The morning was cold and clear. A yellow bus came around the corner and stopped near a wood (树林). A coach asked the students to get off the bus. Girls began to gather by the starting line. One of them was a young, little girl. She had prepared for this running race for the whole summer. She looked around at the other girls, noticing how she was different.

There was a break in the silence, and everyone started to run. After about twenty five minutes, every runner finished the race except the girl. She was still running for the next forty minutes. As she came near the finishing line, she saw her parents, classmates and the coach. They shouted her name and told her not to stop until the end. The sweat (汗水) was flowing down her face. She kept on running until she crossed the line.

I was that girl, and that was the first time I had finished a cross-country race (越野赛跑). Finishing this race made me realize that I could do anything with my own strength (力量). After that, I took more effort to practice running. I was not a natural-born（天生的） runner, but I want to become one. I continued to struggle (努力) with every run. Now I run much faster than before and become more and more confident. I am so thankful for running because it has helped make me who I am today.

1.The cross-country race took place near a wood.

2.The writer finished her first cross-country race in about 40 minutes.

3.The writer didn’t like running

4.All good runners are natural-born.

5.The passage tells us that we should keep on doing what we want to, no matter whether we are good at it or not.

What better way to welcome spring than by helping to clean up the town we all live in! Here in Rockland we have a Spring Clean­up Day every year in April. The Clean­up Day 2014 will be April 20th. It will start with a town clean­up at 8 o'clock in the morning, and a tree planting activity at the Rockland Park is to follow in the afternoon. One thousand young trees are sure to make the park greener and prettier.

We will divide the people coming to help into eight teams for eight different areas. As usual, we will provide gloves, rubbish bags and other cleaning tools. You will also get free lunches and T­shirts when the clean­up ends at noon. We are going to have a friendly competition to see which team can pick up the most rubbish.

Bring your kids with you. It is a great chance to teach them to care for the environment around us. We have free drinks and chocolate candies for the children at the park.

Meeting: At the gate of Rockland Park, the town hall at 330 Jones Street, or the corner of Palace Street and North Street.

Sign­up (报名): Call 5862397 on weekdays, or visit our website below any time you like.   www.springcleanup.com

1.The Spring Clean­up Day in Rockland is held ________.

A. once a month   B．twice a month

C．once a year   D．twice a year

2.People in Rockland can help to ____ on the afternoon of April 20th.

A.clean up the town              B．take care of the kids

C.plant trees in the park        D．paint the park greener

3.People joining in the Clean­up Day will NOT ________.  21*cnjy*com

A.get lunches and T­shirts for free

B．be provided with cleaning tools

C.work in teams to do the cleaning

D．take young trees home to plant

4.From the poster, the activities are a chance to teach the kids to ____.

A.protect the environment

B．get free drinks and candies

C.pick up the most rubbish

D．do cleaning and plant trees

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can call 5862397 to sign up any time you like.

B．People can visit www.springcleanup.com to sign up.

C．The town hall is at the corner of Palace Street and North Street.

D．People can meet for the activities only at the gate of Rockland Park.

完形填空 (10分)

Time passes quickly and never returns. Our three years of junior high school life will come to an end soon. We’ll have to say  ________o each other－to our best friends and to our beloved teachers. I have all the ________ and sad memories of the three years in my heart.

Three years ago, three boys came to a school ________different places. They were my best friends. At that time, we were young and shy with each other.

However, as time went by, we became ________. We studied hard together, played sports together and ________ out with each other. When we failed exams, we ________each other. We faced challenges together, and solved ________ together. We shared happiness and sadness, and grew up together.

Now, as best friends, we have to face the future separately(分离). ________can change this fact. I believe that, ________we may end up in different high schools, our friendship will last.

I have a ________for my friends. I hope they will get good grades in the high school entrance (入学)exams.

1.A.welcome    B.hello      C. goodbye      D.sorry

2.A.happy      B.surprising   C.lovely        D.lively

3.A.around    B.in           C.outside      D.from

4.A.stronger and stronger B.closer and closerC.better and betterD.taller and taller

5.A.ran       B.hung         C.took          D.handed

6.A.greeted   B.joined       C.communicated  D.encouraged

7.A.questions B.ways        C.problems     D.answers

8.A.Nothing   B.Anything    C.Everything    D.Something

9.A.since     B.after        C. although    D.if

10.A.hope     B.wish         C.idea         D.dream

句型转换。（10分）

1.The weather was very dry, so no food would grow. （改为同义句）

The weather was _______ dry ________ no food would grow.

2.He told the teachers about his problems. （改为被动语态句）

The teachers _______  _______ about his problems.

3.They used to play football after school.(否定句)

They ______ ________to play football after school..

4.Is the earth round? The little boy asked.（改为宾语从句）

The little boy asked______ the earth__________round.

5.Please tell me where we show our tickets. （改为同义句）

Please tell me_______    _______show our tickets.

选择方框内的单词，用正确的形式完成下列句子。（5分）

1.We asked her to help us, but she______.

2.I find watching English movies frustrating because the people speak too______.

3.Peter never_____   any money on clothes that he doesn’t need.

4.She must learn to look after______    when she is alone at home.

5.Students should ______more _______ ______ their pronunciation. .

A talk on chinese history _____ in the school hall next week.

A. is given       B. has been given

C. will be given   D. Gives

The math problem is really difficult for us_________.

A. to work it out   B. to work out

C. to work out it D. working it out

       is bad for your eyes.

A.Watch TV too much          B. Watching TV too much

B. Watching too much TV      D. Watch too much TV

The thief often   things from this factory.

A. steals   B. treats   C. punishes  D. Spreads

—Do you know if Jimmy     to the party?

—I am not sure. But if he     , I will give him a big surprise.

A. comes; will come   B. will come; will come

C. comes; comes       D. will come; comes