We appreciate your interest in giving animals a hand! While helping others, volunteering gives you a way to learn, have fun and give back to your community (社区). There are many ways to care for the animals at PAWS.
     Youth Work Party
     If you are ten years or older, you can join the Youth Work Party Team with a parent to work on
different projects around PAWS in Lynnwood, WA. For example, you can build boxes for frightened, injured wildlife to hide in. Ask your parent to sign up to join a work party. If you are eighteen years or older, you can join the Youth Work Party Team independently.
     PAWSwalk
     PAWSwalk is our biggest fundraising (筹款) event of the year, held at the end of the summer to raise money to care for the animals. You can collect money with the help of your family, friends and school, and then walk in the event.
     Cookie Sale
     Selling homemade dog cookies is a wonderful way to help the animals. PAWS can provide brochures(小册子)to give out when you sell the cookies prepared by you and your parents, so people can learn about PAWS at the same time. You can find homemade dog cookie cooking instructions on the Internet or by checking out cookbooks for dogs at the library.
     Movie Night
     Invite friends, family, neighbors and classmates to watch your favorite animal movie, like Babe or Charlotte's Web. Ask them to bring an "entrance fee" of donations or supplies for the animals.
     Thanks again for your interest in PAWS and helping animals. Share your ideas with your parents and invite a few friends to join you in helping make a difference for animals. If you have any questions, call 425-787-2500-261.

25. Who is the advertisement meant for?

A. Young people who want to help animals.         B. Animal owners who need help.
C. Parents who have small animal lovers.            D. Those who work for PAWS.

26. If a child wants to take part in Cookie Sale, he/she needs to _____.

A. sell cookbooks for dogs                                B. sell cookies made by PAWS     
C. offer brochures about cookies                       D. cook and sell dog cookies

27. What is Charlotte's Web? 

A. A TV series about animals.                                   B. An animal movie.
C. An organization helping animals.                    D. A fundraising website.

28. It can be inferred that PAWS might be _____.

A. a skill training program for youths                  B. a series of cookbooks for dogs
C. an animal protection organization                   D. a community center for grownups

All languages change over time, but some change at a faster rate than others.   36   The most important factors are the number of people who speak a language, where they live and whether they move around, the importance of the language for world trade and communication, and changes in technology.

  37   However, today English is the most widely used language in the world. English is spoken by about 350 million people as a first language in countries such as Great Britain, the United States. In addition, about a billion more people speak English as a second language.

English started to take over French as an international language during the period of British colonialism (殖民主义) when the English ruled many countries in Africa and Asia.   38   The colonial period came to an end at the same time that several other changes occurred. For example, the U.S. started to play a greater part in global affairs and the international economy. New means of communication technology such as television and the Internet spread English worldwide.   39   In addition, they could use the Internet for information, business, or e-mail communication, all in English. Just as the use of English spread, other languages changed English by contact or by new inventions and technology.

In contrast, Icelandic is a language that has changed very slowly. Icelandic speakers today can understand poetry written in a slightly different dialect over 1,000 years ago! Why has Icelandic changed so slowly? The main reason is the isolated (孤立的) location of the island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.   40   Compared to England, Iceland had no history of colonialism. Iceland’s small population has not played a major role in international trade or communication. Today, most Icelanders speak English in addition to their native language. With outside influences, Icelandic is changing more rapidly now.

A. People everywhere could watch the news or sports events in English.

B. These changes have a great influence on the development of society.

C. Isolation meant that for hundreds of years, Icelanders had little contact with speakers of other languages.

D. What are some of the factors that influence how quickly a language changes?

E. The language communication brings about the communication of technology.

F. In the past, other languages such as Latin or French were more important than English.

G. English was the primary means of communication in these colonies.

— Come on, please give me some ideas about the project.

   — Sorry. With so much work ______ my mind, I almost break down.

   A. filled                         B. filling                  C. to fill                       D. fills

Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧). It's fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You'll realize what's changed is you. Home is where we can remember pain, live, and some other experiences; We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.

If I close my eyes, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It's empty, but it's where my earliest memories are.

There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays, and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house, my parents' room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime - waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.

I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property (住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew and I learned.

Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know it's where I'll find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom. But I don't mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me I'm home.

32. Why does the author call her parents' bed her "safe zone"(Paragraph 3)?

A．It is her favorite place to play.

B．Her needs can be satisfied there.

C．Her grandparents' photos are lined on each side.

D．Her parents always play together with her there.

33. What can be learned from the passage?

A．The old furniture is still in the author's fist bedroom.

B．The author's favorite room in her first home is the dining room.

C．The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.

D．Many people of the author's age can still find their first physical homes.

34. Sometimes when she feels lost, the author will _______.

A．try to bring back a sense of home        B．open the window at night

C．lie down in bed to have a dream      D．go to Los Angeles to visit her mom

35. What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?

A．To declare how much she loves her first house.

To express how much she is attached to her home.

B．To express how much she is attached to her home.

C．To describe the state of her family.

D．To look back on her childhood.

假定你是李华，外教Elva将在下学期开设一门英语选修课，学校为此征求各班学生的意见。请你就此情况给Elva写一封建议信。内容包括：

1．建议开一门有关某方面内容的选修课。

2．说出开设该选修课的理由（至少三条）。

注意：1．词数100-120左右。

      2．不必写出选修课的具体名称。

      3．信的开头和结尾已写好，不计入词数。

Dear Elva

   How are things going? What a surprise it is to hear you’ll develop an optional course next term! Therefore, our school is seeking suggestions from us students．

We would be very grateful if our humble suggestion received your favorable consideration.

                                                              Yours sincerely

                                                              Li Hua

come up,  go through,  believe it or not,  be based on ,  get along with,

make up one’s mind,  pack up ,  graduate from,  think little of, suffer from

71. The problem __________ at the meeting yesterday.

72. This film ___________ an old love story.

73. My father ___________ many hardships in the past few years.

74. She ___________ loneliness, but she had to learn to like it.

75. Look! They are busy _________ picnic things.

76. I gave him some good advice, but he __________ it.

77. They have _______________ to study hard.

78. How are you _____________ your new classmates?

79. After ___________ college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.

80. __________ , all the people present have agreed to the plan.

 The mother thanked the young man again and again, without _________ help her son would have been killed by the passing car.

   A. whose       B. which     C. whom     D. that

According to a recent study out of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton school, men with shaved heads are considered to be more manly, powerful and successful than those with longer hair or thinning(稀疏的)hair. Besides , in some cases, they are considered to have greater leadership potential (潜力). That may explain why the power-buzz look has become popular among business leaders in recent years.

 Albert Mannes ,Wharton management lecturer, said he was encouraged to do the research after noticing that he was treated with more respect when he shaved off his own thinning hair.

Mannes did three experiments to test people’s impressions of men with shaved 344 subjects photos of the same men in two versions: one showing the men with hair and the other showing them with their hair digitally removed, so their heads appear shaved. In all three tests, the subjects reported finding the men with shaved heads as more dominant (占优势的) than their hairy counterparts (对应的人).

The study found that men with thinning hair were viewed as the least attractive and powerful. For those men, the solution could be as cheap and simple as a shave.

New York image consultant Julie Rath advised her clients to get closely cropped when they start thinning up top. “There’s something really strong, powerful and confident about laying it all bare (光秃的)，she said, describing the thinning look as kind of raunchy(不修边幅的).

Not everyone needs a bare head. Rick Devine, 55, the CEO of Devine Capital Parners, advised executive candidates attracted by their clippers to keep their hair closely cropped, rather than completely shaved. “It is way too much image risk,” he said . “The best thing you can do in a business meeting is to make your look not an issue.”

32. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that men with shaved heads are more likely to ____.

A. be liked by their leaders .           B. become business leaders

C. be laughed at by their leaders      D. feel stressed from their work

33. Albert Mannes decided to do the research_____.

A. long before he shaved his own thinning hair

B. when he was looked down upon because of his thinning hair

C. when people treated him more respectfully after he shaved his thinning hair.

D. when he noticed that others began to shave their thinning hair

34. The underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably means that the solution is to ______.

A. buy a pair of cheap scissors .     B. have a cheap shave

C. keep their thinning hair           D. shave their own thinning hair

35. What’s the author’s attitude toward men’s bare heads?

A .Objectjive     B. Negative.     C. Positive.     D. Doubtful.

—Did Tom live here?

—Yes，but he________here now.

A．isn't live  B．hadn't lived     C．isn't living     D．will live

用who,  whom,  which,  whose,  that 填空，完成下面句子。

11.  Ellen was a painter of birds and of nature,        had withdrawn(脱离)  from the human society.

12.  I was born in New Orleans,       name will create a picture in our mind.

13.  This is the boy without      help I couldn’t have passed the difficult exam.

14.  He passed the College Entrance Exam,       makes his parents very happy.

15.  Have you sent thank-you notes to your friends from     you receive gifts?

16.  Baotou is a beautiful city in       70% of the rare earth (稀土) in our country is made.

17.  The things and people      my grandpa told me still fresh in my mind.

18.  Many children,       parents are away working in big cities, are taken good care of in the village.

19.  The sound of music is the first English film       I have ever seen.

20.  Mrs. Frank has two sons, both of       work in Beijing now.

假如你是英语报纸English Corner栏目的编辑李华，现在有一名叫小明的学生向你请教如何学好英语。下面你就如何学好英语以书信的形式给他提出几条建议。

1. 每天早上大声朗读英语单词、句子及短文。

2. 广泛阅读（包括英语小说、报纸、杂志和网络）。

3. 每天收听英语广播（VOA, BBC）进行听力练习。

4. 写英语日记、多用英语交流等。

注意：1. 内容应包括以上要点，但不要逐字翻译。

2. 可以适当发挥，增加细节，以使文章连贯。

3. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。     

4. 词数：100左右。

 参考词汇:   广播 broadcast  交流communicate 

Dear Xiao Ming,                                                                      

    I’m an editor of English Corner. I’ve received your letter asking me to give you some advice on how to learn English well.

Yours sincerely,

                                                              Li Hua

请根据以下提示，以“No Smoking”为题写一篇说明文。包括以下内容：

1.现状：众所周知，吸烟有害健康，但目前仍有很多人在吸烟。女性和学生数量在增加。

2.危害：吸烟可导致多种疾病，如心脏病，肺癌等。更可怕的是，每年全世界都有几百万人死于与吸烟有关的疾病。同时吸烟还可导致空气污染，影响他人健康。

3.吸烟对健康有百害而无一利。为了自己和周围人的健康，吸烟者应该下决心戒烟，不吸烟者要远离烟草。

注意：

词数100左右；

可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dr. Michael Prager, a leading Botox expert, said that a growing number of women are developing something called “computer face”. He also mentioned that professionals who worked long hours in front of a screen were ending up with saggy jowls(颚骨), “turkey neck” and deep-set wrinkles on their forehead and around their eyes.

    The Botox expert said that, of all his clients, office workers were most likely to show premature(过早的)signs of ageing. “If you are one of the unfortunate people who frown(皱眉)while you are concentrating on the screen then, over time, you will inevitably end up with frown lines,” Dr. Prager said. “What is perhaps more surprising is the number of women with saggy jowls because they are sitting in one position for so long. If you spend most of the time looking down then the neck muscles shorten and go saggy, eventually giving you a second neck. “

    Dr. Prager, who has a practice near Harley Street in London, said he encourages his clients to put a mirror next to their computer so they can see if they are frowning at the screen. “When people are stressed or thinking hard about something, then they will often put on a ‘grumpy(脾气暴躁的)face’ without even knowing what they are doing. When my clients put a mirror next to their desk, they are often shocked by the angry, frowning face which stares back at them.”

    He said, “The women I am seeing at the moment have only been using computers at work for the last decade or so. But women in their 20s have grown up with them and use them for every single task. I think the problem is going to become much, much worse. In another ten years, they could be looking quite awful.”

Dr. Prager said there were several simple steps which could avoid “computer face” such as regular screen breaks and stretching the neck muscles. And, of course, there was always Botox. He said that, after a couple of sessions of Botox, the habit of “grumpy face” could be broken.

4. In what way do women develop a “computer face”?

A. Frowning every now and then.

B. Concentrating on computers frequently.

C. Working for too long in front of a screen.

D. Sitting in the same place for a long time.

5. According to the passage, which of the following are signs of ageing?

A. Saggy jowls and short necks.

B. Turkey neck and frown lines.

C. Deep-set wrinkles and angry faces.

D. Second neck and stressed muscles.

6. From the last 2 paragraphs, we can learn that ______.

A. “computer face” is avoidable

B. we should give up using computers

C. we should break the habit of “grumpy face”

D. the younger generation is worse at computers

be made up of    fascination for      practice medicine   remember as     work out       make up one’s mind    feel sorry for    be capable of     turn down     go through

business management   can’t help but        

1. The books written by J.K. Rowling have a ______________  young readers.

2. The Science Class ______________ the most talented students in a better study environment.

3. When he was stumbled over a stone, he _____________ let out a cry of pain.

4. It is unbelievable that the lonely old man living next door _____________ when he was young.

5. The series of TV programs are intended to deal with _______________.

6. Although it was a good idea to work in that company, Jeff still couldn’t __________________.

7. The boy was so stubborn that he shut himself up in the room and ________ every offer of help.

8. Leonardo da vinci ________ one of the leading artists of the Renaissance(文艺复兴) in history.

9. Although the problem is complicated, she ____________________________ finding a solution.

10. I do _________________the lonely old woman who lives alone in that attic.

To most of us，school means classes，teachers，schedules，grades，and tests.But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts，school is very different.

Firstly，there are no lessons.All the children，aged between 4 and 19，do whatever they want.There are no teachers—only “staff members”．The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn，because children want to learn anyway.“You do not need to say to a three year­old，‘Go explore your environment.'You can't stop them！” says Daniel Greenberg，a founder of the school.“But if you make children do what you want all day，they will lose all taste for learning.”

At Sudbury Valley School，you will permit children to talk，read，paint，cook，work on computers，study French，play the piano，climb trees or just run around.Two boys spent three years just fishing!

The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules.Every week，there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote each—even the four­year­olds.They decide the school rules，how to spend the school budget，and even which staff they want and do not want any more.

When the school first opened in 1968，people said it would never work.But today，the school has 200 students，and 80%of its students go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have successful careers today.One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.

26．What is the main topic of the article?

A．An unusual school.  B．Children's hobbies.

C．A school without rules.  D．Education in the US.

27．What does the school believe?

A．Teachers cannot teach children Well.

B. Children learn best when they do what they want to do.

C．Learning is for adults—children should only play.

D．Children should only learn about one thing at a time.

28．What does Daniel Greenberg say about three­year­olds?

A. They love learning.

B．They are very naughty.

C．They want to be outside all the time.

D．They are too young to learn anything.

29．Who has the most power in the school meetings?

A．The older children have more power than the younger children.

B．A child has more power than an adult.

C．The younger children have more power than the older children.

D．Everybody has equal power.

Benjamin: Hi, I’m Benjamin. Nice to meet you here. You look 61.　　　　 (energy).

Anna: Thank you. Nice to meet you too. I’m Anna. Is this your first time to take a long-distance trip on plane?

Benjamin: No, this is the second time. But I also feel bad because 62.　　　　 the lower pressure and the jet lag.  

Anna: Oh, I am sorry to hear that. “Don’t be 63.　　　　 (nerve). It will be OK soon. You see, I take this long-hour plane frequently.”

Benjamin: Oh, that’s too bad. Do you get a good 64.　　　　(know) of China?

Anna: Yes, whenever I think about China, I’d see the Tian’an Men Square. China is a very beautiful country. And I have seen many landmarks in China but the Great Wall makes the deepest 65.　　　　 (impress) on me.

Benjamin: All of the Chinese are proud of the Great Wall. And it 66.　　　　 (build) before the Qin dynasty near Shan Haiguan.

Anna: Was it built before the Qin dynasty? I thought 67.　　　　was in the Ming dynasty.

Benjamin: No, before the Qin dynasty.

Anna: Oh, yeah. Though I am an American, I know quite a lot about China and I like Chinese tea very well 68.　　　　 present.

Benjamin:69.　　　　 the green tea and the black tea are good for our health.

Anna: Yeah, many of my friends like Chinese tea and whenever I go back to China, I 70.　　　　 (take) some Dragon-well green tea back for them.

Last weekend, the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom - Disneyland. And one event made our visit seem truly magical.

　　We got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria couldn’t take her ice-cream on the ride. We were so excited that we all forgot ice-cream was not allowed on the ride.

　　Gloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff(员工) members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, "Promise?" Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride.

　　Sure enough, as we walked out the exit, there was Gloria’s new friend with "her" ice-cream.

　　Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won’t last twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knew’ what time we would get off the ride;

　　she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out the exit. Gloria said, "Thank you," but I’m sure she thought it was the same ice-cream.

　　We know that someone tried hard to make our visit special. Thanks so much for going above and beyond!

　　Your fan,

　　Carmen Rivera

　　16. The family’s visit to the Magic Kingdom was ________.

　　A) helpful B) awful C) frightening D) amazing

　　17. Before the ride, Gloria cried because _________.

　　A) she couldn’t find her parents in the line

　　B) she was too little to take the ride

　　C) she couldn’t take her ice-cream on the ride

　　D) she had to wait for twenty minutes

　　18. Murphy was waiting for Gloria ___________ after the ride.

　　A) in the ice-cream shop B) at the exit

　　C) in the front of the line D) at the entrance

　　19. In order to keep the promise, Murphy __________.

　　A) took Gloria to the nearest shop

　　B) asked her new friend to help Gloria

　　C) helped Gloria get off the ride

　　D) bought a new ice-cream for Gloria

　　20. The underlined word "someone" in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) _________.

　　A) Murphy B) Disney C) Gloria D) Carmen

46为了完成这个任务，我们日夜工作。

_______  ________  _________ finish this task, we’ll have to work day and night.

47 全家人都很担心她的健康。

The family _____ all ______ _______ her health.

48 学生们对摇滚乐近乎疯狂。

The students ______ _______ _________ rock music.

49两年前迈克和玛丽相爱了。

Mike and Mary _______ ________ ________ ________each other two years ago.

50 我们努力想让他平静下来，但他还是激动得大叫。

   We tried to ______ him _______, but he kept shouting excitedly.

Making friends is a skill．Like most skills, it  21   patience(耐心)．If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to  22 some action．You must first go where there are people．You won’t make friends staying home  23 ．

    Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things  24  you do is much easier．Or join someone  25  some activity．

    Many people are 26  when talking to new people． 27  all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown．And it’s human nature to feel a bit  28  about the unknown．Most of fears about   29  new people come from doubts about  30  ．We imagine other people are  31  us——finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that． But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way．Try to accept yourself  32  you are, and try to put the other at ease．You’ll both feel more comfortable．

   Try to act self-confident(自信) even  33  you don’t feel that way when you  34  a room full of strangers．Walk tall and straight, look at other people directly and __35_．

   If you see someone you’d like to  36  , say something．Don’t wait for  37  person to start a talk．

   Just meeting someone  38  does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person． 39  is based on mutual(相互的) likings and “give and take”．It takes time to __40__ friendship.

21.A．costs          B．needs         C．spends       D．wants

22. A．take          B．make         C．do            D．carry

23. A．lonely        B．yourself                      C．alone         D．with you

24. A．as            B．that                          C．which         D．what

25. A．with          B．in            C．on            D．to

26. A．shy           B．excited      C．afraid       D．worried

27. A．At            B．For           C．In            D．After

28. A．unhappy       B．usual         C．upset(不安) D．unlucky

29. A．meeting                       B．talking         C．visiting        D．speaking

30. A．yourself      B．himself      C．yourselves   D．ourselves

31. A．talking       B．saying       C．judging       D．laughing

32. A．like          B．as            C．what          D．that

33. A．when          B．if            C．as            D．what

34.A．come           B．go           C．enter         D．step to

35.A．laugh          B．smile         C．cry           D．jump

36.A．speak to      B．talk about                   C．say to        D．call up

37.A．other          B．the other                    C．another       D．others

38.A．old            B．young         C．new           D．little

39.A．Relation      B．Friendship   C．Connection   D．Feeling

40.A．develop        B.  start           C.  keep          D.  change

They talked two hours about the people and the things          they remembered in the village.

A.who           B.which             C.that          D.they