【1】Who is probably the oldest?

A. The man. B. The woman. C. The man’s brother.

【2】What does the man say about college life`?

A. It gets better every day.

B. It is much harder than high school.

C. He misses his mother’s cooking.

【3】What has changed recently for the man?

A. He cooks a lot more often.

B. He eats healthier food now.

C. He has more freedom now.

【4】What is the woman concerned about?

A. If the man can get a good job.

B. If the man misses high school friends.

C. How much time the man spends studying.

【题目】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。
Every boy and every girl expects their parents to give them more pocket money. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount?
The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money.
First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time.
In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that.
Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with the money. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice（牺牲）. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing（投资） for children.
A. They can save it for future use.
B. Timing （时间）is another consideration（考虑）.
C. As helping at home is a normal part of family life.
D. Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.
E. Learning how to get money is very important for every child.
F. One main purpose is to let kids learn how to manage their own money.
G. By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget（预算）.

---Don’t be silly. ________,you know.

A. Actions speak louder than words.

B. Everyone has his feet of clay

C. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

D. A great hope makes a great man.

【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
D
Love, success, happiness, family and freedom—how important are these values to you? Here is one interview which explores the fundamental(基本的) questions in life.
Q: Could you introduce yourself first?
A: My name is Misbah, 27 years old. I was born in a war-torn(战争毁掉的) area. Right now I'm a web designer.
Q: What are your great memories?
A: My parents used to take me to hunt birds, climb trees, and play in the fields. For me it was like a holiday, because we were going to have fun all day long. Those are my great memories.
Q: Does your childhood mean a lot to you?
A: Yes. As life was very hard, I used to work to help bring money in for the family. I spent my childhood working, with responsibilities beyond my age. However, it taught me to deal with problems all alone. I learnt to be independent.
Q: What changes would you like to make in your life?
A: If I could change something in my life, I'd change it so that my childhood could have taken place in another area. I would have loved to live with my family in freedom. Who cares whether we have much money, or whether we have a beautiful house? It doesn't matter as long as I can live with my family and we are safe.
Q: How do you get along with your parents?
A: My parents supported me until I came of age. I want to give back what I've got. That's our way. But I am working in another city. My only contact with my parents now is through the phone, but I hate using it. It filters(过滤) out your emotion and leaves your voice only. My deepest feelings should be passed through sight, hearing and touch.
（1）In Misbah's childhood, .
A.he was free from worry
B.he liked living in the countryside
C.he was fond of getting close to nature
D.he often spent holidays with his family
（2）What did Misbah desire most in his childhood?
A.A colorful life.
B.A beautiful house.
C.Peace and freedom.
D.Money for his family.
（3）How would Misbah prefer to communicate with his parents?
A.By chatting on the Internet.
B.By calling them sometimes.
C.By paying weekly visits.
D.By writing letters to them.

【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
C
The Wizarding World(魔法世界) of Harry Potter theme park will open in Florida in 2009, and will provide attractions and rides based on places from the Harry Potter books.
The novels' author JK Rowling has already given her blessing to the project. She said, “The plans I've seen look unbelievably exciting, and I don't think fans of the books or films will be disappointed.”
Stuart Craig, the man in charge of the design of the park, is an Oscar-winning production designer who worked on the Harry Potter films so it should be faithful(忠实的) to JK Rowling's vision.
Stuart Craig said, “Our primary goal is to make sure this experience is an authentic extension(原著的延伸) of Harry Potter's world as it is portrayed in the books and films.”
Visitors to the park will be able to explore some of their favourite places from the book such as the village of Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest and, of course, Hogwarts Castle, where Harry goes to school.
Although fans can look forward to a holiday in the Harry Potter theme park, many will be saddened by the fact that the best-selling series (系列)is now drawing to a close.
The final instalment(分期连载的一部分) in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be published on 21 July, and to mark the event JK Rowling is to read extracts(摘录) from the book to a select audience at midnight on the day of publication.
Rowling has announced that two characters die in the final book, but has not revealed(透露) if Harry is one of them so fans will have to wait to find out the fate of their magical hero.
（1）What's the passage mainly about?
A.A new book about Harry Potter.
B.A theme park about Harry Potter.
C.What people will see in the theme park.
D.Something about Harry Potter.
（2）What will people see in the theme park?
A.Some of the places in the book.
B.Harry Potter and most of the characters.
C.How film Harry Potter was made.
D.The ending part of the magical story.
（3）What's meaning of the underlined word “portrayed” mean in the fourth paragraph?
A.Explored.
B.Saddened.
C.Described.
D.Opened.
（4）What's the novel's author JK Rowling's attitude to the theme park?
A.Not as good as the book.
B.It will be well received.
C.Not satisfied with the places shown in the park.
D.Saddened.

1. 时间与地点：10月27日，大青山（Daqing Mountain）；

2. 活动的过程：如出发，途中，到达目的地等情况；

3. 你对这次活动的评论。

注意：1.词数100左右

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Over the past decade, over 60 percent of primary and secondary school students in China ____【1】___( fail) to regularly get enough sleep, with excessive homework and supplementary after-school classes getting in the way of their health, a recent report suggested.

According to the report, which__ 【2】__(release) by China Youth and Children Research Center (CYCRC)on Jan. 20, there are 100 million sleep-deprived young people ___【3】__(current) living in China.

A great deal of homework, more hours spent studying at school and ___【4】____（increase）pressure to participate in supplementary after-school sessions are the main causes of sleep deprivation(睡眠不足) among Chinese students.

【5】___ average, primary school students in China spend 8.1 hours at school per day, which exceeds the government-approved six hours. Middle school students spend an average of 11 hours per day at school, __【6】___ is three hours more than the __【7】___(nation) standard.

The evaluation standards for teachers mainly focus on students' academic Performance and enrollment rate, so we have no __【8】____(choose) but to deprive（剥夺） the students of __【9】__spare time. Primary and secondary school students are in a key period of physical _【10】____(develop), and they should sleep around nine to ten hours per day.

【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
B
Nonverbal （非语言的）Communication
When you are in another country, it is important to know the language, but it is equally important to know how to communicate nonverbally. Before saying anything, people communicate nonverbally by making gestures. According to an investigation(调查),only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal. When people don't know the language, the most common way to communicate is through gestures. However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.
In the United States, for example, nodding your head up and down means “yes”. In some parts of Greece and Turkey, however, this motion can mean “no”. In Southeast Asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying “I've heard you.”
In ancient Rome, when the emperor wanted to spare someone's life, he would put his thumb up. Today in the United States, when someone puts his/her thumb up, it means “Everything is all right.” However, in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting (侮辱)and should not be used there.
In the United States, raising your clasped(握紧的) hands above your head means “I'm the champion” or “I'm the winner”. It is the sign that prizefighters make when they win a fight. When a leading Russian statesman(政治家) made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign of friendship.
There are other nonverbal signals that people should be aware of when they go to another country, such as the distance to maintain between speakers. Americans stand closer to each other than English people. English people don't like touching somebody or being touched. Now in America, touch is important. For example friends touch each other on the arm. They often put an arm around a friend when they say “hello” or “goodbye”.
（1）It is very important to know how to communicate nonverbally when you are in another country because .
A.most people speak different languages
B.much of our communication is nonverbal on many occasions
C.people usually make gestures before saying anything
D.it's easy to learn how to express oneself through gestures
（2）If a native in Singapore nods his head up and down when you talk to him, his motion means .
A.yes
B.no
C.that's all right
D.I've heard you
（3）When the Russian leader put up his clasped hands after the meeting at the White House .
A.he meant Russia was the winner
B.he was insulting America
C.he made a show of friendship to America
D.he in fact meant nothing at all
（4）The gesture of putting one's thumb up should not be used when you are travelling in .
A.China
B.the United States
C.Greece
D.Southeast Asia

Tips for cooking on a tight schedule

From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don't cook more often: ability, money, and time. Ability is easily improved.__ 【1】__. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule：

1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I'm already hungry and there's nothing ready to eat. _【2】__When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already? A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.

2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? __【3】_ Make three or four instead. It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.

3. _【4】__ This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

_【5】__ Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden. And don't let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!

A. Try new things.

B. Understand your food better.

C. Are you making one loaf of bread?

D. So think ahead of the coming week.

E. Cooking is a burden for many people.

F. Money is a topic I'll save for another day.

G. I do hope that gives you a good cooking start.

Then a guy came over and sat opposite me. He had a cup of coffee and a sandwich. He drank【4】coffee and ate half of the sandwich, and then he left. I was so【5】(hunger), so I ate the other half, 【6】, I thought, was obviously leftover. Then a few minutes later, he came back. He was on his cell phone, so I didn't give an【7】(explain) about the sandwich. I just left feeling very 【8】embarrass).

But things got worse. I met my friend Sammy later and she said that her cousin Josh【9】(wait) for us in The Metro Cafe. And yes, it was the same guy. Oh, my Gosh! I wish I could slide 【10】the ground.