1 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Hello, I’m Lily. I’m fourteen. I’m a student in a middle school. I have a big family—my parents, my two brothers, my sister and me.

    1     Maria’s birthday is on April 2nd. Tony’s birthday is on April 5th and Jack’s birthday is on April 15th. It’s really interesting.     2     It’s on November 15th. My father’s birthday is in November, too, only three days after mine. We always have our birthday party together.

    3     She needs to get all the things ready (准备好的) for our parties. It’s December 31st today. It’s my mother’s birthday.     4     Tony and Jack buy her a red dress (裙子). My sister and I buy her a hat. What about my father? He makes a big dinner for my mother. We thank our mother for what she does for the family.

A．When is my birthday?

B．We buy some nice things for her.

C．We all love our mother.

D．My mother is always busy when we have birthday parties.

E．My sister Maria and my brothers Tony and Jack have birthdays in April.

2 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容按要求完成任务。

Linda is my best friend. She lives with her father, Peter. Peter makes birthday cakes in a store. He works from 6:00 am to 7:30 pm. His cakes are great and many people come to buy them every day.

Today is Peter’s birthday but he doesn’t know it. He is too busy.

Linda wants to have an interesting party for her father. So our classmates go to Linda’s home to help her with it. I’m one of them. Anna brings many kinds of fruit and cleans the room. Tom buys some meat. Also, of course, we have to have a big birthday cake. So I go to Peter’s store and buy a big cake for him. But he doesn’t know who the cake is for.

When Peter comes home and sees the cake, he gets to know that’s his birthday cake. A big smile comes on his face. At 8:00 in the evening, it’s the party time. We all sing “Happy birthday” and eat the nice cake. We have a good time.

1. Finish the chart according to the article. Fill in each blank with no more than 3 words.

An interesting party	Preparation (准备)	Anna brings many kinds of fruit and ________ the room.
		Tom buys ________.
		The writer goes to Peter’s store and ________ a big cake for him.
	Result (结果)	Peter comes home and sees the cake. ________ comes on his face. At 8:00 pm, it’s the party time. They all ________ “Happy birthday” and eat the nice cake. They have a good time.

2. Why do many people buy Peter’s cakes every day?
______________________________________________
3. Does Peter work hard (努力工作)? How do you know that? (你怎么知道的呢？)
______________________________________________
4. What do you think of (认为) Linda? Write down your reason (原因) in about 20 words.
______________________________________________

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8 . Today is March 8th. It’s Women’s Day (妇女节) and it’s also Grandma’s 70th ________.

Joe asks his brother John, “What ________ will you give to Grandma?” John shows a beautiful ________ and says, “Grandma loves pictures. I ________ it in the art class.”

“What about you, Susan?” Joe asks his sister. “I want to make a ________ hat for Grandma. Her hat is too old.” She says.

Joe goes into the kitchen (厨房). His parents ________ food for Grandma. Dad cooks Chinese food-Mapo tofu. Mom makes a delicious ________.

Joe doesn’t know what to do, ________ he can’t draw, cook or make things. Then Joe goes into Grandma’s room. “Grandma, they all have gifts for you but (除了) me. I’m so ________.” says Joe.

Grandma hugs (拥抱) Joe and says, “They don’t have time to ________ me, but now you can. That’s what I want.” Joe is happy to hear this.

1.

A．restaurant

B．birthday

C．symbol

D．weekend

2.

A．gift

B．job

C．idea

D．doll

3.

A．cup

B．bag

C．balloon

D．picture

4.

A．grow

B．draw

C．find

D．buy

5.

A．big

B．short

C．new

D．long

6.

A．remember

B．celebrate

C．prepare

D．climb

7.

A．cake

B．card

C．house

D．table

8.

A．so

B．but

C．if

D．because

9.

A．boring

B．sorry

C．busy

D．happy

10.

A．dance for

B．look for

C．talk with

D．live with

4 . 根据语篇内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词，并用其正确形式填空。将单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每个单词只能用一次。

have   his   on   twelve   happy   why   thank   symbol   asks   early

Henry is an English boy. It is     1     first time to come to China to see his aunt. Today is Saturday. It’s his     2     birthday. The family have a party for him. He gets up     3     and he wants to buy some food for the birthday party this afternoon.

He sees a big bowl (碗) of noodles     4     the table when he comes out of his bedroom. It is a bowl of tomato and egg noodles. In England, Henry usually     5     bread and milk for breakfast. He likes tomato and egg noodles, but he doesn’t know     6     his aunt cooks noodles this morning.

“Dear aunt, why do you cook noodles for me?” he     7    . “Because it is your birthday today,” says his aunt. “In China, the long noodles are a     8     of long life. I hope you’ll live a     9     and healthy life.” Henry says, “    10    , dear aunt. It’s the first special gift for my birthday.”

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5 . Gramma Goodie visits her grandchildren every Sunday afternoon. And every time, Gramma Goodie has gifts (礼物). Sometimes it’s something you need, like socks or sweaters. Sometimes it’s movie tickets or a big teddy bear.

One Sunday, Chris and Jamie heard their parents talking. They said that Gramma’s birthday was next Sunday. They were going to plan a special dinner and make a delicious cake for her birthday surprise.

“Gramma Goodie has a birthday?” they thought. Both were a little confused. Grammas have birthdays? Who in the world knew?

“Well, we have to get her a gift,” Jamie decided.

“But what?” asked Chris. “Gramma Goodie has EVERYTHING!”

They thought about many things. A scarf? She had many. Flowers? She had a rose garden. Oh, what would Chris and Jamie do? They spent all week thinking. They thought in math class. They daydreamed during breaks. They thought themselves to sleep! Nothing came to mind.

On Sunday, the doorbell rang. As always, Gramma Goodie had gifts. The children thanked her and left to think about Gramma’s gift.

At dinner, the children were quiet as mice.

“Now I can’t have you sad on my birthday,” said Gramma. “What’s wrong with you two?”

“Gramma, we wanted to give you something special for your birthday,” Jamie said.

“But we thought of nothing,” said Chris.

Gramma smiled and held the children in her arms. Then she said near their ears. “Oh, my dear, don’t you know? You two are the best gifts I could ever ask for.”

1. Whose birthday is next Sunday?

A．Chris’s.

B．Gramma’s.

C．Jamie’s.

2. Which of the following (以下的) has a similar meaning to the underlined word “confused” in paragraph 3?

A．Having a dislike for something.

B．Feeling unhappy about something.

C．Finding something difficult to understand.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The children would make a birthday cake for Gramma’s birthday.

B．Gramma brings all kinds of clothes to the children every Sunday.

C．Gramma doesn’t want any gifts because she has the grandchildren.

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Gift For Gramma Goodie

B．A Caring Grandmother

C．The Best Gifts for Grandchildren

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7 . It is Grandma’s 85th birthday. People in the family talk about gifts for her. “I give her a photo,” says Brian. “I take it with my new camera (照相机). What gift do you want to give her?” he asks his 5-year-old brother Mike.

“I don’t know,” says Mike. “I don’t have a camera. And I don’t know what to prepare.”

Mike goes into the kitchen. His mum is busy cooking.

“Mum, what do you want to give to Grandma?”

“I make her favourite cake,” says Mike’s mum.

“I can’t make cakes. I don’t know how to do them,” says Mike.

He goes to his sister’s room. “Susan, what do you give to Grandma?”

“I make her a birthday card,” says Susan.

“I’m not good at drawing. I don’t know how to make it,” says Mike.

He then goes and sits next to Grandma on the sofa. “Everyone has a gift for you, but me. I can’t take a photo, cook or draw. I don’t have anything to give you,” says Mike with an unhappy face.

Grandma puts her arms (胳膊) around the little boy. “No one (没有人) has the time to come and stay with me. That’s what you can give me,” says Grandma.

Mike feels happy and says “Happy Birthday” to his grandma.

1. What does the underlined (划线的) word “it” refer to (指代)?

A．A photo.

B．A camera.

C．A birthday cake.

D．A card.

2. What does Mike’s mum make for Grandma’s birthday?

A．Some bread.

B．A cake.

C．Some noodles.

D．Some dumplings.

3. How does Mike feel after knowing others’ gifts?

A．Excited.

B．Happy.

C．Surprised.

D．Sorry (抱歉).

4. What can be the best title (题目) for the passage (文章)?

A．The Birthday Gifts for Grandma	B．The Importance (重要性) of Being Happy
C．Birthday Customs (风俗) Around the World	D．The Way to Make Grandma Happy

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4 . Liu Yan is a teacher in a middle school.     1     Her son’s name is Wang Hao. He is thirteen. Her daughter’s name is Wang Rui. She is only seven. Today is September 10th.     2     It’s Teachers’ Day, too.

In the morning, Liu Yan, her daughter and her son go to a store and buy some things. Liu Yan buys a red skirt and a big birthday cake for her daughter.     3     What about her son? He buys a watch for his mother.

    4     Her students come to the party. They say “Happy birthday!” to Wang Rui and say “Happy Teachers’ Day!” to Liu Yan.     5    

After that, Liu Yan’s daughter gives the card she buys to her mother. It says “Thanks, Mom. Happy Teachers’ Day to you!” When Liu Yan sees the card, she is very happy.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A．It’s Wang Rui’s birthday.

B．And then they eat the birthday cake.

C．She has a son and a daughter.

D．In the afternoon, Liu Yan has a party for her daughter.

E．And her daughter buys a card.

8 . 听对话，回答小题。
1. How old is Tom now?

A．Eleven.

B．Fourteen.

C．Fifteen.

2. When is Tom’s mother’s birthday?

A．On 4th January.

B．On 14th January.

C．On 24th January.

3. What colour does Tom’s mother like best?

A．Green.

B．Red.

C．Yellow.