“Everything happens for the best.” My mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry. One day your luck will change.”

I found mom was right after I finished my college education. I had decided to try for a job in a radio station. I wanted to host a sports program one day. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.

In one station, a kind lady said that my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said. I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad said a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.

I felt really upset. “Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner told me he had already had someone. As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer* if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man called, “What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone* and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game. I succeeded.

On my way home, mom’s words came back to me. “One day your luck will change, son. And when it happens, you’ll feel good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew just what she meant.

48. What job was the writer most interested in?

A. A sportsman                   B. A shop assistant

C. A sports announcer              D. A businessman

49. Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?

A. Because he was too young.

B. Because he didn’t get college education.

C. Because he was not a good-looking person.

D. Because he hadn’t got enough experience.

50. The underline sentence “But I got turned down every time” means_____________.

A. But I was refused every time

B. But I was successful every time

C. But I lost my way every time

D. But the door of each station was always open

51. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. I Was Lucky to Find a Job

B. Everything Happens for the Best

C. No One is Always Lucky

D. To Work in a Radio Station is Difficult

D

A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.

Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn't built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.

Even so, travel isn't difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.

Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.

Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange experiences. One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there’s nothing special. But when they come back to the bridge an hour later, it’s underwater and everyone is wearing rain boots.

Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean* melt*.

Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.

Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy’s biggest companies to build the MOST project, which was planned to be built under the sea water to stop the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem.

52 According to the passage, which picture shows the right place of Venice?

53. Which is the most popular way for people in Venice to get around in the passage?

A. On foot.        B. By boat.        C. By car.        D. By bike.

54. Why is Venice still getting lower and lower? One of the reasons is ________.

A. too many people live there.

B. the rising temperature has made the ice melt.

C. lots of bridges have been built.

D. the underground water is rising.

55. The passage is mainly about        .

A. the waterways of Venice           B. the MOST project of Venice

C. the scenery of Venice              D. the problem of Venice

四、词汇运用(本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分)

A. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。

cake   hand   polite  wear    learn

56.She often _________ a white dress. White is her favorite.

57.It’s not __________ to make noise in the movie theater.

58.Susan’s mother made a big ___________ on her birthday.

59.Although he is only ten, the child has already_________ three languages.

60. China, people often shake _____________ when they meet someone for the first time.

B.根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。

In England, people often talk about the weather because they can have four   61   (季节) in one day. In the morning, the weather is warm just like in Spring. After an hour,  black clouds come and then it    62   (下雨)heavily. The weather gets a little    63   (寒冷). In the late afternoon, the sky will be clear, the sun will    64 (开始) to shine, and it’ll be summer at this time of day.

In England, people can    65  (也) have summer in winter or have winter in summer. So in winter they    66   (游泳) sometimes, and in summer they should wear warm   67   (衣服).

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat    68  (和) them in the sunny morning, but you should not  69 (嘲笑) at them. If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will get    70  (潮湿的)later in the day.

五、任务型阅读(本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

学校的心理辅导站推出午间专项心理咨询活动。阅读该活动海报，请从A～E中为以下几位同学找出合适的咨询时间。

Heart-to-Heart Talk

Do you have any problems? Come and talk with us!

Opening hours     12 o’clock ---13 o’clock

A. Monday        Problems with friends

B. Tuesday        Problems with family

C. Wednesday      Problems with studies

D. Thursday       Problems with self-image

E. Friday          Problems with teachers

Student  Problems Time

Sally My teacher Mr. Black never praises me.

I don’t think he like me.

71__________

Tony I’m angry with my friend Steven.

He lied to me last week.

72__________

Jim I think I’m much shorter than any other

boy in my class. That makes me worried.

73__________

Julia I like English and I work hard at it. But my

English is still not good enough. I don’t

know why.

74__________

Bob My parents don’t allow me to go out to play

at weekends. I have to stay at home. I’m not

happy with them.

75__________

六、书面表达(本题有1小题，共20分)

前段时间，“雾霾”二字频繁跃入我们的生活，雾霾天气严重危害身体，影响生活。温州天空何时赶走雾霾?这需要大家马上行动起来，从身边小事做起，比如多种花草树木;少开车、多骑车、多走路;不用塑料袋用布袋;……等等，人人加入环保队伍。

请你结合以上内容和自己的想法，适当拓展，以“What Can We Do for the Environment” 为题，写一篇短文呼吁大家积极参与环保，为“美丽温州” 尽一份力。(字数在100左右。注意：文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名)

announcer   n.  播音员  fee  n. 费用

Arctic Ocean  北冰洋 melt  v. 融化

benefit  v. 有益于 microphone　n.  麦克风

career  n. 事业，职业 UNESCO 联合国教科文组织

entrance  n.入口

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