Life is like a train ride. We get on. We ride. We get off. We get back on and ride some more. There are accidents and there are delays(延误).At certain stops, there are surprises. Some of these will change into great moments of joy; some will result in bad results.

When we are born and we first get on the train, we meet people who we think will be with us for the whole journey. Those people are our parents. Sadly, this is far from the truth. Our parents are with us when we completely need them. They, too, have journeys they must complete. We live on with the memories of their love, support and so on.

There are others who get on the train and who finally become very important to us. These people are our brothers, sisters and friends, whom we will learn to love and take care of.

Some people regard their journey as a pleasant tour. They will just go happily along. Others will encounter many upsets, tears and losses(失落)on their journey. Some others will stay on to offer a helping hand to anyone in need.

Some people on the train will leave a deep impression(印象) when they get off. Some will get on and get off the train so quickly that they will hardly leave a sign.

We will sometimes be upset that some passengers, whom we love, will choose to sit in another compartment(车厢) and leave us to travel on our own. Then again, there’s nothing that says we can’t look for them anyway. But when we find them, we may not even be able to sit next to them because that seat will already be taken.

That’s okay… everyone’s journey will be filled with hopes, dreams, challenges, difficulties and goodbyes.

1.When we first get on the train, the people we meet are our ________.

A. parents B. brothers

C. sisters D. friends

2.The underlined word “encounter” in Paragraph4 probably means “_____”.

A. collect B. expect

C. experience D. imagine

3.What does the writer mean by saying “They will hardly leave a sign”?

A. Nothing will happen to some people on the train.

B. Some people on the train won’t offer a helping hand.

C. Some people shouldn’t get on or get off the train so quickly

D. Some people won’t leave an impression on other travelers.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Some people will just go on their journey happily all the way.

B. Parents are the people who will be with us for the whole journey.

C. Some surprises will become great moments of happiness in life.

D. Anyone that we love is very important to us on the journey of life.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Memories of a train ride

B.A pleasant train tour

C. Life is like a train ride

D. Life is full of hope

Dear Annie,

I’ve never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself, 1. .

Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.

I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me. I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up(养大) children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.

But now I have a serious problem: the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now, 2. . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Internet every day. He chats with people that he has never met before, 3. . He does lots of meaningless things on the Internet. And he sees red(大怒) if you ask him to do his homework.

I just want him to be a good student. Now he seldom does his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor, a very kind man. 4. .

What can I do? And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of. 5. . You are my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!

Yours,

Ellen Smith

Chris is not a traditional explorer(探险者) ----he usually works in an office for a large organization（组织机构）. Yet his job can sometimes be as exciting and dangerous as being an explorer.

Chris works for MSF, an organization also known as Doctors Without Borders(无国界医生). MSF sends trained doctors all over the world to help people after a war or a disaster(灾难). Chris is a doctor from France who has travelled to many places to organize programmes that help people.

At present, there are over 27,000 trained medical staff taking part in MSF projects and tasks(任务). The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF. They need to be prepared to go almost anywhere in the world and ,of course, they should expect difficult conditions. Doctors with experience in tropical(热带的) diseases are especially useful because most of MSF’s work is in Africa. When MSF accepts a doctor for a task, he has to go for at least six months. When doctors have completed a few tasks, they might be sent on an emergency task(紧急任务) following a disaster, such as an earthquake.

But why would a doctor leave a comfortable life and a good salary(薪水) to join MSF? According to Chris, the experience you get is a great help in your profession. Besides, just like the explorers of the past, you need to keep an open mind and learn to mix well with the people you meet. Most importantly, at the end of each task, you have made a real difference to people’s lives.

1.When does MSF send trained doctors all over the world to help people ?

2.How many medical staff are taking part in MSF projects and tasks?

3.What kind of doctors are greatly needed in Africa?

4.Why is an MSF doctor’s job exciting and dangerous as well?

5.Translate the underlined sentence into proper Chinese

完成句子。共10小题，计10分。

1.王叔叔总是热情、友善地对待别人。(treat)

Uncle Wang always ______________________ and kindness.

2.每个人都有与生俱来的学习能力。但是否学得好取决于你的学习习惯。(ability)

Everyone ______________ to learn. But whether you can learn well depends on your learning habbits.

3.他们采用的表达方式取决于他们的说话对象以及他们之间的熟悉程度。（speak）

The expressions they use depend on ________________ and how well they know each other.

4.朋友们到了我们才会把饭菜摆桌上。（lay）

We _______________________ the dishes on the table until the friends arrive.

5.她过去害怕在公开场合演讲。(public)

She used to be afraid of ________________________________.

6.小心你的言行！父母对孩子的影响是很大的。（careful）

__________________ what you say and do! Parents have a great influence on their children.

7.因为他经常缺课，他曾经考试不及格。 （often）

He used to fail his exams because he ______________________ class.

8.未满18岁的青少年没有父母陪伴不准看这个节目。 （allow）

Children under 18 _____________________ this show without their parents.

9.若要成名，你得愿意放弃正常的生活。（give up）

To become famous, you have to ______________________ your normal life.

10.人们相信茶是在公元6至7世纪传到日本和朝鲜的。（it）

_______________ tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries.

书面表达。共1题，计15分。

很多人都有一个同感：小时候，我们和朋友、家人尽情地奔跑游戏，跟同学快乐地学习、交往。但随着岁月的流逝，这一切都成为了过去——我们背负着巨大压力，整天疲于奔命。我们困惑“时间都去哪儿了？” 请你以Where has my time gone ? 为题，谈谈近五年你在学习、人际交往和生活几方面的变化以及你的想法。

（注:你可能用的着的词汇：in the past five years, on weekends, change, pressure, childhood, wish）

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__________ like Tiger Watch have been filmed around the world.

A. The number of the documentaries

B. A number of documentaries

C.A bit documentaries

D.A great deal documentaries

All of us believe he has a gift _______ dancing, ________ he doesn’t like it at all.

A.for, as B. of , though

C. for, though D. of ,as

—I didn’t watch Sochi winter Olympics.

—___________. I think it is too cold in Russia.

A.So I do B. Neither do I

C. Neither did I D. So did I

—What was the French writer talking of ?

— The new script _________ Mo Yan’s novel.

A. based upon B. based in

C. written on D. written by

Take a map of New York with you while traveling ________ you have a guide or know the city well.

A.since B. if

C. unless D. because