书面表达（15分）

现在，看电视已成为人们的一种休闲方式。但有些中学生因为看电视而耽误了学习，请你以“Enjoy TV and Study Well”为题写一篇关于电视和学习的文章。

作文要求：必须明确表达自己的观点，并简要阐述理由，语句连贯，全文80词左右。

信息归纳（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

请仔细阅读下面关于电视调查的几个问题，然后按信息表中的要求填写信息。

Information Card

看图短文填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）

根据图画所提供的语景，在空格中填入适当的词，使其意思完整、语法正确，每空格限填一个英语单词。

How much do you know about American schools?They are quite different from1.      in China. In America, 2.     the beginning of the term, students must 3.      their courses and teachers first. While in China students usually have no chances to select their courses and teachers.

Selecting is very important for your grades in America. So at4.     first term, don't select too many courses, 5.      you'll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to 6.     for help from teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. At the same7.      , you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have 8.     _teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give 9.    choosing him. 10.        this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

When Mencius(孟子) was a little boy, his father died. Mencius and his mother were quite poor. One day Mencius returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth. It was very beautiful and expensive.

“How much of the book have you read today?” Mencius’ mother asked him. “I haven’t read any of it yet.” Mencius replied, “I played with some friends of mine in the fields.”

When his mother heard this, she picked up a pair of scissors and cut the cloth.

“Why did you cut your cloth?” Mencius asked, “It was beautiful but now you’ve wasted it.” “You have wasted your time,” his mother said, “now I have wasted mine. Look what terrible things we have done.”

Mencius learnt a lot from this lesson. After that, he always studied hard.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.When did this story happen?

A.Not long before liberation(解放).

B.More than 2000 years ago.

C.About 400 years ago.

D.In the 18th century.

2.What was Mencius doing while his mother was cutting the cloth?

A.He was reading his book.

B.He was playing in the fields.

C.He was trying to help her.

D.He was watching strangely.

3.The mother cut the cloth because _____.

A.she thought making cloth was wasting time

B.she wanted to give her son a lesson

C.she wanted to use more beautiful and expensive cloth

D.she wanted her son to do his lessons at once

4.Why Mencius and his mother were quite poor?

A.Because his father died when Mencius was a child.

B.Because his father was ill in bed.

C.Because his mother cut the cloth.

D.Because the cloth his mother made was very cheap.

5.How did Mencius’ mother feel when she knew Mencius haven’t read any book?

A.She felt very happy.

B.She felt very sad.

C.She felt very excited.

D.She felt very pleased.

1. China won _____ gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.

A. 2              B. 3            C. 4             D. 5

2.The underline word “victims” here means ______ in Chinese.

A.遇难者        B. 受灾者

C. 志愿者        D. 流浪者

3.It is clear that people are more interested in the _____ pavilion.

A. French         B. Russia        C. Canadian      D. Japanese

4.The headline(标题) of the last news should be ______.

A. A Good Policeman               B. An Honest Taxi Driver

C. A Careless Business            D. A Kind Reporter

5.Where is the passage most probably from?

A. A story book.                  B. A fashion magazine.

C. An advertisement.             D. A newspaper.

完形填空。（每小题1分，共10分）

Anne is a newspaper reporter. She chose this       so she could travel around the world. The work has taught her many unforgettable lessons. She has seen wars, earthquakes and death. But she has       seen courage, hope and happiness.

Last year, she won an award for her reporting in Africa. She was very proud    it. At first, she thought she got the award because of her good work. But then she realized that she should thank many other people for       help.

Anne was born in Jamaica. Her family was not poor, but it was not    , either. Her parents had to        hard so that she could go to school. At school, Anne was not a good student,     she enjoyed writing because her English teacher said, “Anne, you are a wonderful    .” The teacher encouraged her all the time.

Later, Anne went to university in Canada and then    a job. It was very difficult. Then, one day, she went to see the editor of a newspaper in Ottawa. The editor gave her a job. “Everyone needs a    at first.” He said.

1.A. book      B. job         C. sweater        D. picture

2.A. still      B. never       C. also          D. only

3.A. to        B. of          C. for          D. from

4.A. my        B. his        C. our          D. their

5.A. rich     B. new        C. small        D. big

6.A. study    B. walk        C. work          D. play

7.A. but      B. if          C. because        D. so

8.A. farmer    B. nurse       C. doctor         D. writer

9.A. looked for B. made      C. joined         D. found

10.A. ticket    B. hobby       C. chance         D. habit

— What do you think of the film So Young directed by Zhao Wei?

—Wonderful.I think it’s_______than the other films about youth in recent years.

A.the best       B.the worst

C. much better.   D.much worse

— Where’s Maria?

—Oh, Maria has gone swimming and        .

A. so is Jane        B. so Jane has

C. so Jane is        D. so has Jane

— He didn’t go the concert yesterday, did he?

—        . He was busy studying for the tests all day.

A. No, he didn’t    B. Yes, he did

C. No, he did        D. Yes, he didn’t