题目内容
Without enough food, many birds didn’t ________ the winter.
A. serve B. surf C. surprise D. survive
China Daily is __________a newspaper; it can also help us to improve our English.
A. less than B. rather than
C. more than D. other than
There is no need to __________ the fact that it was you that donated the 100 yuan.
A. appeal B. preserve C. advertise D. arrange
On a stormy day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.
Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search a football. Once they’d rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.
Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.
“Everything went quiet in my head,” Tim recalls（回忆）. “I’m trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”
Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. “At one point, I considered turning back,” he says. “I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.” After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, “Take down the umbrella!”
Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.
“Let’s aim for the pier（码头）,” Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. “Can you guys swim?” he cried. “A little bit,” the boys said.
Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys’ faces.
“Are we almost there?” they asked again and again. “Yes,” Tim told them each time.
After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.
1.Why did the two boys go to the sea?
A. To go boat rowing.
B. To get back their football.
C. To swim in the open water.
D. To test the umbrella as a sail.
2.What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The beach B. The water
C. The boat D. The wind
3.Why did Tim raise his head regularly?
A. To take in enough fresh air.
B. To consider turning back or not.
C. To check his distance from the boys.
D. To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.
4.How can the two boys finally reach the pier?
A. They were dragged to the pier by Tim.
B. They swam to the pier all by themselves.
C. They were washed to the pier by the waves.
D. They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.
All the staff in our company are considering to the city center for the fashion show.
A. going B. having gone
C. to have gone D. to go
书面表达
假设你是李华， 你的美国网友Jim发来电子邮件，告诉你今年他将高中毕业，打算去国外旅行。请你根据下面的写作要点，给他回一封邮件。
要点：
1. 祝贺他高中毕业；
2. 谈谈你对国外旅行的看法；
3. 提醒他在国外旅行时应注意的事项（至少两点）。
要求：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数。
Dear Jim,
I’m glad to hear that you will graduate from senior high school this year.
______________________________________________________________________________
Wish you a pleasant journey.
Yours,
LiHua
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I’m 1.______ only daughter of my parents. So they are worried2.____ everything I do. For example, 3.______ I ride my bike, my parents won’t let me ride by myself. They are afraid I might fall off my bike and hurt4. ______ .They are taking great trouble to support the bike, with my mother even 5._____ (carry) a first-aid box. I’m not free to ride and I often say 6._____ (angry), “Why not let me ride alone?”
Now, most families have only one child. Parents want to do7._____ for their children. This does no good 8.____ them. Too much love from parents may stop children from9.______ (be) independent. In my opinion, parents should let their children do10.____ they can do alone.
A Koala Isn’t a Bear
Koalas remind people of teddy bears．They have thick fur and large ears．Their broad, flat nose makes them look cute, similar to teddy bears．In fact koalas aren’t cute．They have sharp teeth and very sharp claws! Koalas are marsupials．This means the mother carries her baby in a pocket while it develops, similar to a kangaroo．The baby koala lives in its mother’s pocket for the first six months of its life．
The name “koala” comes from a native Australian word that means “no drink”. The koalas get almost all their water from the eucalyptus(桉树) leaves they eat．That’s where they get their food too．Koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves, and only the leaves of certain eucalyptus trees．The eucalyptus trees are where the koalas live．It’s also where they sleep．Koalas sleep about nineteen hours a day!
Why do they sleep so much? Some people think it’s because they’re lazy．But koalas aren’t lazy．They sleep so much because there isn’t much nutrition in eucalyptus leaves．Koalas store hardly any fat, so they must save their energy．One way to do this is to move slowly and sleep a lot.
After a day of sleeping they like to move around and eat just after sunset．They live alone most of the time．Koalas are very protective of their trees．If a koala sees another koala eating in its favorite tree, it might tell the other koala to leave by “barking” at it．Koalas do “talk” to each other．Besides barks, the males make a deep grunting sound．The mothers and babies talk in soft clicking sounds．If they get scared they may scream like a baby.
1.According to the article, how are koalas and kangaroos alike?
A． They both have thick fur.
B． They both have sharp teeth.
C． They both eat eucalyptus leaves.
D. They both carry their young in a pocket.
2. The word “koala”comes from a word that means _______.
A．no drink B．moving slowly
C．large ears D．barking loudly
3.Why do koalas sleep a lot?
A.Their babies need to get much rest.
B.They get tired from playing so much.
C. Their food does not give them much energy.
D.They do not like to be awake when it is warm.
4.If an adult koala screams like a baby, he may get ________.
A．worried B．scared C．hungry D．sleepy
You may think that an underground town of 3,500 people is something out of a science-fiction film. You may not believe that such a town has shops car parks, hotels, restaurants, cafes and much more. Well, Coober Pedy in Australia is just such a place.
Miners and their families choose to live like this, hoping to get rich looking for the precious stones that Australia is famous for --- opals(蛋白石). Living underground is the only way to be away from the sandstorms and the high temperatures above ground. Deep down in the town far below the desert surface, the temperature is between 19℃ and 20℃ and life is cool.
Mary Deane and her husband Jim are among the lucky ones. They live in a home, built with money from the opals Jim has found. “Whenever people hear we live underground, they always imagine a dusty cave,” says Mary, “but they are amazed at my clean kitchen, our furniture and electrical appliances in here.”
However, not everything is perfect in Coober Pedy. Mary has a tiny garden that she is very proud of, but the grass is not real. Plant life is rare. Water is five times more expensive underground than it is overground. Recycling is a way of life, so Jim usually washes his car with bath water and they have a special system to reuse the water from the dishwasher and washing machine.
Even so, most families enjoy life in Coober Pedy. The children can make as much noise as they want and there are no complaints from the neighbors because the thick walls stop sounds from traveling. Adults enjoy the peace and quiet away from the world above.
1.People in Coober Pedy live underground______.
A. because of their secret identities
B. because it is warmer underground
C. so that they can save some money
D. due to the terrible natural environment.
2.Which word can best describe Mary’s life underground according to Paragraph 3?
A. Comfortable. B. Exciting. C. Healthy. D. Lonely.
3. Which is the biggest problem people in Coober Pedy have to face?
A. High living expenses.
B. The awfully dusty environment.
C. Shortage of water and greenery.
D. The extremely high temperatures
4. Children enjoy the life in Coober Pedy mainly because they _____.
A. enjoy traveling around with their parents
B. can get many expensive toys from their parents
C. enjoy the peace and quiet while doing their homework
D. can enjoy themselves without disturbing their neighbors[
