Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”

Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real talk I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.

Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quite! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?

Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!

1.What did the author’s classmates think about his report?

A. interesting B. ridiculous.

C. boring. D. puzzling.

2.Why was the author confused about the task?

A. He was unfamiliar with American history.

B. He followed the advice and flipped a coin.

C. He forgot his teacher’s instruction.

D. He was new at the school.

3.The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _______.

A. annoyed B. ashamed

C. ready D. eager

4.In the end, the author turned things around _______.

A. by redoing his task

B. through his own efforts

C. with the help of his grandfather

D. under the guidance of his headmaster

I believe that my country，Poland，is a perfect example for a place where food is particularly important. When we were little children, we began to understand how much a loaf of bread meant to our parents—to some it might sound silly but for me the custom of kissing bread before you started cutting it was simply amazing. It’s not so common nowadays to treat food that way，since you hardly ever bake your own bread. Besides, everyone would call you crazy if you tried to kiss every bread roll before you ate them! But though we no longer make our food from scratch (起点), some customs have been kept—that’s why I feel so sorry every time I have to throw any food away—even though I no longer live with my parents and nobody would blame me for this anymore!

Many people of our nation are still working as farmers, eating what they grow and harvest and therefore enjoying everything more. It’s widely known that you value more anything that needs your effort in the first place. In most homes in Poland, especially those of farmers, the whole family would try and have their meals together—extremely difficult now, but so rewarding! You can share other members’ troubles and successes, give your children some attention, or just sit down for a moment, instead of rushing through life aimlessly. Furthermore, your body，and stomach in particular will be very grateful for such a time!

In Poland, a wedding，Christmas or even a birthday is celebrated with a great meal. Women in the house get together and cook ,sometimes for a few days before the event，and the extremely good or unusual food will be remembered and widely talked about.

You cannot over-value the importance of food in the country. What’s more, almost everyone in Poland will be as interested in the topic as I am.

1.When the writer was a child, he/she _______.

A. found people were crazy about bread

B. began to realize the importance of food

C. thought that cutting bread was amazing

D. learned people hardly baked their own bread

2.The writer feels very sorry when he/she has to throw away any food because___________.

A. he/she makes food from scratch

B. his/her parents would blame him/her

C. some customs still have effect on him/her

D. many people are still working hard as farmers

3.From the text, we can learn that, in Poland, ________.

A. most meals can be interesting topics for a long time

B. the whole family often have meals together nowadays

C. it’s common for women to get together to cook for a few days

D. family members can know more about each other by having meals together

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

1. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. 2. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.

If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.

3. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.

4. But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is very concrete(具体的). If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. _5.__ It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do.

A. The market may be something abstract.

B. The sellers are always smarter than buyers.

C. When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market.

D. The market is a concept.

E. One has to make his ends meet when shopping.

F. The market is telling you something.

G. Your efforts are being directed by the market.

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For a few years，I have been wearing a ring on my right hand．It’s not always the same ring，but it's always a ring that has _________ on it so that when I look at it，I'm _________ or reminded of something important．I have made a _________ of buying rings like this whenever I _________ one in a store．Sometimes I give them away as _________ to someone like Jennie .

I first met Jennie in the _________ waiting room and we had talked several times．One night I sat down beside her and _____________how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very _________ condition．She told me that she didn’t know what to do any more because it seemed none of the _________ from the doctors was good．They weren’t at all sure her son was going to _________ the accident that had hurt him so badly．With _____________ in her eyes，she said，“They’re ___________my hope.” I knew then that it was _________ just a coincidence that 1 was wearing the ring that I had on that day．As she _________ to talk ,I quietly slipped the ring off my finger and _________ it in Jennie’s hand. I told her to wear it to _________ that God loved her and he would be with her through all of this ._ ___________Jennie looked down at the ring，she got excited and then held it tightly, _________the word written on the ring was “HOPE”．

The last day 1 was at the hospital，I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the lift．She_________ and held up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying，“Look，I _________ have Hope!”

1.A．words B．pictures C．names D．symbols

2.A．admired B．encouraged C．trusted D．puzzled

3.A．plan B．point C．1ist D．habit

4.A．lose B．order C．see D．design

5.A．gifts B．prizes C．1essons D．thanks

6.A．railway B．school C．hospital D．airport

7.A．asked B．explained C．thought D．found

8.A．favorable B．normal C．serious D．excellent

9.A．advice B. news C．instructions D．comfort

10.A．defeat B．experience C．predict D．survive

11.A．apologies B．tears C．anger D．doubt

12.A．keeping up B．bringing back C．cutting off D．taking away

13.A．other than B．rather than C．more than D．less than

14.A．continued B．refused C．attempted D．started

15.A．threw B．placed C．hid D．stored

16.A．prove B．decide C．remember D．guess

17.A．Until B．Before C．Since D．When

18.A．for B．so C．yet D．and

19.A．shouted B．waved C．cheered D．hesitated

20.A．ever B．only C．just D．still

语法填空

He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your biggest hero deserves a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know 1. important he is to you. The third Sunday of June—which 2. (fall) on June 19 this year is Father’s Day. The idea of Father’s Day came from 3. American woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day 4. (honor) her father. He raised six children by 5. after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads.

The first Father’s Day 6. (celebrate) on June 19, 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a 7. (nation) Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June 8. Father’s Day.

Here are some ways to show your love and respect:

Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer cards 9. are not too emotional. So choose one that will make him laugh. If he has a computer, cover his desktop 10. words like “I love you Dad”. A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king.

写出下列汉语的单词

1.运动；战役 （n.）

2.观察；遵守 （vt.）

3.使变大；阐述 （vt.）

4.出口 (n.)

5.耳语；低语 （n.）

6.代表；象征 （vt.）

7.无家可归的 （adj.）

8.误解；误会. （n.）

9.国籍 （n.）

10.成人；成年人 (n.)

写出汉语的短语

1.藐视；看不起

2.查阅；谈到

3.集中于

4.直到现在

5.主演

6.逐渐增强；建立

7.总的来说；通常

8.背对

9.舒适；自由自在

10.穷的；缺少的

短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，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（^）,并在其下面写出该加的词;

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉;

修改： 在错词下划一横线，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次；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

It is good to see that today more people have realized the importance exercising and are playing sports regular. But the problem is that there are not enough sports facilities to meet the public growing demand. I love playing basketball and often play with my friends on weekends. Therefore, it is difficult to rent a basketball field and possible to find a free one. It seems that all courts in the city were always full. Weather permitted, we can play in outdoors. But on rainy days or in winter we have to turn to indoor courts. There are not much in my city, and the charge is high. The government should build more public sports facilities, so easier access will encourage more people participate in sports.

书面表达

为了帮助中学生健康成长，某中学英文报开辟了“HEART-TO-HEART”专栏。假设你是该栏目的编辑Jamie，收到一封署名为Worried的求助信。信中该同学向你诉说了自己的困扰：近日容易发脾气，使正常的学习和生活受到了影响。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。

内容要点如下：

1．表示理解并给予安慰；

2．提出建议并说明理由。

注意：

1．词数120左右；

2．信中不能出现与本人相关的信息；

3．信的开头与结尾已为你拟好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：temper n. 脾气，情绪

Hi Worried,

I’m sorry to know that you’re having such a bad time at the moment.

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Yours,

Jamie

Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the history of American movies. He is often called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had．

He was known for making movies that offered sharp social comment．Wilder was one of the first directors to do this．Between the middle l930s and the l980s，Billy Wilder made almost fifty movies．During that time he received more than twenty nominations(提名)from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences．He won six of the Oscar awards．His movies have been seen by people around the world．

In l944，Billy Wilder made the film Double Indemnity．Some critics said this movie established him as one of the greatest Hollywood directors．Wilder directed The Lost Weekend in 1945．Ray Milland plays the part of an alcoholic writer in the movie．It shows that alcohol rules his life，yet he does not admit it．He hides alcohol in his home and says he is not drinking．

In l950, Wilder made Sunset Boulevard．This movie told of an aging actress in silent movies．She plans to return to movies though facing many problems．In l954，Billy Wilder became an independent producer．The next year，Wilder’s first movie as an independent filmmaker was a huge success．It was The Seven Year Ihch．In this movie，a married man wants to cheat on his wife with some of his friends．In l959，Wilder made a funny movie that was very popular．It was Some Like It Hot．It tells about two jazz musicians being chased by criminals．They decide to wear women’s clothes and join a band in which all the musicians were women．

Wilder died in March，2002．He was ninety—five．A current Hollywood producer said：“Billy Wilder made movies that people will never forget．”

1.The text is mainly about ________

A．the background of American movies

B．Wilder’s achievements in American movies

C．Wilder’s attitude to American movies

D．the development of American movies

2.What was Wilder famous for according to Paragraph 2 ?

A．Sharp remarks on society in his movies．

B．His unique style of making movies．

C. More than twenty awards he received.

D. Almost fifty movies he produced himself．

3.Which of the following made Wilder among the greatest Hollywood directors?

A．The Lost weekend． B．Sunset Boulevard．

C．Double Indemnity． D．Some Like It Hot．