1. —Your spoken English is perfect!
—Thank you. I think ________ is better. You read English every morning.

A．mine

B．yours

C．hers

2. —I want to visit Robert. Could you tell me his ________?
—Sure. He lives at 3 West St. Oxford.

A．hobby

B．message

C．address

3. —Mom, it’s too hot today. Could I swim in the river?
—No, you ________. That’s too dangerous.

A．couldn’t

B．mustn’t

C．needn’t

4. —The box is too heavy. Could you please give me a hand, David?
—Just a minute. I________ an e-mail to my pen pal.

A．am sending

B．have sent

C．was sending

5. —You added sugar in my tea? It ________ terrible!
—Sorry, madam. I’ll pour you another cup right away.

A．feels

B．looks

C．tastes

6. ________ fire, we should stay calm and leave as quickly as possible.

A．In front of

B．In need of

C．In case of

7. My grandpa does exercise in the park every day________ the weather stops him.

A．unless

B．while

C．if

8. The Knockout is so wonderful that my uncle ________to see it last night.

A．picked up

B．stayed up

C．took up

9. —All of my classmates have passed the English test.
—________ exciting news! We’re all glad about it.

A．What

B．How

C．What an

An old saying goes, “When in Rome (罗马), do as the Romans do.” I learned the meaning of this when I studied in Russia.

One day I _______ some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My guests and I were excited from visiting Red Square and happy about our meeting. We chatted _______ until the waiter told me that we were talking too loud. We turned our voices lower. But this didn’t last long. The waiter came over to us two more times with the same _______.

How bad an impression (印象) we must have left on the local people! In China, it’s natural and _______ for a host to make a lively atmosphere (气氛). However, in Russia and western countries, having a meal in a public place means you must _______ your voice low. You need to be polite to others.

I felt _______ about this. Even though we tried our best, it’s very difficult to form a new habit. Russians have their own special habits. My Russian friend, Andrey always _______ and thinks for a while before leaving home. I asked him _______ he did this. “Aha,” Andrey said. “In Russia, people always spend about a minute going over things and plans in their minds before leaving. So they won’t leave _______ necessary behind.”

Finding the differences between ________ is very interesting. I’d like to keep my eyes and mind open.

11.

A．helped

B．invited

C．told

D．made

12.

A．quietly

B．friendly

C．warmly

D．carefully

13.

A．message

B．menu

C．meal

D．food

14.

A．different

B．serious

C．interesting

D．important

15.

A．take

B．remain

C．have

D．keep

16.

A．bad

B．strange

C．angry

D．nervous

17.

A．looks ahead

B．looks around

C．looks out

D．looks up

18.

A．how

B．when

C．why

D．where

19.

A．nothing

B．something

C．everything

D．anything

20.

A．friends

B．knowledge

C．cultures

D．people

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

China is a nation with a rich culture in handwriting (书法). “Even though the computer is     26     (wide) used today, Chinese people should not forget the skill of writing with hands,” said a Chinese government officer.

       So far, the computer     27     (become) a very useful tool to help people to write. As people use computers more often than before, many people have forgotten how to write Chinese characters (字). People often makes plenty of     28     (mistake) in writing.
       The Chinese character test shows that nowadays, many college students’ handwriting has got even     29     (bad). Many college students do not know how to make words or sentences in Chinese character in the right way. Not only kids but also many adults have met     30    same problem. They might be able to tell the general form of a certain character. However,     31     you ask them to spell out the character correctly, they can’t. On the other hand, they can type out the character on a computer without thinking     32     (two).
       At present, China is trying its best     33    (solve) this problem. With the use of certain technologies, teachers can write their teaching contents (内容) and the students can reply by writing in the nation language teaching course. We can also write letters     34     our relatives and friends instead of sending messages. This can help     35     (we) practice handwriting. Besides, there are many ways that we can try.

Although students are busy studying, it is important to remember another area of study-life skills, such as washing clothes and growing vegetables. They are useful in our daily life. Here are some opinions about life skills education.

Mrs. Blair Children need to learn most of the life skills at school. As parents, we can help them take part in activities around the house and in the neighborhood.	Li Ping We have life skills classes at school. They’re quite useful. They help prepare for everyday real-life situations, from washing dishes to preparing a meal. These classes give us knowledge we need to live on our own.
Kevin I’m not sure whether it is necessary because I haven’t tried life skills classes yet. In my school, many students pay no attention to learning life skills. They don’t think it will improve their chances of getting into college.	Mary Having life skills classes at school is important. Besides, there are other ways for us to learn life skills. We can watch videos on the Internet. We can also learn from our parents and take part in the activities with them.

36. According to Mrs. Blair, where do children need to learn most of the life skills? ________

A．At home.	B．At school.
C．Around the house.	D．Around the neighborhood.

37. What can students in Li Ping’s school get from life skills education? ________

A．Knowledge for college.	B．Chances to help neighbors.
C．Knowledge for living alone.	D．Chances to learn from parents.

38. In Kevin’s opinion, many students pay no attention to learning life skills because ________.

A．they are not interested in it

B．it’s useless to improve living level

C．they are not sure what to learn

D．it’s helpless for entering college

39. ________ have the same opinion on life skills education according to the passage.

A．Mrs. Blair, Li Ping and Mary

B．Mrs. Blair, Kevin and Mary

C．Mrs. Blair, Li Ping and Kevin

D．Li Ping, Kevin and Mary

40. Which can be the best title for this passage? ________

A．How to Learn Life Skills

B．Life Skills Classes at School

C．Opinions on Life Skills Education

D．The Importance of Life Skills Education

When you and your family go out for dinner, do you notice how many dishes you usually order? It’s OK if you finish all of them. But if you waste too much food, you need to pay for it.

Last year, China’s top legislature（立法机关）reviewed（审议）a draft law（法律草案）for stopping food waste for the first time. In general, a draft will become law after the top legislature reviews it three times.

According to the draft law, restaurants should tell customers not to order too much. If customers leave too much food uneaten, restaurants can charge（收费）them for food waste. The law also bans（禁止）waiters from encouraging people to order too much food. Some restaurants may use the “N-1” mode for people to order dishes. “N” stands for the number of persons at a table. So if there are six people at your table, you should order just five dishes, which can help people control the amount of dishes in a proper way.

The draft law also asks schools to teach their students to avoid food waste. It also bans TV programs about overeating and over drinking. Producers of such programs will face a fine of up to 100 000 yuan.

Food waste happens in many places and has long been a big problem around the world. We need to obey the law and refuse to waste food.

41. If customers waste too much food, they ______ .

A．need to pay some money for it

B．need to say sorry about it

C．can’t enter the restaurant again

D．can leave the restaurant for free

42. According to the“N-1”mode, if 10 persons plan to eat in the restaurant, they need to order ______ dishes.

A．8

B．9

C．10

D．1 1

43. Which is Not true according to the passage?

A．Waiters can’t encourage people to order too much food.

B．Programs about overeating will be allowed on TV.

C．Food waste has been a serious problem all over the world.

D．A draft will become law after the top legislature reviews it three times.

44. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Harm of food waste.

B．Importance of healthy food.

C．Law to stop food waste.

D．Advantages of stopping food waste.

45. You may read the passage in ______.

A．a storybook	B．a guidebook
C．an advertisement	D．a newspaper

It was not easy to learn different kinds of musical instruments well at the same time. I still remembered when I took my piano lessons, my mother said worriedly to my father, “Why hasn’t he made any progress with so much practice?” I tried to play the piano better. However, my parents never got a strong feeling of satisfaction with my piano performance.

From then on, I didn’t play any musical instrument until, my old friend Larry invited me to play the violin with him when I was 60. It made me enjoy the joy of playing music again. One day, Larry asked me to take part in a violin performance with him. At first, thinking of my past, I wanted to refuse. I expected to hear his words that I would become more skilled with practice onstage. But he said, “OK, only play if you want to.” I was shocked by the unexpected answer.

In fact, nobody made me do it, so I had to make a choice by myself. I was willing to catch the chance this time. After a long and careful preparation, I played the violin with Larry. Though I didn’t lose all my nervousness, it was enough for me to overcome my fear. Finally, I offered a full performance in front of the audience（观众）.

However, happy time always didn’t last long, my friend Larry passed away. It was a hard hit, but his influence stayed. It helped me not only in music, but on all sides of my life. Whenever I paid attention to what I wanted to do, joy usually took the place of fear.

46. The mother was worried about the writer because ______.

A．he spent little time playing the piano

B．he made no progress in the piano

C．his father didn’t like his piano performance

D．she had no time to teach him piano

47. What can we know from Paragraph 2? ______

A．The writer actually wanted to play the violin with Larry.

B．The writer didn’t want to play any musical instrument again.

C．The writer began to learn music at the age of 60.

D．The writer refused Larry's invitation at last.

48. What does the underlined word “unexpected” mean in Paragraph 2? ______

A．难以预测的

B．事与愿违的

C．出人预料的

D．痴心妄想的

49. What does the underlined word“It”refer to? ______

A．Larry’s happy time with the writer.

B．Larry’s great love for playing music.

C．Larry’s encouragement to the writer.

D．Larry’s attitude towards doing things.

50. What does the writer mainly want to tell us? ______

A．Not to fear but enjoy the joy of doing something.

B．How to offer a full performance in front of the audience.

C．How to help a person both in music and on all sides of life.

D．Larry is the writer’s best old friend in his life.

Problems between parents and children are common.If you need to improve your relationship with your parents, you are not alone.To develop a better relationship with your parents, you should change how you think and do things.     51    

Act first.     52     You should take action first.

Be thankful to your parents.Think about everything that your parents have done for you.You are sure to feel thankful to them.You'd better show your thanks with your actions.Give them a nice gift or do some housework without being asked.     53    

Be open and honest.Tell your parents about things that you care about and your feelings about these things.     54     If so, it’s easy for them to discuss things that you are interested in and develop the relationship.

Accept that your parents are different.They grow up in a different situation with different technologies.     55     Try to remind them of any problem in their relationships with their parents because of these differences.Use the information when you talk to your parents to improve your relationship with them.

A．Often talk to them, and your parents can understand you better.

B．Here is some useful advice for you.

C．Don’t wait for your parents to try to improve the relationship.

D．So they think in a different way.

E．They will be happy with you for these actions.

56. 春天来了，天气变暖，万物复苏。(come)
When spring comes, the weather gets warm and everything ____________.

57. 我喜欢读书，因为书里有很多精彩的东西。（fond）
I ______ because there are many wonderful things in books.

58. 三年努力工作之后，最终他赶上了他的同学。（catch）
After three years’ hard work, he finally ______ his classmates.

59. 当你遇到困难时，试着笑对生活，远离坏心情。（stay）
When you are in trouble, try to smile at life and ______ unhappy feelings.

60. 当我们在北京的时候，他们竭尽全力使我们感到宾至如归。
They went out of their way to ________ when we were in Beijing.