Gladys Holm was a secretary (秘书). She worked in an office all her life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise—$18 million! She gave the money to a children’s hospital.

Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend’s daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”.

Gladys always gave toys and other presents to her friends but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned that she was a millionaire. One of her friends said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’t know she was rich.”

How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She bought the stocks (股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the children’s hospital”. No one knew that the “something” was $18 million!

1. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because .

A. she had too much money

B. she had a lot of toy bears

C. she had never got married and had no children

D. she liked children very much

2. , so she got rich.

A. Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary

B. Gladys did what the boss told her to do

C. Gladys got the money from the boss

D. Gladys did another job in the hospital

3.When Gladys Holm became a millionaire, .

A. she spent most of the money on nice presents and things

B. she stopped working

C. she still lived in the same way

D. she could hardly wait to tell her friends and family

Perhaps you’ve seen the English letters “WC” in your city. They show public toilets. But do you know it is far from elegant (优雅的) English? In fact, foreigners from English-speaking countries rarely use the letters.

Workers in our city are changing “WC” signs all over the city. The government is spending much money changing all the bad English on signs and restaurant menus. Many other places in China are following our steps.

“WC, or water closet, is old-fashioned English. It sounds dirty to me,” says Charlie Shifflet, a young man from the US. The old sign will become “Gents/Men” and “Ladies/Women”.

“I see lots of poor English in everyday life, and not only on signs,” he says. “I know what they mean. But they are Chinglish(中式英语), not real English. For example, when someone says to me ‘My hometown is Henan Province’, I know he should say: ‘My hometown is in Henan Province’. ‘Hometown’ is a smaller place in a province.” The common mistakes he picked up include “Not Entry”, which should be “No Entry”, “Direction of Airport” should be changed to “To the Airport”. And it is “room rate”, not “room price”. And remember to “Keep off the grass”, rather than “Care of the green”.

1.What does the writer think of the use of “WC”?

A. He doesn’t think it means water closet.

B. He doesn’t think it old-fashioned English.

C. He doesn’t think it proper（正确的）for a sign.

D. He thinks it elegant English.

2.Charlie Shifflet ____________.

A. is a Chinese living in America

B. thinks Chinese people are sometimes using incorrect English

C. likes to hear or see Chinglish

D. sometimes uses Chinglish

3.The last paragraph is about ____________.

A. why there are so many Chinglish signs

B. examples of Chinglish

C. where Chinglish signs are

D. who uses Chinglish signs

Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries.

Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest（竞赛） on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant(选手), explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was needed to write down the word.

Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu. “I was not the smartest one,” she said. “But I paid attention to details.” To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries (词条) including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon(武器). She studied how Chinese characters were formed.

“When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how writers use words and sentences to express themselves,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.

“Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting (传承) Chinese culture,” said Su.

1.Lu Jialei was born in ________.

A. 1997 B. 1999 C. 2001 D. 2002

2. Lu Jialei studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary ________ for the contest.

A. for more than one week B. as long as one week

C. for more than half a month D. as long as half a month

3.The contestant was needed to write down the word ________.

A. after the contestant read the word to the host

B. before the host read the word to the contestant

C. after the host explained its meaning and gave sample sentences

D. before the contestant explained its meaning and gave sample sentences

4. Lu Jialei’s secret weapon was that ________.

A. she paid attention to details

B. she was the smartest contestant

C. she found the beauty of Chinese language

D. she studied how Chinese characters were formed

词汇运用

1.A large number of __(工厂) have been built in Wuxi in recent years.

2.Can the government do something to reduce water _____________ (污染) ？

3.There are many ____ (高山）in china.

4.I have to go to school every day ____________ (除了) on weekends.

5.There will be some rain in the ____________ (north) part of China next week.

6.It is __________(possible) for me to finish doing so much homework in such short time.

7.It’s nice to visit the places of natural _______ (beauty) ,they are very beautiful.

8.How many years has your grandmother been _______(die )?

动词填空

1.The Greens ____________(have) supper when suddenly there was a knock at the door.

2.You will hurt yourself if you _______(be not) careful.

3.Playing computer games ________(take) him about three hours every day.

4.--- Where is your father ?

----He ______(drink ) too much and is lying in the sofa now.

5.Every one of you should spend as much time as you can ___________ ( practice ) speaking English every day.

6.----What is that noise ? ----Oh ,the neighbours ______________ (prepare) for a party

7.No one except his parents ___________ (know) where he lives now.

8.There__________(be ) little rain in Jiangsu in three days, is there?

完成句子：

1.那位妈妈看到走失的女儿，忍不住一直哭。

The mom _________________________when she saw her missing daughter.

2.春天是参观中国园林的最好时间。

Spring is ________________________ Chinese gardens.

3.上周我爸爸乘直达航班去纽约了。

My father ______________________ New York last week.

4.你经常通过邮件与你的朋友保持联系吗？

Do you often ______________ your friends by email?

5. 对于驾驶员来说，在高速公路上高速驾驶是很危险的。

It’s dangerous for drivers __________________________ on the high way.

6.自从去年，他就加入了航行俱乐部。

He _________________________ the sailing club since last year.

任务型阅读:

We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you to live a green life.

Remember these three words; reduce(减少), reuse and recycle(循环使用).

Reduce means" use less". Don't waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think if it is really necessary or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy thing, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.

Reuse mean" use again". Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should take care of them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It's better to use a china cup(瓷杯) and a lunch box because you can use them again.

Recycle means" change things into something else". Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it's better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.

Title: 1. to Live a Green Life

书面表达

假设你是Nancy，请以“Changes in my hometown”为题，介绍一下你家乡的变化。

要点： 1. 这些年来，我的家乡发生了很大的变化。

2. 我的家乡过去是个安静的小镇。道路又窄又脏，到处是垃圾。人们住在又小又旧的房子里。人们只能靠步行或骑自行车出行。

3. 现在街道宽阔干净，两边绿树成荫。人们已经搬进了新的公寓。人们出行靠公交车或打的。许多家庭甚至有了私家车。

4. 人们过上了舒适的生活。

要求：1. 短文应包括要点中所给的信息；

2. 行文连贯，书写规范；

3. 字数80词左右。

Changes in My Hometown

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Russia is ____________European country and South Africa is _________ African coutry.

A an; an B a; a C an; a D a; an

—How _______ is it from Beijing to Shanghai? —It’s about two _______ flight.

A. far; hour’s B. long; hour’s

C. long; hours’ D. far; hours’