1 . Have you kept the secrets in your heart? Have you tried to hide anything from others? Is it all right if you don’t tell the truth? You’ll find the answer after reading the following passage.

Marie was Joey’s mother. There was something wrong with her son’s feet. The doctor told her that Joey would be able to walk like others, but would never run very fast. At the age of eight, Joey ran around with the children in his neighborhood. His mother never told him that he wouldn’t be able to run as fast as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In the seventh grade, he decided to try out for a runner on his school team. He ran more than any of the others in order to be chosen. Joey practiced running four to five miles a day--even one day when he had a high fever. Although Marie was worried about him, she never told him he couldn’t run with such a high fever. So he didn’t know.

Two weeks later, Joey made the team. Marie never told him he couldn’t do it. So he didn’t know. He just did it.

Although sometimes we don’t tell others the truth, it can make them optimistic and meet the challenge of their lives bravely. Why not go for it?

1. Joey had some problems with his ________.

A．hands

B．feet

C．heart

D．head

2. The underlined word “optimistic" in Paragraph 5 means ________.

A．孤独的

B．包容的

C．乐观的

D．消极的

3. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．a sunny boy	B．a silly mother
C．a boy’s love for running	D．a mother’s love for her son

4. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
(①=Para.1②=Para.2③=Para.3④=Para.4⑤=Para.5)

A．①②; ③④; ⑤	B．①; ②③④; ⑤
C．①②;③; ④⑤	D．①; ②③; ④⑤

4 . 随着科技的发展，越来越多的电子设备逐渐进入我们的生活中。平板电脑（pad）既可以帮助我们学习知识，又可以用来玩电子游戏。请你用英文写一篇短文，谈谈中学生使用pad的利与弊。
短文应包含以下内容：
1. 使用pad在学习和生活方面的好处；
2. 使用pad对学生课堂和学习产生的负面影响；
3. 提出自己的建议并说明理由。
作文要求：
1. 要点齐全，可适当发挥，条理清晰，意思连贯，词句通顺。
2. 80—120个词左右。
3. 文中不可出现任何真实姓名或校名。
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5 . 根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整，通顺。

In February, the Ministry of Education suggested that mobile phones should be banned(禁止) in primary and secondary schools. Almost all parents clap their hands     1     it's good both for students'eyesight and for their schoolwork. But how would students feel schools banned phones in class?

Xu Xiaohe, a 13-year-old girl from Zhejiang supports the policy. “In fact, my school has     2     allowed us to bring our mobile phones,” Xu said, “My teachers always believe that playing with phones is a     3     of time, compared with reading and doing sports. Adults can't control themselves, let alone kids.”

Li Zihan from Bejjing, however, thinks that the ban is too simplistic for a generation that has grown up with mobile phones. “Students should be     4     self-management skills, as well as learn how to use their phones effectively to help with their school life.”

For Ge Ziqi, the problem with banning phones has more to do with life     5     school. The 13-year-old Beijinger uses a bike-sharing app every day to travel between her home and school. “Today, no     6     ways are more convenient than paying by phone, from taking a bus to buying food,” she said, “If I can't take my phone with me, I'll have to buy a bicycle of my     7    .”

To solve the problem like Ge’s, some ideas teachers have come up with     8     really well. At Shanghai Shatian School, for example, students are asked to put their phones in special lockers(储物柜). The students call these lockers the “phone farm” (“养机场”) or phone Tarmac” (“停机坪”).

7 . What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves? Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a car full of passengers who are reading, listening to music or even sleeping, but none of them is worried about the road ahead.

Well, all of this could be the future of driving. There are several companies, including Google, working on driver-less cars. So far, no Google self-driven car has gotten a traffic ticket, but some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them.

These cars are now still in the testing stages. But, if the tests are successful, these electric self-driven cars could be put into use very soon.

The cars already have many features allowing them to take the place of drivers during certain situations. Some features include cars being able to park themselves, or slow down when they notice objects close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions. Scientists and engineers believe, with the help of wireless signals, cameras and GPS, we are now at a stage where creating a safe self-driven car might be possible.

The cause of deadly road accidents is usually careless drivers or dangerous conditions. The self-driven car may be able to prevent these. However, some people don't like the idea. American lawyer White Drake, for example, does not believe these cars are safe. He thinks technologies can also make mistakes.

1. The main purpose of the first paragraph is to ________.

A．make readers wonder about self-driven cars	B．get readers to pay attention to road safety
C．tell readers to keep away from heavy traffic	D．tell readers what self-driven cars are

2. From the passage, the self-driven cars already have the following features EXCEPT________.

A．parking itself	B．controlling its speed in dangerous situations
C．slowing itself down near an object	D．avoiding car accidents one hundred percent

3. What might make the self-driven cars run safely according to the passage?
a. e-reading            b. wireless signals        c. cameras            d. GPS

A．a,b,c

B．a,b,d

C．b,c,d

D．a,c,d

4. What is White Drake's attitude toward the safety of the self-driven cars?

A．He has doubt about it.	B．He believes it completely.
C．He doesn't care about it.	D．He thinks its technologies are convincing.

8 . Today what I want to do is to share the story of my own.

I used to be the shyest person in the world. I hid behind my elder sister whenever I had to speak to a stranger. When I was asked to speak in class, I could hardly breathe, much less speak.

Then, in seventh grade, my sister suggested I take voice lessons. After thinking carefully, I did and tried to keep it a secret. I began a series of exercises, making it so strange that I couldn't help laughing. I learned how to howl(长嚎) like a cowboy and snort like an old lady.

By playing around with sound in the class, I gained confidence in the part of me that had been a point of embarrassment before my voice.

A few months later, I was asked to sing for some old people. I thought I would do better than before because of the voice lessons. I opened my mouth and —nothing. I couldn't remember the lyrics! My face turned red. Then the thought came into my mind: I've embarrassed myself enough in front of this crowd. There's really nothing else to lose. So, for my second song. I just relaxed and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much better. After that, I started singing to myself as loudly as I could in my room. That's something I had never done before. I am not a shy person anymore. What I really want to say is singing has made me more outgoing.

1. The writer sang ________ songs for the old people in total.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

2. The last paragraph(段落) is written in a ________ “tone”(语气).

A．confident

B．humorous

C．sad

D．scared

3. The passage is probably ________.

A．a poem

B．a book review

C．a speech

D．a diary

4. Which is the best word to show the main idea of this passage?

A．Singing.

B．Change.

C．Embarrassment.

D．Shyness.