The rainy weather lasted for a couple of days, completely _______ our plan for a picnic.

A． being ruined B． to ruin

C． ruined D． ruining

Growing evidence shows _______ exercising won’t protect us if we sit too much.

A． when B． what

C． that D． whether

—Where are you going, Ted?

—To Jane’s home．I told her I _______.

A． would visit B． visit

C． visited D． will visit

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Insight Without Sight

At the age of eighteen I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.

But it was difficult to get a work permit． One day I was dropped off by my parents at the

, where applicants took their physical tests for work permits． Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk by myself． Then the doctor began the ．He looked into my eyes with a bright light．“I your parents take you to an eye specialist,”he said,“I suspect you have a retinal(视网膜) disease．If you do, you’ll never a day in your life…”

My parents did take me to specialists．After much time and money spent seeking an result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly a person of sight．But still, during daylight, I could walk without ．I could read, but not for hours．My eyes began to

and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages．However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading．I knew the of great writers as well as I knew the most popular music stars．Their words were powerful, which me to try writing．Soon writing brought me a lot of each time I completed a paper．

Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life．An article I .appeared in a local newspaper．The newspaper, to my , continued to print my work．Next, a book series published several of my essays．I got interested in writing and up with each acceptance．On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness I chose to present it．For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I so many years ago．Now, I have numerous essays and articles in ．

Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my into success．He set the bar too .and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do．Yet I proved what I could do.

1.A． station B． clinic C． company D． lab

2.A． silently B． suddenly C． proudly D． easily

3.A． operation B． examination C． argument D． treatment

4.A． desire B． order C． suggest D． command

5.A． work B． live C． rest D． sleep

6.A． urgent B． obvious C． ordinary D． accurate

7.A． robs B． warns C． reminds D． informs

8.A． medicine B． allowance C． balance D． assistance

9.A． dance B． shine C． tear D． widen

10.A． houses B． names C． addresses D． habits

11.A． asked B． forced C． encouraged D． permitted

12.A． trouble B． pleasure C． stress D． worry

13.A． admitted B． wanted C． described D． penned

14.A． delight B． admiration C． shame D． disappointment

15.A． gave B． came C． lit D． put

16.A． unless B． although C． since D． after

17.A． feared B． brought C． sought D． rejected

18.A． print B． time C． use D． mind

19.A． imagination B． motivation C． responsibility D． personality

20.A． far B． long C． close D． low

Traveler

My fifteen-year-old son has just returned from abroad with rolls of exposed film and a hundred dollars in uncashed traveler’s checks, and is asleep at the moment．His blue duffel(粗呢) bag lies on the floor where he dropped it．Obviously, he postponed as much sleep as he could: when he walked in and we hugged, his electrical system suddenly switched off, and he headed directly for the bed, where I imagine he beat his old record of sixteen hours.

It was his first trip overseas, so weeks before it, I pressed travel books on him, and a tape cassette of useful French phrases; drew up a list of people to visit; advised him on clothing and other things．At the luggage store where we went to buy him a suitcase, he headed for the duffels, saying that suitcases were more for old people．

During the trip, he called home three times: from London, Paris, and a village named Ullapool．Near Ullapool, he climbed a mountain in a rainstorm that almost blew him off．In the village, a man spoke to him in Gaelic, and, too polite to interrupt, my son listened to him for ten or fifteen minutes, trying to nod in the right places．The French he learned from the cassette didn’t hold water in Paris．The French he talked to shrugged and walked on.

When my son called, I sat down at the kitchen table and leaned forward and hung on every word． His voice came through clearly, though two of the calls were like ship-to-shore communication．When I interrupted him with a “Great!” or a “Really?”, I knocked a little hole in his communication．So I just sat and listened． I have never listened to a telephone so attentively and with so much pleasure．It was wonderful to hear news from him that was so new to me．In my book, he was the first man to land on the moon, and I knew that I had no advice to give him and that what I had already given was probably not much help.

The unused checks are certainly evidence of that．Youth travels light．No suitcase, not much luggage and a slim expense account, and yet he went to the scene, and came back safely．I sit here amazed． The night when your child returns with dust on his shoes from a country you’ve never seen is a night you would gladly turn into a week．

1.During the trip, the author’s son ______.

A． ran out of money

B． had inadequate sleep

C． forgot to call his mother

D． failed to take good pictures

2.According to the passage, which of the following could best describe the author’s son?

A． Polite and careless．

B． Creative and stubborn.

C． Considerate and independent.

D． Self-centered and adventurous.

3.What does the underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refer to?

A． It is important to listen to your child’s story.

B． It’s easy to interrupt the chat with your child.

C． The author is proud of her son landing on the moon.

D． The son no longer needs much help from his mother.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A． Good parents should protect their children from potential dangers.

B． The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.

C． It’s a win-win choice to give a child space to experience and explore．

D． Communication between parents and children is extremely important.

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，介绍你和家人在去年9月3日观看国庆阅兵活动的过程，并以“An Unforgettable Day”为题，给校刊“英语角”写一篇英文稿。

注意：

1.词数不少于60；

2.短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

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An Unforgettable Day

On September 3, a military parade was held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory of World War II.

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Directions：Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need.
When young people begin to live independently, home-hunting can involve some stress．But they would do well to remember that a new 1.is available - micro-homes.
Fondly called ‘tiny houses,’ these houses have all living necessities in a small package, including kitchen, bedroom and bathroom．Generally under 50 square meters, most tiny houses2. just one or two people though some claim the space for more．What’s lost in size is not lost in design as these homes are often quite unique and modern in design.
Besides an attractive appearance, tiny houses can also 3.unique practical features．Making the best of urban space, the 72-to 122-centimeter-wide Keret House in Warsaw, the world’s narrowest home, filled in an alley(小巷)．The sample home Ecocapsule uses solar power, wind power and rainwater collection to enable its owner to live practically anywhere．A system of rails allows the DALE micro-home to 4. room size and number as well as adding the option of an open or5. courtyard.
As visually 6. as micro-homes are, there are a few disadvantages to consider before getting comfortable on a minicouch．Moving into a tiny house requires the 7. of most non-essentials, no matter the emotional connection to them．Guests will also mostly be out of the question as the limited space may even cause a(n) 8. individual to experience some cabin fever．And finally, a micro-home is likely a temporary living option for most people since they will probably start families and acquire more 9..
Though the limitation will scare some, there is usually a benefit．A small size results in a small price tag and small bills, making tiny houses easier to save up for and 10.．And though you won’t have much stuff around the house, this can provide the comfort of simple living and maintenance．Micro-homes are also practically mobile and claim eco-friendliness that can’t be matched by other homes．They probably aren’t for everyone or forever, but when it comes to your next (or first) home, they could be just what you need.
A． accommodate
B． alternative
C． boast
D． budget
E． elimination
F． enclosed
G． maintaining
H． possessions
I． regulate
J． tempting
K． unaccompanied

Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed． When a person does a certain thing again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, then a habit is formed． Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of． It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits． Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live． Older persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by them．

There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help． Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and so on．

Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on．These are all easily formed habits．Unfortunately older persons often form habits which could have been avoided ．

We should keep away from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others．

1.________ are formed little by little．

A． Good habits

B． Bad habits

C． Both good habits and bad habits

D． Either good habits or bad habits

2.The underlined word "them" in the first paragraph refers to ________．

A． bad habits

B． good habits

C． children

D． other persons．

3.Why should we pay much attention to the formation of habits?

A． Because habits are of great help to every one of us．

B． Because a man can never get rid of a habit．

C． Because it's hard and sometimes even impossible to throw away bad habits．

D． Because we are forced to do them again and again．

4.According to the passage, early rising ________．

A． has something to do with success

B． is an easily formed habit

C． is such a habit as should have been avoided

D． is such a habit as will be kept

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

1.．We are taught how to hold a knife and fork and not to talk with our mouths full．We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people．

2.．Almost everywhere eating together means that people are very friendly to each other．But in parts of Polynesia（波利尼西亚）it is bad manners to be seen eating beside each other．So they politely turn their backs to each other when they are taking food．

Some East Africans spit（吐痰） four times as a kind of blessing（祝福）．They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well，or to bless a new-born baby．3.．It usually shows an unhealthy habit．In many countries，it may mean that you hate someone．

When we go to visit someone we say“Hello！”or” How are you?" or things like that．But if you are visiting an East African village，everyone will be very careful not to pay attention to you．The polite thing there will be for you to go quietly，without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend．4.．

In a village in Arab，a visitor will walk behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit．If he passes in front，he will be invited into each tent and asked to eat．5.．

A． It is rude to refuse

B． It’s a big country with different customs．

C． In most other places，spitting means something completely different

D． Eating quickly is a bad habit．

E． From the time we were babies we have been taught manners

F． You should wait until he has finished what he is doing and then he will begin talking to you

G． Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else

李平的父亲有位美国同事，他的孩子约翰史密斯下个月来华。约翰写信向李平询问一些有关李平所在城市的问题。李平回信，内容如下：

1、得知约翰要来非常高兴。告诉他可能遇到一些不同于美国的情况。

2、气候：冬天冷，有时下雪。夏天几乎不下雨，但一下起来就很大。提醒约翰带雨衣、棉衣。

3、饮食：饮食与美国很不同，他应尽力适应中国饮食，并要学会如何使用筷子。

4、最后，请他带一张美国地图，希望早日能见面。

字数：100—120个词。 参考词汇：筷子chopsticks