Jenny finally got the job because she ________ speak English well.

A. might B. must C. could

I don’t understand why more girls ________ to do housework than boys in today’s society.

A. asked B. were asked C. are asked

A 13-year-old American has made a cheap machine that can help blind people read.

The blind can read by using Braille – a system of small bumps (隆起物) that the blind touch to read the letters. The machine that makes these small bumps usually costs at least $2,000. It is called Braille writer. The American schoolboy, Shubham Banerjee, made a new Braille writer from a Lego tool that lets people create robots. Banerjee has called his new machine the Braigo – a combination (组合) of the words Braille and Lego. It costs just $ 350. It works by changing electronic text into Braille and then printing it using a computer or mobile machine.

Banerjee designed (设计) his Braigo last year for a school science exhibition. Since then, he has caught the interest of Silicon Valley in the USA. The big technology company Intel spent money on Banerjee’s machine last November, but they did not say how much money they put in. Banerjee also got $35, 000 from his father to help him start the project. His father works as a computer engineer (工程师) at Intel. He spoke about why he gave so much money to his son, saying:”We as parents started to be interested more, thinking that he’s on to something and this invention has to continue.” Banerjee told the AP News: “My dream would probably be having most of the blind people…using my Braigo.”

1.What is Braile in Line 2?

A. A system of bumps to help the blind read.

B. The name of a new invention.

C. A very cheap machine.

D. A Lego robot.

2.How much will one save if he buys a Braigo instead of a usual Braille writer?

A. Over $2,000. B. Less than $350.

C. Exactly $35,000. D. At least $1,650.

3.What does the Braigo change into Braille?

A. Photocopies. B. Voices.

C. Electronic text. D. Computer languages.

4.Why did Banerjee design his invention?

A. He did it as a hobby.

B. Intel told him to do it.

C. He did it for a school science project.

D. He wanted to get money from his father.

5.Banerjee’s parents wanted him to continue to _______.

A. catch Intel’s interest B. work on his invention

C. be a computer engineer D. use the new Braille writer

短文填空（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和首字母提示，在短文空白处填入适当的单词，使短文内容通顺、合理。并将完整的单词填写在答题卡的相应位置上。

Electricity is a type of energy that was discovered over 100 years ago. One of the most common w_1.___ to make electricity is by changing other energy sources (来源), such as coal, and oil or solar, wind and falling water. You may not even realize that electricity is a huge part of your e__2.___ life. Basically, it keeps your home and school w__3.___ in winter and cool in summer. W___4.___ it, you would never be able to watch your favourite TV show or listen to your MP3 player. Have you ever i_5.__ a world in which you can’t turn on a light, a computer, or even use the phone? So electricity is important to us and we n__6.___ electricity. That’s why it’s time to rethink our relationship with this v_7.___ resource (资源) and think about h__8.__ we can do our part to use it wisely.

书面表达（满分15分）

请根据写作要点和要求完成作文，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置上。

假设你是Li Shan, 读了Stephen Williams的博客（blog）后，想在他的评论栏（Comments）分享自己的童年趣事。请根据以下写作要点，用英文写一篇短文。

【写作要点】

【写作要求】

1.词数90左右；

2.短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3.文中需包括所有写作要点，但不要逐字翻译，可适当加入过渡语句，使短文通顺、连贯；

4.不能照抄原文，文中不能出现考生真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

语言规范，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

I still remember my experience of Start of Summer, one of the 24 Chinese solar terms.

……

I wish you all will come and experience the Chinese solar terms!

Li Shan, China

Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read.

John Medcalf, the priest，was moved. He also realized that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, faraway area grow to love books，they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.

But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other method could be used?

Medcalf got a new idea from the barefoot（赤脚）doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians（图书管理员）first appeared in the villages of northern Peru，almost thirty years ago.

The librarians began by going from village to village, lending books to villagers. They helped start The Rura1 Library Network of Peru.

At first，they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hard work. So, village elders took on the job themselves.

Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.

1.The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo

A. had a lot of books B. bought candles from others

C, enjoyed reading books D. lived in the church

2.The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to（指）” ”

A, to grow to love books B. to bring books to people

C. to read and write D. to build a new library

3.The passage doesn't mention

A, when the barefoot librarians appeared

B. who worked as village librarians at first

C. where Medcalf met Chinese doctors

D. how many village libraries Peru has today

4.It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that ．

A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village

C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D. the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

None of them have pity on the endangered animals. What ______ shame it is!

A. an B. the C. / D. a

— Your daughter’s coat looks too short on her. Why did you buy her a small coat like this?

— Well, when I bought the coat, she wasn’t so ______ as she is now.

A.short B. shorter C. tall D. taller

I was watching CCTV news at home when my cousin ______ me.

A. is ringing B. was ringing

C. ring D. rang

— Don’t forget ______ your homework before going out to play basketball, John.

— OK, Dad.

A. finishing B. finish

C. to finish D. to finishing