It was Christmas Eve. When everyone went to bed，Bunny couldn’t fall asleep. He still couldn’t think of what he wanted as a special Christmas present. He wondered how Santa-Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn’t know himself.

As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof and a sound downstairs. It was Santa Claus, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and ran down the hall to the stairs. He hoped to take a look at the old man before Santa left for his next stop.

By the time Bunny was at the bottom of the stairs, everything was silent again. Lots of presents were put under the Christmas tree, but Santa was gone. A little disappointed, Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.

“Hello,”said Bunny.“Is somebody there?”

He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of presents to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. It also had antlers（鹿角）on its head. Bunny almost mistook it for a dog.

“Are you a reindeer？”asked Bunny.

“Yes，”replied the brown animal with antlers. “My name is Ralph.”

“And you were pulling Santa’s sled（雪橇）？”

“I was until I got air-sick,”replied Ralph.“Santa had to leave me here and go on with the other seven reindeer.”

“Isn’t it a bit unusual for a reindeer to get air-sick？I mean, isn’t flying what reindeer are famous for？”

“Not me, I’m afraid．It makes me scared. I always feel sick when it comes to flying，”replied Ralph. “But everyone wanted me to pull Santa’s sled, so when it was my turn I gave it a try. I’m afraid I just wasn’t cut out for the job. Now I’m stuck here and I don’t know how to get back to the North Pole.”

“Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend,”said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the special present he wanted from Santa was a new friend!

1.Bunny couldn’t fall asleep on Christmas Eve because _______.

A. he wanted to take a close look at Santa Claus

B. he was waiting for his special present from his father

C. he was thinking about what present to get from Santa

D. he was woken up by a noise on the roof of his house

2.The underlined phrase“cut out”probably means _______.

A. suitable B. famous C. ready D. bad

3.From the article, we can learn that _______.

A. Ralph is a brown dog with antlers

B. Ralph is afraid of flying in the air

C. Bunny got a sled as a Christmas present

D. Bunny sent Ralph back to the North Pole

4.This article seems to tell us that_______.

A. Santa lives in the South Pole with his reindeers

B. Santa usually puts Christmas presents on the roofs

C. Santa uses dogs to bring children presents on Christmas Eve

D. Santa knows what presents children want without being told

5.The best title of this passage should be _______.

A. Christmas Eve B. Santa’s Sled C. A Reindeer D. Christmas Present

He has millions of students from all around the world. They listen to his classes online but never see his face on the screen. Salman Khan, 39, from the US, is the founder of the learning website Khan Academy.

Unlike other online courses that film teachers giving classes, Khan’s videos only use his voice and a digital (数码的) blackboard for writing. He says he doesn’t want a human face to distract students. Khan also makes his classes as short as 10 to 15 minutes so students don’t lose interest. They can also earn (获得) points from taking these classes.

These kinds of special courses make Khan Academy one of the world’s most popular online education websites. The courses are translated into more than 36 different languages including Chinese. About 80 teachers from the world’s top universities are now also teaching on the website. But all this started nine years ago with just one man－Salman Khan.

In 2006, Khan made homemade videos to help his seventh grade cousin with math. He posted the videos online and got thousands of views. This encouraged Khan to make more videos and create his own website Khan Academy.

As a Bangladeshi-American (孟加拉裔美国人), Khan understands that many kids, especially those in developing countries, cannot get a good education. He himself has three degrees (学位) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one from Harvard. He wants to use his knowledge to help more people. Thus, his courses are all offered for free.“Our mission is to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere,” he said.

Khan’s website has not only become very popular worldwide but has also won a lot of respect. Even Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, is one of his fans. Gates donated over $1.5 million (9.6 million yuan) to support Khan and named him the “teacher to the world”.

1.From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that _______.

A. Khan Academy is an online education website

B. Khan’s courses film teachers giving classes

C. Salman Khan is from the UK

D. Khan’s classes are as long as 25 minutes

2.The underlined word “distract” means _______.

A. make uneasy B. cause unhappy C. seem unfriendly D. feel unlucky

3.Khan Academy was founded because _______.

A. Khan wanted to be a film teacher

B. Bill Gates donated over $1.5 million to support him

C. Khan wanted to help his seventh grade cousin

D. Khan wanted to help the many kids in developing countries

4.Bill Gates named Khan “the teacher to the world” because _______.

A. Khan’s website helps the teachers to travel around the world

B. Khan once got a degree from Harvard University

C. Khan’s seven grade cousin was not in the US

D. people all over the world can learn from Khan’s online classes for free

5.The best title for this passage may be _______.

A. Khan’s Cousin B. Teacher Reaches World

C. Online Education D. Khan and Bill Gates

When you go to another country, you should learn to speak the language. This isn’t something you can do with just a dictionary and a g1. book. Allow me to explain.

Words don’t always have their literal meaning. When I went to Japan for the first time, I knew that Japanese word for “yes” is hai, I went to d2. an important business issue. At the e3. of the meeting, I summarized my plan and asked my Japanese colleague, “Do you agree?” He answered with hai. That night I called my boss and told him that Japanese company was r4. to go ahead with the plan. The next day I had to tell my boss that this wasn’t t5.. It turns out that the Japanese often use hai to mean “I’ve heard you. I understand.”

Gestures are w6. than words. When my plane arrived in Sofia, I was tired. So I was happy that a taxi was right there. “OK?” I asked, o7. the door. The taxi driver moved his head up and down, so I jumped in. “Downtown, please. OK?” I said. The taxi driver nodded again, but n8. happened. Finally, I became a9. and jumped out. Guess what? In Bulgaria moving your head up and down means “No” and s10.your head from side to side means “Yes”.

假如你是李磊，你的美国笔友Tom对中国的传统文化很感兴趣。请你用英语给他写一 封80词左右的电子邮件，介绍一个或两个中国的传统节日，如春节(Spring Festival)、中秋节(Mid-Autumn Festival)等。

要求: l. 开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。

2. 语句通顺、表达准确、内容连贯。

3. 文中不能出现真实校名和姓名等相关信息。

参考词汇: decorate装饰 get together 团圆 symbolise 象征着，代表

Dear Tom,

I'm very glad to tell you something about _________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Lei

Thank you for _____me ____your party.

A. invite；for B. inviting；to C. invited；to D. inviting；for

It’s raining heavily，so we ______ at home．

A. must stay B. have to stay C. must be stay D. have to staying

I’m glad ______ you at the party．

A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. met

Oh，I have the flu，and I have to see the ______．

A. teacher B. farmer C. doctor D. worker

I have ______ housework to do this afternoon．So I can’t go shopping with you．

A. too much B. much too C. too many D. many too

Today is Monday，and the day after tomorrow is _______．

A. Tuesday B. Wednesday

C. Saturday D. Thursday