When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!

1.What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?

A. He agreed with her “enemy”.

B. he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.

C. He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.

D. He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.

2.Which of the following can we know from the passage?

A. The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.

B. The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.

C. The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.

D. The writer is grateful (感激的)to her father.

3.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. My Parents

B.A Serious Criticism(批评)

C. What People Say About You Is Always Right

D. The Best Advice I Ever Had

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched with mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum stopped and said, “Very dirty floors. ”

“Yes, I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe (拖一下) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight (视野) and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed (弯腰) politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”

Outside, Mum told me, “Dagmar is fine. No fever (发热).”

“You saw her, Mum?”

“Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush.”

1.When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was .

A. to clean the floor B. to please the nurse

C. to see a patient D. to surprise the writer

2.After reading the story what can we infer (推断) about the hospital?

A. It is a children’s hospital.

B. It has strict (严格的) rules about visiting hours.

C. The conditions there aren’t very good.

D. The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard.

3.From the text we know that Dagmar may be_________.

A. the writer’s sister

B. Mum’s friend

C. the writer’s classmate

D. Dad’s boss

4.Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A. strange B. warm-hearted

C. clever D. hard-working

1.Either his father or his mother (承诺) to buy him a computer if he gets good mark.

2.Someone has let out one of the secret （决定）to the workers

3.It’s believed that our moods are sometimes (影响) by colours. Many scientists are doing some research on this subject.

4.When the star (出现) on the stage, the fans all screamed excitedly.

1.Li Ming and his parents go to see his grandparents at a (fix) date every month.

2.Could you express (you) well, boys and girls?

3.He is such an ________（patient）person that he doesn’t like to wait for anybody for long.

4.Do you know that blue can also represent (sad)?

1.You can never imagine what great difficulty I have (find) your house.

2.So far his works of art__________ (win) high praise from the art community.

3.It’s nice of you __________ (share) your happiness with me.

4.In the old days, the working people in our country ________ (look) down on.

5.The sunlight we are used to ________ (include) seven different colours.

6.Use your head and you ________ (come) up with more new ideas.

7.—Did you notice anybody enter the building just now?

—Sorry, I (cut) down the tree in the garden.

8.--Excuse me, when can I see the doctor?

-- Not until you ________ (ask) to in five minutes.

1.他的新作在上周的书展上并未得到任何关注。

_______________________________ his new book at the book show last week.

2.他在办公室的时候，宁愿选择忙忙碌碌也不愿意无所事事。

When he was in the office, he _______________________ to ________________________ .

3.这张照片使我想起2005年在日本逗留期间所看到的情况。

This photo ________________what I saw during my stay in Japan in 2005．

4.我们应该多向他人学习，而不卖弄。

We should learn from others_________________________________________________.

5.孩子们被告诫不要用太多的时间玩电脑游戏。

The children are told ________________________ in playing computer games.

6.不少中国学生学英语语法挺头疼的.

Many Chinese students have _____________________________________.

短文填空 先通读下面的短文，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5分，每格0.5分）

T 1. of years ago, the ancient people of Babylon and Egypt studied the stars in the sky and created the zodiac(黄道带). At first, it was u2. to count time. L3. , many used the stars to describe a person’s character and to say what will happen in the f4. .

A person’s zodiac is connected to his or her birth d5. . Some believe this sign can t6. us about a person’s character. For example, some think that a person b7. under the sign of Aries（白羊座） (between March 21and April 20) is adventurous(爱冒险的，大胆的). A person born under Cancer（巨蟹座） (between June 22 and July 23) is k8. and home-loving.

Not everyone b9. that your birth describes your character, but reading your horoscope（星象） can still be a lot of f10. .

学校学生会要进行选举，请写一封推荐信,向马老师推荐你的同学Nancy当学生会主席。

1. 她性格活跃，精力充沛；学习勤奋，常受到老师高度赞扬。

2. 她偏爱橙色和黄色，她觉得这些是成功和快乐的颜色。

3. 从不轻言放弃；有足够的耐心帮助那些需要帮助的人。

4. 她相信只要尽全力就能做到任何事, 也不害怕在全校师生面前演讲。

5. 我认为…

注意：

1.推荐信需包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺意思连贯；

2.第5点须用2到3句话，做适当发挥，展开合理想象；

3.字数80个字左右，信的开头已给出，不计入总字数。

22nd, October

Dear Mr Ma

I’m writing to you to recommend Nancy to be the chairperson.

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I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

Li Hua

What honest boy! And he is best student of all.

A .a; a B .an; / C. a; the D. an, the

My father always looks at me_________ when he feels _________.

A. happily, happy B. happy, happily

C. happy, happy D. happily, happily