In China, family reunion (团圆) dinner on Chinese New Year’s Eve matters a lot for Chinese people. What do you usually eat on Chinese New Year’s Eve? Here are four popular main courses.

Fish: Fish is one of the dishes and it is usually eaten for the New Year dinner. Fish sounds like “yu” in Chinese and it is a word that means “surplus (盈余)”. So eating fish stands for “always having more than you wish for.”

Pork: In some rural areas of China, it is a tradition to kill a pig for the Spring Festival. They kill the pig in order to comfort a year’s hard work. Some people who don’t raise (饲养) pigs regard eating pork at family reunion dinner as a symbol of rich life.

Chicken: Chicken “ji” sounds like the Chinese character “ji”. It means good luck and auspice in Chinese culture. In China, some places usually serve a whole chicken on the dinner table to show happiness and reunion.

Shrimp: Your mouth looks like you are saying “hahaha” when saying shrimp “xia” in Chinese. People eat shrimp at this most important dinner to wish a happy life for the coming new year.

16. This passage mainly talks about _________ of the family reunion dinner.

A．cooking methods	B．some main dishes
C．the meanings of the dishes	D．B and C

17. Which dish stands for “always having more than you wish for”?

A．

B．

C．

D．

18. What does the underlined word “auspice” probably mean in this passage?

A．Dangerous sign

B．Good sign

C．Fine food

D．Bad food

19. Eating pork means _________ on Chinese New Year’s Eve.

A．surplus

B．good luck

C．rich life

D．laugh out

20. The passage is written to tell us _________.

A．health and food.	B．the importance of eating
C．traditional festivals	D．Chinese cultural customs

Do you dream of having your own garden? Some people have their own gardens, but they don’t know how to design (设计) them. These four suggestions can help you to make a garden design.

●Design a vegetable area. If you love to plant vegetables, why not design an area for vegetables you like to eat? Then it’s convenient for you to walk into the garden and pick vegetables when they are fully grown. You may want to make a path (小路) through the garden for this purpose.

●Find a proper area for flowers. Almost all people love flowers. Flower gardens should be designed if you want your family to be happy. Choose colors that look pretty together. You can make a design to decide where to plant different flowers. It will be better if the flowers can make a great pattern.

●Give each fully grown plant enough space. Make sure everything you want to plant will fit in your garden and have enough space to spread out.

●Consider your lifestyle when you design your garden. Do you need to put a comfortable chair inside your garden? Does your dog often run into your garden? Do any children run through the garden? Is the garden too close to or too far from your house? Ask you some questions like these can help you make a good garden design.

21. According to Paragraph 3, how do we design a good flower garden?
①Make a path.     ②Choose the flowers’ colors.   ③Decide the place.
④Plant different flowers. ⑤Make a pattern.

A．①②③

B．①③④

C．②③④

D．②③④⑤

22. What is the writer’s purpose of using some questions in the last paragraph?

A．To ask for help from readers.

B．To remind to give plants enough space.

C．To describe the latest ideas of the future.

D．To lead readers to think about the lifestyle.

23. What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to Plant Vegetables and Flowers	B．How to Design Your Garden
C．How to Help Your Family Keep Happy	D．How to Enjoy Your Free Life

24. Which is the right structure of the passage?
( ①=Paragraph 1   ②=Paragraph 2,... )

A．

B．

C．

D．

25. We can read the passage from a magazine called “__________”.

A．Amazing Animals

B．International News

C．World of Plants

D．Fine Gardening

阅读短文，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。 选项中有 一项为多余选项。

Are you a shy person? How can you be more confident (自信的) about talking?   

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This may seem to be easy, but it can help a lot! Give it a try!

Take a deep breath in. Take a deep breath out. What is more, say it again at least 5 times. This one-minute exercise will help you relax, cool off, and think clearer.

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If when you only speak English at work, or only when a stranger asks you a question on the street, you will feel nervous, talk with someone you trust one-on-one. Then you can talk with a group, and then finally, you can talk in more difficult situations, like at work.

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When you ask questions, you are in control of the talk.     34     Ask “Wh” questions. When other persons answer you, keep asking more based on what they said! If you ask only “yes” or “no” questions, it will be harder to keep the talk going.

Now do you know how to stop being shy?     35    

A．Ask questions

B．Why not start now?

C．Being in control will help you to get confidence!

D．Talk with someone you trust

E．Relax, take a deep breath

F．Laugh in front of the mirror

阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题 (请注意用自己的话表达及每小题的词数要求)。

When someone falls into the river, they need help. What can you do to help them to stay safe? Here are some different ideas. You can try to reach them with a stick, or you can throw a life ring to them.

But what if you don’t have one? You can use plastic bottles to help them float (漂浮). One empty 600ml plastic bottle can hold up 0. 6 kilos of weight. You can put several 60ml plastic bottles in a plastic bag. Then throw it to the drowning (溺水) person. This helps the person to float.

If you fall into the river, what should you do? The most important thing you should do is trying to keep calm (镇静的). You can try to swim to the shore (岸). You can also raise your hand and shout for help loudly. While you are waiting for help, you can float on your back. You should try to look around for something to hold on to.

When you stay in the water, you need a float to support your body. If you don’t find any floats, you can use your trousers to make one. It’s easy to do that. First, take off your trousers. Next, tie a knot (结) at the end of each leg and get the water out. Then, swing the trousers above the water to fill them with air. Finally, tie a knot at the waist (腰部) to keep the air in.

46. The passage mainly talks about how to ________ ________ in the water. (2 个词)
47. If someone falls into the river, you can throw some objects to him such as a ________ ________ or ________ ________ to help him. (4 个词)
48. If you fall into the river, it’s important for you to _______________. (8 个词以内)
49. What does the third paragraph tell us?
_____________________________________________________. (10 个词以内）
50. What can we learn from the passage? List the two points in this passage. (15 个词以内）
①If someone falls into the river, we should _______________________________.
②If I fall into the river myself, I should learn to _______________________________.

51. 你们学校的英语社团计划做题为“My Volunteer Job”的征文活动 。请根据以下通知要求，并结合自身实际，用英文写一篇短文。

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Attention, please, everyone, our school will have a volunteer activity next weekend. You can help at the old people’s home, or help special children, or do your part in environmental protection. Which volunteer job do you want to do? What are your interests and hobbies? How can these help you to do the job? Why do you want to do the volunteer job?

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要求：
(1) 选择通知所列三项（黑体部分）中的一项进行写作；
(2) 你的征文须包含通知中4个问题要点（ 问题1一点，问题2和问题3各两点，问题4一点）
(3) 文中不得出现个人真实的姓名和校名;
(4) 词数80词左右，标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

My Volunteer Job

Next weekend our school will have a volunteer activity.

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