1 . Luckily, I got four turkeys this holiday. I _______only one of them. I _______my neighbor was going through a hard time, so I decided to give one to them as a _______.

That still _______me with two extra (额外的) turkeys. I _______to cook one of them, make sandwiches and_______them to an area of town where many people seem to be in need of food and a little _______.

While I was waiting for the bus to get there, I saw two people that I thought might _______sandwiches. The moment they came near, I _______them each a sandwich, along with a smile card, and told them to have a good day. I received ________in return.

On the bus, a young mother got on with her little girl. I offered her a sandwich, and she ________accepted. Then I started giving them to other ________, along with smile cards, and they also ________with smiles. By this point, I was ________happiness and couldn't help smiling. I felt ________because of that.

When we got to the bus terminal (终点), I had given away five sandwiches. The act of ________, the care shared and the ________smiles just made my heart filled with so much ________. I think what I have done is good for everyone,________I will do this again soon.

Giving not only makes you feel wonderful but it also ________happiness to others.

1.

A．needed

B．noticed

C．ordered

D．saved

2.

A．meant

B．showed

C．knew

D．proved

3.

A．prize

B．gift

C．choice

D．wish

4.

A．filled

B．upset

C．provided

D．left

5.

A．learned

B．waited

C．helped

D．decided

6.

A．mail

B．lend

C．sell

D．take

7.

A．time

B．kindness

C．luck

D．experience

8.

A．have

B．make

C．like

D．buy

9.

A．cooked

B．offered

C．found

D．paid

10.

A．money

B．advice

C．smiles

D．presents

11.

A．gladly

B．secretly

C．seriously

D．suddenly

12.

A．passengers

B．shoppers

C．neighbors

D．drivers

13.

A．refused

B．tried

C．accepted

D．explained

14.

A．expecting

B．requesting

C．recording

D．achieving

15.

A．busy

B．great

C．safe

D．nervous

16.

A．thinking

B．love

C．giving

D．bravery

17.

A．surprised

B．sad

C．forced

D．weak

18.

A．joy

B．calmness

C．courage

D．worry

19.

A．if

B．though

C．but

D．so

20.

A．returns

B．brings

C．teaches

D．serves

2 . Public Health England (PHE) is targeting pizzas, ready meals, ready meat and takeaways. The government has also required the food industry to start using healthier food and encourage the public to choose lower calorie (卡路里) foods.

It is all part of an effort to cut calorie intake by 20% by 2024. The target will point to 13 different food groups, which are equal to about a fifth of the calorie taken by children. If action is not taken, PHE said, it would be prepared to ask the government to pass laws.

PHE would strictly monitor the progress by looking at which products people buy and would be prepared to punish companies which do not take on their duties. The government is also organizing a program encouraging adults to consume (吃，喝) 400 calories at breakfast and 600 each at lunch and dinner.

At present, adults consume between 200 and 300 calories more than they should each day. PHE chief nutritionist Dr. Alison Tedstone said the 400­600­600 tip would make it easier for people to make healthier choices by being able to judge what they should eat at each meal.

How many calories should we eat? It is suggested that a woman eat no more than 2,000 calories a day, while a man should limit his intake to 2,500. For children, it depends on the age. A four­year­old should consume no more than 1,300 calories a day, while for teens aged 17 and 18, it is about 3,000, but overweight children are eating up to 500 calories more than that.

Prof Russell Viner, from the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, said it was a necessary move. He said, “Over the past 40 years, there has been slow growth in food sizes, with pizzas and hamburgers simply much bigger than they were in our parents' time.” The convenience of fast food and the advertisement of unhealthy food and drinks to children add to the problem.

1. What will happen to a company if it encourages high calorie food?

A．It will be punished by customers.

B．It will be forced to stop producing foods.

C．It will be punished by Public Health England.

D．It will be asked to throw away all the food.

2. Who should take in the most calories?

A．Babies aged 4.	B．Teens aged 18.
C．Women.	D．Men.

3. What can be learned from the text?

A．The government has passed laws about using healthier food.

B．PHE is concerned about the British health problems.

C．Men should eat no more than 2,000 calories.

D．Hamburgers are not bigger than before.

3 . Children are our future, and it’s up to us to arm them with the tools to succeed. Sadly, today’s children are being armed with more dangerous tools like weapons (武器), drugs and gangs. Once a relatively peaceful environment, many schoolyards of today are becoming unsafe for both students and teachers.

Home schools are available to give you choices. Home schooling provides top-quality education, flexibility, and freedom to create your own schedule. At Heritage Home School we believe the choice should be yours.

Thanks in part to modern technology, home schooling information is becoming readily available across our nation. A recent study by the ITBS (Iowa Tests of Basic Skills) and TAP (Tests of Achievement and Proficiency) shows us that students of home schools do particularly well when compared with the nationwide average. In every subject at every grade level, students of home schooling scored obviously higher than those in public and private schools.

If you’re new to home schooling, you may be asking yourself, “Will home schools really work for my children?”

Fact: A nationwide study using a random(任意)selection of 1,516 families found students of home schooling to be scoring, on average, at or above the 80th percentile in all areas on standardized achievement test.

Note: The national average on standardized achievement tests is the 50th percentile.

Collectively, the staff at Heritage Home School brings 65 years of experience in home schooling curriculum. We’ve placed students in the top 2 % of the nation in math and many are successfully moving on to college.

One study found that of the home schooled adults, 0% were unemployed, 0% were on welfare and 94% said home education prepared them to be independent persons.

For more home schooling information, call us today toll free at (877) 532-7665.

1. We can learn from the first paragraph that ________.

A．many schools armed their students with weapons

B．violence and crime exist in many schoolyards

C．students use weapons to defend their schoolyards

D．weapons are more dangerous than drugs

2. All of the following are true of home schools EXCEPT that ________.

A．students are free to choose their courses

B．students do well in important national tests

C．they help students find jobs

D．they help students to be independent

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To give information about different schools.

B．To compare home schools with other schools.

C．To suggest a new method of school education.

D．To persuade people to choose home schools.

4. The advertisement is mainly aimed at ________.

A．students

B．parents

C．teachers

D．adults

4 . Foxes have become a part of life in Britain's urban areas.They are striking creatures but they are also dangerous.Three years ago，twin baby girls Isabella and Lola Koupparis were left with arm and face injuries after they were attacked by a fox while they were sleeping at their home.Last week，four-­week­-old baby boy Denny Dolan was bitten by a fox which entered his home.After gaining access to the home through the front door，the fox pulled the baby down from the sofa and tried to drag him outside，biting him and almost severing(割断) his finger.

Although fox attacks on humans are still very rare，they will become more common if we don't change our behavior towards these increasingly fearless animals.It is humans rather than foxes that are responsible for rising fox attacks on humans.

On the one hand，people who love foxes treat these wild animals like pets，leaving food out for foxes，feeding them from their hands，and even inviting foxes into their home.The result is that the fox is more brazen(厚颜无耻的)and less inclined to avoid us.It is those people who feed foxes that cause foxes to lose their fear of humans.However，as long as they have a healthy fear of humans，they won't bother humans.

On the other hand，foxes have moved into cities for lack of resources in rural areas.We take away their natural habitat to build more houses and factories.Foxes have no choice but to live and search for food in the city.If they live in the forest，no fox attack will happen.

We have to learn to share the earth with animals and let foxes return to their natural habitat.We also have to learn to look upon foxes as wild animals.We have to remember that they are instinctive killers，efficient and silent with only one purpose，kill to eat.We must certainly not intervene them，even when they look starved.They are hungry for a reason.The hunger will force them to hunt for rabbits and other animals instead of waiting for food at your door.

1. We can learn from the passage that        ．

A．it is common for people to spot foxes in British cities

B．it is very difficult for people to raise foxes as pets

C．it is common for foxes to attack a child in Britain's urban areas

D．it is very dangerous for foxes to live in Britain's urban areas

2. Why do more and more foxes flood into cities?

A．Because urban people love the cute animal.

B．Because foxes lack natural resources in the forest.

C．Because no houses are built for them in the forest.

D．Because their habitats are occupied by other animals.

3. We can learn from the passage that the author                     .

A．is very cruel to foxes

B．is a wild animal lover

C．is concerned about foxes

D．is against feeding foxes

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．It is humans rather than foxes that are to blame for the rising fox attacks on humans.

B．People in cities must certainly not feed foxes，even when they look starved.

C．Human beings have to learn to live in harmony with wild animals in cities.

D．Foxes in British cities are striking creatures but they are also dangerous animals.

5 . An elderly woman is crediting (归功于) her neighbor's 4­year­old dog with saving her life during last week's dangerously cold temperatures.

Tim Curfman was ______ his garbage with his dog Midnight when he felt its ______ was unusual. It had its ears held up looking at him. It didn't ______ do that. Curfman got the feeling that something's ______. So he observed how his dog was acting and ______ it to a spot on the other side of his house. There, he saw his 87­year­old neighbor, Noreen, ______ in the snow. She was trying to fill her bird feeder when she fell.

Curfman ______ she was out there at least half an hour. She could not get up because she didn't have enough ______ to push herself up, and there was nothing around the corner to get a ______ of, either. The temperature was one degree below zero, but Curfman and Midnight were able to ______ her quickly.

Noreen, who didn't have serious injuries, was lucky to ______ frostbite (冻伤) even though her clothes were wet. Curfman called his wife and they together helped his neighbor up from the snow and into her ______， where his wife helped the elderly woman get into ______ clothes.

Noreen was ______ to Midnight for saving her life. “A dog like this ______ to be proud of because it's not every dog that pays attention to things like this，” Noreen said in an interview.

1.

A．sending out

B．taking out

C．picking out

D．handing out

2.

A．sound

B．attention

C．behavior

D．appearance

3.

A．normally

B．suddenly

C．really

D．daily

4.

A．down

B．in

C．out

D．up

5.

A．trained

B．drove

C．walked

D．followed

6.

A．lying

B．moving

C．playing

D．standing

7.

A．guessed

B．feared

C．argued

D．explained

8.

A．time

B．space

C．strength

D．courage

9.

A．view

B．hold

C．taste

D．command

10.

A．save

B．report

C．find

D．visit

11.

A．face

B．fight

C．avoid

D．suffer

12.

A．car

B．garden

C．yard

D．home

13.

A．dry

B．clean

C．old

D．beautiful

14.

A．grateful

B．close

C．rude

D．polite

15.

A．expects

B．intends

C．waits

D．deserves

6 . As I stuck in the mud (泥), with my bike on top of me, I wondered what had forced me to come here. Madagascar is not a good place for a cycling holiday: one of the world's poorest countries, only 11 percent of roadway is paved (铺). South of the town of Antalaha, where I started, the road was in worse condition.

I appeared from a week in the wilderness and reached the start of the Route National 5 at Maroantsetra, but my dream of a smooth road and speed was suddenly destroyed by mud. The "worst road in the country" changed my bicycle into a burden (负担) for days. Finally, I was claimed by the road. Tired. Alone.

As I wiped (擦) the mud from my face and looked upwards, I was greeted by a Malagasy man. He helped me stand up and smiled playfully while he pointed to my bike, which sat next to his. I started again. But I fell again in the mud. Angrily, I told him to go on, but if he understood he showed no sign of it. His smile forced me back onto the bike. We continued like this for hours. But I fell less. Studying my quick guide, slowly I learned. As we passed through a village, a group of children saw me and shouted loudly. His only words were: "Their parents tell them while people steal and eat them. Funny, no?"

I tried to ask why, but he had already set off. I tried to catch up; as I got closer, he took it as a challenge and sped up. We raced along the road. I rode a little faster and I was just behind, about to catch up with him. With a smile, he sped up and was away, leaving me breathless.

1. What was in the author's mind when he was in the mud?

A．He considered his experience a special pleasure.

B．He made up his mind to continue challenging himself.

C．He tried to think out a new road for cycling in Antalaha.

D．He regretted having the cycling holiday in Madagascar.

2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．The author chose another road.

B．The author decided to ask for help.

C．The author lay on the road for a rest.

D．The author had no confidence to ride on.

3. How did the Malagasy man help the author?

A．By showing him the right way.

B．By wiping the mud from his bike.

C．By riding in front of him all the way.

D．By teaching him how to ride in the mud.

4. What's the best title for the text?

A．A lonely trip

B．A bicycle race

C．A lesson in cycling

D．A road in Madagascar

7 . All of us spend a large part of our lives at home — eating, sleeping, relaxing and communicating with our family members. Our home is a shelter for us, away from the noisy, busy, and polluted world outside — a place where we can let down our hair and dress casually. Eco­friendliness (环保) is a hot word today and we all know we should make our environment as eco­friendly as possible. This is not only good for our health, but also good for the outward environment. Here are some easy and helpful tips to make your home eco­friendly.

Kitchen

Plan the kitchen to be bright and airy so that you don't have to turn on the lights at daytime. Don't make wasteful use of the gas. Keep all ingredients for cooking ready before lighting the gas. Turn it to low when not required — always using it on "high" burns a lot of gas.

Indoor plants

Plants are extremely eco­friendly and can be used to make your home look lively. Apart from adding life to home, they give out O_2, thus making the air inside fresh. You can keep plants in your home, but be sure to show them some sunlight regularly. Also, if they are kept outside, clean their leaves with a wet cloth, as dust may be added to them. A home decorated (装饰) with plants looks attractive. Plants are a natural home decorating gift that shows concern about the environment. A green plant is a wonderful gift which will protect the earth and is sure to be appreciated.

Saving water

Most of the time, we take water for granted — we keep water running while brushing our teeth or washing clothes. Needless to say, this is a huge waste of natural resources (资源). Try to recycle water. For example, the water used for washing vegetables can be used for watering plants; the soapy water used for washing clothes can be used to clean the bathroom and kitchen.

1. Why is the importance of our home discussed in Paragraph 1?

A．To advise us to communicate more with our family members.

B．To show it's necessary to make our home eco­friendly.

C．To advise us to spend more time staying at home.

D．To show the outside world is noisy and polluted.

2. What is advised to be done in the kitchen?

A．To open the window.

B．To prepare simple meals.

C．To save energy.

D．To turn down lights.

3. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．We don't realize the importance of water.

B．We try our best not to waste water.

C．We don't use water frequently.

D．We make full use of water.

4. Which could be the best title for the text?

A．Live a relaxing life.

B．Create a clean and safe home.

C．Our home is a shelter for us.

D．Make your home eco­friendly.

8 . These people are studying English. However, they are now facing some problems.

I am Pablo. I work 50 hours a week as a taxi driver, so I talk to people all day. They understand me, but I know I make a lot of mistakes. No one corrects me. My vocabulary is strong. Grammar is my problem. I'm trying to change little by little. For example, I don't use the past tense (时态). I always say, “I drive him to the office this morning” instead of “I drove him to the office this morning”.

My name is Maria Luisa. I'm teaching myself English, and I'm good at grammar. However, it's really difficult to find ways to practice English. I live in an area where everyone speaks my language. My neighbors and friends speak Spanish. I can speak Spanish in the supermarket and at the post office.

I am Li Ping. I understand the grammar and the readings in my class and I think my writing is good, but I'm very nervous when I speak English. I don't want to make any mistakes because I'm afraid people will think that I'm stupid. Also, my pronunciation isn't good. When I speak, people often say, “What? Say that again”.

I am Yoshi. I have been in the United States for one year. I'm studying hard and I know grammar well, but the vocabulary is very difficult. When I listen, I don't understand many of the words. When I try to read, there are three or four new words in every sentence. I feel discouraged.

1. Who may say, “I go to bed late last night”？

A．Pablo.

B．Maria Luisa.

C．Li Ping.

D．Yoshi.

2. What would be the best advice for Maria Luisa?

A．Try to have a wide vocabulary.	B．Develop a good knowledge of grammar.
C．Read as many English books as possible.	D．Make friends with English­speaking people.

3. Why do people find it hard to understand Li Ping's English?

A．She can't pronounce words in English correctly.	B．She speaks at a very fast speed.
C．Her grammar is terrible.	D．Her voice is very low.

9 . Cats in ancient Egypt

Many of us love cats. They are beautiful, soft, clever and loving. The ancient Egyptians (埃及人) considered cats, also known as Mau, to be very important. They honored them with great respect.     1    

For one thing, cats helped people by keeping their homes free of mice, rats, and snakes. Without cats Egypt could not have been the important grain­growing (谷物种植) center that it was.     2     For another, cats were also trained to help hunters.     3    

The Egyptians loved cats so much that Bast, an Egyptian goddess, was pictured in the form of a cat. Bast appeared in artwork. She was the protector of the house. This idea made a special connection between cats and children.     4    

The safety of all cats was of great concern to ancient Egyptians.     5     Foreigners sometimes took cats out of Egypt secretly and took them to other lands. Egyptian soldiers were sent to pick up cats found in other countries and bring them back home to Egypt.

A．There were good reasons for that.

B．Two types of cats appeared in ancient Egypt.

C．In grain fields, cats helped catch rats and mice.

D．They were able to help pick up the wounded birds.

E．There were even laws against getting a cat out of Egypt.

F．Anyone who killed a cat on purpose would be put to death.

G．That's why most Egyptian families had cats for good luck.

10 . You’re enjoying a quiet evening at home when suddenly your neighbor’s dog starts barking(吠叫)and doesn’t stop. Sure, dogs need to bark every now and then, but if the barking is getting in the way of your daily life, you need to do something.

“Before you take action, make records of when the dog is disturbing,” says expert Sharon Schweitzer. “Record the dates and time when the barking appears to find out the features of the barking. Check them carefully and get your facts straight. You might notice the barking only happens when the owners are at work, or during thunderstorms.”

After two to three weeks, visit your neighbors with the facts. “Since you’re trying to keep a good relationship, you can’t go when you’re angry and frustrated,” says Schweitzer. Plus, your neighbors might not even realize the barking is a problem, for the worst noise may happen when they’re gone.

Explain the time when the barking gets bad, then suggest a way to solve the problem. “You can sit and complain all day, but that will go nowhere,” says Schweitzer. Ask if the dog can stay inside during the storm, or suggest a dog training class. Be open to compromise(妥协)because the owners might have other ideas about how to deal with the noise.

Befriending the dog could help. Have your neighbors introduce you to their dogs. “If they become more comfortable in your presence, they’re less likely to bark when they see you or when they’re in the backyard,”says Schweitzer. You might even be able to use commands such as “quiet” once the dog trusts you.

Avoid gossiping(说长道短)with other neighbors about the dog.“That’s when things escalate.” After all, most people will want to solve the problem.

1. What can you do first when the barking of your neighbor’s dog influences your life?

A．Bring the dog to a training class.

B．Show it to your neighborhoods.

C．Drive it out of your neighborhood.

D．Record the dates and time of the barking.

2. Why are your neighbors less likely to realize the barking problem?

A．They may like the barking.

B．They all think their dogs are friendly.

C．They have been used to the barking of the dogs.

D．They may be out when the worst barking happens.

3. What does the underlined word “escalate” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Become better.

B．Become worse.

C．Remain unchanged.

D．Become more personal.

4. What can be inferred from the text?

A．Love me, love my dog.

B．Barking dogs seldom bite.

C．Good communication is a must.

D．Treat violence with violence(暴力).