On Thanksgiving Day. About 88 percent of Americans car turkey. But one l    (1)  turkey not only survives but also becomes famous! Every year, turkey farmers p      (2) a turkey to the U.S. president. However the president does not e       (3) this turkey. But gives in a “pardon”. The turkey is s        (4) to Florida for a Thanksgiving parade. Then it lives on a farm for the r        (5) of its life.

Turkeys come from North America and have been part of American culture for c       (6). Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey, i    (7) of the bald eagle, to be America’s icon.

Turkeys living on farms are large birds that cannot fly. But w        (8) turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at a s       (9) up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run as fast as 40 kilometers per hour.

Turkeys don’t have ears. They h             (10) with a snood (肉垂) above their beaks. But their hearing is five times better than human’s.

动词填空：用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线处

1.Many people like to add some sugar while       (drink) black tea.

2. Mo Yan, a Chinese writer          (honor) with the Nobel Prize last year.

3.— Will you some and pick me up tomorrow morning?

— Yes, I         (promise).

4.If you need our her programme list, I’ll be happy          (send) you one. Please leave your e-mail address here.

5.—Why did the policeman stop your car?

—I          (make) a call at that moment . What a bad day!

6. The 2014 Youth Olympic Games         (hold) in Nanjing from August 16th to 28th.

7. I didn’t realize I    (leave) the key at home until I got to my car. So I had to go back.

8.— The newspaper says all the mecums will be open confect soon. Do you know that?

— Yes. But the local government        (not confirm) it yet. Let’s just wait and see.

根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

5. We felt strange about his        ( silent) at the party as he used to be very outgoing.

6. “Will it be possible to get me another ticket?” he asked        (hopeful).

7. Rub this oil into your skin and your headache will soon,      (appear)! Have a try!

8. It’s said that Chinese parents are         (strict) with their children than American parents.

根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。

1. Linda is suck a         (耐心的) person that the never gets angry easily.

2. These Fruits are not grown here. They are          (进口)from Thailand.

3. What a        (杂乱) you’re mode! You’d better clear it up before Mum gets home.

4.The climbers tried their best and reached the top of the mountain  ______        (成功地) at last.

Everything that humans hear is in the form of waves (波).Just as the eye sees light wares in the form of colors, the cat and the eye Curs these different waves into signals that the brain (大脑) can make sense of.

The ears and brain have an Amazing amities to recognize（识别）particular sounds. For example, a mother often can tell when her baby is crying even if there are other crying babies in the same room. This is because the sound of her baby’s cry has special meaning to her and the brain has recorded is importance.

The ability to recognize sounds improves with experiences. As the brain receives information about sounds from day to day, it stores the information in its memory. When the brain hears new sounds, it gives meaning to them based on the information already in the memory. This is why certain words or songs can make a person happy. Often it is not the words or songs themselves that cause this feeling. The sounds are connected to happy memories for that person.

After hearing process controlled by the brain is to decide where a sound is coming from. One ear is usually closer to the source (来源) of a sound than the other ear is. Sound waves are stronger when they reach the ear that is closer. They also reach the closer ear first. The brain recognizes these differences and uses them to decide the location of the source of the sound.

34. Which of the following shows the normal hearing process of a mother hearing her baby crying?

a. The ears receive the sound waves.

b. The mother recognizes her baby’s cry.

c. The cars turn the sound waves into signals.

d. The baby’s cry ravels in the form of sound waves

e. The brain connects the signals to the information in me memory.

A. d-a-c-b-e            B. d-a-c-e-b           C. a-d-c-b-e           D. a-d-c-e-b

35. Certain words or songs can change tarpon’s moods mainly because of his         .

A. lifestyle             B. personality         C. experiences              D. hobbies

36. According to the fast paragraph, It will be the most difficult for a person who has lost the bearing in one car to tell         .

A. where the source of a sound is         B. how loud a sound is

C. when a sound starts to appear          D. what makes a sound

37. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Human Brain’s Amazing Facts

B. Human Hearing Characteristics

C. How to improve Hearing

D. How Do Humans Hear

Aunt Polly had told Tom to paint the whole fence (栅栏)in front of the house. He thought of the other boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea! He picked up the brush and started painting slowly and carefully. Soon, his friend Ben Rogers appeared, eating an apple. Tom pretended (假装) not to see him.

“Tom!” Ben said. “Why are you working?”

“Oh, it’s you, Ben,”Tom said, “I didn’t notice you.”

“I’m gong for a swim,” Ben said, “but you don’t’ want to come. You want to work, don’t you? It’s much nicer!” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said. “What is work? What do you call work?”

“Isn’t that work?” Ben asked.

“Well, no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day? You’ve never painted a fence, have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care!’

“Pleas, Tom. Let me do a little,” said Ben.

“No, Ben. If you do, you’ll do it wrong. You can’t paint very well. If it was the back fence wouldn’t mind, but it isn’t.”

“I won’t do it wrong. I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you my apple.” Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face, but in his heart he was glad, His trick had worked.

After Ben got tired and left, other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them. Soon, the whole fence was painted white, but not by Tom. He felt very clever because he had discovered something important about the way people are. People only want what they can’t have or want to do what they shouldn’t do.

31. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” on this passage?

A. Reward             B. Interest.            C. Ability.              D. Chance.

32. Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben?

A. Because he wanted Ben to believe that the was enjoying the work.

B. Because he would like to try his best to attract Ben’s attention.

C. Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work.

D. Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if the saw him.

33. What can we infer (推断) from the story?

A. Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he had done.

B. Ben and the other boys might feel unhappy when they found out the troth.

C. Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal with different people.

D. Everyone thought Tom clever when they realized what had happened.

The Teens newspaper has a little test for young students each week. Here below is Frank’s completed test this week.

28. How many points did Frank get in the week’s test?

A.8　　　　　　　 B.9　　　　　　　 C.10　　　　　　 D. 11

29. From Frank’s result, we may know that 　　　　 .

A. he has many close friends and enjoys having fun with them

B. his family comes first although he loves being with friends

C. both his family and his friends are of great importance to him

D. he is a confident young student with only a few close friends

30. By taking this test a student is supposed to find out 　　　　　　 .

A. how to solve teenage problems

B. how to make good friends

C. what his lifestyle is like

D. what kind of person he is

My Year Abroad                                                           

This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.

Mariko Okada – Tokyo

My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.

Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro

I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!

Alvin Chen – Hong Kong

Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!

25. All the three teenagers went abroad           .

A. to study English        B. to visit friends    C. to have a holiday       D. to find a job

26. Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?

A. Mariko.             B. Carla.         C. Alvin.         D. None of them.

27. Travelers Corner is most probably         .

A. a sports club newsletter           B. a science documentary

C. a travel magazine                     D. a news website

My parents have always loved everything ab out India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful 　 15 with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian 16 very much.

On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the 17 they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot 　18 took over four hours. I was very 19 when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were 20 to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.

I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”

Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very 21 . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself 22 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldn’t 23 how spicy (辛辣的) it was!

I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the 　24　 in the world!

15.A. town　　　　　 B. city　　　　　 C. country　　　　　　 D. restaurant

16.A. food　　　　　　 B. scenes　　　 C. people　　　　　　　 D. costumes

17.A. palace　　　　　 B. hotel　　　　 C. airport　　　　　　　 D. entrance

18 .A. sail　　　　　　 B. walk　　　　 C. drive　　　　　　　　 D. ride

19. A. hungry　　　 B. curious　　　 C. cheerful　　　　　 D. nervous

20.A.shocked　　　　 B. surprised　 C. bored　　　　　　　 D. tired

21.A. quietly　　　　 B. easily　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. gently

22.A. burning　　　　 B. watering　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 D. smiling

23.A. feel　　　　　　　　　　 B. believe C. think　　　　　　　　 D. know

24. A. diet　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　 D. money

— How are you going, buddy?

—          . A little busy, though.

A. Not too bad                     B. Can’t be worse         C. On my own              D. By train