I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as Mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. "But the desk," she'd said again, "is for Elizabeth." I never saw her anger, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was too "emotional (另動感情的) ". But she lived "on the surface".

As years passed I had my own family, I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive (原諒) me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest, finally, peace---it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

Now the present of her desk told me, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside-a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded (折疊) and refolded many times. Give me the answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

1.The word “gulf” in the passage means _______.

A. deep understanding between the old and the young.

B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter.

C. free talks between mother and daughter

D. part of the sea going far in land

2.What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?

A. She had never received the letter.

B. For years. She often talked about the letter.

C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

D. She read the letter again and again till she died.

3.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. My letter to Mother B. Mother and Children

C. My mother’s Desk D. Talks between Mother and Me

完成句子：根據(jù)所給漢語意思，用單詞或短語完成下列英文句子。

1.我的工作就是照顧病人。

My job is to look after ________________.

2.如果你有空的話，周三來和我們一起吃晚飯。

If you are free, come and have supper with us ________________.

3.別浪費(fèi)你的時間了。

Don’t ________________ any more.

4.我們的旅游計劃由天氣而定。

Our travel plan ________________ the weather.

5.做家務(wù)有助于孩子們的獨(dú)立性

Doing chores helps to develop ________________.

任務(wù)型閱讀.閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列各題。

Many famous people had dreams when they were young. They often worked hard to make their dreams come true. When I was only 13 years old, I first thought about what I should do in the future. I used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer player, or a baseball player. However, I gave up these dreams because I was too short. Then I thought about going into music, so I bought a guitar. But I couldn’t play it very well. Then I had to give up my dream again. After that I thought about being a reporter and I worked really hard at it. At the age of 25, my dream came true and I became a reporter Finally, I learned the truth about making dreams come true. I should never give up and I must work hard.

1.How old was the writer when he first had a dream?

________________ when he first had a dream.

2.Why did he give up being a basketball player?

He gave up the dream because ________________.

3.Did his dream come true at last?

He gave up ________________.

4.Did his dream come true at last?

________________.

5.What can you learn from this passage?

________________.

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，將方框內(nèi)符合對話情景的句子抄寫在對話的空白處，使對話恢復(fù)完整。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)是多余的。

A: What do you want to be after graduation?

B: 76. 1..

A: A doctor? 77. 2.

B: Because it’s interesting and useful.

A: 78. 3.

B: No, I don’t think so. It’s hard work and there are a lot of things to learn.

A: How do you know that?

B: 79. 4. And she works very hard.

A: Are you sure you can be a good doctor?

B: Yes, 80. 5. I’ll go to college and do my best to learn a lot about medicine. I’ll help others in trouble.

A: You are great, Keep trying! Where there is a will, there is a way.

B: Thank you very much.

I know that from the stories on TV and in the books

I’m quite sure.

I want to be a doctor.

Do you think it is hard word?

My mother works in the hospital.

Why do you want to be a doctor/

Do you think it is easy to help other people?

I know that from the stories on TV and in the books

I’m quite sure.

I want to be a doctor.

Do you think it is hard word?

My mother works in the hospital.

Why do you want to be a doctor/

Do you think it is easy to help other people?

書面表達(dá)

假設(shè)不久前你們學(xué)校為貧困地區(qū)的孩子們籌款舉辦了一次慈善行活動。請以“Walk for children in poor areas”為題，為某中學(xué)生英文報寫一篇報道，內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：

1. 目的：為貧困地區(qū)的孩子們籌款

2. 時間：10月23日，星期六

3. 路徑： 學(xué)�！�—市中心

4. 簡況：學(xué)生把自己分成四人一組，出發(fā)前計劃好了一切，步行很艱辛，但活動過程中大家互相幫助，互相支持。最終在許多人的幫助下，籌的善款5萬多元。

5. 感受：每個人都很累，但都很高興，因?yàn)椤?

注意：1. 報道必須把包括所給內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，要求語句通順，意思連貫；

2. 第5要點(diǎn)的內(nèi)容須用至少2句話展開合理想象，作適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

3. 詞數(shù)80個左右。（開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）

Walk for children in poor areas

Not long ago, our school organized a charity walk to raise money for children in poor areas.__________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?

A. salary B. traffic C. cancel D. bakery

The first China International Import Expo was _________ attractive event in Shanghai.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

The wildfire in California destroyed more than 12,000 homes _________ November, 2008.

A. in B. on C. at D. to

Peter’s wife was extremely angry _________ him because he told a lie to her.

A. for B. to C. with D. about

The latest Guinness Book of World Record includes _________ new and updated records.

A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of