-_____________________

- That's a good idea.

A. I've got the first prize in the English speech contest.

B. I'd like to invite you to my birthday party tomorrow.

C. Shall we go to the farm to pick peaches this weekend?

D. Would you mind opening the window a bit more?

I have five children, so our house is always noisy. ____, I love gardening and my garden helps me relax.

For a long time, I guarded the garden of peace and quiet. When the children followed me into the garden, I would expect ____ to be out of sight. And I would hand out tasks.

“Here: you ____ the onions, you dig the holes, and...” Soon they would be ____ or their arms would be sore, and they would leave me to myself.

But during a recent spring, ____ I was working in the garden, my 13-year-old son, Josiah noticed me. He ____ a tool and began helping. Working as a team, we finished the job in no time at all. I thanked Josiah, realizing that I’d enjoyed working with him.

The same thing happened—one or two of the ____ would appear and join in the gardening from time to time. Each time, I would feel ____ that the work was lighter because of their help.

One day, when I was picking the peas (豌豆) and having a taste alone, Abby saw me and ran over. I put several peas into her mouth. She just loved how tasty they were.

“Mama, I want the others to try them too.”

Suddenly, I realized I had been wrong for long, I’d tried to keep the ____ of gardening to myself, and here was a child who couldn’t wait to ____ with others, “Sure, honey, let’s pick some. We’ll make a wonderful supper.”

Now I enjoy all of the garden’s beauties with the children. We bring the fruits back home, preparing and cooking the produce together, because we know that everything is better when shared.

1.A. Finally B. Quickly C. Luckily D. Immediately

2.A. it B. him C. he D. them

3.A. water B. eat C. sell D. cook

4.A. hot B. shy C. sorry D. nervous

5.A. so B. if C. while D. unless

6.A. waited for B. picked up C. pointed at D. looked after

7.A. friends B. children C. visitors D. neighbors

8.A. bored B. silly C. afraid D. surprised

9.A. tradition B. standard C. happiness D. background

10.A. share B. agree C. work D. live

阅读短文，根据其内容回答文后各个小题。

Alice in Wonderland

Chapter 2

Alice was not hurt, so she jumped to her feet in a moment. She looked up, and found the White Rabbit was still in sight. She was close behind it when she turned the comer, but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen. She found herself in a long, low hall.

There were doors all around the hall, but they were all locked.

Alice walked sadly down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get out again.

Suddenly, she came upon a little three-legged table. There was nothing on it but a tiny golden key, and Alice's first idea was that this might belong to one of the doors of the hall.

But, alas! Either the locks were too large, or the key was too small. However, on the second time round, she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before and behind it was a little door.

She tried the little golden key in the lock, and she was pleased to find it fitted!

1.The hall where Alice stayed is___________.

A. long and low B. big and high C. wide and low D. big and wide

2.What did Alice want to do when she got to the hall?

A. She wanted to know how to get some food

B. She wanted to know where her sister was

C. She wanted to find out how to get out again

D. She wanted to meet the Rabbit

3.Where did Alice find the tiny golden key?

A. B. C. D.

4.How did Alice feel when the gold key fitted into a lock?

A. Tired B. Shocked C. Happy D. Interested

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Alice had never seen the White Rabbit before she got to the hall

B. Some of the doors around the hall were locked

C. Alice noticed the little door as soon as she entered the hall

D. The passage is from Alice in Wonderland.

Last week I was at my desk in the classroom as usual. I was very tired, and couldn’t concentrate (集中注意力) on the lesson. I looked around and noticed a door behind me. “I’m sure it wasn’t there before!” I said to myself. Very quickly I got up, opened the door, and saw a long hallway (过道). Soon I found myself in an underground room. There were a lot of strange machines, and people moved around in white coats. Suddenly, I heard a scream (尖叫) from another room, and I began to feel afraid. Just then a tall man with white hair came towards me.

“I am a professor (教授),” he told me. “How nice to see you! Did you come to help with our little experiment?” I didn’t like the professor, and I didn’t want to stay. I tried to run away, but my legs couldn’t move. He came closer. “Don’t worry,” he said, smiling. ‘We’re just doing a few tests...” i£No!” I shouted. “No test!” He put his hand on my arm and repeated, “A few tests, tests, tests...”

Just then I woke up. I was back in the classroom, and someone was shaking my arm. I listened to the teacher. “Tests this week and next week,” she said. ‘That’s better,” I thought.

1.The writer fell asleep when he was ________.

A. taking a test B. having a class

C. doing his homework D. doing an experiment in the lab

2.In his dream, the writer began to feel afraid after he ________.

A. heard a scream B. met a strange professor

C. saw some strange machines D. entered an underground room

3.What did the writer say about the professor in his dream?

A. He hardly smiled. B. He had white hair.

C. He looked like his teacher. D. He invented some machines.

4.The professor asked the writer to ________.

A. come again the next week B. stay with him and help

C. go back home at once D. do a few tests alone

5.How did the writer feel at the end of the passage?

A. Surprised. B. Excited. C. Relaxed. D. Worried.

On school nights, lots of kids have to do their reading before they are allowed to watch TV. Pretty soon, you might get to do both at the same time, in true Harry Potter style.

Several companies are racing to produce electronic paper and ink, complete with colors and moving imagines (图像). One idea would be to create a newspaper like The Daily Project in the Harry Potter books. Its pages would hold video clips of baseball games instead of just black-and-white photos.

Electronic paper is not a new idea. A company in Massachusetts called E ink, for example, has been working for years on such a technology. Little electricity determines (决定) whether each microsphere (微球体) looks black or white at any given time. Together, microspheres make up words and imagines. The techniques seems promising for creating still imagines that can be changed when needed, but the process (进程) is too slow for high-quality videos.

Scientists in Holland now report a new type of e-paper technology—by using layers (层) of oil. They can make images which change fast enough to meet standard video requirements. They can also make brilliant colors. So far, however, each image is smaller than the fingernail.

For now, reading and watching TV will have to return two separate activities. Keep your eyes open, though—in the future, TV watching and reading might be part of the same work.

1.According to the passage, kids soon can ________.

A. be allowed to watch TV B. watch TV while doing their homework

C. watch Harry Potter on TV D. be allowed to read a newspaper

2.What determines the black and white color of each microsphere?

A. Images. B. Electricity. C. Oil and ink. D. Fingernail

3.Scientists in ________ have reported a new e-paper technology that uses oil.

A. the USA B. the UK C. England D. Holland

4.Which of the following in NOT true?

A. Electronic paper is not a new idea.

B. Microspheres make up words and images.

C. Watching TV and reading are now part of the same work.

D. Scientists use layers of oil in a new e-paper research.

5.From the last paragraph, we know that ________.

A. scientists are still working on the new e-paper technology

B. kids love to read while watching TV

C. parents may be against this new idea

D. teachers may not teach students in the future

A: Hi, Li Min! I haven’t seen you for a few days. Where did you go?

B: I went to Chengdu on holiday.

A: 1.

B: Sure! Chengdu is really a good city for holiday.

A: That’s great! 2.

B: Yes, very much. Things are quite different here.

A: Really? Do you go to school every day?

B: 3. But on Friday afternoon we don’t have any classes.

A: 4.

B: Six. They are English, maths, history, science, art and PE.

A: Which is your favorite one?

B: I like English best. 5.

A: Nice work!

A. Yes, we do.

B. Did you enjoy yourself there?

C. How many subjects do you have?

D. What’s the weather like in Chengdu?

E. No, I go to school by bus every day.

F. My English teacher says I’m doing well.

G. By the way, do you like your new school?

A. Yes, we do.

B. Did you enjoy yourself there?

C. How many subjects do you have?

D. What’s the weather like in Chengdu?

E. No, I go to school by bus every day.

F. My English teacher says I’m doing well.

G. By the way, do you like your new school?

1.禁止入内。

________ ________.

2.名单将公布在布告栏里。

The names will be ________ ________ on the college notice board.

3.尽管他有时可能很烦人，我还是很喜欢他。

I like him, ________ ________ he can be annoying at times.

4.在昨天的晚会上，Wilson和我热烈地握手。

Wilson ________ ________ with me warmly at yesterday’s party.

5.多保重！再见。

________ ________. Bye!

Some years ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my friend, Chris. We decided to drive across country to Brisbane to visit another friend after the meeting ended.

The first day we were excited and laughed at each other’s jokes. By the third day of driving in the endless desert, we began to get bored. We had been quiet for a few hours when suddenly Chris saw some kangaroos. We were both excited and decided to get a closer look. Chris accelerated to catch up with the kangaroos. We got closer and closer, and Chris was doing 110 kilometers per hour. We were very close to the kangaroos—too close—when we heard a loud BANG!

Chris stopped the car and we got out. Behind the car was a large kangaroo lying still on the ground. Chris went over to the kangaroo and put his baseball cap on its head. He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then he put his arm around the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together. I was still in shock, but I took out my camera. While I was taking the photo, I saw the kangaroo move. It suddenly woke up, looked at Chris, and jumped away into the distance before we could do anything.

I started laughing but Chris looked very serious. He said his purse and passport (护照) were in the jacket. I started laughing even harder. I stopped laughing, however, when he said our car keys were also in the jacket.

1.The writer and Chris went to Brisbane because ________________________.

2.What does the underlined word “accelerated” (in the second paragraph) probably mean?

It means Chris drove __________________________.

3.Did their car hit the kangaroo? _________________________

4.There were his purse, passport and _________________________ in Chris’s jacket.

5.What can we most probably conclude (推断) from the last sentence of the passage?

The writer and Chris had to __________________________.

Most great inventors often met with much trouble in their work. Before they could succeed, they had to overcome (客服) thousands of difficulties. The following is one of such e1..

George Stephenson (1781～1848), a famous British inventor made the first train in 1825, using a stream engine. When he was experimenting with the engine on the train, he met with troubles from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the n2.and the smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would burst (爆裂) or that the h3. coals from it would set fire to their houses.

George Stephenson told the people that the train could go on small rails, could pull carriages full of goods (货品) and p4.and that there was no great d5. to them. It was a very difficult matter for him to convince (使信服) them. H6., after some time, the first train that was d7. by Stephenson himself proved him right. On the train there was a new steam engine. It was invented by him, and was proved a complete success.

The first day when the train ran on the rails, people along the way heard the noise of the train in the distance, and saw it r8. quickly to them. They thought it was a genie (妖怪). They were so full of fright that they ran quickly back home and closed their doors tightly. They did not dare to come out until it had passed. An old woman s9.said that her hen had been so frightened that it hadn’t l10. any eggs for three days.

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76．积极锻炼是非常重要的，为此，某英文报开展了一次关于初中生段炼情况的调查活动。请你根据下列图表和相关文字提示,以“Exercising is important!”为题，用英语写一篇短文。

注意：(1)短文应包括所给内容要点,可适当发挥,使文章连贯;

(2)词数90左右,短文开头已给出,不计入总词数;

(3)短文中不得提及考生所在学校及自己的姓名等信息。

(4)参考词汇:敏锐的sharp

Exercising is important!

Recently, we have done a survey about students’ exercising. According to the survey,