1 . One day a little boy asked his father, “What does the word ‘great’ mean? Who are great people and how do they become great?”

The father asked his son to bring two plants and then told him to plant one of them ________ the house and the other outside the house. The boy did as his father said.

The father asked his son, “Which one of the two plants do you think will be ________ and bigger?”

The boy replied, “The plant inside the house will be safer, so it will grow bigger, while the plant outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to ________ it. It may be eaten by animals.”

The father smiled and said, “Let’s wait ________. We will know the answer.”

Then the boy left for study and after four years he came back to his house. He said to his father, “Look, ________ happens to this plant inside the house and it is safe.”

When the boy went outside, he was very ________ to see a big tree. The boy couldn’t believe his eyes. He couldn’t understand how the plant outside was able to grow much bigger than the plant inside the house.

“The plant outside the house faced four ________ and many difficulties!” the father explained to his son why the plant outside was bigger. “The plant inside was safe, it didn’t face weather changes, and it didn’t get proper ________, so it didn’t become big.”

Here is the ________ to the question about being great: ________ a great person, one must have failed many times, experienced many difficulties and overcome those difficulties. After that, he is able to become great.

1.

A．besides

B．opposite

C．behind

D．inside

2.

A．stronger

B．safer

C．nicer

D．weaker

3.

A．look after

B．come across

C．take away

D．cut down

4.

A．seriously

B．carefully

C．actively

D．patiently

5.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

6.

A．excited

B．satisfied

C．pleased

D．surprised

7.

A．seasons

B．chances

C．years

D．choices

8.

A．protection

B．sunlight

C．care

D．water

9.

A．result

B．answer

C．way

D．reason

10.

A．To choose

B．To save

C．To find

D．To become

2 .

Dates: 30th July ~8th August Mon. ~Fri., 10 a. m., 7 p. m. Sat. ~ Sun. 10 a. m., 2 p.m., 7 p. m. Venue: Esplanade Theater Duration: 1.5 hours Ticket prices: $ 25 per child or adult (day shows) $ 35 per child or adult (evening shows) Family Packages: $ 85 for 4 tickets (10 a. m. ,2 p. m. shows) $ 120 for 4 tickets (7 p. m. shows) Late comer Policy: Please arrive early. Late comers will not be allowed to enter until a proper break in the shows. Children: As courtesy to other audience members, children below three years old will not be allowed in. Contact: Phone number 8897659 Fax 8897656

1. How many days will the show be on?

A．For 10 days.	B．For 12 days.
C．For 15 days.	D．For 18 days.

2. If a family of four go to the theater in the evening, they have to pay at least ______ dollars for the tickets.

A．85

B．100

C．120

D．140

3. ______ are not allowed to enter the theater.

A．Later comers	B．Adults without children
C．School students	D．Kids below three years old

4. What information can’t be found in the advertisement?

A．The name of the show.	B．The name of the director.
C．The telephone number.	D．The name of the theater.

3 . China and the Netherlands (荷兰) are long-time friends. The Netherlands is more than 41,500 square kilometres in area. It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China.

The Netherlands is rich in culture and art. It is home of many great artists, for example, Vincent van Gogh. Besides fine art, the Netherlands is also called the country of tulips (郁金香). It has the world’s largest tulip garden: Keukenhof garden.

Dutch people are very hard-working. There’s a saying: “God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland.” More than a quarter of the country is below sea level. So Dutch people build many dams (水坝) to protect the country from flooding. They have created almost one sixth of the country from seas and rivers!

Did you know?

◆Rubber ducks are popular around the world. Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman created it in 2007. The yellow duck is 26 metres high.

◆Wooden clogs (木底鞋) are traditional shoes in the Netherlands. They make good gifts for tourists.

◆In the Netherlands, it is impolite to start eating at once. Dutch people will sometimes say “delicious” before eating.

◆Like the UK, the Netherlands also has kings and queens.

1. Taiwan, China is ________ than the Netherlands in area.

A．a bit smaller	B．much larger
C．much smaller	D．a little larger

2. What is not talked about in the passage?

A．Table manners.	B．Artists.
C．Weather.	D．Tulips.

3. About ________ of the Netherlands is created from the seas and rivers.

A．16%

B．25%

C．60%

D．75%

4. Which is NOT TRUE about the Netherlands?

A．In the Netherlands, it’s good manners to praise the food before eating.

B．Keukenhof garden is famous for tulips.

C．The Dutch may give foreign friends wooden clogs as small presents.

D．China and the Netherlands have been neighbouring countries for a long time.

5 . More than half the world’s population will be regarded as obese by 2035 if action is not taken: the World Obesity Federation warns. Obese is a medical term used to describe a person with an excess of body fat.

Its report says, more than four billion people will be affected with rates rising fastest among both boys and girls. The rates are expected to double from 2020 levels among them. The report predicts the cost of obesity will be up to more than $4 trillion (£ 3. 3 trillion) every year by 2035.

The report also stresses that low-or middle-income countries in Africa and Asia are expected to see the greatest rises. The first reason lies in that people there prefer to eat highly processed foods. In the second place, they are likely to sit too long. Thirdly, in those countries, there are fewer policies to control food supply and marketing. Last but not the least, people there are short of healthcare services to help in weight management and health education.

The president of the federation, Louise Baur, described the report’s findings as a clear warning to countries to act now. If they don’t take any actionthey will be faced with endless bad effects in the future. Baur said that governments and policymakers around the world need to do all they can to avoid passing health, social, and economic costs on to the younger generation. They should find out what are the root causes of obesity.

The data published in the report will be presented to the UN on Monday

1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “obese” in the first paragraph?

A．depressed

B．overweight

C．heavy

D．rich

2. Who can get obese fastest?

A．Teachers.

B．Grandparents.

C．Children.

D．Doctors.

3. What is the function of the third paragraph?

A．To give causes.	B．To show the process.
C．To draw conclusions.	D．To argue for a viewpoint.

4. What is Baur’s opinion?

A．The young generation should be responsible.

B．Parents should be strict about children’s diets.

C．Governments should be involved in fighting obesity

D．Policymakers should make laws to punish obese people.

6 . Victoria O’Neal and her husband, Derrick Stroud, recently welcomed three kids. They are happy about it.________, not long after, danger came. One afternoon, Victoria ________that one of their babies, Amelia, was having trouble breathing. She called Derrick and asked him to return home to ________their little one to the hospital.

Derrick came home and found his daughter’s ________ was worsening. He raced to the hospital in Greenville. On the way, the police Matthew Brown ________Derrick’s speeding car. After looking at baby Amelia, Matthew said he knew he had to move quickly to save her life.

“When I got there, the baby was unresponsive sitting in the child’s seat,” Matthew said. “I turned her ________ towards me and I could see that her lips started to go ________ and she was having a lot of trouble breathing. Once I got her out of the seat she started to breathe a little bit better. Her blueness started to go away and I started to rub (按摩) her back and make her keep________.” Once Matthew got Amelia to responda medical unit was called and she was taken to a local hospital.

This was beyond a scary situation. It’s terrifying to think of the baby’s life without the quick________of Matthew. Amelia’s parents are so thankful for his knowledge and what he did to________ their kid. Victoria says she would not have known what to do if it was her in that situation.

1.

A．Surprisingly

B．Naturally

C．Unluckily

D．Suddenly

2.

A．noticed

B．judged

C．proved

D．guessed

3.

A．force

B．pull

C．take

D．walk

4.

A．memory

B．body

C．mind

D．condition

5.

A．called

B．stopped

C．found

D．attacked

6.

A．head

B．seat

C．eyes

D．shoulders

7.

A．red

B．black

C．brown

D．blue

8.

A．happy

B．cool

C．calm

D．awake

9.

A．offer

B．help

C．swimming

D．reply

10.

A．save

B．cheer

C．raise

D．comfort

7 . Today, there is no list of all of the wonders of the modern world. Still, there are some interesting buildings or landmarks that are called wonders. These landmarks are easily recognized by people everywhere. Here are some of them.

The Taj Mahal

Built: AD. 1631-1648

The Taj Mahal in India is made of white marble and precious stones. About 20,000 people worked to build this giant tomb for the King’s wife.

The Great Wall of China

Built: Some sections were started around the 600 B.C but most of the Great Wall was built between 1386 and 1536. This outstanding wall is over 6,300 kilometers long and was built to keep out invaders (入侵者).

The Statue of Liberty

People everywhere recognize this statue, Inspired by the Colossus of Rhades it stands over 45 meters tall. The French gave it to the United States as a gift of friendship in 1886. It stands in New York Harbor and represents freedom.

The Great Pyramid of Giza

It is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. The pyramid was built as a tomb for the fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 20-year period concluding around 2560 B.C.

The Channel Tunnel

Built: AD.1986-1994

Three tunnels, which run mostly under the sea bed connect England and France, A high-speed train journey to Paris from London takes about three hours.

These sites and structures are just a few that are on the voting list as possibilities for the modern-day wonders of the world. Which of them would you vote for?

1. Which of the following is the youngest?

A．The Taj Mahal.	B．The Great Wall of China.
C．The Great Pyramid of Giza.	D．The Channel Tunnel.

2. If you want to see The Statue of Liberty, where will you go?

A．France.

B．America.

C．India.

D．Egypt.

3. Why did people build The Great Wall?

A．For visit.

B．For safety.

C．For transportation.

D．For hunt.

4. What do The Taj Mahal and The Great Pyramid of Giza have in common?

A．They were built as tombs.	B．They were built as gifts.
C．They belong to the same country.	D．They are not in use now.

8 . 英语课上，老师组织你们班的学生以小组形式就“How to stay safe”话题展开了讨论。老师请你做小组发言人并总结你们小组成员的发言。请你根据提示，完成这份总结稿并给你校英语报编辑部投稿。

小组成员的观点

1. Follow traffic rules. 2. Don’t eat junk food. 3. Don’t swim in the rivers without an adult. 4. Don’t hang out alone at night. 5. e careful online.

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Nowadays, safety is very important for us. How can we keep safe? In the English class, we had a discussion in groups. Here is the result of my group. First,

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If you go to Shanghai, you must visit the Oriental Pearl Tower. It     1    (stand) by the Huangpu River in Pudong, Shanghai. It is about 468 meters high. It is the    2    (four) highest TV and radio tower in Asia. The designers set up the eleven beautiful globes of different sizes from the green grassland    3     the blue sky with two large globes.    4     two large globes seem like two rubies(红宝石). The upper one is the best place     5    (enjoy) beautiful views of Shanghai. The lower one is a good place for exhibitions of space.

The Oriental Pearl Tower     6    (finish) on October 1^st,1994. It was built in a style of     7    (east) taste. The whole building is like pearls of different sizes     8    (drop) from the sky. Now the Oriental Pearl Tower is a famous tourist spot with beautiful views restaurants, hotels, shopping centers: where many interesting activities take place every year. It has already become one of the most famous     9    (building) in Shanghai And it has been regarded as one of the ten best spots    10     people visit in Shanghai.

10 . There are many different kinds of festivals around the world. Here are four of them.

Saint Patrick’s Day in Ireland

Ireland is an island country. It’s in the west of Europe. There are wide green fields. Saint Patrick’s Day is on March 17. It’s an important holiday in Ireland. This holiday is to remember Saint Patrick. He did good things for the people of Ireland. During the holiday, there are parades and lots of green. You can see people in green clothes, and you can even see green buildings.

Red Wednesday in Iran

Red Wednesday is a fire jumping festival in Iran. It is on the eve ofthe last Wednesday of the year.People jump over the fire. They hope that it will take all the bad things away.

The Winter Carnival in Canada

When winter comes, it’s party time in Quebec City,Canada. The Quebec Winter Carnival is all about outdoor fun. It starts from the first Sunday in February and lasts for 10 days. One of the most popular events is the dog sled race. It has more than 30 teams and the race goes on for 6 kilometers. You can see joy and happiness on every face.

The Desert Festival in Tunisia

Tunisia is a veryimportant country in North Africa. Every year on the last Sunday in December, the Desert Festival is held in Tunisia. As “ships of the desert”, camels are very important in the festival. There are camel racing and camel wrestling.

1. You can see the following EXCEPT________ On Saint Patrick’s Day.

A．parades

B．camels

C．people in green

D．green buildings

2. Which of the following is TRUE about the dog sled race according to the passage?

A．The race happens on March 17.	B．The race has a history of about 10 years.
C．The race goes on for 6 kilometers.	D．About 30 people go to the race every year.

3. The Desert Festival in Tunisia falls on ________every year.

A．the first Sunday in February	B．the last Sunday in December
C．the eve of the last Friday of the year	D．the eve of the last Wednesday of the year

4. Where is this passage probably from?

A．A storybook.

B．A cookbook.

C．A travel magazine.

D．A sport magazine.