We have talked about snails(蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time nails don’t move at all. They are in their shells--- sleeping.

   Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into its shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.

   In spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out of the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers(触角), are very weak. But its sense(感觉) of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and new greens.

    A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin(大头针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.

24. A snail _________.

             A. moves more slowly at night .    B. has thousands of feet

             C. doesn’t move at all            D. sleeps much of the time

25. In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means ____.

             A. to make with a pencil  B. to push                 C. to pull       D. to move away

26. From the story, we know _______.

             A. a snail’s shell is very thin       B. a snail can’t see well

             C. a snail’s nose is quite short     D. a snail’s body changes in different seasons

27.A snail goes to sleep when ____.

A. It feels hungry               B. It is put into a paper box

C. Spring is coming             D. It rains heavily

---What made the teacher so angry?

 ---                 .

 A. Tom came late                               B. That Tom came late     

C. When Tom came late                          D. Because Tom came late

Once there lived a rich man   61   wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted    62   (find ) out whether they deserved (值得) his help. 

In the centre of the main road into the town, he put   63   very large stone. Then he
  64  (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. 

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?”  said the old man, but he did not try to remove (移走) the stone. Instead, with some     65     (difficult) he passed around the stone and continued on his way.    66   man came along and did the same thing, then another came, and another. All of them complained (抱怨) about the stone but not tried to remove    67  . Later in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone and said to himself , “ The night will be very dark. Some   68  (neighbor) will come along later    69    the dark and will fall against the stone.”      

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed with all his strength (力量) to move it.
    70    great his surprise was at last! Under the stone, he found a bag of money.

 Some of the doctors are paid almost           as the nurses.

A. twice as much       B. much as twice    

C. as much twice       D. as twice much   

There are several ways from which to choose for you to keep your kids safe in your neighborhood. But the first step to keep your child safe in your neighborhood is to know your neighbors.

Knowing your neighbors can save you a lot of worry. It lets you know that the car that has just driven down the street belongs to “the yellow house on the corner”, or the truck that has just driven by the playground looks unfamiliar, but the guy in the passenger seat resides two doors down. It’s these simple things that keep you from going_out_of_your_mind whenever you see someone driving by where children are playing.

But you shouldn’t just know what they look like. The next step is to know them well. What do they do？How do they act？You might be OK with them driving by the playground since they live in the neighborhood, but are you OK with them being on the playground? Knowing your neighbors solves several things. First you find out what kind of people they are. This helps you know if you should let your child go out in an area where they gather. Let us face it: you do not want your child to play around people or people’s children that curse (咒骂) or hit each other. Sometimes you have to protect your child against your own neighbors.

Knowing them also makes them know you. Being neighbors is an interesting thing. You might not like them or have the same views as them, but we all usually protect those that we consider our own. If you know your neighbors, they know you. They are more likely to look after the child of the nice lady down the street in the brick (砖) house, than the people, in the house on the corner, who no one ever sees.

54. This passage is mainly to tell us________.

A. how to keep your child safe in the neighborhood

B. how to set a good example to your neighbors

C. how to get along with your neighbors

D. how to teach your child to protect himself

55. If someone resides two doors down, he________.

A. studies at the same school with your kid

B. often comes to the neighborhood to offer help

C. lives in the same neighborhood as you

D. likes driving the truck around the neighborhood

56. The underlined phrase “going out of your mind” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.

A. becoming very excited

B. becoming very worried

C. becoming very disappointed

D. becoming very relaxed

57. From the third paragraph we can know that________.

A. it is important for you to be polite to your neighbors

B. people in the same neighborhood are quite different

C. people like enjoying themselves on the playground

D. knowing your neighbors helps to keep your kids safe

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

This morning there were little cooking oil left in our kitchen.So my mother asked me to go to the corner store to buy some.She told me the oil will cost 48 yuan so she gave me 50 yuan.When the shop assistant gave me the  changes,I felt surprised so he handed me 52 yuan.I immediately returned him 50 yuan,say that he had made a mistake.A shop assistant,who was moved,praised for how I did.He even told me that I was a good girl and my parents would proud of me.I said with a smile that what my mother often told me honest is the best policy.

Symbol of friendship

    Friendship is a wonderful thing to have no matter how old you are. However, it is important for teens and young adults to provide conversation, support and so much more as friends.    36   Actually, there are a few things that symbolize (象征) a friendly relationship.

      37 

    One of the symbols of a wonderful relationship between friends is easy conversation. When you can talk about almost anything, you are sure to be true friends. When the conversation flows easily from one topic to another, this can be a symbol of friendship as well.

    Able to have fun

      38   No matter what you are doing, you can have a fun experience so long as you are with your friend. This is one of the best parts of friendship.

    Support all the time

    If your friends know they can call you anytime and you will be there for them, then this symbolizes friendship.

    Attentive (专心的) listening by both individuals

    If you find that you listen closely to what your friend says and they do the same for you, this is another symbol of friendship.   39  

    Share laughter and tears

Another symbol of friendship is the ability to share both laughter and tears. A friend is someone with whom you can laugh and cry over anything.   40 

A. If you are trying to make friends, you may be wondering what symbolizes friendship.  

B. Easy conversation    

C. You feel comfortable with this person to share your special feelings.

D. A true friend is someone you can have a great time with.

E Teenagers always have difficulty in making friends.

F. Get together

G. True friends listen closely to each other and understand what the other person is saying

 There were _____ many people in the zoo _____ it was hard to get through the crowd to see the animals.

A. such; that    B. so; that    C. too; that     D. quite; that

    I came into the head teacher’s office, where my brother was waiting for me. He was filling out papers for me to   41  . He turned to face me and his eyes were red. I knew that something   42   had happened.

    “Amanda had a car accident, and now she is in hospital.” he said. I was astonished. How could that happen? Amanda was the   43   driver I knew.

    Without a thought in my head, I got out of the school and   44   to the medical center. She was lying on a bed with her   45   covered from the eyebrows up. Nothing could explain my feeling   46   she looked up at me with blood-filled eyes. In her eyes, where I had expected to see   47  , I saw strength. She said to me, “I love you, Renee.” I was shamed and speechless realization that I   48   told my sister I loved her.

    As the doctors   49   her down the hallway to the X-ray room, I wanted to scream out to her that I loved her, but I couldn’t. I cried with tears of   50  .

    Everyone kept telling me she would be all right.   51  , something in their voices spoke loudly of the doubt that everyone was trying to   52  . Finally, the doctor came, “She’s going to be fine.” Great! I knew that the accident could leave a large scar(伤疤) on her head but she was   53  , and that’s all that   54   to me.

    A year later, I still have a(n)   55  , even though we complain about each other. Every time I see her face and the large scar, I remember to tell her that I love her. I almost lost the opportunity to tell her that, and I am thankful I still can.

41.A. hit                       B. leave                    C. study                    D. stay

42.A. unforgettable             B. stupid                   C. strange              D. terrible

43.A. fastest                   B. safest                   C. youngest             D. worst

44.A. jumped                    B. flew                 C. walked               D. rushed

45.A. head                  B. fingers                  C. arm                  D. back

46.A. after                 B. before                   C. when                 D. until

47.A. excitement                B. amazement                C. fear                 D. honesty

48.A. A. frequently             B. rarely                   C. directly             D. seriously

49.A. pulled                    B. lifted                   C. wheeled              D. followed

50. A. carelessness             B. happiness                C. kindness             D. hopelessness

51. A. However              B. Besides              C. Therefore                D. Instead

52. A. raise                    B. throw                    C. hide                 D. remove

53.A. alive                 B. confident                C. strong                   D. concerned

54.A. occurred                  B. mattered             C. struck                   D. competed

 55.A. brother                  B. head teacher         C. interviewer              D. sister

There are many idioms in English．An idiom is a phrase that we can't understand from the meaning of each word．The following are some of them．

As the crow flies

When a bird flies from place to place，it takes the most direct route．But when people drive，they have to follow roads and often go farther．When people give a distance"as the crow flies"，they mean the shortest distance between the two points，not the distance you would have to travel by following roads．

As Dan and his mum drove along the river，they could see the beach on the opposite side．Dan asked"How far is it to the beach？"

"It's only about a quarter of a mile as the crow flies"his mother said．

Blow hot and cold

In one of Aesop's Fables，a man blows on his fingers to warm them up and then blows on his soup to cool it down．In both cases，the man is opening his mouth，but what comes out is different．If a person says one thing and later says the opposite，we say that the person is blowing hot and cold．

"Is Felicia going to try out for the soccer team this year？"Stacy asked．

"I don't know，"Tricia replied．"Last week she was saying yes，but this week she's saying no．She's really blowing hot and cold．"

Break the ice

Nowadays people use the phrase to refer to ending an awkward silence by beginning a conversation．

It was the first day of summer camp．The four girls began to make their beds in silence．None of the girls knew each other，and no one knew what to say．Finally，one of them broke the ice by saying"Hey，where's everybody from？"

Bury the hatchet

In native American culture，when two nations agreed to end their war，they buried the hatchet．So to bury the hatchet is to make peace with someone else．

Colin could not excuse his sister for breaking his tennis racket．Finally，his sister said，"Colin，can't we bury the hatchet？"

9．What does"as the crow flies"mean？　  　

A．In the smoothest way．

B．In a straight line．

C．By plane．

D．At top speed．

10．"Blow hot and cold"can be used to talk about someone's　  　．

A．dishonesty                      

B．changing attitudes

C．communication skills               

D．bad manner

11．It can be inferred that Colin's sister hoped that Colin would　  　．

A．buy a new tennis racket                

B．stay away from her

C．forgive her mistake                   

D．make an apology to her

12．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？　  　

A．What Felicia thought was different from what he said．

B．Dan and his mother need drive a quarter of a mile to the beach．

C．"Bury the hatchet"is an idiom from Aesop's Fables．

D．It's difficult to understand the meaning of an idiom by each word．

March 14 is International Police Day. 36._________

No matter if it's burning hot or icy cold, a holiday or a school day, you'll see policemen at the centers of the streets directing(指挥) traffic. 37._________ .

There are more than 1.7 million policemen in China. 38. _________. Other police have different responsibilities (责任). Some are firefighters (消防员). Some watch out for bad guys and solve crimes(犯罪). Others keep the peace. Special police deals with unexpected events. 39._________ He has to learn laws, science, shooting, driving and climbing.

To keep people safe and make peace for all, Chinese police put their lives at risk (冒险). 40._________. Another 13,000 were injured in doing their jobs.

A. It is a day for people to show their respect for police, the people who keep millions of families safe.

B. A good policeman needs a strong body, rich knowledge and many skills.

C. Since 1980, more than 7,000 policemen have lost their lives.

D. The traffic police is just one group.

E. These are the traffic police.

F. Police is a dangerous job.

G. We should love police because of their hard work.

When I left for the United States to study. I had butterflies in my stomach. I was nervous because I was going to__61__new place with new people and new customs. I couldn’t even understand__62__(they)language. Everything was different__  63_  my own country. There was nobody that I could talk to. I just had my husband,__64__was a new person for me, too.

It was a sad moment when I had to say goodbye to my family and friends. I didn’t want__65__(leave)my hometown because I __66__(grow) up there and had wonderful__67__(memory) of the place. So,__68__ (think)about all these changes made me nervous and I was__69__(worry)about my new life. But studying abroad was a decision that I made myself. I had to continue and accept the challenge. I looked forward to __70__(visit)my family in the summer vacation.

假定你在参加一场英语辩论赛，你是正方辩手，试用英语简要地表明自己的观点。

注意：（社会实践：social practice; 社会：society ; 知识：knowledge ）

1、词数100左右；2、开头已为你写好。

Here are my points. _____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

By the time you come back，I _____________，so please make no noise when you come in．（　　）

A．have been sleeping  B．shall have slept

C．shall sleep   D．shall be sleeping

If you have a cat,you already know that a cat isn't a dog that doesn't have to be walked.If you're about to bring a cat into your family,you need to understand that basic fact.The common wisdom is that dogs are friendlier than cats.

In recent years,scientists who have done DNA studies have offered a better way to understand cats.Unlike other animals that people feed,cats domesticated themselves,and,in a way,trained humans.Cats decided to live close to humans because doing so benefited the cats themselves.

Studies show that cats have lived with humans for about 12,000 years,since people first settled down and started farming.When people started storing grain,mice arrived and started eating the grain.Clever cats figured out that the mice settlements where people stored grain were easy for hunting,so they started hanging around.Cats did what they needed to do to get the people to let them stay,but they kept up their independence.Over time,cats allowed humans to get a bit closer to them.Later,the farmers did befriend the cats.Certainly,it didn't do them any harm because they could see that the cats were really helping them out by eating mice.

Today,about a third of American families have cats.In most of those homes,the cats are still more interested in pleasing themselves than in pleasing their human families.A dog may do anything it can to make you happy,but kitty will teach you to make kitty happy.

33.Compared with dogs, cats are      .

A.colder                          B.friendlier                  C.more warm-hearted               D.more frightening

34.According to the text,why do cats decide to stay close to humans?

A.To keep up their independence                             B.To protect grain from mice.

C To rely on humans for food.                           D.To be useful to themselves.

35.What may be the best title for the text?

A.A common point between dogs and cats.                 B.The reasons why people like dogs.

C.A disadvantage of raising cats.                                D.The basic fact about cats.

No one can tell you how to adjust to life in the United States. You must make the adjustment through experience, and sometimes, emotional distress. This is the way it usually happens.

First, of course, you experience a period of excitement. You have a sense of freedom—you feel liberated from the rules and customs of your own culture, and immensely interested in those of American culture. This period is sometimes called the “the honeymoon” stage.

       Then certain customs in the United States began to irritate you. For example, we shall consider punctuality—the need to be “on time”. Americans look at their watches frequently. They try to be on time for work, for class, for meetings, for games, for religious services, and even for certain events. If you arrange to meet Americans for lunch at 12 but to be there at 12:30, you will probably find that they have either (a) left (b) eaten without you, or (c) become very annoyed (even if they are not hungry).

       Perhaps you are annoyed that American friendliness seems superficial; or that Americans always act as though they are in a hurry; or that the food never seems to be prepared in the right way. Perhaps you do not even feel annoyed, just homesick. The reaction can set in within two weeks of your arrival, or six months later, and its symptoms vary greatly. You might have trouble sleeping; you might on the other hand sleep too much. You might find yourself angry at the time, or depressed, or suffering from a vague physical illness. You may begin to dislike the United States and its people.

Nothing is really wrong with you. You are simply suffering cultural shock. You have a lot of familiar signs and signals, you have discovered that some of your assumptions about human beings are incorrect, and you wish you could make sense of the United States. Then another change comes over you. Sooner or later you begin to laugh at yourself or at the strange things you see in American life, and at that point you begin to recover. Soon, you find yourself living, peacefully, with the same American customs that used to upset you. You have become bicultural.

24. Which of the following makes newcomers in the United States very angry?

A. Americans’ punctuality and superficial friendliness.

B. Americans’ complaint.

C. Americans’ education.

D. Americans’ impatience.

25. The following are the possible symptoms of cultural shock EXCEPT _____.

A. sleeping difficulty                                         B. sleeping too much

C. a vague physical illness                         D. a dislike for one’s own culture

26. According to the passage, which of the following is the best way of surviving in the United States?

A. By ignoring the differences.                   B. By becoming bicultural.

C. By becoming an American .                    D. By forgetting one’s own culture.

27. Which of the following best summarizes the passage?

A. Life in the United States.                       

B. Customs in the United States.

C. Causes and symptoms of cultural shock.       

D. Traveling in the United States.

假定你是李华，得知某英文报社要评选“The Most Qualified Student”（最美中学生），请你用英语给编辑写一封推荐信。要点如下：

    1. 介绍被推荐人（林扬）的基本信息；

    2. 说明推荐理由。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Editor,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                                                         Yours sincerely,

                                                                                                                Li Hua

Ms. Mary was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like half her age. She loved driving very fast, and boasted (吹嘘) of the fact   61    she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished   62     a driving mistake.

Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without    63  (stop).

When Ms. Mary came before the judge, he looked at her __64__(serious) and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason    65    she had not stopped at red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, ___66___ she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished what he was saying, Ms. Mary opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she   67   (choose) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at the first time.

When she had successfully done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed ___68__ the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive a car well, and you have no doubts about your eyesight.”

The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times, he had still not ___69___(success). The case against Ms. Mary    70   (dismiss), and her record remained unbroken.

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1. The text is mainly written to _________.

A. introduce fantastic tour places

B. encourage readers to have adventures

C. compare boat tours with bike tours

D. invite readers to join in the tours

2. Which countries have been added to “Bike Europe and Beyond”?

A. Vietnam & America. .    B. New Zealand & China.

C. America & New Zealand    D. China & Vietnam.

3. Which of the following require(s) certain cycling experience?

A. Bike & Boat Trips.    B. Road Bike Tours.

C. Luxury Boat Tours.    D. Bike Europe and Beyond.

4. The text is probably taken from a _________.

A. newspaper    B. textbook

C. magazine    D. website

There was a time 76________ I was tired of learning English and disliked to speak English. And this is the reason 77_____ my father forced me to join in a 30-day training in an English club before I went to senior high school. When I first came to the club, 78_______I met many strangers, I missed my parents very much. So I packed up my things and wanted to go home. Fortunately, my guide, 79_____ teacher was Li Yang, communicated with me face to face, from 80______ I gained some useful instructions. He also showed me a good partner, and we got along well with each other. Gradually I adapted to the life there. Every day I would like to talk to other teenagers and set down a series of activities 81_____ we did. I should be grateful to my father and the guide, 82______ encouraged me to fall in love with English. Now I feel it interesting to learn English, into 83_______I put my entire energy .Every day I read my words and passages aloud. In class I join in English discussions. Before I go to sleep, I recall the passages, through 84_______ I can memorize a large number of new words. 85_____ our English teacher says, “As long as you form the habit of learning English every day and have perseverance, you will conquer English sooner or later.”