1. — Would you mind taking care of my pet dog while I’m away?
— ______.

A．Congratulations

B．Of course not

C．You’re welcome

D．It doesn’t matter

2. The number of people invited ________fifty, but a number of them________ absent(缺席) for different reasons.

A．were; was

B．was; was

C．was; were

3. Don’t be angry with him. _______, he is a kid.

A．In all

B．Above all

C．First of all

D．After all

4. He is one of the students who, I am sure, always do ____ best.

A．their

B．one’s

C．my

D．his

5. If the homework _______, you can go home.

A．did

B．has done

C．will be done

D．is done

6. —Did you_________the first place of the league match?
　　—Of course we did. We_________all the other teams.

A．beat; beat

B．beat; won

C．win; won

D．win; beat

7. Is this factory ______you visited last week?

A．that

B．where

C．the one

D．in which

8. What do you think ______solve the problem?

A．you can do	B．can you do
C．you can do to	D．can you do to

9. We need to buy a new car. This old car won’t ______ for very long.

A．last

B．take

C．spend

D．drive

10. _______ is the population of the city?

A．How many	B．What
C．How many people	D．How much

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was ________ and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be ________ but a failure.”

After five years of ________ jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best thing that could have happened to me. I ________ I wanted to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to her that what people said about me was ________. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s ________ it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my ________ and went to college. My first novel ________ while I was at college.

After college I taught during the ________ in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a degree in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of ________ that job to write full time ________ I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself—here was a working-class boy who’d ________ school early, now teaching at the university.

My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and ________, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. ________ what does it mean? I just wish all the people that have put me down had ________: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

11.

A．bright

B．useless

C．simple

D．hopeful

12.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

13.

A．low

B．poor

C．good

D．useful

14.

A．agreed

B．decided

C．planned

D．told

15.

A．wrong

B．right

C．stupid

D．faulty

16.

A．see

B．know

C．understand

D．face

17.

A．experiment

B．practice

C．writing

D．composition

18.

A．came on

B．came in

C．came out

D．came back

19.

A．day

B．night

C．month

D．year

20.

A．giving in

B．giving back

C．giving out

D．giving up

21.

A．while

B．if

C．when

D．or

22.

A．left

B．attended

C．changed

D．graduated

23.

A．tired

B．calm

C．nervous .

D．famous

24.

A．And

B．But

C．However

D．Well

25.

A．praised

B．said

C．answered

D．advised

A beautiful and very successful actress was the star of a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to have to go back there every night. So she rented an expensive flat in the centre of the city, bought some beautiful furniture and hired a man to paint the rooms in new colours.
It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it, so she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better and more willingly for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were the words: “Four hours watching Miss Ball sing and dance: $3,” with this note: “After 5 p.m., I get fifteen shillings an hour instead of ten shillings.”
26. In this article, “Miss Ball” was the name of _______.

A．a place where people sang and danced

B．a dance party

C．an actress

D．a ball

27. The actress gave the painter two tickets, hoping ________.

A．he would be pleased

B．he would ask less money for his work

C．he would charge more money for his work

D．he would praise her musical show

28. After the painter got the tickets from the actress, he _______.

A．sold them for $3	B．went to watch the musical show
C．paid $3 for them	D．was very thankful to her

Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows：Once we have learned something, additional learning trials（尝试）increase the length of time we will remember it.

In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.

The multiplication tables（乘法口诀表）are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.

The law of overlearning explains why cramming（突击学习）for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one’s future development.

29. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

A．People remember well what they learned in childhood.

B．Children have a better memory than grown-ups.

C．Poem reading is a good way to learn words.

D．Stories for children are easy to remember.

30. The author explains the law of overlearning by ________.

A．presenting research findings

B．setting down general rules

C．making a comparison

D．using examples

31. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is ________.

A．a result of overlearning

B．a special case of cramming

C．a skill to deal with math problems

D．a basic step towards advanced studies

32. What is the author’s opinion on cramming?

A．It leads to failure in college exams.

B．It’s helpful only in a limited way.

C．It’s possible to result in poor memory.

D．It increases students’ learning interest.

Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids (孩子) to? Try some of these places:
Visit art museums. They offer a variety of activities to excite your kids' interest. Many offer workshops for making land-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings by children's favorite writer, and even musical performances and other arts.
Head to a natural history museum. This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur(恐龙) models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up.
Go to a Youtheater. Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors. Pre-show play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts- Puppet(木偶)making and stage make-up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find.
Try _____ience. Visit one of the many hands-on science museums around the country. These science play-lands are great fun for kids and grown-ups alike. They'll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. When everyone is tired, enjoy a fun family science show, commonly found in these museums.
33. If a child is interested in the universe, he probably will visit

A．a Youtheater	B．an art museum
C．a natural history museum	D．a hands-on science museum

34. What can kids do at a Youtheater?

A．Look at rock collections.	B．See dinosaur models.
C．Watch puppet making.	D．Give performances.

35. What does "hands-on science" mean in the last paragraph?

A．Science games designed by kids.

B．Learning science by doing things.

C．A show of kids' science work.

D．Reading science books.

36. Where does this text probably come from?

A．A science textbook.	B．A tourist map.
C．A museum guide.	D．A news report.

A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. This could end many parents’ worries fearful for their children’s safety on the roads.
Until now the local government have only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed. Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, as long as the arrangement will not lose money and children taking part will attend their nearest school.
The new plan is to be fired out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington School. The children live just within the three-mile limit and the local government said in the past that they would not undertake to provide free transport to the school . But now they have agreed to offer a sum of money for a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school’s headmaster. Between 50 and 60% parents have said they would like their children to take part . Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a government official has said the cost to parents should be less than ￡20 a term. They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to   Impington . The same bus would now just make one more journey to pick up the Milton children. The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in had asked if transport could be provided for their children to see if they would like to take part in the new plan.
37. What is the aim(目的) of the plan?

A．To prevent the students’ road accidents

B．To relieve the traffic pressure

C．To save time for the parents and students

D．To help the parents save money

38. How can the local government arrange the new bus service at a low cost?

A．By letting the bus run in the morning only.

B．By limiting the number of the students

C．By getting the support from the headmaster

D．By linking the new bus service with the existing one

39. Which of the following is possible if the plan is carried out?

A．The bus company will make much more money

B．The children can choose whatever school they like

C．The parents can get rid of their worries

D．The students in Impington School can have free bus rides

40. This passage is most probably _____

A．a personal letter.	B．an advertisemen
C．headmaster’s report.	D．a newspaper article

41. 阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）
Have you had a headache during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you have a headache or even can’t sleep at night? If so, then you know what stress is. Stress is what you feel when you are worried about something. This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, sad, scared, or afraid——all of which can give you a stomachache or a headache.
However, there are different kinds of stress. Some kinds of stress are good and others are bad. Good stress might happen when you’re called to answer questions in class or when you have to give a speech. This kind of stress can help you to get things better done. For example, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare better before the test.
On the other hand, bad stress can happen if the stress lasts too long. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you’re having problems at school, or if anything else makes you unhappy every day. That kind of stress isn’t going to help you. And it can actually make you sick.
The best way to fight the stress is to have a balanced life. Make sure you keep your SELF in mind: Sleep, Exercise, Leisure（休闲）, and Food. If you get enough sleep and eat properly, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you’ll probably feel less stressed.

Title: Face the Stress
Meaning of stress		Stress is a when you are worried about something.
Possible effect		You may feel uncomfortable in your and body.
Different kinds	Good stress	It might happen when you have to speak in public. It will be more helpful for you to do the job successfully. It makes you prepare better before doing the job.
	Bad stress	It might happen if your stress too long. You may not feel well with the sick of a family member, problems at school or something else that worries you every day. It might stop you from getting your work well done.
How to keep stress		Have a balanced life. Have enough sleep and have proper food. Take exercise and have time to yourself.

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答卷上写出各单词的完全形式。
42. ——Could you l_________ me your dictionary? Here’s a new word I don’t understand.
——Yes, of course. Here you are.
43. Please keep your eyes c______. Don't open them until I say "OK".
44. The bike is not mine. It b_________ to my uncle.
45. China is an a________ country with a long history and rich culture.
46. One hundred years is a c____________.
47. He did very well in the test. He made few m__________.
48. The girl received many flowers, but she r_________ to accept them.

Yesterday we went to plant trees on the hill near                            
our school. The boys were made dig pits(坑).The     49    
girls were told to plant the young trees into the pits.     50    
All of us worked very hardly. Soon we were all wet     51    
with sweat. After the young trees planted, we     52    
began to water it. The water was at the foot of     53    
the hill. But we stood in line to pass pails(桶)     54    
of water from one to another up to the hill.                                                    
We did not finish water the trees until it     55    
was dark. Though we were tired,we feel very happy.     56    

57. “世界上最遥远的距离莫过于我们坐在一起，你却在玩手机”，这是网上流传很广的一句话，当这句话成为现实时，多少会有一些悲凉。近日，青岛市民张先生去爷爷家吃晚饭，饭桌上老人多次想和孙子孙女说说话，但孩子们却个个抱着手机玩，气得老人扔下一句“你们就和手机过吧”，摔盘子离席而去。这与其说是一种不经意的习惯，不如说是对亲情的冷漠,。如今越来越多的人成为了手机控，请你仔细观察以下图片，描述一下图中展现的现象，并且表达自己的观点，如何解决这样的问题。

注意：100词左右。可能用到的生词 a Phone Freak（手机控） mini blog(微博)   WeChat(微信) Qzone（QQ空间）
From the cartoon given above, we can see_____________________________________________
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