1 . 假定你是某中学学生李华，你校的留学生Bill无法适应这里的学习与生活，感到苦闷，因此写邮件向你求助。请你用英文给他写一封回信。内容如下：
1. 深表同情；
2. 提出建议(至少三条建议，如参加学校社团活动、与朋友交流、做些户外活动等)并给出理由；
3. 希望建议能有所帮助。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Bill,

I am sorry to know you are    1    (在这里生活和学习有麻烦). However, the situation is easy to change. Now, I’d like to    2    (给你一些建议).

Firstly, join some school clubs,    3    (在那儿你可以交到一些朋友). Secondly,    4    (与和你有相同兴趣的人交流). Maybe it can help you get rid of your loneliness. Thirdly,    5    (做一些户外活动) and they can make you relaxed.    6    (通过做所有的这些事情), you can get used to your school life and live happily.

Hope    7    (我的建议能帮到你).

Yours，

Li Hua

2 . 根据汉语提示补全短文。

Based on the     1    (心理学) behind creating a desire to buy, advertisers have developed ways of persuading people into     2    (购买) their products or services. A common technique to make an impact is to create a     3    (难忘的)     4    (口号).     5    (口号) use simple but impressive language to make us remember the product or service being advertised. Some of these slogans may also appeal to (迎合) our emotions. For example, a slogan may connect a fine china     6    (茶壶) it aims to promote with our pride in having good taste. You will hear a variety of slogans any time you watch TV. Think about your favourite one. What makes it special? And what message does it try to     7    (被传达)? A slogan which communicates an idea effectively can    8    (使增长) sales and even becomes part of popular culture. That is the power of memorable slogans.

Another technique advertisers often employ is to link their company or product to a “    9    (品牌)    10    (大使)”-a famous actor, a sports star, or even a fictional character. Think of a popular fast-food restaurant. Does it have a     11    (品牌大使)? Is the     12    (品牌大使) popular among potential customers? The more we like the brand ambassador, the more we will be attracted to buy the product.

3 . 短文填空

Rabindranath Tagore, born on May 7, 1861 in India, was a Bengali     1    , short-story writer, song composer, playwright, essayist, and painter who introduced new prose and verse forms and the     2     of colloquial language into Bengali literature, thereby freeing it from traditional     3     based on classical Sanskrit. He was highly influential in introducing Indian     4     to the West and vice versa, and he is generally regarded as the outstanding creative artist of early 20th-century India. In 1913 he became the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for     5    .

4 . 短文填空

William Shakespeare, also     1     as “Bard of Avon”, lived from about 1564, up to 1616 in England. He is     2     as the greatest of all English writers of all times. His extant works     3     of 39 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems, and a few other shorter verses. However he is     4     mostly for his dramas that have transcended time in the truest sense. The plays of Shakespeare have been     5     into almost all languages of the world, and are the inspirations behind a whole gamut of performing arts.

5 . 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Erk得知你下周要开始高中生活，发来邮件询问有关情况，请你用英语给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1.你的心情；
2.你做的准备；
3.你的期待。
注意:1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Erie,

I _____ (excite) last few days. I just can't wait to start my senior high school. To quickly _____ (get used to), I've done _____ (as...as, research) and managed to collect a wealth of information. Besides, I told myself to _____ (habit, shape). I expect to _____ (friend, judge) in the new school.

How are you _____ (get along)? Please write and tell me.

Yours,

Li Hua

6 . 根据提示用所给学词汇的正确形式完成下列短文。

Fishing is one of the most     1     (strike) drivers of declines (降低) in ocean wildlife populations. Catching fish is not naturally bad for the ocean and without doubt     2     (accept), except when boats catch fish faster than stocks (储备) can catch up, something called overfishing.

The damage done by overfishing goes     3     (超出……范围) the needless loss of billions of fish. The number of overfished stocks     4     (global) has increased a lot in half a century and today one-third of the world’s fisheries are being pushed over their biological limits, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It is shown by a new study that more than one-third of all sharks and rays are now at risk of     5     (extinct) because of overfishing.

Overfishing is closely tied to bycatch — the catch of unwanted sea life while fishing for a specific species. This, too, is a serious marine (海洋的) threat that     6     (导致) the needless loss of billions of fish.

Billions of people rely on fish for protein, and fishing is the main livelihood for millions of people     7     (全世界).     8     (因此), governments and regional fisheries bodies must     9     (采取行动) now to stop overfishing and prevent a global crisis. To our relief, many people who make a living by catching and selling fish are working to promote how the world manages and protects ocean resources. WWF works with a lot of organisations to reform fishery management     10     (在全世界), focusing on sustainable (可持续的) practices that not only protect ecosystems, but also sustain livelihoods and ensure food security.

7 . 用本单元所学词汇及语法知识完成下面短文(每空一词)。

Talking about information technology, I should say I have seen its development from babyhood to adulthood, during which time I grew up from a kid depending on an a    1     clock to wake up to an adult to     2     (下载) wake-up ringtones (手机铃声) to my phone.

Who would have believed 20 years ago that, with a phone in your pocket, you would be able to travel long distances without a wallet, something that is becoming increasingly useless with the i    3     of digital payment? Just think about how much     4     (方便) we owe to a time of digitisation. I remember my dad would always turn on the TV around dinner time for the weather report. But since he got his smartphone, he has been using an a    5     which provides an hourly update of the change of weather. My mom has also found on Internet TV a whole new world of TV programmes on the     6     (推荐) of the Internet. I used to keep a diary in a notebook, but now my notebook is my computer, which also serves as a(n)     7     (极好的) dictionary and my library. While I must a    8     that the increased efficiency (效率) of the information age is desirable, I have become concerned about its side e    9    . One day when my daughter asked me if she could have her own smartphone, my answer was brief, “Yes, on your 18th birthday.” I have seen many cases of kids becoming     10     (沉迷于) smartphones, eyes on the screen for much time to e    11     all kinds ofunimportant stuff. I feel obliged (有责任的) as a parent to teach my kid to take advantage of an ocean of information rather than be controlled by it. Too much information is i    12     very worrying and upsetting.

8 . 根据所给单词的首字母及其英文释义完成下面短文(每空一词)。

This morning my exam results finally came. I’d been expecting them for the last week. I knew I’d done quite well, but I was still nervous as I opened the     1     (信封). Before I had a chance to look at them, my sister had already run up and pulled them out of my hand! She read them out, “English A, maths A, biology A, French A ...” This was the o    2     I’d been waiting for. I’d got As in every subject — even geography, which I hadn’t been sure about!When Mum and Dad heard the news, they     3     (immediate) started shouting with j    4    . By the time I had breakfast, Mum had already called Grandma and Grandpa, and shared the good news with them!

9 . 根据所给单词的首字母及其英文释义完成下面对话(每空一词)。
Billy: Hi, Mom! Guess what? We had our English test today. I was     1     (幸运的) to get the highest score in my class!
Mom: Oh, c    2    , Billy, I’m glad you did so well! You worked hard for that test.
Billy: Thanks, Mom. I’m hungry. What’s for dinner?
Mom: We’re going to have a small family g    3     at your aunt’s this evening. It’s your grandfather’s birthday today, remember?
Billy: Oh no, I forgot! I haven’t got a birthday gift for Grandpa! I wonder if I have time to     4     (挑选) one before we go there.
Mom: Don’t worry. I bought a gift for him yesterday. Anyway, your English test score is the best gift for your grandfather. The whole family will be at the party this evening. All your aunts, uncles, and cousins are coming.
Billy: I haven’t seen the whole family for a long time.
Mom: Well, you’ll see them soon. Now, hurry up and get ready. I will be waiting for you     5     (在楼下).
Billy: OK.

10 . Complete the passage with correct signposts.

SOHO working style is advanced and should be encouraged.     1    , working at home instead of office is cost-efficient to the whole society. It can save a lot of unnecessary costs. The employers no longer have to pay for Internet use, electricity and other expenses related to the office daily work.     2    , the SOHOs do not need to wake up early every morning just for taking the bus. They can spend longer time in sleeping than before, which will make them energetic at work. I think working at a flexible time schedule is beneficial to us to balance between family and work.     3    , this working style should be encouraged.

Not everyone can be a freelancer.     4    , being a freelancer requires some special qualities, such as self-control, perseverance, commitment to the plan and the like.     5    , I think not everyone can be a freelancer.     6    , being self-employed is not easy. Although this kind of lifestyle is attractive to a lot of people, it is also a riskier proposition than working at a traditional job.