用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。

1.The photo is about a pretty girl who is protecting her reading materials ______ the showers.

2.It doesn’t _______ to buy that expensive coat when these cheap ones are just as good.

3.They did have her granny’s _______ birthday celebrated last month.

4.The activity is organized by these Young ________.

5.The flies ______ away because they wore special hats on the farm yesterday.

阅读下面短文，然后根据所给的汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。（每空限填一词）

Some people believe that schools will no longer be necessary in the future. They say that because of the Internet and other new technology, there is no 1. （必要） for school buildings, classes or teachers.

Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can’t 2. （想象） how our society will be.

In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make school be connected to libraries, 3. （博物馆）, science centers, labs and even companies. Learning programs should be 4. （创造）for schools by the special companies. Talks can be given by scientists or professors through the Internet. Besides, TV networks and local stations can develop programs about things students are 5. (实际上）studying in school. Labs can set up websites to show new technology so 6. （以便）it can be seen on the Internet.

Is this a dream? No. there are already 7. （许多） cities where this is beginning to happen. Here the whole city is connected to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school, and in the offices. Business provides programs for the schools and the society. The schools provide computer labs for people 8. （没有）their own computers at home. Because everyone can be on the Internet, older people use it as much as younger ones. And everyone can visit distant libraries and museums as 9. （容易） as nearby ones.

How will this new kind of school change the usual way of learning? It is too early to be sure, but it is very 10. (激动人心的) to think about it. Technology will change the way we learn； schools will change as well； and we will all learn something from the Internet.

语法填空

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Christmas is one of the most important festivals in Western countries. But what does Christmas mean? Does it just mean having parties, decorating Christmas trees 1. giving presents to each other ? No, not exactly. The true 2. (mean) of Christmas lies behind all these things. Maybe Charles Dickens’ novel, a Christmas Carol,can make you think more of Christmas.

Charles Dickens told us a story about a mean (吝啬的）old man 3. is called Scrooge. Scrooge cares about nothing but his business and money. He treats others badly. Then one Christmas Eve, Scrooge has a dream, in his dream, he meets the ghost (鬼) of Jacob Marley, one of his partners. Marley was as mean as Scrooge when he was alive. But after he 4. (dead), he was punished 5. his unkindness. He tells Scrooge that three spirits(幽灵) will visit him soon.

And then 6. day they have mentioned comes at last. One of them is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The spirit takes Scrooge to see what will happen to him when he is dead. Scrooge is sad and frightened 7. (find) that nobody cares about his death. He is so afraid that he wakes up and finds out it is just a nightmare(恶梦).

The dream warns Scrooge to change 8. (him) and be kind to others. He changes quickly and he celebrates Christmas happily with his relatives by giving gifts. From then 9. , he treats everyone with kindness and warmth. So what does the story tell us? Yes, it tells us that we should show kindness to others by 10. (spread)love and joy.

任务型阅读

请仔细阅读方框中的名言，然后将它们与1—5题中的话语配对。

The Real Meaning Of Serenity(安祥；安静)

Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of serenity. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.

1.______________ The lake was a perfect mirror for serene towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy(松软的,毛茸茸的) white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of serenity.

2. ______________ But they were rocky and had no tall trees. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a noisy waterfall. This did not seem quiet at all.

3.________________ he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rushing water, sat the mother bird on her nest ----- in perfect serenity.

4. ________________________ The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?

5.“Because,” explained the king, “serenity does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise and trouble. _______________________ That is the real meaning of serenity."

书面表达

当前，有许多学生，特别是中学生在平日的学习成绩检测中时有作弊现象，请围绕这一话题，参考以下要点写一篇100词左右短文。

At present, a number of middle school students have picked up a bad habit---cheating in examinations

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--- What can I do for you, sir?

--- I want ______ iPhone 6S plus for my wife as ______ unexpected gift.

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

--- When is Jay's concert?

--- It's ________ three o'clock ________ the afternoon of July 18th.

A. at, in B. at, on C. on, in D. in，on

Sorry. I mistook ________ pen for ________ and took it home. I’ll bring it back tomorrow.

A. your, my B. your, mine

C. my, yours D. my, your

He didn’t get used to the life in Australia ________ he graduated from college.

A. because B. until C. when D. but

--- What a good ________ you’ve given me! Thanks a lot.

--- My pleasure.

A. information B. news C. suggestion D. advice