顺序，使短文通顺。 Samuel Clemens was born in 1835，Missouri．When he was four，his family moved to the town of Hannibal，a port on the Mississippi River，and Clemens loved to watch the big steamboats going up and down the river．He said that all the boys in his school had one ambition in life：to work on a steamboat． 50. In 1857, he achieved his ambition and got a job working on a steamboat. He sailed up and down the wide Mississippi River until the American Civil War began.

51. His father died when he was just 12 years old and Clemens then went to work for a printer to help support his family. He traveled around, and worked in many different cities.

52. In 1865,Clemens wrote a story about a jumping frog with his pen-name. The story and the writer became famous. After that,he wrote many books,including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It was published in 1876. He also gave many lectures,and became a very famous and popular man. 53. Clemens moved around the USA on the steamboat, and tried several jobs. He was a soldier,and a silver miner. And then he started working as a writer for a newspaper. At this time,he decided to use a pen-name for his stories,and he chose the name \died in 1910. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers in American history 四、回答问题（共15小题， 每小题2分； 满分30分） 阅读短文， 然后根据内容回答所提问题。

A

54. How much does it cost children under 4 to travel Hawaii?

55. What kind of hotel will be provided?

56. When is County Animal Hospital open?

57. Where is County Animal Hospital?

58. Do you need any pay to visit County Animal Hospital?

B

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew.

One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift,but he did not know where to plant it.

He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house,his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤),the tree soon died,

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. \difference? \

\have robbed everyone of the fruit,but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree !\

59. What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day? 60. How many people are there in the story?

61. Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last? 62. Why did the apple tree soon die? 63. Who destroyed the apple tree?

C

Island University has a competition for middle school students. Read about the competition on their web site.

School Competition

Students! Here is your chance to help the physically disabled(残疾人). Think out a robot or a machine to help them live better. There'll be three prizes. The winning schools will each get $15,000. Read the information below: What do you have to do?

·Try to know problems faced by the physically disabled in Hong Kong. Write a 200-word article on the difficties these people have to suffer each day.

·Try to know modern inventions that help the physically disabled. Then think out a robot or a machine that will improve the lives of the physically disabled. Draw your invention. You can make as many drawings as you like to show your invention. You can even make a small model of your invention.

· Write a short description of your invention. Who can join?

All middle school students in Hang Kong.

So, come on! Join the competition, and get the chance!

64. Where can you find the information? 65. Why is the school competition held?

66. What prize will each winning school get?

67. How many words should be written on the difficulties the disabled have to suffer each day?

68. Who can join the competition?

五、短文填空 （共15小题， 每小题1分； 满分15分）

by together housework invited is however anyone that As the World Cup is going on,South Africa's football grandmothers are also working hard. The team 69 made up of 35 women,aged from 50 to 84. It was developed 70 a housewife five years ago to help old women keep fit. The project has been so successful 71 they will take part in the Veterans Cup competition (元老杯足球联赛) in the USA.

\ 72 to play in the Veterans Cup,where many grandmothers from all over the world come 73 and play football, \

Whatever happens, 74 , the grandmothers have no regrets. Most of them often play football in their aprons (围裙) after 75 .

\suffered back pain and sore knees (腰酸腿痛) before joining the team three years ago. Now I am fresh. I don't feel 76 pain in my body，and I can run．At home I do all the housework by myself!”said 77 of the grandmothers．

B)阅读短文，然后从短文括号中所给词的适当形式填空。

Climbing the highest mountains in the world is not an 78 (easily) job．You have to fight bad weather，illness and fear．But Jordan Romero，a thirteen-year-old boy from America，will climb 79 (Asia) highest mountain，Mount Qomolangma．He will set out this month． 80 (He)parents and helpers will climb with him．He plans to take 81 (second)months for his climb．“I'm ready．But if I don't reach the top 82 (successful)，I'll try next time，”he said. Jordan has already climbed the highest mountains of six other continents(洲)．If he 83 (get)to the top this time，he will become the youngest person to climb the world's highest mountain． 六、综合阅读(共10小题，每小题2分；满分20分)

A

Is there a chocolate-powered racing car in the world? Hey!You have read too (A)________ children's books! But wait!Now，there is really such a racing car in the world．A team from a British university made it．

The chocolate-powered racing car's engine(发动机) uses waste from chocolate factories or vegetable oil as fuel (燃料)．Its body (B)用土豆制成，its steering wheel is made from carrots，its seat is made of soybeans，(C)________its brake pads(刹车片)are made from nuts!Well，can this car run very fast? (D) Certainly!It can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds，and go as fast as 135 miles per hour．When the racing car is running，it cleans itself and lets out oxygen．

“It took us more than nine months to (E) complete the racing car，”said a team member．“The car is really green． You can find many of the car's parts at a farmer's market or even in a litter bin because most of the materials(材料) are waste in most people’s eyes．It’s fun．”

However，(F)this eco-friendly (环保的) car cannot be driven in the official(正式的)race because of the engine's unusual fue. 84．在文中(A)和(C)的空白处分别填入适当的词 ________ ________

85．将文中划线部分(B)译成英语：________

86．写出文中划线部分(D)和(E)的同义词语或近义词语：________ ________

87．将文中划线部分(F)改写为：the engine's unusualfuel makes it________ to________this eco-friendly car in the officiaI race

88．从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的短语：________

B

Do you carry too much on the way to school or home? Don’t worry．Try e-readers(电子阅读

器)and say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag．

An e-reader has the memory space to hold hundreds of books．So people want to(A)扔掉沉书包 and read with small, light e-readers．For example，Cushing Academy，a high school in Massachusetts，USA，replaced(替换)most of the 20，000 books in (B) its library last summer．Teachers and students will use e-readers instead．

Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g．They can download(下载)an e-book in 60 seconds．“It's (C) so easy．You can have a lot of books right at your fingers!” said Meghan Chensusky．16．

Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers．At the Shanghai World Expo(世博会)，an e-schoolbag is now on show．It is a special e-reader．Students can use it to download textbooks from the school servers(服务器)．(D)It can also send and receive homework．Some Schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this e-schoolbag for a few years．“It’s excellent．I (E)don't have to carry a heaw schoolbag anymore，”said Xiao Qi，15，Beijing．

New e-readers are not just for reading．They have Wi-Fi and multimedia(无线电视和多媒体)．Parents worry that these may hurt their children's study habits． “I think Wi-Fi is not necessary for kids，”said Zeng Wenwen，43， Beijing．

89．将文中划线部分(A)译成英语:________________ 90．文中划线部分(B)指代的是:________________

91．写出文中划线部分(C)和(E)的同义词或近义词：________ ________ 92．将文中划线部分(D)改写为：Homework can also_______ _______and received through it． 93．从文中找出两个修饰或描写e-reader的形容词：________ ________

七、书面表达(共两节，A节5分，B节20分；满分25分)

A)下列素材选自牛津英语教材。请根据右侧图画所给的示例及下图A、B、C、D、E的提示完成句子。

94．If you make the wheels

A ，they will turn more easily． 95．The plants will die if you don't give them B ．

96．If I work hard，I'll C good exam results．

97．If I go to Beijing，I'll visit D ． 98．If Sam buys E newspapers a week，he spends ￥10．

B)某英语杂志开辟中学生栏目。请以If I enter my favourite high school，I'll________为题，写一篇短文，以便为该栏目投稿。词数80～100。步骤与要点如下： 1．确定主题：

2．围绕主题(学习，生活，个人成长等)进行叙述； 3．要有具体事例(1—2点即可)，并说明其原因。 要求：1．补全标题；

2．字迹清楚，语言规范；

3．鼓励写出真情实感，对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分； 4．短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数;

5．短文中不要出现考生的真实校名和姓名。

If I enter my favourite high school，I'll________________ The entrance exam(升学考试)will be over，and I'll be free for nearly two months．If I enter my favourite high schooI．I'll ...

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