【正文】 made B. has made C. are making 8. —______ is the population of China today? — It’s about one billion, three hundred million. A. How many B. How much C. What （ *） —9. Is there a cat over there? —Yes, _______ cat is black and white. A. a B. an C. the （ *） 10. —Why are you standing outside the gate? —My father _____ me wait for him. A. kept B. told C. made 11. _________ the doctor, the boy came back to life. A. Good luck to B. Thanks to C. Wele to 12. An umbrella will protect you __________ the rain. A. over B. to C. from 13. Government should build more hospitals to supply better care for people, and that means we need more ______ at the same time. A. teachers B. doctors C. police 14. The police ________ looking for the man who killed someone last night. A. is B. was C. are 15. The boy didn’t know what the population of China _________. A. are B. was C. were 16. —Is the population of Sichuan __________ than Henan? — No, it’s __________. A. more, fewer B. larger, smaller C. larger, fewer （ *） 17. _________ my students are good at English. A. The number of B. A number of C. a lots of （ *） 18. —What do you think of the film? —Wonderful. It’s _______ one I have ever seen. A. a better B. a great C. the best （ *） 19. The little boy wrote _______ “U” and ________ “N” on the wall. A. a, an B. an, a C. a, a 20. _____ increasing population is _______ environment problem in many countries. A. The, an B. An, the C. An, an （ *） 二、 完形填空： This is a true story. It happened to a friend of mine a year ago. While my friend, Gee, was reading in bed, two thieves（賊） climbed into another room. It was very 1__, so they turned on the light. Suddenly they heard a _ 2___ behind them. “What’s up?” “What’s up?” someone __3__. The thieves turned off the light and _ _4__ as quickly as heard the noise and came downstairs __6___. He turned on the light, __7__ he couldn’t see anyone. The __8__ were already gone. But Gee’s parrot（鸚鵡） , Henry, was still there. “What’s up, Gee?” he called. “Nothing, _ 9__,” Gee said and smiled. “Go back to __10__.” 1. A. black B. dirty C. bright D. dark 2. A. noise B. voice C. sound D. song 3. A. called B. told C. spoke D. sounded 4. A. fell off B. jumped C. ran away D. cried 5. A. they did B. they was C. they can D. possible 6. A. fast B. quietly C. slowly D. quickly 7. A. but B. and C. when D. or 8. A. friends B. birds C. thieves D. police 9. A. Tom B. parrot C. Henry D. my son 10. A. work B. reading C. sleep D. watching (**)三、 閱讀理解： (A) Confucius was born on September 28,551 BC. Chinese regard Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. He had about 3000 students. For more than 2020 years, Confucius’ ideas have been around in people’s everyday life. Now they have gone far into east and south Asia. People can still hear them today. Why are his ideas so popular? Because they help a lot in everyday life. Confucius said young people should take care of the old. People should give up thinking of themselves and work for others. As a great teacher, Confucius said all should go to school if they could. 1. Confucius was born on _______. A. September 28,551AD B. September 28,551BC C. December 28,551 BC D. December 28,551 AD 2. Confucius’ ideas have gone far into _____. A. east and south Asia B. north and west Asia C. east and south Africa D. north and west Africa 3. Confucius thought ______. A. young people needn’t take care of the old B. people should think of themselves C. people should work for others D. all the people could go to school 4. What do people think of Confucius? A. The greatest leader and teacher. B. The greatest thinker and teacher. C. The greatest leader and thinker. D. The greatest doctor and teacher. 5. What’s the passage mainly about? A. All should go to school. B. The old and the young. C. Work for others. D. Confucius and his ideas. (B) Light and shadow are friends. They usually go together.