Air pollution is becoming more and more serious, actions must be taken to stop it.

A. so B. but C. or D. until

If you have seen the short play “I’ve got much money(不差錢)”, you must have been impressed by the way Xiao Shenyang dressed . The dress he wore is called the kilt（蘇格蘭方格呢短裙）. There is a famous in Scotland. It says, “ A man in s kilt is a man and a half.” This saying shows how the kilt is for Scottish people. The kilt is a special dress. Most Scottish men it. Why do Scottish men wear and what’s the history of this special dress?

It’s said that in the 16th century, the Scottish highlands were , so the roads were always full of mud（泥）. The mud made it very difficult for soldiers to around. Slowly people found that the soldiers in kilts could move more than those in trousers because kilts were much more flexible（靈活的）. What’s more, soldiers could use the kilts on cold nights a blanket.

In modern times, the kilt Scottish pride. People wear kilts for events, weddings and traditional sporting events, for example. But that’s not all. The colors of a kilt also show a person’s history. Each Scottish family has a different pattern. So a Scotsman is wearing not only the national dress of his country, the pride of his family.

Today, fashion designers are trying to make the kilt more modern and fashionable to catch more eyes. Besides cloth, the designers are trying some materials such as paper and leather（皮革）.

1.A. himself B. him C. his D. he

2.A. word B. saying C. sentence D. conversation

3.A. serious B. important C. comfortable D. interesting

4.A. sell B. dress C. wear D. make

5.A. jackets B. shirts C. trousers D. kilts

6.A. dry B. wet C. wide D. narrow

7.A. lie B. rest C. move D. sleep

8.A. slow B. slowly C.quick D. quickly

9.A. of B. as C. with D. for

10.A. stands for B. shows off C. takes away D. puts up

11.A. small B. unimportant C. special D.difficult

12.A. country B. work C. education D. family

13.A. but B. and C. or D. yet

14.A. feel B. smell C. look D. sound

15. A. other B. another C. others D. else

So far, there have been so many successful men and women in the world. And it’s no surprise for many of us to dream of doing business when we grow up. However, Moziah Bridge tells us quite different story.

Moziah Bridges is now the CEO of his Mo’s Bow’s company. He has already earned $200,000 by selling bow ties and other men’s fashion accessories（飾品）. The boy designs all the bow ties together with seven other workers in the company, including his mother and grandmother.

“Mo is the CEO of the company, but I am the CEO of Mo,” Bridges’ grandma said.

About four years ago, when Bridges went shopping for bow ties, he found they were in ugly” black and red. He wanted a change. So he asked his grandma to teach him to sew（縫紉）and finally he developed the talent of creating bow ties. Though his very first bow tie didn’t look nice, the young sewer kept on practicing. He used colorful cloth with different pictures. Then his parents and friends started to like his works.

At first he tried to sell them online to several stores in the south. Soon Mo’s bow ties became popular. With the help of Dayond John, CEO of the famous US clothes brand FUBU, Bridges built his own company. Not only did Daymond John provide money for him, but also produced Bridges to the circle of fashion and business industries.

Now the 13-year-old’s business has developed rapidly. So you can just start now! You don’t have to wait till you’re older. If you have a dream, go for it!

1.How many people are there in Mo’s Bow’s Company?

A. Seven B. Eight C. Nine D. Ten

2.What do we know about Bridges’s grandma from the third paragraph?

A. She takes pride in her grandson.

B. She is not pleased with Bridges’ work

C. She doesn’t care about Bridges’ company.

D. She doesn’t want to work for Bridges.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Brides taught himself how to sew.

B. Bridges’ first bow tie looked nice

C. Mo’s Bow’s Company develops slowly.

D. Daymond John really helped Bridges a lot.

4.What kind of person is MoZiah Bridges ?

A. Clever but boring.

B. Talented but lazy.

C. Creative and hardworking.

D. Careless and stupid.

5.Which can be the best title of this passage?

A. A Teenage CEO and His Business

B. Successful Men and Women

C. Daymond John and Moziah Bridges

D. Fashion and Business Industries

寫作（共1題，計15分）

隨著手機功能日增多，越來越多的年輕人沉迷于手機娛樂活動，成為“手機控”一族。假定你某校學(xué)生，請根據(jù)以下提示寫一篇短文，向某英文報投稿。談?wù)勀銓υ摤F(xiàn)象的看法和建議。

參考詞匯：手機控 a phone freak 焦慮 anxious (adj.) 沉迷于 be addicted to…

注意：1.內(nèi)容須包括所提示信息，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

2.文中不得出現(xiàn)自己的真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱；

3.90個單詞左右。開頭已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Today, many people, especially young people, are phone freaks. They…

– Is that woman your head teacher?

-- No, it be her. Our head teacher is in her office.

A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t

Listen! Someone the violin in the music classroom.

A. plays B. played C. is playing

She tennis in the school team. Now she is a professional tennis player.

A. is used to play

B. is used to playing

C. used to play

Alice, do you know tomorrow?

A. what we have done

B. who will come

C. where they went

A Calendar as a Schedule（計劃表）

Some schedules are actually calendars. The schedule below shows all the important things that are happening on each day at Fairview High School during the month of May. The days on this schedule are listed across the top, and each day of the month has a number.

1.Which month is the schedule for?

2.What event do the students have on the second day of the month?

3.What time does the Drama Club meet?

4.When will the students leave school on the third Monday of the month?

5.How many days will the tests last?

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語填空，使短文意思完整。每個選項至多使用一次，有兩項剩余。請將答案填寫在答題卡指定位置。

Moles are small animals, about 10-12 cm long, with soft grey fur. They spend almost all their time 1. ground, where they feed on worms and insects. A mole has very 2. front “hands” and claws, which it uses to dig through the soil and make tunnels（地洞）. It pushes 3. up from the tunnels to the surface （地表面），where it makes mounds （土墩）of soil called mole-hills. Gardeners sometimes watch a mole-hill. They look to see 4. there is a slight movement which proves（證明）that a mole is at work below the surface.

Moles are almost 5. , but have a very strong sense of smell. They eat nearly all the time and cannot live for more than a few hours without 6. . Mole tunnels help gardeners and farmers by improving the drainage. 7. , gardeners hate to see their lawns spoilt（破壞） by mole-hills, 8. , they try to kill moles or make them go away.