一、短语翻译（每小题1分，共计35分）

二、英译汉 （每小题3分，共计15分）

1. There was almost no wind – only the flames of our fire for company.

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2.She and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months before they were discovered.

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3.It was great fun especially as it gradually became much warmer.

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4.So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a determined look – the kind that said she would not change her mind.

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5.Some people who live in the mountains of the eastern USA speak with an older kind of English dialect.

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三、阅读理解 （每小题2分，共计20分）

A

There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.

??? One day， feeling very sad and lonely， she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn （荆棘） bush. The young girl carefully released the Butterfly. Instead of flying away， the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

??? “For your wonderful kindness，” the good fairy said to the girl， “I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied， “I want to be happy.”

??? The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

??? As the little girl grew up， there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness. She would only smile and answer， “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”

When she was very old and on her deathbed，the neighbors all gathered around her， that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us，please，” they begged， “Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said， “She told me that everyone， no matter how secure they seemed， no matter how old or young， how rich or poor， had need of me.”

1. ______________ the girl felt sad and lonely.

A. There were many friends but ??? B. There was nobody to love her so

C. There was nothing to do ??? D. Seeing the butterfly was caught

2. Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn， the orphan girl ______________.

A. helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn

B. felt sorrow，but she didn’t go up to help it

C. fell down on it too

D. failed to help it release from the thorn

3. The butterfly _______________ after was saved by the little girl.

A. flied away ??? B. still died ??

C. changed into a fairy ? D. was more beautiful than before

B

London Underground

The world’s first subway was built in London in 1863. At the time，the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London. The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for horse carriages to get through. The city officials were interested in trying to make it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day. If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to go to and from work， they would relocate their homes outside of the city. This would help ease(减轻) the pressure of too many people living in the poor parts of London. From these problems，the idea of the London Underground，the first subway system，was born.

The plans for building the Underground met with several problems and delays，but the fast track was finally opened in January 1863. A steam train pulled the cars along the fast underground track which was 6 kilometers (3. 7 miles) long. About 30，000 people got on the subway the first day. Riders were treated to comfortable seats (standing up while the train was moving was not allowed)， and pleasant decorations inside each of the cars. However， the smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels with ash and soot(煤灰)， as well as chemical gases. Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe. Even with its problems，riding in the Underground did catch on. It carried 9 million riders in its first year.

6. When was the first subway built ? ______________

A. In 1863. B. In 1850 C. In 1900 D. In 1963

7. What led the British government to build the London Underground？

A. Traffic jams and pollution. B. Population and pollution.

C. Overcrowding and traffic jams. D. The poverty and subway problems.

8. How did the London Underground solve the smoke problem？

A. It made the tunnels larger.

B. It put fans in the tunnels.

C. It cleaned the chemical gases in the tunnels.

D. It reduced the number of passengers riding in the train.

9. The underlined phrase “catch on” most probably means “_______________”.

A. be troublesome B. become popular and fashionable

C. keep up with D. seize

10. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. To relocate the workers’ homes outside London，the government built the subway.

B. There were so many problems and delays that in 18th century the first subway opened.

C. The subway greatly eased the pressure of traffic.

D. There were not enough seats for the passengers the first day the subway opened.

四、完形填空（每小题1分，共计20分）

What kind of homes will we live in the future? 1 can be sure，but scientists are working 2 new ideas now．

Some scientists are 3 about building whole cities under huge glass domes（圆顶）． 4 ，advanced heating and cooling systems will be 5 to control the weather in the domes． 6 ，there will never be any 7 or snow，and the temperature will always be 8 ．

Perhaps everyone will live in vertical（垂直的）cities — high rises 9 are so large that they can 10 all the necessities of life．Since vertical cities will use 11 land than flat cities，and provide homes 12 more people，they will be practical for small countries that have 13 population．

14 idea that will be helpful to small countries is the 15 city．Monaco has already built homes, stores，and offices 16 the water of the Mediterranean Sea．

There are some people who think that we will go back to 17 in caves． 18 the caves of the future will be very different from the caves of the Stone Age．Farms and parks will be on the land 19 the cave city．When people want to go to the country or to a park，a short ride in a 20 will take them there．

1. A． Somebody B． Anybody C． Nobody D． Everybody

2. A． off B． out C． in D． by

3. A． thinking B． considering C． imagining D． suggesting

4. A． On the other hand B． As a result

C． Of course D． At the same time

5. A． possible B． suitable C． pleasant D． necessary

6. A． Similarly B． Therefore C． According to D． Moreover

7. A． cloud B． rain C． wind D． ice

8. A． cool B． warm C． comfortable D． satisfied

9. A． that B． they C． where D． who

10. A． construct B． continue C． remain D． contain

11. A． wider B． more C． less D． fewer

12. A． on B． to C． with D． for

13. A． a small B． a large C． a few D． many

14. A． One B． Second C． Next D． Another

15. A． floating B． flowing C． shipping D． blowing

16. A． in B． above C． over D． on

17. A． live B． be living C． living D． having lived

18. A． Also B． But C． Then D． Again

19. A． in B． under C． beside D． over

20. A．lift B． underground C． plane D． bus

五、书面表达 （9分）

假定你是魏善庄中学的学生李华。请用英语给出版社的编辑写一封信，表达你对现在使用的英语教材的看法，内容主要包括：

优点：话题广泛；图片丰富；有助于提高学习兴趣。

建议：适当降低词汇难度。

注意：词数70左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Editor,

As a student reader, I am writing to talk about the English text books published by your house.

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一、短语翻译（每小题1分，共计35分）

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