I’m Marie. I work in a nursing home (养老院) and my job is to look after the old people. Alice is one of them. She’s a very nice old woman.
This year, Alice had a difficult time. She went to hospital twice. In November, I finally could get her back to her “home”.
Alice hoped that her daughter could come to visit her on Christmas Eve because she wanted to be with her family, like the old days. But her daughter was coming after Christmas, so she was very sad. I also felt sad because she would be alone on the holiday!
On Christmas Eve, I took her to a candlelight service (烛光礼拜) at church that night.
I didn’t take her to my church. I took her to the church in her old neighborhood. We got there early and I let her sit near the door, so people could see her when they came in. Soon some of her friends came to the church and they all talked to her and sat with her.
Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there. She said she loved the gift like this. That night, I thought I got the best gift: the smile on Alice’s face.
根据材料内容选择正确答案。 What did Marie think of Alice’s life this year?
| A．Difficult. | B．Happy. |
| C．Exciting. | D．Boring. |
Alice wanted to on Christmas Eve.
| A．leave hospital | B．have a party |
| C．stay with her daughter | D．see her old friends |
Marie spent the Christmas Eve .
| A．in the nursing home | B．in a church |
| C．in her house | D．in a hospital |
What can we learn about Alice?
| A．She lived with her daughter. |
| B．She was in very good health. |
| C．She liked staying in the nursing home. |
| D．She was unhappy before the Christmas Eve. |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．The best Candlelight Service. |
| B．The best Christmas gift. |
| C．Alice’s family. |
| D．Marie’s job. |
阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，完成文后任务。
Many people would like to watch sport matches. First, you need to know about audience manners.
●Most sporting arenas(竞技场) have rules for audience written on the back of the tickets. Read your ticket carefully before you arrive. Try to reach your seat half an hour before the start of the event and don’t leave when a game is in progress. When you leave, remember to take away your soft drink bottle and other rubbish.
●During exciting games, try to control yourself. Don’t criticize(批评)the performance of players and coaches. Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience.
●Applause（鼓掌）is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players, but you should do it properly. When players first appear, clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for too long. After an excellent performance, applaud warmly. If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them.
●Applause is not welcome, however, while players need to keep their concentration. Various sports have various rules for the audience.
●Enjoy artistic gymnastics silently. But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players. Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography. Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.
●To be good audience, you should spend time learning the specific(明确的) rules and the culture of each event.What should you do after you watch a game?
_____________________________________________________Applause is always welcome, isn’t it?
_____________________________________________________How many events are mentioned in the passage?
_____________________________________________________What’s the best title of the passage?
_____________________________________________________Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
_____________________________________________________
As China’s influence grows, many students in the US are working hard to learn Chinese. Parents and education experts (专家) in the US think Chinese speakers may have greater chances.
The number of schools that teach Chinese has grown. Ten years ago, only about 300 schools in the US had Chinese lessons. Today, about 1,600 schools teach Chinese.
Lomond Elementary School (小学) in Ohio is one of them. Each week, all students in grades one through five have a one-hour Chinese class. They learn the language through songs, games and lots of talking.
“We’re trying to make students interested in the language,” teacher James told Times for Kids. “We think it’s really important that all children receive these lessons,” he says. “We’d like to do even more.”
“Schools are looking to the future,” says Nancy, a US education expert. “China is becoming a really powerful country. Young people should not only know the language but understand the culture.” Students may not be thinking about the future, but they think learning Chinese language and culture is fun.
“We wish we could go to China one day.” said Karl and his classmate, Walt, from Miami.
More than 40 million foreigners around the world are studying Chinese. About 50,000 people in the US are learning the language. Chinese has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US after Spanish. At present, many American students are learning Chinese because________.
| A．they wish to work in China |
| B．they would like to travel all over China |
| C．it is the most useful language in the world |
| D．China’s influence grows |
_______is an American education expert.
| A．James | B．Nancy | C．Karl | D．Walt |
We can learn from the passage that________.
| A．students are looking to the future |
| B．there are more Spanish people than Chinese in the US |
| C．Chinese is becoming popular in the US |
| D．Chinese is the most popular foreign language in the US |
People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it’s not bad to make mistakes, and here is why.
At first, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is, “You can’t.” Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb. When he was asked how he felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work.
Finally, when you make a mistake, you are much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn’t mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes.
We shouldn’t spend all our time and money on the only one way, but use them correctly. Because our time and money are limited (有限的).
There is an old saying. “If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.” So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed. If you making a mistake, that means ________.
| A．you’re careful | B．you’re kind |
| C．you’re growing | D．you know nothing |
If you never try new things, you can’t ________.
| A．improve | B．create | C．spend | D．A and B |
After Edison failed 10,000 times, he ________.
| A．gave up |
| B．invented the light bulb |
| C．invented the computer |
| D．invented 10,000 new things |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Never make mistakes |
| B．You can make mistakes without thinking. |
| C．Sometimes it’s good to make mistakes |
| D．Making mistakes is terrible. |
Sports can help you keep fit and close to nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should realize that sport you choose might have great influence on the environment.
Some sports are resource—hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also lots of water. Besides, huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses (球场) in good condition. This causes major environmental changes. For example, in the dry places of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for (为…承担责任) serious water shortage(短缺) in some local areas.
There are many environment—friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don’t need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes, and you don’t have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also help you stay healthy. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and keep thin.
Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment—friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be “green gyms.” They are better replacements(替代) for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership(会员身份). And best of all, it’s free.Which of following does the author most probably support according to the passage?
| A．walking around the lake. |
| B．Car racing on the road. |
| C．Playing basketball in a gym. |
| D．Swimming in a sports center. |
What does the phrase “resource—hungry” in this passage mean in Chinese?
| A．广为流行的 | B．亲近自然的 |
| C．低成本的 | D．耗费资源的 |
The author uses power walking as an example mainly because________.
| A．it is an outdoor sport |
| B．it is loved by many people |
| C．it uses fewer resources |
| D．it is supported by experts |
The author writes the passage to __________.
| A．show us disadvantages of golf |
| B．call on us to take part in green sports |
| C．explain the major sports influence of popular sports |
| D．discuss different kinds of environment—friendly sport |
Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.
Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized(批评) the waste of food.
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
◆Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
◆Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
◆Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit. How many people were hungry in the world in 2010 according to the UN World Food Program?
| A．200 million. | B．Six million. |
| C．925 million. | D．625 million. |
The underlined word “leftover” means in Chinese.
| A．过期的 | B．剩余的 | C．腐烂的 | D．难吃的 |
According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because .
| A．food comes from very hard work |
| B．six million children die of hunger every day |
| C．there is enough food to feed all the people |
| D．Chinese are hospitable and generous |
Which of the following is a good way to save food?
| A．Ordering more than you need at a restaurant. |
| B．Taking home restaurant leftovers. |
| C．Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping. |
| D．Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy. |
What’s your favorite class? These days, many children don’t really like to attend PE class. But you should take part in your PE class. Why? (A) It’s not only good for your health, but also can improve your grades!
(B)______________ Swedish researchers, increasing levels of physical education (PE) improves children’s grades. The researchers in a university in Sweden studied more than 200 schoolchildren over nine years. (C) They followed the students since they were in third grade.
The researchers (D) looked into the influence of physical education on children. Some children received physical education five days a week. They also receive extra training in balance and coordination (和谐). (E)_________ the other hand, the other children received normal levels of physical education.
The study found that 96% of students in the first group achieved good grades. In the second group where the children received normal levels of PE, only 89% of students achieved such grades.
The study showed that the difference was especially clear among boys. The boys who received extra PE had much higher grades in many subjects than those who received the normal amount of PE. (F) The researchers said that physical education plays a very important role for growing children.
Many school pared down PE class and children have PE only once or twice a week. (G) What they wanted to do was to get the kids to learn well. They do need to read this passage and then change their (H)__________(decide).
任务一：把文中划线句子（A），（E）和（G）翻译成汉语。(A)_____________________
(F)_____________________
(G)_____________________
任务二：在（B）处填入适当短语。(B)__________________
任务三：写出（C）处划线单词指代的内容：(C)_______________________
任务四：写出（D）处划线短语的汉语意思：(D)______________________
任务五：在（E）处填入适当介词：(E)__________
任务六：用（H）处所给单词的适当形式填空：(H)________
任务七：回答下列问题。How long did the researchers in Sweden study the 200 schoolchildren?
If there’re 200 students who receive extra training, how many of them will achieve good grades?
Bicycle sharing systems are also known as yellow bicycle programs, white bicycle programs, public bikes, or free bikes. They are increasingly popular in Europe now. Paris has the world’s largest urban (城市的) cycle rental system.
This is a bike rental station in Paris. The worker is showing how to use a new self-service bike. They say that Paris will become “a green capital of bikes” and they plan to park 20,000 bicycles at 1,600 stations. Paris created this plan to improve the city traffic environment and reduce the waste gas displacement (废弃排气量).
At a rental station, you only have to put your credit card into the machine to rent a bike. It provides French, German, English and Chinese services. If you ride the bike for only 30 minutes to relax, you needn’t pay for it. A two-hour bike rent only costs you 4 euros.
These stations work for 24 hours every day, so a bike is rented for 10 to 14 times a day. In this way there are 200,000 people using bikes a day,
In the past few years, Paris has encouraged its people to ride bikes, but something unhappy has happened now and then. Some people break the traffic rules during rush hours. Some park their bikes everywhere. So how to park bikes is a problem that Paris will face. But this project is still a helpful way to improve its traffic environment. Don’t you think so?Bicycle rental system can help Paris become a ________.
| A．fashion capital | B．sleepy city |
| C．polite city | D．green capital of bikes |
Paris built many rental systems to_______.
| A．relax travelers | B．improve the environment |
| C．reduce traffic accidents | D．get money |
The machine at a bicycle rental system offers _______language services.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
_______ people use bikes a day
| A．1,600 | B．20,000 | C．24,000 | D．200,000 |
From the passage we can infer that the author__________.
| A．thinks bicycle rental systems are great |
| B．doesn’t agree the idea of bicycle rental system |
| C．thinks Paris is a bicycle capital |
| D．thinks bikes are better than cars |
When you sit in the classroom, do you suddenly feel that summer flew by so quickly? I’m still thinking about taking walks in the park and meeting my friends at night. But I know that the school season is beginning. And homework, tests and routine (常规生活) all come with it.
When I stay in my room and write my homework, I often look out of the window and look back at this summer.
In the past two months of summer break, I spent many evenings in my backyard. I listened to my parents telling stories about their childhood. My brother caught fireflies (萤火虫). Once in a while, we made a barbecue and ate chicken and corn.
Now I’m back to school. It’s difficult to find time to do everything that I want to do, like dancing, reading, and sleeping. How I hope to have another break in my studies! I could read a fun book instead of the boring ones that we have to read for English class.
Still, I should not feel sad. Summer gave me time to relax, good memories, laughter, and the experience of new friendships. But without school, I would never appreciate the happy moments in summer and the responsibilities (责任) that I have now. What’s more, there are only 10 more months to go until summer comes again. And in the meantime, I can have lots of fun with my friends as we begin our high school experience together.The article is written _____.
| A．during the summer break |
| B．in an English class |
| C．in the classroom |
| D．at the beginning of a school season |
From Paragraph 3, we learn that _____.
| A．the writer’s family owns a big farm |
| B．the writer doesn’t like the life in big cities |
| C．the writer had a great time with his family |
| D．his family raises chickens in their backyard. |
What does the writer think of the reading for English class?
| A．fun | B．boring | C．relaxing | D．difficult |
The writer wrote the article to ______.
| A．tell people how he spent his summer break |
| B．show her sadness for the end of the summer break |
| C．show her resolutions for the new term |
| D．express that both summer break and school days should be treasured |
How long should the writer spend before the next summer break comes?
| A．About ten months | B．Only two months. |
| C．Several days. | D．We don’t know. |
In ancient Greece, Socrates was a great philosopher (哲学家), who was widely known for his wisdom (智慧).
One day the great philosopher met a man, who ran up to him excitedly and said, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?”
“Wait a moment,” Socrates replied. “Before you tell me, I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Test of Three.”
“Test of Three?”
“That’s correct,” Socrates continued. “The first test is Truth. Are you sure that what you are about to tell me is true?”
“No,” the man replied, “actually I just heard about it.”
“All right, so you don’t really know if it’s true or not,” said Socrates. “Now let’s try the second test, the test of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?”
“No, on the contrary...”
“So,” Socrates continued, “you want to tell me something bad about him even though you’re not sure it’s true?”
The man shrugged (耸肩), a little embarrassed.
“The third test – the filter (过滤) of Usefulness,” Socrates continued. “Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?”
“No, not really...”
“Well,” Socrates said, “if what you want to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor even useful, why do you want to tell me at all?”
The man was ashamed (惭愧的) and said no more.When the man tried to tell Socrates something about his student, Socrates _____.
| A．listened to him carefully | B．told him to go away |
| C．asked him to pass a test | D．walked away quickly |
What is the Test of Three mainly about?
| A．Love, Truth and Honesty. |
| B．Truth, Goodness and Usefulness. |
| C．Wisdom, Love and Goodness. |
| D．Honesty, Wisdom and Truth. |
The third test is to check whether what the man wanted to say is _____.
| A．useful | B．true | C．good | D．funny |
What can we learn from the story?
| A．Don’t tell a lie to a philosopher. |
| B．Truth always hides behind small things. |
| C．No one wants to listen to bad news. |
| D．Think twice before you spread a piece of news. |
Which is Not True according to the passage?
| A．One day a man ran up to Socrates excitedly because he was one of his students. |
| B．Socrates asked the man to pass the Test of Three. |
| C．The man knew what he wanted to tell Socrates was not true. He just wanted to talk with him. |
| D．At last the man felt ashamed. |
STICKS AND STONES may be a name of _____.
| A．a theatre | B．a play |
| C．a person | D．a kind of cafe |
November 6 was _____.
| A．Thursday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
On Sunday, you can go there _____.
| A．at 7:30 am | B．at 7:30 pm |
| C．at 3:00 am | D．at 3:00 pm |
What kind of show is it? _____________
| A．An action movie. | B．A love movie. |
| C．A comedy. | D．A documentary. |
Robb Badlam may be a/an __________.
| A．actor | B．writer | C．producer | D．director |
阅读下列材料，回答问题。（共5题，每题2分，共计10分）
If you lose 12 times in a row (连续地), will you just give up? Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.
Carnegie was born into a poor family in the United States. The boy didn’t see a train until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows for his family.
When Carnegie first entered college, he felt upset because of his ragged (破旧的) clothes and ordinary(平凡的) looks. His mother encouraged him, “Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”
Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate (辩论) team. But one after another, he lost 12 competitions. The young man was very disappointed with himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after failing so many times. But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became well-known. “Believe that you will succeed, and you will,” he said.
In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best-sellers(畅销书) include How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. More than 50 million copies of his books have been translated in 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.What did Carnegie have to do every morning in his teens?
Why did Carnegie feel upset when he first entered college?
What did Carnegie do to be more active in college?
What did Carnegie do after failing so many times?
Did Carnegie share his success and help people to succeed?
Nowadays, many children spend hours a day looking at computer screens or other digital (数码的) products. Some eye care doctors say all the screen time has caused more children to have what they call computer vision syndrome (视力综合症).
Nathan Warford is an optometrist in the US. He says he has seen more children having eye problems. “More children come into my office because their parents have noticed that they have headaches (头疼)or red eyes, or because their degree of short-sightedness appears to be increasing (增加)very fast and they’re worried,” he said.
Dr. Warford says part of the problem is that even if their eyes start to feel uncomfortable or they start to get a headache, some children don’t tell their parents, because they don’t want their games or the computer to be taken away. Another part of the problem is that people blink (眨眼睛) less often when they look at the screen.A person who uses a computer or a digital product blinks about a third as much as we normally(正常地) do in everyday life. If eyes can’t stay wet or are too tired, they will not be protected like normal.Which of the following may be caused by too much screen time?
| A．Having wet eyes. | B．Having headaches. |
| C．Having small eyes. | D．Having a toothache |
Why don’t some children tell their parents when their eyes start to feel uncomfortable?
| A．They think it is not serious. |
| B．They want to continue playing computer games. |
| C．They don’t want their parents to worry. |
| D．Their parents don’t care about them. |
People blink about as they normally do when they use computers.
| A．a third as much | B．two thirds as much |
| C．half as much | D．as much |
From the passage, we can learn that .
| A．children should blink as much as possible |
| B．tears can’t protect eyes |
| C．blinking is good for eyes |
| D．It’s useless to blink. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Some information about the latest digital products. |
| B．Dr. Warford’s experience of working out eye problems. |
| C．Eye problems in children caused by using digital products. |
| D．It’s bad to use computers . |
| Lincheng is a new developing city. There are lots of popular restaurants. Although they are not famous, they are good places to have meals. |
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| Qingteng Yuan |
Main dishes: Many different fish, meat and chicken dishes Specials: Vegetable salad (￥20), Roast beef (￥48 on weekdays, ￥38 on weekends) Fruits (Free): Watermelon, apples, bananas, oranges Tel: 876-2198 Opening Hours: 11:00 a.m.—1:00 a.m. |
| Ruihai Drinking Building |
Mainly all kinds of meat, pork, beef and mutton. Specials: Roast pork (only offered on Saturday, ￥50 each) Drinks are not allowed to take except VIP. Tel: 897-6543 Opening Hours: 11:00 a.m.—1:30 a.m. (VIP 24 hours) |
| Rujia Restaurant |
Mainly dumplings and noodles. Specials: Beef and cabbage dumplings (￥5 each on weekdays, ￥4.5 on weekends) Dumplings can be taken away. Tel: 432-0945 Opening Hours: 11:30 a.m.—10:00 p.m. |
| Linglong Sea Food |
Mainly sea food. Specials: Roast fish (￥25 each) Tel: 287-9056 Opening Hours: 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. (From Monday to Thursday) 11:00 a.m.—2:00 a.m. (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) |
If you like roast beef and you want to save some money, you’d better go to Qingteng Yuan on .
| A．Monday | B．Wednesday | C．Friday | D．Sunday |
What can be only offered on Saturday?
| A．Roast beef. | B．Roast pork. |
| C．Beef noodles. | D．Sea food. |
You need to pay ______ for three beef and cabbage dumplings on Monday.
| A．￥15 | B．￥13.5 | C．￥10 | D．￥9 |
If you want to eat sea food, you can call .
| A．876-2198 | B．897-6543 | C．432-0945 | D．287-9056 |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Fruits are free in Rujia Restaurant. |
| B．Roast beef is cheaper on Tuesday than on Saturday. |
| C．You can eat sea food at 1:00 a.m. on Friday in Linglong Sea Food. |
| D．Call 897-6543 to order noodles. |
| A．A kind of food that comes only in a box or from a restaurant. |
| B．A kind of food made from plants and other ingredients. |
| C．A school program class students will attend in their summer vacation. |
| D．A kind of vegetable that grows in the garden. |
| A．It will jump farther than usual. |
| B．It will die some time later. |
| C．It will lose its balance. |
| D．It will have a new one soon. |
| A．They will have a pizza party on the beach. |
| B．They will plant some trees there. |
| C．They will collect newspapers, cans and bottles for some money. |
| D．They will gather trash on the beach. |
| A．At his nephew’s home． | B．At Bob’s home． |
| C．At his own home． | D．At his office． |
| A．Fifteen shillings． | B．A big turkey． |
| C．Meat． | D．A chicken． |
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