①Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts.

②Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.

③We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves， or even， we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that’s true but it’s a pity if we always stay with the same people， the same group. The danger in always staying in our comfort zone (舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions， the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new， find out interesting things， hear funny stories and discover differences.

④When we always stay with the same people， how can we break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance(无知)? If you want to live in a society that opens to changes， new things and different opinions， be the cat among the pigeons(鸽子).

⑤Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don’t just sit there in silence. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That’s how we make friends. That’s how we learn about people. That’s how we open our minds to new ideas. That’s how we live an exciting life.

1. From the passage， we know that people prefer sitting by someone who .

A. is like themselves B. has a sense of humor

C. is open-minded D. lives an exciting life

2. People like staying in their comfort zone because they may .

A. remain comfortable and special

B. find out more interesting things

C. be accepted easily and feel safe

D. discover differences among themselves

3.The sentence “Unsurprisingly， we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves.” should be put at the beginning of __________.

A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2

C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4

4.What does the underlined word“barriers” mean in Paragraph 4?

A. 联系 B. 隔阂 C. 纽带 D. 熟悉

5.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To tell us not to talk with strangers.

B. To introduce ways to learn about the world.

C. To explain how people communicate with foreigners.

D. To encourage us to get along with different people.

交际运用。（每小题1分，共5分）

补全对话：根据对话内容，从方框中选择适当的选项补全对话，其中有两项为多余选项。

A. Don’t you think it’s a little silly?

B. I’m reading a book called YU Gong Moves a Mountain(愚公移山).

C. That’s better and faster than moving a mountain.

D. In my opinion， it’s really interesting.

E. Do you prefer to read stories?

F. I still don’t agree with you.

G. How about you?

Emma： What are you doing， Li Lin?

Li Lin： 1.

Emma： I have read it before. What do you think of the story?

Li Lin： 2. Yu Gong found a good way to deal with his problem.

Emma： Really? 3. It seems impossible to move a mountain.

Li Lin： But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard. Yu Gong kept trying and didn’t give up.

Emma： 4. I think we should try to find other ways to deal with a problem.

Li Lin： But what could YU Gong do except moving the mountains.

Emma： He could build a road. 5.

Li Lin： We have different opinions about the story. There’re many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.

Emma： Yes， that’s fine.

用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.There used to be many (wolf)， but only a few of them remain today.

2.At present， Chinese is (wide) used around the world.

3.The doctor advised my father (not smoke) any more.

4.We should be (friend) to others at any time.

5. It’s reported that Chinese couples can have their (two) child if one of them is an only child.

从方框中选择合适的短语并用其适当形式填空。（有一项多余）

1.Last night he found it difficult because of the loud noise outside.

2.My uncle always my home when he came to our city.

3.He went to France the year before last and I haven’t heard from him then.

4.He didn’t get any help and had to complete the work .

5.I really don’t want to know your secret. I only found it .

句型转换，每空一词

1. What food do you like best?(改为同义句)

What’s __________ __________ food?

2. The teacher made the students copy the text.(改为被动语态)

The students were __________ __________ copy the text.

3. She said ， “I have seen the interesting film.”(改为间接引语)

She said that __________ __________ seen the interesting film.

4. Ben has finished the project on reusing natural resources.(改为否定句)

Ben __________ __________ the project on reusing natural resources.

5.Amy studied in a university for several years.(对划线部分提问)

__________ __________ did Amy study in a university?

根据所给汉语提示完成对话。

A： Bill， 1. .(这些天我们太累了。) Let’s go somewhere to relax this evening.

B： OK. 2. ?(你想去哪里?)

A： Some new films are on this week. Shall we go to the cinema?

B： 3. .(听起来不错。) Which film would you like to see?

A： Let me look through the poster in the newspaper. Er…How about Coming Home?

B： Yeah， I’ve heard of it. 4. .(它很感人。) Let’s go.

A： But look at the sky， it’s going to rain soon.

B： Well， it’s better to take umbrellas with us.

A： 5. .(电影将在两小时后开始。) We can go after supper.

B： All right.

There once was a woman. She had a faithful(忠实的)dog. The dog was so faithful that she could leave her baby with the dog when she went out. (A) And after she returned， she would always find her baby safe.

One day， the woman left the baby with the dog and went shopping. When she returned， she found something had taken place in the house. There were bloodstains(血迹)all over the bedroom. The woman then thought of her baby. She cried and started looking for him. Then she saw the faithful dog. It was licking（舔）its mouth. It seemed that it had just finished a delicious meal. The woman was angry and thought that the dog had killed her baby. Without thinking too much， (B) ________________.

But as she continued looking for her child， she saw something else. Close to the bed， there was her baby and he was sleeping. And under the bed， there was a dead jackal(豺狼). The woman now understood what had happened. The dog tired to protect her baby from the jackal， but just now she killed the dog. How regretful she was!

1.从文中找出与下句意义相近的句子。

The dog seemed to have just finished a good meal.

2.将(A)处划线句子翻译成汉语。

3.根据文章内容，将(B)处补充完整。

4.把下面发生的事情排序：

①The woman found the bloodstains all over the room.

②The woman found her baby sleeping.

③The woman killed the dog.

④The woman started looking for her baby.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

书面表达。（15分）

学会自我保护是青少年需要具备的一种意识和能力。请根据以下提示，并结合自己的观点，以“How Can We Protect Ourselves?”为题，写一篇不少于80词的短文，谈谈在生活中青少年应该怎样自我保护(self-protection)。

提示：1. never swim alone；

2. be careful to make friends；

3. call the police when you are in danger；

4. eat healthy food；

5. don’t crowd(go upstairs and downstairs)

要求：1.句子结构准确，要点齐全，内容合理，篇章结构连贯；

2.文中不能出现真实姓名、校名、地名。

—How do you like the famous actor, Tong Dawei?

—Wonderful! I like very much.

A. he B. his C. him D. Himself

—More and more people come to visit Jingzhou Ancient City.

—That’s true. It has become the of Jingzhou.

A. effort B. praise C. courage D.pride