The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is used to describe something that can be easily shaped.

The history of plastics is longer than you might__________. In fact the first man-made plastic ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid（赛璐璐）”. It was discovered by ________an Englishman and an American in the same year.____________ it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale（规模）during the year 1860. Everybody was__________ by this new material which could be moulded（用模子做）into shapes and was so cheap to buy.

Poor young men working in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were ________ to buy white celluloid collars （领子）. The collars were hard and uncomfortable. But they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men could rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers，who had not been able to afford playthings for their children，were now able to buy them playthings__________of celluloid.

But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents，particularly__________ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had__________success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. It became known as bakelite（酚醛塑料）. Other plastic materials like bakelite were also produced. They were_________to make electrical fittings （配件）and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe，but rich people disliked them because they were cheap，and because they could only be made ________dark colours.

1.A.wish B.think C.want D.hope

2.A.both B.neither C.either D.between

3.A.So B.But C.And D.As

4.A.surprised B.excited C.told D.frightened

5.A.worried B.sure C.afraid D.able

6.A.done B.produced C.worked D.made

7.A.between B.on C.among D.about

8.A.much B.great C.never D.little

9.A.cut B.hoped C.used D.had

10.A.in B.by C.from D.of

1.According to the text，we can learn_________________.

A.most people in Nauru are very heavy

B.Tuvalu is to the east of Australia

C.Vatican has the oldest church

D.there are 2，000 people in Tuvalu

2.The reason why Tuvalu has only a few visitors is that______________.

A.the people there are unfriendly

B.it's hard for people to get there

C.the islands there are too small

D.people can't find hospitals there

At my primary school，I was one of the smartest kids there. I never studied，but always got perfect scores. I thought I was born clever. At least I believed so. I was also a prodigy in music according to myself. I could sing better than almost everyone else in my school. I was pretty sure that once I got to the sixth grade，everyone would be surprised by me.

But actually，they weren't.

When I arrived at my new class，I couldn't wait to show everyone what I could do. However，there was always someone else who could do them better. My grades began to suffer.

More talented girls often sang solo（独唱）. I believed I wasn't smart. I believed I wasn't talented. I believed I was a failure. Over the next two years，I had to work very hard. Every prize for the singing competition was given to me for hard work and effort. Grades were still very low but improving little by little.

I haven't realized until recently that I really don't have to be the best at everything. I was too hard on myself. In fact，when I did badly in a test，my classmates never laughed at me.

No one is perfect. There will probably always be someone better than me at something. Anyway，there are about seven billion people in this world. I will never be the number one at everything，and that s really okay.

1.What does “a prodigy” probably mean in English？

A.A smart kid B.A lazy fan C.A common child D.A lazy girl

2.When the writer was at the new class，____________.

A.she lost her interest in music B.she had difficulty in learming

C.she surprised everyone in solos D.she got separated from friends

3.What happened to the writer during the two years？

A.She won many prizes without any effort.

B.She found the best way to become perfect.

C.She gave up trying because of the low scores.

D.She failed to be perfect though she worked hard.

4.Which would be the best title for this passage？

A.When I Wasn't Perfect B.My Past Life as a Young Girl

C.Hard Work Doesn't Work D.What to Do When You're Not Perfect.

Pass the Salt

“Pass the salt，please!” Maybe you hear that at meals. That's because people like salt. Also，people need salt. Salt isn't a food. It's a mineral（矿物质）. It doesn't grow like a plant. It is found in rocks.

Here is why we need salt. Our bodies contain much water. Salt is in the water. We lose salt when we sweat. We also lose it if we bleed. That’s why we need more salt every day. True，it may make our food taste better，but it is more important than that. People who don't get enough salt may die!

Salt is found in many places. It is in the oceans and underground. Much of our salt comes from salt mines. People work in the mines. They dig out big chunks（大块）of salt. The salt chunks are brought to the surface. There they are crushed. Some of the salt becomes small chunks. These chunks are used to make many things，such as foods and chemicals. Some crushed salt becomes tiny grains. This is the salt that ends up on your table.

Salt has long been important to people. In ancient times，people were even paid with salt! In fact，our word “salary" comes from the Roman word for salt. People long ago used salt to keep meat fresh. The meat was packed in salt. This kept it from spoiling. People also used salt as a medicine. That's why the word “salt” sometimes means “good”. “You're the salt of the Earth，” people say. That's their way of saying. “You're OK with me!”

1.Where is salt from？

A.Plants. B.Rocks. C.Meals. D.Minerals.

2.If we don’t have enough salt，what may happen?

A.We sweat more. B.We bleed a lot. C.We may die.

D.We make the food better.

3.In ancient times，people didn't use salt for_____________.

A.paying for things B.keeping meat fresh C.making money D.working as a medicine

4.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.Salt is necessary for all people.

B.How do people find salt.

C.How to break salt into small pieces.

D.People take salt out of the Earth.

Do you believe that only boys do well in science? Does it seem to you that girls have better language skills than boys? In your opinion, are boys better at building things? If your answer to each of those questions is “Yes,” you are right, according to an article in Current Science." There are exceptions(例外), but here are the facts.

Usually, boys score higher on tests about math, while girls do better in tests about words, spelling and memory. But these differences may not always be true. In the future, a person’s abilities may not be decided by sex. As one scientist says, “Nothing is impossible for a person to be or do.”

A recent study by Jerome Kagan, a scientist at Harvard University is studying the watching ability of children 10 months old. Baby boys and baby girls are watching a “show” while seated on their mothers’ laps. In Act One of the show, an orange-colored ball is lifted from a blue box and moved slowly. Then it is returned to the box. This is repeated six times. Act Six is almost the same, except that the orange ball is smaller.

Baby boys do not seem to notice the difference in the size of the ball, but girls immediately become excited and begin to make noises that sound like language.

It’s also known that baby girls usually talk at an earlier age than baby boys do. Scientists believe that the left side of the brain develops faster in girls than in boys. As a result, by the time they start to school, little girls have an advantage that boys don’t have, but what have the boys been doing in the year before starting school? They have been developing something called aggression. An aggressive person feels strong and independent. He is often the first one to start a fight. It is said that aggression is caused by hormones (荷尔蒙). Scientists believe that hormones are not the only cause. They say aggression in boys is also caused by mothers.

1.According to the article in Current Science, what are girls better at?

A.Finding facts B.Using language C.Learning science D.Building things

2.Which is right about Jerome Kagan’s study?

A.Girls don’t like the show.

B.Boys are strong enough to lift a blue box.

C.Boys and girls have the same watching abilities.

D.Girls quickly notice the difference in the size of the ball.

3.Why do girls have an advantage when they start to school?.

A.Girls become independent earlier. B.Mothers teach girls more patiently.

C.Girls’ hormones develop more completely. D.The left side of the brain develops faster in girls.

4.What does the underlined word “aggression” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.An angry feeling. B.A good habit. C.A friendly action. D.A strong person.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The research on girls’ advantages. B.The result of school education.

C.The differences between boys and girls. D.The children’s abilities to memorize.

Night Milk and Sleep

A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night's sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off-if it is milked from a Cow at night.

Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin（褪黑激素），which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.

The study，by researchers from Seoul，South Korea，involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows' milk milked both during the day and at night. Those given night milk，which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin，were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime， according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.

Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.

While the effect of cows’ milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now，taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.

Previous studies have also showed that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content，which helps people to relax.

Milk is also sugar-free and additive free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.

1.2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.The study has shown “night milk” contains____________ which can help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety

2.According to the writer，milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of_________________.

3.Who should be suggested taking melatonin drugs？

______________________________________________________________________________________

4._________________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________________________

Everyone wants to be successful. As a student，you also want to have success at school，no matter whether you' re good at studies or not. But it's d1. to learn all the lessons well because it requires good ways and habits. If you take right ways of studying，you can make great p2.. Here I will offer you some advice. Firstly，be sure to make up your mind to work hard and do well in everything you learn. It is wise 3.you to do your 4.（good）in your studies. Secondly，it's necessary for you to have a good study habit. While studying，make sure to pay attention to 5.. After finishing study， don't forget to find some time for f6. to help you relax as well，F7.，you had better take notes in class because you cannot remember everything. You can remember what you have learnt by 8.（review）these notes often. In this way， the notes are 9.（help）to you. If you take all of the suggestions，you will certainly develop into 10.better student in studies.

连词成句。将所给词语连成句子，标点已给出。

要求：符合语法，语句通顺，大小写正确，词语不得重复使用。

1.what，it，today，is，day

____________________________________________________________________________？

2.large，there，population，is，a，in the town

____________________________________________________________________________？

3.make，don't，the，library，in，noise

____________________________________________________________________________.

4.it，a，what，city，nice，is

____________________________________________________________________________！

5.enough，Bob，to，reach，isn't，the basket，tall

____________________________________________________________________________.

书面表达。

端午节刚刚过去，根据图片用英语给来自加拿大交换生Frank发一封电子邮件。

提示：

（1）Introduce the festival to him.

（2）How did you celebrate your festival？

（3）Invite him to come to the festival next year.

要求：

（1）要点齐全，并适当发挥。

（2）文中不得出现考生的真实姓名和学校信息。

（3）词数80个左右（文章开头，结尾已经给出，不计入总词数）。

参考词汇：honor（纪念），lunar（阴历）

Dear Frank,

The Dragon Boat Festival has passed. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I'm looking forwards to your letter.

Yours

Leo

你将听到5个句子，根据所听到的内容，从A-F六个选项中选出相应的图片。每个句子读两遍。

A. B. C.

D. E. F.

1._________

2._________

3._________

4._________

5._________