Anne is a newspaper reporter. She chose this ______ so she could travel around the world. The work has taught her many unforgettable lessons. She has seen wars, earthquakes and death. But she has ______ seen courage, hope and happiness.

Last year, she won an award for her reporting in Africa. She was very proud ______ it. At first, she thought she got the award because of her good work. But then she realized that she should thank many other people for ______ help.

Anne was born in Jamaica. Her family was not poor, but it was not ______ either. Her parents had to ______ hard so that she could go to school. At school, Anne was not a good student, ______ she enjoyed writing because her English teacher said, “Anne, you are a wonderful ______.” The teacher encouraged her all the time.

Later, Anne went to university in Canada and then ______ for a job. It was very difficult. Then, one day, she went to see the editor of a newspaper in Ottawa. The editor gave her a job. “Everyone needs a ______ at first,” he said.

1.A. book B. job C. sweater D. picture

2.A. still B. never C. also D. only

3.A. to B. of C. for D. from

4.A. my B. his C. our D. their

5.A. rich B. new C. small D. big

6.A. study B. walk C. work D. play

7.A. but B. if C. because D. so

8.A. farmer B. nurse C. doctor D. writer

9.A. looked B. made C. joined D. found

10.A. ticket B. hobby C. chance D. habit

In America, the school day usually starts at 9 a.m. and finishes at about 4 p.m. The school subjects______different from ours. In China, we always ______Chinese, math, English, P. E. and so on. But in America, students have more ______, such as cooking and driving lessons. Their school life isn’t just ______study. They have______things to do than the Chinese students do. There are many clubs in American schools, too. If the students are______ in sports, they can join different sports clubs. American students also have art clubs, language clubs and some ______ clubs. From 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., they do______ things in different clubs.

Maybe you think English is very popular in the world, so American students don’t need to learn any other language.______that’s not true. American children from the age of seven______learn a foreign language. For example, they learn French or Chinese.

1.A. are B. is C. was D. were

2.A. having B. have C. has D. had

3.A. sports B. clubs C. lessons D. opportunities

4.A. about B. in C. of D. to

5.A. many B. much C. more D. few

6.A. interested B. interest C. interesting D. interests

7.A. another B. others C. other D. many

8.A. different B. dangerous C. easy D. same

9.A. Because B. So C. And D. But

10.A. don’t have to B. have to C. had to D. has to

One day Peng Xianzhe learned he would go to the Mashan School in Guizhou. The 16-year-old boy tried to imagine how serious the drought was for the students at that school. However, he realized it was more serious than he had imagined when he saw the sign ＂DON’T wash clothes with water, or you will be punished（惩罚）. ＂

Because of drought, the school has been short of water for a long time. Each student has only one bottle of water every day for washing and drinking. The drought has made the poor students much poorer.

Peng is a student from Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School. He took part in the school’s Rain & Bow Project from April 2 to 10.

The project idea came from Peng’s principal（负责人）. One day, she heard a sad story about Li Guoxian, a poor girl in the Mashan School, who stopped going to school because of drought. The principal started this project to help the school. In one day, 3, 000 students made over 10, 000 donations of water, books and clothes.

Peng and other four students went to the Mashan School and gave the donations with five teachers. They visited poor families, made surveys and had classes at the school.

Ding Zhentao, 16, was worried about the school’s poor learning environment. ＂The blackboards and playground are too shabby to use,＂Ding said. ＂Besides, there really aren’t enough teachers. A teacher has to teach both history and English, and even the cook is a class teacher. ＂

Although life isn’t easy, students at the school have a positive attitude(积极的态度）towards life and they are quite willing to learn. That’s what moved 16-year-old Chen Shi most.

＂They sang their songs together as usual before class every afternoon. After class, the students asked us to tell them things about Beijing and our studies,＂ Chen said. ＂You can see the passion（热情）in them. I believe it will make a difference. Their futures will be bright. ＂

1.Which school does Peng Xianzhe study?

A. Mashan School. B. Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School.

C. Project School. D. Training School.

2.The underlined word＂shabby＂means in Chinese.

A. 黑乎乎的 B. 光滑的 C. 破旧不堪的 D. 不平整

3.Who started the school’s Rain & Bow Project?

A. The principal of the foreign language school.

B. Peng Xianzhe, a 16-year-old boy.

C. Chen Shi, a student from Beijing.

D. Li Guoxian, a poor girl in Guizhou.

4.How many people went to the Mashan School and gave the donations?

A. Four. B. Five. C. Nine. D. Ten.

5.The passage mainly tells us about .

A. the poor learning environment of the Mashan School

B. the things that Beijing students did, saw and heard at the Mashan School

C. the Mashan School students’ positive attitude towards the drought

D. a story of a poor girl who stopped going to school because of drought

A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.

Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn’t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.

Even so, travel isn’t difficult. The waterways have always been the best ways to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.

Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.

Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem.

Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋)

melt (融化).

Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.

Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.

1.Where is Venice?

A. In Italy. B. In Canada. C. In England. D. In America.

2.Which is the most impossible way for people in Venice to get around ?

A. On foot. B. By boat. C. By car. D. By bike.

3.Why is Venice still getting lower and lower?

A. Because too many people live there. B. Because the rising temperature has made the ice melt.

C. Because lots of bridges have been built. D. Because the underground water is rising.

4.What seasons are dangerous for Venice because of high waters?

A. Summer and autumn. B. Autumn and winter. C. Summer and winter. D. Spring and winter.

5.The passage is mainly about .

A. the waterways of Venice B. the history of Venice C. the scenery of Venice D. the problem of Venice

Ladies and gentlemen, thanks a lot for joining us. I hope you have enjoyed the music.1.

Every day, hundreds of children in Africa lose their young lives, because they have terrible diseases or don’t have enough food to eat. Most African countries are poor.2.And many parents have no jobs, so they have little money to buy food or medicine. We hold the concert to raise money for the children in Africa.

3.For example, the Feed Africa Fund (援非基金)spends millions of dollars every year on food for them in Africa. All the money comes from kind and generous people, just like all of you.

4.Just one dollar can buy enough rice or corn to feed a family of four for three days. 5.Ten dollars? Twenty dollars? I am sure you can spend a little less on your own food so that you have a few dollars for the Feed Africa Fund.

Ladies and gentlemen, we now make a collection for the children in Africa. Please be generous. Thank you !

根据短文内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整。

A. Many organizations are trying to help the poor in Africa.

B. How much do you spend on food every day?

C. The governments have no money to take good care of the poor.

D. Every dollar you give this evening will go to the Feed Africa Fund.

E. Now, please allow me to tell you why we hold this concert.

Bill and Cathy wanted to go on a holiday. They chose a place called Maldives (马尔代夫). And they decided to _____ there for two weeks in spring, because they heard that the weather there was perfect at that time. They worked very hard for several _____. Finally, they made enough money for their dream _____. But their trip was more like a nightmare(噩梦)!

The problem _____ when the flight was put off because of bad weather. They couldn't leave_____ night. They finally got on the plane twelve hours later! But they _____ fly to Maldives because there was a storm. They had to fly to the capital city _____. There they stayed in a small hotel _____ the airport.

The hotel was next to the sea, but the sea was _____ dirty that they couldn't swim in it. And the hotel swimming pool was full of leaves! The food was awful, ______. For breakfast there was ______ bread and milk! The worst part was when the storm came, they felt really ______. Because of the bad weather, they had to stay for ______ night in the small hotel. And they had ______ to do. It was so boring. Finally, they ______ in Maldives three days later. And someone told them the weather there had been wonderful all the time!

1.A. run B. work C. stay D. see

2.A. minutes B. hours C. days D. months

3.A. trip B. job C. college D. clothes

4.A. finished B. jumped C. continued D. began

5.A. after B. since C. until D. from

6.A. needn't B. couldn't C. shouldn't D. won't

7.A. already B. yet C. still D. instead

8.A. near B. from C. across D. next

9.A. hardly B. much C. so D. enough

10.A. also B. either C. too D. very

11.A. only B. many C. few D. any

12.A. full B. quiet C. happy D. terrible

13.A. other B. another C. more D. others

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

15.A. reached B. arrived C. got D. moved

A nice day out for the whole family! Come and see our beautiful birds, huge mammals (哺乳类), lovely marsupials (有袋类动物)and reptiles (爬行动物)…in our zoo!

Scientists will give wonderful lessons about animals every Tuesday! Don't miss it!

1.Where can visitors see kangaroos and tortoises?

A. Area A and Area B B. Area A and Area C

C. Area B and Area C. D. Area C and Area D.

2.On Sundays, which is the best order for visitors to see as many animals as possible?

A. Tigers—camels—koalas—kangaroos.

B. Tigers—koalas—camels—kangaroos.

C. Tigers—koalas—kangaroos—camels.

D. Tigers—kangaroos—koalas—camels.

3.If Millie and her parents visit the zoo, how much should they pay?

A. $127. B. $145.

C. $155. D. $172.

According to the World Happiness Report, people who live in Denmark (丹麦) are the happiest in the world. Why? Because they know the secret to happiness—“hygge”. But what is “hygge”？

The Danish (丹麦的) word “hygge” (pronounced “hoo?ga”) is often translated(翻译) in English as “coziness”. But coziness paints only part of the picture. It's also about spending peaceful time in a quiet environment with no calendar. It's about spending time alone or spending time with family.

Danish people are very good at “hygge”. For example, they create a “hygge” environment by burning candles in classrooms, kitchens, bedrooms, etc. According to some reports, Danish people burn more candles every year than people from any other European country.

However, “hygge” isn't just about creating a nice and warm environment; it is best enjoyed with family members and friends. With up to 17 hours of darkness every day in winter, Danish people spend more time indoors as a result, and they often get together for a meal or hot drinks, without the distraction(使人分心的事物) of technology or the stress of daily life.

Still can't understand what “hygge” is? If you're reading this in a comfortable chair, with a few candles around you, that sense of coziness you're feeling might just be “hygge”．

1.How do Danish people create a “hygge” environment?

A. By painting their houses.

B. By cleaning up bedrooms.

C. By burning candles.

D. By shopping alone.

2.With up to 17 hours of darkness every day in winter, Danish people________．

①play computer games till midnight

②spend more time indoors as a result

③stay up late to work in their own rooms

④often get together for a meal or hot drinks

A. ①② B. ②④

C. ①③ D. ③④

3.In the last paragraph, the word “coziness” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 舒适 B. 友善

C. 奢侈 D. 密切

4.The article mainly tells us________．

A. when Danish people like to stay at home

B. why Danish people burn so many candles

C. how Danish people spend their winter

D. what the Danish secret to happiness is

Lizzie-s diary from Antarctica (南极洲)

Day 3: Tuesday December 2

We planned to go to Rothera that morning. We’d be staying there for the next two weeks. Because Antarctica is the windiest place on earth, sometimes you can’t fly at all.

We had a nervous wait over breakfast to find out if we’d be leaving that day. People have to stay in Stanley for weeks while the pilots wait for good weather

It turned clear at 9:30 and we took off at 10:30 on a little red plane called a Dash-7. But even when we were in the air, there was still a chance we wouldn’t be able to fly the whole day.

Day 4: Wednesday December 3

After waking up in the Antarctic for the first time today I can understand why everybody who comes here falls in love with the place. It is really beautiful.

We’re staying at Rothera Survey base with mountains of ice all around. It s about minus 20C today, which for me is very cold, but the regulars(常客) here are often seen walking around in T-shirts !

Day 5: Thursday December 4

I woke up to another beautiful sunny day here in the Antarctic. I’m told it’s a bit colder today, about minus 50C , but it’s not very windy so it feels warmer. Those of us who are new to the bas have to do a spccial training course before we're allowed to go off base to other stations or to go snowboarding over the nearby hill.

Day 7: Saturday December 6

Not a cloud in the sky and it’s warm enough to sit outside (in a jacket).

The most amazing thing about this place is how the scenery (凤景) changes every day.

At first I thought I was going mad. I’d step outside in the morning and think, “I’m sure that big mountain of ice wasn’t there yesterday.” It’s because the sea ice is always moving—slowly thankfully !

1.Lizzie sat outside wearing a jacket on_______.

A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. Thursday D. Saturday

2.What could stop Lizzie from leaving Stanley for Rothera?

A. Strong winds. B. Thick clouds.

C. Mountains of ice. D. Low temperatures.

3.How did Lizzie feel during her stay in the Antarctic?

A. Afraid. B. Nervous. C. Amazed. D. Bored.

4.What impressed Lizzie most about Rothera was that _______.

A. people walked around in T-shirts B. there was a special training course

C. the weather was sometimes warm D. the scenery changed every day

根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Chinese people are among the most hospitable(热情好客的) people in the world.If a foreigner goes to a Chinese home, he would be 1.(感到惊奇的) at the warmth that he would receive as a guest.

When you visit a Chinese home, the host usually makes 2.(茶) for you to welcome you.Then he will serve you3.(点心，小吃) like nuts or candy.Someone in the home will also 4.(聊天) with you, never letting you feel 5.(寂寞的)．

Meanwhile, other family members of the home will6.(准备) a meal for you.Chinese people 7.(招待) their guests with a big meal.They always present more food than the guests can eat.

At the table, the guests must be the first to eat.And the host usually picks food for visitors.They want to make sure that you are 8.(放松的) and eat like you are at home. As you finish eating, they will still put more food in your9.(碗)．

Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition.As Confucius said 10.(千) of years ago, “To meet friends from afar, how happy we are！”