Popeye the Sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s. the sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many people’s diets. Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.

Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.

People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.

Today, we know that the little iron in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something else which the body needs—folic acid.

It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along.

1.A good title for this reading passage is______.

A. Popeye the Sailor

B. The Truth About Spinach

C.A Mistake with Numbers

D. Folic Acid Makes You Strong

2.Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor?

A. People liked folic acid.

B. They thought Popeye was funny.

C. Spinach had a lot of iron.

D. They thought spinach made them strong.

3.A research group told people that spinach______.

A. made Popeye strong

B. was a green vegetable

C. had less iron than other green vegetables

D. had more iron than other green vegetables

4.The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from______.

A. ironB. spinachC. folic acidD. exercise

The booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:

Price: ＄10

BOOKING

There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:

------ in person

The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m. -8 p. m.

------ by telephone

Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card

（Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted）

------ by post

Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.

------ on line

Complete the on-line booking form at www. Satanfiedtheatre. com

DICOUNTS:

Saver:＄2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.

Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.

Standby: best available seats are on sale for ＄6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible（suitable）for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other

customers.

Group Bookings:

there is a ten per cent discount for parties of twelve or more.

School: school parties of ten or more can book ＄6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.

Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

1. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT_____

A. go to the Box Office on Sundays.

B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card.

C. use the Internet.

D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office.

2.If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?

A. ＄120 B. ＄150 C. ＄140 D. ＄126

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

A. There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre.

B. A school party of 15 students should pay 90 for the standby tickets.

C. A group of 12 persons can get 10 per cent discount.

D. The audience can‘t refund money if the performance is on show.

You have some great ideas. But they don’t come out because of what your friends say or because you think that only a few people can be creative geniuses(天才). And, you, of course, think that you couldn’t be one of them. But actually, this is not true at all.

Anyone who is a creative genius will tell you that creativity is very much like a muscle that needs to be developed. If you don’t learn how to develop creative thinking, this skill, just like a muscle, will become poor and useless. On the other hand, keep working at it, and this skill will soon be ready for action whenever you need it. So how do you develop your own personal style of creative thinking?

     You should realize that your brain has a greater capacity (容量) and a higher speed than the world’s biggest and fastest computer. So it’s important to get as much information as you can every day. Read, watch and listen to everything around you —good and bad. The more you know, the more you’ll want to know, and the more your brain will be exercised.

     Try something new every day and let your experiences show you more about the world and people around you. You need to step out of your comfort zone (舒適地帶) more and more each day.

     Follow these suggestions, and begin thinking beyond your "limits" from today. You’ll soon have a life full of interesting and exciting adventures. Who knows, your idea might be the next great idea to change the world.

1.Most people can’t be creative geniuses because they _______.

A. don’t have great ideas

B. don’t want to develop their ideas

C. are too shy to talk about their ideas

D. don’t believe they can be

2.The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph means ________.

A. creative thinking B. the muscle C. personal style D. great capacity

3.What do we learn from the passage?

A. No computer can store as much information as human’s brain.

B. It is not necessary to remember everything around you.

C. Try something new, as long as you are comfortable with it.

D. It is harder to exercise the brain than the muscles

4.The passage is intended to tell readers _________.

A. how they can learn from creative geniuses

B. about ways to develop their creative thinking

C. about the importance of exercising the muscles

D. the reasons why they can’t be creative geniuses

A few months ago as I wandered through my parents’ house，the same house I grew up in，I had a sudden，scary realization．When my parents bought the house，in 1982，they were only two years older than I am now．I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house I’d still be living in almost 30 years later．

   It seemed ridiculous．On a practical level，there’s no way I could afford to buy a house anytime soon．More importantly，I wouldn’t want to．I’m not sure where I’ll be living in two years，or what kind of job I’ll have．And I don’t think I’ll be ready to settle down and stay in one place．

   So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents．When our parents were our age，they’d got their education，chosen a career，and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives．

   My friends and I--“Generation Y”--still aren’t sure what we want to do with our lives．Whatever we end up doing，we want to make sure we’re happy doing it．We’d rather take risks first，try out different jobs，and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place．We’d rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account．

   This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”(自大的), “impatient”, and “overprotected”．Some of these complaints have a point．As children, we were encouraged to succeed in school，but also to have fun．We grew up in a world full of technological innovation: cell phones，the Internet，instant messaging，and video games．

Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)--starting at the bottom of the ladder and slowly making their way to the top, on the same track, often for the same company. That doesn’t apply to my generation.

Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In our desire to find satisfaction, we will work harder, strive for ways to keep life interesting, and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our parents’ generation did.

1.When the author walked through her parents’ house，she  _______.

A．had no idea what she wanted from life

B．realized I should buy a house

C．started to think about her own life

D．wondered why her parents had settled down early

2.What is the main “generation gap” between the author and her friends and their parents according to the article?

A．Their attitude toward responsibility．   

B．Their ways of making their way to the top．

C．Their ways of gaining experience．    

D．Their attitude towards high technology．

3.Which of the following might the author agree with?

A．It’s better to take adult responsibility earlier．

B.  It’s all right to try more before settling down．

C．It involves too much effort to rise vertically．

D．It’s ridiculous to call her generation “arrogant”.

4.What is the main theme of the article?

A．The sudden realization of growing up.

B．Criticisms of the young generation.

C．A comparison between lifestyles of generations.

D．The factors that have changed the young generation.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。（滿分10分）

People who are confident really seem to be naturally outstanding and just seem to do everything with more style than others. 1. It is a habit that everyone can develop in life. Try these simple tips to drill and build up your confidence:

1. Admit your shortcomings calmly.

Do not try to flee from them or cover them. Face them bravely. 2. Fight against them every day until the day when you could break away and conquer them.

2. Dress for self-confidence.

3. And therefore pay attention to your dress, display your unique physical advantages and exhibit your best image. In addition, on formal occasions such as a business conference or a wedding ceremony, elegant dressing contributes to building your confidence.

3. 4.

You should break your routine that deals with the work passively(被動地). Concentrate your efforts immediately on overcoming it, because it will make your restless mind at ease and build your self-confidence.

4. Be positive.

Feel pity neither on yourself nor on others. If you are used to hating and accusing yourself, others would tend to do that and believe it. Instead, you should speak positively about yourself, your progress, and your bright future. 5.

A. Your appearance could put you into embarrassment or increase your confidence.

B. Then talk about them to a reliable mate, a friend or a family member.

C. Actually, true self-confidence is neither born nor acquired overnight.

D. Build your confident vocabulary.

E. By doing so, you would encourage your growth in a positive direction.

F. Don’t put off what you eventually have to do.

G. Don’t judge a person by appearance.

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在其下面寫上該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

注意: 1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從11處起）不記分。

My neighbor Li Hai is going to graduate college soon and he hasn’t found the job yet. He was once advising to learn computer skills, so he thought it was difficult. When he saw others learning English, he shook his head, says it was too hard to remember new words. He enjoyed watching TV, playing cards, smoke and so on. He felt it was hard for him to give away all these habits. Not long ago, he went to look for a job. When he knew talents were great needed, he sighed and regretted the time that what he had wasted. He told me how he wished he has worked hard in college and asked me not to copy his example.

近來我國多地霧霾天氣不斷增多，極大地影響了人們的健康與生活。請你根據(jù)提示，用英語寫一篇文章，向某英語報社投稿。

提示：1. 實況描述

2. 對生活造成的影響

3. 分析霧霾形成的原因

4. 提出治理污染的建議。

注意：1. 上下文連貫，行文流暢。

2. 詞數(shù)100-120 (首句已給出，并不計入詞數(shù))。

霧霾天氣the hazy weather 口罩 mask

Dear Editor,

Recently many places in China were blanketed with thick fog.____________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

—Sorry，I have to ______ now. It’s time for class.

—OK，I’ll call back later.

A．hang up B．break up C．give up D．hold up

This is the first time we ______ a film in the cinema together as a family.

A．see B．had seen C．saw D．have seen

As soon as she heard the ______ news of his death，she ______tears.

A．shocked；burst out B．shocking； burst into

C．shocked；burst into D．shocking；burst out