Top student Lin Yijian had a problem recently. The 14-year-old boy from Xiamen used to get marks of over 110 points (out of 120 possible points) on his math tests. But during last semester's final exams, his math score was only 90 points.

It was a shock. "I didn't know what happened," said Lin, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated about math during the following month.

Like Lin, many of us have setbacks (挫折) in life. What would you do to deal with these setbacks? Would you just let them be and give up?

Lin chose to face his problem. His parents and teacher also gave him help. After some hard work he now gets marks between 100 and110 points on his math tests. Although he still isn't at his original (原来的) level, Lin doesn't panic anymore.

"Don't be scared by setbacks," he said. "You will beat it."

Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups (仰卧起坐), which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam. One has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. Most of Chen's classmates can do 40. However, Chen could only do 20.

Feeling worried, Chen decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school. Now, after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups a minute.

"I finally found what made me slow through continuous practice and then improved little by little," said Chen. "I believe next month I will be able to do 40!"

1. What problem did Lin Yijian have recently?

A. He used to get high marks.

B. He did well in math.

C. He did not so well as before in math.

D. He had no time to study math.

2.According to the passage, which is NOT true among the following statements?

A.Lin chose to face his problems.

B. His parents and teachers also helped him.

C. After some hard work, he now gets marks over 110 points.

D. Lin faced his problems instead of giving up.

3.What problems does Chen Xingzhu have according to the passage?

A. He is also not good at math.

B. He is also not good at PE.

C. He is also not good at sit-ups.

D. He is also not good at PE entrance exam.

There are a lot of kinds of folk music in China, because China has 56 nationalities and every group has its own style of music. There is a lot of poetry(诗意) in Chinese folk songs, including ideas, feelings and images. But in pop songs, there is no poetry. Each Chinese folk song has its own personality, for example,“Jasmine(茉莉花)”, “Dancing of Youth(青春舞曲)” or “My youth has gone away like a bird and never comes back.”

Folk songs are from the people. Folk songs are like a way of serving the people, although folk songs express the feelings of the people. Chinese folk songs express the feelings, the emotions and the hopes of people about being in love or how hard it is.

“The more national, the more international.”In order to spread Chinese folk music, a forum(论坛) of folk songs called“Nanning International Festival of Folk Songs Art”is held every year. Chinese and overseas art groups and artists often perform at the opening ceremony, such as Chinese minority singers—Han Hong, Teng Ge’er and A Lilang. The more widely it spreads, the more attention the music attracts.

1.判断正（T）误（F）。

The folk songs only express the feeling of the people.

2. 根据短文完成句子。

There is a lot of poetry in Chinese folk songs, including ______, ______ and ______.

3.将文中划线部分译成中文。

________________________________________________________

Last summer, Cathy’s whole family went to New York City for their summer vacation. They stayed there for two weeks.

New York City has more than seven and a half million people. It is the largest city in the United States. It is also the home of the United Nations.

First they visited The Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is one of New York’s most well known historic sites. Millions of people visit New York City every year.

On the second day they went to the Empire State Building. It is the tallest building in New York City now. From the top of the building, they saw most parts of New York. On the third day, they visited the Metropolitan Museum. In this museum, they saw a lot of famous paintings. During the rest time of the week, Bob went to Bronx Zoo with his younger brother and sister. There they were glad to see a lot of their favorite animals-tigers, lions, monkeys, and elephants.

In the second week, the family visited Long Island. On the island, they spent most of their time swimming sunbathing and playing on the beach. They all had a good time.

1.The boy was tired, so I _______(送) him to bed.

2.I think the seats in People’s Theatre are very __________(舒服).

3.My daughter is looking forward to __________(收到) letters from her friends.

4.He is still sad though his pet dog has been _________(死) for five years.

5.You have to be _________(耐心) if you are waiting at the end of a long queue.

6.Mary didn’t _________(出现) at the meeting until 10 o’clock.

A: What a fine day today! 1.____________________ ?

B: That sounds like a good idea. 2.___________________________?

A: Let's go to the little Hill.

B: Shall we take the bus there?

A: 3._______________．It's not very far.

B: That will be OK. I'll ride my new bike my father bought me for my birthday last month.

A: 4.__________________?

B: Let's ask Mary and Jack to go with us. They planned to go last Sunday but it rained.

A: Good! I'm sure they will be happy.

B: Have you got any idea what we are doing there?

A: 5.__________________________-.

B: That will be fun.

书面表达（1题，满分10分）

假如你叫李雷，是一位成绩优秀的学生，你班班主任在安排座位时，让成绩好的学生和成绩差的学生同桌，这在你们班成绩优秀的学生中引起了反响，班会课上大家就此进行了讨论。现在请你根据下表把讨论结果向班主任写一封信反映一下，并说出自己的观点。

注意：1.词数:120～150词，短文的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

2.短文需包括表中所有要点，内容可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；

3.参考词汇：成绩差的学生：a slower student；自信：self-confidence。

Dear Mr. Zhang,

We have held a discussion about whether it is good or not for a top student to share a desk with a slower student.

Yours,

Li Ping

—Look out! The bus is coming!

—Thank you. I will wait a moment.

A. Look up B. Have a look

C. Be careful D. Just a moment

—When will you set off to Shanghai, Linda?

—Next Monday. I can’t wait!

A. drive to B. fly to

C. leave for D. ride to

—The river smells so terrible! How did it come about?

—People used to pour dirty water into it.

A. come out B. happen

C. run D. take place

—Do you think it is hard for you to learn math well?

—Yes. I really want to drop it.

A. go on learning well B. pick it up

C. give it up D. work hard at it