make the little boy remember.
Christmas was near, and Bertie was busy making out a long list of things that he wanted Santa Claus to bring him.“Santa Claus may forget some of those things.” said his mother.
“He cannot,” replied Bertie,“because I will write all the things on this paper. Then Santa Claus can see it and put the things in my stocking(长袜).”
Christmas morning came, and Bertie was up early to see what was in his stocking. His mother kept away from him as far as she could, for she knew what Santa Claus had done.
Finally she heard him coming to her room. He held a list in his hand,which is much longer than the one he had made out. He put it in his mother’s hand, while tears of
disappointment fell from his eyes. It was a list of all the things that Bertie had forgotten to do over the last six months. At the end of all was written, in big letters, “I FORGOT.”.
Bertie cried for an hour. Then they went to grandpa’s house. There for the first time he saw a Christmas tree. It was very strange to Bertie, but on the Christmas tree he found everything he had written on his list.
Did he change his bad habit? Not all at once,but when his mother saw that he was very careless,she would say, “Remember, Santa Claus does not forget!”
45. When Bertie was asked to do something,his answer always was“_____.”in the end.
A. I remembered B. I returned C. I didD. I forgot 46. Bertie made a long list of the things ________. A. he puton the Christmas tree B. he had forgotten to do before C. he wanted Santa to bring him
D. his parents wanted him to remember
47. How did Bertie feel after he read the list Santa Clausleft to him? A. He was disappointed. B. He was excited. C. He was pleased. D. He was angry.
48. Why would his mother say, “Remember, Santa Claus does not forget!”? A. To make Bertie remember Santa Claus’gifts. B. To remind Bertie to change his bad habit. C. To help Santa Claus not to forget the list. D. To tell Bertie Santa Claus never forgets.
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At the end of your holiday you’ll find you are fitter, moreenergetic and have more friends! It is really the perfect holiday.
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The Culture Exchange Holidayoffersprogrammes in more cities than ever before
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Weekends are spent with the American family, but on Sundays cultural visits are also offered to places of interest and on these visits you will meet other exchange students. Our group leaders are fully qualified and experienced tour guides. You can even enter our competition and win a free Cultural Exchange Holiday!
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49. Ifwe have a bike and want to have a perfectholiday, we can __________. A. join a Paradise Cycling Adventure Holiday B. learn English at real American schools C. go and play with our friends nearby D. join a Cultural Exchange Holiday
50. Ifwejoin the Paradise CyclingAdventure Holiday,wewill__________. A. win the competition for a free holiday B. visit many famous American cities C. see mountains,the sea and lakes
D. cycle up to all mountains quickly
51. Duringa culture exchange holiday, we can ___________. A.go to American schools with the children over 16 B. accept American students to live in our homes C. livewith an American familyfor five weeks D. visit places of interestthe whole weekend 52. The passage is mainly about _________. A. the introduction of teenagers’holiday B. the experience of teenagers’holiday C. the purpose of teenagers’holiday D. the changes of teenagers’holiday
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Technology to Help Developing Countries
When we think about giving help to developing countries, we often think about giving money so that these countries can build schools and hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find clean water supplies. These seem to be the most important basic needs of the people we are trying to help. However, it’sfar from enough. Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got to come up with some better ideas to
help them.
I was very surprised, then, when I read about a plan to make cheap laptop
computersfor children in developing countries. A man called Nicholas Negroponte
invented a cheaplaptop computer, which can run without electricity. He decided to invent this computer after he visited a school in Cambodia.
The laptop which Mr.Negroponte has designed is a little different from the normal laptop computers you can buy in the shops. One difference is that it will be covered in rubber（橡胶）so that it is very strong and won’t be damagedeasily. As an electricity supplycan be a problem in developing countries,the computer also has a special handle so that children can wind the computer up to give it extra power when needed.
These special laptop computers will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr.
Negroponte wants to build as many as 15 million machines in the first year of production. The idea is that these computers will help the children’s education as they will be able to access the Internet. These computers might not help the people in developing countries immediately, but by improving children’s education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term.
Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones
so that they can be used again. In the UK, and probably in many other countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year. The waste created by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment, so it seems to be an excellent idea to recycle them. In this way we will be able to achieve two important goals at the same time. We will reduce the waste
we produce and help others. In other words, we will be able to “kill two birds with one stone”, and that is always a good thing.
53. The expression“be damaged” in Paragraph 3 probably means“_________”.
A. be fixed B. be hurtC. be usedD. be broken
54. From the passage we can learn thatthe cheap laptop__________. A. can help the developing countries with theelectricity supply B. can be moved and carried with the help of a special handle C. can help the children’s educationby surfing the Internet D. will be covered with rubber so that it can save money
55. The writer may agreethat in developing countries these ideas can_________. A. help the children reduce waste and earn money B. be good for the environment and the education C. help the children solve the problems at once D. provide the basic needsforthe people there
七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。（共10分，每小题2分）
Once upon a time there were three roommates who lived on the sixtieth floor of a tall building.
One evening they returned home from hard work, they were very tired. 56 . So they tried to think of how to get to their apartment, finally one of them said,“57 , but to climb the stairs all the way up, I suggest that after twenty floors, one of us tellsa funny story, so we laugh and forget about
being tired. And again on the fortiethfloor, the second one would do the same.When we get to the sixtieth floor, the last one should tell a sad story.So we can fall asleep right away. ”
They all agreed, and after reachingthetwenty-firstfloor, one told them a very funny story. 58 .And then the second boytold even a better joke, again they laughed even harder, and continued up till they got to their apartment door. The first two said to the third one, “59 . So we can go straight to bed.”
“I will tell you one of the saddest things that could have ever happened to us.” he said.“And what would that be?” They both asked.“60 .” he replied.
八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
You might hear about all the different clubs at your
school and wonder – where did they all come from? How do you start a school club? This simple step-by-step guide will show you how to start a club right from the beginning to the end.
Work out the plan.Choose a time and a place for your club. Decide on a room tohold the club in with your friend, and speak with the person in charge of the room.
Agree with them on a time, but make it during school hours, and not during lessons or work time. Plan out how the club will run. At many schools, students start planning the club before the summer vacation.
Find responsible people. You can’t start a club with only one member. Every club needs some people who are responsible, intelligent and hardworking. A club including people like this will certainly succeed. Also starting to talk with the responsible friends will help in the planning of the club so that you will not have to do it by yourself.
Talk to the teachers. Speak to the teachers of both your classes and your members’ classes. If all of them agree on your plan, you may speak to the headmaster. If the headmaster agrees, move on to the next step.
Persuade（说服）others to join. The first thing is to create a poster. On the poster, you can introduce your club with some pictures to attract others. Prepare a speech. Make people understand the motive of your club and different needs of the club. This will provide a clear view to get people to join.
Stay organized. Now that a club has started, it is not over yet. All of the hard parts may have passed, but there is still the maintenance（维护）of the club. You need to make sure that everything works well and members can learn and enjoy themselves in the club.
Enjoy your club!
61. Will this step-by-step guide show you how to start a club? 62. When do students start planning the club at many schools? 63. What kind of people does every club need?
64. What isthe first thing to persuadeothers to join in the club? 65. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
书面表达（共15分）
九、文段表达（15分）
根据中文和英文提示，用英文写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的邮件。邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
66．假如你叫李华，你的英国笔友Peter通过邮件想了解你心目中的榜样，请你根据以下提示，给他写一封邮件，告诉他你心目中的榜样是谁？你敬佩他/她的理由，以及你的感悟。
提示词语：help, work hard, popular, kind, never give up
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