It was raining . I went into a café and asked for a cup of coffee. I was waiting for my drink , I realized there were other people in the place , but I sensed . I saw their bodies , but I couldn’t feel their souls(靈魂) because their souls belonged to the .

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer , I saw a thin , small man in front of it . “I’m Steve ,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “ I talk with you . I’m busy ,” he said. He was chatting online and , at the same time , he was playing a computer game – a war game. I was .

didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to that computer geek（電腦迷）, not a word came out of mouth . I touched his shoulder , but no reaction .I was unhappy . I put my hand in front of the monitor , and he started to shout, “Leave me alone!”

I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me . I and nobody showed any interest .

, I realized that people they were having a nice conversation with their machines , not with people .They were more interested in having a relationship with the computer Steve . I wouldn’t want to the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines people.

I was worried and sank my thoughts. I didn’t even notice that the coffee was bad , just as Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

1.A．Before B．Since C．Although D. While

2.A．pain B. loneliness C．sadness D. pleased

3.A．home B. world C．Net D. Café

4.A．sleeping B. laughing C．sitting D. learning

5.A．can’t B. mustn’t C．couldn’t D. needn’t

6.A．surprised B. delighted C．moved D. worried

7.A．What B．Why C．How D．Who

8.A．but B．so C．if D．or

9.A．my B．her C．their D．his

10.A．waved my hand B．shook my shoulder C．nodded my head D．raised my head

11.A．From then on B．At that moment C．In all D. Above all

12.A．particularly B．usually C．really D. nicely

13.A．tell B．plan C．imagine D．design

14.A．other than B．instead of C．except for D．a(chǎn)s well as

15.A．on B．between C．for D．in

If you have no special plans for your holidays , why not spend your time helping others?

More and more young people in the US volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money . Here are some of their stories.

1. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer ?

A. To sleep under the stars .

B. To help build new hiking paths in the mountains .

C. To be house designer.

D. To spend the whole summer living in a tent .

2.From the passage , we know that Jason Moore .

A. is 18 years old B. likes reading

C. isn’t very rich D. likes children

3. wants to be a teacher .

A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason Moore

C. Trish Anderson D. The writer

Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together . One day a family went to spend the day in the forest , and the son left his socks there . After the family left , a bear came by , found the socks , and decided to try them on. They fit so well , and he liked them so much that he wouldn’t take them off.

All the animals talked about the bear’s new look . Soon , in that forest, there began appearing squirrels (松鼠) in shirts , rabbits in shoes , and even rats wearing hats! The forest doctor shook his head , telling animals , “This can’t be good . △ !” But no one listened to him. They said he was just out of fashion .

However , it wasn’t long the first results of fashion-fever came. Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees , stopping him in mid-jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn’t go into his hole without taking off his hat first . Even the bear , because of his socks , slipped (滑倒) from the river rock and almost killed himself.

When the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the same advice, “Take off those clothes before one day they are going to kill you.” Those who listened to the doctor’s advice stopped having accidents . And the animals realized that they didn’t need clothes at all . Starting to wear them had been very dangerous , and they had only done it to make others admire them , and to get attention.

1.Which sentence can be put into ?

A. Animals don’t look beautiful in clothes

B. Animals need to be in fashion

C. Animals don’t need clothes

D. Animals need to dress up

2.The underlined sentence “it wasn’t long the first results of fashion-fever came.” probably means that “ .”

A. soon the animals had a fever because of the clothes

B. soon the animals enjoyed wearing clothes very much

C. soon the animals became healthier in warm clothes

D. soon the animals had a lot of accidents because of the clothes

3.The story is written to tell us .

A．helping others is helping yourself

B. loving beauty is the nature of animals

C．things that fit yourself are the best

D. clothes can help animals keep safe

What is “American” food ? To many people , American food means hamburgers, hot dogs , and fried chicken . However , are those the only kinds of food in the U.S.?

Except for Thanksgiving turkey , it’s hard to find a typical “American” food . The United States is a land of immigrants（移民) . When people move to America , they bring their cooking styles with them . So Americans eat food from many different countries. That’s why you can find almost all kinds of ethnic (異國風(fēng)味的) food in America, such as Italian pizza , Mexican tacos (墨西哥餅) and Chinese fried rolls. But they don’t taste quite like the real taste of the food .

As a large country-style cooking, take a trip to New England and try seafood dishes , and travel through the Midwest for baked food.

Now Americans live at a fast speed and often have some fast food. One of the most common quick American meals is sandwiches . Some Americans also choose to eat unhealthy food, but others prefer “all natural” eating habits. They refuse to eat any food with additives(添加劑).

American culture is a good example of the saying : “You are what you eat.” The different kinds of food show the different kinds of personal taste . Anyway , it’s all American.

1.Which food is mentioned in the passage ？

①Hamburgers

② pan cakes

③ turkey

④ Chinese fried rolls

⑤ Italian noodles

A. ①②③ B.①③④

C. ②④⑤ D. ③④⑤

2. The saying “You are what you eat” means .

A. 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗 B. 想吃就吃

C. 食如其人 D. 你吃你的

3.People can find almost kinds of ethnic food in America because .

A. America has many foods from different countries

B. the United States is a land of immigrants

C. America is a large country

D. America has many foreign food factories

4.From the passage , we know that .

A. the typical “American” food is American fast food

B. the style of food in South America is baked food

C. all the Americans like to eat natural food

D. it is hard to find a typical “American” food

Money management (管理) skill is very important for us , but many parents don’t take time to teach their children about the value of money , and unfortunately , many of those children grow up to be adults who struggles with money management skill.

What age should parents begin educating their children about money ? Financial (金融) experts agree that it’s never too early . The more children learn about money , the more they will be able to make wise financial decisions as they grow older . First , parents can begin teaching young children how to count money . It is very important for young child.

Next , you can teach the value of saving . Once they learn that saving is a good idea and that it is something they should always do , their financial future will be brighter . For example , your child wants a new bicycle . You can teach them to save part of their allowance (零用錢) for that bike , while still keeping money for ice cream, or for going to the movies with their friends. In this way they will begin to understand the value of both short-term saving and long-term saving .

It’s never too early , also , to teach your child different ways to make money . For example , they can sweep the floor, wash dishes and so on. Sit down with your children and talk with them in some ways they would like to earn money . You’ll be surprised and glad at the effort they will begin making.

Help your children chart their financial course in life, teach them basic money management skills, and their future will be brighter .

1.When should parents teach their children how to master (掌握) some money management skills ?

A. As children grow up.

B．As children are teenagers.

C. As early as possible.

D．When they go to school.

2.When children are very young , in order to educate them about money , first , parents may start with .

A．teaching them to count money

B．teaching them to make money

C．teaching them to save money

D．teaching them to go shopping with money

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the underlined sentences ?

A. Buying a new bike needs a long –term saving.

B. Keeping some money for ice cream shows the value of a short-term saving .

C. Keeping some money for going to the movies with friends shows the value of long-term saving.

D．It shows us how we should teach children the value of saving .

4.From the passage , we can know that .

A．money management skills must be taught when children are teenagers

B．if we teach children basic money management skills, their future will be brighter

C．we shouldn’t ask children to learn to make money by themselves before they grow up

D. we should tell children how to spend money

5.The best title of the passage can be .

A．Parents and Children

B. Children Should Learn to Save Money

C．We Should Save Money

D. Teaching Children About Managing Money

詞匯運(yùn)用,用方框中所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每詞限用一次。

1.I was very surprised when I a stranger from a village far away.

2.—What do you think of the sweater which he is over there ?

— It looks so smart .

3.Everyone should take care of because health is the most important in life.

4.Last year of people died in the air crash.

5.Knowledge makes one laugh, but makes one dance.

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給漢語提示，寫出單詞的正確形式，每空限填一詞。

A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper to look for a boy to work in his office . From nearly 1. （五十）people , he chose one and refused the 2. （其他）.

“I should like to know ,” said one of his 3. （朋友）, “ Why do you 4. （更喜歡）that boy ? He didn’t have a letter or a recommendation .”

“You’re wrong,” said the gentleman . “ He had a great many . He closed the door5. （在……后面）him . That showed that he was careful . He gave his seat at once to that old man . I found that he was kind and thoughtful . He took off his cap when he came in and answered my question at once. That showed he was 6. （禮貌的）and friendly .”

“I threw some books on the floor by myself and some people went over them , but that boy picked them up and put them on the table . He waited quietly for his turn 7. （代替）of pushing. When I talked to him，I found his 8. （衣服）were tidy , his hair was 9. （刷，梳）clearly and his finger nails were clean . I think these are more important 10. （比）a letter and a recommendation.”

語法填空,閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為1-10的相應(yīng)位置上。

Since her husband died , Mrs. Jackson 1. （live）alone in her big old house . The house was bought by her husband almost fifty years ago. For the sake of safety , her daughter has tried hard to ask her to sell the house 2. buy a new and small one in the town . But Mrs. Jackson doesn’t like the idea . She says that she has to look after her 3. (husband) old house . But these days , she often hears of stories about unknown people 4. steal things around here.

That was 5. cold day before Christmas Eve . Around four o’clock in the afternoon , Mrs. Jackson was enjoying the Christmas music 6. someone knocked at the door . She heard the sound but didn’t move . Another knock . Who could it be ? Mrs. Jackson was a bit afraid . She decided not to answer the door but kept 7. (wait) .

One minute another minute and yet another minute , 8. (something) happened and no more knocks . She walked quietly to the door , and listened . She heard nothing but the wind outside . She 9. (slow) unfastened (打開) the door and watched through the crack (縫隙) . She then gave a surprised cry and threw the door wide open ! At the door , she saw a tall , beautiful Christmas! Under the tree was a Christmas card with these 10. (word) :

Merry Christmas !

Your new neighbour

任務(wù)型閱讀,請仔細(xì)閱讀第1-5題中的情境要求， 從六首歌曲（節(jié)選）中為各情境選出符合要求的最佳選項(xiàng)， 其中一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

1.It’s December 29th, Emily plans to have a New Year’s party at home . She wants to invite all her friends to the joyous party .

2.January 30th is a special day for Paul and Jenny because three years ago they met each other and fell in love with each other on that day .

3.Max’s father is going to have his 40th birthday. Max wants to hold a small family party for him to show his love to his father .

4.Ferro is one-year-old baby . Every night when he is going to sleep, his mother will sing a gentle song to him .

5.Alice cares about the environment we live in. She wants to hold a school meeting to ask her classmates to take part in saving the earth .

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每個(gè)人的成長都是一種蛻變的過程，從幼稚走向成熟，從逆境走向成功,請你回憶一下你在成長過程中所經(jīng)歷的一次蛻變，把它寫出來與我們一起分享，好嗎？要求短文內(nèi)容包含以下信息：1.變化前后分別是什么樣子的？

2.促成你轉(zhuǎn)變的主要原因是什么？

3.你為此變化而付出了怎樣的努力？

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提示：1.字?jǐn)?shù)要求在80-100詞左右

2.短文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和校名等信息

3.開頭已給出不計(jì)入總數(shù)。

makes me change

I used to be