Would you like to discover all the corners of the UK, or travel abroad? Maybe you have never tried the motorhome (旅宿車) lifestyle before. Well, read this article and you will know why a motorhome is a good choice.

Nothing is better than a motorhome. It has so many uses that it is considered the most versatile vehicle(交通工具)and it is also very comfortable. If you are thinking about hiring a motorhome this summer, then the best advice is to book it early, especially if you are considering the school holidays. The motorhome hire service is very seasonal and motorhome hire companies will never have extra vehicles available in the summer months.

There are a lot of companies throughout the UK, and some of the big ones have motorhomes spread all over the country. At present, the largest network for motorhome hire is provided by Motorhome which is based in Cambridge. If you are in the UK , you may phone 0800-612-8719 for details of its motorhome hire information. Motorhome has a network of over 500 vehicles all over England, Scotland and Wales.

Most people wishing to hire a motorhome are families that are looking for an alternative(替代品)to a European package holiday, especially as flying now has become more expensive, and is considered to be environmentally unfriendly. There is no doubt that the idea of no-fly holidays is going to become more popular as fewer people think it is safe to fly. This explains why more and more people are choosing to hire a motorhome for their holidays.

1.This passage is written to explain why it is a good idea to_______

A. take an adventure B. travel to England

C. try a new lifestyle D. hire a motorhome

2.What does the underlined word“versatile”in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Large and comfortable. B. Fast and exciting

C. Having a lot of uses. D. Having a lot of fun.

3.Why should you book a motohome early if you want to book one for this summer?

A. Because booking early is much cheaper.

B. Because summer is usually a very busy season.

C. Because you can arrange your time better.

D. Because students usually book them to earn money.

4.The last paragraph tells us the advantages of hiring a motorhome by_______.

A. telling us a story

B. giving detailed data

C. comparing it with flying

D. showing the results of a study

I was sleeping in my room when my bed started shaking and a loud noise was heard. I woke up and my mom was screaming my name. Next moment I was running along with my younger sister, mom and dad. Before I ran out of the door, I realized my elder sister hadn’t come out yet. So I screamed her name at the top of my voice. My mom said she had gone to her class. Then the four of us, along with many others, were running on the staircase. We lived on the seventh floor, so I thought we would not be able to make it and the building would fall before we managed to reach even the fourth floor. My dad’s head was injured by something falling down. I did try to put my hand over his head. When we reached the sixth floor, the building split into two. We had no way to get down.

The next thing I remember is silence. There were around 30 people on the staircase and none could react. Five minutes later, someone opened the door of the sixth-floor flat. We all went in. we were wondering how we would get down. From the balcony of the sixth-floor flat, I saw people standing on the ground floor. All eyes were stuck on us. I could see my elder sister crying.

Our first hope of surviving came when a worker climbed a rope to where we were. That was ,the first time we thought maybe we could get down. Half an hour passed and we were still trapped. Finally RSS people arrived with ropes. They got people down one by one. My biggest worry was how my dad would get down. Finally after two and a half hours, we all got down.

That day we saw the power of nature. It has taken more than two years to build the flats and it took just one and a half minutes to destroy the structure.

1.What is this passage mainly about?

A. Ways to survive an earthquake.

B. Reasons why earthquakes happen.

C. The love of parents in an earthquake.

D. The writer’s experience in an earthquake

2.When the building split into two, the writer and his/her family_______.

A. were still sleeping

B. were trapped on the sixth floor

C. were looking for a family member

D. were running from the seventh floor to the sixth floor

3.The first time the writer thought they would probably survive was when_______.

A. the writer was encouraged by people on the ground floor

B. someone opened the door of the sixth-floor flat

C. a worker climbed up on a rope

D. RSS people arrived with ropes

4.The earthquake made the writer realize that_______.

A. there is always hope for people

B. the power of nature is really great

C. natural disasters can happen any time

D. human beings are strong in natural disasters

My mother loves flowers. As soon as warm weather comes around, you will find her planting, watering and weeding over everything .For many years we lived next door to each other, and she spent as much time in my garden as she did her own. After the flowers became plentiful each summer, she would cut colorful bouquets(花束)to enjoy inside the house—both hers and mine . I would often come home from work and find a beautiful arrangement(布置)of fresh flowers on my coffee table.

Shortly before Christmas one year, a local flower shop offered a bouquet-a-month special. It seemed to be a great way to thank her for all of the flowers she had given me through the years.

After the holidays, in early January, I drove her to the flower shop to pick up her first month’s bouquet. the small fresh colorful bouquet would hardly fill a small vase(花瓶).

I was so embarrassed(尷尬的).However, after we returned home, she began to arrange the flowers she had received.“Mom, I’m sorry, ”I told her.“I can’t believe how skimpy that bouquet is.”She looked at me and smiled.“It’s okay,”she said“It allows me to better enjoy the beauty of each one.”

Mom’s words helped me to realize something bigger and more important—when we have too many good things, we often fail to enjoy the beauty of each one.

Thanks, Mom ,for helping me understand that less is sometimes more.

1.According to paragraph 1 ,which of the following is TRUE?

A. The author’s mother put fresh flowers on the author’s coffee table.

B. The author used to buy some fresh flowers on her way home.

C. The author’s mother usually bought flowers for her daughter.

D. The author and her mother shared a beautiful garden.

2.The author bought her mother flowers to_______.

A. celebrate the coming Christmas

B. express thanks for all her mother’s done

C. bring more flowers to her mother’s garden

D. arrange her mother’s new house

3.The underlined word“skimpy”in Paragraph 4 means_______.

A. beautiful B. colorful

C. cheap D. small

4.What did the author learn from her mother?

A. How to grow flowers.

B. How to arrange flowers

C. Enjoying life if possible

D. Considering things in other ways.

第一節(jié)：完成句子（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

1.He asked when ? (come )

他問他們什么時候會來？

2.Not until she came .（leave）

直到她來我才離開。

3.You will tell her that she .（study）

你會告訴她她本該努力學(xué)習(xí)。

4. made him so upset? （it）

到底是什么讓她如此難過？

5.]． a deep blue sky could never have kept me spellbound. (time)

有一段時間藍天白云根本就無法迷惑住我。

6.It was the first time in a year and a half that I the night face to face. (see)

這是一年半以來我第一次面對面地看見了黑夜

7.The one million people of the city, these events, were asleep as usual that night. (think)

這個城市中的一百萬人們小瞧了這些事件，那晚如往常一樣酣睡。

8.Your speech was heard by a group of five judges , that it was the best one this year. ( agree)

評委會里的五個評委聽過你的演講后，他們都認(rèn)為你的演講是今年演講中最棒的。

9.He told us our time. (use)

他告訴我們要好好利用我們的時間

10.I find it hard them. (get)

我發(fā)現(xiàn)和他們相處很難。

作文：假設(shè)你叫李華，是第三中學(xué)的學(xué)生，要給市長寫封信，反映學(xué)校門前交通擁擠的現(xiàn)象，包括以下要點：（詞數(shù)為120左右）。參考詞匯：天橋overpass

_______ finishing his studies, he started travelling in China.

A. With B. At C. In D. Upon

_______ was a struggle for me to remember all the names ．

A. It B. That C. There D. This

I was very lucky to _________ this different way of life in the UK，and I really hope to go back and study in Manchester again.

A. attend B. experience

C. require D. improve

I _______ 7 kilograms in the last two months.

A. lost B. will lost

C. have lost D. am losing

Home is the place _______ our hearts should be.

A. which B. what C. when D. where