— I can’t remember those grammar rules!

—____________. Practice more.

A.You’re not alone B. It’s hard to say

C. I’m afraid not D. It’s up to you

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's , she said she would go. This be the first time that his classmates and teacher his mother and he felt of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（伤疤） that nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed（尴尬的）and himself from everyone. However, he did get within of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked , “How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was afraid to go in because the fire was , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless, but , a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the side of her face. “This scar will be , but to this day, I have never what I did.”

At this , the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great sense for the sacrifice（牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand for the rest of the day.

1.A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement

2.A. would B. could C. should D. must

3.A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met

4.A. sick B. Ashamed C. afraid D. tired

5.A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded

6.A. never B. always C. frequently D. often

7.A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted

8.A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of

9.A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped

10.A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning

11.A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. patiently

12.A. so B. much C. quite D. too

13.A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control

14.A. breaking down B. coming down C. settling down D. turning down

15.A. obviously B. surprisingly C. fortunately D. actually

16.A. burned B. wounded C. frustrated D. puzzled

17.A. slight B. lasting C. impressive D. amazing

18.A. forget B. recognized C. considered D. regretted

19.A. point B. place C. happiness D. pride

20.A. quietly B. seriously C. tightly D. suddenly

One day a teacher was giving her young students a lesson on how the government works. She was trying to explain the principle(原理) of income tax（所得税）.“You see,” she began, speaking slowly and carefully, “Each person who works must pay part of his or her salary( 薪水) to the government. If you make a high salary, your taxes are high. If you don’t make much money, your taxes are low.”“Is that clear?” she asked. “Does everyone understand the meaning of income tax?”. All the students nodded.“Are there any questions? ”sheasked. All the students shook their heads.“Very good!”she said. “Now, I would like you to take a piece of paper and write a short composition on the subject of income tax.”

Little Joey was a slow learner. He had lots of problems with spelling and grammar, but this time he at least seemed to understand the task. He took his pen and after a few minutes, he handed the teacher the following composition: Once I had a dog. His name was Tax. I opened the door and in come Tax.

1.One day the teacher was trying to explain_________.

A. that everyone should pay income tax

B. how the government was formed

C. the basic principle of income tax

D. how much tax one should pay for his or her income

2.After the teacher’s explanation,_________.

A. each student seemed to understand the meaning of income tax

B. many of the students were still puzzled

C. all the students understood the meaning of income tax

D. all the students shook their heads

3.The students were asked to ________.

A. say something about income tax

B. answer some questions about income tax

C. write a composition on income tax

D. explain the principle of income tax

4.Little Joey____________.

A. was clear about the subject

B. understood what income tax meant

C. understood the teacher’s meaning

D. wrote a short composition about his dog

5.From the passage we know_______.

A. Joey’s composition was close to the topic

B. “income tax” and “in come Tax” sounds alike

C. little Joey was very clever

D. “income tax” share the same meaning with “in come Tax”

Want to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.

Compared to unhappy people, those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study. It's possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from New York University.

“It seems that positive(积极的) feelings may reduce (减少) the danger of illness,” said the study's chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.

In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often. People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill.

In this study, Cohen's interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. During the interviews, the people told researchers about the happy or sad feelings they had that day. After the two weeks, the people were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days.

The result showed that everyone in the study was equally(相等地) likely to get ill. But for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness was less serious and lasted for a shorter time.

Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease. So if you are worried about your health, look on the bright side more often.

1.Which of the following was NOT a part of the study?

A. People talked about their feelings every day.

B. People were kept alone for six days.

C. People were given colds by doctors.

D. People were made to feel unhappy.

2.What did the study find?

A. People who felt happy never got ill.

B. People's feelings didn't influence their health.

C. People with good feelings became ill more easily.

D. People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses..

3.According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness?

A. Eating. B. Crying. C. Laughing. D. Sleeping.

4.This passage is a/an_________.

A. advertisement B. newspaper report

C. story D. scientist's diary

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Smiles can fight colds B. Cause of colds found

C. The danger of colds D. How people get sick

With golden sunshine and a gentle breeze (微风), autumn is the most beautiful seasons in the year. This is a great time to go outside and have fun. Go to a valley to see red maple trees , go and pick fruit in an orchard or find an open field to fly your kite in.

However, for many high school students, these great activities may be just a dream. With plenty of work to do, they spend all their hours indoors, struggling for a high mark in their exams. Of course, study is one of the most important things for teenagers. But life is definitely much more than that.

Sometimes we spend so much time studying that we forget how to make life wonderful. In doing so, we lose the real purpose of life —to be a valuable and happy person. To enjoy just how great it is to be alive, we have to put down our books and pens and look around us. Students, take some exercise to improve your health, talk with your parents and friends for understanding and walk around outside to refresh (振作) your body and mind.

Going out and enjoying the beautiful countryside often helps our creativity in our work. Chinese craftsman, Lu Ban created a saw to help woodworkers. But if he hadn't walked outside, he would not have been inspired by a kind of toothed (锯齿状的) grass. We could also suppose if Newton hadn't rested under that apple tree, then he wouldn't have been hit by an apple, and his classic (经典的) theories would not have come out.

Going out is not only a break from hard work, but a chance to add to life experience. So come on, give your brain a good rest. Step out of the books and get your bag ready for an autumn outing. We are sure you will get much more than knowledge from the exciting journey.

1.In which paragraph does the writer make a summary about his opinion?

A．Paragraph 1. B．Paragraph 2.

C．Paragraph 5. D．Paragraph 4.

2.Why is going out a dream for many high school students?

A．They are unhappy to do so.

B．Their parents don’t allow them to do so.

C．They have too much work to do for getting high marks in the exams.

D．They think study is the most important thing for them.

3.Which of the following ISN’T the reason for high school students’ going out?

A．To improve their health.

B．To invent a new product.

C．To develop their creativity.

D．To refresh themselves.

4.The passage is developed mainly by______________.

A. describing the beautiful scenery in Autumn

B. pointing out the present situation of high school students

C. making predictions (做预测)

D. reasoning and giving examples

5.What can you learn from the passage?

A. We should take an optimistic attitude towards life.

B. Nature is power.

C. Going out can make high school students get more.

D. The author isn’t happy with our education at all.

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. Often achieving what you plan to do isn’t the important thing._ 1.

Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. While they were working, a few older boys stopped by to watch. "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!" one of the brothers volunteered excitedly.

The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a long silence, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects. 2.Then he said quietly and confidently, "Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look at what we found along the way!"

_______3.And that is what a goal is for — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to have us digging!

But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will endure. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last.4.

So when you fail to reach your aim, perhaps you can say, "Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something! "It is in the digging that life is lived. _____5.

A. And I believe in the end it is joy in the journey that truly matters.

B. He opened the jar and showed the wonderful things contained in it to the laughing visitors.

C. Here are some reasons for you.

D. Not every dream will come true.

E. Let me explain.

F. Their goal was far too high, but it did cause them to dig.

G. He broke the jar into pieces.

根据所给汉语和单词首字母提示，写出下列英语句子空白处所缺单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

1.If we work ____________(独立地)，we can learn much more.

2.The old farmer is always_____(精力充沛的)as if he never knew tiredness.

3.It is not easy to educate ______(少年).

4.The speaker failed to explain his ideas clearly enough , which caused the ___(误解).

5.To read an emoticon, you have to look at it __________(斜着地).

6.My mother watched until my sister’s train d____________ from her sight.

7.I can’t a________ to relax because I am busy preparing for an important exam.

8.Water exists as a solid, a l_______ and a gas.

9.I’m f___________ of walking home alone in the dark.

10.The experiment shows us how iron r_______ with air and with water.

根据所学课文和所给汉语意思完成下列句子（每空不超过三个词）！

1._______ on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people ____ text messages.通过手机谈话费用很贵，因此许多人就发送文本信息。

2.Within five years, ________of Internet users _____ from 600,000 to 40 million.在五年内， 因特网用户的数量从600,000上升到了四千万。

3.In the____ twenty years, seven Canadian scientists________ the Nobel Prize.在过来的二十年里，有七位加拿大的科学家获得了诺贝尔奖。

4.It is hard to __________a world ___________metals.

很难想象没有金属的世界。

5.Sometimes villages _______because people from the cities have bought___ “second home” in the village, where they come and stay at weekends.

有时候村子继续存在是因为来自城市的人在这里又买了一个家，每逢周末时他们就会呆在那里。

6.It____________ six years since we last __________ each other.

自从我们上次见面到现在已经六年了。

7.Travelling __________of over 400 kilometers per hour, the train can complete the ________________ journey in eight minutes.

火车以每小时400多公里的时速前进，在8分钟内就完成了30 公里的路程。

8.Mrs Li _______smiles, ______________you don’t feel completely stupid!

李老师只是笑笑，因此你就不会感到自己是个大笨蛋。

9.We don’t dare to say a word _________ she asks us ________.

如果她不要求，我们连一句话也不敢说。

10.The school year _____________two semesters, the first of ______ is September through December, and the second January through May.一学年被分成两个学期， 第一个学期从九月份到十二月份，第二个学期从一月份到五月份。

目前，学校存在少数学生考试作弊现象。某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文，标题是“My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”。 请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。

内容要点如下：

主要原因：1．考试偏多，偏难；

2．不用功，懒惰；

3．取悦父母和老师。

个人看法：1．作弊不对，违反校规；

2．要诚实，努力学习；

3．写出自己的其他看法。

注意：

1．短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；

2．短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。词数100左右。

My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations

It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school.

The police are offering a big ___________ for information about the robbery．

A．award B．prize C．reward D．money