—Till and I will visit the exhibition this weekend. Would you like to join us?

—__________.

A.That’s right B.You’re welcome C.I’d love to

Once upon a time, there was a king. He had only one leg and one eye. One day, when the kings was walking through the palace hallway, he saw the portraits（肖像）of ________ ancestors. He thought that one day his children would also remember him through portraits on the walls.

However,_________his disabilities, he wasn’t sure how his painting would turn out. So he ________ many famous painters to his palace and said, “I want a beautiful portrait to be________ in the hallway.”

The painters began to think, “The king had only one leg and one eye. It is ________ to paint his portrait beautifully. If the portrait doesn’t look beautiful, the king may get angry.” They were afraid to be ________, so one by one, they started to make ________ and politely refused to paint a portrait of the king.

________, one painter raised his hand and said, “I will paint a very beautiful portrait and I’m sure you will like it.” The other painters were ________ to hear this. After the painting was finished, it was shown to the king. In the picture, the king was sitting on a horse, on the one-leg side, shooting an arrow with his one eye closed. He did make a perfect picture by hiding the king’s ________ parts.

This story tells us that we should pay attention to good things instead of weaknesses in life.

1.A.his B.its C.her

2.A.according to B.as for C.because of

3.A.led B.invited C.introduced

4.A.put up B.put on C.set up

5.A.meaningless B.unnecessary C.impossible

6.A.questioned B.educated C.punished

7.A.wishes B.excuses C.mistakes

8.A.Unexpectedly B.Unluckily C.Undoubtedly

9.A.excited B.worried C.surprised

10.A.strong B.weak C.favourite

1.Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Barrier Reef?

A.It is the oldest coral reef system in the world. B.It is made up millions of reefs.

C.We can see it from outer space. D.It is as long as the Great Wall.

2.What can we learn about the Harbour of Rio de Janeiro according to the material?

① When it was first discovered. ② Who first discovered it.

③ What it is famous for. ④ Where it is.

A.①②③ . B.①③④ . C.①②④ . D.②③④ .

3.When did Paricutin erupt last time?

A.In 1502. B.100 years ago. C.67 years ago. D.In 1708.

4.Which of the following words can describe Victoria Falls?

A.Highest. B.Oldest. C.Widest. D.Largest.

Late one afternoon in December, my wife, Stacy, and I returned home to find something white in front of our door. It was like fallen snow, but it was strange to see snow in our area. It was a white cat.

“Where did you come from?” I asked him. The cat was friendly, and allowed us to come nearer to him. “Look! He has no collar（项圈）,” Stacy said. “Perhaps he’s a homeless cat.” I hated to think of this little cat staying out in the cold. Stacy and I looked at each other. I knew we were thinking the same. We had a new cat, an early Christmas gift. We already had seven cats, so we had everything to make our new cat feel right at home.

The next day, when we got home from work, a white cat was waiting for us at the door. “Oh, no!” Stacy said. “The cat got out!” “What’s going on?” I asked and picked him up. “OK, we’ll get you inside.” When I opened the door, I was shocked—there was another white cat sitting on the floor. It was the white cat that we found yesterday. I looked at the cat in my arms, then back at the one on the floor. They looked the same. When I let him down, the second cat ran to the other. They played with each other like old friends. “They must be brothers!” Stacy said.

At last, they became members of our family. Kris and Kringle, our Christmas angels .

1.The man and his wife decided to keep the first white cat when they__________.

A.offered a new collar to him B.saw the snow falling outside

C.found him at the door at first D.guessed he didn’t have an owner

2.What can we learn about the man and his wife from Paragraph 2?

A.They didn’t like cats in the past. B.They were good at taking care of cats.

C.They wouldn’t buy any Christmas gifts. D.They tried to find a new home for the cat.

3.Why was the man shocked?

A.He found he got a new cat again. B.The first cat got out of the house.

C.There was only one cat at home. D.The two new cats knew him.

4.How many cats did they have at home at last?

A.Seven. B.Eight. C.Nine. D.Ten.

I got to the house, but no one came out. I got out of the taxi, walked up to the door, and knocked.

“Just a minute,” answered someone. After a long time, the door opened. A small old woman stood before me. I took her bag and let her take my arm. Then we moved slowly to the taxi. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to be nice to my passengers, because I want others to be nice to my mother, too.”

When we got in the taxi, she asked, “Could you drive through the city?” “It’s not the shortest way,” I answered. “Oh, just do it,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice（安养院）. I don’t have any family left.” For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me a building—she and her family once lived there. Sometimes she asked me to drive slowly in front of some buildings, and she would look at them and say nothing.

We got to the hospice. I took her bag to the door. “How much should I pay you?” she asked, “Nothing,” I answered. Without thinking, I gave her a hug. “You make an old woman happy,” she said. “Thank you.”

I didn’t have any more passengers that day. I just thought about that woman. I’m happy that I helped her. It was a small thing, but it was a great moment in life.

1.What is the author?

A.A doctor. B.A policeman. C.A taxi driver. D.A volunteer.

2.Why did the old woman ask the author to go that way?

A.She wanted to visit her family in the city. B.She wanted to run away from the hospice.

C.She wanted to see things about her past life. D.She wanted to have more time with the author.

3.What do we know about the old woman?

A.She had no money. B.She walked slowly.

C.She was the first passenger that day. D.She didn’t want any help.

4.How did the author help the old woman?

A.He took the bag for her. B.He gave her some money.

C.He cared for her family. D.He found her a better home.

Friendship can’t be measured （测量） nor can it be weighed. We stopped a few people on the street to find out what part friendship played in their lives. Here is what they said.

My best friend Mark and I really enjoy spending time playing basketball every evening. Even over 10 years after college, we still get the same amount of joy when playing basketball together.—James, 34

The importance of friendship in my life is more than what I can put into words. My childhood friends recently pulled me through hard times when my father died. —Gemina, 38

I didn’t realize the importance of friendship until it was too late. I didn’t keep in touch with friends, but now I have realized that life is much better with friends around. —Tom, 42

(Are we all learning something from Tom’s lesson in life?)

We all should wake up and realize the true importance of friendship because friends accept you for what you are, not for what you can be. —Jane, 21

(Jane has hit the nail on the head, do you think so?)

My friends and I love sharing a beer each weekend. Everything in the world can change but not our dates with our beers. For me, the importance of friendship lies in enjoying the time we spend together with nothing to worry about. —a policeman (who was on duty at the corner of the street)

1.James and Mark __________.

A.have the same hobby B.became friends recently

C.only meet when playing basketball D.studied at the same middle school and college

2.Using Tom’s lesson, the write wants to tell us to __________.

A.remember our friendship forever B.always be there for our friends

C.value our friendship right now D.meet our friends as often as possible

3.What does the writer want to express by saying “hit the nail on the head”?

A.Friendship is important to everyone.

B.We should make as many friends as we can.

C.We should make friends with people like Jane.

D.Friends are those who accept us for who we are.

4.What do the five people have in common?

A.They think friends are important. B.They spend much time with friends.

C.They have gone through hard times in life. D.They have made a lot of friends in their lives.

With China’s large population and increasing urban（城市的）space, the cost of electricity is rising in cities. So the Chinese government is preparing to send the world’s first artificial（人造的）moon to space.

The man-made moon is, in fact, a satellite. It carries a huge space mirror so that it can throw back sunlight to the Earth. The moon will fly about 500 kilometres above Chengdu, a south-western city of China, and work like the Moon at night. Since it runs much closer to the Earth than the Moon, it’s much brighter and there will be no need to use street lights in the city. According to scientists, Chengdu can save around 174 million dollars in electricity if the man-made moon brightens 50 square kilometres of the city.

For now, the artificial moon is still going through testing. Although it has many advantages, quite a lot of people think that creating more artificial light is harmful to the environment, as light pollution is a growing problem in our modern world. Actually, there is no need to worry. Chinese scientists say the mirror on the moon can be controlled, so they can decide its direction, brightness and so on. They can even turn it off when needed. Moreover, when the man-made moon works, people will see only a bright star above. It won’t be a giant moon as imagined.

Several countries, including China, are all looking to use energy from space, and artificial moons have been under discussion for some time. In 1999, Russia tried sending a space mirror into space, but it failed. And later the project was cancelled, according to the New York Times. And now, it seems that space light has come closer.

1.China will send the man-made moon to space to __________.

A.study the Moon B.explore space C.save energy D.protect the Earth

2.What is the second paragraph mainly talking about?

A.How the man-made moon works. B.How the man-made moon was created.

C.How scientists control the man-made moon. D.How the man-made moon throws back sunlight.

3.What can we learn about the man-made moon from the passage?

A.It looks huge from the Earth. B.Three will be sent to space in 2020.

C.It is designed to work at night only. D.China is the first country to send it to space.

4.In which column（专栏）of a newspaper can we probably find the passage?

A.NATURE. B.ENVIRONMENT. C.SOCIETY. D.SCIENCE.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Can you remember the first piece of music you bought? If you’re in your 20s, it was 1. (probable) a CD. More than ten years ago, you 2. (go) into a music shop and bought it. Then a part of the money went to the band or the singer—that’s 3. musicians made their money.

Nowadays, however, young people in the UK hardly ever go to the music shops. In fact, there aren’t many music shops left there. Now lots of young people would laugh at the idea of 4. (buy) CDs from music shops. They get music from the Internet without paying. Of course it is 5. the law. However, 6. recent survey found that each teenager has about 800 songs on their phone that are from the Internet without paying.

In this case, some young British bands are trying some interesting ways 7. (make) money. In the past bands could make some money from T-shirts, CDs and pictures 8. they need to be more creative now. Rock band Franz Ferdinand keep people 9. (interest) in their toys, bags, books and even shorts with their own brands.

Some of other big names in British music are joining in. Coldplay produces water 10. (bottle) for their new song. If you want snacks, you can check Robbie Williams’s website—it really sells biscuits.

书面表达

假如你是李琦，在英国伦敦某学校做交换生学习，住在史密斯夫妇家。今天史密斯夫妇不在家，而你准备外出，请你给 Mrs. Smith 写一张留言条，内容包括：

1. 外出参加同学 Jane 的生日派对；

2. 帮助 Mrs. Smith 去市图书馆还书；

3. Mrs. Brown 来电留言：

① 取消下周三在 Blue Coffee 的会面；

② 邀请史密斯夫妇参加下周六晚的慈善晚宴；

③ ……（自由发挥）。

要求：1. 语句通顺、语法正确，可适当发挥；

2. 80 词左右；

3. 条理清楚、行文连贯、标点清楚、书写工整。

__________ girl riding a bike is __________ university student.

A.A; the B.A; an C.The; an D.The; a