Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t know them as well their friends do．In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice．It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends．Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friend can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．The question of “choice” is an interesting one．Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who choose your friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friend your parent don’t like?

1.Many teenagers think their _______ know them better than their parents do.

A．friends

B．teachers

C．brothers and sisters

D．classmates

2.When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to _________.

A．go to their friends

B．talk with their parents

C．talk with their friends on the phone

D．have a discussion with their family

3.Which of the following is DIFFERENT in meaning from the sentence “Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends.”?

A．Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.

B．Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends.

C．Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.

D．Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends.

4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Parents should like everything their children enjoy.

B．In all families, children can choose everything they like.

C．Parents should try their best to understand their children better.

D．Teenagers can only go to their friends for help．

阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Smith: Hi, Cathy, how did you find yesterday’s speech competition?

Cathy: Well, to be honest, it was quite 1. (disappoint).

S: You didn’t like the speeches?

C: Yes, I did．In fact, I 2. (enjoy) listening to most of the speeches．But I just couldn’t accept the result, you know.

S: Hmm, you mean the judges?

C: I mean, most of the listeners including me didn’t understand 3. the judges didn’t like Samantha．It was such a shock 4. they announced the winner was Jim．We all thought Samantha’s 5. (pronounce) was the best.

S: You’re 6. (probable) right．But don’t you think the speech itself is 7. (important)? As I see it, Jim’s speech was more meaningful．I was deeply moved by the story he told us.

C: That I know now.In my 8. ,we also learned something very important 9. Samantha’s speech.

S: That’s right．Samantha and Jim were indeed very close．I guess it was difficult for the judges.

C: Well, I wish I 10. (can) agree with you．But I do think Samantha was best.

“If you want to see something well, reach out and touch it!”

That may seem a strange thing to say．But touching things can help you to see them better．

Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round．But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is．You can feel how heavy the glass is．When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it．

With your skin, you can feel better．For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pockets．You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too．

You can even feel sounds against your skin．Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music．

All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means．They hear it often．Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up．In shops, we often have to touch things before we buy them．

The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too．You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor．All feel different under your feet．

There are ways of learning to see well by feeling．One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin．Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin……

Most museums are just for looking．But today some museums have some things to touch．Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show．

1.By touching things,___________．

A．you will have a strange feeling

B．you will learn how to reach out

C．you can see things better

D．you can tell what colors they are

2.Which of the following best serves as the best title of the story?

A．Touching by Feeling

B．To See or to Feel

C．Seeing by Feeling

D．Seeing Is Believing

3.When people buy things in shops, they often _________．

A．try them on first

B．put their right hand on them

C．just have a look

D．feel and touch them

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。有两项为多余选项。

There is an old Spanish Proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”．1.I’d say, too many．Our dreams should not, and cannot wait．We have to go for them now! Here’s why．

1． 2.

Nobody likes to talk about death, but the reality is – everybody is going to die at one point．None of us know the day, or the hour．Therefore, today is all we have．Don’t go to your grave with unfulfilled dreams．Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now．

2．The world is waiting for your gift

I know this may be hard to believe, but the world is waiting for YOU! Yes, YOU! 3. Sure, other people may be able to sing．But they’ll never be able to sing exactly like you．Sure other people can write, but they’ll never be able to write from the same perspective in which you write．Don’t deprive the world of your gift．It’s the oxygen that we need to survive．Thus, it is your responsibility to figure out exactly what your gift is, and use it to better your life and the lives of those around you．

3．4.

You can dream about writing the great American play that you want, but it’s never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper．You can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure．5.They require you to get your head out of the clouds, and actually do the work to make them happen．Get to it!

A．You can‘t let fear win．

B．Tomorrow is not promised．

C．In other words, dreams don’t work unless you do．

D．How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow?

E．You were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody on this earth can copy．

F．Possibilities you never knew existed are waiting on you．

G．Unless you take the first step, your dreams will never come true．

假定你是李华，下周六是你的生日，你准备在家开一个生日party ，并邀请部分同学和外国朋友参加，party 7：30开始。你家住在民族街656号，乘23路或40路公共汽车在一中站下车。你家就在车站对面，房子是红色的，门是白色的，很容易找到。请根据好友信息，给你的朋友写一封邀请信。

656 Minzu Street

November 2，2015

Dear Jack，

Next Saturday will be my birthday． ___________________________________________

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Best wishes，

Yours truly，

Li Hua

The Peales were a famous family of American artists．Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution．He painted portraits（肖像） of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington．His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture．

Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum，which he founded in Philadelphia．The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings．Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike．The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton （骷髅） of a huge，extinct elephant，which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801．

Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists．Raphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers，fruit，and cheese．His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people，including one of George Washington．Another brother，Rubens Peale，painted mostly landscapes and portraits．

James Peale，the brother of Charles Willson Peale，specialized in miniatures （小画像）．His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America．

1.The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that ________．

A．Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike

B．Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work

C．Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale

D．the painting of the two brothers was very large

2.The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ ______”．

A．Showed

B．invented

C．dug up

D．looked over

3.Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?

A．Titian Peale．

B．Rubens Peale．

C．Raphaelle Peale．

D．Sarah Miriam Peale．

4.The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______．

A．Puzzled

B．admiring

C．Excited

D．disappointed

假如你是李华，最近你发现你的好友李鹏因为一次英语考试的不及格而有了厌学的情绪。你很担心他。请根据以下的要点给李鹏写一封英语建议邮件，鼓励他战胜困难、努力学习。

1．分析李鹏的学习情况。他上课不注意听讲等；

2．建议高中生应该如何面对考试中的失败和挫折；

3．对他今后的学习提供帮助。

注意：1．短文必须包括所有要点，可以适当增加情节，使内容连贯。

2．词数100左右。

3．开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

4．参考词汇：frustration 挫折

发件人：LiHua@yahoo．com．cn

收件人：LiPeng@163．com．cn

日期：Thur，6 Nov 2014 11:30

主题：Cheer up! Everything will be fine．

Hi，Li Peng，

To be honest，I’m really concerned about you as I find you are tired of studying English after taking the exam．I’m writing to_______________________________

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Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

阅读下面的句子，根据首字母或中文提示在空白处填入合适的单词

1.The species of apes(猿) may have been the last common a__________ of humans and all great apes living today.

2.It’s bad manners for the children to play a t___________ on their teacher.

3.I don’t think all the human beings like to see the pretty girls and h____________ boys.

4.If you do something wrong you should a________ to others.

5.Without my p________ anyone is not allowed to enter the room.

6.The central government has made a series of _________ (农业) policies to encourage farmers to work the land.

7.Britain, France and Germany are all developed _________ （欧洲）countries.

8.It was very _________(明显) that he showed no interest in our plan.

9.Hopefully Jane will understand and _________ (原谅) you, if she really loves you.

10.When the girl was saved up the shore, she was almost _________（淹死）.

The headmaster______ a very good impression on the parents at the meeting.

A. got B. took C. made D. did

A machine that takes sweat-laden clothes and turns the moisture（分子） into drinking water is in use in Sweden. The device spins and heats the material to remove the sweat, and then passes the vapor through a special membrane(膜) designed to only let water molecules get through.

Since its Monday launch, its creators say more than 1,000 people have “drunk others’ sweat（h汗液）" in Gothenburg. They add the liquid is cleaner than local tap water.

The device was built for the United Nation's child-focused charity UNICEF to promote a campaign highlighting the fact that 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water.

The machine was designed and built by engineer Andreas Hammar, known locally for his appearances on TV tech show Mekatronik. He said the critical part of the sweat machine was a new water purification component developed by a company named HVR in collaboration with Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology.

"It uses a technique called membrane distillation(膜蒸馏)," he told the BBC."We use a substance that's a bit like Gortex that only lets steam through but keeps bacteria, salts, clothing fibers and other substances out."They have something similar on the International Space Station to treat astronaut's urine(尿液) - but our machine was cheaper to build. Volunteers have been sampling the treated sweat since the start of the week in Gothenburg .“The amount of water it produces depends on how sweaty the person is - but one person's T-shirt typically produces 10ml , roughly a mouthful."

The equipment has been put on show at the Gothia Cup - the world's largest international youth football tournament. MattiasRonge, chief executive of Stockholm-based advertising agency Deportivo - which organized the stunt(惊人的表演) - said the machine had helped raise awareness for UNICEF, but in reality had its limitations.

"People haven't produced as much sweat as we hoped - right now the weather in Gothenburg is lousy," he said."So we've installed exercise bikes alongside the machine and volunteers are cycling like crazy."Even so, the demand for sweat is greater than the supply. And the machine will never be mass produced - there are better solutions out there such as water purifying pills."

1.What can we infer from the passage ?_______.

A. The water processed by the machine is cleaner than local tap water .

B. The machine can help raise awareness of lacking water in the world .

C. The machine is cheaper than the similar one on the International Space Station

D. The amount of water the machine produces is roughly a mouthful.

2.What is the main idea of the fifth paragraph ?

A. How the machine works.

B. Who developed the machine.

C. How the machine was invented.

D. Why the machine was invented..

3.What does Mattias Ronge think of the machine?____

A. The machine can solve the severe water shortage in the world.

B. People do not like the water the machine processes

C. The machine should be used in rather hot areas in summer.

D. The machine is not worth popularizing.