1 . This pen is a birthday present that Father gave me. I hate to have to part with it___________ it is old.

A．even though

B．as soon as

C．as long as

D．now that

2 . After driving for an hour, Mr. Zhang finally arrived at the theme park, only___________ no parking space left.

A．finding

B．found

C．to find

D．find

3 . It was such a(n)___________ to hear that my uncle was found safe and well after the big earthquake.

A．privilege

B．relief

C．ambition

D．challenge

4 . 假设你是李津，你写了一篇关于中国灿烂文化的英文文章，打算向The World 专刊投稿。请写一封Email给你的外教Tina，请她帮助你修改润色。要点包括：
（1）你的请求； （2）文章的内容； （3）投稿的原因。
注意：
（1）词数不少于100；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
（3）开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tina,

I am writing to ask you for some help.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li jin

5 . 阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

I met Mrs. Sase in my senior year of high school. I was struggling greatly in her math class. On top of always struggling with math, I was dealing with the anxiety that came with being a foster youth and worrying deeply about the future that lay in store for me. I had been living with my foster parents (养父母), and our agreement was that after graduation I was to move out and begin my life as an adult to support myself, at seventeen.

What accompanied the burden of the anxiety was a lack of motivation in school. Most teachers didn’t notice me. Mrs. Sase, however, took a closer look. I will never forget the first time she walked over to my desk and handed me a little folded note. It read, “Are you okay?”

I was shocked by her genuine care and interest in my well-being. Not only was she sensitive enough to notice my reserve, but she also took the time to personally make a difference. She listened as I shared my most hidden fears about my past and the uncertain future that was closing in on me. She listened when others seemed to be too busy to show concern. And she agreed to write a letter of recommendation for me when I decided to apply for the Guardian Scholars Program, a program committed to helping ambitious, college-bound students exit the foster care system.

I found new ambition through Mrs. Sase’s support and devotion to my academic and personal success. Gradually, not only did my grades improve, but my confidence also improved.

The most amazing thing about Mrs. Sase was that I was just one of an army of students who would confess that Mrs. Sase had changed their lives. Her entire classroom was filled with letters of utmost appreciation for her and the life-changing impact she had on so many students.

Once, Mrs. Sase was in hospital for a week, during which we students visited her in turns and tried our best to do something for her because in our mind Mrs. Sase was an angel who spread her wings far and wide.

1. What was the agreement between the author and his foster parents? (no more than 10 words)
2. How did the agreement affect the author? (no more than 12 words)
3. How did Mrs. Sase care about him? (no more than 15 words)
4. How do you understand the underlined part in the last paragraph? (no more than 15 words)
5. What do you learn from the author’s story? (no more than 20 words)

6 . Fanning is a musician and hotel owner born in Ireland, and now he lives deep in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. “The Irish have a song and play music nearly every day.” Said Fanning. “Every weekend, my family will play music in the house.” Like Fanning, many people in the area continue the traditions from their family’s immigrant history, including a kind of music called old-time.

Old-time music comes from the Appalachian Mountains, a system of mountains along the eastern part of the United States. In the 18^th century, many Europeans from Ireland, Scotland, and Germany arrived in the area to begin new lives. Reflecting the cultures that settled there, the roots of old-time music are in the traditional music of these European countries. Although the US became their home, these Appalachian communities continued the European music and dance traditions they loved. Over time, the music mixed with that of African slaves and became what is now called old-time music.

The earliest purpose of the music was for dancing. Life in the mountains was hard work. Music and dancing provided the Appalachians with a much needed break from the labor of the day. And it brought people of different generations together. In small Appalachian towns in the past, there was always a musician in the neighborhood. Young people would study the art under him or her.

Old-time music is learned by ear. It’s a much more arduous kind of music than other music. There’re no written notes, so people have to learn it all by ear and try to reproduce the sound. Therefore, it needs more time and effort to master it. Old-time musicians might not read music, but they can easily put a song together.

Old-time songs mainly describe what happened in the past. Some called “spiritual” are based in the the Christain religion. Others are American civil war songs. And, many are about the life and land that surround the songwriter. But some of the earliest songs go back to the music’s European roots.

These days, oid-time music is not often heard over the radio. But it still lives on strongly in the communities where it came from.

1. What can we learn from Fanning’s words?

A．Music is a part of his daily life.

B．their music is popular in America.

C．Music reminds them of their history.

D．Music unites people of different races.

2. What is old-time music made up of?

A．American music and European music.

B．Ancient European and Indian music.

C．European music and African music.

D．Music created in the 18th century.

3. What was the original function of old-time music?

A．Killing free time and educating the young.

B．Entertaining people and linking generations.

C．Encouraging hard work and recording history.

D．Building healthy lifestyles and uniting nations.

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

A．Traditional.

B．Difficult.

C．Popular.

D．Varied.

5. What is old-time music mainly about?

A．Natural beauty.	B．Love stories.
C．People’s wishes.	D．The history.

7 . For my 8^th birthday my ________ was a shiny blue bike. My older sisters decided to teach me to ride. We lived on Edgewood Avenue at the top of a steep hill. My ________, Agnes and Christina, put me on my bike and ________ me hard, yelling instructions, “Peddle! Steer! Use the brakes!” Needless to say, I was rushing down the street ________ trying to hold on.

I bumped into the curb (路缘), ________ over the handlebars onto the sidewalk, skinning my knees, hurting my hands and crying loudly. Instead of offering ________, my sisters yelled at me ________ I hadn’t listened to their instructions. Weeks ________ before I tried again. This time I walked my bike to the ________ parking lot behind the schoolyard. I kept repeating the instructions to myself and after a few awkward ________ and even more painful spills I learned to ride a bike.

Learning life lesson is ________ like learning to ride a bike. Some life lessons are ________ to learn. We don’t always get to choose where we learn them; we don’t always have good teachers and we are not always ________. Sometimes we find ourselves madly trying to hold on.

But things are different now.

My husband, Rich, ________ my sons to ride a bike. First he raised their training wheels a little and they rode around the block getting used to the unstable ________. After he removed the training wheels he would run along the side of the bike holding on to the seat to ________ them. Up and down our street they would go with Rich calling out, “You ________ have it! You’re doing great!” until my son would call out “Let go”. Rich would let go but still run along, just ________. It was a happy day in the neighborhood.

When the life lessons come along in this New Year you may ________ them from a patient and kind teacher; you may have them surrounded by ________ and encouragement. And you may have someone stay by your side until you have found victory.

1.

A．dream

B．reward

C．gift

D．aim

2.

A．brothers

B．sisters

C．friends

D．classmates

3.

A．stuck

B．turned

C．knocked

D．pushed

4.

A．wildly

B．carefully

C．slowly

D．instantly

5.

A．jumping

B．flying

C．moving

D．leaving

6.

A．sadness

B．happiness

C．excitement

D．sympathy

7.

A．although

B．until

C．because

D．while

8.

A．passed

B．remained

C．happened

D．changed

9.

A．crowded

B．busy

C．covered

D．empty

10.

A．experiments

B．attempts

C．fights

D．conflicts

11.

A．though

B．even

C．much

D．still

12.

A．wonderful

B．comfortable

C．dangerous

D．painful

13.

A．ready

B．perfect

C．wrong

D．strong

14.

A．forced

B．taught

C．allowed

D．ordered

15.

A．practice

B．habit

C．development

D．feeling

16.

A．repair

B．fix

C．steady

D．move

17.

A．almost

B．usually

C．always

D．seldom

18.

A．in time

B．in relief

C．in turn

D．in case

19.

A．accept

B．learn

C．refuse

D．avoid

20.

A．blame

B．complaint

C．support

D．criticism

8 . The new traffic law has ________. It won’t be long before it is put into effect.

A．gone through

B．set off

C．come out

D．made up

9 . He was ________ for the job vacancy because he couldn’t be on time even for the interview.

A．objected

B．discouraged

C．opposed

D．rejected

10 . My parents always remind us that by no means ________ no respect for our teachers.

A．we show	B．did we show
C．should we show	D．we should show