英语学科-小升初真题集

PAGEPAGE7小升初英语分班考试真题（一）、用is,am或are填空Excuseme.What thisinEnglish? thisyourcoat,Green?No,it not.What these? theymaps?This yourbike.Where mybike?I inClassEleven.Whatclass youin?二、单项填空-What’syourname,please?-______A.It’sB.MynameisC.Thankyou D.Fine,thankyou-Hello,LinHowareyou?-______A.Hello.LiMing.Howareyou? B.Goodmorning.LiMingC.Thankyou D.Fine,thankyou-Itis ruler.-Itisnot eraser.A./,an B.a;an C.the;the D.an;an-Isthatyourwatchoverthere?-No,it’s watch.A.my B.this C.mysister’s D.but-What doyouspeak?-IspeakChinese.A.language B.science C.subject D.sportThanks yourpresent.A.of B.from C.for D.toIs youraunt?What’s name?A.he;his B.she;her C.he;her D.she;hisThemovieisvery andIlikeit.A.boring B.interest C.interesting D.difficult yourbrother asoccerball?A.Do;has B.Do;have C.Does;has D.Does;haveLet’s basketball.-Goodidea!A.plays B.toplay C.play D.playingMikedoesn’tplaysports.Heonly themonA.sees B.watches C.lookat D.findIneedtowritealostnote.Canyou me ?A.take;apencilB.bring;somebook C.take;somepapersD.bring;apenHewants theartclub.A.tojoin B.join C.joins D.joining-Howdoesyourfathergotoworkeveryday?- taxi.A.In B.By C.On D.WithYesterdayafterclassI myhomeworkA.do B.did C.make D.made二、完形填空Aboyandagirlcatchabirdand (21)itinabirdcage(鸟笼).Theylikeit (22)and iteveryAcatseesthebirdandwants (24)hersupper. (25)thebirdisinthecage.Shecan’tcatchit.Sosheisvery (26).Onesheopensthedoorofthecage (27)wantstocatchit.Butthebirdfliesaway.Thecat (28),andshehas (29).Thetwochildren (30)andseethebirdisn’tin.Theyareveryangryandputthecatintothecage.A.takeA.wellA.seeA.haveitforB.putB.veryB.lookB.hasisforC.carryC.muchC.havealookC.tohaveitforD.bringD.verymuchD.havealookatD.tohasit25.A.ButB.AndC.SoD.Then26.A.angryB.happyC.gladD.tired27.A.butB.andC.soD.or28.A.cantoflyB.canflyC.can’ttoflyD.can’tfly29.A.nowaysB.somewaysC.anywayD.notway30.A.combacktohomeB.comebackhomeC.cometohomeD.backhome四、阅读理解

(A)Anoldtigerlivesintheforest.Hedoesn’twanttolookforfoodnow.Heoftentellsotheranimalstogethimsomethingtoeat.Heseesamonkeyandsays,“I’mhungry,Monkey.Gotothevillageandgetmeafatpig.”“Oh,Tiger,”saysthemonkey.“Ican’tdothatnow.Thereisanothertigeroverthere.Healsowantsafatpig.Hewillnotletmegetanythingforyoutoeat.Iamafraidofhim.”“What?”criestheoldtiger.“Showmethattiger.Iwilleathim.”“Comewithme,”saysthemonkey.Themonkeyandthetigergettothebridgeovertheriver.“Nowlookdownattheriver.”Saysthemonkey.“Doyouseeit?Thetiger?”“Yes,Ido.”criestheoldtiger.“Iwilleathimup!”Withthesewords,thetigerjumpsintotheriver.Howmanytigersandmonkeysarethereinthestory?A.tigersandonemonkey B.tigersandtwomonkeysC.Onlyonetigerandonemonkey D.monkeysandonetigerWhydoesthetigertelltheotheranimalstogethimfood?Because _.A.onlytheycanlookforsomefood B.heisoldandtheyareafraidofhimC.getstothebridgewiththetiger D.tellsthetigertojumpintothewaterThemonkey _.goestothevillagetogetapigheisoldandtheyareafraidofhimgetstothebridgewiththetigertellsthetigertojumpintothewaterWhichofthefollowingisright?______ThemonkeyeatsupthetigerThetigereatsupanothertigerThetigerjumpsintothewaterThetigerisclever(B)Mrs.GreenisgoingtogiveabirthdaypartytoMary.Maryisherdaughter.Shewillbetenyearsold.Alotofherfriendsarecomingtotheparty.Twentyofthemaregirls.Mrs.Greenisgettingreadyfortheparty.Mrs.Whiteishelpingher.“That’sabignicecake,”saysMrs.WhitetoMrs.Green.“Thankyouverymuch.”Mrs.Greenisgoingshoppingnow.Sheisgoingtobuyfruitfortheparty.Mrs.Greenbuysalotofpears,apples,orangesandbananas.Thenshegoeshome.It’sfiveo’clockintheafternoon.Everythingisready.Nowthefirstgirlisarriving.Thepartyisgoingtobegininthirtyminutes.回答问题WhoisMrs.Greengoingtogiveabirthdaypartyto?____________________________________HowoldisMary?____________________________________WhatdoesMrs.Greenbuyfruitfor?____________________________________Whenisthepartygoingtobegin?____________________________________Howmanygirlsarethereattheparty?五、根据所给单词的适当形式填空Inourschool,wehavemany (club).Helencan (speak)threelanguages.TheWhiteshavefour (child),twodaughtersandtwosons.Mypenpal (live)inJapan.Iwanttoeat (a)apple.Pleasecomeand (help)me.She (have)adictionary.Thereisn’t (some)teainthecup.六、连词成旬are,brothers,those,my____________________________________table,backpack,the,is,under____________________________________number,phone,your,is,whatthis,black,how,much,is,T-shirthas,she,a,blue____________________________________七、根据上下文补全对话，每空词A:CanIhelpyou?B: , .Iwantapairofpants.A:What doyou ?B:BlackA:Here .B: areA:35dollars.B:I’lltakethem. you.A:.八、用完整的旬子回答下列问题Canyouplaytheviolin?____________________________________54.DoyoulikeEnglishormaths?Why?Whatsportsdoyoulike?WhendidyoustarttolearnEnglish?____________________________________57.Whatareyougoingtodothissummervacation?小升初英语分班考试真题（二）、单项选择-Excuseme,aretheseumbrella ?-Yes,Ithinkso.A.they B.them C.their D.theirsLeifang,agreatsolider,wasborn December1940.A.at B.in C.on D.to-Canyouplayfootball?-Icannotplayitverywell.A.and B.or C.so D.but-Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?-Icanseeafarm.Andthere alotofanimalsonit.A.is B.are C.willbe D.beMyaunthastwochildren,but ofthemliveswithher.Theyliveinothercities.A.each B.all C.neither D.bothGrandpaissleeping.playtheguitar.A.needn’t B.wouldn’t C.mustn’t D.won’t-Jack,howareyoufeelingtoday?-Much ,IthinkIcangotoschooltomorrow.A.good B.well C.better D.best- areyougoingtoseeyourgrandpa?-NextTuesday.A.When B.Who C.Where D.HowIamcrazyaboutmusicandIwanttobea inthefuture.A.singer B.farmer C.cleaner D.workerMymothermademe thepianowhenIwasyoung.NowIbegintounderstandherA.play B.toplay C.playing D.plays-Waitaminute.Ihave totellyou.-Whatisit?A.somethingimportant B.importantsomethingC.anythingimportant D.importantanythingSheonlyhad bananasforherlunch,forshewasbusyworking.A.few B.afew C.little D.alittleIamaloneathome.Myparents Shanghaionbusinessandwillbebacknextweek.A.havebeenin B.havebeentoC.havegoneto D.havegoneinWhenIwenttosaygoodbyetoAnn,she thepiano.A.plays B.played C.hasplayed D.wasplaying-Couldyoupleasetellme now?-Yes,IliveinDongsi.A.wheredoyoulive B.wheredidyouliveC.whereyoulive D.whereyoulived二、完形填空AMikelovestogowithhismotherwhenshegoesshopping.Hisfavorite (16)isBillowsBookStore.Itisnexttotheclothesstore.Mikealwaysgoestothebookstore.Hisfavoritesectionisthe (17)sectionchildren.Theyhaveallkindsofbooksaboutsports.Therearemagazines(杂志)thattelleverythingaboutsports.Mike (18)sportsandhespendsalotoftimereadingthebooksandmagazinesinthebookstore.MikealwayswaitsinthebookstoreforMomtocomeandget (19).Hechooses(选择)onebookoramagazineeachtimeandMombuysitforhim.Itisa (20)waytospendaSaturdayafternoon.A.storeA.picturesA.hasB.roomB.moviesB.likesC.schoolC.sportsC.tellsD.hotelD.gamesD.writes19.A.themB.youC.herD.him20.A.busy二、阅读理解B.niceC.bigD.sadAVolunteersNeededAreyougoodwithchildren?WeneedtwopeopletovolunteeryourtimeatSunnyChildren'sHospital.Youneedtobegoodwithchildren.Yourjobistoplayfungameswithchildren.Ifyoucanspareanhourthreetimesaweek,comeandjoinus!Tel:605-968-5957 Email:Sunnyhospital@Areyouinterestedinrepairing?Wehavesetupagroup,HomeLove,tohelpolderpeoplewhoneedtofixuptheirhomes.Ifyouhaveskillsinrepairingandyou'dliketohelptheold,joinusandspendeighthoursamonth.Tel:602-752-3425 Email:HomeLove@Cleanbeaches!PAGEPAGE8TeachEnglish!TeachEnglish!Weneed5volunteerstoworkasEnglishteachersinS.O.SChildren'sVillagethiswinterholiday.YouneedtobegoodatEnglish,andopen-mindedwithalovingheart.Ifyoucanspareoneweekthiswinterholiday,joinus!Tel:604-368-2745E-mail:Volneeded@E-mail:BlueBeach@Tel:601-200-4365WeneedpeoplewhoarestrongandcanhelpcleanupBlueWaterBeach.Wedon'twanttoputoffthisjobtillsummer.Weneedhelptocollectandcarryrubbish.Ifyouarefreefortwohoursthisweekend,comeandjoinus!aregoodwithchildren,soyoucancallat _.A.605-968-5957 B.602-752-3425C.601-200-4365 D.604-368-2745Ifyouareinterestedinrepairingthings,youcangoto .A.BlueWaterBeach B.HomeLoveC.SunnyChildren'sHospital D.S.O.SChildren'sVillageIfyouwanttovolunteeronthebeachthisweekend,itwilltakeyou _.A.onehour B.twohours C.eighthours D.tenhoursWhatcanyoudoinS.O.SChildren'sVillage?A.Cleanupthebeach B.FixupoldthingsC.Playfungames D.English.BSuspended(待用的)CoffeeThisstorywillwarmyoubetterthanacoffeeonacoldwinterday.OnemyfriendandIenteredalittlecoffeehouseandorderedtwocupsofcoffee.Whilewewerewaiting,twoyoungmencameinandbegantoorder,"Fivecupsofcoffee,please.ofthemforusandthreesuspended."Theypaidfortheirorder,tookthetwoandleft.Iaskedmyfriend:"Whatarethose'suspended'coffees?"Insteadofgivingmetheanswer,hetoldmetowaitandsee.Somemorepeoplecame.girlsaskedforonecoffeeeach,paidandwentaway.Thencamethreelawyerswhopaidforsevencoffees—threeforthemselvesandfoursuspended.WhileIstillwonderedwhatthesuspendedcoffeeswere,Ienjoyedthesunnyweatherandthebeautifulviewinfrontofthecoffeehouse.Suddenlyapoormanlikeabeggar(乞丐cameintothecoffeehouseHekindlyorderedasuspendedcoffeeandsattheretodrinkit.Atthatmoment,Iknewthemeaningofthesuspendedcoffees.It'ssimple—peoplepaythecoffeeinadvance(预先)forsomeonewhocan'taffordit.ThetraditionwiththesuspendedcoffeesstartedinItaly,butithasPAGEPAGE10spreadallovertheworld.Meanwhile,Iunderstoodsuspendedcoffeeisnotonlyacupofcoffee,butalsothewarmthandlovetosomeoneinneed.Howmanycupsofcoffeedidthetwoyoungmenorder?A.One B.Four C.Five. D.Seven.26.Whoorderedasuspendedcofee?A.Myfriend. B.girls. C.Threelawyers. D.Apoorman.Thetraditionwiththesuspendedcoffeestartedin _.A.America B.Italy C.England D.CanadaThewriterwantstotellusto _.A.payforothers B.enjoythesunshineC.helpsomeoneinneed D.ordermorethanbeforeC"No,"shesays,"youdon'tlisten."What'swrong?Scientiststellusthatwordsgiveusonly35percentofwhatwemean.Therest?Bodylanguage.Inotherwords.Bodylanguageknowaboutthehitchhiker'sthumbThatsignisclearButwhatisthesignforaprettygirl?AnArabstrokeshisbeard(将胡须).AnItalianpullsononeofhisearlobes(耳垂).AnEnglishmanlooksslowlyaway.Bodylanguage,ifyoulookforit,isallovertheplace.Whentwopeoplelikeeachother,theyshowit.Theyholdtheirbodiesstraighter.Eyesarebright.Skinmaybepinker.Andeachpreens.Thegirlworkswithherhair.Theboycombshishair,straightenshistie—orhisshirt—andpullsuphissocks.Whenyouarelookingattheotherperson,youshowinterest.Whenyoufailtomakeeyecontact,yougivetheimpressionthattheotherpersonisofnoimportance.Wordsareonlypartoftalking.Theresttakesinbodymovements,dress,eyecontact,and,ofcourse,thetoneofthevoice.RecentlyIwenttoameetingofsometeachers.teacherswerearguing.Whattheladywassayingwaspoliteenough.Hervoice,though,gaveheraway.Itkeptgettinghigherandangrierbytheminute.Shewassaying—inwords—thatthereweretwosidestothematter.Butwhatshewasreallysaying—withhertoneofvoice—was“Ihateyou!”Whenthemantoldherthatshewasshowingangerbyhervoice—andherwholebody—shedidnotagree.Shewasnotawareofherrealfeelings.Butherbodylanguagetoldthestory.Wecometoknowabout__ foraprettygirlindifferentplaces.A.onesign B.twosigns C.threesigns D.foursignsIfyou"hearthewords,butdon'tgetthetune,"itmeansthatyou _.didn’thearwhatthepersonsaidtoyoudidn’tnoticetheperson'stoneofvoicedidn’tlistentothepersondidn’tgettheperson'srealmessagePeoplewholikeeachothershowitby accordingtothepassage.A.bodylanguage B.holdingtheirbodiesstraightC.looksanddress D.tellingeachotheraboutitThispassagemeanstotellusthat _.bodylanguageandwordsarebothimportantbodylanguagehelpspeopleunderstandothersfullytherearedifferentkindsofbodylanguageit'simportanttoknowsomeexamplesofbodylanguage四、任务型阅读ManypeoplealwayssaythatlisteningtospokenEnglishistoohardforthem.Butifyoudon'tunderstandwhatpeoplearesaying,howcanyoutalkwiththem?Itmaybedifficult,butlearningbylisteningisnecessary.Itcanbedone.Asweknow,differentpeoplehavedifferentpronunciationsofthesameword.StandardpronunciationisimportantforEnglishspeakingaswellasforlistening.InChina,peoplefromoneareamaynotunderstandwhatpeoplefromanotherareaaresayingbecauseofthedifferentChinesedialects方言).StandardChinesepronunciationcanhelppeoplefromdifferentplacesunderstandeachothereasily.ItisthesameasEnglish.Ifyourpronunciationisnotstandard,itisashardforotherpeopletounderstandyouasitisforyoutounderstandthem.IfyouwanttolearnhowtolistentoEnglish,thefollowingwaysarehelpful.Getsomegoodbookswithtapes.Dotheexercises,fromthesimpletothedifficult,stepbystep.YoucanalsowatchEnglish-languagefilms,listentoEnglish-languageradioandTVprograms.Trytolisteneveryday,evenifonlyforafewminutes.Atfirstyoumayunderstandfewwords.Don'tgiveup.Justlisten.RemembertoreadandspeakEnglisheveryday.Itwillhelpyoualot.Everyday,spendanhourreadingEnglish.Finally,youwillnoticethatyou'remakingprogress.toEnglish-speakingpeopleasoftenaspossible.Theywillspeakmoreslowlywithyou,usesimplewordsandusebodylanguagetohelpyouunderstandthem.Don'tbeafraidtotalktothem.Theywon'tmindbecausetheymayhavemoretroubletomakethemselvesunderstoodinChinese.IsitpossibleforpeopletolearnEnglishbylistening?Whatcanhelppeoplefromdifferentplacesunderstandeachother?________________________________________________WhyisstandardEnglishveryimportant?HowmanywaysdoesthewritershowustolearntolistentoEnglish?Whodoyouneedtotalktoasoftenaspossible?________________________________________________五、旬型转换Marylikeseatingbananas.(变疑问旬)Jennyleaveshomeat7:00inthemorning针对划线部分提问)can`tlistentomusicintheclass.(改为祈使旬)canI,run,because,late,tocan’t,school,be,I(连词成旬)________________________________________________六、完成旬子。孩子们在哪跳舞呢?我希望你们在晚会上玩得开心。_____ 我会讲英语和少量的法语。他很懒，因此他喜欢睡觉。我很惊讶他们在如此高温下打排球。________________________________________________小升初英语分班考试真题（三）、单项填空-doyoulikeplaying piano?-No,Ilikeplaying chess.A.a,the B.the,/ C./,the D.the,aWouldyoupleasepass thosemagazines?A.we B.us C.our D.ours3 staywithyourunclethiswinterholiday?A.Areyougoingto B.Doyou C.WereyougoingtoD.Areyou- yoursummervacation?-Ilovedeveryminuteofit.A.Howis B.HowdidyouthinkofC.Whatwas D.HowdidyoulikeThisyearwewillhave holiday.A.a8days B.a8-day C.an8-day D.an8-days- didyousurftheInternet?-Twiceaweek.A.Howmanytimes B.Howlong C.Howoften D.HowsoonTheoldmantoldme there.Itwasverydangerous.A.notgo B.togo C.notgoing D.nottogo-NationalDayiscoming.Doyouhaveanyplans?-I asecondlanguage.A.amgoingtolearn B.waslearning C.learnt D.amlearntMyfatherlovesfootball.Heoften lateintonighttowatchgamesonA.gotobed B.wakesup C.fallsasleep D.staysup-Shesentsomeflowerstoyou.-I’mnotgoingto thembecauseI’mstillangrywithhim.A.accept B.receive C.get D.Didit youhalfanhour thisnewspaper?A.take,toread B.cost,toread C.use,toread D.take,readingThere asportsmeetingafterNationalA.aregoingtobe B.ishaving C.isgoingtohave D.isCorrectingmistakesinyourexerciseisagood oflearning.A.advantage B.goal C.help D.habit-Hello,mayIspeaktoTim?-Sorry,heisn’there ?A.IamCanIleaveamessage B.ThisisCanIleaveamessageC.IamLucy.CanItakeamessage D.ThisisLucy.CanItakeamessage二、完形填空Ateighteen,IleftmyhomeandstudiedhistoryatLeedsUniversityinEngland.Itwasahardtimeinmy______(15)asIwaslearningtodealwiththepainofmyfather'srecentdeath.Onedayatthemarket,Isawanelderlygentlemanhavingdifficultyholdingontobothhiswalkingstickandhisbagofapples.Irushedoverand (16)him."Thanks.Don'tworry,I'mquiteallrightnow,"hesaid,smilingatmewithapairofbrighteyes."MayIwalkwithyou?"IaskedandsobeganmyfriendshipwithBurns,amanwhose (17)andwarmthverysooncametomeanagreatdealtome.Whenwearrivedathishouse,IinsistedonhelpinghimprepareforhismealandaskedifitwouldbeallrightifIcamebackagain.IthoughtIshouldhelphim.Withasmilehereplied,"I'veneverbeenoneto (18)offerfromakind-heartedgirl."IvisitedBumstwiceaweek,alwaysonthesamedaysandatthesametime.ItoldBumshowregretfulIfeltaboutbeing (19)withmyfathertwoweeksbeforehisdeath.Afteraboutamonth,whenIwenttohishouseatadifferenttime,Isawhimworkinginhisgarden,movingaround (20).Iwasverysurprised."How?"Ibegan,"Ithought…""Iknowwhatyouthought.Whenyoufirstsawmeatthemarket,Ihurtmyankleearlierthatday.""But…whenwereyouableto (21)normallyagain?""Ah,notlongafterourfirstmeeting.""But (22)?"Iasked."Whenyoucamearoundforthesecondtime,Isawhowunhappyyouwere,feeling (23)andsad.Iknewyouweretellingyourselfthatyouwerevisitingmeformysakeandnotyourown.Ididn'tthinkyouwouldcomebackifyouknewIwas (24),andIknewyoureallyneededsomeonetotalkto,andsomeonewhoknewhowto (25)."Bums,themanI'dsetouttohelp,helpedme.Hegavethegiftofhistimeandkindnesstoayounggirlwhoneeded (26).15.A.familyB.lifeC.worldD.education16.A.heldB.reachedC.helpedD.pushed17.A.smileB.luckC.welcomeD.hope18.A.rememberB.forgetC.acceptD.refuse19.A.strictB.angryC.satisfiedD.pleased20.A.easilyB.directlyC.carefullyD.safelyA.travel B.walk C.run D.goA.when B.what C.why D.howA.shameful B.hurt C.lonely D.tiredA.happy B.poor C.busy D.healthyA.imagine B.discuss C.read D.listenA.both B.all C.neither D.none二、阅读理解AHereisthetimetableofscienceactivitiesintheChildren’sPalace.TimetableMonday19:00—21:30SpaceandManDr.ThomasWestWouldyouliketoknowmoreabouttheouterspace?(4weeks)Tuesday18:30—20:30PhotographyMr.BrownfromItalyLearntotakegoodpictures,pleasebringyourowncamera.(5weeks)Wednesday18:30—21:00ComputerScienceProf. Harry Morison OxfordUniversityLearnhowtouseWindows2000.(12weeks)Thursday19:00—21:00ModernMedicineProf.LucygreenWouldyouliketoknowmedicaladvances?(4weeks)Saturday14:00—17:00TechnicalEnglishProf.RoseBeetDoyouwanttolearnthetechnicalwordsandarticles?(16weeks)Sunday8:30—11:30ExhibitionofPersonalInventionsYoucanseemanyinventionsbythestudents;youmayalsobringyourowninventions.(2weeks)IfyouwanttolearntechnicalEnglish,youshouldgototheChildren’spalaceon _.A.ednesday B.Thursday C.Saturday D.SundayTheteacherwhoteachesphotographyisfrom _.A.England B.Italy C.America D.ChinaThecomputerscienceclassmaylastforabout _.A.2weeks B.4weeks C.12weeks D.16weeksBInLondon,traffichasalwaysbeenamainproblem.Inordertosolvethisproblem,thegovernmenthasdecidedtohaveabikerevolution.Ithasdecidedtoprovide6,000bikesforthepeopletorent.Thegovernmentencouragedlocalpeopletoridebikes.Itcannotonlysolvethetrafficproblem,butalsomakepeoplekeephealthy.Morethan12,000peoplehaveacceptedtotheidea.SomeofthemaskformorethanoneAlthoughtherearenotenoughbikes,anofficialfromthegovernmentsaidthattheywouldfindsomewaystodealwithsuchashortage.Localpeoplecangetthesebikesatspecialdockingstations(停靠站).Thereareabout315dockingstationsacrosstheMorethan12,456keyshavealreadybeenhandedouttothelocalpeople,butonly6,000keyscanbeusednow.Let'sseethecostyouneedtopay.Onekeycosts五3,andthecostofusingthebikeis五1foranhour.Thecostperhourincreasesasthehoursincrease,soitwillcost五50ifyourentthebikefor24hours.Theofficialfromthegovernmentsaidtheyalsoneededtofacealotofproblems,forexample,somebikesmaybestolen.Buthesaidtheywouldtrytheirbesttosolvealltheproblemstomakesurethesuccessoftheprogram.InLondon,thegovernmenthasdecidedto inordertosolvethetrafficproblem.A.buysomenewbikes B.providebikesforthelocalpeopletorentC.setupmoredockingstations D.providemorekeysforlocalpeopleInthepassage,theunderlinedword"shortage"means" "inChinese.短缺 B.膨胀 C.挑战 D.困难What’sthemainideaofthepassage?It’saboutthedifferentmeansoftransportationLondon.It’sabouthowthedockingstationswerebuiltinLondon.It’saboutsomedifferentwaystosolvethetrafficproblems.It’saboutthebikerevolutioninLondon.CChristmasisatimeforshopping.ButIthinkthoseofuswholiveinlargecitiesinAsiawouldbecheatingourselvesifwesaidthisistheonlytimewearebusyshopping.NofromBangkoktoSingapore,fromShanghaitoManila,shopping-especiallyshoppinginlargecenters-isayear-roundactivity.Shoppingcentersaregood.TheyshowAsia'ssurprisingeconomic(圣f的)growth,andhowfarwehavecomeinsuchashorttime.Formanyoftheoldergenerationwhocanrememberatimewheneveryonelivedinvillagesandtherewasnorunningwatertheair-conditionedcentermeanscomfortchoiceluxury豪华andbettertimes.Nowadays,itseemsourusualactivitieshappeninthecenter-it'swhereweshop,eat,watchmovies,meetourfriendsorjustgenerallywalkaround.Furthermore,wehavecometoregardshoppingcentersasimportantlandmarksortouristattractions(吸引力).WholegenerationsofAsiansaregrowinguptothinkthat,besideshomeandschool,theshoppingcenteristhemostnaturalplacetobe.Myideaaboutshoppingcentersisnotthattheyareoftenbigbuildingsthatlookquitedifferentfromotherpartsinacity,orthattheypromote(促进)shoppingatatimewhenourplanetcanhardlyaffordit.Mymainideaaboutcentersisthattheydon'treallyseemtomakeushappy.Thelargeadvertisementsoutsidethestorescouldmakeusthinkthatifweonlyhadthispairofjeans,orifwehungoutatthiscafédrinkingcoffee,thenwecouldfeelmoresuccessful.Butoncewebuysomething,weonlywanttobuysomethingmore-aseveryonealreadyknows.Shoppingcenters,eventhoughtheytrytolookaswelcomingaspossible,canbeunkindplaces.makeustheymustmakeusfeelthatweareshortofsomething,orthateveryoneelsehassomethingwedonotyetown.Wemustwanttosurpassothersorattheveryleasttokeepup.Howcanthisthoughtalwaystryingtobecoolbringustruejoy?Thesaddestthingisthatthemoderncenterhasstoppedusfrommanybeautiful,necessaryandimportantactivities.Wehavenoonetoblame(责怪)butourselves.Insteadofshopping,wecouldbecooking,visitinganearbywaterfall,goingtothebeach,readinganovel,takingalongwalk,playingasport,learningadanceorvisitingeachother'shomes.Everytimewehaveasparepieceofland,allwecanthinkofbuildingonitisyetanothercenter.Perhapsinstead,weshouldbebuildinglibraries,theatres,museums,sportshalls,publicswimmingpools,parks-thelistisendless.Wemightevenconsiderleavingthatlandalone.Thisissomethingthatthecentermayhavecausedustoforget-inordertobehappy,wemustcreateaswellasconsume(消费).Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsshoppingcenters?A.Helikesthemverymuch. B.Hedoesn’tlikethematall.C.Helikesthemonlyalittle. D.Hedoesn’tlikeallofthem.WhydomoreandmoreshoppingcentersappearinsomeAsiancountries?Becauseeconomyintheworlddevelopsveryfast.Becauseshoppingcentershaveattractedtouristsallovertheworld.Becausepeoplegoshoppinginlargeshoppingcentersallyearround.Becauseshoppingcentershavebecomeanimportantpartineveryone’slife.Whatisthegreatestdisadvantageofshoppingcenters,accordingtothewriter?Theydon’tseemtomakeushappy.Theyleadustobuymoreandmorethings.Theyforceustogiveupmanyotheractivities.Theyhaveusfallintoendlesscompetitionwithothers.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?ItisveryeasyforustofindashoppingcenterinabigThereareusuallyallkindsofservicesinashoppingcenter.Thegovernmentmustberesponsibleforthewriter'ssadness.Besidesshopping,there’remanyotheractivitieswecanenjoy.四、阅读短文，还原旬子ElenaDesseriehwasabeautifulgirl (37)Shehaddreamedofbecominganartistwhenshegrewup-butsadly,sheneverhadthechancetobeanadult.WhenElenawasonlyfiveyearsold,thedoctorsaidthatshehadbraincancerandonlyhad135daystolive.Elenaspentthelongdaysinthehospitalworkingonherpaintings,whichwerefullofheartsandsmilingfamilies.Oneofherpaintingswasshowninagallery,rightnexttoaPicasso'spainting. (38)Andthenshebeganto"talk"withherfamilybywritingnotes.______(39)Herparentswereverysad,eventhoughtheyknewthedaywouldcome.Whentheyweretidyingupherthings,theybegantofindnotes.Allthroughherfinaldays,Elenahadbeenwritinglovenotestoherfamilyandhidingtheminsecretplacesthroughoutthehouse.Shelovedpaintingandwriting.Elenadiedin2007.Amonthlater,shelosttheuseofhervoice.Herparentslovedhersomuch.Theykeptfindingthem-theamazinggiftsfromElena.Herparentsstartedtocollectthemandallthenoteswould"IShelovedpaintingandwriting.Elenadiedin2007.Amonthlater,shelosttheuseofhervoice.Herparentslovedhersomuch.Theykeptfindingthem-theamazinggiftsfromElena.五、阅读短文，回答问题ChinatownisthenamegiventoanareainthemiddleofLondon.ItisjustbetweenLeicesterSquareandShaftsburyAvenue.GerrardStreetisatthecenterandisthemostimportantstreetinthearea.ThereisalargeChinesecommunitywithalotofChineserestaurants,Chinesesupermarketsandshopsinthisstreet.Inthe1950s,itwasapoorareaandeverythingwasverycheap.Atthesametime,theworldricemarketchangedandthousandsoffarmworkersinHongKonglosttheirjobs.TheybeganarrivinginLondontolookforwork.Theyfoundjobsintherestaurantsinthisarea.ManyBritishpeoplelikedChinesefood,andtherestaurantswerepopular.Theserestaurantworkersoftenwo