In a class discussion not long ago, I asked my students the following question, “How long could you feel comfortable and right without food?” One student quickly answered, “About two hours.” The answer is true. For most of us, we begin to feel hungry in a few hours after each meal. We can’t imagine starting our day by waking up hungry, going all day without food and going to bed with even greater hunger.

The statistics (数据) on hunger in the United States are much surprising to all of us. According to Feeding America, “50,000,000 Americans don’t know where their next meal is coming from. That’s the number in one of the wealthiest nations on the planet. And one in four of these 50,000,000 people are children.”

No Kid Hungry surveyed more than 1,000 teachers and principals around the country and found that 73 percent of teachers said they regularly teach hungry students who don’t have enough food to eat at home, and 87 percent of principals said they often see hungry students in school. As a result of so many hungry students, teachers spend nearly $40 a month buying food for kids with their own money.

This is the time of the year when children do not have the benefit (好处) of school lunch programs. Here are some ways we can do to help change this situation: First, we can give money to the local food bank. Next, we can donate food in our local area. Third, we can volunteer our time at a local food bank. So, on our next visit to the grocery store, add an extra food idem that can be donated to a food bank. Don’t wait to make a difference in a child’s life.

1.Which of the following is true?

A. Many Americans don’t have enough food to eat.

B. Most children in the US don’t want to eat breakfast.

C. American children are in hunger right now.

D. American schools don’t provide free breakfast.

2.The writer’s purpose of writing this text is to ______.

A. show the importance of school lunch programs

B. ask us to make some changes for children’s food

C. ask us to buy some more food when shopping next time

D. ask us to do something for students’ lunch programs

It truly makes my day when I receive emails from the readers wanting to share their beautiful wedding stories with us. The moment I saw the pictures of Rhona and Justin, I knew they were a very special couple. Their love for one another is so moving and I’m so excited to share their beautiful wedding stories. This is Rhona’s sweet email. Enjoy!

Hi, Janie,

I hope this email finds you well. I don’t really know how couples share their wedding stories with you, but I decide to email you. I really feel so lucky to have had a photographer and videographer for our wedding in Detroit, Michigan and I want to share it with you. Both of them truly captured (捕捉) everything I felt and the beauty I saw on our wedding day. It was truly the best day of my life.

Our family and friends came from around the country to congratulate us. We had our wedding in Detroit because my husband was finishing medical school at the University of Michigan. We wanted to find a way to prevent our families from travelling too far within a short amount of time, so we decided to have everyone meet in the middle. His family is from California and my family is from Georgia.

We had an amazing year leading up to our wedding. He proposed (求婚) to me the day I graduated from the university of Maryland School of Law. We didn’t know how we could afford a wedding, but our families came through, especially my mom, who covered almost half of the cost. It was amazing. Well, I planned the whole thing and it turned out to be a wonderful dream. I want to share our journey and story with anyone who is interested, because I want every couple to know that they can have their dream wedding within a budget (预算).

Sincerely,

Rhona

1.Why did Rhona write the email to Janie?

A. To invite Janie to her wedding.

B. To thank Janie for what she has done.

C. To share her wedding story with Janie.

D. To ask Janie to write a story about her wedding.

2.Rhona and her husband decided to hold their wedding in Detroit because ______.

A. most of their friends were there B. both of their families live there

C. their families strongly insisted on that D. neither families had to travel too far

3.What did Rhona mean by saying “our families came through” in Paragraph 4?

A. Their families had difficulty helping them.

B. Their families travelled far to their wedding.

C. Their families helped them pay for the wedding.

D. Their families reduced the cost of the wedding.

4.After reading Rhona’s email, we can learn that ______.

A. she got married one year after she met her husband

B. their families got everything ready for the wedding

C. everything on her wedding day was beautifully recorded

D. she didn’t think one can have a good wedding without a lot of money

“My dear Mr Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield Park is let (出租) at last?”

Mr Bennet replied that he had not.

“But it is,” returned she, “for Mrs Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.”

Mr Bennet made no answer.

“Do not you want to know who has taken it?” cried his wife impatiently?

“You want to tell me, and I have no objection (反对) to hearing it.”

This was invitation enough.

“Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune (财富) from the north of England; that he came down on Monday to see the place, and was so satisfied with it that he agreed immediately with Mr Morris, the owner of Netherfield, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week.”

“What is his name?”

“Bingley.”

“Is he married or single?”

“Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; 4 or 5,000 a year. What a fine thing for our girls! It is probable that he may fall in love with one of them, and so you must visit him as soon as he comes.”

“I see no chance for that. You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which

perhaps will be still better; for, as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr Bingley might like you the best of all.”

“But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr Bingley when he comes into the neighbourhood.”

“It is more than I can be sure, I assure (向……保证) you.”

“But consider your daughters. Sir William and Lady Lucas have decided to go, for in general, you know they visit no new comers. Indeed you must go, for it will be impossible for us to visit him, if you do not.”

But in fact Mr Bennet was among the earliest of those who waited to visit Mr Bingley. He had always planned to visit him, though to the last always assuring his wife that he should not go.

1.How did Mrs Bennet feel when she heard that Bingley would move there?

A. Excited and hopeful. B. Nervous and curious.

C. Surprised and crazy. D. Pleased and proud.

2.Why did Mr Bennet show no interest in Mr Bingley’s moving there when his wife talked about it?

A. Because his daughters were not pretty enough.

B. Because his wife was prettier than his daughters.

C. Because he didn’t care about his daughters’ happiness.

D. Because he didn’t want to show his true feelings to others.

3.What does the underlined word “that” mean?

A. Mr Bingley had decided to live there.

B. Mr Bennet himself would visit Mr Bingley.

C. Mr Bingley would like Mrs Bennet best.

D. Mr Bingley would fall in love with one of their daughters.

4.Why did Mrs Bennet mention “Sir William and Lady Lucas”?

A. To show Mr Bingley was well worth visiting.

B. To show Sir William and Lady Lucas were their friends.

C. To show it was polite for a couple to visit a new comer together.

D. To show Sir William and Lady Lucas were too proud to get along well with.

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。

1.The earthquake caused about two ____(百) deaths.

2.When I left the hospital I was ____(完全地) cured.

3.My grandpa started ____(挖掘) the garden after breakfast.

4.A group of ____(德国人) are visiting our school.

5.The doctor said the old man should be ___(手术) on at once.

6.Every time I look at the photo, it ____(使想起) me of the happy moment.

7.The air on the top of the mountain was so ____ (稀薄的) that we were all out of breath.

8.— It’s an either-or situation. You can’t do ____.

— Oh, I’ll think it over.

9.— The plane will leave at ten ___ eleven.

— It’s ten ten. We’ve an hour left.

10.— Why not buy a second-hand flat first if you don’t have enough money?

— You’ve made a good ___.

将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

1.字母PRC代表什么？

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2.博物馆在我们学校的北边。

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3.自从他离开家乡去澳大利亚已经有8年了。

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4.我带你转转，以便你好了解一下你的新公司。

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5.我认为父母不必太为他们的孩子们担心。

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阅读下面的短文，然后用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

Last spring I was walking in a park. In front of me there was a mum and her 3-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding on to a string, which had a balloon at the other end.

All of a sudden, a sharp gust (一阵风) of wind took the balloon from the little girl. I thought she would scream and cry.

But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon rise to the sky, she cheerfully shouted out, “Wow!”

I didn’t realize it at that moment. But that little girl taught me something.

Later that day, I received a phone call from a person with news of a sudden problem. I almost replied with “Oh no, what should we do?” But remembering that little girl, I found myself saying: “Wow, that is interesting! How can I help you?”

One thing is for sure — life is always going to put us off balance with things we don’t expect. But how we act to them is our choice. We can choose to be discouraged or interested.

No matter what the situation is, a “Wow!” will always beat “Oh, no.”

So next time you meet one of life’s unexpected gusts, remember that little girl and make it a “Wow!” experience. It always works.

1.Where was the little girl?

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2.How did the little girl feel when her balloon was blown away?

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3.Will you have an active mood when unexpected trouble comes up? Why or why not?

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假定你是Sally，上学期在Sunshine School做过交换生，一位名叫Michael的同学想要向你请教有关阅读的事。请认真阅读下面的邮件，并根据信中的内容和实际用英语回复，可以有适当的发挥。

注意：1. 词数90左右。回复信的开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数；

2. 回复中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

Dear Michael,

Thanks for your letter. I am glad you love reading now. Now let me answer your questions.

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I hope you can do well in the Reading Contest. Looking forward to your good news.

Best wishes

Sally

I think I have ________ my key in the car.

A. forget B. left C. forgotten D. leave

— Is Mount Tai the highest mountain in Shandong?

— I think so. It is 1,545 meters 　　　　 sea level.

A. under B. above C. past D. along

— After being trapped (困住) for 36 days, Strong Pig was still 　 when people found it.

— It was great news.

A. alive B. lively C. lived D. live