Whenever we do something wrong, Jesus Christ sees it. He loves us and doesn’t say it. Perhaps he’s wondering how long we’ll keep our mind suffering. A little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm and he was given a slingshot(彈弓) to play with out in the woods. He for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself. Getting a little , he walked back to the farmhouse for dinner. As he was _ back, he saw Grandpa’s pet duck. Just out of , he let the slingshot fly , hitting it in the head ,and killed it. In a panic, he the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister Sally be watching him. Sally had seen all this, but she said _ _ . After lunch that day Grandma said, “Sally, it’s your turn to wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” And then she spoke _ to him, “Remember the duck？” So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally just smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right because Johnny told me he was too to help you. And she whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny to help make supper. After several days of doing both his and Sally’s, Johnny finally couldn’t it any longer. He came to his Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck .Grandma smiled and gave him a big __ . “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was watering the flowers at the window I saw you shoot my duck with the slingshot, and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally _ of you.”

In reality, no matter how __ or how uncomfortable it is to admit our wrongdoing, we should always choose to it and work it through instead of running away from it. Hard as it is, it us and makes us who we are.

1.A. promoted B. exercised C. practiced D. consumed

2.A. delighted B. upset C. amazed D. scared

3.A. running B. rushing C. heading D. leaving

4.A. sympathy B. pride C. impulse D. politeness

5.A. hung B. presented C. protected D. hid

6.A. should B. shall C. must D. might

7.A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything

8.A. loudly B. softly C. guiltily D. innocently

9.A. Sally B. Johnny C. the children D. Grandma

10.A. reluctant B. willing C. curious D. cautious

11.A. kept up B. held back C. left behind D. stayed behind

12.A. chores B. homework C. games D. sports

13.A. accept B. stand C. withdraw D. allow

14.A. hug B. blow C. reward D. award

15.A. whereas B. as C. while D. when

16.A. appreciate B. admire C. forgive D. force

17.A. put the blame B. make friends C. put pressure D. make a slave

18.A. doubtful B. grateful C. harmful D. painful

19.A. reject B. control C. face D. witness

20.A. develops B. shapes C. ruins D. prepares

The name sounds funny but the idea is no joke: it’s a personal toilet called the pee-pool, Anders Wilhelmson, a Swedish architect, is the inventor of the pee-pool.

He became interested in the idea of sanitation(衛(wèi)生設(shè)施) after taking part in a research project on the social and political development of cities, One of the most common problems he found in developing countries was the lack of toilets, He wanted to do something to help, So working with others, he started the project in 2005, and the next year started a company called Peepoolple.

The toilet is a single—use bag made of environmentally friendly plastics, The inside is treated with urea （尿素）, a chemical commonly used as fertilizer, The hotter the weather, the more quickly the waste turns into what is needed by plants The sanitation process can be as soon as a couple of hours or as long as two to four weeks ,You can just bury it in a pot and grow whatever you like.

The company expects to start selling the bags in August in Kenya and Bangladesh, But it is just beginning production and sales in Nairobi now, Full production could reach about half a million bags a day and people may be able to buy the pee-pool in countries Vietnam, Bangladesh, etc.

The United Nations says more than two and a half billion people around the world do not have good sanitation .Many have no choice but to use the outdoors, which is not only bad for the environment ,but also harmful to people’s health, Each year, poor sanitation leads to three fifths of those people getting an infectious disease which on average causes one out of 1,000 patients to die.

Jack Smith, the founder of the World Toilet Organization, says “This is quite an unacceptable situation given the fact that we are living in the modem world, And strangely, many of them own televisions, phones but have no toilet.”

1.What was the original purpose of Anders Wilhelmson in starting the company?

A. To protect the local environment

B. To earn a lot of money from the project

C. To do research on the social development

D. To help solve the problem of lack of toilets in developing countries

2.What can be learned about the pee-pool from the passage?

A. It can be used over again

B. Its sanitation process doesn’t last long

C. It works better in summer than in winter

D. It should be buried in a pot after being used

3.The underlined word “This” in the last paragraph probably refers to

A. the outdoors being damaged

B. many places being shout of toilets

C. many people having TVs and phones

D. many people getting an infection disease

文理分科幾乎是每一個上過普通高中的學(xué)生都要面臨的一個重要選擇。近日，關(guān)于高中階段是否文理分科的話題再次引起熱議，社會各界反響不一。請你根據(jù)下表所列情況寫一篇短文，客觀地介紹議論情況，并談?wù)勀愕囊娊狻?/p>

注意：1．詞數(shù)：150左右。

2．短文的開頭已經(jīng)為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)內(nèi)。

3. 包含所有要點,可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。

4．參考詞匯：文理分科 dividing of science and art

學(xué)習(xí)負(fù)擔(dān) learning burden

知識體系 knowledge system

Dividing of science and art is an important choice for every senior high school student.

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Are people less happy or more happy the older they get ? A study found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age 50. In fact, it found that by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were at 18.

The finding came from a Gallup survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States in 2008. At that time, the people were between the age of 18 an 85.

Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 22 and 25. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.

Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions(消極情緒) were those in their seventies and eighties. The survey also found that men and women had similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.

The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.

So why would happiness increase with age ? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

The original(最初的) goal of the study was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems. The survey did find an increase during middle age, especially in women. But except for that , people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older.

1.Old people may be happier probably because _________

A. their children have grown up.

B. they don’t have to work every day.

C. they can do whatever they like best.

D. they are most likely satisfied with life.

2.According to the survey, when will adults feel most stressful?

A. In their twenties. B. In their fifties.

C. In their seventies. D. In their eighties.

3.What may make Arthur Stone a bit surprised?

A. Women usually live longer than men.

B. Middle-age men mostly are very rich.

C. Old people usually have a better sleep.

D. Most of old people can’t sleep well at night.

4.Which of the following may be the topic of this passage ?

A. The difference between men and women.

B. Old people’s feeling of happiness.

C. The young people and the old people.

D. The connection of sleep and happiness.

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Mrs. Wilson invited some friends to lunch. She was eager to try a new way of 1. (cook)a fish dish, and she was very pleased 2. herself when the dish was ready. She put it near the window 3. (cool) it for a few minutes because the dish was hot. When she came back for it, she was 4. (surprise) to find the neighbor’s cat by the dish. 5. (fortunate), she came in time to stop the cat. That afternoon was a great 6. (succeed) and they talked and laughed 7. four o’clock. At the end of the afternoon, when she was alone again, she felt tired but happy. She was sitting near the window 8. she was frightened to see her neighbor carrying the cat, dead. What had happened to her friends? She at once called the family doctor. He told her to phone each of her visitors to meet him. After all the phones, just as she sat down, the telephone rang. 9. was from her neighbor ,“I am so sad. My cat 10. (kill) by a car.”

Plastic surgery(整容手術(shù)) is not only popular in the US, but is also sweeping across Asia. It is reported that South Korea is now the world’s largest market for plastic surgery.

In order to change their looks, 20 percent of women aged between 19 and 49 in Seoul said they had gone under the knife. The growth of South Korea’s pop music industry increases the popularity. Many patients visit clinics (診所)with photos of singers, asking doctors to copy their noses or eyes.

Joo Kwon, who founded one of the largest clinics in Seoul, recently opened a hotel to better serve customers. People will spend about US$I7,675 in a single visit. An increasing number of clients are non-Koreans, from China, Japan, the Middle East and even Africa. Leaders in South Korea say that this will help the Korean economy.

However, Mr. Kwon warned that young people should be careful when seeking such operations. “I think South Korea doesn’t understand the word “beauty”, because everyone looks pretty much the same. It is also related to low self-confidence. I think the situation will somewhat become better in future as the society becomes more different. But it will take quite a bit of time until we get there,” he told reporters.

Last year, a booklet was given out to Korean high school students by the government. There is a story that a local woman who was crazy about plastic surgery ended up with an ugly face.

1.What is the main cause of the increase in plastic surgery in South Korea?

A. The increasing understanding of beauty.

B. The increasing number of clinics.

C. The rise of the pop music industry.

D. The rise of the Korean economy.

2. What is Mr. Kwon’s attitude towards plastic surgery?

A. He feels it is worth a try

B. He is strongly against it.

C. He is not interested in it.

D. He is objective about it

3.We can learn from the last paragraph that ____ .

A. plastic surgery is supported by the government

B. high school students are encouraged to have plastic surgery

C. high school students in South Korea are fond of plastic surgery

D. plastic surgery is bad for people’s health

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A. How to have plastic surgery.

B. Why women have plastic surgery.

C. The famous singers in South Korea.

D. Rapid growth of plastic surgery in South Korea.

假如你是李華,你們班最近就校園安全問題組織了一個主題班會,請你用英語寫一篇發(fā)言稿,

談一談你對這個主題的看法。短文應(yīng)包括下面的內(nèi)容:

1.加強學(xué)生安全意識的重要性;

2.在校內(nèi)外活動中應(yīng)注意哪些安全并舉例。

3.談?wù)勀阕约旱目捶ā?/p>

注意:1.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫; 2.詞數(shù)120左右; 3.文章開頭已給出,不計入總詞數(shù)。

My dear classmates,

Recently our class has discussed about how to make our campus a safe place to stay on.

My father and I started our morning by moving quickly into the local store. I waited in the line a the Starbucks counter while he shopped around to pick up a few things.

As I was starting there I become aware of an elderly women, with untidy hair,wearing layers upon layers of old clothing, hunchbacked(彎背的) behind me in line. She had a few things for washing and seemed to want the Starbucks cashier to ring up since that queue was shorter than the queues in the store.

At some point I became aware of her edging (慢慢挪動) closer behind me — closer than I was comfortable with! I instinctively (本能地) placed a hand over my purse and drew it close to me. My fear and imagination raced creating wild stories about this homeless woman who might try to steal from me.

Then it was my turn to order. As the cashier rang Ypsilanti my total, I discovered I was 67 cents short. I called my father but he was hard of hearing. He asked me to repeat what I said but he still couldn’t make me out. At that point, a long, grey arm, with holes in its sleeves, reached over from behind me. She laid 67 cents out on the counter, saying, "Here, we all need some help sometimes. "

I was stunned! Here was a woman who clearly had very little to give and was i n great need herself. I had judged her wrongly and she had offered to reach out to help me!

What an amazing gift and lesson this woman gave me about judging others! Thank you, God!

1.From the passage, we can learn that the elderly women _________.

A. probably lived a poor life

B. tried to steal money from the writer

C. always followed close behind the writer

D. often went to the store to buy a few things.

2.The elderly woman decided to help the writer_____________.

A. the moment she saw the writer

B. when she noticed the writer watching her

C. after the writer failed to get help from her father

D. when the writer discovered she was 67 cents short

3.The underline word "stunned " in paragraph 5 probably means "_________ ".

A. happy B. surprised

C. angry D. disappointed

4.What lesson does the writer learn from the story?

A. We should look at things from two sides.

B. It’s wise to give help to those in need.

C. The world is full of love and surprises.

D. Never judge a person from his appearance.

1.看這本小說不再是樂趣了，因為這是我第五次看這本小說了。(no pleasure; it’s the fifth time that...)

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2.是因為天氣不好，運動會被推遲了。(強調(diào)句型; put off）

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3.這個女孩告訴Jack：她上個月已經(jīng)看過這場精彩的比賽了。(間接引語)

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4.即使我很厭煩英語，我仍舊決定充分利用每天去學(xué)習(xí)。(make... use of)

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5.為了趕上其他同學(xué)，他比從前更加努力了。(in order to; than ever before)

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Whenever we turn on the TV or radio, read the newspapers, surf the Internet, we'll be surrounded by the word "diet" everywhere. We have so easily been attracted by the promise of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically（心理上地）and physically.

It's obvious that diet products weaken us psychologically. They allow us to jump over the thinking stage that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fat. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word "diet" in food labels.

What's more, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves that we don't have to work to get results．Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.

As a matter of fact, the danger that diet products bring not only lies in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm they cause. Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie. oaly because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products, And they can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are stopping our bodies having basic nutrients. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.

Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Think twice before buying diet products. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, 3rd therefore, prevent the psychological and physical harm that comes from using them.

1.From Paragraph 1，we learn that

A. diet products are in our daily life

B. people have trouble choosfng diet products

C. people should put up with diet products

D. diet products are misleading people

2.The psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to

A. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods

B. pay attention to their daily diet

C. watch their weight rather than their diet

D. try out varieties of diet foods

3.The underlined part in Paragraph 3 probably means

A. diet products cause no pain

B. it costs a lot to.lose weight

C. losing weight is effortless

D. diet products are free of fat and calories

4.Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products

A. are over-consumed B. are short of basic nutrients

C. lack chemicals D. provide too much energy