( ) 39. A. taking ( ) 40. A. Giving ( ) 41. A. spent
B. holding C. singing B. Getting C. Taking B. cost
C. paid
Ⅳ. 阅读理解。（每小题2分，共30分）
(A)
A passenger told an air hostess(空姐) that he needed a cup of water when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water soon.
Twenty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she forgot to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.
In the following hours on the flight, each time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid attention to her words.
When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet(意见簿). She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp(苛刻的) words. But with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and let out a smile, for the passenger put it: On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles? That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that moved the passenger. ( ) 42. Why did the passenger need a cup of water?
A. He was thirsty. B. He would take medicine. C. The air hostess was beautiful.
( ) 43. What does the underlined phrase “held up” mean “______”.
A. 支撑 B. 举行 C. 推迟
( ) 44. Why did the passenger refuse the water later?
A. He was angry. B. He didn’t mind.
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C. He was well now.
( ) 45. What would happen to the air hostess if the passenger wrote down sharp words?
A. She would be thankful. B. She would be sad. C. She would lose her job.
( ) 46. What can we say about the twelve smiles of the air hostess?
A. She was silly.
B. She was a good air hostess. C. She was sharp.
(B)
Put 2 February in your diary! It is World Wetlands Day! It marks the date that the Convention(公约) on Wetlands was signed(签署) in1971. This special day was first celebrated in 1997 and it is celebrated every year.
The celebration is a call for action. It is a way to show people how important and useful the wetlands are for people. On World Wetlands Day, people
around the world take part in many wetlands activities. People take trips to the local wetlands. There are talks about how important the wetlands are. People get together to clean up their local wetlands Children draw pictures to advertise the day. People also compete(比赛) in boat races. The World Wetlands Day is important! If there are no wetlands, there will be no water for anyone in the future. Wetlands help protect nature and resources(资源) like fresh water. Already, more than 10000 million people in the world do not have fresh water.
Many people do not know how important the wetlands are. They can understand why an elephant or a tiger is important because they are big, beautiful animals. It is much harder for them to understand how important the animals in the wetlands are. These small animals, such as frogs and snails, play a very important part in keeping the balance of nature. All plants and animals are part of the food chain(链). If the small wetlands animals die, some animals in the food chain will have nothing to eat. They will also die. People need the wetlands to keep the balance of nature in the world. If we do not protect nature today，it will be gone tomorrow. ( ) 47. What should you put in your diary? A. Some frogs.
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B. The date of World Wetlands Day. C. 1971
( ) 48. Where do people celebrate World Wetlands Day?
A. All over the world. B. In ships C. At home.
( ) 49. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking part in competitions. B. People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking hips to local wetlands. C. People celebrate World Wetlands Day by talking about the weather. ( ) 50. Why are small animals important?
A. They are part of the balance of nature and the food chain. B. They are beautiful.
C. Bigger animals are eaten by them
( ) 51. Which of the following might be the best title of the article? A. Wetlands Are Important
B. Small Animals Are Also Important C. World Wetlands Day
(C)
Some people have to use public transport, some dislike it and still some love it. If everyone has a car and drives anywhere they want to go, there will be serious traffic problems on the road. Luckily, trains are a good form of public transport.
British people use trains a lot. This is especially so for people who are travelling from London to Paris. Every day about 20 trains leave London. They travel at a very high speed and people feel glad that the trains take only 2 hours and 30 minutes to reach Paris. It's much faster to travel by train than by bus or by car. This is because people have to drive cars or buses very carefully and lowly for many reasons, such as speed limits and traffic jams. However, when you are travelling by train, the speed is almost the same and there is no traffic jam for a train.
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Besides, Londoners think taking a train is one of the safest ways of travelling on the ground. Trains take quite a number of quality tests while they are made. More importantly, they have to take many safety checks before they are used on the rail track.
What's more, trains in Britain are comfortable and provide fine services for their users. When you are on a London train, you will find that the train has comfortable tables and seats where people can sit. They also provide food services and power plugs(电源插头) for personal computers or mobile phone.
( ) 52. The main idea of the passage is that _______.
A. trains are a good form of public transport for Londoners B. it's fast to travel from London to Paris
C. trains in Britain provide fine services for their users ( ) 53. In a traffic jams on the road, _______.
A. drivers can drive fast B. drivers can drive carelessly C. cars are not moving fast
( ) 54. The 3rd paragraph of the passage mainly talks about the _______ of trains.
A. speed
B. safety
C. services
( ) 55. Londoners often travel by train because trains are _______.
A. fast, safe and comfortable B. large, clean and powerful C. fine and important
( ) 56. What can we know from the passage?
A. We can travel from London to Paris in less than 2hours. B. We can do our work with personal computers on the train.
C. We have to wait till we get off the train in order to have some food. Ⅴ. 口语运用。（每小题1分，共5分）
A: Hi, Peter. We haven't seen for several days. How’s it going? B: Not bad. (57)
A: Pretty good! Are you free this Sunday afternoon? B: (58) What’s up?
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A: There is going to be a basketball match in our school. (59) B: Yes, of course. But which team is our school going to play against? A: (60)
B: Really? I think our team is very strong. Perhaps we will win the match. A: But I hear that their team is strong, too. B: I’m sure it must be a wonderful match. A: I think so. (61)
B: Let's meet in the playground at 3:00 pm. A: OK. See you then. B: See you.
A. Would you like to watch it? B. What about you, Eric? C. No, I wasn’t. D. The team from No.2 Middle School. E. When shall we meet? F. Yes, I am. 第Ⅱ卷（44分）
Ⅵ. 单词拼写。（共19分）
A. 根据汉语提示，用单词的正确形式填空。(每空1分，共7分) 1. I spent all my (业余的) time reading poetry. 2. How could you be so (糊涂的) as to believe him? 3. She is never (缺勤) from work without good cause. 4. We are invited to a small (社交的) gathering. 5. Half of the members belong to the (富裕的) class. 6. A child receives its early (教育) at home. 7. You are always getting (你自己) in trouble. B. 短文填空。(每空1.5分，共12分)
Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your greatest strength.
There was a 10 year old boy, who’s left arm was b 8 and was cut off. He decided to learn judo(柔道). His teacher was an old Chinese judo expert.
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