Dear Annie,

I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.

Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.

I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up (带大)children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.

But now I have a serious problem:the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Tnternet every day , He chats with pelple that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.

I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldomdoes his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.

What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I

wonder how the Internet is so attractive(有吸引力的).You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!

Yours,

Ellen Smith

 

(   ) 1. Mrs Snith wrote to Annie because　　　　　　　.

     A. she often asked others for help

     B. she thought she was a great mother

     C. she didn’t know how to stop his son surfing the Internet

     D. she didn’t know how the Internet was so attractive

(   ) 2.What might NOT Mrs Smith’s son do on the Internet?                        

     A. Send e-mails to his friends         B. Prepare for his lessons

     C. Chat with strange people           D.Read the news

(   ) 3. What does the phrase “he sees red”mean in this passage?                   

     A. He feels sorry                    B.He feels happy

     C. He becomes frightened             D. He becomes angry

(   ) 4. What do you think of Mr.Smith?                   

     A. An irresponsible(不负责任的)father who nerver taught his son

     B. A very excellent doctor who was busy with his work and had no time to teach

his son

     C. A very kind man who loved his son

     D.A man who always made his son be afraid of him but failed

 

 

"Can I see my baby?" asked the happy new mother. When the baby was in her arms, she couldn’t believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears.
Time proved(证明) that the baby’s hearing was very good though he had no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day, he said to his mother, tears in his eyes, "A big boy called me a freak (畸形的)."
　　The boy’s father asked the family doctor. "Could nothing be done?"
　　"I believe I could graft (植入) on a pair of outer ears if they could be got," the doctor said. They tried to find a person who was helpful for the young man.
　　One day, his father said to the son, "You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But we must keep it a secret who the person is."
　　The operation(手术) was a great success, and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He married and lived a happy life.
　　He once asked his father, "Who gave me the ears? I could do enough for him or her."
　　"I do not believe you could, "said the father." The agreement was that you are not to know...not yet."
　　For years they kept it a secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s body. Slowly, the father raised the thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears.
　　"Mother said she was glad she never needed to cut her hair," his father said in a low voice, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?”
【小题1】The mother was surprised to see her baby for the first time because the baby__.

A．had no outer ears	B．was born without hair
C．was in her arms	D．could not hear her

【小题2】The sentence"...a new person appeared." means"______."

A．a new baby was born in the hospital	B．a stranger came into the hospital
C．a new doctor took care of the boy	D．the boy began to live a new life

【小题3】Why did the boy’s mother never cut her hair?

A．Because she liked her thick, brown hair.

B．Because her work didn’t allow her to do that

C．Because the hair was good for her health

D．Because she wanted to keep the fact a secret

【小题4】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The boy couldn’t hear without ears at first.

B．The boy didn’t know the truth (真相) until his mother died.

C．His parents often encouraged him to work hard.

D．His classmates were always making fun of him.

【小题5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．A Clever Boy

B．Kind Parents

C．Great Love

D．An Ear Operation

书面表达 15分
假如你叫张宾，Jimmy是你的笔友，他下个月就要到中国旅游。请你根据下面e-mail给他介绍国内非常值得一去的地方。

省／市	供考虑的地点
首都北京	长城――世界七大奇迹之一；故宫博物馆――辉煌壮丽的清朝宫殿群；圆明园――举世闻名的皇家园林。
陕西省	秦陵兵马俑――世界上著名的景点；华山――悬崖峭壁，山势险峻；离西安不远。
湖南省	张家界——一个四周环山的好地方。

注意：
词数：80左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：imperial adj.　皇帝的steep adj.陡峭的  the Terra Cotta Warriors秦陵兵马俑
Dear Jimmy,
I am very glad to hear that you’ll come to China for a visit next month. Now I will teel you something about the places of interest in China.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Oh, I must stop now. I hope you will have a good trip!
Good luck!
Yours
Zhang Bin

书面表达 15分
假如你叫张宾，Jimmy是你的笔友，他下个月就要到中国旅游。请你根据下面e-mail给他介绍国内非常值得一去的地方。

省／市	供考虑的地点
首都北京	长城――世界七大奇迹之一；故宫博物馆――辉煌壮丽的清朝宫殿群；圆明园――举世闻名的皇家园林。
陕西省	秦陵兵马俑――世界上著名的景点；华山――悬崖峭壁，山势险峻；离西安不远。
湖南省	张家界——一个四周环山的好地方。

注意：
１、词数：80左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
２、参考词汇：imperial adj.　皇帝的steep adj.陡峭的  the Terra Cotta Warriors秦陵兵马俑
Dear Jimmy,
I am very glad to hear that you’ll come to China for a visit next month. Now I will teel you something about the places of interest in China.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Oh, I must stop now. I hope you will have a good trip!
Good luck!
Yours
Zhang Bin