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Boys and girls, this summer vacation is the time for you to take your mind off homework and prepare yourself for future life. The following is some advice on    36   to make your vacation meaningful and colorful.
Take exercise. Regular exercise, much health. You    37   hard most of the time so far. Therefore, you need to join in outdoor activities, which can bring your whole body into action. You can benefit from different forms of exercise    38   swimming, jogging, and mountain climbing.
Learn some basic life skills. One day, you will live alone. As a result, you can’t    39  your family any longer. In order to deal with your    40   matters in your own life, you should learn cooking, washing and other practical (实用的) skills.
Go for a journey. Travel to places of interest. In this way, you can find the culture there different from    41   of your hometown. Beautiful scenery can    42   make you relaxed. Imagine that you are lying on the warm beach in bright sunshine, with light sea wind gently blowing. Isn’t it enjoyable and comfortable?
Enjoy family time. Home is the place in which you can rest, receive love and care from relations. Don’t always sit in front of a computer alone. Instead, the whole family should spend    43   watching a movie on the sofa together. Besides, it’s great fun for family members to gather around the table,   44   sports, clothes or other common topics (话题).
If you follow the advice above, you will achieve health, independence (独立), peace of mind and feelings between family members. Today is the beginning of a new life. Your summer vacation must be full of    45   and success. Wish you a wonderful time!
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
小题1:A. whether            B. how              C. when
小题2:A. have worked        B. worked            C. will work
小题3:A. instead of          B. due to              C. such as
小题4:A. depend on          B. give up           C. hear from
小题5:A. public             B. negative            C. personal
小题6:A. it                B. that               C. one
小题7:A. also              B. either              C. too
小题8:A. some times        B. some time           C. sometimes
小题9:A. discussed         B. to discuss            C. discussing
小题10:A. sadness           B. joy                 C. worry

The centerpiece of curling(冰壶)is the curling stone. Kays of Scotland has been making curling stones since 1851, when William Kay and his sons Andrew and Thomas set up a workshop in Mauchline, Ayrshire, in southwest Scotland. Kays is still owned by the relatives of the founder, and today it is the only curling stone maker left in Scotland.
Used in a highly competitive sport, the curling stones are made to exact standards. First, stones are sliced and then into round “cheeses”. Finally, the cheeses are shaped and polished into curling stones in a series of steps.
Each stone must weigh 44 pounds. Each must have a maximum diameter (直径) of 36 inches. Polishing is done by hand on a wheel using water, diamond-talcum power, and felt. Finishing the stone’s “running edge” is done entirely by hand with a special kind of paper and a digital measure and magnifying glass (放大镜). Lastly, a handle(把手) is fitted into holes on the top of the stone. Stones are computer-matched into pairs. Sixteen stones----8 pairs----are needed for a game, and since curling game field usually have 6 lanes, each game field needs 96 matched stones!
Kays is a small company, employing less than ten skilled workers. Master craftsman and co-owner James Wyllie is skilled at all phases of curling stone making and is also an enthusiastic curler, as well as active member of Mauchline’s Burns Club, which meets regularly to honor well-known Mauchline residents.
小题1:What is true about Kays?

A．It is a family business.

B．It’s a brand(牌子) of curling stones.

C．It’s a place in Scotland.

D．It’s the name of a curling stone dealer(业者).

小题2:How many curling stones are needed for two games happening at the same time?

小题3:What does the underlined word “sliced” mean in Chinese in the second paragraph?

小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?

A．Kays of Scotland has been curling stone maker for more than 150 years.

B．The weight of each curling stone must be 44 pounds.

C．We use a special machine to polish the curling stone.

D．The workers in Kays are all experienced.

小题5:What’s the passage mainly about?

A．The history of curling.

B．How to make a curling stone.

C．The rules of curling.

D．How to become a curling stone maker.

Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed. Paper provided an important way to communicate with knowledge.
Paper was first made in China about 2,000 years ago. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. After that, the foresty countries of Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States because the most important in paper-making. Today Finland makes the best paper in the world. And it has the biggest paper industry in the world.
When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes, and writing paper. So paper plays an important role in our lives.
Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Houses are often insulated(隔热)with paper. You perhaps seen homeless men sleep on a large number of newspapers. They are insulating themselves from the cold. In Finland, in winter it is sometimes 40 degrees below zero. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
小题1: What did the invention of paper mean? It meant _________.

A．more people could be educated	B．more books could be printed
C．paper is one of the most important products	D．Paper was invented by man.

小题2:When was paper made in southern Europe?

A．Before 1100.	B．After 1400.
C．After 1100.	D．Before 1400

小题3:Which country makes the best paper?

A．Norway.	B．Canada
C．The United States.	D．Finland.

小题4: What’s the meaning of the sentence “Nothing could be warmer.”?

A．Books are warmer.	B．Newspapers are warmer.
C．Paper is the warmest.	D．Houses are the warmest.

小题5:What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The invention of paper.	B．The best paper
C．The paper-making	D．The uses of paper.

The 31st Summer Olympics will be held in Brazil in 2016. Before this global sporting event, we started thinking about sports that didn’t exist any more and sports that were maybe a little strange. Read the following ones that have ever been included in the past Olympic Games.
Live Pigeon Shooting (1900)
This bloody event was only held once, at the 1900 Paris Games. Nearly 300 birds were killed during the competition, leaving a crime scene of feathers and blood. This is the only event in Olympic history that involved killing live animals.
Kabaddi (1936)
This sport is popular in South Asia. The object is for one member of a team to enter the other side’s half of the field, and score points. The attacker then returns to his half of the field.
12 Hour Bicycle Race (1896)
Seven riders got on their bikes at 5 a.m. and rode until 5 p.m. Four riders dropped out before noon, but the winner, Adolf Schmal of Austria, managed about 180 miles. Only Schmal and one other finished.
Tug of War (1900—1920)
This may seem like a basic PE class sport more than an Olympic event, but Tug of War was actually one of the first sports played at the Olympic games in 500 BC.
There are two teams of eight; the winning team must pull the other team six feet forward.
Swimming Obstacle Race (1900)
The athletes had to climb over a pole (杆子) and a row of boats, and then swim under another row of boats. All of this was done in the Seine River, so they also had to fight against the water. This event was only ever held in 1900, in Paris.
小题1:What do you probably think of these events?

A．Strange.	B．Fantastic.
C．Modern.	D．Interesting.

小题2:Which sport looks like a common activity more than an Olympic event?

A．Swimming Obstacle Race.	B．12 Hour Bicycle Race.
C．Live Pigeon Shooting.	D．Tug of War.

小题3:How many athletes finished the event 12 Hour Bicycle Race?

A．One.	B．Two.
C．Four.	D．Seven.

小题4:What does “drop out” mean in English according to the passage?

A．Give up.	B．Run out.
C．Fall off.	D．Break down.

小题5:What can we learn from the passage?

A．Athletes took part in all of the events in teams.

B．Tug of War was held in the Olympics only once.

C．Some of the events may be in the 31st Summer Olympics.

D．These events are not as popular as they used to be.

Traffic is becoming worse and worse in big cities. Heavy traffic has caused a lot of to people’s life and work. For example, people have to get up to go to work on time and come back very late when their work is .
There are many causes (原因) for problems, but the following may be the most important ones. One cause is the great increase (增长) in the of private cars. Cars need more space but they fewer people. When more and more cars appear, roads and streets become very . It also causes air pollution. The other cause is that some people don’t care about traffic . They cross the streets even when the traffic lights are still . This may easily cause traffic accidents. But how can we these problems? I think if we go out by bus or by bike more often, we’ll use cars less. It may be a helpful way.

I needed to buy a camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps (快照). So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations (推荐) and headed for my nearest big camera store. There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. Oh joy. I pointed at it and asked a salesgirl, “Can I have one of those?” “Do you want to try it first?" she said. It didn’t quite sound like a question. “Do I need to?” I replied. “There’s nothing wrong with it?” “No, no. But you should try it,” she said encouragingly. “Compare it with the others.”
I looked across at the others: shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering different prices. With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to consider Z and possibly H at the same time. But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with: first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model.
But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps (陷阱) by making the right choice. In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen. The salesgirl seemed a kind girl. So I let her take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers... and when she started to introduce the special features, I cut in to ask whether I needed to buy a carry-case and a memory card as well.
Why do we think that new choices still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer a chance to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine.
小题1:The salesgirl insisted that the writer should ______.

A．try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it

B．compare the camera he had chosen with the others

C．get more information about different companies

D．trust her and stop asking questions

小题2:What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it”?

A．The camera was not good.

B．He should get a lower price.

C．The camera would soon fall in value.

D．The price of the camera was too high.

小题3:The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he ______.

A．knew very little about it

B．didn’t trust the salesgirl any more

C．wanted to make sure he chose the best one

D．wanted to take pictures of his fellow shoppers

小题4: It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer’s opinion, ______.

A．salespersons are not always very kind

B．people waste too much money on cameras

C．cameras have become an important part of our daily life

D．we don’t actually need so many choices when buying a product

Pubs are an important part of British life. Pubs, formally public houses, are common in towns and villages in England.People usually talk,eat, drink,meet their friends and relax there.You can order soft drinks like orange juice,cola or coffee ,but many people go to pubs to have an alcoholic drink.Many types of alcoholic drinks are available, but the most popular drink is beer.
Traditional English beer comes in a variety of local flavors and is called ‘draught’beer .All draught beer is served from a hand pump on the bar rather than in bottles or cans. Unlike American or other European beers, it is served cool but not cold.Nowadays,a lot of English people enjoy a European beers called lager（淡味啤酒）.This is lighter, more refreshing(清新的) and is served cold. Beer is sold in pint or half-pint glasses (a pint is just over half a litre).When you order a drink, ask for a ‘pint’ or a ‘half’ of the beer you want to try.
There is no waiter service in an English pub.You go to the bar and place your order to the pub staff. They will pour your drinks and pass them to you. They will then tell you how much to pay.You have to pay your drinks there and then. After receiving your change,you can carry your drinks back to a table to enjoy. It is usual for friends to take turns buying drinks for each other.This is known as’buying a round’.
Pubs sell cheap food too.The choice of food ranges(涉及) from small bar snacks such as crisps and peanuts ,to three-course meals.A popular meal during the summer months is a ‘ploughman’s lunch ’.This is a dish of bread ,cheese or ham ,and salad which is served cold.You will often find a pub’s menu written on a blackboard .There may even be daily specials for you to try.
You must be at least 18 years old to buy alcohol(含酒精的饮料)in England. Children under 14 years old are not usually allowed inside a pub, but families with children can sit outside in the garden, known as the beer garden ,when the weather is warm .Parents are allowed to buy soft drinks for their children.
Pubs are places where people go to enjoy themselves .People like to drink, eat ,talk with friends and have a good time.If you go to an English pub ,you will get a true taste of English life.
小题1:Traditional English beer is __________.

A．served slightly cold	B．served in pint glasses only
C．Served by waiters	D．called lager

小题2:The bar staff ___________________.

A．are called waiters	B．expect you to tip them
C．pour your drinks before you pay	D．pour your drinks after you pay

小题3:If you ‘buy a round’,you ______

A．pay for your drinks at the end of a meal

B．taste a variety of beers

C．share the cost of drinking with friends

D．pay for your own drinks

小题4:.Pub food _______

A．is cheese or ham	B．doesn’t cost much money
C．is called a ‘bar snack’	D．is special English meal

小题5:.Children _________

A．are allowed in pubs	B．can not drink alcohol
C．must not eat pub food	D．must buy rounds of drinks

小题6:English pubs______

A．serve only alcoholic drinks	B．are for families only
C．serve both food and drink	D．are no longer common in England

It was a cold afternoon. Ginny and I were walking home after work when suddenly a young man asked us, "Do you want a hug（拥抱）?”He carried a sign in his hand which read "Free Hugo". I looked     and noticed there were other young people with him. They all lifted their handmade signs high. The message was the same on all of them - Free Hugs!
"Sure!" Ginny smiled and hugged him with all the     she had in her heart,
"WOW!" he shouted. "That is the best hug I've had all day!"
Then the young man looked at me and asked, 'How about a hug?"
"You got it!" I walked into his     arms. We held a hug briefly（简短地）and parted at once.
Ginny and I stepped back and watched the "free huggers" hug those who     them. All of the young people offered hugs to them.
Not all the people accepted their offers, but the fact was that those who opened their arms in return, walked away with      on their faces.
I felt warmth in my heart. So warm that it seemed as if it were not a cold winter day. At that time, Ginny and I were going through       times. We had little money and were heavily in debt(负债). We were stressed and     , but that afternoon, for a short moment, we   ___    all our problems because of a hug with love.
It took a simple hug to make everyone smile and make everything better.
小题1: A. out                  B. down                  C. round
小题2:A. strength              B. feelings                C. love
小题3:A. open                 B. warm                  C. strong
小题4:A. accepted              B. attracted               C. admired
小题5:A. kindness              B. shyness                C. smiles
小题6:A. busy                 B. lonely                  C. difficult
小题7:A. bored                B. worried                 C. surprised
小题8:A. forgot                B. solved                  C. met

A．What to eat	B．Where to eat
C．Who will pay for the meal	D．When to eat

A．Eating out	B．American customs
C．Where to eat	D．Who pays the bill

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