【题目】 My name is Sally Maxwell, and I’m 15. I’ve been at Park School, London since I was 11. If I pass my exams next year, I’ll stay here until I’m 18.

Park School is a secondary school, about 20 minutes by bike away from home. Before I came here, I went to primary school, near my home. I started primary school when I was five and stayed there for six years.

The school day is from 8:45 am to 3:15 pm. We spend the first 10 minutes in our classroom while our teacher checks which pupils are present or absent. Then everyone goes to the main hall. There our head teacher makes a speech and tells us any news about the school. Lessons begin at 9:05 and last for an hour. We have two more lessons before school finishes.

This year I have 11 subjects: maths, biology, chemistry, French, history, geography, music and IY, PHSE, ADT and PE (these stand for Information Technology; Personal Health and Safety Education; Art, Design and Technology and Physical Education). Fortunately, we don’t have exams in every subject. PHSE is about the dangers of drugs and smoking, among other things. In ADT we also do things like learning to cook as well as drawing and design. Some people can do Italian and Spanish instead of French, but no one is learning Chinese yet! PE involves physical exercise, basketball, training in the gym and swimming – we’re really lucky to have a swimming pool.

I took exams when I was 7, 10 and 14 years old. Next year I will take my exams in eight subjects, and then I can do between three and five subjects for the exams in my final year.

We have a large sports ground where we play football, tennis and do athletics both during and after school hours. After school activities, such as sports clubs and language societies are popular, too. During the school year there are usually visits to museums and galleries, and to camps for activities, such as climbing and cycling in the country. There are parties and discos and a sports day, and the school play is a really important event. Once a term, there is a parents’ meeting, so our parents and teachers can talk about our progress.

What’s the best thing about school? English, history, music, and my friends. What’s the worst thing? Homework … and exams!

1How long has Sally been at Park School?

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2Will the teachers check whether pupils are present or not?

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3Which subject involves physical exercise, basketball, training in the gym and swimming?

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4How often does Sally’s school have a parents’ meeting?

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5What does Sally think of her school life?

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【题目】 The secret of the aroma

What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed(展示)at the entrance? Or the soft background music?

But have you ever noticed the smell? Unless it is bad, the answer is likely to be no. But while a shop’s scent may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds, it is certainly there. And it is provided as an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.

A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air. One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores, customers’ intention to purchase increased by 80 percent.

When it comes to the best shopping streets in Pairs, scent is just as important to a brand’s success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sales. That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be.

Some years ago, the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants’ disproving attitude and don’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afford displays. Now the rise of electronic commerce (e-commerce) has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. But while e-shops can use sights and sounds, only bricks-and-mortar stores (实体店) can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination. And scent is just one way to achieve this.

Now a famous store uses complex man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut scent in the swimsuit section. A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the store’s windows to smell books, pots and drawers, in search of their perfect scent.

1According to the passage, what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of somebrand stores?

A.Unique scents.B.Friendly assistant.

C.Soft background musicD.Attractive window display.

2E-shops are mentioned in the passage to _______.

A.show the advantages of brick-and-mortar stores

B.urge shop assistants to change their attitude

C.push stores to use sights and sounds

D.introduce the rise of e-commerce

3Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.The sport goods company once found an 80 percent increase in purchase.

B.For stores in Paris, the smell is more important than the window displays.

C.Both the E-commerce and the real stores focus on the attractiveness of goods.

D.Many famous stores nowadays are trying hard to find the ideal scent.

4The main purpose of the passage is to ______.

A.compare and evaluateB.examine and assess

C.argue and discussD.inform and explain

【题目】 From the time I was a child growing up in New Jersey, I loved spending weekends with my grandparents. I felt _________ in Granny’s small kitchen. We always had peaceful conversations, and Granny always seemed to include some wisdom with every dish she prepared.

I remember one Saturday morning. I was about 11 years old. After breakfast I asked Granny, “What kind of ___________ are you making today?” “Vegetable beef,” she answered. “And you can help by cutting some carrots.” I slowly cut the carrots, I said, “I’ve got to give a report next week and I’m scared (害怕的). I don’t like standing in front of everybody. What if I forget what I’m going to say? Or what if somebody laughs?” “And what if you do just fine?” Granny asked. “Have you __________ notes?” “Well, no. That would be a lot of work.” “Hard work never hurts anyone,” Granny said. “You could try practicing in front of a _________. It’s easy to find how well you are practicing.”

I pushed the pieces of carrots to the side of the cutting board and went on to complain about schoolwork, friends and family. Granny took it all in, listening ________ while I talked about so many pieces of grief (伤心事) in my life.

“Tracy,” she said, “there’s nothing wrong with a little trouble in your life. Well, you know, a lot of people don’t make homemade soup these days. They say it’s too much trouble. But I don’t mind such a little __________. It adds flavor (滋味) to my soup — and to my life. My soup would be pretty bland (平淡)__________ the vegetables, and so would my life if it didn’t have the little ups and downs.” She smiled and then started washing the dishes.

While I helped Granny clean up, I thought about what she had said. Maybe I could ______ a little trouble into something as special as Granny’s homemade soup. I would have to work on them. Granny had said hard work paid off.

1A.unhappyB.excitedC.relaxedD.lucky

2A.soupB.breadC.dinnerD.flavor

3A.reviewedB.preparedC.readD.found

4A.mirrorB.wallC.personD.door

5A.quietlyB.carelesslyC.patientlyD.hopefully

6A.soupB.dishC.workD.trouble

7A.withB.withoutC.out of D.away from

8A.developB.makeC.growD.turn

【题目】 Airplane seats beside the window are often the most popular. One passenger was _________ because he couldn't sit beside a window, so the flight attendant(空乘)drew one for him. A Japanese called Thomas _______ the story online.

During a recent flight, the attendants went around and _______ passengers if they wanted anything to drink. The man beside Thomas suddenly said, "Give _______ a window. "

It seemed that the man had _______ a window seat, but instead got a blank cabin(座舱) wall. He was sad because he couldn't enjoy the biggest _______ of having a window seat.

What followed next _______ Thomas and his seatmate.

The flight attendant later returned. She put a piece of paper on the cabin wall beside the passenger _______ demanded(要求)a window. It was then that Thomas _______ the flight attendant drew an airplane window to meet his demand. It ________ had a view of the ocean below and some clouds in the sky.

Thomas did not describe ________ the passenger liked the hand-drawn window. One wrote online. "From the ________ he was sleeping and the smile on his face. I'd say that________man was satisfied,"

Clearly, it was not a real ________. But it was the best the attendant could do in a short time to ________ the passenger’s unreasonable demand.

1A.funB.excitingC.interestedD.unhappy

2A.sharedB.examinedC.createdD.reported

3A.orderedB.regrettedC.askedD.considered

4A.meB.herC.himD.them

5A.chosenB.affordedC.developedD.protected

6A.progressB.purposeC.challengeD.advantage

7A.surprisedB.worriedC.disappointedD.named

8A.whatB.whoC.whichD.whether

9A.realizedB.rememberedC.doubtedD.agreed

10A.yetB.stillC.evenD.ever

11A.whatB.whereC.howD.why

12A.wayB.senseC.groundD.point

13A.luckyB.strangeC.unluckyD.stupid

14A.planeB.seatC.photoD.window

15A.keep offB.look forC.deal withD.get over

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