Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 from a farmer’s family in Gaomi county in Shandong Province, is the first person in China to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger. These things have influence Mo Yan’s later writings.

Park Geun-hue（朴槿惠）is 64 years old this year. She was selected the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She is the country’s first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else,” she told the cheering people in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my promises.”

Barack Obama (born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichita, Kansas.

1.When Mo Yan was young, his family might be _________.

A. big B. poor C. rich D. small

2.When was Park Geun-hue born?

A. In 1952. B. In 1955. C. In 1961. D. In 1987.

3.Where was Barack Obama born?

A. In Kansas. B. In Kenya. C. In Golumbia. D. In Hawaii.

4. Which of the following is NOT true about the passages?

A. The writer Mo Yan lived in a big city before he got the prize.

B. Park Geun-hue will lead South Korea till the year 2018.

C. Obama studied in Columbia University and Harvard Law School.

D. Among the three persons, Park Geun-hue is the oldest.

5.The three passages may be from _________. .

A. an e-mail B. a letter C. news D. an ad

The purpose of students who come to school is to study. But studying needs right ways, or we would waste the time or the money. The followings are ways for studying.

The best time for reading is morning. Because in the morning, the air is fresh and our minds are clear. For that reason, we can Set good results.

When we study we must be patient. If we don't understand a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next until we have learned the first one well.

When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book. We cannot read absent -mindedly(心不在焉地), or we could get nothing from the book while we are reading.

We must always ask "why". If we can't understand well, write it down and ask our teachers or parents, brothers or friends, in any possible ways. We must know it completely and then our knowledge can be used well.

Though there are many ways for studying, however, the above mentioned(提到的) will be helpful if we can keep them in heart.

1.Morning is the best time for reading because .

A. we can be more patient~

B. we can have a good time

C. the air is fresh and our minds are clear

D. we can relax ourselves

2.When we are studying , .

A. we must chat with friends on the phone

B. we'd better Listen to pop music

C. we have to eat something

D. we should put our hearts into the book

3. If we don't understand a text well, .

A. we should copy others answers

B. we should read it again till understand it

C. we don' t do it any more

D. we should give it up and read the next one

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. The purpose of students who come to school is to study.

B. When we are studying, we can't be absent - minded.

C. We don't have to ask "why" when we can't understand well.

D. We should know knowledge completely and use it well.

5.The best title of this passage is __________.

A. Right Ways of Studying B. Don ' t Waste Time

C. Be Patient D. Learn to Ask " Why"

When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description(描述) “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized（道歉）to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.

1.Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.

A. the manager asked him to do so

B. he respected the elderly

C. the couple wanted him to do so

D. he wanted more pay

2.When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.

A. nervous B. satisfied

C. unhappy D. excited

3. In Jack’s hometown, _______.

A. people dislike being called “old”

B. people are proud of being old

C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty

D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants

4.After this experience, Jack _______.

A. lost his job in the restaurant

B. made friends with the couple

C. no longer respected the elderly

D. changed his way with older people

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

交际用语。

A）根据对话内容，从下面方框中选出适当选项完成对话。其中有两项为多余选项。

A: What are you going to do this weekend?

B: 1.

A: I hear there will be a concert of Zhang Liangying this Sunday. Bob and I are going to see it. 2.

B: Of course. Zhang Liangying is my favorite singer. She is also from Chengdu. But I don’t have the ticket for the concert.

A: You are lucky. I have some tickets. 3.

B: Great! 4.

A: Let’s meet at the bus stop at half past five

B: I think there must be many people there. 5.

A: OK. See you at five o’clock.

B: See you.

根据句子内容，从下面方框中选出正确的答语。其中有两项为多余选项。

1.What’s the man like?

2.How long have you worked in this school?

3.You’d better lie down and have a good rest.

4.What day is today?

5.What sport do you like best?

根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.It takes Millie several (hour) to surf on the Internet every day.

2.You don’t need to worry about Amy. She is old enough to look after____ (she).

3.Christmas is one of the most important festivals in (west) countries.

4.—What happened just now?

—I don’t know. But the big noise made me (feel) scared.

5.Can you guess what the (art) wants to express in his picture?

动词填空。根据短文内容，用方框中所给动词的适当形式填空。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

A

One day, bus No.1 was going along Zhonghua Road. Suddenly, the driver saw an old man 1. on the side of the road. A woman next to him was shouting for help.

The bus driver stopped the bus without 2. twice.. He got off and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man 3. a heart problem and should go to the hospital. The driver knew he had to act quickly. He told the passengers that he must take the man to the hospital. He expected all of the passengers to get off and 4. for the next bus. But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers helped the bus driver to move the man onto the bus.

Thanks to the bus driver and the passengers, the doctors saved the man in time. Now many people don’t want to help others because they don’t want any trouble. But the driver 5. think about himself. He only thought about saving a life.

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。

Jean is a bright young woman who 1. from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is 2. the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.

So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has 3. a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.

Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk 4. on QQ and /sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted 5. more about each other. David sent a picture of 6. to her . He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good 7. and often sent cards and small things to each other.

When Jean’s father told her that he was 8. on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would 9. him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked 10. David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!

书面表达。

假如你是阳光中学英语俱乐部的同学，请根据以下问卷，写一份英文倡议书，呼吁文明出游。

注意：1. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；

2. 语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

3. 词数80左右，文章开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

To be a good tourist

Nowadays, traveling is becoming an important part of our life. However, some people have bad habits when visiting places of interest.

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I had never noticed her. She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention. She was not tall looked ordinary. In class, she liked sitting at the back, reading or writing notes. One day I asked her aloud the text. When I heard her standard （标准）American English, I looked at her with new eyes. And I remembered her name—Kelly. Later on, the National College Speech Competition would be held. One student in our school to attend. I thought it over and filled in her name. Kelly practised for the competition. However, I was a little worried

she was always too quiet. Could she really well in the competition?

the night of the competition, I sat in the front row of the hall very early. I told her to take it easy. Her face turned red and she said nothing. seemed that she was really nervous. I felt upset, but I just patted her on shoulder and let her go to draw lots （抽签）. As a result, she drew No. 9 while No. 8 was a boy who was very good at giving speeches.

Sure enough, No. 8 was very .The whole audience made a warm applause.

While they about his speech with excitement, Kelly appeared on the stage. I with no courage to look at her. It was her time to go up the stage, so I couldn’t be angry with her for any small mistakes. But at that moment, I found I was so afraid of her failure（失败）.

The strong spotlight and large hall made so small that nobody seemed to notice she had been on the stage. I felt hopeless.

But the moment that surprised me came. I clearly heard a voice, a very loud voice, “Now, please focus on me.”

Three times in all, louder and louder.

The whole audience fell silent.

I could hardly believe that loud voice came from the girl, who was usually soft-voiced and didn’t catch attention at all. She gave a perfect speech.

I think I will never forget this touching lesson my student taught me — never underestimate（低估）the power of the silent people.

1.A. or B. but C. as well D. and

2.A. read B. reading C. to read D. to reading

3.A. allow B. allowed C. was allowed D. allows

4.A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. hardest

5.A. though B. because C. when D. if

6.A. did B. be done C. do D. doing

7.A. In B. At C. By D. on

8.A. That B. This C. It's D. It

9.A. an B. a C. 不填 D. the

10.A. success B. successful C. succeed D. successfully

11.A. talked B. would talk C. as well D. were talking

12.A. one B. the one C. first D. the first

13.A. when B. that C. why D. what

14.A. she B. her C. herself D. hers

15.A. which B. whose C. what D. who