The Internet is full of false information. It is important for us all to avoid being fooled by such information. Here are three examples of Internet hoaxes.

On his website, a man by the name of Tony has asked for money to save the life of a pretty little rabbit named Toby that he saved from under his house. A cat must have attacked the rabbit, the man said, so he took it in. he gave Toby loving care and nursed him back to health. There is a very cruel point, however. If the man doesn’t receive enough money, he will eat poor little Toby. (Don’t worry, though. Remember, it’s just a hoax!)

While the streets of New Orleans, the USA, were still flooded after a terrible hurricane (飓风), a frightening e-mail was sent around the Internet. It included a photograph of a large crocodile(鳄鱼) over five meters long. According to the message, it had been swimming around the flooded city eating people. It was later discovered that the photographs of the crocodile were of one that was caught in the Congo (刚果) years before.

The following e-mail hoax takes in many people. It says that a large British company will pay you to send their e-mail to as many people as possible. For every person that you send the e-mail to, it promises you will receive $5.00; for every person that you send it to that sends it to someone else, you’ll get $3.00; and for every third person that receives it, you will be paid $1.00. To make it even more believable, the sender says that at first he thought it was a hoax, but the company soon sent him $800.00.

1.The underlined word “hoaxes” means .

A. games B. websites C. lies D. stories

2.The crocodile in the photograph actually lived in________ .

A.New Orleans B. the USA

C. Britain D. the Congo

3.Some people believe that they can_________ if they send e-mail.

A. become famous B. find friends

C. make money D. keep promises

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The city of New Orleans was flooded because of the terrible hurricane.

B. If the man doesn’t receive enough money, he will eat poor little Toby.

C. The crocodile swam around the flooded city and ate several people.

D. Someone received $800.00 from the company because of the e-mail.

5.The main idea of the passage is to _________.

A. teach how to create a professional website with attractive stories

B. show that anyone can create good Internet hoaxes with some facts

C. explain that, even though they seem false, Internet hoaxes might be true

D. tell people to be careful of Internet hoaxes by giving some examples

A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for the past ten years or so.

It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas. Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…,spending money is nothing. I felt too tired to think of any special gifts.

Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.

Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling （摔跤）at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored (赞助) by an inner-city church. These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.

As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets (头盔) to protect their ears. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.

Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot potential (潜力) , but losing like this could take the heart out of them.” Justin loved kids—all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to inner-city church without leaving my name.

On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.

1.Justin hated Christmas because _____.

A. he didn’t enjoy receiving gifts

B. he had a hard time choosing gifts

C. he spent too much money buying gifts

D. he disliked putting gifts under the Christmas tree

2.We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church_____.

A. were well dressed

B. paid no attention to safety

C. feared Kevin’s team

D. couldn’t afford a helmet

3.How did Justin feel about the team’s failure ?

A. Upset B. Angry C. Hopeless D. Shameful

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. The Church Gift

B. A Special Note

C. The White Envelope

D. A Christmas Card

词汇检测

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。

1.When bad news is ___________(宣布), she thinks at once that this could happen to her.

2.The information ___________(下面) can help you improve communication with your team.

3.The situation became worse for them when the __________(下雨) season began.

4.All the passengers must go through ___________(安全) check before they take a plane.

5.From the sixteenth of January to the seventh of ____________(二月) is our Winter Holiday.

6.From then on, they were almost ___________(完全地) cut off from the outside world.

7.Barry stood in front of the mirror, ___________(系) a tie. He was going for a party.

8.---Is there any _________ about the murder?

---It is said that the police have collected a great deal of useful information so far.

9.---Do you and your family set ________ fireworks at the spring festival?

---No. Nowadays, more and more people consider it is harmful and also causes pollution.

10. ---How about the party last night?

---It couldn’t be better. We _________ ourselves around the fire by singing and dancing.

句子翻译

将下列句子译成英语,并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。

1.保持健康对我们是必要的吗？

2.上次他建议为贫困地区的孩子捐钱。

3.书，报纸和杂志不准带出图书馆。

4.那位会计出国已有两个半月了。

5.你能告诉我，你的父亲长什么样子?

阅读表达

阅读短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。

Your smartphone may seem like the centre of your entertainment, but a Kent State University study shows that too much phone use is taking the fun right out of our spare time.

Researchers watched a group of nearly 500 students and recorded their daily smartphone use. Those who were considered in the “high-use” group experienced more stress during their spare time than the other group.

So what can we do in order to really take advantage of our spare time? We have collected the following activities that also take a few hours to complete, but best part of all, you’ll improve your health in the process（过程）.

Whether you’re at home or on holiday, it’s important to disconnect from the Wi-Fi. Walking in nature can do good to your health. As a professional（职业的）traveler. Samantha Brown put it in a recent passage, “ I put my map in my back pocket, put down my phones and take a good, long walk. Just walk around.”

Go to bed earlier. What can help improve your mood? Extra sleep, naturally. Getting the right amount of sleep is very important to our health and studies show that we don’t get enough of it.

Read a book. And let yourself get lost in a good story. Research shows that reading can reduce stress, keep your brain sharp and can even help you sleep better. Everyone should spend at least 30 minutes reading every day.

Putting pen to paper is a good exercise. Try writing down your thoughts. Writing has a lot of health advantages. Besides, writing down your thoughts may even help clear your mind.

1.How many activities does the writer advise us to do to improve our health?

_________________________________________________________________________

2.Why did the Kent State University do the study?

_________________________________________________________________________

3.As a student, which will you spend more time on, smartphones or books when you have free time? Why?

_________________________________________________________________________

书面表达

假设你是悉尼大学一名华裔学生，名叫Jason Wu。你从China Daily土看到该报正在开展主题为Change for a Better China的环保讨论活动。你打算结合自己所居住的小镇的变化，给报社写一封英文信参与讨论。内容提示见下表：

注意事项：

1. 英文信须包括表格中所有提示内容，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2. 表格中“感想建议”一栏须用2-3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；

3. 词数在90个左右，信的首尾己在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数；

4. 信件内容必须写在答题卡指定的位置上。

参考词汇：

澳洲最美小镇(Australia's Nicest Towns) 清洁能源(clean energy)

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Good news! We’ll have ________ one-day holiday. Let’s go on a spring outing.

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

— What’s your favourite， David?

—I like _________ most. I often spend hours a day listening to it on iPad.

A. sports B. music C. science D. stamps

If you _______ in class， you should ________ sorry to your teacher after class.

A. say， tell B. speak， talk

C. talk， speak D. talk， say

—Jim was in time for the concert.

— Yes. He had ________ one minute to arrive， no more or no less.

A. especially B. probably C. exactly D. hardly