There are five exchange students in Zhao Hua’s class. Here is some information about them.

1.When can Zhao Hua have a birthday party for Maria and James?

A. In November. B. In September. C. In December. D. In October.

2.Where does Paul come from?

A. Australia. B. France. C. Canada. D. Germany.

3.If Zhao Hua wants to learn French, who can help her?

A. Tim. B. Maria. C. James. D. Katie.

4. What does Katie want to be?

A. A teacher. B. A pilot. C. An engineer. D. A doctor.

5. What do all of them like?

A. Sports. B. Music. C. Art. D. Reading.

We moved away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her a lot. I was her favorite granddaughter and she was my favorite grandma.

Two years later my mother and father separated and soon divorced. I felt as if my world was falling apart. I lived with my mother for a time, next door to my grandma and grandpa in an apartment while my father was away during World War Ⅱ.

Grandma never had much in the way of money or material things. But it was the little things she gave me that let me feel warm, like letting me dip my fingers in the sugar bowl, letting me sip the coffee from her cup or allowing me to sit on the table as I had meals.

Though she didn’t have much, she did something for my brother and me. I will always remember she saved her coins in a glass jar. I thought my grandma could have used these coins herself, but she saved them to give us when we came to visit her.

I don’t remember how much we collected on our visits, nor was the amount(数目)important. It was the idea that she remembered us, and cared about us when we were away from her.

1.What happened to the writer when she was eight years old?

A. She moved away from her grandma. B. She moved away from her parents.

C. She lived with her grandparents. D. She lived with her aunt.

2.What does the underlined word“divorced” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 2?

A. 和好 B. 打架 C. 离婚 D. 生气

3.The writer’s grandma allowed her to do many things. Which of the following is not mentioned?

A. The writer could dip her fingers in the sugar bowl.

B. The writer was allowed to sip the coffee from her grandma’s cup.

C. The writer could sit on the table while having meals.

D. The writer was allowed to collect coins in a glass jar.

4.For whom did the writer’s grandma save her coins?

A. For her son. B. For her grandchildren.

C. For the poor. D. For herself.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The writer disliked her childhood. B. The writer complained about her parents.

C. The writer missed her grandma so much. D. The writer wanted to have her grandma’s money.

“Without music, life would be a mistake,” famous German philosopher(哲学家) Friendrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a big part of our lives. But in recent years, some US schools have cut music classes to control budgets(预算).

For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired(解雇)over 1,000 teachers. Among them, 10 percent of the teachers taught art or music, according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, music classes are not thought to be as important as ones like science, math and history. That’s partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn’t tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus on subjects that are tested more often.

However, learning music is beneficial(有益的)in many ways.

When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development program. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode(解码)them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time.

Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music: Einstein played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.

1.Some schools in the US cut music classes, because ______.

A. students in the US weren’t interested in music B. they were too difficult to learn

C. there weren’t enough music teachers in the US D. the schools wanted to control budgets

2. In Paragraph 2,what does the underlined word“them” refer to(指代)?

A. Public schools. B. Fired teachers. C. Parents in Chicago. D. Students in Chicago.

3.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?

A. Different abilities are needed to work together while we are playing music.

B. Playing the piano needs people to use fingers to make sounds.

C. Decoding music notes is needed while we are playing music.

D. Playing the piano needs people to see music notes.

4.How many scientists who are good at playing music are mentioned in this passage?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

5.What’s the writer’s opinion according to this passage?

A. Music is as simple as it looks. B. Music classes should be cut in some schools.

C. Music is a big part of our lives. D. Music isn’t a very important life skill for us.

In Britain, Boxing Day is usually celebrated on December 26th. 1. This means it’s not a working day in the whole of Britain. When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is the public holiday.

2. One of the thoughts is that during the Middle Ages, when great sailing ships were setting off to discover new land, a Christmas Box was placed by a priest(神父) on each ship. Those sailors who wanted a safe return would drop money into the box. 3.

One more thought is about the “Alms Box”placed in every church on Christmas Day. Worshippers (做礼拜的人)put gifts for the poor into it. These boxes were always opened the day after Christmas. 4.

Today, many businesses, organizations and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by giving away money to Food Banks, providing gifts for the poor, or helping families in need. 5.

根据各句句意及汉语提示写出单词(每空限填一词)，并将答案写在答题卡相应编号后的横线上。

1.Tu Youyou has won the Nobel Prize. We are very ______(自豪的)of her.

2.I read English aloud every morning to improve my ______ (发音).

3.September is the ______(第九)month of a year.

4.We shouldn’t take these game shows too ______(严肃地)while watching them.

5.Tom and Peter are good friends. They can talk about and ______(分享)everything.

根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确(每词限用一次)，并将答案写在答题卡相应编号后的横线上。

Some of you might ask,“Are books 1. interesting?” Believe it or not, books provide many 2. that televisions or computers cannot. Since books use only words to tell a story, they can improve your imagination. The interesting words and sentences that are used in storytelling usually can’t be 3. on TV or on websites. They are sometimes so 4. and moving that they can bring tears to your eyes. Books also help us to think 5. and deeper. As we continue to read, we ask ourselves questions and try to find answers.

Remember: the more you read, the more you grow.

China has a long tradition of tea-drinking. However, coffee has become a more p 1. choice of Chinese people living abroad and in the big cities of China.

Su Beibei from China has been living in the United States for eight years. “I used to be a tea drinker before I came h 2. ,” she said,“Many people around me are coffee drinkers. So, I like coffee more than tea now.”

Yang Lin is in Shanghai. She says she drinks both for different r 3. . She and her workmates like staying in a cafe (咖啡馆)and drinking coffee. So, it is a social event f 4. her. She says tea is more about family memories. The smell of tea r 5. her of her warm family.

Keep More Food on the Table

It’s said that in some parts of the world, people are facing the problem of hunger. So what can we do to help them? Here are some suggestions:

Cook from the fridge

Start with the fresh foods. If you have some in the fridge, use them first. Make a meal with what you have got instead of running out to the supermarket for something else.

Learn to read the labels

“Best-before” and“use-by” dates are more important. Learn to know the different periods of foods and know how to cook them in the right way. For example, black bananas are proper for baking, fresh vegetables are good in soups, and bread that is not fresh can be turned into small pieces.

Use the freezer(冷冻室)

The freezer can keep foods fresh until you are ready to cook them, and store the cooked foods until you’re ready to eat them. It’s also the best place for the remaining food. Mark the date of the food nearby, so it’s easy to find the foods you need to eat first and you will never leave them there for too long.

Shop with a list

Plan meals ahead of time so that you know exactly what to buy. Doing this helps reduce food waste because it’s possible to buy too much of a certain food and then forget to eat or cook it later.

Title: Keep More Food on the Table

假如你是李华,你的笔友Frank 是一名美国中学生,打算今年暑假来南充旅游。请你根据以下思维导图,用英语写一封email 给他介绍一下南充。

要求:1.语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，书写规范；

2.必须包含思维导图所给的提示，并做适当发挥；

3.行文中不得出现真实人名，校名或地名（思维导图中提及的除外）；

4.词数：80-100（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

Dear Frank,

I'm glad to hear that you will come to Nanchong this summer vacation.___________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hope to see you!

Yours,

Li Hua

Long long ago, a poor farmer had a dog and a cat. The dog and the cat __________ for the farmer and they __________ food from him.

One night the farmer said, “There’s not __________ room for both of you to live in the house. The one who works __________ in the field will live inside. ” Then they __________ good night to each other.

The next morning, the dog and the cat got up very early. The dog went straight to the __________ and worked very hard. The cat climbed up a tree and slept until dark.

When the evening came, they __________ went home. The dog told the farmer __________ that he finished the work . so did the cat. The dog and the cat argued a lot. The farmer decided to go and __________ the field next morning.

What did the farmer see then? There were all the cat’s footprints in the field.

From then on, the cat lives inside the house and the dog lives outside, and their food are _________, too. So the dog is very angry with the cat whenever they see each other.

1.A. lived B. worked C. looked D. helped

2.A. found B. made C. got D. brought

3.A. beautiful B. free C. enough D. empty

4.A. faster B. harder C. earlier D. less

5.A. talked B. told C. spoke D. said

6.A. room B. cat C. house D. field

7.A. all B. both C. each D. every

8.A. happily B. sadly C. angrily D. quickly

9.A. return B. search C. check D. notice

10.A. simple B. same C. special D. different