I was not having a happy holiday. My family had decided to go back to the countryside in New Hampshire, US, again. But I found it boring. What made the holiday even worse was that I had to sleep in the same bed as my brother. But I was wrong. This trip was the best holiday I have ever had. During the holiday, I met a very special friend.

While I was walking in the countryside, I saw a man carrying a small brown bag. Wearing white clothes, the man looked like a ghost. As he looked at me, I felt frightened. I wanted to run away when the man spoke to me. “Hello. Beautiful day, isn’t it?” he said. The man talked a lot. I wasn’t listening very carefully because I was looking at his little bag. I wanted to see what was inside it!

He saw me looking at the bag and he asked me if I would like to see. Out came a lively, beautiful puppy. The brown puppy was small and only about two months old. The man then asked me, “Would you like to keep this puppy?” I had always wanted a puppy and now I had the chance. I thanked him, took the puppy and ran home. For the rest of that summer, I played with him all the time. And after the trip, I took him home. The puppy is now loved by all my family. He is a friend to both my brother and me, a warm little ball of happiness in our lives.

I’ve always wanted to thank the man because he changed my life. His gift has given me years of pleasure. And I never have boring family holidays anymore.

1.The “special friend” in the third paragraph referred to _______.

A. the man B. a ghost

C. the puppy D. the bag

2.According to the story, which words can be used to describe the man?

A. talkative and friendly B. boring and frightening

C. unfriendly and strange-looking D. good-looking and outgoing

3.Why did the writer keep looking at the man’s little bag?

A. Because the man was carrying it and running quickly.

B. Because the writer wondered what was inside.

C. Because there was something dangerous in it.

D. Because the writer saw a puppy in it.

4.How did the writer deal with the puppy?

A. He left it in the countryside.

B. He gave it to his brother.

C. He took it home after the holiday.

D. He played with it and gave it back to the man at last.

5.What’s the best title for the story?

A. Don’t Be Afraid B. A Strange Man

C. Never Believe in OthersD. The Best Holiday

Bai Yansong, a famous TV host, expressed his support for students wearing green scarves (绿领巾) at a primary school in Xi’an. He wore a green tie on a TV program on October 19, 2011. “I just want the students to know that I’m also wearing green. And we are all great people and are as good as those wearing red scarves.”

The First Experimental Primary School in Xi’an made children with poor schoolwork and behavior wear green scarves. Parents whose children wore green scarves were angry. “The children still need their self-esteem (自尊心) even though they are very young, and they know the green scarf means something is not quite right,” said one mother. Now, the school has stopped the practice.

Educational expert Li Zhenxi said that primary and junior high school students have strong self-esteem. They are eager to be respected and understood. Punishment will hurt them. “It’s better to encourage them rather than separating some ‘bad’ students,” he said.

A survey made by the Ministry of Education (教育部) shows that 75 percent of students feel nervous and scared when the teacher is about to announce their grades. Some schools have done better in protecting students’ privacy and encouraging them. In American schools, teachers post test results on the wall. Instead of using student names, they use secret numbers. This way, students know their secret numbers and can check their own grades only. Some teachers might call the students up to the desk and tell them their scores one at a time.

But test scores are not the only measures of a student’s ability. Everyone has his own strengths and everyone can make great progress by working hard.

1.Bai Yansong wore a green tie in a TV program in order to _______.

A. show people his special dressing style

B. call on people to live a green life

C. tell students green-scarf students are also good students

D. remind students wearing green scarves means being bad

2.Why did those parents whose children wore green scarves feel angry?

A. Because their children did do well at school.

B. Because they thought the school didn’t have the right.

C. Because it was against the law.

D. Because it hurts their children’s self-esteem.

3.According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Primary school students are too young to know what self-esteem is.

B. Separating some “bad” students helps create good learning environment.

C. Most “good” students like their teachers to announce their scores.

D. Using secret numbers instead of students’ names can protect their privacy better.

4.Which of the following may the writer agree with?

A. The green scarves system can make students work hard.

B. Student’s ability should not be measured only by test scores.

C. Students who get low marks should use secret numbers.

D. Teachers should tell students their scores secretly one by one.

5.What does the word “measure” mean in the last paragraph?

A. 长度 B. 尺度

C. 方法 D. 标准

Who would win in a competition to memorize numbers, a chimp (黑猩猩) or a teenager? The teenager? Think again. Scientists have proved that chimps perform better than human beings when it comes to this kind of problem. We may have to rethink what we believe about human memory.

Memory is our ability to learn something, save it and recall it when needed. Our memories are important to our sense of self, our personalities, and our ability to understand the world.

Scientists say that there are different types of memory. There is short-term memory and long-term memory. Your short-term memory saves information for a few seconds or a few minutes. For example, the time it takes to compare the prices of a few items in a store. Long-term memory involves the information you try hard to keep, because it’s meaningful to you (an example is data 数据 about family and friends. ) And then there is visual memory and sound memory. But these are not hard and fast: scientists argue a lot about the nature of memory.

Scientists have also found that people memorize things in different ways. Some memorize better with the help of pictures. Others are helped more by sounds. One thing’s for sure. If you can combine different kinds of memory together, you will remember a lot! So why not try pictures with English words? At the same time listen to recordings of the same group of words. It may help when it comes to memorizing it.

Imagination and association can be useful too. By imagination scientists mean picturing a word in your mind. Association means relating the word to something you already know.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A. Human beings are less clever than chimps.

B. Human memory is not as good as before.

C. Chimps can memorize numbers better than teenagers.

D. Chimps perform better than human beings in many aspects.

2.How many kinds of memory are mentioned in the article?

A. 2 B. 3C. 4 D. 5

3.According to the article, which of the following is the best way to memorize words?

A. By watching TV.

B. By listening to music.

C. By writing them out many times.

D. By listening and watching pictures.

4. According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Memory is the most important ability for human beings.

B. Long-term memory usually involves more important things.

C. Scientists have made sure of the nature of memory.

D. Imagination is better than association in memorizing things.

5.Where do we probably read the passage?

A. A textbook B. A science magazine

C. An advertisement D. A news report

My school went on a camp in the north of the city 1._________. We did simple things like

cooking food in the bush and sleeping in tents. But they’re the exciting 2.__________ that I enjoyed most.

One of the activities was 3._________ Flying Fox. 4._________ you are taking part in the activity, you are attached to a wire that stretches from the top of a cliff to the ground. Then you jump off the cliff. There are very strong ropes and clips so you are very safe.

Before I went on the Flying Fox, I was a bit 5._________. My classmates kept on encouraging me. So I closed my eyes and jumped. I felt my whole body was flying! It was so exciting!

The world paused (暂停) 1.__________ a cultural giant on April 17 after Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez died at the age of 87. Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia but 2._________ in Mexico for more than 30 years. He 3._________ one of the 20th century’s most famous writers. He is best 4._________ for his 1967 novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude (《百年孤独》). It’s about a family over several generations. The story is about the development of Colombia since the 19th century. The novel 5._________ about 50 million copies already.

改写句子 按照括号中的要求完成改写后的句子，每个空格填一个单词。（5分）

1.Did he break the window yesterday? (改被动语态)

__________ the window __________ by him yesterday?

2. “How long will you be there?” she asked. (改为间接引语)

She asked me how long __________ __________ be there.

3.He will succeed in his scientific research. I’m sure.（合并为一句）

I’m sure __________ his __________ in his scientific research.

4.Jim won the first prize in the competition three years ago.（划线提问）

When __________ Jim __________ the first prize in the competition?

5.Hurry up, or you’ll miss the bus. (同义句)

__________ you __________ hurry up, you’ll miss the bus.

1.《舌尖上的中国》让我想起了家乡的味道。

A Bite of China _________ me _________ the food in my hometown.

2. 这家24小时运营的书店为读者们提供与知名作家交流的活动。

The 24-hour bookstore _________ activities of talks with famous writers _________ the readers.

3. 作为学生，我们应该更多地关注学习而不是服装。

As students, we should _________ more _________ our studies than our clothes.

4.来参观的外宾对我们的学校评价很高。

The foreign guests __________ __________ of our school.

5. 多亏了刮大风，我们这几天能享受好天气。

__________ __________ the strong wind, we can enjoy the fine weather these days.

When your pen is broken, you think that’s the end of its life. You throw it away. It then joins tons of other garbage that is becoming a big problem in cities.

Each day, about 10,000 tons of waste is produced in Guangzhou, and 17,000 tons of household waste is produced in Beijing. In other countries, the case is similar. “If you’re like most of us, most Americans, you’re making seven pounds (3.17kg) of trash a day,” US writer Edward Humes told CNN. So, an American makes 102 tons of trash in a lifetime.

If you simply throw away that broken pen, it goes to a landfill(垃圾填埋场) and is buried together with many other trash. To prevent polluting the groundwater, workers cover the trash with soil and keep it dry. And your pen will stay there for a long, long time, without having further use.

But it could have a better destination: the recycling bin. Have you ever noticed the different colors of trash bins in the street? Many cities in China have been running a waste-sorting (垃圾分类) campaign. They divide trash into “recyclable waste” and “unrecyclable waste”.

Recycling waste can save energy, reduce greenhouse gas, and keep space free for the unrecyclable trash. Take your pen as an example. At the recycling factory, its metal parts could be taken out and reused to make other things. But recycling is not enough, experts say. Making less waste in the first place is the way forward.

“The best thing to do is just keep using your stuff for as long as you can,” US writer Adam Minter told Time Out magazine.

1.根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）。

In second paragraph, we can know China is __________ __________ other countries in producing waste.

2.根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）。

Workers cover the trash with soil in order to __________ it __________ polluting the groundwater.

3.根据短文内容回答问题。

According to the story, what is the best way to save energy?

_______________________________________________________________________________

4.把短文中画线的句子译成汉语。

_______________________________________________________________________________

5.根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子（限10个词以内）回答问题。

What’s the main purpose of the passage?

_______________________________________________________________________________

面表达 （10分）

根据下面的图用英语写一篇80字左右的短文。故事须包含所有图画内容。可以适当增加细节，使故事连贯。

There will be heavy rain and strong wind next _______. / wi:k /

A. week        B. wait            C. west D. weak