The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and it’s one of the top universities in the world. There is no clear date when the university started, but teaching began at Oxford in some forms in 1096 and developed quickly from1167.

There are 39 independent colleges at Oxford , attracting students and learned men from across the world. There are over 100 libraries for the students and learned men to use. At the University of Oxford, they also provide a large amount of money for the best students. Of course, if you want to study here, first you have to reach a certain level(级别,水平) of English language.

College life at Oxford is very exciting and busy. The groups of college provide a friendly and welcoming home for students and the college is strict with students about their studies. Many Chinese students are studying here. The number of Chinese students at the university has grown quickly over the past 10 years.

1.What do you have to do first if you want to ask fir studying at Oxford? You have to________.

A．be independent

B．pass a certain level test of English language

C．study English hard

D．be the best students

2.How’s the college life at Oxford? It’s full of ________ and has __________.

A．excitement; much school work to do

B．excitement; no school work to do

C．attraction; no school work to do

D．attraction; a little school work to do

3.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The College Life

B．The Famous Learners at Oxford

C．The Chinese Students at Oxford

D．The University of Oxford

“What can you do when you have done nothing but make your whole life in a mess?” These were the words I heard when I          the TV the other day.They were coming from one of the talk    that are very popular on TV these days. I started to turn the channel but the words made me      for a moment. I     the speaker. He was even not more than 18 years old,      he was already writing off(摒弃)his life as a useless waste.

It is      sad that many people are like him.There are so many people who like that talk show. There are people      their teens thinking that their lives are over. There are people in their twenties thinking that they have missed the boat to success and happiness.There are people in their thirties and forties      that their life has passed them by. I want to shout to them, “Wake up! You are not dead!What have you done today?” If you want a happy life ,you can’t only think about your       before. If you want joys and love in your life,you have to start to get     today.God gives us a new life every day we wake up in the morning. It is for you to get it.

Today must be the      of a new life for each of us. We can get joys right now. We can share love today. We can live in happy moment right now.It doesn’t matter      hard your life has ever been.Our life today can be full of joys and our future can be full of       . It doesn’t matter if we are eight      eighty--we can still make our life       . Life is not over until your last heartbeat. Start today, then,to make your heart beat with joys, love and light.

1.A.turned up      B. turned off        C.turned on      D.turned down

2.A.show         B. shows           C.showing       D.showings

3.A.stop          B.to stop           C.stopping       D.stopped

4.A.looked up     B.looked at         C.looked into     D.looked for

5.A.because       B.if               C. but           D.why

6.A.so           B.so a              C.such          D.such a

7.A.at            B.until             C.in            D.on

8.A.complain      B.complaining       C.complained    D.are complaining

9.A.wrong         B. mistakes         C.kindness      D.sad

10.A.it            B.this              C.that           D.them

11.A.end          B.ending            C.begin         D.beginning

12.A.how          B. what             C. when         D.why

13.A.happiness      B.sorry             C.anger         D. worries

14.A. and          B.or                C.but           D.to

15.A.wonder        B.wondering         C.wonderful      D.less wonderful

书面表达（15分）

（1）Ann 和Anna 一样高，Anna比Ann外向，但是Ann的成绩比Anna好。

（2）Ann 和Anna都很健康，因为她们每天都锻炼，一星期要吃四至五次的蔬菜，而且从不吃垃圾食品。

（3）上个周六，她们和同学们一起骑车去人民公园（the People’s Park）玩了，上午做游戏，下午拍很多照，玩得很开心。

Ann and Anna are my classmates. They are twin sisters.

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任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

A栏是现在中学生常出现的5种问题，右栏是对这些问题的建议，请你为每一个问题选出相应的最佳选项，选项中有一项是多余选项

A

1.Feeling stressed(压力): Too much homework; Don’t have enough time for their hobbies.

2.Getting short-sighted（近视）: Too much homework; Bad reading and writing habits.

3.Fighting with each other:  Don’t know how to get on well with classmates.

4. Feeling tired of study: Computer game’s bad influence（影响）.

5.Getting fat: Having more pocket（口袋） money to buy snacks; Dislike doing exercise.

B

A. Don’t be crazy （疯狂的）about computer games. Put them just for a short time when you are tired.

B. Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax as possible as you can.

C. Use your pocket money to do something meaningful. Spend some time doing exercise every day.

D. Make more friends and understand each other. Share（分享） your problems with them.

E. Do homework or reading in a correct（正确的） way.

F. Let your parents know what you are thinking about. You can tell them by leaving a short message on the table or on their bed.

词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

A. 根据句意及中文提示写单词，每空限填一词。

1.There are some ______（差别）between the two brothers．

2.He studies harder．______(然而），he doesn’t get good grades．

3.Students can’t speak ______ （大声地）in the library．

4.The fruits and vegetables in the supermarket are very ______ （新鲜的）．

5.Hangzhou is ______ （著名的）for the West Lake．

B. 用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限填一次。

6.Mom, I’m sixteen now. I’m old enough to look after__________.

7.Town cinema is the__________ theater in our city because it has the biggest screen.

8.Last week Kevin__________ to a friend’s farm in the countryside with his family.

9.Mike goes to see his grandparents _________a week.

10.Could you please say it again__________?

Keeping better eating habits can help you reduce (减少) disease. A healthy eating plan means choosing the right foods to eat and preparing foods in a healthy way.

_______________________

Do you often change your toothbrush? Maybe you think it is not necessary. A study shows old toothbrushes bring disease. You should often change your toothbrush.

Exercise

Swimming, running, skating, skiing, dancing, walking and some other activities can help you stay healthy. You should exercise at least three times a week and for twenty minutes or more each time. Do it.

Plan out your life

You should have breakfast before you go to school. Have a proper (合适的) meal for lunch. A proper diet can also help you stay healthy.

1.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Healthy food. B. Healthy lifestyle (生活方式).

C. Junk food. D. Healthy sports.

2.What is the best title (标题) for the second paragraph?

A. Man’s disease B. Disease

C. Watch the toothbrush D. Your bathroom

3.At least how long should you exercise each time?

A. Twenty minutes. B. Fifteen minutes.

C. Five minutes. D. Ten minutes.

4.From the passage, we know _______ can help us stay healthy.

A. proper diet

B. exercise

C. sleep and exercise

D. proper diet and exercise

5.What does a healthy eating plan mean?

A. Choosing the right foods.

B. preparing foods in a healthy way.

C. Never eat meat or fresh vegetables.

D. Both A and B.

A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at English. You have to read stories in English. And speak English as much as possible. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not go to bed late at night studying. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question papers, try to understand the exact meaning of each question. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you don’t miss anything out.

1.If people want to do well in an exam, they have to work hard_____.

A. every day in a year

B. for most of the month

C. for only a few days

D. late at night

2.It is important to ________ a few days before the exam.

A. play too much

B. go to bed early

C. read the question papers

D. have a good drink

3.When people have finished the exam, they should_________.

A. stand up and leave at once

B. answer a few more questions

C. make sure that they don’t miss anything out

D. leave some mistakes on the question paper

4.The best title for the passage is ________.

A. An Important Exam

B. An Easy Exam

C. Get Ready For Exam

D. How to Pass an Exam

Mr. Gao lives in a town. When he was twenty-five, his son was born. He calls him Gao Ling. The little boy is clever. He and his wife love him very much. It’s September 1st today. A new school year begins. Gao Ling is happy and wears his most beautiful clothes. He’s going to school with his new bag.” Let me take you to school, dear,” said Mrs. Gao. “Thank you, Mummy,” said the boy. “The school is not far from here. I can go there myself.”

At school a teacher met the little boy and asked, “What’s your name, my little friend?” “Gao Ling, sir,” answered the boy. “How old are you?” “Six, sir.” “What’s your father’s name?” “Gao Daling, sir.” “How old is he?” “He is six, too, sir.” “Oh,” the teacher said in surprise. “Is he as old as you?”

“Yes, sir,” said the boy. “He became a father only on the day when I was born.”

1.Mr. Gao is _____now.

A. six

B. twenty-five

C. thirty one

2. Gao Ling didn’t let his mother take him to school because_____.

A. she was too busy

B. his friends could took him

C. the school is near and he could take care of himself

3.Gao Ling thought_____.

A. his father and he were born on the same day

B. his father forgot to tell him about his age

C. Gao Daling became a father only for six years

1.What can you find in Parker’s Sweet Shop ?

A. Books.  B. Chocolate.

C. Pictures.  D. CDs.

2.What time does Happy Days Club open?

A. 9:00 am.  B. 9:30 am

C.7:30 pm.  D. 10:30 pm.

3.What should you paint if you want to join the painting competition?

A. An egg.      B. A girl.

C. A bicycle.  D. An animal.

The problem of waste（浪费） is becoming more and more common（普遍）, so we must control（控制） it.

Every day , a lot of ______ goes uneaten (没吃) and ends up in the trash, while many people in developing countries （发展中国家）cannot even afford to have one meal every day . The next time you ______ to a delicious dinner, ask yourself, “How much food ______ I  eat? ” If you think about only taking as much as you are able to eat, it will help you cut  ______on waste.

The problem of waste happens all over the world. People often consume(消费) ______than they really need. This often results in waste and it can be a big ______. However, there are many things that we can do______ cut down on trash and waste.

The most important thing to remember is to be friendly to the environment. Only take as much as you can eat, don’t buy things you ______ need, and leave litter in its proper（恰当的） place. ______every person could cut down on waste in daily lives, even just ______, the whole result would be great.

We know that many restaurants have joined the “clear you plate（盘子）” campaign against wasting food. We students should do the same in our daily life especially when having dinner with our friends and relatives.

1.A. fruit   B. vegetable   C. meat    D. food

2.A. sit down  B. put down          C. come down   D. walk down

3.A. can          B. must            C. should          D. would

4.A. of   B. down    C. up    D. in

5.A. many        B. much           C. more    D. most

6.A. problem  B. question   C. difficulty   D. puzzle

7.A. help   B. to help            C. helps           D. helping

8.A. sometimes  B. hardly ever   C. often            D. usually

9.A. Although  B. And    C. If     D. Because

10.A. little  B. a little       C. few         D. a few