(  ) 42. When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes _______   .

A. an earthquake    B. volcanoes     C. an Earth explosion     D. huge waves

(  ) 43. Why can’t the northern half of the Earth escape for long?

A. Because the land is covered with water.

B. Because wars break out among countries for living space.

C. Because people there cannot live at the temperature of zero.

D. Because the light and heat from the sun cannot reach the Earth.

(  ) 44. By giving the example of dinosaurs, the writer tries to prove _______   .

A. the human beings will die out

B. animals could not live in the cold climate

C. the Earth could be hit by other objects in s pace

D. what happened 65 million years ago was an invented story

(  ) 45. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A. A historic discovery          B. An event of imagination

C. A research on space             D. A scientific adventure

第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题，共60分)

四、词汇运用(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

A. 根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。

46. Look at the sign!We are not _____ to park cars here. (允许)

47. The old man will have his _____ (九十) birthday the day after tomorrow.

48. The heavy smog makes it more difficult for us to see traffic signs _____(清楚地).

47. Our English teacher is _____ (幽默), we all like her.

48. The CN Tower is 1,815 in _____ (高).

根据短文内容和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词。

The US first lady, Michelle Obama (51) a         in Beijing on Thursday, March 20th, starting her one-week (52) t         to China. Peng Liyuan, Xi’s wife, accompanied her to visit. The whole world felt far excited about their first meeting. The next day, Michelle Obama spent almost the whole day with Peng Liyuan (53) v        Beijing. They ate Beijing Roast Duck and watched a performance together. The US side also

(54) p         great attention to it. Mrs. Obama even opened a daily  travel blog, including videos and photos, to (55) s         her experience in China directly with young people all over the world. The meeting of the two first ladies has shown that China is more open and is getting more involved in the international affairs.

五、选词填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

从方框中选择恰当的短语并用其正确的形式填空

polite; instead of; die;  set up; prepare for;

come true;   fill with;     get on with;   cheer up; chat with

56. __________ Tom __________ all of his neighbours except the man who lives next door?

57. If someone does not show good manners to others, he is __________.

58. More colleges __________last year for more students to get a good education.

59. —Were they at school at that time?

—Yes. I saw them ____________ their classmate s happily in the classroom.

60. We should think about others first_____________ ourselves.

61. My lovely dog _____________ for two weeks. I feel vey sad when thinking of his death.

62. As a volunteer, he often goes to the hospital __________ the sick.

63. All the Chinese look forward to making the China Dream __________.

64. Tian’anmen Square               visitors on National Day every year.

65. My father               his speech while I was doing my homework last night.

六、根据所给汉语和句子意思，用英语补全句子(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

66. Many Chinese people                (宁愿呆在家里) during public holidays because of heavy traffic.

67. The number of the giant pandas __________________________ (变得越来越少) because many of their living areas are turned into farmland.

68. There was no food left so the two travelers ___________ (除了放弃别无选择)their plan.

69. The children in the war are living _____________________(为他们的生命担忧).

70. We all think that his new book ___________________ (值得一看).

七、任务型阅读 (共5小题; 每小题1分，满分5分)

请认真阅读下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白处填上适当的单词。注意：每空一个单词。

As time passes, some people stay by your side while others don’t. That makes you realize that each friendship you have is precious. To have a good friend, you must be one, and sometimes we all need a reminder (提醒) about what makes us good friends. Here are tips to help you to hold your friends. Take a look.

Share a secret.

Telling a friend your secrets will make them feel like you value them more than others, says Peter DeScioli, a researcher in psychology (心理学家) at Harvard University. DeScioli has found that we are more likely to rank someone high up in our friend group if we know that he or she holds us in his or her trust.

Treat him or her like a grownup.

While your friends are in trouble, telling them what they should do doesn’t seem to be a good idea. Edward Deci, a psychology professor at the University of Rochester, US, has found that supporting friends’ autonomy (自主权)—that is, making them feel that they can choose the ways by themselves—creates a better relationship.

Accept that no friendship is perfect.