Lead Guitarist Wanted

We need a boy or girl who can play lead guitar for our new rock band. You do not have to be good at playing yet—we are all learning at the moment—but you must have your own guitar. You must be free to practice on Tuesdays after school. Contact Scott.

Phone: 555-1967
Email: scottrock@musiccom.net

Cool Singer Wanted

We are up-and-coming hip hop band for boys. We need another singer who can look cool with us on stage. We practice every Saturday at 3 p.m. If you join us, we will practice at your house sometimes.

Email Troy: Lazyguy@hiphopsters.net
Phone: 555-1989

Keyboardist for an All-girl R&B/Pop Band

Can you play the Keyboard? We are looking for a girl who likes songs by Mariah Carey, Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson. You should be able to play some tunes. You should have long hair and like to dance. You do not need to have your own keyboard, but it will be helpful if you want to practice at home. We are meeting every Sunday afternoon for practice. Call Wendy at 555-1993 or email wendybee@musicgirl.net.

Music Lovers Needed

We are a new group and we play all kinds of music. Join us and play any instrument you like (even if you are not good at playing it yet!). We have permission to use the music room and we are free to use the instruments for practice every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. There are now four boys and three girls in the group—we are a big band and we welcome new people. Call Gary at 555-1985.

Email: Garylovesmusic@newgroup.net
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Which advertisement says you must have your own instrument?

A．Lead Guitarist Wanted.	B．Cool Singer Wanted.
C．Keyboardist for an All-girl R&B/Pop Band.	D．Music Lovers Needed.

2. Judy is good at playing the piano and she is available on weekends. Besides, she is a big fan of Britney Spears. Now, she wants to join a band. She is probably going to call ________.

A．555-1967

B．555-1989

C．555-1993

D．555-1985

3. Tom is a cool dresser who lives in a big house. He can sing very well and he is available on weekends. Now, he wants to join a band. He is probably going to email ________.

A．scottrock(@musiccorn.net	B．Lazyguy@hiphopsters. Net
C．wendybee@musicgirl.net	D．Garylovesmusic@newgroup.net

4. The underlined word “permission” in the text probably means “________”.

A．the state of sharing the same opinion of feeling	B．an interesting or enjoyable thing to do
C．an act of allowing somebody to do something	D．an act of appearing in public places

5. The text above is written to ________.

A．make more students enjoy the beauty of music	B．introduce different bands to others
C．share better ways to practice musical instruments	D．attract students to join their bands

Children today would rather read, do housework or even do homework than play outside— and they get out half as much as their parents did when they were young.

According to a UK study, those growing up during the 1970s and 1980s enjoying more than two hours of outdoor activities each weekday, and nine hours on weekends—whatever the weather is.But their children play outside for just over one hour each weekday, and fewer than five hours on Saturdays and Sundays.

So, the UK started an activity to encourage children to give up 30 minutes of screen time a day to play outdoors.

The Wild Network, born on September 25, 2013, is joined by more than 300 organizations, large or small.It tries to attract children away from television and computer screen and into woods and parks.

It is the biggest ever activity to reconnect children with nature and outdoor activities, and it plans to help improve children’s health.

Suggestions on how to get more time in nature including collecting fruits, camping, watching autumn colour on trees and so on.

This is not the first time the message of less screen, more play has been brought up.Children in the 1980s were encouraged todo the sameby BBC TV showWhy Don’t You, which encouraged children to “turn off your TV set, and go to do something less boring instead”.

You can learn more about the activity by visiting Http://www.Projectwildthing.com.

6. We can learn from the second paragraph that _______.

A．today’s children have more free time

B．today’s children spend more time outdoors

C．the parents had more free time when they were young

D．The parents spent more time outdoors when they were young

7. The Wild Network was started to __________.

A．encourage children to spend more time outdoors

B．encourage children to play with their parents outdoors

C．encourage children to spend more time on their studies

D．encourage parents to spend more time with their children

8. What can we learn about the Wild Network?

A．It was set up this year

B．It was the best ever activity

C．Both large organizations or small can join it

D．You can learn about it from the showWhy Don’t You

9. Which of the following activities is not mentioned?

A．Camping	B．Collecting fruits
C．Bird watching	D．Autumn colour watching

10. The underlined part “do the same” can be replaced by _______.

A．start an activity	B．play outdoors
C．do homework	D．do housework

The weather of Antarctica(南极洲)is cold, cloudy with heavy snow. Most parts of it are covered with ice sea for 10 months. Though it is dry and seldom rains, scientists in Antarctica have gotten their first crop of vegetables that they grew without earth. As one part of a plan, it will help astronauts to study fresh food about other planets.If the plan is successful, people will have some space to plant vegetables and fruit.

Researchers at Germany's Neumayer Station III say they have planted 3.6 kilograms (about 8pounds) of salad green vegetables, including 18 cucumbers and 70 carrots in a high technology greenhouse(温室)，while the temperatures outside dropped below -200C. In this way, they can eat fresh vegetables in time.

The German Aerospace(航天航空) Center DLR, Daniel Dchubert, which was the leader of the plan, said on Thursday,“Scientists hope to get 4 to 5 kilograms of fruit and vegetables a week in May.Maybe the plan can turn into reality."

While NASA has successful grown green plants on the International Space Station, DLR's Daniel Dchubert says the Antarctic plan decides to produce a wider range of vegetables, such as tomatoes, onions and so on. People might grow them on the Mars or the Moon one day.

We know people depend on agriculture since the beginning of human history.

Without agriculture,people can't live for many years. At the same time, the development of agriculture needed some conditions,including environment, temperature, weather and so on. The technology develops quickly. People will plant the vegetables on the Mars sooner or later.

11. What's the weather like in Antarctica according the passage?

A．Sunny and cold.

B．Cool and snowy.

C．Dry and rainy.

D．Seriously bad.

12. From Daniel Dchubert' s words , we can learn that_________.

A．Antarctic plan will produce more kinds of vegetables

B．more vegetables might be grown on the Sun or the Moon

C．Antarctic plan may be useless to other planets, like the Mars

D．Green plants will be grown on the International Space Station

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

A．3.6 kilograms is 9 pounds.	B．No people are living in Antarctica.
C．People will plant vegetables on the Mars.	D．Scientists in Antarctica can't grow vegetables.

14. What' s the meaning of the underlined word“agriculture” in Chinese?

A．航天.

B．工业.

C．农业

D．服务业.

15. What' s the best title for the passage?

A．Green vegetables in Antarctica.	B．Special weather in Antarctica.
C．A great plan about vegetables.	D．Planting green vegetables.

Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last very long.     16     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 (慷慨的); be understanding.

Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you don’t tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose your friend’s trust.     17    

Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You don’t have to give your lunch money or your clothes, of course. Instead you have to learn how to share things you enjoy, your hobbies and interests. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings.     18     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 help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve.     19     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.     

    20     But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friendships, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding.

A．No two friendships are ever exactly alike.

B．Good friends always trust one another to speak and act honestly.

C．To have a friend, you must learn to be one.

D．Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem.

E．These can be valuable to a friend.

Mr. Wu is an English teacher. Last Monday at the beginning of class, he ______ asked his students how their weekends had been. One girl said that she had spent a ______ weekend--she had her wisdom teeth pulled out and they still hurt. "Why do you always seem to be so happy, Mr. Wu?" she asked.

The girl's ______ reminded Mr. Wu of something he had read somewhere before. "Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to get close to life that day," Mr. Wu said with a smile. "I _____ to be cheerful."

"And today is my lucky day," he added.

"______? " The whole class were curious.

"This morning, I ______ to school as usual. I only had to go another kilometer down the road when my e-bike broke down..."

"Your e-bike broke down and it's your lucky day?" The students were ______. "What do you mean, Mr. Wu?"

"My e-bike broke down a quarter before class, so I ______ it on the roadside, took my books, and walked down the road. It took me ten minutes to arrive at the ______. I live eight kilometers away. My e-bike could have broken down ______ along the way. But it didn't. ______, it broke down in the perfect place-off the main road, within walking distance of here. I'm still able to teach my class ______ I'll be able to get it repaired after class. If my e-bike must break down _____, it couldn't be arranged (安排) in a better way."

The students' eyes opened wide, and then they smiled. Mr. Wu smiled back. Somehow, his story had ______ them. He was happy that they had a perfect chance to consider ______ in a new way.

21.

A．proudly

B．cheerfully

C．seriously

D．angrily

22.

A．busy

B．satisfying

C．terrible

D．meaningful

23.

A．question

B．suggestion

C．decision

D．introduction

24.

A．fail

B．hate

C．seem

D．choose

25.

A．Who

B．When

C．Why

D．How

26.

A．walked

B．ran

C．drove

D．rode

27.

A．surprised

B．bored

C．impatient

D．nervous

28.

A．left

B．checked

C．repaired

D．found

29.

A．hospital

B．school

C．park

D．bank

30.

A．somewhere

B．anywhere

C．everywhere

D．nowhere

31.

A．However

B．Also

C．Instead

D．Otherwise

32.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

33.

A．yesterday

B．the other day

C．today

D．tomorrow

34.

A．hurt

B．touched

C．controlled

D．worried

35.

A．dream

B．purpose

C．wish

D．luck

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

hear   outside   especial   because   touch   finish   like   no   rule   safety

Everyone knows that second-hand smoke is as dangerous as first-hand smoke. But have you     36     of “third-hand” smoke?

Third-hand smoke means the pollution left on the surfaces of things around,     37     furniture or clothes. When someone smokes in a room, poisonous particles in tobacco(烟草) smoke land on the surfaces of the furniture or his clothes, even after the cigarette has been put out. This can cause a great danger to your family,     38     younger children.

Babies have only just learned to walk. They are more likely to be harmed by third-hand smoke. This is     39     they are often close to surfaces of things, such as floors, walls and where tobacco particles remain. When they     40     these surfaces, they get their hands polluted.

So, it is necessary and important to say     41     to third-hand smoke. To achieve this, strict     42     for forbidding smoking inside homes should be carved out. If one of your family members smokes, please make sure he smokes     43     the house. Get him a special jacket and hat, so once he     44     smoking, he will take them off before getting inside the house. Moreover, make sure that a smoker washes his hands and face, and changes his clothes before picking up the baby.

Many times, you cannot see the smoke doing harm to your child, but it doesn’t mean he or she is     45     . Give up smoking, or if that is not possible, make sure that your loved ones, far away from third-hand smoke.

根据短文内容，在短文空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整通顺。
Cartoon is the most popular TV program that attracts many children at the age of 3 to 10. It’s     46     that the word “cartoon” came from Italian. It first referred to the picture before a true drawing on the wall. In the mid-19th century, it came into English.     47     the 1840s , it has also come to mean any picture that is humorous, satirical(讽刺的) or showing an opinion. It usually comes out in a newspaper and magazine, with or     48     a short text. Today cartoons are a    49     of the daily life of most people. Cartoons not only show their life,     50     also help them relax.

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整
A: Hello, Jim. You look worried. What’s the matter?
B:     51    .
A: That sounds great. What are you worrying about?
B: I don’t know much of the customs and manners in America.     52    ?
A: Of course.
B: Should I arrive on time?
A: Certainly.     53    . It’s impolite to arrive late.
B:     54    ?
A: You can buy some flowers or a small gift. Some flowers or a small gift is enough to express yourself. Don’t buy anything too personal.
B: I know.     55    
A: You’re welcome.

56. 一句赞美，犹如一座灯塔，点亮你前行的方向。我们需要赞美，尤其在我们身处困难的时候，赞美能帮助我们振作精神，变得更加优秀。以“Praise makes me better”为题，并根据以下要点和要求用英语写一篇短文。

1. 要点：1）你对赞美的理解；

2） 什么事情让你感受到赞美让你变得更加优秀；

3） 你将如何变得更加优秀。

2. 要求：1）文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；

2）词数 100 左右。

Praise makes me better

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