—Would you offer me some advice on how to improve my oral English?

—________. Reading aloud matters a lot.

A.That’s OK B.Never mind C.With pleasure D.Don’t mention it

I have always wanted to write. From the day I first started reading I became _________. Harry Potter came out when I was a child. And I found one that I couldn’t _________.

The problem is that I am not a very good _________. Everywhere I go I have my little black book. It has no marks on it and it looks very common. _________, my book is my little book of dreams. It started as somewhere to write down all of the _________ experience I have had before or when an idea came popped into my head in a dream. They would all get written into my little book.

Now I bring it everywhere with me. It is more _________ to me than my mobile phone or my wallet. It is full of crazy thoughts or what the world is like. The world, _________, is full of strange things and incredible (难以置信的) people. Every day has something special and unexpected just waiting to be _________ a little bit further down the road.

My book is amazing because it lets me catch all of those tiny things and catch them before they disappear. _________ it has the beginning of a fantasy novel (魔幻故事), the ending of a love play, and poetry I have written in different languages. I never thought I would ever write poems in French! It is crazy!

For me, this book is more than just a lot of __________ on paper. It is one million different possible stories, in thousands of different worlds and made up of a hundred different thoughts. It is indeed my special book.

1.A.surprised B.bored C.interested D.stressed

2.A.hand out B.throw away C.pick up D.think of

3.A.reader B.writer C.student D.reporter

4.A.Anyway B.Moreover C.Otherwise D.However

5.A.unusual B.awful C.pleasant D.funny

6.A.suitable B.necessary C.important D.practical

7.A.by the way B.above all C.for example D.in some ways

8.A.imagined B.explained C.introduced D.discovered

9.A.So far B.In fact C.At first D.From them on

10.A.marks B.words C.signs D.ideas

Here is a term report of Javier from Rocky Mountain High School.

Comments

Well done, Javier, on all your hard work this term. You are always active in speaking activities, and this is great. I always enjoy reading your writing too, you have very good ideas. You can see from your marks that reading is not a problem for you.

Sometimes you still make small grammar mistakes, and I think you can improve your vocabulary. I suggest you should review(复习) many of the language points we studied this term.

The area you need to work on the most is listening. I know this is difficult for you. I recommend more practice at home. Listen to English TV shows and radio as much as possible.

Have a nice holiday, and good luck for next term!

Instructor’s name:

1.What was the best skill for Javier?

A.Reading. B.Listening. C.Writing. D.Speaking.

2.What mark does Javier need to pass the reading part?

A.10. B.12. C.14. D.16.

3.What suggestion does the teacher give to Javier?

A.Reviewing reading texts. B.Working with the teacher.

C.Listening to lots of different things. D.Being active in speaking activities.

Chess is called the game of kings. People have been playing it for over 500 years. Chess comes from an even older game from India. The chess we play today is from Europe.

Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces. The other uses the black pieces. Each piece moves in a special way. One piece is called the king. Each player has one. The players take turns moving their pieces. If a player lands on a piece, he or she takes it. The game ends when a player loses his or her king. There are a few more rules, but those are the basics(基本规则).

Some people think that chess is more than a game. They think that it makes the mind stronger. Good chess players use their brains. They take their time. They think about what will happen next. These skills are useful in life and in chess. Chess is quite like an exercise for the mind.

You don’t always have lots of time to think when playing chess. There is a type of chess with short time limits (限制). It’s called blitz chess. In blitz chess, each player gets ten minutes to use for the whole game. Your clock runs during your turn. You hit the time clock after your move. This stops your clock. It also starts the other player’s clock. If you run out of time, you lose.

Chess is not just for people. Computers have been playing chess since the 1970s. At first they did not play well. They made mistakes. As time went on they grew stronger. In 1997, a computer beat the best player in the world for the first time. It was a computer called Deep Blue. Deep Blue was big. It took up a whole room. By 2006 a cell phone could beat the best players in the world. Chess surely has come a long way.

1.How does a game of chess end according to the text?

A.One player becomes king. B.One player loses his or her king.

C.One player stops his or her clock. D.One player takes the other player’s pieces.

2.Which best describes the main idea in Paragraph 4?

A.It explains how time clocks work. B.It explains how blitz chess is played.

C.It suggests that players should think less. D.It describes many different ways to play chess.

3.Which happened first?

A.Deep Blue took up a whole room. B.Computers did not play chess well.

C.Deep Blue won an important game. D.Cell phones got good at playing chess.

Everybody likes to feel that she or he is special. Sadly, many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We wish that we could be more attractive or better at sports. We wish we had had more money or nicer clothes. Like the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, or the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz, we think we’re not good enough just as we are. In the film. The Tin Man wishes he had a heart. The Scarecrow wishes that he had a brain, and the Lion want courage. Finally, each of them realizes that he already has what he wants.

Nearly all parents want us to be the best we can be. They sometimes try to encourage us to do better by comparing us to others. They mean well, but the message we usually get is that we’re not good enough. We start to believe that the only way we can be special is by being better than somebody else, but we are often disappointed (失望的). There will always be somebody out there that is better than we are at something. There are a lot of people around who may not be as smart as we are but who are better at sports. Or they may not be as handsome, but they are more successful. It is unthinkable for us to be better than everybody else all the time. Like the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion, we all need what we believe will make us better people.

What we don’t understand is that often we already have the very things inside us that we look for. Our parents often forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough just as we are. Perhaps no one told them when they were growing up, or maybe they just forgot. Either way, it’s up to us to remind them sometimes that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are ... is enough!

1.What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the text?

A.To describe how smart we are. B.To talk about your family problems.

C.To explain the importance of being yourself. D.To suggest how people can change their way of life.

2.This article was most probably written by __________.

A.a teenager B.a youth worker C.a teacher D.a parent

3.What does the writer say about our parents?

A.They never compare us to other children. B.They always tell us that we are good enough.

C.They often forget to tell us that we are special. D.They never forget to tell us that we are special.

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

A.What Makes You Smart B.What Makes You Happy

C.What Makes You Strong D.What Makes You Special

D）请根据汉语句子及后面括号中的提示，将下列句子译成英语，并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。

1.David是个勤奋的学生。

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2.他大部分时间花在学习上。（devote ... to ...）

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3.他感到很累，有时在课堂上昏昏欲睡。（so ... that ...）

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4.他向张老师寻求帮助。

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5.张老师告诉他每天要有足够的睡眠。（宾语从句）

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A）请认真阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文章后表格中相应的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

There is a famous expression in English, “Stop the world, I want to get off!” This expression means a feeling of fear or stress, which makes a person want to stop whatever they are doing, try to relax, and become calm again. Stress is feelings of worry about your work or personal life. It is one of the most common causes of health problems in modern life. Too much stress leads to physical, emotional, and mental health problems.

There are many physical effects of stress. Stress can affect (影响) the heart. It can cause high blood pressure. Stress can affect the respiratory system (呼吸系统). It can lead to asthma—a medical condition that makes breathing difficult. Stress can affect the stomach. It can cause stomach aches (疼痛). These are only a few examples of illnesses resulting from stress.

Emotions are also easily affected by stress. People suffering from stress often feel worried. They may feel tired all the time. When people are under stress, they often overreact (过激反应) to little problems. For example, a kind mother under a lot of stress at work may shout at her child for dropping a glass of juice.

Suffering from stress for a long time can lead to serious mental illnesses. Depression, a very strong feeling of sadness and hopelessness, can be the result of stress. Eating disorders (紊乱) are sometimes caused by stress and are often made worse by stress. If stress is allowed to go on, one’s mental health is in danger.

It is clear that stress is a serious problem. It has a great influence on our health, our feelings, and our minds. So, reduce stress—stop the world and rest for a while.

B）请根据短文内容及首字母填空，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。

Many hundreds of years ago, a native (土著的) American chief named Shenandoah lived with his people in what is now the state of Virginia. Very l1. is known about Shenandoah, but the soft sound of his name was given to a river. The Shenandoah River still runs in a d2. valley (山谷) between the mountains in West Virginia, just as it did when Chief Shenandoah lived. There is an old story which tells how the river got its name.

A long time ago, many c3. before Europeans went to live in America, there was a great lake hidden in the mountains of Virginia. For hundreds of years, the native Americans lived near this lake, feeding on the f4. they caught in its clean waters. They often climbed up the mountains and set up camp there d5. their long hunts for food. In the evenings they sat near their camps and looked d6. at the beautiful lake.

On a clear, starry night you could see thousands of stars s7. and dancing on the water below. The native Americans loved this lake, and because they could see the stars in it they called the lake “Clear Daughter of the Stars.” In their l8. the word for this was “Shenandoah.”

One day there was a loud crashing sound at one end of the lake. The lake began to disappear. Its water r9. out of the vallev through a break (裂口) in the mountain side. The waters ran on and on until they j10. another river, which today is known as the Potomac.

At last, the lake was gone. In its place was only a river. It is this way today. The lake is gone, but the beautiful Shenandoah River runs on.

你校English Reading Club面向全校招募负责人（chairperson），你班Millie同学想参加竞选。请根据以下提示，用英语写一封推荐信。

1. What do you think of her?

2. What is special about her?

3. What has she done? Give one or two examples.

注意：

1. 内容涵盖所有要点，可适当发挥。

2. 词数80左右（已给出的推荐信开头不计入总词数）。

3. 文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

Dear Sir,

I’m writing to recommend Millie as our new chairperson of English Reading Club.

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Your sincerely,

—I will come and see you next Sunday.

—Is that a ________? You’d better keep it, I hope.

A.promise B.reply C.reason D.prize