My mom was a teacher so she was off work every summer. We used that time to travel locally and took a lot of road trips along the East Coast. Disney World was a popular choice. When I turned 15, we tried our hand at traveling internationally and went to the Bahamas. These trips made me fall in love with travel and showed me that there’s so much out there in the world.

My mom always told me “If you can’t stand up, stand out” and I try to live by that mentality daily. I might not be able to stand physically, but I can stand. I can stand for anything that I desire, like traveling. A disability is not going to limit me from seeing the world. I refuse to even entertain the thought that my disability could have that sort of power.

It is much more difficult to travel as a wheelchair user. Over my life, I have met numbers of challenges, especially when I was younger. But I’ve learned to be positive no matter when trouble comes to me.

【1】What do we know about the author?

A. He dislikes living in his town.

B. He was born with a severe illness.

C. He began travelling abroad at 15.

D. He was poorly educated due to his illness.

【2】How does the author sound in the passage?

A. Unfortunate B. Optimistic

C. Independent D. Warm-hearted

【3】What does the underlined part mean?

A. You must stand up by yourself.

B. You should accept your disability.

C. You must learn how to use a wheelchair.

D. You should have will and great character.

【1】As we know, America is a country on wheels, and only a m_______ of adults do not have cars.

【2】He opened the box out of ________ (curious).

【3】Who is more ________ (like) to win the game, Lily or Linda?

【4】There are _________ (various) of books on the Internet.

【5】WHO _________ (代表) World Health Organization.

【6】Zhang Yimou is one of the most famous film d______ in China.

【7】My sister is good at dance, p__________ (尤其) ballet (芭蕾).

【8】At ______ (long), he defeated all the competitors.

【9】With summer vacation a_________, we have to design our summer camping.

【10】You should not include some _________ (主觀的) opinions in a scientific research.

After writing about birds, pigs and tigers, US naturalist Sy Montgomery decided to choose these many-footed animals as the subject of her latest book, The Soul of an Octopus: a surprising exploration into the wonder of consciousness.

“Here is animal with poisonous liquid like a snake，a beak(喙)like a parrot，and ink like an old-fashioned pen. It can weigh as much as a man and extend as long as a car, yet it can pour its baggy; boneless body through an opening the size of all orange. It can change color and shape. It has a tongue covered with teeth. It can taste with its skin.” Montgomery explained to the National Geographic on why octopuses inspired her.

What Montgomery is able to show in The Soul of an Octopus is that octopuses are creatures who exhibit personality, intelligence and emotion, despite having nervous systems completely different from our own. She uses different experiments to show that they possess consciousness as well as individual personalities. For example, based on her research, she finds out that Octavia, an octopus caught in the wild, is friendly and good at multi-tasking. And Kali, another octopus，who has been living at the New England Aquarium, is playful and loves exploring.

Montgomery is a good storyteller. Through her study of, and communication with, these extraordinary creatures she shares what she learns from both science and her experiences. Her skillful writing presents facts together with personal description, which makes the book very informative but easy to read.

【1】Why is The Soul of an Octopus thought highly of ?

A. It is themed with a many-footed animal.

B. It mainly explores consciousness and wonders.

C. It compares octopuses with birds, pigs and tigers.

D. It offers new knowledge and changes your viewpoints.

【2】Octopuses impress Montgomery greatly because.

A. they have unique physical functioning

B. their liquid can be used as good ink

C. they behave more like snakes and parrots

D. their body can be shrunk to the size of an orange

【3】What does Montgomery think of octopuses according to Paragraph 4?

A. They are friendly with each other.

B. They are similar to humans in a way.

C. They communicate with humans well.

D. They have different nature from humans.

【4】Which of the following best describes the book?

A. Vivid but unreal. B. Scientific and readable.

C. Boring and ridiculous. D. Interesting but fictional

【1】They _______________(懷疑)me of having a hand in the affair.

【2】Don’t ___________(暴露)your skin to the sun or your will be burnt.

【3】I believe that everyone can ___________(貢獻)to the future of the world.

【4】The Group of Eight(G8)c______________ of the eight richest countries in the world.

【5】______________(粗略地)speaking, I would say that about 100 people attended the exhibit.

【6】Many store have a delivery service for the ______________(便利)of customers.

【7】The reason why the two boy often _______(爭吵)with each other confused their teacher.

【8】The hot weather is partly to b____________for the water shortage

【9】After everyone was seated, the chairman started to _________(宣布)his plan.

【10】What __________(吸引)me most of the job is the opportunity to travel!

[情景說明]

朋友是我們生活的一個重要組成部分。我的英語老師有一次問我：“你愿意跟喜歡騙人的人交朋友嗎？”我明白了友誼的真諦——誠實是友誼的基柱之一。

[寫作要求]

1．標題：Friends

2．必須使用5個句子介紹全部所給的內(nèi)容

3．將5個句子組織成連貫的短文

4．盡量多用復合句(但不必每句都用)，其中必須有一句是間接引語。

5．情景說明只是給你一個背景，不必逐句翻譯。具體寫作需要你自己去組織。

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Make better plans. The【4】(early), the better. You will know that comes first and what comes last. You’ll also know what you should do and what you shouldn’t do. If changed happen, you can have more time to deal with them.

Live a more active life. More outdoor 【5】(active) can keep you relaxed and active. You also need to be kind. “Thank you” can bring a smile to someone’s face. Learn to say “sorry” and don’t be angry 【6】others.

Find the right friend. When you get into trouble, ask 【7】(other) for help. That little help may get you good results.

It’s 【8】(general) believed that everybody fails, even the greatest person failed. So we must consider failure as 【9】chance to learn and improve ourselves.

Life is good. We don’t have to live in our past, but we do hope that we can plan better, live better,【10】work better when we have the chance to do so.

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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

We are now living in a information age, in which TV, cells and the Web are wide used. It seem that many people cannot enjoy themselves without it. However, if I were to give up one of them, I would rather turn off TV than to switch off my cell or cut off the Internet. I could do without TV because few shows took my fancy and there are too many commercials. Besides, most programs on TV are available elsewhere, either. As for cells and the Web, they are less necessary for me. I need a cell to keep in touch my friend and my family.

【1】Get your tanks off was first said by a British prime minister, ____________ (reject) the threat of a potential strike by a trade union leader.

【2】No one knows for sure why adolescence is unique ____________ humans.

【3】Experts are c (相信) that this will happen in the future as more and more people learn English and call it their own.

【4】This agreement is very a (模棱兩可的) and open to various interpretations.

【5】Luke Skywalker was told that his c (忠誠) ought to finish his training.

【6】Star Wars reflect many ____________ (抽象的) concepts in Greek, Roman and Chinese fork stories.

【7】The boy can’t tolerate ____________ (捐贈) a big fortune to the bad guys in the village.

【8】The bed ____________ (尺寸是) about 2 metres across is bought for my son.

【9】The computer company just released an ____________ (更新) version last week, and it'll be used in over 50 local classrooms this coming school year.

【10】They had received no news of him since his ____________ (離開) from the island.

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Marry,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua