1 . Although it is not unusual for species to die out naturally, the rate at which this is now happening is cause for concern. (英译汉)

2 . Our oceans are full of plastic waste, and animals and birds end up swallowing the plastic and dying as a result. (英译汉)

3 . Below is a list of activities that will get you excited and add a bit of fun into your schedule at the same time.

Ready, set, play!

Join a team sport

Playing sport as part of a team can help you get active while making friends and feeling part of your community. This list of links will lead you through to sports clubs and fixtures across the state, or you can use the My Community directory to search for your sport of choice.

Make date night active night

Date night (or any time you hang with loved ones or friends) doesn’t have to be spent sitting in a cinema. Get active on your next date by going bowling, playing laser tag or paintball, or sinking balls at minigolf.

Catch and kick

Anyone with kids will know that sometimes entertaining them takes priority over looking after your own health. Kill two birds with one stone and take them to the park to kick a footy or throw a ball back and forth. Once everyone’s practised their kicking, throwing and catching skills, take things to the next level by asking them to throw or kick long and make you run for it.

Take the stairs

An oldy but a goody, taking the stairs instead of a lift is great for working the major muscle groups in the legs. It might not seem like the most fun option for a workout, but you can fit a surprising amount of activity into every day by taking the stairs whenever they are an option. And if you get hooked(喜欢上), you can even become a competitive stair climber.

1. Where is this text probably taken from?

A．Public health and wellbeing.	B．Research and reports.
C．News and events.	D．Strategic direction.

2. What is the advantage of Join a team sport?

A．You have more time for morning exercise.

B．You have a better way of communication.

C．It is a way to work the major muscle in legs.

D．You will get an expert direction in the group.

3. Which would a father choose if he wanted to play with his 5—year—old son?

A．Join a team sport	B．Take the stairs
C．Catch and kick	D．Make date night active night

4 . The dinner party is disappearing according to an article in The New York Times. “How can this be?” You might wonder. Don’t we meet with friends to taste food in the hottest restaurants? Aren’t we invited by friends to enjoy home-cooked meals? And we throw parties for friends on special occasions, don’t we?

    1    It is more formal and usually hosted in one’s home. Invitations are sent out ahead and hosts prepare food with great care. A beautiful tablecloth is spread out on the dinner table, which is then set with expensive cutlery (餐具). Guests dress up for the occasion and are expected to carry on a conversation at the table.    2    

Is it because people are too busy to cook for others and then invite them to the table? Perhaps, but there are many food lovers nowadays, and TV programs teaching people how to cook are very popular.    3    According to Judith Martin, a US writer, people have been brought up to express themselves rather than to exchange ideas. They don’t know how to share their experiences and feelings with others in a proper way.    4    

In her opinion, its influence has been harmful to human communication. “People don’t even respond to dinner invitation anymore,” she said. “Not only do they cancel at the last minute, they do it by text message.”

Things have changed a lot today. Perhaps the dinner party has just become a different kind of thing. However, it needs only be more than some food, a table and a location.    5     Even if we are using ordinary plates and are not wearing party dresses, we can still enjoy food and share our ideas of life, love and culture, can’t we?

A．The age of great hosts is dead with the change of people’s lifestyles.

B．In fact the dinner party the writer worries about disappearing is another kind.

C．The real problem is that people don’t know how to make conversation anymore.

D．They know exactly which guests to invite so that they can share their favourite food.

E．The culture of the dinner party is not necessarily based on money and social influence.

F．Yet nowadays, people prefer to eat takeout food on sofa while playing on mobile phones.

G．She also expresses dissatisfaction with electronic equipment.

5 . Do Dogs Dream?

Unlike cartoon images, real dogs don’t speak and describe their sleep. So you may wonder: do dogs dream like their owners?

A scientific research conducted at MIT found that during sleep, brains of humans and dogs function in a similar manner. When you or your dog first falls asleep, you experience SWS—slow wave sleep—when the brain waves are slow but muscles are still active. Later, a deeper stage of sleep occurs. This stage is called REM sleep—rapid eye movements sleep. During REM, muscles are more relaxed but the mind is more active. It was proved that both humans and dogs experience these two stages of the sleep cycle. Since we know that humans dream, it is safe to conclude that dogs dream too.

Scientists found that as a dog falls asleep, his breathing becomes deeper and more regular.After about 20 minutes in REM sleep, dreams usually begin for average dogs. While dreaming, the dog’s breathing may become shallow and irregular, and his eyes move about behind the closed lids(眼睑) as if the dog is looking at something. By comparing brain wave patterns, researchers suggested that during REM, dogs are visualizing (呈现) dream images much like humans do during this stage of sleep.

Besides, it’s also found that during REM, the sleeping brain functions much like it does when awake, so both man and dogs dream about things that happen during their waking hours. Information gathered during the day is processed at night and may be relived in dreams. So your dog may “sleep run” as he runs after a cat or fetches a ball.

Studies also show that some dogs dream more than others, and the frequency and length of dreams are different according to the age and sizes of dogs. Young puppies usually experience more dreams than adult dogs. One possible reason is that puppies acquire huge amounts of new information daily and have much to process at night. Among dogs of the same age, smaller dogs seem to have more dreams than their bigger friends, but their dreams may last shorter. Dream length and frequency are also related to the amount of sleep required. A dog that has an active day outside may sleep more soundly than usual and experience longer periods of REM sleep, giving him more time to dream.

1. What happens to dogs during REM sleep?

A．Their dreams take place.	B．Their brain waves are slow.
C．Their muscles stay active.	D．Their mind is more relaxed.

2. While dreaming, the dog ________.

A．breathes regularly	B．visualizes images
C．opens the lids	D．gathers information

3. What does the underlined word “relived” probably mean?

A．Removed.

B．Repaired.

C．Reviewed.

D．Reduced.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Why dogs dream like humans.

B．What bigger dogs dream about.

C．Why young puppies have more dreams.

D．What causes the differences of dogs’ dreams.

6 . 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。在寒假即将到来之际，你的英国笔友Tom来信询问你的假期计划，请你给他回信，根据以下要点介绍你所规划的假期生活。
form a good living habit     arrange time properly     develop interests and hobbies
注意：1.词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,

How are you? The winter holiday is coming.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Yours truly,

Li Hua

7 . 语法填空

One of my favourite episodes was Mr Bean in a fancy restaurant. After being seated at his table, Mr Bean takes out a card, writes a few words on it, puts it     1     an envelope and places it on the table. After a moment, he     2     (look) back at the envelope but this time he looks surprised, as if he did not know it was there. He opens it to find a birthday card and very     3     (happy) puts it on the table for everyone to see.

8 . 用所给词或词组正确形式完成下列句子(每空一词，每词只能用一次。)

apart from,     get stuck,     rely on,     achieve one’s goal stressed out,     contribute to,     set out,

1. His legs ______ in the hole. He couldn’t move.
2. We gathered at the foot of the hill and ______ to the peak.
3. When we’re tired or ______, home is always a shelter for us to have a rest.
4. Students prefer to ______ peers to relieve stress and anxiety.
5. Arts ______ cultural development when people gather together to share their experience.
6. It is obvious to everybody that the only way to ______ is to work hard.
7. ______ their house in London, they also have a castle in Spain.

9 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Paul jumped up and     1     (rush) onto the court. And clearly all the extra hours that he had spent practising alone paid off. The other team just couldn’t keep up with his energy and speed. He made shot after shot and the crowd couldn’t stop clapping and     2     (cheer).When the game ended, our team     3     (win) by two points. “Well,” said the coach as he hit Paul on the shoulder, “you’ve just earned your place on the team, big guy!”

10 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A few weeks after that Christmas, Granny passed away. I think of her often though,     1     (especial) of Christmas. Each year, I take out the music box she gave me. Inside I keep Granny’s paper hat and the letter she helped me write that Christmas. Mum gave the letter back     2     me some years ago when I no longer believed in Father Christmas. When I think about     3     makes Christmas so magical, it’s not just gifts and Father Christmas that come to mind. It’s also my memory of Granny. Now I’m the one who makes sugar     4     (biscuit) each year, and I always make one in a G-shape—G for Granny.