【正文】 ngland D. Strange English People C Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea. OK, Dad, said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn39。s pocket 32. A man came to visit the boy39。re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why. Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (價格 )。t understand why we sustained (蒙受 ) losses in business while others always profit (盈利 ) Uncle Li asked one day. The tractor was too small Uncle Wang said without thinking. We39。re both poor C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain D. they39。t as good as the others39。 C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city D. they fot to carry them on a truck 第二節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，共 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容， 從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。 Dad was not only my best friend, but my pass (指南針 ). While he was alive(活著的 ), he 41 me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important 42 : “Believe in yourself.” If there was one phrase my dad 43 liked to hear, it was “I can?t.” He never got to finish high school and 44 two jobs to support(支撐 ) his large family, 45 he never plained（抱怨） . Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist. When I was in high school, I had a 46 time with math. He tried to help me, but I 47 struggled（奮斗） . So my math teacher suggested me to meet him at 7:00 each morning before school for 48 help. I told Dad, “That?s 49! I?m tired! I can?t do that!” He replied, “You?re doing it. I?ll send you to school.” Every morning at 6:45, we?d leave the 50 . Despite (盡管 ) working 12 hours every day, Dad never once 51 driving me to school. After months of 52 , I was facing the final exam. I was so 53 . On the day of the final, my dad hugged （擁抱） me and said, “Luke, 54 yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my 55 and in the hours of work I?d 56 . When I got my 57 proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserved（應得） it!” Even now, whenever I 58 that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how 59 something is, if you?re willing to work, you can succeed. I?m forever 60 to Dad for that lesson. 41. A. understood B. fave C. guided D. impressed 42. A. history B. lesson C. skill D. language 43. A. always B. almost C. ever D. never 44. A. did B. lost C. left D. finished 45. A. so B. or C. but D. and 46. A. good B. free C. hard D. short 47. A. still B. nearly C. hardly D. probably 48. A. real B. practical C. immediate D. extra 49. A. wonderful B. crazy C. expensive D. necessary 50. A. house B. school C. office D. farm 51. A. suggested B. risked C. enjoyed D. missed 52. A. meeting B. testing C. learning D. interviewing 53. A. excited B. nervous C. happy D. shocked 54. A. stand for B. hold back C. believe in D. look after 55. A. teacher B. luck C. time D. ability 56. A. wasted B. ignored C. picked up D. handed in 57. A. answer B. grade C. pay D. gift 58. A. hope B. fet C. worry D. promise 59. A. different B. important C. hard D. interesting 60. B. sorry C. polite D. useful 第二節(jié)（共 10 小題，每小題 分，滿分 15 分） 閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（ 1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式 In my opinion, we should try our best 61 (realize) our goals even though there 62 (be)little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, leading the way to hope and success. I used to be 63 shy girl in my primary school. I was weak 64 English at that time, especially for spoken English. So I was afraid to answer the teacher?s 65 (question) during English classes. After I entered my dream middle school. Something66 (change). I started to read many 67(interest) English 68 (story) and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot. I studied hard in class and practiced by69 (watch) English films and listening to English songs in my free time. Little by little, I found it more and more interesting to learn English. I could even talk with my classmates 70 (fluent)in English and I was not shy any more. At last, I got high grades in English and I had confidence to do it better in the future. 第三部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分 35 分） 第一節(jié) 短文改錯（共 10 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 10 分） In recently years， dust storms take place more and more often in the north of Chinese． They have brought much troubles to people?s life． The strong wind blows up the dust,and made the air very also stops many of people from going out． In past， people raised a large number of sheep． The sheep eat up a great