Cheer up! Everyone may have periods in their lives ____ everything seems tough．

       A．when             B．where             C．which                  D．that

Driving in rush hour traffic __ be very dangerous, so you ____ be too careful．

       A．should; ought to                               B．could; should           

       C．might; mustn't                                D．can; can't

Though the suspect refused to admit that he had stolen the precious diamond at first, he ____ and admitted everything when he was shown the videotape．

       A．broke up                                     B．broke away             

       C．broke down                                  D．broke into

My three-year-old son, ____ all kinds of meat, has no appetite for any vegetable, which worries me a lot

       A．devoted to          B．addicted to           C．accustomed to       D．applied to

Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to ____ them too hard．

       A．draw              B．strike              C．rush               D．push

同学们刚过完寒假，传统的新春佳节定会给你们留下深刻的印象。以“The Spring Festival” 为题，写一下人们过节的情况和你新一年的打算。要点如下：

1.       除夕夜，家人聚餐，相互祝愿。

2.       晚上12点，燃放烟花爆竹，辞旧迎新。

3.       春节持续15天。在此期间，人们走亲访友，孩子们穿上新衣，收到“压岁钱”，十分开心。

4.       你的新年新打算。

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单词拼写（10分）

1.After g , a large number of college students go to west China at the appeal(号召) of government.

2. Mother has p me a gift if I do well in my final exam.

3. Mary is my best friend and I v 　 the friendship between us.

4. Mandela offered guidance to poor black people on their l________ problems.

5. The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to b______ the dead.

6. At m__________ the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.

7. She gave me a d_____________ look—the kind that said she would not change her mind.

8. Later in the next century, people from England made v_________ to conquer other parts of the world.

9. It’s no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be e______________.

10. Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the h_________ of winning. 　　

About three hundred words in the English language come from the names of people. Many of these words are technical words. When there is a new invention of discovery, a new word may be coined(杜撰) after the inventor or scientist.

It is interesting to observe how many common words have found their way into the language from the names of people. Lord Sandwich, who lived from 1718-1792, used to sit at the gambling(赌博) table eating bread with meat in between. As the Lord was the only one among his friends who ate bread in that way, his friends began to call the bread “sandwich” for fun. Later on，the word became part of the English language.

The word “boycott” means to refuse to have anything to do with somebody or something. It comes from a man called Captain Boycott. He was a land agent in 1880 and he collected rents and taxes for an English landowner in Ireland. But the Captain was a very harsh(苛刻的) man. He treated his poor tenants (佃户) very badly. His tenants decided not to speak to him at all. Eventually word got back to the landowner and the Captain was removed（免除）. The word “boycott” became popular and was used by everyone to mean the kind of treatment that was received by Captain Boycott.

48. A few hundred ___________ come from the names of people.

　　 A. new inventions 　　　　　　　 B. languages 　　　　

C. English words 　　　　 D. new discoveries

49. “Sandwich” is a word coined (杜撰) by ____________.

　　 A. Lord Sandwich　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the friends of Lord Sandwich

C. inventors D. scientists

50. The tenants did not like ___________.

　　 A. to collect rents and taxes 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the English landowner

C. the harsh land agent 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to speak

These days, there's a popular cartoon named happy sheep and gray wolf. It's an excellent Chinese cartoon, which tells the stories of happy sheep and gray wolf. The poor gray wolf is always trying hard to catch the sheep, but the sheep could always run away from the danger. The sheep are so clever and lovely that the cartoon gets all the children's love. At the same time, the cartoon is full of humor. The children could learn more knowledge and enjoyment from it.

The cartoon is shown repeatedly on many TV channels. The Zhejiang Channel broadcasts the cartoon on weekends and the vacations; the Sichuan Channel broadcasts the cartoon for an hour in the evening; the Shandong Channel broadcasts it in the morning, while CCTV-3 broadcasts it at noon every day.

On one hand, the cartoon gets the children's love because the happy sheep is really clever. He always has a way to work out any problem and save his friends. What’s more, there're many things about happy sheep and gray wolf, such as the books, the toys, the pencil-box, the clothing, and so on. Children are happy to buy them. On the other hand, many adults (大人) also like the cartoon, for the gray wolf is regarded as the perfect husband with skills and effort. He invents many things just to catch a sheep for his wife. Though he is often hit by his wife, he always makes her happy without complaining (抱怨).

We can learn more from the cartoon, including the skills, the stories, the details, the humor, and so on. We could see the humor of Chinese type during the cartoon. But I don't like its being shown so often. It may make the children spend more time on watching TV and it is bad for their health and study.

44. The underlined word “cartoon” in the first paragraph is ________.

A. a kind of picture      B. a kind of sheep          C. a kind of film            D. a kind of book

45. Which channel is not mentioned in the passage？

A. Zhejiang Channel     B. Shandong Channel     C. Sichuan Channel       D. CCTV-1

46. Why do many adults also like the cartoon Happy Sheep and Gray Wolf?

A. Because they like men like gray wolf.          

B. Because they are still young.

C. Because they want to make their children happy.

D. Because there are many things about the happy sheep and the gray wolf.

47. The author doesn’t like its being shown repeatedly because ________

A. he thinks children will feel bored after seeing it again and again         

B. he is afraid that children’s health and study will be affected

C. he doesn’t like the cartoon himself.            

D. he thinks it is a waste of money