Listen! Mr. Wang ________ his speech on “Cormorant fishing in the past” now.

A) will prepare B) prepared C) was preparing D) is preparing

Pansy agrees one of the basic ways ________ our memory is to use the link method.

A) improving B) to improve C) improve D) improved

Nancy ________ many interesting stories about Damin since she visited the village last year.

A) has read B) was reading C) read D) had read

Jenny denied ________ the magazines out of the reading room yesterday afternoon.

A) take B) took C) taking D) to take

It’ll be a great honour if I ________ to the charity evening party next week.

A) invite B) will invite C) will be invited D) am invited

–Tom doesn’t know how to draw a comic row of pictures.

– ________

A) So do I. B) So am I. C) Neither do I. D) Neither am I.

Could you tell me ________ find another interesting detective story to read?

A) where I can B) where can I C) where I could D) where could I

– Have a nice winter holiday, Ellen!

– ________

A) Good idea. B) The same to you. C) My pleasure. D) That’s all right.

–You are so busy today. Anything I can do for you?

– ________

A) Yes, you can. B) Of course. C) You’re welcome. D) Thanks, but I can manage.

III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once(选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文。每个单词或词组只能用一次):(共8分)

A. begged B. already C. planned D. across E. historical F. friendly G. hesitate H. both I. looking for

John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t - the girl with a rose. She was his pen pal. She had helped him a lot 51 in study and in life. They 52 their first meeting at 6:00 p.m. at Grand Central Station in New York.

“You’ll recognize me by the red rose.” she wrote, “I’ll be wearing it on my coat.” So at 6:00 p.m. he was at the station 53 the girl with a red rose.

A young woman was coming towards him. She was wearing a green coat and was everything that he hoped Miss Maynell would be, but there was no red rose. Then an ordinary-looking woman walked past. She was 54 past 40. On her coat there was a red rose.

He didn’t 55 . “I’m John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me. May I take you to dinner?” he asked.

The woman’s face turned into a 56 smile. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered. “But the young lady in the green coat who just went by 57 me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I should tell you that she was waiting for you in the restaurant right 58 the street. She said it was a kind of test!”

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词):(共8分)

Overwork in big _______ in China has brought many problems to young people. (city)

MoMoWu(吴莫愁) prepared a lot for “The voice of China” and won the ______ prize. (two)

Many people are crazy at Moyan’s _______ in winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. (succeed)

LiuQian put some coins in a magic box and said “These coins will _______ soon.” (appear)

Martin helped the little girl out of a car accident, but he was _______ wounded instead. (serious)

Someone phoned the police that two young men were planning to _______ a bank. (robbery)

It’s amazing to see these local people wear their _______ hats and skirts in festivals. (tradition)

Recently there have been a _______ of health education activities in our school. (various)

V. Rewrite the following 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)

Susan played the violin in front of her schoolmates a week ago. (改为一般疑问句)

_______ Susan ________ the violin in front of her schoolmates a week ago?

Teachers always encourage students to practice more after class. (对划线部分提问)[来源:学科网]

________ ________ teachers always encourage students to do?

Uncle Michael has been a professional F1 driver for many years. (改为反意疑问句)

Uncle Michael has been a professional F1 driver for many years, _______ ________?

Kitty expressed many thanks to her parents on Thanksgiving Day. (改为被动语态)

Many thanks ________ ________ by Kitty to her parents on Thanksgiving Day.

Yesterday my friend Charlie said sorry to me because he broke my glasses. (保持句意不变)

Yesterday my friend Charlie ________ to me ________ breaking my glasses.

We buy a special program in order to help the computer recognize our voice. (保持句意不变)

We buy a special program ________ ________ it can help the computer recognize our voice.

Mrs. Lin asked me “Have you finished drawing the picture?” (合并为一句)

Mrs. Lin asked me ________ I ________ finished drawing the picture.

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)

Do you have a mobile phone? Do you send text messages to your friends and family?

Text messaging or ‘texting’ is becoming very popular. But, scientists have discovered that texting can give us problems with our hands. Be careful! Too much texting can cause swelling (肿胀) in our thumbs and wrists. Our thumbs are not made for pushing small buttons, over and over. Scientists call this problem RSI.

We spoke to a doctor called Harriet Wilson, who treats many patients with RSI. She said we needed to see how much time we were spending in typing text messages. If we are spending more than 10-15 minutes at once, we could have problems in the future.

We also talked with Dr Harjeet Deepa who treats RSI patients. He told us that the youngest patient she had treated was a five-year-old girl. She wasn’t doing well at school, so her parents took her for treatment. It was found that she had such bad RSI in her hands, she couldn’t hold a pencil.

As mobile phones develop, they are getting smaller with buttons closer together. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons. Using a computer keyboard and playing video games can also cause the same problem. So, more and more people could find themselves with RSI.

Many university students and teenagers have RSI, as they do not know the risks (冒险) of spending so much time using computers, video games and mobile phones. If we don’t do something about this, too many young people could grow up in terrible pain.

74. What causes the problem RSI?

A) More people have mobile phones. B) Texting is becoming very popular.

C) People type too many text messages. D) Our thumbs were made for pushing buttons.

75. _______ were interviewed about the problem RSI in this passage.

A) The writer and a little girl B) Harriet Wilson and Harjeet Deepa

C) Three scientists D) Four doctors

76. The underlined part “at once” in the third paragraph means “________”.

A) right away B) at one time

C) finally D) immediately

77. The little girl who Dr. Harjeet Deepa treated couldn’t hold a pencil because ________.

A) she didn’t go to school B) she was only five years old

C) she had no thumbs at all D) she suffered a lot from RSI

78. You can probably read this passage in a ________.

A) comic strip B) story book

C) science book D) detective story