The more you read, the more creative and imaginative you will become. Reading develops vocabulary(词汇), improves language skills and sharpens your problem-solving abilities. It leads to a better understanding of self. Reading gives you knowledge, it makes you more confident. The more you read about others’ lives and experiences, a better decision-maker you will become.
Reading about the importance of reading should lead you to read more, and more, and more. So choose a book you like and don’t stop reading until you reach the end. And even after that read as much as you can.
53. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Teenagers should think and act differently from others. B. Parents should tell their children stories every day. C. Children should start reading at a young age.
D. Students should find answers to their questions in books. 54. In Paragraph 2 , the writer wants to tell us that ______. A. reading online can’t take the place of reading paper books B. reading paper books is less interesting than reading online C. reading paper books is no longer a pleasure to people D. reading online can’t be difficult for people 55. What can we infer推断 from the passage?
A. No people read paper books now. B. What children should learn first is phonics. C. What children read may affect their future. D. More practice makes reading easier. 56. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. What should teenagers read? B. Why is reading important?
C. How is reading ability improved? D. When should children start reading?
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Do you know any 9-year-olds who have started their own museums? When Theodore Roosevelt(罗斯福) was only nine, he and two of his cousins opened the “Roosevelt Museum of Natural History”. The museum was in Theodore's bedroom. It had a total of 12 specimens(标本). On display were a few seashells, some dead insects and some birds' nests. Young Roosevelt took great pride in his small museum.
Born in New York in 1858, Theodore Roosevelt was not always healthy. “I was a sickly, delicate boy，” he once wrote. Roosevelt had a health condition called asthma(哮喘). He often found it hard to breathe.Instead of playing, he observed(观察) nature and then read and wrote about it.
Roosevelt's interest in nature sometimes got him into trouble. Once, his mother found several dead mice in the icebox. She ordered him to throw them out. This wasindeed “a loss to science”， Roosevelt said later.
Because Roosevelt was often sickly as a boy, his body was small and weak. When he was about 12, his father urged him to improve his body. Roosevelt began working out in a gym. He didn't become strong quickly. But he did decide to face life's challenges with a strong spirit. That determination stayed with Roosevelt his whole life. And finally his body did get strong. As an adult, he was an active, healthy person. He enjoyed adventures and loved outdoors.
In 1900, at the age of 41, Roosevelt was elected Vice President. A year later, President McKinley was shot and killed. Roosevelt became the 26th president of the USA.At 42, he was the youngest leader the country had ever had.
57.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A.Roosevelt's museum had 12 specimens. B.Roosevelt had a small museum as a boy. C.Roosevelt was a brave man. D. Roosevelt had two cousins. 58.Which of the following tells about Roosevelt as a boy?
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A.He liked playing outdoors sports. B.He was interested in observing nature. C.He became the President in 1901. D.He was a healthy person full of energy. 59.It can be inferred(推断) that________．
A.Roosevelt's mother liked mice B.everyone with asthma is small and weak C.Roosevelt followed his father's advice D.working out in a gym is a waste of time 60.In which book might you find this passage?
A.Improving Your Body. B.Living with Asthma.
C.Small Museums of Natural History. D.The Childhoods of America's Presidents.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共40分） 五、词汇（每小题1分，共15分）
A．请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。 61.Chinese people like visiting their (亲戚) during the Spring Festival. 62.Eating too much cold food is bad for your （胃）, boys. 63.Nancy has just (get) an invitation letter from his e-friend. 64. Tom, you look tired. What about _______( rest after work) for a while ?
65.I like any fruit lemons. I never drink lemon tea.
B．请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。
ugly polite four beautiful west 66. China has opened its Antarctic research base (南极科考站)—the Taishan Station. 67.Qutang is a large town at the end of Hai’an.
68. Among all the pictures, this one is the . So I dislike it. 69. I’d like to enjoy the of Mount Huang. 70. We should speak to the old .
C. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。
give not rain wait happen fall 71. He asleep while I was reading today's newspapers． 72. Oh，my god! Little John seems to be sad. I guess something to him． 73. We will go on a picnic if it tomorrow.
74.—Who us a talk on how to protect the environment next Monday？—Mr Smith is． 75.—I didn't see you at the meeting yesterday．Why?
—Because I for an old friend from the USA．
六、句型转换（每空一词，每小题1分；每空格0.5分，共5分) 76.They’ve worked there since they left college. (就划线部分提问)
have they worked there? 77.Our school has changed a lot in the past ten years. (改为同义句)
There great changes in our school in the past ten years. 78.It took us about three hours and a half to fly there. (保持句意基本不变)
We about three hours and a half there. 79. Our English teacher gave us very useful advice. (改成感叹句) advice our English teacher gave us! 80. My grandfather died two years ago. (用for two years改写) My father has for two years.
七、课文内容填空（本题共10个空格，每空格0.5分，共5分）
Gulliver came to a s___81___ land after their ship crashed a___82___ the rocks. When he woke up, he found himself u___83___ to move, because his body was t___84___ to the ground. When he tried to help himself out, he found a large army of t___85___ people. At first,
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they were shocked by the loud noise and f___86___ over, but they soon got up again and c___87___ moving across Gulliver’s body. Then they began t___88___ to Gulliver. When Gulliver l___89___ his left hand into the air, they began to shout and came s___90___ towards Gulliver. Gulliver didn’t know how to get away. 八、阅读与回答问题（每小题1分，共5分） 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Stephen Hawking was born in England in 1942．He’s one of the most well-known scientists on space and time in the world．Hawking is researching how the universe began and how it ends．He is called the King of the Universe．
When he studied math and science at Oxford University, he became seriously ill, which made him unable to speak or breathe without the help of machines．Till now, he can’t move or feed himself and he is helped to dress, eat and wash by a nurse．However, he has a wheelchair with a special computer, with which he can communicate with others．
In spite of all these difficulties, he refused to give up his hope of living and went on to study at Cambridge University after graduating from Oxford University. In 1965, he got a Doctor’s Degree of philosophy（哲学）. Now he works as a professor at Cambridge University．Because of his serious illness, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write．So he started to think in pictures．With this new way of thinking, he is respected by people in the world．Then in 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time．It has been sold more than 5．5 million copies in 33 different languages．He was once invited to China to give lectures．His self-confidence and humorous conversations impressed us deeply．
From Hawking’s unusual experience, we learn that nobody should lose hope, no matter how bad the situation is. As he once said, “Life is not fair, you just have to do the best you can in your own situation．”
91.Where was Stephen Hawking born?
____________________________________________________________. 92.How does Stephen communicate with others?
____________________________________________________________. 93.How old was Stephen when he became a doctor of philosophy? ____________________________________________________________. 94.Why was it difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write?
____________________________________________________________. 95.What can you learn from Stephen?
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九、书面表达（共10分）
我们日常的课本学习不仅能学到知识，而且也会改善着我们的生活习惯。只要我们有一颗上进心，就一定会带来很大的变化。请根据下面表格提供的信息，以“My Changes”为题用英语写一篇短文，向同学介绍你的变化并简要说明理由。 1.痴迷游戏 过去 2.讨厌看书 3.言行粗暴 8