We always regard dogs as man’s best friends. But what about cats?

Cats can also do us a favor sometimes.

Here is a comparison of the two animals.

A Friend Helps You When You’re Sick.

A Friend Saves Your Life

1.When Alana is about to faint, Tee will ________.

A. stare at her and keep sniffingB. jump onto her chest suddenly

C. sit and stare directly into her faceD. scream and run

2.What can we learn about Ryan?

A. He likes swimming in rivers.

B. He has a lovely dog, Zion.

C. Chelsea helped him swim back to the bank.

D. He was in danger when he was found by Chelsea.

3.What happened when Bernice was sleeping?

A. She was badly hurt in a big fire.

B. She found the brave cat in a mailbox.

C. A fire broke out when she was sleeping.

D. She ran out of the burning house with the help of firemen.

Some people have a kind of magic. They will make you comfortable while they are around. You feel at ease while talking to them. How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they'll help people feel relaxed and make friends with them quickly.

First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says, "At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It's a common question, but it will get things going." From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.

Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn't. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what kind of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the topic of conversation. If someone insists on one topic, it means he's really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to the voice. If the voice sounds bored, then, it's time for you to change the topic.

Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the moment of saying good-bye. If you're saying it, you may give him a handshake and say, "I've really enjoyed meeting you." If you want to see that person again, don't keep it a secret. Let people know your thoughts.

1.Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way ________.

A. for you to make more and more new friends

B. to begin your business talks

C. to get things going

D. for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others

2.After asking somebody a question, it'll be polite of you to ________.

A. agree with what others say all the time

B. listen to his reply attentively

C. wait impatiently for his answer

D. go on asking him more questions

3. Generally speaking, good talkers are persons who ________.

A. are not good at making any topic interesting

B. never talk too much or too little

C. always speak in a gentle way

D. know when they should change the topic of the talk

4.If you really want to meet someone again, ________.

A. you may take him as your lifelong true friend

B. it seems necessary for you to let him know it

C. it's proper for you to give him a second handshake

D. it'll be helpful for you to have further understanding of him

Recently a specialist(专家) in teenager studies does some research on teenage problems. He thinks parents shouldn’t be blamed of themselves because there is nothing they can do to deal with the teenage problem. Whatever they do, sometimes a wonderful, kind and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.

I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, should stand up, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman whenever anyone entered the room. I saw him last week when I visited them. Lying on the sofa, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in. His mother was angry. “I don’t know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”

He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She said that she would like to throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.

Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress, it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.

“Where did we go wrong?” Her parents are now very sad. Probably nothing is wrong with the parents.

1.This text is most probably written by________.

A. A specialist in teenager studies

B. a headmaster of a middle school

C. a parent with teenage children

D. a doctor for mental health problems

2.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ________.

A. the change of the children from good to bad

B. the way that parents often blame themselves

C. the opinion that a child has of his parents

D. the advice that parents want their children to follow

3.The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as ________.

A. lazyB. quiet

C. unusualD. rude

4. What is the author’s opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?

A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.

B. Parents should pay more attention to the change.

C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.

D. Parents are a fault for the change in their children.

Computers can injure(伤害)you. Most other injuries happen suddenly．For example，if you fall off a bike and break your arms, it happens very quickly. But computer injuries happen slowly．You probably know how to ride a bike safely. Now learn some ways of keeping you away from computer injuries．

Your eyes

Too much light can injure your eyes, so never sit too close to a computer screen. Your eyes should be more than 50 centimeters from the screen. Don’t forget to look away from it sometimes. This gives your eyes a rest．

When you use a computer, the window should be on your left or your right. If it is behind you, the light will reflect on(反射)the screen. If the window is in front of you，the sun and the screen will both shine into your eyes．

Your hands and wrists(手腕)

Hand and wrist injuries can happen because you move the hands and wrists in the same way hundreds of times. If you use a keyboard for a long time, follow these three rules:

Rest your wrists on something.

Keep your elbows(肘)as high as the keyboard.

Stop sometimes and exercise your hands, wrists and fingers in a different way．

Your back

Some people sit for many hours before a computer. If you sit in the wrong way, you can injure your back or your neck. So you should keep your back straight when you sit. The top part of the screen should be in front of your eyes. Your forearms, wrists, hands and the upper part of your legs should all be parallel(平行)to the floor. If you are sitting for a long time, get up every half an hour and exercise your arms, legs and neck．

Enjoy your computer, but use it safely．

1.—When is the Dragon Boat Festival this year? —It’s on (六月) 2.

2.The problem is too hard for me. I think it goes (超过) my ability.

3.I’ve left my dictionary at home. May I use (你的)?

4. Excuse me, could I （借） the book a little longer, Miss Liu?

5.For many years, (收音机)and televisions always bring us the latest information.

1.It’s reported that Chinese couples can have their (two) child if one of them is an only child.

2.I don’t think Jim does (badly) of all the students in the race.

3. He is such a(an) (polite) boy that nobody likes him.

4. Millie never copies others’ homework and she always does it by (she).

5.We all know the ticket price of tourist attractions is high. (hope), all the places of interest in Nanjing will be open to local people for free soon. [来

根据句意，用所给动词的适当形式填空。

1.We all know that smoking ( not allow) in public places.

2.Boys and girls, (put) all your effort into study and you will surely get good grades in the high school entrance examination.

3.Yancheng is well worth (visit) because it has many tourist attractions now.

4.We really hope a high-speed rail (build) between Yancheng and Shanghai in the near future?

5.Look, can you see those balloons (rise) up in the sky.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

Mr Johnson didn’t have an experience of travelling in a plane before and he read a lot a1. air accidents, so one day when a friend offered to take him for a ride in his own small p2. , Mr Johnson was very w3. about accepting. Finally, however, his friend promised him that it was very s4. , and Mr Johnson boarded the plane.

His friend started the engine and began to taxi(滑行) onto the runway of the airport. Mr Johnson h5. the sound of the engine. He was extremely frightened and c6. his eyes.

After a minute, he opened t7. again, looked out of the w8. of the plane, and said to his friend , “ Look at the people down there. They look as small a9. ants, don’t they?” “Those are ants,”answered his friend. “We’re s10. on the ground.”

1.学生们总是期盼没有作业的假期。

The students always the holiday without homework.

2.你的房间和我的大不相同。

Your room is mine.

3.为了减少污染，我们应该多骑车来代替开车。

To reduce the pollution, we should ride more .

4.去年章子怡因为在电影行业做出的努力而多次获奖。

Last year，Zhang Ziyi a lot of awards because of her efforts in the film industry.

5.所有的中国人都在努力使他们的梦想成为现实。

All the Chinese people are working hard to .

书面表达（共1题，计15分）

随着我市创卫工作的不断推进，盐城已成为一个具有现代化气息的城市, 它吸引着许多游客来此旅游、投资、学习。展示盐城人民的精神风貌是每一位盐城人的职责。请以 “To Be Lovely Yanchengnese为题写一篇短文。

要点如下：

社会公德 (如：主动让座、遵守交通规则、助人为乐)

环境保护 (如：保护花草树木、节约能源)

公共礼仪 (如：在公共场所不抽烟、不大声喧哗、不乱扔垃圾)

作为学生，我们应该……（不少于两点）

参考词语：遵守交通规则 obey the traffic rules, 花草树木 plants and trees

注意：不要逐句翻译以上要点，可适当发挥。

词数： 80左右，标点符号不占格。文章开头已给出，不计入词总数。

To Be Lovely Yanchengnese

Yancheng is developing quickly. It has become a modern city. To be lovely Yanchengnese, we should try our best to show its beauty. We should