arrive.
At last, an old car drove up in front of the vet’s. Two kids ran to the door. They took her happily into their arms. Then they ran to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see what he would say about Minnie. Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his arms. Minnie licked (舔) his face. It was love at the first lick.
“She is wonderful!” the old man smiled. I was thankful that Minnie had found the good home. Then I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a milky white color---he was blind, too. 78. Minnie’s eyes were beautiful though she was blind.
79. Minnie was at vet’s because her owner didn’t want her any more.
80. I handed out advertisements in the street to look for a good home for Minnie. 81. The old man’s dog ran away at the age of sixteen. 82. The old man called to say he wanted to keep Minnie. 83. Before they came to get her, I gave Minnie a good bath.
C. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容, 选择最恰当的答案）：( 6分)
Life is not easy, so I’d like to say, “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was 14, I was too nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a wonderful idea! It meant I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school.
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win.” Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember all the speech and practised it over 100 times. With my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could not believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students those classmates who once looked down upon (瞧不起) me, now all said “Congratulations!” to me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly. Since then everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
84. I used to feel when my classmates laughed at me. A) nervous
B) sad
C) wonderful D) frightened
85. What changed my life? A) My nervousness. B) My classmates’ cheers. C) An English speech contest. D) My mother’s hug. 86. had nothing to do with my success in the contest. A) The news that I had won the first place C) Enough preparation
B) My mother’s love and encouragement D) My excellent performance
87. When I heard that I had won the first place, .
A) I cried excitedly with my mother B) I felt that I deserved to win
C) I began to be proud of myself D) I couldn’t believe that it was true 88. What I’ve really learnt from the contest is that is very important for a person as
well as for a country.
A) prize B) pride C) confidence D) competition 89. “Believe in yourself. You are sure to win.” The words are for . A) anybody B) boys C) men and women D) teenagers
D. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语,完成短文）：( 14分)
What is love?
LOVE makes the world go round, but do you really know what it is?
Mayday is a 90 rock band (摇滚乐队) from Taiwan. They have a new album (专辑) 91 Born for Love, with many bright and powerful songs. Mayday talked to us about love.
Ashin: Love means giving. We gave 1 million Taiwan dollars (235,000yuan) to the people hit by
tsunami (海啸) in Indonesia. It was an act of 92 . Monster: Love means accepting (接受) 93 about a person.
Richard Stone: Once I wanted to 94 by other people. Now I want to love others more. Matthew Tsai: I once thought love is 95 a girl and a boy. But now I know it’s also
with family members, between friends, and even with those we don’t know.
Ming: Love means you want to 96 your whole life with someone. 90. A) frightening B) forgetful C) poor D) popular 91. A) call B) called C) calling D) is called 92. A) love B) hate C) advice D) suggestion 93. A) nothing B) something C) everything D) some things 94. A) be loved B) love C) loves D) be hated 95. A) among B) above C) between D) beside 96. A) take B) cost C) pay D) spend
E. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词, 使其内容通顺, 每空格限填一词, 首字母已给): ( 14分)
Sugar is important to all living things. And in a r 97 research, scientists found that anything sweet could be used as a fuel by batteries (电池). At a scientific meeting in Chicago, one of the researchers s 98 the new battery to the people at the meeting. It was as b 99 as a postage stamp and could successfully run a calculator.
“The battery is better and much c 100 for the environment,” the researchers said in a speech. “ Besides, these sweet new batteries can operate three to four times longer than the general batteries that people u 101 in mobile phones, MP3 players, iPods and many o 102 electronic devices(电子装置).”
The new battery is wonderful. Researchers said that the battery could be on s 103 in
three to five years.
F. Answer the questions（根据以下信的内容, 回答下列问题）: ( 12分)
My father said that he, my mother and I were going to travel around the world. My mother and I smiled. Dad loved us and worked hard in a shop, but we did not have enough money for a long holiday.
There was a shed(小屋)in the garden. Dad started going there every day, but he put paper over the windows and locked the door so we didn’t find out his plan. He brought boxes home and put many things in the shed. It was very strange.
Then one day he told us the holiday was ready. We went into the shed. Inside, it was a train! We sat down and the train started. We saw pictures through the windows. “Look. We are going through Beijing.” and a few minutes later we were passing the Great Wall of China. Dad brought lunch in: Beijing duck!
We spent the next three days in the train and they were the most exciting days of my life. We saw Paris, London, Rome, Venice and many more places. We ate French pancakes, British fish and chips and Italian pizza. We heard the music of different countries. Thank you, Dad, for a wonderful holiday!
104. Why didn’t they buy tickets and fly around the world? Because they________________________________ 105. What was the father doing in the shed?
He was ____________________________________ 106. Did the writer’s father tell them his plan at first?
__________________________________________ 107. What did they see through the windows?
They _____________________through the windows.
108. How did the writer like the days they spent in the “train”? He thought_________________________________ 109. What do you think of the writer’s father?
He________________________________________
X. Writing：（共16分）
110. Write at least sixty words according to the given topic “Protecting our environment”.
（以“保护我们的环境”为题写话，要求语句正确通顺，内容连贯，词数不少于60个，标点符号不占格。） Suggested points:
1. What do you think of our environment now?
2. What will you do to help to protect our environment?
（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）