To grow up strong. Like the trees, I grew,
branches, leaves, flowers, and then the fruit.
I became the words I ate in you. For better or worse
the apple doesn?t fall far from the tree. —Javaka Steptoe
55. In the poem, the speaker is probably talking to ________. A. a dog
B. a tree
C. a parent
D. an apple
56. Which of these is mentioned first in the poem? A. fruit
B. trees
C. words
D. pictures
57. This poem is not about ________. A. growing up
B. apple recipes
C. a parent and child D. the power of words
58. In this poem, what does the speaker use to draw pictures? A. words
B. pencils
C. crayons
D. branches
59. In which way are the speaker and the parent the same? A. They both work in an apple orchard.
B. They both draw pictures with words.
C. They both like to eat lots of apples. D. They are both watercolor painters. 60. The saying “the apple doesn?t fall far from the tree” probably means that ________. A. fallen apples should be picked up right away B. children grow up to be like their parents C. children are very much like apples D. apples split open when they fall
C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）：（7分）
The Inca（印加） lived in the mountains of Peru（秘鲁）, South America. They built a large empire which ___61___ in 1200 and lasted for over 300 years. The Empire covered over 4,000 kilometers, and had around six million people.
The Incas called themselves “The Children of the Sun” and had many temples around their land. Their leader was called “The Inca”.
The Incas were excellent architects and ___62___. They built magnificent temples by hand. Their road system was also ___63___. It helped them to travel around the land. The Incas were good farmers too. They had fields with potatoes, sweet potatoes and chilli peppers. As they didn?t have money, they exchanged（ 交换） goods and food with ___64___ other. The men wore a lot of jewellery ___65___the women didn?t wear much. The Incas could not write so they sent ___66___ by
giving messages to a boy. The boy then ran to the next village and told another runner and this continued until the message finally reached its destination.
___67___, the Inca Empire came to an end in 1533 after the Spanish invaded(侵略) their land and killed their Emperor. 61. A. started
B. ended
C. built
D. completed D. runners D. comfortable D. the D. or D. information D. Happily
62. A. soldiers 63. A. terrible 64. A. one 65. A. so 66. A. flower
B. travellers B. excellent B. some B. and
C. builders C. poor C. each C. but C. letter
B. water
67. A. Unluckily B. Luckily C. Finally
D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（7分）
I
13.
n Britain, where 50% of the people now own mobile phones, about eight This number is growing, not only among teenagers, but
million users are of school age. among c___68___ under
At school there can be problems with ringing phones and students in class. Most schools have a r___69___ that students must turn off their
sending text messages mobiles in class time- they can
only use them at break, at lunch time or after s___70___. If a student?s phone rings during class, the teacher can take it a___71___. Other schools ban（禁止）mobiles completely.
They say this stops students wasting t___72___ in class. They also say it helps to stop people who want to s___73___ mobiles and wait for students on their way home.
Most students think they should be able to bring their phones to school. Clare says ?There?s no reason to ban mobiles at school. They?re very u___74___. And I feel safe if I?ve got a phone in my pocket or in my bag. If there?s any trouble, I can always get in touch with my parents.?
E. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）：（10分）
You can thank Marco Polo for one of America?s favourite desserts: ice cream. Marco Polo saw ice cream made in China. He thought ice cream was such a good idea that he brought it back to Italy. Ice cream was first served in the United States in the 1700s. Governor Bladen of Maryland gave it to his guests at a party. America?s first ice cream shop opened in New York City in 1776.
Dolley Madison was the first person to serve ice cream at the White House. She was the wife of
President James Madison. A new president usually has a party called an inaugural ball（就职舞会）. Dolley Madison served ice cream at James Madison?s inaugural ball. After that, ice cream was served often at the White House.
In 1846 Nancy Johnson invented the first hand-cranked（手动曲柄式的） ice cream machine. She was a housewife from New England. Her machine made ice cream-making a lot easier, and the ice cream was a lot smoother.
The ice cream cone（圆锥体） was invented at the World?s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904. Ernest A. Hamwi was
selling a waffle pastry（华夫饼干）. The people in the booth next to him were selling ice cream. When they ran out of dishes, Hamwi rolled up his pastries and sold them to the ice cream booth. They put ice cream in them and sold ice cream cones.
Americans eat about 15 quarts of ice cream per person per year. 75. What did Marco Polo do after he discovered ice cream? ______________________________.
76. What happened to ice cream after Nancy Johnson invented her ice cream machine? ______________________________.
77. When the booth next to him ran out of dishes, what did Ernest A. Hamwi do? ______________________________.
78. What does the underlined word “them” refer to? ______________________________.
79. Invent a flavor（口味） of ice cream. What will you call it? ______________________________.
Ⅸ. Writing（作文）：（共12分）
80. 根据中文提供的情景以及图示信息和英语提示词语，写一篇短文。
今年暑假，你们学校将组织你们前往纽约参加友好交流活动。学校要求你们写一篇有关上海的简介，以便在交流活动期间向外国朋友介绍和宣传上海。 要求：
1. 60字左右
2. 所提供的图示信息和英语提示词语仅供参考。
(in the south-east of China, attraction, offer, be famous for…)
（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）
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