Dear Sir or Madam.

One of the teachers at my school in New York tells me that your school has summer courses.I am planning to go to Beijing nextsummer and would like to take a short one-month course.

I am 18 year sold and have been studying Chinese for six years.I was born in the USA and have never been to China before.I am going to study Chinese at the university.I think the course will help me improve my Chinese.

Could you send mea catalogue( 目录 ) and application form( 申请表 )?I would also like information about Beijing and other places nearby.I hope to do some travelling when the course is over.

Thank you!I am looking forward to your reply.

Jim Green

1.Jim Green is a student from___________.

A. America B. China C. Canada D. Australia

2.He will cometoChina nextsummer to________.

A. improve his Chinese B. visit friends

C. look for jobs D. teach summer course

3.He will probably____ afterthesummer course.

A. graduate from university B. work in this school

C. take a trip in Beijing D. post his application form

Here is an experiment (实验) to see how ants can organize some clever teamwork.

What’s going on?

You can see one of the best examples of insect teamwork by watching ants. If one ant finds food, it leads others there to eat it too. They follow each other by making long trails. The ants go back and forth collecting food, to take back to their nest (穴). When you move the fruit, the ants will still find it. But, instead of making a new direct route (路线) to the food, they will follow each other through their old trail route.

1.What will happen if one ant finds food?

A. The ant will eat all the food. B. The ant will watch other ants.

C. The ant will lead others to the food. D. The ant will wait until others come.

2.If the fruit is moved to a new position, the ants will ________.

A. rail to find it B. give up looking for it

C. make a new direct route to it D. get to it through the old trail route

3.Which is the correct order to do this experiment?

a. Move the fruit to a new position.

b. Find an ant.

c. Check the fruit an hour later.

d. Put a thin slice of fruit in front of the ant.

A. a-b-c-d B. b-d-c-a C. d-b-c-a D. c-a-d-b

4.What can we learn from this experiment?

A. The experiment is done successfully in the lab.

B. Ants do the experiment to show their team spirit.

C. Careful watching does little help in this experiment.

D. We can find out some facts by doing small experiments.

Many of us don't pay much attention to the importance of eye care.It is said that if you take care of your body,then you can surely be healthy.That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care.Natural eye care should be putin a number one place.

There are several causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes ( 基因 )and aging ( 老化 ).Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight. If you work in front of the computer,it is best to take a break every once in a while.Something dirty can cause redness and they will make You feel uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes, too. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water.

Also, it’s important that you must try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example,sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from ultraviolet rays (紫外线).

Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight.Remember that vitamins A,C and E are good for eyes.Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly( 定期地 )and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition fora long time.

All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes.Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person's eyesight, too.Ina word, eye care is very important,no matter how old a person is.

1.All the following causes can lead to bad eyesight except___________.

A. age B. height C. reading D. computers

2.What should you do if you have to work in front of the computer?

A. Eat healthy foods. B. Clean the eyes by using cold water.

C. Wear a pair of sunglasses. D. Have a rest after working fora while.

3.If we put the passage into three parts,which of the following is the best?

( ①=Para. 1 ②=Para. 2 ③=Para. 3 ④=Para. 4 ⑤=Para.5)

A. ①；②； ③④⑤ B. ①②； ③④； ⑤ C. ①；②③；④⑤ D. ①； ②③④； ⑤

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Ways of Eye Care B. Ways of Eye Exercises

C. Ways of Being Happy D. Ways of Being Healthy

It seems like technology is everywhere. Computers and smart phones are at the center of almost everything we do. They constantly(持续地) require our attention. We text our friends with them during the day, sleep with them by our beds and check our messages as soon as we wake up .

In the future, technology will no longer be interrupting us all the time. Instead,we will use calm technology which was first developed by scientist Mark Weiser in the 1970s. In his opinion, calm technology works quietly but constantly, We know it is there, but we don’t pay much attention to it. According to Mark, the best technology should be invisible(隐形的) and let you live your life.

We already use many different types of calm technology in our everyday lives. Do you have a smoke alarm in your house? That smoke alarm is always there, checking the air for smoke and quietly keeping your safe. It only reminds you it's there when you’ve burnt your bread. Or there maybe lights in your home or school. When some body passes in front of their sensor( 传感器), the lights turn on. You don' t think about this type of technology until you see the light go on.

In the future, we can imagine our houses will use calm technology to open the curtains for us in the morning, to turn down the heat when we leave, or even to choose the best music for our mood.The minute we walk through the door,our house will respond by turning on the lights and music, and perhaps even staring to prepare our dinner.

1.Which of the following is an example of calm technology?

A. A computer.

B. A smart phone.

C. A smoke alarm.

D. A radio.

2.What does the underlined word “interrupting” mean?

A. Hurting

B. Protecting.

C. Helping

D. Troubling.

3.What's the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. Calm technology keeps us safe in many ways.

B. Calm technology can help you to do housework

C. Calm technology has been used in our daily lives.

D. Calm technology plays an important part in schools.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The light won't go on unless we touch the sensor.

B. Calm technology will make our life more convenient.

C. People will depend more on smart phones in the future.

D. People won’t have to work because of calm technology.

阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

A.Thanks for your advice .

B.It depends on you .

C.I believe she’s right .

D.What’s the matter?

E.Do you often talk with your parents?

F.I agree with you.

G.Why not talk to Ms. Brown for more help?

A:Hi , Alice . You look sad .1.

B:Well, I love comics , but Ms. Brown doesn’t allow me to read them.

A:Why doesn’t she allow you to?

B:Because she thinks comics may get in the way of my study .

A:2. We can’t afford to waste time reading them when we should try the best to fight for our dreams.

B:3. But comics are so interesting that I can’t spend a minute not thinking about them.

A:I understand your situation . 4.

B:I have tried to, but she looks too serious to talk to.

A:Communication is always a better way than keeping things to yourself.Maybe you can have a good talk with your parents.

B: OK , I will try.5.

阅读下文并回答问题。

A new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television,the more likely they are to develop depression(抑郁症)as young adults.

The researchers used a national long-term survey of healthy young teenagers of about 13—16 to find out the relationship between media use and depression.They based their findings on more than 4000 young teenagers who were not depressed when the survey began in 1995.

As part of the survey, the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily.They were also asked how often they played computer games and listened to the radio.Here was the result.

The young people spent five and a half hours a day using media and more than 2 hours of that was spent watching TV.

Seven years later,in 2001,more than 7% of the young people had signs of depression.The average age at that time was 21.Brian Primack at the University of Pittsburgh medical school was the lead author of the new study.He says every extra hour of television meant an 8% increase in the chances of developing signs of depression.

The researchers say they did not find any such relationship with the use of other media such as movies,video games or radio.But the study did find that young men were more likely than young women to develop depression given the same amount of media use.

Doctor Primack says the study did not find out if watching TV causes depression directly.But one possibility,he says, is that it may take time away from activities that could help prevent depression, like sports and social activities. It might also prevent a person from sleeping well, he says, and that could have an influence.

The study was just published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

In December, the journal Social Indicators Research published a study of activities that help lead to happy lives. Researchers from the University of Maryland found that people who describe themselves as happy spend less time watching television than unhappy people. The study found that happy people are more likely to be socially active,to read, attend social services and to vote.

1.According to the study,were young women more likely than young men to develop depression given the same Amount of media use?

2.What was the purpose of the research?

3.What could help prevent depression according to Doctor Primack?

4.If you are a parent,will you allow your child to watch TV more than 2 hours a day?Why or Why not?

根据所给提示，完成句子，每空一词，含缩略词。

1.Tom set up a business last year.（改为否定句）

Tom_________ _________up a business last year.

2.It’s a forty-minute drive from her home to school.（对划线部分提问）

__________ ________is it from her home to school?

3.Tom’s mother made a decision to send him to a boarding school.（改为同义句）

Tom’s mother __________ __________send him to a boarding school .

4.汤姆和杰里都不会说法语。（完成译句）

__________Tom__________Jerry can speak French.

5.去年，因为学校的百年校庆我们的校园发生了很大的变化。（完成译句）

Because of the centenary celebration of our school,great changes___ ______in our campus last year.

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填入一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。每空一词，含缩略词。

Warm weather and sunny days mean it’s a barbecue( 烧烤 ) season in the US.These days, 1. people say they’re going to a barbecue,they usually 2. that they’re going to cook the food over a grill( 烤架 )out doors.Popular barbecue foods include hamburgers, hot dogs, and vegetables.

Barbecue fans say that this is not real barbecue;it’s just grilling.True barbecue,which is also 3. BBQ,is an American tradition (传统)that is as old as the country itself.

Barbecue refers to meat that is cooked for a very long time(sometimes as long as 24 hours) over low heat from a wood fire.The smell of the burning wood adds flavor （味道） 4. the meat,which becomes soft as it cooks.

Different parts of the US have different 5. of making barbecue. In Texas, people often use beef. In North and South Carolina, pork is the most common. In Kansas City, pork ribs ( 猪肋排 ) are the favorite. Each region( 地区 ) says that its own barbecue is the 6.. There are barbecue competitions every year, and even magazines about the art of making great barbecue.

Most Americans don’t have the time or patience to dig a hole, fill it with special wood, light a fire and 7. cook meat carefully over it all day and night. So when they want a real barbecue, they go to restaurants that do the hard work for them. For those who want to have 8. own, easy barbecues, there’s always grilling.

书面表达。

上周的一堂英语课上，老师就“二孩政策（ two-child policy ）”展开了全班调查。请你以“ Do you want to have a brother or a sister?” 为题目用英语写一篇短文，先汇总班上同学的观点，再陈述自己的想法。

要求：文中不能出现真实的人名和学校名称，100字左右，开头已给出，不计入字数。

Do you want to have a brother or a sister?

Do you want to have a brother or a sister?Last week,__________________________

Do you know 18th May is "International Museum Day"? Every year since 1977 it is organized all over the world on 18th May. Would you like to pay a visit to some of the museums in Liuzhou?

根据文章信息，选择正确的答案。

1.Liuzhou Museum is on ________ Road.

A. North Jiefang B. Liushi C. Donghuan D. Yanan

2.You can take a ________ bus to Liuzhou Stone Museum.

A. No. 2 B. No. 21 C. No. 76 D. No. 92

3.Liuzhou Bailian Cave Museum is open during ________.

A. 8:00－17:30 B. 9:00－16:00 C. 9:00－17:00 D. 2:00-8:00

4.You can telephone ________ for more information about Liuzhou Stone Museum.

A. 2831519 B. 3827635 C. 3833358 D. 452751

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?

A. You can visit Liuzhou Museum at any time from 9:00 to 16:00.

B. It's the 35th "International Museum Day" on 18th May this year.

C. Li Hua and two of his classmates can visit both Liuzhou Museum and Liuzhou Stone Museum with 120 yuan.

D. Liuzhou museum is on Donghuan Road