Hi! My name is Mark. I live in a town in the west of Shanghai. Over the past twenty years, great changes have taken place here.
In the past, my hometown was only a small village. There were no tall buildings. But now more and more tall buildings appear and the roads get broader. My father used to work in a small post office. We contacted each other mainly by sending letters. Now we can get in touch by using telephones, mobile phone, the Internet and so on. The world becomes smaller and smaller.
We can find our life more comfortable. We live in big flats. We can enjoy milk, vegetables, fruit and meat for meals. We can also enjoy wonderful films, and listen to music with MP5. In the past, we couldn’t enjoy life like this.
On the other hand, pollution has become a serious problem in our daily life. In the past, there were not many factories. So the water was clean and the air was fresh. However, the water and the air aren’t clean any more, because too many factories have polluted them. The government has taken action to reduce the pollution. Now things have been better.
I am sure my hometown will be more and more beautiful.
1._______ in Mark’s life | |
Mark lives in a town in the 2.__________ part of Shanghai. | |
In the past | The town was a small 3.______ twenty years ago. There were no tall4._______ then. People 5._______ letters to contact each other. The water and the air were clean because of fewer 6.__________. |
At 7.______ | Life is more 8.__________ now. People can enjoy all kinds of nice food. Life is also9.___________ colourful. People can see films, listen to music and take part in other activities. But the pollution has become a serious problem. The government has taken action to 10.______ the problem. |
Mark is sure his hometown will be more and more beautiful. | |
完成句子 （本大题共9分，每句1.5分）
1.下午晚些时候可能会下雨。There ______________________________ the afternoon.
2.1. 到目前为止，他已经参观过数个欧洲国家了。
He’s ________ ________ ________countries so far
3. 当地的农民过去住在又小又旧的房子里，Local farmers______________ in small old houses,
但现在已经习惯了住在新的公寓里but now they________________ in the new flats.
4.每年有数千人聚集到这里来欢迎新年的到来。
Every year,_________________________________________welcome the new year.
5.天目湖是一个放松的好地方。
TianmuLake is_______________________________________________
6.从18岁开始，我爸爸就背井离乡了。
My father __________________________________ since he was eighteen years old.
句型转换 （本大题共5分，每空0.5分）
1.My mother has already given the present to me.(改为否定句)
My mother _________ given the present to me _________.
2.Daniel borrowed the book from the library a week ago.
Daniel _________ _________ the book from the library for a week.
3.Picking a good topic before writing is important for the writer.
_________ important for the writer _________ _________ a good topic.
4.My uncle returned from Dalian last Monday.
My uncle _________ _________ _________ from Dalian since last Monday.
动词填空 （本大题共8分，每小题1分）
1.Are you used to___________ (complete) the hard task in such a short time?
2.He couldn’t wait ___________(turn) on the TV as soon as he got home.
3.–I called you yesterday, but there was no reply.
-- Oh, sorry. I _________(play) with my friends the whole afternoon.
4.--What gift do you plan to give Tom for his birthday?
-- Oh, I _________(forget) all about it.
5.Would you mind me __________ (turn) down the music? The baby is sleeping.
6.Our teacher told us—the early bird ___________(catch) the worms.
7.They will have an outing while it ___________(not be) rainy tomorrow.
8.Mr White came to our school in 2008, and since then he_______(teach) us English.
词汇运用 （本大题共8分，每小题1分）
1.Look at the tree. Maybe it has been ____________(die).
2.How long does it take a direct ____________(fly) to Hong Kong from Nanjing?
3.Can you tell me the famous _________(write) names ? I’ll meet them at the airport.
4.Why don’t you go to college for ____________(far) study?
5.The __________(采访) happened years ago. So few people know about it.
6.Peter has decided to work harder to ____________(提高) his English.
7.Daniel always studies living ____________(状况) before he does his project.
8.Mr. White has been ____________(国外) on business for several days.
Our village carpenter（木匠），John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his job. My wife said to me quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said in a loud voice, “It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?” “I'll decide about that when I see the bill.” I said. John laughed and gave me his bill.
It said:
One dining table 10th November，2014
Cost of wood（木头费用） $17.00
Paint $1.50
Work，8 hour（ $1.00 an hour） $ 8.00
Total $ 36.50
When I was looking at the bill，John said，“It's been a fine day，hasn't it? Quite sunny．”
“Yes,” I said．“I'm glad it's only the 10th of November.”
“Me too.” said John, “You wait—it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month．”
“Yes, colder—and more expensive! Dining tables will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute. I gave his bill back to him.
“If it isn't too much trouble, John,” I said，“please add it up again. You can forget the date…”
I paid him $26.50 and he was happy to get it．
1.Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
A．Because he didn't want the writer to read the bill carefully.
B．Because he wanted to show that he was really polite.
C．Because it’s a good way to chat with each other.
D．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.
2.How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?
A．$36.50 B．$57.50 C．$56.50 D．$26.50
3.When the writer gave him the money，John was happy because _________．
A．he felt lucky to get the money for his work
B．he got more money than usual for his work
C．he got as much as money as he had expected
D．he didn’t have to add up the costs any more
4.Which word can describe John best?
A．Clever B．Silly
C．Dishonest D．Humorous
5. From the story we know that _________．
A．John made a mistake in the hill
B．John tried to get more money for his work
C．John wrote out the bill before the writer got home
D．John talked about the bill with the writer’s wife
