Have you ever tried making music with glasses or bottles filled with water? I bet your favorite band hasn’t. Experiment with your own special sounds by turning glasses of water into instruments, make some cool music and find out how it works.

What you’ll need:

Five or more drinking glasses or glass bottles. Water. Wooden stick such as a pencil. If possible, you’d better do it in a small but empty room with a long table in.

Instructions:

Line the glasses up next to each other and fill them with different amounts of water. The first should have just a little water while the last should be almost full, and the ones in between should have slightly more than the first.

Hit the glass with the least amount of water and watch the sound, then hit the glass with the most water, which makes the higher sound?

Hit the other glasses and see what noise they make. See if you can get a tune going by hitting the glasses in a certain order.

What’s happening?

Each of the glasses will have a different tone when you hit with the pencil. The glass with the most water will have the lowest tone while the glass with the least water will have the highest. Small vibrations (震动) are made when you hit the glass, and this creates sound waves which travel through the water. More water means slower vibrations and a deeper tone.

1.What’s needed in the experiment according to the passage?

A. Five bottles of water. B. Seven drinking glasses

C. A big and empty room. D. A pencil and a wooden stick.

2.According to the passage , the purpose of the experiment is to get __________.

A. a tone. B. a tune. C. some vibrations. D. some water

3.Which glass can have the lowest tone when you hit it in the experiment?

A. The one with no water. B. The one with the most water.

C. The one with the least water. D. The one with half of the water.

4.Where is the passage the most likely to come from?

A. A Travelling Guide B. A Child Novel

C. A Fashion Magazine D. A Music Textbook.

Flowers are the best symbol of spring. The peach blossom (桃花) is one of those seasonal flowers. It usually blooms (开花) in March and April. You can enjoy the beautiful peach blossoms in almost any place of China, east or west, south or north. But if you want to find something special, you may go to Nyingchi in Tibet. There you can see a sea of pink at the foot of snow-covered mountains under a blue sky.

The peach blossom, with its beauty, has won the hearts of visitors as well as many Chinese poets and writers. From China’s first book of poetry, the Classic of Poetry, to the many poems of the Tang Dynasty, the peach blossom is usually connected to beautiful young ladies. As one famous poem goes, “In this house on this day last year a pink face vied; In beauty with the pink peach blossom side by side.” The peach blossom makes people think of the flush on a shy woman’s face.

Because of this, the peach blossom is always connected to romance in China. Chinese people often say “to have peach blossom luck”. It means being lucky in love. And if your eyes are in the shape of peach petals(花瓣), you have a pair of “peach blossom eyes”. And you probably have peach blossom luck.

1.What is the peach blossom connected to, according to old Chinese poems?

A. Happy little kids. B. Handsome young men.

C. Pretty young ladies. D. Smart old people.

2.The underlined word flush in Paragraph 2 may mean ____________.

A. 胎记 B. 微笑 C. 红晕 D. 害怕

3.Chinese people believe if someone has a pair of “peach blossom eyes”, he/she may ________.

A. have a good health. B. be lucky in love.

C. have a fun day. D. know the flower well.

4.What is the main idea of the story?

A. Where to enjoy peach blossoms. B. How to have peach blossom luck.

C. An introduction of peach blossoms. D. Poems of peach blossoms.

If you’re in a hard time, a tiny thing may be the greatest help for you. That’s touch. Touch is one of the most important of our five senses. It is one of the first senses we develop. One of the most commonly accepted forms of touch among people is also one of the first experiences we have in the world---A hug!

There is no better way to understand the importance of hugs than to lose them. For those who have experienced the loss of hugs, you will know how important they are to share.

A recent research has shown that when people hug, the brain releases the chemical which increases our willingness to trust and reduces fear. It has also shown that hugs are great for your heart.

In 1995, a pair of newly born twins was being cared for in hospital. While one of the twins seemed quite healthy, her sister was not. After trying different medical treatments, the nurse on duty, Gayle Kasparian, placed the twins in bed together. The twins immediately snuggled (依偎) up to each other. As one placed her arm around the other, the weak baby became better gradually. How great the power of a hug is!

The need for hugs doesn’t disappear as we grow older, though it seems we are less willing to give them. Research on people of all ages has proven that a hug is necessary for physical and emotional health.

Without hugs we can become sad. A hug provides safety and gentleness. A hug provides us with social contact, a sense of health and a feeling of importance and belonging.

1.The underlined word "they" in the second paragraph refers to __________.

A. touches B. people C. hugs D. experiences

2.The story of the twins tells us ___________.

A. twins should be placed in bed together B. the power of a hug is great

C. twins can look after each other well D. medical treatments are important

3.Which of the statements is TRUE according of the passage?

A. A hug is the only form of touch among people.

B. The loss of hugs can make them more important.

C. Hugs can get people to trust each other more

D. We don’t need hugs when we grow older.

4.The best title of the passage can be __________.

A. The great importance of Hugs B. The different ways of Hugs

C. The traditional cultures of Hugs D. The interesting stories of Hugs

根据句意，用括号中所给的汉语提示或单词的适当形式填空，使句意完整，每空一词。

1.You’d better not leave your exact __________(地址) online unless it’s an official website.

2.The _________ (十三) National Games will be held in Tianjin this August.

3.Mr. Lee teaches __________(我们) English but he’s more like a friend.

4.The first flight of C919 is a great success and we’re _________ (骄傲) of it.

5.He’s _________ (借) the classic music CD for over 2 weeks.

6.All the __________ (win) family members will attend the award presentation.

7.We’re glad to see that more people are helping fix those _________ (break) mobikes.

8.The airport _________ (special) sets a path for the disabled.

9.Look, Jim is busy _________ (dig) in the garden to plant trees.

10.Add a little salt to make the dish much ________ (taste).

The most important thing that leads to success is what you do every day. Your habits will decide whether you are successful or not. If you have strong positive (积极的) habits, you will succeed in the long term. On the other hand, if you have strong negative (消极的)habits, you will fail in the long term. It does not matter whether you succeed today or not.

Why are habits so important?

A positive action will not change your life, but the same action repeated 1,000 times will have a great effect on your life. For example, if you go to the gym one time, you won’t see some differences. However, if your go there 1,000 time over a five-year period, you will see a big difference in your body. The same is true of health, relationships, work, and school.

How to develop positive habits?

There’s nothing easier than developing positive habits. You simply have to do it every day. If you want to develop the habit of reading, read every day. Habits are created by repetition (重复). The more you do an action, the easier it becomes in the long run.

How to get rid of negative habits?

You can destroy (破坏) negative habits only by stopping them. If you are a smoker, stop smoking. Yes, it will be very difficult at the beginning. The first week will be very hard. After three weeks, you will feel a lot better. It’s hard to get rid of negative habits because you got a lot of pleasure from these habits in the past.

You can do it!

Everybody can change. All it takes is courage and determination(决心). Take action right now! Don’t be afraid. Yes, you will probably make mistakes along the way. But never forget that success is waiting for you if you have positive habits in your life. If you refuse to give up, success will be yours.

Title：Habits and 1.

A young painter completed a nice picture. To get people’s t1. about his skills, he put it at a crossing on a busy street. And below it a board read, “Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. S2. I’m new, I might make some mistakes in it. Please put a cross (叉号) wherever you see a mistake.”

When he came back in the evening to c3. his picture, he was shocked to see that the whole picture was filled with crosses. And some people e4. wrote something on his picture. Sadly, he ran to his master and said, “I failed. And if this is what I have learned, I’m not w5. teaching. ”

The master smiled and suggested, “I’ll let you know that you’re a great artist. Now go to paint the same picture again and give it to me. ”

Then they went to the same street the next morning and put the new picture exactly at the same place. Now the master took out another board w6. said, “Gentlemen, I painted this piece. There might be some mistakes in it. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please give me a h7.. If you see a mistake, pick up the brush and correct it.”

Two days later, they came back to the place. The young painter was s8. to see that actually there was not a single correction done!

It’s easy to say but difficult to do. If you want to help people i9. their behavior, you’d better learn how to help people change their attitudes (态度) or skills. Also, always remember not to judge (评判) y10. by someone else’s words and feel bad.

A．句子翻译（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）

将下列句子译成英语。

1.俗话说，患难见真情。

2.你在下雪天开车这么快是很危险的。

3.如果新能源更加广泛地被使用，环境污染将会大大减少。

4.进房间前，别忘了先敲下门。

5.你能想象我理想的大学是什么样子的吗？

假如你是Ivy，你们学校正在开展“爱心传递，从我做起”主题教育活动。请你根据所列提示问题谈谈你对这个活动的认识，用英语写一篇短文给某英文网站投稿。

提示问题：

(1) Why do you show your kindness to others? (At least one reason)

(2) What do you usually do when someone needs help? (At least two examples)

(3) How do you feel?

写作要求：

(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) 词数：100词左右(开头已给出，不计入总词数)；

(4) 不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。

At my school, we are talking about what we can do to give hands to others in trouble.

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1.There's a very good play this evening.Let's go to the t________ together.

2.The lady came in and took a s________ beside the window.

3.The theater in this town is the w________．

4.My mother asks us to eat f________ fruit every day.

5.He wants to have a ________ (舒适的) house.

6.I like this cinema because its ________ (屏幕) is very big.

7.The park is ________ (接近) to my home.

8.She can ________ (挑选) the best one.

1.这家餐馆的食物比其他家的都差。

The food in this restaurant is ________ ________ other restaurants.

2.我们提供最优质的服装。

We offer clothes of ________ ________ ________.

3.顾客需要最友好的服务。

Customers demand ________ ________ service.

4.你觉得这部电影怎么样？

What do you ________ ________ the movie?

5.这列火车有最舒服的座椅。

The train has ________ ________ ________ seats.

6.城里哪家店的衣服最贵？

Which has the ________ ________ clothes ________ ________？

7.我的相机比你的价格便宜得多。

My camera is ________ ________ ________ yours.

8.成龙是最受欢迎的动作片演员之一。

Jackie Chan is one of ________ ________ ________ action movie actors.