At school, it can be 【1】________when you are asked to make a speech. But learning from great speakers can help you to become a better 【2】________You could start by 【3】________at Emma Watson, the 24-year- old Harry Potter star. Earlier this summer, the actress was named a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador(大使).She 【4】________a speech in New York on September20th.

First of all, she knew her audience. She also made her speech personal. Good speakers know how to use their 【5】________stories. In her speech, there are numbers and 【6】________. Remember, 【7】________nervous during a speech is natural. 【8】________Watson admitted to her own nervousness toward the end. But she hid it 【9】________enough that people only notice her powerful 【10】________.

—Yes, I am still wondering___________.

A. how is Chinese paper cutting made

B. how was the Great Wall built in ancient times

C. why do the Chinese people eat Zongzi at Dragon Boat Festival

D. why the Chinese people like to play the dragon dance

刘伟，无臂钢琴演奏者。他十岁时在一次意外中失去双臂，但他并没有放弃成为一名钢琴家的梦想。经过用脚刻苦练习弹琴，他最终在“中国达人秀”(China's Got Talent)的舞台上实现了自己的梦想。请根据以上内容写一篇英语短文。

内容包括：

1．简要描述刘伟的经历。

2．谈谈从他的经历中得到的启示。

作文要求：

1．不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。

2．语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Liu Wei, an armless piano player, has a very special experience...

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【题目】阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。
Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer (职业冲浪手) in America. Her parents are both surfing lovers. As a baby; Bethany liked to play in the water. She started surfing at the age of five. By thirteen, she had been one of the best teenage (青少年) surfers in the world shark attack（鲨鱼袭击） happened.
On the morning of 31st October 2003, Bethany and some friends decided to go suing. The sky was clear, and the weather was free. The 13-year-old surfing star was lying on her surfboard (冲浪板) with her left arm in the clear, blue water Suddenly a five-metre shark appeared and attacked her. Bethany saw the water around her turn red. She held on to her board and the shark swam away — but it took her left arm with it. Luckily, the shark attacked only once. It all happened so fast that she didn't even shout.
Bethany thought, "Get to the beach. Get to the beach." She stared to swim with one arm. She shouted for help. Her friends didn't know about the shark attack — they thought at first that she was joking (开玩笑)然后他们看到了红色的水并迅速过来帮忙。 It took her about fifteen minutes toreach the beach. They called 911 and Bethany got tohospital at last. Surprisingly (惊奇的是), she wassurfing again in a competition only ten weeks later.And less than a year after the shark attack, she won first place in a surfing competition in Hawaii.
（1）回答问题：
Do Bethany's parents like surfing?

（2）回答问题：
What does the underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refer to（指的是）？

（3）将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语。

（4）将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语。

（5）回答问题：
How long did it take Bethany to get to the beach after the shark attack?

【题目】阅读理解D
Lisa likes going shopping very much. She often goes to clothes stores with her classmates on weekends. One day she sees a colorful sweater in the Fashion Clothes Store. It's a red-blue-yellow sweater. There is a card on it. It says 80 yuan. Lisa goes home quickly and collects(搜集) all her money. But she feels sad. She's only got 65 yuan.
After two weeks, the Fashion Clothes Store has sweaters at very good prices------only 80%. Lisa thinks she can buy the sweater with 64 yuan. When she sees the card, it says 100 yuan.
Some weeks later, the store says their sweaters are on sale. You can only pay(支付) 50% for the sweater. Lisa thinks she can get the sweater this time, because it only costs 40 yuan. But when she sees the card, she is very angry. It is 160 yuan.
（1）Lisa is________.
A.a teacher
B.a nurse
C.a manager
D.a student
（2）There are________ colors in the sweater.
A.two
B.three
C.four
D.five
（3）How much should(应该) Lisa pay for the sweater some weeks later?
A.40 yuan.
B.64 yuan.
C.80 yuan.
D.160 yuan.
（4）Lisa doesn't buy the sweater because______.
A.She doesn't have enough money.
B.She doesn't like it.
C.The store doesn't have the sweater.
D.The sweater has no color.

【题目】根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
Mike is in charge of (负责) a shopping centre. He is a little worried these days. because there is a new shopping centre nearby and many of his customers are now shopping there. Mike wants to do something to get them back. Before he starts, he gives out questionnaires (调查表 ) to shoppers. Here is one shopper, Miss Watson's questionnaire.
1. Age group:
（）10—12 （）13—15 （）16—18 （√）19 and over
2. What do you think is important for a shopping centre?
(Circle the number. 1 as the most important and 5 as the least important)

3. Name five kinds of shops that you think should be in a good shopping centre.
a) clothes shops b) shoe shops c) play areas for children
d) restaurants e) movie theatres
4. On which of the following do you spend most of your money? (List 1, 2 and 3 with 1 as the most)
a) clothes （1） b) shoes （） c) books and CDs （2）
d) food （3） e) others （）
Thank you for taking the time to fill in (填写) the questionnaire!
（1）Mike is worried these days because
A.he has to work longer hours
B.he can't give out the questionnaires
C.his shopping centre will close down Soon
D.there are fewer shoppers in his shopping centre
（2）How old may Miss Watson be?
A.14.
B.16.
C.18.
D.20.
（3）What is Miss Watson least interested in when she goes to a Shopping centre?
A.Lucky draw prizes.
B.Window shows.
C.Sitting areas.
D.Prices.
（4）Miss Watson thinks a good shopping centre should
A.be close to restaurants
B.be close to a movie theatre
C.have a place for children to play
D.have a sitting area in every shop
（5）Miss Watson spends most of her money on
①clothes ②food
③shoes ④books and CDs
A.①②④
B.①③④
C.②③④
D.①②③

When we see a cigarette box, we’ll see “Smoking is harmful to your health” on it. Children are not to smoke by their parents or teachers. But in many countries is becoming a bigger problem for young people. Most smokers in their teens or earlier.

Some students think smoking is very cool, and they can see many people smoking around them. They want to have a .

“If young people start smoking early, they will probably get addicted(上瘾的)to nicotine(尼古丁). And it will be very hard to later on,” said a professor. A study shows smoking is a

problem for many Chinese teens. can we do to make them stop smoking? Some people think we can a law. Teenagers under 18 are not allowed to smoke, or they should be fined. Parents should give up smoking. They can set an example their children.

“Every year about four million people die of smoking. And if people smoking, the number will increase 10 million a year from now on,” said the World Health Organization. So we must learn and tell others about the of smoking.

【1】A. asked B. allowed C. interested D. suggested

【2】A. smoke B. smokes C. smoking D. smokers

【3】A. make B. stop C. start D. finish

【4】A. sleep B. rest C. look D. try

【5】A. get up B. give up C. stay up D. look up

【6】A. How B. What C. When D. Why

【7】A. making B. makes C. to make D. make

【8】A. for B. to C. at D. of

【9】A. begin B. keep C. stop D. end

【10】A. danger B. good C. use D. point

【题目】先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
People with different cultures (文化) and languages live together in India. It's a very old 1 with a large population. Today there are over1.3 billion people in India. Soon it might surpass (超过) China and 2 a country with the largest population in the world.
Different 3 China, family planning in India isn't made. In the 1970s and 1980s the Indian government tried to 4 their growing population, but it is still increasing quickly.
Many women have more than three 5 in India. About one third of India's 6 is under 14. It makes India one of the world's 7 countries. However, India has the largest proportion (比例) of people who can't read 8 write.
More than 70% of Indian people live in the countryside. These years more and more people in the countryside are 9 to cities. But there they live in crowded places with no electricity (电) or clean water. As a 10 cities like Mumbai, Calcutta and New Delhi have more and more problems.
（1）A.countryside B.town C.city D.country
（2）A.become B.help C.develop D.produce
（3）A.about B.from C.between D.with
（4）A.forget B.protect C.stop , D.understand
（5）A.jobs B.teachers C.children D.houses
（6）A.population B.land C.money D.food
（7）A.oldest B.youngest C.poorest D.richest
（8）A.so B.but C.and D.or
（9）A.moving B.walking C.working D.writing
（10）A.team B.way C.result D.symbol

【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
It's summer holidays. For Jacob, it means having a lot of free time to play with (he) friends. Usually, he isn't so excited about it, (连词) this summer is different. This summer, he is going to see Justin Timberlake — one of his favourite singers
Jacob got four tickets to Justin Timberlake's concert after he （win) an online singing completion （比赛） . (see) Justin Timberlake is one of his dreams (梦想), so it will something he will never forget.
The biggest problem he had was trying (choose) just three friends to go with him. He (wish) that all his friends could go. He asked his mother (介词) help. She told him to choose people who also liked Justin Timberlake. Jacob thought it was (冠词) good idea, so he chose three friends who liked Justin Timberlake as much as he did. He felt sorry for not(take) his best friend Andrew, but he knew that Andrew didn't like Justin Timberlake' s music that much. Jacob's three friends were all very excited when he (tell) them the good news.
Now the concert is just a week away and Jacob can't wait any longer.

【题目】What was Mina doing?
A.She was learning Chinese.
B.She was preparing for a report.
C.She was helping Betty.