in many competitions and I’ve made friends with swimmers from 31 cities around the world.”
Ana is becoming famous and she believes it is important to get more young people 32 in swimming. “I don’t mind (介意) talking to reporters and having my photos taken. Last year I was on TV and that was much more fun.”
23. A. the best B. better C. good D. best 24. A. worked B. will work C. works D. work 25. A. hers B. she C. herself D. her
26. A. swim B. to swim C. swims D. swimming 27. A. but B. and C. or D. so 28. A. a B. an C. the D.不填
29. A. two hundreds B. two hundred C. two hundreds of D. hundreds of 30. A. so B. so what C. because of D. because 31. A. the other B. other C. others D. another 32. A. interest B. interesting C. interests D. interested 三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An old man lived with his family in a town. He wanted to dig up his potato garden, but it was very 33 work. In the past, his only son often 34 him do the gardening. But now the son was in prison (监狱). One day, the old man wrote a letter to his son.
Dear son: I am feeling very bad because it looks like I won’t be able to 35 potatoes in my garden this year. As you know, your mother always 36 planting time but she can’t do all the farming herself. I’m just getting too old to dig up a garden. If you were here, all my 37 would be over. I know you would dig up the garden for me if you weren’t 38 . Love. Dad Soon the old man 39 a letter from the soon: “Dad, don’t dig up the garden! That’s where I buried the guns.” At 4 a.m. the next morning. Some 40 suddenly came to the old man’s home and dug up the whole garden. In the end, they didn’t find the 41 . As the police left the house, the old man was 42 and he had no idea what was happening. So he wrote another note to his son to ask him what to do next.
His son’s reply was, “Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you from here.”
33. A. hard B. interesting C. simple D. boring 34. A. taught B. helped C. changed D. trained 35. A. cook B. wash C. put D. plant
36. A. hates B. forgets C. enjoys D. imagines 37. A. trouble B. illness C. danger D. support 38. A. at work B. at home C. in hospital D. in prison 39. A. wrote B. got C. sent D. finished
40. A. friends B. neighbors C. policemen D. engineers 41. A. golds B. guns C. potatoes D. money
42. A. tired B. cheerful C. excited D. surprised 四、阅读理解（满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下面表格或短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 (A) Films at the Museum Theatre Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. 1:30-2:50: Broken Window 3:00-4:20: The Workers For more information, call 4987898. Take me out to the Ballgame From 7:00 pm. To 9:00 pm this Saturday night, go to the Ballgame with me. It is your last chance to see the Red Birds this year. Don’t forget to take coats or jackets. It might get cold at night. Buy your tickets at the gate. Student Ticket $6 Adult Ticket $13 Family Ticket (2 adults and 1 kid) $23 Children under 7 years Free Do you want to hear The Zoo The Zoo, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their second concert in the U. S. A this Saturday night, at 8, at Rose Hall. City College. The music played by the Zoo will make you excited and relaxed. Dancing Dolphins Have you seen dolphins dance? Why not come to the dolphinarium (海豚馆) on Saturday noon? Here you can watch dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball waving their bodies to music, kissing people and doing Maths by tapping their tails. There are sea lion shows too. Visit us at Ocean Park. com to buy tickets. 43. What might the weather be like when you see the Red Birds Ballgame? A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Warm. D. Cool. 44. What is The Zoo?
A. It’s a name of a concert. B. It’s a name of a famous song. C. It’s a name of a singer. B. It’s a name of a music group. 45. How many things can the dolphins do?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
46. Mr. Brown will watch the ball game with his wife and his 6-year-old son, how much should the pay?
A. $23. B. $26 C. $32. D. $39. 47. Which of the following sentences is True?
A. We can watch the ball game of the Red Birds for free.
B. We can buy the tickets for Dancing Dolphins on the Internet.
C. The films at the museum theatre are from Europe and the U. S. A. D. The Zoo has the concert in the USA for the first time.
(B)
My Best Buddy I met you seven years ago at a stranger’s house. When I looked at you, I knew we could be friends forever. Quickly, I ran across the room and hold you in my arms. I petted your big round ears. I tickled your white clean body. I smelled your sweet dog breath. After eight long weeks passed, you came to live with me. We can through the green grass. We played hide-and-see. We swam in the coot stream. Now you are older and slower. but you are still there fro all I do. I share my sectets with you. I spend my happiest days with you. I will love you forever, my best buddy.
48. The writer’s best buddy probably looks like ______.
A. B. C. D.
49. What does the underlined word “tickled” probably mean in line 8 in Chinese?
A.挠痒痒 B.抽打 C.踢 D.撞击 50. The writer did the following with the buddy EXCEPT (除了) ______.
A. running through the green grass B. playing hide-and-seek C. going to school D. swimming in the stream 51. How long has the writer kept the buddy? ______
A. For seven years. B. For eight weeks. C. For eight years. D. For six years. 52. How does the writer feel in the poem?
A. Sa. B. Bored. C. Happy. D. Worried. (C)
More than 50,000,000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in . They cat the fruits from the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them. However, we are sorry to see that some rainforests are disappearing. When people cut down the rainforests, they also destroy the forest people,
too. In 1900, there were 1,000,000 forest people in the Amazon forest. But in 1980, there were only 200,000.
The Yanomami (雅诺马马人) live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil (巴西). They have lived in the rainforest for about 10,000 years and they use more than 2,000 different plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45,000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. To carry the gold easily, they cut down the forest to make roads and made more than a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food. Many died because new disease came to the forest with the strangers. The Yanomami people tried to save their forest, because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger.
In Borner (婆罗洲) in Indonesia, some people wanted to cut down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood. The Penan people tried to save their rainforest. They built walls across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.
In Panama (巴拿马), the Kuna people tried many ways to save their forest. They made a beautiful forest park and the tourists should pay to visit it. The Gavioes people in Brazil use the forest, but they protect it was well. They find and sell the Brazil nuts (坚果) from the forest trees. 53. How many forest people were there in the Amazon forest in 1980?
A. 200,000 B. 45,000 C. 1,000,000 D. 50,000,000
54. According to the second paragraph, why did people build roads and airports in the forest?
A. Because they wanted to help the forest people.
B. Because more and more tourists came to the forest. C. Because they could carry away the gold easily. D. Because many people died of new diseases. 55. How did the Kuna people save their forest?
A. They built some walls across the road.
B. They closed fifteen roads for eight months. C. They grew more and more trees in the forest. D. They made the forest into a beautiful park. 55. Where can we probably read this article?
A. In a book about Asian countries. B. In a book about people and nature. C. In a book about animals on Earth. D. In a book about natural power.
57. What is the best title for the article?
A. The Amazon Rainforest B. Save Rainforest, Save People C. The Yanomanmi D. The Rainforest in Br 第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）
阅读短文内容及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Firefighters work in teams. One firefighter drives the fire-engine and the other one use the hoses(水龙带) and ladders. When there is a fire in a tall building, firefighters use long ladders. The longest ladders are 50 meters high. 58 Firefighters stand in the box to save people.
Firefighters are strong and very brave. 59 Sometimes a firefighter is hurt or killed. Sometimes there are fires in forests when the weather is dry. When there is a forest fire, many trees are burned. If the fire is big, a lot of firefighters go to put it out. 60 What should you do when there is a fire in your home? 61 Get everyone out of the house or building and call for a fire engine. If you cannot get out, you should close the door and cover up all the four sides of the door so that smoke cannot come in. Open all the windows in the room and shout so that people can hear you. 62
Everyone should keep calm in a fire.