The Silk Road went from China to Eastern Europe. It went along the north of China, India, and Persia and ended up in Eastern Europe near today's Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea.

It was called the Silk Road because one of the major products traded was silk cloth from China. Chinese silk was soft and of high quality. So people throughout Asia and Europe loved it very much.1.. Even the Romans called China the "land of silk".

Besides silk, the Chinese also sold teas, salt, sugar, porcelain（陶瓷）, and spices. Most of the goods was expensive. This was because it was a long trip and traders didn't have a lot of room for goods. They bought goods like cotton, ivory, wool, gold, and silver.

Traders traveled in large caravans. They would have many guards with them.2.Most of the road was through dry land. So camels were popular animals for transport.

Although there was some trade between China and the rest of the world for some time, the silk trade developed quickly during the Han Dynasty which ruled from 206 BC to 220 AD.3.During this time the Mongols controlled most of the trade road, and Chinese traders travel safely. Also, traders had a higher social position during the Mongol rule.

4.It not only helped to develop trade between different countries, but also helped for ideas, culture and inventions to spread across the world.

A. The Silk Road was important.

B. The Chinese sold silk for thousands of years.

C. The Silk Road was full of wealth as well as danger.

D. Traveling in a big group like a caravan helped in protecting themselves.

E. Later, under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, trade China along the Silk Road was fully developed.

阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。

Think before we speak!

It was a sunny and enjoyable day. Everyone in the railway station was waiting for the train1.(arrive). Among the crowd, there was a group of young friends who were on board for vacation.

It was a busy station with a lot of people and some juice shops, coffee and tea stalls, newspaper shops, etc. The train was arriving and everyone prepared to get into the train to their seats.

The group of friends made loud noise2.(welcome) the train as it moved into the station. They ran to get their seats before anyone entered the train.

The empty seats were3.(fill) and the train whistled (鸣汽笛) to move. An old man with a young boy4.(age) around 15 had their seats just next to the friends' group. The young boy was so5.(surprise) to see everything. He cheered, "Dad, the train is moving and the things6.(move) backward."

His father smiled and7.(nod) his head.

As the train started moving fast, the young boy again screamed (尖叫) , "Dad, the trees are green in color and run backward very fast." His father said, “Yes, dear," and smiled.

Just like a kid, he was watching everything with great8.(interesting).

A fruit seller passed9.(sell) apples, bananas and oranges. The young boy asked his dad, "I want to eat apples." His father bought some for him. He said, "Oh, this apple looks a lot10.(sweet) than it tastes. I love this color." The group was watching all the activities of this boy and asked the boy's father, "Is your son having any problem? Why is he behaving so11.(different)?"

"His son is mad, I think," a friend from the group made fun of him and shouted.

The father of the young boy, with patience, replied to the friends’ group, “My son was born blind. Only a few days ago he12.(operate). He is seeing different things in his life for the first time."

The young friends became very quiet.

High school can be a terrible time if you get it all wrong. Find out how to survive (度过) high school with a few easy tips.Be Yourself. High school is a fun time to make new friends, meet new people and socialize. Just be yourself. Don’t give in to anyone’s wants.Keep Good Company. Choose your friends carefully and make sure you won’t get influenced by anyone. You will find friends, but stay away from the ones who don’t want to be your friends.

Be Optimistic (乐观的). Always wear your smile. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Respect (尊敬) your teachers and classmates and try to be helpful.___________. When you believe in yourself, others believe in you. Talk and walk confidently. Confidence is something you grow with, and people respect you for that.Love High School. Fall in love with it. Make the most out of it, and you will never get those moments back. Come up with wonderful ideas, top your class, make the best friends, go to parties, but just make as many memories as you can!With these tips to survive high school, you will surely be proud of graduating (毕业) as an all-round adult. So when you throw those hats in the air, feel the freedom and remember every moment you spent in “High School”.

1.How many tips are mentioned in the passage?

2.What’s the writer’s advice on making friends? (no more than 2 pieces)

3.Fill in the blank with proper words. (no more than 3 words)

4.Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.

5.Give a proper title to the passage.

用括号内所给的词或短语，将下列句子译成英语。

1.她越学越想学。(the more..the more..)

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2.如果妈妈听到这个消息，她会很高兴的。(if...)

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3.水太脏，我们不能饮用。（too...to...）

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4.当我听到这个令人激动的消息时，我情不自禁地哭了。（can’t help）

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5.同学们都在盼着过一个愉快的假期。(look forward to)

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写作

现在全世界都在倡导“低碳生活（low-carbon life)”，即：降低二氧化碳的排放，采取低能量、低消耗、低开支的生活方式。低碳生活对我们大家都有好处，请你写一篇短文向一家英文报社投稿。内容包括：你的具体做法、你的感受以及建议。

提示词语：be good for,everyone,ride a bike,think,make a difference,environment,suggest,reuse

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四、句型转换。

1.I want to go to the park on Sunday.(对画线部分提问)

_____ _____ you want to go to the park?

2.Tom watches TV three times a week.(对画线部分提问)

_____ _____ does Tom watch TV?

3.The lesson begins at eight o’clock.(对画线部分提问)

_____ _____ the lesson begin?

4.The students are playing soccer on the playground.(改为一般疑问句)

_____ the students _____ soccer on the playground?

5.Maria likes living in China because she loves the people and the food here.(对画线部分提问)

_____ _____ Maria like living in China?

—Excuse me, Maria. May I borrow your pen?

—Sure. Here you are. But you must return it _____ time.

A. in B. at C. on D. to

I want _____ something about your school life in Japan.

A. know B. to know C. knows D. knowing

I study English, art, history and some _____ subjects.

A. another B. others C. the other D. other

— _____ do you _____ the book?

—It’s very interesting.

A. What; like B. What; think of C. How; think D. How; think of