1 . Do you want to improve your spoken English?    1    

Repeat the language!

Repeat words and sentences over and over again until you can say them really fluently (流利地). For example, say “I went to the shops, I went to the shops” repeatedly.     2    Then later when you’re speaking, it’ll come out naturally.

    3    

First, write out in note form (笔记形式) the story you want to tell, and then use those notes to practise telling the story.

Memorize language!

    4    You can do this by writing them out, or by speaking them out loud so that you’ll be speaking normally (正常地). And the more you do this, the more they’ll stick in your mind.

Practise forming questions!

Look at a sentence and see if you can change that into a question. For example, when seeing the sentence, “She’s seen the film,” you need to change it into the question, “Has she seen the film?”     5       But the more you do this, the more fluent and quicker you’ll get at making questions.

A．Practise telling stories!

B．Listen to English!

C．Making questions is quite difficult if you haven’t been practising it.

D．Try to remember as many phrases and expressions as you can.

E．The more you say it, the more it becomes fixed in your brain (刻在脑子里).

F．Here are four quick tips for you.

G．Do not go near objects that could directly fall on you.

2 . A man named Randy liked to look for big trees and old trees. He made maps to show where these trees were. He did not want to cut them down. He wanted people to take care of them.

Randy was told that there was a very tall tree on Vancouver Island. The tree was said to be 314 feet tall. That would make it the tallest tree in Canada. Randy started to find the tree.

But someone else found it first. It was found by a logger (伐木工). Loggers wanted to cut down Canada’s tallest tree and all the trees around it.

Randy made a path in the forest so people could see the tallest tree. The tree was so big and beautiful that it would bring them enjoyment. More and more people wanted to save that forest. Thanks to these people, that forest is now a park. Canada’s tallest tree is still there.

1. Why did Randy make maps of big trees and old trees?

A．To carry out his duty carefully.	B．To avoid getting lost in forests.
C．To show where these trees were.	D．To get information for selling them.

2. What did the loggers want to do to Canada’s tallest tree?

A．Take care of it.	B．Cut it down.
C．Take pictures of it.	D．Make it famous.

3. Why did Randy make a path to the tallest tree in Canada?

A．To help people cut it.	B．To help people see it.
C．To help people water it.	D．To help people move it.

4. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．The path.

B．The forest.

C．The tallest tree.

D．The park.

3 . Are you still wondering about which club to choose? The following information about the clubs in our school may help you make a good choice.

Writing Club Advisor (顾问): Ms. Loll (cloll@ aacps. org) Club Meeting Time: Tuesday 10:00—10:30 Wednesday 9:30—10:00 Description: Writing Club is open to any student at SHS who would like help in improving writing and grammar skills.	Food Club Advisor: Ms King (laking@ aacps. org) Club Meeting Time: Tuesday 10:00—10:30 Thursday 10:00—10:30 Description: Love talking about food, cooking, and more? Food Club is your place. Join us to discuss all things about food and cooking.
Art Club Advisor: Ms. Hendryx (jhendryx@ aacps. org) Club Meeting Time: Tuesday 10:00—10:30 Friday 10:00—10:30 Description: Art Club is a time to work on your own artwork. We watch different videos which may include art skills and famous artists.	Book Club Advisor: Ms. Choulis (mchoulis@ aacps. org) Club Meeting Time: Monday 10:00—10:30 Thursday 9:30—10:00 Description: This is a club for students who love reading. Students will read books and then meet twice each week to have discussions about the book.

1. If you want to improve writing skills, which club is a good choice?

A．Writing Club.

B．Food Club.

C．Art Club.

D．Book Club.

2. What is the meeting time of Food Club?

A．Tuesday & Wednesday.	B．Tuesday & Thursday.
C．Tuesday & Friday.	D．Monday & Thursday.

3. Who can one contact if one chooses Art Club?

A．Ms. Loll.

B．Ms. King.

C．Ms. Hendryx.

D．Ms. Choulis.

4 . Peter is a high school student and he lives in Suzhou. His family often take a trip to cities, such as Nanjing and Hangzhou. But Peter always hoped to visit Shanghai. This year, his dream finally came true.

On June 22nd, Peter’s family took the train to get to Shanghai. Their first destination was Zhujiajiao Ancient Town. After arriving there, they tasted many delicious foods first. Then they watched Kunqu Opera performances and hanfu shows.

On the second day, Peter’s family went to Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park. They not only watched many animals, but also joined in some traditional activities about the Dragon Boat Festival. For example, they made zongzi and joined in a boat race. Peter also played an ancient game — touhu. This was the first time he had tried the game. It was so interesting. They also went to At Life Hub@ Anting Square.

On the last day, Peter’s family enjoyed the old Shanghai songs and guofeng music at the concerts. They also went to Jiabei Country Park. They had fun at a music festival and took many photos at a Chinese art show.

“The three-day vacation was a great experience for me,” Peter said, “I learned a lot about Chinese traditional art and history.”

1. Which city did Peter always hope to visit?

A．Suzhou.

B．Nanjing.

C．Shanghai.

D．Hangzhou.

2. What did Peter and his family do first after arriving at Zhujiajiao Ancient Town?

A．They visited some parks.	B．They took many photos.
C．They watched hanfu shows.	D．They tasted many delicious foods.

3. Which place did Peter and his family visit on the last day?

A．Jiabei Country Park.	B．At Life Hub@ Anting Square.
C．Zhujiajiao Ancient Town.	D．Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park.

4. What does Peter think of his vacation?

A．Tiring.

B．Great.

C．Boring.

D．Safe.

5 . 假定你是LiHua，你的好朋友张雷，因为他的父母为了养家糊口经常在异地城市打工。放学后，他总是感到孤独，来信询问你的建议。作为朋友，请你给他写一封建议信，内容包括：
1.得知他遇到的麻烦。
2.给出你合理的建议。
3.结合内容适当发挥。
注意：1.写作词数应为 80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Zhang Lei,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Lihua

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A 90-year-old has been awarded “Woman Of The Year” for     1     (be) Britain’s oldest full-time employee (雇员) still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9 am to 5 pm daily at the pet shop     2     she opened with her late husband Les. Her years of hard work have been     3     (final) acknowledged after a customer nominated (提名) her to be Cheshire’s Woman Of The Year.

Picking up her “Lifetime Achievement” award, Irene     4     (declare) she had no plans     5     (retire) from her 36-year-old business. Irene said, “I don’t see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and seeing my family and all the     6     (friend) I have made over the years. I work not because I have to,     7     because I want to.”

Granddaughter Gayle Parks, 31-who works alongside her in the family business said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award. She said, “We don’t have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call     8     (say) she was short-listed, we thought it was a joke. But then we got     9     official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her. It’s     10     (wonder).”

8 . Labor is important and necessary for everyone. I am glad that I learned the ______ of work when I was a child.

I grew up on a farm. We had to care for ______ such as cows and sheep from morning till evening, seven days a week. ______during school vacations and on weekends we still had ______ work to do. I was paid for my work. From the age of 10, my parents ______ me ＄1 an hour. Because of this, I learned how to ______ money. When I was only 11, I saved enough to buy a ten-speed bicycle. In high school, I ______ a job in a nearby town during the summer to save money ______ college. I learned how to manage money at an   ______ age.

I also learned the satisfaction of work well done. The young animals were my responsibility. Most   ______ often had problems with their young cows getting sick. I was proud that my young cows were usually ______ . I loved it when the whole family ______ together to get in hay (干草) before a rainstorm. It was exciting when we jumped out of bed in the middle of the night to ______ the cows in the field after they had escaped through a broken fence (栅栏). Doing hard work at an early age ______ me how valuable it can be. And from these ______ I learned to be confident and self-disciplined (自律的).

1.

A．value

B．difference

C．decision

D．amount

2.

A．shops

B．flowers

C．plants

D．animals

3.

A．Seldom

B．Never

C．Even

D．So

4.

A．school

B．office

C．research

D．farm

5.

A．left

B．paid

C．lent

D．asked

6.

A．give

B．return

C．save

D．use

7.

A．got

B．lost

C．refused

D．bought

8.

A．of

B．in

C．to

D．for

9.

A．old

B．early

C．average

D．late

10.

A．teachers

B．farmers

C．engineers

D．students

11.

A．healthy

B．nervous

C．weak

D．strong

12.

A．ate

B．studied

C．worked

D．played

13.

A．bring up

B．put away

C．look for

D．depend on

14.

A．provided

B．taught

C．introduced

D．prepared

15.

A．experiences

B．discussions

C．directions

D．functions

9 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

A funny thing happened to Arthur when he was on the way to work one day. As he walked along Park Avenue near the First National Bank, he heard the sound of someone trying to start a car. He tried again and again but couldn’t get the car moving. Arthur turned and looked inside at the face of a young man who looked worried.

Arthur stopped and said, “It looks like you’ve got a problem.”

“I’m afraid so. I’m in a big hurry but I can’t start my car.”

“Is there something I can do to help?” Arthur asked. The young man looked at the two suitcases in the back seat and then said, “Thanks. If you’re sure it wouldn’t be too much trouble, you could help me get these suitcases into a taxi.”

“No trouble at all. I’d be glad to help.”

The young man got out and took one of the suitcases from the back seat. After placing it on the ground, he turned to get the other one. Just as Arthur picked up the first suitcase and started walking, he heard the long loud noise of an alarm.

It was from the bank. There had been a robbery (抢劫)!

Park Avenue had been quiet a moment before. Now the air was filled with the sound of the alarm and the shouts of people running from all directions. Cars stopped and the passengers joined the crowd in front of the bank. People asked each other, “What happened?” But everyone had a different answer.

Arthur still carrying the suitcase, turned to look at the bank and walked right into a young woman in front of him.

She looked at the suitcase and then at him. Arthur was surprised. “Why is she looking at me like that?” he thought. “The suitcase! She thinks I’m the bank thief!”

Arthur looked around at the crowd of people. He became frightened, and without another thought, he started to run.

注意：续写的词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1:

As he was running, Arthur heard the young man shouting behind, “Stop! Stop!” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

The taxi stopped in front of the police station. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10 . Serena was walking to her class slowly. She worried about the ________ test she would have to take that morning. As she was reaching the classroom, a piece of paper suddenly fluttered (飘落) down and ________ near her feet. As Serena ________ the paper, her heart nearly missed a beat. It was the history test paper complete with ________!

Serena’s very first ________ was not to tell anyone what she had found. She would ________ all the answers and do extremely well in the test. After some hard thinking, however, she realized that it would be a very ________ thing to do. Besides, it would be ________ to her classmates. In the end, Serena ________ the paper to her history teacher, Miss James.

“Thanks, Serena. I have been ________ for it everywhere,” said the teacher. “Sorry, Miss James. I’ve read all the questions already.” Serena said.

Miss James told her not to ________ as she would think of new ________ for the test. Serena’s heart sank. She was half hoping that the test would be cancelled (取消). However, she did her best in the new test later that day.

A few days later, the test papers were returned to the class. To her pleasant ________, Serena discovered that she had scored eighty marks.

“You know,” she told her friends, “I could ________ have got full marks if I had cheated. But I wouldn’t be as ________ as I am now with the eighty marks I got.”

1.

A．English

B．Chinese

C．maths

D．history

2.

A．disappeared

B．landed

C．slid

D．hung

3.

A．aimed at

B．laughed at

C．looked at

D．shouted at

4.

A．answers

B．introductions

C．explanations

D．marks

5.

A．discovery

B．impression

C．thought

D．guess

6.

A．forget

B．memorize

C．ignore

D．correct

7.

A．dangerous

B．wonderful

C．dishonest

D．hopeful

8.

A．useful

B．easy

C．difficult

D．unfair

9.

A．pushed

B．returned

C．introduced

D．recommended

10.

A．waiting

B．hoping

C．searching

D．asking

11.

A．worry

B．lie

C．hesitate

D．excuse

12.

A．pictures

B．questions

C．places

D．goals

13.

A．surprise

B．regret

C．anger

D．horror

14.

A．never

B．ever

C．hardly

D．easily

15.

A．pleased

B．bored

C．patient

D．angry