Reading an English newspaper is a good way to improve a student's language ability. As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper, it may help students increase their vocabulary(词汇量)and improve their reading skills. They can learn new knowledge from newspapers. But what is the proper way to read an English newspaper? Do students need to look over all the content(内容)of the newspaper?

The first step is to choose a right newspaper with good language. Then turn to the front page and read the headlines(标题)to know what has happened. As the most important things are put on the front page, it's easy to find out what you're interested in and then turn to the page to read it completely. There is no need to go through all the articles.

Secondly, read newspapers every day. Remember words through the context(上下文), in which these words may appear repeatedly. Once they appear several times, you will remember them easily. Don't look up every unknown word in your dictionary. You can try to guess the meaning between sentences. If your guess is wrong, don't give up. Keep reading, and you will become familiar with the words after reading them several times in different texts.

Reading English newspapers makes us knowledgeable. It can not only help us know what is happening in the world but also improve our language.

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【1】As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper, it may help students ________ their vocabulary.

【2】Choosing a right newspaper is the ________step.

【3】When will you become familiar with the words?

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Earthworms(蚯蚓）are friends of farmers in many countries. They can make 【1】 in the soil(土壤),so rain and air can get through.That helps plants grow. But now in the United States, some earthworms are causing 【2】.

The earthworms are called Asian jumpers. They first came to the US from Asia. They are big and strong. They can jump off the ground. They can also grow as long as 15 cm. The strong worms can get into very hard 【3】. So in the 1980s, American farmers used them a lot. Now these worms are everywhere in some American forests.

However, Asian jumpers are big eaters. They also like to live in very big grounds. When they get into the forest, they eat the leaf litter (落叶层）on the forest floor very quickly.

It is not 【4】 for the forest. Many plant seeds(种子)need the leaf litter to grow. Some other animals also eat the litter as food. Asian jumpers take their food away. The leaf litter also protect the soil. The Asian jumpers eat the litter and open up the forest to danger.

A 100-year-old woman from New Jersey has become the oldest competitor in the 【5】 of the United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships(保龄球联盟妇女杯冠军赛).

Emma Hendrickson was presented with a medal to celebrate her 50th appearance in the championships. She also 【6】 a gift in recognition of her status(身份）as the oldest participant(参赛者).

The great-great-grandmother did well during team competition at the National Bowling Stadium. Hendrickson, who celebrated her 100th birthday less than a month ago, says her teammates sometimes help her line the pins(保龄球等的木瓶）up, 【7】 her eyesight has weakened over the years.

"I can see the ten pins clearly when they're standing, but it's difficult to see which pins are standing for spares(被击倒）, ”she says. Hendrickson's bowling activity is supported by her 27 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great great children. She has no 【8】 to stop and has already signed up to compete in the 2020 event.

根据中文和英文提示，用英文写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的邮件。邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

每个人心中都有一个自己的榜样，他们无时无刻都在激励着我们克服困难，勇往直前。请你以中学生马丽的身份根据以下提示，给你的美国笔友Mike写一封邮件，告诉他谁是你心中的榜样？为什么他/她能成为你的榜样？你从他/她身上学到了什么？

提示词：role model， help， encourage

Hawaii, the U.S., recently passed a law making it illegal to text or look down at mobile phones while crossing the street. It is the first major U.S. city with a law like this. Do you think more places should pass such a law? Here are some ideas.

【1】_________ recently passed a law making it illegal to text while crossing the street.

A. SeoulB. SydneyC. HawaiiD. Paris

【2】What does Sally think of texting while walking?

A. Common.B. Dangerous.C. Strange.D. Unhealthy.

【3】According to Madeline,_________.

A. people might not see a car come while texting

B. the law would be for the benefit of all the people

C. people have the right to make their own decisions

D. people do many things that cause injury to themselves

【1】If you want to share a story of your pets with the readers, you need to send it to ______.

A. Anecdotes and JokesB. Smart Animals

C. Power of LoveD. My Story

【2】A story showing people’s generosity should be emailed to the editor at ______.

A. juliet@sws.comB. susan@sws.com

C. audrey@sws.comD. nanjc@sws.com

【3】An inspiring story sent to the magazine should ______.

A. describe strange behaviourB. include less than 800 words

C. be real and originalD. be published before

A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. a;/

A．not to arrive

B．don’t arrive

C．not arrive

D．no arrive

---What about some _______?

A. beef B. juice C. fish D. salad

根据中文和英文提示，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的邮件。邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。所给提示词仅供选用。

注意：请不要写出你的校名和姓名，请不要抄写本试卷文章中的原句。

假设你叫李华，最近和自己的英国朋友Peter在谈论各自敬佩的人物，他在上封邮件中向你介绍了自己所敬佩的一位作家，他希望你也能向他介绍一位自己所敬佩的人。请根据他提出的以下问题给他回复一封邮件。

参考词汇：work hard；kind；helpful；responsible；role model

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Yours,

Li Hua

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you _________ today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty (清朝). Three men did most of the important __________work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to _________ words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary. The_________for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.

Murray had never been to_________. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. _________he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house __________in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and __________in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was _________ adding (增加) words for the letter “A”! He worked on the dictionary ________he was very old.

Forty four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.

【1】A. write B. use C. copy D. miss

【2】A. easy B. boring C. early D. dangerous

【3】A. spell B. collect C. invent D. make

【4】A. way B. use C. idea D. prize

【5】A. school B. cinema C. village D. college

【6】A. Ever since B. Before C. So far D. Later

【7】A. built B. sold C. broken D. drawn

【8】A. read B. wrote C. worked D. thought

【9】A. already B. still C. usually D. always

【10】A. if B. because C. until D. since