One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying "You don't say!" I was puzzled, and I thought, "Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about." So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?"

"Certainly! Everyone at home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!" "Yes, it is one of the mysteries in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it." As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, "You don't say! "

I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?"

"Well, I didn't ask you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised.

"Didn’t you say 'You don't say!'?" I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, "'You don't say!' means 'Really'. Perhaps you know little about English idioms（习语）. "

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1.The writer was puzzled（疑惑） because ____________.

A. the foreigner has some trouble in understanding him.

B. the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!”

C. the foreigner was not polite.

D. the writer thought there was something wrong with the foreigner.

2. What made the foreigner laugh? ___________.

A. The English idioms

B. The writer’s talking about the Great Wall

C. The writer’s question

D. The writer’s country

3.The story probably happened in ________.

A. China B. America

C. England D. Australia

4.The writer was puzzled _______ in the passage.

A. once B. twice

C. three times D．four times

5.The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “_____”.

A. Really B. OK

C. Thank you D. I don’t like it

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.

When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.

If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write but they still have to remember things. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory has been exercised.

So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do.

1.Someone can't have a good memory if __________.

A. he can't read or write

B. he doesn't use his memory

C. his parents haven't a good memory

D. he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time

2.If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, _________.

A. you can't use them any more

B. they will become stronger

C. they become weak but they slowly become strong again

D. they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Your memory works in different way as your arms or legs.

B. Your memory becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice.

C. Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.

D. A good memory comes from one’s parents.

4. Few people know that it is ________ if a friend has a poor memory.

A. his own fault

B. his parents' fault

C. his teachers' fault

D. nobody's fault

5.In the passage, the writer wants to tell us to practice _________.

A. using our arms or legs very often

B. reading and writing as much as we can

C. remembering things to improve our memory

D. having enough sleep and rest and being relaxed

拼写单词。根据句意写出单词的正确形式，使句子通顺达意。

1.Yao Ming is looked up ___________ by the young.

2.Don’t tell others about that. It is a ______________ between us.

3.I found a thief ____________ the purse that belongs to a woman when I was on the bus.

4.Our teachers have nothing _____________ playing soccer after school.

5.I’m sad. I feel even ___________ after watching the movie called Titanic.

6.Apples or bananas, which fruit do you __________________?

7.I was ______________ by a piece of music named Erquan Yingyue

8.There was a concert in the music hall and I ______________ it yesterday.

按要求完成句型转换。一空一词。

1.I like music that I can dance to.（就划线部分提问）

What ___________ ____________ music do you like?

2.Yesterday I asked someone to cut my hair.（同义句改写）

Yesterday I ______________ my hair ______________.

3. Tom’s mother asked, “do you finish your homework?”

Tom’s mother asked ____________ he ____________ his homework.

4.The manager made the workers finish the work at once.（改为被动语态）

The workers ____________ made ____________ finish the work at once by the manager.

短文填词。根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空，其中有一个单词多余。

I like to watch different kinds 1. how I feel that day. 2. like Men in Black or Cartoons like Kung Fu Panda have funny dialogues. After 3. them, the problems seem less serious and I feel much better again. Documentaries provide 4. information. My favorite action movie is spider Man. Because I can watch an exciting superhero who 5. the world in time. I also like to watch Scary movies, but sometimes, I am too scared to watch them 6. .

任务型阅读。根据任务要求，完成各小题。

Going to a friend’s house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. It is important to be a good visitor.

When to arrive

The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come "around 3:00", that means you can turn up a little bit after 3:00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time.

What to bring

Often it is also nice to bring something to your friend's house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.

How to greet (问候)

When you visit your friend's house, you may also meet his parents. ①You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr. or Mrs. Smith.

1.将句①翻译成汉语。

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2.If your friend tells you to come “around 3:00”, what does it mean?

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3.Which situations are mentioned in this passage?

A. when to arrive B. what to bring

C. How to greet D. Above of all

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4.What’s the passage mainly about?（文章的主要内容是什么？）

书面表达。

为了更好地开展2014年全国全民阅读活动，有关部门就如何为市民创造良好的阅读环境广泛征求意见，你班将举行一次英语主题班会来讨论这个话题。

要点提示：

①阅读的好处；②你的建议（如：建更多小型图书馆，经常性地介绍好书等）；③……

要求：80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Hello, my dear friends.

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—What a nice room!

—It _____ every day.

A.is cleaning

B.has cleaned

C.must clean

D.is cleaned

It is _____ that every one must go to school on time.

A.cleared B.clear

C.clearly D.to clear

—Sorry, I can’t follow you. I beg your pardon?

—_____

A.You are welcome. B.That’s all right.

C.Not at all. D.No problem.