【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

From Monday to Friday, most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax and enjoy __【1】 (they). Some watch TV__ 【2】 go to the cinemas. Others take part in sports. There are many different ways_【3】 (spend) their spare time.

Almost everyone has some kind of hobbies. It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are expensive, __ 【4】 others don’t cost anything at all. Some _【5】 (collect) are worth a lot of money. Others are valuable only to the owners.

I know a man who has a coin collection worth $250. He was very happy about his purchase and _ 【6】 (think) the price was reasonable. _【7】 the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt__ 【8】 they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are __【9】 (extreme) valuable. Nothing makes him __【10】 (happy) than to find a new matchbox for his collection.

This is what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for fun. The value in dollars is not important. We do it for the pleasure it gives.

【题目】请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在表格中的横线上填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。

The GREATEST Journey

I had lunch last week with a high-ranking business woman for a fortune 500 company. I asked her what tips she would give to someone early in their career. Without hesitation she jumped right into four keys to her professional climb:

Know your business. Never get satisfaction with your industry or your position. In most cases, the knowledge you hold now is not good enough to stand the test of time. Thus, you must keep working to stay on top of what’s new and what’s coming down the pipeline. This is what really counts, especially early in a professional career, as many entry level associates are content to be gainfully employed.

Pick careers with care. Again, early in your career it is easy to run after the job that offers the most money. In the case of a life-long career money cannot answer all things. If you are going to be an entrepreneur then you’ll probably start with a budget of zero. Yet, if you have the discipline, working for yourself could be the best choice you’ve ever made.

If you are going to work for a company you have to do your homework. If you find a company that consists with your values and produces a product that you 100% believe in, then you’ll have an easy time giving that organization your all.

Be personable. If everyone hates to be around you at the office, it’s time to check your attitude. We’ve all heard at least one anecdote about a great thinker with great skills who drove coworkers crazy. Someway, somehow many of the brightest and best lack the “people skills” to advance beyond an entry-level position.

In short, you must have the interpersonal insight to interact with internal and external contacts. If not, you may find that you are unimportant once someone with soft-skills joins the organization. Why? People have to buy you before they ever buy the product you’re selling.

Be willing to move. This is where I got puzzled. She shared how she lived in seven states still working for the same organization.

Much is made of moving in today’s attempts to climb the corporate ladder. As more and more companies extend to have a global reach, it is easy to understand why new opportunities birth in various locations.

Whatever the path, outline in your heart what destination you hope to reach and this will be a key indicator as to which journey will be greatest for you.

Title: The Greatest Journey

【题目】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。

People around the world used their computers to buy goods，communicate with others，listen to music，see pictures and learn about different places and ideas．In 2006，more people around the world used new ways to communicate and connect with each other through the Internet．

【1】 Blog is a short way of saying Web log．Through these personal websites，people can share their experiences，ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet．

People of all ages have their own blogs．For young people，they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression．

【2】 These sites include “MySpace”，used mainly by teenagers and young adults． MySpace is an online community that lets people share messages and pictures with an increasing number of friends． 【3】

YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular this year．This website lets anyone create，share and watch short videos．People can watch almost anything on YouTube：news，sports and entertainment events． 【4】 These include videos of people singing or dancing，or animals doing funny things．Three young men created YouTube almost two years ago as a personal video sharing service．They recently sold it to Google for more than one half billon dollars．

Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet this year．One Internet social site is called Second Life． 【5】 They get married，build homes，operate businesses，buy and sell goods，work，play and attend school．

A. The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity．

B. People of all ages use computers to express themselves．

C. It is an online world in which cmputer users create a new self and live a different life．

D. Many Websites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writing site on the web.

E. There are music videos，and videos made by people in their own homes．

F. More and more people are buying computers because of the lower price．

G. It is the most popular social networking site on the web．

【题目】Specialists say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is the term these specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to (适应) their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.

There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems—the telephone, post office, or transportation—may be difficult to work out. The simplest things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.

Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image.

Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation. This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick(想家), people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create an escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience—these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.

【1】According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following except _____.

A. language communication

B. weather conditions and customs

C. public service systems

D. homesickness

【2】According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, __________.

A, the fewer difficulties you may have abroad

B. the more difficulties you may have abroad

C. the more money you will earn abroad

D. the less homesick you will feel abroad

【3】The underlined word in the last paragraph mostly probably means ________.

A. being homesick B. being lost

C. protecting oneself D. gaining experience

【4】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Escape unfamiliar environment

B. The feeling of homesickness.

C. Homesickness can solve the problem of culture shock.

D. The best way to overcome culture shock: get familiar with the new culture.

【题目】The temperature of the sun is over 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit at the surface, but it rises to perhaps more than 16 million degrees at the center. The sun is so much hotter than the earth that matter can exist only as a gas, except at the core(核心). In the core of the sun, the pressures are so great against the gases that, despite the high temperature, there may be a small solid core. However, no one really knows, since the center of the sun can never be directly observed.

Solar astronomers do know that the sun is divided into five layers or zones. Starting at the outside and going down into the sun, the zones are the corona, chromosphere, photosphere, convection zone and finally the core. The first three zones are regarded as the sun’s atmosphere. But since the sun has no solid surface, it is hard to tell where the atmosphere ends and the main body of the sun begins.

The sun’s outermost layer begins about 10,000 miles above the visible surface and goes outward for millions of miles. This is the only part of the sun that can be seen during an eclipse (日食) such as the one in February 1979. At any other time, the corona can be seen only when special instruments are used on cameras and telescopes to shut out the glare(刺眼的强光)of the sun’s rays.

The corona is a brilliant, pearly white, filmy light, about as bright as the full moon. Its beautiful rays are a sensational sight during an eclipse. The corona’s rays flash out in a brilliant fan that has wispy spikelike (一束束穗状) rays near the sun’s north and south poles. The corona is thickest at the sun’s equator.

The corona rays are made up of gases streaming outward at tremendous speeds and reaching a temperature of more than 2 million degrees Fahrenheit. The rays of gas thin out as they reach the space around the planets. By the time the sun’s corona rays reach the earth, they are weak and invisible.

【1】Matter on the sun can exist only in the form of gas because of the sun’s ______.

A. size B. age

C. location D. temperature

【2】With what topic is the second paragraph mainly concerned?

A. How the sun evolved.

B. The structure of the sun.

C. Why scientists study the sun.

D. The distance of the sun from the planets.

【3】All of the following are parts of the sun’ s atmosphere EXCEPT the _______.

A. corona B. chromosphere

C. photosphere D. core

【4】The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses which of the following?

A. The remaining layers of the sun.

B. The evolution of the sun to its present form.

C. The eclipse of February 1979.

D. Scientists will cost more money on researching the corona.

【题目】语法填空

Koalas, native to the Australian wilds, initially proved difficult to keep alive in zoos, because koalas eat nothing but the leaves of the eucalyptus tree(桉树). Zoos provided them ____【1】______ an unlimited supply of eucalyptus leaves. One zoo even planted eucalyptus trees _____【2】____(make) sure that the koalas had a continual supply of fresh leaves. However, koalas kept in cages always died within a year of their ___【3】_____(arrive) at the zoo.

Eventually it was discovered that eucalyptus trees less than five years old sometimes produce a kind of acid in their leaves. Taking in small quantities of this acid ___【4】____ (be) fatal to the koalas. In their natural habitat, the koalas’ senses tell them ____【5】____ eucalyptus trees have dangerous leaves, and they simply move on to other trees until they find leaves _____【6】____ are safe to eat. But in zoos, when their keepers unknowingly were giving them leaves with acid, the koalas ____【7】____(leave) with only two options: eat the poisonous leaves ____【8】___ starve. Either option was fatal to the ____【9】_____(trap) koalas.

Fortunately, today’s zoos use special tests to distinguish between poisonous eucalyptus leaves and safe ___【10】______, and now koalas are eating well and living an easy life in zoos.

【题目】The Best Time to Visit Sydney

If you prefer the cold to heat，especially if seeking to escape the northern summer，the best time to visit Sydney could be in the Australian winter from June 1 to August 31.

The Sydney winter isn’t really harsh and the weather’s generally pleasant.It’s great for touring the city on foot and for bushwalking.And the ski slopes are not too far away.

Holiday time

You get the Queen’s Birthday holiday weekend in June and the school holidays in July.Aside from within those periods，accommodation costs in the city will generally be lower.

Winter weather

Expect generally cool conditions.The average temperature should range from around 8℃(46) at night to 16℃(61) in the daytime in midwinter.Expect from 80mm to 131mm of rain in a month，with the most rain in June tapering into August.

Winter accommodation

Outside of the holiday periods，Sydney accommodation will usually be available and should be relatively cheaper.

Winter activities

·The weather’s fine for a walking tour of Sydney.Visit the Rocks，the Sydney Opera House，the Royal Botanic Gardens，Art Gallery of New South Wales，Australian Museum，Hyde Park，Chinatown，Darling Harbour.

·Go on a harbor cruise.At the very least，take a Sydney ferry and cross the harbor to Manly.

·Take a day trip north，south and west of Sydney.

·Spot the whales as they travel north in the whale migration season.

·Go bushwalking at the Royal National Park.

【1】Considering weather and accommodation，the best time to visit Sydney is in .

A. June B. July

C. August D. December

【2】Which of the following activities is NOT recommended in the passage?

A. Going skiing near Sydney.

B. Hunting whales in the Royal Botanic Gardens.

C. Touring Sydney on foot.

D. Bushwalking at the Royal National Park.

【题目】短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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：在错的词下划一横线，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词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Peter,

In your last email, you said you like collecting stamps. That sounds greatly. I like it, too and had already collected lots of them. So I’d be glad to offer you some Chinese stamp.

Besides collecting stamps, I enjoy listen to different kinds of music in my spare time, like pop music, jazz, classical music and so on. For a result, I have made many good friends but learnt much about the world. So I have benefited a lot my hobbies.

As a Senior 1 student, I am now working very hard to prepare for the coming exam. In the class, I listen to the teachers attentively and take notes careful. After class, I take an active part on various sports to keep healthy.

Best wishes.

【题目】单词拼写

根据首字母和已给出的中文，写出所缺单词的正确形式，每空填一个词。

【1】What you are trying to decide with this strategy decision is where your c__________(竞争的）product’s advantage lies.

【2】He made the promise quite v____________ (自愿地) .

【3】The general manager of the company made a grand f __________ (金融的) mistake and was sent into prison.

【4】The room echoed with their happy l __________ (大笑).

【5】A d__________(忠实的) friend must share everything.

【6】She listened a __________ (认真地) and set down every word he said.

【7】As is often the case, humans are the primary cause of e__________（绝种).

【8】It is u__________ (全球地) acknowledged that China is a developing country.

【9】In some parts of the world nowadays, you often see musicians performing in the streets to p________ (行人)。

【10】She had been a r________ (接待员)before she became an actress.

【题目】书面表达

假如你是李华，升入高中已经一学期了。请你根据下面提纲提供的信息，给老朋友王明写一封信，介绍一下你的学习和生活情况。

注意：

1．信的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

2．词数不少于100。

Dear Wang Ming,

How long flies! It’s more than half a year since we entered high school.

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How about you? Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua