An earthquake is one of the most common natural disasters. It may cause great damage. So it is wise to learn some simple safety tips to protect yourself or your family members.

Fragile items, like those made of glass should usually be placed on a lower surface, near the ground instead of placing them on cupboards higher up. Never place them near your bed, sofas and other furniture where you would be sitting or lying down. When there is a strong movement, these pieces will fall on the floor directly and not on you.

There is a strong chance of short circuits （短路） and fire breakouts during an earthquake. Make sure you turn off electrical connections and gas immediately when an earthquake happens.

During an earthquake, lie beneath an object that is not easily damaged. Do not go near objects that could directly fall on you. Never use the elevator to go down. Stay inside until the shaking stops and it is safe to go outside. Research has shown that most injuries happen when people inside buildings try to go out. Use the staircases at all times.

If you are outdoors, do not take shelter under a tree, streetlights, electric poles or tall buildings. If you are driving, stop your car and stay in a safe place. Do not park your car under a tree or any tall object.

If trapped in debris (瓦砾堆), cover your mouth with a handkerchief or clothing. Tap on a pipe or wall so rescuers can find you. Use a whistle (哨子) if one is available. Never shout for help. Shouting can cause you to breathe in dangerous amounts of dust. Do not light a match because you may burn yourself. Do not move about or kick up dust.

1.The purpose of the passage is to tell readers _____.

A. the damage caused by earthquakes

B. the rescue work after earthquakes

C. what to do about earthquakes

D. how to prevent earthquakes

2.The underlined word “Fragile” in Paragraph 2 probably means _____.

A. easily broken B. easily found

C. expensive D. heavy

3.To reduce the injury from the earthquake, items made of glass should be put _____.

A. on cupboards

B. in the bedroom

C. on a lower surface

D. where children can’t reach them

4.During the earthquake, people are advised to _____.

A. go out the building at once

B. turn off power and gas immediately

C. take shelter under a tree

D. drive to a safe place

5.What should people NOT do when they are trapped in debris?

A. Cover their mouth with a handkerchief.

B. Tap on a pipe or wall for help.

C. Use a whistle for help.

D. Light a fire for help.

信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请阅读所给相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先， 请阅读下面几个网站的介绍：

A. www.moviefan.com

If you are a super fan of movies, TV series and cartoons, please visit this website. You can watch them online. You can also download them from the Internet.

B. www.nba.com

This is a website about Ameirican National Basketball Association, where you can find all the information about the NBA teams and the scores of basketball matches. If you are interested in basketball stars you can also find a lot of introduction about them.

C. www.utoronto.ca/writing/advise.html

This online writing course provides a number of resources for intermediate ESL learners who want to improve their writing skills. The site provides varieties of topics, sample essays, and writing suggestions.

D. www.wiseshopper.com

If you like shopping online, it is the best website for you. Here you can find anything you want, such as food, clothes, books and so on. We’re sure that you can enjoy the same shopping pleasure as in the shopping center!

E. www.rollingstone.com

This is a music website and you can find a lot of latest songs. The most interesting thing about this website is that you can even record your song in the website and allow others to enjoy your voice! It’s wonderful, isn’t it?

F. www.book.com.cn

Do you like reading? Do you want to write your own books? If yes, it is the very website for you. Here you can not only read others’ books but also write your own books. Besides, you can ask famous writers for advice on how to improve your writing skills.

请阅读以下人物的信息，然后为他/她匹配感兴趣的网站。

1.Amy is taking ESL soon. But she is still not sure about her writing ability, so she is eager to look for a website with various writing materials.

2.Charles likes watching movies on the Internet at home instead of going out with his friends. He says he wants to be a director (导演) in the future.

3.Mary is a basketball fan. Now she is a member of School Basketball Club, where she meets many students who are talented in playing basketball. They often exchange information about the famous basketball stars.

4.Alice likes writing and she wants to be a writer like J.K. Rowling. She wants to find a website for people who like writing and reading.

5. Janet works in a big company and is well-paid. Though she likes shopping very much, she is very busy and can’t spare(抽出) any time for shopping.

单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

1.He walked along in the shadows, hoping no one would _____________ (认出) him.

2.How can I __________ (说服；使…相信)you that I am sincere?

3.She has learnt to ______ (掩藏)her feelings.

4.The _____________ (坚定的) look on his face showed that he had enough confidence in himself.

5.Only _______(受过教育的) people can have a good understanding of the lecture given by the scientist.

6.The man jumped into the river and _______ (拯救)the child.

7.The husband and wife always have different _________ (态度) towards their children’s education.

8.They were _______ (困，陷)in the burning house.

9.Although he’s 80, he’s still very ___________.(活跃的；积极的)

10.He is not a __________(本国的) Chinese speaker but he can speak it quite fluently.

根据句子的中文意思，使用适当的短语填空 （共 5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）

1.我知道你非常喜欢冰激凌，但如果你吃得太多，你会增胖的。

I know you are very ___________ ice-cream, but you will gain weight if you eat too much.

2.既然我们没有很多的剩余时间，我们应该好好利用每一分钟。

We should _____________ every minute since we don’t have much time left.

3.尽管她那天生病了，她像往常一样第一个到学校。

Though she was ill that day, she was the first to come to school ____________.

4.他已经学会如何与同学们相处。

He has learned how to ________________his classmates.

5.王薇很固执，是不会轻易改变主意的。

Wang Wei is so stubborn that she won’t easily ______________________.

填上句子中所缺的关系词（共 5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

1.When I arrived, Bryan took me to see the house_______ I would be staying.

2.I shall never forget those years _______ I lived in the country with the farmers.

3.No matter what has happened to you, you are always valuable to those people____ love you.

4.The museum ________ we visited during a recent trip to Britain is one of London’s tourist attractions.

5.We shouldn’t spent our money testing so many people, most of _____are healthy

基础写作（15分）

假如你是李华，请你使用5个句子就本校食堂服务(canteen service)的状况给校长写一封信。开头和结尾已为你写好。

内容包括：

Dear Mr. Principal.

I am a senior student of our school. I'd like to say something about the canteen service in our school.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

Life affects (影响) friendships. As we grow, marry, fight in wars, move across the country or change jobs, old friendships fall away and new ones form. As long as we live, the things around us change, and as long as things change, friendships are affected.

When we were children we had best friends. No matter what happened we were still friends. We live our lives, however, and do what life calls for us to do, and as we get older, memories fade (逐渐消失), faces blur (变得模糊不清), and even friends' names from childhood are forgotten.

Do you have a question about friendship? Do you wonder what to do with a friend who is no longer friendly? Perhaps you will see that you can't control others. If someone wants to be your friend, it is their choice. All you can do is treat them well and do the best for them when you are with them. Then you wish them well when they leave.

You can talk to old timers and they will tell you that life is full of incredible (难以置信的) joy and incredible sorrow, and that what bothers you today will one day become a memory and the sting (痛苦) will be gone. Seniors might tell you that you will learn more as you get older. They will tell you that friendships come and friendships go.Sometimes when they go it will hurt, but you will be okay with it.It's the way life works, after all.

1. The text is most probably taken from a __________

A. science newspaper B. novel

C. health magazine D. Psychology book

2. What can we learn about friendship, according?

A. Friends in childhood are sometimes forgotten by bus.

B. Friends are always around us and will never go away.

C. Friends in childhood ae the best no matter what happens.

D. Friendship can not be easily affected by one’s family.

3. What does the underlines words “old timers” mean in the last paragraph?

A. Rich people B. Old People

C. Kind People D. Smart People

4. The text mainly tells us__________

A. How to deal with unfriendly People

B. that childhood friendship is valuable

C. how to face the change in friendship

D. how to share happiness with friends

A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor．Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life．

Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking and cheap, some extremely expensive — telling them to help themselves to the coffee．

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress．The fact is that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee．In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink．What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously(有意识地） went for the best cups．．．And then you began eyeing each other's cups．

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not change the quality of life we live．Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us．"God makes the coffee, not the cups．Enjoy your coffee!"The happiest people don't have the best of everything．They just make the best of everything．"

Live simply．Love generously．Care deeply．Speak kindly．Leave the rest to God．

1.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．the nice-looking cup

B．the ordinary-looking cup

C．the coffee of good quality

D．the coffee of poor quality

2.Why did the professor offer his students coffee with varieties of cups?

A．To give his students many more choices．

B．To teach his students how to enjoy coffee．

C． To tell his students the right attitude to life

D．To show the students his collection of cups．

3.According to the professor, the happiest people are the ones who _____．

A．get the best type of coffee cups

B．care about social status and wealth

C．have a wide range of coffee cups

D．make the best of what they have

One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?

Listen — Listen when they are talking. Don't say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes it's not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.

Help them — If your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make sure you don't do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra (额外的) pencil or pen with you to classes in case (以防) they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.

Be there for them — Try to make something for your friend to help make them feel better in hard times. Making cards and encouraging them are among the nicest things you can do for a friend. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U．S. actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control. But if you can't stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve (值得) to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you don't want to stay with your friends when they're in hard times, then you don't deserve to be with them when they're having a good time!

Make plans — Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And you'll remember these things when you're all old!

1.While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should ________.

A．give him or her some advice

B．calm him or her down

C．just listen unless asked

D．share your feelings as well

2. When we provide help for our friends, we should_______

A. put them before ourselves B. try to do everything for them

C. Change their bad habits first D. ignore their faults

3. What can we learn from Marilyn Monroe’s words?

A.Life without a friend is death.

B. A friend is easier lost than foud

C. A man is known by his friends

D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How to find a good friend.

B. How to be a good friend.

C. How to help friends in trouble.

D. How to make more friends.

One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!” The young man felt ashamed and left silently.

1. How did the young man find the precious stone?

A. He found it in his food.

B. He dug it out in a valley.

C. He saw it in the woman’s bag.

D. He noticed it shining in the stream.

2.What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Money. B. Worry. C. Health. D. Trouble.

3. The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A. he found the stone was not precious

B. he understood the real meaning of joy

C. he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D. he wanted to get something even more precious

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. A special stone

B. The joy of giving

C. A woman and a young man

D. An experience in the mountains