( ) 22. What do we know about Namibia?

A. It is in northeast Africa.                                                B. It is about as large as California.

C. Less than two million people live there.                  D. Its capital city is Windhoek.

( )23. What does the underlined word “It” refer to?

A. A journey.                     B. A big party.                     C. The Eiffel Tower.              D. The show.

( ) 24. How did Jessica feel after the party?

A. Tired.                    B. Excited.                       C. Nervous.                D. Bored.

( ) 25. From the above reading，we can learn that ________.

A. Thomas comes to Namibia to find a job

B. Thomas thinks he will have a good time in Namibia

C. Jessica has visited the Eiffel Tower twice

D. Jessica has lived in Paris since she was born

【三】

Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro a teen artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing cartoons. But he is special—his drawings get published(出版).

Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil’s largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, there or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day’s page.

Montanaro draws about the news of the day. Recently he worked on The Wave—a drawing of the tsunami(海啸) that hit Japan. Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian politics(政治).

“I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you.” Montanaro says.

Folha’s art director ,Mario Kanno, says editors saw something   new and different in Montanaro’s work.“We brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas on politics,”Kanno says .

Montanaro’s love for cartoons began when be was only 7 or 8 year old. His dad bought him comics. Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing. “I think those great works have really helped me,” he says. “They remind me that I should draw something in my book every day.”

（ ）26. What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?

A. He is publishing story books.                   B. He is drawing cartoons.

C. He is sending newspapers.                     D. He is writing articles.

（ ）27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Folha is famous for its cartoons.

B. Folha is the largest newspaper in Brazil.

C. Montanaro draws one cartoon for Folha every week.

D. Montanaro began to work for Folha two years ago.

（ ）28. Why does Montanaro like drawing political cartoons?

A. Because he can show his ideas on politics.

B. Because he is very interested in political jobs.

C. Because he thinks it’s easier todraw political cartoons.

D. Because he can make fun of some important people.

（ ）29. What made Montanaro draw and helped him a lot in his drawings?

A. The comics his dad bought him.                         B. His interest in cartoon films.

C. The fun of drawing cartoons.                                D. His dad’s ideas about cartoons.

（ ）30. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Folha’s art director.                          B. Brazil’s largest newspaper.

C. Teen artist in Brazil.                         D. Montanaro’s great father.

三、完形填空（每题1.5分，15分）

31、通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Malls are popular for Americans to go to. Some people spend 1much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.

People like malls for many 2. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually 3, and the temperature inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.

The 4 mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,7505. About 750,000 people shop there every week.

The first mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in 6 place(s). More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to 7many things, they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theaters. Some people even get their daily 8 by doing the new sport of “ mall walking.” 9 go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about 10 in malls. Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.

( ) 1. A. too                      B. very                C. quite            D. so

( ) 2. A. reasons            B. places          C. products     D. kinds

() 3. A. expensive          B. difficult          C. free              D. quick

() 4. A. newest               B. largest          C. tallest          D. biggest

() 5. A. bikes                   B. cars              C. ships           D. buses

( ) 6. A. one                     B. two                C. three            D. four

() 7. A. see                      B. watch            C. do                 D. buy 

()8. A. activity                   B. study             C. project         D. exercise

() 9. A. The other            B. The others   C. Others          D. nothing

()10. A. something         B. everything    C. anything       D. nothing

四、情景对话（每题2分，10分）

从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话。(其中有两项多余)

A：Hi，Anna.What are you doing?

B：Oh，I'm reading a book.Lao She's Teahouse.

A：__32__

B：Yes，reading helps me a lot.__ 33__

A：Really？__34__

B：I am going to keep reading and writing stories. What do you want to be?

A：__35__ But my parents want me to be a policeman.

B：Don't worry.__ 36__ Just find your interest and try your best.

A：Yes，you are right.

五、按要求完成句子。（15分）

37、句型转换（每空一词）。 （10分）

1. He gets to school by boat.（对划线部分提问）

______ ______he get to school?

2. It's five kilometers away.（对划线部分提问）

______ ______is it?

3. They can go to the concerts.（改为一般疑问句）

______they______to the concerts?

4. Mary is more outgoing than her sister.（改为否定句）

Mary______ ______outgoing than her sister.

5. We went to a party last night.（用tomorrow改写句子）

We______ ______to a party tomorrow.

38、用所给动词的适当形式填空。（5分）

1.The little girl seems_________(be) a little sad.

2.His_________(dream) of being a doctor is coming true.

3.Won’t you_______( have) a seat?

4.He must be an emloyee,__________（be，not）he?

5.Yesterday afternoon he_________(win) a gold medal in the 100-meter race.

六、写作（20分）

39.下面描述的是2016年9月21日（周三，晴天）你的一次经历，请根据其内容，用英语写一篇80词左右的日记。日记的开头格式已给出，不计入文章总词数。注意要点完整，语法正确，上下文连贯，并适当发挥。

要点：

1、下午放学后

2、爸爸出差，妈妈生病卧床

3、照顾妈妈，送医院，买药，煮饭、洗衣服等等

4、后来受父母表扬

5、该经历对自己的感触

September 21, 2016，Wednesday Fine

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