North American black bears are shy animals. They are fearful by nature， and will usually run away if they see or hear people. Because of this， it can be difficult for scientists to learn about these animals.

In order to study black bears， researchers from New Jersey， USA， catch bears and use drugs

(毒品) to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear， take blood to test for diseases， remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. From these studies， researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey， how long they live， and how many babies they produce.

But in Minnesota， USA， researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears know the researchers' voices and they are not afraid of die research team. With the help of a few grapes

to keep the bears busy， researchers can touch them to check their hearts， look at their teeth ， and do other jobs. Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives.

In both places， the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But the research methods and the kinds of information that researchers， are able to collect are quite different.

1.In the first paragraph， we can learn that North American black bears are _______.

A. shy and fearful animals B. not found today

C. well known to scientists D. not afraid of people

2.The word "remove" in the second paragraph probably means _____ in Chinese.

A. 拔下 B.移植 C. 清洗 D. 修补

3.Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears?

A. The age.

B. The way of their communication.

C. The weight.

D. The number of babies they produce.

4. In the Minnesota studies， researchers _____.

A. can never get close to the bears

B. study the bears while they are asleep

C. use grapes to make the bears full

D. learn a lot about the bears' everyday lives

5. What do the two studies have in common?

A. Research places B. The main purpose.

C. Research methods. D. Collected information.

在下面的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词）（5分）

Mary ： Help yourself to the chocolate， Chen. Li brought them from Shanghai.

Chen Hui：1.______________________! I can’t touch anything sweet. It’s my teeth…

Mary： I’m sorry to hear that. 2._____________________________

Chen Hui： Yes. He told me that I have to have one tooth out two filled. But I can’t find time for it.

Mary： 3.______________________. A sound mind lives in a sound body（身心要健康）.

Chen Hui： Yes， I think I’ll go next week.

Mary： I’m afraid you’d better go right now. The sooner you do something about it， the better.

Chen Hui： 4.__________. Can you please tell our head that I’ll be back by lunchtime?

Mary： 5.___________________________________.

Chen Hui： Thank you very much. See you this afternoon.

Mary： See you.

It was unusually quiet in the emergency room (急救室) on December 25. I was the nurse on duty. A woman and four small children1. up at my desk.

The mother said they were all sick. But when I asked for more information about their illnesses. none of them could tell me2. . I was sure something was wrong， but I didn't say anything. I explained that it might be a few minutes3. the doctor could see me. She replied， "Take your time. It's warm here. "

I looked down and checked the form that she had finished. N0 4. they were homeless. The waiting room was warm. Something was clear in5. mind.

The family were gathering by the Christmas tree. The6. one was pointing at the TV and talking about something to his mother. The oldest one was7. at an ornament (装饰物 ) on the Christmas tree.

I entered my office and took out the 8. that I prepared for my children. Some food drinks I collected 9. other offices were also put on the table next to the Christmas tree. I asked the family to get together， eating， singing， dancing and sharing the gifts. We all had a warm and happy Christmas.

10. ， as the family left， the little 4-year-old boy gave me a hug and whispered(低声的说)，" Thanks for being our angel（天使）today ! "

任务型阅读（共20分 ， 每小题2分）(A) 阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。（10分）

In a classroom in any countries ， the teachers teaches more than art or history or language. He or she teaches something behind---the culture of the country.

In a country such as the United States， people with different history， culture and language join together and the pay much attention to personal ideas. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to remember a lot of information ， instead， they work and find answers by themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom..

At an early age students learn to have their own ideas. Their education encourages personal thought.

The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not only to get the correct answer.

In most Asian countries ， people have the same language ， history and culture. Perhaps for this reason ， the education there pays more attention to group goals than person ideas. Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom， the ways of teaching are often very traditional. The teachers says ， and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead ， the students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in minD.

In many ways these differences come from different educational ideas. In western countries teachers are taught to help students to learn. They make it easier for the students to learn by themselves. In some Asian countries ， however ， teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students.

1.What does the education in the United States encourage ?

____________________________________________

2.Which does the education in some Asian countries pay more attention to， group goals or personal ideas?

__________________________________________________

B： 将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。

3.___________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________

5. 请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。

___________________________________________________

阅读短文 ： 根据短文内容填写表格。（所填内容可能是单词或短语）。（10分）

Almost all of us have bad habits. We all want to get rid of (摆脱) them， but we don’t know good ways. Here’s some advice.

●Write down all the reasons why you want to stop some bad habits. Look at the reasons very often.

●It’s clever to do something else when you want to stop your bad habits. If you get angry easily， for example， you can go out for a walk.

●You can get a prize if you really get rid of your bad habits.

●If you get too heavy， keep junk food out of your house.

●Bad habits develop(发展) over years， so you can’t get rid of them very soon. So you should be patient(耐心的).

●Don’t be afraid to ask others for help because everyone may have difficulties in their lives. You can talk to your friends， family or other people. When you talk to them， they can give you some advice.

句子翻译 (共15分)

根据所给中文完成句子翻译。（共11分局部翻译，每小题1分，整句翻译，每小题2分）

1.我在发音和阅读课文上有困难。I had problems ________________________________ .

2.我认为不应该允许16岁的青少年开车。

I don’t think sixteen –year-olds ________________________________________________.

3.剪纸听起来很容易，但是做起来很困难。

_______________________________________________________but it can be difficult to do .

4.这不但残忍，而且对环境有害。

This is not only cruel， __________________________________________________________.

5.药物和休息都不能帮助他。

____________________________________________ nor rest can help him .

书面表达（共20分）

卫生健康饮食：健康一直是人们关注的问题我校要举行以“关爱健康”为题的主题班会，请根据下表内容谈谈你的看法，写一篇80字左右的演讲槁。（共15分）

1.保持健康的重要性 2.保持健康的方法

3.保持健康的结论 4.(你的看法?)

1.多吃水果蔬菜保持饮食平衡避免含糖高脂肪高的食物

2.多锻炼健身强体；

3.鄙弃不良习惯 (你的看法?)

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---How is ______ book you read last week?

---It is ______ useful book.

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

---Excuse me, Sir. Do you have the time?

--- ______.

A.Yes, it’s too late. B.Yes, I have one.

C.Sorry, I’m late. D.Sorry, I don’t have a watch.

______ the heavy snow!，Tom was late for school this morning.

A.As a result of B.As well as

C.Instead of D.Thanks to