---_______ I didn’t hear you clearly just now.

A. Sure. B. Sorry to trouble you.

C. Pardon? D. Remember?

---Ah, she _________ at this school since she _________ Wuhan.

A. has taught; has come to B. has been teaching; came to

C. taught; came to D. has taught; has been to

Preview—if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.

Here’s how to preview.

◆Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.

◆Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.

Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don’t really want or need to read.

Skim—if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.

Here’s how to skim.

◆Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.

◆Pick up only a few key words in each line.

Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we’ll get a similar idea of what it’s all about.

【1】How many skills are given in this passage?

A. One., B. Two., C. Three., D. Four.

【2】What does the underlined word “preview” mean in Chinese?

A. 精读, B. 默读, C. 朗读, D. 略读

【3】What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?

A. Read the last two paragraphs carefully.

B. Get our eyes to move fast.

C. Sweep our eyes across each line.

D. Pick up only a few key words in each line.

【4】Which of the following is WRONG?

A. Skim means reading quickly. It’s a good way to read.

B. There are a lot of ways for you to read more in less time.

C. By previewing you can get all the details of the passage.

D. People can spend less time doing more reading.

【5】What is the best title for this passage?

A. How to read faster, B. What to read

C. When to read, D. Why we should read

Being tired of school, I searched the Internet for “Learn English” one night. Then I found a ________English learning system.

Seven days later I started using the system to learn English. My life _______ from then on. I used the system every day. I was________ to find that learning English in this way was so easy and interesting. No boring grammar rules. The articles were interesting and the stories were funny.

Then something amazing happened. One day I ________an American man named James in a coffee shop. Without thinking, I started to________him. My English words came out automatically（无意识地）.It was hard for me to believe it. I could speak English so easily. I didn’t feel any_________or worry. James understood my ideas and feelings. We talked for two hours without____________.Then we exchanged e-mails and Skype IDs. We decided to talk to each other on the Internet every week.

My English has improved greatly now. I think there are many ways of learning English for us to use. You should stop using a way that doesn’t work

and find out what is helpful to you.

【1】A. met B. saw C. read D. looked

【2】A. by B. in C. for D. about

【3】A. message B. mistake C. progress D. challenge

【4】A. boring B. common C. disappointing D. perfect

【5】A. changed B. started C. solved D. impressed

【6】A. afraid B. angry C. crazy D. surprised

【7】A. met B. beat C. helped D. forgot

【8】A. wait for B. talk with C. laugh at D. think of

【9】A. interest B. hobby C. stress D. idea

【10】A. saying B. predicting C. stopping D. understanding

参考词汇：get close to the nature（亲近大自然）

写作要求：1、词数60－80；（开头和结尾已给出）

2、文中不能出现真实的校名或人名；

3、所给的要点必须都用上；

4、紧扣主题，适当发挥。

Dear Tom,

How’s it going? Last weekend, I went to_______________

Yours, Li Hua

There are more and more traffic accidents because lots of drivers use mobile phones while driving. In order to make drivers pay more a【2】 to driving, some new traffic rules have been made.

As we can see above, using mobile phones may 【3】(引起)traffic accidents. Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. A man in America kept【4】 (使用)his mobile phone on his way home. As a r【5】 , he knocked into a big lost bear. When he lifted 【6】 (他的) eyes from the phone, he was so afraid that he turned around and ran away as 【7】 (快速地)as possible. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. They don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have【8】(乐趣) communicating with others on the phone.

Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Let’s be “healthy” users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.

A. hasn’t been B. didn’t come C. hasn’t come D. doesn’t come

提示词语：help, encourage, respect, give up

提示问题：Who has greatly influenced you?

What did he/she do?

What good quality do you want to learn from him/her?

题目①

假如你是李文，正在伦敦参加一个交换生项目。今天上午你应邀到英国朋友John家参加他的生日聚会。请用英语给接待家庭的女主人Mrs. White写一个留言条，告诉她你要去哪里，去做什么，以及你返回的时间和方式。

提示词语：cinema, restaurant, by taxi

提示问题：Where are you going?

What are you going to do?

When and how will you get home?

Dear Mrs. White,

My friend John asks me to take part in his birthday party.

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Li Wen

【1】学习是一生的旅程，因为每一天都会带来新的东西。

__________________, because every day brings something new.

【2】我们以善良和温暖对待他人。

We treat ___________________________.

【3】你想象不到成功之路有多么困难。

You can never imagine___________________________.

【4】中国每个不同的地方都有自己独特的传统文化。

Each different part of China has___________________________.

【5】从她身上我体会到打败困难的唯一方式是不断努力而不是抱怨。

From her I learned the only way to ___________________________ instead of complaining.

【6】在过去几年里，我的生活已经改变了很多。

My life ____________________________________.