1 . Four popular children’s books

Que Cosas Dice Mi Abuela

Spanish-speaking parents will love this fun book—which was translated into “The things my grandmother says” —in which a grandmother teaches manners (规矩) to her grandchildren and their friends using traditional Spanish-language sayings. Written in the voice of a little boy talking about his regular day, this book will draw the interest of both adults and kids.

I Like Myself!

Parents won’t mind reading the story over and over to their kids because as they pass along the message that their kids are perfect just the way they are—no matter their untidy hair, or whether they are fast or slow, their kids will learn about confidence.

Dragons Love Tacos(炸玉米饼)

While books with a deep message are great, sometimes you and your child just want to read something silly to get the laughs rolling. The New York Times bestseller, Dragons Love Tacos is a great read for kids and parents as it talks about how much dragons really love tacos, but when they eat something spicy (辛辣的) you had better watch out! The book has more words than some of the other picks on our list, so this might be fit for a preschoolers and up.

The Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

As everyone knows nothing is sweeter than small baby fingers and cute baby toes and here, from two of the most gifted picture books, readers could enjoy a different joyful world and also bring the happy feelings to everyone, everywhere, all over the world!

1. Who will choose the first book?

A．Parents who want to make their children laugh.

B．Parents who want their children to become polite.

C．Parents who want their children to become more confident.

D．Parents who want their children to read special stories.

2. Why will parents like to read I Like Myself! to kids many times?

A．It has more words than other books.

B．It encourages kids to be confident.

C．There are some beautiful pictures in it.

D．It contains many funny games for kids.

3. Which of the books will Tom choose if he’s interested in animals?

A．Que Cosas Dice Mi Abuela

B．I Like Myself!

C．Dragons Love Tacos

D．The Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

2 . 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。

Do you want to be invited back? Read our six top tips for being     1     popular guest.

Clothes — if you are in a formal situation, dress     2     (smart): a suit and tie for men, a dress and jacket for women.

Gifts — if you are going to stay in someone’s house, take a small gift if you are staying for a short period of time, a bigger gift for longer periods. Expensive chocolate     3     (work) in most situations. Don’t arrive without     4     (take) anything.

Greetings — to shake hands or to kiss? Wait to see     5     action your host does.

Food — always accept it when     6     (offer). Try to eat all of it and say it tastes good     7     it may look terrible. Don’t hurt the host’s     8     (feel)．

Titles — avoid using first names in formal situations. Always use titles (Doctor, Professor, Chairman) until you     9     (tell) not to.

Leaving — the most important tip for being a good guest is to know when you should say goodbye. The secret is to leave while the host is still enjoying your company and wants you    10     (stay) longer.

3 . Losing weight is tough. For most people, it requires a change in diet, a change in exercise habits, and a change in attitude.     1    

Set healthy goals.

If you're overweight and want to change that, the first step is deciding what your target weight is.     2    

Start small.

Making major behavior modifications isn't something that happens overnight.     3     Commit to eating 5 servings of vegetables a day and exercising 2 days a week for the first week, then add a little more each week.

Track your diet and exercise.

Now it's time to start working toward that goal. The best way to stick with your diet and exercise rules is to track it.     4     Or you can do it in the old fashioned way and keep a written food and exercise journal. Find what works for you and write down what you've accomplished every day.

    5    

Every month you should take a look at your goal and see what type of progress you've made toward accomplishing it. If you're not where you want to be, make minor adjustments. Try doing different exercises or cutting back on certain types of foods that you may be eating too much of.

Losing weight and keeping it off is a highly personal thing. Find what works for you and stick with it.

A．Evaluate and adjust.

B．Here's how you can accomplish all the three.

C．You might as well start with your own attitude.

D．There are plenty of Apps that allow you to do this.

E．What steps are you going to take to achieve your goal?

F．So start with 1—2 things per week and work up from there.

G．Write down your goal and set a date by which you want to accomplish that goal.

4 . 高中生涯已经开始。假设你叫李明，你对于高中的英语学习有什么规划呢？校团委将举办一场高中英语学习规划分享会。请根据以下要点提示，以My Plan for Senior English Learning为题，准备一份发言稿，和同学们分享一下你的学习规划。

需提升项目	高中英语学习规划
一、语音 （pronunciation）、听力	多听多读课文（texts），多听英语新闻节目（news programs），观看英语电影
二、写作（writing）	记英文日记（diary）：不要把一切都翻译成汉语（translate everything into Chinese），应学会用英语进行思考
三、语法（grammar）	看些语法书，并请教老师
四、心态	保持轻松（stay relaxed），满怀信心（be confident）

写作要求：
1. 结构完整，要点齐全，可适当发挥；
2. 行文流畅，语言准确，书写规范；
3. 文中不能出现任何真实的人名、校名或所在地等信息；
4. 词数100左右。文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
My Plan for Senior English Learning

I’m Li Ming. I love English, but it’s a little difficult for me. I decide to try my best to learn it well. Here’s my plan for Senior English learning.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Only in this way can I learn English well in senior high school. I hope it’s helpful for you. Thank you.

5 . 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。

In the past, my old grandmother didn’t enjoy talking on the phone. Actually, she hated it so she was always refusing     1    （use）it. She told us that she preferred speaking to people in person. It always     2    （make）her sad that she couldn’t see the person she was talking to. The other day, we chatted with my grandmother,     3     mentioned video calling over the Internet

It     4    （invent） for people to see each other while talking online. Then we came up with     5     idea. We bought her a laptop（笔记本电脑）. One of my     6    （cousin）went over to her house and taught her how to use it.     7    （lucky）, she was a quick learner.

Now, she enjoys     8    （her）when talking with us every day. She is happy and you can tell from the expression     9     her face. She says it’s also very convenient. She can put it anywhere in the house     10     it is small and doesn’t take up much room. Sometimes she even talks to us while she’s in the kitchen cooking!

6 . Taking notes is a useful way for students to improve their learning. Good notes can help students finish their homework more quickly and get better grades in exams.     1     Here are some suggestions to solve the problem.

The most important thing you need to do before a class is to prepare for the lesson.     2     And it can give you an idea of how to organize the information in your notebook. Besides, if there is something too difficult to understand, you will know to take more specific（具体的）notes about it.

    3     No matter which style you use, your notes should be clear at first sight!     4     Instead, write down the most important information, for example, main ideas and examples discussed in class.

To remember the information as much as possible, you’d better review your notes within 24 hours after your class. And at the end of your notes for each class, write a summary（总结）.     5    

Try to do better in taking notes, and then it will help you study better!

A．Many students have good ways to take notes.

B．Don’t write down every word the teacher says.

C．You need to find a style of note-taking that works best for you.

D．However, some students may not be sure how to take good notes.

E．This will help you much better understand what you have learned.

F．By doing this, you will be able to know what you are going to learn.

G．Some students are used to taking down the key information in class.

7 . A few days ago, I received a letter from my Aunt Loraine.

It was a handwritten letter thanking me for some Shanghai cookies I had sent her. Aunt Lorraine is ninety-one years old and she has wonderful manners. That is why she sent me the “thank you” letter. She also has wonderful handwriting. Her penmanship（书法）is smooth. It is a pleasure to read.

Aunt Lorraine was educated half a century ago. At that time, penmanship was considered an important skill. Now, it is the age of e-mail and social media. Few people have the time or hope to practice their penmanship or write letters by hand.

This is not good. In my view, good penmanship still counts. This is especially true in school. If you want to get good grades, keeping your writing clean and beautiful will be important. Your writing might be full of good ideas. However, terrible handwriting can turn an A into a B. Awful handwriting can get you a D!

Good penmanship has other advantages, too. Since it's a skill, it trains your brain and develops your learning abilities. It also helps you organize your thoughts. And, believe it or not, that slow process of pushing a pen along paper improves your reading, spelling and even your pronunciation of English.

Apart from all these educational advantages, good penmanship also has personal advantages. A beautifully written letter to a friend is something he or she will treasure forever.A letter that looks as if achicken bad danced across the paperwill be quickly thrown away.I have kept the letter from my Aunt Lorraine. It's a great treasure!

1. Why did Aunt Lorraine write a letter to the author?

A．To express her thanks.	B．To show her wonderful manners.
C．To make herself pleased.	D．To set a good example to the author.

2. According to the author, which of the following is NOT the advantage of good handwriting?

A．Getting good grades on your writing.

B．Organizing your thoughts.

C．Making your writing full of good ideas.

D．Improving your English pronunciation.

3. The underlined part in the last paragraph is used to describe ________.

A．a boring letter	B．a great treasure
C．bad handwriting	D．good penmanship

4. What does the author want to do by writing this article?

A．To express the importance of clean and beautiful handwriting.

B．To share her pleasure of hearing from her aunt.

C．TO talk about her experiences of practicing penmanship.

D．To encourage people to write litters by hand instead of e-mailing.

8 . Many foreigners find that one of the most interesting parts of Chinese culture is food. Foods that are normal in China like chicken feet and duck tongue, are often very strange to foreigners. In fact, some of the biggest culture shocks are the kinds of animals that are eaten.

I was once invited to a special meal in China. When I arrived at the meal, I was happy to eat everything that was given to me. I did not want to be rude. I ate a meat dish that tasted rather strange, but I still wolfed（狼吞虎咽地吃）it all down. After the meal to my great surprise, I was told that I had eaten a dog. In European countries, it is a very strange idea to eat a dog. My Chinese friends explained that the dog meat is very useful for warming the body during winter and is often eaten in the north of China.

In England we call dogs “man’s best friend”. It would be against the law to eat a dog in England. In China, it is a big shock when we hear of people eating dogs, or, as I did, end up eating them ourselves.

1. What do many foreigners think of Chinese food?

A．Interesting.	B．Unusual.
C．Delicious.	D．Expensive.

2. Why did the author eat up everything at the meal?

A．Because the author was hungry.

B．Because the author had eaten a dog.

C．Because the author wanted to show respect.

D．Because the author liked the food very much.

3. According to Chinese friends, eating dog meat

A．is against the law to a certain degree

B．is quite popular in the south of China

C．can make people feel warm in cold weather

D．can make people get used to living with dogs

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Man’s Best Friend	B．Living in England
C．A Culture Shock	D．Chinese Dog Meal

9 .

Dear sir, I bought a skirt from you last month, but there are some problems with it. First, the color is not as green as it is shown on your website. Second, I asked for Size M because it is the size I usually wear. But your Size M is so small that I have to give it to my younger sister. I think you should be more serious about your business. Truly, Susan Rosen

Dear Ms. Rosen, Thank you for telling us the problems with your order. We hope we can give you better service. We are sending you another skirt with this letter. It is Size L, and its green color is brighter than the one you had. We hope you like it. Yours truly, Victor Smith

1. Susan Rosen bought ________ from Victor.

A．a pair of shoes	B．a skirt
C．a coat	D．a T-shirt

2. Susan Rosen thought Victor was ________ his business.

A．very careful about	B．very patient with
C．not serious enough about	D．interested in

3. According to the second letter, Victor Smith ________.

A．returned the money to Susan

B．sent Susan a new skirt

C．asked Susan to visit the office

D．called Susan to change for another color

10 . For as long as I can remember I have wanted to travel to Australia．As a little girl, I thought of the country as a faraway place where kangaroos wandered freely and things were a bit different from my home state of New Jersey．Anxious to spend a semester in Australia, my home college，Drew University，authorized(批准)me to do so．

The long flight to this far off country was definitely worth the experience that I had there．Although Macquarie University and Dunmore Lang College were different from my home university，those differences proved to help make my experience one I will never forget．With about 250 people living in Dunmore Lang College, both international students and Australians，the building provides a family atmosphere．Other Americans that stayed at MUC，apartments on campus that house mainly Americans，used to joke that we had “family dinners”．This was because everyone seemed to come down to dinner around the same time and to use that time to catch up with each other，make plans，and get to know one another．

The people that I met were amazing people. It was：amazing how well we all got to know one another in such a short period of time．This trip lived up to the high expectations that I had for it．I can think of no better ways to spend time in Australia than by going to school there on the AIFS program.

There is easy access to Sydney from Macquarie University by public transportation．Sydney itself is a great：city with amazing night life and plenty to do during the day．Although technically your main purpose is to study：while abroad, the teachers and staff are very understanding of the fact that you wish to travel and explore the country. Traveling is the main way you are going to get a sense of the Australia culture．

1. What made the author interested in Australia when she was young?

A．The famous university in her dream．

B．The wonderful life and culture in Sydney．

C．The famous and amazing people living there．

D．The cute kangaroos and other mysterious things．

2. Why did the author and other Americans love “family dinner”?

A．They were international students loving making dinners．

B．The family atmosphere made them miss their home land．

C．They could have dinner and know others．

D．They could ask others to help them make plans about study．

3. How did the author think of her experience in Australia?

A．It hardly lived up to her earlier expectation．

B．The amazing people there made her curious．

C．It was greater than expected．

D．She could find better ways to get more experience．

4. How did the author know Australian culture better?

A．By making friends with more Australians．

B．By making tours to meet the people and scenery．

C．By reading as many books as possible in the library．

D．By talking with the teachers and staff in the university．