1. How long has Linda lived in Beijing?
| A．For 6 years. | B．Since she was 6 years old. | C．For 7 years. |
| A．Computers. | B．Footballs. | C．Apples. |
2 . American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select (挑选) their subjects and teachers first.
Selecting is very important for your marks in America. So at the first term, don’t select too many subjects, or you’ll feel very nervous and tired. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If a teacher is called killer by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him, because this kind of teacher will give too much homework, too many exams and too low grades. There is another thing after you select the subjects and teachers. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each one is about $30-$50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library.
In class, discussion is very important. The teacher encourages you to ask questions or show your own opinions. They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead, they allow you to sit or stand anywhere you like.
根据上面短文内容填空 (每空不限一词)。
1. American schools are not
2. In America, selecting is very important for
3. While
4. It is not
5. In class, it is important for students to discuss. So the teachers encourage them to ask questions or
3 . Communication is the process by which we exchange information between people. The aim of communicate well is to understand and to be understood. Communication can be successful only when both the sender and the receiver understand the same information.
Good communication skills are keys to success in life, work and relationships. Without effective(有效的) communication, a message can become misunderstanding, or disaster.
In today’s highly informational and technological environment, it has become more important to have good communication skills. Here are some important steps to communicate effectively.
Know what you want to say and why. Understand clearly the purpose of your message. Know to whom you are communicating and why.
How will you say it? We all know that it’s not always what you say, but how you say it, that matters. Begin by making eye contact. You show trust and confidence when you look at others in the eyes when you speak. Second, pay attention to your body language, since it can say so much more than your words. By standing with your arms easily at your side, you tell others that you are open to hearing what they have to say.
Communication is a two-way street. After you have said what you have to say, stop and listen. Practise your listening skills. Be considerate of others who are talking. Listen carefully and never cut them off.
根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过六个单词。
1. What is the aim of communicate well?
2. What can a message turn into if you don’t have effective communication?
3. What can show so much more than your words?
4. How many steps are mentioned to have an effective communication in this message?
5. What is the best title of the passage? (请自拟一句作答)
| be of help, afford, personal, taking the lead, peace, a good match, lively, imagined, as good as, |
2. It’s dangerous to show your
3. I’ve never
4. After cleaning up her flat, she found that everything in her house looked
5. In summer, I often sit in the chair alone and enjoy the
6. The car is too expensive for her to
7. Mum, I don’t think pink walls and the blue ceiling are
8. The girl is so poor. Maybe my pocket money will
When night comes, they stop under a big tree. The Tin Woodman cuts some wood and makes a fire for Dorothy. Dorothy and Toto eat some bread and the Lion goes into the forest to find something for his dinner. The Scarecrow collects some nuts for Dorothy’s breakfast. Then all of them lie down and sleep until morning.
The next day they set off again very early. They walk a few miles and then come to a big ditch. It’s very wide and very deep. There are a lot of sharp rocks at the bottom of it.
“How can we cross the ditch?” Dorothy asks her friends.
“We can’t fly over it,” the Scarecrow says. “And we can’t jump over it. So we must stay here.” The Lion looks at the ditch and says, “I can jump over it.”
“Can you?” the Scarecrow says. “That’s good. You can take us across on your back, one by one.” “Who wants to go first?” the Lion says.
“Me!” the Scarecrow says and he gets on the Lion’s back. The Lion jumps across the ditch easily. Then he jumps back and takes Dorothy and Toto. Finally he takes the Tin Woodman across the ditch.
Later in the afternoon, they come to a wide river.
“How can we cross the river?” Dorothy asks.
“Easy!” the Scarecrow replies. “The Tin Woodman can cut down some trees and build a raft. We can cross the river on that.”
“That’s a good idea,” the Lion says to the Scarecrow, “One would believe you had brains in your head, instead of straw!”
But it takes time to make a raft, and it’s very late when the Tin Woodman finishes it. So they find a cozy place under the trees where they sleep well until the morning. That night, Dorothy dreams of flying to the Emerald City and finding the good Wizard Oz, who would soon send her back to Kansas.
(—Adapted from The Wizard of Oz)
1. To take his friends across the ditch on his back, the Lion jumps ________ times.| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
| A．stop the Scarecrow from building the raft |
| B．encourage the Scarecrow to think like a man |
| C．praise the Scarecrow for his good idea |
| D．advise the Scarecrow to change the brain |
| A．The Lion goes to the forest to find some food for Dorothy as supper. |
| B．The Scarecrow is the first one to cross the ditch on the lion’s back. |
| C．The Tin Woodman spends little time building the raft because it is easy. |
| D．Dorothy flew to the Emerald City and found the good Wizard Oz. |
We were very pleased with the photo competition. Compared with other years, we received more photos. Even though all of the photos are excellent, we can’t give prizes to everyone. There are four prizes, so read on to find out who the winners are.
The person who won the prize of the “Most Beautiful Nature” photography is fifteen-year-old Li Wei. Li took photos of the mountains in Xiangshan Park. The park isn’t far from his home—about 500 metres, and he knows it well.
The photo we liked best in the “Historic China” group was taken by Zhao Min. Zhao is only 12 years old. Her photo is of Tian’anmen Square. It’s 880 metres from north to south and 500 metres wide. Her photo shows the size and beauty of the square perfectly.
The best photo in “Music” category was taken by He Zhong who is fourteen years old. His photo of this year’s best band Crazy Feet shows the singer, Becky Wang, and the band playing at a concert in Shenzhen. He Zhong manages to show the movement and the sounds of this great new band, and the fun which their fans were having.
A collection of photos called “Many Faces of Our City” which features Beijing won the prize for the “Most Unusual” category. Three pupils at the same school worked on this entry. It includes photos of different parts of the city, old and new. It successfully shows the rich culture which makes Beijing so famous.
Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who entered the competition. We are very lucky that the famous photographer John William is in China to talk about his new book. He has agreed to present the prizes at the prize giving ceremony at the end of this month.
1. What’s the subject of Zhao Min’s photo?| A．Beijing. | B．The mountains in Xiangshan Park. |
| C．Tian’anmen Square. | D．Crazy Feet. |
| A．A singer. | B．A concert. | C．A band. | D．A song. |
| A．相册 | B．唱片 | C．类别 | D．节目 |
| A．The photo competition was more popular in the past than it is this year. |
| B．Tian’anmen Square is longer from north to south than from west to east. |
| C．There was one photo which won the “Most Unusual” prize. |
| D．John William is coming to China soon. |
7 .
| The Folk Art Show The best chance to learn about local art and culture. Open: October 20-25 Organizer: City Museum Address: 110 Century Road Telephone: 72314431 Scan the QR code(扫描二维码) to get more information about the folk art show. | The City Flower Show Open: October 8-17 Price: ¥50 for each adult; ¥25 for each child; free under the age of 10; 20%off for groups over 10. Address: 112 New Town Road, Moonlight City Telephone: 53418899 Visit www.flowersforlife.com for more information. |
| Camp of Folk Art Would you like to learn paper cutting, Huangmei opera or to make paper flowers? Come to Camp of Folk Art 2014 at the Youth Center! Age: 13 to 18 Time: December 13-20 For more information, call the Youth Center at (010) 1106-2107. | Pop Music Week Bands from home and abroad will give performances in Sunshine Park. Local bands and DJs from local radio station are waiting to share music with fans. Good chance for you to make friends with similar hobbies. Price: ¥30—¥50 Time: 9:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m., December 21-27 |
| A．an e-mail from City Museum | B．more information about the Folk Art Show |
| C．a ticket to the museum for free | D．a gift from the City Museum |
| A．¥25. | B．¥100. | C．¥125. | D．¥150. |
| A．the City Flower Show | B．Camp of Folk Art |
| C．the Folk Art Show | D．Pop Music Week |
| A．the City Flower Show | B．Camp of Folk Art |
| C．the Folk Art Show | D．Pop Music Week |
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning(统治) monarch(君主) in history, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace(白金汉宫) announced(宣布) on 8 September. Her 73-year-old son Prince Charles(查尔斯王子) will become Britain’s new monarch, but he will be known as King Charles Ⅲ, according to royal officials. Charles’ second wife, Camilla(卡梅拉), will be known as the Queen Consort.
If you’re curious about Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ, you probably want to know about her education. Did she go to school? What did she study? And did she ever consider going to college?
Did Queen Elizabeth II go to school? Not in the traditional school, if you’re thinking of the typical(典型的) school building with classrooms, teachers, and large numbers of pupils. As The Washington Post(华盛顿邮报) explains, the Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ—then Princess Elizabeth—“was educated at home, but had some famous teachers.”
History Extra reports that though Elizabeth had “an aptitude(天赋) for learning,” she got “few chances for sustained(持续的) study”. For much of her childhood, she received lessons from just 9:30 to 11:00 each morning. Then the rest of her day was devoted to outdoor games, dancing, and singing lessons.
If you’re a fan of the women of the royal family—or just of Kate Middleton—then you may know that if the Duchess of Cambridge becomes the queen, she would be the first British queen with a college degree. But The Washington Post reports that even putting Kate aside, Queen Elizabeth II isn’t the most educated queen in British history.
1. Who is Britain’s longest-reigning monarch in history?| A．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ. | B．King Charles Ⅲ. |
| C．Queen Consort. | D．Queen Victoria. |
| A．one hour | B．one and a half hours |
| C．two hours | D．two and a half hours |
| A．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ went to school with other students when she was young. |
| B．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ taught herself at home. |
| C．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ didn’t have an aptitude for learning. |
| D．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ didn’t have a college degree. |
| A．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ’s death. | B．Britain’s monarch. |
| C．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ’s daily life. | D．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ’s education. |
—________. It’s easy for me.
| A．solving; None | B．solving; Nothing | C．to solve; None | D．to solve; Nothing |
—In fact, I had to stay at home because of the COVID-19.
| A．what you do | B．where you go |
| C．which place you visited | D．when did you go out to take a walk |
