I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard (果园), looking up at the branches above me. It is one of the last days of summer. Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler. Some kinds of apples are already ripe(成熟的). Others will be ready to pick soon. I think of my grandmother’s apple pie, and how I used to make it with her. She died last year, before the apple harvest, and I have not had her pie since then. I really miss her. I hear bees busily humming about, visiting the late summer flowers. The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.

The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes. Above me, big white clouds ran across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the wind. School starts in another week, and time seems to have slowed down.

“Sophie!” calls my grandfather. “Is that you?” I stand up, take his hand, and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard. We talk about apples, and bees and Grandma. He tells me that he misses her too.

He puts his rough, brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close. “ You know, Sophie,” he says, “ I spent the morning in the attic (阁楼), and you’ll never guess what I found. It’s the recipe(烹饪法) for Grandma’s apple pie. I used to help her make it sometimes. I can’t do it all alone, but you used to help her too. Maybe between the two of us, we can work it out. Want to try?”

“ But it won’t be the same without Grandma,” I tell him.

“That’s true,” he says, “but nothing is the same without Grandma. Still, I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie. What do you say?” I nod yes, and we walk towards home…toward an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen, making Grandma’s famous apple pie.

1.We learn from the passage that Sophie        .

A. likes to watch clouds in the attic

B. comes to the orchard after school

C. enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very much

D. picks many apples in the orchard

2.Both Sophie and her grandfather used to ______.

A. help Grandma make apple pies

B. spend summer afternoons in the orchard

C. enjoy fresh fruit in the farmhouse kitchen

D. walk alone among the apple trees

3.The underlined part in the last paragraph shows       .

A. how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie   

B. how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies    

C. how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard

D. how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. My grandfather’s orchard                B. My grandmother’s apple pie

C. A morning in the attic                   D. The last days of summer

Hu Yaohui, a schoolgirl in Zhejiang province, didn’t want to speak or eat for a week. She kept worrying about her scores on the exam. “I can’t stop thinking about my place in the class,” she said. “I feel stressed out.”

Hu is not the only one who faces stress. According to a recent survey conducted by Wuhan University of Hubei province, 70 percent of the 2,000 students who are going to take the college and high school entrance exams feel under pressure (压力).

Stress is a normal physical response (反应) to things that make people feel worried or break their balance of life in some way.

Stress isn’t always bad. Sometimes, people’s stress is important during emergency situations, such as when a driver has to stop his car to avoid an accident. Sometimes, stress can help people do their best — like while getting ready before a big competition or exam.

However, too much or long-term stress gives people a stress overload (负荷过多). People with stress overloads may have problems remembering or concentrating on things. They are quick to get angry or lose patience. They may even have other problems, such as sleeping problems, headaches and often getting colds.

The most helpful way to deal with stress overloads is to learn how to manage the stress. For example, you might manage it by getting a good night’s sleep, or by exercising every day.

Another good way to deal with stress is to ask parents or friends for help. Everyone has stress. For many people, stress is so common that it has become a way of life. Don’t be too shy to tell others that you are having a hard time. They may comfort you or give you some useful advice. Sometimes just sharing your problems with someone else can make you feel better.

1.Hu Yaohui felt stressed out about ________.

A. her marks on the exams

B. which seat to take during exams

C. not being able to sit in the front

D. not being allowed to eat in class

2.According to the survey in Paragraph 2, _______ of the 2,000 students who will take entrance exams feel stressed.

A. nearly half                       B. about 1,400

C. almost seven hundred             D. about one seventh

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Stress is a kind of serious heart disease.

B. Stress is always bad for people.

C. Stress is always useless for an exam.

D. Stress is greatly needed sometimes.

4.This passage is mainly about “________”.

A. Many students face stress now.

B. People’s stress is always important.

C. How to get less stress

D. How to get good results with the help of stress.

A. 请根据句意或括号中的中文提示、英文释义，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

1.He was stopped by the policeman because he had gone       (超过) 120 km an hour.  

2.I like keeping      （日记）on my notebooks, while my cousin prefers to write blogs on the Internet . 

3.We should follow the traffic rules to        (stop something from happening) accidents.

4.The most beautiful woman teacher Zhang Lili       (ran quickly) to protect his students when the accident happened.

5.Tom was so        after the1000-metre race that he drank two bottles of water.

B. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

1.I think this information will make people        take action to protect the endangered animals.

2.They are        children, because they don’t get good food, fresh air and enough exercise.

3.Look! Many fans are waiting for the       of Yang Mi outside the gate.

4.The boy in the picture is Jack       . But he doesn’t know it.

5.The director passed away peacefully in his house on a       morning.

C. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词, 并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

1.Tell the students to go to the playground to have a rest, please. They each        in the classroom for too long.

2.Tom with his father        English when I hurried home yesterday.

3.— Can you tell me who        the floor after yesterday’s meeting ?

   — I saw Beibei doing it when I left.

4.— When will your father go to the hospital to see Uncle Wang?

   — This afternoon after he        his work.

5.—Detective Wang, I doubt that Jack broke into the bank last night.

   —Really? I        it out.

句型转换

1.The information is very important.(改为感叹句)

              information it is!

2.Susan’s mother asked her , “Have you packed your things?” (改间接引语)

Susan’s mother asked her               had packed her things.

3.The engineer didn’t control the computer at once.(改为被动语态)

The computer               by the engineer.

4.You have to get to the museum by eight o’clock tomorrow morning. (改为否定句)

You               to get to the museum by eight o’clock tomorrow morning.

5.The students would rather go to bed early than stay up late in the past. (保持句意基本不变)

   The students      going to bed early to        up late in the past.

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

Philippine lies in the south-east of Asia. As we all know, it is one of China’s n1..

But there have been problems b2.China and Philippine for about one month.

Philippine b3.are calling for a quick resolution(解决)to the month-long stand-off(对峙). They say that a prolonged political impasse(持续的政治僵局) could hurt tourism and cost a l4.of export-related jobs(出口相关的就业岗位). And the confrontation(对抗) was beginning to have a bad e5.on its economic(经济)because Chinese tour groups have stopped trips t6.the Philippines. And the bananas from Philippine are not a7.to enter China for food safety reasons.

China is the Philippines’ third-biggest trading partner and its fastest-growing source of foreign tourists. The dispute(争端) b8.last month when a Philippine navy ship tried to detain(扣留) s9.Chinese fishing boats near Scarborough Shoal(黄岩岛). The foreign ministries of the two governments have been trying to calm tensions but the incident has sparked strong nationalist rhetoric(引发强烈的民族主义言论）in b10.China and the Philippines. 。

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

A 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred

off the northeastern coast of Japan on 11 March

The earthquake in Japan on March 11,2011 was a 9.0 on the Richter scale (里氏). Over 6,500 died because of the disaster by March 18. The earthquake also caused a tsunami (海啸) and a nuclear leak (核泄漏).

 However, most Japanese people stayed calm and orderly.They left broken houses calmly. They waited in line for food, water and public telephones. There was no robbing (抢劫) and no pushing.

Earthquakes hit Japan almost every year. People are ready for an earthquake at any time.

In Japan, you can learn about earthquakes on TV and in schoolbooks. Even the famous comic, Sakura Momoko (《樱桃小丸子》), shows earthquake training in a school. Almost every family in Japan has a survival kit (救生包). The kit has a flashlight (手电筒), a radio, water and enough food for several days.

Most buildings in Japan use wood. The material is less dangerous during a disaster. The buildings can  stand an earthquake of up to 7.0 on the Richter scale.

1.How large was the earthquake in Japan on March 11?

2.What did the earthquake cause besides many people’s death?

3.Where can Japanese people learn about earthquakes?

4.What are most buildings in Japan made of?

5.What can we learn from Japanese people if the disaster happens to us?

今年春季，我国西南大部分地区因为干旱严重缺水，2000多万人遇到饮水难题。学校要求每位学生，伸出援助之手帮助他们。现在请你以班长的名义写一份倡议书，内容要点如下：

     注意：词数80—100左右。文章开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear students,

    This spring, most parts in the southwest of China are short of water. It is difficult for more

than 20,000,000 people to drink water.                                        

  Thanks for your joining!

Last Sunday was my birthday. My mother bought _______ iPhone4 as _______ birthday present for me.