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I was driving after school on Monday from Dublin to Drogheda and on my way home, I saw a wallet lying on the roadside. I thought the wallet must belong to the driver in front of me, because he had smoked there. I sounded the horn twice but he didn’t hear. So I stopped and picked up the wallet. I checked the wallet to see if I could get any phone number to call. I found and called two numbers but I was told they were wrong numbers.

Later, I found a driving license and decided to drive to his house in Termonfeckin according to the address on the license. It is a 30-minute drive away from Drogheda. When I got to his house, I saw his wife and the first thing she asked was if I had found a wallet. I started smiling and said yes. The lady was really happy and called her husband. He ran to us at the gate and welcomed me to their house. After giving the wallet to him, he checked to see whether everything was inside. They offered me 20 dollars for gasoline(汽油) but I refused.

1.What was the writer doing when he saw the wallet?

A.He was driving a car. B.He was smoking on the roadside.

C.He was checking the wallet.

2.Why couldn’t the writer call up the driver?

A.Because he didn’t know the phone number of the driver.

B.Because the wallet didn’t belong to the driver.

C.Because he wanted to give the wallet to his wife.

3.How long did the writer spend driving to the driver’s house?

A.For an hour. B.For half an hour. C.For an hour and a half.

4.What did the driver’s wife do when she saw the writer at first?

A.She checked to see whether everything was inside.

B.She offered the writer 20 dollars for gasoline.

C.She asked if the writer had found a wallet.

5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A.The writer drove to the house of the owner of the wallet.

B.The writer accepted the money the driver offered him.

C.The writer was a warm-hearted person.

B

How funny would it be to see memes(表情包) in our textbooks? Fourteen high school students from Sichuan Province have made this a reality.

They wrote a set of creative textbooks that includes five subjects: Chinese, English, Maths, Chemistry and Physics. They share their notes and experiences to help you prepare for high school entrance exams. You can see funny memes almost everywhere in their textbooks. The language they use is not too serious.

Each textbook has its own highlights(亮點(diǎn)), too. The English textbook introduces tongue twisters(繞口令), movies and TV series. The chemistry textbook has wuxia characters. There is a boy named Shangguan Huaxue(chemistry) in the book. He meets a girl and they learn chemistry together. It has ancient poems and wuxia-style descriptions.

Yan Zuhuai, 15, a top student from Chengdu No.7 High School, is the textbooks’ editor-in-chef. He got the idea to create the books in June. “Many underclassmen wanted me to share my notes with them. When I saw people sharing bikes, I thought, why not share knowledge as well?” Yan said.

But when he put all of his notes together, he found that they were boring. Realizing that his classmates enjoy online novels and memes, he decided to add these things. He wrote guidelines and samples for each textbook and invited 13 students to join him in creating them.

Their first drafts(草稿) came out in August. Students and teachers praised them. But Yan felt the books needed to be improve. In October, he and his team learned how to use the design software to improve the books. The final version(版本) will come out at the end of December. About 2,500 people have preordered them. Many publishing houses have shown great interest in them.

1.What subjects are included in the set of creative textbooks?

A.Chinese, Maths and History. B.English, Maths and Physics.

C.Chinese, Physics and Computer.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “underclassmen” in the 4th paragraph?

A.下層人士 B.課后機(jī)構(gòu) C.學(xué)弟學(xué)妹們

3.Which is the right order about how Yan Zuhuai and his team completed the textbooks?

①He put all of his notes together but found they were boring.

②Their first drafts came out.

③The final versions will come out.

④He got the idea to create the books.

⑤He invited 13 students to join him in creating them.

A.④①⑤②③ B.①④⑤②③ C.④①⑤③②

4.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?

A.The language in the creative textbooks is too serious.

B.The English textbooks introduces movies, TV series and so on.

C.Many publishing houses haven’t shown any interest in them.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The textbooks can be harmful to students.

B.Fifteen students use the software to improve the books.

C.The creative textbooks are so welcomed by the students.

Reading is very important. World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It encourages people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor (尊敬) great writers.

Many countries celebrate (慶祝) World Book Day. On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England. It has been done every year since 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Wen Jiabao, Premier of China, is an avid reader. He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on (號(hào)召) people to do more reading. Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can not change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,” he said.

Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and smarter. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology (技術(shù)). Reading gives us information about other cultures and places in the world. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom, for example, the ways English people are living and working today can be learnt by reading.

Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world. Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time reading every day.

1.When is World Book Day?

A.August 8 every year. B.March 12 every year.

C.April 23 every year. D.June 6 every year.

2.An avid reader is a person who __________.

A.loves reading B.never reads C.does some reading D.hates reading

3.World Book Day was set up in order to encourage people to __________.

A.learn foreign languages B.do more reading

C.buy more books D.know more about science

4.According to the passage, reading can help people in many ways EXCEPT _____.

A.learning English better B.knowing more about cultures

C.improving your health D.knowing more about the outside world

5.What’s the best title for the article?

A.World Book Day in England.

B.Suggestions on Reading.

C.World Book Day in China.

D.World Book Day and the Advantages of Reading.

On April 2, we said goodbye to Tiangong I, China’s first space lab. According to the China Manned Space Agency (中國(guó)載人航天), Tiangong I re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere (大氣層) and some of its debris (碎片) fell into the South Pacific Ocean.

There are many spacecraft (宇宙飛船) that are still in orbit

(軌道) above the Earth. After finishing their trips, they will all re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere like Tiangong I.

There are two types of re-entries: controlled re-entry and uncontrolled re-entry.

Some satellites and manned spacecraft come back to the Earth in a controlled re-entry. Experts calculate (計(jì)算) the path of the falling spacecraft and its speed. Thy can guide the spacecraft to fall in a chosen area.

Some spacecraft may have problems while in space after a certain amount of time. These spacecraft come back in an uncontrolled re-entry. It is hard to tell when and where these spacecraft will fall until the last few hours. The US space station Skylab came back partially uncontrolled in 1979. Parts of the station fell in western Australia, but no one was hurt.

During re-entry, most of the spacecraft will burn up while passing through the Earth’s atmosphere. Only a small amount of the debris will reach the ground. The debris typically ends up falling into the ocean, China Daily reported.

1.The debris from Tiangong I .

A. fell into the South Pacific Ocean B. fell in western Australia

C. fell in the central part of the US D. fell into the North Pacific Ocean

2.When the spacecraft finishes its trip, it will .

A. burn up and disappear B. speed up and fly back to the Earth

C. enter another orbit and stay in space D. re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere

3.From the passage, we know there are types of re-entries.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the US space station Skylab?

A. It came back in a controlled re-entry. B. Some people were hurt by its debris.

C. Parts of it fell in western Australia. D. It was directed to fall into the ocean.

5.This story most probably comes from .

A. a story book B. a movie review

C. a science magazine D. a government report

閱讀下面短文，用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給動(dòng)詞的適當(dāng)形式填空, 必要時(shí)可加助動(dòng)詞或情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。

One day, Confucius (孔子) led his students to the State of Chu. When crossing through a large forest, they saw an old man1. (stand) under a tree, catching cicadas (蟬) with a bamboo stick. Confucius said, “You are very good at 2.(catch) cicadas. You must have some special skills.”

“That’s right!” the old man answered. “The cicada is a clever little insect. If they hear the noise of the leaves in the wind, they 3. (fly) away. Therefore, people who want to catch cicadas4.(train) their hands to hold a bamboo stick without shaking. If you can place three pellets (彈珠) on top of the bamboo stick without falling off, you might be able to catch cicadas; when five pellets5. (place) on top without falling off, catching cicadas is as easy as 6. (pick) a ball up from the ground.”

He then added, “But that is not enough. People must be good at hiding themselves. Right now, I7.(stand) under a tree like half of a tree stump ( 樹(shù) 樁 ). Last of all, one must be attentive ( 專(zhuān) 心 的 ). When I am catching cicadas, I only see their wings. No matter what 8.(happen), nothing will disturb me.

Hearing this, Confucius 9.(turn) to his students and said, “No matter what you do, you can only succeed if you love what you’re doing and pay enough attention to it. This is what this old man 10.(teach) us.”

將下列英語(yǔ)句子譯成漢語(yǔ),漢語(yǔ)句子譯成英語(yǔ)。

1.The doctor used to be patient and looked after the sick people very well.

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2.No matter how many difficulties we have, I believe all problems can be solved in the end.

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3.我們必須讓青少年遠(yuǎn)離網(wǎng)絡(luò)。(keep...away from)

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4.比起溜冰，我更喜歡游泳。(prefer... to...)

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5.他這次是特地來(lái)看你的。( go out of one’s way)

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閱讀下面的短文，并根據(jù)短文后的要求答題。

Zhuge Liang lived during the Three Kingdoms period. He was famous for his talent and loyalty (忠誠(chéng)).

When Zhuge Liang was young, he lived the life of a farmer in Nanyang . Liu Bei visited him three times. Finally, Zhuge Liang promised to do his best to help Liu Bei. A few years later, they built the state of Shu.

After the death of Liu Bei, his son Liu Shan became the emperor of Shu. Zhuge Liang helped him rule the state. He was the prime minister, but he took care of everything, no matter how small it is. (3)Because of his hard work, the state became much stronger than before.

At that time, the state of Wei was an enemy of Shu. Zhuge Liang led the army to fight Wei many times. Before he left,(4) Zhuge Liang wrote a letter to the emperor. At the end of the letter, he said, “I will give myself to the people and the country until the last day of my life.” The war between Shu and Wei lasted for a long time. Finally, Zhuge Liang became sick and died.

It tells us …

（5）Zhuge Liang spent all his time working for his people and country. A great man like him will always be remembered.

1.Did Zhuge Liang live in the Spring and Autumn period?

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2.How many times did Liu Bei visit Zhuge Liang?

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3.將(3)改為because引導(dǎo)的復(fù)合句。

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4.將(4)改為被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。_______________________________________________________________________________

5.將(5)用take改為同義句。

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書(shū)面表達(dá)

鄂州將舉辦國(guó)際龍舟賽，正在招募志愿者。假如你是王華，你希望成為其中一員。請(qǐng)用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一封自薦信，必須包含以下要點(diǎn)：

要求：1、可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱(chēng)；

2、語(yǔ)言通順，意思連貫，條理清楚，書(shū)寫(xiě)規(guī)范；

3、80詞左右。文章的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Sir/ Madam,

My name is Wang Hua.

I’m looking forward to your replay.

Yours sincerely,

Wang Hua

There is _______ umbrella behind the door.

A.a

B.an

C.the

D.不填

Mother's Day comes _______ the second Sunday of May.

A. in

B. on

C. at

D. for