1 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．Kate's friends.

B．Today's weather.

C．Jim's weekend.

2 . Where are the speakers?

A．In an airplane.

B．In a boat.

C．On the ground.

3 . Every summer, my parents, my six-year-old brother and I go to stay in a cabin by a lake. I like to __ sandcastles on the beach, or skim stones _________ the water.

On 15 July this year, I was crawling along the   _______ of the lake on my arms and knees, _____ stones to skim, when my hand and knee felt something long and hard ____   in the sand. I pulled it out and saw that it was____from the sticks or rocks I____find. One end had a point, and the other had a____, so I pointed it up to the sky and____ , Daddy, I've found a sword!"

I felt like a warrior. When Daddy____it to an archaeologist, she said it was at least 1,000 years old. _________, they now think it's 1,500 years old.

This month, the archaeologists finally came to____the rest of the lake and they found a brooch（胸针）that is as____as my sword, and a coin from the 18^th century. Then they____the news and I could finally tell everyone at school. I had to give the sword to the local museum−−Daddy explained that it's part of _________and it's important to share it with others.

People on the internet are saying I am the queen of Sweden,____in the legend of King Arthur, he was given a sword by a lady in a____, and that meant he would become king. I am not a lady−−I'm only eight−−but it's__________that I found a sword in the lake.

Now, whenever I go____in the lake, I will be looking to see what I can find. It feels like that lake might be a little bit _______ . On that day I felt a little bit magic, too.

1.

A．challenge

B．observe

C．build

D．explore

2.

A．in

B．on

C．through

D．across

3.

A．bottom

B．surface

C．shore

D．bank

4.

A．focusing on

B．looking for

C．taking on

D．picking up

5.

A．buried

B．grown

C．discovered

D．lifted

6.

A．far

B．safe

C．away

D．different

7.

A．simply

B．directly

C．usually

D．instantly

8.

A．handle

B．ring

C．rope

D．point

9.

A．explained

B．shouted

C．replied

D．reacted

10.

A．gave

B．passed

C．showed

D．presented

11.

A．Luckily

B．Hopefully

C．Generally

D．Actually

12.

A．spread

B．search

C．remove

D．sweep

13.

A．light

B．clear

C．old

D．strange

14.

A．announced

B．responded

C．mended

D．discussed

15.

A．physics

B．geography

C．history

D．science

16.

A．because

B．until

C．before

D．if

17.

A．pool

B．lake

C．river

D．sea

18.

A．true

B．obvious

C．sure

D．interesting

19.

A．walking

B．fishing

C．swimming

D．sightseeing

20.

A．large

B．special

C．distant

D．magic

4 . What are the speakers probably doing?

A．Taking pictures.

B．Watching TV.

C．Doing exercise.

5 . When I was a boy, our extended, immigrant family would sometimes gather at my aunt’s tiny house over the summer. Relatives from all over the country would come in to visit. The adults would crowd together in the living room to talk and catch up on each other' s lives. And the kids would be sent out into the front yard to play when dinner was slowly cooked for all of us.

Those were the days before video games, smart phones, and motorized toys, so we often ended up playing an old game. I remember one of those moments especially. As I was the youngest and smallest of all the kids there, I got caught first and couldn't catch anyone else. My brothers and cousins were all too fast for me, and I grew more and more frustrated. I finally fell my face first into the dirt. I got up with tears forming in my eyes. Then I saw one of my female cousins Susan standing there. She started to run but was going much slower than before. I easily caught up and seized her. Then she turned to me, smiled, and said, "I'm it! You'd better run!" I ran off laughing with glee while she turned and started to chase others.

Now I see how her act of kindness that day saved me from sadness and returned me to joy. It didn't matter that we hardly ever saw each other. I know we are family and she loves me.

In her wonderful book: Box of Butterflies, Roma Downey writes, "We are all one, we all belong to each other, and we are one big. beautiful family." Perhaps it is time that we all started to treat each other that way. Perhaps it is time that we shared our love, our kindness, our laughter, and our joy with everyone without fear. Perhaps it is time to finally and forever bring this world together in one big family reunion.

1. When the adults were chatting, the kids would__________.

A．play video games	B．sit in the front yard
C．learn to cook dinner	D．play traditional games

2. The author was able to catch Susan because________.

A．the others ran too fast	B．the author was good at running
C．Susan gave her a chance	D．Susan wanted to chase others

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The author is grateful for hat Susan did to her.

B．The author cant meet Susan any more.

C．The author urges others to love their family.

D．The author believes the world will become a big family

4. What could be the best title of the passage?

A．A memory of my childhood.	B．Sharing of goodness unites us.
C．Kindness brightens our life.	D．A good deed is invaluable.

6 . 假设你是李华，你校的交换生朋友Jack想过一个特殊的周末，你打算本周末带他去你祖父母家所在的青山村游玩一天。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.地点简介；
2.活动安排；
3.出发时间，地点及出行方式
注意：1.词数100左右；不必逐条翻译；
2.可以增加适当细节，以使行文连贯。
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