1 . There are some palaces in Europe that you may be interested to know about.

Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain

It takes the title of the largest European palace by floor area and it is one of the largest palaces in the world. The Royal Palace of Madrid was built in the 18th century by order of Philip V on the site of the old Alcázar fortress, a former Moorish castle. With over 135,000 square metres and 3,418 rooms, it has seeded centuries of Spanish history. It is one of the few official seats of a head of state that is open to the public.

Royal Palace of Brussels, Belgium

It is a historic and the most wonderful building in Brussels, Belgium, next to Brussels Park. The Royal Palace of Brussels is the King’s main workplace, where he works daily with his staff. A tradition has been established since 1965 to open the Royal Palace of Brussels to the public normally from the 21 July until the beginning of September.

Pena Palace, Portugal

It is the most popular attraction in Sintra, Portugal, and the main reason why so many people visit the small mountain town less than one hour’s drive from the country’s capital city, Lisbon. The colorful palace perched upon a hill looks like something out of a fairy tale. Its yellow and bright red appearance makes Pena Palace one of the most picturesque places in Europe. The UNESCO World Heritage (遗产) site has a rich history that dates all the way back to the Middle Ages.

Palace of Venaria, Italy

It is a former royal living places and gardens located in Venaria Reale, near Turin in the Metropolitan City of Turin of the Piedmont region in northern Italy. It is one of the largest palaces in the world. It is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997.

1. Which palace covers the largest floor area in Europe?

A．Royal Palace of Madrid.	B．Pena Palace.
C．Royal Palace of Brussels.	D．Palace of Venaria.

2. When can tourists visit the Royal Palace of Brussels?

A．In February.

B．In June.

C．In August.

D．In October.

3. What do Pena Palace and Palace of Venaria have in common?

A．They are both in Asia.

B．They are both small palaces.

C．They are both forty minutes’ drive from the capital.

D．They are both listed in the UNESCO World Heritage.

2 . During the winter break, I found my dad’s old CD player in a drawer that I had never seen before. It reminded me of the three CDs I recently bought from Mostly Books, a second-hand media store on South Street. I knew I could put the player to good use with them.

However, I was a naughty kid who broke closet doors and shelves, so my dad was often unwilling to let me borrow his things. I couldn’t decide whether to ask my dad about using the player. “Can you help me with your old CD player? I want to play some CDs,” I finally asked him after walking into his home office that day. Despite my worries, my dad said yes.

Growing up, I felt that my dad disagreed with nearly everything I did. I was frightened to take his advice because listening to him felt like going against my own ideas.

       That day I looked at his office wall and saw a painting and he told me he bought it in the 1990s for a couple thousand dollars. Imagining him buying the artwork challenged my idea of him being too frugal (节俭的) and boring (没有情调的) to spend so much money on art.

This new side of my dad encouraged me to finally take the time to look for our similarities. I discovered how similar we really are while fixing the CD player with my dad, which helped me see him as someone I could relate to, instead of someone to avoid. Watching my dad prepare his old CD player for use was my first step toward understanding him. I observed several of his characters that I recognized in myself, like persistence, patience and calmness. Seeing these characters in my dad showed me how similar we are, which lowered the defenses (防御) I built against him, allowing our relationship to heal (愈合).

1. Why couldn’t the author decide whether to ask his dad about using the player at first?

A．He had no CDs to play then.

B．He feared his dad would say no.

C．He figured the CD player was broken.

D．He was afraid he’d break the CD player.

2. What was the problem between the author and his father?

A．They often had different views.

B．They hardly talked to each other.

C．They had no similar personalities.

D．They were shy to speak for themselves.

3. What did the author most probably realize after knowing about the painting?

A．He should challenge his father.

B．His father was very good at art.

C．His father was a really boring man.

D．He might not really know about his father.

4. What happened between the author and his father in the end?

A．They often argued with each other.

B．They greatly misunderstood each other.

C．They got on with each other much better.

D．They built great defenses against each other.

3 . I always had a nice cup of tea every morning in my country in Indonesia.     1     When I arrived in the early morning for the first time at Sydney airport, the first thing that I looked for was a coffee shop.     2     I jumped into the queue. Then a very friendly girl asked me if she could help me. I said that I would like to have a cup of tea. Then she asked me, “Would you like black or white tea?” I thought she was making a morning joke with me. So I said, “Red tea, please.” With a very unfriendly face she asked me again, “Black or white tea, please?”     3     I didn't know what actually black or white tea was. I only knew that having tea is usually with or without sugar.

    4     I saw a lady drinking tea with milk in it. Then I asked her, “Can I say that you are having a white tea?” She smiled and said, “Yes, you can.” At that moment, I understood that black tea is no milk added and white tea is with milk. How big is the difference of having tea between Indonesian and Australian people!

A．I didn't say anything.

B．One day I had a cup of tea at the university tea room.

C．It gave me a great feeling in the morning.

D．Finally, I found a nice coffee shop with many people queuing (排队) to order.

4 . A large number of people have joined the “Clean Your Plate Campaign”(光盘行动) to help _______ food waste.

A．reduce

B．replace

C．release

D．remove

5 . 假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Harry通过电子邮件询问你的暑假计划。请给Harry回一封电子邮件，谈一谈你的计划和安排。要点如下：
1. 平时学习很紧张，想好好放松一下（去听音乐会，去海边旅游等）。
2. 市里要举办国际马拉松比赛，想去当志愿者。
3. 与同学合作完成老师布置的暑假作业。
参考表达：

必要信息	参考表达
1. 学习紧张	1. keep a busy schedule
2. 放松	2. relax
3. 听现场音乐会	3. enjoy a live concert
4. 海边旅游	4. travel to the seaside
5. 国际马拉松比赛	5. International Marathon Race
6. 志愿者	6. volunteer
7. 暑假作业	7. summer project

注意：
1. 字数100左右。
2. 可以使当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Harry，

How is everything going? In your email, you asked me about my plan for the coming summer vacation.

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What about your vacation plan, Harry? Looking forward to your reply.

Yours truly,

Li Hua

6 . 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。答案写在题号对应的横线上。

Over the past few months, game players in China     1     (become) attracted by a traveling frog. In the game, a cute little green frog     2     (raise) in a place where it eats, writes and sharpens its pencil. Players often check their phones to see     3     their pet frog has done. But the     4     (own) has no control over where his or her frog will go or when it leaves or returns. If the players are     5     (luck) enough, they might receive postcards showing where it has been, or they have no choice but     6     (wait). However, sometimes the frog may be     7     (complete) forgotten because players don’t have to spend a lot of energy     8     it. In     9     nutshell, after raising the frog, young people can understand the feeling of       10     (be) a parent.

7 . Replacing some things in your house at the right time can make you healthier. Some researches show us when and why the following things should be replaced.

Word Box: wool羊毛 dry-clean 干洗  bacteria 细菌
1. According to the form above, _________ of the four items is (are) mainly made of wood.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

2. Your _____ needs replacing every three months because it may cause you to have a toothache.

A．toothbrush

B．cutting board

C．chopsticks

D．blanket

3. You should clean ___ with boiling water.

A．chopsticks and blankets	B．toothbrushes and cutting boards
C．cutting boards and chopsticks	D．cutting boards and blankets

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above?

A．Your cutting board should be dry-cleaned hot water.

B．Being worn out is the reason for replacing your blanket.

C．Warm water prevents your chopsticks from producing bacteria.

D．The material of toothbrush is the same as that of the chopsticks.

8 . — Mum, where is my football? Have you seen _______?
— Football? Oh, it’s in my car.

A．one

B．them

C．it

D．any

9 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

The Doctor’s Son

My parents moved to the small town Enosburg when I was still a baby. A soft-spoken man, my father settled quietly into his medical practice. Within a few months the people of Enosburg accepted him as one of their own. The neighbors greeted my father as “Doctor Eppley”. And I always was known as “Doctor Eppley’s son”.

Throughout the first years of my life, I never tired of letting others know that my father was one of the town’s most respected citizens. Somewhere in my teenage years, however, something changed. I was 16 years old and the neighbors still called me “Doctor Eppley’s son”. They said that I was growing up to be an honorable young man just like my father. I complained whenever I heard these words. So when strangers asked me if I was Doctor Eppley’s son, I replied, “My name is Harold.”

I survived my last year of high school. The next fall I went to college. I chose to attend a school far from Enosburg, a place where nobody called me “Doctor Eppley’s son” because nobody knew my father.

I returned home for winter break that year feeling proud of myself. In four months at college, I had become popular in my own right, without my father’s help.

For two weeks I enjoyed being back in Enosburg. The main topic of interest at home was my father’s new car.

“Let me take it out for a drive,” I said.

My father agreed, but not without his usual warning, “Be careful!”

“All right then,” he replied. “The keys are in the kitchen.”

I got into the car and drove a few miles and then stopped at a busy intersection in a nearby town. As I stepped on the accelerator(油门), my mind went blank, and I failed to hear the loud high noise of brakes(刹车)in front of me. I only heard a great crash as I reacted too late.

注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The woman in the car I had struck jumped out of her vehicle unhurt.

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On hearing what I had just said, the woman gave me a smile of recognition.

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10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In order to create more harmonious living conditions and enhance students’ college experiences, Chinese universities are changing how roommates and dormitories are assigned.

Instead of     1    (random)pairing roommates, which students refer to as “opening a blind box”, many universities have announced this year that first-year students will be allowed to choose     2    (they)roommates and dormitories.

Since 2001, China     3    (establish)a dormitory standard: rooms for undergraduates, postgraduates,     4     doctoral students accommodate four people, two people, and one person, respectively. Initially, universities as sign rooms, and students can only change if they give valid(合理的)reasons     5     are approved by their schools.

“We’ve found that our own arrangements are increasingly incapable     6     meeting the demands for independence from the post-’90s and post-’00s students,” said a college teacher in Nanjing. “This year, students have the option of     7    (select)their own bed in a dorm online.”

“The     8    (increase)flexibility improves our chances of finding suitable roommates and starting college life on a happy note,” said a college freshman. She added that this policy encourages students     9    (voice)their preferences and expectations.

The policy shift has rapidly caught online attention. Some praised it as a sensible step that could prevent conflicts, while others questioned its     10    (important), noting that students might still lack a deep understanding of each other when making decisions.