Give water, save lives
A bottle of water may not seem like much to you, but thousands of bottles will be of great help for people who live in drought-hit(遭受旱灾) areas in China.
Since last autumn, there has been very little rain in Southwest China. Some places, especially in Yunnan . Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, have experienced a serious drought. Crops (庄稼) died, the land cracked, and wells (井) and rivers dried up. More than 20 million people are having difficulty in finding safe drinking water.
After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by giving water, money and other things.
Last week, every member of the Communist Youth League (共青团员) and Young Pioneers(少先队员) were encouraged to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit areas. Students in primary schools and middle schools quickly joined the activity. In Yuhua Primary School in Xi’ an, 900 students bought over 1,000 bottles of water with their pocket money. They also wrote their wishes on the bottles.
The serious drought has also made students realize the importance of saving water.
Students from Nanshan Middle School in Huizhou in Guangdong went on the street to tell people to take part in water-saving activities.
“I’ve heard that some children in drought-hit areas don’ t have enough drinking water. They have to drink muddy ( 含有泥土的 ) water. I feel really sad about that," said one student. “I decide to take a shower twice a week instead of every day to save water.”he said.
小题1:Why did a serious drought happen in Southwest China?  
___________________________________________________________________________                     小题2:What does the underlined (划线的) word "cracked" probably mean in Chinese?
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小题3:What did people do after learning about the drought?
                                                                  
小题4:Is a bottle of water helpful for the people in drought-hit areas?
                                                                              
小题5:What can you learn from the passage?                                     

阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词。将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上。
Did you ever think someone was scary because they looked different, or ate strange foods?  Well, they might think the s____小题1:____ about you!  One of the things we all n___小题2:___ to do is celebrate diversity（差异）. We shouldn’t think badly of people from other cultures b____小题3:___ they are different than our own culture.
Sometimes we judge people f___小题4:____ other countries unfairly, because one person from that culture did something bad. Well, has your whole family ever b____小题5:____ blamed for something your little sister did? It doesn’t s____小题6:____  fair，does it?  It’s just as unfair to blame a w____小题7:___ culture for what two or three people do. 
So here are some things that you can do to help y____小题8:___ understand other cultures:
1.  Find common ground!
2.  Don’t blame all because of one!
3.  Try to make f____小题9:___ with people from other cultures. 
To learn m____小题10:__ about yourself and what cultures you come from, become a genealogist（系谱专家）. You may also want to see the Different Is Good presentation to learn about other things you can do to cross those cultural walls.

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
1In the United States people sometimes go camping for vacation． Instead of staying at modern hotels and restaurants，they live in the woods and do everything for themselves for a few days to relax．
When you are camping，you make all of your own food．It is rather like a large，many-day picnic．Barbeques(烤肉架) are very common while camping．You can bring meat and vegetables to the camp．To make a fire，you can find or bring your own wood and light it with a lighter(打火机)．
2Remember to put stones around the fire so that it won’t get too big and dangerous! When the fire is ready，you can cook food over it．Besides meat and vegetables，you can also cook marshmallows(果酱软糖) with the fire．
Children really like this activity at night．The whole family sit around the fire，eat marshmallows，and drink hot chocolate—especially when it is cold outside! Everyone can sing camping songs and dance together．
Camping is a fun activity for the family to do．Vacation does not have to mean going to visit faraway places，it could be as simple as setting up a tent in a nearby forest!
小题1:Where do Americans go camping?
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小题2: Why do they put stones around the fire？
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小题3:.将划线部分①翻译成汉语
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小题4:将划线部分②翻译成汉语
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小题5:给文章拟一个标题
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幸福是什么？幸福是父母为你营造的温馨的家，幸福是老师望向你的赞许的目光，幸福是孤独时朋友送来的一杯奶茶，幸福是…… 请以My happiness为话题，写一件曾经发生过的令你感到幸福的事情。
要求：条理清晰，语言流畅，用词准确, 字迹工整，80－100词。
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入合适的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给出）：（14分）
One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat under the big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whisper from the bushes behind the tree. They turned a   小题1:    but could not see anything. They were frightened.
’Is anybody there?" Millie asked. N  小题2:    answered. They listened very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their w  小题3:   they met Andy.
’What happened?* Andy asked.
’There’s a ghost in the park. Please help us.’ Millie said.
’R  小题4:  ? Tell me more,’ Andy said.
Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, stood beside the tree and listened
carefully. Then he heard the whisper! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was not sure the sound came from the bushes. He s  小题5:  carefully.
’Oh! Here it is," Andy said to himself. He found a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed, it made a sound like a whisper.
Andy put the little cat into a box and went to find Millie and Amy. They were s  小题6:    frightened. Andy opened the box and showed them the ‘ghost’.
’This is the ghost in the park," Andy said, Millie and Amy were surprised—it was a little cat- L  小题7:   that day, they took the little cat to the animal centre. People in the animal centre would take care of it

Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（14分）
Tony is reading an advertisement in a magazine. It is about different evening classes or weekend classes.
The Learning Centre, Garden City
We have evening and weekend workshops on ...
test preparation    friends and meeting people
jobs and making money    travel and language learning
Some of this month’s workshops:
1.  Get good grades!
Do you forget information and do poorly on tests?
In this workshop, learn to...
remember more (95 percent of what you read)
think quickly and read fast (400 words per minute!).
do well on tests and get high scores.
2.   Find true love ... today!
Are you single and shy (害羞的) ? Is it hard for you to talk to people?
In this workshop, learn to...
talk to people: start a conversation with a man or woman.
be more friendly and outgoing.
understand a person’s ’body language.
3.  You are on TV!
Many actors get their start in television. You can too! In this workshop, learn to...
act in TV ads.
use your voice on the radio.
get TV and radio jobs.
4.   See the world ... for free!
Travelling is expensive. But you can see the world for very little money! In this workshop, learn how to...
get discount (50%-80%) on plane tickets.
travel with your friends for free.
see the world by cruise ship ... for $1 per day! This course is also online at www.ASRLC.org
小题1:What’s the advertisement about?
小题2:We learn to remember more in Workshop 1, don’t we?
小题3:How fast will we read after taking Workshop 1?
小题4:After you take Workshop 2, will you be able to talk to people more easily or more difficultly?
小题5:Where do many actors get their start?
小题6:At the end of Workshop 4, what will you be able to do?
小题7:Which workshop allows you to take the course online?

Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic 'The most shocking news to me'.
(以“最令我震惊的新闻”为题写一篇不少于60个词的作文，标点符号不占格。)
Suggested questions：
?     What's the most shocking news to you?
?     Why do you think it's the most shocking news?
?     What's your opinion about the news?

根据短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
Someone says, "Time is money." But I think time is 小题1: important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. floweret, when time is 小题2: it’ll never 小题3: . That’s 小题4: we mustn’t waste time.
It goes without saying that the 小题5:is usually limited (有限的). Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do 小题6: useful.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the 小题7: of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and 小题8:. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own小题9:. In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t   小题10: today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to waste.

The nose is important for everyone. It can help a person breathe and smell. In fact,it can also be used in many popular expressions.
Some people can lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she can ask him to do whatever she wants him to do.
Some people are said to be hard--nosed. They will not change their opinions of anything.
If some people keep their noses out of other people’s business, they do not interfere
(     ) in anything that has nothing to do with them. The opposite kind of people are those who nose around all the time. They are interested in other people’s personal life.
If someone works hard, he can keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble. How ever, more problems will be caused if a person looks down his nose at others or some things. He thinks they are unimportant. This kind of person might also turn up his nose at anything that he doesn’t consider good enough. He thinks he is better than anyone else.
At school, some students thumb their noses at their teacher. They refuse to follow what their teacher says or do any work. Of course, it is not right for students to do like this.
根据材料内容，从下面方框中选出恰当的短语完成下面五个小题，使句子通顺、意思完整。每个短语限用一次。

A. be hard—nosed     B. nose around     C. keep his nose clean D. turns up his nose     E. thumb their noses

小题1: I don’t want to make friends with David because he always       
小题2: Maggie likes to talk about others and      
小题3:My brother used to       , but now he can listen to others’ advice.
小题4: Bob and Andy usually        at their parents.
小题5:Michael works hard all the time, so he can        

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

Meaning	●To feel 小题1:  ▲    or frightened
Causes	●To be the小题2:  ▲    of attention ●To be born shy ●To have小题3:   ▲    experiences
Effects	小题4:  ▲    effects	●To have red 小题5:  ▲     ●To talk in 小题6:  ▲    sentences ●To be小题7:  ▲    of meeting new people
	Good effects	●To be quieter and 小题8:  ▲    ●To be good at 小题9:  ▲    with others
Advice	●To take hold of (抓住) good 小题10:  ▲