---How was _________ dinner at Li Lei’s house?

---It was great. Li Lei’s mum is ________ wonderful cook.

A. a, the B. the, a

C. the, the D. a, an

Loud music and other noises can annoy neighbors, _________ at night.

A. especially B. specially

C. mostly D. mainly

He asked me______________.

A. when were you born B. when you was born

C. when was my birthday D. when my birthday was.

The young man ________ is a friend of mine.

A. who I had a talk B. whom I had a talk

C. whom I had a talk with D. which I had a talk with

完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）?

Yashika had a problem. Her dad ___to buy her a car for 16th birthday but it wasn’t the ride she wanted. “This car is only $41,000, it isn’t____ enough,” Yashika complained during an MTV reality show, My Super Sweet 16. _____ the end of the show, Yashika had a Mercedes costing $100,000.

TV shows feature the lives of the super rich. Gossip Girls follows the life of wealthy school girls in New York. Hannah Montana is said to be about middle-class kids. But the characters live in huge houses and wear the ____ fashions. Meanwhile, many Americans are struggling financially.

Adam K., 15, said he sees many kids in his school ____ to copy the wealthy characters they see on TV. “I see a lot of people wear fancy clothes that they ____ wouldn’t if they weren’t shows like that.”

Emma F., 13, became angry with the___. “On My Super Sweet 16, this girl cried because she got a BMW and it was the__ color, but there are kids _____ there who are dying for a meal. ” Emma said.

Experts say that picking shows where the characters aren’t super-wealthy can help kids keep a healthy perspective(观点). Kids may feel envious（嫉妒的）if they compare__ to the people on TV.

1.A. offended B. offered C. accepted D. expected

2.A. cheap B. low C. expensive D. high

3.A. In B. On C. with D. By

4.A. late B. later C. latest D. new

5.A. trying B. tried C. to try D. try

6.A. normally B. generally C. normal D. general

7.A. TV B. characters C. shows D. channel

8.A. good B. right C. common D. wrong

9.A. out B. in C. from D. at

10.A.herself B. her C. themselves D. them

Huang Naihui was born in 1964 in Taipei. When he was a child, he had a very high fever, which made him partially paralyzed.

His parents were afraid that he would bring bad luck to the family and abandoned him. But his grandmother brought him up. It was at the age of 13 that he went to school. At the age of 22, he would study and work part-time. He would sell flowers during the day and attend classes at night. During his spare time he would study. The learning made him very happy.

He used his knowledge very well in his business of selling flowers. He would go door to door selling flowers during the day. He would sell flowers at pubs and night clubs at night. At times, in order to sell, he had to sing. He was often tricked. However, he would face the next customer with a smile. His grandmother passed away when he was 24. It was the darkest day of his life.

Today Huang Naihui owns 3 flower shops and employs disabled people to work for him. He would spend his spare time doing charity work. His book Facing the sun and his story have encouraged many people.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.What made Huang Naihui disabled?

A．A high fever. B. The hot weather.

C. The hunger. D. The cold.

2.Why didn’t his parents want to bring him up?

A.Because they wanted to move to other places.

B.Because they loved him very much.

C.Because they were very poor.

D.Because they were afraid of bad luck.

3.Which is WRONG about Huang Naihui?

A. He was disabled.

B. He liked learning.

C. He did charity work in his spare time.

D. He was deeply loved by his mother.

4.What made him sad most?

A. His tiredness. B. His failure.

C. His grandmother’s death. D. His illness.

5.What’s the best title of the text?

A. An Unforgettable story.

B. An Inspiring Story of Huang Naihui.

C. Huang Naihui is Successful.

D. How Great His Grandmother is.

Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They have heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and harder so that they can have a wonderful life when they grow up .Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who aren’t gifted (有天赋的)enough. Many of them have tried very hard at study but fail in the exams and make their parents lose heart. Some students feel that they are hated by everyone else and they don’t want to go to school any longer .They become dropouts.

It is surprising that though most Japanese are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way .Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children .To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evening and on weekends. They only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them the very real sense of the world.

Many Japanese schools usually has rules about everything from the student’ clothes to things in their school bags. Child psychologists(心理学家)now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feeling of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others , how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。

1. Japanese students have heavy pressures from .

A. themselves B.Japan

C. their parents D. their classmates

2. What do they work hard for?

A. a wonderful life B. their parents

C. study D. themselves

3.The underlined word “dropouts” means_________ .

A.脱离传统社会的人 B.文明的社会人

C.逃学的人 D.偏激的人

4. Many Japanese schools usually have rules.

A. few B. a few

C. a lot of D. lot of

5.How many students have been taught to how to get on with others?

A.40% B.50% C.70% D.60%

It’s 15:00, Tuesday, June 26th. Tessa returns home after her two-day holiday. Tessa is checking her message.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.Tessa missed the movie because ___________.

A. she got the message late

B. she lost the ticket to the movie

C. Wilson didn’t invite her

D. she didn’t wanted to go with Wilson

2.Peter went to Tessa’s home to ___________.

A. welcome Frank B. prepare for the party

C. ask her for help D. take part in the party

3.What should Tessa do first after reading the message?

A. Go to see Wilson. B. Call Peter

C. Call Mrs. Johnson D. Go to a party

4.Where does Frank work?

A. In Seattle.

B. At Westwood Theater.

C. At National Bank.

D. At 632 Maple St., Apt. 809.

5.Tessa can’t find ____________ telephone number from the messages.

A. Wilson’s B. Mrs. Johnson’s

C. Peter’s D. Frank’s

About six thousand languages are spoken in the world today. But experts say morn than half of them are in danger of disappearing. 1. As old people die, the language dies with them.

Until recently, most people were not worried about the loss of languages. There was much more concern about the loss of different kinds of plants and animals. 2. They know that when a language is lost, the culture and much of the knowledge of the native community may be lost with it.

Languages are the means by which people find to explain the world they live in. Information about the natural world, such as plants that can be used to heal(治病 ), is often lost when the language dies. 3.

The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization is trying to solve this problem. 4.

5. Some projects are small. For example, a language speaker and a leaner meet every day for an hour to talk. Other projects are large, such as schools where students are taught in their native language.

阅读以上5段语言材料，请找出与它们相对应的标题，并将其标号填入下列方框内。

A.Some experts say the death of the language is a loss for everyone, not just for the native people who once spoke it.

B.Experts are trying many methods to increase speakers of endangered languages.

C.The endangered languages are spoken by some older members of native groups, but not used for everyday life by younger members.

D.It has been taking steps to develop international policies to support native cultures and save endangered languages.

E.Now, scientists, cultural experts and many other people are concerned about protecting the different languages in the world.

短文填空（10个小题，每小题1分，共10分）

阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。注意：①每个词只能用一次。②每空限填一词，有些词需要做相应的变化。③其中有两个多余选项。

Life is not easy as a Junior 3 student. You have the 1.______ of study and exams. From time to time, you may feel depressed. If that 2.______, you have to take measures to fight it. Eating salt might help you3._______up, scientists have found.

While too much salt can lead to high blood pressure and heart disease, not enough can cause depression, a study has reported.

Researchers at the University of Lowa in the US did study. They found that without enough salt in their bodies, rats don’t do things they normally 4.______ , like drinking sweet water.

Salt is a5._____ anti-depressant( 抗抑郁剂), researchers say.

Health experts recommend an adult take about six grams of salt a day. A gram of salt is about the 6._____of a toothpaste cap.

Humans have a long history of salt eating. In the Stone Age, people didn’t need to find salt, because they hunted most of their food, and ate a lot of red meat. Red meat has 7._______of salt. But when people began to farm, 8._____ about 10,000 BC, they started to eat9._________of grain and much less meat. They had to find another way to get salt. 10.______ time went by, salt became a seasoning( 调味料).