1 . 语法填空

Ms. Guli is from Australia. In 2012, she decided to focus on     1     (help) the world face its water problems. Ms. Guli said that when she saw a river that had dropped by 20 feet within six     2     (year), she realized she needed to do something.

She started a group called “Thirst” that had taught over 500,000 people in China different ways     3     (save) water. Ms. Guli also began running. Running was not easy for her. When she was younger, her back was badly hurt. Doctors thought she might never run again. She started swimming, then biking, and     4     (final) running again.

In November, Ms. Guli ran the New York Marathon, the first of the 100 marathons planned for     5     (she) Running Dry project. But after 60 marathons, doctors discovered that Ms. Guli had broken     6     bone in her leg. She decided to walk the marathons rather than run them. That meant spending about 9 to 12 hours     7     (walk) instead of five hours running.

But after 62 marathons, doctors told her that she would damage her leg     8     she didn’t stop. Ms. Guli finally agreed to stop running.

One thing is certain. Even if she     9     (hurt) her leg, Ms. Guli will continue working to let us know how     10     (importance) it is to change the ways we use and save water.

2 . People often feel upset because airline companies always lose their suitcases when they fly. It has never happened to me. But something even worse happened to my family recently.

About ten years ago my mum got a job _________ at a university in Thailand. At first she only went for six months. Later because she really liked it, she agreed to stay _________, so my father and I went to live with her in Thailand. We had a great time, but last year my _________ decided that they wanted to return to the UK. We had been there so long. So we wanted _________ a lot of things back with us-all the furniture from our house, in fact. So Mum and Dad went to a shipping company. Workers in the company took everything back in one of those big containers that you see on ships. The container looks like a big green metal box. The _________ put everything into it: the armchairs and sofas, the TV, wardrobes, desks, even all the rugs and curtains. Our whole house was inside that big green metal box.

We flew back to the UK and _________ for the container to arrive. About ten weeks later, we were having _________ one morning when a big lorry arrived outside our house. On the back was a big green metal box. We were so _________. The men _________ the box and started to take out our things. But they weren’t our things. The container was full of gym equipment. It was the __________ one. We were so sad. But the story has a happy ending. The men took the container and gym equipment away, and about two months ago our things finally arrived

1.

A．swimming

B．fishing

C．shopping

D．teaching

2.

A．longer

B．higher

C．older

D．younger

3.

A．teachers

B．parents

C．friends

D．classmates

4.

A．taking

B．taken

C．to take

D．took

5.

A．factory

B．school

C．company

D．hospital

6.

A．give

B．allowed

C．got

D．waited

7.

A．breakfast

B．lunch

C．dinner

D．homework

8.

A．sad

B．excited

C．surprised

D．worried

9.

A．broke

B．moved

C．closed

D．opened

10.

A．beautiful

B．broken

C．wrong

D．right

3 .

Babysitter Wanted We need a babysitter to look after our boys aged 5 and 7 after school from 4 pm to 6 pm on weekdays. Pay: $40 per week. Call Lisa at 678-34521.

Times Coffee Shop We’re looking for waiters and waitresses for breakfast time and lunchtime to work in our shop on Sundays. Call Bella at 612-39875 (8 am-4 pm).

Holiday Job Do you want to make some extra money this summer? Can you speak another language? We need French, Spanish or German speakers to work for us in the City Museum Shop from Tuesday to Friday. Send your CV (简历) to citymuseumshopjob@163.com.

Deliver Newspapers We need young people to deliver newspapers on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings before school. Newspapers must be delivered before 8 am and you must have your own bike. Interested? Send your CV to postoffice@cranbrook.com.

Dear Jenny, Thanks for remembering my birthday. I almost forgot it. When your gift arrived, I was really happy. I love the cookbook. It seems very interesting. I will learn to cook today’s dinner from it. Thanks again. Yours, Lisa

Dear Cindy, The trousers you gave me are great! I can’t believe you made them by yourself. They look like the ones from a fashion store. With a gift like this, I don’t mind being one year older. If you have free time, please show me how to make them. Yours, Julia

Dear friends and neighbors, Thank you for turning my birthday party into a concert. I always like listening to music. And this time when I shared the beautiful music with you, I felt so happy! I’ll never forget this special day. I’m very lucky to have friends and neighbors like you! Yours, Peter

1. How much can you get if you look after Lisa’s children for half a month?

A．About $40.

B．About $60.

C．About $80.

D．About $100.

2. What do you have to do if you want to work in the City Museum Shop?

A．To have your own bike.	B．To be interested in history.
C．To be at work before 8 am.	D．To be able to speak another language.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．If you want to work in Times Coffee Shop, you can call 678-34521.

B．Lisa needs a babysitter who can look after her boys on Sundays.

C．If you are interested in delivering newspapers, you must have your own bike.

D．You can get no money by working in the City Museum Shop.

4 . You are a freshman in college. You want to have fun, but you want people to take you seriously. You need to earn good grades, especially if you are on scholarship. You need to make sure you are preparing for the world after college, too. It sounds I like a lot of responsibility and work.     1    

Meet new people

    2     These are great places to meet people who have not yet found their “set”. You’ll feel at ease and meet a bunch of people in the same boat as you are.

Volunteer

Volunteering is sometimes required as part of your curriculum in college, and you’ll meet plenty of new people in this way.    3     It can teach you valuable skills you can use for your job hunt after you graduate.

Find a passion

    4     Do you secretly want to learn flamenco dancing? Take a class. Maybe you have always thought it would be cool to be a writer. Join a literary magazine or school newspaper College is a wonderful place to try new stuff, even if you are not great at it.

    5    

Part of becoming a successful college student is accepting that things won’t always work out the way you want them to. You’ll make some mistakes, even some big ones. Don’t see these as evidence that you are “a failure”. View them as opportunities for growth.

A．Accept that failure is okay.

B．Attend clubs and socials, especially the ones for freshmen.

C．Have you always wanted to act?

D．You may not have any idea what you want to do for a career, and as a freshman, that’s okay.

E．Fortunately, with a little planning and know-how, you can make your college career a success.

F．Sure, a poetry class may not seem like it will help you with your major, but it encourage s creativity and expression.

G．Also, volunteering looks great on a resume.

5 . 选词填空
1. Li Hua always gets ______ (A. up；B. down) early in the morning.
2. The math’s problem is so difficult, neither Tom nor I ______ (A. am；B. are) able to work it out.
3. Take down all the important points ______ (A. until；B. before) you forget them.
4. ______ (A. Following；B. Followed) the film star, the young people ran into the hall.
5. The Science Museum, ______(A. which；B. that) we visited in Britain, is one of London’s tourist attractions.

6 . 为了进一步增强中学生的安全意识，提高他们的自我保护能力，某校开展了以“How to Keep Safe”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请你根据下图用英语写一篇演讲稿。

1. 慎重交友	2. 遇险报警
How to Keep Safe
3. 安全饮食	4. 其他(1-2点)

要求：1. 内容必须包括图中的全部要点，可适当发挥；
2. 表达清楚，语句通顺，语意连贯，书写规范；
3. 词数80左右。
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7 . 假设你是张伟，你的英国笔友弗兰克 (Frank) 来信告诉你，他因长时间打游戏与父母发生了争吵，他现在很难过。请你根据以下要点及要求，给他写一封英文回信。
写作要点：
1. 打游戏浪费时间，伤害眼睛，不利于学习；
2. 理解尊重父母，向父母道歉，与他们沟通；
3. 不打游戏，努力学习，帮父母做家务。
写作要求：
1.必须包括以上所有要点，并可适当发挥；
2.词数80左右 (开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。
Dear Frank,

I’ve received your letter and I know you argued with your parents.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please be happy and everything will be better.

Yours,

Zhang Wei

8 . 选词填空
1. I like traveling, and I have been to many ________ (A places; B place), such as Hong Kong and Tibet.
2. Great changes ________ (A has; B have) taken place on people’s dinner tables in the past 30 years.
3. After I learned how to swim, I ________ (A realized; B realize) that practice makes perfect.
4. Chinese women athletes have made ________ (A important; B importantly) contributions for the Olympic Games.
5. Luckily, he found ________ (A his; B him) parents with the help of the policemen.

9 . Imagine a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your arms. You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you _________ at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?

Nick was born without limbs (四肢), so life was not _________ for him. At school many students played jokes on him _________ he looked different from everyone else. No one wanted to be his friends, so he always felt _________.

However, he faced that bravely. He _________ to type and write with two toes (脚趾) at the age of six, and he could even surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the _________ students in the studies. And he decided to do something special later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.

Now Nick is one of the most popular _________ in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his stories _________ difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you have, not what you don’t have,” he said. His _________ has encouraged millions of people.

“I tell people to keep on going up when they __________ and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

1.

A．cry

B．shout

C．smile

D．ignore

2.

A．different

B．easy

C．difficult

D．same

3.

A．because

B．until

C．although

D．unless

4.

A．surprised

B．lonely

C．interested

D．shocked

5.

A．helped

B．failed

C．learned

D．succeeded

6.

A．active

B．top

C．shy

D．super

7.

A．speakers

B．teachers

C．students

D．waiters

8.

A．at

B．for

C．against

D．behind

9.

A．note

B．spirit

C．secret

D．failure

10.

A．worry

B．break

C．lose

D．get

10 . 阅读下列各句，从每题所给的A和B两个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. The doctors tried his best and ________ (A. saved; B. saving) the man in time.
2. Don’t lose heart and keep on trying, and ________ (A. your; B. you) efforts will surely give you a surprise next time.
3. When you want to go shopping, think about what kind of clothes you ________ (A. real; B. really) need.
4. Running is fun and I enjoy running three ________ (A. time; B. times) a week.
5. The Mid-Autumn Day is one of the most important ________ (A. festivals; B. festival) in China.