____ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.

   A. Had they arrived           B. Have they arrived

   C. Would they arrive         D. Were they to arrive

 — We ____ gas. I’m afraid we can’t go much further.

    — I know there’s a gas station ahead. Will it last until we get there?

   A. run out          B. have run out     C. are running out of     D. have run out of

 From _____ serious look on her face, we realized that she had brought us _____ word of great importance.

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

 — I'd love to go with you to the concert , but I’m short of money these days.

    —That’s all right. _______.

    A. We are friends and we should help each other.

    B. It will be my treat.

   C. You know I have a lot of money.

   D. I’ve got enough money.

假设你是李华，你的加拿大朋友David给你发来email,希望你给他简要介绍中国过春节的一些文化习俗。

内容包括：贴春联,包饺子,看春晚,拜年,放鞭炮,走亲访友等.

注意：1. 词数100词左右；

2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

3.开头已写好,不计入总数.  生词: 春联----Spring Festival couplets

Dear David,

I’m glad to receive your email.____________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

                                                          Yours,

                                                          Li Hua

It is known to all that our students of today have to fix our attention on our lessons, so we know few of society. A holiday is the best time and the best chance to make up for that. Take a part-time job is a good form of social practice. That we have learned in books and in class can’t have the same important effect us as what we have learned through personal practice. In social practice, we can surely make a progress in both knowledge or practical ability. Beside, when we take a part-time job, we may got paid more or less to help our family. Thus, I will say senior school students should take part-time jobs in their holidays, if possibly. 

 阅读下面短文．按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1—10的相应位置上。

      A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water.    1___water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder  2 __  had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man   3    ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled   4   ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home   5   a happy heart.

     After the student left, the teacher let   6   student taste the water. He spit it out,    __7___(say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like   ____8__ ?" The teacher replied,  " You tasted the water. I tasted the girl. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be  9__   (sweet). "

     We understand this lesson best   10   we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.

   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。

Taking a math test can be pretty stressful. Even if you know the material, you can still get the problem wrong. Knowing how to go through your math test and check your work can save you from handing in a test full of mistakes that can be avoided.   66 

Write it out

   You can also check a math problem by writing everything out on paper.   67   Writing out math problems reduces your chances of missing anything to the lowest possible level, which is a common cause of incorrect answers.

 68 

 Make sure your answers work by doing the opposite procedure of what your problem calls for, including the answer you got the first time around. In other words, you would use the opposite of this addition problem—subtraction (减法)—to determine whether or not your answer is the correct one.

Plugging in

    You may find that a variable(变量) isn’t good enough or have a problem where you have to solve for a variable.   69   This is the only real way to assure yourself that the answer you’ve found is correct.

Check for a reasonable answer

       70   For example, if you get an answer in the millions and you know it should be in the thousands, you’ve likely misplaced a point. Go back through the work on your paper to make sure all of your formulas and calculations are correct. If everything looks okay, do the problem again and compare the result of the second try to what you’ve got on the first try.

A. Do the opposite

B. Correct the answers

C. Plug the variable in the equation (方程) to check it out.

D. Therefore you’ll improve your grades, as well as your math skills.

E. It also helps you to figure out everything after you have already finished the test.

F. If the result of a problem seems to make no sense, it indicates that the answer is incorrect.

G. This helps you to know what information you have and what information you need to solve.

Festivals play an important role in a culture’s identity．I can’t think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. Here are some special festivals around the world．

★ Boryeong Mud Festival－Boryeong, South Korea

For two weeks in July, millions gather in Borueong to experience the grey pools and slides．What began as a way of promoting the region’s mineral-rich mud has turned into a festive party, complete with music and fireworks．While the mud is usually only available in cosmetic products, here you can cake yourself in grey as you want．

★Holi－India

Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of India’s most important holidays, During the day of the last full moon of the lunar month, usually late February throughout the country, but the cheerful spirit is common throughout Hindu communities around the world．

★Koninginnedag－The Netherlands

       Although their current Queen’s birthday is really during the winter, the Queen still celebrates it on April 30^th, the country’s official “ Queen’s Day” since 1949．Orange is the national color, and the streets become a sea of feather boas（长围巾）and body paint as crowds gather in the plazas（广场）．Amsterdam is the center of this outdoor party, with many live music acts, but nearly every town is alive with orange on this day．

★National Elephant Day in Thailand

In Thailand, March 13 is regarded as National Elephant Day to show that the Thai elephant plays an important role in the Thai history．Thai Elephant Day has been held on an annual basis since the idea was first approved by the Thai government in 1998．Special events are held at a number of venues in northern Thailand．At the Mae Sa Elephant Camp, it has become a tradition on March13 for the dozens of elephants there to be treated to a huge feast of fruits and sugarcane．

62．What we can learn from the passage is that        ．

A. Boryeong Mud Festival was originally held to advertise for their mineral resources

B. people around the world celebrate Holi differently to promote their religions

C. Koninginnedag－The Netherlands was celebrated on their current Queen’s birthday

D. it is an international custom for the Thai elephant to eat all kinds of fruits and sugarcane

63．What is the purpose of the festival held on March 13 in Thailand?

A．To call on people to protect these endangered elephants．

B．To give the Thai elephant a chance to eat fruits and sugarcane．

C．To give the importance of the elephant in the Thai history．

D．To help people relax themselves by feeding the Thai elephant．

64．You can experience the Festival of Colors in       ．

A．South Korea           B．Thailand           C．the Netherlands D．India

65．What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To tell people how to enjoy and relax themselves．

B．To introduce some unique festivals around the world．

C．To get people to celebrate different kinds of customs．

D．To show the importance of celebrating different festivals．

Two friends have an argument that breaks up their friendship forever, even though neither one can remember how the whole thing got started. Such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country. In fact, according to an official report on youth violence, "In our country today, the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment, but the terrible reality of violence". Given that this is the case, why aren't students taught to manage conflict the way they are taught to solve math problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit?

First of all, students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable. A report on violence among middle school and high school students indicates that most violent incidents between students begin with a relatively minor insult (侮辱). For example, a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandwich each lunchtime. Laughter over the sandwich can lead to insults, which in turn can lead to violence. The problem isn't in the sandwich, but in the way students deal with the conflict.

Once students recognize that conflict is unavoidable, they can practice the golden rule of conflict resolution (解决):stay calm. Once the student feels calmer, he or she should choose words that will calm the other person down as well. Rude words, name-calling, and accusation only add fuel to the emotional fire. On the other hand, soft words spoken at a normal sound level can put out the fire before it explodes out of control.

After both sides have calmed down, they can use another key strategy for conflict resolution; listening. Listening allows the two sides to understand each other. One person should describe his or her side, and the other person should listen without interrupting. Afterward, the listener can ask non-threatening questions to clarify the speaker's position. Then the two people should change roles.

Finally, students need consider what they are hearing. This doesn't mean trying to figure out what's wrong with the other person. It means understanding what the real issue is and what both sides are trying to accomplish. For example, a shouting match over a peanut butter sandwich might happen because one person thinks the other person is unwilling to try new things. Students need to ask themselves questions such as these: How did this start? What do I really want? What am I afraid off? As the issue becomes clearer, the conflict often simply becomes smaller. Even if it doesn't, careful thought helps both sides figure out a mutual solution.

There will always be conflict in schools, but that doesn't mean there needs to be violence. After students in Atlanta started a conflict resolution program, according to Educators for Social Responsibility, "64 percent of the teachers reported less physical violence in the classroom; 75 percent of the teachers reported an increase in student cooperation; and 92 percent of the students felt better about themselves". Learning to resolve conflicts can help students deal with friends,. teachers. parents, bosses, and coworkers. In that way, conflict resolution is a basic life skill that should be taught in schools across the country.

58. This article is mainly about______.

A. the lives of school children                               

B. the cause of arguments in schools

C. how to analyze youth violence                          

D. how to deal with school conflicts

59. From Paragraph 2 we can learn that________     .

A. violence is more likely to occur at lunchtime

B. a small conflict can lead to violence

C. students tend to lose their temper easily

D. the eating habit of a student is often the cause of a fight

60. Why do students need to ask themselves the questions stated in Paragraph 5?

A. To find out who to blame.

B. To get ready to buy new things.

C. To make clear what the real issue is.

D. To figure out how to stop the shouting match.

61. After the conflict resolution program was started in Atlanta, it was found that______.

A. there was a decrease in classroom violence

B. there was less student cooperation in the classroom

C. more teachers fell better about themselves in schools

D. the teacher-student relationship greatly improved