1 . Finally came Wednesday! I walked onto campus feeling nervous even though I had walked on these same grounds for two years because my junior high school is next door. Everything looked and felt different now that I was in senior high.

I looked at my schedule. First period-German. Our German teacher was very friendly and I liked her from the beginning. What I didn’t like, though, was that I was surrounded by students from other grades, with only five familiar faces.

Then I had to walk all the way across campus and up three flights of stairs to get to my second period-biology. Our biology teacher is Ms Campeau, and I think that she will teach us a lot this year because she is very to the point. She also has her unique way of saying be quiet; she says“alligator”. She explained that she is the king, or should I say queen, of the class because alligators are the “king of the swamps (沼泽)”.

My third class was English. After surviving two periods without too much of a challenge, I began to feel good. However, the third period changed everything. Mr Valassidis, my English teacher, told us that we would have to write 40 essays (文章) and read AP-level books such as The 0dyssey this year. I love reading and writing, but 40ESSA YS?AP-level books? Now I was scared. He also talked about how important it was to be focused. Last year was not a very “focused” year for me. While doing homework, I was often talking on the phone, or busy with a conversation online. I planned on stepping it up this year because I wanted to stay an honours student.

1. What did the author mainly write about in this passage?

A．Her new teachers.

B．Her plan for the new year.

C．Her first day of senior high.

D．Her schedule for Wednesday.

2. What should students do when Ms Campeau says“alligator”?

A．Sit still.	B．Stop talking.
C．Look at the blackboard.	D．Listen carefully.

3. How did the author find her first two classes?

A．Unattractive.	B．Informative.
C．Very tiring.	D．Pretty easy.

4. Why did the author feel scared during the third period?

A．She couldn’t focus on her work.

B．She found the class demanding.

C．She didn’t like the teacher.

D．She did poorly at school.

3 . 假如你是李华，你的留学生Jim近期想和舍友出去旅行，有两条线路可以选择：“长江之行”或者“泰山之旅”。Jim来信希望你能给些建议。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1.你建议的线路；2，你的理由；3. 你的祝愿。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总次数。
Dear Jim,
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4 . People began to wonder how long the________（灾难；灾害）would last. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

5 . I would________（较喜欢）reading books to watching television. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

6 . Parents and coaches are________(power) teachers because children usually look up to them. (所给词的适当形式填空)

8 . Especially________(令人惊叹的) is the Inca's dry stone method of building.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）