1 . My family and I recently went to Australia, to see my grandparents. But before we visited them, we went sightseeing along the Great Ocean Road, on the Australian coast.

Dad had planned to drive, but even though he was used to driving miles without getting exhausted, he then read on the website that the road wouldn’t be an easy drive. Anyway, we thought he deserved to enjoy the fantastic views too, which he couldn’t do as our driver. So instead, we booked discount bus tickets and off we went.

Our first stop was where wild kangaroo lived — and Dad and I were taking a walk when a big one appeared! For a moment, it seemed to consider coming towards us, which made me a little nervous — but then it went off along the road and into the bushes.

That wasn’t the only wildlife we saw. I thought it unlikely we’d see famous Koala bears during our short visit. In fact, at our next stop, we saw roughly six million in that area! Sadly, some gum trees they were in had very few leaves left, which people told us was because of the Koalas, although I’d read that lack of water is indeed the problem.

Dad had booked a campsite for the night, with ready-made tents — for an adventure! I wasn’t sure about that, but they were really luxury tents, within walking distance of some famous rocks and other places we hoped to visit. However, Dad also said the sounds of wild creatures would help us sleep. That sounded worrying — until the “wild creatures” turned out to be frogs! So I was embarrassed by my fears and kept awake by the frogs! But we had fun making meals together.

In fact, this whole trip was fantastic!

1. How did the author’s family choose to travel at last?

A．By car.

B．By bike.

C．By boat.

D．By bus.

2. How did the author feel when he saw the kangaroo at first?

A．A little excited.

B．A little proud.

C．A little afraid.

D．A little upset.

3. When the author was sleeping at night, he______.

A．heard the sound of frogs	B．was a little cold
C．dreamed of some famous places	D．was scared by a dangerous wild animal

4. Which of the following words might the author use to describe his trip?

A．Long.

B．Wonderful.

C．Cheap.

D．Boring.

2 . Our planet is an amazing place, but it needs our help to thrive! That’s why each year on April 22, more than a billion people celebrate Earth Day to protect the planet from things like pollution and deforestation. You can celebrate and protect the planet at the same time.     1     .

Become a waste warrior

The number of garbage trucks Americans fill each year would stretch halfway to the moon. Toilet paper tubes, made from cardboard, take two months to decompose in a landfill. A plastic bottle sticks around for way longer and     2     ! But instead of turning to the trash bin, you could turn these items into an awesome telescope or a flower planter. Before you throw something away, think about whether it can be recycled or repurposed.

Plant a tree

    3    , so help offset that loss by planting a tree of your own. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen for people to breathe. They also provide shelter and food for animals such as squirrels and owls.

    4       

It might seem like it’s everywhere, but clean, drinkable water is a limited resource. In fact, less than one percent of the water on Earth can be used by humans. (The rest is either too salt y or too difficult to access. ) Turning off the faucet when you brush your teeth can conserve up to eight gallons of water a day.

Offer your time

With a parent’s permission, volunteer to pick up trash at a nearby park, start a collection drive for recyclable items, or organize a screening of an environmentally themed movie.     5    , you’re not just helping the Earth—you’re making new friends too!

The more people do, the better off our planet will be!

A．Turn off the light

B．By getting involved and working with others

C．it can take over 450 years to break down

D．Limit your water usage

E．To help save even more water, challenge yourself to take a shorter shower

F．Check out these Earth Day ideas to help save the planet any time of year

G．Researchers estimate roughly 15 billion trees in the world are cut down each year

3 . 东汉班固的《汉书·枚乘传》有言，“绳锯木断，水滴石穿。”它告诉人们，持之以恒，不断努力，事情一定会成功。请以“One Thing I Keep Doing”为主题，写一篇演讲稿，分享一件你一直坚持做的事情，内容包括：
1. What do you always keep doing?
2. Why and how do you keep doing that?
注意：1. 词数：100词左右(结尾已给出，不计入词数);
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

One Thing I Keep Doing

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That’s all. Thanks for your listening!

4 . The southern New Zealand town of Kaitangata appears the chief example of the countryside landscapes the island is known for; it’s lush (苍翠的), hilly, green, and peaceful. Only about 800 people live there, and it’s a mere eight minutes from the coastline.

For those who prefer the rural, slow lifestyle and community feel in their living environment, it’s basically perfect. And here’s the best part：New Zealand desperately wants you to move there. Seriously.

The small town is heavily involved in necessary industries relating to dairy (乳制品) processing and freezing works, which more than fill the area’s economic needs. In this very unique case, that presents a real problem: there are around 1,000 vacant jobs and too much affordable housing for the residents to fill.

“We have got youth unemployment down to two,” Mayor Bryan Cadogan says, “Not 2 percent — just two unemployed young people.”

So in response to this distinctive crisis, Cadogan and the town’s bank, lawyers, and community services are launching a recruitment (征募) campaign to try and attract candidates to the area with housing and land packages costing only 230,000 NZ dollars, or almost 165,000 US dollars.

According to the local residents, “Kai”, as citizens call it, is warm and mainly concerned with the community.

“This is an old­fashioned community, we don’t lock our houses, we let kids run free,” a local dairy farmer and third­generation native named Evan Dick told The Guardian.

“We have jobs, we have houses, but we don’t have people. We want to make this town vibrant again, and we are waiting with open arms.”

1. If people move there, they can enjoy ________.

A．too much free housing	B．the rich cooking culture
C．getting money without a job	D．the peaceful rural slow lifestyle

2. What’s the main industry of this town?

A．Farming and fishing.	B．Dairy processing and freezing.
C．Agricultural processing.	D．The farmed animal industries.

3. What is the town’s crisis?

A．Lacking labor force.	B．Youth unemployment.
C．Poor community services.	D．Public security problems.

4. The passage is probably taken from ________.

A．a travel guide	B．a science report
C．an advertisement	D．a column of Around­ the ­World

5 . Math is one of the most boring classes for many students. But recently, at the University of California in the US, a_______class got 400 students interested. There were even another 35 students_______ from behind windows._______ could make a boring subject so interesting? Terence Tao, the 31-year-old university teacher, is known as “the Mozart of Math”. Tao, born in Hong Kong, spent his childhood in Australia. He showed his great_______in math when he was very young. At the age of two, he could read. At nine, he went to college math classes. At twenty, he got his doctor’s degree (博士学位). Last summer, Tao_______a Fields Medal which is known as the “Noble Prize of Math”._______ he was talented, Terence Tao didn’t go to college until he was fourteen. “In my opinion, it’s not_______ to go to college too young.” said Tao. He added, “_______, studying is like building a large tower. It must have a strong base (基础). Then it can be built higher.” People don’t think Tao is _______ the rest of us. He wears a T-shirt and an old pair of sports shoes. He reads Japanese comic books, too. But he________ loves math. “In many ways, my work is my hobby.” he said.

1.

A．math

B．music

C．Japanese

D．history

2.

A．passing

B．speaking

C．shouting

D．watching

3.

A．What

B．Which

C．Who

D．where

4.

A．talent

B．importance

C．need

D．worry

5.

A．made

B．won

C．found

D．discovered

6.

A．If

B．But

C．Because

D．Although

7.

A．necessary

B．convenient

C．difficult

D．interesting

8.

A．So far

B．At times

C．In fact

D．By now

9.

A．the same as

B．different from

C．similar to

D．as clever as

10.

A．even

B．also

C．never

D．still

6 . There are many problems between parents and their children. Some parents don’t understand their______, and many of them even argue with each other. If I am a parent, how will I______my child? Well, I think there are many ways.______, I’ll encourage my child to do things he or she likes. The things should be good______him or her. If it is not good for my child, I’ll talk to him or her about the disadvantage of the thing in a______way. Second, I will always take pride in everything good that my child______. For example, if he or she gets good grades, I’ll say something like______, “Well done ! I’m very proud of you.” These words will both make my child and me very______. Third, I will spend______time staying with my child than my parents did with me. I’ll chat and go shopping with my child. I am______these things will make parents and their kids get on well.

1.

A．classmates

B．kids

C．friends

D．colleagues

2.

A．give lessons to

B．get along with

C．talk to

D．get along to

3.

A．Then

B．Next

C．Later

D．First

4.

A．for

B．about

C．before

D．at

5.

A．silent

B．lazy

C．patient

D．serious

6.

A．will do

B．is doing

C．done

D．has done

7.

A．it

B．this

C．them

D．they

8.

A．worried

B．strange

C．sad

D．happy

9.

A．little

B．less

C．more

D．fewer

10.

A．afraid

B．sure

C．surprised

D．sorry

7 . 假定你是李华，你的加拿大好友Anna发来邮件，询问你进入高中之后通过何种方式来进行自我提升。请给她回复一封邮件，内容包括：
1.自我提升的必要性；
2.分享一种自我提升的方式；
3.说明你喜欢这种方式的理由。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
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8 . One day, while my friend and I were traveling through Germany, we were very hungry but we didn’t have a lot of money.     1    I chose some cookies and went to the front counter to pay. Near the counter I saw some packaged cookies in a large box.    2     I decided to take them instead so that we could save money.

    3     We found a quiet place under a tree and we ate our sandwiches first, and then the cookies. We thought they were great. “Let’s get these again,” I said. “    4       ”

My friend can read some German, but I can’t, so I gave her the package in order that she could look for the brand name.    5    

“Why are you laughing?” I asked.

“Because they’re dog biscuits!” she said.

A．We left the store and looked for a place where we could eat.

B．She looked at it and then started to laugh.

C．We decided to stop at a small store to get some food.

D．They’re cheap and they really taste good.

E．More and more people will go there.

F．She liked Germany very much.

G．They looked good and were a lot cheaper than the ones I had in my hand.

9 . There are different possibilities open to you when developing your journal theme. Some ideas for themed journals include:

●A gratitude (感激) journal

In this journal you record all the things for which you feel grateful each day, week, etc.     1    

●A vacation journal

    2     You also record your feelings, impressions, and emotions as they are challenged, changed, and illuminated (阐明) by your travels.

●An idea journal

In this journal you record all the ideas and inspirations (灵感) that flash into your mind at any time without warning, which you can take as an idea — storming resource when you have time.     3    

●     4    

In this journal you record all the things that you think are special, wonderful, lovable, and memorable about your kids at different ages and stages. This is a great way to keep a record of those funny words, phrases, and comments made by kids.

●A transition (转型; 变迁) journal

In this journal you record the transition you’re going through. This type of journal can document changing patterns in your life, and it is useful to ask yourself such questions as “What do I enjoy and not enjoy?”, “     5     ”, “Which people can help me as I am in transition?”, etc.

A．A child-raising journal

B．Find the perfect place (or places) for writing in your journal.

C．What do I expect for the future?

D．In this journal you record more than just what you see on your vacation.

E．And you note the people, animals, events, and things that really matter to you.

F．Decide how you want to keep your journal, either on paper or in electronic form.

G．The ideas can be for writing, for business, for play, for inventions and so on.

10 . An old man found a sparrow (麻雀) with a broken wing. He brought it home and nursed it back to _______ . Afterwards, though it could fly, the sparrow _______ to leave the house. The old man’s wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was _______ the house. But he wouldn’t listen.

One day while her husband was asleep, the woman _______ the sparrow, took it far away from the house, and let it go, warning it never to _______ . The old man missed his little friend and hoped it would come back, _______ it never did. Then one day, several weeks later, he was walking past an old house when he heard a _______ sound. He looked up and there was the _______ , sitting on the gate. The sparrow gave the old man a gold _______ it had found in the house.

The old man did not much ________ money, but his wife was ________ when she saw the coin, and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow. ________ , early the next morning she slipped (溜走) out of the house and made her ________ to the house. When she saw the sparrow, she ________ it to return.

“If you’ve found ________ , bring it along and I’ll spend it all on you,” she promised.

The sparrow brought her an old ________ with the help of its friends. The basket was ________ but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it. She grabbed it and ran, ________ that the sparrow would follow and go to her house again. The moment she reached home, she ________ the basket, expecting it to be filled with gold and silver. Instead, out ________ many sparrows.

The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.

1.

A．danger

B．life

C．health

D．help

2.

A．refused

B．decided

C．managed

D．failed

3.

A．surrounding

B．destroying

C．building

D．dirtying

4.

A．fed

B．noticed

C．caught

D．killed

5.

A．return

B．fly

C．stay

D．cry

6.

A．and

B．if

C．but

D．until

7.

A．strange

B．sweet

C．loud

D．familiar

8.

A．cat

B．sparrow

C．door

D．stick

9.

A．coin

B．watch

C．ring

D．cup

10.

A．bring in

B．take back

C．care about

D．put away

11.

A．curious

B．sad

C．nervous

D．excited

12.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Besides

13.

A．way

B．marks

C．direction

D．signs

14.

A．forbade

B．forced

C．begged

D．warned

15.

A．food

B．treasure

C．rooms

D．plants

16.

A．bowl

B．box

C．chair

D．basket

17.

A．closed

B．broken

C．big

D．small

18.

A．pleased

B．afraid

C．anxious

D．hopeful

19.

A．laid

B．broke

C．hid

D．opened

20.

A．laughed

B．shouted

C．flew

D．cried