1 . In Colonial days, farm families worked from sunrise to sunset and sometimes longer. People had little time for play. They did not have a chance to see other people as much as we do today. But sometimes they were able to turn hard work into good times and still visit with their neighbours.
In Virginia, Indian corn was an important crop. In late autumn after the weather had turned cold, the corn was ready to be harvested. Each ear had a cover of leaves called the husk (壳). The colonists pulled ears of corn from the dry stalks and stored the ears of corn. Later, they held a corn huskingparty.
On a clear night in November, neighbouring families gathered to husk (剥去……的壳) the corn. They lit lanterns in a barn and piled the corn in high mounds(垛) on the floor. Then everyone went to work.
Most of the corn was yellow or white. But from time to time, a red ear was found. The person who found it was supposed to have good luck.
As people worked together, they enjoyed each other’s company. There was cider to drink and cakes and cookies to eat. Corn husking was a favourite with boys and girls because they liked the chance to have a party.
1. When and where were corn husking parties held?| A．They were held in barns at night. |
| B．They were held in the fields at night. |
| C．They were held on farms during the day. |
| D．They were held on farms on moonless nights. |
| A．They liked the chance to dress up. |
| B．They liked to have parties. |
| C．They liked to count the ears of corn. |
| D．They liked to do hard work. |
| A．It is about harvesting an important crop. |
| B．It is about Indians during Colonial days. |
| C．It is about dances held in colonial barns. |
| D．It is about how to husk corn. |
| A．He would feel very happy. | B．He would feel very sorry. |
| C．He would feel very worried. | D．He would feel very satisfied. |
Linda was very excited, “Dad. I am going back home for Thanksgiving. Can you pick me up after school tomorrow?”
“No problem.”
It’s been over three months since Linda moved to board at school. She missed her mom and dad so much that she couldn’t even wait to pack and leave for home.
The class was over at 3 and all the after-class activities were cancelled. The minute the bell rang, all cheered and disappeared from the classroom immediately. So did Linda. Within 20 minutes, she made it to the school gate and waited there. Linda heard people hilariously talking about plans for the coming holiday. What’s awaiting her?
Linda waved them goodbye as her classmates left one by one. Crowds became scarce when Linda got anxious. Her phone was dead and she forgot to charge it. Dad had never been late! She had to borrow a phone to make a call before she was the only one left.
“Hi, dad? What’s holding you up?”
“I am sorry, Honey! The car broke down halfway and it was more serious than it seemed. Will you wait up for me there?”
“OK, but when can you come?”
“I am not sure. You shall find yourself a place to stay as it is so cold outside. I will be there as soon as I can"
“Where could I go?” Linda wondered. She needed a drink and what’s more important, to charge her phone. There was a fast food restaurant nearby, only 10 minutes’ walk. Yet, not until she walked a few yards did she realize she had to drag such a big and heavy suitcase. What’s worse, the severe cold numbed her hands. It was getting dark and Linda became worried. But she didn’t stop.
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Suddenly, a car pulled over in front of her.
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On Thanksgiving Day, Linda decided to do something to show her gratitude to the driver again.
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My adventure short story took place in Nepal, where I did the Mohare Danda Trek — which was no easy feat; however, in my opinion, it is truly one of the best hiking trails in the world. The Mohare Danda is one of Nepal’s newest treks, opened in 2010 as an Eco-trek to help support and develop the Parbat and Myagdi districts.
I’ve always enjoyed such kind of hikes as my friends and I conquer one destination after another. As you gaze upon the mountain peaks, interact with locals, and take in the nature that surrounds you, it’s hard not to feel immense gratitude for such adventures. This is particularly true when we reached the top of Mohare Danda at 3,313 meters (10,869feet) and realized just how far we’d come.
It was a stunning hike, though my first day got off to a difficult start as I found myself violently ill. Ascending（爬升）higher and higher，sweat pouring down my face and my backpack threatening to pull me to the ground, I stopped constantly to gasp for breath and throw up quite a bit — until we reached the high altitude tea house where we’d be staying the night. The accommodation was rough, to say the least, which was a small family-run hotel with squat toilets, spiders, and no showers.
While the group went in for tea, I laid on the ground, nearly crying from the physical pain from the challenging hike and discomfort from the sickness. At that moment, I truly didn’t think I could do it. But then I opened my eyes to the beauty that surrounded me— scattered wild flowers all over the mountains, feasting yaks and buffaloes, high-altitude villages and the stunning terrain of the Annapurna Himalayas, which were the type of beauty you truly can’t find anywhere else —and realized that if I gave up now I’d never forgive myself.
The hotel owner was very kind, who brought me warm water and some medicine. He also suggested that I bring some oxygen just in case, and I did so, which turned out to be life-saving.
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After a good rest, the illness lessened and I felt eager to experience this hike.
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It was at the top of Mohare Danda that I felt breathless again.
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4 . What do the following animals have in common? Pandas, rhinoceros, Mexican burrowing snakes, pink pigeons and small tooth sawfish.
They are all endangered animals! Animals become endangered for a variety of reasons. Sadly, humans are behind every one of them!
For centuries, humans have hunted elephants for their tusks, and killed tigers for their beautiful fur, caught fish for food. While we still have elephants, tigers, and fish in the wild, we cannot say the same about many others that have simply died out!
Year 1505 was a dreadful turning point in the natural history of the island of Mauritius — European sailors discovered this beautiful island in the Indian Ocean and brought dogs, pigs, monkeys with them. The arrival of humans and those introduced animal species were bad news for dodo birds. About 50 pounds and flightless, dodo birds did not have any natural enemies until then. They picked fruit fallen from trees and built their nests on the ground. Shortly after humans set foot on Mauritius, however, dodo birds realized that they were in big trouble — men killed them for their meat, and those introduced animal species destroyed their nests and ate their eggs. The effects of excessive hunting and foreign species drove dodo birds to first become much fewer and then die out. The last dodo bird was killed in 1681.
Humans and animals have always competed for land and other natural resources. We clear an area of a forest for farming. We cut down trees and use wood to build beautiful houses. We build reservoirs to make sure that we have enough water to use. At the same time that we are trying to make our life comfortable, we destroy the habitats of wild animals.
More than once we have seen on television that rescue workers are trying their best to save seabirds in spilled oil. More than once we have heard about how emissions of carbon dioxide (二氧化碳的排放) and other gases have raised the earth's temperature and caused global warming. Pollution has a serious and long lasting effect. If we choose to do nothing and continue to pollute our planet Earth, our next generations will have to face an Earth without birds singing and beasts roaring.
1. Which of the following are NOT endangered animals?| A．Pandas. | B．Rhinoceros. | C．Pink pigeons. | D．Dodo birds. |
| A．Surprising. | B．Exciting. | C．Awful. | D．Quick. |
| A．how excessive hunting led to endangerment of animals |
| B．when foreign species entered the island of Mauritius |
| C．the human activities caused the loss of habitats of animals |
| D．pollution played a main role in the worsening of the environment |
| A．What makes the animals in danger | B．How to save the endangered animals |
| C．Pollution and animals | D．Don't hunt for animals |
5 . 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。
Catherine’s nine-year-old son, Chirag, won his first silver prize at a swim meet. It seemed like he could swim before he could walk. His dad is a competitive swimmer and a former champion, so many people think it is surely in his genes.
That’s wrong! Until a few years ago, Chirag was afraid of water. It wasn’t his fault. His dislike came from Catherine’s childhood phobia (恐惧症).
One summer when Catherine was a child, she and her brother went to a pool to learn basic swimming skills. All that went well and soon it was time for class. A coach was hired and he agreed to do a trial round. He took children to the deep end and asked then to swim across the breadth of the pool. While Catherine’s brother stayed calm and made it, she, however, immediately disliked the task. It was Catherine’s first time in such deep water, and the bottom of the pool seemed so far away that she felt really frightened. She felt she was going to drown (淹死) for lack of air. At that moment, she thought that swimming wasn’t for her. After being rescued from the water, she didn’t swim again.
Fast forward to her thirties, she was a mother of a child and living in an area with a lot of rivers and beaches. Then her son, Chirag, started school, and swimming was a compulsory course. Every Wednesday, the day for the weekly swimming lesson was Chirag’s bad dream. From the previous evening, he would be anxious and teary-eyed about going to school. It turned out that Catherine had passed on her anxiety about swimming to her little boy.
She was always worried about keeping her child safe around water and was starting to realize that the best way to do that was making him learn how to swim. Words of comfort were of no use to Chirag. He still sat outside the pool during his classes. It was obvious that he needed professional lessons to help build his confidence. She needed to challenge herself to encourage her son.
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So Catherine signed up for swimming classes with her son.
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To Catherine’s amazement, she didn’t drown!
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A Lifelong Journey, a TV series
Painting a picture of ordinary Chinese people living in the changing times, the novel won the writer Liang, the 10th Mao Dun Literary Award, one of China’s top literary
Translating such a series of stories to the small screen had been
参考词汇：adapt to 适应
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2.作文开头已为你写好，不计入词数；
3.可适当添加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Chris,
Receiving your letter, I am very delighted that you believe in me.
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Yours,
Li Hua
8 . The day had started out as usual for Mrs. Ito until the late afternoon when the news of destructive tsunami came over the radio.
Mrs. Ito felt
At last, 12:30a.m. came as the radio warning had said but
When she woke up, she
| A．anxious | B．alone | C．safe | D．satisfied |
| A．thoroughly | B．luckily | C．accidentally | D．slightly |
| A．everything | B．something | C．anything | D．nothing |
| A．missed | B．passed | C．preserved | D．reached |
| A．quiet | B．calm | C．dark | D．gloomy |
| A．turned on | B．went out | C．took over | D．set off |
| A．Before | B．After | C．When | D．As |
| A．rooted | B．blown | C．frozen | D．knocked |
| A．Fortunately | B．Hardly | C．Desperately | D．Hopefully |
| A．flooded | B．hidden | C．trapped | D．lost |
| A．attempted | B．prepared | C．determined | D．managed |
| A．imagined | B．caught | C．found | D．left |
| A．closely | B．loosely | C．straight | D．tight |
| A．stopped | B．spotted | C．watched | D．grabbed |
| A．death | B．misfortune | C．survival | D．hope |
9 . Dr. Smith of New York works at a center for children who can’t learn well. One day a father brought his son to him for
The father told Dr. Smith about his son. “My son has
After Dr. Smith tested the boy, he
At this
“Now you can
| A．testing | B．acting | C．teaching | D．playing |
| A．confidence | B．interest | C．experience | D．difficulty |
| A．returns | B．helps | C．appears | D．remains |
| A．waited for | B．searched for | C．believed in | D．called in |
| A．mirror | B．television | C．painting | D．desk |
| A．face | B．line | C．number | D．star |
| A．remove | B．follow | C．cross | D．cut |
| A．decisions | B．choices | C．mistakes | D．patterns |
| A．touched | B．dropped | C．moved | D．sharpened |
| A．speed | B．corner | C．end | D．point |
| A．staying | B．taking | C．preparing | D．writing |
| A．easy | B．important | C．obvious | D．exciting |
| A．ideas | B．words | C．questions | D．instructions |
| A．relax | B．leave | C．understand | D．promise |
| A．Interestingly | B．Absolutely | C．Suddenly | D．Unfortunately |
I had all the usual child fears. I couldn’t go to sleep unless the light in my bedroom was on. I dreaded that someday when my mother was distracted, Crazy Betty (our local small-town oddball) would grab me in the grocery store. On the hottest summer nights, my feet had to be wrapped tightly in my bed sheets; if one of them hung bare over the side of the bed, who knew what might grab it in its cold, slimy claw.
But all other frights paled in comparison with the Great Fear, the Titanic of my childhood terrors. That fear — and I admit, I feel a tightening in stomach typing the words even today — was that something would happen to Monk-Monk, my beloved toy monkey. That was the deepest fear of my childhood and I learned from it the lesson of cherishing what’s important in my life.
Looking at Monk-Monk today, you wouldn’t see what I see. You’d see a torn, discolored sock monkey, very much past his prime, stuffing leaking from his stumpy tail, holes on his sock-body inexpertly stitched up with thread that doesn’t match. I see my dearest childhood friend, my companion of a thousand nights. When I was only two and very ill, an aunt made him for me and delivered him to the hospital. I bonded with him fiercely and rarely let him out of my sight. When no one else was around, Monk-Monk played endless games with me, soaked up my tears, and listened to my secrets.
And then Uncle Ken came to visit. He lived in Ohio and occasionally he would come and stay with us for a couple of days. I didn’t know Uncle Ken well, and I didn’t like him very much. I had the feeling that he didn’t really like me, either. He clearly thought it was pretty silly that a big first-grader was dragging a sock monkey around, and he teased me by saying he thought he’d take Monk-Monk home to Ohio with him. His words almost scared me to death. I clutched Monk-Monk more tightly.
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I was at school a few days later when Uncle Ken left.
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Finally Monk-Monk was found jammed behind the sofa.
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