A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness (目击者). This is what they said.

TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged（受损害）.

TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning (警告). I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.

TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too.

Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.

1.How many people are mentioned (提到) in the story?

A. Three.    B. Four.   C. Five.    D. Six.

2.The truck was hit on the way ___________ .

A. to the airport  B. to the police station

C. to Newton       D. home

3.From the story, we know _________ didn’t tell the truth.

A. the truck driver     B. Tom

C. the taxi driver      D. Tom's friend

4. In fact, Tom's friend was also a _____________ .

A. witness    B. driver

C. policeman  D. cleaner

5.What's the best title (题目) for this passage?

A. A Taxi Driver      B. A Traffic Accident

C. A Story of Tom     D. A Truck Driver

A good way to pass an examination is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in the examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination. If you are taking an English examination, don’t learn only rules of grammar.

Try to read stories in English and speak in English whenever you can. A few days before examination you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things. Before you start the examination, read carefully over the examination paper. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your examination, read your answers, correct any mistake that you see and make sure that you have not missed anything out .

1.How do you know to pass an examination?

A. Work hard every day in a year.

B. Work hard many days in a year.

C. Work hard most of time in a year.

D. Work hard only before the examination.

2.If you are going to take an examination, ______ .

A. study hard and sleep less

B. get up early and do a lot of reading

C. go to bed early and have a good rest

D. go to bed late and get up late

3.What should you do when you are taking the examination?

A. Pick up your pen and write at once.

B. Go over your paper before you hand it in

C. After you finish the examination, hand in at once.

D. Try to understand every word while you are reading.

4.What should you do if you want to learn English well according to the passage?

A. Speak more, listen less, never write.

B. Speak less, write more, never listen.

C. Read more, listen more, speak less.

D. read and speak as much as possible.

5. What does “missed...out”mean according to the passage?

A.遗漏     B.增补     C.缺乏     D.丰富

阅读理解。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

Tom was a farmer. He worked on the farm all day ， but sometimes he went to the town market to sell fruit and vegetables. One day,a terrible sound attracted his attention in the town market. He saw a young bull for sale. The bull was white and yellow. It was looking at Tom in fear. Tom walked up and touched its head gently. Just at that time they both seemed to have known each other for a long time. How amazing ！ Tom bought it at once and called it Amba.

From then on ， Tom and Amba got on well with each other. But some friends told him that it was dangerous to have such a close relationship with an animal.

One afternoon ， Tom was walking through the forest with Amba. Suddenly ， Amba stopped walking and kept pushing Tom with its head. Tom was very surprised and looked around. There was a big snake in front of him. It was beautiful but poisonous. Quickly Amba stepped on the snake's tail with its foot and at the same time Tom picked up a stick and hit the snake's head heavily. Soon the snake . died.

Tom was very grateful for Amba's help. When people heard this, they were shocked at the bull's expression of love for Tom. But for Tom, Amba was not a bull but a member of his family.

1.Tom worked ______________.

A. on the farm     B. in the market

C. in the forest   D. in the town

2.Amba was ______________.

A. a small and nice cow         B. a big and beautiful snake

C. a white and yellow bull      D. a black and white dog

3.From the passage, we know Tom and Amba _____________.

A. hated each other              B. got angry with each other

C. got on well with each other   D. disliked each other

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Tom went to the town market to sell fruit and vegetables.

B. Tom's friends thought animals were safe.

C. Tom hit the snake's head heavily with a stick.

D. For Tom, Amba was a member of his family.

5. The passage mainly wants to tell us _______________.

A. the love between humans and animals

B. the fight between a bull and a snake

C. how to keep an animal

D. how to train an animal

完形填空。（15分）

As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the    for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.

“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the     ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and    , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the   of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was     humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons   . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.

Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict    students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get    with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without    our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.

One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his    I was moved and was     another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.

Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would    me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have     et and he will always be. Someday I hope I am     to be a teacher like him.

Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.

Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even    

Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.

1.A. replies    B. reasons  C. rewards  D. results

2.A. moon      B. earth     C. star       D. sun

3.A. advised   B. announced  C. added    D. answered

4.A. distance  B. weight      C. size     D. height

5.A. very       B. too         C. really     D. so

6.A. at present B. at once    C. at times D. at first

7.A. with       B. to          C. in      D. for

8.A. away       B. together   C. angry    D. along

9.A. thinking  B. caring      C. considering  D. supposing

10.A. money    B. blood       C. clothes    D. time

11.A. taught  B. given       C. taken     D. had

12.A. rememberB. represent  C. warn      D. remind

13.A. just   B. never       C. ever      D. yet

14.A. able  B. about       C. allowed     D. available

15.A. well    B. good      C. better     D. best

—You won the first prize in the Physics competition.

—_______________. I made several mistakes.

A.I think so.       B. You must be joking.

C.You are welcome.   D. It doesn’t matter.

—Could you tell me_______ yesterday?

----Because my bike was broken on my way here.

A. why you came late              B. why do you come late

C. why you come late              D. why did you come late

Is there __in today’s newspaper?

A. special something          B. special anything

C. something special          D. anything special

Wearing red makes __easy__ us to take action.

A. it; for       B. this; of

C.that; for     D. it; of

—Lily is sad because she didn’t pass the examination.

—Let’s       .

A. cheer up her   B.cheer her up

C. cheer for her  D. cheer her for

Now more and more people prefer _____to______in order to reduce the air pollution.

A. to walk; driving        B. walking ; drive

C. walking; driving        D.to walk; drive