1 . Life is a clock swing. Half the time things are better than normal; the other half, they are _________. It takes time and experience to understand _________ the normal is, and that gives me the ideas to _________ the surprises of the future. But there is a large grassland of life in the middle, where the bad and the good flip-flop (突然改变) magically. This is what convinces me to _________ the 50-percent theory (理论).

One spring I planted corn too early in a bottomland (低洼地), so my neighbors laughed at me. I felt _________ at the wasted effort. Summer turned cruel-the worst _________ and drought (干旱) in my lifetime. The air conditioner died; the well went dry; the marriage ended; the job was _________; the money was gone. Only a popular Kansas City Royals team, bound for their first World Series, _________ my spirits.

Looking back on that _________ summer, I soon understood that all succeeding good things just __________ the bad. I was owed (感恩) and enjoyed the happy times. They encouraged me for the next dangerous surprise and offered belief that I can succeed. The 50-percent theory even helps me see __________ beyond my Royals' recent fall.

Oh, yeah, the corn crop? For that hot summer, the ground __________ was just right, and the lack of rain spared the standing corn from floods. That winter my house was crowded with corn-fat and healthy __________ my neighbors' fields yielded only brown and empty husks (壳).

Although plantings that year may have fallen below the original expectation and they probably will do so again in the future, I am __________ encouraged by the crop that had a “good” __________ during the drought.

1.

A．worse

B．easier

C．stranger

D．brighter

2.

A．what

B．how

C．that

D．which

3.

A．give out

B．take down

C．deal with

D．go through

4.

A．break through

B．believe in

C．check on

D．pick up

5.

A．annoyed

B．puzzled

C．surprised

D．embarrassed

6.

A．wind speed

B．flood warning

C．storm damage

D．heat wave

7.

A．begun

B．made

C．continued

D．lost

8.

A．relaxed

B．excited

C．hoped

D．inspired

9.

A．terrible

B．peaceful

C．colorful

D．strange

10.

A．tried

B．ended

C．balanced

D．made

11.

A．ability

B．knowledge

C．failure

D．hope

12.

A．wetness

B．freshness

C．thickness

D．hardness

13.

A．or

B．and

C．so

D．while

14.

A．even

B．again

C．just

D．still

15.

A．challenge

B．harvest

C．experiment

D．chance

2 . The words that we should pay attention to ________ on the blackboard.

A．are written

B．are writing

C．being written

D．writing

3 . 将下列句子中汉语部分译成英语，注意使用适当的形式，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置上。
1. He _____ living in the country now.（习惯于……；适应于……）
2. Although she is wrong, it’s not a _____.（重要的事）
3. _______, I’m very nervous now.（说实在的）
4. We have decided to each sell five things that we _______ use.（不再）
5. I think it’s very unkind of you to ________ stories about him.（编造）

4 . 学校英语社团在举办征文比赛，请你根据以下提示内容，写一篇题为“The Person Who Has Influenced Me Most”的英语文章。内容要点如下：
1.对我影响最大的人是我的妈妈，她四十几岁;
2.她总是耐心倾听我的问题，并建议我如何解决它们;
3.作为一名医生，她常说再怎么仔细也不为过。她总是加班，把她的大部分时
间都奉献给了工作;
4.所以，我认为她不仅是位好妈妈，也是名好医生。
5.我希望 ……
要求：1.内容须包含所有要点，语句通顺，意思连贯;
2.词数90个左右;
3.第5点的内容需展开合理想象，用2-3句话补充完整。
The person who has influenced me most
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             

5 .
1. There are some ways I can think of _______ (deal)with the problem of stress.
2. The letter I am looking forward to _______ (reach) me at last.
3. Do you have any problems _______ (work) out the maths problems by yourself, Helen?
4. Nobody is allowed _______ (smoke)in the office, understand?
5. You can’t watch TV until your homework _______ (finish).

6 . How time flies! My best friend and I have changed a lot.

My best friend Gina used to be an outgoing girl. She often played soccer after school. She never wore skirts. But now she is very quiet and shy. She often reads in the library and wears white skirts.

I'm Eric. I used to be short and thin. But now I am tall and strong. I often play volleyball with my friends. In the past，my math was so bad. Every class was like a bad dream. I'm afraid to ask and answer questions in class. I tried my best to study and often learned from others.

Fortunately，I can get good scores on my math exams now. My classmates say I'm a clever and handsome boy. I'm glad to hear that.

根据短文完成表格填空。

Name	In the past	Now
Gina
Outgoing	1
2         after school	Reads in the library
Eric
Short and thin	Tall and     3
Was not good at     4	5       on the math exams

7 . 假如你是Cindy Brown，在二中上学。请根据表中的信息，写一篇60词左右的短文，为你自己做个自我介绍。短文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

name	Cindy Brown
age(年龄)	12; birthday: February 5th
family members(成员)	Father: Jack Brown;   mother: Helen Brown
favorite subject	math and music
food	Like: fruit and vegetables not like: ice-cream
sports	volleyball

Dear Classmates,
I’m happy to tell you something about myself. ▲

8 . Everyone is afraid of something.

Tommy, 11, is afraid of the dark. Rachel ,11, is most afraid of the big jellyfish （水母）in Australia. Morgan, 9 ,wishes she would stop being afraid to ride a bike on busy streets.

What’s fear ? Fear is a feeling that everyone has, and that’s a good thing because fear is there to protect us . When the fear comes ,it   means we may meet something dangerous.

For the fear of dark , a kid could have much imagination .What’s under my bed ? Is there someone breaking into （闯入）my house ? With the help of a parent , kids can get more comfortable in the dark. Using a night light to see that there’s nothing there can also help fight that fear.

For other fears ,we needn’t fight . If you’re afraid to ride your bike on a busy street ,you’re right ! You should be afraid because it’s dangerous. There’s no need to fight a fear like that . Find a better place to ride.

It’s also ok for Rachel to be afraid of the big jellyfish because it’s really dangerous . But it lives only in some waters. So when she’s not swimming in one of them ,there should be no worries about the big jellyfish.

Here is some advice about fighting fears from kids.

Monique,10, says when you are scared, just think about happy times . Eight-year-old Jessica finds that taking a deep breath helps when you’re scared. Amanda ,10, thinks kids should talk with a parent . Dustin ,11, likes to talk with a group of friends.

1. What is Rachel afraid of ?

A．The dark .

B．Talking with others.

C．The big jellyfish.

D．Riding a bike on busy streets.

2. In Paragraph 4, the writer gives ________ way(s) of helping kids fight the fear of dark.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

3. According to the writer , ________ needs to fight his/her fear.

A．Tommy

B．Rachel

C．Morgan

D．Dustin

4. Which piece of advice is not mentioned about fighting fears ?

A．Talking with others .

B．Taking a deep breath .

C．Thinking about happy times .

D．Regarding fears as challenges.

9 . Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic 'The most shocking news to me'.
(以“最令我震惊的新闻”为题写一篇不少于60个词的作文，标点符号不占格。)
Suggested questions：
• What's the most shocking news to you?
• Why do you think it's the most shocking news?
• What's your opinion about the news?
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10 . Saya, the life-like woman robots started her work as a teacher at a primary school in Tokyo Japan days ago. She gave lessons to the pupils there. You won’t hurt it, hit it or play with it.
Professor Hiroshi Kobayashi of Tokyo University of Science, who built Saya, said she didn’t mean to take the place of human teachers with Saya, but to show the joys of technology. “We didn’t want to do all the work of a teacher, but to build this robot to teach children about technology. And Saya may be a help to the schools which have not enough teachers.”
“In some villages and small schools, there are children who know little about new technology and also there are some teachers that can’t teach these lessons,” Kobayashi said. “So we hope the robot can make the children become interested in new technology.”
Many of the children were very interested in Saya, and did not take their eyes off her when they were listening to the report. When class was over, some students touched her face and felt her.
Japan, home to almost 400,000 industrial robots of the world, hopes that they can make more and more robots in the future. And they hope to make some robots to look after the older people.
1. From the passage, we know that Saya is ______.

A．a woman teacher in a small school

B．a student of Hiroshi Kobayashi

C．a robot made by Hiroshi Kobayashi

2. Saya came to the school to ______.

A．give the students technology lessons

B．listen to the report of Hiroshi Kobayashi

C．show her computer technology

3. What did many of the children do when Saya came to their school?

A．They felt afraid of Saya.

B．They showed great interest in Saya.

C．They made friends with Saya.

4. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A．Saya became tired of teaching at last

B．most schools in Japan are short of teachers

C．Japan hasn’t built robots that can take care of the old people

5. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A Science Professor

B．A Primary School

C．A Robot Teacher