to go spring outing with you to enjoy West Lake on Sunday, but he happens to be out. You leave him a note. Your note should be written within 60 to 80 words including the following demands.

1. when and where to meet and how to go there

2. what to take

3. what you will do

4. what time to return