—______, young man. If you’re late for work again, you’ll lose your job.

A．Watch your step                        B．Take it easy

C．Use your head                          D．Have a look

完形填空（共15小题，计15分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。

Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary   1  of the learning process. But too often as parents and teachers we deny this same right to our children. We convey(传达)  2   by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but   3  performance pleases us.

  4 I see a child under this kind of pressure ,I think of Jack. He is a shy, nervous perfectionist. He   5 answered questions—he might be   6  .

I try my best to    7 his self-confidence. And I repeatedly  8  God for direction. But   9  changed until midterm, when Mary, a student teacher, came to our classroom.

One day we were working with math problems. Jack had copied the problems with care. 10  with his progress, I left the children with Mary .When I returned, Jack was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.

At that time, Mary got a box  11  with pencils from the desk we shared. “Look, Jack ! I’ve got something to show you.” she said.“ See these pencils, they belong to Mrs. Green and me. See how the erasers are   12  ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try   13  . That’s what you must learn to do, too.” Jack looked up with  14  in his eyes---the first time I’d see on his face that year.

Jack gradually believe him that it’s all  15 to make mistakes – as long as you erase them and try again.

1.                A．life            B．part            C．game     D．show

2.                A．neither         B．nor            C．either    D．or

3.                A．high           B．bad            C．top  D．big

4.                A．When          B．While          C．As   D．Although

5.                A．always         B．sometimes      C．ever D．seldom

6.                A．right           B．wrong          C．mistake   D．fail

7.                A．start           B．set            C．establish  D．build

8.                A．told           B．asked          C．said D．spoke

9.                A．something      B．nothing         C．anything D．everything

10.               A．Kind           B．Nice           C．Great D．Pleased

11.               A．filled           B．full            C．deal  D．do

12.               A．broke          B．new           C．good D．worn

13.               A．once          B．again          C．too   D．either

14.               A．disappointment B．sadness        C．fear  D．love

15.               A．right           B．OK            C．well  D．good

The expression “down to earth” means being open and honest. It is easy to get on with some one who is down to earth. A down-to-earth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud.

Down-to-earth people could be important members of society. But they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. A person who is filled with his own importance and pride is said to“ have his nose in the air”.

Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways to down to earth. The expression is“ both feet on the ground”. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. He may have dreams, but he does not allow them to have influence on his understanding of what is real.

The opposite kind of person is one who “has his head in the clouds”. Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life. Such a person may be called a day-dreamer.

When we have both our feet on the ground, and when we are down to earth, we do not have our noses in the air. We act honestly and openly to others. Our lives are like the ground below us---solid and strong.

1.A down-to-earth person could be _____.

A．social and proud                        B．good and opposite

C．real and important                       D．strong and changeable

2.The expression “has one’s nose in the air” means ______.

A．扬眉吐气         B．目中无人          C．瞻前顾后         D．装模作样

3.If you only consider your own importance, _____.

A．you’ll think you are better than others

B．your life will be like the solid and strong ground

C．you’ll be hated by down-to-earth people

D．your life will be filled with love.

4.If you want to understand what is real in life, you have to ____.

A．get along with other people easily

B．learn from those who are down to earth

C．be a good dreamer with quick mind

D．have your head in the clouds.

5.This passage mainly talks about ______.

A．the use of some expressions

B．dreams and achievements

C．the lifestyle of honest people

D．honest and understanding

If the child has been brought up in a loving, openly communicative environment, the relationship with parents would be a strong one．It is only when there are ongoing troubles in the relationship between parents and the child that there is a breakdown in communication．

When parents are going through difficulties in their own relationship, the child sometimes develops guilt．The child can hold himself or herself responsible for the breakdown in relationship between the parents．This needs to be explained to the child, who won’t speak out this guilt．

The teenage years are emotionally sensitive years to the outside world．For the first time the child realizes his or her position in society．Friends suddenly become more important than parents．It is during this time that the relationship between children and parents is tested．If the bond with parents is strong, the child will not be influenced by the drug and alcohol culture．If the bond is weaker, the child will end up with problems．

During such times, one of the effective ways to deal with the problems is to discuss the problem with the child．As parents, you will need to discuss the results of each choice and then leave the final decision to the child．Forcing parental will on children is counterproductive (适得其反的), especially at this age．Forcing parental will at this time will stop communicating and then you will not know what is happening in their life．Whatever the problem is, the child need never be made to feel lonely．The moment that happens, the possibility of serious self-harm is raised．

Any problem at this age can be dealt with by a flexible (灵活的) way by parents．Discuss things calmly．Leave the decision to the individual．Make yourself available for any help or support that the child hopes．The child will feel comfortable when allowed the freedom of choice．

1.If parents have trouble with their relationship, the child __________ ．

A．will communicate with their parents

B．will be responsible for the trouble

C．will feel guilty about the trouble

D．will help the parents recover

2.According to the text, what will lead the child to get into trouble?

A．The sense of responsibility．

B．A weak bond with parents．

C．Feeling depressed or stressed

D．The child’s confidence．

3.Which of the following ways can help solve the children’s problem?

A．Letting the children be．

B．Discussing it with the children．

C．Forcing parental will on them

D．Meeting their demands．

4.The underlined word “forcing” can be replaced with the word“________ .”

A．Weakening．                          B．Pressing．

C．Understanding．                        D．Losing．

5.What is the text mainly about?

A．The bond between parents and children．

B．Causes of teenagers’ problems．

C．Teenagers’ problems and solutions．

D．Always letting the children decide．

以下五个家庭中的成员都打算购买一些产品。请仔细阅读下题中的信息，从A到F的六个选项中，选出适合他/她拟购买产品的最佳广告语，其中一项为多余选项。

1.Jack is going to study in a famous university. These days, his father is looking for a mobile phone for him so as to keep in touch with each other closely.

2.Tom is a middle school student. He likes sports very much and plays football every afternoon. But his shoes are too small for him, so after class this afternoon he has to buy a pair of new shoes.

3.Mary is going to have her 15th birthday party. Her family are making preparations for it. Her brother’s job is to buy some drink.

4.Joan doesn’t want to forget the past, especially the happy moments.

5.Alice is afraid of opening her mouth, because a bad smell will come out. So she needs something which can remove the smell no matter how much it is.

A                           B                          C

“Just do it!”

Do something, but only if you think it’s necessary. And if so, why not do it wearing Nike?        “Always Coca Cola.”  It seems to say “Coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drink.”      “Share moment, share life.”  We can remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of them— using Kodak film of course!

D                           E                          F

“Make yourself heard”. When you hear this slogan, you will know there is Sony Ericsson product for you to call anyone.                          “Project Hope —Schooling every child.”

It educates people about public service projects, such as Project Hope.      “Bright-teeth fights bad breath!” It wants you to read the word “fight” and think that the toothpaste can make the bad breath disappear.

词语填空(共10小题,计10分)

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文通顺、正确、连贯(每个单词限用一次).

For 25 years Terry Cemm was a policeman, but for the last seventeen years he has been walking up and down five____1____ of beach every day, looking for things that might be ____2____to someone. Terry is a beachcomber.

Nearly everything in his cottage has ___3___from the sea - chairs, tables, even tins of food. What's the most ___4__thing he has ever found? “A barrel of beer just before Christmas. That was nice”, he remembers. He finds lots of bottles with messages in__5__, mainly from children. They all get a reply if there's an address in the bottle. “Shoes? If you find one, you'll find the other the next week”, he says.

But does he really make a ___6___? “Half a living,” he___7___. “I barter (物物交换)with a lot of things I find, and I have my police pension(退休金). But I don't actually need money. My life is ___8___ in variety. ”

Terry seems to be a very happy man. “You have to find a way to live a simple, honest life. People spend all their lives ____9____ things they don't really need. There's so much waste.”

“Some people say I'm mad,” says Terry, “But there are a lot___10____ who'd like to do what I do. Look at me. I've got everything that I could possibly want.”

单词拼写. （共10小题，计10分）

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题卷上按题号写出各单词的完全形式(每空限填一词)。

1.A distant relative is not as good as a near n___________.

2.Thursday is the f__________ day in a week.

3.To be c__________, please click the next page.

4.He held on to r________ the broken computer by himself and made it in the end.

5.I was h _________deeply by his rude words.

6.People who believe in God go to c_________ every Sunday.

7.S_________ across the Pacific is always his dream.

8.Mo Yan, the Chinese Nobel Prize winner is e______ to produce more and better works.

9.There are altogether 200 people in the village, i________ the old people and children.

10.He turned a d_______ ear to my request for help.

书面表达（15%）

假设你是李越，你的加拿大笔友Steve来信说，他和他的一些同学正在学中文，请你推荐两本学中文的词典。根据下表提供的信息，请你给他写一封回信。

注意：1.词数：80字左右；

2．参考词汇：推荐recommend；英汉词典The English－Chinese Dictionary (ECD)；新华字典Xinhua Dictionary (XD)。

Dear Steve，

I’m so pleased to learn that you and your classmates are learning Chinese.

____________________________________________________________                 

Yours

Li Yue

English is ________ useful language so that most people speak it as ________ second language.

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

This isn’t ______ iPad, mine looks the same as ______ .     

A．her; her          B．my; her           C．mine; she’s       D．my; hers