As we all know, the Silk Road _________ China to the West in ancient times.

A. connectes B. connecting

C. is connecting D. connected

---I hope you don’t mind my sitting here.

--- _________. It’s for Mr. Friend.

A. Certainly B. Certainly not

C. Better not. D. Yes, I don’t.

Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.

I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through pop music or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things.

But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem rather important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.

That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures (the opposite of success). JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat(打败) you—you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.

No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to tell when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.

And even when you’re struggling(奋斗), even when you’re discouraged (泄气), and you feel other people have given up on you—don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.

1.Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the third paragraph?

A. To compare these two famous persons.

B. To explain that the more failures he has, the more successful he is.

C. If you want to be successful, you should fail first.

D. To show that failure is the mother of success.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. No one can be successful without working hard.

B. Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way.

C. Those who believe in themselves shouldn’t ask others for help.

D. One should try his best to make his dream come true.

3.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence?

A. One shouldn’t ask questions because it is a sign of strength.

B. One should believe in himself though he will face much difficulty.

C. One doesn’t have to work hard when he has failed several times.

D. One doesn’t have to ask for help because it is a sign of weakness.

中译英 (本大题共9分，每小题1.5分)

1. 我哥哥以前喜欢听音乐胜过弹钢琴。

My brother _______________________________________ to playing the piano in the past.

2.张先生比较懒惰，晚饭后，他既不洗碗也不拖地。

Mr. Zhang is lazy. After supper, he ______________________________________________.

3.这张旧海报总是让我想起那部精彩的电影。

The old poster often _________________________________________________________.

4.他们很难在这么短的时间内想出新的办法。

It’s ____________________________________________ a new way in such a short time.

5.把学生分成四组之后，老师让他们开始了讨论。

__________________________________ four groups, the teacher got them to start the discussion.

6.那男孩问他妈妈能否再看两小时电视。

The boy asked his mother ______________________________________ for another two hours.

— Is this Lucy’s maths book?

— It can’t be . David’s name is on it.

A. he B. she

C. his D. Hers

Emma enjoys the piano and she plays it very well.

A. play B. to play

C. playing D. Plays

She too much food for us, for we aren’t hungry at all.

A. has to cook B. should cook

C. needs to cook D. needn’t cook

History

Water polo (水球) or water ball is a team water sport. It started in England in the nineteenth century. The sport has been popular ever since.

The Sport

Water polo is played between two teams in a swimming pool. Players swim in the pool, carrying and throwing the ball to their team members. They try to score as many goals as possible.

There are 6 players and 1 goalkeeper (守门员) on a team. The teams have two different coloured caps. Visiting team field players usually wear white caps, and home team field players usually wear blue caps. Both goalkeepers wear red caps, numbered “1”. During the game, the goalkeepers can use two hands, but the other team members can only use one hand when carrying or throwing the ball. The game is divided (划分) into 4 periods. Each goal is one point.

In the Olympics

Water polo was introduced in the Olympics of 1900. The only two teams were Great Britain and Belgium (比利时). Great Britain beat Belgium at last. Water polo used to be a sport for men only, but after a long wait, women’s water polo became an official sport in the Olympic Games in 2000 in Sydney.

1.Water polo started in America in the 1800s.

2.There are 7 players on a team in a water polo game, including a goalkeeper.

3.The goalkeepers usually wear blue caps in water polo games.

4.Each water polo game has 4 periods.

5.Women’s water polo was introduced in the Olympic Games in 1900.

完成句子（共5小题，计10分）

根据汉语意思，用单词或短语完成句子。

1.他为什么拒绝出席这次会议呢？

Why did he to attend this meeting?

2.他每天迟到，结果把工作丢了。

He lost his job being late every day.

3.我想丹尼需要多吃蔬菜。

I think Danny more vegetables.

4.李明已经养成了晨炼的习惯。

Li Ming has taking morning exercises.

5. 我们应该从现在起集中精力备考。

We should preparing for the exams from now on.

书面表达（共1题，计15分）

如今，随着亚健康的人越来越多，更多的人开始关注健康。你认为怎样才能保持健康呢？请根据提示以“How to keep healthy”为题，写一篇英语短文来简单说一下保持健康的方法。

提示：

①平衡膳食；

②适当锻炼；

③早睡早起。

要求：

①短文须包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥；

②80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

How to keep healthy

Everyone wants to be healthy, but do you know how to keep healthy?