—What should I wear for the party, darling?

— We’re already late!

A. Come on! B. Cheer up!

C. It’s a long story. D. Don’t mention it.

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“Where’s the light?” My dad used to ask me that when I was little. It’s one of those questions that parents use to how smart their young children are. During my teenage years, my dad told me that he thought I was going to be foolish because I at him whenever he asked me where the was.

I consider myself to be a “Daddy’s girl”. Dad never me, but he did buy me nice things---dolls and shoes---for my birthday. I am now 28, and I live with my parents in Baguio, Philippines. my father is always very busy, we still time with each other. We go for a drive in the country. Most girls of my would rather go out with their friends than be with their family, but my family has always felt a bit .

Looking at my father now, I can see he is a(n) 28 man. So many difficulties were in his life, but his dream of a better life kept him . At 14, he began working at his high school to .himself.

During his life, my father has overcome a lot of difficulties and he always education. When we were , he would tell my brother and me to seek improvement in ourselves through .

Like a light, he shines with respect, but he sends out the brightest light for our family as a unit with love and faith as its . There are times when my dad makes jokes and asks me, using my childhood nickname, “Sasi, where’s the light?” I just smile, and point at him.

1.A. secret B. address C. way D. question

2.A. look for B. find out C. take in D. give away

3.A. jokingly B. sadly C. surprisingly D. calmly

4.A. shouted B. laughed C. pointed D. knocked

5.A. doll B. gift C. light D. family

6.A. spoiled B. taught C. cheated D. missed

7.A. never B. still C. suddenly D. finally

8.A. Because B. Unless C. When D. Though

9.A. waste B. divide C. gain D. spend

10.A. ever B. even C. later D. soon

11.A. age B. height C. style D. kind

12.A. happy B. puzzled C. different D. strange

13.A. strict B. broadminded C. independent D. easy-going

14.A. going B. coming C. smiling D. waiting

15.A. enjoy B. support C. behave D. control

16.A. worries B. provides C. receives D. values

17.A. young B. helpless C. proud D. busy

18.A. working B. speaking C. learning D. reading

19.A. showing B. keeping C. imagining D. starting

20.A. tool B. basis C. goal D. trick

Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit (精神)and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.

But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these， it will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?

Don't look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.

Don't let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.

Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly (紧紧地)；the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.

Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure (珍宝) you can always carry easily.

Don't use time or words carelessly. You can't get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密),and today is a gift: that's why we call it "the present". Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.

1.The passage tells us not to ________ because everyone is special.

A. be afraid of difficulties

B. be afraid to learn

C. run through life so fast

D. compare yourself with others to look down on your worth

2.The sentence " Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. " means that "________".

A. nothing is possible

B. if we don't give up,there is always hope

C. you should learn to give up

D. although you try, nothing will change

3.Why can't we use time carelessly?

A. Because time is too expensive.

B. Because time never returns.

C. Because we are too poor.

D. Because time will get back.

4.If you run through life so fast, you will________.

A. lose your own treasure that you can always carry easily

B. lose love by holding it too tightly

C. forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going

D. not be afraid of difficulties

5.According to the passage, which is the best title?

A. Nothing is impossible

B. Glass balls are easy to be broken

C. Things you can't do

D. Treat your life in a right way

So you think you know your dog. But how well does your dog know you? She probably recognizes you when she sees you. But can a dog tell by simply looking at you whether you have a happy or an angry expression on your face? Researchers in Austria have taught pet dogs to know the difference.

Dogs are very mindful of sound. When dog owners shout or speak in a strong, harsh(刺耳的) voice, dogs often act guilty and quietly move away from the area. Researchers have found that dogs can look at our faces, and tell the difference between a smile and a frown. The animals were able to recognize a look of approval from one of disapproval.

Researchers performed a series of experiments. They taught dogs to recognize facial expressions. They showed the dogs two pictures of either the upper of lower half of a person’s face. On one picture, the person looked happy. The other appeared angry. The dogs were then shown images of the eyes or mouths of people they had never seen before. They were also shown the left half of the faces used in training. Once the dogs learned to recognize which image was happy or angry, they could easily identify the same expressions in pictures of any face.

Corsin Muller, who led the study, says future studies will try to show whether dogs can learn the meaning of facial expressions—for example, whether a frown shows that someone is angry. “What we can say with our study is that they can tell these ones are different. But what we cannot be sure of at this point is what exact meaning they are associating with these different expressions.”

“Of course it seems likely that they would associate (联系)some positive meanings with the smiley face and they would associate some rather negative meanings with the angry face. But what exactly they are associating with these expressions we cannot know at this point.” Corsin says.

1.The passage tells us mainly about _____________.

A. how dogs communicate with each other

B. What are the best ways to train our dogs

C. Why it’s necessary to know our pet dogs well

D. whether dogs can recognize our facial expressions

2.We know from the second paragraph that a dog_____________.

A. pays little attention to its owner’s looks

B. has to be trained to recognize our voices

C. is very sensitive to its owner’s voices

D. will feel guilty if their owner frowns

3.According to Corsin Muller, it’s been proven that dogs know_____________.

A. the exact meaning of a frown

B. a frown is an angry expression

C. human looks carry different meanings

D. a smiley face may have negative meanings

4.In which part of a website does the text probably appear?

A. Technology. B. Education.

C. Language. D. Economics.

阅读下面两则新闻报道,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

News item 1: Rescuers in Zhaotong, Yunnan Province continued searching on Sunday for six workers who went missing when water burst suddenly from a barrier lake formed during the 6.5-magnitude earthquake on Aug.3. The workers were digging tunnels to discharge(排出)lake water on Friday afternoon when the water suddenly broke through and flooded the construction site. The flooding also left another four workers injured, the press office of Zhaotong said on its official microblog.

News item 2: One person died and 324 others were injured after a 6.6-magnitude quake jolted southwest China’s Yunnan Province Tuesday night, according to the local government. The deaths were reported mainly from Jinggu County, where the epicenter(震中)was monitored. A total of 92,700 people in Jinggu were affected and 56,880 of them have been relocated, said an official of the county’s publicity department. After the earthquake, Yunnan has initiated the highest emergency response, sending rescue staff and materials to the affected areas.

【写作内容】

1.用约30个词概括上文的主要内容;

2.用约120个词谈谈你对自然灾害的看法,内容包括：

(1)地震可能给人们带来哪些危害(如身体和精神的伤害等)；

(2)自然灾害发生时人们应该怎么做；

(3)你自己的想法。

【写作要求】

1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,篇章连贯。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

When I was in junior high school, I was really a bad boy．My history teacher—Mr．Oven criticized me a lot because I was naughty（淘气的）in his class．By the end of the first semester, I’d had enough of his words and had decided that I would get my revenge（报复）on him.

The opportunity arose one morning when Mr．Oven was called to the office for a certain reason．While Mr．Oven left, my company Billy and I took Mr．Oven’s lunch bag from under his desk．I opened his sandwich and placed a worm（虫子） in between the two slices of bread．We put it back and closed it．To keep it in memory, Billy took photos of the whole process．We laughed for weeks over this.

Well, it all went south during Thanksgiving break．Billy’s mother found the pictures in his room, and demanded that he should tell her where these pictures were from．Billy told his mother the whole story, and Mr．Oven was informed．Not only was I punished from school for two weeks, but also I was kicked off the football and basketball team．Before I could return to school, I had to turn in a 1000-word essay on what I did and why I did that．I really felt embarrassed every time I saw Mr．Oven in the hallway for the rest of the school year．I felt a little regret that Mr．Oven left our school the next year．

1.Mr．Oven criticized me a lot because________.

A．I didn’t go to his class

B．I was naughty in my homework

C．I didn’t answer his questions

D．I disobeyed his rules in class

2.How can you imagine Mr．Oven would act when he had his lunch?

A．He would cry out, shocked that the worm lay in his sandwich．

B．He would eat it as usual when he had his sandwich.

C．He would be glad to eat his delicious sandwich with the worm.

D．He would be very hungry when he found the worm in his sandwich.

3.The underlined sentence “Well, it all went south during Thanksgiving break.” in Paragraph 3 probably means________．

A．Billy and I went south during Thanksgiving break.

B．All the students left on Thanksgiving break.

C．All the students went south on Thanksgiving break.

D．It was not until Thanksgiving break ended that the secret was let out.

4.Which one was NOT true according to the article?

A．He had to eat the sandwich he had made for Mr．Oven.

B．He was kicked off the football and basketball team.

C．He had to be punished to leave school for two weeks.

D．He had to write a 1000-word essay to admit his mistake.

It’s well-known that meditation (冥想) has many benefits, but do you know how to practice it for a beginner?

Set a proper scene

Find a space for meditation．It should be private and quiet．Make sure the temperature is comfortable．Sit on a cushion (垫子) if the floor is uncomfortable．You may play soft music if you like.

Take a moment to loosen up．Remember that the goal of meditation is to relax．Loosen your clothing, remove your shoes and have a good stretch．Do your best to ease any muscle tension that might keep you from achieving relaxation．Make an effort to relax your facial muscles．

Focus on your breath

Sit down in the space you’ve prepared．Close your eyes and breathe．Each time you breathe in, count “one”．Each time you breathe out, count “one”．The idea is to strengthen being in the moment — the last breath doesn’t matter, and the next one doesn’t matter; only this one matters．

Feel your breath inflate (胀大) your lungs and push on your diaphragm (隔膜)．Feel how sweet it is to inhale the fresh air．As you do this, your body will gradually begin to relax and all of your attention will be centered within your mind．

Return to real life

Once you feel fully centered in your mind, allow yourself to gradually drift back to real life．Move your fingers and toes and slowly wake your body up．Open your eyes and remain there for a few minutes until your senses come back, and then slowly stand up．

Even if you can’t make it fully into your mind, you still get some benefits from it．If you want to feel better, you just need to practice．Set about 10 minutes around the same time every day and repeat this exercise.

1.The text is about _________.

A．steps in practicing meditation for beginners

B．tips on how to breathe slowly

C．the benefits of practicing meditation

D．the best way to stay relaxed

2.Which of the following can best fill in the blank?

A．Forget yourself.

B．Prepare yourself for it.

C．Avoid being disturbed.

D．Pay attention to your inner self．

3.The underlined word “inhale” in the text can be replaced by “__________”.

A．look for

B．take in

C．keep away

D．think of

4.To gain greater benefits of meditation, beginners are advised to __________.

A．do some exercise in advance

B．listen to some popular music

C．practice it every day

D．spend a long time in practicing it

Discover South Africa from $1799 South Africa is truly a world-class destination!

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This wonderful 16-day tour is designed to highlight South Africa’s amazing diversity of cultures, its curious mixture of old and new, as well as its wonderful scenery and wildlife, together with its unique history．

Join us to experience Cape Town and the exciting Kruger safari (游猎) on our tour to South Africa．We believe that a more naturally beautiful country than South Africa would be difficult to find: from the rocky peaks of the Drakensberg Mountains, to the timeless semi-desert landscapes of the Karoo and then the forested seashores and mirror-like lakes of the Garden Route, the attractive valleys of the Winelands and the symbol of the country, Table Mountain — all under an endless blue sky．Quite amazing!

Included in our price:

Return flights from London Heathrow

Three-and-four-star hotels, sharing rooms, breakfast and lunch included

Internal flight to the beautiful Garden Route

Full-day guided safari in the Kruger National Park

Visit the legendary Zulu War battlefields of Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, the historical Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, Apartheid Museum and Blyde River Canyon

Travel on Outeniqua steam train or go whale watching depending on the season

For more information, call 0845 155 6706.

1.On this 16-day tour, visitors might experience the _______ of South Africa.

A．history, cultures and education

B．cultures, scenery and education

C．history, scenery and education

D．history, cultures and scenery

2.What can we learn about the tour?

A．The tour is available all year round．

B．Tourists will have a single room each.

C．Tourists are sure to go whale watching．

D．Suppers are not included in the price.

3.The passage is written to _______.

A．talk about touring experiences

B．attract people to the tour

C．talk about the history of Africa

D．introduce places of interest in Africa

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

People will do anything to see a free show, even 1. it is a bad one．When the news got round that a comedy show would 2.(give) at our local cinema by the P．and U．Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it．We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began．3.(lucky), the show was one of 4.(boring) we have ever seen．Those who failed to get in need not have felt _5.(disappoint), as many of the artists who should 6.(appear) did not come．The only funny thing we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the program．He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone．As soon 7. he opened his mouth, everyone burst out 8.(laugh)．We all know9.the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company．Good ladies, evening and 10.(gentleman)!"

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有十处语言错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其该词下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

A boy who was cleaning the shoes in the street said to a young men passing by, “Let me clean your boots．It’ll cost you only a penny.” But the young man refused．Then the boy told him that he will clean her boots for nothing .The young man agreed, and soon a boot shining brightly .Then he put the other boot on the box, and the boy refused clean it unless he was paid two pence for his work .The young man refused to pay anything and went away．But the well-cleaned boot made the dirty one such bad that he could walk on．Final, he turned back and gave the boy two pence.