Do you make New Year’s resolutions ? A resolution is a promise you make to yourself .In the new year, do you want to change one of you bad habits such as sleeping late? Or do you plan to save your pocket money for a trip ? Tell us your resolutions and get a fresh start this year!

John: In the new year I will try to work harder. I will review lessons every day and spend less time playing computer games . I will also try to lose weight.

Jim : My big plan this year is to release （发行） my own music CD in the summer. I’ve written over 10 songs , most of them are about the environment, school and friends . I’ve also recorded one song, but it’s not perfect. I will do it again later.

Andy: I need to do more sport , like playing basketball ,so that I can lose some weight and grow stronger this year. I will also practice hard to improve my spoken English and Spanish （西班牙语）.

Maria ：I will work harder this year to try to get into the top 10 of my class. As a member of our school’s pistol shooting（手枪射击） team ,this year I will practice more. I will try to win a prize at the city competition.

Lily: I will visit my grandparents more often this year and bring them their favorite food. I hope they will be healthy. I will also listen to and learn more English songs so that I can improve my spoken English.

1.What do both John and Andy want to do in the new year?

A. Play less games. B. Play basketball.

C. Lose weight. D. Improve their spoken English.

2.Who wrote and recorded a song last year?

A. John B. Jim. C. Maria. D. Lily.

3.Who wants to win in a shooting competition?

A. Maria. B. Andy. C. Jim. D. Lily.

4.Which of the following is NOT Lily's resolution?

A. Visit her grandparents. B. Cook at her grandparents' house.

C. Bring her grandparents food. D. Learn English songs.

5.Who will spend time improving spoken English?

A. John and Jim. B. Jim and Andy.

C. Andy and Maria D. Andy and Lily.

Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.

When I was a teenager, I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners, they passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past.

I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe 1 could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the race, but I had a little running practice. I just wanted to finish.

On the day of the race, it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 kilometres , 1 was thinking, “Why did I do this?’ And at one moment ,I said to myself，“I am never doing this again!”

That first 10km race was quite an experience. I ran slowly, I walked, I ran slowly and walked. At times，I didn’t know if I could finish.

Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very fast, and I felt a little shamed that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn't even keep up with him. But then 1 realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare ourselves with others when we really shouldn't? I decided that I would not give up on running races, and that one day I would be one of those 70-year-old men who were still running.

As I crossed the finishing line, I was proud of myself. I didn't regret having such an experience.

1.What did the writer do at a local race as a volunteer?

A. He helped the old runners. B. He cheered up the runners.

C. He passed out water to the runners. D. He took back the cups from the runners.

2.Why did the writer join the race?

A. He was advised by a trainer. B. He was crazy about the race.

C. He just wanted to experience. D. He was believed to win a prize.

3.When did a 70-year-old runner run past the writer?

A. When he ran for 5 kilometres. B. Near the end of the race.

C. When he ran for about 15 kilometres D. At the first of the race.

4.What did the writer do in the end?

A. He encouraged himself. B. He felt a little sad.

C. He cried for his mistake. D. He hated the 70-year-old runner.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. To be No. 1 B. Let’s compare

C. A volunteer job D. Running your own race

Many places in the world need more fresh (淡的）water. Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh. Why aren't there many factories like the Symi factory?

In some places，the sun isn’t hot enough，or it doesn’t shine every day. In these places, other ways of heating sea water can be used. These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the sun. By boiling (煮沸）sea water with high heat, a lot of fresh water can be made quickly.

But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water. Other ways are tried. One way is freezing (冷冻). The fresh part of salt water freezes first. To get fresh water，the pieces of ice are taken out.

Which way is the best? The one that gives the most water for the least money. It may be a different way for each place.

Symi’s way seems very good for small，hot places, It doesn’t make very much water at a time，but the factory is easy to be built and doesn’t cost a lot!

That’s why people in many dry places talk about Symi!

1.From the passage we know that fresh water ___________.

A. can be used in many ways B. is needed in every country

C. is needed in many countries D. is very important for factories

2.The Symi factory _________.

A. is a fresh water-making factory B. can be built everywhere

C. doesn’t need sunshine every day D. can make much fresh water at a time

3.Which is the best way for small and hot places to get fresh water?

A. Freezing the sea water in cold places. B. Boiling or heating the sea water.

C. The way in sunny places. D. The Symi’s way.

4.The writer is mainly talking about _______.

A. water-making factories in different countries

B. how to make good use of the sunlight

C. the ways of making fresh water from sea Water

D. hot places and dry places

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. New ways are tried to get fresh water.

B. A lot of fresh water can be made quickly by heating.

C. The best way is to get the most fresh water with the least money.

D. The Symi's way doesn't work in dry places.

根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整（选项中有两项多余的)。

A. but I don't know how to get there.

B. 54.5 yuan each.

C. What can I do for you?

D. What time is the last one?

E. how often do the trains come?

F. It takes 40 minutes.

G.but I don’t know how to get the ticket from the machine.

A: Excuse me，ma’am?

B:Yes? 1.

A: I want to buy a train ticket, 2.

B: Well, just press here.

A: How much is the ticket?

B: 3.

A: All right. By the way,4.

B: About every five minutes.

A：5.

B: At 11：00 pm.

A. OK. Thanks for your help.

B: You’re welcome.

根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一词。

1.我要迟到了。我己经等了近二十分钟的公交车了。

I’ll be late. I have __________ ___________ the bus for about 20 minutes.

2.他编了一个借口，但没有人信。

He __________ ___________ an excuse, but no one believed it.

3.他们决定开个会，以查明真相。

They decided to hold a meeting to __________ ___________ the truth.

4.难怪他生气了。

__________ ___________ he was angry.

5.他亲自前往纽约领奖。

He went to New York to receive the award __________ ___________

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。

Once upon a time ， a hippo (河马）lived in a river next to a big tree. One day, a bird came and nested (筑巢）in the tree. The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy (羡慕） that he couldn't think of anything else. Every day he would think why he wasn't born to be a bird even though the bird told him many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer.

Finally, the hippo made up his mind that he would come out of the river, climb the tree and start singing. However, when he tried to climb the tree, it was very clear that the hippo didn’t have wings ， nor claws (爪子）to climb with.

Realizing that he would never climb up the tree, he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing (坠落）to the ground. Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree,and began singing.

Unfortunately (不幸地)，all that came from his mouth were terrible noises and when the other animals heard this, they all came around to make fun of the hippo.

He was so ashamed by this. He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over. He used all his strength (力气）to raise the tree back up again ， and looked after it until it completely recovered (康复).

1.The hippo envied the bird because the bird __________.

2.The hippo tried to climb the tree, but finally he __________.

3.Then he was so angry that __________ and began singing on the leaves of the fallen tree.

4.Unfortunately, the sound he made was so __________ that the other animals all laughed at him.

5.At last he felt __________ about what he had done.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

Each morning, I walked by a security guard (保安). He said hello to everyone that walked past him. 1 admired (佩服） how he knew so many people b 1. their first names.

The first few times I saw him, I didn’t say hello back to h 2. when he greeted me. I was lost in my o3. world.

On Monday he asked，“How was your w4. ？ I told him about my visit to my sick, elderly mother. He shared how he too had lost a parent to illness.

As I w5. away, I realized I did not even know his name. The f 6. day,I asked，“What’s your name？” He answered，"Gary.” I said,“I’m Deborah.” After that, we t7. a couple of times a week. We shared stories about our daily life, our dreams, and our families.

Gary got a job and m8. away. It's been years since I last spoke to him, b9. it seems like just yesterday we talked.

I look back at what became a friendship of sharing stories from the heart. When you say hello to a stranger,you become a pebble (鹅卵石）in the pool. With each ripple (连漪）you create, you spread l10.that continues to give. Make a point of saying hello to a stranger today , you will give the gift that keeps on giving.

书面表达

86.目前有不少历史剧在电视上热播.有人通过看历史剧来了解历史，有人选择读史书来了解历史，你选择哪种方法？理由是什么？请你根据以下内容写一篇英语短文。

要求：

（1）词数：80～100个。

（2）开头已给出，不计入总词数。

（3）要点齐全，行文连贯，可适当发挥。

Many historical plays have been on TV recently.________________________________________________

Her father has been to Jiming Temple twice______he came to Nanjing.

A. after B. before C. since D. for

If you want to open a file, please ______ this icon.

A. put on B. click on C. hit on D. touch on