These sayings don't mean exactly what the words say. But it's easy to tell why we use them. Blue is a cool, quiet color. So it's a good word for \So just one drop is very little.

Some sayings are difficult to understand(理解). When you go to bed, you \干草)\you want to know the meaning of the saying, you must know where it came from. It was first used in the 1930s. At that time, many Americans were out of work. Some went from place to place, looking for jobs. At night they were very tired. They often made a bed of hay in a field or barn. As soon as their heads \

Here is another saying. When you are not feeling well, you might say you are \the weather\But why? This saying is more than 200 years old. It began in the days when many people went from place to place by boat. When the strong winds rocked the boat, people often felt unfortable. The boat was sailing(航行) \

Old sayings can be hard for children to understand. But new sayings e along every day. Children often understand new sayings better than older people do. That's why your grandmother might not know what you mean when you say \36. The saying \

A. go to sleep B. look for jobs C. go to work

D. make a bed of hay

37. Which of the following can be hard for children to understand? A. \

B. \

C. \D. \38. From the passage we can know __________. A. old people know more about sayings B. people used sayings a lot in the past C. sayings are difficult to understand D. some sayings have a long history

四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分，每小题 2分) The Clean-up Team

Mrs. Green lived next door to Tina. Every afternoon, Mrs. Green took a walk. She said it helped her stay healthy. Tina liked to talk with Mrs. Green when she came back. Mrs. Green was always happy

after her walk. She often showed Tina something she had found, like a beautiful red leaf.

One afternoon, Mrs. Green looked sad when she met Tina. Tina asked her why.

Mrs. Green held up a bottle. \never saw so much litter in this neighbourhood (社区) ! What happened?\

\过去常常) go out each morning and pick up the litter, but he moved away. I often saw him on my way to school,\

Mrs. Green looked surprised. \\

\wish I could do Mr. Trent's job, but my back is stiff(僵硬的). It's hard for me to pick things up. \

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Mrs. Green smiled. \stay clean.\people stopped to thank Mrs. Green and Tina. The street looked much better when Tina and Mrs. Green finished their job.

\39. What did Mrs. Green do every afternoon?

40. How did Mrs. Green feel when she met Tina one afternoon?

41. Why did the neighbourhood have so much litter?

42. What did Mrs. Green and Tina do for the neighbourhood at last?

43. What do you think of Mrs. Green and Tina?

书面表达（共10分） 五、文段表达（10分）

根据中文和英文提示，用英文写一篇意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于40词的文段。所给提示词语仅供选用。 44. 旅行可以开阔视野，增长见识。你校英文刊物正在举行以“一次有趣的旅行”为主题的征文活动。请你用英文写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：去了什么地方，你什么时候去的，你在那里做了什么，你为什么觉得这是一次有趣的旅行。

提示词语：visit, museum, see, wonderful, learn

提示问题：·Where did you go and when did you go there? ·What did you do there?

·Why do you think it was an interesting trip?

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参考答案 知识运用 一、单项填空

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. B 二、选词填空 第一节：

13. cheer 14. fun 15. hope 16. wins

17. collect 18. camp 19. sightseeing 20. Forward 第二节：

21. game 22. money 23. spend 24. save 25. Try 26. bought 阅读理解

三、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。

27. B 28. C 29. C 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. C 38. D 四、阅读短文，回答问题。 39. She took a walk. 40. She was very sad.

41. Because Mr. Trent used to pick up the litter but he moved away, and nobody picked up the litter. 42. They picked up the litter in the neighbourhood.

43. I think they are very kind and helpful. /I think they were a good team. /I think they did something good for the neighbourhood. /I think they should ask more people to care for the neighbourhood. 书面表达 五、文段表达

44. One possible version:

Last month, I went to Xi'an with my classmates.

On the first day, we visited some museums and we saw a lot of Chinese traditional paintings. They were wonderful. In the evening, we had some special food. It was delicious.

The next day, we went to some famous places in Xi'an, such as the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower. Of course, we took a lot of photos.

I think it was an interesting trip because I learned a lot about Chinese history.