About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!

There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green － a strange world indeed.

Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.

Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.

1.The passage is mainly about _____________.

A. color and its surprising effects.

B. women being luckier than men

C. danger caused by color blindness

D. color blindness

2.According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”, we can_______________.

A. tell different shapes                    B. see in a weak light

C. kill mosquitoes                        D. tell orange from yellow

3.Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?

A. Women are more careful.

B. There are fewer color-blind women

C. Women are fonder of driving than men.

D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.

4.Which of the statements about the color- blind is true?

A. Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing color.

B. None of them can see deep red.

C. None of them can tell the difference between blue and green.

D. All of them see everything in shades of green.

5.We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _____________.

A. red light       B. yellow light       C. blue light     D. green light

1.Mary: I never used to like stamp collecting. I read almost everything I can: books, magazines, newspapers. I go to the public library abut twice a week. If you’d like to send me something, maybe books are my favorite.

2.Tom: My wife says I should take up gardening. We have a big garden and she loves working in it. But the truth is, it bores me. My friends and my wife think I’m really boring, because I’m always listening to music. I go to concerts all the time. I love Mozart and all that classical staff.

3.Mike: I don’t really like video games and that sort of things. I prefer being outdoors, hiking or playing sports. I always go out with my family playing baseball and stuff all the time. I think most sports are pretty interesting.

4.Lisa: I’m a free writer, and a lot of people think my job is easier because I don’t have to go to the office everyday. And I don’t have to deal with office politics. But, you know, my job is very hard. I have to be very organized and much disciplined. And pretty self-motivated. And when I have a problem, there is no one around to help me.

5.Victor: My life is very stressful. In my working place, everyone is in a hurry and under tremendous pressure. The doctors are demanding, and there is always too much to do to save a dying patient.

请阅读以下相关的职业或兴趣爱好，然后匹配和相关的个人。

A. The person works in a hospital emergency room. His/her job is to assist doctors to rescue patients who are seriously ill.

B. The person likes sports activities the most. For him/her, having sports activities is very interesting.

C. The person works for himself/herself at home. He/She writes for others.

D. The person doesn’t like other things such as gardening. But he/she really likes music, especially classical music.

E. The person likes collecting all kinds of things, such as baseball cards and stamps.

F. Many people may like collecting things, such as collecting cards or stamps. But he/she likes reading very much.

根据句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

1.He was lucky enough to be ____ (营救) from drowning .

2.Women are easy to be p_____ to buy what they don’t need.

3.A terrible e_____ happened in Japan.

4.I can’t bear working with such a _____(固执的)man ; he never listens to others’ advice.

5.I can’t _____(忽视) his rudeness any longer

完成句子。（共20空，每空为0.5,满分10分）

1.一旦他拿定主意，他将不再改变主意。

Once he ____ _____ _____ _____, he’ ll never ____ _____ _____ .

2.他明知会激怒她，却故意那么做。

He did it _____ ______, knowing it would annoy her.

3.他们全部突然哭了起来。

All of them ____ _____ _____.

4.他对你所说的话感到震惊。

He was____ ____ what you said .

5.他的假期即将结束。

His holiday will be ____ _____ ______ .

6.I met Li Ming at the railway station yesterday. (改为强调句)

____ _____ at the railway station ____ I met Li Ming yesterday .

你所在的班级将要举行一次主题为“What Can We Do for Our School?”的英语演讲比赛。请写一篇英语演讲稿，要求从以下四个方面中任选一至二个进行阐述，并举例加以说明。

1.关心他人；            2.美化校园；

3.爱护学校设施；        4.营造良好的学习氛围。

注意：

1.不要在书面表达中出现所在学校的校名和本人姓名，否则本节判为零分；

2.词数：100左右；

3.参考词汇：

爱心——love and care;  校园——campus; 设施——facilities; 氛围——environment.

4.开头和结尾已经写好，且不计入词数。

Hello, everyone. It’s nice to speak about what we can do for our school, and I think each of us can do something. ________________________________________________________________

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Thank you for listening!

选出划线部分读音与其他三个不同的单词，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1.A. clock       B. know      C. breakfast     D. black

2.A. about       B. blouse     C. young        D. trousers

3.A. with        B. thank      C. think        D. month

4.A. excuse      B. cute       C. use         D. plus

5.A. worker      B. corner     C. her         D. doctor

 ---Help! Help! Police!

  ---_______, Sir. What’s the trouble?

A. Calm down    B. Be quiet      C. Shut your mouth   D. So rude

 ---Is ____ready for the party?

  ---Not yet. The desk hasn't been set.

A. something    B. everything   C. nothing     D. anything

 I didn’t hear you because I __________ the news on the radio.

A. listen to    B.  am listening to   C.  listened to   D. was listening to

 --_______do you eat fast food?

  --Twice a week.

A. How long     B. How soon    C. How often      D. How far