Do you know who invented tea? In fact, tea, the most popular drink in the world （after water）, was invented by accident （偶然）. According to an ancient Chinese legend （传说）, the emperor Shen Nong （神农皇帝） tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby bush （灌木丛） fell into the water and remained there for .The emperor noticed（注意到） that the leaves in the water produced a smell. Later he decided the hot mixture （混合物）. It was quite delicious. And one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.China is the home of tea, has more than 4,000 years of history. People all over China drink tea daily. the three major drink—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by people in the world. Tea from China, along silk and porcelain（瓷器）, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export （出口商品） .Tea leaves mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, becauuse of the mild （温和的） and rich soil there，Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all kinds of tea..Over the past centuries, Chinese people their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. Tea is a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.

1.A. invented B. found out C. discovered D. tried out

2.A. Sometimes B. some time C. some times D. some days

3.A. pleasant B. pleased C. bad D. Terrible

4.A. not to taste B. to taste C. tasting D. Taste

5.A. by the way B. on the way C. on its way D. in this way

6.A. who B. which C. where D. When

7.A. In B. For C. Of D. By

8.A. the number of B. a number of C. a large number of D. the largest number of

9.A. between B. with C. except D. Besides

10.A. at that time B. from now on C. since then D. since now

11.A. produce B. are produced C. make D. is made

12.A. climate B. weather C. condition D. environment

13.A. interesting B. important C. famous D. Normal

14.A. had developed B. have developed C. developed D. are developing

15.A. too B. as well C. either D. Also

2014 is the year of horse in China. Do you know anything about the horse?

The horse is strong and runs very fast. He’s a useful and hard-working animal. The horse learns to know his master（主人） soon. He loves his master, even after his master has died. Here’s a story about such a horse. In a war, the master was killed, and fell from his horse. When his body was found some days later, the horse was still standing beside it. During that long time, the horse didn’t leave the body of his master, without food or water, in the coldest weather, driving away the birds that might eat it. Wasn’t he a great animal?

1.The horse is a _________ animal to man.

A. strange B. lazy C. useful D. small

2.When the body of the master was found, the horse was _________.

A. going away B. eating grass beside it

C. drinking water D. still standing beside it

3.The story probably took place in _________.

A. spring B. summer

C. autumn D. winter

Why are your study habits different from those of your friends? Why do you seem to learn faster in some classes while more slowly in others? One reason you may not know is that people have different types. Scientists say there are three different learning types: Visual(视觉型)，Auditory(听觉型)，and Kinesthetic (动觉型)

Visual learners learn best by seeing. If you seem to easily remember information from pictures, graphs(图表)，and videos, you are probably a visual learner. You’re not good at copying down what the teacher says in class. Never mind. You can draw graphs or pictures instead, if you find that works better for you.

Auditory learners learn best by hearing. If you seem to easily remember things by hearing them, then you are probably an auditory learner. You must listen carefully while the teacher is speaking because it’s the easiest way for you to learn . Sometimes you may find that taking notes stops you from listening carefully. After class, you can write down what you remember or borrow your friends’ notes to copy.

Kinesthetic learners learn best by doing. If you seem to learn best by working with your hands, you are probably a kinesthetic learner. Taking notes by writing can make you pay close attention to information as you receive it. Of course, you can learn best by making full use of labs or other class activities.

Hope you learn better by knowing what your personal learning type is.

1.Jude can remember the words of a song quickly by listening to it once or twice. She might be a /an ____________ according to the passage.

A. auditory learner B. visual learner

C.strange leaner D. usual learner

2.Kinesthetic learners learn best by ____________

A. Remembering information from videos

B.listening to teachers in class

C.drawing graphs or pictures

D.doing things with their hands

3.he best title of this passage may be “____________”

1、Study Habits B. Ways to Study

C.Learning Types D.Reasons to Learn

Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May27,1907. Her mother, Maria Carson, had been a schoolteacher. She loved books.She also loved nature. She showed Rachel the beauty of nature. She also taught Rachel a deep love for books. As a quiet child, Rachel liked to read and write stories. At a very early age, she decided she wanted to be a writer some day. Her story first appeared in a children’s magazine when she was ten years old.

Her first book, Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941. In 1948, Miss Carson began working on another book, The Sea Around Us. She always researched carefully when she wrote. She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us. When the book came out in 1951, it won the National Book Award.It was No.1 on the best-seller list for more than a year.The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous.

Rachel Carson’s most famous book, Silent Spring came out in 1962. In this book, she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(杀虫剂) like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well. Finally, in November 1969, the United States government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years.

Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist(环保主义者) and writer. She will be remembered by the world.

1.Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of ____________ .

A. her father B. her mother

C.her schoolteacher D. her brother

2.Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when ___________ .

A. she was very young B. she was in college

C.she became a teacher D. she became famous

3.The Chinese meaning of the word “decline” in this passage is probably “___________” .

A. 增加 B. 减少 C.维持 D. 翻番

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

A.Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer.

B. The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award.

C. In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment.

D.The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out.

In the 13th century, the famous Indian traveler, Marco Polo, traveled a long way to China.

One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 11th century.

A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2,000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book.

Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. ②Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons of paper . It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down 48,000 trees every day.

Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don’t, we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper. So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes.We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs(手帕) and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later.

Everyone can help save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect the trees. But we should do it now, before it is too late.

1.将处翻译成汉 .

2.根据②处完成下面的句子。（每空一词）

Every day ,about 2800 tons of paper _____ ____away by people all over the world.

3.根据短文内容完成下面句子。（每空一词）

Paper is made from trees，so we should try our best to save paper

_____ ______we can help protect the trees.

In classes, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests. So you must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say.

Here are the three stages(阶段) of taking notes and what you should do during each stage.

1.Before Class

Review your notes you have taken before you come to class. This will be good for remembering what was covered. Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide.

2.During Class

Keep your attention on what your teacher is saying and “the signal words” that tell you what your teacher is going to say and it is important to write in your notes. Examples of signal words are “The most important point…” and “Remember that…”. Be sure to include the information that your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard. Write quickly to include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviations such as med for medicine, using symbols such as % for percent, and writing short sentences.

3.After Class

Rewrite your notes to make them more complete and accurate(准确的) by changing abbreviations into whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentences into longer sentences. Use them to answer your questions. If necessary, ask your teacher for help.

根据短文信息，写出表格空缺处所填单词的正确形式，每空一词。

完成句子（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）

根据括号内的汉语提示，完成句子。（每空一词）

1.My aunt has a nice pet cat.______（它的）name is Mimi.

2.English is __________（广泛地）spoken all over the world now.

3.The delicious dishes are used for ________（招待）the guests.You mustn’t eat them before they come.

4.here are two malls here.It’s very __________（方便的）to go shopping.

5.We all know that ________（知识）is power.

6.Yesterday he ________（建议）that we should have an English evening party here.

补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据语境，用恰当的话语完成对话。

Assistant:Can I help you ?

Jane：1._____________________.

Assistant:May I know who it is for?Maybe I can give you some help.

Jane：For myself.You know,I have a two--month holiday.I want to be in KFC as a part--time worker.

Assitant:I see. 2.____________________________________?

Jane:I prefer（更喜爱） light blue.

Assistant:There are many styles of blouses. _3._____________________________?

Jane:It’s soft and smooth. I really like it. 4.____________________________________?

Assistant:Of course. Wow,it looks pretty on you! It’s good for you to wear a blouse at work.

Jane:Thanks so much._ 5.___________________________________?

Assistant:It’s made of cotton. It’s cheap and nice.

Jane:Great!I think I will take it.

书面表达（共1小题，满分10分）

人民公园是人们放松休闲的好去处。请根据下表中人们以前和现在行为的变化，以“Behave well in our daily lives”为题，用英语写一篇短文，注意时态，适当使用被动语态，并谈谈自己的感受。

注意：1.短文应包括所给内容要点，可适当发挥。

2.词数100左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

3.参考词汇：行为 behave, v. behavior n.

扔垃圾 drop litter 垃圾箱 dustbin 毁坏 destroy

名胜 places of interest

Behave well in our daily lives

The People’s Park is a good place for people to relax .Every day many people come here to play and exercise .But a few years ago,

We can have ________ bluer sky if we create _________less polluted world.

A. a; a B. a; the

C. the; a D. the; the