Since 1982, July 1st has been officially known as Canada Day. Canadians of all ages take part in this festival across the country.

Canada Day is the year’s biggest national party. In many towns and cities, the government organizes a lot of events, often outdoors. These include parades（游行）, concerts, festivals, firework displays and ceremonies for new Canadian citizens（公民）.The celebrations often have a patriotic mood. Canada’s national flag, a symbol for Canada Day, can be seen everywhere and a lot of people paint their faces red and white, which are Canada’s national colors. The celebrations in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, are especially grand and exciting.

In the province of Quebec, many home rentals（租赁）start on July 1st and last for exactly one year, and many people in Quebec spend Canada Day moving from one house to another. So in Quebec, Canada Day is also known as Moving Day.

Many organizations, businesses and stores are closed this day. Only some bookstores, hospitals and gas stations may be open. Post offices are closed, too. As Canada Day falls in the Canadian summer holiday period, all schools are closed as well. In some areas, special services are provided for large events. The concerts, parades and festivals may cause some traffic jams.

【1】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Canada Day falls on the first day of June.

B. Canada Day was celebrated before 1982.

C. Canada Day is celebrated throughout Canada.

D. Canadians except new citizens celebrate Canada Day.

【2】The underlined word “patriotic” means _____ in Chinese.

A. 温馨的B. 爱国的

C. 肃穆的D. 紧张的

【3】Canada Day is known as Moving Day in Quebec because on this day _____.

A. people think it lucky to move to new houses

B. people look for houses from one place to another

C. people like moving from house to house to visit friends

D. people move home when new home rentals go into effect

【4】From Paragraph 4, we know that on Canada Day _____.

A. no student goes to school

B. traffic jams happen everywhere

C. all Canadians stop working

D. few businesses and stores are closed

【5】Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Canada Day?

A. BackgroundB. Symbol.

C. Public life.D. Events and activities.

注意：1．词数100字左右，开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）； 2．可适当增加细节。

With the growing popularity of computers, more and more people are paying less and less attention to their handwriting.

Nick是一个25岁的澳大利亚青年, 出生时无手无脚, 曾被很多人当作怪物嘲笑。但他以“态度就是高度”为人生信条，永不言弃, 乐观自信。他不仅学会了游泳、冲浪、钓鱼，还完成了大学教育并获得了双学位, 现在是两个公司的CEO。他的成功之路被认为是奇迹。

请以“Attitude is Altitude”为题目, 根据以上信息概述Nick的人生经历，并谈谈他对你的启发, 写一篇120词左右的短文。首句已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇: 四肢limbs

Attitude is Altitude

Nick is a 25-year-old Australian man, whose life is full of hardships.

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。没出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. 每处错误以及修改均仅限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I bring Rose home five years ago. My neighbor Mrs. Black fell in love with her immediate she saw her. She was such lovely dog, after all. Rose also seemed to like Mrs. Black. Two years ago, however, Mrs. Black got cancer. Having been treating in hospital, she decided to receive treatment at home. Since my husband and I were busy in our work, we seldom went to see her. Three months ago, Mrs. Black died. To our surprised, her husband came to thank to us for keeping Rose one day. He said in the past several months, Rose went to accompany his wife every day before my husband and I went to work. With she around, his wife felt so warm and wasn’t in so much pain. I never knew that. That Rose did was really heart-warming.

The idea of a smart city was brought up by US company IBM in 2010. Generally, a smart city is a city that uses digital technologies such as the Internet to improve city planning, save money and resources, and make our life convenient. How smart can a city be? Here are great examples that we can learn from.

In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of traditional water meters. They can detect（探测〉water waste and leakage（泄漏）and send data to let the house owner know. The same system is used for other city resources like electricity and natural gas. This way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help reduce waste.

Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop as well as their arrival times. The government organized a research team and provided an App（应用程序〉that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special

【1】According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?

A. Digital technologies are used in smart cities.

B. An English company first raised the idea of a smart city.

C. A smart city is mainly made up of free Wi-Fi and phones.

D. A smart city is still an idea and hasn’t come into being.

【2】The underlined word “convenient” is the closest in meaning to _____.

A. usefulB. normal

C. suitableD. easy

【3】Compared to traditional water meters, smart water meters do better in .

A. cleaning waterB. supplying water

C. saving waterD. producing water

【4】The example of Santander shows the use of smart systems in aspects（方面）EXCEPT _____.

A. business B.health care

C.traffic controllingD. public transportation

【5】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Digital technologies help improve city planning.

B. Smart cities will make our future life better and smarter.

C. Smart cities are very common in both Dubuque and Santander.

D. Spain and the US take the leading position in building smart cities.

【写作内容】请根据以上概要写一篇短文，包括以下内容：

1、存在的问题； 2、解决的方案； 3、方案的好处。

【写作要求】只能用5个句子表达全部内容。

【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

阅读下面短文，根据中文首字母、音标或语境的提示，在每个空格内填人一个适当的单词，要求所填的单词意义准确，拼写正确。

The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route（路线）between China and the Mediterranean（地中海）. It began 【1】 （在……期间）the Western Han Dynasty and has been a b 【2】 between East and West for over 2,000 years.

The ancient road started from Chang’an（now Xi’an) and ended in Eastern 【3】 , near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6,500 kilometers long and went across one-fourth of the planet.

The Silk Road got its name b 【4】 Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade, ceramics and iron w 【5】 west to Rome. And from the west came glass, gems and food like carrots and sesame.

The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was 【6】 than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade, 【7】 about arts, science and literature, as well as crafts（工艺）and technologies was 【8】 （分享）across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures _【9】________ （发展）and influenced each other.

Today, along the Silk Road there’re many places of 【10】 , such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Now a new train line runs from Beijing across the Silk Road.

你校将开设一些特色课程，学生可根据兴趣进行选择。请根据以下内容提示为学校英文网页写一篇短文，介绍这些课程、提出你建议增设的课程并说明理由。

Students in our school are free to choose some special courses according to their interest. …

注意：1. 参考词汇：模型制作 model making

2. 词数80左右（文章开头已给出，不计入词数）；

3. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

Live Music—Late Night Jazz

Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.

Scottish Dancing

Take your partners and get ready to dance till you are tired. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn.

Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.

Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum

There are 120,000 pieces on show here. Your can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It’s always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!

Dining –Sushi chef in town

Sushi(寿司) is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form. The most famous Sushi ‘artist’ is Yuki Kamura. She’s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.

For a full listing of events, see our website.

【1】Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8:00p.m. on Saturday, which one can you choose?

A. Exhibitions –Shanghai Museum

B. Scottish dancing

C. Live Music—Late Night Jazz

D. Dining—Sushi chef in town

【2】Which of the following is true according to the advertisements?

A. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tires you out .

B. The performance given by the American jazz band won’t last long .

C. Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of Japanese traditional food.

D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt.

【3】From the text we may learn that Kamura is _________.

A. a cook B. a waitress

C. an musician D. an artist

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该词。

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. 每处错误以及修改均仅限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My brother Donald didn’t do well in math. When the day of the exam comes, Donald sat next to Brian, which was always good at math. Donald careful copied Brian’s answers. At end of the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded it. Then she decided to give a prize to the student who got the high grade. But it was a bit of difficult for her to make a decision, because Donald and Brian got the same grade. The teacher thought about that and made on her mind to give the prize to Brian. Donald said it was unfair. “That’s true,” the teacher said. “Therefore, Brian’s answer to Question 18 was ‘I don’t know’. Your was ‘Neither do I’.”