A. We can add some sound effect when creating a comic strip.

B. The guy was caught soon after the robbery.

C. The man removes the fish from the birds’ mouths.

D. Excuse me. can you tell me where the hospital is?

94．Write at least 60 words on the topic“I’m ready”（以“我准备好了”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格）

你对明天一定有着美好的憧憬．为此，你已经做好了哪方面的准备？请结合你的经历或特长等，选取一个角度具体谈谈你是如何做准备的．

（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、学校及其它相关信息，否则不予评分．）

independent be good at…

responsible take part in…

hardworking it helps me to…

Letter A

Young people are always told that they should make the most of their time，that they will never be as free again So，my question is-why fill up all this free time with housework？Parents expect their children to get good grades，be good at sports，and be popular with other kids．

However，there is not enough time in the day to do these things and then do housework as well．It's not fair to expect teenagers to give up their precious time to do boring house work．Parents and children both have jobs．Parents' jobs are in the work place．Their children's jobs are at school．

The only difference is that parents get paid and children don't．Parents say that they make their kids do housework to teach them responsibility．But this is just at rick．Parents trick their kids into doing housework because they are lazy．

Yours，

Overloaded

Letter B

Both parents and children have jobs．The parent's job is to go to work to earn money．The child's job is to go to school．But we all get hungry．Someone has to cook the meals and clean up afterward．We all wear clothes that get dirty．Someone has to wash them，iron them，and put them away．Children work from 9 until 4．Parents work from 8 until 6．Sure，after 4 o'clock，children have homework．But after 6，parents have homework too．They have to do the shopping，go to the bank，pay the bills，and help their kids with their own homework!

I think it's only fair that teenagers help out a bit at home．They might not like it，but it's good for them．It teaches them how to look after themselves．This is really useful when93 ．

Sincerely，

Overworked

【1】What is the writer’s question in Letter A？

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【2】How are parent’s jobs different from children’s jobs according to Letter A？

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【3】Why does Letter B say it’s good for teenagers to help out a bit at home？

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【4】Who most probably wrote Letter B，a parent or a child？

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【5】The two letters agree that parents and children both have jobs，don’t they？

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【6】What can be filled in the blank at the end of letter B？

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Selfishness can sink your friend “ship”

I’m sure that you have seen the cartoons on the Internet. Two penguins sit on either side of a small boat. They are friends, but each does something selfish which c【1】 their friend “ship” to sink.

The cartoons have become very popular and have been viewed millions of times. And their popularity shows how much people value friendship and sometimes worry that they may lose their friends. An old saying goes that a close friend is w 【2】 a thousand distant relatives. It is p【3】 right. Even more than your family, a friend is someone you can share your happy and sad moments with. A friend is someone to talk about d【4】feelings. And with a good friend you will never be a【5】 .

However, maintaining friendships isn’t always easy. Sometimes we may take our friends for granted and, like the two penguins, act selfishly. The key to k【6】your friend “ship” from sinking comes down to three simple things: sharing, caring and communicating. Good friends like to share everything with each other. They share their snacks, they share their knowledge about schoolwork—sometimes they even share their clothes! And good friends also care about each other. They do whatever they can to make their friends happy. But the most important part of friendship is communicating.

Communicating means talking to your friends and always being honest with them. It also means that you keep in touch with your friends even though they may be in different schools or live far away. A lack of communication is the surest way to send your friend “ship” to the bottom of the sea.

Friendship makes life happier and more meaningful, but remember, “the only way to have a friend is to be o【7】.”

【1】The manager pays more attention to _____ suggestions and improves the hotel services in time.(tour)

【2】My shoes are just the same as the __________ you wore yesterday. (one)

【3】Quite a lot of soldiers gave their lives for the __________ of their country. (free)

【4】To our surprise, Leo looks much _______________ than his old parents. (healthy)

【5】The old library building will be _____________ in two weeks. (builD.

【6】He seems to be doing nothing, but __________ he is waiting for a chance.(actual)

【7】Work hard and we will ___________ our dream one day. (real)

【8】You can see ____________ sea animals in the Ocean Park.(vary)

－I’m not sure. Because I ___________ so far.

A. have invitedB. wasn’t invited

C. haven’t been invitedD. will be invited

– Yes, they are paid about 350 RMB _______ week.

A. /…aB. the…/C. a…theD. the…a

在你的学习和生活中，你一定解决过一度令你感到担心的事情，请你描述担心的事情是什么，为什么担心以及最后又如何解决的。

（注意： 文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其相关信息，否则不予评分）

Each story she wrote involved a mystery that had to be solved, but perhaps the greatest mystery is where she went for those 11 days. At the time of the disappearance in 1926, she was 36 years old and married to Archibald Christie. Her mother had died in the beginning of that year and her husband had left her alone to deal with her mother’s death. So she was very lonely and it seemed as if she might not be coping well emotionally.

In the middle of that year, her latest book was published and the book reviews loved it! Unluckily, soon after her book was published, her husband told her he was having an affair with a young woman and was going away for the weekend to be with her. On Friday, the 3rd of December 1926, Agatha Christie kissed her daughter who was asleep upstairs and drove away from the house. Her car was later found abandoned(被遗弃的) on an empty road near a lake and so people began the search for the talented writer. It was 11days later before someone recognized Agatha at a spa hotel in Harrogate. She had been living there using another name all that time. On her return, she never said much about what had happened.

Over the years, many people guessed why she disappeared. Some people said that she was upset with her husband and lost her memory as he was having an affair. A few people even thought that it was a publicity(宣传) trick to make sure that her newly-published book would sell well.

To this day no one knows for sure what happened and why. While books and even a movie have been made about the mysterious 11 days, it would seem that even the great detective Hercule Poirot would not be able to solve this mystery!

【1】Who was Hercule Poirot?

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【2】What factor do we know that Agatha’s books have been known to the world?

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【3】Why did Agatha feel lonely in the beginning of 1926?

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【4】What was the date when Agatha drove away from her home?

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【5】People didn’t recognize Agatha when she had been at a spa hotel for 11days , did they?

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【6】Do you think Agatha’s missing was a publicity trick? Give your reason(s)!

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Loss leaders（亏本促销商品）

Step one is to get you into the shop. The_____that they do this is by advertising a product that you need at a crazy low price. The price might even be below cost. They______lose money when you buy that milk or those disapers, but you come in for that. Once in the shop you are sure to get the other things that you want and need, aren’t you? Those are called loss leaders.

The expensive one makes yours seem reasonable

You’re looking for a quality jacket. The one you want costs more than you _____,but right next to it is a very expensive one. Suddenly yours seems pretty reasonable. You decide to buy it____ some people are spending even more money on jackets. You’ve been caught out! The placing of differently-priced items like this is done on purpose.

They give you a place to rest

You are tried from shopping and are thinking of going home. But then you see a bench, or a place to get a cheap coffee or cake. You take a break and then you are_____ to shop again. That is just what is likely to happen. Some shops even provide creches where parents can leave their children in order to shop more easily.

That“99”really ____ people to buy

You probably don’t believe that just because something is priced $9.99 instead of $10 you’ll buy it. But studies have proven that it is true. It is called the “left-digit effect”. Be aware of that when you shop.

Avoid these traps so that you won’t spend too much.

【1】A. planB. aimC. wayD. idea

【2】A. actuallyB. mainlyC. widelyD. already

【3】A. complainB. expectC. prepareD. select

【4】A. thoughB. whenC. untilD. because

【5】A. luckyB. freeC. responsibleD. ready

【6】A. ordersB. encouragesC. disturbsD. warns