My grandfather lived only half a mile away from where I grew up in New York. Every day, he would walk down to our house and bring my dad newspapers. Along with the papers he would bring a small bag of treats (美食) for my two brothers and me.

     Western NY had severe winter weather: rain, sleet (雨夹雪), or even 3-feet of snow. Even when he was 81, he still walked the half-mile every single day. As a child, I looked forward to the daily treats, but now I realize he braved the harsh weather each day just to see us smile; I appreciate that more than anything.

     My grandfather touched many lives. A woman who had been in hospital for five years told me her story. She said my grandfather used to visit her twice a week at her home: to read to her, play bridge (桥牌), or just chat. It lasted for years without a stop. She rarely had other visitors. Even a hitchhiker who my grandfather had picked up told me of my grandfather’s influence on his life. My grandfather took the traveller to his home for free. After learning that the man was homeless my grandfather gave him a place to stay and a warm meal. The man told me that no one had ever been so nice to him. He later found a job in a supermarket.

     I was touched, but not surprised to know all of the touching stories from which I understood my grandfather’s selflessness. I have since tried to learn from him to help others. Although he died years ago, we still respect him.

21. The real purpose of grandfather’s walking to the author’s home was to __________.

A. bring his son newspapers

B. give his grandsons some food

C. take exercise by walking each day

D. see his son and grandchildren

22. All of the following can describe the author’s grandfather EXCEPT __________.

A. kind     B. selfless    C. strict       D. Helpful

23. The underlined word "hitchhiker" in Paragraph 3 refers to _____________.

A. a person who gets a free car ride when traveling

B. a person who likes traveling by car

C. a person who is given up by his parents

D. a person who travels alone and lost his way

24. From the text we can infer that ___________.

A. the author didn’t understand grandfather’s selflessness until years later

B. the author’s grandfather went to his house every day except on snowy days

C. grandfather ever looked after a woman in hospital for five years

D. grandfather ever helped a stranger find a job in a supermarket

Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last long. To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous; be understanding.
    Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must: be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose the friend’s trust. Good friends always count on one another to speak and act honestly.
    Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings, These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know you better.
    Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and helping with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be the first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.
    No two friendships are ever exactly alike. But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practise honesty, generosity and understanding.
28.Some friendships don’t last very long because                         .
A. there are too many people want to make friends  

B. some people receive friendship but don’t give friendship back
C. those who give others friendship receive friend-ship from others
D. they don’t know friendship is something serious
29.According to the passage, honesty is                         .
A. something countable          B. the base of friendship
C. as important as money         D. more important than anything else
30.Which of die following is not true according to the passage?
A. Always tell your friends the truth.
B. Sharing your mind with your friends is of great value.
C. Discussing your problems with your friends often helps to solve the problem
D. A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend.
31.The best title for this passage is “                         ”。
A. Honesty is the best policy          B. A friend in need is a friend indeed
C. How to be friends                D. Three important points in life

Due to the increasing number of violence acts produced in schools all over the world, more and more parents prefer to have their children educated at home rather than at school. This way they can ensure their safety and well-being, although teachers and school representatives are trying to improve the situation in schools by increasing the number of the persons in charge of the safety of the students.

The main reason for violence acts are the films and cartoons that fill the children's time． They want to do everything they watch on TV and never think of the consequences, and they may hurt a classmate or a teacher．

On the other hand, parents are not fully satisfied with the children's results obtained in classes and they consider private classes would have better results．

When a teacher has to watch 30 students in class he can't probably see what each of them is doing, how he is writing, or if he understands the explanations．At home the teacher can explain in details everything the child doesn't understand as many times as he considers proper．

And many times the child grows fond of the teacher at home, who becomes his best friend, and who helps him whenever he needs someone to talk to．

However, the best solution would be a mixture between the education received at school and that at home, because school makes children communicate and socialize．Keeping a child at home for fear there might happen something bad to him only makes the child's character weak and prevents him from knowing what real life is．Staying in a crystal ball only does harm to the child．

All in all, schools have been created to help children, not to harm them, so it's best to keep children in these special places, where they learn, laugh, have fun and make new friends．

21. The writer's purpose in writing the text is to________________.

A. teach parents the ways to keep their children safe

B. show solutions to developing children's character

C. analyze an education problem and give opinions

D. explain the main reason for violence acts in schools

22. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Classes

B. Who is to Blame, Parents or Schools?

C. Which Is Better, School Study or Home Study?

D. The Relationship between Teachers and Children

23. What does "a crystal ball" in the passage refer to?

A. A toy that can be used for entertainment．

B. A safe and comfortable environment．

C. A round object that is made of crystal．

D. An obstacle that is hard to overcome．

24. We call infer from the passage that___________________________________.

A. violence TV programs have bad effects on children's behavior

B. the teacher at home is more patient than the teacher at school

C. children today are weak from lack of sense of right and wrong

D. there are too many students in class for a teacher to teach

    假如你叫张华，你的朋友Jenny 来信向你询问如何保持健康。请你给她发一封e-mail 提出建议，内容如下：

  1. 注意合理饮食

2. 保证充足睡眠

3. 坚持锻炼身体，多参加体育活动

注意：1. 词数100左右

        2. 可适当增添细节，以使行文连贯

        3. 开头不计入总词数

Dear Jenny:

     How nice to hear from you! In your letter you asked me how to keep healthy. _____________________________________________________________________

House Sitting

In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.

In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country.    36    

So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning.    37   I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.

     38     There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.

There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time.    39   You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.

Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owners have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe.

   40   Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get is references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well. You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.

A. I have done house sitting many times.

B. Thousands of people do this all the time.

C. It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.

D. Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.

E. You must take a little care over what your description says about you.

F. This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.

G. You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.

假设你叫李华，高中开学已经一月了，请根据下表写一封信告知你的朋友刘畅有关你新学校的一些情况。词数120左右。

1.学校概况 :  3，000名学生，40个班级，200多名教职工 

2.班级情况 : 高二（5）班：90名学生 50名男生和40名女生

3.班主任 :一位女老师，教英语，心地善良、工作严谨

4.学习科目 :语文、数学、英语为必修课，另外还有选修课

参考词汇：员工 staff; 必修课 compulsory course ; 选修课optional course

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

24．Sunny English Club is for _____.

A. nurses                      B. policemen

C. businessmen                 D. students

25．You will pay _______ if you want to stay in the English club for half a year.

A. 300 yuan                    B. 600 yuan

C. 1200 yuan                   D. 2400 yuan

26．You can visit Ocean Museum _______ .

A. on Saturday                 B. on Wednesday

C. on Monday                   D. anytime

27．If you are interested in the life of fish, you should go to ______ .

A. Health Centre                 B. Ocean Museum

C. Sunny English Club            D. 16 Yong Le Street

In the early 1990s,the word” Internet” was strange to most people. But today, Internet has become a useful tool for people all over the world. Maybe Internet has been the greatest invention in the field of communication in the history of mankind（人类）
    Communicating with others on the Internet is much faster. We can chat with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. We can e-mail our friends and they can read the e-mails within a minute.
   Giving all kinds of information is probably the biggest advantage of the Internet. We can use search engines to find the information we need. Just type in a keyword or keywords and the search engine will give us a list of suitable websites to look at.
    We can enjoy a lot on the Internet by downloading games, visiting chat rooms or surfing （浏览）websites. There are some games for free. We can meet new and interesting people in the chat now. We can also listen to music and see films.
   Now ,there is a lot of service on the Internet such as online banking ,job finding and ticket buying. We can also do shopping and find nearly all kinds of goods. Sometimes we can find something that is quite good but very cheap.
1.How many main advantages of the Internet are talked about in the passage?
A. Three.   B. Four.   C. Five.   D. Six.
2.What fact doesn’t the passage provide?
A. We can find almost anything we want to know on the Internet.
B. Some games on the Internet are free.
C. We can buy most things we need on the Internet.
D. Goods on the Internet are more expensive than those in real shops.
3.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?
A. Online Shopping
B. Exchanging Information on the Internet
C. The Advantages of the Internet
D. Surfing the Websites on the Internet

 Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follows? You are not alone.
   Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods. Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods.
    With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don't have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you.
    Do not miss meals. Before yon leave home for a feast(宴会),have a small, low-fat snack(小吃). This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods. Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables. A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full. Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.
    Better not have high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.
    Choose lean meat(瘦肉 ).Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.
    If you have a sweet tooth, try mints (薄荷) and fruits. They don’t have fat content as cream and chocolate.
    Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess(过多的) calories.
1. Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may ______
   A. bring weight problems     B. bring you much trouble in your life
   C. make you worried about your foods   D. make you hate delicious foods
2. In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you'd better__
     A. drink much water and have vegetables only   B. not eat the food in high fat
     C. not accept invitations to feasts      D. turn away from delicious foods
3. According to the passage, ___ is a necessary part to stop you from putting on weight.
     A. vegetables       B. water     C. calories of energy        D. physical exercise
4. Many people can't help putting on weight after the holidays because they _______ .
     A. can't control themselves       B. go to too many feasts
     C. enjoy delicious foods        D. can't help turning away from the foods
5. Excess calories can be found in your body in the form of___ .
    A. energy         B. fat     C. food       D. something invisible (看不见)

 Only in  this  way         progress    in  your    English.

    A. you make              B. can you make

    C. you be able to make   D. will you able to make

--How much will I pay for a night?

   -- Prices _______ from room to room.

A．vary           B．increase       C．divide           D．range

      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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

      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。

Dear Mr. and Mrs. White,

    I’m writing to you from my home in China. I returned back home safe and sound. When I think of the wonderfully two weeks I spend in Australia, I just can’t help thinking of you. You has provided everything to make my staying here such a happy and lucky experience. I’ve learned so many, not only English and also culture. Thank you very much. I’ll always remember the fun and laughter we shared each other as well as your kind. I’ll get in touch with you and write to you often. Please take care!

                                          Yours,

                                Li Ming

    A popular saying goes. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." However, that's not really  true.  Word  have the powerver to us up  or tear us down. It doesn t matter it the words come from someone else or ourselves  the positive and negative effects  are just as lasting.

    We all talk to ourselves sometimes. We're usually too ashamed to admit it though. In fact, we really shouldn't he because more and more experts  believe   taking to ourselves loud is a healthy habit.

   This "self-talk" helps us encourage ourselves, remember things, solve problems, and calm ourselves down. Be aware, though , that as much as 77%  of  self-talk tends to he negative So in order to stay  positive we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves. We should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back. The next time you finish a project, do well in a test, or finally clean  your room, join me in saying "Good job!"

    Often, words come out of our mouths without us thinking about the effect they will have‘ But we should be aware that our words cause  certain responses  in others. For example, when returning  an item to a store, we might use warm, friendly language during the exchange. And the clerk will probably respond in a similar manner Harsh(刻薄的）and  cirtical    language will most likely cause the clerk to be defensive.

    Words possess power because of their lasting effect. Many of us regret something we once said. And we remember unkind words said to us! Before speaking. we should always ask  ourselves:Is it true? Is it loving? Is it needed? If what want to say doesn't pass this test, then it's better left unsaid.

    Words   have  power  both positive and negative. Those around  us receve encouragement  when we speak positively. We can offer hope, build self-esteem(自尊）and motivate  others to do their best.Negative words destroy all those things. Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours.

39. The main idea of the first paragraph is that    .

    A. not sticks and stones hut words will hurm us

    B. inspiring words give us confidence  

    C. negative words may let us down

    D. words have a lasting effect on us

40. There  is no need for us to feel embarrassed when we talk to ourselves

    bccause          .

    A.almost even body has the habiT of talking lo themselves

    B.talking to ourselves always gives us courage

    C.we can benefit from talking to ourselves

    D.it does harm to have "self-talk" when we are alone

41. The underlined pan in the third paragraph means that  we should  also timely

               .

   A.remind ourselves         B. praise ourselves

   C.make ourselves relaxed   D. give ourselves amusement

42. The author would probably hold the view that      .

    A.encouraging words are sure to lead to kind offers

    B.negative words may stimulate（刺激）us to make more progress

    C. people tend to remember friendly words

    D. it is better to think twice before talking To oThers

加拿大高中生David在互联网上登出启事，希望结识一位中国朋友，以便学习中国的语言、文化。假设你是李华，请在看到这则启事后，用英文给David发一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：

1你怎样得知David的愿望.

2你愿意成为他的朋友.

3你打算如何帮助他

4你盼望他的回复

注意事项：1电子邮件的格式已为你写好。2.词数：100词左右。Dear David,

_______________________________________________________________________________________                                                      

Yours sincerely,

Li hua

   Most people today think of chocolate as something sweet to eat or drink and can be easily found in stores around the world. It might surprise you that chocolate was once highly treasured.
   The wealthy people of Spain first enjoyed a sweetened chocolate drink. Later, the popularity of the drink spread throughout Europe. Chocolate remained a drink that only wealthy people could afford to drink until the eighteenth century. During the period known as the Industrial Revolution, new technologies helped make chocolate less costly to produce.
   Farmers grow cacao trees in many countries in Africa, Central and South America, but these trees are difficult to grow. They require an exact amount of water, warmth, soil and protection. After about five years, cacao trees start producing large fruits called pods, which grow near the trunk of the tree. The seeds inside these pods are harvested to make chocolate. Growing cacao is very hard work for farmers. Today, chocolate industry officials, activists, and scientists are working with farmers. They are trying to make sure that cacao can be grown in a way that is easy for the farmers and safe for the environment.
   The market value of the yearly cacao crop around the world is more than five billion dollars.Chocolate is especially popular in Europe and the United States. Each year, Americans eat an average of more than 5 kilograms of chocolate per person. Specialty shops that sell costly chocolate are also very popular. Many offer chocolate lovers the chance to taste chocolate grown in different areas of the world.
12.We can learn from the passage that chocolate was ______.

13.What made it possible to produce chocolate inexpensively?

14.What should ideal cacao farming be like？

15.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

Weather can be forecasted in various ways. When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to their radios, TVs, newspapers, or to the Internet. However, you can also find many weather signs among wildlife, because of their highly developed senses. Drops in air pressure(压力) produce an effect on small animals in many ways. Mice and deer are good weather indicators. People who spend a lot of time outdoors have observed that, before a storm, field mice come out of their holes and run around. Deer leave high ground and come down from the mountains.

   Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways. For example, some birds become irritable(急躁的)and quarrelsome and will fight over a piece of bread. Other birds chirp(叽叽喳喳)and sing just before a storm. It seems they know they won’t get another chance for an hour or two. Birds also seek safe places before a storm. You will sometimes see birds settling in trees or gathering together on a wire close to a building. Pre-storm low pressure makes the air so thin that birds have difficulty flying.

   It is unusual to see many birds flying overhead in the summertime, rather than during the periods in the spring or autumn. Watch for other weather signs if you see this. If they fly in the wrong direction, they may be flying ahead of a storm.

   By paying closer attention to some important signs in nature, we can become better prepared for any kind of weather.

45. There will be a storm if birds ______.       

  A. dance in trees                                               B. share a piece of bread

  C. come down from tall trees                         D. make more noise than usual

46. How can birds sense the coming of a storm?      

  A. By feeling a drop in air pressure.

  B. By feeling a drop in air temperature.

  C. By noticing the change of wind directions.

  D. By noticing the movements of other animals.

47. The best title for the text would be ______.      

  A. Signs of a Storm                                     B. Drops in Air Pressure

  C. Animals’ Sharp Senses                             D. Nature’s Weather Signs

假定你是李华。你班同学决定为小明举办生日聚会。请你写信邀请外教Susan参加，要点包括：

⒈ 时间：周五晚8点至9点

⒉ 地点：学生俱乐部

⒊ 内容：生日歌、蛋糕、游戏等

⒋ 要求：备小礼物

注意：⒈ 词数100左右，开头语已为你写好;⒉可以适当增加细节，以便行文连贯；  

     ⒊ 答案必须写在答题卡相应的位置上。

Hi, Susan,

We’re throwing a surprise party for Xiaoming’s birthday.

As we know, his father is a very famous scientist in physics. But what you don’t know is that he _______ as a farmer for five years.

A. has worked       B. worked

C. had worked       D. works

The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful, says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.

A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Keep cool, says George Herbert, for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.

To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. Anger, says Pythagoras, brings with folly(愚蠢)and ends with regret. You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.

Self-control is man’s last greatest victory.

If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.

56. What does the reader learn from the first paragraph?

A. The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.

B. One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.

C. To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.

D. If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.   

57. If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _______.

A. the very backbone and nerve of character

B. the patience and power to control himself

C. strong feelings

D. self-confidence              

58. The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to _______.

A. explain that self-control is the key to success

B. teach people how to control everything in order to make a great success

C. distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping it

D. advise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends       

59. The passage is mainly developed by _____.

A. analyzing causes                        B. making comparisons

C. examining differences                   D. listing quotations(引证)     

    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作文。文中共

有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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()，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

    One day ,six people were traveling in a compartment (车厢) on a train. Five of them were

quietly and polite but the sixth was rude young man. He was always making plenty of trouble ,

who disturbed them a lot.
     Final, this young man got off the train at a station with his two heavy bags. Neither of the other travelers helped him but one of them waited until the rude young man was very far away from . And then he opened the window and shout to him "You left something behind in the compartment ."Then he closed the window again.
     Heard this, the young man turned around and hurried back with his luggages. He was very tired while he arrived but he shouted through the window "What did I leave behind?"   The traveler opened the window and said, "A very bad impression”.