阅读下列材料，从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A
Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from country to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few: Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Parents are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up. Japan India Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthday children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this. Holland The birthday child wears new clothes to The birthday child receives especially mark the special time. Certain birthdays are large present. The family also put flowers more important than others. These are the on the birthday child’s chair to make it third and seventh birthdays for girls and the beautiful. fifth for boys. 56.When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you an see_______outside the window. A. flowers B. presents C. a flag D. a chair 57.In________flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child. A. Japan B. Denmark C. India D. Holland 58.In________, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school. A. India B. Holland C. Denmark D. Japan
59.In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are_________. A. 15 B. 7 C.5 D. 3 60.The passage is mainly about___________.
A. similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries. B. different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries. C. children’s birthdays in western countries. D. The importance of children’s birthdays.
B
This March, the H7N9 virus hit Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang and so on. It seemed that most people who were infected with H7N9 had the common flu, Some people suffered from a fever or a
cough..
Don’t be afraid ----- it’s not easy to be infected with the virus. Here are some suggestions to help you protect yourself when it comes.
Wash your hands. You need to wash your hands with soap and hot water before you eat, after you use the toilet, and after you touch animals, because your hands may carry viruses.
Cover your nose and mouth.. When someone sneezes or coughs, flu viruses can travel as far as one meter through the air, so you’d better stand a proper distance while talking to someone who has a cold. And always cover your mouth and nose with a piece of paper when you sneeze or cough, and then clean your hands.
Wear a mask. Some doctors say that masks can stop the flu as much as 80%, but if you don’t wash your hands often, it’s no use wearing a mask. And it’s necessary to wear the mask in the groups of people.
Do sports often. Exercises will help make your body strong enough to resist the virus. 61. When did the H7N9 virus hit Shanghai？
A. In March,2013 B. In May, 2013 C In March,2014. D. In May, 2014 62. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Some people who were inflected with the H7N9 virus had a toothache.
B. You should cover your mouth and nose with a piece of paper when you sneeze or cough. C. .Some doctors say that masks can stop the flu as much as 100%. D. Some people who wash their hands can inflected with the H7N9 virus. 63. How many ways to stop the virus are mentioned in the passage?
A. Three B. Four C. Five D. six. 64. What does the underline word mean?
A. 抵抗 B .传播 C. 感染 D. 停留 65. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. It tells us how to wash hands. B. It tells us why we should use masks.
C. It gives us some advice on how to protect ourselves when the H7N9 virus comes. D. It gives us some advice on how to keep healthy every day.
C
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of ―office boy‖ at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and watched him cleaning the floor as a test. ―You have passed the test,‖ he said. ―Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.‖ The man replied, ―But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.‖ ―I’m sorry,‖ said the HR
manager. ―If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.‖
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only ＄10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with ＄60. The man came to know that he could make money in this way, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest retailers(零售商)in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e–mail. He said, ―I haven’t got one.‖ His friend couldn’t believe his ears. ―Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail？‖The man thought for a while and replied, ―Yes, I’d been an office boy at Microsoft!‖ 66.What did the man do for the test？
A He sent e-mails. B He did the cleaning. C He did an interview. D He filled in forms. 67.The man_____after he left Microsoft. A went to look for another job B asked for food from door to door C thought of an idea to make money D bought a computer an got an e-mail 68.What does the story want to tell us?
A Computers are very important in our daily life. B Every can make lots of money with 10 dollars. C The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man. D Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard.
69.Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US? A Because he had no e-mail.
B Because he was smart and worked very hard. C Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. D Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living. 70..What is the best title of this passage? A. A rich man B. A food retailer C. Have an e-mail or not D. An office boy
五．词语短语填空 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面5 个句子，然后用方框中所给的单词或短语填空，是每个句子在结构和意义上正确。（提示：选项中有一个是多余的。）
71.Candy told me that she used to be really shy and _________ singing to deal with her shyness. 72.Li Wen’s unhappiness began to _______ his schoolwork.
73. The teacher can see in our eyes that we are ________ for knowledge. She tells us that knowledge will give us wings to fly.
74. On Chinese New Year, people like to _______ time with their family. 75. She _______ in a small town, although she lives in a big city.
六．阅读理解填词。（共10，每小题1，满分10分）
先阅读短文，在其后空白处写出各个单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字母已给出。 One day a man was walking in the street when he met a penguin. It was a handsome and very brave bird. It s_ 76 to have great interest in the man, because it walked up to him and then f__ 77 him wherever he went, This was funny for a w_ 78 but in the end became rather embarrassing. ―Go away, you silly bird,‖ the man said to the penguin, but the bird didn’t obey his order. It simply would not leave him a__ 79 _. Wherever he went, the bird went too. At last, the man had to e_ 80 a police station --- He hoped to get some s_ 81 of the police. A policeman looked up from what he was writing and said, ―Just take it to the zoo, sir‖ ―Oh, all right.‖ Said the man.
The next day the man was taking a walk around the community, s_ 82 accompanied（陪伴） by the penguin. When he et the policeman he’d spoken to the day before, the policeman was not p_ 83 to see them. ― I thought I had a_ 84 you to take that animal to the zoo.‖ He said.
―Well , yes officer, you did. And I did take him to the zoo,‖ the man e__ 85 , ― And we had a great time there. But we can’t go to the zoo every day, so I’d take him to the movies today.‖
76 s_______ 77 f_________ 78 w_________ 79 a________ 80 e__________ 81 s_______ 82 s_________ 83 p_________ 84 a_________ 85 e_________
七、书面表达（本大题15分）
近几年，越来越多的国人出国旅游，他们中的一些不文明行为引起了人们的极大关注。 为此，请你根据一下要点，给校报英语专栏写一篇稿件，并提出你的建议，呼吁人们文明出行。
made up took up thirty spend grew up influence 要点如下： 1.不要高声喧哗。 2.不乱涂乱画 3.排队候车或就餐。 4.不随地吐痰或乱扔垃圾。 请适当补充一两点相关内容。 注意：
1.要求包括内容要点、语句通顺、意思连贯。 2.词数80左右。 参考词汇：t
ravel abroad 出国 behavior 行为 spit 吐痰
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