1 . An earthquake can strike without warning. But many injuries and deaths from this kind of natural disaster can be prevented if people follow these safety tips.

If you’re inside a building, stay there! One of the most dangerous things to do in an earthquake is to try to leave a building.     1     Drop down onto the ground. Get under an object that is not easily damaged. Hold on to it until the shaking stops. You can also get to a corner formed by two walls with your arms over your head. If you’re in bed when the quake hits, stay there and protect your head with a pillow.

    2     Don’t take shelter under trees, streetlights, telegraph poles or tall buildings. If you are driving stop as quickly as possible and stay away from overpasses, buildings, bridges or anything else that might fall or collapse over you.     3    

If you are trapped in the ruins, cover your mouth with a handkerchief or a piece of clothing. Use your cellphone to call for help if possible. Don’t shout.     4     Tap on a pipe or the wall so rescuers can find you.

Be prepared for aftershocks    5     However, sometimes they even happen months later. Therefore, if you are not in a safe position after the first shock, you should move quickly but carefully to a safer place.

A．Don’t move about or kick up dost.

B．If you’re outside, go to an open space.

C．Shouting can cause you to breathe in dust.

D．Don’t park your car under a tree or any tall object.

E．Take a good hold of your cellphone in the building.

F．They can happen in the first hours after the earthquake.

G．Most injuries happen when people inside buildings try to get out.

2 . I used to be the shyest person in the world. I hid behind my older sister, whenever I had to speak to a (n) _________ person-including the McDonald’s cashier, or even a distant relative.

_________ asked to speak in class, I could hardly _________, much less speak. Even among the few friends I had, my high, timid (羞怯的) voice earned me jokes-about being a girl.

Then in the seventh grade, my sister suggested I _________ voice lessons. After a little bit of _________, I did-as long as it stayed a secret. I began a series of vocal (发声的) exercising. After exercising a lot, I finally gained _________ in my voice.

A few months later, I was asked to sing for some retired people. I thought I would do better than before _________ the voice lessons. I opened my mouth and -nothing. I couldn’t remember the words of the song! My face turned hot. The _________ pianist whispered a prompt (提示), and I remembered just enough to keep singing.

Then the thought _________ me: I’ve embarrassed (尴尬) myself enough in front of this __________. There’s really nothing else to lose. So in my second song, I just __________ and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much better.

After that, I started singing to myself as __________ as I could in my own room. That’s something I would never have done before.

On a recent school trip, I was asked to sing again. It was __________ how much people liked my singing. One classmate __________ said that I should be in the school’s talent show.

I am not a shy person any more. __________ has made me more outgoing. Today, I’m almost a loudmouth. I can meet people without being afraid. I can also stand in front of the whole class and give a big speech. I am proud of myself.

1.

A．common

B．unfamiliar

C．strict

D．unusual

2.

A．When

B．Though

C．As

D．Unless

3.

A．sit

B．express

C．smile

D．breathe

4.

A．take

B．accept

C．pick

D．receive

5.

A．decision

B．opportunity

C．consideration

D．guidance

6.

A．freedom

B．confidence

C．determination

D．imagination

7.

A．in favor of

B．instead of

C．because of

D．in place of

8.

A．upset

B．calm

C．kind

D．straight

9.

A．ruined

B．recognized

C．persuaded

D．struck

10.

A．class

B．crowd

C．family

D．team

11.

A．relaxed

B．worried

C．changed

D．escaped

12.

A．loudly

B．clearly

C．fluently

D．frequently

13.

A．shocking

B．frightening

C．amazing

D．surprising

14.

A．ever

B．just

C．still

D．even

15.

A．Communicating

B．Singing

C．Performing

D．Exercising

4 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My dream is to become school teacher in the future. In fact, I had the dream of becoming a teacher since my childhood. In my opinion, without teachers, no society could make progresses. There is no doubt whether teachers play an important role in children’s growth. Not only do teachers pass on knowledge for children, but they also teach children how to behave them. Comparing with other jobs, teaching is hard and the pay is lower. But to me, what great fun it is to be with children! They make me to feel young forever because I’ll study harder and try my best to realize my dream.

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

It was my first day in Hangzhou, the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history. I didn’t have much time to spare, so I wanted to see     1     much of the city as possible in the two days before I was to return to Guangzhou. My first task was to decide where to go and     2     to get there. So I took out my guide book in which there was a lot of information about the city’s well-known tourist     3     (attract) as well as all the bus routes and started to read. At that moment an attractive young lady     4     noticed my book came up to me and introduced     5    . She said her name was Miss Bai and she     6     (kind) offered to show me     7     the city. She suggested we     8     (go) to the West Lake and walk along the Broken Bridge.     9     (think) that was definitely     10     attractive idea, I accepted her invitation and walked away with her.

6 . The fact that blind people can see things using other parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feelings about color. If they can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color without knowing it. Salesman have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics(化妆品)should never be packed in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychology.

Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement. Experiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on people’s mind. People in bright red surroundings show an increase in breathing speed, heartbeat and blood pressure. Red is exciting. Pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Being exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a closer study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars.

1. The passage tells us that salesmen have ________.

A．found out that colors affect sales

B．discovered the relationship between color and psychology

C．tried colors on blind people

D．developed a special subject of color psychology

2. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．foods sell well in green or blue wrappings

B．blind people cannot see color differences

C．what color we prefer depends on our state of mind

D．a bright color was exactly the opposite effect to red

3. If people are exposed to pure blue, ________.

A．their body pressure rises	B．they won’t easily feel nervous
C．they want to taste blue foods	D．they will feel like buying things

4. The most effective color in the passage for warning people is ____.

A．red	B．bright yellow
C．dark blue	D．green

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Environment-friendly ideas have been created to supply people with helpful     1     (tip) on how they can help the environment     2     well as save money. I honestly believe that everyone wants to help the environment, even if they do or do not believe in global warming.

With power bills, water bills and all other expenses     3     (continue) to rise, it’s very hard for the average worker. No matter what your     4     (finance) position is, there is always something everyone can do     5     (help) save our environment. We are not the only ones that live on this     6     (amaze) planet. We also share it     7     a wide range of strange and wonderful animals. It would be a great tragedy if they     8     (be) not around for our future generations to enjoy. Every little bit helps, so please do all     9     you can to protect our environment and the environment of these surprising animals.

I hope these environment-friendly ideas can help everyone to do     10     (they) bit for the environment and to make this world a better place.

9 . We study in a classroom ______ windows face to the south.

A．whose

B．which

C．where

D．that

10 . That is the famous university _____my friend and I visited last summer vacation.

A．where

B．which

C．that

D．what