阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

My brother Claudio is one of the people I love most. He is wise and always helpful, taking care of me and 1.(we) young sister, Sarah. The day when he left home to go to college, I 2.(teach) the importance of being a man.

It was a 3.(rain) Saturday morning in August. We were woken up by the sound of Sarah playing the piano as usual. In the kitchen, there was 4. surprise for Claudio — his favorite pancakes.

Mom gave us a big smile and told us 5.(sit) down for the breakfast. This was an important day for all of us!

While we 6.(eat) breakfast, Claudio went upstairs to collect his things. I suddenly heard him calling my name. When I walked 7. the room we shared, I found Claudio sitting at my bedside. “It’s time, brother,” he said. I thought he was saying that it was time for him to leave the house, 8. in fact he told me that I should take on a bigger role in the family from then on. He said I should do 9.(many) for Mom than before after he was gone.

I thought about his words very 10.(careful) and then understood everything. That day I learned about family, love and duty.

下面是英国植物园 Batsford Arboretum的宣传页。阅读该页内容，然后从方框中所给的A、B、C、D、E五个选项中选出符合各段信息的标题，并完成文中小题。

A world of trees, and so much more!

Built in the late 1800s, Batsford Arboretum is among the largest wild gardens in England, home to a collection of some of the world's most beautiful trees, bamboos, and shrubs. It's perfect for a peaceful walk beside the small rivers and pools.

1.

Early daffodils(水仙花)and a cherry collection in spring.

The Handkerchief Tree and wildflower areas in summer.

To smell the flowers of reds, yellows and golds in autumn.

Ice and snow turn the Arboretum into a magical wonderland.

2.

Batsford Arboretum is just one mile west of Moreton-in-Marsh on the A44. There are road signs all the way.

The 1 and 2 Johnsons Excel-bus from Stratford-upon-Avon drops passengers at the end of our mile-long drive.

Visitor Information

3.

We are open every day except Christmas Day. In bad weather we may close the Arboretum, so please call us on 01386701441 before setting out.

Pets

Dogs are welcome throughout the Visitor Centre and the Arboretum but must be closely watched all times.

4.

Parking for cars and coaches is FREE. You'll find picnic areas near to the lower car parks. Sorry no picnics in the Arboretum.

5.

Sign up to receive our regular email newsleters if you love Batsford;

Check for the latest admission charges（门票价格）before you come.

Website: www batsarb.co.uk Email: arboreum@basfordoundation.co.k

A.Opening times

B.How to find us

C.Parking and picnics

D.Keep in touch

E.A garden for all seasons

假设你是 David,打算今年夏天去 Batsford Arboretum游玩。请给植物园写一封简短的邮件,询问你想了解的信息,如用餐、门票价格等。

注意:

（1）邮件中不得出现与你身份相关的信息。

（2）词数:30-50。邮件的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

David

在你校"劳动教育月"期间,校英语报发起了"A Helper at Home"主题征文活动。请结合自身情况,用英语写一篇短文投稿,谈谈你经常做的两项家务以及你的收获。内容要点提示如下:

注意:

(1)表格中的内容要点仅供选择使用,可适当发挥。

(2)文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息。

(3)词数:80~100。短文首句仅供参考,不计入总词数。

短文首句:I have always been a good helper at home.

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One day, while I was walking in the park, I noticed a little girl. Barefoot (赤脚的) and_______, she was silent and did not say a word. She was _______ all the people going by. Everybody just passed by and did not pay any attention to_______.

The next day I went back to that park to see if the girl was _______ there. To my surprise, she was right there, sadly looking around. I began to _______ her, as at that time a park full of _______ was not a good place for small kids to play alone.

I went towards the girl and _______noticed that something was wrong with her back. A thought crossed my mind that maybe this was the reason why everyone was _______ her and did not try to help. I got closer and smiled to let her know that I was there to talk, to _______ . I started with "Hello" and then sat down ________ her. The girl was very surprised, ________, after a long look into my eyes, she replied, "Hi". We talked and talked, so many hours passed by and ________came. The park became silent and ________. Then I carefully asked the little girl ________she was so sad and lonely.

"I am different, that's why. "was her ________. I agreed with her and smiled. "Yes, you are!" and then I ________, "But you remind me of a sweet angel (天使) full of love. "

She slowly ________ up, smiled and said, "Really?" She nodded her head and ________her wings, adding, "I am an angel. " I was so ________ that I couldn't say a word. "Think of someone else besides yourself—that was the ________ of my job here." With these words, she disappeared into the sky.

1.A.rich B.dirty C.happy D.cool

2.A.watching B.leaving C.hearing D.feeling

3.A.it B.them C.her D.me

4.A.always B.still C.ever D.once

5.A.laugh at B.play with C.talk to D.worry about

6.A.policemen B.children C.strangers D.cleaners

7.A.hardly B.carefully C.luckily D.suddenly

8.A.asking B.avoiding C.missing D.loving

9.A.help B.play C.answer D.stay

10.A.behind B.over C.beside D.around

11.A.so B.till C.unless D.however

12.A.rain B.snow C.darkness D.warmth

13.A.crowded B.empty C.tiny D.special

14.A.why B.when C.where D.whether

15.A.advice B.reply C.praise D.excuse

16.A.continued B.cried C.waved D.sang

17.A.woke B.stood C.gave D.put

18.A.spread B.pushed C.beat D.folded

19.A.bored B.relaxed C.amazed D.interested

20.A.resolution B.difficulty C.dream D.purpose

1.What you have just read is a/an ______________.

A.ad for clothes B.movie review C.news report D.food order

2.From the passage above, we can know that ____________.

A.the swimsuit is made of silk and cotton

B.there are five sizes available for the T-shirts

C.the order number of the dark blue jacket is CQ 8200

D.both the T-shirt and the jacket can be washed by hand

3.How much do you need to pay if you get four jackets?

A.$200. B.$300. C.$400. D.$ 500.

Monday, January 21st

I'm a virus (病毒) for the common cold. It has been a long time since I infected (感染) humans last time. Today I tried to infect a boy in a primary school all day.

His name is Sam. I waited on his desktop, and when he touched the desk I jumped on his finger. Unluckily, Sam didn't touch his eyes, mouth or nose. Then, right after class, he washed his hands. Now I'm full of soap and sitting in a sink!

Tuesday, January 22nd

This morning I jumped into the nose of Sam's best friend, Bill. Unluckily, the mucus (粘液) in his nose caught me. I thought it was over for me, when suddenly Bill sneezed while he was talking to Sam.

I knew that would send me right into Sam's face! However, Sam quickly gave Bill a tissue, and Bill sneezed into that instead! Infecting people is harder than I imagined.

Wednesday, January 23rd

I'm feeling very unhappy today. Some scientists caught my friend Harry and put him under a microscope. Harry is a flu virus and he's a dangerous little guy. Besides, Sam at all his vegetables today. He's exercising, and he's getting eight hours of sleep every night. His body is too strong for me!

Thursday, January 24th

I tried to infect Sam again today, but he washed his hands five times and never touched his face! He also gave tissues to every student in his class who was sneezing. It's impossible to give him a cold! So I have to give up and I'm moving to another school.

1.According to the passage, life of the virus for the common cold could be ________.

A.easy B.lucky C.dangerous D.difficult

2.The underlined word "his" in the passage refers to_________.

A.Sam's B.Bill's C.Harry's D.Bill's friend's

3.The writer is trying to tell us that ________________.

A.viruses feel happy, sad and angry just as people do

B.we should be friendly when other people around you are sick

C.it's important to protect your own body against viruses

D.many viruses around us like to infect boys in primary schools

4.The best title for the passage above might be "____________________".

A.Danger of a Virus B.Habit of a Virus C.Diary of a Virus D.Letter of a Virus

1.The underlined word "invade" in Para. 1 probably means________

A.enter B.leave C.accept D.fight

2.Which of the following can be best put in ▲ in Para. 2?

A.Each teacher is different B.Each student is different

C.All teachers are helpful D.All students are fun

3.Of the 4 comments, ________thinks that robots could give lots of help to learners in class.

A.Sara B.Keiko C.Hassan D.Nancy

4.What's the writer's attitude (态度) towards robots' teaching English?

A.Uncaring. B.Supportive. C.Doubtful. D.Agreeable

In the future, people may travel to Mars (火星) by water-powered spaceship! Today's spaceships are fine for getting things into space, but they are not so good at travelling long distances. These spaceships burn chemical fuels (燃料) and they are very expensive. Scientists say that a water-powered spaceship could make the trip to Mars much cheaper. The idea is just in the planning stages now, but scientists think such a spaceship could be developed soon.

The key to the water-powered spaceship is the engine (发动机). Regular engines push spaceships by burning fuel. The water engine will use steam, created by solar panels (太阳能板) that heat water to a high temperature. Of course, the spaceship will have to carry a lot of water for the long trip to Mars.

Today's spaceships could not carry that much water. But scientists think that a spaceship blown up like a balloon will be able to.

One US company has already developed a spaceship like this. These spaceships are made of a strong material. Two of them have already been sent up into space, using rockets and then later filled with air. "Balloon" spaceships could be very large and carry enough water for a long trip. With the "Balloon" spaceships, enough water could be carried to power the engines and grow food during the trip. And the people on the spaceship might even get to take a hot bath!

Scientists say the biggest advantage of such a spaceship would be cost. The "Balloon" spaceship uses water to push it through space and costs about one thirtieth of a normal spaceship. Such savings naturally encourage continued research into balloon spaceships and water engines. If these scientists are correct, we may soon be on our way to Mars in a spaceship powered by water.

1.Which sentence best describes the main idea of the passage above?

A.The key to the water-powered spaceship is the engine.

B.In the future, people may travel to Mars by water-powered spaceship.

C.One US company has already developed a spaceship like this.

D.Scientists say the biggest advantage of such a spaceship would be cost.

2.What do you think is omitted (省略) at the end of the underlined sentence?

A.use steam B.push spaceships

C.heat water D.carry that much water

3.Besides growing food, what else might astronauts do with the rest of the water?

A.Take a hot bath. B.Freeze dangerous things.

C.Blow up a balloon. D.Change the surface of Mars.

4.On which website can we probably read this passage?

A.www. freedictionary. com/power B.www. mooc. cn/music

C.www. chinadaily. com. cn/culture D.www. space. com/spaceflight

Long long ago, there lived a man and a woman who had seven sons. The couple wanted a daughter very much, and finally, they had a girl. She was very pretty and her parents loved her very much. One day the father needed water for the child, so he sent the seven brothers to a well (井) in the forest to get it. Once there, though, the boys began to fight and the water jug (壶) fell into the well. The boys looked into the well and thought of their father. They were afraid to go home.

Hours passed. "Where are those boys?" shouted the angry father. "They are probably playing a game and have forgotten about the water. I wish they were all turned into ravens (乌鸦) !"And when he looked up, he saw seven black birds flying away. The father was shocked. "What have I done? he thought. But it was too late. He could not take back his words.

Later, the girl grew up and discovered she had brothers. The story of their bad luck influenced her deeply, and she decided to find them. For years, she searched and did not stop. She made up her mind to find them. Finally, she found their home. To enter, she needed a special key made from a chicken bone, which she did not have. The girl thought for a moment, and then took a knife and cut off one of her fingers. With it, she opened the front door and went inside. On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups. She ate and drank a little from each of them. In the last cup, she accidently dropped a ring that her parents had given her.

Later hat day, the ravens returned for their meal. The girl hid behind the door and watched. When the seventh raven drank from his cup, something hit his mouth. The raven recognized it at once—it was his parents' ring. "I wish our sister were here, "he said, "and then we could be free. " At that moment, their sister ran to them, and suddenly the ravens were human again. The brothers kissed their sister and all eight of them went home together happily.

1.Why were the seven brothers afraid to go home at first?

A.They lost their father's ring. B.They threw away the water jug.

C.They didn't get back any water. D.Seven black ravens shocked them.

2.What can we infer (推断) from the underlined sentence in Para. 2?

A.The father regretted what he had said. B.The father was not pleased with his life.

C.The father was worried about his little girl. D.The father was angry with what his sons had done.

3.What was the first thing the girl did after she entered the raven's house?

A.She ate and drank. B.She hid behind a door.

C.She took out a knife D.She sat and waited for the ravens.

4.How did the ravens become human again?

A.They ate a magic ring. B.One raven made a wish after seeing the ring.

C.They drank with a special cup from their father. D.Their sister kissed them.

5.What lesson can we learn from the story?

A.Don't talk to strange people. B.Work hard and you will be happy.

C.Your parents always know best. D.Think carefully about what to say.