听力测试略。I.单项选择(10分)()16.When_______yourmotherborn?A.doesB.didC.wasD.were()17.—Howlongdidyoustudyhere?—Istudiedhere_______twoyears.A.inB.atC.ofD.for()18.Theboxis_______heavyforhim_______.Let’shelphim.A.very;tocarryB.too;tocarryC.too;carryD.very;carrying()19.Mymother_______cookinghalfanhourago.A.startedB.startsC.tostartD.starting()20.Allthestudentsstopped_______whentheteachercamein.A.totalkB.talkingC.tosayD.saying()21.Hisgrandmotherdied_______June5th,1996.A.inB.atC.onD./()22.Hewasthefirstoneinthe_______historyoftheU.Stowinthatprize.A.fifty-yearsB.fifty-yearC.fiftyyearsD.fiftyyear()23.Hissister________aspeechcontestyesterday.A.enteredB.wentinC.takespartinD.tookpartin()24.LiuLiangspendsfivehours_______thepianoeveryday.A.playingB.playsC.toplayD.play()25.WeallknowYaoMingis_______HoustonRockets(休斯敦火箭队)now.A.playingB.playingforC.playingatD.playingupII.完形填空(10分)Canyouhelpmenow,mydearfriends?Ihavea26now.My14-year-olddaughter,Kate,isinGrade8.Every27wegetintohomeworkbattles(争执).Threeafternoonsaweek,shehasactivitiesafterschoolandbythetimeshe28home,homeworkisthelastthingshefeelslikedoing.29twodays,shegetshomeearly,30shethinkssheshouldhave31towatchTVandplay.WhenKateatlastsitsdowntodoherhomework,shejustwantsmethereto32herallthetime.Idowanttodothat,butIthinkthatsheshouldbeabletodoit33.Andwhat’smore,mostofthetime,Ihavemanyotherthingstodo.Ijustfeelthatchildrenthesedayshavemuch34homeworkthanwedidwhenwewereyoung,anditisreallyhardforthem.Asyoucansee,I’mreallyworriedabouthomeworkandIreallydon’tknow35Ishoulddo.Doyouhaveanyideas?()26.A.questionB.lessonC.storyD.problem()27.A.weekdayB.afternoonC.morningD.weekend()28.A.leavesB.getstoC.arrivesD.leavesfor()29.A.AnotherB.OtherC.TheotherD.Others()30.A.butB.soC.andD.because()31.A.sometimeB.sometimeC.sometimesD.sometimes()32.A.helpB.watchC.studyD.stop()33.A.herselfB.easilyC.finallyD.forus()34.A.lessB.fewerC.mostD.more()35.A.howB.whereC.whoD.whatIII.阅读理解(20分)AManyyearsago,therewasafamily—theFranklins.TheylivedinBoston.Therewerefivegirlsandsixboysinthefamily.OnaJanuarydayin1706,anotherbabyboywasborn.Thefamilygavetheboyaname—Benjamin.Benjaminwasthebrightestofallthechildren.Hecouldreadwhenhewasfive,andwritebythetimehewasseven.Whenhewaseight,hewassenttoschool.Inschool,Benjaminhadbeengoodatreadingandwritingbutnotmath.Hereadallhisfather’sbooks.Andwheneverhehadsomemoney,hespentitonbooks.Helikedbooksverymuch.Theytoldhimhowtodosomething.Atthattimeheinventedthepaddles(桨)forswimming.根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。()36.TheFranklinslivedinEngland.()37.Thereweretwelvechildreninthefamily.()38.Benjaminwasborninthefirstmonthoftheyear1706.()39.Benjamindidwellinmathwhenhewasinschool.()40.Benjaminspentmuchmoneyonbooks.BOncetherewasachildreadytobeborn,soGodsaidthefollowingthingstohim:“Therearemanyangels(天使)intheworld,Ichose(1)________foryou.Shewillbewaitingforyouandwilltakecareofyou.Yourangelwillsingandsmileforyoueveryday.Andyouwillfeelyourangel’slove,andthisamazingthingcanmakeyouhappy.”“(2)angel,tell,you,your,words,the,most,will,and,beautiful,sweetest,andwithmuchpatience(耐心)andcare,yourangelwillteachyouhowtospeak.”“(3)Yourangelwilltryeverythingshecantomakeyousafe,evenif(甚至)itcostsherlife.”Atthemomenttheycouldhearthesoundfromtheearth,andthechild,inahurry,asked,“Oh,God,Iamgoing...