1. It suddenly s____________ me that I had left my luggage at the airport when I arrived home.

2. The other day the audience a              the singer’s wonderful performance for five minutes.

3. Experts believe the move is of great s______________, marking the new cooperation between two Asian countries.

4. It is reported that five youths got a______________ by the police for connecting with the murder.

5. Please note that food and fruit are f _____________in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks with you.

6. The mayor was strongly c____________ by the public for the city’s high crime rate during his term.

7. Before d__________ into the details of this theory, we are supposed to make clear some relevant concepts.

8. In order to protect the environment, the citizens made o______________ to marking out the area along the river for commercial use.

9. It is not m____________ a matter of cost, but whether she’s old enough to go on holiday alone.

10. Harry’s pulse raced when he saw the huge beast and immediately he a____________ his car out of the jungle.

       Unless you bring your own thermos, paper cups are the real option for on-the-go coffee. But as we all know, producing these simple items cuts down forests of trees and contributes to mountains of waste. In fact, Starbucks alone uses 4 billion paper cups a year globally and most of these plastic-lined cups are never recycled.

But a project from Reduce. Reuse. Grow. is handling the coffee industry’s paper cup problem by giving these single-use coffee holders a further purpose: reforestation.

A company in California has developed the world’s first plantable coffee cup, which has seeds in the paper-based material. That means after you’re done with the cup, you can tear it, leave it in water for a few minutes, bury it and let nature take over.

To prevent the spread of invasive plants, the bottom of the cup details the seed variety and also includes instructions on how to plant it either in the northern or central coast of California. For those who don’t want to get their hands dirty, the cup can be put into a Reduce. Reuse. Grow bin where it will eventually be taken to a reforestation location. The cup can biodegrade(生物降解) within 180 days and offer nutrition to plants.

The company is trying to put the cup into commercial production and persuade coffee shops to buy the cups.

21. Starbucks is mentioned in Paragraph 1 _____.

       A. because Starbucks provides recyclable cups

       B. because Starbucks uses pretty plastic-lined cups

       C. to show Starbucks is famous for its on-the-go coffee

       D. to prove the coffee industry causes the paper cup problem

22. The plantable coffee cup _____.

       A. can be used many times

       B. contains seeds in its material

       C. can be used as a flowerpot

       D. is made of waterproof material

23. The seed variety is shown on the cup mainly to _____.

       A. interest cup users

       B. spread knowledge of plants

       C. make sure it is planted properly

       D. help users choose certain cups

24. What is a Reduce. Reuse. Grow. bin used for?

       A. Selling plantable coffee cups.

       B. Making plantable coffee cups.

       C. Collecting plantable coffee cups.

       D. Recycling plantable coffee cups.

Being a man or woman isn’t about blindly following popular gender(性别) patterns. You must define what kind of a person you will become and make conscious and deliberate choices for yourself.

1. Discover the real you.

Don’t blindly accept the role you were conditioned by others. You have your own path to follow. Be your own independent person.   36   

2. Own your power.

Accept full responsibility for your life. Don’t live as a doormat(受气包), a sheep, or a victim. Stop giving away your power. You must accept that you’re the creator of your life.  37   

3. Find you voice.

Build the courage to express yourself authentically(真正地).  38   If others react negatively, that’s their problem. Ask for what you want; you can’t expect others to be mind-readers. You teach others how you want to be treated --- not by dropping hints but by telling them directly.

4. Find your tribe(一类人).

Consciously build a supportive network of positive relationships, including family and friends. If you don’t like your current relationships, it’s up to you to change that.  39   You deserve the very best relationships.

5. Become wise.

  40   Keep learning and growing. In the long run, your wisdom will become one of your greatest assets(财产), both as a way to meet your own needs and to help others.

A. Surround yourself with good people who love you and inspire you.

B. Don’t allow peer pressure to force you into an inauthentic role.

C. When you are weak, no one is coming to rescue you.

D. True beauty comes from the inside.

E. You should place a very high value on developing your wisdom.

F. Give yourself permission to do what you enjoy.

G. If you don’t speak up for yourself, who will?

The sun is shining when I get on No. 151 bus. We passengers sit jammed together in heavy clothes. No one speaks. That’s one of the unwritten rules of Chicago commuting. Although we see the same faces every day, we prefer to hide behind our newspapers. The phenomenon is striking: people who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their distance.

As the bus approaches the Magnificent Mile, a voice suddenly rings out: “Attention! Attention!” Papers rattle (发出细小声). Necks crane (伸长). “This is your driver speaking.”

We look at the back of the driver’s head. His voice has authority.

“All of you put your papers down.”

The papers come down, an inch at a time. The driver waits. The papers are folded and placed on our laps.

“Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go ahead.”

Amazingly, we all do it. Still, no one smiles.

I face an older woman, her head wrapped tightly in a red scarf. I see her nearly every day. Our eyes meet. We wait, unblinking, for the next order from the driver.

“Now, repeat after me…” It is a command, delivered in the tones of a drill sergeant (教官). “Good morning, neighbor!”

Our voices are weak and timid. For many of us, these are the first words we have spoken today. But we say them at the same time, like schoolchildren, to the strangers beside us.

We smile and can’t help it. We have said it; the barrier has been broken. Good morning, neighbor. It is not so hard after all. Some of us repeat it. Others shake hands. Many laugh.

The bus driver says nothing more. He doesn’t need to. Not a single newspaper goes back up. I hear laughter, a warm sound I have never heard before on bus No. 151. This day is starting off better than most.

24. On hearing the sudden utterance of “Attention!”, the passengers ___________.

 A. stopped reading and put down their newspapers immediately

 B. looked up from the newspapers to see who was speaking

C. sat still without response                

D. were frightened

25. The underlined word “commuting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means ___________.

 A. daily traveling between home and work        B. long-distance ride

 C. communication technology                  D. behavior patterns

26. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. The passengers on the crowded bus were so absorbed in reading their newspapers that no one spoke.

   B. The passengers were physically close together but mentally they kept each other at a terrible distance.

 C. The passengers didn’t follow the driver’s instruction at first.

   D. When the bus driver said nothing more, the passengers picked up and read their newspapers again.

27. What would be the best title for the text?

   A. The Warmth of Communication        B. The Exchange of Information

   C. The Power of Observation             D. The Attitude to Loneliness

     Boy In The Tower by Polly Ho-Yen is a story of fear and hope, loneliness and friendship. Ade and his mother live right at the top of a tower block. It can get a bit lonely up there, but Ade

loves to spend hours sitting at the window watching the whole city unfold down below.

    Things are pretty quiet in the flat since his mother fell ill. She has stopped cooking meals and doing the housework and singing the songs she always used to sing. In fact, these days she hardly gets out of bed. Ade doesn’t know what to do, so he watches the world outside. But suddenly that starts to change.

     One day, one of the other tower blocks crashes to the ground and Ade watches the disorder with disbelief. Have some of his school friends died in the disaster? Is his best friend Gaia still alive? Then another building falls down and then another. The world around Ade's  tower block is disintegrating under his very eyes.

     And then huge plants start to spring up and grow at an alarming rate. Where have they come from? It looks like the plants are pulling the buildings down and they are preventing the

emergency services from helping people.

    Is this only happening in the area where Ade lives? The residents (居民) are deserting the tower blocks, and soon Ade is stuck in his flat because he can't leave his mother. Who or what can rescue him?

     Ho-Yen has written a thrilling story with Boy In The Tower, but the most successful part is the narrative (叙述的) voice of the boy at the centre of the story. He doesn't understand what is going on around him and this adds a fascinating dimension to the plot that moves the novel along.

     Taking place in an urban environment that many of the novel's readers will immediately identify with, Ho-Yen's first novel is an interesting read about an ordinary boy facing a tough struggle to survive.

32. What do we know about Ade?

    A. He lives in a noisy tower block.

    B. He tries to help his mother recover.

    C. He often helps his mother with housework.

    D. He likes seeing the world outside through the window.

33. What does the underlined word "disintegrating" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

    A. Showing up.   B. Breaking up.     C. Moving away.       D. Coming back.

34. The plants mentioned in the book are       .

    A. poisonous     B. delicate         C. violent             D. beautiful

35. It can be inferred that Boy In The Tower is          .

    A. a personal diary                  B. a detective story

    C. a science textbook                D. a science-fiction novel

 慈善捐助正在我国流行开来。请用英语写一篇150词左右的文章，就慈善捐助谈谈你的想法，内容要点如下：

1.慈善捐助对受惠人群会有哪些影响；

2.你最想加入的慈善组织是哪一类（助学、济贫、关爱残疾人......)，理由是什么。

注意：

1.可参照以上内容适当发挥；

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Charity is becoming a popular word in China.

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Role-Playing in Child Development

Playing is a key component in the learning process for virtually all of the children. There are three various ways in which children play, but one of the most important is role playing. This involves a child engaging in an activity during which he or she pretends to be another person.

Experts on child development believe that role-playing can increase connections in children’s brain that help them learn. Language skills are some of the most important aspects of learning. When children role-play, they must work out steps that need to be taken to complete a task, and create plans to act out a story.

Children’s social skills can also be developed. When engaged in group activities, children have different roles. Some are leaders while others are followers. At times, the children will disagree so they must learn to negotiate and compromise with one another, and they must learn to apologize when they have strong arguments or disagreements as well. Children further learn about cooperation and sharing and begin to understand things from another person's point of view.

Besides helping children learn some kinds of skills, role-playing foster children's imagination and can, therefore, assume a number of forms. For example. boys my pretend to shave like their fathers or perform various tasks around their homes. Girls, meanwhile, often pretend to be mothers to do some daily tasks, particularly if it involves caring for young babies. Sometimes children may imagine belonging to a group of superheroes or imitate real-life situations. They might dress up and assume different role. Another example is the performing of stories they read in books which is also very common when they role-play.

Another beneficial aspect of role-playing is that it can help children deal with certain actions that may cause them emotional pain, such as the fear they face when going to school for the first time or making a visit to the doctor. If children role-play situations like these beforehand, the fear that the experience when doing these actions in reality frequently lessens. For this reason, experts encourage parents to allow their child to role-play and even to take part in these activities to help their children master their fears.

Role-playing can benefit children in many ways. There is no activity for which young children better are prepared than fantasy play. Nothing is more dependable and risk-free and dangers are only pretend.

My first insight into the Myanmarese people’s respect for elephants came from Ma Lwin, a shopkeeper in a farming village in the western Bago Mountains. It was late afternoon when I arrived,  

  61  (cover) in sand after a long motorcycle ride. Inside Ma Lwin’s bamboo house, she offered me hot tea and scolded me for traveling through   62  (danger) elephant territory（领地）.

Back when the mountains were covered in forest, she told me, elephants and people had lived   63   harmony. But now that their habitat（栖息地）was being cut and burned down for rubber plantations, the elephants were forced   64  (walk) long distances searching for food, sometimes threatening farmers in the fields. Even   65  , the farmers told me they loved the elephants.

That was the beginning of months spent   66  (journey) through forests and villages to document the   67  (connect) between people and elephants. During my time there, children in camps played alongside elephants used for logging（采运作业）; one day park rangers（护林员）led me to   68   elephant giving birth.

Development often   69  (give) us the excuse to destroy the environment. As a result, the elephant population has dropped   70  (great). But observing so many people’s high regard for elephants in Myanmar gives me hope that they won’t be left behind.

My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend . On the way ,we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “ __1___ my job. Family to Feed.”

At this store, a __2___ like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and make a __3____ on how bad it must be to have to stand ___4____ in the cold wind.

In the store, I asked each of my kids to __5___ something they thought our “friend” there would ___6___. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a ___7____. I thought about it. We were ___8__ on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes __9___ from our need instead of our abundance is ___10__ what we need to do! All the kids __11____ something they could do away with for the week.

When we handed him the bag of __12__, he lit up and thanked us with ___13__ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for __14____his family might need, he burst into tears.

This has been a wonderful ___15__ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can __16___! Things  would have played out so __17____ if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have ___18___ to give more.” Stepping out not only  helped a brother in __19___, it also gave my kids the __20____ taste of helping others. It ’ll go a long way with them.

 1.A. Lost                        B. Changed            C. Quit                         D. Finished

 2.A condition                  B. place                 C. sight                        D. show

 3.A. suggestion                  B. comment           C. decision                   D. call

 4.A. outside                 B. proudly             C. by                        D. angrily

 5.A. draw                      B. say                C. arrange                 D. pick

 6.A. order                       B. supply               C. appreciate                 D. discover

 7.A. dollar                       B. job                 C. hot meal                   D.gift card

 8.A. easy                        B. low                   C. soft                         D. loose

 9.A. giving                         B. saving               C. spending                  D. begging

 10.A. yet                        B. even                  C. still                          D. just

 11.A. declared                 B. shared               C. ignored                    D. expected

 12.A . toys                   B. medicine            C. food                        D. clothes

 13.A. sleepy                    B. watery                     C. curious                    D. sharp

 14.A. whoever                B. whatever         C. whichever                D. whenever

 15.A. experience              B. example          C. message                   D. adventure

 16.A. rely on                   B. respect                     C. learn from                D. help

 17. A. suddenly               B. vividly        C. differently             D. perfectly

 18.A. time                       B. power               C. patience                   D. money

 19.A. fear                       B. love                  C. need                        D. memory

 20.A. strong                    B. sweet                C. strange                     D. simple

       Today is a perfect day that can leave you with good memories you may someday share with your friends. Here’s how:

       7_____ You can see or do something a million times, but you can only see or do it for the first time once. As a result, first time experiences usually leave a deep mark in our minds for the rest of our lives. So try to experience something different and you’ll have more memories!

       Work on something that’s great to you. 8. _____ Life is short. Today is the day to take action.

       Smile and notice what’s right. Everything that happens in life is neither good nor bad. 9. _____ And no matter how it turns out, it always ends up just the way it should.  Either you succeed or you learn something.

       Be true to yourself. The only shoes you can wear are your own. If you aren’t being yourself, you aren’t truly living. 10. _____

       Make a new friend. People are interesting creatures (生物), and no two people are exactly alike. 11. _____ Find out what makes them different. They’ll likely open your eyes to wonderful ideas. And you never know, they just might change your life.

       Be present.  Be here now. Remember, right now is the only dear moment to you.  Right now is life.  Don’t miss it.

A. Learn a new skill.

B. Try something new.

C. It just depends on your opinion.

D. So meet someone new today.

E. And in fact, you’re only existing.

F. Pay close attention to what you’re doing.

G. Make yourself busy with something meaningful.

   近来，你们学校对学生课外阅读文学作品情况作了调查。请根据以下要点写一篇文章，

谈谈你周围的同学对此现象的看法，并发表自己的看法和理由。（150字左右）

注意: 1. 对所给要点要逐一陈述,适当发挥, 不要简单翻译。

     2. 字数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

     3. 作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

Recently our school has had a survey on reading literature. It shows                                        

 The 911 rescue team found the _________________ boy extremely ________________.

A. missing, scaring       B. missed, scared    C. missed, scaring     D. missing, scared

________ it is to jump into a river on a hot summer day !

A. what fun   B. how fun   C. what a fun   D. what funny

You may not have heard of Ashoka, but for the past 27 years, this association, founded by Bill Drayton, has fought poverty (贫穷)and sickness, promoted education and  encouraged small businesses. To support these worthy causes, Ashoka provides money for the world’s most promising "changemakers" seeking to solve (解决) urgent problems and would like to create a world in which every citizen is a changemaker.

Drayton believes that anyone can become an agent for change. The important thing is to simply give yourself permission. If you see a problem that you care about, you can help solve it. The young in particular are willing to accept this concept because at heart every child wants to grow into a happy, healthy, contributing adult. In fact, it is many young people’s ambition to set up programmes or businesses that improve social conditions. An excellent example is an Ashoka project started in 1995 in Dhaka, which handled the rubbish problem facing the city helped local farmers and provided an income for poor people there .

When Masqsood and Iftekhar began to study the problem of all the uncollected rubbish that lay in Dhaka’s streets, attracting rats and disease, they discovered that 80% of it was natural waste. So they educated the poor people in the city to compost (把…制成堆肥)this waste. They knew that they would have a market for the end product because local farmers were struggling with chemical fertilisers (化肥) which were expensive and had reduced the natural minerals in the soil over the years. At first, they were refused, but once they were able to persuade them that there was money to be made , the project took off. In 2009 sales were $14,000.

Drayton is optimistic that in ten years Ashoka will be making really serious, practical progress in bringing about social change by changing the way we look at economic development.

25. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A. Rubbish Problem  B. Businessmen C. Social Conditions D. Changemakers

26. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to"        ".

A. the poor people in Dhaka   B. Masqsood and Iftekhar

C. Drayton and his team             D. the local farmers

27.The author’s attitude towards Ashoka’s program can be described as        

A. changing           B. forgiving           C. cautious           D. positive

28. It can be concluded from the passage that anyone can become a changemaker if he      .    A. considers Drayton’s concept  B. gets permission from Ashoka

C. tries to improve social conditions    D. is a young, happy and healthy adult

Is There Life on Earth

There was great excitement on the planet of Venus this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.

The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan ( named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20,000 light years ago) • Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information as to the feasibility (可行性）of a manned flying saucer (飞碟)landing on Earth. A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.

“We have come to the conclusion, based on last week’s satellite landing，” Pro. Zog said, “that there is no life on the Earth. ”

“How do you know this? ”the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.do you know this? ”the

 “ For one thing, Earth’s surface in the area of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive. ”

“What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?”

“We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means heavier flying saucer than we originally planned. ”

“Are there any other risks that you discovered in your studies?”

“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud floating over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We don’t know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there. ’’

“If what you say is true, won’t this set back the flying saucer program several years?” “Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds. ”

“Pro. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?

“Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then, we can live anywhere. ”

32. The Venusians were excited this week because they   .

A. landed a satellite with Venus astronauts on Earth

B. made a first-rate flying saucer

C. got an Earth Being to Venus

D. directed a satellite into Earth

33. According to Pro. Zog, why will the Venusians have to take their own oxygen with them?

A.Because they need it on their way to the  planet of Earth.

B.Because the Earth’s atmosphere is    filled  with deadly gases.

C. Because deadly gases is far from enough on Earth.

D. Because there is no air on the planet of Earth.

34. The “dark black cloud” in the photograph refers to .  .

A. the polluted air floating over the surface of Earth

B. the mass of tiny drops of water floating above Earth

C. the concrete that is unknown to everybody

D.the dark clouds gathering before a    storm   breaks

35. What’s the purpose of the writer?

A. to arouse the awareness of protecting the earth.

B. to introduce a Venusians’ science program.

C. to tell us the serious pollution of the Venus.

D. to tell us an exciting Venusians’ exploration.

On Sunday I had my own Father’s Day celebration. Suddenly I  41  about my dad a lot. My dad is absolutely the  42  man in the world. He would  43  refuse anyone in trouble.

Every Thursday night, my dad would  44  Shreveport, to a church there. I always drove the car for him.  45  this happened many times, I recall one incident on one of those trips to Shreveport. That time on the  46  , my dad saw a hitchhiker（搭车者）with a backpack. Dad asked me to pull the car over and offer him a  47  . Dad asked him his name and address, told him ours, and talked to him about all sorts of things.

At first the hitchhiker was hesitant, but he changed his  48  as he could tell we were really listening to him. I did know that it was quite  49  outside and the hitchhiker was very happy to be able to get a lift in our warm car.

We  50  another forty-five minutes and learned that the hitchhiker was  51   many difficulties in life. Dad told him to keep his head up and said that  52  would become better for him soon. He reached into his pocket and  53  the hitchhiker a twenty-dollar bill, leaving only a ten-dollar bill for himself. The hitchhiker then became very  54 _ .

I was always told never to  55  a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every time he saw one. Dad always gave them money  56  he did not have much of his own.

From that I’ve learned a lot about my dad and  57 . I’ve learned that if you come from a place with  58  , you will show a lot of kindness to people who are  59 . Just one single kind act may  60  someone’s life.

"I am sorry I broke your mirror．"

"Oh，really？________．"（　　）

A．It's ok with me．       B．It doesn't matter．

C．Don't be sorry．       D．I don't care．

Here are the responses from parents to the posts(帖子)about toys.

●Michele Manhire

My son Aaron is 8. It’s been 8 birthdays and 9 Christmases of “What can we get, Aaron?” without proper toys along the way. He is just simply particular about toys. I can honestly tell you, I am printing this list, and heading to a couple of stores (some online) that I can get some of these items! Maybe this won’t be such a depressing Christmas.

●Vera

Do you have any yam balls (纱球)I bought a giant one for my classroom but ended up keeping it for my own kids. They’re strong enough to throw but soft enough to use as a doll bed.

●Natalie

Excellent post! Thank you so much for putting this together. I have been looking through special needs toy lists to find one that I thought would be most helpful to my followers. This post agrees to our personal experience most closely. I have shared it with many other groups and the feedback has been wonderful.

●Meagan

This is a great list. My son loved his egg chair and empty bottles are always a win. He also loves to turn a globe and look at wonder tubes. Wonder tubes are about $ 6 on Amazon. This year one of his gifts is a gel (凝胶）filled medicine ball.

21. What are the four posts responding to?

A. A game list      B. A party list     C. A toy list      D. A food list

22. What is Michele’s problem?

A. She has no money for toys.         B. She can’t find good toys for herself.

C. Her son has a special taste for gifts.    D. Her son missed too many birthdays.

23. Who suggests a good toy which can be used as a bed for dolls?

A. Michele Manhire.     B. Natalie.     C. Meagan.       D. Vera.

 —Why didn’t you tell Bob about the meeting?

—He rushed out of the room _____ I could say a word.

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

51. Fewer people d_________ (渴望）to live in the north of the country then.

52. Out of s_ ______(同情）， I offered him help。

53.In case of fire, you’d better set off the  a________(警报 ）

54. His family a____________(陪伴）him to the police station.

55、America   d_______ （宣战） war on  Japan in 1941 .

56. You are b_____(一定) to defeat your opponents.

57. D______(离婚） is on the increase with the development of  society.

58. The terrible traffic explains his a____   (缺席).

59. The theatre has very good access for the d___ (残疾人).

60.You must a_______ (使适应） yourself to new environment.

61.He g____________ from high school and went to a key university last year.

62. Our English teacher usually has a d__________ at the beginning of the class.

63. It will be h___________ to have a cell phone with you.

64. One of her a__________ is to become a doctor.

65. I couldn’t have done it without your e_______________.

66. Germs are very small, and can only be seen with the aid of a m_____________.

67. Woman are offer more a________ of their fellings than man.

68.They were s_________ to death by the terrible snowstorm.

69.I’ll phone for a taxi. In the m_________ you must get packed.

70. The driver's c_____________ was suspended by the police.