Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775, and died on July 18, 1817. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices（偏见） of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously （匿名）.

     But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors. She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath. The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels. Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced （增强）by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street. Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.

The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society. After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related（相关的） books, cards and many specially designed gifts. Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.

    You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours. The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.

1.Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath________.

A. in her early twenties                        B. in her early teens

C. in her late twenties                         D. in her late teens

2.What can we learn about Bath from the passage?

A. Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.

B. The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.

C. Bath remains（保持） almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.

D. No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.

3.The author writes this passage in order to________.

A. attract readers to visit the city of Bath

B. ask readers to buy Austen's books

C. tell readers about Jane Austen's experience

D. give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society

4.It takes you about one and a half hours________.

A. to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street

B. to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts

C. to find a guide to take you to the Centre

D. to look around the city of Bath on foot

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On Sunday morning, I usually get up very late. I wash my face and then go out to do morning exercises.  It is about 8.20 a. m.  After I eat my __1__, I often go to a shopping centre __2__ my mother. The shopping centre is __3__ our home, so we walk there. It takes us about 20 minutes to get there on foot. The shopping centre has a good __4__. It is called "新世纪购物中心" in Chinese. It doesn't have an __5__ name. Can you help to put it into English? It is new and big. __6__ many things there, such as (诸如) TVs, fridges, bikes, computers, clothes, books, food and drinks. There are many people there. There are men and women, old and __7__. Parents must __8__ their children. The shopping centre is so big. Young children may get lost (迷失) in it. __9__ do many people come here to buy things? Do you know? Let me tell you. The things there are usually good and __10__. The workers there are always nice and friendly. If(如果) you come to my home, I can take you there and have a look.

1.A. breakfast     B. lunch          C. supper       D. dinner

2.A. for             B. to             C. with         D. of

3.A. near          B. into          C. at          D. from

4.A. flower        B. place         C. name         D. room

5.A. old           B. big           C. English      D. French

6.A. There is      B. There are     C. They are     D. They're

7.A. tall          B. short          C. young        D. small

8.A. look after    B. look for        C. look at      D. look like

9.A. What          B. Who          C. Why          D. When

10.A. expensive     B. cheap         C. big          D. new

句型转换 (10%)
【小题1】It takes me about half an hour to get to school.(改成一般疑问句)
             you about half an hour to get to school?
【小题2】The man in the front of the classroom is my English teacher.(对划线部分提问)
             English teacher?
【小题3】Daniel plans to go swimming every week.(对划线部分提问)
             Daniel  to go swimming?
【小题4】How do you celebrate Halloween?. (改为同义句)
__________ celebrate Halloween?
【小题5】We have lots of fun at school. (改为同义句)
We __________at school.

任务阅读 （10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格 (每空限填一词)。

How do you feel when you have to make a speech(演讲) in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?

Shyness means feeling nervous or frightened when you’re around other people. Experts (专家) have found that more than 80 percent of middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences.

It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case of how much.

Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay the bill (账单). Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.

If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are quieter and cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too.

You see, being shy isn’t all bad. But remember not to let good chances pass by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practise your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of.

Shyness