一、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

( )1. Eddie is eight years old, but we have seven candles only. We need ______________ candle.

A. only one B. one more C. some more D. one much

( )2. They are ___________ at the ___________ news.

A. excited, excited B. exciting, excited C. exciting, exciting D. excited, exciting

( )3. Guo Jingming is one of ____teenager writers today, though some old writers don’t like him very much.

A. more famous B. most famous C. the most famous D. famous

( )4. My best friend is a girl ________ round eyes and long hair.

A. has B. with C. had D. is having

( )5. Mr Li made Tom _________ his homework after school. This made Tom _________.

A. to do, sad B. do, sadly C. do, unhappy D. does, unhappy

( )6. His legs are very long and they ______________ under the desk.

A. not fit B. don’t fit C. aren’t fit D. doesn’t fit

( )7. Look! My little brother a smile on his face.

A .has B. is wearing C. wear D. with

( )8. When she feels , I talk to her and make her happy.

A. bored or unhappy B. boring or happy

C. bored or happy D. boring or unhappy

( )9. --What’s your best friend like?

        -- ____________

A. He is fine. Thank you. B. He is a doctor.

C. He likes watching TV. D. He is helpful and generous.

( ) 10. Soccer is becoming ______________ in China today.

A. most and most popular B. most popular

C. more popular and popular D. more and more popular

( ) 11.Kitty is ______________ of the twin sisters. She is weaker in her lessons than her sister.

A. lazy B. lazier C. the lazier D. the laziest

( ) 12.. People in the UK say “lorry” while people in the USA say “_________”.

A.hall B. elevator C. truck D. Soccer

( )13.The taxi is going faster than the bus.

A.very B. much C. more D. Most

( ) 14. Nancy spent half an hour ________ the piano every day.

A.to practice playing B. practising playing C. practising to play D. to practise to play

( ) 15. There is _______ money in my pocket, so I can’t buy anything now.

A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

David is a middle school student. He had lived in a small   1   for fifteen years. It was a small place with only five families living there. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and later on he   2   a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His   3   moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had   4 friends here. At first he often played by   5   .

His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. David   6   to stay with her and talks to her a lot. Now they’re good friends.

One afternoon, Cathy told David, “It’ll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. I’ll have a birthday party. Would you like to come?”

“  7   . I’m glad to,” the boy said happily.

David got home and thought of a   8   he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he   9   to ask the girl what she liked. He couldn’t telephone her because he didn’t know her   10   . At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, “What’s the matter, dear?”

“What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mom?”

“Nothing,” the woman said, “I just wish I were sixteen.”

( ) 1. A. town B. city C. village D. country

( ) 2. A. open B. opens C. opened D. opening

( ) 3. A. home B. shop C. building D. family

( ) 4. A. a few B. few C. a little D. little

( ) 5. A. himself B. him C. his D. he

( ) 6. A. enjoy B. enjoys C. like D. likes

( ) 7. A. Well B. No C. Sorry D. Certainly

( ) 8. A. book B. dress C. present D. pen

( ) 9. A. forgot B. forget C. remember D. remembered

( ) 10. A. home B. number C. place D. address

三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

(A)

Kate and Peter like sports. In summer they swim and in winter they ski. Today they are planning a ski trip for this weekend(周末),but they don’t know the weather. It’s 7:30 now and they are listening to the weather report on the radio .The weatherman is giving the weather for the weekend:

“Friday is going to be cold and cloudy, but it’s not going to rain. The temperature is going to be minus(零下)4 degrees(度). It’s going to snow Friday night. Saturday and Sunday are going to be clear, cold and sunny.”

Now Kate and Peter are excited. The weather is going to be perfect(完美的) for skiing. They are going to have a wonderful weekend in the mountains.

( )1. Kate and Peter like . .

A. basketball B. football C. sports D. music

( )2. They are planning for this weekend.

A. a picnic B. to fish C. to skate D. a ski trip

( )3. They want to know about .

A. the temperature B. the time C. the weather D. the degrees

( )4. It on Saturday and Sunday.

A. will rain B. will be stormy

C. will be snowing D. will be clear, cold and sunny

( )5. Kate and Peter are excited because .

A. the weather is going to be perfect for a ski trip

B. they are going to visit their hometown

C. they are going to see their old friends

D. they are going to have a good meet with their friends

(B)

The coldest and most difficult place in the world in which to live is Antarctica(南极洲). Antarctica is the land of snow and ice near the South Pole(南极). Most people do not think there is much life in the icy(结冰的) waters around it. They are wrong.

Antarctica’s seas are full of life. There are many kinds of fishes, water birds, seals, and whales(鲸). They eat the thick plant life in the sea and the smaller water animals. Some whales, for examples, eat more than a ton of food every day.

The most famous animal of Antarctica is the penguin(企鹅). It struts(昂首阔步而行) around the icy beaches as if it were a movie star walking down the street.

( )6. The most famous animal of Antarctica is .

A. whale B. seal C. penguin D. fox

( )7. Antarctica has .

A. much ice B. warm weather C. flocks of geese D. warm water

( )8. Around Antarctica there .

A. are many people B. is little plant life

C. are many animals D. is little snow

( )9. There life in Antarctica.

A. is B. isn’t C. is no D. isn't any

( )10. Antarctica is near .

A. North B. South C. North Pole D. South Pole