1 . Everyone wants to perform well at school. Add these tips to your life and you should be on your way to being a top student!

    1    I cannot stress how important it is to pay attention to what your teacher is teaching you. Take part in class discussions if you have something worth adding. Pay attention during class.

Taking notes is important. You don’t need to write down every single word your teacher says but write down what he or she writes on the blackboard, or any special fact you think you might need for a test.    2       In this way, it will help you learn more effectively by thinking about what you are writing.

Don’t skip school. You will be missing courses.    3    However, you will have more work and you have missed lectures. Also, try not to be late for class. It’s most likely that your teacher won’t appreciate it and you will get yourself behind.

Keep a good attitude (态度) towards things. If you have an “ I don’t care about school or this class” attitude, then teachers will be less willing to help you with problems. The same goes for lazy attitude. Have a respectful attitude to the teacher and other students.     4    

Always ask questions.     5     If you don’t understand, ask someone. Read your textbook and notes, and then if that fails, ask a teacher, friend, classmate, parent, etc.

A．Be prepared.

B．Write in your own words.

C．Staying organized will be helpful.

D．Pay attention to what the teacher says.

E．It is true that you could make up the work.

F．There is no shame (羞愧)in needing some help.

G．Try not to laugh when other students make mistakes.

2 . 假如你是李华，你将于下周参加校读书节 “Books and I” 的英语演讲比赛，请你结合你自身经历写一篇演讲稿。主要内容：
1.简单介绍你阅读经历（如：何时开始，喜欢阅读哪些书目，推荐你最喜欢的一篇读物等）；
2.阅读对你的影响。
注意：1.词数100个左右；
2.使用演讲稿的文体格式；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
My dear fellows,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 . Spain __________ __________ __________ （控制） Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

6 . 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。

As a nature photographer, I have to brave the wind and the rain, but I still enjoy working outside in the wild. I enjoy observing animals in their     1     (nature) environment.

Last spring, I followed a path that took me through     2     dark forest. When I finally stepped out of the trees, the view was breathtaking. An eagle flew over the snow-capped mountains, which     3     (reflect) in the still lake below. While I was concentrated on photographing this     4     (amaze) thing, I suddenly had a feeling that I was being watched.    5    (slow) and with the camera still held to my eye, I turned …and froze. Only meters away from me was a bear. With water falling off its thick, brown hair, the bear stared back at     6     (I). Time stood still as the bear and I both waited to see     7     would move first. My legs started shaking. Somehow I forced my finger     8     (press) the button. A second later, the bear turned and ran back into the forest. When I recovered     9     the shock, I looked at my camera. My most frightening but magical experience was now captured forever in a single image.

From time to time I look at the photo as a reminder to show respect to all animals. It is after all we who are the     10     (visitor) to their world.

7 . One of the problems damaging our planet is the number of things we throw away. A more recent addition to the list of things we throw away is e-waste —   electronic items that are broken and not recycled.     1    , but also because we lack the skills to repair them even if we know their value. Many millions of tons of televisions, phones, and other electronic equipment are abandoned each year. A UN report claims the 50 million tons of e-waste generated every year will more than double to 110 million tons by 2050, making it the fastest growing waste stream in the world.     2    .

Recently, there’s a growing trend for repair events and clubs which could be part of a solution to the growing amount of electrical and electronic junk. The BBC visited a Restart Project in London, which is one of many found around the world. One of its operators, Francesco Calo, said that “This project makes total sense.     3    . Besides, it helps people who cannot afford to get rid of items that have developed a fault.”

    4    . An experiment at the University of New South Wales involves extracting (提取) these materials from electronic gadgets (小工具). Apart from just being recycled, the European Union, for example, is trying to encourage manufacturers to reuse some extracted electronic components.     5    . With phones typically containing as many as 60 elements, this could be part of the solution to our appetite for new technology.

A．First of all, this project prolongs the life of electric objects

B．It is partly because it’s cheaper to replace them than fix them

C．It is reported that many people have made a big fortune from it

D．Now solutions have been put forward to give this e-waste a new life

E．So it’s thought that doing this could be more profitable than traditional recycling

F．As many electrical items contain valuable metals, another solution is e-waste mining

G．One of the reasons is that people don’t think their electronic items are fashionable enough

8 . 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。

A Sweet Art— Sugar Painting

In all around China’s southwestern Sichuan province, one can often find folk artists producing sugar paintings with liquid sugar along the streets and in the parks.

According to some academic studies, sugar painting originated from the Ming Dynasty when sugar animals and figures     1     (make) in molds (模具) as part of a sacrifice in religious ceremony. In the Qing Dynasty, sugar painting gained more     2     (popular). The production techniques were upgraded and the patterns became more various, most of     3     stood for good luck such as fish, dragon and monkey. Afterward, the folk artists in Sichuan     4     (develop) this art by adding techniques of Chinese shadow puppet and Chinese paper cutting. As time passed by, the contemporary form of sugar painting has     5     (gradual) evolved.

Although     6     number of sugar painters has decreased, due to its unique charm, a certain number of artists are making efforts     7     (preserve) it by offering classes, holding relevant activities such as sugar painting contests and applying     8     the National Non-material Cultural Heritage.

Nowadays, this art is getting support again from the general public     9     it has already been listed as Provincial Non-Material Culture Heritage by the Sichuan Government. Moreover, the sugar painting artists have gained     10     (increase) recognition.

9 . You’ve finally tucked yourself into bed and cracked open the detective novel you’ve been waiting all day to get back to. Three pages later, you’re fighting a losing battle against two suddenly very heavy eyelids. You were wide awake mere minutes ago, and the character just uncovered a promising new lead in the case. So, what gives?

As the BBC’s Science Focus explains, the coziness of your covers could be working against you. People usually try to read in a quiet, comfortable atmosphere, and those conditions happen to be ideal for sleep. Reading also eases your mind and draws its focus away from whatever preoccupations might otherwise keep you awake.

"For many people, reading can be relaxing and enjoyable, which can put your mind and body in the appropriate mindset or mood to go to sleep,” Dr. Raman Malhotra, a neurologist and member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s board of directors, told Refinery. “The main reason reading may help some fall asleep is that it allows your mind some time to rest and relax before turning out the lights to fall asleep.”

The concentration required to process every word can be pretty exhausting, too, especially if your chosen tome(大部头书) is dense. And reading line after line of anything can make you feel like giving your eyes a break.

These factors all make reading a great activity to add to your pre-sleep routine if you’re looking for ways to fall asleep faster. But if your body’s snoozing impulse is continually keeping you from enjoying a good book, there are some tricks to prevent it. Book Riot suggests reading in the morning, or trying an audiobook instead. Reading in a spot that isn’t your bed—preferably one where you’re sitting up, rather than lying down—can help, too. Reading in a public place like a coffee shop or park can also discourage dozing.

1. What is the function of the paragraph 1?

A．To make a summary.	B．To draw readers’ attention.
C．To give an example.	D．To analyze.

2. The main reason why reading helps sleep is that ________ .

A．it permit your brain to have some time to rest and relax

B．you have some important things to do

C．you are very sleepy

D．you have a quite atmosphere

3. What does the underlined word “it” in the paragraph 5 refer to?

A．Spot.

B．Reading.

C．Sleep.

D．Book.

4. What’s the writing purpose of this passage?

A．To make us know the sleep problems.

B．To inform us how to prevent sleeping while reading.

C．To call on people to read.

D．To inform us of the reason why reading makes us sleepy.

10 . College sets the stage for students to explore new sides of life. I myself went through this searching process and found something that has changed my _________ at college for the better：I discovered ASL—American Sign Language(美式手语).

The _________ began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club _________ their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very _________ of communicating without speaking attracted me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the _________ . This newness just left me _________ more.

After that, feeling the need to _________ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL Club’s meetings. I only learned how to _________ the alphabet(字母表)that day. Yet instead of being disappointed by my _________ progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to ____________ those meetings and learn all I could.

The following term, I ____________   an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was not   ____________ . I soon realised that the silence was not unpleasant. ____________,if there had been any talking, it would have ____________ us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the ____________ way of communication it opens.

1.

A．progress

B．experience

C．major

D．opinion

2.

A．meeting

B．trip

C．story

D．task

3.

A．recorded

B．performed

C．recited

D．discussed

4.

A．idea

B．amount

C．dream

D．reason

5.

A．end

B．past

C．course

D．distance

6.

A．showing

B．acting

C．saying

D．wanting

7.

A．exercise

B．explore

C．express

D．explain

8.

A．print

B．write

C．sign

D．count

9.

A．slow

B．rapid

C．normal

D．obvious

10.

A．chair

B．arrange

C．attend

D．organise

11.

A．missed

B．passed

C．created

D．had

12.

A．allowed

B．stressed

C．ignored

D．repeated

13.

A．Lastly

B．Thus

C．Instead

D．However

14.

A．required

B．caused

C．ordered

D．expected

15.

A．easy

B．popular

C．quick

D．new