1 . Lazy people will never gain anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind.

One way to fight laziness is to get enough sleep. Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.

Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task. Others take a more positive approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone. Laziness appears when you no longer feel in charge of your own mind.

Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often contributes to laziness. Create a reward system for yourself, just as parents do for a child. Complete a few tasks and reward yourself with what you enjoy, such as a good dinner or a film.

Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home. Couples and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not dealt with immediately. To fight family laziness, set an example. Be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your example and perform their own task. It is difficult to practice laziness when you are surrounded by motivated (积极的) people.

Finally, taking exercise regularly can help you fight laziness. Enough exercise and a balanced diet can help you to develop a healthy lifestyle, thus enabling you to have more energy and help lift your spirits.

1. How many ways have been mentioned in this passage to defeat laziness?

A．3

B．4

C．5

D．6

2. According to Paragraph 2, we can know that__________.

A．people who don’t get enough seep must be lazy

B．people who lack of motivation must be lazy

C．people who stay up too late and get up too early must be lazy

D．people who adjust their seep schedule mustn’t be lazy

3. The underlined word “temptations” is closest in meaning to__________.

A．Excitements	B．Happiness
C．Attractions	D．entertainments

4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．How to fight laziness?

B．Laziness does great harm to our life.

C．Lazy people will never gain anything.

D．Laziness can be defeated.

2 . 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。

One Sunday morning, George Thomasa, baker in a small New England town was walking through town when he saw a young boy coming toward him, swinging (挥舞) a bird cage in the air. On the bottom of the cage, there were three little wild birds shaking with cold and fear. George Thomas stopped the boy and asked him what he got there.

The boy was happy and told him that there were just some old birds in the cage. When the baker asked him what he would do with the old birds. The boy said casually (漫不经心地) that he wanted to take the birds home and play with them. He would pull out their feathers to make them fight. He would have a really good time because he would enjoy watching these.

George Thomas was shocked by what the boy said. How could a boy be so rude to wild animals? So he continued to ask the boy what he would do to the birds when he got tired of them, because he was such a naughty and cruel boy that he was sure to be tired of them sooner or later. The boy laughed and said that he got a cat, which liked birds, so he would give the birds to his cat. The baker got more worried and decided to help set free the poor birds. So he asked, “How much do you want for those birds, son? ”

The boy looked at him in surprise, wondering if the baker really wanted to buy them. He laughed and reminded the man that they were just plain old field birds. They didn’t sing, and they were not even pretty. However, the baker insisted and continued to ask him how much money he wanted for the birds.

The boy stared at the baker as if he were crazy and said, “＄10?”

注意: 续写词数应为150左右。

The baker reached in his pocket and took out a ten-dollar bill.

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The baker picked up the cage.

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3 . 一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“十年后的我”（Me in Ten Years）。请根据下列要点结合你的想法完成短文。
要点：1. 家庭；
                  2.工作；
                  3.生活。
注意：1. 词数100左右
                    2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Me in Ten Years

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4 . Welcome to the Painting Competition for Woodlands Students

The International Anti-Drug Day this year is coming soon. In order to raise teenagers’ awareness to fight against drug taking, the City Art Council is going to hold a painting competition for the students in our city. Students who want to take part in the competition can hand in their own 2D paintings in either of the following two ways:

Each school will be provided with a box for students to put in their paintings. Boxes will be picked by the City Art Council on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016, before the end of the school day.

Paintings can be also handed in on Friday, June 24th, from 8:00 am to 10:00 am at the Woodlands Art Hall (175 Riverside Street).

All paintings are required to be 60 cm wide by 80 cm long or smaller. Larger sizes will not be accepted. Each student can only hand in one painting. The final decision on the competition results will be made on June 26th, the Anti-Drug Day. The name list of the winners will be made known on the website of the City Art Council on the same day. All winning paintings will be shown to the public at the City Youth Park from June 27th till the end of July.

Prizes:

1st Prize (10 students) ＝$ 300 Gift Card each

2nd Prize (20 students) ＝ $ 200 Gift Card each

3rd Prize (30 students)＝ $ 100 Gift Card each

For further information:

Visit http://www. woodlandsartcouncil. org or call 2569-8632.

1. The size of the paintings like ______ will be accepted.

A．50 cm wide by 90 cm long	B．70 cm wide by 60 cm long
C．60 cm wide by 90 cm long	D．60 cm wide by 70 cm long

2. The public can enjoy the winning paintings ______.

A．at the City Youth Park	B．at 175 Riverside Street
C．at the Woodlands Art Hall	D．at the City Art Council

3. What can we know from the passage?

A．Each student can take part in the competition with one 3D painting.

B．Each of the second prize winners in the competition will get 300 dollars.

C．Students can get more information about the competition in two ways.

D．Students must put their paintings in the school box on June 24th.

5 . All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when “their” player or team wins.

Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! And think of people in cold countries. Think how many people love to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada. Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. They are about one hundred years old. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water－skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

People from different countries often become good friends after a game together. Sports help them to understand each other. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace．

1. Why do people all over the world enjoy sports?

A．Because they want to keep healthy.	B．Because they are happy.
C．Because they want to live longer.	D．All the above.

2. Some people get excited when they watch a game because ________．

A．their favorite team wins	B．they win the game
C．they get the good news	D．they can’t help themselves

3. Which of the sports has a long history?

A．Water－skiing.	B．Basketball.
C．Volleyball.	D．Jumping.

4. People from different countries often become friends after a game together because ________．

A．they train their character in the game	B．they understand each other
C．they are friendly to each other	D．they help each other

6 . 假如你叫李蕾。最近你收到美国笔友Tom发来的邮件。在邮件中，Tom说自己体质较差，经常缺课，因此他非常担心。请你给他回一封邮件。内容包括：
1.表示安慰；
2.提出建议（重视锻炼，闲暇时间进行慢跑，还要均衡饮食，保持心情愉悦等）；
3.祝他早日康复。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
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Yours,

Li Lei

7 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Learning a foreign language is a challenging task,     1     it can also be     2     very enjoyable experience. Here are a few tips on how to learn a foreign language well. Firstly, work on your own pace. You’ll find     3     more effective to study for half an hour rather than try to do a whole unit at once. Secondly, use language     4     (communicate). Don’t be afraid of    5     (make) mistakes. The important thing is to build up your     6     (confident) in speaking. Thirdly, build up your vocabulary. You should learn vocabulary by topics or in sentences,     7     is very effective. Besides, get used to hearing everyday language at normal speed. Listening to the course recordings as     8     (frequent) as possible is a good     9     (choose). And above all, have fun     10     (learn) language.

9 . An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother,“Only a miracle can save him now，” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully. She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “ He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？”

“I don’t know，” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have？” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered, “Well，what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said，“Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost？

1. In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be _______.

A．something interesting	B．something beautiful
C．some wonderful medicine	D．some good food

2. The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows _______.

A．she had still kept some money

B．she hoped not to be refused

C．There was no need to worry about money

D．she thought money was easy to get

3. What made the miracle happen？

A．The girl’s love for her brother.	B．The girl’s money.
C．The medicine from the drugstore.	D．Nobody can tell.

4. From the passage we can infer（推断）that _______.

A．The doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B．A miracle can happen if you keep on

C．The little girl is lovely but not so clever

D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought