Tomato juice flows through the streets of Bunol on the last Wednesday of August as the world’s largest tomato fight happens. Festivities begin in the town square where there is a huge pole covered in soap and with a leg of ham at the top. Participants try to climb up the pole to get the ham as watchers throw buckets of water to them. After a gun is fired to signal the beginning of the fight, people catch the tomatoes and throw each other in the streets until the gun sounds again, marking the end of the event.

Holi, India

This spring festival is celebrated throughout the country in late February or early March. The two-day event celebrates the legend of Prahlad, who escaped unharmed from the fire of the evil Holika Dahan. People mark the event by lighting fires and throwing colored powder on one another. Children load colored water into toy pistols called pichkari and take aim at passers-by. Holi is known as a happy celebration of the triumph of good over evil.

Burning Man, Nevada

This infamous festival began in 1986 with the burning of a large figure to mark the summer solstice(夏至). It’s since grown into a week-long annual event that draws more than 48,000 people to the Black Rock Dessert. It is held during the week before Labor Day. Participants set up camp in the desert to celebrate art.

Songkran, Thailand

This festival marks the Thai New Year, which is celebrated in the second week of April. This is the hottest time of the year in Thailand, so it makes sense that the biggest Songkran tradition is to throw water on people. Thais of all ages join in water fights, using buckets, hoses and water guns to celebrate the event.

【1】The following celebrations are related to water EXCEPT_________.

A. La Tomatina B. Burning Man

C. Holi D. Songkran

【2】The underlined word “pichkari” is probably_______.

A. a kind of gun B. a bad man

C. fire D. powder

【3】If you want to experience the hottest season in a country, you can choose to visit______.

A. Spain B. Nevada

C. India D. Thailand

【4】The text is written mainly to ______.

A. encourage people to travel

B. introduce some interesting festivals

C. advertise the world’s biggest parties

D. show the most famous performances

Michelle would have given up her dreams and become a lawyer instead. Against her doctor’s advice, she continued going for her dream. She believed that if she can’t dance, there must be something else she can do. In 1983, at the age of 21, she won the Miss Malaysia beauty contest. Thin won the attention of Jackie Chan and the Hong Kong movie industry. In 1988 after her 5th movie, she married to retire from the silver screen. Her marriage was somehow filled with tears and loneliness. It ended in 1992 in the end.

So again, another of her life dreams was blown away. But Michelle did not think over spilled milk. Although she had been away from the movie industry for over 4 years, she had an attractive comeback. She costarred with Jackie Chan in Police Story 3 : Supercop. It was the top popular film in Asia for the year. Michelle Yeoh became the most popular and highest paid actress in Asia with a huge number of fans following throughout the world.

【1】What contributed most to Michelle’s high pay in Asia?

A. Her winning the Miss Malaysia beauty contest

B. Her performance in Police Story 3: Supercop

C. Her wonderful dance on the silver screen

D. Michelle became the most popular actress in Asia

【2】Which is the right time order of the following statements according to the passage?

①Jackie Chan became interested in Michelle

②Something terrible was wrong with Michelle’s back

③Michelle said goodbye to her husband

④Michelle became the most popular actress in Asia

A. ①③②④ B. ①②③④

C. ②③①④ D. ②①③④

【3】What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. She wasn’t interested in milk products.

B. She was quite poor at doing housework.

C. She recovered from the sorrow soon.

D. She decided to take up something new.

【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。
There are all kinds of festivals and (celebrate) around the world, which are held for different reasons. The ancient festivals were (main) held at three times a year. Some festivals are held (honor) the dead or satisfy ancestors in case they might return either to help or to do (harmful),while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food (gather)for the winter and the (agriculture)work is over. And the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the (come) of spring, such as the Lunar New Year, at people have a very good time.
Some (west) countries have very exciting carnivals. Festivals let us enjoy life.

【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。
Food safety is a problem in all places around the world and people in different areas of the world prepare foods in different ways. The WHO released (发布) five simple rules for preparing food in a safe way. They call these rules the “Five Keys to Safer Food”.
Key 1: Keep clean
People should wash their hands often — before touching food and while they are preparing food. People should wash all surfaces and equipment used for preparing food.
Key 2: Separate raw (生的) and cooked
Raw foods should not touch prepared foods..
Key 3:
People should cook eggs and meat especially carefully. These foods may carry more micro-organisms (微生物) than other foods. Food like soup must be boiled for at least a minute to make it be cooked completely. It is also important that people re-heat cooked food completely.
Key 4: Keep food at safe temperatures
When people finish eating, they should keep the left food in a refrigerator below 5℃and shouldn't store it for too long. At room temperature, about 20℃, the amount of micro-organisms can increase very quickly. But temperatures above 60℃ or below 5℃ control the growth of micro-organisms..
Key 5: Use safe water and raw materials
. Damaged or old food may develop harmful chemicals as it gets older.
A. Cook completely
B. This key tells about the importance of washing
C. Eat healthily
D. They can live where we make food
E. People should use safe water and choose fresh foods
F. They cannot grow as quickly in a very hot or very cold environment
G. People should use separate equipment and tools for touching and preparing raw foods

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Retirement (退休) should be time of joy and freedom. However, for some people retirement comes with feelings of depression (沮丧), which makes life difficult for them.
Retirement is a major life change. Even good changes usually involve some kinds of loss. When you retire, you find yourself lacking whatever working used to provide. That could include, for example, 1. knowing you're working for society, 2. getting admiration from your skills, 3. having “aha” moments when you solve problems, 4. having people to socialize with, and 5. simply having a place to go and a reason to get out of bed every day. For most people, there's a financial loss, too. Also, retirement age is a time when a lot of people have to deal with losing their parents or having serious health problems of their own.
Because of all these, retirees are more likely to get depressed.
Depression is very harmful. First, depression can make physical health problems worse. Second, it takes a toll on relationships, because it can make people angry. Third, it's hard to get much done when you're depressed.
What can we do to overcome (克服) the feelings of depression? First, do all the things that help depression in general: drink enough water, exercise, talk to friends, have a hobby, laugh, and spend time in nature. If you feel depressed more often than not, it's probably time to talk to a doctor about your feelings. Second, it's important to keep busy and get out of the house when you can. Make specific plans with friends. Take a class Volunteer. Or just make sure you start each day with some kind of goal. Third, try to focus on what you've gained by retiring. Think about what you may have now that you wished you had before you were able to retire. For example, days that are less stressful, a chance to rest and take better care of your body, more time for your family and yourself. To write, to start a hobby and to learn something new are all new possibilities. Finally, tell your story. You've lived a long time and you become an oral historian each time you talk with someone about your experiences. You can also write in a journal or make a video recording of your memories. Telling your stories can help you look back on your life and career with a sense of wholeness and achievements.
（1）People may find life very hard after they retire because of ___________.
A.freedom
B.nervousness
C.discouragement (losing heart)
D.hard work
（2）All the following can cause the retirees' unpleasant feelings EXCEPT _______________.
A.they will suffer from financial loss
B.they have to support their parents
C.they may lose the reason to get up early
D.they may have fewer people to socialize with
（3）The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means ________________.
A.it makes people's relationships unusual
B.it makes people's relationships in peace
C.it makes people's relationships in danger
D.it makes people stay in touch with each other.
（4）What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Depression and Retirement
B.Depression During Retirement Is Harmful
C.Reasons for Depression During Retirement
D.How to Overcome Depression During Retirement

【题目】短文改错
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。
More and more foreigners like to come to China. Last Friday our school was invited a foreign teacher in our city give a class to the students of Senior Grade Two. We found his class interested. I learned a lot from him. The teacher had a free talk to us with easy English . He spoke slow so that we could understand him well. Sometimes he repeated what we don't understand. My classmates were all active in the class. To his joy, I understood everything the teacher said. And I was able to ask question in English. This class encouraged me very much. I'm sure that until we keep on practising, it will be easy for us to learn speaking English well.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
A telescope, called Gaia, is being designed by astronomers in Europe, and it couldn't be more different from Pan-STARRS, which is another telescope being designed. While Pan-STARRS will be looking for asteroids (小行星) and comets headed for Earth, Gaia will be looking at our entire galaxy (银河系).
Gaia is designed to draw a map of the Milky Way, our home galaxy. Just as a map of your town gives you a picture of where things are located, Gaia's map of the galaxy will tell astronomers where the stars are. Over five years, Gaia will observe (观察) about a billion stars and other objects in our galaxy. Each object will be observed about 70 times.
Gaia will be sent into space connected to a rocket. It contains two telescopes, each focused at a different angle (角度). These two telescopes act like Gaia's “eyes”. The reason why humans can see things in 3D is that we have two eyes focused on the same object, at slightly different angles. By using two telescopes like eyes, Gaia can produce the first 3D map of the positions of the stars it views.
Gaia, which is to be sent into space, will be a powerful telescope. If you were to use it on Earth, for example, you could stand 600 miles away from your best friends and still get a clear picture of their hair.
Gaia is one of more than a dozen telescopes being designed by scientists right now. The next generation of telescopes will reveal new parts of our universe that will seem surprising. The universe, with all its planets, stars and other strange objects, is a puzzle with pieces that we can see by using powerful telescopes.
（1）How many different angles can Gaia focus at each time?
A.2.
B.3.
C.4.
D.5.
（2）The map to be drawn by Gaia ______.
A.can show every building on Earth
B.can show you where your town is
C.will just show the stars around Earth
D.will show where the stars are in our home galaxy
（3）What's Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A.What Gaia will do in space.
B.When Gaia will start to work.
C.How powerful Gaia will be.
D.What Gaia will do to Earth.
（4）The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that the next generation of telescopes _______.
A.seem very surprising to scientists
B.will not be put into use in a short time
C.will just look at new things in universe
D.will be more powerful than the old generations

1.谢绝邀请；2.说明理由；3.推荐朋友王云参加，并说明原因（如从小学习绘画，很了解中国传统绘画以及英语口语情况和个性情况等）

注意：1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

Thank you very much for your invitation.________________ ______________________________________

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Best wishes to you!

Yours,

Li Hua

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
China Daily---Last week, the Beijing municipal government released a list of 192 areas in the capital where spring blooms, including peach, magnolia, apricot and winter jasmine, can be enjoyed from March to May. The recommended spots cover an area of 22 square kilometers. Apart from admiring blooms, folklore performances, botany exhibitions and other activities will be put on. 20 travel routes for tourists looking to appreciate floral beauty in the countryside are issued in Hubei, too.
South Korean drama Descendants of the Sun《太阳的后裔》 has collected more than 200 million views on iQiyi, the Chinese streaming website said Tuesday.
"Descendants of the Sun", the first Korean show to premiere simultaneously in South Korea and China (中韩同步首播), is a love story between an Army captain (Song Joong-ki) and a doctor (Song Hye-kyo) who find themselves in a fictional war-torn country called Uruk, where both try to save lives.
"The show has become the talk of the town everywhere. Some shows even had live phone conversations with viewers to discuss its popularity," a Chinese entertainment official said.
To put things into perspective, a f ifth of South Korea's population is 10 million people. Just a little over that number tuned in to watch Descendants of the Sun.
Enthusiastic customers snapped up(抢光) the first batch of tickets in just five minutes on Monday for the opening day of the Shanghai Disneyland park on June 16, temporarily crashing the official website.
"Within half an hour, clicks on the website (www.shanghaidisneyresort.com) reached more than 5 million. The massive volume resulted in our ticketing system temporarily malfunctioning."
（1）Which of the following statements is true according to the information above?
A.Tourists can enjoy flowers in 192 areas.
B.The spots cover an area of 22 square kilometers.
C.During the spring blooms, visitors are only allowed to admire flowers
D.Hubei Government also issued some travel routes for visitors
（2）We can infer from the information about drama Descendants of the Sun
A.It is the first Korean show broadcast in China.
B.It is more popular in Korea than in China.
C.It is a romantic story between a captain and a doctor r.
D.Korea has a population of 10 million people
（3）What topic do the three pieces of information belong to?
A.Society
B.Astronomy
C.Economy
D.Entertainment

【题目】假如你是李华，是高三某班班长。为了丰富同学们的课外生活，班级准备成立一个自行车俱乐部(cycling club)。请你根据活动的背景及下面的提示，用英语写一则口头通知。
每周训练一次，由体育老师辅导，安排在每周三下午第三节的课外活动时间；
器材自备，活动免费。
是放松的好机会，希望大家加入。
注意：1). 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
2). 词数100 左右（不包含已给的开头和结尾）。
Attention, please, everyone. Ever since we entered Senior 3,
That's all. Thank you.