I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings…love for a dog. For at least ten years my had been suggesting that we get a dog．There were several reasons why the idea . We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy we too had no children.

He flew into the house with the of a Formula 1(一級(jí)方程式賽車(chē)). In several minutes he ran over all the house, from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the , where my wife washed him with motherly . From that day on, the invisible(看不見(jiàn)的) for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.

He seemed to that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had for him with greater care than those for me…h(huán)e didn’t look at.

Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom one evening, when, tired from work, I the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.

Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth, me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the which had disturbed(干擾) his sleep. I meekly(乖乖地) that I had forgotten to switch off the light, but that was not . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes .

Now we finally know who’s the at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.

1.A. wife B son C．husband D．daughterA

2.A. came up with B．came out C．came up D．came onC

3.A. kept B．rose C．carriedD．invitedA

4.A. if B．unless C．since D．beforeC

5.A. speedB．shape C．cost D．raceA

6.A. climbed B．jumped C．covered D．stopped

7.A. yard B．street C．bathroomD．kitchen

8.A. worry B．care C．identity D．power

9.A. signal B．work C．war D．truth

10.A. doubt B．understand C．wonder D．dislike

11.A. reached B．searched C．lookedD．prepared

12.A. even B．still C．ever D．yet

13.A. while B．because C．untilD．as

14.A. gave in B．gave up C．gave awayD．gave out

15.A. broke B．woke C．picked D．packed

16.A. water B．heater C．cooker D．light

17.A. hoped B．consideredC．admitted D．decided

18.A. enough B．good C．bad D．true

19.A. plans B．mistakes C．decisionsD．faces

20.A. boss B．member C．adultD．child

When Julio Diaz stepped off the subway after work one night, he was simply planning to go to his favorite local diner for a meal. But when a teenage boy approached him with a knife, Diaz knew the evening was about to take a more dramatic(巨大而突然的) turn.

The young man demanded Diaz’s wallet, and Diaz passed it over without objection(異議). But just as he turned to walk away, Diaz called, “Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something.”

The young man turned around, surprised.

“If you’re going to rob people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep warm.”

The teenager looked at Diaz in disbelief, and asked why he would do such a thing. Diaz replied, “If you’re willing to risk your freedom for a few dollars, I guess you must really need the money.”He said he was heading out for dinner, and that he would be happy to take someone with him.

The young man decided to take Diaz up on his offer. As they were sitting at the table, the manager, dishwashers and waiters all stopped over to say hello to Diaz, and the young man was amazed at his popularity.

“Haven’t you been taught that you should be nice to everybody?”Diaz asked him.

“Yeah, but I didn’t think people actually behaved that way,” the teenager replied. Thanks to Diaz, he was beginning to see that kindness wasn’t so strange, after all.

When the bill came, Diaz told the teen that he’d have to get the check. After all, he still had Diaz’s wallet.

But the teenager put the wallet on the table without a moment’s thought, and Diaz treated him to dinner. Diaz also gave the would-be robber a $20 bill — in exchange for his knife. “I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right,” Diaz said.

1.When a teenage boy approached him with a knife, Diaz was on his way ________.

A. to the subway station. B. to his workplace.

C. to have a meal. D. to see a drama.

2.The young man felt surprised when Diaz ________.

A. stepped off the subway platform

B. passed the wallet over without objection

C. called him to wait for a moment

D. invited him to have dinner together

3.The underlined part “take Diaz up on”can be replaced by “________”.

A. follow B. understand C. check D. accept

4.The teenager gave the wallet back to Diaz maybe because _________.

A. Diaz was so popular with people in the restaurant

B. he began to realize people should be nice to others

C. Diaz had to pay for the meal they had together

D. he had been given a $20 bill to take with him

5.Diaz possibly felt _________ during the whole night.

A. relaxed and happy B. worried and helpless

C. angry and scared D. surprised and anxious

Country-dwellers(農(nóng)村居民) often say the constant noise, heavy traffic and crowds of the city would drive them mad. Well, they might be right, according to the latest research. City residents are more likely to develop mental illnesses than those who live in villages, a study has found.

Researchers from Cardiff university examined the lifestyles of more than 200,000 people in Sweden and found that those who lived in urban areas were more at risk from mental illnesses than people who lived in villages.

The experts don’t know exactly why this is but they suggest that town and city residents are more likely to be ostracized(排擠) by those around them. They are more likely to experience discrimination(歧視) if they do not fit in, which can lead to them feeling anxious and even developing mental illnesses.

Dr Stanley Zammit, who led the research said that people living in towns and cities are more likely to develop other mental illnesses that result in personality changes — a condition known as non-affective psychosis(非情感性精神病).

Earlier this year an official report found that village-dwellers live an average of two years longer than those living in towns and cities. According to figures from the Office of National Statistics in the UK, men who live in villages are likely to live for between 78 and 79 years, while those in towns and cities can expect to survive to an age of 76. Women on average survive to their 81st birthday in towns and cities, but live to between 82 and 83 in villages. The small marked town of Wimborne Minster in rural Dorset was named the healthiest place to live in.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Country-dwellers are more likely to develop mental illnesses.

B. City-dwellers are more likely to develop mental illnesses.

C. Country-dwellers live longer than city-dwellers.

D. City-dwellers live longer than country-dwellers.

2.The research from Cardiff University was based on the people’s _________ .

A. interests.B. characters.C. occupations.D. lifestyles.

3.It can be inferred that ___________.

A. people like living in towns and cities

B. city-dwellers enjoy their peaceful city life

C. village-dwellers are more likely to be looked down upon by others

D. village-dwellers get along better with their neighbors than city-dwellers.

4.Non-affective psychosis is a kind of mental illnesses that is linked to ________

A. character change B. temperature rise

C. pressure increaseD. energy weakening

5.We can learn from the last paragraph that generally ________ .

A. women living in villages live the longest

B. women living in cities live the longest

C. men living in villages live the longest

D. men living in cities live the longest.

The Internet can provide a wealth of educational resources for small children, if you know where to look. This article will offer some educational websites to small children. You may need to assist your children in navigating(導(dǎo)航) the pages until they understand where their favorite activities are.

Enchanted Learning

Enchanted learning is a great website for children, and I know several teachers who rely on it for materials for their classrooms. Most of the information is free, but for $20.00 per year, you can purchase a membership that allows you to have access to the site without the advertising. The pages here are great. There are colored pages and worksheets for toddlers(學(xué)步兒童) and school-age children. They focus on learning language, science, animals, geography, astronomy, explorers, music, art and nursery rhymes.

Starfall

Starfall is another good educational website for small children. Teachers often use this website in classrooms. It emphasizes reading skills for early learners. The website is aimed at first grade level learners, but it has tools that can help all children from pre-K to second grade. The website has reading activities, worksheets to download, and a store where you can purchase educational materials for your children.

Sesame Street Workshop

Kids love Sesame Street, and it is always educational. This is one of the funniest websites online for children because it is very well animated and has great sound effects. The website has games and stories for small kids, and they can create letters at the post office and mail them to their favorite characters.

Sprout Online

Sprout has features on its television network, which are just for children. There are games, colored pages, recipes, music, videos, sign language activities and exercise videos for children. There are also online activities based on Sprout television shows. These include Roary the Race Car, the Wiggles, the Mighty Jungle and many others.

These are just a few of many educational websites for children. Small children love to use computers, so help them find some websites that contain fun and learning at the same time.

1.What’s the purpose of the author in writing this passage?

A. To introduce some educational websites to parents for their kids.

B. To let parents distinguish between good and bad websites.

C. To attract the readers to download some useful information.

D. To enrich young children’s spare time with some Internet games.

2.What’s the difference between people who have memberships and those who don’t?

A. With a membership, you can get the information for free.

B. You can download materials you want for free with a membership.

C. With a membership, you can have access to the site without the ads.

D. You can look through more pages with a membership.

3.If you want to buy educational materials for your children, you should choose _________ .

A. Enchanted Learning. B. Starfall

C. Sesame Street Workshop.D. Sprout Online.

4.Why does the Sesame Street Workshop have more fun than others?

A. Because it has games and stories for young kids．

B. Because children can mail letters to their favorite characters.

C. Because it is always educational, and children love it..

D. Because it has great sound effects and animation.

5.It can be learnt from the passage that ______ .

A. Enchanted Learning has reading activities and worksheets to download.

B. Starfall is designed for learners from pre-K to second grade

C. the Wiggles and the MightyJungle are not based on television shows.

D. websites that involve joy and learning are beneficial to kids.

Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.

Born in September, 1897, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sevigne in Paris.

Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities(設(shè)備) to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium. Her services were recognized in the form of a Military Medal by the French government.

In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.

Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity(輻射能). Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.

1.Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?

A. Because she received a degree in mathematics.

B. Because she contributed to saving the wounded.

C. Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.

D. Because she worked as a helper to her mother.

2.Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot?

A. At the Curie Institute.B. At the University of Paris.

C. At a military hospital.D. At the College of Sevigne.

3.When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?

A. In 1932.B. In 1927.C. In 1897.D. In 1926.

4. In which of the following aspects was Irene Curie different from her mother?

A. Irene worked with radioactivity.

B. Irene combined family and career.

C. Irene won the Nobel Prize once.

D. Irene died from leukemia.

5.What is the text mainly about?

A. Marie CurieB. Irene Curie

C. Marie Curie’s husbandD. Irene Curie’s husband

閱讀下面短文并回答問(wèn)題，然后將答案寫(xiě)到答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上(請(qǐng)注意問(wèn)題后的詞數(shù)要求)

[1] Sooner or later everyone has to write something-a thank-you note, a report at a meeting, a complaint or an apology. If you have writing assignment(作業(yè)) in school, or if you still fear to put pen to paper, facing that empty page is almost as frightening as you are facing a tiger. How to write it? There is no mystery. Clear writing is just clear thinking. Here are some techniques for you.

[2] Thinking on paper

Sit down with a pencil and paper or at the computer screen and start outlining(概述，略述) what you want to say, why it is important, why it matters, and what its impact is on the reader. Just get the ideas down. The next step is to go back and put them in order.

[3] Writing first sentence

Try to make your first sentence catch the reader’s eyes, because ________, the reader is not going to read on. Get a good, clear lead sentence that summarizes your points and answers the reader’s question “What is in it for me?” if you can not do it in one sentence, then do it in two or three but keep them short.

[4] Remembering the reader

Short, simple words are better than long words. Short sentences are better than long sentences. Remember that the goal is to communicate, not to express yourselves. Most people are so devoted to what they want to say that they forget somebody else has to be able to read it. Too much information makes you lose readers before they get to the meat(實(shí)質(zhì)) of what you want to say.

[5] Reading and rewriting

Read out what you have written loud, and listen for any awkward(笨拙的) sentences. All good writers read, then rewrite. Back off a little bit from what you are writing. It is an old standard, but if you can, write something and come back a day later.

1.What is the best title for the passage? (no more than 8 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

2.Which of the techniques do you think is the best for you? Why? (within 15 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (within 5 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

4.What’s the last step to write a better writing according to the passage? (within three words)

____________________________________________________________________________

5.What does the underlined word “it” (paragraph 2) probably refer to? (five words)

____________________________________________________________________________

請(qǐng)你以“My Favorite Sports/Music Star”為題，寫(xiě)一篇英文演講稿，介紹你最喜歡的一位體育或音樂(lè)明星。你的演講稿需要包括以下內(nèi)容：

●對(duì)你最喜歡的體育或音樂(lè)明星做一簡(jiǎn)單介紹

●你喜歡他/她的理由

●你從他/她的身上學(xué)到了什么

注意：1. 詞數(shù)120左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation(甘蔗種植園) in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed(耕) the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox(牛), guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.

It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. I’ve never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn’t want to work.

I was only six years old, but I was doing a man’s job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.

When I was seven, I got work at a golf course(高爾夫球場(chǎng)) near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.

The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴樹(shù)枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the field — except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.

1.The word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _______.

A. easyB. boringC. interestingD. unusual

2.The writer learned that_______ from his first job.

A. he should work for those who he liked most

B. he should work longer than what he was expected

C. he should never fail to say hello to his owner

D. he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for

3._______ gave the writer self-esteem.

A. Having a family of eight people

B. Owning his own golf course

C. Bringing money back home to help the family

D. Helping his father with the work on the plantation

We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives some suggestions on how to give an effective speech.

You have to give a speech, and you’re terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble(結(jié)巴) over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank goodness, it’s over. I’m just no good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”

Cheer up! It doesn’t have to be that bad. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion(場(chǎng)合)? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of time doing your research. Then spend plenty of time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they will help you make your points more clearly. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.

Just remember: be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience.

If you follow these simple steps, you’ll see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet? Give it a try and see what happens.

1.The main idea of this article is that .

A. you can improve your speaking ability

B. a poor speaker can never change

C. you should always make a short speech

D. it is hard to make a speech

2.Paragraph 2 implies that .

A. many people are afraid of giving a speech

B. many people are happy to give a speech

C. many people do not prepare for a speech

D. many people talk to long

3.The phrase “talk over their heads” means .

A. speaking too loudly

B. looking at the ceiling

C. looking down upon them

D. using words and ideas that are too difficult

4.The title for this passage may be “ ”.

A. Do Not Make a Long Speech

B. How to Give a Good Speech

C. How to Prepare for a Speech

D. Try to Enjoy a Speech

In the winter months the temperature in most of Canada usually stays below 0℃. However, in some parts of Canada, such as southern British Columbia, the temperature rarely goes below 0℃. In most areas where people live, snow will be on the ground from mid-December to the middle of March. Though Canada’s winter may be much colder and longer than you are used to, it can be very enjoyable. For many Canadians, being active in winter is an important part of enjoying life. There are many outdoor winter activities, including skiing, ice fishing, walking, and skating. Joining in one of these activities may help you appreciate winter and enjoy your time outside in the snow.

Dressing for winter.

During winter in Canada, you will need warm clothing. If possible, arrive with these items or be prepared to buy them soon after your arrival. You will need:

＊A warm waterproof(防水) boots.

＊A scarf(圍巾) for your neck.

＊A hat that covers your ears.

＊Gloves for your hands.

＊Thick winter coats, pants(褲子) and sweaters.

Layers(層) keep you warm.

It’s a good idea to layer your clothing by, for example, wearing a T-shirt and a sweater underneath a jacket. If you become too hot, it is always easier to remove a piece of clothing than to add another. On the West Coast, prepare to dress for cool rainy or snowy weather. You will need:

＊A warm waterproof coat.

＊Waterproof hats.

＊An umbrella.

＊Rain boots or snow boots.

Learn more about weather and seasons across Canada. You can also contact(聯(lián)系) Related Links.com, for example, an immigrant-serving(移民服務(wù)) organization in the community where you live for more information about dressing for winter.

1.What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

A. To tell about the details about Canada.

B. To show many outdoor winter activities.

C. To introduce the daily life of Canada.

D. To encourage you to enjoy winter in Canada.

2.What is the important part for many Canadians in winter?

A. Ice fishing. B. Joining a group

C. Leading an active life.D. Staying in the snow

3.If you spend a winter in Canada, you will prepare all EXCEPT_______.

A. an umbrella and sunglasses

B. thick winter coats and a scarf

C. waterproof hats and a scarf

D. snow boots and gloves

4.The author suggest layering your clothing probably because_______

A. it is cool to dress like that.

B. it is a rule to dress like that.

C. the weather there is changeable.

D. the weather is usually very hot.