4.  He will let you know the result________________________ (― .....就)he finishes the competition.

 3.  You'll feel better if you tell me what's_______________________  (挂在心上).

2.                                        (凭借)the wonders of modern technology, the world is more connected than ever before.

1.                                       (无论何时)you meet with difficulties, you can ask me for help.

在电视已经完全普及的今天，电视对人们生活的影响引起了广泛的争论。乔（Joe)认为看电 视是有好处的。假如你是乔，请用英文写一篇文章支持自己的观点。

 内容要点：

1.通过看电视可以更多地了解周围的世界，学习最新的知识；

2.感到疲劳的时候，通过看电视可以使自己放松；

3.作为一个足球迷，可以通过电视观看世界杯：

4.但要注意更好地安排自己的时间，要按时完成作业；

5.父母不要只关心分数，希望……

 注意事项：

1.短文须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2.第5要点须用2-3句话展开合理想像，作适当发挥；

3.词数在90个灰右，短文的首句己给出，不计入总词数。

TV plays an important role in our daily life. It brings some advantages._

Sue and Jim were neighbours for five years but they were never interested in each other.    Then    one

day, Sue saw    Jim’s music collection. She noticed a rare punk rock CD that she also owned.    At    that

moment, she realized that they both had the same interest in music and they started talking. Sue said, “1 thought we had nothing in common (相同）until I saw his CD by the New York Dolls.” They are now married and living with each other.

Some psychologists (心理学家）think that your music is related to (有联系的）your personality. As part of a test at the University of Texas, Austin, USA, volunteers created a CD of their ^ravourite songs. The volunteers then listened to each other’s CDs and made guesses about the CD creator’s personality — outgoing (外向的)，adventurous (大胆的)，happy, and so on. These strangers correctly guessed much more about each others’ personalities through their CDs than through their clothes or their favourite films. For example, Sue and Jim love punk music, which means they have outgoing personalities.

The psychologists who did the test found Snoop Dog (hip-hop) fans may be energetic and like to talk. People who like U2 (rock/pop music) are generally independent and adventurous.

The psychologists also found that Louis Armstrong (jazz) fans tend to (倾向于）be shy. The

psychologists were surprised to find that rap and heavy metal fans were also shier and quieter than many other music lovers.

1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._

I needed to buy a digital (数码）camera, one that was simply good at taking good photos, maybe sometimes for magazines. I went online, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and left for my nearest big friendly camera store. There on the shelf was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. I pointed at it and asked an assistant (售货员），“Can I have one of those?” He looked perturbed (不安).“Do you want to try it first?” he said. It didn’t quite sound like a question. “Do I need to?” I replied. “There’s nothing wrong with it?” This made him look a bit unhappy and I started to feel bad. “No, no. But you should try it.” he said. “Compare (比较）it with the others.”

I looked across at the others: shelves of similar cameras along the wall, offering a bit different prices and discounts (折扣)，with each company selling some models around the same basic (基本的） box. With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to take Z and possibly H into my choice. But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two choices that I had entered the store with: first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced (取代）by a new model.

In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen. The assistant seemed a nice man. So I let him take out my chosen camera from the shelf, show how it took excellent pictures of some shoppers... and when he started to introduce the special parts, I stopped him and asked whether I needed to buy a carry-case and a memory card as well.

Why do we think that new choices still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer a chance to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine.

(    )6. The shop assistant insisted (坚持）that the writer should_.

A. try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it

B. compare the camera he had chosen with the others

C. get more information about different companies

D. believe him and stop asking questions

(    )7. What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it”?

A. The camera would soon fall in value.

B. The price of the camera was very high.

C. The quality of the camera was not good.

D. He should get a 50% discount

(    )    8. The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he_.

A. knew very little about it

B. didn’t believe the shop assistant

C. had a special interest in taking pictures of shoppers

D. wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best

(    )    9. It can be inferred (推断）from the passage that in the writer’s opinion (观点)，__.

A. people waste too much money on cameras

B. cameras have become an important part of our daily life

C. in fact we don’t need so many choices when buying a product

D. famous companies care more about the money they can make than quality

When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.

1)    Look in the mirror and say to yourself, “I am a special person and there’s no one in the world like me. I can do anything!” It may not sound so good, but it really works!

2)    Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.

3)    Smile! Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends    and family.

4) Leam something new! Have you always wanted to decorate your own room or leam how to swim? Go for it! New challenges （挑战）are fiin and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished.

5) Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination (想象）fly! Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express your feelings.

6) Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your Mum or Dad or maybe even your cousin.

(    )    1.    This passage may be taken from_.

A. a science book B. a story book    C. a magazine    D. school rules

(    )    2.    What does the underlined part “a sense of accomplishment” mean?

 A.成就感    B.忧伤感    C.挫折感    D.信任感

(    )3. Which of the following should you say “No” to when you are unhappy?

A. You should always look for the good things of others.

B. Stay alone at home as much as possible.

C. Leam something new and go for it!

D. Keep a diary to express your feelings.

(    )    4.    The best title for the passage is  _

A. Do Your Best    B.    Six    Ways to Feel    Good    about Yourself

C. It’s Never too Late to Leam    D.    Always Smile    to    Your Life

(    )5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. You should be helpful to others.    B. You should smile to others.

C. You can turn to your family when you are unhappy.

D. You should look down on others.

Many objects (物体）that people use each day started with a simple idea. These objects have often 1 the way we live. Some help us to do a job more 2 . Others help us to fill a need or _3 a problem.

In 1585 Lipman had such an idea. One day he took 4 a pencil, a piece of paper and an eraser. Then he began to write. Sometimes he 5 to change a word. Each time he had to 6 under his books and paper to find the eraser. “I wish my eraser would stay in one    7    !’’ he thought to himself.

Then Lipman had his simple idea. He 8  a groove    (沟槽）in one end of the pencil. He    glued the eraser into this groove. Later he thought that others might    9    to have such a pencil. So  he  sold his invention. Soon pencils 10 erasers came into use.

(    )    1.    A.    shown    B. found    C.    changed    D.    pointed

(    )2.    A. easily    B. clearly    C.    luckily    D.    carefully

(    )3.    A.    discuss    B. study    C.    offer    D.    solve

(    )4.    A.    back    B. out    C.    way    D.    off

(    )5.    A.    began    B. failed    C.    refused    D.    needed

(    )    6.    A.    search    B. see    C.    hide    D.    move

(    )    7.    A.    side    B. box    C.    place    D.    space

(    )8.    A.    put    B. cut    C.    drew    D.    made

(    )9.    A.    agree    B. forget    C.    like    D.    mean

(    )10.    A.    with    B. without    C.    or    D.    and

Here is a sign in front of the ticket office of the Snoopy World.

(    )    1.    How    long    are the business hours for the Snoopy World?

A. Six hours.    B. Seven hours.    C. Nine hours.    D. Ten hours.

(    )    2.    Mr    Wang,    a teacher, will take 10 students there. How much should he pay?

A. $ 1,200.    B. $ 960.    C. $ 800.    D. $ 240.

(    )3.    What can you do in the Snoopy World?

A. Park cars.    B.    Touch the sculptures.

C. Take some pictures during the visit.   D. Take a child under six in   for free.