1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空，使整个文段句意完整，语法正确。

Although sometimes it may seem impossible to get along well with your family, you can take action to improve the situation. The key to     1    (keep) the peace is regular and honest communication. When you disagree with your parents, take a minute to calm down and try to understand the situation     2     their point of view. Perhaps they have experienced something similar     3     do not want you to go through the same pain. After you have thought it through, explain your actions and feelings     4    (calm), listen carefully, and address their concerns. Through this kind of healthy discussion you will learn when     5    (back) down and when to ask your parents to relax     6    (they) control. Just remember that it is completely normal to struggle with the stress that parent-child     7    (tense) create, and     8     you and your parents can work together to improve your relationship. The good news is that this     9    (storm) period will not last. Everything     10    (turn) out all right in the end, and the changes and challenges of your teenage years will prepare you for adulthood.

3 . 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。

I used to frequently visit an old age home    1    (manage) by the little sisters of the poor in our city Hyderabad. A. P., India. There I met a gentleman by the name of Kurien in his late    2    (eighty). He served the Indian army and retired. He has one son who is well educated and also married.

Mr. Kurien felt down with the life in his house    3    decided to move into this old age home here in Hyderabad. We both began to share a lot of thoughts whenever we met and slowly it was a    4    (day) affair that I used to spend some time with him discussing what he was doing in the army, camp fun etc. ,    5    he used to share with lots of joy.

I used to carry with me some snacks which we both used to sit under a tree and eat. I saw him really very happy in my    6    (present). One day he told me with tears in his eyes “I really found a very good friend in you. I feel like    7    (live) some more years to spend happy time with you.

As we departed, I told him, “Do not worry. We will have enough time together in the future. ” I had an official meeting and could not go to the old age home the next day. The day after when I reached the home, his room    8    (lock). I enquired and found that he was no more. He died    9    very night we both met last.

I really miss him. I have not given him anything worthwhile except    10    I used to listen to his words and share his thoughts.

4 . 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。

Scout could clearly remember the night she had to leave her home in Poland. It was the beginning of World War II and her family had to escape as soon as possible. She quickly packed a suitcase with a few pieces of clothing, her diary, and her most prized treasure, a silk scarf. Scout and her best friend, Betty, had persuaded their parents to buy them matching scarves, which they took as a symbol of their friendship. Scout didn’t know she was going to America and would not be returning.

Scout kept that special silk scarf for many years. One day she decided to give it to her granddaughter, Eliza, to wear to her first job interview for good luck. Scout was afraid that Eliza would lose the scarf, but the granddaughter promised, “Don’t worry, Grandma. Nothing’s going to happen to your scarf. You’ll see that it’s going to bring both of us luck.” And with that, Eliza kissed her grandmother and left for the interview.

Leaving the interview, Eliza felt confident that she had got the job so she decided to celebrate by going to a restaurant. Sitting at her table, Eliza felt an elderly woman staring at her for a long time.

“I’m sorry. Do I know you?” Eliza asked.

“I’m sorry, dear, but you remind me of my best friend,” the old woman replied. “She looked like you and used to wear a scarf just like yours.” Eliza listened carefully, with her eyes and mouth wide open. She had heard stories of her grandmother’s best friend and knew the meaning of the scarf. Could this woman be Betty, her grandmother’s childhood friend?

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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Then the old woman introduced herself, “My name is

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The old woman agreed.

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5 . One summer night, my friends and I stole into the Jordans’ backyard and started harvesting their sweet, juicy raspberries (树莓). We were enjoying every bite of the tasty berries _________ Mr Jordan came charging outside all of a sudden.

“What are you boys doing out here?” he yelled as my friends ran off _________ all directions. He attempted to catch one or two as they rushed past him, but they were too _________ for the older gentleman to catch. Within seconds, the boys_________into the dark of the summer night. All except me.

However, speed was never my _________. I took the tongue-lashing(痛骂) that Mr Jordan gave me as he marched me down the block to my house, where my mother took over and scolded me _________. My friends said they could hear every colorful word she spoke from the darkness of our backyard, _________ they had gathered to _________ their escape and to observe my capture.

They teased me about it for days afterwards, while all I could do was complain about how _________ it was that I was the only one who had to pay the price. After about a week of this, I complained to my father about the inequality of the situation. Dad said, “You took raspberries without ____________, and you get exactly the punishment you deserved.”

“But what about the other guys?” I asked. “They didn’t get punished at all!”

“That’s not my concern nor should it be yours,” Dad said. “You can’t ____________ what happens to others. You can only____________________ what happens to you. You made a bad choice that night, and you were punished for it.”

For the duration of the following years, I come to realize there is no guarantee that life will ____________ us fairly. That’s why we can’t ____________ comparing our lives with the lives of others. Like Dad said, that isn’t our ____________.

1.

A．before

B．while

C．when

D．after

2.

A．of

B．in

C．with

D．from

3.

A．smart

B．critical

C．quick

D．intelligent

4.

A．hid

B．trapped

C．hurried

D．disappeared

5.

A．strength

B．power

C．intention

D．option

6.

A．cruelly

B．bitterly

C．violently

D．patiently

7.

A．where

B．which

C．at which

D．that

8.

A．perceive

B．celebrate

C．plot

D．congratulate

9.

A．unhappy

B．frustrating

C．disappointing

D．unfair

10.

A．distinguishing

B．warning

C．asking

D．questioning

11.

A．control

B．predict

C．accept

D．explain

12.

A．put up with

B．get away with

C．agree with

D．deal with

13.

A．detect

B．treat

C．advocate

D．forgive

14.

A．get stuck in

B．be busy with

C．be involved in

D．be bathed in

15.

A．problem

B．complaint

C．concern

D．choice

6 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Rebecca即将结束在中国的一年交换生学习回国，你在她临走前打算送她一份有中国特色的礼物。请你写一封信向她告别。   
要点如下：
1.与她道别；
2. 介绍礼物；
3. 表达祝愿。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Rebecca,
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Yours,

Li Hua

7 . 你所在的英语俱乐部正在开展以“Our Family, Our Love”为主题的演讲比赛。你打算参赛，请写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1.你对家庭的理解；
2.如何创造充满爱的家庭氛围。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Hello, everyone.
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Thanks for listening.

9 . At the age of seven I started taking violin lessons. I practiced half an hour every day, went to lessons once a week, and played in a group concert from time to time. Like most kids, I’m not a big fan of practising. If my parents hadn’t been there to make me practice, I probably would have put down my violin and never have picked it up again.

I met Moira when I was 11 at an Irish music party. Moira hosted the party that night, playing the violin, singing and dancing. She made sure that everyone in the room got involved and had a great time. I immediately fell in love with the music she played and the energy that she brought to it. Just a few days after that party, I took my first lesson with Moira, and I continued taking lessons with Moira throughout middle school.

When I started playing the violin with Moira, playing music became something that I loved. She introduced me to so many types of music, from Irish to Old Time, to Cajun music. Moira also taught me to play the guitar. Soon we started performing together and were shocked to discover that people actually wanted to hear us! When I began to play the violin, practicing was something that I did at home in my living room, but under Moira’s influence it quickly became something that I did everywhere. I played on street corners, at festivals, at the beach, at parties, at weddings, and late at night in my friends’ kitchens.

Moira took the music out of the classroom and brought it to life. Her passion was not only for playing music, but also for sharing it. My time with Moira allowed me to grow both musically and personally. I have met so many special people and had so many memorable experiences. Moira has proven to be the most important influence in my musical development, and also my invaluable friend.

1. How did the author feel about violin practice at the beginning?

A．Interesting.

B．Challenging.

C．Inspiring.

D．Unexciting.

2. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The writer was proud of Moira’s achievements in music.

B．The writer became a popular local violinist.

C．The writer spent all her spare time playing the violin.

D．The writer had more self-confidence in terms of performing.

3. What can we know from the last paragraph?

A．Classroom was not a suitable place for Moira to practice any more.

B．Moira helped the writer a lot with her personal life experience.

C．Moira played a significant role in the writer’s musical progress.

D．Moira was very thankful for the writer’s musical support.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．My Way to Success	B．My Invaluable Friend
C．Middle School Musical	D．How I Learned the Violin

10 . My grandmother is the woman who plays a significant role in my life. It’s particularly _________ because this is the first year of my life that she hasn’t been with us, but she continues to _________ me in so many ways.

She was a(n) _________ grandmother. She was the _________ of our family. She grew up in an era when women were not expected to have _________, but having left school in her teens due to poverty, she worked day and night to _________ a business with my grandfather, managing to save enough money to send my father to a good school.

She was famous for her _________, so everyone loved her cakes. She always got involved in social life and _________, spending 50 years of her life working for their local village committee. She _________ good memories, saying how she would keep them in her mind and get them out whenever she wanted the pleasure of recalling the past. She wouldn’t focus on __________, though, saying that it “doesn’t do good to look back too much”.

We live in a time when women are __________ to have it all. My grandmother, born in the 1920s, had it all before it was fashionable. The __________, however, was that she never made it about her. She __________ her life to other people and kept positive because of it.

She __________ me to seek the good, not pay much attention to the bad and take an interest in something __________. Thank you, Granny.

1.

A．sad

B．free

C．special

D．easy

2.

A．remind

B．hurt

C．influence

D．shock

3.

A．delicate

B．advanced

C．humble

D．devoted

4.

A．servant

B．center

C．origin

D．volunteer

5.

A．morals

B．education

C．careers

D．wealth

6.

A．establish

B．approach

C．reserve

D．control

7.

A．taste

B．design

C．cooking

D．training

8.

A．backed down

B．helped out

C．broke down

D．stood out

9.

A．treasured

B．erased

C．generated

D．upgraded

10.

A．relationship

B．hardship

C．leadership

D．friendship

11.

A．scheduled

B．forced

C．chosen

D．expected

12.

A．difference

B．feature

C．possibility

D．process

13.

A．addicted

B．compared

C．exposed

D．contributed

14.

A．bothered

B．threatened

C．shaped

D．promised

15.

A．profitable

B．positive

C．strange

D．romantic