“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of my life. It has brought me   16  . I learned the law from my father’s   17  story.

My father was  18  in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then   19  in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework   20  midnight. Life was hard, because they had no   21  !

At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where   22  people can become rich.

“   23   don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.

So , my father came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to   24  money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire（雇佣） me because I spoke   25  English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables,  26  dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was   27  for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t  28   the schooling(学费).

My father   29  working hard, and reached his goal.

“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come   30  in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

1.                A．disaster        B．loss            C．success   D．pity

2.                A．life            B．fashion         C．danger   D．history

3.                A．famous         B．lucky           C．rich  D．born

4.                A．taught          B．worked         C．studied   D．slept

5.                A．until           B．towards         C．for D．during

6.                A．experience      B．energy         C．time D．money

7.                A．kind           B．poor           C．strong    D．lazy

8.                A．What          B．How           C．Why D．When

9.                A．discover        B．make           C．collect   D．spend

10.               A．little           B．good           C．much D．excellent

11.               A．giving          B．running        C．washing   D．receiving

12.               A．comfortable     B．cheerful        C．nice  D．hard

13.               A．borrow         B．need          C．afford D．pay

14.               A．kept           B．finished        C．minded   D．stopped

15.               A．really          B．easily          C．quietly    D．slowly

This past month saw one of the most devastating storms in history brings death and destruction on the Philippines. The number of lives lost is still being calculated, but it is already sitting above five thousand. In the flurryof news about the storm and its after－math, the cries of “I told you so” from environmentalists rang out loud and clear.

　　These scientists were especially vocal during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which just wrapped up in Warsaw, Poland. The timing of the conference and Typhoon Haiyan was an eerie coincidence, but perhaps the concurrence offered a wakeup call for all.

　　Christiana Figures, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said, “We are witnessing ever more frequent extreme weather events, and the poor and vulnerable are already paying the price.”

　　Scientists claim that storms like Typhoon Haiyan are an inevitable result of the effect greenhouse gases are having on our environment. Environmental analysts claim that rising temperatures around the globe and changing weather patterns are all part of the same problem.

　　This isn’t breaking news. We’ve heard the warnings for years. The UN has been hosting the Climate Change Conference since1995.But the changes that need to be made are huge. Added to this, the developed nations and developing countries have competing interests that are difficult to settle. The issue of who takes responsibility becomes difficult to resolve.

　　We may feel far away from Poland and resolving conflicts between countries, but we mustn’t feel far away from the issue. When we watch neighboring countries suffer in severe weather, when we hear reports of increasing global temperatures, when we walk outside and find it difficult to breathe the Shanghai air, we know we have a very real problem. So what are we going to do about it? Are we making every-day choices that can have a positive impact? Are we reducing our carbon footprint? Are we choosing to walk, ride a bicycle or take public transportation instead of a car? Are we recycling? Are we turning off the lights and electronics whenever possible?

　　The problem is complex, but saving our earth starts with each of us taking simple steps.

1.What is the most terrible typhoon in 2013? It is _________.

A. Haiyan??? ???? B. Bebinca????????? C. Danas?? ???????? D.Cimaron

2.Warsaw isn’t in Poland，is it?

A. Yes, it is?????? B. No, it isn’t????? ? C. Yes, it isn’t ????? D. No, it is

3.How many years have we heard the warnings? For nearly ______years.

A. 21????? ?????? B. 18???? ???????? C. 19?????? ??????? D. 20

4.Which of the following is NOT FALSE?

A. The environment is worse and worse and we have no ideas about it.

B. The environment is worse and we needn’t do anything about it.

C. Saving our environment is not so complex.

D. The environment is a big problem and we must take simple steps

读下面电视节目预告，选择最佳选项。

1．If you want to learn about China, you can watch the program         ．

A．People Show                                            B．Second Classroom

C．Chinese History                                        D．About the Movies

2．The program of            will let you know something about weather．

A．Sports News                                            B．English for Today

C．Computers Today                                     D．Weather Report

3．At 19: 30, you can watch the program          or         ．

A．Weather Report; Computers Today            B．Children's Program; Second Classroom

C．Evening News; Computers Today              D．Weather Report; About the Movies

4．If you like basketball, you may like to watch               ．

A．Channel 1, at20:00                                   B．Channel 1, at22:00

C．Channel 2, at 20:10                                  D．Channel 2, at 22: 20．

5．Which of the sentences is NOT true?

A．You may see some famous people at Channel 1 at 21: 10．

B．You may watch Channel 2 at 22:20 to learn English．

C．Sons and Daughters is a movie．

D．If you are 7 years old, you may watch Channel 1 at 7: 30．

l                                   School  Report

l              Semester: Spring       Name: Jenny      Age:15

l       Subjects

l       Teacher’s comments（评论）

l       Grades

l       Math

l       She is good at math, but lazy. She spends most of her time playing jokes on the boy who sits in front of her. She must concentrate（专心）.

l        B

l       French

l       She will never succeed in learning French if she keeps on talking in English.

l       B

l       History

l       Getting better.

l       B

l       Geography

l       Nice work.

l       A

l       Art

l       Very good—likes drawing pictures of her teachers.

l       A

l       P.E.

l       Excellent.

l       A

l       Music

l       Quite good.

l       A

l       General: Jenny often gets into trouble with her teachers. She likes talking during lessons. She is good at playing football. She must take things more seriously.

(    ) 51. Jenny studies ______ subjects at school.

A. six        B. seven     C. eight         D. nine

(    ) 52. Her ______ teacher says she must concentrate in class.

A. English    B. math      C. French       D. geography

(    ) 53. Jenny always gets into trouble with her teachers because she ______.

A. likes drawing pictures of her teachers       B. is good at playing football.

C. likes talking during lessons               D. is lazy

根据表格所提供的有关王老师的信息，选择最佳答案。

1.My English teacher is _________ .

2.My English teacher is from ___________.

3.________ is my English teacher.

4.My English teacher is on a bus. You can call him/her at ________.

5.My English teacher lives in the city(市) of _______ .