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听力部分（40分）

一、听录音，给下列图片排序。（10分）

1. 2. 3.

( ) ( ) ( )

4. 5.

( ) ( )

二、听录音，选出你所听到的单词完成句子，并将其序号填入题前括号里。

( ) 1. The art room is on the ______ floor.

A. first

B. two

C. second

( ) 2. We have a new ______.

A. computer room

B. classroom

C. music room

( ) 3. This is the ______

A. art room

B. gym

C. library

( ) 4. That is the ______.

A. teachers’ office

B. teacher’s desk

C. teacher

( ) 5. Your ______ is cool!

A. classroom

B. school

C. playground

三、听录音，判断下列句子与你听到的内容是否一致，对的在括号里写“T”，不一致的打“F”。

（10分）

( ) 1. Go to the library, read a book.

( ) 2. It is next to Classroom 5?

( ) 3. Do you have an art room?

( ) 4. How many boys are there in your class?

( ) 5. Wecome to our school.

四、听录音,选出你所听到的句子，把答案代号填入题前括号内。（10分）

1. ( ) A. Welcome to our school? B. What’s in your schoolbag?

2. ( ) A. His name is Mike. B. Her name is Lily.

3. ( ) A. Is this the computer room? B. Is that the computer room?

4. ( ) A. Do you have a library? B. Do you have a art room?

5. ( ) A. He’s tall and short. B. He’s short and thin

6. ( ) A. Where is the music room? B. Where is the playground?

7. ( ) A. The art room is next to the library. B. It’s near the window?

8. ( ) A. Let me clean the light? B. This is my computer room.

9. ( ) A. I have a new schoolbag. B. I have a new classroom.

10. ( ) A. It is on the second floor.

B. Put your English book under the schoolbag.

笔试部分（60分）

一、为下列短语选择正确的释义，将其序号填入题前括号里。（10分）( ) 1. Water the floor. A. 踢足球

( ) 2. Read a book. B. 问好

( ) 3. Say hello！ C. 这边走

( ) 4. This way. D. 读书

( ) 5. Play football. E. 浇花

( ) 6. on the first floor A. 操场

( ) https://www.wendangku.net/doc/1b9985605.html,puter room B. 二楼

( ) 8. music room C. 计算机房

( ) 9. second floor D. 在一楼

( ) 10. playground E. 音乐教室

二、选择正确的答案，并把答案代号填入题前括号内。（10分）

（）1. ___________ you have a playground?

A. Are

B. Can

C. Do

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