【題目】In a movie, a woman reads a storybook to her friend’s daughter. As they approach the last page, she reads, “...and Cinderella and the prince lived happily together ever after.” She closes the book and looks at the young girl, adding, “You know, things don’t always happen like this in real life. I just think you should know that now.”

We were all raised on fairy tales with glass slippers, brave princes and magic! It didn’t take too long to realize that stories like that aren’t necessarily true. In the life, you learned that glass slippers are really uncomfortable, no prince is perfect and magic doesn’t always work.

So what do you do when the way you planned things is not the way they turned out?

Know that parts of your fairy tale have already been written, and sadly, there’s not a whole lot you can do about those first few chapters.You didn’t get the best start.Your trust was unexpectedly betrayed. You didn’t get the job. Whatever falls and failures that happened in your past are just that in your past. There’s still more to the story.

While your life has a lot of contributors(投稿者), you are the editor-in-chief. You take what’s there and create the masterpiece. All the good pages and the bad can come together to make a beautiful adventure.

When you find yourself wishing your life was more like the fairy tales, remember that in some ways it already is. There will be dragons, bad witches, great romances, winding roads and friends to help you along the way. So, keep rewriting your story every day that you’re alive. Whether it’s a comedy, tragedy or a little of both, the pen is in your hand. How it all ends is up to you.

【1】 What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To help the readers to live a good life.

B. To encourage the readers to write their own stories.

C. To advise parents to tell the fairy tale to their kids.

D. To describe the difficulties in today’s education.

【2】Which of the following may NOT often appear in the fairy tale?

A. Glass slipper. B. Winding roads.

C. Sad ending. D. Bad witches.

【3】According to the fires paragraph, we know the woman is ________.

A. wise B. cruel C. brave D. stupid

【4】Why does the author mention the question in Paragraph 3?

A. To express the doubt to life

B. To compare different ideas.

C. To introduce a point for discussion.

D. To describe the conditions in life.

【題目】When Dekalb Walcott III was just 8 years old, his father, a Chicago fire chief, let him tag along on a call. Dekalb says a lot of kids idolized(崇拜) basketball player Michael Jordan when he was growing up in Chicago in the 1990s. Not him.

“I wanted to be like Dekalb Walcott Jr.,” he says of his father.

So when his dad asked if he wanted to go on that call with him when he was 8, Dekalb was excited. “I'm jumping up and down,” saying, “Mom, can I go? Can I go?”

The experience changed Dekalb's life, he tells his dad on a visit to StoryCorps. “My eyes got big from the moment the alarm went off.” the younger Dekalb says. “This is the life that I want to live someday. ”

Now 27, the younger Dekalb is living that life. He became a firefighter at 21 and went to work alongside his dad at the Chicago Fire Department. Before his father retired, the pair even went out on a call together — father supervising(監(jiān)督) son.

“You know, it's everything for me to watch you grow,”his father says. But he also recalls worrying about one particular fire that his son faced.

“I received a phone call that night. And they said, 'Well, your son was at this fire.' I said, 'OK, which way is this conversation going to go?' ” Dekalb Walcott Jr. recalls.

“And they said, 'But he's OK. And he put it out all by himself. Everybody here was proud of him.'”And the word went around, 'Who was out there managing that fire? Oh, that's Walcott! That's Walcott up there!' So, you know, moments like that, it's heaven on Earth for a dad."

Dekalb Walcott Jr. retired in 2009. The younger Dekalb says he's proud of being a second

-generation firefighter. "You know, it makes me look forward to fatherhood as well, because I'm definitely looking forward to passing that torch down to my son."

【1】The underlined phrase “tag along” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. put out fire B. watch basketball

C. ask his mother’s permission D. follow his father

【2】 Dekalb Walcott III determined to become a firefighter at the age of _________

A. 8 B. 21 C. 35 D.27

【3】 What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Dekalb Walcott Jr is proud to be a second-generation firefighter.

B. Dekalb Walcott III wants his son to become a firefighter too.

C. Dekalb Walcott Jr wants to pass the torch to Dekalb Walcott III.

D. Dekalb Walcott III is proud that his son has become an excellent firefighter.

【4】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Putting Out Fire: A Challenging Job for Father and son

B. Passing The Torch: A Firefighter Dad's Legacy

C. Dekalb Walcott III: A Second-generation Firefighter

D. Dekalb Walcott Jr.: A Chicago Fire Chief

【題目】We grew up with the familiar toy bricks (積木) that gave us the imagination to build towers and castles. Generations have been attracted by this toy that lets children and adults alike create anything and everything. But with over 200 millions sets being sold a year in over 100 countries, the question remains — where did Lego actually come from?

Lego was born from the creative mind of Danish carpenter (木匠), Ole Kirk Christiansen, back in the early 1930s. He established a small business in Denmark. He and his team built a variety of household goods like ironing boards along with wooden toys. The Lego name was adopted in 1934, formed from the Danish words “Leg Godt” or “play well”, which means “I study” or “I put together” in Latin.

Christiansen’s company continued to make wooden toys until 1942 when fire struck — the entire Lego factory burned to the ground. Unwilling to give in, the factory was rebuilt and the production line restarted soon after. By 1954, Christiansen’s son, Godtfred, had become the junior managing director of the Lego Group. It was during his conversation with an overseas buyer that he was struck by the idea of a toy system.

For over 30 years, the Lego Company made only toys and related goods. Then, in 1968, the company opened its first Legoland in Denmark. Combining the Lego building bricks with a computer, the Robotics Invention System 1.5 is now the most advanced toy in the Lego Company, which is targeted at users aged twelve and above, and that includes any parents or grandparents that want to join in.

Now the Lego Company is expanding its production lines to include lights, cameras and so on. Lego Company has done a lot to entertain many children around the world.

【1】 The author presents the text by ________.

A. telling an interesting story

B. showing the process in different stages

C. introducing a practical method

D. describing many different activities

【2】Which of the following is NOT true about the Robotics Invention System 1.5?

A. It is the most advanced toy in the Lego Company.

B. It combines the Lego building bricks with a computer.

C. It is intended for users aged twelve and above.

D. It is the most expensive toy invented since 1968.

【3】 What is the correct order of the following events in the development of Lego?

a. The entire Lego factory burned to the ground.

b. The company and its products adopted the name Lego.

c. The company opened its first Legoland in Denmark.

d. Godtfred had become the junior managing director of the Lego Group.

A. cadb B. cbad C. abcd D. badc

【4】 What can we learn from the text?

A. The Lego Company expands its production lines with computers.

B. The author thinks highly of Lego, which entertains many children.

C. The name Lego means “I put together” in the Danish language.

D. Lego enjoys the greatest popularity among children of 12.

【題目】 短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(^ )，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 刪除：把多余的詞用(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

It was a year ago that Joshua got a bike for Christmas, but he rode it every day．One morning, he suddenly found the bike gone．Ran to his front yard, he saw a man loading it into his car．He shouted, but the man drive off．As a devoted Christian, he told his dad he real forgave the thief．What's more, he wanted the thief know he was forgiven．So the next day, he posted the message on a poster-board and put it in the front yard．"To the person which stole my bike: You hurt my feelings. But I am a Christian and I forgive him!" When he left for home the next morning, at the end of the driveway, the bike was back with new brake．

【題目】 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

How to Love Your Parents

Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.

____【1】___ A gentle “good morning” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world. Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them when you're off on your own. It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, journal about your feelings, or talk to a friend. ___【2】__

Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don’t get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it’s cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.___ 【3】__ Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?

Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them. ___【4】___ Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.

Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. __【5】___ Seek help if you are being abused in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you.

A. Forgiveness is the key.

B. Tell them you love them every morning.

C. Parents will in turn express their love to you.

D. After this, share your feelings with your parents.

E. Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can.

F. Please remember parents are as important as friends.

G. There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example.

【題目】A man came to the USA from other country. After 【1】 (settle) down at an island, he went into a cafeteria to get something 【2】 (eat). He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order, but nobody did. 【3】 (final), a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and informed him 【4】 the cafeteria worked.

“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At 【5】 other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”

“I soon 【6】 (learn) how everything worked in the USA,” the man told his friend. “Life’s a cafeteria there. You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price.You can even get success, 【7】 you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it 【8】 .”

You can’t change the inevitable. The only thing you can do 【9】 (be)to control your attitude. Once you reach that point in life, happiness and 【10】 (satisfy) can’t be too far away.

【題目】I’m writing to complain about the service offered by your company.

I told your service department on November 21 that my washing machine needed repairing, Your service engineers have since been here four times—on December 1l, December 19, December 25 and January 5．The problem was found out on the first visit and the wrong parts were brought by different engineers on the two next visits. The correct part was fitted by the first engineer on the fourth visit.

In short, my complaints are:

a．I had to wait three weeks for an engineer to call and nearly two months for the machine to be repaired.

b．The engineers who called on December 19 and December 25 had been given wrong information by the company, which made me take two half days off unnecessarily.

c．The first and fourth visits lasted a total of thirty minutes. But in the invoice （發(fā)票）, I have to pay for four visits of four hours’ work. I will not be paying the invoice for their mistakes and I do hope to receive your answers to these complaints.

Yours,

Robert White

【1】Robert’s main purpose in writing to the company is to tell the company ________.

A．how its service department is operating

B．how its different engineers came for the repair

C．that all of the engineers didn’t give him any help

D．that he refuses to pay the company for their mistakes

【2】The first of Robert’s complaints is that________.

A．it took him three weeks to have the machine repaired

B．it took him nearly sixty days to get his machine repaired

C．it had been almost two months before the first engineer came

D．it took the engineer 3 weeks to find out something wrong with the machine.

【3】The second and third engineers brought the wrong parts because________.

A．the company didn’t tell them exactly what they should do

B．the company didn't tell them where the correct parts were

C．they were not sure about whether the machine worked or not

D．they hadn’t been told where the right parts should be fitted.

【4】It can be inferred from the letter that Robert promises to pay for________.

A．three hours’ workB．half an hour’s work

C．a(chǎn)n hour’s workD．four hours’ work

【題目】書面表達（共1小題；滿分20分）

某中學生英文報正開辟專欄討論中學生如何減壓。假設你叫李華，請從以下幾個方面，用英語寫出你的具體做法，向該欄目投稿。

1．與他人交流；

2．參加體育運動；

3．參加娛樂活動；

4．其它減壓方式。

參考詞匯：stressed adj. 有壓力的

注意：

1．詞數(shù)80左右；

2．文中不得出現(xiàn)真實人名及學校名；

3．開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear editor,

There are many ways for us high school students to relax ourselves. _______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

【題目】短文改錯

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。

增加： 在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改： 在錯詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

Patience is of great importance in our daily life. Once I waited a bus to come at a stop. 30 minutes past, but no bus came. Both upset and annoyed, I decided to walk on feet. But no sooner had I left when the bus arrived. I thought if I had waited for one more minute, I would have caught it. If I chose to take a next bus, I would have to wait for other 30 minutes. Only then do I realize my problem. Being impatient will possible waste all the effort that we have put it in. Now whenever I am close to lose my patience, I’ll think of this experience.

【題目】短文還原

閱讀短文，從短文下面方框中的六個句子中選擇五個還原到短文中，使短文通順完整，銜接自然。

“Homestay is a form of study—abroad program. It allows the visitor to stay with a local family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability. If you wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience, you should join this kind of holiday. _【1】________”. Said a teacher during a school meeting last term.

After this meeting, ___【2】___. At last, I had such a chance to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates last month. We went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.

After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家庭)was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. __【3】_____. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from then on.

___【4】_____. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight—seeing trip to different places of interest like Big Ben. London Bridge, and Beckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.

The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. __【5】_____. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.