(Ⅱ)录音中有一篇短文, 听两遍后, 选择最佳答案。(5分)

6. Mary is　　　.

A. thin　　　　　　　　B. of medium build

C. heavy

7. Mary likes to have friends who are　　　her.

A. calmer than    B. the same as

C. different from

8. Li Mei’s hair is　　　than Mary’s.

A. shorter　　　　  B. longer　　　　 C. curlier

9. Mary likes　　　best.

A. reading books   B. drawing

C. playing ping-pong

10. Mary and Li Mei both like　　　.

A. playing ping-pong  B. playing computer games

C. telling jokes

My name’s Mary. I’m thin. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend is Li Mei. She comes from China. She is taller than me. And she has longer hair. She is much more outgoing than me. She often tells jokes. Her favorite thing is reading books; my favorite thing is drawing. But we have one thing in common. We both like playing ping-pong. She plays better than me. We often help each other and learn from each other.

答案: 6~10. ACBBA

Ⅱ. 单项选择(20分)

1. I think the Internet is really useful. We can get lots of　　　　　from it.

A. thing　　  B. message　　 C. idea　　 D. information

【解析】选D。考查名词。lots of其后跟可数名词的复数或不可数名词, thing, message和idea是可数名词, information是不可数名词。

2. (2013•海南中考)I hope everyone can care about　　　　　the environment and stop　　　　　things.

A. protecting; wasting     B. protecting; to waste

C. protect; waste      D. protect; to waste

【解析】选A。考查固定搭配。care about doing sth. 关注做某事; stop doing sth. 停止做某事。句意: 我希望每个人都能关注保护环境并且停止浪费东西。

3. (2013•湖州中考)—How do you like the short play?

—Funny, 　　　　　the music of it is not so good.

A. so    B. though   C. or   D. because

【解析】选B。考查连词辨析。句意: ——你觉得这个短剧怎么样? ——有趣, 尽管它的音乐不是那么好。so“因此”; though“尽管”; or“或者”; because“因为”。

4. Betty is　　　　　. She likes talking and making friends with others.

A. shy         B. quiet

C. serious        D. outgoing

【解析】选D。考查形容词辨析。shy“害羞的”; quiet“安静的”; serious“严肃的”; outgoing“外向的”。由第二句句意“她喜欢谈话和与别人交朋友”可知贝蒂是外向的。

5. —How do you usually go to work?

—On foot. Walking is much　　　　　than driving during the heavy traffic time.

A. fast         B. faster

C. more faster       D. fastest

【解析】选B。考查副词的比较级。由答语中的than可知应该用比较级形式; 句意: ——你通常怎么去上班? ——步行。在交通高峰期, 步行比开车快得多。

6. —Both of the T-shirts are in style this year.

—But I think this one is　　　　　.

A. popular        B. much popular

C. more popular      D. the most popular

【解析】选C。考查比较级。由上文的主语Both of the T-shirts可知比较的范围是两者, 因此用比较级, popular的比较级是在其前加more。

7. I think listening is just as　　　　　as speaking in language learning.

A. important       B. more important

C. more difficult      D. more interesting

【解析】选A。考查固定句式。as. . . as. . . “像……一样……; 同……一样……”, 表示两者在某一方面相同, 此结构中要用形容词或副词的原级。

8. (2013•鞍山中考)—The teachers in that school speak either English or French, or even　　　.

—That’s so cool!

A. all    B. both    C. neither   D. none

【解析】选B。考查代词辨析。由句中“English or French”可知even后的代词表示其前“二者都”。all表示三者或三者以上都; both表示两者都; neither表示两者都不; none表示三者或三者以上都不。

9. The mother sang a beautiful song to make her baby　　　　　.

A. to sleep        B. sleeping

C. sleeps        D. sleep

【解析】选D。考查固定搭配。句意: 为了使婴儿睡觉, 那位妈妈唱了一首美妙的歌。make sb. do sth. “使某人做某事”, 固定搭配。

10. (2013•青岛模拟)—Can you tell me why you learn English so well?

—It’s easy. 　　　　　you work, 　　　　　grades you can get.

A. The more careful; the best

B. The more carefully; the better

C. More carefully; better

D. The more careful; the better

【解析】选B。考查比较级。答句句意: 很简单。你学习越认真, 你就会取得更好的成绩。“the+比较级……, the+比较级……”表示“越……, 就越……”, 第一个空格处的词修饰动词work, 因此要用副词carefully, 故选B。