1 . I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. I had been always full of
| A．complaint | B．hope | C．confidence | D．fear |
| A．Dealing with | B．Agreeing with | C．Starting with | D．Ending with |
| A．recently | B．completely | C．hardly | D．suddenly |
| A．heard | B．saw | C．tasted | D．smelt |
| A．but | B．and | C．therefore | D．besides |
| A．moved | B．ashamed | C．tired | D．surprised |
| A．mind | B．TV | C．stage | D．radio |
| A．masks | B．costumes | C．colors | D．meanings |
| A．terrible | B．sad | C．unique | D．common |
| A．low | B．high | C．soft | D．sweet |
| A．silent | B．noisy | C．simple | D．dark |
| A．energetic | B．weak | C．slow | D．competitive |
| A．fighting | B．leaving | C．waiting | D．clapping |
| A．performance | B．book | C．film | D．lecture |
| A．write | B．recognise | C．share | D．forget |
2 . If you will take a vacation with your family or friends, renting a yacht (游艇) in Cabo is one of the choices you need to consider. A yacht is comfortable and gives you the freedom while on vacation.
It allows you to explore different destinations.
It allows you to enjoy your privacy and personal service. Renting a yacht for a vacation guarantees (保证) privacy and provides an opportunity to spend time with your loved ones.
These above are the reasons why you may consider renting a yacht when going for a vacation.
| A．Of course, there are many choices |
| B．Since you will visit many places in Cabo |
| C．It allows you to experience total relaxation |
| D．Because exploring and privacy are the most important |
| E．Besides, you have the chance to request personal service |
| F．Here are some other benefits of renting a yacht for your trip |
| G．Renting a yacht will, thus, make you get away from the busy world |
3 . One winter evening, Kelly was walking home from her favorite bookstore. She had bought two cookery books and three art books, and couldn’t wait to get home to read them in front of a warm fire.
“I read a lot, and love the pleasure of reading something that I want,” she said. But when she reached into her pocket, she realized that her wallet was gone. She looked around and started to retrace (折回) her steps.
“I’m down on my hands and knees, looking in the gutters (排水沟) around the streets. I go back and forth. My wallet is nowhere,” she said.
She went back to the bookstore, but nobody had turned it in. Kelly walked home hopelessly and was about to cancel her credit cards when an email appeared. It was from a man named Adam, who said he had found her wallet.
Through a name card, Adam found a way to contact Kelly and gave her his phone number and home address. Kelly had a taxi sent to Adam’s house and 20 minutes later, a small brown paper bag arrived on her front steps.
“The loveliest detail is that when I’m digging the wallet out of the bag, I suddenly find Adam has dropped a bar of chocolate at the bottom, which he can not have possibly known is my favorite,” Kelly said.
The kindness of Adam’s gesture has stayed with Kelly. She decides to look for chances to pass it on.
1. How many art books did Kelly buy?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．To call Adam. | B．To find her wallet. |
| C．To pay the money. | D．To return her books. |
| A．By a piece of news. | B．From one of his friends. |
| C．Through a name card. | D．With the help of the police. |
| A．Surprised. | B．Proud. | C．Frightened. | D．Sorry. |
4 . Four Cool Languages
Chinese
Around 1.4 billion people speak Chinese. Chinese is a tonal (声调的) language, meaning that changing the tone of just one syllable (音节) can affect a word’s meaning. Chinese writing has ancient roots, which is thought to have developed starting around 2000 B. C.
Arabic
Over 370 million people speak Arabic. Written Arabic uses a cursive-style font (连笔) that looks more like artworks than writing. Arabic is written from right to left rather than left to right, making it different from many other languages.
English
Around 379 million people speak English as a native language. It’s an official language in a huge number of other countries.
English is the most widely spoken second language, with over a billion people speaking it as a non-native language. That means around twice as many people speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language.
Italian
Nearly 68 million people speak Italian. If you play music or sing, chances are that you already know a lot of Italian because many familiar musical terms are actually Italian.
Not only will learning Italian help you pick up vocabulary, but it will also help you understand the meanings of musical terms in greater depth.
1. What is a feature of Arabic?| A．It doesn’t have cursive-style fonts. | B．It helps artists with their artworks. |
| C．It is written from right to left. | D．It is closely related to music. |
| A．Arabic. | B．English. | C．Chinese. | D．Italian. |
| A．Nearly 68 million. | B．Around 370 million. |
| C．Over 379 million. | D．Around 1.4 billion. |
5 . I have dreamed of taking a trip to Hawaii since I graduated, but the best thing always needs waiting.
I took a trip with my friends to Haleakala National Park, which lies in Hawaii.
When we arrived at Haleakala National Park, we were advised to watch the early morning sunrise. I was lost in the sightseeing (观光) that afternoon, so I could hardly wait to see the sunrise. The next morning, we all got out of bed very early and got to the seaside at 3 o’clock. In the first half an hour, we imagined how wonderful it would be when the first light came out through the thick clouds and how soft it would be when the light touched our skin, so we waited and waited. However, another half an hour later, I gradually lost my patience since there was nothing but the chilly darkness, and I felt that I was frozen to death. (冻死) But my friends were still extremely cheerful.
Nearly another one hour later, “Amazing!” Judy burst out and we all shouted to welcome the light, which was really unbelievable. Until today, I dare say that it is the most impressive sunrise in my life. However, waiting in the morning darkness is also one memory I can’t forget forever.
Waiting sometimes is really a hard thing for most of us as it needs patience and strong-willed determination (决心) , but what about the result after that? It might turn out to be pleasing and unbelievable. So, it is really worth (值得的) waiting for the best.
1. What can we learn from the passage?| A．he author’s friends and the author took a trip to China. |
| B．Hawaii is a good place to enjoy the sunrise. |
| C．Sometimes, it is worth waiting for the best. |
| D．The author enjoyed the worst sunrise in his life. |
| A．About 3 o’clock. | B．About 4 o’clock. |
| C．About 5 o’clock. | D．About 6 o’clock. |
| A．Total. | B．Cold. | C．Terrible. | D．Interesting. |
| A．Excited all the time. | B．Afraid all the time. |
| C．Firstly excited then afraid. | D．Firstly excited then impatient. |
6 . Today was my first day at senior high and it was hard. In high school, we have 4 minutes to get to our next class. My high school is very big and those 4 minutes to go from one class to another really isn’t a lot of time. Today I had to go from one end of the building to the other to get from science class to math class. I wanted to go to my locker (储物柜) first and leave my science book there, but that took time. I was worried about being late, and I was. The math teacher said, “Just be on time tomorrow, or you’ll have detention(放学后留校).”
After math, I went to art class. I like my art class a lot because I get to create things. The teacher there showed us how to make portraits(肖像). He explained, “A portrait is a way of communicating with a person. It does not just show how the person looks but what is important to understand the person.” We just did drawings today, but I know it’s going to be great. I like drawing.
I like my English class, too. I think the teacher is really supportive. Today we wrote about ourselves. The teacher said that we just needed to write what we thought, and we would pay attention to punctuation(标点) later. We could write a paragraph or a poem, and I wrote a poem about myself. I thought it was a good poem, and the teacher said I had used good images (意象) to communicate my feelings.
Lunch was very hurried. I arrived at the dining room with 12 minutes to eat. I sat with people I didn’t know, and everyone was eating quickly. After lunch I signed up for a computer club. I needed to learn how to use a computer well because my social studies teacher said it is the one skill we need in every class.
1. What happened to the author after his science class?| A．He lost his science textbook. | B．He got lost on the campus. |
| C．He was late for the math class. | D．He was given detention. |
| A．Difficult. | B．Enjoyable. | C．Boring. | D．Annoying. |
| A．He praised the author. |
| B．He pointed out the author’s mistakes. |
| C．He asked the author to check punctuation. |
| D．He encouraged the author to introduce himself. |
| A．Learn Useful Skills in High School | B．My New Teachers in High School |
| C．Make Plans for High School Life | D．My First Day in High School |
7 . Once upon a time, a daughter
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He
“Potatoes, eggs and coffee,” she quickly replied.
“Look closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were
He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and the coffee beans had each faced the same boiling water. However, they
“Which one are you?” he asked his daughter. “When the
“Dad, I want to be a coffee bean,” said the daughter.
All his
| A．said | B．told | C．spoke | D．complained |
| A．accept | B．make | C．change | D．escape |
| A．followed | B．disappeared | C．entered | D．participate |
| A．put | B．placed | C．mixed | D．filled |
| A．cautiously | B．desperately | C．impatiently | D．eagerly |
| A．turned on | B．turned off | C．turned up | D．turned down |
| A．soft | B．round | C．tasty | D．ripe |
| A．press | B．smelt | C．observed | D．broke |
| A．boiled | B．occurred | C．smelt | D．reacted |
| A．unique | B．favorite | C．delicious | D．common |
| A．attracted | B．devoted | C．exposed | D．connected |
| A．fear | B．disaster | C．diversity | D．mystery |
| A．spot | B．respond | C．figure out | D．make out |
| A．ambitions | B．bets | C．skills | D．efforts |
| A．means | B．creates | C．matters | D．changes |
8 . Conflict (冲突) between teenagers and parents happens for a lot of reasons. Sometimes conflict happens between teenagers and parents just because conflict happens between human beings anyway. Humans have different needs, different feelings, different opinions about what they want, and the relationship with people can be really difficult. However, teenagers can cause further conflict because of the hormonal (生理的) changes that are happening and the stage of life that they're in.
Teenagers and parents have different understanding about rules and at times they find it difficult to look into the future. So parents and teenagers will often experience conflict about many things, do chores, homework, whether teenagers speak respectfully or not and about what they're allowed to do.
Before we think about rule boundaries (界线) for teenagers, we need to make sure that we have a really good relationship base. There's no point saying “From now on, you have to listen to me”: if you don't have a positive relationship with your teenager. We need to go back and make sure there is some degree of shared respect, and some degree of positive communication and enjoyment being together. you do that first, it means that rule boundaries are a lot easier to set up.
Often we're dealing with conflict on the fly. This is not the right time to be dealing with it. We really want parents and teenagers to sit down and think about the kinds of things that may happen in the house before the problems come. The more detailed your rule boundaries are for teenagers, the more likely it is that they are going to follow them. So this means we don't have rule boundaries like “Have the bathroom cleaned”. It needs to be “The floors mopped, nothing on the countertop and the mirrors cleaned by ten o'clock every Saturday”: Rule boundaries need to be written down, and set out ahead of time so the teenager knows exactly what's expected.
1. What's important to set up a rule boundary easily for teenagers?| A．Being strict from the start. | B．Developing a good relationship with them first. |
| C．Saying"No" to their requirements. | D．Avoiding close talks with them. |
| A．Doing some housework. | B．Having a good reading habit. |
| C．Cleaning the bathroom. | D．Finishing your homework by five. |
| A．In a hurry. | B．On the plane. | C．By oneself. | D．Another day. |
| A．Growing Pains | B．Teenage Problems |
| C．Parent-Child Conflict and Solutions | D．Knowing the Conflict |
9 . I live with my husband Jack in Iowa, which is far away from Florida. One day, my husband suddenly decided to play
“Why Florida?” I wanted to know. “We are so busy every day with our work. Why not someplace
“Because,” he said, “Florida is famous for golf. It’s just something I
So when Jack talked about playing in
In order to make our life without
After many years, our plans were all finished.
| A．football | B．golf | C．basketball | D．volleyball |
| A．farther | B．closer | C．larger | D．warmer |
| A．dream | B．hurry | C．refuse | D．afford |
| A．In fact | B．For example | C．At once | D．In case |
| A．lent | B．bought | C．missed | D．found |
| A．called | B．practised | C．made | D．explained |
| A．Georgia | B．Hawaii | C．Iowa | D．Florida |
| A．support | B．learn | C．finish | D．prepare |
| A．where | B．when | C．although | D．because |
| A．came | B．rose | C．failed | D．happened |
| A．regret | B．hope | C．difficulty | D．difference |
| A．turned down | B．taken away | C．put out | D．carried out |
| A．started | B．changed | C．appeared | D．stopped |
| A．Simply | B．Finally | C．Quietly | D．Sadly |
| A．early | B．busy | C．slow | D．fast |
10 . Asia,the largest continent on Earth,is home to more than half of the world’s population. With so many different cultures and languages, each country is worth a lifetime to travel around. Here are some top countries for you to have an unforgettable travel experience .
China
China owns one of the world’s oldest civilizations(文明). Wherever you go, you can easily recognize many amazing historical and cultural landmarks. For example, the Great Wall of China, the Terracotta Army in Xi’an and the Forbidden City in Beijing attract many visitors all over the world. However,other people come to enjoy China’s beautiful scenery that includes high mountains and the Gobi Desert. As the most populous(人口多的)nation on Earth, China is also home to many modern cities.
India
Home to one of the world’s richest and oldest civilizations, India has many different cultures, religions, peoples and traditions. With the Himalayas lying in the north, jungle and beaches can be found in the rest of the country. From temples to food and history to wildlife, the beautiful country has something for everyone.
Thailand
Thailand is a very popular tourist attraction. Its golden sands and beaches attract lots of people every year. Many also come to party in its beachside towns, visit some beautiful and peaceful islands such as Ko Tao, or enjoy the attractive scenery at Krabi.
Japan
Although it consists of almost 7,000 islands, most of Japan’s main sights and tourist attractions can be found on the four largest of them. Lying to the east of Asia, the island nation is an attractive place as a mixture of traditional palaces and modern buildings Covered in mountains and forests, the country is home to some delightful nature and scenery.
1. Which one is the most populous country on Earth?| A．China | B．Japan | C．India | D．Thailand |
| A．India and China | B．Japan and China |
| C．China and Thailand | D．India and Thailand |
| A．Sports | B．Music | C．Science | D．Travel |
