Christmas is a season to spread joy. Can we spread this joy by caring a little more about nature and going green? Here are some good ideas.
Reduce the use of the decorative(装饰) lights. Make use of the eco-friendly（环保的）lights on the market. In this way you can save electricity.
Reuse the wrapping (包装)paper to wrap the gifts. You don’t need to buy new wrapping paper every year. Also try using the same small decorations for your Christmas tree.
Recycle(循环利用)all those decorations that your can not use any more. You can send out Christmas cards made from recycled paper. It’s a thoughtful way of going green for Christmas.(1)There are many charities selling these cards made from recycled paper.
There are some other ideal ways to go green for Christmas.
(2)You can _______ Christmas gifts by _________.You needn’t go to shops to buy presents for your family and friends. Homemade Christmas chocolates, handmade soft toys, homemade candles are wonderful.
If you have no time for gifts, you can also invite your family and friends over to have a home cooked meal. They can even help you with the cooking. This can make your relationship stronger.
Let’s use these green Christmas ideas to celebrate an eco-friendly Christmas!
1.将（1）句译成中文。
2.在（2）句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。
3.回答问题：Why do we use the eco-friendly lights for Christmas?
4.在文中找出与This can help improve your relationship.意思相近的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。
5.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。

短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示, 补全空格内单词, 使短文完整、通顺。(请在答题卡上写出完整单词!(10分)
Your maths teacher may wear old-fashioned clothes and always pronounce your name wrongly. Your English teacher may love to start classes with tests. Perhaps it is hard f  1  you to accept these. But they eat pizza, go to movies and enjoy sports at weekends, just like you.
So how can you g  2  along with your teachers? Here are some tips.
F  3  ,do the following things: Don’t be late for school. H  4  in your homework on time. Be polite to your teachers.
Second, show an interest in the subject. Even if you are not g  5   at your maths or English, you should do your b  6  to learn it and show your teacher that you are a hardworking student.
You can also come to your teacher during his/her spare time. Use this time to get some help or talk about your progress in class. You may be surprised to learn that your teacher is more relaxed in his/her free time t  7  in his/her working hours.
A good relationship with your teachers will help you now and in the f  8  .There may be some t  9  you will always remember because they change you and your life. After f  10   school, you may even go back to visit them. And they are always proud of that.

十月四日是世界动物日，你校组织以“I want to be a volunteer of protecting animals”为题的英语演讲比赛。假如李明参加比赛，请你以“李明”的名义写一篇英语演讲稿推荐自己，内容如下：

品质	善良，善待动物； 勤劳，做额外事；
爱好	……（至少两点）
事迹	组织慈善义演，为Save China’s Tigers筹款； ……（至少一点）
感悟	动物是人类的朋友； 保护动物就是保护我们自己；
打算	……（至少两点）

要求：
1.词数100个左右。演讲稿的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2.所写短文必须包括以上内容，自由发挥的内容必须围绕主题。
3.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息。（参考词汇：额外的extra）
I want to be a volunteer of protecting animals
Hello, everyone. I’m Li Ming. I want to be a volunteer of protecting animals. I’m glad to make a speech here._____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
If I can be a volunteer,___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for listening!

缺词填空 先通读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出（本大题共6分，每格0.5分）
Suppose you are reading a book. Suppose you suddenly close your eyes, can you still see the book? "Of course not." you will say. But can you tell why? You would p__小题1: say, "When I close my eyes, my e__小题2:___ cannot get out of my eyes to get to the book." Many others might give an explanation(解释) very much like the above . But this explanation is w__小题3:___.
You cannot see any object if light from that object doesn’t get into your eyes. Some of the things you see give off light of their own.
The sun, the star, a lighted lamp are examples that can be seen by their own light. S__小题4:__ things are luminous(发光的). Most of the things you see are not giving off light of their own. They are simply reflecting(反射) light that falls on them from the sun or some other luminous bodies. The moon, for example, doesn't give off any light of i__小题5:_ own. It's non-luminous. You see it because sunlight falls on it and some of it reflects in your d__小题6:__. So moonlight is only second-hand sunlight.
When you look at a book, it sends to your eyes some of the light which falls on it, and you see the book. If light could be kept out from w__小题7:__ you are, so that there would be no light for the book to reflect, then you could not see the book e__小题8:__ with your eyes wide open.
Light travels so fast that the time it t___小题9:__ from the book to your eyes is so s___小题10:_ as if there was none at all. Light r___小题11:__ us from the moon, which is about 380,000 kilometers away, in only a little more than a s__小题12:__.

缺词填空先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。（本大题共6分，每格0.5分）
Did you watch the magic shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan in the 2010 CCTV spring festival gala(春晚)? They attracted great attention and w____1____ interests of the audience. Jin Qiu, d_____2____ of magic acrobatic section(魔术杂技组), said, “In fact, Liu has p____3____ three plans for his show. I think all of them are wonderful, even after I’ve w____4_____ them many times. So I think the audiences will think so too, when they first see them.”
The magic shows were so successful that everyone is now m_____5_____ about him and want to know how to play magic tricks. “ I saw the s_____6______ on everyone’s face. It was cool.” Liu said.
However, you may not believe that Liu n_____7_____ go to any magic school. He just learned by h_____8_____. When Liu was seven years old, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu d_____9_____ to learn magic. He worked quite hard at it. He practiced hard to i_____10_____ his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class, after years of hard work, now Liu is a great magician(魔术师). But he isn’t s______11_____ with what he has got and keeps on trying every day. He may spend three years w_____12_____ out a new show.

阅读下面对话，按要求完成相关任务。
Stephen will finish school this summer. He plans to find a job in UNICEF. Now he is being interviewed by a UNICEF worker.
(S: Stephen                   W: worker in UNICEF)
W: So, Stephen, please say something about yourself.
S: Well, I love children so much. My mother works in a primary school, so I learn a lot about children and I think this might be useful.
W: I’m sure it is. Do you speak many languages? Ours is an international organization and it’s quite often that we meet children from different countries.
S: Yes. I’m good at French and English. I’m taking Chinese at evening classes. I learned Japanese at school, too.
W: Excellent. 告诉我你为什么想得到这份工作。
S: Well, it sounds interesting, worker, like, experience, I, as , some, would, a , to, charity, get . Maybe one day I’ll set up my own charity.
W: I see. What are your characteristics, may I ask?
S: I’m patient, generous and easy-going.
W: Good. What do you think you could offer us, Stephen?
S: I think my knowledge of languages and personalities would be useful. I enjoy working with children and you can always believe me. I’m also fit and healthy.
W: What do you think your disadvantages are?
S: I’m not outgoing. I’m very shy when I first meet people. I find it difficult to talk to them and make conversation, but when I know people quite well I’m much more self-confident.
W: Thank you very much. Stephen. We’ll call you next week.
小题1: Where does Stephen’s mother work?                                        ________
小题2:Which language is Stephen taking at evening classes.  English, Chinese or Japanese?  _______
小题3: 将文中划线部分的单词组成一个通顺的句子。        ______________________________
小题4: 将文中汉语“告诉我你为什么想得到这份工作。”译成英语。  ________________________
小题5:What are Stephen’s advantages in asking for this job?(列出四个方面)              ________

—We will finish the task very quickly if your team can help us.
—That’s right.       .

A．Early bird catches the worm.	B．Two heads are better than one.
C．Many hands make light work.	D．Great minds think alike.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
Summer is coming soon. When is the best time for swimming in the day in summer?
If you would like to swim indoors, a good time in the day is the early hours-the body has the most energy to use because the body has woken up and will be ready for all kinds of different activities of the day. The body is going to work with enough energy and therefore a person will feel more comfortable if he swims during the early hours of the day.
Swimming early in the day can also be good for anyone who plans to swim outdoors. The conditions outside will be excellent: the water will not be too cold or too hot, and the air will be just clean and fine. Everything is suitable.
Usually, it is not a good idea to swim later in the day because one’s body is tired after work for a whole day and also the weather conditions can be the worst in the later parts of the day.
However, there are still some exceptions. Different people feel different and one’s body acts differently at different time of the day. When a person is feeling active and is not tired at all after work, it may be a better time to swim for him than for others. If he is alert(警觉的) that time, he is safe in the water.
In a word, the best time can change for every person. The person’s body condition decides when the best time for swimming is.

The best time to  小题1: in summer
In the early hours of the day	A good time (indoors)	The body has the most energy then. ●After   小题2: up, people are ready for different activities. ●The person will feel more comfortable with   小题3: energy.
	A good time(小题4: )	The conditions outside will be 小题5: . ●The water is neither too cold nor too hot. ●The  小题6: is clean and fine.
Later in the day	Usually not a good time	●The body feels   小题7: after a day’s work. ●The weather conditions are the   小题8:  during the day.
Exceptions	Later in the day can be a Good time for some people.	●People’s  小题9: conditions are different. ●The body acts differently at different times of the day.
Conclusion	The best time to swim in the day in summer should be  小题10:  according to the body conditions of the swimmer.

 

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从所给的六个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳逸项．使短文意思完整、连贯。(有两项为多余选项) ’
 Thomas Edison’ s lab was badly’ destroyed by fire in December, 1914.  小题1:     Much of Edison’ s life’ s work went up in flames (火焰) on that December night. After seeing the fire, Edison’ s 24-year-old son, Charles, looked for his father among the smoke. 小题2:   Edison’ s face turned red and his white hair blew in the wind.
"I am happy that he is still alive," said Charles. "He is 67--no longer a young man—and everything is going up in flames. When he saw me, he shouted, " 小题3: " When Charles told him he didn’ t know, Edison said, “ Find her.   小题4:  She will never see anything like this. "
The next morning, Edison looked at the damage and said," There is great value in disaster (灾难). All our mistakes are burnt. We can start again. "
Three weeks after the fire, Edison showed his first phonograph (留声机 ). To invent something, you need a good imagination and a lot of junk.

A. Bring her here. B.’Charles, where’ s your mother?’ C. Edison stayed in the lab. D. The cost of the damage was over $ 2 million. E. ’ Do you know who made the fire?’ F. He finally found him and saw that he was quietly watching the fire.

 

阅读下面短文。在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。(每空格限填一词)
There was once a rich man who loved his little boy very
much. He wanted to try his best to please (使……高兴) him.
So he gave him a horse to ride, beautiful rooms to live in,
pictures, books, toys and everything that money  小题1: buy.
But for all this, the little boy was still  小题2: . He wore a frown ( 皱眉 ) wherever he went, and always wished for something he did not have. The man didn' t know how to make his son happy.
One day, a magician (魔术师) came to the man and said to him, "I can make your son happy and turn his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price for 小题3: him the secret. "
"All right," said the man, "No matter what you ask for, I’ll give you." The magician took the boy into a secret room. He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the   小题4:There on the paper came the words, "Do one kind thing for someone every day. " The boy  小题5: the advice and became one of the happiest boys.
Only those who stop thinking about their own happiness can be truly happy.