56. We may get the advertisement above ______.

A on television B in kids’ cartoons C in the Go Wild newspaper D In Primary Times 57. In the material, “Peckish” on the bag most probably refers to______.

A a garden bird food B a kind of bird C a bird program D a bird website 58. The activities have something to do with ______.

A a free tour of Bird World B A fab family prize C tickets to the Westland D fun-filled schooling 59. The advertisement offers information mainly to ______.

A teachers B small kinds C parents D gardeners 60. From the material, we can learn that ______.

A the kids have to feed the birds in the Westland B the activities last from October 25 to November 2

C the kids are not allowed to turn on their screens in October D a free child’s tour of St James’ Park is not included in the prize B

One morning while Officer Vogel was on his coffee break in a restaurant, a man ran in and yelled, “Officer! A little kid is driving a car down the street!”.

He ran out at once and saw a car going slowly—about 25 miles an hour –but it wasn’t going very straight. He jumped into his police car and followed it. When the car was stopped, Officer Vogel looked inside. The driver was a little boy. His name was Rocco Morabito and he was 5. in the back seat was his two-year-old sister. Both children were crying.

“I want my mummy!” the boy cried. “But she can’t get here. I have the car.” Then he had an idea. “Just a minute,” he told Officer Vogel. “I can drive. I’ll go to get her.”

“No!” Officer Vogel said. “You stay with me!” Then he drove them to the police station, and he called their mother. They had many questions for Rocco. The first question was: “Where did you get the car keys?”

Rocco said, “From the top of the refrigerator.” At seven that morning Rocco’s father was at work and his mother was sleeping. Rocco saw the keys on top of the refrigerator. He climbed up on a chair, and took the keys.

Rocco got into the car and started the engine引擎. When Rocco’s sister heard the engine, she ran to the car and cried. She wanted to go with him.

It was 7 a.m.—rush hour –so there was much traffic. Rocco drove one mile in heavy traffic. Then Officer Vogel stopped him.

Newspapers and TV stations heard about Rocco, and a lot of reporters went to his house. One reporter asked Rocco, “What do want to be when you grow up?”

“A truck driver,” he said, smiling.

61. Rocco’s car was not going straight because of ______.

A the heavy traffic B his little sister C his driving skills D Officer Vogel 62. The little sister’s going with Rocco showed that ______.

A she was afraid she would have no one to play with B she didn’t want to wake her mother up C she wanted to look for her father D she wanted to drive the car too

63. The officer asked Rocco to stay with him in order that ______.

A other cars would go much faster B he would drive them home

C Rocco would not cause any accident D Rocco’s sister would not feel alone 64. Rocco and his sister were taken to the police station to ______.

A have a good breakfast B learn some traffic rules C answer the policemen’s questions D wait for their mother and deal with the matter 65. According to the reporters, Rocco’s driving was ______.

A unbelievable B disappointing C reasonable D dangerous C

The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers. It went from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.

Merchants travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk, of course. They also carried and traded other things like spices香料, cloth, jewels and gold.

Along and around these ancient paths小路，have come many fascinating and mysterious stories.

It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia. They decided to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the legend of the blond-haired, blue-eyed tribes of China started.

Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir were taken away from their country Israel. They were prisoners俘虏of war almost 2800 years ago. People say that these people travelled along the Silk Road. They kept their Jewish way of life for a long time.

During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable things and new ideas. It included people and trading goods from different areas. All these peoples travelled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages, and cultures.

In modern times, the old Silk Road routes路线 are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horsed. There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples. 66. It is clear that ______.

A the Silk Road was divided into Europe, Africa and Asia. B Roman soldiers would like to travel along the Silk Road.

C people could travel to different countries along the Silk Road D people shared only silk on the Silk Road

67. The underlined word “Merchants” in the passage probably means ______.

A foreigners B businessmen C soldiers D prisoners 68. According to the passage, ______.

A the Silk Road began with the wars.

B the Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers in China. C people began to travel the Silk Road about 30000 years ago

D people from Israel were not included among people o the Silk Road 69. The old Silk Road routes are still used because ______.

A there are many old stories about them

B the historians and scientists think highly of them

C China will make good use of the Silk Road again D people can keep on traveling and trading along them 70. The best title for the passage can be ______.

A Stories along the Silk Road B Silk Route Museum C Trade for Silk D The West and the Far East

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共35分）

五、词与短语填空（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、意义和逻辑上正确。(提示:选项中有一个是多余的。)

proud / kept out / set up / attend / help / thirsty 71. The teacher can see in our eyes that we are ______ for knowledge. She tells us that knowledge

will give us wings to fly.

72. Jessica Wong sells her bags in a small shop, but she has also ______ an online business to sell

them.

73. Our teachers and parents will be ______ of us because we have grown up and can be

responsible for ourselves.

74. Although you may not like to do chores, you should ______ your parents around the house. 75. We will ______ the junior high graduation ceremony tomorrow. It is a very special time for us. 六、阅读理解填词(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)

阅读短文,在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已经给出。

Soap is widely used in our lives around the work. Once soap was a dangerous-to-make hair p______, but it is something that it would be difficult to live without today.

Soap is everywhere. We use it every ay and c______ it as something important in our lives. It also has an amazing h______. In Babylon around 2800 B.C., the e______ known soap was made and used. Ancient Egyptians also made soap. At one time, soap-making was not s______. That’s because lye碱液 b______ chemical burns or even made people blind in the making process. Other dangerous materials were also m______ animal fats and oils. Later, soap became a______ in stores and people gradually stopped making it in their homes.

Originally最初，soap was not mainly used for c______. Instead, it was used as gel凝胶for making hair stay in place or smell good. The Arabs first made the soap that we know today. They created colored, liquid, and hard soaps. They even had soaps which were used for shaving刮胡子.

Soap became people’s f_____ in the late 1800s. advertising in Europe and the US helped people understand the connection between cleanliness and good health. Now, soap is something we wouldn’t want to live without.

七、书面表达(共1题，满分15分)

假如你是班长李明， 你将安排你班外教的儿子 Tom来汉的活动。请用电子邮件告知。 内容要点如下：

1. 参观城市博物馆，了解武汉文化； 2. 走进课堂，交流学习情况； 3. 去东湖划船，欣赏风景；

4. 在家举办朋友聚会，品尝美食； 5. 补充一至亮点个人想法。 注意：

1. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；