On 26^th December, 2004, there was a big earthquake under the Indian Ocean Area．It was the most powerful earthquake in the world in the past 40 years．The earthquake caused a large tsunami．The wall of water was so high as 20 meters．The tsunami attacked twelve countries in southeast Asia and killed thousands of people．It was the biggest natural disaster in 2004．

　　A newspaperman from Shanghai survived the disaster．He wrote his story and put it in his home page．He wrote, “It was 9∶15, 26^th December, 2004．my wife and I went to the seaside to have breakfast．The blue sea looked quiet and beautiful．Many people in swimming costumes were enjoying the bright sunshine in the sea, on the chairs or under the trees．They were having a great time．”

　　“At the very beginning we heard a big noise like a bomb while I was walking on the beach with my wife．People in the sea ran wildly towards the bank and screamed, ‘Water is coming!Water is coming!’ The wall of water made the boats and people fall over．We ran to a higher place as quickly as we could．We didn’t find a shelter until we ran about 3 kilometers．”

　　“We looked back below the small hill and saw a terrible picture．The flow(水流) of water was so strong that ears fell upside down．The flood washed away everything on the seaside．”

　　Up to 3^rd January, 2005, the number of victims as a result of the earthquake and tsunami was over 140,000．The largest number of victims was in Indonesia．And it is said that half of the victims were children．

　　26^th December of the year 2004 was the unluckiest day．People call the day “Black Sunday”．

1．How did the sea look before the disaster?

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2．When did the writer and his wife find a shelter?

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3．将画线部分译成汉语：

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4．Which country has the largest loss of people?

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5．What is the proper Chinese meaning for the word Black?

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阅读下列短文，然后根据意思回答问题．

　　The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls．The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC．In the 700’s ,the world’s first printed newspaper was published．In 1609 in Germany the first regular(定期的)newspaper was started．

　　The first regular published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620．In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week．The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Currant．It came out in March 1702．

　　In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston．But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper．In 1704,John Campbell started the Boston Newsletter, the first newspaper published daily in America．By 1760,America had more than thirty daily newspapers．There are now about 1800 daily papers in the USA．

　　To say, as a group, English language newspaper have the largest circulation(发行量)in the world．But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun．It sells more than eleven million copies every year．

1．Where was the first regular published newspaper in English printed?________

2．When did the first daily English newspaper come out?________

3．How many more newspapers are there in America now than that in 1760?________

4．Does Asahi Shimbun have the largest circulation of all the newspapers?________

5．Which English word has the closest meaning to“Newsletter”?________

阅读下列短文，然后根据意思回答问题．

Mr Green, an English teacher who is working in China will take an “11 Days of China Grand Tour”．The price is $1270 a person．He can see different kinds of scenery during the trip．He’ll visit two important cities of China-Beijing and Shanghai．In these two cities, he’ll visit the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven, the Shanghai Museum and the oriental Pearl TV Tower．So he can experience old and new China．Suzhou is famous for silk and beautiful gardens．Hainan has different kinds of weather and scenery．There are many things to see, such as Wanquan River, Hairui Tomb and Tianya Hai-jiao．There is also scuba diving, fishing and boating．He’ll have a wonderful time．

1．How long will Mr Green spend on the trip?________

2．How much will Mr Green pay for the trip?________

3．How many cities will Mr Green visit?________

4．Where can he experience old and new China?________

5．Is there a sea in Hainan?________

阅读理解。

　　Tom works in a supermarket．The supermarket is far from his house．He gets up very early in the morning．He usually has breakfast at half past six and takes a bus to work．He has lunch in the supermarket．He has supper with his family at home．After supper he usually walks along the river with his wife．At seven he watches TV or listens to music．

　　Tom likes his work very much．He is always friendly to others．And all his friends love him, too．They work happily．

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)．

1．Tom is a worker in a supermarket．

2．Tom's house is far from the supermarket．

3．He has lunch with his family at home．

4．He likes his work very much．

5．He usually watches TV or listens to music at nine o'clock．

信息归纳。

　　My name is Jody．There are five people in my family．They are my grandparents, parents and me．I haven't got a brother or a sister, I haven't got any uncles or aunts．My parents work at a hospital．They are doctors．They like their jobs very much．My grandma likes doing sports very much．She often runs in the morning．My grandpa likes playing chess．He often plays chess with other old men．

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　　Joan is an English girl．She is in Beijing now．She is in my class．Her parents are in Beijing, too．But her brother is in England．He writes(写信)to them．Joan likes Chinese very much．She is a good student．Her father is our English teacher．We like him．Her mother is a doctor and she is very nice．

1．Where is Joan's brother?

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2．What's her father's job(工作)？

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3．Is Joan's mother a teacher?

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　　Since 1850．the temperature of Earth's surface has increased about 0．6℃．Scientists predict it may warm much more by the end of this century．Who's turning up the heat? Well, it seems that we are! Some of this global warming may be natural．However，nearly all scientists now agree that most of it is due to peoples actions．Over the past 150 years, we've added huge amounts of certain gases, especially carbon dioxide(CO2)to the air．These gases can keep heat near Earth's surface，so more carbon dioxide means more heat is kept near Earth's surface．Global warming may change the weather in ways that lead to more severe storms，floods and droughts．

　　We add carbon dioxide to the air when we burn things, especially fossil fuels．Fossil fuels are energy sources formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago．Coal，oil，and natural gas are all fossil fuels．People in the United States and other countries started bunting large amounts of fossil fuels more than a century ago．The amount d fossil fuels being burned each year has been increasing worldwide．The more we burn，________．

　　What can we do to help? Nowadays to live a low-carbon life is quite popular in the world．Low-carbon means to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide．Saving energy and reusing are the key words．In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make our lives low-carbon．

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．What problem can global warming cause? ________

2．What are fossil fuels? ________

3．请将第一段中的画线句子翻译成汉语。 ________

4．请根据第二段内容，将最后一个句子补充完整。

The more we bum，________．

5．请写出日常生活中的一种“低碳”行为(用英语写一个句子)。________

阅读短文,按要求完成短文后的各项任务。

　　Do you want to be a top student in your class? Here is some advice for you to make more progress．

　　Plan your time carefully．When planning your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do．(1)After ________ this list, you should make a________ of your time．

　　First, plan your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc; then decide a good, regular time for studying．Do not forget to set aside(留出) enough time for what you like and having fun!

　　Find a good place to study．You should have a quiet room and there should be no other things but study meterials on your desk．No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concertrate(集中) on your subject．

　　Make good use of your time．Listen to everything the teacher says．Listening carefully in class means less work later．(2) Taking notes will help you remember what the teachers says．

　　Develop a good attitude (态度) to tests．The purpose of a test is to show what you have learnt about a subject．Remember the world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't be too worried．

1．在(1)句的空白处填入适当的词使句子完整通顺________,________

2．将(2)句译成汉语________

3．回答问题：How many ways of making progress are there in this passage? ________

4．在文中找出与下列句子意思相近的句子：Remember to spare some time on your hobbies and enjoy yourself．________

5．找出文章中最能表达主题的句子________

阅读短文，根据短文内容用完整句子回答下列问题，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。

1．Where is David right now?

2．What does David's dad say?

3．Who is Allen?

4．Why does David feel history difficult?

5．What does Sarah advise David to eat?

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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题并按要求完成下题。

　　For Luo Xinying, sharing a textbook with a classmate is not a problem at all．The 15-year-old feels happy to be back to class．

　　A total of 355 schools in Ya'an, Sichuan Province, were closed after the 7．0-magnitude(级)earthquake struck the area on the morning of April 20, 2013．

　　Luo, along with thousands of students in the earthquake-hit area, will take the high school entrance examination from June12 to14．

　　The teen goes to Longmen Chenyang Hope School, the largest school in Longmen Village, Lushan County．Nearly 80 students at the school went back to class in a tent on April 25．

　　The village is among the hardest hit by the earthquake．Students elsewhere in the earthquake-hit area returned to class the day before．Students who face college or high school entrance exams were first to come back．

　　Some students are worried about the high school entrance exam and they are frightened of aftershocks(余震)all the time．

　　Schools in the earthquake-hit area have offered crisis counseling(灾后心理辅导) to those students who need help．

1．How does Luo Xinying feel when he/she is back to class?

2．How many schools in Ya'an, Sichuan Province were closed after the earthquake?

3．When will Luo take the high school entrance examination?

4．Longmen is one of the hardest earthquake-hit villages, isn't it?

5．请将划线句子翻译成汉语。