A

“Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meanings．

“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．

When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It'cold．”You may think，“He's so cool,” when you See your favorite footballer．

We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as“new” or ”surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布)they had visited．On onestudent's paper was just the one sentence，“It's so cool．”Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．

But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words．Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性)．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word“cool”? I can．And I think they are also very cool．

1.We know that the word“cool” has had

A．many different meanings

B．no meanings

C．only one meaning

D．the same meaning

2.If you are——something, you may say,“It's cool．”

A．afraid of

B．angry about

C．interested in

D．unhappy with

3.The writer takes all example to show he is——the way the word is used．

A．pleased with

B．worried about

C．interested in

D．careful with

4.In the last paragraph，the writer suggests that the word“cool”

A．can be used instead of many words

B．usually means something interesting

C．can make your life colorful

D．may not be as cool as it seem

B

It has been said that Lincoln was always ready to join in a laugh at himself．There is one particular story that he always told with great pleasure．

1n his early days as a lawyer ．Lincoln went from town to town to hear and judge legal cases．During one of these many trips, he was sitting in a train when a strange man came up to him．The stranger looked at the tall awkward lawyer and said that he had something that he believes belonged to Lincoln．Lincoln was a bit puzzled．He had never seen the man before．He didn't see how a total stranger could have something of his．Lincoln asked him how this could be．

The stranger pulled out a pocket knife and began to explain．Many years before, he had been given the pocket knife．He had been told to keep it until be able to find a man uglier(更加丑陋的)than himself．Lincoln's eyes always shined brightly when he reached this part of the story．The story always brought smiles to the faces who heard it．The story itself was funny．But even more interesting was the fact that a man as great as Lincoln could still laugh at himself．

1.The passage is about

A．a stranger's knife

B．Lincoln's story

C．a strange story

D．a stranger's trip

2.The story happened when Lincoln was

A．a lawyer

B．Lincoln's story

C．a student

D．a stranger's trip

3.Lincoln felt——when the stranger warned to give the pocket knife to him-

A．angry

B．excited

C．puzzled

D．interested

4.From the story we know that Lincoln

A．always laughed at others

B．1iked to make friends

C．was a handsome man

D．could still laugh at himself

C

Many animals recognize their food because they see it．So do humans．When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate，you know that these are things you can eat．You can also use other senses when you choose your food．You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good．You may dislike some types of food because they do not look，smell or taste very nice．Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food．A few animals depend on only one of their senses，while most animals use more than one sense．

Although there are many different types of food，some animals spend their lives eating only one type．The giant panda eats only one particular type of bamboo f竹子)．Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice．A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage，even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden．However，most animals have a more varied diet(多样化饮食)．The bear eats fruits and fish．The fox eats small animals，birds and fruits．The diet of these animals will he different depending on the season．

Humans have a very varied diet．We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us．In countries such as France and Britain．people eat foods with too much sugar．This makes them overweight，which is bad for their health．Eating too much red meat and animal products，such as butter, can also be bad for the health．Choosing the fight food，therefore，has become an area of study in modem life．

1.We can infer from the text that humans and animals．

A．eat entirely different food

B．are not satisfied with their food

C．choose food in similar ways

D．depend on one sense in choosing food

2.Which of the following eats only one type of food?

A．The white butterfly

B．The small bird

C．The bear

D．The fox

3.Certain animals change their choice of food when

A．they are attracted by different smells

B．the food color changes

C．they move to different places

D．the season changes

4.We can learn from the last paragraph that

A．food is chosen for a good reason

B．French and British food is good

C．some people have few choices of food

D．some people care little about healthy diet

细读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第1至第3小题的具体要求，尽可能简要回答问题。

A Trip to the Forest

One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains．They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing．

In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometers from their camp(营地)，it started to snow．More and more snow fell．Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face．He could not find the road．

Bob knew there were two roads．One road went to the camp，and the other went to his house．But all was white snow．Everything was the same．How could he take his friends back to the camp? Bob had an idea．The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty—five kilometers in such cold weather! It was getting late．They rode on and on．

At last the horses stopped．Where were they? None of them could tell．John looked around．What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!

1.Why did John and his two friends go to the forest?

2.How did Bob find their tents?

3.When did the story most likely to happen?

阅读填空（共1小题）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在第1至5小题的横线上填入适当的单词，使文章通顺连贯。

Mr．Rock teaches maths at a secondary school．He knows well of his neighbors except the man 1. __lives next door．The man never speaks to anyone and no one know what he does to make 2.__living．

One day．when Mr．Rook came home from work，he found a gold necklace outside his door．Mr．Rook wondered where it came from．He thought that perhaps someone had dropped it．Mr．Rock planned to take3.__to the police station the next day．He thought the police would be able to find the owner．Just then，the police came to Mr．Rook's home4.__saw the necklace in his hand．Mr．Rock was very shocked when he was accused(起诉)of robbery(抢劫)．A policeman told him that a jewelry(珠宝)shop had been robbed．A witness said that she had seen someone run 5. __ the jewelry shop into Mr．Rock's building right after the robbery．Mr．Rock was not the robber, but how could he prove it?

完成句子（共1小题）请根据中文原文完成下列各英文译文。

1.据报道，一位有经验的科学家即将负责该项目。

It's reported that an experienced scientist will be______of the project．

2.外面非常吵，我无法专心做家庭作业。

_____the loud noise outside．I can't concentrate_____my homework．

3.万一发生火灾，请按那个红色按钮。

_________of fire，please press the red button．

4.他正在向一家英国的电脑公司申请一个工作岗位。

He is applying_____a computer company_____a job in English．

5.这些著名的演员们通过每天在健身房锻炼来保持健康。

The famous actors keep fit by_______in the gym every day．

书面表达（共1小题）

假设你叫李华，自从上了高中后，发现自己不是很适应高中的学习生活。就目前的情况，你给自己初中时最信赖的王老师写一封求助信。信的内容如下：

1．高中学习和初中学习有很大差别：学科比初中多(9门功课)；每天作业时间3-4小时；课外活动时间很少；睡眠时间不足；考试压力大，家长期望高。

2．你目前学习中存在的最大问题及感受(例如数学、英语成续不好)。

要求：词数不少于100词；不能逐句翻译，可以适当发挥。

参考词汇：适应be／get used to 压力pressure

家长期望高high expectations from parents

课外活动after-class activities

A

Eve was waiting in the corridor outside her class．She was feeling sick．She had two exams that day and physics was first．She really hated physics．It was her worst subject．Lisa looked back at her, and then looked away quickly．Eve thought she looked guilty．She didn't have a problem with physics．She didn't have a problem with anything..．Miss Perfect!

“Hi, Eve! So what's wrong with you and Lisa?”asked Tina,“I thought you were friends.”“Yes, so did I,” said Eve.“But she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now．She promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then she's ignored（忽略）all my calls and texts.”

While in the exam, Eve found Lisa was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it．Eve couldn’t believe it! Is that how Lisa always got such good grades? She thought about telling the teacher, but she hesitated．The next exam was history．That was Eve’s favorite subject but she couldn't concentrate．She didn't know what to do about Lisa．Just then, Mr．Reed, their teacher, walked past．“Mr．Reed…”

Lisa was called to the teachers' office and there waited Mr．Reed…

The history test was over．Eve was walking towards the school gate when she heard footsteps behind her．It was Lisa．Eve could see that she had been crying．“Listen,” said Lisa．“I'm really sorry I haven't answered your calls, but my dad had a heart attack two weeks ago and he's in hospital．He had a big heart operation today and I was very worried about him．So I was reading texts from my mum, but Mr．Reed caught me．He thought I was cheating．He believes me now, but I have to take the exam again．I'm sorry I didn't tell you what was happening．Will you forgive me?”

1.The reason for Eve's feeling sick is most probably that _______.

A．she found Lisa was looking back at her

B．she had to take two exams within one day

C．she was worried about the physics exam

D．she had been waiting for too long a time

2.Lisa didn't help Eve review for the physics exam because _______.

A．she had to look after her sick father

B．she herself was quite bad at physics

C．she didn't consider Eve as a true friend

D．she was selfish and hated to waste time

3.At the end of the story Eve probably felt _______.

A．confident and optimistic

B．regretful and sorry

C．sad and angry

D．glad and inspired

4.What lesson can we learn from this passage?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B．A life without a friend is a life without sun.

C．Old friends and old wines are the best.

D．Friendship should be based on trust.

B

Monthly Talks at London Canal （运河）Museum

Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August．Admission is at normal charges and you don't need to book．They end around 21:00．

November 7th

The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis．James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers．He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building．Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”．

December 5th

Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker．Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew．

February 6th

An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne．The Smoudwater Canal is moving towards reopening．The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer．We will have a report on the present state of play．

March 6th

Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers．The Thames had many islands．Miranda has undertaken（从事）a review of all of them．She will tell us about those of greatest interest．

Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book

More into: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson

London Canal Museum

12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT

www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi

Tel:020 77130836

1.When is the talk on James Brindley?

A．February 6th

B．March 6th

C．November 7th

D．December 5th

2.What is the topic of the talk in February?

A．The Canal Pioneers

B．Ice for the Metropolis

C．Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands

D．An Update on the Cotsword Canals

3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames．

A．Miranda Vickers

B．Malcolm Tucker

C．Chris Lewis

D．Liz Payne

C

When talking about humor, people often refer to famous humorists such as Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pen-name Mark Twain.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, America's famous writer, journalist and humorist, was born in Florida on November 30, 1835．He was the sixth of the seven children in the family．As a child, Samuel was often kept indoors because of his poor health.

When Samuel was 12, his father died of a deadly disease and at the age of 13, Samuel had to leave school to make a living．He became a printer's apprentice（学徒）．A year later, he became skilled at printing by working and studying hard．Samuel was then employed as a printer with pay．After two years, he became an editorial assistant．It was then that young Samuel became aware of his fondness for writing.

When he was 17 years old, Samuel left Hannibal for a printer's job in St．Louis．While staying in St．Louis, Samuel became a river pilot in 1858．His pen-name, Mark Twain, came from his days as a river pilot．It is a river term meaning “safe to sail”.

Because the river trade was brought to a stop by the Civil War in 1861, Samuel began working as a newspaper reporter for several newspapers all over the United States．Samuel's career took off and he became famous when his story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras Country appeared in the New York Saturday Press on November 18, 1865．Samuel's first book, The Innocents Abroad was published in 1896．The two novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (in 1876) and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (in 1885) brought him worldwide popularity．He wrote 28 books and numerous humor stories, letters and plays.

Mark Twain passed away on April 21, 1910．To remember him, his childhood home was open to the public as a museum in Hannibal.

1.What do we know about Samuel Langhorne Clemens?

A．He was an unknown American writer

B．He had 7 sisters and brothers altogether

C．He was weak when he was young

D．He lived a rich life in his childhood.

2.When did Samuel Langhorne Clemens realize his interest in writing?

A．When he studied at school

B．When he went to St．Louis

C．When he worked on a ship

D．When he was sixteen years old

3.Samuel got his pen-name from the job as a(n) _________.

A．printer

B．editorial assistant

C．river pilot

D．newspaper reporter

4.Which made Mark Twain become famous?

A．The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras Country

B．The Innocents Abroad

C．The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

D．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn