Dear Dr. Smith,

My mom always keeps asking me, “What’s going on?” If I want to go to a concert, she asks who I will go with. I think that’s my own business（事情）. Sometimes it looks like she doesn’t trust（信任）me. It makes me very sad. How can I get her to stop?

Dear Katie,

Many young people have the same problem as you. If you don’t talk much with your parents, they might feel they need to ask you questions to know about your life. It seems to you that your mom is getting into your business, but I think she’s just trying to keep a close relationship（关系）with you. In fact, some experts（专家）often tell parents to stay close to their kids by asking them about what’s going on in their life.

Some parents do this better than others, of course. But, unluckily, some parents ask questions because they don’t trust their kids. So start by trying to trust your mom. She is probably just trying to stay close to you because she loves and cares about you. You can have a talk with her about it.

Of course, that doesn’t make the questions less boring. If you’re tired of so many questions, tell your mom about your feelings the day before she asks. If you offer more information, conversations with your mom won’t seem like she’s just asking you too many questions!

If you do this, I’m sure you can get on well with your mom.

Dr. Smith

1.Katie’s problem is that___________.

A. she is sad about the person at the concert

B. she doesn’t like or care about her mother

C. her mother always asks her lots of questions

D. her mother doesn’t want her to make new friends

2.Dr. Smith thinks Katie’s mother probably _________.

A. doesn’t love Katie

B. doesn’t trust Katie

C. tries to stay close to Katie

D. tries to get into Katie’s business

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Katie’s problem is a special one to young people.

B. Dr. Smith believes that all parents trust their kids.

C. Dr. Smith’s advice is to answer all of Katie’s mother’s questions.

D. Some experts suggest parents should ask their kids about their life.

4.The underlined word “offer” means “_______”in Chinese.

A.提供 B. 隐瞒 C. 查找 D.修改

5. In which column（栏目）can we find this passage in a magazine?

A. Humans and Nature. B. Problems and Advice.

C. Sports. D. Health.

Five-year-old Susie loved to listen to her older sister, Emma, play the piano. Susie wanted to play it, too. But every time Susie asked to play, her mother would tell her how much work it needed to learn to play the piano well. Susie was sure she could learn to play it. She decided to make her mother believe that she was ready（准备好的）to learn to play the piano, so Susie helped her mom do the dishes and clean the house.

“Mom, can I start taking the piano lesson?” asked Susie.

“Susie, if you take the piano lesson, you must practice every day,” said her mom.

Susie was so excited. She could not wait to learn how to play her favorite songs!

Susie was excited for her first piano lesson. When she was finally in class, she was surprised: her teacher had flashcards（教学卡片）and a book for her. Susie didn’t know there were so many other things to know about the piano first. During that first lesson, the teacher didn’t let Susie play the piano.

The next day, after Susie got home from school, she ran outside.

“Where are you going?” asked her mom.

“Outside to play volleyball,” said Susie. “Bye, Mom!”

“You must study your piano flashcards,” said her mom. “Susie, this is what you wanted, now you have to do it.”

1. Mom didn’t let Susie learn to play the piano at first, because Mom thought playing the piano ____________.

A. cost a lot of money

B. needed a lot of practice

C. was difficult for a five-year-old girl

D. would make Susie have no time to study

2.How did Susie show her mom that she was ready for the piano lesson?

A. She told her mom she was ready.

B. She asked Emma to tell her mom that she was ready.

C. She helped her mom with chores around the house.

D. She tried to learn to play the piano by watching her sister.

3.What can we learn about Susie’s first piano lesson?

A. Her lesson was very easy.

B. She did not play the piano.

C. She had the same teacher as Emma.

D. Her piano flashcards were interesting.

4. How did Susie feel when she began her first piano lesson?

A. Tired. B. Bored.

C. Excited. D. Surprised.

5.The next day after her first piano lesson, Susie wanted to ________ after school.

A. read her book

B. play volleyball

C. study her piano flashcards

D. play the piano with Emma

When William Stidger taught at Boston University, he once thought about the people he hadn’t thanked in his life. They taught him, encouraged him or cared a lot about him.

One was a teacher. She once taught William geography, and William loved geography all his life. So he wrote a letter of thanks to her.

He got the teacher’s letter later. It began, “My dear Willie.” He was very happy. Now over 50, he didn’t think someone would call him “Willie”. Here is that letter.

My dear Willie,

I can’t tell you how much your letter meant to me. I am in my eighties, living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals. You will be interested to know that I taught school for 50 years and yours is the first letter of appreciation（感激）I ever got. It came on a cold morning and it made me feel very warm.

…

William cried when he read the letter. She was one of the people that William hadn’t thanked in his past. She helped him to believe in himself. He would never forget her.

There are some people we should always remember, because they helped to shape our life. William Stidger found a way to show his appreciation—he wrote them letters.

Who are some of the people that you need to say thank you to in your past? It may not be too late to say “Thanks”.

1.William thought about the people that he hadn’t thanked in his past when he ________.

A. was in a hospital B. worked in a library

C. was over 50 years old D. studied at a university

2.The teacher ________when William was young.

A. got her first letter of appreciation

B. helped him to believe in himself

C. encouraged him to be active

D. made friends with him

3. What can we learn about the teacher?

A. She was over 80 years old.

B. She lived with her children.

C. She taught geography for 40 years.

D. She got the letter on a warm afternoon.

4.William _______when reading his teacher’s letter.

A. laughed B. cried

C. felt disappointed D. felt calm

5.How did William show his appreciation to the people that he hadn’t thanked?

A. He called them. B. He visited them.

C. He wrote them letters. D. He sent them gifts.

根据所给汉语提示，写出正确的单词形式。（10分）

1. Now the young people __________（穿衣）more casually.

2. On Sundays, I often help my mom with ____________（家务活）

3.__________（任何人）can make their dream come true if they work hard.

4.It’s __________（令人惊异）to see an alien land in the street.

5.It’s 2,000 __________（米）from my home to school.

6.My English teacher always ___________（鼓励）me to work hard at English.

7.I’ll go to help you___________（无论何时）you need me.

8.I have _________（给）all my pocket money to the children in poor areas.

9.What were you doing when he ___________（到达）?

10.I like to go __________（到处）when I am free.

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空。

Many people may think that animals in the zoo are happy and lucky, but most of them are 1. . Do you know why? Animals like tigers, 2.____________ and bears usually live in forests or mountains. They run, jump, play with their children and find small animals for3. . But now they have to stay in small rooms4. the zoo. They don’t have to find food by 5. because the zookeepers feed them.

Summer holiday is coming. Do you want 1._________ fun? Here are some holiday activities for you. You can find a part-time job, for example, I2._________ as an assistant in a library and my sister found a job in a KFC last summer vacation. Of course a part-time job may make you busy and tired, but you can get some pocket money. If you fall in love with 3.________ or music, you can take hobby classes. Playing sports is also a good way to help you keep healthy. When you play sports, you 4._________ some new friends. Reading is another good choice. You will never feel bored with good books. For me, I buy or borrow all kinds of books every summer holiday and I5._________ a lot from books.

改写句子 按括号中的要求完成改写后的句子，每个空格填一个单词。（5分）

1.You should talk about your problems with your parents. （改为否定句）

You ________ ________talk about your problems with parents.

2.Disneyland is an amusement park.（完成附加疑问句）

Disneyland is an amusement park, ________ _________?

3.Would you mind keeping your voice down? （改写句子，句意不变）

__________you ________ keep your voice down?

4.I have been collecting snow globes since I was ten years old. （就画线部分提问）

________ ________ have you been collecting snow globes?

5.I’m having a surprise party for Lana.” Marcia said to me. （改写句子，句意不变）

Marcia told me she ________ __________ a surprise party for Lana.

完成句子 根据汉语意思和所给的英语短语完成英语句子（10分,每个句子2分）

1. 我七岁时爱上了游泳。（fall in love with）

_____________________________when I was seven years old.

2.这件谋杀案发生在大约30年前。（take place）

_____________________________about 30 years ago.

3.因为上课我用手机，老师把它拿走了。（take away）

_______________________________because I used it in class.

4.我确信我们能克服这个困难。（get over）

I’m sure ______________________________________.

5.毕业后我想成为一名老师而不是做导游。（rather than）

When I leave school, I want to ____________________________.

When you are sad, you need to find ways to deal with（处理）your sadness. When you learn how to deal with your sadness, you’ll find your own happiness.

Accept（接受）your sadness. It’s not a bad thing to feel sad. Try to face what is making you feel sad. Don’t pretend（假装）it isn’t there. And don’t believe it will just go away on its own.

Speak about your sadness. You don’t have to tell everybody everything, but it is nice to talk to friends or family about your feelings. You may not need him or her to say a word; just having someone to listen to you is sometimes enough.

Put your sadness into written words. Write down how you are feeling every day and why you think you are feeling this way. Write down how you deal with your sadness and which ways work.

Take part in activities. Read a good book, listen to music, exercise or take a walk outside. These can help you feel relaxed and forget your sadness.

See a doctor. If your sadness starts to interfere with（干扰）your everyday life seriously, you should ask your doctor for help.

1. 根据短文内容，完整回答问题。

How many ways does the writer tell us to deal with sadness?

____________________________________________

2.将画线句子翻译成汉语。

___________________________________________

3. 根据短文内容完成句子。（每空限填一个单词）

You can take part in some _________activities _________ help you forget your sadness.

4.根据短文内容完成句子。（每空限填一个单词）

You can _______ _______ your doctor’s help when your sadness interfere with you seriously.

5. What is best title of this passage?

_____________________________________________

书面表达。（10分）

一假期你和同学一起去参加了“环保小卫士”活动。请根据下表所提供的信息，把当天的活动写成日记发表在校园网上，倡导更多的同学关心环保（take care of the environment）。

要求：（1）日记应包括表格中内容，可适当添加。

（2）感受要符合活动主题，至少两个句子以上。

（3）字数不少于70字。

（4）日记开头和格式已给出。

May1st, 2013 Sunny

I took part in the “Environment Protector” activity with my classmates today. In the

morning,