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Step Ⅰ (for Section A)

Ⅰ. 根据句意和所给首字母，填写单词完成句子。

1. —Whats the opposite of the word “cheap”?

—Its e________.

2. Mr. Zhou Enlai is a great man. Well r________ him forever.

3. —How about the concert?

—Oh, its w________!

4. Why dont you buy a photo a________ to your friend?

5. Singing English songs can i________ our English.

6. A necklace is too p________ to send as a gift.

Ⅱ. 单项选择。

()1. —Why dont you ________ by train?

—Its ________ and safe.

A. went; cheap B. go; cheap

C. go; expensive D. going; cheap

()2. What should I ________ my mom ________ her birthday?

A.get; to B. get; for C. buy; to D. get; on

()3. How about ________ her out to dinner?

A. take B. takes

C. taking D. bringing

()4. This book only ________ 2 dollars, but I ________ 2 hours in finding it.

A. cost; spend B. cost; spent

C. spent; cost D. costs; spent

()5. ________ my 10th birthday, I ________ a special gift.

A. On; get B. On; receive

C. On; got D. In; received

()6. ________ English, I like Chinese and math. They are all interesting.

A. Except B. Beside C. Like D. Besides

()7. I saw ________ boy playing soccer in the park yesterday afternoon.

A. an 8-years-old B. a 8-year-old

C. an 80-year-old D. an 8-year-old

()8. Its fun ________ make friends ________ a native speaker of English.

A. to; with B. of; with C. to; to D. of; to

()9. I got up ________ this morning. So I had ________ to catch the school bus.

A. early enough; enough time

B. early enough; little time

C. enough early; enough time

D. enough early; time enough

()10. Parrots are ________ difficult to take care ________.

A. so; of B. too; / C. too; of D. so; /

Ⅲ. 阅读理解。

You should be careful in the giving of gifts in the USA.Nevergive a gift in a job interview or a business meeting. Gifts are usually given during special holidays, or as “thank you” for special invitations or events. Withgift giving, a few rules are in order:

Be modest with your gift; do not buy expensive gifts.

Perishable gifts (a special food from your country, a bottle of wine, candy, flowers) are best if you do not know the host very well.

Be careful of giving alcohol （酒）. A bottle of wine is usually all right if you know your host drinks wine, but hard liquor （酒精） (whisky, scotch, etc) should only be given as gifts when you know the host and are certain that they would like such a gift.

Flowers are good, but remember: roses are for personal relationships （关系）. Do not give roses. Cut flowers nice if they are in a vase.

Make certain your gift is packaged （包装） nicely, with a nice card willbe better.

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

()1. People usually give the gifts on holidays.

()2. People buy expensive gifts for their friends in the USA.

()3. Roses are usually for strangers.

()4. If your friend likes drinking wine, you can get him a bottle of wine as a gift.

()5. The rules of gift giving in the USA are the same as those in China.

Step Ⅱ (for Section B)

Ⅰ. 根据句意和首字母填词。

1. Whats the best gift your sister has ever r________?

2. —What should I g________ my mom for her birthday?

—Why n________ get her a camera?

3. Den became a lawyer after he g________.

4. There was no cola, so we have to drink water i________.

5. I can take good care o________ myself.

6. He likes to run r________ than walk to school.

7. People like h________because they are quiet and clean.

8. Many people like to keep small animals as their p________.

Ⅱ. 选择填空。

()1. The singers came from all over China. (选出与划线部分意思相同或相近的一项)

A. cross B. across C. more than D. part of

()2. Would you mindtaking care of my parrot? (选出与划线部分意思相同或相近的一项)

A. taking away B. looking after

C. looking for D. taking care

()3. Why dont you buy her a scarf instead? (选出与划线部分意思相同或相近的一项)

A. Why not B. Can you

C. What about D. Would you mind

()4. Ellen takes an interest in playing guitar. (选出与划线部分意思相同或相近的一项)

A. is interested in B. takes part in

C. hates D. enjoys

()5. He was tired and fell asleep in class. (选出与划线部分意思相同或相近的一项)

A. get to asleep B. got to sleep

C. went to sleep D. wake up

()6. I dont have enough time ________ with her.

A. spend B. spent

C. to spend D. spending

()7. The coat ________ me $ 5.

A. cost B. took C. paid D. spent

()8. In China, people like giving big gifts to ________.

A. someone else B. else someone

C. other someone D. someone other

()9. I like to dance ________ sing an English song.

A. rather than B. instead of

C. over D. instead

()10. My parents are ________ famous writers.

A. all B. none C. both D. most

Ⅲ. 完形填空。

An old friend from the US, whom I was looking forward to staying with, telephoned from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still at the____1____at that time, but I had got everything ready for his arrival. After letting him know where my house was, I told him that I had left the____2____under the door-mat （门垫）.____3____I was likely to be home rather late, I told him to go into the____4____and help himself to some food and drinks.

Two hours later my friend____5____me from the house. At the moment, he said he was listening to some of my records after a truly wonderful____6____. He had found a cooker and____7____two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the ice box. Then, he said he was drinking a glass of orange juice and he hoped I would____8____him. When I asked him if he had reached the house without difficulty, he answered, “I was not able to find the key,____9____luckily the living-room windows just by the apple tree were left open and you know what I could do.”

I listened to all this in____10____. In front of my living-room there was no apple tree at all.

()1. A. living-room B. office

C. airport D. house

()2. A. address B. telephone number

C. key D. traveling plan

()3. A. As B. When C. If D. Though

()4. A. store B. restaurant

C. fridge D. kitchen

()5. A. invited B. asked

C. answered D. telephoned

()6. A. meal B. rest C. time D. picnic

()7. A. got B. broke C. fried D. bought

()8. A. visit B. join C. thank D. remember

()9. A. but B. so C. or D. and

()10. A. interest B. anger C. surprise D. excitement

Step Ⅲ (for Self-check)

Ⅰ. 单项选择。

()1. I have no money ________ me.

A. with B. withoutC. to D. on

()2. I bought a present for her, ________ she didnt like it.

A. and B. but C. so D. for

()3. ________ can live without air.

A. Nobody B. Anybody

C. Somebody D. Everybody

()4. —________ do you fly to Japan to see your son?

—Once a year.

A. How long B. When

C. How many D. How often

()5. You think foreign languages are more important than science. But I reallycant agree ________ you.

A. to B. at C. with D. for

()6. He has taught ________ for two years.

A. him B. his C. himself D. he

()7. You look tired. Youd better ________ to bed earlier.

A. to go B. go C. went D. going

()8. The suit was ________ expensive that he could not buy it.

A. too B. so C. very D. such

()9. The man lay on the road. Luckily, he was not ________ hurt.

A. bad B. badly C. hardly D. serious

()10. He is getting on well ________his neighbors.

A. with B. for C. to D. by

Ⅱ. 阅读理解。

You will have a lot of readings to do in this grade this year. You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly.

Perhaps you have been told about some habits which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.

Do you still have any of these bad habits? Check yourself by answering “yes” or “no” to these questions.

(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?

(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?

(3) Do you move your head from side to side as you read?

(4) Do you read one word at a time?

If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, start at one to break the habit. If you move your lips, hold your fingers over them, or hold a piece of paper between your lips while you are reading.

If you point to words, hold the two sides of your book, one side with your left hand, the other side with your right hand. Then you wont have a free finger to use in pointing while reading. If you move your head, place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的).

If you read no more than one word or two at a time, you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words.

Even if you do rather fast now, you can learn to read even faster. As you probably have been told, the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words at each glance. Read in thought and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can. Anyone who practices doing these things will be able to read faster.

()1. You may hold your finger over your lips while reading so as ________.

A. to tell others to be silent

B. to feel whether your lips move or not

C. to hold a piece of paper between them

D. to make yourself comfortable

()2. When you read, ________.

A. dont keep your head still

B. dont hold your books with your hands

C. dont use your finger to point to words

D. use your finger to point to words

()3. If you learn to read fast, ________.

A. you can read more in less time

B. you can write faster

C. you can understand better

D. you can read less in more time

()4. You must ________ those habits that we are talking about in this reading.

A. remember B. have

C. get rid of （改掉） D. keep

()5. This reading is mainly about ________.

A. the way of reading fast

B. the importance of fast reading

C. the bad habits in reading

D. the way of learning English

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Ⅰ. 阅读理解。

When Conrad was eighteen months old, he crawled （爬） up on a piano bench and began playing some tunes he had heard on the radio. At three he wrote his first piano piece, which he named “Congratulations” because, like Mozart, he could compose music before he could spell.

At ten, Conrad studied at Juilliard School in New York City, one of the best music schools in the world. He spent five hours a day playing the violin and the piano. “Im like and unlike other children,” he said, “Im interested in the same things as other children, such as books and films. And Im not such a big fan of practicing, but I have to do it.”

Early this year Conrad won a big competition for young composers （作曲家）. He was the youngest of the more than 450 youths entered.

Conrad loves to compose classical music. He has written thousands of pieces of all kinds. When he has time, he reads Harry Potter. He also goes to see Spider Man.

()1. The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.

A. about the whole life of Conrad

B. about a famous young composer

C. about a good music school D. how to become a successful composer

()2. Conrad reads Harry Potter and sees Spider Man because he ________.

A. has the same interests as other children

B. is unlike other children

C. wants to kill time

D. loves books and films of all kinds

()3. Conrad composed his first piano piece ________.

A. when he was 10 years old

B. before he studied at Juilliard School

C. when he met Mozart

D. after he learned to spell

()4. The Chinese meaning for the underlined word “tunes” should be “________”.

A. 乐器 B. 音响 C. 乐谱 D. 曲调

()5. Which of the following about Conrad is true?

A. He could play the piano very well when he was one year and a half.

B. He won a big competition in New York for young pianists.

C. He practiced playing the piano as well as the violin at school.

D. He has composed thousands of beautiful songs for children.

Ⅱ. 阅读理解填词。

This is a story about Geneva Emmons who got a prize for growing pumpkins.

Geneva Emmons saw a p____1____ of an 827-pound pumpkin in a newspaper and thought she could do b____2____. Nine years later, she took part in a pumpkin competition （比赛） in Oregon, USA, with a pumpkin of 1,262 pounds!

Geneva set the worlds record for the biggest pumpkin and w____3____ worldwide fame. But how did she g____4____ such a big pumpkin? Emmons said, “Good seed （种子）, good soil （土壤）, goodw____5____, and good luck.”

Geneva Emmons is l____6____ to get enough help. She had an assistant who studies the soil, a husband who gave the technical （技术） help, and a son who made a cart （推车） to c____7____ the pumpkin. The pumpkin set the r____8____, but it was lucky because two other pumpkins were ash____9____ as 1,200 pounds.

The pumpkin will be carved （雕刻） by some

a____10____ of an art museum for kids in Washington.

1． p________ 2． b________ 3． w________

4． g________ 5． w________ 6. l________

7． c________ 8． r________ 9． h________

10． a________