Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.

When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past.

I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the race, but I had little running practice. I just wanted to finish. On the day of the race, it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 miles, I was thinking, “I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking?” And at one moment, I said to myself, “I am never doing this again!”

That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and walked. At times, I didn’t know if I could finish.

Near the end, a 70­-year­-old man ran past me, very fast, and I felt a little embarrassed (尷尬的) that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn’t even keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare(比較) ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t? I decided that I would not give up on running races，and that one day I would be one of those 70­year­olds who were still running.

As I crossed the finishing line, I was proud of myself. I didn’t regret (后悔) having such an experience.

1.What did the writer do at a local race as a volunteer?

A. He helped old runners.

B. He passed out water to the runners.

C. He cheered for the runners.

D. He took back the cups from the runners.

2.Why did the writer join the race?

A. He was crazy about running.

B. He just wanted to experience.

C. He had practiced running very hard.

D. He wanted very much to win a prize.

3.How did the writer’s feeling change after running about 5 miles?

①He regretted.

②He encouraged himself.

③He felt a little embarrassed.

A. ①—②—③ B. ②—①—③ C. ①—③—② D. ②—③—①

4.Why did the writer feel embarrassed?

A. Because the old man ran faster than him.

B. Because he ran most slowly.

C. Because he was over 50 years younger.

D. Because he ran faster than the old man.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. To be No.1. B. Let’s compare.

C. A volunteering job. D. Running your own race.

A Chinese tourist has died in Hong Kong a day after being beaten up during a so-called "forced shopping" tour. Businessmen try to make money by forcing tourists to buy goods at some stores. Police said the dead, 54, tried to quiet a tourist and a tour guide after the tourist decided not to buy anything at a shop. At least four people have been arrested. The dead, from north-east China, was found lying cold outside the shop in Kowloon on Monday morning. He tried to make peace in a fight between two women -- believed to be the tour leader and one of the tourists, but a group of men pulled them onto the street and beat them, police said. The two women, aged 32 and 53, have been arrested, along with two men, one a 44-year-old Hong Kong and the other a 32-year-old mainlander. Police say they are still searching for two other suspects.

On the mainland the man’s death cause a boycott(抵制) of travel to Hong Kong. The HongKong local people hate mainlanders because they think mainlanders push up prices. They say mainlanders are always eating on the underground and making loud noises. China’s National Tourism Administration(國家旅游局) has asked Hong Kong to protect mainland tourists’ rights.

1.A Chinese _____ has died in Hong Kong during a so-called "forced shopping" tour.

A. tour guide B. woman C. policeman D. tourist

2.How old was the dead? _______________.

A.32 B. 54 C.53 D. 44

3. When did the tourist die?

A. On Monday morning. B. On Tuesday.

C. On Sunday. D. On Monday evening.

4.How many suspects were there?

A. 4 B. 2 C. 8 D. 6

5.What’s the best title for the passage? ____________.

A. Mainlanders in HongKong

B. A boycott of travel to Hong Kong.

C. Tourist beaten to death in HongKong.

D. Bad news for HongKong traveling.

What happens when five Chinese teachers take over a British classroom full of teenagers? The experimental program was designed to test how 50 students ages 13 and 14 at the Bohunt School in Hampshire would deal with a completely Chinese teaching method. With long school days and tough rules, it’s considered to be "strict" to Westerners.

It took the BBC six months to choose suitable Chinese teachers. They had to be English, math, science or social science teachers with more than five years teaching experience in China. They also had to be able to teach in English. Though language was not a problem for the Chinese teachers, they weren't used to the difference between Chinese and British students. Li Aiyun from the Nanjing Foreign Language School told British media that when she handed out homework sheets, she expected the students to concentrate on their homework. "But when I walked in the classroom, some students were chatting, some students were eating, somebody was even putting make-up on her face. I had to control myself, or I would be crazy. About half of them tried their best to follow me. And the other half ? Who knows what they were doing?" she said.

While Rosie Lunskey, 15, told BBC interviewers that she found it difficult to get used to the Chinese teachers. "Acting like robots was the right way to go. I'm used to speaking my mind in class, giving ideas, often working in groups to develop my skills and improve my knowledge. But a lot of the time in the experiment, the only thing I felt I was learning was how to copy notes really fast and listen to the teacher, "she complained.

1.How many Chinese teachers did BBC choose?

A. 4 B. 5 C.6 D. 8

2.They didn’t choose _______________teachers.

A. Science B. English C. Math D. Chinese

3.What doe s the underlined word “concentrate” mean in Chinese?

A.濃縮 B. 專注 C. 限制 D. 批注

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The students’ age is between 13 and 14.

B. Some students were eating when Li Aiyun entered the classroom.

C. Rosie Lunskey liked the Chinese teaching methods very much.

D. The teachers can all speak English very well.

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Art form. B. Culture.

C. Education. D. Homework.

閱讀表達 閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題

Cut out meat, lose weight. And, while you're at it, protect your heart, keep away from cancer and live longer.

According to research published by the Academy, vegetarians (素食)have lower body mass indexes(質(zhì)量指數(shù)) than meat-eaters, overweight and fat people who followed a vegetarian diet lost more weight than those who ate meat -- even though both groups used up the same number of calories.

But losing weight and being healthier isn't about simply about eliminating meat, it's about how you replace that meat.

Perhaps those vegetarians fell for these oh-too-common eating mistakes. Here are some tips you need to notice.

●French bread, chips and pretzels are all vegetarian. But no one's saying they're healthy foods. They are packed with calories and sugar.

●If you're doing vegetarian eating, there's no reason to get less protein than you need. For example, they ate 450 fewer calories a day and lost about 11 pounds in 12 weeks.

●A lot of vegetarians -- especially new ones -- worry about skimping on protein. Eat more cheese. Remember, 1 ounce of cheese contains an average of 100 calories and 7 grams of fat.

●"While plant-based smoothies(果昔) can be a healthy choice for enjoying fruits, vegetables and protein. They can add an important calorie load, especially if they are store-bought," Sheth says.

回答下面5個問題，每題答案不超過5個詞。

1.How many tips does the passage write about?

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2.What is losing weight and being healthier about?

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3.Why are chips unhealthy?

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4.What can be a healthy choice for vegetarian?

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5.How much fat does 1 ounce of cheese have?

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任務(wù)型閱讀

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文中的信息完成文后表格(每空一詞)

In today’s society, everyone is busy and running at a fast pace(步調(diào)) every day. We feel our time is valuable and needs to be used well. We need cheap meal ideas that can help us save time and money and still provide a healthy and nutritious (有營養(yǎng)的) dinner for us and our family.

The fast food makers know we have little time and that the idea of cooking dinner after a long day at work is not something we look forward to. So the fast food makers offer us cheap food that requires no cooking, no cleaning, and only 25 minutes to pick up.

But eating so much fast food will cause body fatness and fast food is not nutritious, so it’s not the healthiest choice to consider. There are some very cheap meal ideas that take almost no time to prepare and will make coming home for a good meal more enjoyable.

The first cheap meal idea is one dish which includes meat, vegetables and rice. This is not only a cheap meal idea, but also it is fast because it can be made in only 20 minutes.

You can quickly make some pancakes and scrambled eggs for the family in about 30 minutes. If you think it is strange to eat breakfast food for dinner, consider how the same foods give you what you need to go through a whole day.

Another cheap meal idea to try is a “macaroni and cheese with meat” dish, which only takes around 20 minutes to cook.

If you are interested in these cheap meal ideas, you’re welcome to visit our website for details. When you fix one of these or other cheap meal ideas at home, you are taking time out of your busy day to treat yourself and your family in a special way.

根據(jù)句意和漢語提示，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~(每空限一詞)

1.The burglar went into __________ (躲藏) as soon as he saw the policeman.

2.Jay Chou is not only a successful singer but also one of my favourite __________ (演員) .

3.Wang Zhaojun was one of the four _______________(古代的) beauties in China.

4.____________(憑借) hard work, he proved that where there is a will, there is a way.

5.He offer me a great deal of _________ (建議) on how to learn English well.

用括號中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空(每空不限一詞)

1.The famous writer ___________ (pass) away 2 years after he discovered he had cancer.

2.Please pay attention to your _____________(pronounce) when you read English.

3.____________ (avoid) the rush hour, I left half an hour earlier than usual.

4.The little boy had difficulty _______________(divide) the 19 apples.

5.The police _______________ (discuss) the kidnapping case when the telephone rang.

短文填空 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，補全空格內(nèi)單詞，使短文完整、通順。

The British love sending text messages. They send more than 2.5 billion every month. And most people now understand the language of text, with its numbers and missing l 1. . In fact, when a student at a Scottish school wrote the whole article “in txt”, his teacher g 2. him “C+ 4 f4t ” (“C+ for effort ”).

A 3. texting(發(fā)短信) is a cheap way of keeping in touch with your friends, it can also bring problems. In 2005, a British teenager became the f 4. person in the world to receive treatment for an addiction(沉溺) to text messaging. In one year, the nineteen-year-old spent about ￡4,500 o 5. texts.

For some people, text messaging has c 6. their lives. For example, James Trusler from Sussex in England travels around the world taking p 7. in texting competitions and TV shows. He’s the world’s fastest texter and recently set a new world r 8. while he was appearing on Australian TV. He texted:“The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serraslmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human.” I 9. took him 67 seconds. James sends a lot of text messages—about 2,500 a month. But he doesn’t get big bills because he works f 10. a large mobile phone company!

書面表達

最近，你班就“My hero”展開了一次調(diào)查。下表是調(diào)查結(jié)果， 請根據(jù)表格內(nèi)容寫一篇英語短文，向英語校刊投稿。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右(短文的開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；

2. 短文必須包括所有要點，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，使短文連貫通順。

Recently we did a survey in our class about their heroes. Here’re the results.

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I think we should learn from these famous people.

---- __________ does he improve his reading speed?

--- He improves it ________ practicing more.

A. How, with B. What; by

C. How; by D. What; with