The snow lasted until last Friday. I opened the window this morning and saw the sun but I felt much colder.

“You’d better go to work on foot, dear, ”said my husband, “It is dangerous for you to drive.”

I thought him right and agreed. It would take me about forty minutes to get to my hospital. There was about an hour left, so I started, with a bag of sandwich for breakfast. In the streets there was thick snow and ice and the traffic was less than before and people walked carefully. Suddenly I saw a car going fast. The driver tried to pass the crossing before the lights turned red. Maybe he didn’t see two boys in the middle of the street. His car knocked down one boy and stopped just in front of the police box.

People crowded around the boy at once. I rushed out of the gathering crowd(聚集的人群) and was going to look him over. But a man pushed me aside and said, “Step back, please. I’ve had a course in first aid.”

I had to stand and watch his ministrations(救助) for a few minutes. Then I said to him, “When you need a doctor, sir, I’m already here.”

1.It’s today.

A、snowy B、cloudy C、sunny

2.I left home this morning.

A、after breakfast B、before breakfast C、as usual

3.People walked carefully because .

A、it was very cold

B、there was much traffic

C、there was much snow and ice in the streets

4.The driver knocked down the boy because .

A、he had something important to do

B、he was afraid to be late for work

C、he drove too fast past the crossing

5.The man thought .

A、only he could give the boy first aid

B、the hospital was far from there

C、he had a lot of knowledge of medicine

Traveling to every part of the world gets easier, but how well do we know and understand each other. Here’s a simple test. Imagine you are planning to hold a meeting at four o’clock. What time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive? If they are Germans, they’ll arrive on time. If they are Americans, they’ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they’ll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians.

The British seemed to think since the English language was widely used in the world, people would always understand what they do. However, they found they were completely wrong. For example, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal. The Japanese prefer not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they don’t drink at lunchtime. The Germans like to talk business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.

1.What do the Germans prefer when they go to a meeting?

A、They prefer to be on time.

B、They prefer to arrive very early.

C、They prefer to arrive very late.

2.According to the text, if a group of Englishmen, Americans and Italians hold a

meeting, who will be the last to arrive?

A、The Englishmen. B、The Americans. C、The Italians.

3.What do the Japanese like to do at lunchtime?

A、To drink.

B、To get to know each other.

C、To talk business.

4.According to the writer, the British like to________.

A、arrive on time and talk business during the meal

B、arrive 15 minutes late and talk business after the meal

C、arrive a few minutes late and discuss business during the meal

5.By giving us the two examples, the writer means to show us that_______.

A、different countries have different cultures in different parts of the world

B、the Germans are more serious and have good living habits

C、the Italians are careless people and they are never on time for everything

People don’t mind if you put your elbows or arms on the table when you are not eating. But once you have started eating, you should only rest your forearms(前臂) on the table. You should let your kids know that table manners are more than about proper eating. Teaching your kids the following table manners whether they are eating in a restaurant or at home:

◆You should use a fork unless the food is meant to be eaten with fingers.

◆You should not fill your mouth with food.

◆You should chew with your mouth closed. Nobody likes to see food being chewed up or hear it being chewed on. You should not talk while your mouths full of food.

◆If you want something that is out of your reach, then just ask someone to pass it on to you.

◆You should not pick anything out of your teeth. If something is troubling you very much, you can excuse yourself and go to the restroom to pick it out.

◆You should always use a napkin to wipe your mouth, which should be placed on your lap when you are not using it. You shouldn’t wipe your face or your nose with a napkin, both are unpleasant.

◆If you are eating at someone’s home, don’t forget to express(表达) your thanks to the host. Also, tell him how delicious the food is, even if it isn’t.

1.You when you are eating.

A、can put your elbows on the table

B、can put your forearms on the table

C、should use your fork and fingers

2.The underlined part “out of your reach” means “ ” in Chinese.

A、你够不着 B、你能取上 C、你能靠近

3.If you need to pick something out of your teeth, you should_____.

A. pick it out with your hand covering your mouth

B. ask others to help you pick it out after eating

C. excuse yourself and go to the restroom to pick it out

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A、You are not supposed to chew with your mouth closed.

B、Napkins are used to wipe your mouth but not your face or nose.

C、You don’t need to thank the host if the food isn’t delicious.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A、What to put on the table

B、Teach kids how to cook

C、Table manners for kids

补全对话

从方框中选出适当的句子，完成对话，有两项为多余选项。

A：Hi, Mike! You're reading the novel again.

B：Yes, John. I've never been tired of it.

A：1. .

B：Four times. Every time I read it I can learn something new.

A：Really? 2. .

B：Mo Yan. I think he is a great Chinese writer.

A：3. . He is also my favorite writer. Please let me have a look at it.

B：OK. Here you are.

A：Mike, what do you think of this novel after reading so many times?

B：4. I haven't seen such a novel for long.

A：Where did you buy it?

B：In the Xinhua Bookshop.

A：I don't know where it is. 5. .

B：No, only 10 minutes' walk from here，next to the People's Park.

A：Oh，I see. I'm going there to get one, too. Thank you!

B：You're welcome!

阅读理解（二）

阅读下面短文，简要回答所给问题。

You may love to see tigers at the zoo. But what if you had to stay with one on a boat on the open sea for over 200 days? Life of Pi《少年派的奇幻漂流》, the movie from American Chinese director(导演), Li An, tells an amazing story.

Pi is a boy. He lives happily with his family in a beautiful Indian town. His father has a zoo, so Pi knows a lot about animals.

But one day, his father decides to move to Canada. He will sell all his animals there. The family begin to sail on the Pacific with all the zoo animals. But a big storm(暴风雨) hits their ship at night. Finally, Pi finds the only Survivors(幸存者) are himself and a large tiger called Parker on an 8-meter boat.

To keep himself alive, Pi has to keep feeding the tiger so that he does not get eaten. He tries to get on well with the tiger during a 227-day sail on the sea.

The movie is from a Canadian writer Yann Martel's book of the same name. The book has sold 7 million copies world-wide. It discusses not only hope but also relationship(关系) between humans and nature.

It took Li An four years to make the movie. He also used 3D for his first time. He hopes the movie will “make the people think”. Life of Pi opened in Chinese theaters on November 22, 2012.

1.Where does Pi's father decide to move?

2.What happens when they sail on the Pacific at night?

3.Why does Pi have to keep feeding the tiger?

4.What does the movie discuss?

5.How long did it take Li An to make the movie?

词语运用

根据所提供的语篇内容，用方框中所给出的词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、正确、连贯。方框中有两个词是多余的。

Every day standing at my information desk, I have to 1. lots of questions of the visitors coming from all over the world. People may ask 2. the strange things sometimes, I’m often 3. at the different questions that people ask.

I am 4. to give information about bus and subway routes(路线) in the city. Of course, visitors always have questions about the best ways of 5. to some interesting places. But quite often people are interested to know about museums, hospitals or 6. . Once a man wants me 7. care of his dog, and another 8. a woman asked me to watch her seven 9. !

I love my job though I am always 10. busy.

书面表达

亲爱的同学们，初中生活即将结束！在此离别之际，恰逢《中学生英语》征稿，请你以“A(n) (Lucky/Unusual/Exciting/Proud/Regretful(遗憾的)/……)Thing”为题，简要描述一件你亲身经历的、印象深刻的事情，并谈谈你从这件事中所获得的启示。

要求：1．写短文前，请用一个恰当的形容词补全下面的标题，所用形容词可以从上面括号中选取，也可以另外选择；2．语句通顺，表达准确，内容连贯；3．文中不得出现真实的校名和姓名；4．词数：80～100词。短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

A(n) Thing

In the past three years, the life of middle school has impressed me deeply. Many stories happened. The following is one of them.

There is ________bridge over the river．

A．an 110-metre-long B．a 110-metre-long

C．110 metre long D．110-metres-long

We hope ______ hard at his lessons now．

A．he to work B．him to work

C．to working D．he can work

My father made me read English yesterday．It’s a structure of__________．

A．S+V+P B．S+V+IO+DO

C．S+V+DO D．S+V+DO+OC