The World Cup has been on for some days in South Africa.It’s said that more than 2.2 billion peoplep are watching the World Cup.People fly their national flags, wear football shirts and talk about the exerciting games. Also different people have their own ways to enjoy games.

Adam, a football fan, likes going to the bar to watch the games with his friends. They can chat and drink during some of the less important games. Sometimes he meets many foreigners in the bar.They like to sing songs happily, or even dance when a player scores a goal.

Ivan a university student, enjoys watching online. He says it’s hard to get together with friends on weekdays, so watching online is a really a good way to enjoy the World Cup.

A girl called janet often watches the games at home with her family. She said,“In the bar, you always meet people who support different teams, so it can be embarrasing.” She thinks the most important thing is that she feels comfortable while watching at home. She can sit any way she likes.

The World Cup makkes people excited and relaxed. No matter in what way you watch it, just enjoy soccer,just enjoy yourself.

Judge the following sentences true(T) or false(F)

1.It’s said that over 2.2 billion people are watching the World Cup.

2.Adam likes watching the games with his friends in the bar.

3.It’s a good way for Ivan to watch the World Cup online.

4.Janet often watches the games at home alone.

5.All the people enjoy the World Cup in the same way.

“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao(淘宝)? I am a Taobaoer, ” says Wangfang, 28,a writer in Beijing. Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wangfang’s life. She spends half of her salary(薪水) on Taobao.

A growing number of Chinese Internet user like Wang have found the pleasure of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. People can find almost everything they need online, from clothes to books, from candy to DVD players. And clothing and home-use products are the most popular goods bought online.

The biggest attration for buyers is the low price of online goods. Buyers can also check the information easily. They can compare the prices of the same kind of goods from different sellers, and choose the cheapest one. When someone asks her about the safety of online shopping, Wangfang said,“It’s very safe and easy. If you can’t receive the goods from the sellers or are not satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get a refund If you give the goods back.”

1.What goods do people like to choose online best?

A.Clothing B.Candy C. Books

2.Buying goods online is usually than buying them from the shopping mall.

A.faster B.safer C. cheaper

3.The underlined word “refund”means in Chinese..

A.补偿金 B.退款 C.欠款

4.From the passage we can learn .

A.Taobao is the largest site of online shopping in the world

B. Wangfang spends most of the money she makes online shopping

C.more and more Chinese enjoy shopping online

5.The passage mainly talk about_____

A.a shopping mall B.Taobao C. online shopping

Potatoes are very popular today. But in the past this was not true. Potatoes grew in South America 5,000 years ago. But they only became popular in other places 200 years ago.

In the 16th century, the Spanish took the potato from South America to Europe. But the people didn’t like this strange vegetable. Some people thought that their skins would look like the skin of the plant if they ate the potato. So they only ate the leaves. This made them sick because there is poison (毒药) in the leaves.

In the 1800s, people started to eat potatoes. Potatoes became the main food in Ireland. Then something unlucky happened. In 1845, a disease killed all the potatoes in Ireland. Two million people died of hunger.

Today each country has its potato dish. Germans eat potato salad, and the USA has the baked potato. Of course, the French invented French fries.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

Potatoes were1.____in South America 5,000 years ago. But they weren’t popular in other places2.___200 years ago. In the 16th century, the Spanish took them to Europe. They ate leaves 3. of having potatoes. As a result, people were badly ill because of the poison in the leaves. In the 1800s, people started to eat potatoes. 4.___, there was something wrong with the potatoes. Two million people died because of the shortage (缺少) of potatoes in 1845. But now there are many 5.___of potato dishes in the world.

Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London.

It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsburyk Avenue.

Gerrardo Street is at the center and is the most important street

in the area. There is a large Chinese community(社区) with a

lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarket and shops in

this street.

In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap.

At the same time, the world rice market changed and thousands of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began arriving in London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area. Many British people like Chinese food, and the restaurants were popular.

These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English. As more Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up. Wives came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.

In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have

a better education and this brought economic success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown,and there was more space for businesses. Cerrard Street becomes a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists.

Now everyone knows about London’s Chinatown. During the Chinese

New Year, the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese

go into the streets. For most of the year,though,Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. Their best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.17C

1.Is this Chinatown in the middle of London?

2.Was the area rich or poor in the 1950s?

3.Why does the restaurant workers have notime to learn English?

4.When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?

5.What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage?

Writing(本题共15分，A题5分，B题10分)

（A）文明礼貌是中华民族的传统美德，但是在校园里在我们的身边经常会看到一些不文明的行为，作为中学生你认为什么样的行为是文明的行为，请用五句话概括文明的行为。

Being Polite Students

(B)现在在我们国家有很多的传统节日，请以My favourite festival 为题写一篇短文。

要求：1.词数80—100词

2.字迹工整，语言流畅，表达正确，逻辑清晰。

—You see, it’s my dream to buy iphone5s.

—Oh, you can ask your parents to buy for you.

A.a, it B.an, one

C.an, it D.a, one

Tom usually reads English 6:00 every morning.

A. in ,at B.at, at C.at, / D.in ,in

LiQi is a singer and sings very .

A.good, good B.well, well

C.well, good D.good, well

Tom,Lucy and I Chinese food.

A.all like B.are all

C.are all like D.are like

I like fishing. I would like with my father this Sunday.

A.going, to go B.going, going

C.go, to go D.to go, going