What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape（逃脱）? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.

Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It is important to know about the ways you can use, such as stairways or fire escapes but not lifts. And more importantly, show them to everyone in your family.

From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible. So learning the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury is quite necessary.

The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average（平均高度的）person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.

Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or the smoke and fire may spread into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get the fresh air rather than the smoke that may leaked（渗）into the room.

On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement（水泥）might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.

1.If you’re in a burning house, it is important to __________.

A. put out the fire on your own B. know the ways to escape

C. jump off the burning house D. keep the door open to get fresh air

2.It is possible to escape through the windows __________.

A. if there are some bushes on the ground B. if you are strong enough

C. if you live on a lower floor D. if you have a long rope

3.The second floor window might be a good choice to escape from because __________.

A. it’s not too high from the ground B. others can see you clearly and save you

C. you’re able to get the fresh air there D. sometimes the stairways cannot be used

4.Which of the following escaping way is NOT right?

A. You can escape through stairways B. You can choose fire escapes

C. Escape from the windows that open onto a roof D. Use a lift to come down at once

In the United States, sometimes when one becomes rich, he wants everyone to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is a story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.

The expression was first used in1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23, and that was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw rich people riding horses, Momand went horse-riding every day. When he saw that the rich had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.

It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because another one was always trying to keep up. The race ended when Momand and his wife finally found that they could no longer pay for their new way of life and had to move back to an old apartment in New York City.

Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do such things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series（系列）of short novels, and he called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Since then, Momand’s series came out in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

People never seem, to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what he does, a Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they __________.

A. want to be as rich as their neighbors B. want others to know or to think that they are rich

C. don’t want others to know they are rich D. want to be as happy as others

2.It can be inferred（推测）from the story that rich people like to __________.

A. go horse-riding with neighbors B. live inside New York City

C. compare with others D. give big parties for servants

3.Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of novels because “Jones” is __________.

A. an important name to Mr. Momand B. not a good name to Americans

C. Mr. Momand’s neighbor’s name D. a popular name in the United States

4.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph（段落）tells us that __________.

A. keeping up with Joneses helps you to know what you’re able to do

B. according to the writer, it is impossible to keep up with the Joneses

C. people can be rich and successful by having competitions with others

D. we should fight for a better life on our own instead of depending on others

Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to connect our brain with computers. Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands(指令)to machines.

Recently two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne. Switzerland, showed us a small robotic wheelchair directed（指挥）by a person’s thoughts.

In the laboratory. Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand “Our brain has billions of cells（细胞）. These send signals（信号）through the spinal cord（脊髓）to the muscles（肌肉）to give us the ability to move. But some injuries or other conditions can stop these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with outside world by controlling the machines with thoughts.”

The researchers designed a special cap for the user. It picks up the signals from our brain and sends them to a computer. The computer gets the signals and starts to command the wheelchair after a short while.

Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that gets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two kinds: communication, and controlling machines. One example is this wheelchair.”

He says his team has set a main goal. That is to test with real patients, so as to prove that this is such a technology they can benefit（获益）from.

1.BCI is a technology that can __________.

A. help the disabled to be healthy again B. help to improve computers

C. control a person’s thoughts D. connect human brain with computers

2.Which of the following shows the right path（途径）of the signals described in Paragraph 4?

A. brain→computer→cap→wheelchair B. computer→cap→brain→wheelchair

C. cap→omputer→brain→wheelchair D. brain→cap→computer→wheelchair

3.Prof. Millan’s team will test their products with real patients to __________.

A. make them live longer B. prove that the technology is useful to them

C. learn about their physical conditions D. have a better understanding of computers

4.The best title of this passage might be __________.

A. Switzerland, the BCI Research Center

B. New Findings about How the Human Brain Works

C. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled

D. BCI Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries

A. You’d better take a bus.

B. Why do you go there?

C. You know, I want to lose my weight.

D. But I don’t know the way there.

E. It’s a wonderful one.

F. Where do you usually do sports?

G. It’s between a bank and a theater.

A: Hello, Tony. What are you busy doing these days?

B: I’m busy exercising. 1.

A: What for? You’re in good health.

B: Thank you. But I want to be much fitter.

A: 2.

B: At Sunshine Sports Center. I’m a VIP of it.

A: Wow, cool! I’d like to exercise there, too. 3.

B: Don’t worry. I can help you.

A: Is it far from here?

B: Yes. It’s about three kilometers from here.4.

A: Which bus should I take?

B: You need to take Bus No. 3 to Binjiang Road, and walk along that road to the end. Then you can see Sunshine Sports Center on your left. 5. It’s easy to find it.

A: Thank you very much.

B: My pleasure.

任务型阅读。阅读下文并回答问题。

Do you have sleeping problems? Is it hard for you to remember or pay attention in class? Do you easily get angry? If your answer is yes, you may be under pressure.

Stress is a normal physical response to things that make people feel worried. In China, about 70 percent of the 2000 students to take the college or high school entrance examination are under high stress, according to a recent survey by Wuhan University of Hubei province.

Sometimes stress is good for people. It pushes people to do their best, like while getting ready before a big competition or exam. However, too much or long-term stress makes people feel much too stressed out, and influences people’s health.

When you feel stressed, there are some ways you can deal with it. Learning to solve small problems in everyday life is helpful. It can help build confidence to move on to life’s bigger ones. Try saying positive things to yourself, like “I will do the best I can,” or “I can do this if I take one step at a time.” That encourages you to work toward your goal. It is also important to relax sometimes, for example by getting a good night’s sleep, doing exercises or taking a bath. But if you are under high stress and can’t handle it by yourself, it is also good to ask parents or friends for help. Everyone has stress. Don’t be too shy to tell them that you are having a hard time. They may comfort you or give you some useful advice. You may feel better just from sharing your problems with them.

1.Is stress natural to people who feel worried?

__________________________________________________________________________

2.How does long-term stress make people feel?

___________________________________________________________________________

3.Whom should you share your stress with?

__________________________________________________________________________

4.Is stress sometimes good for people? Why or why not?

__________________________________________________________________________

完成句子。根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。

1.My mother spread some chocolate eggs around in the yard for us to find on Easter Day.（改为否定句）

My mother __________ spread ____ chocolate eggs around in the yard for us to find on Easter day .

2.Lucy is writing to her pen pal in America.（对划线部分提问）

_________ is Lucy writing __________?

3.My friend asked me, “Do you help your parents with the housework on weekdays?”（改为同义句）

My friend asked me __________I __________ my parents with the house work on weekdays.

4.多亏了地铁，让我们从磁器口到朝天门方便多了。（完成译句）

Thanks __________ the subway, it is more __________ for us to go from Ciqikou to Chaotianmen .

5.Lily因为迟到受到了惩罚。（完成译句）

Lily was __________ __________ being late for school.

请根据短文内容，在短文空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通畅。

Mahalya is a student in Grade 8 at Lamberton Middle School in Pennsylvania, the United States. Every afternoon at two o’clock, she runs to a store at her school. She is not running there to buy any snacks. 1., she works as the storekeeper and helps count change for customers.

“I didn’t know that it took so much work. I didn’t do anything 2. this,” Mahalya told the Sentinel, a local newspaper.

In fact, she and 3. 11 students work as the storekeepers at Bison Bargains, the school’s first student-run store. It started on February 22, and it opens each school day during break time from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. It mainly 4. stationery（文具）and snacks.

Through this, students see what doing 5. is like. Christian, a 14-year-old student , was really surprised by how hard it was not to 6. mistakes and do the transactions（交易）. “It’s kind of a challenge to learn all the information on the stock（供应物）lists and remember all the 7. of the products,” Christian told the newspaper.

To help them learn about business they took a class. The class taught students how to use money and some simple business rules.

The school did a survey on what products students would buy from a school store. In the future, they plan to sell things made by the students 8.. For example, students can sell their homemade pencil boxes and phone cases.

书面表达。

新学期班上来了一位叫韩梅的新同学，她在班级英语俱乐部QQ群里留言，谈到了她进入新学校后在学习，生活和与人相处等多个方面遇到的问题，并向大家寻求帮助。假设你是她的同班同学李华，请你写封信给她，给出相应的建议并分享你的经验以帮助她尽快适应新的学习和生活环境。

Hi, everybody. How’s it going? I’ve been your new classmates since this September. I’m very happy, but I’m worried that I may meet with some difficulties in the new school. Perhaps I can’t keep up with（赶上）my classmates, especially in English. And I’m not sure if I can make friends with others because I’m not good at communicating. On the other hand, I don’t know how to take good care of myself. I’m afraid the food in the new school won’t agree with me. What can I do with these problems? Could you give me some advice? I really need your help.

Yours,

Han Mei

Hi, everybody. How’s it going? I’ve been your new classmates since this September. I’m very happy, but I’m worried that I may meet with some difficulties in the new school. Perhaps I can’t keep up with（赶上）my classmates, especially in English. And I’m not sure if I can make friends with others because I’m not good at communicating. On the other hand, I don’t know how to take good care of myself. I’m afraid the food in the new school won’t agree with me. What can I do with these problems? Could you give me some advice? I really need your help.

Yours,

Han Mei

1. 注意：词数：80~120词左右；

2. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校名称；

3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Han Mei,

Welcome to our class. I’ve learned about your problems, and here is some advice for you to deal with them. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours truly,

Li Hua

请阅读你校“英语之声(Voice of English)”广播站在会议通知，完成表格中有关信息。

Dear all，

Attention, please! There is going to be a meeting in our school hall at 15：00 this afternoon. It is about How to build a civilized school(文明校园). All the students please take your notebooks and pens to take part in it. At the meeting, our headmaster is going to give us an important speech. Wang Ning, Chairman of the Students' Union will read the proposal(倡议书) and the activity plan. If you have any suggestions, please e?mail us at zcwmxy@163.com. Be sure to attend the meeting on time!

Voice of English

交际应用（满分5分）

假如你是王宁，你校将组织赴牡丹园和水浒城的英语旅游活动。请根据下面的通知，填写你的活动预订表。（注：每人只能选择一个线路；你爸爸的电话是6123456）