Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. The name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a Mayor’s（市长的） office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.

Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. These subjects are not easy to provide in “City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress（进步）of the students. The success rate is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “City-as-School”.

The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose（目标）. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Liz Martin, writes “I want to say that I do not know where I will be right now if I have never become part of City-as-School. Leaving the high school I once studied in and going to City-as-School was the best decision (决定) I have ever made. The way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. For all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to CAS and it will change your life forever.”

City-as-School High School is the country’s model for high school students.

1. What do students do in“City-as-School” most of the time?

A. They do whatever they like.

B. They learn Maths and Science.

C. They help with work in some areas.

D. They learn all the college courses.

2.According to the passage,“City-as–School” can help __________.

A. students learn a lot about different kinds of work

B. all the students go to college

C. students make much money while studying

D. students forget the duty of their work

3. What is the best title for the passage?

A. A New City B. A New School

C. A New-type School D. A Girl in New York

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

1.They ______________ (交流) in sign language in the past.

2.We drove very slowly and carefully on ______________ (高山) roads.

3.Uncle Tom usually ______________ (放松)by playing chess after a hard day’s work.

4.We are busy ______________ (打印) when I came in.

根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式空。

1.It’s ______________ (possible) for dogs to fly. Stop daydreaming, Eddie.

2.Most children are afraid of real ______________ (mouse), but they like Mickey Mouse.

3.The poor boy’s parents have been ______________ (die) for years.

4.If you want to see some ______________ (Europe) buildings, Rome is a good place to visit.

动词填空（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。

1.When I got home, my parents ______________ (discuss) the traveling plan happily.

2.The students will not go to the Summer Palace if it ______________ (rain) tomorrow.

3.He ______________ (not realize) the importance of learning English until two years ago.

4.---Where is Jack? --- He ______________ (ride) an indoor roller coaster over there.

5.______________ (repair) my computer cost me 100 yuan yesterday.

6.I hear that you ______________ (lie) in bed for a lot of days. Are you feeling better now?

7.We must try our best to stop the pollution ______________ (live) a happier life.

8.I like reading the book very much. I ______________ (renew) it in a week.

任务型阅读（本大题共5空，每空1分，共5分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。每空一词。

It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know what future really is? I have to say that future is now. That is to say we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it well.

There is an old English saying:“Gain time, gain life "Then what’s time? Time is something that we can’t see or touch, but we can feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeably. We always say “Time is money”, but time is even more precious(珍贵的) than money, because when money is spent, we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is priceless.

We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.

As we all know, "Time and tide wait for no man.”If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter. Remember:“No pains, no gains.”Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest.

Title: Future and Today

完成句子（本大题共6题，每小题1.5分，共9分）

根据所给的汉语，用英语完成句子

1.马航MH370离开吉隆坡这么久了。我们仍然不知它去哪儿了？

Plane MH370 ________________________ Kuala Lumpur for so long. We still don’t know where it has gone.

2.这种乳酪蛋糕太好吃，我忍不住又吃了一块。

This kind of cheese cake was so nice that I____________________________________________ a second one.

3.我花了一个半小时才等到下一班车。

It _____________________________________________________________________________ the next bus.

4. 今天的节目就到此为止，明天见。

__________________________________________________________________________.See you tomorrow.

5.在过去的十年里,我们认为我们的生活条件发生了很大的变化。

We think that our __________________________________________________________ in the past ten years.

6.他面带微笑走进了教室。

He came into the classroom, __________________________________________________________________.

书面表达（本大题共10分）

现在网络文学非常受青少年欢迎，但良莠不齐，作为青少年，请谈谈你对此的看法。

要点：1.越来越多的青少年热衷于网上阅读。

2.他们通常花很多时间在网上阅读，结果不能按时交作业，课上还常打瞌睡。

3.好书有益我们的身心，但是网上许多书不适合青少年，会影响(influence)我们的健康。

4.你建议....

Now, online books are very popular among young people

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We will see __________ even stronger China in __________ near future.

A. a; the B. an; the

C. the; a D. an; a

He has been a member of the Football Club _______.

A. two years ago B. since last year

C. last year D. in 2008

_______ great fun it is to fly in a balloon!

A. What B. What a C. How a D. How