As many as 4 out of every 1,000 infants born today have permanent hearing loss．When parents learn that their child has hearing loss, they are faced with many difficult decisions．These decisions can include choosing therapies and schools, as well as finding financial help for hearing aids or cochlear implants (人工耳蜗)．

Help Me Hear Foundation is a public charity that gives the gift of hearing to deaf children from families existing on very low incomes around the world．The foundation offers life-changing services for impoverished families, and provides real help for children with hearing impairment who may otherwise be left behind in schools or society due to their lack of hearing．

Help Me Hear Foundation believes that a child’s first years of development are critical．Being able to hear is vital to human, and Help Me Hear Foundation seeks to provide a positive lasting impression on society through its programs．Help Me Hear Foundation has many goals, including relieving the burden on communities with hearing-impaired infants and children, and strengthening the social structure of families and neighborhoods．

Recipients of Help Me Hear Foundation’s benefits receive state-of-the-art hearing devices that otherwise would cost thousands of dollars per child over the course of their lifetime．The Foundation raises money through donations for hearing aids and cochlear implants, which saves recipients and their families on average over $50,000 on related expenses．

The Foundation tries to be a transparent charity, and wants to be a catalyst for allowing deaf and hearing-impaired children to develop in a typical fashion alongside their peers．

Needy families can obtain information on specific services, and find out about deafness education by visiting the Help Me Hear Foundation’s website．The website offers helpful information on how hearing aids work, and how hearing aids ease many of the learning and language challenges that hearing-impaired children deal with on a daily basis．

1.Help Me Hear Foundation was probably set up to _____．

A．build schools for deaf children

B．research deaf children’s behavior

C．protect deaf children from being ignored

D．offer real help to poor deaf children

2.We learn from the text that _____．

A．the local government is in charge of the foundation

B．the work of the foundation depends on donations

C．even blind children can turn to the foundation

D．poor deaf African children cannot get help from the foundation

3.Visit the foundation’s website, and you will learn about _____．

A．the function of hearing aids

B．the specific services the foundation needs

C．the challenges that children face every day

D．the prices of a variety of hearing aids

4.For whom is the text most probably written?

A．Poor parents who have deaf children．

B．Doctors who want to improve skills．

C．Students who cannot see the blackboard clearly．

D．Teachers who have deaf children in their class．

5.The author writes the text mainly to _____．

A．tell how to avoid permanent hearing loss

B．explain how hard a life deaf children live

C．introduce Help Me Hear Foundation

D．advise people to give money to Help Me Hear Foundation

Joyce: What do you think of the lead teacher’s speech?

Caroline: I think it was 1. (interest)．

Joyce: 2.do I．I hear Mike is likely to win all the prizes in the exams this year．

Caroline: Yes, his teacher says so．He 3.(work) hard at his lessons every evening for months．He want to go to Oxford University next year．

Joyce: I hope he will realize his goal．

Caroline: I hope so．4.I think he works too hard．I hope he’ll go out and enjoy5.for a change．How about your son Carl?

Joyce: Don’t mention him．Carl never starts studying．

Caroline: You’re joking．I heard that Carl6.(win) the composition prize．

Joyce: You have made 7.mistake．That is White Carl．My son is Brown Carl．The whites live in the same community 8. we do．White Carl has always been so hard working．He wants to be a 9.(write)．My son likes going to the concert．He only likes singing．

Caroline:10.he practices singing, he will become a singer in the future．

Joyce: Not all people can become a singer．I don’t think he has the talent．

Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock. "Oh no!" he thought to himself. " Another day at that office; a boss who shouts at me all the time."

As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door. He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside. "Bigwoods Football Pools(足球赌博公司)would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds."

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. "Please explain why you're so late," his boss said. "Go and jump in the lake," replied Frank. "I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at."

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar(雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly(整洁) dressed in grey suits. "Mr. Smithson," one of them said, "we're from Bigwoods Football Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…"

1.What do we know about Frank?

A. He was a lazy man.

B. He made a lot of money.

C. He didn't get on well with his boss.

D. He was a lucky person.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought_______.

A. someone had come to make an apology

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3.On hearing "…there's been a terrible mistake…" Frank was most likely to be ______.

A. disappointed B. worried

C.nervous D. curious

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Choosing to Study Overseas

Every year, thousands of students choose to study in another country for a semester, the summer, or a year. Studying overseas can be an exciting experience for many people.

1.

Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture.

2. Overseas study may also look good on your future resume. Many companies today want employees who speak a second language, or have experienced living or working in another country.

Making the right choice

Once you decide to study overseas, you have to make some choices. To choose the right country or school. Ask yourself: Where do I want to go and why? How much do I want to pay? 3. Do I want to live with a host family, with roommates, or alone?

Getting ready to go

Get your passport and visa early! 4. Learn about the money. Bring some of it, and a credit card, with you.

Once you are there

After the first few weeks overseas, many students will feel a little homesick. They may miss their family, friends, and familiar ways of doing things. 5. When you feel sad or homesick, try to talk to others, or write about your feelings in a notebook.

A．Large number of students can’t afford to study overseas.

B．You should improve your mother tongue before you go.

C．Why do it?

D．How long do I want to study overseas?

E. Remember that it takes time to get used to a new place, school, and culture.

F. You will see the world in a new way, and learn more about yourself.

G. Before you go, learn some of the language, and read about some common customs in your host country.

书面表达

假设你是John，你的笔友李刚英语口语不好，他来心情你谈谈你的意见，你给他写一封回信。提出以下看法和建议。

1. 熟能生巧。

课上，争取机会积极发言，老师会帮助你纠正错误。课下多练习，与喜欢讲英语的同学共同实践，互帮互助。

2. 不要失去信心，不要怕讲错，不要怕别人讥笑

3. 只要坚持，一定能提高英语口语水平

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Thank you for your letter. I'm sorry to know that you have some trouble with your spoken English.

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Yours sincerely,

John

Australia’s koalas could be dying out within 30 years, unless urgent measures is taken to stop the losing in population, according to researchers. They say development, climate change and bushfires have all related to reduce the number of wild koalas sharply. The Australian Koala Foundation said a recent survey showed the population could have dropped by more than half in the past six years. Previous estimates put the number of koalas at more than 100,000, but the latest figures suggest there could now be as few as 43,000.

The foundation collected field data from 1,800 sites and 80,000 trees to calculate the numbers. In one area in northern Queensland estimated to have 20,000 koalas a decade ago, a team of eight people could not find a single animal in four days of searching.

The foundation said besides problems caused by cutting down forests, hotter and drier conditions because of global warming had reduced the nutritional(营养的)value of their staple food, eucalyptus leaves, leading to poor nutrition for them.

Koalas, which live in the forests in Australia’s east and south, are very particular about what types of the leaves they eat.

Foundation chief Deborah Tabart said: “The koalas are missing everywhere we look. It’s really no tree, no me. If you keep cutting down trees you don’t have any koalas.”She is hoping the new figures will persuade the government’s Threatened Species Steering Committee (TSSC) to list the koala as threatened. But committee chairman Bob Beeton said a decision was not likely recently and the koala’s status as one of the country’s favorite animals would not be a factor. “There’s a number of species which are attractive and people have special feelings towards them. We don’t consider that,” Mr. Beeton was reported as saying by the AFP agency.

1.The writer gives the example of the area in northern Queensland in Paragraph 3 to show that _____.

A. the environment is being polluted seriously

B. the number of koalas is dropping quickly

C. the forests are being damaged heavily

D. koalas usually live in wild mountainous areas

2.Global warming is an important cause of koalas’ reduction because _____.

A. the leaves koalas eat are losing nutritional value

B. koalas cannot get enough water to drink

C. koalas can hardly stand the hot weather

D. the leaves koalas eat cannot grow in hot weather

3.According to Bob Beeton, _____.

A. they needn’t pay special attention to koalas

B. a decision will be made to protect koalas

C. koalas are his favorite animals

D. koalas needn’t be protected at all

单词拼写

1.An unhappy home _______________(环境) can affect a child’s behavior.

2.It is not ___________________(方便) for me to come now; I am busy.

3.His paintings will be ________________(展示) to the public at the end of this month.

4.Unable to speak a word of language, he __________________(交流) by gestures.

5.Scientists have made a great _________________(突破) in the area of genetics.

6.The fire ________________(spread) very quickly because of the strong wind last night.

7.Courage is one of the best _________________(quality) of a good solider.

8.___________________(tradition), the company’s main markets have been in Britain .

9.It’s difficult to travel through the town on a ___________________ (fog) morning.

10.To our surprise, we were ___________________ (forbid) to enter the hall by the guard.

Although an earthquake has just happened, people here still ______ their lives as usual.

A. go about B. go through

C. get about D. get through

People with simple names enjoy quicker career advancement because names which are hard to pronounce inspire negative _______ from superiors.

A. consideration B. consequences

C. expectations D. reactions