一、知识运用(两部分,共20小题,每小题2分,计40分)
A)语法知识 从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。(共10小题,计20分)
( )1. —My written English is very poor.
—Youd better ______.
A. by reading more B. learn it by writing diaries
C. read story by yourself
( )2. —Are you interested in ______ English news?
—Yes, I often listen to the Voice of America.
A. seeing B. watching C. listening to
( )3. —Peter helps me ______ my spoken English.
—Really? Your spoken English sounds better.
A. by B. with C. in
( )4. —This English word is too difficult for me.
—Why not ______?
A. ask your teacher for help
B. to look it up in your dictionary
C. searching the internet for help
( )5. —Mary is ______ singing songs.
—Yes, she enjoys it very much.
A. interested on B. poor in C. good at
( )6. —I am a bit shy. I can not speak in the show. ______ should I do?
—I have a good idea. You can speak to yourself in the mirror and it can help ______.
A. How; much B. When; you C. What; a lot
( )7. —It ______ me one week to finish making the model plane
—If you made it with your friend Joe, you would finish it earlier.
A. took B. takes C. will take
( )8. —It is ______ to buy ______ English dictionary
—Yes, the dictionary is our best teacher.
A. important; a B. necessary; an C. useful; /
( )9. —How can I improve my pronunciation?
—______ is by listening to tapes.
A. One group B. One work C. One way
( )10. —I dont know how to remember a new word.
—You can learn it by ______.
A. making a sentence B. make sentences C. made a sentence
B)词语填空 阅读短文,掌握其大意,从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。(共15小题,计15分)
Everybody wants to learn English well but many students find it difficult. “ 11 have you studied English?” I asked Chen Dong, a junior student in Grade Nine. “For six years at least,” he said, “But I think its still not 12 for me to learn it well,” he said to me without confidence (自信).
As a teacher I think it is a common 13 for most of English learners. As we all know English is our second language. We use English less than Chinese. This is 14 we usually feel it is difficult for us to learn it well. Is there anything efficient(高效的) and useful for students to learn English well? Can you learn English as 15 as Chinese? Of course, you can!Here are some ways helpful for you to follow:
First, listen more. Some students dont listen to English text tapes. Thats too bad. We should listen to tapes again and again. We follow the pronunciation and read 16 . Its a good way to practice listening in the morning and in the evening. Before you go to bed, you 17 listen to the tape. Time and time again, it will 18 you have some feelings for English. Second, take notes in classes. You should listen to your teacher 19 and take notes for review. Nobody has best memory 20 notes can help us keep memories. Third, read more. We should read our text book again and again. I am in favor of 21 the text. It is necessary to copy the text at the beginning. Whats more, we should read some English news and magazines. Of course you need a dictionary. Look it 22 when you meet a difficult word. Finally, write more. 24 you have a good habit to write English diaries? Five sentences a day. Use your grammar sentences to make new sentences and you will find its easy to write a 24 passage.
“I like English very much now,” said Chen Dong, “I follow your ways and I am not 25 listen, speak, read or write English!” he said proudly.
( )11. A. How often B. How far C. How long
( )12. A. difficult B. easy C. terrible
( )13. A. question B. class C. problem
( )14. A. what B. how C. why
( )15. A. well B. good C. great
( )16. A. aloud B. loudly C. careful
( )17. A. must B. can C. have to
( )18. A. make B. had C. get
( )19. A. excitedly B. carefully C. happily
( )20. A. or B. and C. but
( )21. A. copy B. copying C. to copy
( )22. A. up B. down C. over
( )23. A. Must B. Do C. Why
( )24. A. tall B. short C. hard
( )25. A. tall B. afraid C. afraid to
二、阅读技能(共2节,每小题2分,共10小题,小计20分)
A)阅读短文,根据短文内容判断所给句子正(T)误(F)。
“I like watching English movies, but sometimes I think its not easy to understand what the characters say. Sometimes it makes me depressed(沮丧的) because I cant catch what they mean,” says a boy named Choy, a fifteen-year-old student from Ya Li Middle School in Changsha. “Take it easy. You can judge what their meaning is by characters body language. Sometimes I watch English movie by body language if I dont know key words,” says Choys classmate Lily, a fourteen-year-old girl in the same school.
“I think we should watch an English movie with bilingual subtitles (字幕). It will make us easy to understand the words. Sometimes I take notes when I see some interesting idioms or phrases. Then I will use the idioms or short sentences in my English writing. My English teacher says my article is alive,” says a sixteen-year-old girl named Li Meng.
“I dont agree with you. I think we should enlarge our vocabulary first and then its much better for us to watch English movies. If we have enough words, we can understand movies better. So I learn English by making word cardboards. I have many cardboards in my pockets. Whenever or wherever I go, I always recite new words or repeat words, from memory. So I believe my vocabulary is big enough now. English movies make me excited!” says a boy named Xiao Dada in another class.
( )26. Choy, Lily, Xiao are in the same class.
( )27. Li Meng is a girl who is 15 years old.
( )28. Xiao has many words in mind to understand English movies.
( )29. Lily thinks body language is helpless for watching movies.
( )30. Li Mengs writing is alive because she uses idioms or short sentences.
B)阅读短文,从每题所给的ABC三个选项中选择最佳答案回答问题或完成句子。
George was a lovely boy who came to China from Sydney with his parents. His parents were oral English teachers at Longhua Middle School in Shenzhen. George studied Chinese, math, English, Science, Art, P.E and so on. “There is too much homework every day. I cant stand it,” he said to his mother. His mother agreed with him. Then she went to the headmaster and gave him some advice, “Would you please lessen the homework for learners? In Australia, learners dont have too much homework. They usually have a survey instead of homework. Your text books are too difficult. Can you organize easier materials for study?”
“Your advice sounds great, Mrs. Kenny. We have planned to organize our teachers to write our own school text books. Not only parents but also teachers are calling for teaching reform(改革). We should give students enough time to read more and survey more. It is important to develop the ability of students. We are planning to design more investigations(调查) instead of homework. Well, your oral lessons will also follow our planning steps to make learners easy to talk and survey in English. 40% of our junior students say sometimes your class is a bit difficult to understand. So, I really need you to rewrite some new oral materials for learners,” The headmaster said to Mrs. Kenny kindly.
When Georges mother came back to the apartment, her son asked,“What did our headmaster say?” “You will not have so much homework, but I really hope you can improve your Chinese level. So, I think you should have more Chinese homework extra for developing your Chinese language skills,” said his mother with smile on her face.
( )31. Where was George from?
A. America. B. Germany. C. Australia.
( )32. Why George was unhappy?
A. Chinese was too difficult for him. B. There was too much homework.
C. His mother was too strict with him.
( )33. What does the underlined word “lessen” mean in Chinese?
A. 设计 B. 免掉 C. 减少
( )34. Mrs. Kenny wanted his son to ______.
A. improve his Chinese at school in China
B. finish his homework as much as possible
C. help her with spoken English for teaching
( )35. From the passage, we can infer that ______.
A. the students werent happy with Mrs. Kennys teaching at all in the school
B. Mrs. Kenny would accept the headmasters advice and make teaching easier
C. George disliked classes and he would go back to Sydney with his parents
三、写作技能(共3节,小计45分)
A)完成对话 通读对话,根据上下文补全对话内容。(每空2分,共5小题,小计10分)
Teacher: Welcome to our English club!Can you answer me some questions?
Student: OK. No problem.
Teacher: Do you learn English by 36 ?
Student: Yes, I often listen to English songs before sleep.
Teacher: 37 ?
Student: Because it makes me calm and sweet in a dream.
Teacher: 38 ?
Student: I like gentle music best. Because it makes me feel soft.
Teacher: Do you learn English by chatting on line with foreigners?
Student: Yes, I have a pen pal named Janet in USA. She is as old as me.
Teacher: 39 ?
Student: Ive learnt a lot from her. She teaches me American culture and life style.
Teacher: 40 ?
Student: Yes, I like watching cartoon movies. Its very easy to understand and it makes me
always laugh.
Teacher: It sounds great!
B)翻译 阅读短文,将文中划线部分翻译成汉语或英语。(每小题3分,共5小题,小计15分)
My mobile phone was ringing and it was Ruins mother. She said she would send his son to London to study. Ruin was my student and I was his English teacher. (41) 他只有十五岁。I knew his English was very poor. I was afraid of his entrance test for English study. Ruin liked Chinese writing. When I taught him English in class, he didnt listen to me carefully. (42) 我知道他是一个聪明的孩子,但是他一点都不喜欢英语。
“Could you please help my son with his English? Because he will have a test for going abroad in a month,” said his mother. “I will try my best,” I replied to her. After one month training, Ruin got 4 points, but the full points are 10. “Your son is not interested in English. (43) Are you sure you will send him to London?” I asked her. “Yes, of course. I hope he can get better education in Britain,” his mother said to me. I also knew his family was rich. As his teacher I only gave him my best wishes.
Half a year later, I received Ruins letter. (44) 他在信里说他的口语进步很快。 At the beginning when he reached London, his English was terrible. He said that he met many problems in school life. The most serious problem is English language. Each course was in English. Everyone spoke English and everyone wrote in English, so he must study hard. After half a year, he could catch up with the class. (45) When I heard of this, I was very proud of him!
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
C)情景作文(小计20分)
假设你叫杜丽。这个学期你将作为交换生(exchange student)去香港荃湾官立中学就读九年级,交换时间为三个月。请你给荃湾官立中学的校长Mrs. Wong写一封E-mail,介绍你的兴趣爱好和学习期望。提示信息如下:
1. 香港的中学课程都是英语教学,你担心自己跟不上班,最近你在疯狂地学英语;
2. 你去一个陌生的地方上学,融入当地(local adj.)文化和生活,对你来说是一个新的挑战(challenge n.),但是你很有信心;
3. 你的爱好是唱歌和跳舞,希望在香港交一些朋友,开拓自己的视野,提高自己的能力。
要求:
1. 80词左右,文章开头已经给出,不计入总词数; 2. 请不要逐字翻译,可适当发挥;
3. 文中不得使用你的真实姓名和校名。
Dear Mrs. Wong,
I am very excited to write a letter to you. _________________________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Du Li
(张造云 供稿)