VIII. 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分）
A
The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, "What's water?" No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, "Why don't you answer my question ? Didn't I tell you what water was like?" Just then a boy put up his hand and said , "Miss Li, you told us that water has no colour or smell. But where to find such kind of water ? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell ." Most of the children agreed with him . "I'm sorry, children," said the teacher, "Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That's a problem."
( )61.The students were having their _______ class.
A. English B. Chinese C. chemistry D. maths
( )62.Miss Li was telling the children what _______ was like.
A. water B. air C. earth D. weather
( )63.A boy said, "The water in the river behind my house is always _______."
A. white B. black C. clean D. clear
( )64.Most of the children _______ the boy.
A. agreed with B. wrote to C. heard from D. sent for
( )65.The water in the river has colour and smell because it getting _______.
A. more and more B. less and less
C. cleaner and cleaner D. dirtier and dirtier
B
Dear Wei Lin:
It was really good to hear from you again, but I was surprised to learn that you started smoking soon after you went to the U.S. You said that smoking helps you relax. This might be true, but there are better ways to relax . And doctors tell us that smoking can only help us relax for a short time.
I remember when you were in Taiwan, you were afraid that the air pollution might harm(对---有害处)your health. But don't you think you're also harming your health when you smoke?
Smoking can hurt other people's health, too. And I've heard that some people have gotten cancer from second-hand smoke. So for your own health and for the health of others, please give up smoking …
Yours, Alex
( )66.From the letter, we know that Wei Lin ________ .
A. couldn't smoke
B. started smoking when he was old
C. started smoking when he was in Taiwan
D. learned to smoke after he went to U.S.
( )67.Why did he smoke?
A. He was too busy. B. He enjoyed smoking.
C. He needed it. D. He wanted to relax.
( )68.What does the writer think of smoking?
A. He likes it very much . B. It is good to relax.
C. It is harmful to health. D. It is OK to smoke a little.
( )69.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Alex asked Wei Lin to give up smoking.
B. Alex was Wei Lin's friend.
C. Alex hated smoking because it hurt health.
D. Wei Lin got cancer.
( )70.According to the writer, smoking is _______.
A. harmful to smokers' health B. not good to others' health
C. as harmful as air pollution D. All of the above
C
Many, many years ago there were many forests on the earth. The trees died. They fell down, lay（躺）on the ground and became covered with earth. The trees of the old forests lay under the ground. The trees lay for thousand of years. After a long time the wood was changed. It became black and hard. It became coal(煤).Coal is not only used for burning. It is also used for many other things. For example, we can get beautiful colours from coal. The matters（物质）to colour the walls of rooms are got from coal. Coal is one of the most useful things in the world.
( )71. Many, many years ago, there were lots of _______ on the earth.
A. wood B. trees C. coal D. stones
( )72.The trees fell down _______ they died.
A. before B. after C. if D. or
( )73.The dead trees under the ground could be changed into _______.
A. trees B. forests C. coal D. flowers
( )74.Coal is used for _______.
A. burning B. many other things C. everything D. both A and B
( )75._______ can be got from coal.
A. Only colours B. Only one colour
C. All things D. Many useful things
D
" Cool " is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.
" Cool " can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, "It's cool." You may think, "He is so cool," when you see your favourite football player. And here is an interesting story we can use to show one of the different ways the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. One student wrote, "It's so cool." Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without " cool ", some people have no words to show the same meaning. So can you think of many other words that makes your life as colourful as the word " Cool " ? If you can, I think that is also very cool.
( )76.We know that the word "Cool" has _______.
A. many different meanings B. no meaning
C. only one meaning D. the same meaning
( )77.In the passage, the word "express" means "_______".
A. see B. show C. know D. feel
( )78.If you are _______ something, you may say, "It's cool."
A.interested in B.angry about C.afraid of D.unhappy with
( )79.From the passage, we know that the writer is _______ the way that the word " Cool " is used.
A.pleased with B.afraid of C.worried about D.careful with
( )80.In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word " cool " _______.
A. can be used instead of many words
B. usually means something interesting
C. can make your life colourful
D. may not be as cool as it seems
第四部分 书面表达（共一大题，满分20分）
IX. 寒假 (Winter holidays) 快到了，怎样安排才算有意义呢？有人说上网（Go surfing on Internet.），有人说看电视（Watch TV.），有人说去旅游（Go traveling），也有人说抓紧学习（To spend more time on study.）…… 下面请秀出你的想法，说说你的寒假打算。 .
词数：80左右。 卷面要求：书写须工整（5分）
