1 . Games have already become a good companion for people. Whether kids or adults, they prefer to spend their spare time in playing games. Why are games so popular? Firstly, they can attract people easily and secondly, they are east to upgrade(升级). Each day, thousands of games come out. And no matter which kind of game you like, there is always a game that suits you. Now when people meet, they would like to talk about the newest games.

Here are the hottest new games for girls. They are Didi games. 80 percent of girls like dressing-up games. There are varieties of dressing-up games in Didi. The leading roles of them also vary from common girls to princesses. If you are lucky enough, you can be dressed up as the famous stars you admire. At the same time, wedding dressing-up games can also be found. Whether you admit it or not, all girls like things related to wedding, so most girls like to be dressed up as brides.

In order to attract kids’ attention, many games choose fairies(精灵) as the leading roles, for fairies are really alluring to girls. Maybe the magic wands(魔杖) of the fairies really have supernatural powers(超自然力量). There are various kinds of Didi fairy games, such as Fairy of Water, Catching Flowers Contest, Winter Garden Fairy, etc.

Cooking games are also girls’ favorite games. Making a cake, soup or other delicious food is a category of simple games. There are also complicated ones, for example, preparing a dinner. It is more challenging but most girls like challenges. Another category of games which attracts people must be the games related to farms. Why are they so popular? Because the games can let people enjoy the fun as farmers. There are also farm animals that kids like very much. Here you can build your own farms. Also you can experience the life of farmers.

1. What is the reason why many people like games according to the author?

A．Games are usually easy to play

B．Playing games helps people learn a lot

C．Players can update their games easily and they are attracter easily

D．There are many kinds of games that suit everyone

2. What can we learn about Didi games?

A．The fairies are the leading roles in the games

B．They have been famous for several years

C．They are the most popular games among girls

D．They are all about traditional dresses

3. What kinds of games do all the girls enjoy in the author’s opinion?

A．Cooking games like making a soup

B．The games that are about weddings

C．Games that let them enjoy the country life

D．The games related to magic wands

4. The underlined word “alluring” in Paragraph 3 probably means “     ”.

A．confusing	B．annoying
C．challenging	D．fascinating

2 . When I was little, my grandfather would pick me up after school and take care of me until my parents came home. Every day I looked forward to being with Grandpa.

If it was a fine day, he would take me to the park where he told me the names of the flowers and trees. Sometimes, we would go shopping together. He would push the cart and I would help him get things off the shelves. He always found ways to involve me in what he was doing. I was his “little helper”. Grandpa taught me to care about the world by having me help with the gardening. He watered the trees and bushes, while I watered the flowers. We fed the birds. He showed me that if you were really quiet and stayed still, the birds would come up to you. I still love feeding birds and never understand people who get so wrapped up in owning a home that they don’t stop to care for the surrounding wildlife.

For an after-school snack, my grandfather would give me boiled potatoes and carrots with a little bit of butter on them or he would cut up some fresh fruit for me. My mother was so strict that she held that I must finish my homework as soon as I got home from school. Grandpa thought it was more important to relax, so he would let me watch one show first. He had his way and the way worked. And he said, “Were I you, I wouldn’t tell your mother, or you won’t have time to relax.” Whenever I left a room, Grandpa would remind me to turn off the light to save electricity. My grandpa was a devoted family man. He helped my parents through really tough financial times.

Grandpa passed away when I was 10. I love him and he will live in my heart forever and always.

1. We can learn from this passage that         .

A．the writer was attached to her grandpa

B．the writer lived with her grandpa as a little girl

C．the writer’s grandpa died when she was grown-up

D．the writer’s grandpa finally moved to live with her parents

2. The writer’s experiences in the garden made her           .

A．help her grandpa a lot when he was busy

B．get the idea of protecting the wildlife

C．know vegetables were difficult to plant

D．become a gardener when she grew up

3. Why did the writer’s grandpa tell her not to tell her mom the truth?

A．Because he was afraid that she would punish the writer.

B．Because he wanted the writer to know about TV shows.

C．Because he was afraid that she would get angry with him.

D．Because he wanted to let the writer relax before studying.

4. The writer refers to the experience of turning off the light to show           .

A．grandpa made her develop a good habit

B．grandpa tried his best to save money

C．she was too forgetful to remember that

D．she was careless when she was young

3 . Once there was a young girl named Eliza. She was the daughter of a king and she was very lazy. She_______ had her servants do everything for her.

“I am very thirsty, and my_______ is on the table. Please get it for me.” She called._______ a servant picked the glass up from the _______ next to Eliza and held it up to her _______ until Eliza was no longer _______. The next day, Eliza was walking to dinner when her hat _______. She called for a servant and a young man ran over, picked up the hat,_______ it off, and placed it back on Eliza's head.

She continually _______ her servants to do simple tasks for her. Her father noticed her________ and decided to punish her. He set her in a________ with only a loom (织布机) and some thread. No ________ were allowed in the room.

“You will________ in this room, not eating or drinking until you have woven a blanket for me. You have to do all of the work by ________.” The king left Eliza all alone in the room.

Eliza called for her servants,________ none appeared.Then she________ her father telling her about Athena, the goddess of wisdom. She called for Athena over and over until finally, she fell ________.

While she was sleeping, she had a ________. Hermes spoke to her in her dream. He said,“Athena has heard your pleas (请求) for________. She is very angry with you. She will come to you and inform you of your________.” Eliza awoke very frightened.

1.

A．seldom

B．always

C．never

D．sometimes

2.

A．hat

B．thread

C．blanket

D．glass

3.

A．Immediately

B．Suddenly

C．Fortunately

D．Eventually

4.

A．floor

B．shop

C．table

D．kitchen

5.

A．bed

B．roo

C．lips

D．shoulders

6.

A．angry

B．hungry

C．happy

D．thirsty

7.

A．fell off

B．went away

C．jumped off

D．stood up

8.

A．took

B．dusted

C．kicked

D．paid

9.

A．begged

B．required

C．advised

D．persuaded

10.

A．happiness

B．wisdom

C．laziness

D．honesty

11.

A．school

B．factory

C．room

D．church

12.

A．servants

B．classmates

C．relatives

D．sisters

13.

A．rest

B．study

C．play

D．stay

14.

A．himself

B．myself

C．herself

D．yourself

15.

A．but

B．so

C．also

D．even

16.

A．forgot

B．remembered

C．regretted

D．suggested

17.

A．ill

B．hungry

C．asleep

D．worried

18.

A．time

B．power

C．chance

D．dream

19.

A．help

B．playing

C．accompany

D．living

20.

A．praise

B．punishment

C．pleas

D．freedom

4 . 假设你是李华。你的英国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对中国历史很感兴趣，并请你介绍一位你喜欢的中国历史人物。请你给Jim回信，内容包括：
1、该人物是谁；
2、该人物的主要贡献；
3、该人物对你的影响。
注意：       1. 词数不少于100；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Yours

Lihua

5 . 语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I    1    (change) much since I entered senior high school. In the past I     2    (use) to play computer games in an Internet bar in the street.    3    a result, the more I played, the    4    (lazy) I became. To me, study seemed boring and endless,     5    made me fall behind others in my class. Now I've realized time is too precious    6    (waste). So I'm trying to make up for the     7    (lose) time and spare no effort to study hard. I've made it a rule to rise early and pay my attention     8    books immediately I sit down. The final-term exam     9    (come) and I am doing what I can to prepare for it. And I believe I can make great progress and realize my dreams     10    (final).

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\） 划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My father go fishing alone every Sunday. This morning when we were got up, it was fine. Father decided to go fishing, so mother stopped him, said that it was going to rain according to the weather forecast（预报）. She asked him to put off his raincoat, but he did not take her advices. When he got to the river, it was cloud. Soon the rain began to fall heavily and he was caught in it. After she got home, he was wet through.   “Did you catch some fish?” asked my mother. “No, but I caught bad cold,” he answered.

7 . China is a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country. Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle. Millions of them, all black. Cars were rare. Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year, I’ve found the opposite is true. There are millions of cars. However, people still use their bicycles to get around. For many, it’s the easiest and cheapest way to travel today. Bicycles also come in different colors --- silver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.

It’s fun watching people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks. Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can’t provide.

Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather accompanied my great buy. I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.

My first ride home was orderly (守秩序的). To be safe, I stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. I didn’t want to get hit. So I took the ride carefully.

Crossing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the United States. The streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck.

I finally made it home. The feeling on the bicycle was amazing. The air hitting my face and going through my hair was wonderful. I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places and people. Biking made me feel alive.

1. According to the author, why are bicycles still popular in China today?

A．Because they are traditional and safe.

B．Because they are convenient and inexpensive.

C．Because they are colorful and available.

D．Because they are fast and environment friendly.

2. The author decided to buy a bicycle because he intended __________.

A．to ride it for fun	B．to use it for transport
C．to experience local culture	D．to improve his riding skills

3. How did the author feel about his street crossing？

A．It was boring.	B．It was difficult.
C．It was lively.	D．It was wonderful.

4. Which of the following best describes the author’s biking experience

A．The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills.

B．The author was annoyed by the air while riding.

C．The author was praised by the other bikers.

D．The author took great pleasure in biking.