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1、Section Grammar & Writing.选用方框内所给的情态动词填空can(t)；could；may；might；will；would；shall；should；must(nt)1.Isnt that your head teacher over there？No，it_be him.Im sure he has just left.2.May I take the book home？No，you_.3.If you dont do as you are told，you_be sorry one day.4.No matter how I advised him to give
2、 up smoking，he_not listen to me.5.Could I use your bike for a while？Yes，you_.6.Where did he stay last night？Im not sure，but he_have stayed at his friends.7.Lets go to see the film together tonight，_we？8.Tom，your eyesight is getting worse.You_read in a brighter room.9.You_leave the little boy alone a
3、t home.He is too young.10._you please tell me your new address？11.The boy is lovely，but he_be naughty sometimes.12._I speak English in English class？No，you neednt.You_speak Chinese，too.13.As everybody knows，fish_die without water.14.You_try telephoning Mr.Smith；he_be at home now.15.You_never be too
4、careful when you are crossing the street.16.I got on the bus and who_be sitting in front of me but Tony！17.Many boats near the seaside were destroyed by the wind.Well，the wind_have been very strong.答案：1.cant2.cant/mustnt3.will/might4.would5.can6.might/may7.shall8.should9.mustnt10.Will/Would/Could11.
5、can12.Must；can13.will14.can；should/may/must15.can16.should17.must.阅读理解For the eager prankster(爱开玩笑的人)，nothing beats April Fools Day，a lighthearted tradition thats several hundred years old.A lot of people think April Fools Day is just obnoxious，and just wish it would stop.But people who love pranks
6、really love the day and refuse to give up the tradition.The origins of April Fools Day are still unclear.The most popular one is that France changed its calendar in the 1500s so that the New Year would begin in January to match the Roman calendar instead of the start of spring in late March or early
7、 April.However word of the change traveled slowly，and many people in country areas continued to celebrate the New Year in the spring.These country people became known as“April fools.”But according to Alex Boese，the French story is completely wrong，because the day that the French celebrated the begin
8、ning of the year legally was Easter day，so it never really was connected with April first.Boese believes instead that April Fools Day simply grew out of ageold European spring festivals of renewal(更新)，in which pranks are common.Joseph Boskin，professor of American humor at Boston University，has offer
9、ed his own interpretation(解释)of the holidays roots.In 1983，Boskin told a reporter that the idea came from Roman pranksters during the time of Constantine in the third and fourth centuries AD.As the story goes，pranksters successfully asked the ruler to allow one of their objected members to be king f
10、or a day.So，on April first，Constantine handed over the reins(统治)of the Roman Empire for one day to King Kugel，his prankster.Kugel decided that the day forever would be a day of absurdity(荒唐)Kugel，accidently，is an Eastern European dish that one of Boskins friends had been expecting.本文是篇说明文。主要是介绍了几个关于
11、愚人节由来的传说。1.The underlined word“obnoxious”in Paragraph 1 means_.A.excitingBdisappointingCboring Dinstructive答案：C解析：词义猜测题。下半句提到just wish it would stop，既然希望它被取消，那么这些人应该是不喜欢它了。故答案选C。2.According to the French story，April Fools Day_.A.is the result of the change of the calendarBwas widely accepted all ove
12、r the worldChas a history of about half a centuryDhas been celebrated in Roman since the 1500s答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段，来源于法国的这个关于愚人节的传说，尽管是广为人们所接受，但是故事本身是无从看到的，所以选项B不对；当时发生的时间是在16世纪，因此，到现在最起码有四个多世纪了，即400多年，所以选项C不对；当时是在法国发生的，是由于日历变更通知不及时而造成的，因此，选项D不对，而正确选项为A。3.According to Joseph Boskin，April Fools Day_.
13、Acan date back to 1,900 years agoBcame from a reporterChad roots in the RomansDwas decided by Constantine 答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段，按照Joseph Boskin的看法，愚人节发生在公元3到4世纪，是他告诉一记者说是来自于一罗马爱开玩笑的人，而最后是由King Kugel所决定的。故答案选C。4.It can be inferred according to the text that_.AKing Kugel was a real historical character
14、BJoseph Boskins story about April Fools Day was a humorCthe text referred to two origins of April Fools DayDwhere April Fools Day is from has been clear to us all答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后两段，Joseph Boskin对愚人节的解释应该是一个幽默而已，一方面它没有历史证据，另一方面，里面的那个当了一天的国王与他和朋友们正等待的一道菜同名。另外，关于愚人节的由来始终还是个谜。故答案选B。.语法填空The Hawaiian
15、islands include eight major islands，several circular reefs and numerous smaller islands.Of the eight major islands，Niihau and Kahoolawe are the 1._(small)These islands are quite unlike the 2._they do not have hotels or resorts for tourists.Both islands，for different reasons，3._(have)no tourists at all for many years.Niihau is located just 17 miles 4._the west coast of island Kauai.It is owned by
