—How about _____ Christmas evening party?

   —I should say it was _____ success.

   A. a; a             B. the; a              C. a; /               D. the; /

在繁重的课业负担之下，中学生也应该学会适度地自我放松，请你围绕“Ways to get relaxed”这一话题，按照下列要点写一篇英语短文：

1、自我放松的途径：看电视、体育锻炼、上网等

2、我更喜欢的途径及理由：……

注意：

在表达“我更喜欢的途径及理由”时,请从要点1中选择一项进行阐述。

词数：100—120，文章开头已给出（不计词数）。

There are various ways to get relaxed for middle school students.

短文填词

An American bestseller has been popular among the students in our      

School      (最近)．It is so inspiring that 1 would like to recommend         76          

it to you．This book，Chicken Soup for the Soul, w          by Jack         77          

Canfield，first appeared           1993 and soon became a bestseller．      78          

It will surely inspire readers of all         (年龄)．It has been put into        79          

many languages，spreading love to all over the world. B    ，an English.      80          

version is of g        help to us English learners as it will help improve        81          

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online shopping，which will        (节省)you 9．6yuan．You Can order     83          

it at www．dangdang．com，and g        the book within one week after     84          

your payment．For more           please visit the website．               85          

Satellites are an important part of our ordinary lives．For example, the information for weather forecasts is sent by satellite．Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving．Satellites are also used to connect our international phone calls．

Computer connections of the World Wide Web and Internet also use satellites. Many of our TV programs come to us through satellites．Airplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them find their exact location．

We use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to another．They are usually 35，880 kilometers above the equator．Sometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same place．This is because it is moving around the world at 11，000 kilometers an hour—exactly the same speed that the earth rotates．A satellite must orbit the Earth with its antennae(天线)facing the earth．Sometimes, it moves away from its orbit，So there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right position．This usually happens about every five or six days．

Space is not empty! Every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbit the Earth．A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years．Satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repaired．Often，very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time．This is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power and they can crash into each other．

72．Which of the following is NOT done by satellites according to the passage?

A．Sending information for weather forecast． B．Taking photographs of the Earth．

C．Sending TV pictures．                  D．Providing food for airplane pilots．

73．What’s the speed the earth rotates at?

A．35,880 kilometers per hour．     B．335,880 kilometers per hour．

C．11,000 kilometers per hour．     D．110,000 kilometers per hour

74．What does the underlined word “This” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?

A．A satellite．   B．A little rocket．

C．A satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky．

D．The satellite puts the rockets in the right position．

75．Which is true of satellites?

A．A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years．

B．Every time a satellite gets broken，it is brought back to the Earth to be repaired．

C．A broken satellite is never left in space．D．They often crash into each other．

If you can speak English，you know a lot of English words. You can read，speak and understand. But there is another kind of language you need to know——the language of the body，a part of what is called non-verbal communication. All over the world，people “talk” with their eyes. When Japanese people meet，they put their hands together. What do American and British do?

Americans are more informal than the British. They like to be friendly. They use first name，they ask questions and they talk easily about themselves. When they sit down，they like to relax in their chairs and make themselves comfortable.

British people are more quiet. They take more time to make friends. They like to know you before they ask you home.

When British and American people meet someone for the first time，they shake hands. They do not usually shake hands with people they know well. Women sometimes kiss their women friends， and men kiss women friends （on one cheek only）.When a man meets a man friend，he just smiles，and says “Hello”. Men do not kiss each other. Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other.

68.Body language is         .

A. the system of human expression newly invented recently

B. the system of human expression by means of words

C. the system of human expression by sign，movements，etc.

D. a common system of human expression with words and signs

69 People use body language          .

A. in Asia               B. in America      C. in Britain             D. all over the world

70.When an American man meets a woman friend，he          .

A. kisses her          B. just smiles      C. says “Hello”            D. shakes hands

71.From the passage we can come to the idea that           .    

A. most of the body language in different countries may be different

B. most of the body language in different countries is the same

C. all the body language in different countries is different

D. none of the body language in different countries is the same

The Chinese word “Shanzhai” means a small mountain village, but now it becomes an accepted name for fakes (假货), after “Shanzhai Cell-phones” produced by small workshops in southern China became popular in the mainland market over the past two years.

Besides “Shanzhai” electronic products, there are “Shanzhai” movies, “Shanzhai” stars and even a “Shanzhai” Spring Festival Gala (联欢晚会), a copy of the 25-year-old traditional show presented by CCTV on Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve.

“Shanzhai” has become a culture of its own, meaning anything that imitates something famous.

In Chongqing, “Shanzhai” version “Bird’s Nest” and “Water Cube” woven by farmers with bamboo attract wide attention from tourists. Both are copies of the famous Olympic buildings in Beijing.

A literature critic said that taking the “Shanzhai” Gala as an example, when the traditional CCTV program becomes less and less attractive to the audience, the “Shanzhai” version appears timely to attract people. “Although it is often connected with poor techniques and operation, ‘Shanzhai’ culture meets the psychological needs of common people and could be a comfort to their minds,” he said.

    To the mainstream (主流的) culture, the rise of “Shanzhai” culture is a challenge and a motivation (动力). People believe different kinds of cultures developing together is a perfect situation and it is for the public to choose.

64 The Chinese word “Shanzhai” may have started with ______.

  A. fake cell-phones                                    B. electronic products

C. Spring Festival Gala                             D. Olympic buildings

65 According to the passage, “Shanzhai” culture refers to ______.

A. the action that a person imitates famous people

B. products with poor techniques and quality

C. anything that imitates something famous

  D. those similar names to famous brands

66 We can infer that the mainstream culture ______.

  A. is held back by “Shanzhai” culture   B. is the challenge of “Shanzhai” culture  

  C. will be replaced by “Shanzhai” culture

D. may develop faster because of the challenge of “Shanzhai” culture

67 Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

  A. “Shanzhai” culture will definitely disappear   

  B. “Shanzhai” culture takes on life of its own  

  C. “Shanzhai” culture — the mainstream culture

D. “Shanzhai” culture — the mountain village culture 

Saturday, March 24^th

   We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the north.

Tuesday, March 27^th

Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photographs already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then take a bus to Chiang Rai.

Friday, March 30^th

Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life----no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.

60. It seemed that visitors         in Bangkok.

   A. often feel hungry.        B. can always find cheap things.

   C. can’t take any photos.     D. can enjoy themselves.

61. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.

   B. The writer left Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai by bus. 

   C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.

   D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.

62. The people in the village       .

   A. are friendly to others.       B. like to speak English.

   C. are very weak.             D. hope to live in the cities.

63. The best title of this article is       .

   A. My First Travel             B. The Outside World

   C. Traveling in Thailand        D. A Country on the Train

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The next building was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman living there, and I had never met her, yet I could see she sat by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.

After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself. “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.

Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible (看见). Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.

    That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?

Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.

56. The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because _______.

A. the woman’s window was dirty                     B. the writer’s window was dirty

C. the woman lived nearby                       D. the writer was near-sighted

57. “It dawned on me” probably means “_______”.

A. I began to understand it                       B. it cheered me up

C. I knew it grew light                                D. it began to get dark

58. It’s clear that ________.

A. the writer had never met the woman before     

B. the writer often washed the window

C. they both worked as cleaners              D. they lived in a small town

59. From the passage, we can learn _______.

A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often            

B. one should often make his windows clean

C. one must judge himself before he judges others

D. one must look at others through his dirty windows

Sometimes things happen beyond expectation. A 10-year-old boy decided to study Judo（柔道） __36__ he had lost his left arm in a car accident. He began his __37__ with an old Japanese Judo teacher. He was doing well, but he could not __38__ why the teacher had taught him only one move for quite a long time.

    “Sir,” the boy finally said, “I think I should __39__ more moves.”

    “But this is the __40__ move you will ever need to know,” the master replied.

     Not quite understanding, the boy kept __41__. Several months later, the teacher __42__ the boy to his first tournament（锦标赛）. __43__ himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more __44__. However, after some time, the opponent（对手） became impatient. The boy used his one move to __45__ the match. Now the boy was in the finals.

     This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger and more __46__. Concerned that the boy might get __47__, the referee(裁判) wanted to stop the match.

     “No,” the teacher __48__, “let him continue.”

     Soon his opponent made a mistake. __49__ the boy used his move to attack him. The boy won the match and became the champion.

     On the way home, the boy and the teacher __50__ every move in every match. Then the boy asked __51__was really on his mind. “How did I win the tournament __52__ only one move?”

“You won for two reasons,” the teacher answered. “First, you’ve __53__ one of the most difficult moves in Judo. And second, the only known __54__ for that move is to grasp your left arm. But you’ve lost it.” The boy’s biggest __55__ had become his biggest strength.

36. A. because      B. and                    C. although            D. while

37. A. lessons                 B. games          C. talks              D. stories

38. A. discover        B. understand     C. examine        D. forget

39. A. learn            B. notice                 C. advise                    D. change

40. A. easiest                  B. only             C. best              D. first

41. A. improving            B. following        C. checking        D. training

42. A. took               B. left                C. paid             D. lost

43. A. Disappointing   B. Frightening        C. Surprising     D. Worrying

44. A. serious       B. careful           C. powerful             D. difficult

45. A. win               B. play              C. miss              D. watch

46. A. developed           B. terrified          C. advanced        D. experienced

47. A. bored          B. hurt                  C. changed               D. broken

48. A. insisted       B. announced          C. reported     D. repeated

49. A. Especially      B. Probably           C. Actually       D. Immediately

50. A. reviewed       B. designed       C. suggested      D. continued

51. A. who          B. what            C. which          D. how

52. A. for                      B. in                         C. with            D. from

53. A. ordered        B. mastered       C. managed      D. supposed

54. A. condition             B. influence               C. defense       D. process

55. A. kindness        B. happiness     C. weakness             D. sadness

 --- Are you going to visit him?   　　

--- Well, _____.

A. Never mind.     B. My pleasure.      C. It doesn’t matter.  D. It depends.