Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa. His parents, Ann and Barack, met when they were students at the University of Hawaii. Since Barack had the same name as his father, young Barack went by the nickname “Barry”.
In 1979, after he finished high school, Barry went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. There, he started to learn about his African roots and decided to use his African name, Barack. After two years in L.A., he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics.
After college, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked to help poor people in his city. He traveled to Africa to meet his grandmother and cousins for the first time. He went back many times over the years to visit with his family and learn about where he came from. At work, he met a lawyer named Michelle Robinson. They worked together in a big law firm. Then he left Chicago to go to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did very well in law school.
After he was done with school, Barack moved back to Chicago and in 1992 he married Michelle. He worked as a lawyer, devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly. He worked hard to get the people he helped to vote.
He made many people believe that their votes were important, and helped them feel like they could make a difference.
1.Barack Obama’s father was probably born in _________.
A. Hawaii B. Illinois C. Kenya D. California
2.Which of the following is the right order according to the text?
①Getting married to Michelle.
②Travelling to Africa to meet his grandmother
③Going to Harvard Law School
④Going to Columbia University
⑤Working in a big law firm.
A.④③②⑤① B. ④②⑤③①
C. ③④①⑤② D. ②①⑤④③
3.How did Obama get people to vote?
A. By cheating them to do so.
B. By making a difference to people.
C. By helping poor people who treat others unfairly.
D. By showing them the importance of their votes.
4.According to the text, which of the following words can best describe Barack Obama?
A. Kind-hearted B. Humorous C. Polite D. Brave
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书面表达
假设你是李华，刚来你校作交换生的约翰请你为他推荐一个生日聚餐的好去处。请根据以下要点提示，给他写一封信介绍你去过的一家中国餐馆。
饭店位置：市中心，交通便利；
就餐环境：干净、舒适；
菜品特色：种类丰富、美味可口、价格实惠。
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3、开头和结尾已给为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Dear John,
I am happy to introduce a Chinese restaurant to you for your birthday.
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Yours，
Li Hua
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Make Friends
Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leaves us without a friend. 1. . But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.
1.Associate with others.
The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such
places.
2.Start a conversation
Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. 2. You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talks is a very useful skill in relating with other people.
3. 3.
Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friends together, Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.
Let it grow.
4. Stay in touch
It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend. 4. . The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.
5.Enjoy your friendship
The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves. 5. Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.
A. Be cheerful.
B. Do things together.
C. Do not wait to be spoken to.
D. Try not to find fault with your friends.
E. Making new friends comes easy for some people.
F. For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.
G. So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.
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完形填空
完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was growing up my dad would often give me small tasks to finish to help out around the house. Some were easy but the three I remember the most were the three of all. The first was helping to weed the four we had. It was work. I would rather ride my bike than crawl（爬行）in the dirt on my hands and knees the thousands of weeds in our gardens. The second was piling firewood for . It was tough work and I got more than my ____of pieces. I would rather walk in the woods than piling it in rows. The third was water from a mountain spring to our house. our well water had too much iron in it to .
Over the years, though, I learned to see the in all the things my dad had made me do. Having fresh vegetables for dinner was a delight. a cold glass of iced tea made from the mountain spring water was a pure . Standing by the wood stove on a snowy December day was a wonderful way to . I saw as well that all this work my dad had given me had made me a better, stronger and more caring man. Most of all, I that when I did my work with a(n) heart, it didn’t feel like work at all .
Over the years I have learned something else too. When we do the work for our Heavenly Father with a spirit, it doesn’t feel like work, either. Every act of kindness, word of encouragement, and gift of love we share will only make our lives better, make our hearts happier, and bring out souls to Heaven.
I am so to both my dad and my Father in Heaven. They showed me the __of work and more importantly they showed me the pricelessness of love.
1.A. simplest B. toughest C. strangest D. wildest
2.A. schools B. companies C. gardens D. streets
3.A. boring B. exciting C. interesting D. relaxing
4.A. controlling B. keeping C. pushing D. pulling
5.A. festival B.winter C. holiday D. marriage
6.A. share B.charge C.point D.dream
7.A.protecting B.borrowing C.carrying D.conducing
8.A.because B.unless C.although D.but
9.A.boil B.match C.get D.drink
10.A.requirements B.attention C.rewards D.experience
11.A.Designing B.Enjoying C.Performing D.Developing
12.A.desire B.challenge C.surprise D.pleasure
13.A.turnup B.warmup C.stayup D.setup
14.A.unluckily B.immediately C.gradually D.temporarily
15.A.remembered B.ignored C.regretted D.realized
16.A.honest B.happy C.brave D.modest
17.A.loving B.complaining C.hating D.punishing
18.A.closer B.farther C.politer D.warmer
19.A.kind B.lucky C.grateful D.vital
20.A.key B.way C.goal D. value
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1.Mr. Zhao is ______ _______ _______ (主管) this company.
2.PRC (代表) the People’s Republic of China .
3.He studied hard,and (结果), he passed the exam.
4.How are you going to (处理) such problems？
5.The children are (在危险中) if they get close to the tiger.
6.Too much sunlight does (对…有害) this plant.
7.You should (注意) your handwriting.
8.The teacher has borrowed the books.(把此句改成被动语态)
The books by the teacher.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last Sunday while waiting for the bus with my father, I heard some people arguing loudly. 1. (look) around, I saw two women and a big man shouting at each other. Later we learned that the women were tourists from a neighboring city. One of them said three young men stole her friend’s purse while they 2. (shop) in a store. 3. other two had run away, but they followed the big man 4. (close) and caught him. I was angry and wanted to go up and help the two women, 5. my father stopped me and pulled me aside. I felt very 6. (depress), thinking my father was afraid of the big man and unwilling to help the two women. However, what happened next changed my opinion. My father 7. (hurry) to a nearby ice cream store, using their phone to call police. He reported the case _ 8. police and provided some helpful details. When we were about 9. (leave)，I saw three policemen running to the spot. I was happy and had a better 10. (understand) of my father from this incident. Although he looked ordinary, he was brave and calm before danger.
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书面表达
根据题目所提出的具体要求，在答题卡上写出一篇连贯完整的短文，词数不少于60.
假如你是李华，来自澳大利亚的交换生Jack春节期间要来北京体验中国文化，你将负责一天的接待。请参考下面提供的信息，给他发邮件，介绍一天的活动安排。
邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Time | Activities |
morning | go to Ditan Temple Fair(庙会) ·learn about Chinese folk arts ·watch dragon and lion dances ·eat local traditional snacks |
afternoon | ... |
Dear Jack,
I’m so glad you’re coming to Beijing during the Spring Festival season.
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What do you think of the arrangements? If you have any other plans, just let me know.
Li Hua
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–What do you think of your new ipad? --Good. I can’t find a ______ one.
A. worst B. best C. worse D. better
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The terrible train crash in Wenzhou has shaken the country, not only causing the loss of lives, but also ________ people ________ confidence in the rail system.
A. made; losing B. make; lost
C. making; lose D. making; to lose
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