【正文】 l never be unnecessary, especially for children. A sincere (真誠的〉 praise may be better than 10, 000 bad words. 56. What did people think of Hill before the age of nine? A. Clever. B. Creative. C. Unfriendly. D. Foolish. 57. Hill started making friends with his stepmother after she ______. A. smiled at him B. looked at him carefully C. said good words about him D. said bad words about him 58. Which of the following is wrong about Hill? A. He accepted his stepmother39。s the best way to learn. C. It39。 16. Who is the letter from? A. Li Ping. B. Jim C. Mike 17. Where is Li Ping now? A. In China B. In Australia C. In the USA 18. How old is Mike? 2 A. 13 B. 14 C. 15 19. What subject does Miss Green teach? A. Chinese B. English C. Chinese Kung Fu 20. Where is Mr. Smith from? A. China B. France C. The USA 二、 基礎(chǔ)知識運用（共兩節(jié)：滿分 25 分） 第一節(jié) 單項選擇 （共 10 小題： 每小題一分，滿分 10 分） Dad, I’m afraid it’s too hard. _____! You can do it. A. Well done B. Come on C. Thanks D. You’re wele 22. I like the places where the weather is warm. I hope ____ Hawaii this winter. A. visiting B. to visit C. visited didn’t know_____________________. A. when would the train arrive B. where could I get the book. C. what has been done. D. who left the message wonder if Bill___ me at the airport. If he____, I will tell him the news. A. es, es B. will meet, will e C. es, will e D. will meet, es 25. Look! Laura is getting the first place. ____ fast runner she is. A. How B. What C. How a D. What a 26.—Why is Mr. Yang still in the teacher’s office? —Maybe he ____ his work yet. A. doesn’t finish B. hasn’t finish C. haven’t finish D. didn’t finish 27. Don’t talk ___ in class. A. louder B. loudly C. aloud D. loud 28. The house is ____ expensive ____ I can’t afford it. A. so, that B. such, that C. so, as to D. enough, that you know when Columbus___ America? A. found B, found out C. looked for D. discover 30. What’s the most important morning news on CCTV today? The Chinese government warned Japan ___ do harm to Chinese territorial sovereignty(領(lǐng)土主權(quán) ) again and again. A. to not B. didn’t C. not to D. do not 第二節(jié) 完形填空 Mr. Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often 31 some books from the library. He 32 to the radio every morning and reads 33 after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His 34 worship(崇拜 )him very much. Mike, Mr. Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He 35 likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Clarke always thinks he’s too 36 to understand him and chooses 37 ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(對 …… 滿意 )it. One day Mike read 38 about the lights and was 39 it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him 40 questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, 3 “Fathers always know 41 than sons!” The boy thought for a while and said, “ 42 .” His father asked, “Oh? Why?” Mike didn’t answer, and asked 43 , “Who invented the lights?” “