Rent（出租）a room

Spare room? Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you won’t have to pay any tax on the first ￡4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.

Make money during special events

Don’t want a full-time lodger ? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space.

Live on set

Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked.

Use your roof

You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment (around ￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.

1. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?

A. On Letpark. B. On Roomspare.

C. On Grashpadder. D. On Roommateeasy.

2.If you want to use energy for free, you have to_____.

A. sign an agreement with the government

B. pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment

C. sell the roof to some energy companies

D. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years

3.For whom is the text most probably written?

A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers.

C. House owners. D. Online companies

When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring. They were the "in" thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven.

What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being "replaced". We'd been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the " new" stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what we'd lost. But not my ring. My ring was new.

Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.

Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents' when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn't my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. " You'll recognize this one," she said, smiling.

Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside. The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. They'd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me.

1.The underlined word "in" in the first paragraph probably means "_____".

A. fashionable B. available

C. practical D. renewable

2. When she got the ring back, the writer was about _____.

A. 13 years old B. 15 years old

C. 26 years old D. 28 years old

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer's family moved several times.

B. The writer never stopped looking for her ring.

C. The writer's ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.

D. The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. My New Ring B. Lost and Found

C. Lost and Replaced D. An Expensive Ring

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。

Sharks are among the oldest animals on Earth. There are hundreds of kinds of sharks. Most are about two meters long. The dogfish shark, however, is less than twenty centimeters in length. A shark has an extremely good sense of smell. It can find small amounts of substances in water, such as blood, body liquids and chemicals produced by animals. ___1.___ Sharks eat fish, other sharks, and plants that live in the ocean.

Sharks grow slowly. About forty percent of all sharks lay eggs. ____2.___ Some sharks carry their young inside their bodies as humans do. Some sharks are not able to reproduce until they are twenty years old．Most reproduce only every two years. And they give birth to fewer than ten young sharks. For this reason, over-fishing of sharks is of special danger to the future of the animal.

Sharks are important for the world’s oceans. They eat injured and diseased fish. Their hunting activities mean that the numbers of other fish in ocean waters do not become too great. ____3.____.

People hunt sharks for sport, food, medicine and their skin. Experts say the international market for some kinds of sharks has increased because many parts of a shark are valuable. Collectors pay thousands of dollars for the jaws of a shark. ___4.____ The skin of a shark can be used like leather. In Asia, people enjoy a kind of soup made from shark fins. Experts say a fisherman can earn a lot of money for even one kilogram of shark fins. Sharks are among the oldest animals on Earth, but some sharks are in danger of disappearing from Earth. ___5.____

A．Shark liver oil is a popular source of Vitamin A.

B．This protects the plants and other forms of life that exist in the oceans.

C．Sharks are valuable to us and we can make full use of them.

D．These powerful senses help sharks find their food.

E．If too many sharks in one area are killed, that group of sharks may never return to normal population levels.

F． This is a threat to other forms of life in the ocean.

G．The others give birth to live young.

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mrs. Hammond was old and blind, but she was determined to do everything for herself. She even used to go for walks by herself once a day for _________, and found her way by _________ things with her white stick. She learned where everything was, so she never lost her way.

One day, some men came and cut down some of the familiar trees at the side of one of the paths which she _________ . When she reached that place that evening, she did not_________the trees with her stick, so she was in_________ .

She _________ for a while and listened, but did not _________ any other people, so she went for a kilometer or two, and then she heard _________ beneath her. “Am I _________ ? I suppose so,” she said, “I must be on a _________, and there must be a river under me. I've been told that there's a river in this part of the country, but I don't know its exact _________. How am I going to get _________ to my house from here?”

All at once she heard a man's friendly_________ near her. “Excuse me, can I help you?” “How kind of you!” Mrs. Hammond answered. “Yes, please. Some of the trees which I follow have been _________today, and if I hadn't been _________ enough to meet you, I don't know _________ I'd have done. Can you please_________ me to get home?”

“Certainly,” the man answered. “Where do you live?”

Mrs. Hammond told him, and the man took her to her house. She told the man how pleased she was that she had met him. But the man said. “I want to_________ you.”

Mrs. Hammond asked, “Whatever for?”

“Well,” the man said quietly, “I was balanced (悬在) on the edge of that bridge for ages in the _________, because I was trying to make up my mind to _________ myself into the river and drown myself. But I'm not going to do it now.”

1.A. health B. exercise C. sport D. training

2.A. seeing B. looking at C. hearing D. touching

3.A. followed B. led C. walked D. headed

4.A. know B. feel C. smell D. climb

5.A. need B. danger C. dark D. difficulty

6.A. waited B. rested C. stopped D. walked

7.A. see B. find C. meet D. hear

8.A. noise B. water C. boat D. train

9.A. lost B. all right C. wrong D. alone

10.A. boat B. plane C. bridge D. highway

11.A. size B. length C. position D. name

12.A. far B. near C. away D. back

13.A. touch B. voice C. sound D. noise

14.A. lost B. destroyed C. removed D. planted

15.A. lucky B. kind C. good D. foolish

16.A. how B. what C. why D. which

17.A. tell B. direct C. help D. lead

18.A help B. know C. thank D. meet

19.A. worry B. sorry C. hurry D. dark

20.A. put B. throw C. jump D. take

单词拼写

1.It is wise to ________ (寻求) help as soon as possible.

2.Our government hoped that these measures would ________ (有益于)all the People.

3.By law, youth under eighteen are not ________ (允许)to enter Net bars

4.The polluted water and air are ________ (有害) to people's health.

5.The great ________ (长处) of my plan is that it’s so cheap compared to the others.

6.Many _____(奖) will be given to the winners in the coming music ceremony.

7.The Roman Empire ___________ （存在）for several centuries.

8.___________ （在……之内） 24 hours the deal was completed.

9.What ___________（使印象深刻） him most was their speed.

10.I don't mind ___________ (道歉) to others if I make a mistake.

根据汉语提示补全句子。每空只填一词

1.___________ ___________ （振作起来）. I think we can sue（起诉） them.

2.___________ ___________ （盯着看） others is considered rude.

3.Mary would like to walk_______ _________（不愿）take the crowded bus.

4.The article is too long and should be_______ _________（削减） by half.

5.I ___________him ___________（提醒） the appointment, but he didn't make any response.

语法填空

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

This story took place in 1903. Adam, an American businessman, was carried out to sea by a strong wind. A ship 1._________ (spot) and rescued him, 2.______ was how he got to London by accident . He at once went to the American embassy 3._____ (ask) for help, but was refused. Two rich gentlemen invited him home because of a bet. They asked Adam a few questions, and Adam responded 4._____ a polite manner . They gave him a letter and asked him not to open it until two pm. Adam left wondering 5._______ would happen to him.

短文改错

读下面的短文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（ \ ）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

One cold winter day in 1900, a small boy was called Charles Chaplin was walked along the street in London. He doesn’t have breakfast or lunch. He wanted to buy some bread, and he didn’t have any money. His father died since he was very young. His mother was often very sick, so she could take care of Charles or his brother. All of them had to work to help his mother. He was very young but his dream was very big. He wanted to be great man in the world of films. So he worked very hardly.

根据下列语境，写一篇100词左右的短文。

假设你是星光中学的李华，将参加主题为“Let's Ride Bicycles”的英语演讲比赛。

请撰写一份演讲稿，主要内容包括：

1. 目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题；

2. 骑自行车的益处，如节能环保、有利健康等。

参考词汇：低碳生活（low-carbon life）；节能（energy saving）

注意：1.词数：120词左右；

3. 演讲稿开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Good morning, everyone,

I am Li Hua form Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is "Let's Ride

Bicycles".______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Thank you!

Four cinemas in the UK

The Kinema, Lincolnshire

It's a wooden building on the outside and a two－screen cinema on the inside, all nesting among pine trees in a tiny village. The Kinema showed its first film in 1922 and the first six rows were deekchairs(折叠帆布躺椅). Today, it's more richly decorated.

“People come here because it's a fantastic experience，” says manager philip Jones. “Many rooms in the Kinema are simple and not attractive, but we try to remain everything that makes it special. ”

The Cube, Bristol

It's not really a cinema. It is a not－for－profit cooperative run by volunteers, which has been operating for the last 15 years.

They are “unique for what we do, which is to operate seven nights a week and with no funding.” They make many things themselves, such as cola and yogurt.

The Broadway, Nottingham

A cinema has been here since the 1960s, when local fashion designer Paul Smith would come to see arty foreign films, which heavily influenced his career choice. Later, he designed the stripy(条纹的) sofas.

The Broadway was previously used as a church, but locals love it for its independent, art house, and DIY spirit. The Broadway also has a right－on restaurant, with locally sourced vegetables and salads, and even serves its own beer.

The Rex, Hertfordshire

It opened to the public in 1938 and has been named the most beautiful cinema in the UK. There's a varied programme with different films every night. Hot dogs and popcorn are banned. And a real person answers the phone when you call. People speak very highly of the Rex. So do go, if only once, to see just how a cinema should be run.

1.In Philip Jones' opinion, the Kinema may attract people who ________．

A．live in the nearby villages

B．are fond of rich decorations

C．are interested in wooden structures

D．want to experience something special

2.The Cube and the Broadway are similar in the way that they both ________．

A．are non－profit cooperatives

B．show arty foreign films

C．offer homemade drinks

D．use stripy sofas

3.Which of the following has the longest history?

A．The Kinema. B．The Cube.

C．The Broadway. D．The Rex.