Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make it one of Canada’s most popular cities 【6】(live) in. Its population is increasing 【7】 (rapid). Another city, Toronto, is the biggest and most 【8】 (wealth) city in Canada. They could see the misty cloud that rose from the great Niagara Falls in 【9】 distance. Montreal is a city with wonderful restaurants and clubs. Most of people speak both English and French. In a word,

Canada is a 【10】 (mix) of many cultures and races. Have a good time.”

Everyone makes mistakes. 【1】 As parents, it’s our duty to help our children learn from their mistakes. Turning a mistake into a learning experience will help your child grow. Here are some tips for helping children leam from their mistakes.

Explain exactly what the mistake is. It’s important to make your child accept the fact that he made a mistake. Talk with your child and help him exactly understand what he did is not right. 【2】 Never imagine he knows; always talk over the problem early.

Ask your child to make an apology if his mistakes hurt others. This step takes a mistake that is connected with another person even further. 【3】 By making your child go to see and talk with the person who was hurt, he will more fully understand the results of the mistake and learn from that bad experience.

Offer suggestion in different ways to lead your child to avoid making the same mistakes again. You can choose to share your personal examples if you had the same problem before. 【4】 He may not want to do exactly the same thing, but it will get him to start in the right direction.

【5】 Having your child try to work through the problem and know how to deal with it on by himself will help develop his reasoning skills, which is good for his self-development. In this way, he will know what he should do if a similar situation appears in the future.

A. Tell your child how you dealt with the problem.

B. Now it’s time to help him properly correct mistakes.

C. Praise him if he fully understands the- mistake he made.

D. Children need to learn the results of their mistakes.

E. Learning from mistakes is what makes us become better people.

F. Encourage your child to find a way to deal with the problem alone.

G. Sometimes a child fails to know why the things he did are wrong.

Last year, researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy, the ability to understand other people, among college students had dropped a lot over the past 10 years. That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time, the researchers said. Today, people spend more time alone and seldom join groups and clubs.

Jennifer Freed, a director of a teen program, has another explanation. on the TV, and you’re showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting, competing, and generally treating one another with no respect(尊重). Humans learn by example—and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic.

There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples. Humans are socially connected with nature. Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human—and having empathy is important to those relationships. Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers always have high self-respect. Besides, empathy can be helpful for loneliness, sadness, anxiety, and fear.

Empathy is also necessary for a good leader. In fact, Freed says, many top companies report that empathy is one the most important things they look for in new managers. Social skills—including empathy—are a kind of “emotional(情感的) intelligence" that will help you succeed in many areas of life. “Tests results are important. But if you don’t have emotional intelligence, you won’t be as successful in work or in your love life,” she says.

What’s the best way to up your EQ(情商)? For starters, let down your guard and really listen to others. “One doesn’t develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking,” Freed says. To really develop empathy, you’d better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital, join a club or a team that has a diverse membership, have a “sharing circle” with your family, or spend time caring for pets at an animal shelter.

【1】Why does empathy among college students drop a lot?

A. They spend too much time on screen.

B. Understanding each other is hard for them.

C. They are busy with their studies.

D. Programs on screens are attractive.

【2】What does Jennifer Freed think of reality shows on TV?

A. Exciting. B. Boring.

C. Bad. D. Good.

【3】What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A. Necessary social skills in daily life.

B. The importance of empathy for leaders.

C. Successful leaders with high empathy.

D. The requirements for new managers.

【4】What are people encouraged to do according to the last paragraph?

A. Show your opinions freely.

B. Work as doctors.

C. Develop empathy in different ways.

D. Protect animals.

【1】The superstar showed up at the court，________(accompany) by his manager.

【2】The young lady dressed________(elegant) when she went to work.

【3】He was right in his________(assess) and wrong in his prediction.

【4】He is an________child.He always________his parents and never________rules in school or laws in society.(obey)

【5】Everyone knows she is a________girl who has a________for singing.(talent)

【6】It________in his________that the country was in a messy________.(state)

【7】To the________of the boss，his products could________the need of the customers.(satisfy)

【8】The old blind man asked me to do him a________and find his________book.(favour)

【9】It is reported that the lost boy________(not find)so far.

【10】Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple，but it remains________(see) whether they will enjoy it.

【题目】阅读理解。
D
Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it's true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn't turned a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today.
My mother and father were united in their way of raising children, but it mostly fell to my mother to actually carry it out. Looking back, I honestly don’tknow how she did it. Managing the family budget must have been a very hard task,but she made it look effortless. If we complained about not having what another kid did, we’d hear something like, “I don’t care what so –and –so got for his birthday, you are not getting a TV in your room a car for your birthday a lavish sweet-16 party.” We had to earn our allowance by doing chores around the house. I can still remember how long it took to polish the legs of our coffee table. My brothers canno doubt remember hours spent cleaning the house .Like the two little girls growing up at the White House, we made our own beds (no one left the house until that was done) and picked up after ourselves. We had to keep track of our belongings, and if something was lost, it was not replaced.
It was summer and ,one day ,my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed---and there it was in the window, White, shiny, plastic and decorated with flowers ,the basket winked at me and I knew ----I knew---I had to have it.
“It's beautiful,” my mother said when I pointed it out to her,” What a neat basket.”
I tried to hold off at first, I played it cool for a short while. But then I guess I couldn't at and it any longer: “Mom, please can I please, pleaseget it? I‘ll do extra chores for as long as you say, I'll do anything, but I need that basket, I love that basket. Please, Mom .Please?”
I was desperate.
“You know,” she said, gently rubbing my back while we both staredat what I believes was the coolest thing ever,” If you save up you could buy thisyourself.”
“By the time I makeenough it’ll but gone!”
“Maybe Roger here could hold it for you,” she smiled at Roger, thebike guy.
“He can’t hold it for that long, Mom. Someone else will buy it .Please,Mom, Please?”
“There might be another way,” she said.
And so our paying plan unfolded. My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely in some hiding place I couldn't find. Each week I eagerly counted my growing saving increased by extra work here and there (washing the car ,helpingmy mother make dinner, delivering or collecting things on my bike that already looked naked without the basket in front).And then ,weeks later ,I counted ,re-counted and jumped for joy. Oh, happy day! I made it! I finally had the exact amount we’dagreed upon….
Days later the unthinkable happened. A neighborhood girl I'd played with millions of times appeared with the exact same basket fixed to her shiny, new bike that already had all the bells and whistles. I rode hard and fast home to tell my mother about this disaster. This horrible turn of events.
And then came the lesson. I've taken with me through my life: ”Honey,Your basket is extra-special,” Mom said, gently wiping away my hot tears.” Yourbasket is special because you paid for it yourself.”
（1）What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
A.The children enjoyed doing housework.
B.The author came from s well-off family
C.The mother raised her children in an unusual way
D.The children were fond of the US president’s daughters.
（2）When the author saw the basket in the window, she .
A.fell in love with it
B.stared at her mother
C.recognized it at once
D.went up to the bike guy
（3）Why did the author say many “please” to her mother?
A.She longed to do extra work.
B.She was eager to have the basket.
C.She felt tired after standing too long.
D.She wanted to be polite to her mother.
（4）By using “naked” (Paragraph 12),the author seems to stress that the basket was ________.
A.something she could afford
B.something important to her
C.something impossible to get
D.something she could do without
（5）To the author, it seemed to be a horrible turn of events that________.
A.something spoiled her paying plan
B.the basket cost more than she had saved
C.a neighborhood girl had bought a new bike
D.someone else had got a basket of the same kind
（6）What is the life lesson the author learned from her mother?
A.Save money for a rainy day
B.Good advice is beyond all price.
C.Earn your bread with your sweat
D.God helps those who help themselves

【1】John__________________(极其渴望)to become a writer of the science fiction.

【2】__________________(据宣布)the new library which is under construction would be opened to the public next year.

【3】His father isn't__________________(支持)his thought while his mother always__________________(陪他去书店)．

【4】Do your parents often__________________(打电话)to ask your recent progress？

【5】__________________(且不说费用多少)，do we actually need a second car？

【6】Owing to his hard work，his classmates all think John__________________(注定会成功)．

【7】I'm about to__________________(转身)and see who he is but my phone rings.

【8】Her only fear was that her little son would______________(让……一个人留下)in the world in case something happened to her.

【题目】第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
“Did you hear what happened to Adam Last Friday?” Lindsey whispers to Tori.
With her eyes shining,tori brags，“You bet I did, Sean told me two days ago.”
Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about? It just happened to be yours truly, Adam Freedom, I can tell you that what that what they are saying is (a) not nice and (b) not even true. Still, Lindsey and Tori aren't very different from most students here at Linton High School, including me. Many of our conversations are gossip(闲话)。I have noticed three effects of gossip: it can hurt people, it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction, and it can cause social pressures in a group.
An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about. Usually, gossip spreads information about a topic-breakups, trouble at home, even dropping out-that a person would rather keep secret. The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is, the juicier the gossip it makes. Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie. People often think of gossipers as harmless, but cruel lies can cause pain.
If we know that gossip can be harmful, then why do so many of us do it? That answer lies in another effect of gossip: the satisfaction it gives us. Sharing the latest rumor(传言)can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others don’t. Similarly, hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the “in group.” In other words, gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiority(优越感).
Gossip also can have a third effect: it strengthens unwritten, unspoken rules about how people should act. Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group. Translated into high school terms, this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said, then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention. The do's and don'ts conveyed through gossip will never show up in any student handbook.
The effects of gossip vary depending on the situation. The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news, thing about why you want to gossip and what effects your “juicy story” might have.
（1）The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to ________.
A.introduce a topic
B.present an argument
C.describe the characters
D.clarify his writing purpose
（2）An important negative effects of gossip is that it _________.
A.breaks up relationships
B.embarrasses the listener
C.spreads information around
D.causes unpleasant experiences
（3）In the author's opinion, many people like to gossip because it ________.
A.gives them a feeling of pleasure
B.help them to make more friends
C.makes them better at telling stories
D.enables them to meet important people
（4）Professor David Wilson think that gossip can ________.
A.provide students with written rules
B.help people watch their own behaviors
C.force school to improve student handbooks
D.attract the police’s attention to group behaviors
（5）What advice does the author give in the passage?
A.Never become a gossiper
B.Stay away from gossipers
C.Don't let gossip turn into lies
D.Think twice before you gossip.

Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep 【1】 (need) depends on the age of the person and the conditions in 【2】 sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than 【3】 old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with 【4】 than this amount, but others may need more. Every person knows his own need. 【5】 is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep should always be enough to make one bring back his 【6】 (strong) and get ready for a day’s work.

Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. So it is not without reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep 【7】 the open air. A bath at bedtime, 【8】 hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful 【9】 sleep. Sleep-producing drug should never be taken except when 【10】 (suggest) by a doctor.

Every three years, the organization called O.E.C.D. organizes exams as part of the Program for International Student Assessment(评估), or PISA, which tests 15-year-olds on their abilities to deal with real problems. America’s 15-year-olds have not done as well as students in Singapore, Finland and Shanghai in the PISA exams.

To better understand the reasons, the PISA team, starting with four countries in 2006, and then adding 14 more in 2009, went to the parents of 5,000 students. They interviewed them about how they raised their kids and then compared it with the test results for each of those years. Two weeks ago, the PISA team published the main finding of its study.

Fifteen-year-olds whose parents often read books with them during their first year of primary school get much higher scores in PISA 2009 than students whose parents don’t often read with them or not at all. Parents’ concern for their children is strongly connected with better results in PISA.

According to Schleicher, the leader of the team, just asking your children how their school day was and showing great interest in their learning can help a lot. It is something every parent can do, no matter what their education level is.

The study found that getting parents concerned about their children’s learning at home is more powerful than parents attending parent-teacher meetings, volunteering in classrooms, taking part in money-raising, and showing up at back-to-back nights.

To be sure, nothing can replace a good teacher. But let’s stop putting the whole duty on teachers. We also need better parents. Better parents can make teaching more beneficial.

【1】What can we learn about the organization O.E.C.D ?

A. It tests teenagers’ learning skills.

B. It calls for better teachers.

C. It organizes PISA exams every 3 years.

D. It compares parents from different countries.

【2】Why does the PISA team interview some parents?

A. To understand students better.

B. To get along well with parents.

C. To help students with bad test results.

D. To find out why students have different test results.

【3】According to the study, parents are advised to .

A. try to search for better teachers

B. put the whole duty on teachers

C. care about their children’s school life

D. ask their children to read more books.

【4】What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Better Parents Are Needed B. Better Teachers Are Appreciated

C. A Study by the PISA Team D. An Interview with Parents.

注意：1. 每处错误仅限1词

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I’m glad to learn that part-time assistants were wanted in your studio and I’d like to have a try. I’m a student who is graduated from high school soon. Before attending the college, I’ll have a long holiday and I’m determined to make the best of them. Since childhood, I have developed a strong interest in storytelling and watching films. My teacher thinks high of my performance in the language class, when I have also acquired a good knowledge of American movie industry. Except that, I am monitor of my class and thus have gained many experience in management.

I will undertake full responsibility and spare no effort to do my share of work. I am fully convinced that through communication with the staffs, I can get some valuable work experience as well as develop my social skills.

I’m looking forward to receiving your reply soon. Thank you for your consider.

Yours,

Li Hua