Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots，a brave people，loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

One night，the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight，my men,”he said. “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”

They were all very tired，so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty，but they，too，were very tired，and one by one，also fell asleep.

The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside，taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more，the war would be over. Suddenly，one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment，they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.

The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

1.Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ________.

A. Roman army and North England

B. Roman army and the Scots

C. England and Scots

D. a brave people and the Scots

2.At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ________.

A. the Scots were not brave

B. the Roman army was so strong

C. the Scots did not have a good leader

D. the Romans had the support from the Scottish

3.“We must win or we will die.”What the leader of the Scots said means ________.

A. they were sure to win

B. they couldn't escape from death

C. they would win and then they would die

D. they must try hard to win，otherwise they would be killed

4.The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ________.

A. they didn't want to wake the Scots

B. they wanted to reach the top

C. they wanted to catch the four guards first

D. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle

5.The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ________.

A. it is a beautiful plant

B. it is fresh and lovely

C. it had so many sharp needles all over it

D. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle

1.I'm strongly _______________ (反对)smoking because it may cause cancer.

2.She has been a member of the ______________(国家的) basketball team for 5 years.

3.He must be confident if he____________(成功) in completing a difficult through hard work.

4.My teacher told me “either” has two _____________________________(发音).

5.Are you crazy? How do you ______________________ (胆敢)to do so?

6.There is no ________ （怀疑）that Lanzhou will develop into a modern city in the future.

7.The Internet is _____________________(广泛) used in most families in our country today.

8.Be________________(沉默)! My baby is sleeping.

9.There are some green ________________________(叶子) on the tree.

10.The computer was invented in the _____________________(二十) century.

Two months after beginning the new work hours，good results1.____________（report） in Jinan. New work hour starts at 9 in the morning，an hour later than before. But people still go back home at 6 in the afternoon. “With one more hour’s sleep every day，I feel much better，”said a worker there.

Now people still work as long as before，but not from 8:00 to 6:00.They 2.________（go） to work an hour later，but have a shorter lunch break. In the past they had two hours for lunch，but now they have only one. Many people welcome the new work hours. “Why3.____________ we _______（have） to waste a lot of time in the middle of the day and rush in the early morning？”

Two months ago，many people got up at 6:30 a.m. every workday and left home at 7:00 a.m. It usually4.__________（take） them about an hour to get to the office from home. Morning time was always like a battle（战斗）.People went to work in a hurry，5._________（feel） very tired. Sleep is needed for good health. Doctors say that eight hours’ sleep is good for people，but few people6._________（sleep） that long.

The use of the new work hours has just begun. Although we Chinese have long kept “early hours”，it’s important7.________（follow） the office hours in the world. Most foreign countries have “nine to five” work hours. If we 8.________（not change），there will be problems. When Chinese start working at 8 a.m, foreigners 9. ___________（not begin）business yet. But when they are busy10.________（work） at noon，Chinese are still on break. So some people think that it is the right time to change.

1.我发现学好英语很难。

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2.我认为不应该允许16岁大的孩子吸烟。

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3.老师把我们班分为六个小组。

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4.He read a book written by Lu Xun yesterday。

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5.He need to think about what will happen if he doesn’t end up as a professional runner.

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How do you study each year? You may answer it in one second: have classes at school, take notes and do homework. Feeling a little bored? Yes? So how do we make learning interesting? There’s a new way of learning called digital (数字的) learning. It helps students learn by using the Internet. There are three important kinds of digital learning. Apps are computer software applications (应用软件). People can download (下载) them on their mobile devices. The other two kinds are social networking services, including weibo and WeChat (微信) and website. Every one of them is like your teacher. They help you master (掌握) what you learn at school.

Compared with regular learning ways, digital learning has its advantages（优点）. Digital learning is also diverse (多样的). It covers almost every school subject. More importantly, it’s always updating. It offers students the newest resources (资源) to learn from.

Digital learning is also personalized (个性化的). You can choose what you like to learn. If you don’t master what you have learned at school, you can learn again through digital ways.

1._____, digital learning also has disadvantages（缺点）. When you use digital ways to learn, you have little interaction (相互交流) with teachers and classmates. As digital learning uses computers or smart phones, watching the screen too long may be bad for your eyes. 2.It is better to take a rest every 20 minutes.

3.判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）。

Digital learning has both advantages and disadvantages.____________________

4.为文中的横线处，填写一个恰当的连词。______________________________

5.就文中划线部分提问，变特殊疑问句。

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6.找出并写下全文的主题句。

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7.将文中斜体句子译成汉语。They help you master (掌握) what you learn at school.

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某英语报开展“How to Deal with the Exam Stress（考试压力）”征文比赛，请你根据图片和表格中提示的内容，简要描述并适当发表自己的观点，写一篇英语短文。

注意：（1）词数80-100左右，短文首句已给出，不计入总词数

（2）文中不得提及考生所在学校及自己的姓名

How to Deal with the Exam Stress

Everyone may have the exam stress. A little bit of stress can be a good thing to us.

Can you learn English______ chatting on the Internet?

A. in B. with

C. by D. at

Oh, the milk ______strange.

A. tastes B. tasted

C. is tasting D. taste

Amy is _________in English.

A. interesting

B. interested

C. interest

D. interests

Most of us will spend most time _____lessons.

A. study B. to study

C. studying D. studied