Your schooldays should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. How can you gain the most from them, and ensure you do not waste this wonderful opportunity to learn?

Be positive about school. Don’t say things are difficult or boring. Be interested in school-life and your school subjects. Join lots of activities. Be quick to put your hand up. Go round the school with a big smile.

Expect to work. School is not a holiday camp. If you are not working, you are not learning, and you are wasting your time at school. Teachers cannot make everything enjoyable.

Keep fit. If you do not eat a good breakfast, you will be thinking about food in class. If you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in class. Play some sports to keep your body strong.

Do today’s work today. Do not say you will do things tomorrow. If you get behind the class, it is very difficult to get back in front. You cannot finish a race if you rest all the time.

Don’t be too disappointed if things sometimes go badly. Everyone fails some tests, loses some matches and has bad days. Friends are not always perfect, and they sometimes say and do unpleasant things. Don’t let small problems seem very big and important.

Talk about problems. Sometimes they are only the result of misunderstanding. Don’t be too embarrasssed to ask for help. You are young. No one thinks you can do everything.

Plan your time. Don’t waste life lying in bed on Saturday morning. Go and play a sport, learn the piano, work on a project, read a book, practise English, or help someone with problems. There are always a lot of things to do.

Set targets. If your last grade was a D, work for a C. try to make progress bit by bit. Think of small targets: “I will speak in class four times this week”, “I will finish my project on Wednesday” or “I will get two more marks this week”.

Follow our advice, and have a happy school-life!

1.If Johnny wants to read comic(漫画) books, not textbooks, he needs to read ________.

A. Expect to work.

B. Do today’s work today.

C. Plan your time.

D. Don’t be too disappointed if things sometimes go badly.

2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is Not true?

A. If you are not interested in things at school, you are likely to feel bored.

B. It’s not a shame to have problems and need help sometimes.

C. You won’t make good progress unless you set big targets

D. Having enough food and sleep will help us study better.

3. Why do you think the writer thinks it is good to put up your hand in class?

A. Because you will impress your teacher most this way.

B. Because other students will admire you.

C. Because it means that you will enjoy school and learn more.

D. Because your parents will feel happy if you do so.

Most cellphone companies design models especially for kids. But parents are usually the ones buying the phones. According to a July 2012 study, 56% of parents of children aged 8 to 12 have given their children a cellphone. The number goes up with age. The study just proves what many people already guessed: many kids, if not most, have their own cellphones.

According to a recent survey, 12 is the magic number. It is the most common age for kids to get their first cellphone. But 13% of children aged 6 to 10 already have one.

People who are for kids’ using cellphones, including many parents, notice that cellphones help kids keep in touch with their friends and families. They believe that cellphones are an important tool in a dangerous situation. Kids can reach their parents at all times. And some people say having a cellphone helps teach kids to be responsible. Some cellphones designed for kids can be set to only work when parents approve (同意). What’s the harm in that?

But other people are worried about the health and safety effects of kids’ cellphones. They believe that kids with cellphones will spend less time playing outside with friends, and that sending text messages or making phone calls while doing homework makes it difficult for kids to concentrate. They say that kids are spending too much time texting instead of talking to each other. “Our brains developed to communicate face to face,” says Gary Small, a teacher at the UCLA School of Medicine, in California. “A lot of this is lost with texting.”

Another worry is cyber bullying (网络欺凌), which is on the rise as more kids use e-mail and text messages to communicate. And some experts are worried about possible health risks. They worry that energy waves produced by cellphones could be harmful to young people. To be safe, parents should not let them talk long on the phone.

1.By mentioning the results of a recent study, the author wants to show that _____.

A. not all cellphones meet kids’ needs

B. not all parents buy their kids cellphones

C. kids who are old enough should have cellphones

D. many kids have their own cellphones

2.Paragraph 3 mainly talks about _____.

A. how to make kids become responsible

B. supporters’ opinions on kids’ using cellphones

C. the popularity of cellphones among kids

D. how kids can reach their friends and families

3.Cellphones can be bad for kids because _____.

A. kids spend too much time playing games

B. kids reduce personal communication

C. kids don’t want to do their homework at home

D. cellphones have a bad influence on kids’ brains

4. What’s Gary Small’s attitude towards texting?

A. He is uncertain about it.

B. He is against it.

C He knows little about it

D. He is fond of it.

5.We can learn from the text that _____.

A. there’re cellphones specially designed for kids on the market

B. kids aged 6 to 10 have more cellphones than kids at other ages

C. kids who have cellphones have fewer friends than those who don’t

D. cellphones help kids improve their relationships with friends and families

—Hi, Mrs. Green! How was your trip to the United States?

—It was wonderful! 1.

— 2.

—I was there for half a month..

—Great! 3.

—Yes, it’s a glamorous and exciting city.

—_4.

—The city is the main business and cultural centre in the Midwest. It’s famous for its music opera and theatres as well as for its excellent museums.

5. ．

Yes, sure. What would you like to know?

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

[1] I was walking home from school one day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was freezing and I was crazy enough to forget my hats and gloves. You can imagine my cheeks were rosy red and my hands were as numb as they can be.

[2] All of a sudden, an old lady drove up beside me and asked if I would like a ride home. At first I said it was No, but she persisted (坚持) and her warm smile melted away the thought that my parents had often told me never to talk with strangers! We had an amazing chat and she had just such a sweetheart. She told me her address and she dropped me off.

[3] I didn’t see her or talk to her for about a month and one night remembering her kind gesture, I decided to return the favor. So I made a lot of cookies and walked down to her house with my friend. At first I was a bit worried she would not remember me or think that I was a psycho (精神病患者) who poisoned cookies, but luckily, I was completely wrong. She was so happy, and she hugged me and kissed me and seemed so shocked that anyone would do something like that!

[4] When I got home my mom informed me that she called and told my mom that she cried because she was so touched. She said she would never forget the kindness that was given to her! That filled me with such joy! There really is nothing else like helping others and making someone’s day brighter!

[5] Let us never forget the joy we get by helping others!

1.What did the author forget to take? (no more than 4 words)

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2.what did the author’s parents tell her ? (no more than 5 words )

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3.Why did the author decide to visit the old lady after a month? (no more than 8 words)

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4.Why did she cry ? (no more than 5 words )

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5.What’s the passage mainly about? (no more than 5 words)

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When tea and coffee was first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people thought they were harmful. So the king of Sweden decided to find out that this was true or not. It happened that there were two brothers were in prison at a time. The king ordered one of them drink tea every day and the other coffee. Both of them live many years without any problem. At last the one who had to drink tea died on the age of 88 and the other lived even long. Because of this, Sweden is today one of the country where tea and coffee are drinking.

假如你叫李平，是一位成绩优秀的学生，你班班主任在安排座位时，让成绩好的学生和成绩差的学生作同桌，这在你们班成绩优秀的学生中引起了反响，团课上大家就此进行了讨论。请以书信形式向报社编辑写封信，陈述学生讨论结果以及个人观点。

注意：1．词数：100~120，短文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

2．短文需包括表中所有要点，内容可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。

3．参考词汇：成绩差的学生：a slower student

Dear editor， We have held a discussion about whether it is good or not for a top student to share a desk with a slower student_________________

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—What shall we do tonight then?

— —whatever you want.

A. Help yourself B. It’s a deal

C. No problem D. It’s up to you

This restaurant wasn’t that other restaurant we went to.

A. half as good as B. as half good as

C.as good as half D. good as half as

—Do you have enough to all your daily expenses?

—Oh yes, enough and to spare.

A. cover B. spend C. fill D. offer

The old couple often take a walk after supper in the park with their pet dog them.

A.to follow B. following

C. followed D. follows