The green bag reminded the old man the days when he was young .

A. with B. by C. of D. at

Young people must be ready take new challenges

A. for ; with B. to ; on

C. for ; for D. to ; by

--–Many people think women are better at cooking than men .

--- . Most top chefs (厨师) in the world are men .

A. I agree B. Exactly

C. That’s not the case D. Not at all

To us， it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade (遮蔽) against the sun.

Nobody knows who first invented it， but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese， back in the eleventh century BC.

We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use : it became a symbol of honor and power(权力). In the Far East in ancient times， the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.

In Europe， the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece， but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe， the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it became a symbol of power.

Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time， though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.

1.Ancient people first used umbrellas as ____.

A. a symbol of honor

B. protection against the sun

C. a symbol of power

D. protection against the rain

2.According to the passage， the umbrella was probably first used in ancient ______.

A. Egypt . B. Babylon C. Rome D. China

3.The underlined word royal might mean _ in Chinese.

A. 王室的 B. 富有的

C. 中产阶级的 D. 贫穷的

4. According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true？

A. The ancient Greeks used the umbrella in their daily life.

B. Europeans hardly used the umbrella during the middle ages.

C. The umbrellas for women were made colorful in ancient times.

D. The style of the umbrella hasn't changed a lot since it was invented

5.This passage is mainly about ___________.

A. the sales of the umbrella

B. the differences among umbrellas

C. the invention of the umbrella

D. the history and the use of the umbrella

“I’m so sorry. It was all my fault， with no excuse and no reason，” said the 23-year-old Taiwan actor， Kai Ko or Ko Chen-tung (柯震东)， bowing to the press conference (新闻发布会). Ko apologized publically for taking drugs (吸毒) with friends at his house in Beijing“It was my personal behavior， selfish and stupid. I cannot go back in time to undo what I did， but there is willingness to correct a mistake. I want to correct my mistake， because I don’t want to see the sad faces of those who love me and those who I love. I am really sorry to them.”Ko said.

Ko became very famous and popular after starring in the film called You Are the Apple of My Eye in 2011. His clean and youthful image won him many fans. For those fans， they are willing to trust Ko. By the end of the 10-minute press conference， 3，207 users of Sina Weibo (新浪微博) supported Ko and hoped he would be a better person in the future.

However， there were other voices. Wang Zhuo， a user of Sina Weibo said， “ It doesn’t matter whether he apologizes or not， because nobody cares. Showbiz and the arts industry (娱乐圈) will not use anyone like him from now on anyway.” Another user said， “After 14 days of detention (监禁)， Ko’s acting skills grew a lot!”

When asked what his plans are after he regained freedom， Ko said he would continue to cooperate with the police on further investigations (调查) after returning to Taiwan.

1. Ko Cheng-tung apologized publically because he____________.

A. took drugs B. hit his fans

C. did badly in his film D. said something bad

2.What made Ko become famous？

A. The song called You Are the Apple of My Eye.

B. The film You Are the Apple of My Eye.

C. His good looking.

D. His background.

3.How long did the press conference last？

A. We don’t know. B. 1 hour.

C. Half an hour. D. 10 minutes

4. What does the user mean by saying “After 14 days of detention， Ko’s acting skills grew a lot”？

A. He thinks Ko is still a good actor.

B. He supports Ko no matter what happened.

C. He doesn’t trust what Ko said.

D. He thinks Ko has trained hard and improved his acting skills.

5.The best title for the passage is “_________________”.

A. Drugs are dangerous

B. A famous Taiwan actor

C. Apologizing for taking drugs

D. At the press conference

根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子

1.His sculptures have won high (赞扬)from the art community .

2.Life is like a (比赛). You either take the lead or fall behind .

3.In Western countries ， a year is （划分）into a cycle of 12 star signs .

4.The doctor (承诺) us success ， or we could get our money back .

5.A child usually has perfect (信任) in its mother .

根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空

1.If you have difficulty _________ (learn) English， you can ask for your teacher’s help .

2.Our history teacher told us that TaiWan _________ (be) a part of China.

3.–What about going shopping at the weekend ， Ningning ？

-- The shopping mall is full of people. I’d rather_________ (stay) at home .

4.His (decide) to retire surprised all of us .

5.His mother got even (thin) after he failed in exam .

书面表达

假如你叫王兵，请你根据下表用英文介绍你班新来的同学Tom

要求：1、80词左右，开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词汇。

2、不要逐字翻译，注意通顺连贯。

3、注意省略号处的补充发挥。

Tom is my new classmate.

I hope more and more students can make friends with him.

--I saw Ann _______ a green dress at the school meeting.

--I think she looks better_______ red.

A. dressed; in B. put on ; on

C. wearing ; in D. wear ; on

______ of them could solve the problem, so we turned to a third person for help.

A. None B. Either C. Both D. Neither