Even though it was only October，my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more____ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its____? everyone would run for their coats and go home，everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often____ what kind of home life David had，and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so____for the cold winter months without a coat，boots，or gloves. But something made David____.I can still remember he was always____a smile and willing to help. He always____ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much.He____ just simply smile and ask what else he could do，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly____ home.

Weeks passed and the____ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of____ before the holiday break. I smiled in____ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David____ standing by my desk.

“I have something for you，”he said and____from behind his back a small box.__ __? it to me，he said anxiously，“Open it.” I took the box from him，thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my____ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said，“The box is nice，David，but it’s____.”

“Oh，no. It isn’t.” said David.” It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes_____? I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given____ to. After that Christmas，David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning____the little empty box set on my desk..

1.A. cautious??? B．courageous??????? C．serious???????? D．anxious

2.A.warning???? B．calling?????????? C． ringing?????? D．yelling

3.A.scolded???? B．wondered???????? C．realized???????? D．learned

4.A.modestly?? B．naturally???? C．inaccurately????? D．inappropriately

5.A. special????? B．upset?????????? C．popular???????? D．funny

6.A. wearing???? B．delivering?????? C．expressing?????? D．sharing

7.A.practised???? B．wandered?????? C．studied????????? D．stayed

8.A. might?????? B．should????????? C．would????????? D．could

9.A.aim at?????? B．head for???????? C．put off????????? D．turn to

10.A.argument??? B．judgment?????? C．movement?????? D． excitement

11.A. education??? B．year?????????? C．school?????????? D．program

12.A.relief??????? B．return????????? C．vain???????????? D．control

13.A.weakly????? B．quietly????????? C．sadly??????????? D．helplessly

14.A.searched???? B．found?????????? C．raised?????????? D．pulled

15.A.Holding???? B．Handing???????? C．Sending????????? D．Leaving

16.A. appreciation?? B．expectation???????? C．delight?????? D．surprise

17.A. empty??? B．cheap??????????? C．useless????????? D．improper

18.A.as??????? B．until?????????????? C．because???????? D．though

19.A.advice??? B．support??????????? C．attention???????? D．command

20.A.from????? B．towards????????? C．over??????????? D． behind??

Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition—to play the drums in a band. But one big obstacle lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.

One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.

With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit (成套设备)and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.

It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.

Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: "If those old people next - door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened."

1.Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?

A. Because she didn't mean to disturb others.

B. Because she didn't want others to hear her play.

C. Because she didn't have her own room.

D. Because she didn’t like her neighbors.

2.Brenda started to give concerts _______.

A. when people came to see her in the space bubble

B. when she became part of the unique space journey

C. after she became a real musical astronaut

D. after she practiced in her space bubble

3.Brenda became famous because _______.

A. she was good at music and science

B. she invented a special way of practice

C. she became a real musical astronaut

D. she played well and had a talent

4.Which of the following can be used to describe Brenda?

A. Lovely, brave and kind.

B. Brave, kind and hardworking.

C. Kind, hardworking and clever.

D. Nervous, kind and clever.

Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.

Recite and repeat in conversation

When you hear a person’s name, repeat it. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips .You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial.

Ask the other person to recite and repeat

You can let other people help you remember their names. After you’ve been introduced to someone, ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you. Most people will be pleased by the effort you’re making to learn their names.

Admit you don’t know

Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed. Most of them will feel sympathy if you say, “I’m working to remember names better. Yours is right on the tip of my tongue. What is it again？”

Use association

Link each person you meet with one thing you find interesting or unusual. For example, you could make a mental note: “Vicki Cheng-tall，black hair”. To reinforce your association, write them on a small card as soon as possible.

Limit the number of new names you learn at one time.

When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names. Free yourself from remembering everyone. Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names. Last names can come later.

Go early

Consider going early to conferences, parties and classes. Sometimes just a few people show up on time. That’s fewer names for you to remember. And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others-an automatic review for you.

1.If you can’t remember someone’s name, you may________

A. tell them the truth??????????????????? ????????????? B. tell them a white lie

C. ask him for pity???????????????????? ????????????? D. ask others to help you

2.The underlined word “reinforce” mostly means “______”.

A. get????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. simplify????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. strengthen???? D. collect

3.When you meet a group of people, it is better to remember______

A. all their names????????????????????? ????????????? B. a couple of names first

C. just their last names????????????????? ????????????? D. as many names as possible

4.What does the text mainly tell us?

A. How to recite and repeat names?????? ????????????? ??? B. Importance of attending parties

C. How to make use of associations??????? ????????????? D. Tips on an important social skill

Babies are born yogis. Once we were all able to pull our toes up by our ears and laugh about it. Then we aged, got injured, and began carrying stress in our shoulders and back. In short, we lost our balance.

Yoga（瑜伽） is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union in body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance. I was seriously out of balance when I started practicing yoga in 1999. I had plantar fascitis in both feet, and my doctor had warned me against all the things I loved to do: walking, hiking, and playing tennis. I was desperate for exercise. Yoga became my salvation and even enhanced my other fitness activities. I practice yoga at least twice a week, but I consider yoga to be part of my daily life because after a while you no longer just practice yoga—you love it.

Yoga becomes part of your physical life. Your body grows stronger, more toned, and more flexible as you move from one pose to the other. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscle, yoga builds muscle tone,” says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of the K.I.S.S. Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism (新陈代谢), it also helps to regulate weight. Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing fat to be removed around the cells.” I do yoga poses throughout the day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms. When I need a boost of energy, I do energizing poses. When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative poses.

Yoga becomes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming; it dissolves stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis courts, in the dentist’s chair, and in traffic jams. You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized, not tired. If you feel tired after yoga, it means you spent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to force yourself into poses. In yoga, you “surrender” to the pose by letting go of the tension.

Yoga becomes part of your spiritual life. Yoga is practiced by people from all religions; it is not restricted to any religious group. Yoga teaches “right” living in how we deal with ourselves and others. As I work on a difficult pose, I learn patience, forgiveness, and the value of gentleness. Yoga advocates proper eating, but you don’t have to be a vegetarian to practice yoga.

1.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. What’s Yoga????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. The Benefits of Yoga

C. How I Do Yoga Poses? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. The Varieties of Yoga

2.According to the third paragraph, yoga can help people __________.

A. grow taller????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. lose weight????????????? ?????????????

C. become flexible in thinking????????????? ????????????? D. make more friends

3.People feel tired after yoga because __________.

A. they spend too much time on yoga

B. they respond well to yoga poses

C. they force themselves into yoga poses?????????????

D. they consume energy in practicing yoga?????????????

4.If this passage continues, what will the writer most probably write about in the next paragraph?

A. Yoga as a means to keep fit.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. Different yoga poses.

C. Popularity of yoga all over the world.????????????? ?????????????

D. Encouraging people to do yoga.

The need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the world's supply of water. With 97% of the world's water too salty to be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture. Although the idea of a water shortage(短缺)seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfall country, many of the world's agricultural industries experience constant water shortages.

Although dams can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons, the costs of water redistribution(重新分配)are very high. Not only is there the cost of the engineering itself, but there is also an environmental cost to be considered. Where valleys(山谷)are flooded to create dams, houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed. Besides, water may flow easily through pipes to fields, but it cannot be transported from one side of the world to the other. Each country must therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming requirements.

This is particularly troubling for countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation (灌溉). In Texas, farmers' overuse of irrigation water has resulted in a 25% reduction of the water stores. In the Central Valley area of southwestern USA, a huge water engineering project provided water for farming in dry valleys, but much of the water use has been poorly managed.

Saudi Arabia's attempts to grow wheat in desert areas have seen the pumping of huge quantities of irrigation water from underground reserves.? Because there is no rainfall in these areas, such reserves can only decrease, and it is believed that fifty years of pumping will see them run dry.

1.From the first two paragraphs we learn that________.

A. much of the world's water is available for use

B. people in high rainfall countries feel lucky

C. water can be easily carried through pipes across the world

D. the costs of water redistribution should be considered

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The water stores in Texas have been reduced by 75%.

B. Most industries in the world suffer from water shortages.

C. The underground water in Saudi Arabia might run out in 50 years.

D. Good management of water use resulted from the project in the Central Valley.

3.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A. Steps to improving water use management.

B. Ways to reduce the costs of building dams.

C. Measures to deal with worldwide water shortages.

D. Approaches to handling the pressure on water supply.

4.The text is mainly about________.

A. water supply and increasing population

B. water use management and agriculture

C. water redistribution and wildlife protection

D. water shortages and environmental protection

根据所给的首字母或中文提示写出正确的单词（必修4）

1.He was under o_____________（观察） by the police.

2.We have been told to show______________（尊敬）for our elders.

3.After a long ____________ (奋斗), he gained control of the business.

4.She r____________ her weight by 5 kilograms.

5.Could you e______________ the child for an hour, while I make dinner?

6.He had o____________ the difficulties with his English before he went aboard.

7.As you _____________ (接近) the school the first building you see is the teaching building.

8.Today many people are experiencing the joy of the a______________ park for the first time.

选择以下必修4词组，并用其正确形式填空（4分）

1.He ______________people who’ve never been to university.

2.Last night they _____ the dormitory______ mice which made much noise at night.

3.We should satisfy ourselves with the living conditions

----many families are much _______________than we are.

4.I will stay at home this evening; she ______very ________ ring me tonight.

短文填词:根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，学优并将该词完整地写在右边想对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确（10分）.

Dear John, 

Last summer I took a part-time job in the International Camp for children. I have been _________(告知) 1. one more worker will be needed this year, and I think you are fit ________2.it.? How about j________ 3.us? The camp is at the foot of a small hill __________( 离….近) 4.to a river. It is such a beautiful place! We can hear birds singing happily all a_________5.. In the evening, everybody sleeps in tents, _________ 6.is very exciting. B__________ 7.we usually work only five hours a day, we will have plenty of free time to v_______8. the area and have fun. I am sure it will be an unforgettable ________( 经历) 9. . If you have__________(兴趣) 10. in it,? reply to me soon.

                                       ?????????  ???? Yours,   Li  Hua

随着经济的发展，人们的生活方式、消费习惯也在悄然变化。目前，在商场、超市购物时使用信用卡和VIP卡的人越来越多了，请根据下列表格中的内容提示和你对这种现象的认识，用英语写一篇题为“The use of credit cards”的短文。

要求：1. 对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥。 2. 词数：120词左右，可以适当增加细节。

????? 3. 参考词汇：过渡消费overspend

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Peter has gone to Beijing, but I’m wondering why he ________ in such a hurry.

A. left?????????? B. has left??????????? C. leaves????????? D. was leaving