Ⅲ．阅读理解／Reading comprehension(37．5分)
A
Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather．They are in space，and they can reach any part of the world．The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气)，because this is where the weather form．They send these pictures to the weather stations．So meteorologists(气象学家)can see the weather of any part of the world．From the pictures，the scientists can often say how the weather will change．
Today，nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures．When they receive new pictures，the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones．Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours．This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change，too．In their next weather forecast，the meteorologists can say this．
So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists．Before satellites were invented，the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 0r 48 hours．Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days．Soon，perhaps，they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead．
31．Satellites travel ．
A．in space
B．in the atmosphere
C．above the ground
D．above space
32.Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere?Because ．
A．the weather satellites can do it easily
B．clouds form there
C．the weather forms there
D．the pictures can forecast the weather
33．Meteorologists forecast the weather ．
A．when they have received satellite pictures
B．after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones
C．before they received satellite pictures
D．during they study satellite pictures
34．Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ．
A．one day
B．two days
C．five days
D．seven days or even longer
35．The main idea of this passage is that satellites aye now used in ．
A．taking pictures of the atmosphere
B．receiving pictures of the atmosphere
C．doing other work in many ways
D．weather forecasting
B
No one wants to look silly or do the wrong thing at a new job．It is important to make the fight impression(印象)from the very first day．You will face new people．You will be in a new place．
It may be difficult to know what to d0．Here are five tips to help you make it through the firstday at a new job：
1．First impressions can last forever．Make sure you make a good one．Before your first day，find out if your new job has a dress code(rules about what you can weal"to work)．If S0，be sure to follow it．No matter what，always be neat and clean．
2．Get to work on time．Give yourseff an extra l5 minutes to make sure you arrive on time．
3．Pay attention to introductions．One of the first things that your supervisor may do is to intro-duce you to co-workers．These CO-workers will be important to you．They ale the ones who will answer your questions when the boss is not around．
4．Ask plenty of questions．Make sure that your supervisor has told you what is expected of you．If he or she has not told you your duties，ask for a list．Set daily and weekly goals for yourself．
5．Never be the first one to leave．Observe what your C0—workers do around quitting time(下班时间)．It does not look good for you to be eager to leave．
36．Before you arrive at work，you should ．
A．dress in fl fight way
B．introduce yourself
C．know your duties
D．know your CO-workers well
37．According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE?( )
A．You should be the first one to leave your work．
B．You should ask your C0—workers for your duties．
C．You should not be eager to go back home．
D．You are required to arrive l 5 minutes earlier．
38．According to the passage，your supervisor is most likely your ．
A．visitor
B．teacher
C．workmate
D．1eader
39．The writer thinks that a new job is to people．
A．a duty
B．a challenge
C．an offer
D．fun
40．What is the best title for this passage?( )
A．Getting a New Job
B．Tips on How to Work
C．The First—day Work
D．The Importance of Co-workers
C
Harry was a boy of fourteen years old．He was tall and stron9．And he ran the fastest in his class．So everyone was very proud of him in his class．A new student came to his class a month ago．His name was Mike．He was thin and short．But his classmates found that he ran very fast while they were playing football．They wanted to know if Mike could run faster than Harry．Jack，one of
Harry’S friends，told Harry about it．Of course，Harry didn’t believe it．
“Why not have a race with him?”said Jack．“That’s a good idea l’，said Harry．“Go to tell the unlucky boy．I’ll have a race with him tomorrow morning．”
Early the next morning，Harry got ready for the race．He was sure that he could be first．Jack didn’t wake up on time and couldn’t go with him．That evening Jack went to see Harry．They began to talk about the race．Harry’S grandma heard them in the next room．She came in and asked，“What’S the result，Harry?”
“I was the second．Grandma．”answered Harry．
“Congratulations to you!”the old woman said happily．“And how was Mike?”
“He was the last but one．”
41．Harry”classmates were proud of him because .
A.he was tall
B．he was the top student in his school
C．he ran fastest in his class
D．he was strong
42,Harry didn’t believe Jack because ．
A．Jack often made jokes with him
B．Mike was much shorter and thinner than he
C．Mike was new in the class
D．he didn’t know Mike at all
43．Jack didn’t go with Harry because ．
A．he woke up too late
B．he didn’t like to see the result
C．he was too tired
D．he had some homework
44.The phrase“last but one”means ．
A．第一名
B．倒数第二名
C．最后一名
D．第二名
45．In fact(事实上) ．
A．Harry didn’t tell his grandma the truth
B．Mike won the race
C．Harry won the race
D．Harry was very proud of himself，too
D
Long ago a kind farmer with the name of Fred lived in a small old house happily together withhis gentle wife，Doris，
who couldn’t see anything at the age of five．
One cold winter night，the Luck Fairy(仙女)visited them while they were eating some bread in the dim(昏暗的)light．
“Fred，you’re so kind．I’d like to give you a wish．It’s my pleasure to satisfy you．”said the Luck Fairy．
“A wish?”Fred and Doris asked，standing hand in hand and smiling at each other．Then Fred answered，
“Thanks，Luck Fairy．We’re living a happy life．…‘We are no longer young．but we still work in the field
from morning to night every day．We enjoy ourselves，”said Doris．
“You work very hard but you make SO little money．Would you like some gold coins to buy a comfortable house?”
asked the Luck Fairy．“0h no，my dear Luck Fairy．We love our small old house．We have lived here for a long time，”
answered Fred，without a moment’s hesitation(犹豫)．“We are happy to work and live together all the time．That’s enough．”
Doris agreed．
The couple(夫妇)were quite different from other people the Luck Fairy had ever met．She appreciated(欣赏)them very much．
She disappeared，sayin9，“l wish you a happy life forever.”
Many years later，the couple lived happily as usual．It seemed to others that they were the happiest in the world．
Satisfaction is a kind of feeling that needs to be experienced from inside．It’s very important to be satisfied
with what you’ve got．If you enjoy the pleasure of the simple life。good luck will follow you．
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
46．What would the Luck Fairy give Fred?(1．5分)

47．Was Fred very poor，but seldom unhappy?(1．5分)

48．Why did the Luck Fairy want to help the couple?(1．5分)

49．why did the couple refuse the Luck Fairy’s help?(1．5分)

50．What can we learn from the article?(1．5分)
Ⅳ．短文改错／Proofreading and error correction(10分)
In Grade Eight I took physics．In one test I get
only 36 percent of the answer correct．I failed the 52．
next one，either．I started to think that maybe l was 53．
not good at it．However，1 was not lucky enough t0 54．
have a teacher which didn’t take my bad grades as a 55．
judgment of my abilities，but simply like an indication 56．
how I should study harder．He pulled me aside and told 57．
me that he knew I could do better．He permitted to retake58．
the test，and l was pulled my grade to an A．This is what 59．
I discovered：just because a subject is difficulty to learn60．
it doesn’t mean you are not good at it．
V．单词拼写／Word spelling(7．5分)
61．Please look up the new words in a d ．
62．I’m very h ．Please give me something to eat．
63．It’S e for him to fly a kite．He can fly it well．
64．The children are all Y Pioneers．
65．There are sixty m in an hour．
Ⅵ．书面表达／Writing(15分)
假设你是李晓平，是“北京小学”的学生。请你围绕“建设和谐社会”的主题，
根据下面所给出的要点提示，用英语给全市小学生写一封倡议书。
要点提示：
1．人与社会如祖国、家乡、学校，热爱关心；
2．人与人如家人、师长、同学，诚信互助；
3．人与自然如能源、环境、动植物，爱惜保护；
4．你的态度(内容由考生自己拟定)。
注意：
1．词数在100词左右，倡议书的开头、结尾以及提示句已经为你写好，不计人词数。
2．内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯。
A Letter to Primary School Students in Betiing
Dear fellow students，
Our government is aiming to build a“harmonious society”(和谐社会)．
I think it’s every citizen’S duty to work hard to achieve this goal．
As primary school students，what should we do?

Dear fellow students，let’s start fight now and spare no effort to do a little
bit every day，every
hour，and every minute!
Li Xiaoping
From Beijing Primary School