D . e-mail sdgt@yahoo.cn

（2）If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should _______. A . master at least three languages B . know the city very well C . be an experienced driver D . both B and C

（3）How can you contact(联系) the owner of the apartment for more information? A . By sending an e-mail. B . By going to visit it. C . By telephoning it.

D . By talking with him face to face.

24. （8分）阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 B

Gardening is popular in many parts of the world. It brings us sweet smelling flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables. But you can get more from your garden.

Gardening helps to keep healthy. Today's people sit indoors for too long and don't get much exercise. When you garden, you have to move around. It's a good chance for you to exercise your body by watering flowers or doing some digging. Besides, when you are in your garden, you can feel the warm sunshine. This means you are getting Vitamin D. It helps your bodies use calcium (钙), which is necessary to keep your bones (骨骼) strong.

It gets them off computers, televisions and phones. Gardening can be a great teacher to teach children about nature and healthy eating. It can also help them to understand the meaning of “No pains, no gains.”

Gardening is a great way to meet people and build relationships. When you are gardening, you are outdoors. So it is a perfect time to communicate with your neighbors. Most people love to talk about their hobbies, and so do gardeners. They usually enjoy showing people what they are growing. And most enjoy sharing advice and stories about their gardens.

（1）When it's _______, you can get Vitamin D in your garden. A . sunny B . cloudy C . snowy D . rainy

（2）According to the passage, _______ is one of the gardening activities.

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A . watching TV B . watering flowers C . walking dogs D . playing with phones

（3）Which of the following can be the missing part in Paragraph 3? A . Gardening will be good for your bones. B . Gardening may help people to feel happy.

C . Gardening is a great activity to do with children. D . Gardening can be a good way to meet neighbors. （4）The best title of the passage may be “________”. A . Outdoor Activities B . Advantages of Gardening C . Healthy Eating Habits D . Relationships with Neighbors

25. （8分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Ryan's life was nearly perfect. He had lots of friends on his block. They walked to school together every day, and after school they always had time to play.

Ryan did have one problem. It was his two-year-old sister, Allie. She was too small to play ball games. She couldn't climb trees yet. Ryan and his friends didn't want her around.

Ryan tried asking his mum to keep Allie at home. \does my sister have to come along?\he asked. \

Ryan's mother just laughed, \sister is only six months old, and Jimmy doesn't have a sister. Allie is nice, isn't she?\

Today, Ryan was going to play baseball with his friends after school. Allie followed him as usual. The boys used to play football, but one of them broke a window at Mr Mcwhirter's house. Mr Mcwhirter wouldn't give them their ball back.

The game got started. Allie sat on a stone nearby. Minutes later it was Jimmy's turn to hit the ball. Unluckily, it fell right into Mr Mcwhirter's yard.

The boys ran over to Mr Mcwhirter's fence (栅栏). The ball was just out of reach. \ The boys looked glum.

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Suddenly, Jimmy got an idea. %us?\

Allie looked at the boys. Then she slipped through the fence, picked up the ball and came back out of the yard.

\ \

\ （1）What can we know about Ryan's sister? A . She could climb trees. B . She followed Ryan a lot.

C . She was friends with Troy's sister. D . She was two years younger than Ryan.

（2）Why did Ryan and his friends not play football today? A . Their football was broken. B . They got bored with playing it. C . They lent their football to other boys. D . Mr Mcwhirter refused to return their football. （3）What does the underlined word \ A . Happy. B . Excited. C . Sad. D . Interested.

（4）Which fact about Allie is the most important to the story? A . She was small. B . She was a girl. C . She sat on a stone. D . She knew the boys.

四、 交际应用。 (共2题；共10分)

26. （5分）从方框中选择恰当的句子补全对话。

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A. Well, how do you like our city? B. What about the price? C. Thank you for telling me so much. D. Morning, welcome to our city. E. Er, which is the best clothes store in the city? A: Good morning, sir, I'm new in the city. B: ________ A: Thank you. B: ________

A: All in all, it's great. But I still don't know about the neighborhood. B: What do you want to know? A: ________

B: Blue Moon. You can buy the nicest clothes there. A: ________

B: The clothes there are the cheapest. A: ________ B: You're welcome.

27. （5分）用适当的话语补全对话（可能是单词、短语或句子）： A: Jane, can I ask you some questions? B: ________. What do you want to know? A: What are you going to be when you grow up? B: I want to be a singer.

A: ________ are you going to do that?

B: I'm going to take some singing lessons in my free time. A: ________?

B: Yes, I like pop songs. They often make me relaxed when I'm tired. A: I like pop songs, too. But I don't like rock songs. What about you?

B: I don't________ them. Sometimes they make me excited but sometimes I can't stand the loud sound.

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