1 . Dear Ms Cai，
Thank you for your presentation about virtual reality. We were amazed by RealCine's achievement in
We are concerned about the price, as well. You put forward the idea that we will save
While we are very interested in RealCine, we will need much more information before we can make a
| A．forbidding | B．allowing | C．stopping | D．asking |
| A．embarrassed | B．excited | C．disappointed | D．delighted |
| A．technology | B．book | C．knowledge | D．computer |
| A．explain | B．guess | C．decide | D．include |
| A．interested | B．worried | C．frightened | D．confident |
| A．life | B．money | C．face | D．trouble |
| A．So | B．Besides | C．However | D．Also |
| A．disadvantage | B．danger | C．reason | D．chance |
| A．spends | B．takes | C．pays | D．devotes |
| A．mistake | B．difference | C．decision | D．living |
2 . A “Gap Year” is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university. It is often spent traveling or working. It can give young people useful learning experiences and new skills. It's very popular in foreign countries.
Although you don't have to go abroad to experience gap years, most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad. You are able to work out who you are and what you are for. The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons. You can learn more about the world and get to know yourself better.
A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation, but also a time of challenges. Gap year students usually work, volunteer or take service projects. You have to learn how to get along in the real world. This process isn't always easy, but it is an important part of growing up. Only in this way can you enjoy life and have fun.
There's a common thought that gap years are only for rich students, but it's not true. Actually, taking a gap year can save you a lot of money. Gap year students often take a parttime job. Besides, at the end of a gap year, students are much more likely to know what to study in college. Clear learning goals can keep the students working hard instead of wasting time and money.
A. Learn about the world and yourself.
B. Save money.
C. Find a parttime job.
D. Face challenges and have fun.
3 . When Ronald Reagan, who was President of the USA from 1982 to 1989, died in 2004, many people remembered his good sense of humor. Reagan enjoyed a good joke and often made fun of himself. He was very old, almost 70 years of age, when he became President of the USA. Because of this, people often joked about his age. Once, during a meeting, President Reagan was complaining about some reporters who said that he could not hear very well. He wanted to prove that he was healthy and could hear well, so he took out his hearing aid, and said to the people at the meeting, “Say something.” One man pretended to speak. He moved his mouth and made movements with his hands. Everyone thought Reagan would be angry, but he laughed and listened for a very long time.
President Reagan not only enjoyed a good joke when he was relaxing, but he also liked to joke during serious situations. In 1981, he had a shot accident. At the hospital, he joked to the doctors that he hoped they supported him in the government and would let him alive. He was able to keep his sense of humor even when he was hurt.
1. Ronald Reagan was ______in the year 1985.| A．a reporter | B．an actor |
| C．a doctor | D．a president |
| A．he became President of the USA at the age of almost 70 |
| B．he was not old enough to be President of the USA |
| C．he could not live a normal life at his age |
| D．he lacked a sense of humor at his age |
| A．there was something wrong with his ears |
| B．he was able to make a good speech |
| C．he was healthy enough to hear well |
| D．he had a good sense of humor |
| A．His poor hearing. | B．His accident. |
| C．His overwork. | D．His illness. |
4 . The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years. The Maya were so bright that they achieved a lot. They had farms, temples and cities with many buildings. They knew much about nature and the world around them. This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time.
In ancient Mexico there were many small clearings in the forest. In each clearing was a village with fields of crops around it. The Maya planted seeds after they cleared the land. A farmer was able to grow crops that produced for several people. But not every Maya had to be a farmer. Some were builders or priests (祭司)．
The Maya believed in many gods. They built large temples to honor them. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. It was difficult because they had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.
Although the Maya worked hard to build the beautiful cities, very few of them lived in them. Usually, only the priests lived in the cities. The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature.
Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. No one knows why this happened. They may have died from a deadly disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. The lost secrets of the Maya are still beyond the reach of modern people. They are still one of our greatest mysteries.
1. The Maya lived better than most people of their times because ______．| A．they had skillful workers |
| B．they believed in many gods |
| C．they knew better about nature |
| D．they could measure time correctly |
| A．the priests were not highly respected by the ancient Maya |
| B．the ancient Mayan cities and temples were well built |
| C．the ancient Mayan people led a happy life in the cities |
| D．the ancient Mayan people died from a serious disease |
| A．the Mayan people | B．the Mayan villages |
| C．the Mayan cities | D．the lost secrets of the Maya |
| A．The Cities of the Maya | B．The Belief of the Maya |
| C．The Maya | D．The Buildings of the Maya |
5 . Is it fair for restaurants to ban little eaters? In Monronroeville, a local restaurant, McDain’s, recently decided to ban young children. Alice Roseman, its manager, says kids have bad manners and make too much noise. Other people, however, say the rule is hard to accept. Since it has become a hot topic in public, we caught several local people talking about it.
YES There is no law stopping restaurants from banning young children. Restaurant owners should be allowed to ban them. Kids often run around and cause problems for waiters and other customers. ----Kate Barker Kids always cause a mess, but the parents refuse to do anything about their kids’ behaviors. Although kids may be at the center of their parents’ universe, they aren’t at the center of everyone else’s. ------Mike Vuick Adults sometimes want to talk and enjoy their dinner, but they can’t if a child is crying and running all over the place. That’s why sometimes parents don’t like eating at home. They wish they could have a good meal in the restaurants without kids’ noise. ------Dale Levitsky | NO Banning kids from restaurants is a bad idea. If kids were banned, many restaurants would lose business. Even if restaurants gave customers the chance to buy take-away meals for their kids, many families would probably still not eat there. --------Nicholas Song Restaurants owners who ban kids think all children are wild and rude. But that’s not true. Most children’s eating behaviors are good enough. Even though some kids do have bad manners, banning is not a right way to teach them. I think how a society treats its children is important. After all, all kids are people, too. -------Elliott Hall |
1. The restaurant in Monronroeville refuses ___________ to eat there.
| A．women |
| B．pets |
| C．men |
| D．kids |
| A．they are too busy |
| B．kids are too noisy |
| C．they dislike doing the dishes |
| D．restaurant food is more delicious |
| A．Mike Vuick |
| B．Kate Barker |
| C．Nicholas Song |
| D．Alice Roseman |
| A．Not all kids have bad behaviors. |
| B．Children waste too much food. |
| C．Boys make more noise than girls. |
| D．Restaurants needn’t help parents. |
6 . Sometimes it may seem difficult to improve our health. If so, the following health habits may help you.
Research shows that eating a meal in the morning resulrs in less body fat and less chance of overeating. Eating breakfast can help people feel better physically and mentally throughout the day. But you should remember that no single food gives you all the nutrients(营养物) you need, so eating a variety of foods in the morning is important to good health.
Sleep is important to good health and emotional well-being. Poor sleep can influence our memory and learning. It can influence our memory and learning. It can also cause traffic accidents! Students show that people who don’t get enough sleep seem to get into more accidents. So get enough sleep and stay safe!
Take a walk every day
Walking is an easy way to add exercise to our lives. Instead of meeting friends for a meal, meet them for a walk. As you walk, you will see the beautiful world around you. Once you try, you’ll find that adding a walk into your daily life is very easy.
Since they are relaxing activities, hobbies are usually enjoyable. They help people to relax and rest. They bring us joy. The joy may help people live healthier and recover faster from illness, A hobby could be running, reading or making something with your hands. Everyone could get a little more joy in their lives!
A. Have a hobby.
B. Get enough sleep.
C. Keep a healthy diet.
D. Eat breakfast every morning.
7 . Roald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of children’s books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have been made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit.
Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales, Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he worked for an oil company.
In 1939 Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp(瘸的) for the rest of his life. After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine.
Roald married an American film star. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965, ▲ : Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously hurt. Olivia, one of Roald’s daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely better.
Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed(棚) at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap.
“One of the nice things about being a writer,” he once said, “is that all you need is what you’ve got in your head and a pencil and a bit of paper.”
In 1983 Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox.
After he died in 1990, Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses and those with problems with reading and writing.
1. Roald Dahl was famous as a (an) ___________.| A．doctor |
| B．writer |
| C．actor |
| D．teacher |
| A．lost his parents as in a plane accident |
| B．won a big prize for his book Matilda |
| C．got married with an English film star |
| D．wrote a story about his pilot experience |
| A．they lived a happy life . |
| B．he went on writing books. |
| C．three terrible things happened. |
| D．he created some unlucky characters. |
| A．Being a writer was a popular job at that time. |
| B．Though he was successful, Roald lived a simple life . |
| C．One needs to practice a lot if he wants to be a writer . |
| D．Roald loved writing very much and was talented in it. |
8 . There are many stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival,
After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes that carry
9 . Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous
Lombard’s real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the
In 1925, she had an agreement with a
It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a
| A．nurse | B．doctor | C．actress | D．teacher |
| A．lazy | B．short | C．long | D．humorous |
| A．street | B．kitchen | C．cinema | D．classroom |
| A．forgot | B．pushed | C．hurt | D．saw |
| A．won | B．broke | C．avoided | D．treated |
| A．film | B．dance | C．music | D．school |
| A．job | B．name | C．story | D．partner |
| A．put away | B．try out | C．give up | D．make sure |
| A．scientist | B．writer | C．driver | D．star |
| A．As | B．But | C．Since | D．Before |
10 . Nowadays teenagers live very busy lives and often forget to think about their diets and exercise.
Healthy eating along with regular exercise is the only way to become fit.
If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much better in no time at all.
