A road is a bridge between two places. The Silk Road has been a bridge between East and West for more than 2,000 years.

But do you know the Silk Road is not a single route(路线)?

It is a series of trade and cultural transmission (传送) routes. It began during the Western Han Dynasty. The trade route starts from the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi province and ends in Eastern Europe, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. The Silk Road was about 6,500 kilometers long. It went across one-fourth of the planet.

The Silk Road got its name because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Besides silk, jade, ceramics and iron went west to Rome. From the west came glass, gems, and food like carrots and sesame.

The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. Besides trade, knowledge about science, arts and literature, as well as crafts and technologies was shared across the Silk Roads. In this way, languages and cultures developed and influenced each other.

Today, places along the Silk Road are great travel destinations, such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟) in Dunhuang, Gansu. Now, beginning in August, a new train line, the New Orient Express, runs from Beijing across the Silk Road.

1.Where does the Silk Road start and end?

A. Xi’an and Western Europe

B. Xi’an and Eastern Europe

C. Dunhuang and Eastern Europe

2.Many things were carried to China from the west along the Silk Road except______.

A. sesame B. silk C. gems

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Silk was once carried along the road, so it was named the Silk Road.

B. It went across one-fourth of the planet.

C. The Silk Road is about 1400 years old.

4.According to the passage, the Silk Road is meaningful NOT because______.

A. it connected China with the outside world

B. it was the longest road in the world

C. it’s one of the cultural transmission routes

5. We can infer from passage that_____.

A. now tourists can travel along the Silk Road by train

B. the Silk Road was the only route to spread culture in history

C. China didn’t benefit from (从……中收益)the Silk Road

1.If Jack is only free on the morning of September 20, and he likes action movies, which movie should he choose?

A. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

B. Tale of the Rally

C. How to Train Your Dragon2

2. Which of the following is true?

A. With student ID card, you can watch the film for free.

B. If 15-year-old Kimmy goes to see Tale of the Rally with his parents, they’ll have to pay ?156.

C. If you go to see Dawn of the Planet of the Apes with your parents, you’ll have to pay ?252.

1.How old is Vicky Chow?

A. 20 B.32 C. 33

2.In the future which city might Vicky choose to work in?

A. Changsha B. Sanya C. Beijing

3.Which of the following is true?

A. Vicky isn’t from China.

B. Five days after Vicky’s birthday is Christmas Day.

C. Vicky is athletic.

I teach at a college, 17 miles away from where I live. One day a few weeks ago, I drove those 17 miles to school. I exited the highway and turned onto the College Road. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then, my car broke down. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t turn over. So I took my books, and hurried down the road to the college.

I managed to arrive at the college on time. Another teacher was surprised to see me walk to school and asked, “What happened to your car?”

“My car broke down on the way, but I’m here on time.” I replied, smiling. “This is my lucky day.”

“Your car broke down, and today is your lucky day?” she was puzzled. “What do you mean?”

“I live 17 miles from here,” I replied. “My car could have broke down anywhere along the highway. It didn’t. Instead, it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway, within walking distance of here. So I’m still able to teach my class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient way.”

That teacher’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled and asked, “Why do you always seem to be so cheerful?”

“Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to live that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”

1.What does the writer do?

2.What was wrong with her car?

3.How far did she walk to the college?

4.Was she late for class?

5.What can you learn from the passage?

翻译语篇，阅读下面的短文，然后将划线部分的句子译成汉语或英语。

Westerners think that the education ways in many Chinese families are hard to understand. Here are some examples.

Many children in China are looked after by their grandparents because their parents are busy. 1.But children need to stay and communicate with their parents.

2.父母们不注意孩子们的权利（rights）。 Parents should knock at the door before they go into the room of their children. 3.They shouldn’t move their children’s things before they agree. Children who are not respected also do not know how to respect others.

4.Parents often compare their children with others. Most Chinese parents want their children to be successful, because it can save the parents’ face. Parents often say “You see somebody else is studying hard, what good grades they have, and what prizes they get.” This is the worst thing. It will only bring the children much harm and pain.

Many children are made to do what their parents expect, though they do not like it. For example, parents ask their children to learn to play the piano or go abroad. It should be decided by children themselves.

5.学习越努力，他们就会越好。 Many parents think school performance is everything. In fact, the integrated ability is so important that it will affect children all their lives.

假设你叫王芳，对英语学习兴趣浓厚，但碰到了很多困难。请你给加拿大的笔友Kate发一封电子邮件，告诉她你英语学习上的困难，并向她寻求帮助。

要求：1. 60~80词（开头结尾已给出，不计入词数）

2. 文中不能出现自己的班级姓名。

Dear Kate,

I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Wang Fang

—I ______ basketball with my friends next Sunday afternoon.

—Have a good time!

A. play

B. am playing

C. am going to play

—Why are you going to take part in the high jump in the school sports meet?

—Because I am good at ___________

A. jump B. jumping C. jumped

—Would you mind__________ the room?

—Not at all. I’ll do it at once.

A. clean B. to clean C. cleaning

—I’m sorry _______I said.

—It doesn’t matter.

A. how B. what C. where