Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English. Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.

1. Mr. White works in the daytime every day and the place he will choose is ______.

    A. Global English Center

    B. Modern Language School

    C. The 21^st Century English Training Center

    D. The International House of English

2. The 21st Century English Training Center is different from the other three. It ______.

    A. has a language lab and computers B. has more experienced teachers

    C. offers morning or afternoon classes  D. requires an entrance exam

3.If you want to attend the course at the International House of English, you’ll pay about

______.

    A. 1,200 yuan       B. 1,600 yuan       C. 1,500 yuan       D. 1,800 yuan

I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and I am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and I had to get a job taking care of a woman to make a living. She had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.

The woman sat in an electric wheelchair all day. She could only move her head and arms. She would tell me how to do things. She would teach me in great detail on the correct ways to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold(折叠) everything, including socks. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated(沮丧) and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to do it herself. But she never shouted or scolded. She only insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.

Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt and the right way to do the trousers. Now when I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.

1.The writer used to take care of the lady because ________.

    A. she wanted to learn to do housework

    B. she was a friend of the lady’s

    C. she had to earn some money

    D. she couldn’t find a room to live in

2.The underlined word ‘paralyzed’ in the first paragraph may mean ‘______’.

A. destroyed        B. deaf         C. seriously ill        D. unable to walk

3.The little girl was ______ when the lady taught her how to do housework.

    A. encouraged to learn              B. unwilling to learn

    C. delighted to learn               D. recommended to learn

4.Now the writer ______.

    A. is still afraid of the lady          B. hates the strict lady

    C. admires the disabled lady            D. is very grateful to the lady

The high school years are a key period. The things we learn during this time really shape our lives. Liu Changming, principal of Beijing No. 4 High School made 18 suggestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school. Here are ten of them.

1) Read 50 books. But choose them from ten different fields.

2) Help a person. Look for a classmate, an elderly person, in fact anyone who could benefit（获益）from your help. You’ll find you benefit too!

3) Research. Research a particular area, such as science, history or art.

4) Make a foreign friend. Try to befriend someone from a foreign country. It’s an ideal way to learn about a foreign country.

5) Publish（出版）an article. Whether it appears in a newspaper, your school magazine or in your own blog, an article will be something to look back on in pride in later years.

6) Take up a new sport. Choose one you’ve never played before. If you find you like it, you’ll have a hobby for life

7) Join a club. Working hard in a club or other activities will give you a life outside of your studies.

8) Find a part-time job. Try and do the job for at least a month.

9) Find a person to learn from. Choose someone with unusual experience or special talent. Try to learn all you can from him or her.

10) Learn to cook four Chinese dishes. Learning how to cook is not only a practical skill but a way of building a bridge to other people.

1. According to the passage, by making a foreign friend you can ______.

    A. learn about another culture          B. practice spoken English

    C. discuss the international situation  D. share your happiness and sadness

2.Beside learning a practical skill, another purpose of learning to cook is ______.

    A. to help your parents with housework      B. to kill time

    C. to have communication with others        D. to make friends

3.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

    A. You should read fifty books of the same field.

    B. Do a part-time job for less than a month.

    C. Try to publish an article to make you famous.

    D. You can benefit a lot by helping others.

4.The principal made the suggestions in order for the students to ______.

    A. make contributions to society            B. achieve greet progress in high school

    C. love high school life                    D. finish high school

After spending years searching for a planet with life, scientists may have found one. In September 2010, a team of US scientists discovered an Earth-sized planet called Gliese 581g. It has a surface temperature neither too hot nor too cold for liquid（液态）water. Scientists think there is a chance that the planet could have life.

The planet Gliese 581g goes around a star called Gliese 581, which is about 20 light-years from Earth. That is about 194 trillion（万亿）kilometres －500 million times farther away from us than the moon.

A spacecraft traveling at a one-tenth of the speed of light would reach Gliese 581g within about 220 years. A human can’t live that long, but robotic explorers could make the job easier. However, our fastest spacecraft don’t come anywhere near that one-tenth light-speed mark.

At present, scientists don’t know what the surface might be like on Gliese 581g. What they know is that the planet is at the sight distance from its star to have liquid water. It’s also at the right distance to have an atmosphere that could protect the water if it is on the surface.

Although spacecraft won’t be getting there anytime soon, one way to look for life on Gliese 581g is to turn our radio telescopes（望远镜）towards the planet and search for radiation（放射）. By studying the radiation, scientists would find out about the chemicals（化学物质）around the planet and discover it Gliese 581g has an atmosphere. If it has one, studying the atmosphere would give us a good idea if the planet has life or not. But it’ll probably be many years before we can do this properly.

People have been arguing about whether there is alien life on Gliese 581g. Any discussion about alien life is just guessing at this point, according to its discoverers.

1. What did scientists find in September 2010?

    A. A planet with water.                 B. A planet similar to the earth.

    C. A planet without life.               D. A planet near the earth.

2.According to the article, Gliese 581g ________.

    A. is at the right distance from its star   B. moves around the earth

    C. is as far away from us as the moon       D. can be reached in about 220 years

3. Paragraph 5 is mainly about ______.

    A. the possibility of living on Gliese 581g

    B. the kinds of chemicals around Gliese 581g

    C. the way of looking for life on Gliese 581g

    D. the aim of studying the radiation on Gliese 581g

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage above?

    A. Gliese 581g, a Likely Living Planet  B. Gliese 581, a Likely Living Planet

    C. Gliese 581g and Its Star             D. Gliese 581g and Radiation

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空：在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

1.We should pay attention to our behavior and try to be good ______.（公民）

2.The old woman walked ______ the road carefully.（穿过）

3.Kathy always makes ______ mistakes than the other students in her class.（少）

4.For some ______ reason, Sam noved to Japan.（未知的）

5.One of the secrets of our success is to believe in ______.（我们）

6.Even a child knows September is the ______ month of a year.（nine）

7.Our notebook computer ______ 5 pounds and costs about $2,000.（weigh）

8.Yesterday I ______ a new dress at the Macy’s for my mum.（buy）

9. I didn’t want to be treated ______ from anyone else.（different）

10. She was ______ in the kitchen when the light went out.（serve）

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

‘USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?’ We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.

It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.

But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.

Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.

Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden（负担）to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?

We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，完整写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

You’re standing with your classmates. E  1.   is talking except you. Perhaps you’re afraid they will laugh at when you say. Maybe you just aren’t b  2.  enough to speak.

Shyness is like a snake that crawls（爬进）into our mouth and s  3.   us speaking. But we shouldn’t let it stay there.

I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes v 4. me. When I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldn’t talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the

w  5.   to a local shop, it was as if I’d forgotten how to talk. One summer, I got a j  6.   in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers（顾客）. I had to tell them how m  7. 

their meal cost. I had to ask them if they want to drink Coke or Sprite.

This job taught me how to speak with people.

You may be too young to find a part-time job. But you can look for other c  8.   to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. O  9.  you can go to get a newspaper for your family.

If you do these things for a while, the ‘shyness’ snake will soon begin to l  10.   you alone. It’ll look for another mouth to crawl into.

将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。

1.谢谢你把字典借给我。

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2. 爸爸的建议对我来说很有价值。

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3.你知道这个火车站是什么时候建成的吗？

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4.直到他说话，我才发现他是扬州人。

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5.政府已经采取措施禁止酒后开车了。

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在家庭里、在社会中，只要我们从自身做起，我们的行为就可以为实现和谐社会（harmonious society）起到推进作用。你们学校的English Newsletter正在以Doing Our Part（从自身做起）为题举行征文活动，请根据下列表格提示的内容，用英语写一篇征文。

要求：1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；

      2）必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥；

      3）词数：100词左右（征文的开头已给出，不计入总词数）；

      4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。

Doing Our Part

    We have grown up and it’s time for us to do something for our family and society.

At home, _____________________________________________________________________

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— Look at _______ skirt. I bought it for Mother on Mothers’ Day, isn’t it nice?

   — Oh, what _______ nice present!

A. a; a     B. a; the    C. the; a      D. a; 不填