Last summer I spent two weeks in Singapore with my mother and my sister. Before this trip, I heard that Singapore is one of the most beautiful and cleanest countries in . I hoped that I would have an unforgettable time there. In fact, the trip was than I had expected.
Many places in Singapore us. First, we visited Singapore Zoo and Jurong Bird Park. the places are very large and many animals live there. So we had to a whole day seeing all of the animals. However, the most interesting was the Bird Show in Jurong Bird Park. We enjoyed the of the birds. The workers had trained the birds carefully and patiently for long they could dance, sing and even play basketball. At the end of the show, they sent the visitors a message that people’s awareness of protecting birds. I think it is a very helpful and practical of educating people about the nature protection.
Second, after spending a week in relaxing and visiting some tourist spots (旅游景点) in Singapore, my sister and I to attend a short-term English course because English is the official language in Singapore and we thought we would our English quickly. English was the only common language in this class, so all students there had to speak English during the lessons.
The trip in Singapore was truly a nice in my life. During the trip, I learned much about other countries’ lives, other people’s thoughts and I improved my English. , I have made some new friends who I am still keeping in touch and I hope that I will meet them again some day in China and tell them more about our country.
A．Africa B．Asia C．America D．Europe
A．worse B．longer C．faster D．greater
A．attracted B．affected C．attacked D．held
A．All B．Neither C．Both D．Each
A．take B．cost C．waste D．spend
A．accident B．event C．case D．report
A．births B．fights C．parties D．performances
A．so that B．in order to C．such that D．even though
A．cures B．prevents C．raises D．reduces
A．way B．road C．result D．street
A．refused B．stopped C．decided D．forgot
A．speak B．pass C．express D．improve
A．idea B．experience C．skill D．question
A．In addition B．As a result C．In fact D．At last
A．at B．with C．for D．of
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In China , some radio stations use hotlines(热线)．It's used for the listeners to take part in the talk shows．
That's a good ．However, the fact is some people do nothing but break the whole program．Some people know little about the topic under ．Sometimes they do not even know what the host（主持人） is talking about．So the host has to the caller what the show is about．Usually the caller will a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance(无知)．Then the host has to answer and explain how silly（愚蠢的）this is ! It a lot of time．
It seems that some people phone the hotlines for fun．They want to let listeners hear them．They don't care what the topic is and they themselves are interested in the topic or not．Silly they appear to be．
It's for radio stations to improve the hotline programs．If a caller doesn't know what is going , the operator should not let the caller take part in the talking．
A．stopping B．laughing C．encouraging
A．lesson B．idea C. medicine
A. discussion B. meeting C. party
A. make B. teach C. tell
A. ask B. read C. write
A. saves B. wastes C. brings
A. hardly B. just C. never
A. what B. where C. whether
A. funny B. interesting C. necessary
A. on B. off C.away
In China, very few children make pocket money, _ _, in western countries, most kids make pocket money by themselves. They make money in many different __ . When kids are very young, their parents help them sell the fruits of their own trees to neighbours. Kids may also help __ _ do housework to make money at home. When they_ _ sixteen, they can make money by sending newspapers or by working in fast food restaurants, during the summer holidays.
There are many _ __ of making pocket money by kids themselves. First of all, they learn the _of money by working hard so that they will not waste any. Secondly, they learn to __ money to buy things they need or want, such as books, pencils, movies and even clothes they like. Thirdly, they learn to_ _ the daily life problems by helping their parents or others. Making pocket money is _ for children when they grow up. That is why parents encourage their kids to make pocket money.
A．Also B．Anyway C．However D．Besides
A．ways B．levels C．homes D．countries
A．teachers B．friends C．parents D．neighbours
A．get B．have C．catch D．reach
A．really B．hardly C．properly D．especially
A．choices B．advantages C．problems D．lessons
A．fun B．value C．message D．purpose
A．count B．waste C．manage D．change
A．give up B．look up C．deal with D．meet with
A．helpful B．careful C．beautiful D．successful
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These days，Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after﹣school classes.Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.However，this doesn't only happen in China.
The Taylors are a typical American family.Life for Cathy Taylor's three children is very busy. "On most days after school，" Cathy says， "I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training.Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons.Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities，but I believe these activities are important for my children's future.I really want them to be successful.However，the tired children don't get home until after 7：00 p.m.They have a quick dinner，and then it's time for homework.
Linda Miller，a mother of three，knows all about such stress. "In some families，competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older，" she says. "Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes.And they are always comparing them with other children.It's crazy.I don't think that's fair.Why don't they just let their kids be kids？People shouldn't push their kids so hard."
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child's development.Dr.Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. "Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves，too.Although it's normal to want successful children，it's even more important to have happy children."
（1）What's the common problem for Chinese and American families？
（2）What's Cathy Taylor's idea about so many after﹣school activities？
（3）What does Linda Miller think about after﹣school activities？
（4）What's Dr.Alice Green's opinion about afterschool activities？
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China is a great country with over 5,000 years of history. There are many places of interest which millions of tourists from all over the world every year. Some of them are fantastic lakes, beautiful mountains and long rivers.
Many mountains, Mount Tai, Mount Emei and Mount Hua, are very famous. People go to Mount Tai to see the sunrise. the rivers the Yangtze River is the longest one and the second one is the Yellow River. They are the birthplaces of cultures.
Have you the love story about Xu Xian and White Snake? It is said that the story on the West Lake. The West Lake is the most fantastic place that I have ever visited. It in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is surrounded on three sides by mountains. Many tourist attractions there are well visiting, such as the Sudi Causeway, the Broken Bridge and the Leifeng Pagoda. The scenery is attractive that visitors often lose themselves in it.
The West Lake has become some beautiful poems as well as its special scenery. These poems were by Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo. , the surrounding area of the West Lake is the of the famous Dragon Well Tea.
Have you been to the West Lake? If not, look for a chance to go to the fantastic place！
A．attract B．attack C．awake D．arrange
A．in addition B．such as C．instead of D．because of
A．Between B．Among C．In D．Beyond
A．tallest B．shortest C．longest D．farthest
A．American B．English C．Japanese D．Chinese
A．thought of B．heard of C．talked of D．heard from
A．rose B．heard C．told D．happened
A．lies B．sits C．loves D．loses
A．worthless B．possible C．special D．worth
A．too B．such C．so D．very
A．famous for B．famous as C．popular with D．interested in
A．sung B．cheered C．chosen D．written
A．Besides B．But C．And D．While
A．home B．village C．town D．country
A．never B．yet C．ever D．just
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Chinese students face huge pressure. There is the pressure to be better than _ _, or there is the shame of being different. Students must spend a lot of time _ _ hard in order to not be left behind.
_ is not the only way to make students succeed. Educational expert Li Zhenxi said: “It’s better to encourage kids. We should not separate students _ low grades.”
Interest is the best teacher. Letting children do the things they’re _ _ in is a good way to encourage them.
Wei Nan, 31, is one of the best trailer(预告片) directors in China. His childhood was very different _ _ those of other children. He started learning to _ _ when he was only 6. After 10 years of playing different roles, he felt _ _ of being an actor. He _ to do something he really wanted to. He spent five years learning editing(剪辑) and gradually became _ _ in this area. In 2005, he started his own company and produced trailers for famous movies.
Wei never went to a university, but nobody can deny(否认) that he is a successful young man. “I’m lucky to be able to do something I like,” he said.
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Yoga（瑜伽）is a kind of sport. It's very around the world now. Everyone can do yoga. It's good both men and women.
Why do more and more people yoga? It's hard to say. The short answer is that yoga helps you fit. For many people, this answer is enough, if you have an interest in it,there's more.
People want to live a long life. They also want to be . It is a good way to exercise. So more and more people like this kind of . Yoga is a Sanskrit（梵文）word and it means"to join together". There are parts（部分）in yoga: exercise, breathing, and thinking. If you do in yoga, it can you peace（平和）and help you feel less stressed（有压力）．
A．easy B．surprising C．popular D．interesting
A．in B．for C．with D．at
A．see B．like C．hate D．make
A．take B．make C．turn D．keep
A．so B．but C．or D．because
A．strong B．warm C．busy D．poor
A．sport B．meeting C．trip D．movie
A．many B．two C．few D．three
A．good B．well C．bad D．nice
A．take B．bring C．find D．Get
The Value of Negative Results
We all avoid failure（失败），and most of us fear it.However，without failure，progress would be impossible.What does success usually come after？Failure.It seems that one cannot exist（存在）without the other.
Accepting failure is not easy for many，though we are often unwilling accept failure because our professional fame depends on success.（1） In the past ten years，for example，some scientific magazines have published reports of failed tests.It is believed that scientists can learn more "negative（负面的）"results and that this can finally lead to positive results.
（2） The ABN AMRO bank started an Institute （机构）of Brilliant Failures to learn more about what works and what doesn't in banking.Eli Lilly and Company had failure parties to study the drugs（药物）that don't work.
In fact，one of the business world's most famous failures became one of its biggest successes，in part because the product's makers learned from their mistakes.（3） The product，though unique（独特的）at the time，was expensive and heavy；besides，some of its most important features（特点）didn't work properly.As a result，Apple's CEO，Steve Jobs，believed in the product and he began to find out ways of improving it.In time，this led to the production of the iPhone and the iPad，two of the company's most successful products.
（4） Not only should we try to learn from it if we want to succeed，we must also be persistent（执着的）.Though Apple stopped selling the Newton in 1998，the first iPhone wasn't available until 2007.It took a lot of research and hard work to go from the Apple Newton to iPhone but in the end，the effort became successful.
All in all，there is a lot we can learn by studying mistakes.Perhaps the most important lesson is that failure and success are two sides of the same coin. （5）
A.One truly cannot exist without the other.
B.We are brave enough to face difficulties.
C.In the early 1990s，Apple created a phone called the Apple Newton.
D.The business world already understands the value of negative results.
E.The Apple Newton has won popularity with people all over the world.
F.However，things are slowly changing，especially in business and science.
G.The story of the Apple Newton can teach us an important lesson about failure.
完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand years. It runs from the east to the west in North China. It is about 6,300 kilometers . It is often called “ Ten-thousand-Li Great Wall”. It is one of the “ Seven ” of the ancient world.
The Great Wall is wide enough for ten men to walk . Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall stones and bricks（砖）. There are huge stones on side and on the highest part. But now some sections（部分） of it are worn out.
There are tall watch-towers along the Great Wall. Once upon time, the soldiers kept watching the enemies（敌人） in the watch-towers day and nght. They made on the towers to each other when the enemies came.
Nowadays we don’t use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more. It is a famous place of to all the people in the world. Every year people come to visit it form all over the world.
A．wide B．tall C．long D．high
A．wonderfully B．Wonderful C．Wonder D．Wonders
A．side by side B．one by one C．one after another D．step by step
A．was made of B．was made from C．was made in D．was made into
A．both B．all C．each D．every
A．an B．a C．the D．/
A．electricity B．a kite C．a face D．fire
A．tell B．talk C．speak D．reply
A．interesting B．interest C．interested D．interests
A．thousand B．a few thousands C．thousands of D．thousand of
Think of life as a game in which you are playing with______ balls in the air. You name them work, family, ______, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of______. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. ______?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing ______ with others. It is ______ we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. ______ you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over ______ the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be ______.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s ______. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to _____ love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don’t run ______ life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can ______ carry easily.
Don’t use time or words ______. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a ______; that’s why we call it “the present” Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
A．three B．four C．five D．six
A．health B．money C．love D．kindness
A．gold B．glass C．wood D．plastic
A．What B．Why C．How D．When
A．yourselves B．themselves C．himself D．itself
A．said B．known C．because D．why
A．And B．Only C．But D．Although
A．while B．when C．so that D．until
A．brave B．healthy C．clever D．patient
A．possible B．impossible C．possibly D．probably
A．get B．find C．miss D．lose
A．through B．across C．over D．into
A．often B．always C．never D．sometimes
A．carefully B．careful C．careless D．carelessly
A．flower B．gift C．chocolate D．hope
| How to Give a Good Talk |
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Get a good idea. Choose a topic carefully.You can talk more easily about something you like and know about. |
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Self﹣love is the most important if you want to find out your full potentials（潜质）on earth.Accepting who you are makes you feel that you are good enough.
You are good enough does not mean you are perfect.Nobody is perfect.Being good enough means you accept who you are and believe in yourself.The truth is，opinions of other people make it hard for you to find the good part of yourself.So，（2） you need to believe in yourself instead of caring what people think of you.Be sure you are doing it for yourself，not for someone else.Just make efforts to improve yourself and then you are sure to become the best you can be，or a better version（版本）of yourself.
What should we do when someone is stuck（深陷）in the ocean of not feeling good enough？Here are some suggestions to help.First，be a good listener.Listening to someone will not only make them feel they are worthy but also make you know better what they are going through.Then you will get the idea of how to cheer them.Besides，always encourage others.When people talk about their dreams，tell them it's possible that all dreams can come true.So，loving others in this way will make them feel good enough.
（1）What does "being good enough" mean？
（2）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
（3）What should you do to make yourself a better version？
（4）List two suggestions mentioned to help others feel good enough.
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（5）Give a proper title to the passage.
Reading is fun!You can also analyze texts（文本）to learn more from the texts and about the texts.One way you can do this with fiction books，passages，or poems is by exploring their themes.
A theme is a central idea running throughout the text，connecting the characters and events.The writer may express his or her thoughts about humanity or a worldview through a theme.Themes can be ideas like friendship，bravery，love，honesty or family.Make sure you know what the writer is saying.
Sometimes，themes are hard to find out.First，the theme may not be able to be included in just one word like the examples above.There may also be more than one theme in the text.What's more，some themes are not presented in the words directly.You have to use clues in the texts to find them.
To start exploring the theme，first you need to make sure you've read the whole text.Since themes develop over time，you can't fully understand the underlying themes until the end of the text.Then，ask yourself to sum up（概括）the text and try to work out a "big idea".For example，did many characters resolve problems with their families？If there was only one small problem with a character's family，then "family" might not be the theme of the text.Finally，after finding out a "big idea"，go through the text to find examples that support this idea.You needn't repeat every detail of the story﹣a few key examples will be fine.
Now you are ready to explore the theme of a text!
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●You might not （6） the theme in just one word. ●There may also be more than one theme in the text. ● Some themes are not presented in a （7） way. |
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●Read the text till the （8） to fully understand the themes. ●Work out a "big idea" of the text by summing up the text. ●Find some key examples to （9） the "big idea".It's not （10） to repeat every detail. |
Most of us have three meals a day .We take food for granted(想当然)。And we don’t think about it. experts argue a food crisis(危机)is coming.This crisis is going to make us the way we think about food.
Food is in great need a growing of world population.By 1960,the population was three billion.It doubled to six billion by 1999.By 2050,this planet will need to at least nine billion people.As a result,the food prices get higher and higher.
So,what can a ,crowed world do?One suggestion is to eat meat.Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物) .It requires more to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more than vegetables. So ,eating less meat will more land for farming,and it will save water.
To eats less meat,people will need to change their eating habits. That will not be .Americans, for example,have loved meat. In general, They eat twice as much meat as people in other countries.At the same time,in developing countries like China and Brazil,sales of meat have doubled in the last 20 years. will double again by 2050.Growing need of meat wil1 to put pressure on natural resources.
World population is increasing,resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising.Therefore, we need to rethink we eat every day. For meat lovers, we don’t need to give up meat .But we need to eat more grains and less meat.21cnjy
A．And B．But C．Or D．Until
A．change B．find C．get D．tell
A．instead of B．thanks to C．because of D．as for
A．help B．have C．feed D．meet
A．busy B．tired C．thirsty D．hungry
A．less B．more C．much D．little
A．time B．land C．people D．place
A．air B．meat C．money D．water
A．provide B．produce C．waste D．need
A．important B．hard C．easy D．necessary
A．never B．seldom C．hardly D．always
A．It B．They C．We D．That
A．continue B．stop C．have D．start
A．how B．when C．what D．where
A．quickly B．completely C．finally D．especially
完形填空 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择能填入相应空白处的最佳答案。(10分)
What are the British like when they learn languages?
______ is said that the British are the worst language learners in Europe(欧洲) —62 percent of them can’t speak _____ other language except(除了) their own! ______38 percent of them speak at least one foreign language, only18 percent speak two.
Learning a foreign language is not ________ at school in Britain; children start studying a foreign language at 11 and many ________ completely at 14. So why don’t young people_________ studying languages at school?
The government is now looking at different ways to _______ language learning. One idea is to start much ______and introduce foreign languages when kids are five. ______idea is to give school children more choice—they can choose to study their favorite language.
It may be difficult to_______ people’s attitude(态度) to learning languages but the government has decided to have a try!A. That B. It C. This
A. any B. no C. some
A. As B. When C. While
A. popular B. good C. interesting
A. wake up B. turn up C. give up
A. look for B. go on C. set up
A. stop B. improve C. find
A. younger B. sooner C. slower
A. Other B. One C. Another
A. choose B. take C. change
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