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　　[1]What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, and an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement．Do you prefer gray and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead．If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined．You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful．

　　[2]At least this is what a psychologist tells us, and we are also told that we don't choose our favorite color as we grow up．If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly．

　　[3]A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day．On the other hand, black is depressing(沮丧)．Light and bright colors make people ________．

　　[4]It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray．

　　[5]Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful thing．Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike．And don't forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose handkerchiefs or a lampshade．

1．What is the best title of this passage?(no more than 6 words)

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2．Complete the following statement with the words from the passage．(no more than 4 words)

You'd like such colors as ________ if you would be a member rather than a leader．

3．Fill in the blank in the Paragraph 3 with proper words．(no more than 8 words)

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4．What is the advantage if the machines in the factory are painted in bright colors?

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5．What does the word “they”(Line 3, Paragraph 5)probably refer to?(no more than 5 words)

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阅读表达(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

　　[1]Why can't I get it done?

　　[2] This is one question millions of people over the globe ask themselves every now and then．It is not as if you are not working hard, but you simply may not know that there is a difference between work and productivity．Your plan is what gives you a clear picture of what you are aiming at, but the method of achieving may vary from time to time．That you did not meet up with a deadline does not mean you were not working on it．The problem is whether you will be able to manage time．

　　[3] Before you start on the next activity, task or project, first ask yourself why you want to do what you are about to do now．You will by this be able to know if the task should be done, and if the timing is right．

　　[4] Doing the right thing at the wrong time makes it absolutely wrong．So it is not just enough to do what is right, also consider ________．Your time has value, when you spend it on what is right at that instance．On the other hand, the value of your task is when it is done at the right time．

　　[5] You will feel sorry about the time spent on what was not profitable to you．Time can not be wasted, because it can not be preserved and replaced．You are always doing something with your time．What matters is the value of what you are doing at the moment with your time．

　　[6] The desire to make a difference begins with the ability to take the right decision on what to do．It will become simple if you learn to manage time effectively．

1．What is the main idea of the text?(within 10 words)

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2 Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(within 10 words)

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3．Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

You will regret ________ doing things which were of no value to you．

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4．What should be the first step to get some work done?(within 12 words)

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5．What does the underlined word "it"(line 3, paragraph 4)probably refer to?(no more than 3words)

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阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A，B，C，D，E和F)中，选出适合Jack、Tommy、Linda、Bob和Cathy的建议，选项中有一项是多余选项。

　　A．Taking care of yourself is not being selfish．By caring enough to treat your body well, you will be in better shape to take care of those around you．No one can take care of your health except yourself．

　　B．Believe in yourself and your ability．Have a “can-do” attitude．Make a list of successful changes that you have made in the past．It is easier to achieve a goal when you are optimistic．Use humor and laugh off occasional lapses(过失)．Have confidence that you can get back on track with your healthy routine．

　　C．Seek out a friend or co-worker who will make you feel comfortable．You will find out making friends is a happy thing in the world．Regular phone calls, emails or visit over coffee could help you keep a good contact with them．Perhaps your cheerleader could become your exercise buddy(密友)．

　　D．Reward yourself as you make simple changes that in the end will result in achieving your overall goal．Celebration is part of successful change．Create a list of incentives(动机)that will keep you motivated．

　　E．Adopt eating and physical activity habits that can become part of your lifestyle．Have a backup plan for those days when your plans to eat well and be active are challenged．If you can't walk due to the weather, have an exercise video to use．If you have no time to pack a healthy lunch, choose a small fast food sandwich and side salad．

　　F．Go on a trip．Work and family are two most important things in people's lives．People try to tackle the two things at once, but most of them fail．Just as an old saying goes：People who know how to rest know how to work．Go out with your family and have a good time．

请阅读以下个人信息，然后进行匹配：

1．Tommy, a computer engineer, doesn't believe his working capability．Though he works hard, he never gets praise from his boss．

2．Jack dislikes going home after a full day's work．He says that it makes him feel lonely．

3．Linda, a house wife, spends most of her time cooking and looking after babies．She is worn out now．

4．Bob, a businessman, doesn't care much about his success and has lost his struggling motivation．

5．Cathy worked continuously for two weeks without rest．Now she is worried about her family, especially her five-year-old daughter．

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写在试卷的相应位置(注意问题后的词数要求)

　　[1] Imagine walking up to a world where China is the world's leading superpower, astronauts are busy walking on Mars and a brand new political party is ruling the UK? Well, this could be the reality in 13 years if some of the predictions of 100, 000 Britons are correct．

　　[2] The survey asked the people of the UK how they pictured the world in 2025．

　　[3] Nearly half believe Prince William will be crowned King of England instead of Prince Charles although one in six think the monarchy(君主制度)will have been abolished．A quarter of those surveyed believe a new party will form the government in 2025, although the same number of people think that Labour will be back in power．

　　[4] On the world stage 60 per cent think China is set to become the world's leading superpower, while a third think Great Britain will be made up of four self-governed countries．

　　[5] Meanwhile technology will have come on in leaps and bounds．Four percent are optimistic that there will be a permanent human base on Mars while one in ten expect a colony of humans to be living in space．More than half questioned in the MSN study predict people will watch all their favorite shows via TV sets hooked up to the Internet．Two-thirds believe cosmetic surgery(整容手术)will have become common and one in six think we will look after our own health using computers rather than ________．

　　[6] But at least we can amuse ourselves with the daily comings and goings of pop singers and reality stars, as more than half think that "celebrity"(明星)will be a registered profession．

1．What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 10 words)

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2．Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?

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3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

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4．Many people think cosmetic surgery will have become common by 2025．What's your opinion? Please give at least two reasons．(no more than 25 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph three into Chinese．

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阅读表达

　　What is the hottest topic at your school recently? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it’s money．

　　The school held an activity called“making money”last weekend．About 200 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 30 teams．They went out _________．What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets．

　　Hu Qing’s team decided to sell some us useful books in front of the Children Activity Center．They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children．But unfortunately, they met urban management officers．

　　The officers asked them to leave．“We played hide-and-seek with the offices for the whole morning,”said Hu．

　　“Finally we had to give up．”

　　Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square．They didn’t meet any officers．But few people were interested in what they were selling．The team then put up a board saying“For Country Kids”．It worked．More people came to their stall(小摊)．A foreigner even gave them 100 Yuan．“He didn’t want any change．He said he wanted to help the children,” said Wang．“We were touched．”Later that day they gave the 100 Yuan and more to the “Project Hope”office．

　　Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier．They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 Yuan and getting back 80 Yuan．They made 40.5 Yuan．“It was not easy to make the money,”said Meng．“Some people just looked．Others just tasted but didn’t buy．Now I know how hard it is for our parents to make money we need to lead happy lives．”

1．What is the main idea of the text?(No more than ten words)

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2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．(No more than ten words)

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3．What does the underlined“it”in Paragraph 4 refer to?

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4．What is the writer’s attitude towards the activity?

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5．What is the purpose of holding the activity?(No more than twelve words)

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Directions：Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit．Write your answers on your answer sheet．

　　In America, after middle school comes high school, which includes grades 9 through 12．Students are required to take certain subjects like English, social studies, math, science and physical education．In addition, they choose among elective subjects(选修课)to complete their high school education．Electives include subjects in technology, music, art and foreign languages．

　　Each student in the school has their own locker for books．This convenience saves students from carrying textbooks, and allows students a small space they can decorate(装饰)with posters and favorite objects．

　　Most high schools have at least one sports team that competes in local events, and all students are encouraged to be involved in sports．Schools often offer football, baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball, tennis and soccer．Some may even have sports like golf, swimming, gymnastics and cross－country skiing．

　　Many high school students have part－time jobs by the age of 15 or 16, some even earlier．Their first jobs are often babysitting or cutting lawns, but later they will likely get a job at a fast－food restaurant, video store, or clothing shop．

　　Sixteen is the legal driving age in most states, and students usually want to own a car as soon as they can．Some parents allow their children to drive a family vehicle, and may even buy a car as a graduation present．Others prefer that their sons and daughters earn enough to purchase a used vehicle．Many teenagers feel it's a necessity to own a car, and will do whatever it takes to be able to drive．

1．What elective subjects can American high school students choose?(Not more than 8 words)

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2．What convenience does the locker bring to the students?(Not more than 9 words)

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3．What are often high school students’ first jobs?(Not more than 4 words)

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4．What's the main idea of the passage?(Not more than 5 words)

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Directions：Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit．

　　What is Christmas all about? Has it ever crossed your mind? Are we teaching our children the true meaning of Christmas? Do they know that a single gift of kindness can touch an endless number of hearts forever?

　　We met a little girl seven years ago during one of my daughter's occasional hospital stays．Her name was Beth and she was my daughter's roommate for a week．My daughter had an incurable kidney disease．Beth was a very happy girl, despite the fact that she had cancer．I was amazed at her will and determination to never give up, however sick her treatment made her．She was always concerned about my daughter and the other children with cancer．

　　My daughter's hospital treatment was completed in a week and we were waiting for her final discharge orders when Beth appeared．She said “I want you to have this．I know you need a new kidney, so keep this angel pin with you till you get better．She will watch over you and make you smile．My friend, John, gave it to me to watch over me．When you get your new kidney and smile, you can give this angel to someone that needs her, too” ．My daughter thanked her and the girls exchanged hugs and big smiles．Later that year, Beth passed away．

　　We kept that angel for six more years．My daughter had gone beyond what medical journals had studied and expected from her disease．Finally, a kidney became available and she received a transplant．

　　Now she felt it was time to give it to someone who needed to be watched over until he or she could smile again．She gave it to an elderly man trying to recover from a heart problem．

　　How many families and hearts this angel has touched, no one knows for sure．But all that it took was a single gift of kindness．So in this Christmas season, create a tradition with your children or maybe someone you love．Give them a gift that keeps on giving．It's a gift from your heart．After all, isn't that Christmas is all about?

1．Why did Beth give an angel pin to the author's daughter?(No more than 8 words)

2．How does a single gift of kindness affect people?(No more than 6 words)

3．What did the girl impress the author with?(No more than 8 words)

4．How do you understand “the true meaning of Christmas” in the passage?(No more than 8 words)

阅读表达

　　Jiuzhaigou is a very beautiful place．It is in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Region in Sichuan Province．Jiuzhaigou is a valley．It is more than 40 kilometers long．The green and golden trees, the lofty and multi-shaped mountains and the clear and colorful waters form the unique beauty of Jiuzhaogou．The water of Jiuzhaigou is the soul of the beauty．There are more than 100 lakes of different shapes in the valley．These lakes have wonderful colors．They are called “haizi”, which means son of the sea．It is these beautiful lakes that make Jiuzhaigou a fantastic place．Between the forests and the lakes, there are nine Tibetan villages．The name Jiuzhaigou means Nine Village Valley．

　　Jiuzhaigou was discovered because of a panda rescue program．The pandas were once endangered because the bamboo there was blooming．When people came to rescue the pandas, they were surprised by the beauty of Jiuzhaigou．After that, Jiuzhaigou became a protected scenic area．

　　In China, there is a saying which goes like this：No mountain is worth seeing after you have seen Mount Huang and no other body of water will attract you after you have visited Jiuzhaigou．The beauty of Jiuzhaigou cannot be described with mere words．The best way to enjoy this fairyland is to go there．See you in Jiuzhaigou．

1．What is the best title for the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following?

These beautiful lakes make Jiuzhaigou a fantastic place．

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3．Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese．

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4．How was the Jiuzhaigou Valley discovered?

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5．What does the name Jiuzhaigou mean?

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阅读下面短文，根据各小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。

　　The north magnetic pole(磁极)is no longer a resident of Canada．It has drifted across the Canadian Arctic and is now angling toward Siberia．

　　Not to be confused with the geographic North Pole－the northern extremity of the Earth's axis(地轴)，the north magnetic pole(where the Earth's magnetic field is directed downward)is moving due to natural changes in the Earth's magnetic field, a process that originates about 3, 000 kilometers below our feet, in the outer core(核心)of the planet．But scientists are now noticing that the magnetic pole has picked up its pace．

　　Over the past century, the pole has been migrating at an average speed of about 10 kilometers per year, says Larry Newitt, head of Geomagnetic Laboratory at Natural Resources Canada in Ottawa．Since the 1970s, this speed has increased to about 50 kilometers per year．

　　Scientists are wondering why the speed is increasing, says Newitt．One Hypothesis(假说)relates it to “magnetic jerks”, sudden shifts(变化)in the rate of change of the magnetic field．There have been three jerks in the past four decades, each one correlating to an increase in speed．

　　If the north magnetic pole continues at its current rate, it could reach Siberia by 2056．

　　“For most of recorded history, the pole has been a part of Canada, and now it's not,” says Newitt．“It may be a blow to our collective psyche, but other than that, it doesn't have a major effect on most people's existence．

1．Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word “angling”．

2．What could happen to the north magnetic pole by the middle of the 21 century?(回答词数不超过8个)

3．What is the main idea of the passage?(回答词数不超过8个)

Directions：Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．

　　In the 1970s, with ever－increasing international travel and tourism, the United States Department of Transportation decided to design a set of symbols for airports, stations, and public facilities(设施)．The aim was to design symbols that would be clear to people in a hurry and to those who can not read English．Therefore, the set of symbols shown on the left was designed．Then the designers planned an experiment with an international sample of 8－year－old children from Sweden, Japan．France, Canada, and Britain．The purpose of the experiment was to determine how clear the symbols would be to the children, who were not experienced international travelers．

　　The children were shown the set of sample symbols, and were then asked to explain to the experimenters what the symbols meant．The researchers thought that if the international sample could be understood by children, the grown－up travelers would probably also recognize their meanings．

　　The experiments discovered that most of the children easily understand the telephone receiver and cigarette symbols．However, there were some interesting differences in their answers to the other four symbols．The Japanese children most easily understood the symbol standing for "coffee shop"．The experimenters thought that this fact showed children in Japan are more familiar with such shops than children in Sweden and Canada．The Japanese, French, and Canadian children all equally recognized the idea of “information” showed by the question mark．

　　Interestingly, the French and Canadian children understood the symbol referring to "campground(露营地)’, better than the other children．Again, the researchers thought that recognition of a symbol shows how common the activity is in a country．

　　One particularly difficult symbol was that of the umbrella and glove used for "lost and found”, which was correctly explained by less than 50％ of the children in four of the five countries．On the basis of this finding, the experimenters decided to add a question mark to make this symbol easier to understand．

1．What are the subjects in the experiment mentioned in the passage?(No more than 9 words)(2 marks)

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2．Why did the French and Canadian children find it easy to understand the symbol of “campground” ?(No more than 11 words)(2 marks)

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3．Whom are the symbols in the passage designed for?(No more than 12 words)(3 marks)

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4．According to the passage, what symbols will people see in the symbol of "lost and found"? (No more than 8 words)(3 marks)

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