1 . 假定你是李华，学校将举行一个关于汉字书写体系（the Chinese writing system）的讲座。你打算邀请你的英国朋友Jack来参加，并请他谈谈如何学习汉字（Chinese characters）。请给他写封邮件，讲座安排如下：
时间：12月19日下午2:00 – 4:00
地点：念慈体育馆一楼多功能厅（the multi-functional hall）
内容：先由Mr. Smith做讲座，然后学生可以自由发问。
意义：培养学生学习汉字的兴趣；重视对汉语的学习。
注意：1、写作词数应为80左右；
2、请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jack,
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Yours,

Li Hua

2 . Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot… you can travel fast or slow. The movement of your feet gets you where you need to go. But it also gets you so much more!     1    

Walking helps you in various ways. First it makes your heart stronger. Studies show regular walking lowers your chance of heart disease. Walking for 30 minutes per day also helps control blood pressure. It can reduce your chance of having a stroke or developing some cancers, too.

Want to lose weight? You need to burn 600 more calories each day than you eat.     2    

Walking helps your brain health. As people age, their brains don’t work as well. One in 14 people over 65 years old suffers from memory loss. Older people who walk six miles or more per week keep their brains in better shape.     3     You don’t have to think about it, so you can consider other things. You can consider problems or think of ideas. You can think over conversations again or just remember funny things that have just happened recently.

Walking is also good for your wallet. It saves the cost of going to a gym.     4     A pedometer(计步器) can get you started. Begin with trying to take 1,000 steps in 10 minutes to set the right pace.

You can make walking part of your day. Instead of parking right next to your office, park a distance away— and walk. Do not take the elevator, but walk.     5     They are what they sound like. Rather than sit, you walk and talk things over.

Make walking a habit, and see how it makes you feel.

A．It is not easy to do that regularly.

B．Walking is the easiest way to do that.

C．You can even have walking meetings.

D．Putting one foot in front of the other isn’t difficult.

E．More walking and less driving help to make you healthy.

F．Walking quickly for 150 minutes each week to get a good workout.

G．Walking is a basic, simple exercise that’s suitable for almost everyone.

3 . You accidentally step into quicksand(流沙）. You begin to sink. Can you drown? Quicksand is sand with so much water between its particles (颗粒) that is soupy. Quicksand can no longer support weight. So does this mean one can drown in quicksand?

The truth is that it is very rare to drown in quicksand. This is because of two things. The first reason is that most quicksand pools are not deep. Usually, a person will sink only a few inches before hitting solid ground. If it is a deep pool, an adult will usually hit solid ground after sinking only to his or her waist. Deeper pools are rare, but even then, there is a reason why people are not swallowed（吞没）up after accidentally stepping into quicksand.

The reason is that quicksand is dense（稠密）. When something is dense, its particles are crowded close together. Quicksand is denser than the human body. This means that humans will naturally float in quicksand! The upward push of quicksand is greater than the downward push of the human body.

Usually you will sink to your chest before you begin to float. Your lungs, acting like giant balloons, help you float. You will only sink further if you are loaded down, perhaps with a heavy pack. Take off your pack, and you cannot drown. You cannot be swallowed.

One man escaped from quicksand after he sank up to his chest. How did he do it? He swam. People can swim in quicksand if they move slowly enough. The man slowly made swimming motions with his arms and legs. He swam slowly and carefully for an hour. He did not stop making the swimming motions once. Finally, he reached the edge of the quicksand pool. He did not drown. He climbed out unharmed.

1. According to the text, quicksand is sand_________.

A．with high temperature	B．mixed with a lot of water
C．that we see on the beach	D．that can pull everything into it

2. What can we infer from the passage?

A．People often drown in quicksand.

B．Most quicksand pools are very deep.

C．Only fat people can be trapped in quicksand.

D．People won’t be swallowed up even in deep quicksand pools.

3. Why do people float in quicksand?

A．Quicksand pools are usually not deep.

B．Quicksand can support heavy weight.

C．Quicksand is denser than the human body.

D．The downward push of quicksand is greater.

4. The text mainly talks about________.

A．quicksand pools.

B．the safety of quicksand.

C．the dangers of quicksand.

D．ways to escape from quicksand.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where do Paul and Judy live?

A．In Northern Australia.

B．In the center of Australia.

C．In Southern Australia.

2. How do Paul and Judy have classes?

A．By computer.

B．By radio.

C．By television.

3. When do the lessons begin according to the talk?

A．When all the students answer the teacher.

B．When the bell for classes rings.

C．When the teacher comes.

5 . There are always some persons in your life who touch your soft heart with kindness.

As a little girl, my favorite thing was _______. And when I thought about _______ I wanted to be when I grew up, I figured I’d be a librarian, just because the two librarians changed my life.

At that time, the town library limited the number of books a person borrowed _______ two once a week. I _______ the books in just three days. So to read more, I was _______ about what books to choose. The librarian, Mrs. Tonne, was a warm person. Every time I went into the library, she greeted me, _______. When learning about my trouble, she often _______ some better books. Thanks to her help, I _______ a lot from these books.

Gradually, I developed an interest in writing, _______ poems. When I was in fourth grade, our school librarian, Mrs. Ketelsen, encouraged me to write more. When my poem was not accepted, she ________ me with comfortable words. Once she helped ________ some poems I’d written about dinosaurs to Highlights magazine. It was my first published writing!

Later, at the University of Iowa, ________ I majored in journalism, my dream was different. I realized that I was shy about interviewing people, which made me ________. When I recalled Mrs. Tonne and Mrs. Ketelsen, I made a decision without ________ to be devoted to writing. And now I am an editor at Reader’s Digest.

Whenever I think of the help from them, how ________ I am. It is their kindness that makes me what I am.

1.

A．reading

B．painting

C．exploring

D．creating

2.

A．how

B．why

C．where

D．what

3.

A．of

B．to

C．from

D．between

4.

A．published

B．edited

C．presented

D．finished

5.

A．under the weather

B．in the air

C．at a loss

D．on the rocks

6.

A．shouting

B．smiling

C．crying

D．dancing

7.

A．exchanged

B．recommend

C．designed

D．adapted

8.

A．reflected

B．devoted

C．expected

D．benefited

9.

A．extremely

B．fortunately

C．especially

D．slightly

10.

A．inspired

B．challenged

C．contented

D．tricked

11.

A．admit

B．send

C．revise

D．settle

12.

A．although

B．because

C．when

D．since

13.

A．relaxed

B．satisfied

C．impressed

D．upset

14.

A．hesitation

B．tension

C．exception

D．argument

15.

A．concerned

B．relieved

C．grateful

D．regretful

6 . 春节将至，你校校报英语专栏面向学生征稿，主题为“我帮爸妈做年夜饭（Lunar New Year's Eve Dinner）”，请你根据以下要点写一份稿件：
1. 年夜饭意义；
2. 帮忙内容；
3. 表达期待。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Helping My Parents with Lunar New Year's Eve Dinner

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7 . Decision hard

From the moment we wake up each day, we’re faced with a continuous stream of choices.    1    , when there are too many options. This is decision fatigue (疲劳), a state of mental overload that can impede (妨碍) our ability to make additional decisions.

When decision fatigue kicks in, you may feel like you just don’t have the mental bandwidth to deal with more decisions.     2    . As a result, you avoid making certain choices entirely, go with the default option or make ones that aren’t in line with your goals or values, experts say.

Here’s how to minimize or manage this phenomenon:

    3    . Some easy ways to do this: When you go grocery shopping, use a master list that has the same staples, and buy the same brands each time.    4    . And if you’re trying to exercise regularly, devote a consistent amount of time for it every day.

Tune into how you’re feeling. Be watchful of signs of decision fatigue and act accordingly: If you’ve had a demanding day that was filled with lots of decisions, put off making another one if you can. If things that wouldn’t normally upset you start bothering you, consider that a sign that you may not be in the best state of mind to make a major decision. “People may not realize that they’re experiencing decision fatigue,” Baumeister, a professor of psychology at the University of Queensland in Australia, says. “    5    .”

A．Make some choices automatic

B．It’s something to watch out for

C．They should turn to the experts for advice

D．Put down what you have in hand and take a break from them

E．This can lead to decisional disfunction or decreased self-control

F．If you like having oatmeal for breakfast, stick with it on a daily basis

G．We tend to feel overwhelmed, anxious, stressed or otherwise out of sorts

8 . “The Last Dance”, the documentary (纪录片), told the story of Michael Jordan and his success with the Chicago Bulls .We learned a lot about Michael Jordan.We took behind - the - scenes glimpses (一瞥) at what it’s like to compete in the NBA .We were given a glimpse into the 90s basketball era (时代) at a time when almost no sports are being played .But it also meant something for our culture, experts say.

Dr.Josh Shuart, the director of sport management at the Jack Welch College of Business & Technology at Sacred Heart University (Connecticut), told the Deseret News that the documentary showed something important for our modern society.Watching “The Last Dance” gave us something to look forward to during a time when there’s nothing else going on, he said.“Why is it important and why did people watch it? The latter is simple: with the absence of live sports of any kind, it was probably the single most interesting thing on TV,” Shuart said in an email to the Deseret News.

Michael Jordan matters for sports culture, too.Jordan set the standard when it came to connecting sportsmen to brands (品牌) and brands to sportsmen .Sportsmen can take care of their brand during their careers (职业生涯) and even after they stop doing sports .Shaquille O ' Neal is an example, Shuart said.The Los Angeles Lakers star - though highly celebrated for his basketball career一has built post-basketball success through business chances .

There might not have been too much new content in “The Last Dance” for sports fans who grew up in the Jordan era.But storytelling still provides a way for us to find happiness, Shuart said.

“Above all, even though we know the beginning, middle, and end, the storytelling provides wonderful insight and results in a very interesting story,” he said.

1. What is “The Last Dance” mainly about?

A．The history of the Chicago Bulls.

B．Michael Jordan’s growing-up experience.

C．The development of basketball in the 1990s.

D．Michael Jordan’ s success with the Chicago Bulls.

2. Why did the author take Shaquille O ' Neal as an example?

A．To prove that it takes sportsmen much hard work to be successful.

B．To show Michael Jordan’s great influence on other sportsmen.

C．To discuss why basketball means a lot to most people.

D．To compare Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’ Neal.

3. What does Shuart think of “The Last Dance”?

A．It shows Michael Jordan’s unknown life.	B．It can’t attract Michael Jordan’s fans.
C．It is encouraging and successful.	D．It is boring for most people.

4. Where does the text probably come from?

A．ATV guide.	B．A business report.
C．An official notice.	D．A documentary review.

9 . Once upon a time, two birds lived in a forest. They had three lovely baby birds and they___________them very much. However, the parents___________that one of the baby birds was very selfish(自私的). They were___________worried. One day, the parents told the baby bird, "Gina, you should___________what you have with others.___________you don't share with others, nobody will share with you.” But the baby bird didn't___________them.

When the baby birds___________, they all left their parents and lived on their own. One day, the bird named Gina found many beautiful flowers. She was very___________. "I'm sure there will be a lot of seeds in___________," she thought. She stayed there every day and if some other birds____________to get close to the flowers, she would shout, "Go away. They are____________!" Hearing that, all the other birds flew away.

Several months later, the flowers were____________. But there were no seeds as they were cotton trees. As winter was getting close, Gina became____________. She had stored no____________for winter. Some other birds flew to her and said, "We all____________they were cotton trees. We tried to tell you about__________, but you've always driven us away." Hearing that, Gina was__________ashamed(羞愧的). She remembered what her parents once said to her. She____________how selfish she was!

She decided to make a____________. She looked for food everywhere and once she found some, she shared with others. The other birds__________her, too. Because of their help, she got through the winter.

1.

A．hated

B．feared

C．surprised

D．loved

2.

A．explained

B．doubted

C．found

D．told

3.

A．daily

B．possibly

C．really

D．hardly

4.

A．play

B．share

C．enjoy

D．find

5.

A．Though

B．Unless

C．If

D．Until

6.

A．care about

B．look for

C．look at

D．listen to

7.

A．grew up

B．flew away

C．looked up

D．run away

8.

A．kind

B．happy

C．disappointed

D．angry

9.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

10.

A．decided

B．refused

C．used

D．tried

11.

A．his

B．theirs

C．yours

D．mine

12.

A．short

B．gone

C．lost

D．old

13.

A．worried

B．interested

C．tired

D．excited

14.

A．room

B．wood

C．food

D．water

15.

A．told

B．ignored

C．lied

D．knew

16.

A．how

B．when

C．that

D．where

17.

A．gradually

B．greatly

C．finally

D．frequently

18.

A．realized

B．wrote

C．suggested

D．remembered

19.

A．change

B．plan

C．preparation

D．meal

20.

A．visited

B．found

C．liked

D．helped

10 . 请你修改以下的每个句子，每句有1处语言错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在横线下面写出修改后的词。
注意：每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
1. Although forced keep out of politics, he was still very concerned about the situation in his country.
2. The Battle at Lake Changjin setting in the Korean War enjoyed great popularity during the National Day holiday.
3. Some new laws will take effect next month, half of who are closely related to our daily life.
4. Mark Twain worked as a pilot on a steamboat, take passengers up and down the Mississippi.
5. The company focused on improving its service ever since a new managing team was brought in.