Depalma was driving a large German car．As soon as the race started，he pulled out in front．As the race went on，he kept the first place．And he was far ahead（在前头）of Dawson，the man in the second place．

When the race was almost over，some people got up and left．Why stay？They thought they were sure they knew who would win．

But things did not go as they thought．A strange noise came from DePalma's car．It slowed down．Something was wrong．

Depalma knew his car would not go far．His only hope was that he would make it to the finish．But on his last lap，the car stopped．Dawson's car roared（轰响着行驶）by．

Depalma saw it go by．He knew he could not win now．“But I can finish the race，”he thought．And he got out of his car．So did his assistant（助理）．They began to push the car to the finish．

Dawson went by them again and again．He was on his last lap．He was going to win．The people shouted．Depalma and his friend did not care．They went on pushing．

At first all eyes were on Dawson．He crossed the line．And the race was over．He won！

Then people saw a car crawling（缓缓移动）up the track，they began to yell（喊叫）and shout．

Depalma and his friend pushed on．At last the car crossed the line．By then all the people at the track were yelling for them．They shouted more than they had for Dawson．This was a different kind of winner—one who would not quit（放弃）．

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的打“T”，错误的打“F”。

66．The story is about the race—a loser won．

67．At the beginning of the race Dawson drove faster than others．

68．When the race was almost over，some people got up and left，because they made sure that Depalma could win the race．

69．People yelled（叫喊）for Depalma at the end of the story because he didn't drop．

70．The story tells us we should always keep trying．

B

There was once a man called Mr Flowers，and flowers were his only joy（乐趣）in life．He spent all his spare（空余的）time in one of his four glass-houses（温室）and grew flowers of every colour，with long and difficult names．For competitions（比赛），he tried to grow a rose of a new colour to win the silver cup（银杯）for the Rose of the Year．

Mr Flowers' glass-houses were very close to a middle school．Boys of around thirteen years of age were often tempted（被诱惑）to throw a stone（石头）or two at one of Mr Flowers' glass-houses．So Mr Flowers did his best to be in or close by his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day．

But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times．Mr Flowers had tried in many ways to protect（保护）his glass，but nothing had been useful．He had been to school to report to the headmaster；but this had not done any good．He had tried to drive away the boys when they threw stones into his garden；but the boys could run faster than he did，and they laughed at him from far away．He had even picked up all the stones around his garden，so that the boys would have nothing to throw；but they soon found others．

At last Mr Flowers had a good idea．He put up a large notice（布告）．It was made of good，strong wood．It was some metres away from the glass-houses．On it he had written the words：DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE．After that，Mr Flowers had no further trouble：the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

71．It was Mr Flowers' hope to ____．

A．build glass-houses in his spare time

B．grow the rose in a glass-house

C．win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new colour

D．grow a rose with the longest name

72．Boys were often tempted to ____．

A．throw stones at Mr Flowers' glass-houses

B．throw stones at Mr Flowers from their school

C．be in or close by Mr Flowers' glass-houses

D．play with Mr Flowers near his glass-houses

73．Mr Flowers stayed in or close by his glass-houses ____．

A．at times when school-boys were walking near them

B．all the school day when there were no boys about

C．where he could not be seen by the boys passing

D．in his spare time at the beginning and end of the school day

74．Mr Flowers had tried to ____ to protect his glass．

A．be on watch in his spare time

B．ask the headmaster for help

C．pick up all the stones around his garden

D．do all the above

75．Mr Flowers' good idea was to ____．

A．write some words on the glass

B．put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses

C．give the boys something else to throw stones at

D．send for policemen

C

Beldon and Canfield are two seaside towns，not far from each other．Both towns have many hotels（旅馆），and in the summer the hotels are full of holidaymakers and other people．

Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon．The next day，this news was on page two of the town's newspaper—THE BELDON POST：

Fire at Seabreeze

Late last night firemen（消防队员）hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom．The hotel manager said that a cigarette（香烟）started the fire．We say again to all our visitors，“Please don't smoke cigarettes in bed．”This was Beldon's first hotel fire for five years．

THE CANFIELD TIMES gave the news in these words on page one：

Another Beldon Hotel Catches Fire

Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing，bedclothes and other things at the Seabreeze Hotel．An angry holiday maker said，“An electric lamp（电灯）probably started the fire．The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels．When I put my bedside light on，I heard a funny noise from the lamp．”We are glad to tell our readers that this kind of accident（事故）does not happen in Canfield．

What are the facts（事实），then？It is never easy to find out the exact（确切的）truth about an accident．There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August，that is one fact．Do we know anything else？Yes—we know that firemen went to the hotel．Now what do you think of the rest of the“news”？

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

76．On which page of THE CANFIELD TIMES was the news about the fire？

A．Page one．            B．Page two．

C．Last page．           D．No news about the fire．

77．When did the Seabreeze Hotel catch fire？

A．Late last August．         B．Late last night．

C．In the summer．            D．Last August．

78．The writer of“Another Beldon Hotel Catches Fire” wanted to tell us that ____．

A．too many people smoked in bed in hotels

B．this was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hotel

C．hotels in Beldon often caught fire

D．there was a small fire at the Seabreeze Hotel

79．Why isn't it easy to find out the exact truth about the fire？

A．Because either of the newspapers stood on its own side and gave a different report．

B．Because neither of the newspapers knew the exact truth about the fire．

C．Because no one dared speak of the truth．

D．Because no one saw the fire．

80．From the two pieces of news we can believe that ____．

A．there were at least two fire accidents at the Seabreeze Hotel that year

B．the bedroom lamps were very old in some hotels in Beldon

C．firemen went to the hotel to put out the fire

D．fire accidents never happened in Canfield

第三卷  笔试部分（非选择题50分）

Ⅷ．单词拼写。（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

A）根据句意及所给首字母在各句空白处填入一个适当的词，使该句完整和正确。

81．He said he was going to start work the f____ week．

82．This is my new history book．The colour of its c____ is blue．

83．Look，the wind is blowing s____．

84．The l____ on the trees fall in autumn．

85．Water problem can be even w____ in the 21st century if we don't do anything about it．

B）根据句意，用括号中所给的提示词完成句子，每空填一词。

86．She is too tired to go any ____．（far）

87．TV is one of the most important ____．（invent）

88．Our English teacher has been to the Great Wall ____．（two）

89．My teacher has a wide ____ of history．（know）

90．I saw a lot of interesting things during the f____ from Shanghai to Beijing．（fly）

Ⅸ．补全对话。（每空1分，共10分）

根据对话内容和词首字母提示，补全所缺的单词。

A：Excuse me．Can you tell me the w  91 to Art Museum，please？

B：Yes．Walk a  92 this road，and take the first t  93 on the left．Then walk on u  94 you come to a river．

A：A river？

B：Yes．You'll see a b  95 when you get there．Just c 96 the bridge．Follow the sign“To Art Museum”．You can't miss it．

A：Is it very f 97 from here？I mean how long it t  98 me to walk there．

B：About twenty minutes i  99 you walk quickly．

A：I see．Thank you very much．

B：N 100 at all．

Ⅹ．动词填空。（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

用所给动词的适当形式填空。

101．I'll tell him about it when I ____ him tomorrow．（meet）

102． ____the moon ____ by man yet？（visit）

103．Lily said she felt much better because she ____ some medicine．（take）

104．The children ____ under a big tree，aren't they？（lie）

105．Forest will stop the wind from ____ the earth away．（blow）

106．Tell me what ____ during your stay in Moscow．（happen）

107．The Browns ____ supper at the table when I came in．（have）

108．Would you like ____ another cup of milk？（drink）

109．He spent as much time as he could ____ the old man．（help）

110．The teacher said she ____ us something interesting the next day．（tell）

Ⅺ．改正错误。（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

每句均有一处错误，请指出并改正。

111．Does your teacher often tell you not forget the past？

112．I think either she or you likes swimming．

113．Each of the students had finished their homework before it was handed in．

114．In winter，when clothes are washed，they don't dry easy．

115．One day when he was five，his father saw him sitting on some eggs，and asked why he was doing that for．

Ⅻ．书面表达。（10分）

请你以班主任的身份，用口头英语通知全班学生，告诉大家下周一上午八点半全班同学到阶梯教室（the lecture room）上语文课，由陈老师上公开课，全校语文教师也都要来听课。要求大家做到以下几点：

1．打扫阶梯教室，保持整洁。

2．做好课前各项准备工作。

3．八点半前到阶梯教室，不要迟到。

4．课堂上认真听讲。

5．先举手后发言，对老师要有礼貌。