There are many ways of putting out a fire. You may have seen people put out burning cigarettes by stepping on them. Stepping on cigarettes shuts off the air and puts out the fire.

Many fires are put out with water. Water cools the materials that are burning. It helps make the fire die out. Some of the water is changed into steam when it strikes the hot fire. The steam keeps air from the fire and helps put it out.

Some fires can not be put out with water. Suppose a tank full of gasoline(汽油)is on fire. Gasoline is lighter than water. If you poured water into the tank of gasoline, the water would sink to the bottom of the tank. The gasoline would float on top of the water on the fire and flow over the edge of the tank. Then the fire would spread. Gasoline fires should be put out with sand or with chemicals of some kind, such as that used in some fire extinguishers(灭火器).

1. People often put out burning cigarettes by stepping on them. This is because .

A. the burning cigarettes are too hot to touch

B. it helps to stop smoking

C. it shuts off the air and makes the fire go out

2. According to paragraph 2, what will happen to the water if it is poured on the fire?

A. Some of the water will turn into steam and keep air from the fire.

B. Most of the water will flow away.

C. The water will be absorbed by the fire.

3. Gasoline fire should be put out .

A. with hot wate

B. with nothing but sand

C. with sand or chemicals

When Webster was young，he was a teacher. But he quickly became tired of the books he used in class. They were all about the English people and places. Since he wanted books that would be interesting to the American children，he wrote three books with many American examples.

Webster worked hard to change the spelling of American English. He wanted words to be spelled in the same way they were pronounced，for example，he thought the word “laugh” should be spelled “laf”. And he tried many ways to ask people to help him do this.

One day he walked into a print shop and gave the boy there a piece of paper. “Young man，”he said，“when you print any book in the future，please don't spell the words like the English people do. For example，when you see these words：theatre，centre, colour，and labour，please always print them as theater，center，color and labor.” The boy studied it and answered，“I agree with you，but I must ask my boss first.”

With the money he made from his books，Webster could start his great work，which took him more than twenty years to finish the first American English dictionary. And today，Webster's dictionary is thought to be the most important American English dictionary in the whole world.

1.Webster didn't like the books used in American schools because________

A．he was born in America

B．there were many mistakes in them

C．American children were not interested in them

2.In Webster's opinion，the word “colour” should be spelled as “color” according to its________.

A．meaning B．pronunciation C．use

3.．How many books did Webster write?

A．Only one B．Two C．At least four

4.What's the printer's attitude towards Webster's advice?

A．He was for it.

B．He was against it.

C．He had no idea about it.

Every James Bond movie starts with a different theme song. It’s usually performed by one of the top artists of the day. Here are three Bond theme songs from the films Diamonds are Forever(1971), A View to a Kill(1985), and Skyfall(2012).

Diamonds are Forever

Diamonds are Forever(from the movie of the same name) is one of the most famous James Bond theme songs. The song is sung by Shirley Bassey. She’s one of the most famous British singers of the 20th century. She’s probably best-known for singing the theme songs to three Bond films: Goldfinger(1964), Diamonds are Forever(1971) and Moonraker(1979). J

A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill is the theme song from 1985 Bond film of the same name. This song is sung by Duran Duran, one of the biggest pop groups of the 1980s. They were one of the first groups to appear regularly on MTV. The band is still together and its members are Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Richard Taylor.

Skyfall

Skyfall is the theme song from the latest Bond film of the same name. This song is sung by Adele, a 24-year-old English singer-song writer. She’s been respected(尊重)very much by other musicians. Beyonce has said she wants to work with her and Madonna recently said, “Adele is wonderful. I love her!” She even impressed Bond himself. Daniel Craig, the actor who plays 007, said he cried when he first heard the song. He said it “perfectly matches” the film.

1. Each of three Bond theme songs enjoys the same name of the .

A. film B. actor C. singer

2. Duran Duran is a famous .

A. pop group B. rock singer C. songwriter

3. Although Adele is very young, she has .

A. sung three Bond theme songs

B. joined the biggest pop group

C. been greatly respected and loved

4. If you want to see the latest Bond film, will be your right choice.

A. Diamonds are Forever

B. A View to a Kill

C. Skyfall

5.This passage, mainly introduce us three .

A. James Bond movies

B. Bond theme songs

C.007 movie actors

Several days ago, a Beijing-based IT company fired about 400 people overnight. No one had expected the job cuts, which broke with traditional ways of letting go of workers in China. Moreover, what was special about this case was that the day before the 400 were fired, they all received from their boss a gift—the book “Who Moved My Cheese?”

The book—a bestseller in the US—is being used by men and women to deal with changes in their lives and work. Some large organizations, including Coca-Cola, Kodak and General Motors, ask their employees to read it in order to encourage them to be active towards changes.

Cheese is something related to everyone’s livelihood-Our jobs, the industries we work in, relationships and love as well.

With China’s official entry into the WTO, the whole nation will face up to more changes and challenges. So what we should do once this“cheese”on which we are so dependent is moved?

“Whatever challenges and changes we meet, we should face up to them bravely,” Jiang Hengwei, a civil servant said after reading the book.

Professor Zhang Yang in Renmin University of China agrees. “We should change our way of thinking. The coming competitive foreign companies and products provide us with great chances to learn from them and improve our own products to meet international standards and be more competitive.”

“With hard work and wisdom, we will create a much larger and better piece of cheese.” Zhang smiled confidently.

1. The whole passage is about_________.

A. a bestseller in the US

B. what people think about China’s entry into the WTO

C. the change in people’s attitude towards changes and challenges

D. how a book influences the Chinese workers

2. The company in Beijing gave each of the 400 fired workers a copy of “Who Moved My Cheese ”in order to_________.

A. be more competitive with foreign firms

B. find an excuse for their job cuts

C. let the workers make a living on their own

D. encourage the fired workers

3. The word “cheese” in the passage can refer to_________.

A. something we depend on

B. a most important kind of food

C. change or challenge

D. way of life

4. From what Heng wei and Professor Zhang Yang said, we can know that____________.

A. they have different opinions on changes and challenges

B. people are not afraid of competition from foreign companies

C. the Chinese people are ready to face any changes and challenges

D. they are both greatly encouraged by the book

After a study showed that one in every ten meals in the country may be cooked in with dirty oil, the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) on Thursday issued an emergency notice （发布紧急通知）to restaurants nationwide, warning them against recycling oil.

The swill-oil is cooking oil refined from kitchen waste that has been recycled. Although it looks clean and clear, it’s actually so dangerous to people’s health that it may cause cancer.

According to a report, the swill-oil business is extremely profitable. Recycling one ton of kitchen waste will produce 130 kg of swill oil. With its price being half that of normal cooking oil, a profit（利润）of 1.5 to 2 billion yuan is produced in the whole swill-oil business in the country every year. The profit is almost 200%, so it’s easy to understand why the business is so hot.

He Dongping, a professor from Wuhan Polytechnic(WHPU) said, “To stop the use of dirty oil should start at its source, kitchen waste. And the first step is to find a good way of collecting kitchen waste.” “However, it might take about 10 years before China could solve the problem completely,” he added.

1.According to the study, ______ of us may have eaten the food cooked by dirty oil.

A. few B. nobody C. many

2.The underlined sentence “the swill-oil business is extremely profitable” means that the swill-oil business is really a ________.

A. big money-maker

B. common situation

C. terrible thing

3. We can infer（推断）from this passage that _______.

A. the biggest problem is that restaurants produce too much kitchen waste.

B. the way of dealing with kitchen waste isn’t good enough now.

C. we can stop the use of swill-oil in a short time if we take it serious.

4. The main topic of this passage is about _______.

A. restaurant service

B. food safety

C. eating habits

短文填词（共10小题，每小题2分， 满分20分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文意思，从方框中选择一个适当的词填入短文的相应空格处，使短文意义准确，内容连贯。

week, study, lessons, under, maybe, got, relaxed, free, early ，email

A different kind of education

Last year, I 1. a chance to be an exchange student in the UK. I found many differences between schools in the UK and those in China.

In the UK, the students have six 2. every day. Students can choose to take part in different activities. In China, kids are 3. too much pressure. In the UK, kids seem to be more 4. than us, yet they have their own difficulties as well. Every 5. they need to write about two essays. Every unit they still need to write a big essay to build their opinions. It takes them a long time to 6. in the library, sometimes 7. the whole morning.

Life in the UK is really different. Children have more 8. time to develop their interests. They can choose to do things they like at an 9. age than us. But it also means that children should make their own decision and take good care of themselves.

Please send me an 10. , telling your life as an exchange student in Australia.

书面表达（满分20分）

假定你是李华，最近你们班就“低碳”生活方式进行了讨论，你的美国朋友Jack来信向你询问讨论情况，请你用英语写封回信，简单参照作文地带介绍的以下讨论结果：

1.节水节电； 2.垃圾分类；

3.少用纸巾，重拾手帕； 4.步行，骑自行车或乘坐公交车。

参考词汇：低碳low carbon；纸巾tissue

注意：词数100左右(不含开头和结尾所给出的字数)；可适当增加细节了，以使行文连贯；开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Jack,

Thank you for your letter asking about our discussion on low carbon lifestyle. Here is something about

Best wishes,

Li Hua

—____, are you Ben?

—No, I’m not. I’m Peter.

A. How are you B. Hi C. Excuse me D. Thanks

Mary and Joy are ____ Class One. They are ____ the USA.

A. from; in B. in; from

C. to; from D. in; to

—____

—Yes, I am.

A. What’s your name? B. What are you?

C. How are you? D. Are you Mike?