Large animals like tigers are being killed by the hundreds every year in India.The Royal Bengal tiger is the only type that exists in India and their number is greatly reduced every year because of poaching（偷獵）.The present number is about 2,000,all of which live in tiger reserves.Two hundred years ago the population was 23,000 or more.

During the British rule of India,many of the so-called English gentlemen killed tigers for pleasure and to show their bravery.This seems stupid because killing an innocent（無辜的）creature with a gun is not a brave deed.

Today the tiger skin is very popular.Rich people and fashion designers have no idea what they are doing. Competition between the rich to show off makes them blind to the serious effects.People persuade villagers to kill tigers to get money,and they do it because they are poor and need to feed their families.We must educate them,and the government should give them proper jobs to help solve this problem.

The people to blame are those who buy animal products like ivories,furs,tiger bones for medicine and handbags made of animal skins.They must be put behind bars to stop this kind of trade.The earth is home for everyone on it. The trees,animals,birds,and fish of all kinds belong here as much as we do.Only we have the power to change their fate.

【1】What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A. The balance of nature has long been broken by human beings.

B. It is a tradition for people to hunt animals for food and fun.

C. The gun is the leading cause of the extinction of many animals.

D. Overhunting can lead to a series of problems in nature.

【2】According to the writer,the English gentlemen who played hunting games were .

A. brave B. cruel

C. confident D. careless

【3】What does the underlined word "them" in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. Rich people. B. Fashion designers.

C. Poor villagers. D. Government officials.

【4】What is the writer's opinion on poaching?

A. No buying,no lolling.

B. Keep wildlife in the wild.

C. Cage the cruelty,not animals.

D. Shoot animals with cameras rather than guns.

It was in October. I was aimlessly wandering down the street, heading into a most gloriously beautiful sunset. I had an urge to speak to someone on the street to share that beauty, but it seemed everyone was in a hurry.

I took the next-best action. Quickly I ducked into a department store and asked the lady behind the counter if she could come outside for just a minute. She looked at me as though I were from some other planet. She hesitated, and then seemingly against her better judgment, she moved toward the door.

When she got outside I said to her, “Just look at that sunset! Nobody out here was looking at it and I just had to share it with someone.”

For a few seconds we just looked. Then I said, “God is in his heaven and all is right with the world.” I thanked her for coming out to see it; she went back inside and I left. It felt good to share the beauty.

Four years later my situation changed greatly. I came to the end of a twenty-year marriage. I was alone and on my own for the first time in my life. I lived in a trailer park which, at the time, I considered a real come-down, and I had to do my wash in the community laundry room.

One day, while my clothes were going around, I picked up a magazine and read an article about a woman who had been in similar circumstances. She had come to the end of a marriage, moved to a strange community, and the only job she could find was one she disliked: clothing sales in a department store.

Then something that happened to her changed everything. She said a woman came into her department store and asked her to step outside to look at a sunset. The stranger had said, “God is in his heaven and all is right with the world,” and she had realized the truth in that statement. From that moment on, she turned her life around.

【1】The author asked the woman to go outside to ______.

A. admire the sunset B. cheer her up

C. offer some help D. have a chat

【2】Four years later, the author______.

A. found her dream job B. put an end to her marriage

C. worked in a laundry room D. lived in the same community

【3】After reading the article in the magazine, the author was probably______.

A. disappointed B. puzzled

C. inspired D. overjoyed

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧)，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。

When tea and coffee were introduced to Europe in the 18th centuries，people thought they were harmful.But the king of Sweden decided to find out whether it was true.It was happened that there had two brothers in prison at the time.The king ordered one of them drink tea every day and the others coffee.Both of them have lived many years with no problem.At the end the one who drink tea every day died at the age of 83 and the other lived even long.Because of this，Sweden is one of the countries which much tea and coffee are drunk.

It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one’s appearance; it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth; even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trails to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

【1】In this passage, the writer wants to tell us ______.

A. what to do in our life

B. where to go with other persons

C. how to treat our life

D. how to get on well with other persons

【2】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. If you give someone your love, you are sure to receive love in return.

B. We often don’t know what we have lost until it happens someday.

C. It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be cheated.

D. If it takes you a short time to love someone, you will easily forget the person.

【3】If you put yourself in another person’s position, ______.

A. you shouldn’t do what will hurt other people

B. you should put on other people’s shoes

C. you should believe in other people

D. you should depend on your imagination

【4】In the last paragraph the writer is actually telling us that a person in the world should be one who ______.

A. can accept the suggestions made by others

B. can live happily and forget the past

C. does good to other people and is respected and loved by them

D. has made a lot of money for himself before he dies

【1】在過去的三年中，她已經(jīng)讀了五本英文小說，全部是美國作家Karen Rose的作品。

(in the past three years; all of which...)

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【2】在中國的春節(jié)，人們會與家人和朋友通宵玩樂，仿佛不知疲倦。

(have fun with; as if...)

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【3】無論有多困難，我們都應(yīng)該按時抵達(dá)山腳下，與其他老師和同學(xué)會合。

(no matter how...; join)

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【4】在這樣的一個雨天，我寧可待在家里，也不愿出去購物。

(rather than)

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【5】我們學(xué)校已規(guī)定：學(xué)生在校期間必須穿校服。

(make it a rule that...)

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Living in New York State. Students cannot graduate from high school unless they pass at least five exams: one in English, one in science, two in history and one in math. For most students, who work hard, attend class, and do their homework like my son, it isn't that hard. But for Tom, who is dyslexic(朗讀困難）, it is such a real challenge that some teachers have feared he would never be able to even attempt, never mind achieve.

We were honest with him about his trouble, letting him know that there was nothing to be ashamed of. Some people learn differently. If he was willing to work,we would help him find a way to do as much as he could in his academic career. All that was standing in his way was this math test. He had taken it three times and did better each time, but he continued to fail. He was starting to get a bit tired of me saying this was a marathon not a sprint(沖刺). My heart broke each time we would get the failing results.

“Mom,thanks. I love you. Thanks for believing I could do this.”

For one of the few times in my life, I really had nothing left to say. For that one brief moment I knew, really, really, knew that everything we did to help our son achieve what he wanted was worth it.

【1】What does the underlined word “pound” in Paragraph l probably mean?

A. Sink suddenly. B. Beat wildly.

C. Ache violently. D. Break totally.

【2】According to the text, Tom was weak in _________.

A. English B. science C. history D. math

【3】How did the writer feel when she wrote this text?

A. She felt proud and satisfied.

B. She felt surprised and bitter.

C. She felt grateful and relaxed.

D. She felt worried and anxious.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A. A Mother's Love That Made the Grade

B. A Student Who Struggled for a Diploma

C. Failure Is the Mother of Success

D. Life Is Not a Sprint but a Marathon

【1】He is a _______(顧問) on law affairs to the mayor.

【2】Your statement is in _______(矛盾) with the rest of the evidence.

【3】The sudden a_______ of guests forced her to change her plans.

【4】I'd a_______ it if you would open the window for me.

【5】He doesn’t have a sense of r_________, so he isn’t popular with his classmates.

【6】China Telecom and China Unicom(電信和聯(lián)通) also o ________fixed-line businesses.

【7】Although she had only met the old man once，he had made a deep i_______on her.

【8】Each year Americans c_______ a high percentage of the world's energy.

【9】If I may refer back to the problem we discussed, I think we shall stress on the c________ of our natural resources.

【10】It is not easy to ban i_________ hunting in some mountainous areas.

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

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（∧），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：在錯的詞下面畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注息：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。

Last Christmas my friend invited me to watch skating show. Inspired by the wonderful show, and I decided to be a good skater. I started taking the basic training course a few days after. It was not easy at first. I often fall down on the ice, and it hurt indeed. However, by no mean would I give up. I even learned how to fall with properly techniques to avoid being injuring. Finally, I was able to feel like a bird flying on the sky when it was skating at high speed. I was glad what I had made a difference between good and great by practising.

Dear Editor,

I am really angry with my parents recently. Next Sunday is my birthday. My parents promised to buy a cell phone for me as my birthday present this year. But now when I ask about the birthday present they say they have changed their ideas, because they worry about my study if I get a new cell phone since the final exam is coming soon. They say a cell phone may take up too much of my time. I believe I am old enough to control myself, but they don’t believe me. What’s more, they broke their promise!

Li Yan

內(nèi)容要求：

1.理解父母良苦用心；

2.手機(jī)有利有弊；

3.給出你的建議。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.開頭和結(jié)尾已寫好。

Dear Li Yan,

It’s normal to have these feelings. _______________________________________________________________

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I hope things will be better for you soon!

Yours,

Li Hua