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Susan Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal（校长）is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.

The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed．This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.

As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning. The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.

The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.

I am very sorry about this.

Much love, Susan.

P.S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!

1.Susan wrote home ________.

A. to tell her parents about the fire

B. to ask for a million dollars

C. to tell her parents she had failed her exams

D. to tell her parents she had to leave school

2.In the letter, Susan told her parents that the principal was angry with her for the reason that___.

A. she had failed her exams.

B. she had been caught smoking in bed.

C. it was her fault that the school had caught fire.

D. she had not phoned for the fire department in time.

3. Susan told her parents about the fire ________.

A. to warn them about what the principal would do

B. to make them feel worried

C. to make them less angry at her real news

D. to make them laugh

4. How true was the letter before the P.S.?

A. Partly true.

B. All true.

C. Completely untrue

D. The story doesn’t really tell us.

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Students from Florida International University in Miami walked on water Thursday for a class assignment. To do it, they wore aquatic(水上的) shoes they designed and created.

Alex Quinines was the first to make it to the other side of a 175-foot lake on campus in record time — just over a minute. Quinones, who wore oversized boat-like shoes, also won last year and will receive $500. Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an “A” on the assignment for Architecture, Professor Jaime Canaves’ Materials and Methods Construction Class. “It’s traditional in a school of architecture to do boats out of cardboard for a boat race. I thought our students were a little bit more special than that,” Canaves said. “We decided to do the walk on water event to take it to the next level.”

A total of 79 students competed in the race this year in 41 teams. Only 10 teams failed to cross the lake. Others who fell got back up and made it to the end. The race is open to all students and anyone in the community. The youngest person to ever participate was a 9-year-old girl who competed in place of her mother, while the oldest was a 67-year-old female.

A large crowd on campus joined Canaves as he cheered on the races. He shouted encouraging words, but also laughed as some unsteadily made their way to the end.

“A part of this is for them to have more understanding and designing and make it work better,” he said. It is also a lesson in life for the student.

“Anything, including walking on water, is possible, if you do the research, test it and go through the design process seriously.”

1.For what purpose did the students take part in the race?

A. To go across the lake to school.

B. To pass Professor Jaime Canaves’ class.

C. To test their balance on the water.

D. To win the prize money of $500.

2.Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage?

A. Most students finished the class assignment successfully.

B. The students who fell into the water were criticized seriously by Professor Jaime Canaves.

C. The students wore shoes distributed by Professor Jaime Canaves to walk across the lake.

D. The students took part in the race to challenge their physical abilities.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Alex Quinines is a top student in the university.

B. It’s a custom for the people in the community to get involved in student activities.

C. The student who made it in to the end in the race would succeed in their professional career.

D. Professor Canaves attaches importance to hands-on learning experience.

4.The purpose of the passage is to .

A. show approval of the unique teaching style

B. inspire teachers to be more creative

C. report an interesting assignment

D. encourage more people to take part in the race

The masterpiece “Guernica”, ________ by Picasso, is permanently exhibited in Madrid.

A. paint B. painted C. painting D. to paint

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Cold blesses us all

It's November, the time of year when people often get blessed more. This is not because God likes cold weather, nor because others are feeling generous with. Thanksgiving just around the corner. 1.

Colds and the flu are 'the most common illnesses people get in autumn and winter as the weather gets colder. They are all caused by viruses, but colds are generally milder-you'll feel annoyed but not as if you want to die.

Teenagers catch average six to ten colds a year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health, while adults average two to four. More than 200 viruses cause cold symptoms. 2. You can be contagious（传染的）one day before symptoms develop and for up to five days after becoming sick.

The signature symptom of a cold is a runny nose. The flu will make you burn with fever, ache all over, feel extremely tired and cough intensely. The flu can sometimes lead to more serious diseases, such as pneumonia.

__3. .A doctor can test you to see whether you have the flu in the first few days of the illness. But some treatments for both are pretty much the same:

●4. Many doctors consider water a weapon against the common cold. It helps your blood drive off viruses and flood them out.

●Keep warm. You might be cold one minute and hot the next, and wearing several layers is ver3r

important.

●Wash your hands frequently. You don't want to make it worse by spreading the flu to everyone else.

Also, avoid sharing cups and eating utensils with other people.

5. But if your flu symptoms get worse, go to a hospital or clinic right away.

A. You can pass on the flu before you even know you have it.

B．Drink lots of water.

C. Taking medicine on time is a good way to prevent the illness.

D. "Bless you！"is a common response to sneezes, the symptom of catching a cold or the flu.

E. Get lots of sleep and take it easy.

F. Sometimes, it's hard to tell a cold from the flu based on symptoms alone.

G. Most people who catch the flu get better without having to see their doctor.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Jim: Good morning, Mr. Tiger. My name is Jim and I’m 1. reporter from China Daily.

Uh, I am a little nervous. This is the first time I have spoken to a tiger. May I ask you some questions?

Mr. Tiger: Sure. Take it easy. I won’t attack you though I’m 2. (power).

Jim: Um, good ... Now, would you like to tell me how long you have been living in the zoo?

Mr. Tiger: Yeah, I came here, let me see, six years ago. I used to 3. (live) in a forest, but people there cut down all the trees and I had to move. There were cities and people everywhere, so I had no place 4. (go). The police came and took me to the zoo.

Jim: Do you like living in the zoo?

Mr. Tiger: Well, it’s not 5. good as being free. That’s for sure. But at least I have food and friends.

Jim: I see. If you could say something to all the humans in the world, what would you tell them? Mr. Tiger: I would tell them to live 6. peace with each other. And don’t kill animals to make clothes any more—when I see people 7. (wear) animal furs at the zoo I get really angry. A law should be made to provide8. (protect) for us.

Jim: In fact, a lot 9. (do) to keep animals and plants from becoming endangered nowadays.

Mr. Tiger: I’m glad to hear that. I’d appreciate 10. if you could spread the news at once.

Jim: I will, Mr. Tiger.

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假定你叫李华，你的美国笔友Mike写信询问你进入高中后的生活和学习情况，请按

以下内容要点给Mike写一封回信：

1. 刚进入高中时感觉很孤独，现在和同学们相处得很好；

2. 每两周回家一次，非常想念父母及家人；

3. 目前在英语学习上遇到了一些困难，恳请Mike给予英语学习的建议和帮助。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mike,

How time flies! It has been 4 months since I went to the senior high school. ___________

________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

Suppose you want to go abroad and learn about the foreign exchange in culture in different countries. Here is some information you may need.

Name：Susan Lane Age：22

Place：Reykjavik, Iceland, 1994.

Cost：$7,000

Organization：AFS

Experience：“I think it was a turning point in my life. I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people live.”

Name：Sara Small Age：23

Place：Crivitz, Germany, 1996.

Cost：$8,000

Organization：EF Foundation

Experience：“I love the traveling and I made a lot of friends. I found the European school system to be hard but I am fluent now in German so it was worth it. I did miss my family and friends in Australia but I would love to do it again.”

Name：David Links Age：16

Place：Stuttgart, Germany, 1996.

Cost：$4,500

Organization：Southern Cross Cultural Exchange

Experience：“I wanted to try something that was very different in culture. In Germany everything was different but I soon got settled. The family I was with was great and I really feel as though I have a second family.”

Name：Tom Jennings Age：21

Place：Conflans, France, 1995.

Cost：$7,000

Organization：Southern Cross Cultural Exchange

Experience：“There were times when it was difficult but I liked it, experiencing a different culture. You just have to adapt to each situation as it comes. If there is one thing you learn when you are on a student-exchange program it is how to take care of yourself.”

Name：Linda Marks Age：19

Place：Chonburi Province, Thailand, 1994.

Cost：$3,500

Organization：Rotary International

Experience：“There are lots of ups and downs, but you always come back for more. I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great.”

1.According to the information, taking part in a foreign exchange program can cost ________.

A. from $4,500 to $8,000 B. from $3,500 to $8,000

C. anything from $3,500 D. no more than $7,000

2.The students who refer to both the good and bad times as an exchange student include ________.

A. Susan Lane and Sara Small

B. Linda Marks and David Links

C. Tom Jennings and Linda Marks

D. Susan Lane and Tom Jennings

3.As a result of his experience in the foreign exchange program Tom Jennings learnt to become _________.

A. independent and adaptable

B. determined and independent

C. selfish and defensive

D. defensive and determined

4.If a student wanted to take part in a foreign exchange program, but had not enough money, then the best place would be ________.

A. Iceland and America B. Thailand and France

C. Germany and Iceland D. Germany and Thailand

第一节：写出下列单词的正确形式

1.It was _____________(体贴的，考虑周到的) of you not to play the piano while I was asleep.

2.They have _____________(任命) a new head teacher at my daughter’s school.

3.The government is made up of men and women ___________(选举) by the people of the country.

4.The doctors ____________(分发)the medicines to the people in the flooded area yesterday.

5.The beauty of the peach blossom is beyond _______________(描述).

6.To be better, they need to learn modern management _______________(技巧).

7.Those who ____________(非法) hunt and kill rare and endangered wild animals should be punished by law.

8. What are you two ______________(低语) about over there?

9.He lives in a room ______________(配备有)with a desk and several chairs.

10.The more she tried to get out of the situation, the more _________(尴尬的) it became.

Are you good with money？I learnt to be careful with it during my childhood. My father would give me some pocket money and tell me it should last for a whole week. So，I learnt I had to save some if I didn’t want to run out of cash quickly. No surprise there：my dad was an accountant！

It's never too early to become money savvy（会理财）．That's what British personal finances expert Martin Lewis thinks. He was part of a successful campaign to include financial education on the school curriculum in England. It will be embedded(植入）in maths and citizenship education. This includes children from 5 to 16 years old.

Lewis says：“We desperately need to break the cycle of financial illiteracy(无知）in the UK—one of the causes of our current economic crisis and a huge contributor to continued mis-selling epidemics（违规销售）．”

Being careful with money pays off. Banks in Britain recently found themselves having to pay a large number of people who were persuaded to spend money and buy insurance policies they didn’t need. Many wasted their money on investments which were not for them. Few have the patience to read the small print.

The British say‘take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves’．It means you have to watch your daily expenses and not just the big purchases in your life such as houses.

Martin Lewis has made millions from his website which advises people to be thrifty(节俭）and refuses any suggestion that he is mean. The expert says in an interview with the English newspaper the Daily Express：“the better you are with your cash，the better your life can be. People think I am telling them to stop spending money but I am simply telling them to spend it wisely.”

1.From Paragraph 1 we can know that the author ___________.

A. was in deep debt

B. was good with money as a child

C. ran out of cash quickly

D. earned a lot of money

2.The financial education in England aims to ________.

A. educate children to become money savvy

B. avoid continued mis-selling epidemics

C. help children make money

D. deal with the current economic crisis

3.What’s the financial problem of some people in Britain？

A. They have no patience to spend money.

B. They watch their daily expenses.

C. They invest money blindly and unwisely.

D. They neglect big purchases.

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