Canada 4：00 a．m．to 8：30 a．m．

Canada is a big country with six time zones（时区）．In the west，it is four a．m．，and everyone is asleep，but in the east it is half past eight and people are awake．It is a cold Friday morning in November．

Scotland 12：00 noon

Scotland is part of the UK．The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh，and the capital of the UK is London．It is twelve noon，or midday，in Edinburgh．Children are having lessons，but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday．

Egypt 2：00 p．m．

Friday is already the weekend in Egypt．Friday is a special day for Muslims，so schools，offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries．So now，at two p．m．，most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families．

Japan 9：00 p．m．

Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt，so it is already Friday evening there．The weekend is beginning．Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games．

1.The people in needn’t go to work on Fridays.

A. Canada B. Scotland C. Japan D. Egypt

2.If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.

A. 11:00a.m B. 2:00 p.m. C. 12:30 p.m. D. 4:00 a.m.

3.While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.

A. having lessons B. sleeping C. watching TV D. playing games

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was improved .Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.

Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world .They showed feelings like other kinds of art.

1.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________

A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window

2.The Daguerreotype was_______.

A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture

C. a kind of camera D. a photographer

3.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he

had to_____.

A. watch lots of films B. buy an expensive camera

C. stop in most cities D. take many films and something else.

4.This passage tells us_____________.

A. how photography was developed B. how to show feelings in pictures

C. how to take pictures in the world D. how to use different cameras

Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were going to give birth to their babies. The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”

“What a surprise! Believe it or not! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”

Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).

“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”

An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”

　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fallen down. The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”

1.Why were the fathers there?

A. They were waiting for their wives.

B. They were seeing doctors.

C. They were waiting for their babies to be born.

D. They were working at men nurses there.

2.Which of the following is true about the third man?

A. He thought the nurse made a mistake.

B. He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.

C. He didn’t want to have these babies.

D. He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.

3.Why did the fourth man fall down after hearing the nurse’s words?

A. He was afraid of having so many babies.

B. He was seriously ill.

C. He was too excited.

D. He was very glad to have 7 babies.

4.At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

A. 9. B. 10. C. 11. D. 16.

When my wife left this world, I chose to travel in Antigua looking for a peaceful place to rest my old body. Not quite old and weak, I felt I wanted something more than the usual hotel room with 24-hour room service.

I decided this year to try something completely new and booked myself a private holiday home in Antigua. This was the best decision I had ever made, as there was plenty to do, plenty to see and lots of lovely restaurants to visit. There was a private swimming pool, and a cool, wide yard where I ate my breakfast most mornings.

Antigua has to be one of the loveliest places on earth to spend a holiday. The bright blue sea and the endless blue around the beach areas proved to be an excellent place for me to spend the long afternoons.

I had to hurry to do what I wanted to do before the holiday came to an end. I managed to visit the Sugar Mill and Shirley Heights on my last two days and yet found myself wondering whether I could extend for a few more days.

I rented a boat and came home after a day’s sailing, refreshed, looking forward to dinner. Everything is so pleasant on these beautiful islands, swept by the trade winds and warmed by the sun for so many summer months. The food just tasted better to me, perhaps because I was having such a great holiday. There was always someone to have a drink with---- that’s what I liked most.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned about the private holiday home the writer stayed in?

A. It had a private swimming pool.

B. There were lots of restaurants near it.

C. The writer often had breakfast in its yard.

D. It supplied delicious seafood to the writer.

2.The word “extend” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”.

A. make something last longer

B. make you feel happy

C. prevent from entering

D. sell goods to foreign countries

3.The most important reason for the writer to travel in Antigua was ______.

A. there was bright blue sea

B. there was endless blue sky

C. there were lots of lovely restaurants

D. there were many people to drink with

4.The passage is most likely to be taken from a part of ______.

A. a tour guide B. a travel diary

C. a student’s report D. a health report

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。(每空一词)

1.The report written by the school caught several _________(科学家) attention.

2.It’s said that the young man went abroad for further education alone in his ______. (四十)

3.It’s hard to ___________ (想象) living in a place where there are no cars .

4.In order to get to the nearest village, we have to walk ____________ (穿过) a bamboo forest.

5.“Lost in Thailand” is a new movie _________(导演) by Xu Zheng, which attracted a lot of attention.

6.We all know there are lots of __________ (advantage) of living on Mars. So we won’t move out of Earth to Mars.

7.The young people built the new house ______. (them)

8.Don’t keep the room _________(close) when you stay in it.

9.The boy has been used to _________(lie) when he makes a mistake.

10.It’s ________ (true) possible that most of us can go to our ideal school.

任务型阅读

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词)

Recently, the relationship between the two countries got worse because of the Diaoyu Islands.

The Japanese government signed a contract(合同) on Sep 11 with the Kurihara family. It was to pay the so-called “private(私人的) owner” 2.05 billion yen (166 million yuan) to “buy” part of China’s Diaoyu Islands.

Anti-Japan(反日) feeling grew strongly among Chinese people. Many people walked into the streets and shouted out “Diaoyu Islands are China’s.” Some have decided not to buy Japanese products any more. “I am boycotting(抵制) Japanese goods as a show of support. I’ll work hard to make the country much stronger,” Liu Xiushan, 33, a lawyer in Beijing said to China Daily.

However, some didn’t show their anger in the right way. They broke cars and stores of Japanese brands. Some used rude words. These actions are bad for our position and image. Some actions were against law.

Li Jingjun, a 17-year-old high school student in Guangzhou, was shocked by what he learned from TV and the Internet. He joined protects(抗议) in his city on September 15. But he acted differently. He called for rational (理智的) actions.

“We have every right to say the Diaoyu Islands belong to us, but we should watch our behaviour. Bad manners can harm our dignity(尊严) and sense of justice(正义感)” ,said Li Jingjun.

As a city with a long history, Yangzhou is among the f1. 24 cities in China that enjoy the title（称号） of Historical and Cultural City approved by the State Council. B2. the year 2014,Yangzhou will mark its 2500th anniversary of the founding of the city.

Throughout history, Yangzhou has been f3. for its gardens. However, during the late Qing Dynasty, Yangzhou gardens were b4. destroyed because of the city’s decline(衰落) and the wars.

Since the foundation of the PRC, Yangzhou gardens have been better p5. and developed. Famous gardens like the Slender West Lake, Ge Garden, He Garden…are under effective protection. In 1996, Yangzhou became o6. of the first Garden Cities in Jiangsu Province and in 2003 ,it w7. the title of the National-level Garden City.

Yangzhou gardens are generally characterized(总体风格) as being n8. and fresh. The design is usually based on the principles of following the natural landscape, using rocks, pools, lakes, or rivers in a garden scene, and decorating(装饰) gardens with famous f9.and ancient trees. In this w10., the style of Yangzhou gardens can be characterized by combining the greatness of North China and the beauty of South China. Living in the world like this, people are sure to have a healthier life.

将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。

1.对于我们来说，帮助需要帮助的人是有意义的。

____________________________________________________________.

2.游玩扬州的最佳时节是在三月。

____________________________________________________________.

3.昨天当我到家时妹妹正在弹钢琴。

____________________________________________________________.

4.你能给我一些怎样学好英语的建议吗？

____________________________________________________________

5.你叔叔离开家乡多久了？

____________________________________________________________.

环境问题已经成为人们最关注的问题之一，低碳生活亦已成为人类共同关注的话题。你校学生会打算以保护环境为主题搞一次社会实践活动，假如你是学生会主席，请根据以下提示写一份倡议书，号召全体师生都来关注环境问题，在保护环境、减少污染、节约能源等方面做出努力：

要求：1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；

2）必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥；

3）100词左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；

4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名。

Dear teachers and classmates:

Pollution is going more and more serious.

Students’ Union

The boy dreamed of playing _______ basketball in the NBA when he was in high school.

A. a B. an C. the D. /