There are lots of dangerous and terrible insects in Northeastern India, but the tree-bees are the most terrible. They are killers. Unlike most bees which will sting (叮咬) you only if they are disturbed (打擾), tree-bees will attack you in thousands for no reason. And they will chase (追趕) you for your life.

Walking along a dusty road while I was on holiday there last year. I found myself, without the least warning, the centre of such an attack. The air above me suddenly became thick with bees. Though it was hot, I went cold all over. Until then I had never heard of Indian tree-bees, but I had recently seen a film called “The Angry Swarm”, which was about killer-bees.

I began running to the village about half a mile away, but I was soon covered from head to foot with bees. I drove them away with my hands, only to make room for others. Each time I opened my mouth for breath, more bees entered my mouth, until it was stung to twice its usual size and I could hardly breathe.

When I reached the village, I found some workers building a house. I ran towards them for help. But as soon as the workers saw the bees with me, they ran for safety at top speed.

Soon my eyes had completely closed. I fell into a pile of brick dust. I pushed myself wildly down into it until my head and shoulders were covered. And then I tried hard to get out of the dust, the angry bees made a new attack on me. I was tired out and ran weakly about in circles. Soon I lost my consciousness (意識).

Later I learned that two quick-minded villagers ran to a pile of dry grass and quickly surrounded (包圍) me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away. They stayed with me, taking stings out of my body for the next three hours until a doctor came and gave me further treatment.

1. What can we infer (推斷) from the second paragraph?

A. The temperature went down at that time.

B. The air suddenly became thick because of the dust.

C. The writer knew Indian tree-bees were the most dangerous.

D. The writer felt scared when he was surrounded by tree-bees.

2.In which order did the following things happen to the writer?

a. He tried to drive away the bees but failed.

b. He was surrounded with a thick wall of fire and smoke.

c. He was tired out and lost consciousness later.

d. He watched a film named “The Angry Swarm”.

e. He was attacked by tree-bees while taking a walk.

A. e-a-c-b-d B. d-e-a-c-b C. e-b-a-d-c D. d-e-a-b-c

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Tree-bees often attack people in large numbers.

B. Tree-bees can be driven away by fire and smoke.

C. Tree-bees do not give up easily when they attack people.

D. Tree-bees will not attack people unless they are disturbed.

This year the US will honour(紀(jì)念) one of the country’s most famous writers—Mark Twain (1835-1910). Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhome Clemens, but how many know where the pen name “Mark Twain” came from?

The answer shows Clemens’ colorful early life before he became a writer. “Mark Twain” was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms (6 feet) deep. “Twain” is an old-fashioned way of saying “two”. Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years, a time that he wrote about in the humourousLife on the Mississippi (1883).

The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works—who could forget the journey of the Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)?

With little education, he had to teach himself how to write stories. Whenever possible, he would go to public libraries. There he spent much time reading and thinking, which greatly helped him with his writing.

On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers. Twain wrote in a style that has been called “l(fā)ocal colour” because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs.

This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its follow-up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which many people call “The Great American Novel”.

The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself. Huck did not enjoy schooling. It shows in the way he uses language, in a spoken style. Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well.

1. What does the underlined word “gift” mean in the passage?

A. Twain’s talent for self-teaching.

B. Twain’s “l(fā)ocal colour” writing style.

C. Twain’s good sense of humour.

D. Twain’s experiences as a ship pilot

2.According to the passage, what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

A. The deep social meaning.

B. The exciting life experiences.

C. The special way that Huck talks.

D. The nice view of the Mississippi.

3. Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence. “Twain did not come from the writer’s background you might expect”?

A. At the beginning of Paragraph 2.

B. At the beginning of Paragraph 3.

C. At the beginning of Paragraph 4.

D. At the beginning of Paragraph 5.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Mark Twain’s career as a great writer.

B. Mark Twain’s interest in describing local life.

C. Mark Twain’s achievements in American literature field.

D. Mark Twain’s life experiences which influenced his writing.

詞匯運用

(A)根據(jù)句意和漢語注釋，在答題卡對應(yīng)題號的橫線上，寫出單詞的正確形式。

1.Be polite, Henry. It’s rude to _____________ (指向) at others like that.

2.Reading is important, for it can open up an ______________ (未知的) world to us.

3.To my surprise, the 3-year-old boy can spell those words ________________ (正確地).

4.Sue always has great ______________ (勇氣) to face difficulties and that’s why we all respect her.

(B) 根據(jù)句意，在答題卡對應(yīng)題號的橫線上，寫出括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式。

5.After two hours’ discussion, they ______________ (final) reached an agreement.

6.Usually TV programme are ________________ (record) first and sent out later.

7.John looks at his watch from time to time. Why is he so ________________ (patient)?

8.How lucky the ______________ (win) of the game show is! A five-day trip abroad for free!

動詞填空 用括號內(nèi)所給動詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，并將答案寫在答題卡對應(yīng)題號的橫線上。

1. When night came, they put up a tent __________________ (keep) warm.

2. Mary ______________ (talk) on the phone, so I just nodded to her and went away.

3. —It is said that a space station _______________ (build) on the moon.

—How amazing! But it may take a long time,I guess.

4.France is a beautiful country and ______________ (cover) an area of over 260,000 square miles.

5.As soon as he ______________ (offer) a well-paid job, he called his parents to tell them the good news.

6.—Hi, Judy. Have you graduated from college?

—Yes, I _____________ (study) in Nanjing University for four years.

7.The engineer ________________ (try) every possible way, but still cannot get the computer started.

8.You can’t imagine what difficulty I had _______________ (express) myself clearly at the beginning.

閱讀填空 先通讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在文章后表格的空格內(nèi)填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。所填單詞必須寫在答題卡對應(yīng)題號的橫線上。每個空格只能填一個單詞。

Clothing(服裝) is a language. We can look at the traditional clothing to know more about culure.

Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. The three colours—red, gold and green, are often used in the clothing. The first colour represents the blood of millions of people who fought for freedom; the second, rich resources of the African earth; and the third, the grassland of home.

Because clothing has strong social meanings, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothes, or to dress in the wrong way. For example, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband (腰帶) differently according to the importance of the social event.

Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose (寬松的) clothing. The temperature there can be very high during the daytime but very low at night, so it requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.

Today although more and more young people like wearing Western clothes, especially in big cities in Africa, traditional African dress is still quite valuable. This is because it has deep cultural meanings.

完成句子 按所給的漢語，用英語完成下列句子，并將答案寫在答題卡對應(yīng)題號的橫線上。

1.這部紀(jì)錄片有助于我們近距離觀察美國的學(xué)校生活。

This documentary helps us ___________________________________ the school life in America.

2.在去年的夏令營活動中，營員們彼此和睦相處。

In the summer camp last year, all the members ________________________________________.

3.他們倆都不沉迷于電腦游戲，只喜歡看書。

_______________________________ computer games. Instead, they like reading.

4.假如新能源的使用更加廣泛，環(huán)境污染將會大為減少。

If new energy _____________________________, there will be much less pollution.

5.自從來到無錫，我們學(xué)校的外教已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了這里的生活。

The foreign teacher in our school ________________________________ here since he came to Wuxi.

6.你能告訴我如此寒冷的天氣將持續(xù)多久嗎？

Could you tell me ________________________________________________?

書面表達(dá)

假設(shè)你是某校九年級（1）班的學(xué)生，你校英文俱樂部正在舉行“Young Stat Award”的評選活動，請你用英語寫一篇短文，介紹你的同學(xué)李明，以供參評。內(nèi)容要點如下：

1. 高個，擅長籃球，成績優(yōu)秀；

2. 樂于助人，積極參加活動，熱衷慈善；

3. 去年，他……；

4. 已籌集一千多元，準(zhǔn)備寄給貧困地區(qū)學(xué)生；

5. 得到高度贊揚，我們以他為榮。

注意事項：

1. 短文須包括所有內(nèi)容要點，要求語句通順、意思連貫；

2. 第3要點的內(nèi)容須圍繞主題，用2-3句話展開合理想象，作適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

3. 詞數(shù)在90個左右，短文的開頭已在答題卡上給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；

4. 短文內(nèi)容必須寫在答題卡指定的位置上。

參考詞匯：慈善（charity）

---Would you like to play basketball with us this afternoon?

---________,but my mother is ill.

A. I don’t care B. It’s very nice of you

C. Of course not D. My pleasure

---Who is that lady?

---She’s Miss Green. She_______us music,and she is so good.

A.taught B. teaches C.will teach D. is teaching

---Sorry,Tom. I can’t find the book you______me.

---It’s OK. I don’t need it any more.

A.lend B.have lent C.will lend D.lent