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When I first told people I was going to work in Cameroon, the most common reaction was: “Why?” The second was: “It’s in Africa; you’ll die!” The third: “Where is that?” So let me give some answers. I was offered a job that looked interesting in a part of the world I’d never been to before. I’d also long had an interest in Africa, so I decided it was time to find out the reality.

A small amount of research showed that in more than 40 years since gaining independence, Cameroon has been a peaceful country with no wars. Not only are there no wars, but Cameroon is a food exporter to the region.

Now, after three years, I can say that these have been the healthiest years of my life! No malaria or any of the other frightening diseases you read about when Africa is mentioned. The worst thing that ever happened to me was a bout of food poisoning — once.

So what is it like to teach here? Well surprisingly not so different from teaching anywhere else.

Most students come to us with a bit of English in their heads. Cameroon is a bilingual country with French and English as official languages, while there are also close to 200 local ethnic languages in a country of 16 million people. French is the dominant language, spoken by about 80% of the population.

The local school system is very traditional and somewhat strict. Perhaps not surprisingly when there can be up to 150 students in the classroom (of which maybe 30 have the books, and there are probably seats for 70).

Like anywhere else, students appreciate it if you know a bit about their country, and not just Roger Milla (the top scorer of the 1990 World Cup, in case you’re wondering). It helps if you know the names of the ten provinces, know who the first president was, or can say a word in a local language.

So in conclusion: Cameroon isn’t just football. Not is it war, poverty and disease. It’s just life and people, like anywhere else.

1.On hearing the writer’s decision, most people _____.

A. didn’t understand him

B. considered it as a joke

C. admired him

D. laughed at him

2.According to the passage, Cameroon is _____.

A. a country full of diseases

B. peaceful after liberation

C. a poor country, especially lack of food

D. quite different from others in education

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Food export may lead to many frightening diseases

B. Most students in Cameroon do not need books

C. Cameroon is not as bad as people commonly believed

D. There must be a lot of people suffering from food poisoning.

4.What does the underlined word in the sixth paragraph mean?

A. leading B. easy C. only D. wonderful

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Peter waved goodbye and closed the door slowly as Jane left home to visit her grandmother. Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park,” he’d told his wife, “I’ll look after the kids, and you can go to visit your grandma.”

Things started well, but just after eight o’clock, his three little “good kids”—Adam, Bob, and Christopher—came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Adam began using his spoon on Christopher’s head as if it were a drum. Christopher started to shout loudly in time to the beat (节拍). Bob chanted “Where’s my toast, where’s my toast” in the background. Peter realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.

Life became worse after breakfast. Adam wore Bob’s underwear on his head. Bob locked himself in the bathroom, while Christopher shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their very eyes. Someone named “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Peter knew the talk show had already started.

By ten o’clock, things were out of control. Christopher was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. Adam was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his color pencils. Bob, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the family room, but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Peter realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.

At exactly 11:17, Peter called the daycare centre (日托所).“I suddenly have to go into work and my wife’s away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously “yes” because Peter was smiling.

1.When his wife left home, Peter expected to .

A. have a relaxing day without pressure

B. enjoy his first day off work in weeks

C. watch TV talk show with his children

D. go out for a walk in the nearby park

2.Which of the following did Bob do?

A. Using his spoon on Christopher’s head.

B. Wearing his underwear on his head

C. Reading quietly in the family room.

D. Eating apple jam from the bottle.

3.Why did Peter ask the daycare centre for help?

A. Because he had to pick up his wife back home.

B. Because he found it hard to kill the time home.

C. Because he wanted to go to his office to work.

D. Because he found it hard to look after his boys.

4.This text is developed .

A. by time B. by giving examples

C. by comparison D. by space

语法填空

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The hostess was to have a party and entertain guests at home. She busied herself so early in the morning, cleaning the house. She was so tired ___1._____ she felt pain in her waist and on the back. Drops of sweat fell from her forehead. She did not finish __2.___ (clean) the house until dusk.

___3.__ (look) at the clean and tidy drawing room, she released a sigh with a smile on her face. The guests were coming! Entering the drawing room, they _4._____ (attract) by the fresh flowers. Surprisingly pleased, they cheered in praise, "Oh, _5.___ beautiful flowers! "

"How colorful and fragrant! "

"Just have a look at it, and life is full of _6._____ (excite)! "

Then they went on to express their thanks to the hostess for her ____7.__ (delicate) arranged flowers.

With an embarrassed smile, the hostess said, "I am glad you like it. Thank you for your praise. I was ___8.___ bit surprised about it. I did make detailed arrangements for your honor. I was busy the whole day cleaning and __9.___ (mop). As to the flowers in the vase, it is a piece of cake. I did it by just lifting my hand. Now you are unaware of my hard work and praise 10._____ highly for my easiest effort. It is beyond my expectation."

短文改错

Mrs Brown was walking near a playground. She was a hurry to visit her four grandchild.. She missed them very much, because she had seen them for quite a long time. She was walking while suddenly she saw a ball coming in her direction. She was already in her seventy. Should she kick the ball to send it back and should she just go past leaving the ball where it was? Finally with greatly care she gave it a kick. The ball went straight out the goal. How wonderful it was! And she happened to have helped won the match. And all her four grandchildren were on team of the winners.

短文改错

短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意： 1. 每句不超过两个错误；

2. 每处错误及其修改均只限一词；

3. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

We senior school students do have some growing pains. Take some of my classmate for example，they often feel upset because the expectations from parents，endless homework and the pressure of exams. These serious affect their physical and mental well?being. Therefore，I think about it quite necessary to take measures to relieve the pains. First，it is a good idea to having heart?to?heart talks with our parents，tell them we won’t disappoint them. Meanwhile，it’s advisable to spare some time to take some exercise beside our devotion to the studies so that we will always feel relaxing and energetic. As long as we were fully prepared，we are sure to achieve great success in my academic performance.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

They lost their way in the forest and __1.____ made matters worse was ____2._______ night began to fall.

3. ____________we will go there tomorrow by train hasn't been decided yet.

4.____________ of you comes in first will be given a prize.

5.I don’t think it’s my ____________ that the TV blew up. I just turned it on. That’s all.

6.___________ days went by, he didn’t succeed in anything he had planned.

7. On my __________(arrive) at the airport, my friend gave me a big hug.

8. Using all their ___________(strong), the driver and the passers-by pushed the car out of the mud in the end.

9.The storm left, ____________ (cause) a lot of damage to this area.

10. How ____________ (believe) beautiful the scenery beyond the mountain is!

书面表达

请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Big or small, rejection affects us all. Harry Potter was rejected. So was The Twilight Saga. If authors J. K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer hadn’t kept trying with publisher after publisher, we’d all have missed out on some great adventures.

Rejection doesn’t have to be about the big thing like not getting into your top college, not making the team, or not getting asked to the prom (舞会). Everyday situations can lead to the feeling of rejection, too, like if your joke doesn’t get a laugh, if no one remembers to save you a seat at the lunch table, or if the person you really like talks to everyone but you.

Feeling rejected is the opposite of feeling accepted. But being rejected (and we will all be at times) doesn’t mean someone isn’t liked, valued, or important. It just means that one time, in one situation, with one person, things didn’t work out.

Rejection hurts. But it’s impossible to avoid it altogether. In fact, you don’t want to— people who become too afraid of rejection might hold back from going after something they want. Sure, they avoid rejection, but they’re also 100% guaranteed to miss out on what they want but won’t try for.

【写作内容】

1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2. 以约120个词就“How to deal with rejection”这一话题发表你的看法，内容包括：

(1) 讲述一次你被拒绝的经历； (2) 你当时的感受； (3) 你认为应该如何正确面对拒绝。

【写作要求】

作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

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You have ______ your family _______ a lot recently.

A. put, through B. turned, up C. put, off D. dealt, with

San Francisco has its cable cars. Seattle has its Space needle. And, Longview has its squirrel(松鼠) bridge. The bridge, which has attracted international attention, is now a local landmark.

The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder, Amos Peters, to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars.

The original bridge was built over Olympia Way on the west edge of the library grounds. Before the bridge was built, squirrels had to avoid traffic to and from the Park Plaza office building where office staff put out a nutty feast for the squirrels. Many times, Peters and others who worked in and near Park Plaza witnessed squirrels being run over.

One day Peters found a dead squirrel with a nut still in its mouth and that day’s coffee break discussion turned into squirrel safety. The group of businessmen cooked up the squirrel bridge idea and formed a committee to ask the blessing of the City Council（市政会）. The council approved, and Council woman Bess LaRiviere jokingly named the bridge “Nutty Narrows”.

After architects designed the bridge, Amos Peters and Bill Hutch started construction. They built the 60-foot bridge from aluminum（铝） and lengths of fire hose（消防水带）. It cost $1,000. It didn’t take long before reports of squirrels using the bridge started. Squirrels were even seen guiding their young and teaching them the ropes. The story was picked up by the media, and Nutty Narrows became known in newspapers all over the world.

In 1983, after 20 years of use, Peters took down the worn-out bridge. Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced. The faded sign was repainted and in July 1983, hundreds of animal lovers attended the completion ceremony of the new bridge.

Peters died in 1984, and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project.

1.The underlined words “getting flattened” in the second paragraph mean “being______”.

A. killed B. guided C. stolen D. raised

2.The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built to _______.

A. Provide drivers convenient way to pass

B. Honor the builder named Bess LaRiviere

C. Spread 60-foot fire hose

D. Help squirrels cross the highway

3.The rebuilding of the bridge was because_______.

A. it was made of wood

B. it was too narrow

C. it was too old

D. the repairs were too expensive

4.The best title for this article would be ______.

A. Nutty Narrows – Passage of Life

B. Lovely squirrels, Warm-hearted Drivers

C. Squirrels, Who Cares?

D. A Worn-out Bridge And Its History

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