Last summer my friend and I got into watching Americas Got Talent. One of our favorite performers was Samuel Comroe, an actor with Tourette Syndrome (妥瑞氏综合征). He is brave enough to face disorder (疾病).

Like Samuel Comroe, writer Ellie Terry has the disorder, too. Her novel Forget Me Not tells a story of Calliope June, a middle school girl with Tourette Syndrome. Calliope sometimes makes faces or strange noises. She can't control herself. The doctor advises her to keep her disorder a secret(秘密), but that only makes things worse. Her classmates begin to make fun of her. It's hard for her to start a friendship.

Calliope and her mother move a lot. After their most recent move, Calliope makes friends with Jinsong. He lives in the apartment next door. Outside school, he can accept Calliope's differences. He thinks she's an interesting person. In school, however, things are different. Jinsong is the school’s student government president(主席) and also the most popular boy in class. It seems that he has to choose between being popular and staying friends with Calliope. As he grows, he learns that he can have both things. As for Calliope, she learns to accept and be open about her disorder and starts to make more friends finally.

Forget Me Not is Ellie Terry's first novel. With this story, Ellie wants to explain the truth about this disorder. As more people understand it, the kids who have it will feel less lonely.

1.Which of the following is TRUE about Ellie Terry?

A.She is Samuel's favorite writer.

B.She has Tourette Syndrome.

C.She is a middle school girl.

D.She has moved a lot.

2.What is the advice from Calliope's doctor?

A.To hide her disorder.

B.To make more friends.

C.To stop going to school.

D.To learn more about her disorder.

3.Who thinks Calliope is interesting?

A.Her mother. B.Her doctor. C.A new friend. D.An old classmate.

4.Jinsong is afraid that if he stays friends with Calliope, .

A.he won't be popular at school

B.he will get the same disorder

C.he will have to go to another school

D.he won’t be the student government president any more

5.Ellie Terry wrote Forget Me Not in order to .

A.share her own experience as a Tourette Syndrome patient

B.advise more doctors to deal with Tourette Syndrome

C.make more people understand Tourette Syndrome

D.help kids with Tourette Syndrome love school

I just returned to my hometown of Wilson Creek. I was away for 10 years. So many things have changed around here. When I left Wilson Creek, there was a small lake in the south-east of the town.

They have filled in the lake and built a large shopping center and a swimming pool there. They have also built a new post office just across from my old school.

The baseball stadium(体育场)in the north-east of Wilson Creek has also changed a lot. They have now added a new stand(看台). Now the stadium can seat a few thousand people. It looks really great.

The biggest changes have taken place in the town center. It has become a pedestrianised area(步行区) and you can't drive there anymore. They have built a large square and a cinema. There is also a new street cafe and a grassy area.

My street looks just the same as it always has been, but a public library has appeared on the next street. There used to be a park there but they have cut down all the trees. What a pity! The library now has a large green area in front of it but it's not the same as when the park was there.

Another change is the new restaurants that have opened in Wilson Creek. A Chinese restaurant and an Italian restaurant have opened in the town center, and a Mexican restaurant has opened near my home. I'm going to the Mexican one tomorrow!

1.The shopping center is where a used to be.

A.swimming pool B.lake C.post office D.school

2.Where is the baseball stadium in Wilson Creek?

A.In the south-east.

B.In the north-east.

C.In the town center.

D.Near the writer's home.

3.The writer thinks it is a pity that ________.

A.his street hasn't changed

B.his street doesn't have a library

C.the park isn't there anymore

D.the library doesn't have a green area

4.What will the writer do tomorrow?

A.Watch a movie in the town center cinema.

B.Watch a baseball match at the stadium.

C.Go to a Mexican restaurant.

D.Go shopping in the shopping center.

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A.My Favorite Restaurant in Town

B.My Favorite Things to Do in Town

C.Great Buildings in My Hometown

D.Great Changes in My Hometown

There was once a very wide tree in South Africa. 60 people could stand in its hollow trunk(空心树干). The tree reached over 18 meters into the sky and it was more than 1, 100 years old. But recently, that tree and others like it have died.1.

The tree was a baobab(猴面包树). Baobab trees grow in Africa and are called"the Tree of Life”.

Baobab trees usually live a long time. One of the oldest stood for more than 2, 400 years.

2.They noticed that nine of the thirteen oldest baobab trees and five of the six largest died in the following 12 years.

Stephan Woodborne, one of the six scientists, says more research(研究)is needed to know why the trees died.3.That's because the trees clearly weren't sick. Besides, many were in national parks, so they were protected from human activities. They believe that increasing temperatures and changing rainy seasons have made it harder for baobabs to live.

"The big ones and the old ones caught the attention of people, Woodborne says. "But it's not just those. 4.People should be more environment-friendly. It is one way to help protect baobabs and other trees from the effects of climate change, according to Woodborne. 5.

“We need to think about the way we live our lives. "Woodborne says. "If we all change what we do a little bit, it will start to make a difference.”

A.That could mean using less energy(能源) and making less waste(废料), when possible.

B.Smaller and younger baobabs are dying too.

C.However, they think climate change may be the main reason.

D.Scientists are wondering why.

E.In 2005, scientists began a research to find out the age of more than 60 baobabs.

五.根据汉语完成句子。

1.我们的家乡发生了巨大的变化。

_____ _______ have______ _______ in our hometown.

2.以前人们常常信件和亲友保持联系。

People used to_____in ______ with friends and _____by_____.

3.李明在暑假里成功提高了他的英语。

Li Ming has______ ______ _______ ______English during the summer holidays.

4.我们班五分之三的同学梦想当科学家。

_____ _______of the students in our class_____ _______being scientists

5.到目前为止,我们政府在解决这些社会问题上卓有成效。

_____ _______,our government has_____ _______ in dealing with these social problems.

六.情景交际

1.你的朋友刚刚从外地度假回来,你想知道他的旅行情况如何,可以这样问:

_______________________________________________________

2.你想告诉你的同学你还没有给你的宠物狗喂食,可以这样说：

_______________________________________________________

3.你的朋友告诉你他昨天加了志愿者活动,你想用最简洁的语言告诉他你也参加了,应该怎么说:

_______________________________________________________

4.你想知道Tom是否去过长城,要怎么问？

_______________________________________________________

5.你想知道你同桌家乡的人口是多少, 应该怎么问他?

_______________________________________________________

阅读下面短文,根据语境、音标成所给单词的提示,在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词,要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确,使文章意思完整、行文连贯。

Quoc Thyungen is a 40-year-old Vietnamese Canadian. He came to Canada with his family when he was young. There was a war in his country, and his parents wanted to move to a safe place so that their children could grow up in peace.

Quoc grew up just like any 1.[?n??rml]Canadian boy. He went to school, played sports, and did well2.his subjects. Later, he opened a restaurant. He was very successful. But something was missing in his life. He didn’t really feel 3.[?h?pi].

One summer, he went on4.trip to Vietnam. When he arrived in Hanoi, he saw many young boys living on the streets. As he spoke with them, he realized(意识到) how little 5.had and how much he owned in his life.

Quoc felt a strong need to do something. Soon he made a 6.(decide). He bought a small building in Hanoi and changed it into a restaurant for 7.(visitor) . It served Vietnamese and Western-style food. Only street kids could work there. He taught some of them to cook, to work with the cash(现金), and others to wait on tables(伺候进餐). It became a very successful8.[?b?zn?s].

So far, over 75 boys have learned a skill and now they can make money on their own. Their life is no9.(long) dark and terrible. Quoc says that 10.(help)these boys has helped him find what was missing in his life.

It seems that many stars are putting their fashion (时尚) skills to good use and some of them have succeeded in designing.

Avril Lavigne

“With a lot of designs, I try to tie in with some of my lyrics and more musical elements,” Lavigne said. Her product, named after a childhood nickname (绰号) from her father, was created three years ago, but Lavigne came up with the first idea for a clothing product when she was only 19 years old.

Victoria Beckham

Victoria created her own style of jeans for the clothing brand (品牌) Rock & Republic in 2004. Later, she created her own brand with the name DVB style and now she is more popular as a designer than as a singer.

Madonna

Pop queen Madonna created her fashion products in collaboration (合作) with the Swedish clothing company Hennes & Mauritz AB ( H&M) in 2007. She then collaborated with her daughter Lourders in creating 2010 juniors’ product for Macy’s called “ Material Girl”.

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson created her own collection of jeans. She worked with the Camuto Group and Jones Apparel Group Inc.

Justin Timberlake

No one could imagine that Justin would become a fashion designer until he paired with his friend Trace Ayala to create the William Rast label. Their clothing is presented every season and attracts attention of Timberlake’s fans and models.

1.All of the people mentioned in the passage above are ________.

A. friends B. singers C. musicians D. stars

2.What does the underlined word “elements” mean in Chinese?

A. 器材 B. 天分 C. 要素 D. 染料

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Victoria Beckham is not only a singer but also a designer.

B. Madonna once worked for Hennes & Mauritz AB.

C. Justin Timberlake had a talent for designing when he was a child.

D. Both Jessica Simpson and Madonna created their own jeans brands.

4.Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

A. How to be a famous star. B. To be models is a hard work.

C. Working with others is important. D. Some stars have succeeded in designing.

What will man be like in the future — in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time.

Let us take an example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on the average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively (相对地) short period of time, so we may suppose that man will continue to grow taller.

Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain's capacity (容量.) As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more and finally we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change too. The head, especially the forehead, will grow larger.

Nowadays our eyes are being used too much. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow stronger.

On the other hand, we tend (有…的趋势) to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive (敏感的) because they are used a great deal in modern life.

What about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both men and women are probably to be hairless!

Perhaps, all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive (有吸引力的) person to look at! This may well be true. All the same, besides these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and feelings similar to our own.

1.Future man is probably to be different from us in ________ ways.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

2.Future man’s head will grow larger because ________.

A. he will use his brain more and more as time goes on

B. he makes use only 80% of the brain's capacity

C. the other 80% of his brain will grow faster

D. his brain has grown larger over the past centuries

3.What will be probably TRUE about the man in the future?

A. He will have smaller eyes and will wear better glasses.

B. His fingers will grow weaker because he won't use them.

C. He will be hairless because hair is no longer useful.

D. He will think and feel in a different way.

4.What does the writer write the article for?

A. To give us some knowledge of future man.

B. To show that man's life will be different in the future.

C. To let us know future man will become shorter.

D. To tell us future man will not use legs.

Have you had a headache during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you have a headache or even can’t sleep at night? If so, then you know what stress is.1.This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, sad, scared, or afraid --- all of which can give you a stomachache or a headache.

However, there are different kinds of stress. 2. Good stress might happen when you are called to answer questions in class or when you have to give a speech. 3. For example, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare better before the test.

On the other hand, bad stress can happen if the stress lasts too long. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you are having problems at school, or if anything else makes you unhappy every day. That kind of stress isn’t going to help you. And it can actually make you sick.

The best way to fight the stress is to have a balanced life.4. If you get enough sleep and eat properly, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you’ll probably feel less stressed.

A.No one can work well under the stress.

B.Some kinds of stress are good and others are bad.

C.This kind of stress can help you to get things better done.

D.Stress is what you feel when you are worried about something.

E.Make sure you keep yourself in mind: sleep, exercise and food.

Different countries have different ideas about how to be polite. In Britain, table manners are important. But how do you show good table manners in Britain? Here is some advice:

How to sit: You should sit up straight in your chair. When you eat, don’t pick up the bowl. This is called very bad manners.

Noises at the table: It is never a good idea to make a noise at the table.

Using your fingers: 62Usually we don’t pick food up with our fingers when we are eating main dishes. But there are some foods such as pizza, sandwiches, chips and fruit we can eat with fingers.

Passing things: If someone asks you to pass something like the salt, only get it if you are the closest person to it. Never lean (倾斜, 倾倒) across someone else’s food. It’s more polite not to use it yourself first --- pass it directly to the person who asked, and then use it later. It’s best to taste your food before you put salt in it.

Your mouth: 63 It is not polite to talk with your mouth full of food, nor to eat with your mouth open.

How much to eat: It is polite to eat up the food that you have been offered, so a clear plate is a good plate. It shows that you enjoy the food. If you can’t finish everything and you can leave a little, that is okay. You could say something like “That was very nice, thank you.”

（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。

How should you sit when you eat in Britain?

1.

What shows that you like the food?

2.

（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3.

4.

（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目。

5.