1 . A sunny afternoon before Christmas, a little girl was decorating a box with a gold wrapping paper to put it under the Christmas tree. Money was tight, so the girl’s father
However, the next morning the girl
The father was extremely
Each of us have been
| A．praised | B．punished | C．admired | D．contacted |
| A．expensive | B．common | C．cheap | D．lovely |
| A．emailed | B．sent | C．brought | D．put |
| A．beautiful | B．full | C．amazing | D．empty |
| A．box | B．gift | C．paper | D．package |
| A．anxiously | B．fluently | C．seriously | D．calmly |
| A．excitement | B．tears | C．fire | D．stars |
| A．designed | B．exchanged | C．filled | D．arranged |
| A．surprised | B．proud | C．shy | D．annoyed |
| A．ears | B．hands | C．eyes | D．arms |
| A．forgiveness | B．carelessness | C．kindness | D．blindness |
| A．alone | B．happy | C．sad | D．excited |
| A．heart | B．love | C．anger | D．stress |
| A．given | B．requested | C．attracted | D．impressed |
| A．source | B．topic | C．confidence | D．treasure |
2 . Jon Pedley is making a big change. He is giving up his life as a businessman for a life of helping others. He is trading his beautiful farmhouse in England for life in a mud hut (小屋) in Uganda, East Africa.
Pedley admitted that he had not always led a very positive life. At times he drank too much and got in trouble with the law. “I had always put the pursuit (追求) of money in front of everything else. As long as I was all right, I didn’t care who I was hurting,” says Pedley.
But a visit to Uganda in 2007 gave Pedley a new outlook on life. He was amazed at what he saw and how much the people there appreciated the work he was doing. “I worked there for a few days and these people who have nothing were thanking me by giving me bags of potatoes, which are a fortune for them,” he said. Now Pedley is selling his business, his $1.5 million farmhouse, and his expensive car—and moving into a hut made of mud and boards in a small Ugandan village. There he will help run an organisation that hopes to improve the quality of life for people in the village of Kigazi. He will help to build schoolrooms for children and tanks to hold clean water for villagers. Today, people in Kigazi must walk two miles to a hospital, so Pedley will help to build doctors’ offices, too.
Pedley’s organisation will also work with English teenagers who are in trouble. The teens will be sent to a “camp” in Uganda that Pedley will run. The teens will live in mud huts and help to build water, health, and education facilities (设施) for kids in Kigazi, many of whom have lost their parents to poverty or disease. Pedley hopes the teens will see a side of life that might help them turn around their own lives and set them on a new and more positive path.
1. Which of the following best describes Pedley in the past?| A．Negative. | B．Creative. | C．Positive. | D．Selfish. |
| A．Do business with the local people. |
| B．Help farmers increase potato output. |
| C．Help villagers with building work. |
| D．Introduce tools to improve English teaching. |
| A．To encourage them to make friends with locals. |
| B．To inspire them to live a more positive life. |
| C．To train them to become doctors in the future. |
| D．To make them learn about different cultures. |
| A．From a millionaire to living in a mud hut. | B．A life-changing adventure. |
| C．A rich man becoming homeless. | D．More money, more worries. |
3 . The day before yesterday, when Peter’s family were having dinner, Father raised an interesting question, “Was there anything in our past that we feel ashamed of, guilty about, or regretted? Maybe we can find ways to say sorry, or take some action to right any wrongdoing.” This seemed like a very private matter, but Peter thought about it carefully the whole night.
Peter remembered an incident from middle school. In his school, there was a worker, Neil Stone, who none of the kids liked. One night, Peter and two of his classmates decided to play a trick on him. They found a can of red paint, and wrote on the school main road in bright red: Neil Stone is a fool! The next day, the whole school saw these words. Within two hours, Neil had Peter and his two classmates in his office. His classmates said that they had done it but Peter lied and denied the truth.
This morning, Peter went back to his middle school. Neil Stone is still working there. “Sorry, Neil. Do you still remember what happened ten years ago? I want you to know that I did it.” “I knew it!’ Neil laughed. They had a good laugh and a lively discussion. Neil’s closing words were: “Peter, I always felt bad for you because your classmates got it off their mind, and I knew you were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for visiting me… for your sake.”
Peter knows that no matter how difficult the situation is, it is never too late to clear up the past and make a fresh start.
1. What did Peter remember doing in middle school?| A．Something helpful. | B．Something unpleasant. |
| C．Something valuable. | D．Something useful. |
| A．Dark blue. | B．Light green. |
| C．Pure white. | D．Bright red. |
| A．Ten years ago. | B．The day before yesterday. |
| C．This morning. | D．Not until Peter told him. |
| A．Peter’s family. | B．An unforgettable lesson. |
| C．It’s never too late to say sorry. | D．An interesting thing in middle school. |
4 . It’s estimated that families in the UK create more than six million tonnes of food waste each year. With food prices rising, it’s a good time to become a food-waste fighter. Not only will it save money, it is good for the environment. After all, growing, packaging and transporting food uses a lot of Earth’s resources such as energy and water.
First, it’s a good idea to find out just how much food goes into your rubbish can. Keep a diary and note down the foods that get thrown most often, and why.
Planning meals for the week can save time and money.
Cooking the correct size helps too. Weigh out pasta or rice you need before you cook it. Before you pile your plate, check how hungry you are.
It’s hard to keep track of food that’s gone to the back of the fridge. You could label a shelf an “Eat me first” spot for anything that has been there for a while.
| A．Finally, use your senses. |
| B．At last, ask an adult to help. |
| C．Your freezer is another way to save food. |
| D．Meat from a Sunday roast could go into sandwiches on Monday. |
| E．This may prevent you from leaving food because you’re too full. |
| F．Read the instruction carefully to make sure that you use it properly. |
| G．Here are some simple tips that can help you become food-waste fighters. |
5 . A huge fire broke out on 2 September 1666 in London. The fire, known as the Great Fire of London, was the worst fire in the history of London. It burned down more than three quarters of the old city.
The fire started in the very early hours of Sunday morning in the house of the king’s baker. A strong wind blew the fire from the baker’s house into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
At that time, most of the buildings in London were made of wood, so it was easy for the fire to spread quickly. By eight o’clock, three hundred houses were on fire. By Monday, nearly a kilometre of the city was burning along the Thames River. On Tuesday, which was considered the worst day, the fire destroyed many well-known buildings, including the old St Paul’s Cathedral.
The fire burned until finally hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire were destroyed to create a firebreak. The fire then died out eventually with nothing left to burn.
1. Why is the fire of 1666 called the Great Fire of London?| A．The fire broke out in the capital of England. |
| B．The fire was the worst fire in the history of London. |
| C．People in England will never forget the fire. |
| D．The fire spread fast into Thames Street. |
| A．In the house of the king’s baker. |
| B．In Thames Street. |
| C．In the house of the baker’s neighbour. |
| D．In St Paul’s Cathedral. |
| A．It started in a baker’s house. |
| B．It broke out on a Sunday morning. |
| C．A hotel was next to the baker’s house. |
| D．Most of the buildings in London were wooden. |
| A．The old St Paul’s Cathedral. |
| B．Hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. |
| C．Hundreds of wooden houses. |
| D．All of the above. |
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My uncle and his family are living in Florida, America. Last summer, my mother and I flew see them from China. During the time, my uncle took us to many places. We visit the zoo at Dreher Park. There, we saw the number of animals. I real enjoyed the monkeys that made face at us. We went to the Florida Science Museum where there’re many interested collections. We even enjoyed windsurfing at West Palm Beach, which it was extremely amazing! To my delighted, I made a new friend who is a high school student like me and live next door to my uncle. Now they often send emails to each other to exchange our learning methods.
I can remember some things about my childhood. Some are unhappy. I remember my first visit
Of course some memories are happy. I remember the day when my father tried to teach me how
8 . On July 20, Yu Yifei, a 26-year-old medical intern(实习生)at People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, made his way home in a subway train on Line 5 after his first day's training. When downpours struck the city, he
Flood waters
As water continued to flow into the carriages, passengers'
As more passengers were pulled from the
That night on a subway station platform, he
| A．saw | B．prevented | C．kept | D．saved |
| A．record | B．height | C．point | D．depth |
| A．pushed | B．made | C．burst | D．pulled |
| A．rising | B．falling | C．reaching | D．disappearing |
| A．uncertain | B．unfortunate | C．unusual | D．unable |
| A．foolish | B．unique | C．considerate | D．desperate |
| A．excitement | B．fears | C．adaptation | D．deaths |
| A．managed | B．failed | C．intended | D．hesitated |
| A．tried on | B．got on | C．put on | D．looked on |
| A．later | B．further | C．earlier | D．former |
| A．gained | B．lifted | C．sank | D．ran |
| A．platform | B．air | C．boat | D．water |
| A．stopped | B．continued | C．explained | D．refused |
| A．regaining | B．refreshing | C．reminding | D．replacing |
| A．bored | B．heartbroken | C．energetic | D．exhausted |
| A．wasted | B．needed | C．obtained | D．spent |
| A．only | B．obviously | C．narrowly | D．never |
| A．left | B．approached | C．crossed | D．rescued |
| A．sweat | B．medicine | C．mud | D．tears |
| A．on the air | B．on the spot | C．on holiday | D．on board |
1. 聚会的时间、地点；
2. 你为Mark准备的惊喜；
3. 提醒John准备一份生日礼物。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词2.只允许修改10处，从第11处起）不计分。
Last winter my dog, Anne and I go to the Arctic Hill. It was covered with ice, what made it very interested to slide(滑行) down. Anne did a trick with her tail. I turned around three times before I reached the bottom(底部)! Some young boys were watched us slide. We wanted to slide down too. Then I came up a good idea. I asked Anne that she would agree.
We played at the bottom of the hill but when the young boys slid down, we flew right into the softly and safe places. In this way everyone had a fun.
