We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok．This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国)．All the different smells make us want to try the food．We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight．The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean．We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.

Tuesday, March 27th

Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting．We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables．Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai．We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.

Friday, March 30th

Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring．We visited a small village in the mountains．The village people here love the quiet life--no computers or phones．They are the kindest people I have ever met．They always smile and say “hello”．Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness．I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.

1.The diaries above show the writer’s _____ days in Thailand.

A． 3

B. 7

C． 15

D． 30

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A． Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.

B. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.

C． Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.

D． The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.

3.The people in the village _____.

A． are friendly to others

B. like to speak English

C． are very weak

D． hope to live in the cities

4.What is the best title for the whole diary?

A． My First Travel

B. The Outside World

C． Traveling in Thailand

D． A Country on the Train

In America, when the eighth graders leave the middle school, they are often worried about moving to the high school．It is a hard time for them, but it can be an exciting one as well．To make it easier, students need to get familiar with their school.

Even though they’ve done this already in the middle school, it’s still important to find where their classrooms are．Most schools take students to the high school for a visit at the end of their eighth grade year．And, most schools also have a freshman (新生) speech for parents and students before the first year begins．Sometimes the main office will give away a map of the school．This can help students and parents to find different places in the school.

One way to know your high school more and make new friends is to join a club or play a sport．Schools often offer chances to join different clubs and sports．Fall activities begin in August before the first day of school．If you are not interested in sports, there are clubs for any interest, such as drama, dance, chess, photography, community service, etc．These clubs allow students from different grades．By joining an activity, students can find new friendships, not to mention improving their chances in future college applications(申请)．The school office will have a list of activities offered at the school and information on how to join them.

What’s more, to have a great start to a high school year, students can write down some of their worries, and ask for help from teachers and school workers.

1.According to the text, most students feel ________ when entering the high school.

A． unhappy

B. nervous

C． lonely

D． disappointed

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the school clubs?

A． There are fewer students from higher grades in the school clubs.

B. The school clubs in high school mainly welcome sports fans.

C． The school office can help new students join school clubs.

D． Summer activities begin before school starts.

3.When do many schools take students to visit their new high school?

A． Before the eighth grade year starts.

B. Right after the high school year starts.

C． At the beginning of the new term in the high school.

D． By the end of the last year in the middle school.

4.What is the purpose of this text?

A． To describe high school life．

B. To give advice to new high school students．

C． To teach useful experience．

D． To introduce new schools.

It is easy for some people to learn a second language．However, others have difficulty in learning a new language．What can you do to help yourself learn a second language, such as English？1.

1.Feel positive about learning English．_2.Be patient．You do not have to understand everything all at once．It is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new．We can learn from our mistakes．In other words, do not worry about making mistakes.

2.Practice your English．For example, write a diary every day．You will form a habit of writing it in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English．3.In addition, you must speak English every day．You can practice with your classmates outside class.

3.4.You can write this in your journal．After each class, think about what you did．Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it.

You must be positive about learning English and believe that you can do it．It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements．5.

A． Go over the points you have learned.

B. Keep a record of your language learning.

C． Don’t give up when you meet some difficulty.

D． If you believe that you can learn, you will learn.

E． Several weeks later, you will see that your writing is improving.

F． In these ways, you will enjoy learning English, and you will feel more confident in yourself.

G． There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and more interesting.

Two old beggars (乞丐) were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city．They watched ____ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them．Sometimes, a kind?hearted woman or a small child would ____ a few coins in the hats in front of them.

Today was not a ____ day for begging．The men were able to ____ enough for a big meal．As it was getting dark, they started to ____ their things.

Just as they were getting ready to leave, they ____ a man walking toward them．He was a ____ man — they could tell that from his fine clothes．The first beggar said to the second with ____, “He’s coming our way！” The man stopped, ____ into his pocket and took something out．What looked like a piece of hard ___, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats．The rich man turned and ____ his way.

“He could have easily left us a few ____ or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar．He looked at the offering ____．“There’s no way we can ____ this — we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away．Then he collected his things and ____.

The second beggar wanted to do the same, ____ a second thought made him change his ____．“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” he thought．“How ____ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper．To his ____, there was no hard rock candy inside．____, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

1.A．helplessly B. happily C． uselessly D． quickly

2.A．steal B. lose C． drop D． send

3.A．cloudy B. bad C． rainy D． cold

4.A．collect B. pick C． buy D． find

5.A．carry B. hide C． place D． pack

6.A．felt B. heard C． noticed D． believed

7.A．kind B. strong C． tall D． rich

8.A．worry B. excitement C． fear D． politeness

9.A．turned B. looked C． went D． reached

10.A．candy B. cake C． rock D． bread

11.A．forgot B. changed C． missed D． continued

12.A．books B. coins C． sweets D． flowers

13.A．angrily B .proudly C． nervously D． quietly

14.A．smell B. eat C． like D． put

15.A．slept B. sat C． left D． cried

16.A．if B. although C． after D． but

17.A．habit B. way C． mind D． rule

18.A．nice B. funny C． clever D． strange

19.A．interest B. sadness C． surprise D． pity

20.A．Besides B .Instead C． However D． Again

假定你是高一1班学生李华，在新的学校学习已一个月有余，请根据下列提示，用英语给你的朋友Jane写封电子邮件，谈一谈你的高中生活。

1.介绍你的学校和班级

2.你的作息时间

3.你的同学

4.你最喜欢的老师（请将你最喜欢的老师化名为Ms．Wang）

注意：100词左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅；开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jane,

I’ve been at senior high school for more than a month．I’m writing down my thoughts about my new school life.

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

It’s well-known that meditation (冥想) has many benefits, but do you know how to practice it for a beginner?

Set a proper scene

Find a space for meditation．It should be private and quiet．Make sure the temperature is comfortable．Sit on a cushion (垫子) if the floor is uncomfortable．You may play soft music if you like.

Take a moment to loosen up．Remember that the goal of meditation is to relax．Loosen your clothing, remove your shoes and have a good stretch．Do your best to ease any muscle tension that might keep you from achieving relaxation．Make an effort to relax your facial muscles．

Focus on your breath

Sit down in the space you’ve prepareD． Close your eyes and breathe．Each time you breathe in, count “one”．Each time you breathe out, count “one”．The idea is to strengthen being in the moment — the last breath doesn’t matter, and the next one doesn’t matter; only this one matters．

Feel your breath inflate (胀大) your lungs and push on your diaphragm (隔膜)．Feel how sweet it is to inhale the fresh air．As you do this, your body will gradually begin to relax and all of your attention will be centered within your minD．

Return to real life

Once you feel fully centered in your mind, allow yourself to gradually drift back to real life．Move your fingers and toes and slowly wake your body up．Open your eyes and remain there for a few minutes until your senses come back, and then slowly stand up．

Even if you can’t make it fully into your mind, you still get some benefits from it．If you want to feel better, you just need to practice．Set about 10 minutes around the same time every day and repeat this exercise.

1.The text is about _________.

A． steps in practicing meditation for beginners

B． tips on how to breathe slowly

C． the benefits of practicing meditation

D． the best way to stay relaxed

2.Which of the following can best fill in the blank?

A． Forget yourself.

B． Prepare yourself for it.

C． Avoid being disturbed.

D． Pay attention to your inner self．

3.The underlined word “inhale” in the text can be replaced by “__________”.

A． look for

B． take in

C． keep away

D． think of

4.To gain greater benefits of meditation, beginners are advised to __________.

A． do some exercise in advance

B． listen to some popular music

C． practice it every day

D． spend a long time in practicing it

This wonderful 16-day tour is designed to highlight South Africa’s amazing diversity of cultures, its curious mixture of old and new, as well as its wonderful scenery and wildlife, together with its unique history．

Join us to experience Cape Town and the exciting Kruger safari (游猎) on our tour to South AfricA． We believe that a more naturally beautiful country than South Africa would be difficult to find: from the rocky peaks of the Drakensberg Mountains, to the timeless semi-desert landscapes of the Karoo and then the forested seashores and mirror-like lakes of the Garden Route, the attractive valleys of the Winelands and the symbol of the country, Table Mountain — all under an endless blue sky．Quite amazing!

Included in our price:

Return flights from London Heathrow

Three-and-four-star hotels, sharing rooms, breakfast and lunch included

Internal flight to the beautiful Garden Route

Full-day guided safari in the Kruger National Park

Visit the legendary Zulu War battlefields of Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, the historical Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, Apartheid Museum and Blyde River Canyon

Travel on Outeniqua steam train or go whale watching depending on the season

For more information, call 0845 155 6706.

1.On this 16-day tour, visitors might experience the _______ of South Africa.

A． history, cultures and education

B． cultures, scenery and education

C． history, scenery and education

D． history, cultures and scenery

2.What can we learn about the tour?

A． The tour is available all year rounD．

B． Tourists will have a single room each.

C． Tourists are sure to go whale watching．

D． Suppers are not included in the price.

3.The passage is written to _______.[

A． talk about touring experiences

B． attract people to the tour

C． talk about the history of Africa

D． introduce places of interest in Africa

People will do anything to see a free show, even 1. it is a bad one．When the news got round that a comedy show would _2. (give) at our local cinema by the P．and U．Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it．We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began．3. _(lucky), the show was one of 4. (boring) we have ever seen．Those who failed to get in need not have felt _5. _(disappoint), as many of the artists who should 6. (appear) did not come．The only funny thing we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the program．He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone．As soon 7. he opened his mouth, everyone burst out _8. (laugh)．We all know 9. the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company．Good ladies, evening and 10. _(gentleman)!"

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有十处语言错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其该词下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

A boy who was cleaning the shoes in the street said to a young men passing by, “Let me clean your boots．It’ll cost you only a penny.” But the young man refuseD． Then the boy told him that he will clean her boots for nothing .The young man agreed, and soon a boot shining brightly .Then he put the other boot on the box, and the boy refused clean it unless he was paid two pence for his work .The young man refused to pay anything and went away．But the well-cleaned boot made the dirty one such bad that he could walk on．Final, he turned back and gave the boy two pence.

Friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches．It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that When we haven’t got a television．People think that we are very strange．“But what do you do in the evening?”，they are always asking．The answer is very simple．Both my wife and I have hobbies．We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls．My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages．This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays．I collect stamps and I’m always busy with my collection．Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing chess together．

Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house．This does not worry us, we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before．Our friends, however, are lost---no television!---So they don’t know what to do．On such evenings our house is very full ---they all come to us．They all have a good time．Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games．

1.The couple have not got a television, because ．

A． they are not rich enough

B． they are strange people

C． they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways

D． they don’t know what to do when there are power cuts

2.Both of the couple are interested in ．

A． learning languages

B． traveling

C． staying home alone

D． watching people play games

3.At night when there is no electricity, the couple ．

A． have to stare at the walls

B． can do nothing but sit in silence

C． will have many visitors

D． have to go out for candles

4.The writer tries to tell us that ____．

A． the television is useful

B． electricity is important

C． life is enjoyable without television

D． life is impossible without a television