Earlier this month, blogger Lisa Henderson announced that she and her husband John had decided not to have Christmas. The family, who lives in Utah, will still put up decorations, but presents from Santa are a no-go this year.

“John and I feel like we are fighting a very hard uphill battle with our kids when it comes to their rights,” Henderson wrote on her blog. “It is one of the biggest struggles as a parent these days in middle class America. Our kids have been acting so ungrateful lately. ... John said, “We shouldn’t just celebrate Christmas. And, so that’s what we did.”

Instead, the Hendersons are putting the money they would have spent on gifts toward service projects in order to teach their three sons the “pleasure of giving.” The children will still receive gifts from grandparents and other family members, but this year, she said, their letters to Santa will be asking him to find someone who needs presents more than they do.

In an interview with ABC News, 11-year-old Caleb Henderson admitted that he and his brothers had been behaving badly. “We would hit each other. We were fighting and crying,” he admitted, and Lisa said that when she broke the news to her sons, they cried pretty hard.

But so far, Henderson told Fox News last week, the family is having a sudden turning this into a different kind of gift. They have already held a clothing drive and sent boxes of clothes and candy to a village in the Philippines that was hit hard last year by Typhoon Haiyan.

“The children were excited and kept wanting to give more and more,” she reported on her blog.

Many readers responded positively to Henderson’s post. Some sharing their own stories of limiting Christmas in order to teach their children to be charitable(仁慈的) or grateful. “As parents you’re giving your kids something so much more special than a bunch of gifts on Christmas,” one wrote.

But Henderson received negative follow-ups as well on her blog. Responding to critics, she updated her blog with a statement that reads, in part:

I just wanted to explain a couple of things. First, my kids are in no way hurt for things.... They have reacted by making gifts for each other and packing them into each other’s stockings stealthily(偷偷地). They are learning exactly what we wanted them to learn, because they are not moving around feeling sorry for themselves. They are thinking of others.

The second thing I wanted to explain is why I wrote this post. Some people seem to think I wrote this for attention. Ummm, the attention you get from posts like this is not good and actually extremely difficult to deal with.... The reason I wrote this post is I want to empower parents to feel like it’s okay to take a stand. ... I wanted to share what we are doing, so any parents that feel they are struggling with the same issues in their home can see what others are doing and get ideas for their family. My intention is to help support other parents and to raise amazing kids.

1.The Hendersons decided not to spend Christmas because_______.

A. they wanted to make their kids understand the pleasure of giving

B. their kids could receive presents from their other family members

C. the struggling couple tried to save some money to buy kids gifts

D. the whole family would go to the disaster areas in the Philippines

2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by_______.

A. when Lisa told the kids they didn’t spend Christmas, they felt extremely sad

B.all the kids let out an excited cry when Santa sent them Christmas presents

C. the moment Lisa said the Philippines was hit by typhoon, they burst into tears

D. when their grandparents didn’t send them gifts, the kids couldn’t help crying .

3.From the last two paragraphs we can conclude that_______.

A. the writer wants to share his experiences of raising amazing kids

B. educating kids needs regular communication and great patience

C. the writer strongly called on people to care for the unfortunate

D. parents should praise children for their kindness to other people

4.Which of the following can be the best title?

A. Why These Parents Decided Not To Celebrate Christmas.

B. How Americans usually Spend A Traditional Christmas.

C. A Hard Battle between Kids And Parents At Christmas.

D. What American People Do To Have A Nice Christmas.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上上该选项标号涂黑。选项中有两项是多余选项。

Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment，the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty per cent of Americans worry about losing eyesight，but it's easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight：

Schedule yearly exams. 1. Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses.

Protect against UV rays(紫外线)．Long?term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is，it's extremely important to wear sunglasses. 2. Give your eyes a break. Two?thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products.

3. Experts recommend that people practise the 20/20/20 rule：every 20 minutes，take a 20?second break and look at something 20 feet away.

4. As part of a healthy diet，eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins(维生素) C and E help protect eyesight and promote eye health.

Practise safe wear and care of contact lenses(隐形眼镜)．Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses，many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk. 5. Otherwise，you may have problems such as red eyes，pain in the eyes，or a more serious condition.

A．This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness

B. Eye care should begin early in life.

C．Eat your greens.

D．They can properly protect your eyes.

E．Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins.

F．Parents usually don't care about their own eyesight.

G．Always follow the doctor's advice for appropriate wear.

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _________， but on their way back conditions were very _________ .

Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon _________ alone, he would probably get back _________ . But Simon decided to risk his _________ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope（绳）.

As they went down, the weather got worse. Then another troubled _________ .They couldn’t see or hear each other and, by mistake, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was impossible for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s _________ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. _________ , after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to _________. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe _________ into a large crevasse（裂缝）in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he _________ to get out of the crevasse and started to move towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers _________ .

Simon had returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be _________ , but he didn’t want to leave _________ . Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t _________ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.

1.A. hurriedly B. carefully C. early D. successfully

2.A. normal B. similar C. special D. difficult

3.A. climbed B. worked C. rested D. continued

4.A. unwillingly B. safely C. slowly D. regretfully

5.A. fortune B. time C. health D. life

6.A. occurred to B. happened C. took place D. broke out

7.A. height B. weight C. strength D. equipment

8.A. Finally B. Patiently C. Surely D. Quickly

9.A. stand back B. take a rest C. make a decision D. hold on

10.A. jumped B. fell C. escaped D. backed

11.A. planned B. managed C. waited D. hoped

12.A. around B. above away C. away D. along

13.A. hurt B. dead C. weak D. late

14.A. secretly B. immediately C. tiredly D. anxiously

15.A. find B. accept C. make D. believe

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）或括号内单词的确形式。

Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated because no customers came to his restaurant. 1. (Curious) drove him to follow a customer into a newly-opened restaurant. He found that Yonghui opened a restaurant where only 2. (slim) foods were served to help people lose weight. After having a look at the menu, he 3. (amaze) at the choices of food and the prices4. cost more than a good meal in his restaurant. He thought he could not have Yonghui 5. (get) away with telling people lies! After a lot of research he realized that Yong hui’s food could not give people enough energy to keep them fit. He felt more 6. (hope) as he drove back home. He wrote his sign in order to win his customers 7. . A week later, Wang Peng’s smile left his face when Yonghui said he 8. (spy) on her menu. Then later they found 9. of their restaurants offers a balanced diet and decided to combine their ideas and provide a new menu with food which can cut down the fat and increase the fiber. Their balanced diets became such 10. success that before long their business cooperation turned into a personal one. Finally, they got married and lived a happy life.

单句翻译

1.李华的英语说得非常好，就好像他是英国人。(as if)

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2.大家都知道，适量的运动有益于我们的健康。(be of benefit to ; be well known; proper )

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3.你最好向他道歉,毕竟你不该在公众场合责骂他。(apologize; should; scold)

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4.老师总是提醒我们学生应该按时完成作业。（ought to; remind…that）

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5.中国和日本都有中秋节，这时，人们会赏月。 (when)

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书面表达

假定你所在的高一（6）班上周班会课举行了一次‘How to live a Healthy lifestyle ’主题班会。你班同学针这主题踊跃发言，提出很多实用性建议，结束时班长做了总结发言。此次主题班会成功举行，大家收获颇丰。请你用英语给校园英文报写一篇主题班会活动报道。

内容包括：

1. 活动时间、地点、主题 2. 活动过程(学生主题发言内容、班长总结) 3. 你的简要评价

注意：1. 词数80左右，题目开头语已为你写好；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Class Meeting on Healthy Lifestyle

In order to study better and live a more healthy lifestyle,

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Different cultural features of ethnic groups are ________ one another and work out a melody．

A．in tune with B．in parallel with

C．in contrast to D．in response to

________ an increase in foreign legal conflicts，China is expected to see the number continue to rise．

A．To witness B．Being witnessed

C．Witnessed D．Having witnessed

At the end of the historic area，Wilmington displayed its ________ as a working port city：large ware?houses and a few other dated office buildings．

A．achievement B．reputation

C．character D．standard

—Do you think I'm a good surfer?

—Of course! I ________ you earlier．You made it look so easy，graceful even．

A．am watching B．was watching

C．have watched D．had watched