阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An independent college claimed to have become the first school in England to make Chinese a compulsory (强制的) subject for its pupils.

Richard Cairns, the headmaster of Brighton College, said the move aims to recognize the importance of China as the world’s fastest growing economy.

Chinese will become one of the core subjects at the 1,200-pupil college from September. At present the school has only a “handful” of native Chinese students, but it hopes to attract more in the future.

Mr Cairns, who made the announcement in his first week as head of the high-achieving college, said, “One of my key tasks is to make sure that the pupils at Brighton College are equipped for the realities of the 21st century, and one of those realities is that China has the fastest growing economy in the world.

“China has replaced Britain as the world’s fourth-largest economy. We in Britain need to face up to this challenge, see it for the trading opportunity that it is, and ensure that our nation’s children are well-placed to thrive (茁壮成长) in this new global reality.

“A better understanding of the language and culture of China will be hugely important to the advantage of the children of Brighton College.”

Mr Cairns said he hoped the Chinese children already at the college would help and encourage their fellow pupils to learn their language.

In order to lead the way, Mr Cairns, a historian from Oxford, plans to take part in the first Chinese class as a pupil. “I have agreed to join the first Chinese class as a pupil. I think it is the best way for me to show the pupils here how important I regard this new addition to our core subjects.”

1.The passage mainly tells us ________.

2.The college makes its students learn Chinese mainly because ________.

3.What is Mr Cairns’ attitude towards the development of China?

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A quarrel at home may result in you falling ill. Don’t laugh, it’s true. Family matters including living habits and even the way we speak have a big effect on our health, doctors say.

Wang Xiaoyu, a Senior 2 girl from Xichang, Sichuan Province, fainted (晕倒) in class when she heard her classmates quarrel at the top of their voices. Quarrels between her parents also put the girl into a coma. It is because she is suffering from depression (抑郁症), caused by bad relations at home, doctors explained.

“We don’t get sick or stay well by ourselves,” says Dr Robert Ferrer from the US. Ferrer shows that family forces may explain up to a quarter of health problems, in his recent research. The genes you get from your family may cause illness. If one of your parents has a heart attack, your risk of being affected may double. But effects on health are not only written in our DNA.

Unrelated people who live under the same roof also get similar problems. Diet, lifestyle and environment affect our health, too. Ferrer’s research also found that if teenagers feel they are ignored or unimportant at home they are more likely to get sick.

We may never fully understand all the effects that families have on our health. But just as individual (个别的) problems can have effects on others, a small improvement can have big benefits, Ferrer said.

1.Which of the following can best explain why Wang Xiaoyu fainted in class?

2.According to Dr Ferrer, which of the following statements is TRUE?

3.The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph2 probably means ________.

4.The best title for this passage is ________.

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1.He ________________________________________(总是协助老师做) the experiment at the weekends. (assist)

2.I would rather you ______________________________(没有逃学) yesterday. (leave)

3._________________________________________(Tom从座位上摔下来) got the classmates laughing. (fall)

4.They would talk long hours together, _________________________­_(他们每次见面). (time)

5._________________________________(没有收到答复)，Bill decided to made an application for a loan(贷款) again. (receive)

6.__________________________________­_(他脸上激动的表情) suggested that he had passed the test. (excite)

7.Such a loud noise did they make _________________(以至于我无法专心读书)。 (absorb)

8.Few measures ______________________________(采取措施) to make the waste water clean in the past three years. (take)

9._________________________(尽管是个女孩)，Joan of Arc(圣女贞德) showed great bravery in the battle. (as)

10.We _______________________________ (本不需要乘出租车) to the station; it’s only a five-minute walk from here. (need)

—What do you think________ an important part in their lives?

—Pop music.

Betty’s mother died of cancer last year, which had a great influence on her. She        her mind to be a doctor to help the sick.

 I_______ laughing when my son made a face.

 The heat in the desert is__________; therefore there are few plants growing there.

On my birthday this year, I decided to do something very different. I had been   31  so much and I wanted to reach out to bring happiness to someone else. So, that   32 , I bought some flowers and went to a hospital. I had no   33  who I was going to present the flowers to, but I would find someone who needed   34  .

I asked the nurses in the hospital, who thought it   35  that I didn’t have anyone in particular to see.   36 , they gave me the room number of a(n)   37  lady, who needed some comfort.

I entered the room with the flowers. The elderly woman looked up, staring at me   38 . She was greatly moved when I told her about my   39  in being there. She was an amputee(被截肢者) and she explained to me that she was very worried   40  they were going to fit her with prosthetic leg(假肢). She knew that as she was getting used to the “  41 ”leg, she would be in  42  .

Later, in the following two hours, we  43  a lot and both felt very happy. I  44  until it was dark. I will always remember how   45  she was the moment she received the flowers from me—a   46  . She called me her angel and said she had no more   47  .

I   48  that story with my neighbor and she   49  that she was going to do the same thing on her birthday. And I hope that she will   50  others to be kind and do the same thing. You never know you might be considered someone’s angel one day.

根据句中的中文提示和句后所给出的英语单词完成句子。

1. The doctor asked Ann how long___________________(她忍受折磨) the terrible disease. (suffer)

2.The boss is easy__________________(相处). (get)

3.The poor girl______________(经历了) many difficulties since her parents died. (go)

4.The teacher requested that the parents______________________(不应屈服于) their children when they made noises for no reason and asked for things rudely. (give)

5.I will never forget those days________________(我们在一起度过的) last summer. (spend)

6. __________________ (信不信由你), he walked 12 miles to get help for you. (believe)

7. Miss Lee told the students that she __________________(就要去北京了) the next month. (leave)

8. It was the first time that he_____________________(说服父母) stay for the Christmas meal with him. (persuade)

9.The reason why I was late is that I_________________(被困在) a traffic jam. (trap)

10. It was_______________________(在街上) I met one of my old friends yesterday. (street)

请以Why should we learn English? 为题，根据以下提示写一篇作文，说明学习英语的重要性。词数100左右。

提示：

1、英语已成为一门国际语言。懂得英语，你便可与外国人交流，你还可以周游世界并且不被误解。

2、许多书籍、报刊、杂志都是用英语写的。借助英语可以更直接地获取知识。

3、如果你在外企或国外工作的话，英语不仅仅是你交流的工具还是你谋生的方式。

4、学习英语有时也是一件趣事。

注意：1.所写内容要包括以上四个要点。2.字数100左右。