One of sweetest memories as a child is of going down to the river and sitting comfortably on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to songs of birds. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under the pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their original state after the wind had died down.

When I think about the bamboo tree’s ability to bend and move back, the word “resilience” comes to my mind. When it is used for a person, this word means the ability to readily recover(恢复) from shock, sadness or any other suffering. Have you ever felt like you were going to snap? Have you ever felt like you were at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived to talk about it.

Life is a mixture(混合) of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.

An amount of hope will take you through the unpleasant suffering. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem. The unpleasant suffering may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.

If things get tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but don’t break!

1.What does the word “snap” in the second paragraph most probably mean?

A．break B．change C．win D．complain

2.What can help people get through sufferings according to the writer?

A．Holding peace and quiet in mind.

B．Waiting until sufferings disappear.

C．Experiencing more bad times.

D．Hoping for a better tomorrow.

3. What would be the best title of this passage?

A．Memories of Bamboo B．Be Like Bamboo

C．Enjoying Bamboo D．Characteristics of Bamboo

根据句意，在答卷标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

1.We got the chance to meet with local ___________ (music) and listen to them play.

2.That man is far _______________ (wealth) than you think.

3.The firemen _________________ (control) the fire, so all of them were out of danger.

4.With the help of his friends, he has _____________ (success) reached his goal.

完成句子

1.我认为看电视广告就是浪费时间。

I think watching TV ads ___________________________________.

2.我看见他们正手拿旗挥舞着。

I saw them __________________________________________.

3.我想知道他是否真的有表演天赋。

I wonder _____________________________________________or not.

4.孩子受鼓励越多,表现越好。

_________________________, the better they will behave.

5.它之所以特别是因为它是以现代方式编曲的。

It is special because it’s ___________________________________________.

6.他提出的建议对我来说具有很大的价值，值得采纳。

The advice he gave was of ____________________________that it was worth taking.

Happy Sheep is a famous character in Chinese .

A. comedies B. documentaries

C. chat shows D. Cartoons

You can send text messages 10099 to vote your favourite TV programme.

A. to; to B. on; to C. on; for D. to; for

The film by Spielberg is worth .

A. was directed; seeing B. directed; seeing

C. was directed; to see D. directed; to see

—You don’t like watching drama series, do you?

— . And I have little time to watch them.

A. Of course, I do B. No, I don’t

C. Yes, of course not D. No, I do indeed

Liang Xiyan still misses her long black hair, which was cut two weeks ago.

Liang became a senior high school student in September. In her new school, the rules say that boys’ hairstyles must be cropped (剪短) and girls’ hair cannot fall below their shoulders.

Liang’s school is not alone: many have similar rules on hairstyles. Teachers think a cool hairstyle is a waste of time and money. It may also distract students from their studies. “Your personality is not shown in how you wear your hair but in your ability,” say teachers.

It’s difficult for students to follow these rules. Teenage students like to look nice but they are asked to wear school uniforms. Liang says the only way in which they can be different lies in how they wear their hair. And they want to copy their favorite stars’ hairstyles. They wouldn’t be happy in a school with strict rules.

“I prefer a school with rules on hairstyles,” said Li Man, a Senior 1 student. She said her school’s rules on hairstyles are OK but there could be some little changes. “For example, boys should be allowed to have their hair a little longer,” Li said. “But students must not dye or curl their hair (染发或烫发). This way there will not be so many complaints.”

1. Which of the following hairstyles is not allowed in Liang’s school?

2. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us .

A. what rules schools have

B. what students think of the rules

C. why schools have the rules

D. how many schools have similar rules

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “distract” in Chinese?

A. 引领 B. 使分心 C. 保护 D. 使远离

4.We can learn that students in Liang’s school.

A. can show their personalities by hairstyle

B. must not have a cool hairstyle

C. should wear the same shoes to school

D. can show they are different by wearing their favorite clothes

短文填词

阅读下面的短文，根据所给的首字母提示，用合适的单词填空。

The kind of dancing called ballet (芭蕾) began in Italy 500 years ago. You go to a t 1. to see ballet which tells a story using music and dance. Ballet developed greatly in France about 350 years ago and d 2. all over the world still call all the movements (动作) by their French names.

The Royal Ballet School(皇家芭蕾学院) in London is famous and children interested in ballet dreaming of b 3. able to go there. The school holds several audition (表演会) every year where they choose s 4. children to train as ballet dancers. Auditions t 5. a whole day and about 1,000 children go to the auditions every year. The c 6. , aged about 10 or 11, are given numbers to pin (别在) on their clothes and, in a group, they copy the movements made by a teacher. Ballet teachers w 7. the children carefully and choose the children who have a suitable shape, some natural t 8. and who very much want to learn. Children from other c 9. can go to the Royal Ballet School. They can send a video of themselves dancing and if they are good, they may be taken to travel to London for an audition. Every year, only 14 boys and 21 girls are c 10. to go to the school.

Tom has ________ that he lives a happy life.

A. a so well-paid job

B. such a well-paid job

C. so a well-paid work

D. such a well-paid work