听对话，完成下面小题。

1.When will Alice reach the playground?

A.At three o’clock. B.At half past two. C.At half past three.

2.What will Alice probably bring?

A.Some water. B.Some snacks. C.Some apples.

3.What does Jim do?

A.A coach. B.A teacher. C.A player.

听对话，完成下面小题。

1.Who will Mary go to Beijing with for the holiday?

A.Her parents. B.Her friends. C.Her teachers.

2.How will Mary go to Beijing?

A.By train. B.By bus. C.By plane.

3.What is Mike going to do in holiday?

A.He will go to Beijing. B.He will review for a test. C.He will have a test.

听独白，完成下面小题。

1.How was the weather in Yantai over the past weeks?

A.Rainy. B.Windy. C.Cloudy.

2.What does the speaker advise listeners to do?

A.Go out for a walk. B.Wear proper clothes. C.Stay at home.

3.Which part of Yantai is going to be sunny?

A.The northern part. B.The southern part. C.The eastern part.

4.What is the lowest temperature in the eastern part of Yantai?

A.19℃. B.18℃. C.17℃.

On weekends, Olga Belka always does the same thing. It is under water where she creates her paintings.

Olga Belka is a famous Russian artist who is very popular. Now she lives in Thailand. She is good at diving（潜水）. She likes drawing, too. She always draws sea animals while she is under water. She often needs two to six dives to finish a picture. It takes her about two hours to dive every time. The drawing materials she uses are specially made, and they do not pollute the sea. Each of her unusual pictures is an artwork.

Olga started underwater painting because she wanted to catch the beauty of life under the waves. She has created some truly unique pictures. They are very different and unusual. Olga ever said that sea is a source of inspiration（灵感）. So she wants to share the underwater beauty with the world by drawing pictures. The time she spends under the sea is the best time. She enjoys herself under the sea.

But if you want to buy one of her pictures, you will pay as much as $ 3,000. It is very expensive. If you want to make your weekends meaningful, you can accompany Olga to draw pictures under the sea. It would cost you $ 100 to spend a day painting with Olga underwater. Earlier this year, Olga held an exhibition of her works of art, where she showed her magical creations.

1.Olga Belka often goes diving in order to _________.

A.keep healthy and relax herself B.draw pictures of sea animals

C.enjoy the beauty of life D.take pictures of the underwater animals

2.The underlined word “unique” in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to _________.

A.special B.excellent C.attractive D.expensive

3.How much will people pay if they want to get one of Olga’s pictures?

A.$ 300. B.$ 1,000. C.$ 100. D.$3,000.

4.Which for the following is TRUE about Olga Belka?

A.She is good at diving and drawing everything under water.

B.She usually spends about two hours diving to finish a picture.

C.People can see the beauty of the underwater world through her paintings.

D.Most paintings created by Olga Belka are the same as the paintings created by others.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.A Russian Artist Draws Pictures Underwater

B.A Special Russian Artist Becomes Famous

C.Success is not Easy for Everyone

D.Pictures Come From a Russian Artist

1.The work of a video game tester is mainly to ________.

A.create many video games B.play games every day

C.test the running of games D.make sure the game is liked

2.If you want to work as a climbing guide, you can get ________ a year.

A.$2,000 B.$ 10,000 C.$ 12,000 D.$ 24,000

3.What’s the most probable duty of Janet Chen?

A.Helping sort out books in the library. B.Putting books back on the shelves.

C.Sending e-mails to the company. D.Choosing the suitable employees.

4.If you like animals, you can work as ________.

A.a video game tester B.a dog walker

C.a book sorter D.a climbing guide

5.You should ________ to learn more about the job of a dog walker.

A.make a phone call B.send an e-mail

C.surf the Internet D.go to the workroom

Owning a lovely pet can certainly make one’s family life better and it can make a difference to a pet owner’s career（职业）life, too. In fact, according to a new research, a person who owns a pet may be more successful in his or her career than those who don’t. This is good news for people who want to keep pets.

The researchers collected information from 857 adults in the United States with all kinds of jobs. Among the successful people in their careers, 93 percent grew up with a pet in their home. 78 percent said that growing up with a pet helped their career success as an adult.

So, how can owning pets exactly lead to career success? Well, according to the research, successful people said that their pets not only helped to teach them to be responsible, be creative and follow the rules, but also made them develop the abilities to understand others’ feelings and organize activities. They are both important and necessary in the business world.

According to the research, 86 percent of present pet parents said owning pets helped them do things on time, better manage their time and put more efforts into work. In fact, 80 percent of present pet parents said they felt more connected with those who were pet owners, and they believed that their workers who had pets were hard workers.

1.A pet owner may ________ than those who don’t keep pets.

A.spend more money B.do better in the job

C.be much happier D.be healthier

2.Among the successful people surveyed, ________ grew up without a pet in their home.

A.93% B.78% C.86% D.7%

3.What advantage does pet owners have by keeping pets?

A.It can help people obey the rules.

B.It can make people become good followers.

C.It can help people become brave.

D.It can make people experience others’ feelings.

4.Most pet parents believe workers owning pets ________.

A.are difficult to get along with B.are easy to find

C.are stronger than others D.are hard-working

5.The passage mainly tells us ________.

A.it is very important to keep a pet

B.keeping a pet can only help its owner succeed

C.keeping a pet can influence its owner both in life and career

D.how to become a successful person

Many people have argued about which is more important—reaching our destinations or enjoying the view along the way. 1. For a whole journey, there is nothing more important than enjoying the beautiful sights on the way.

Most of us know the saying “All roads lead to Rome”. However, few of us know the second half of this saying: “... though some are born in Roman.” 2. The first half of the expression explains that there are many ways of achieving the same goal. However, the second half forces us to acknowledge（承认）that someone will always achieve it more easily than others. They stand right there where we try our best to get. 3. I don’t feel any worse about myself than those who were “born in Rome”. I can get a lot from the journey I take to reach my goal.

4. Is it because we like the challenge? Do we just want to have an unforgettable adventure? However, whatever our original motivation（原始动机）is, we shouldn’t miss enjoying the view along the way. 5. So the best thing for all of us to do to achieve our goals is to just focus on what we have and where we are now.

A. What does it mean?

B. I agree to the second opinion.

C. It might just be as important as reaching our goals.

D. But we should also understand why we want to reach our goals.

E. No one will remember the joy and sadness along the way.

F. Does it mean that the efforts spent in reaching Rome are a complete waste?

A businessman had two sons. While he gave the younger son a lot of love and gifts, he neglected（忽视）the elder son. It was ________ puzzling（令人费解）and no one knew why.

When the boys ________, they were asked to manage the father’s business. The elder son was ________ about the business. From morning till late in the evening, he was busy working. Within a few years, he ran the business very well and even expanded（扩大）it.

What about the younger son? He didn’t have much to do ________ having a good time. But the father ________ that his favorite son would be a success. If the elder son could be a ________ businessman, surely the younger one, with a higher education, would do much better.

A few years later, the ________ of his decision became clear. Uninterested in business, the younger son continued spending his time enjoying ________. And he went out of business. But the elder son’s far smaller share of business had expanded and he had proved himself to be a good decision maker.

Being ashamed at the tum of events, the father met the elder son and was angry with the younger one. The elder son, who was ________ to all this quietly, suddenly said he wanted to set up an independent business and live on his own.

“Why?” asked the father. “I blame（责备）one person for my brother’s ________, but it’s not him. You can’t blame children for the faults（过失）of their parents, can you?” asked the elder son.

1.A.completely B.differently C.quickly D.carefully

2.A.got up B.grew up C.put up D.turned up

3.A.relaxed B.disappointed C.serious D.tired

4.A.without B.inside C.except D.among

5.A.decided B.depended C.believed D.reported

6.A.wonderful B.helpful C.useful D.successful

7.A.results B.explanations C.reasons D.requests

8.A.herself B.himself C.themselves D.itself

9.A.listening B.learning C.shouting D.waiting

10.A.expression B.failure C.level D.purpose

Chelsea Hill is a disabled woman. The only thing that she loves is dancing. When she was a student in high school, she always wanted to be a dancer. But she was 1.（bad）hurt in a car accident. She lost both her legs. However, she didn’t give 2. her dream. She decided to continue doing what she loved—dancing.

She danced with her high school team in her wheelchair, and when she graduated, she 3.（encourage）to show other disabled girls that they could dance, too.

She found a group of girls like her on the Internet and invited 4.（they）to her hometown to dance with her. “It was such 5. amazing experience.” she said. The group gave a show in California in which Hill 6. （grow）up.

Later they went to Los Angeles, where there is a 7.（large）population of wheelchair users than in California. She said the group members found each other through the Internet. Chelsea Hill 8.（hold）a dance camp for the disabled women around the world every year. Last year, 115 wheelchair dancers attended the camp. Girls of all 9.（age）attended the camp and learned how to dance in their wheelchairs.

Chelsea Hill wants to show that dance is dance 10. you’re walking or you’re rolling（滚动）. She wants to fight so hard now to do what is right for the disabled women.

根据所给汉语句子，把英语句子补充完整。

1.至少你已经尽力了，所以你不需要担心它。

_________ _________ you have tried your best, so you don’t need to worry about it.

2.当问题来敲门时，你应该保持冷静，然后试着去解决它们。

When problems _________ _________ your door, you should keep calm and then try to solve them.

3.随着春天的到来，公园里充满享受美好阳光的人们。

With spring coming, the park is _________ _________ people enjoying beautiful sunshine.

4.她打扫卧室时，偶然地找到了她朋友从海南寄来的明信片。

She found her friend’s postcard from Hainan _________ _________ when cleaning up the bedroom.

5.当你有麻烦时，不要害怕去请求帮助，因为只有这样你才能取得进步。

Don’t be afraid of asking for help when you are in _______, because only in this way can you make_________.