A short Chinese man is one of the biggest men in the world right now. He is Jack Ma（Ma Yun），the Chair-man（董事局主席）of Alibaba Group. On Sept. 19，2014，Alibaba went public（上市）and raised＄25billion（十亿）. Ma，a former English teacher，has become the richest man in China.

Born in 1964 in Hangzhou，Zhejiang. Ma grew up as a happy kid. When he was a teenager he wanted to learn English. Every morning，he got up at 5 a.m., rode his bike for 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake and talked with foreign tourists in English. He did it for nine years ， rainy or shine。

The experience made him an excellent English speaker and opened his eyes to the outside world. In 1994，Ma Yun heard about the Internet. And on a 1995 trip to the US ，Ma was shown the Internet for the first time. He searched the word “beer” on Yahoo，and found that there was nothing there about China. Seeing the chance，Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.

Four years later，Ma，his wife and his friends set up Alibaba in HangZhou. He believed in the Internet business potential（潜力）when few other Chinese did.15 year later，Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce company（电子商务公司），owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and Tmall.

1.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to（指的是） .

A. riding a bike

B.teaching English

C. playing on computers

D. practicing English with foreigners

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？

A. The first website Ma Yun set up was Yahoo.

B. Alibaba raised a lot of money after it went public.

C. Ma Yun began to learn English when he was a teenager.

D. Ma Yun believed that lnternet business world have a bright future.

3.What does the passage mainly tell us ？

A. How Ma Yun made history.

B. The history of Alibaba Group.

C. How Ma Yun learned English

D. The development of e-commerce in China.

How green are you? Do you know how to be green?

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.

Reduce

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 whether it is really necessary—or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.

Reuse

Reuse means "use again". Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things，make sure that they last a long time. We should look after 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 and a lunch box because you can use them again.

Recycle

Recycle means "change things into something else". Though 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.

So please remember these three words：reduce, reuse and recycle.

1.What is the passage about?

A. How to produce things. B. How to burn things.

C. How to help others. D. How to be green.

2.Why is it better to use a china cup and a lunch box ?

A. You can burn them.

B. You can use them again.

C. you can throw them away.

D. You can change them into something else.

3.To protect the environment. we should remember these three words：

A. waste，reuse and recycle

B. repair，burn and recycle

C. reduce，reuse and recycle

D. reduce, waste and recycle

4.The passage may come from .

A. a menu B. a dictionary C. a storybook D. a magazine

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(责备), 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 and they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised.

So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise 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 the different way as your arms or legs

B．Your memory, like your arms or legs, 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 less practice

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

A．his own fault

B．his parents’ fault

C．his teachers’ fault

D．his grandmother’s fault

Animals are unlike people. They can't speak. They are not able to express themselves even if they feel pain and sadness. 1. Now ,we can learn from Sophie Smith and be animals' true friends— a volunteer working for animals.

On Feb. 3, 2014, a girl from Massachusetts, the US, said that circuses（马戏团）should no more use hooks（钩子）or chains on elephants. And the government should do something

2. They can’t walk freely. And chains bring them great pain. Some people even use hooks when they train elephants. The hooks are sharp and bring elephants much more pain. Circus actors even push a hook into an elephant's body to move it along during a show. “After some time, the elephant's skin breaks down. It feels the pain, but it can’t say anything. It can' t say no to those cruel people." Sophie told local newspaper Marblehead Reporter. She also said that it would be bad for children.

3. Back in 2011, as a sixth-grader, she searched for different animal protection groups online and helped them.

So when she spoke in front of 70 people at the state house, Sophie was not afraid. She was full of courage.

“Elephants aren’t treated with kindness. 4. I speak for them with my voice, and my love." she said.

口语应用，从下面的方框中选择适当的选项补全对话。

（Ling Ling要去英国学习，她向她的网友Mary了解英国的有关礼仪）

Ling Ling: I’m going to England as an exchange student.

Mary: Great!

Ling Ling: But I don’t know much of the customs and manners in England. 1._________

Mary: Sure.

Ling Ling: 2._________

Mary: Well , they think it’s important to be on time when you’re invited to dinner. 3._________ As it is usually planned to have the meal at the exact hour given in the invitation.

Ling Ling: Then how long may I stay there?

Mary: 4. It seems that you have come only for the meal. An evening dinner invitation usually implies（暗示）that 5. The hostess often plans some after-dinner entertainment.

任务型阅读

根据短文后所给的任务，完成1-5题。

On her way home from school the other day, Yang Xi found people looking at her with strange expressions. The 15-year-old Shandong girl felt embarrassed, but she knew they were looking at her school uniform.

There were some pictures and words on the back, such as "Dear Yang Xi, I will miss you A graduation." Her friends did it after class. And Yang wrote something on her friends’ uniforms too after class.

Like Yang, many students now use the school uniform as if it were a piece of white paper and draw on it. They draw pictures of their favorite singers, athletes and cartoon characters and so on. "①I think wearing a school uniform with graffiti（涂鸦）is a kind of campus （校园）fashion," said Yang.

As a B of fact, most schools have strict rules that require students not to draw on uniforms. Otherwise, they will be punished（惩罚）．② They may be telling to clean their uniforms or more seriously, to buy a new one.

However, it seems that some students are not afraid of the rules and punishment. "I think there are at least 100 students with painted uniforms in my school. They walk around the campus‘ proudly’．③will they care if punished I wonder whether at be they all.” said Li Fei, 13 of Fujian. Although she doesn’t think her school uniform looks good, Li would never draw on it. "It’s a strict school rule there, after all. I have to follow the rules."

任务一：请在文中A、B两处的横线上填人适当的单词。（每空一词）

1.A. _________ B. _________

任务二：请将文中①处句子译成汉语。

2.

任务三：请将文中②处划线句中的一个单词的错误用法找出，并改正在横线上。

3.

任务四：请将文中③处的单词连成句子。

4.

任务五：

5.The passage is mainly talking about .

A. how to draw on school uniforms.

B. students' agreement about drawing on school .uniforms

C. whether to use school uniforms as a piece of white paper

D. stop drawing on others' school uniforms

词汇运用

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次。

As students, we all know that there are something important for us to do to become good students at school.

First, 1. in the morning is the best 'thing for us in a day. 2. the air is fresh and the mind is clear, it is good to learn the knowledge by heart in the morning.

Second, it is very important for us to go to school on time. 3. we are late, we will not begin our lesson at the same time with our 4. , so we will miss some lessons, which can influence our grades. If we are late, our parents and 5. ,will be angry with us, too. So remember to go to school on time.

Third, do not break the school rules. For example, we are not 6. to chew gum or sleep in class. Don’t fight with our classmates, and we should be 7. to our classmates and our teachers and be ready to help others who8. in trouble. We mustn’t run in the hallway.

If we want to know what we will learn next day，we'd9._________ prepare lessons. It is good for our study and it can help us get good grades. Besides，we should listen to the teachers as carefully as 10.＿，or we can get nothing from the class.

Try to join in all kinds of activities at school. For example，sports can not only improve the relationship between us and our classmates but also make us healthier.

书面表达

8月8日是“全民健身日”，人们越来越关注健康，作为中学生，你是如何保持健康的，请你用英语写一篇80词以上的短文。

内容要求：1. 谈谈健康的重要性；

2. 如何保持健康(包括饮食、运动与生活方式等)；

3. 为保持身体健康，你常作哪些运动。

注 意：短文中不允许出现与考生本人相关的真实姓名和校名等信息。

— What_______ heavy rain it was!

—Yes, but I love _______ air after it rains. It smells so fresh.

A. the; a B. a; the C. the; the

—Excuse me, may I keep the book a little longer?

—Sorry. You ________ return it today.

A. must B. mustn’t C. can