1.What you have just read is a ________.

A. note                        B. poster                   C. schedule                D. report

2.What is going to take place on 2 February 2013?

A. A big event to welcome a Chinese new year. 

B. A social gathering to raise money for wildlife.

C. A party for close friends to meet and have fun.

D. A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students.

3.How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?

A. $20.                         B. $40.                        C.$80.                 D. $60.      

4.Which of the following statements is true?

A. Tickets are sold in Kwun Tong High School.

B. Free digital cameras are provided for everybody.

C. It’s unnecessary to take soft drinks with you.

D. Festival food will be served without extra charge.

Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers fried to conquer (征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country.

In the 1840s ,the main crop, potatoes was affected by disease and about 750, 000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work, forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.

For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.

The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since independence, Ireland has revived (复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.

1.What does the author tell us in Paragraph 1?

A. How the Irish fought against the English.

B. How Ireland gained independence.

C. How two “Irelands” came into being.

D. How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland.

2.The last paragraph is mainly about____.

A. the Irish character                B. Irish culture

C. Irish musical instruments          D. a famous Irish writer

3.We learn from the text that in Ireland _____.

A. different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments

B. people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside

C. it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker

D. food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Life in Ireland

B. Ireland, Past and Present

C. A Very Difficult History

D. The Independence of Ireland

When you walk along a street in a big city in the United States， you may see clocks in most stores. Radio announcers give the correct time during the day. People there think that it is important to know the time. Most Americans have watches. They want to do certain things at certain times. They do not want to be late. Not all people all over the world value time. Suppose you visit a certain country in South America. You would find that people living there do not like to rush. If you had an appointment（约会）with someone， he would probably be late. He would not care for arriving on time. In some countries in South America， even the radio programs may not begin right on time， nor do the radio announcers think it important to announce the right time. Many people regard a clock as a machine. It seems to them that a person who does everything on time is controlled（控制）by a machine. They do not want a clock or any machine to have that much power over their lives.

1.There are clocks in most stores in the US cities because ______.

A. people in the stores want to sell these clocks

B. people think it important to know the time

C. bosses want to make their stores beautiful

D. they needn't wear watches when they are away from home

2.The underlined word “rush” in the passage most probably means ______.

A. “run”        B. “race”      C. “move”      D. “hurry”

3.If you had an appointment with someone in some place in South America,he might not arrive on time，and this is because ______.

A. he didn't have a watch with him

B. he didn't think it important to arrive on time

C. he forgot to have a look at a watch or a clock

D. he didn't like an appointment with someone

4.In some countries in South America ______.

A. the radio programs many start a bit early or late

B. the radio announcers do think it important to announce the exact time

C. many people think a clock has much power

D. most people do not want to be controlled by others

根据首字母或汉语提示完成下列句子(每空一词，每题一分，共10分)

1.You should try your best to _______ ________ _______ (改掉) such bad habits.

2.We simply cannot t_______ cheating in exams. （忍受）

3.E_________,I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.（感到累极了）

4.Don’t a______  the tiger! It is too dangerous.

5.The little girl was so_____ in reading that she forgot to have dinner.(专心于，专注于)

6.He found that _____  water carried the virus. (受到污染的)

7.When people____ ______ (提及，谈及)England, you find Wales included as well.

8.On my way to the station my car ________  ________   (抛锚，出故障)

9.My first _____  _____   our school is small.( 对…印象)

10.China _________  ________ more than thirty provinces .(由组成，构成)

目前,越来越多的中学生利用周末上各种各样的培训班或请家教.对此,存在不同观点:

1.认为有必要有老师辅导比自己学好，可以弥补上课错过或没听懂的东西…                

2.有人认为没有必要, 容易养成依赖习惯，学生需要时间休息和娱乐…

 3.你的看法。

  请以Are Training Classes or Tutors Necessary? 为题,写一篇120词左右的作文。

参考词汇:家庭教师:tutor

Tom thinks he is ________ Napoleon, _______ man like Napoleon.

A．a；a　　　 　B．/；a　　 　　C．a；the　　　 　D．/；the

The woman got nothing in _______for her kindness, which made her very upset.

A. prize        B. award        C. reward     D. medal

You’d better stop complaining again and again. Otherwise, you’ll ______ quarreling with Rose again.

A. make up     B. turn up      C. put up    D. end up

My desk-mate, Beth comes from a tradition        people dress up for particularly popular sporting events.

A. when        B. where         C. how          D. why