1 . Sugar Goldtree was my Grandma. I loved her. Everyone called my grandma “Sugar”. Every time I heard it, I would smile a huge smile.Grandma Sugar had a small house with a large garden. She worked all year long preparing that garden. She would always tidy the garden carefully. She would till the soil until it was like fine sand.

Grandma Sugar would tell me that if we plant the corn in one place this year, then the next year we would need to plant it in another spot. She would always say,“Fill your garden with flowers, The bees will buzz (嗡嗡地飞) around your head when you are picking those nice little cucumbers (黄瓜). After all, they helped to make our plants so beautiful.”

“We are about ready to plant some sunflowers,” Grandma Sugar said, handing me a packet of seeds. I carefully placed the seeds in rows, and covered them with soil, stepping on top of the soil to pack it down. Grandma Sugar sat at the edge of the garden making signs to put at the end of each row, with a date on it. Each year we would keep those signs in a book with photos of me and Grandma Sugar in our garden.

Grandma Sugar had a whole basket of seeds to plant. One by one,we planted rows of corn, beans, cucumbers, onions, lettuce and tomatoes. In the middle of summer, I would run down to the garden with a basket. Grandma Sugar would yell (大赋),“Pick a salad from the bed, little sugar!”

Growing up in the garden was wonderful. I remember Grandma Sugar and her garden. I learned a lot of lessons in that garden.

1. Why did people call Grandma“Sugar”?

A．Because she liked sweet things.

B．Because she was kind and helpful.

C．Because her garden was attractive.

D．Because her name went that way.

2. How did Grandma Sugar plant the corn?

A．She fed bees around the corn.

B．She planted the corn with flowers.

C．She planted the corn every two years.

D．She changed the corn spot every year.

3. Which has a closer meaning to the word “till” in Paragraph 1?

A．Dig up.

B．Look for.

C．Give up.

D．Take away.

4. What can we know about Grandma Sugar?

A．She didn’t like bees buzzing.

B．She knew much about gardening.

C．She preferred vegetables to flowers.

D．She was strict with her grandchildren.

5. How does the author like the gardening life?

A．Hopeful.

B．Challenging.

C．Memorable.

D．Encouraging.

2 . When I speak English, I usually translate words from my native language in my head and it takes me a lot of time just to speak a simpler sentence.

    1    ? Stop translating in your head and learn to think in English If you want to speak English fluently and naturally. The following 3 steps will help you.

Step :     2    

Think small first. I mean think in words, only simple words. The learning of your mother tongue starts with simple words like “ dad” table” dog“blue and so on.     3    . Try to say everything you see in English, only English. Later, in a conversation, the picture or Visualization of a real table will directly remind you of the word “table”.

Step 2: Think in sentences

This step needs more time and effort. But it’s worth it.     4    : “It’s a table. ”“I have a table, ” “The table is blue, ”, etc. Just do it step by step and day by day. Don’t jump to long sentences if you’re a beginner. Otherwise, you’ll be let down.

Step 3：Think in conversations

    5    . Some suggested topics may be your daily activities: family, friends, school, dream, favorites, and something similar.

When you are sure that you can express a complete thought, make conversations with others.

A．Think in words.

B．Just try doing this in English.

C．Does this sound familiar to you?

D．Speak English as much as possible.

E．Start with simple and short sentences.

F．Make conversations with yourself first.

3 . One day when Bill was walking home from school, he heard a _________ coming from the bushes. He went over to see what it was. Behind a bush, he found a black and white dog _________ in a trap (陷阱). Bill hurried home with the dog and showed his _________. Bill’s dad said the dog had a broken_________. They took the dog to the doctor. On the way, Bill’s parents decided that Bill could keep the dog _________ they couldn’t find the owner. When they arrived, the doctor put a cast (石膏) on the dog’s leg. He _________ told Bill that she was going to have puppies (幼犬)!

The next day, Bill posted _________ around his neighborhood that said, “Found: Dog-Black and White,” and listed his _________ for the owner to call.   

Two days later, Bill _________ a call from the owner of the dog. The owner __________ Bill for taking such good care of his dog. When the owner came to __________ his dog, he said Bill could have one of the puppies. Bill was so __________!

Bill __________ a doghouse and even bought some__________ to get ready for the dog. What else? Yes, a __________ for his new puppy. Rosco, that’s it!

1.

A．whistle

B．sigh

C．whisper

D．noise

2.

A．caught

B．deserted

C．hidden

D．left

3.

A．neighbors

B．friends

C．parents

D．brother

4.

A．ear

B．nose

C．tail

D．leg

5.

A．because

B．if

C．though

D．but

6.

A．again

B．also

C．still

D．once

7.

A．signs

B．results

C．pictures

D．maps

8.

A．address

B．e-mail

C．phone number

D．report card

9.

A．returned

B．heard

C．received

D．missed

10.

A．thanked

B．reported

C．accepted

D．admired

11.

A．care for

B．pick up

C．give away

D．search for

12.

A．confused

B．ashamed

C．shocked

D．excited

13.

A．imagined

B．drew

C．built

D．visited

14.

A．bones

B．puppies

C．photos

D．plants

15.

A．signal

B．collar

C．dress

D．name

4 . 阅读下面短文,请根据短文内容从方框中所给的 12 个词中选用 10个词并用其正确形式填空。将答案填写在答题卡的指定区域。每个词只能选用一次。

they     will       from       so       when       exist light     entire   which   fish       meet       complete

Last year, I returned to Fuling, a river town near the Yangtze River. I visited the White Crane Ridge Underwater Museum. It’s a very strange museum    1     is under 40 meters of water, I knew its director even before the museum and the Three Gorges Dam     2    .

I taught English at the local college in the town of Fuling     3     1996 to 1998. Fuling was then quiet. Foreigners were very rare(稀小). When I ate my lunch in the town centre, often a crowd came to watch me. There weren’t any traffic     4     I couldn’t find a car.

During my visit, I     5     some of my old students. They told me about their old classmates, many of whom had left Fuling. I also visited Huang Zongming and his brother.    6     I lived here, they were fishermen. When the first stage of the dam was     7    ,they left their home. I was sure that their lives were     8     changed. But now l discover that everything is almost the same for    9    .They are still fishermen and go     10     every day. The fishing on the river is still good.The dam has not changed some things in Fuling.

5 . 阅读下面短文，请根据短文内容从方框中所给的 12 个词中选用 10 个词并用其正确形式填空。每个词只能选用一次。

have   but   borrow   that   so   until     piece   importance   pass   what   reply     week

Dave woke up at 7:00 a. m. He had been chatting with a friend on the computer    1     nearly midnight last night so he was feeling quite tired but also rather nervous because this was a day of an    2    English exam at school. Dave had been studying very hard for this exam for the last two     3     so he thought he had a good chance of    4    it.

While Dave was traveling to school on the bus, he remembered that he had forgotten to take his wallet with him    5    he didn’t have any money to buy lunch. Just after this, his friend Lucas got on the bus.

“Can I    6    some money, Lucas?” asked Dave.

“Sure, no problem,”     7     Lucas. “Here you go.”

Two boys did the English exam. While they were    8    lunch, Dave asked Lucas if he thought the exam had been difficult. Lucas smiled and picked up the slice (薄片) of chocolate cake     9    he was eating.

“It was so easy. It was a     10    of cake!” said Lucas, smiling.

6 . Instagram is a hugely popular way for users to share pictures, videos and messages with family and friends. Most people use the service on their mobile phones.

Now, Instagram users are able to use the service for a completely different activity — reading books. The New York Public Library recently started a new service called Insta Novels. This new service will include a collection of classic books through Instagram. The service is available for all Instagram users, not just people in New York City.

Library officials have promised to provide readers with “some of the greatest stories ever told“. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was the first on Instagram. The New York Public Library said this famous story was specially designed for Instagram to include colorful animations(动画)and modern drawings.

        The books can be found in Instagram Stories. This Instagram feature(特色) was designed to let users post photos and videos that would disappear after 24 hours. But then Story Highlights was introduced last year as a way for users to keep content in Stories for as long as they want. Books posted by the library will be available through Story Highlights.

Library officials say the main purpose is to raise awareness about reading in general. But it is also designed to show how the library is changing to fit an online world and attract younger people.

Christopher Platt, the New York Public Library’s chief library officer, spoke about the service. “We want people to understand that libraries aren’t just places full of dusty books,” he said.

The library has already lined up several other classic works in the coming months. These include The Yellow Wallpaper, a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.

1. What’s the purpose of Paragraph 1?

A．To point out how to get on well with your friends.	B．To summarize the functions of Instagram.
C．To draw your attention to the use of mobile phone.	D．To make an introduction to Instagram.

2. What is Instagram’s new service for?

A．Shopping online.

B．Sightseeing

C．Reading books.

D．Sharing videos

3. The underlined word “These” in the last paragraph refers to           .

A．the classic works

B．the new services

C．the coming months

D．the public libraries

4. The New York Public Library started the new service mainly to         .

A．encourage people to surf the Internet	B．raise the public’s reading awareness
C．earn more money	D．make itself more famous

5. What does the writer want to tell us?

A．Website links people through books.	B．Full classic novels have arrived on Instagram.
C．The New York Pubic Library is on its new way.	D．New service is on its stage for New Yorkers

7 . Most Americans speak directly and are not afraid to say “no”. But we do have ways to be polite-or show respect for another’s feelings.    1    

Any questions?

In the case of a teacher asking, “Do you have any questions?” You may want to answer this way, “ No, I do not have any, because your lesson was very clear.”

Another answer you may give is:     2    .This leaves open the possibility of   asking questions later.

More coffee?

On a plane when a flight attendant (乘务员) asks, “Do you need coffee?” you may hear this answer: “Thanks, I’m fine.”

Note that the speaker does not use the word “no” but still sends the message that coffee is not wanted. Another answer would suggest something else the attendant can bring.    3    

More difficult situations

I think that saying “no” may be more difficult in other situations, such as when a friend asks you for a favor.    4    

Here is an example:

—Ryan, can I borrow your bicycle tomorrow?

—No, I’m sorry, but I need it to go to my job.

    5    we might say we would like to accept it to be polite. Look at this example:

—Ryan, can you join us for dinner Saturday?

—I wish I could, but I have other plans.

Here, you express the idea that you want to accept the invitation but you do not need to give details (细节) of your plan.

A．In this case, Americans would usually explain why they cannot help.

B．Let us look at some polite ways to say“no”

C．You may worry what you say is annoying.

D．Not now, but I might have some later.

E．It is also difficult to say “no” to an invitation.

F．No, thanks, but I would like some water.