Perhaps the most extraordinary (奇特的) building put up in the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace (水晶宫) which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on show. Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.

1.The Crystal Palace was built up              .

A．in the 1950s       B．in the 1900s        C．shortly before 1851 D．before 1951

2.People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to            .

A．buy goods                             B．visit an exhibition

C．travel around                          D．enjoy the Crystal Palace itself

3.What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?

A．It caught a terrible fire.

B．It disappeared suddenly.

C．It went to the South of London.

D．It was rebuilt.

4.The Crystal Palace was famous to all because            .

A．it is the biggest building in the world

B．so many visitors had been there

C．it was made of iron and glass

D．it was burnt down at last

5.The writer              .

A．thought the Crystal Palace very useful

B．sang high praise for the Crystal Palace

C．wanted the Crystal Palace to be rebuilt

D．was one of the visitors to the Crystal Palace

单词拼写。根据汉语或首字母提示，写出下列单词的正确形式。（共10分）

1.A ________  (平衡的)diet should contain some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.

2.Children have a natural _________ (好奇心)about the world around them.

3.I have ________(受益) a lot from reading aloud every morning.

4.Just at that moment they found a young man ________ (徘徊)in the street outside their house.

5.I don’t support the plan; on the ________(正相反), I’m strongly against it.

6.He doesn’t like to be v       , instead, he prefers to solve problems in a peaceful way.

7.Pollution should be p        in our daily life.

8.It is known to that smoking is h        to our health.

9.Take care of the environment, or you’ll find yourself s        by rubbish.

10.Success isn’t m        by how much money you earned, but what you do for others.

阅读下面短文，用英语简要回答文后所给的5个问题。每题不超过15个单词。

In 1998, World Cup Football Match held in France took up a new rule. Instead of the usual black and white ball, a colorful ball was used in the game. The new ball was made up of 32 pieces of three colors: red, blue and white. Interestingly enough, the French national flag happened to be in three colors, too. Besides, 32 teams took part in the coming World Cup. But early football was made up of eight pieces of leather. As time went by, more pieces of leather were used, from 12 pieces to 18 to 26 and then to 32 now.

About three million such new footballs were made. And then some players were playing the new ball in their training. The makers have warned the goalkeeper that the new ball flies in a direct line at a fast speed.

After trying the ball for some time, a footballer said that the ball was quite different from the traditional black and white one, and that the goalkeeper would find it harder to catch them. Another footballer said that there would be more goals. "For the player on the ground, the new ball is easier to control as it flies. A good player can shoot in more goals." he said.

1.What was the new rule in the 1998 World Cup Football Match?

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2.What’s the color of the French national flag?

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3.Why is it not easy for the goalkeepers to catch the new footballs?

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4.What’s the best title for this passage?

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5.Which kind of balls was used in the past?

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假设你是James，你的加拿大笔友Jessie想了解一下你将要参加的2013年全国中学生英语冬令营(English Winter Camp)的有关信息。请你根据下面的海报给她写一封信，谈谈有关情况和活动意义，并邀请她参加你们的活动。

活动营址：山东济南

活动时间：2013年12月底，共4天

参加人员：来自全国各地的英语爱好者；中、美、英、澳四国的英语老师

活动内容：举行英语演讲比赛，交流学习英语的经验，

观看学生文艺表演，游览济南风景名胜等。

注意：1. 书信必须包括以上提供的内容要点，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯；

2. 词数：100词左右。

Dear Jessie,

Nice to hear from you again!

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Best wishes!

Yours truly,

James

Spending______ Christmas in a foreign country with local people was really _____ unforgettable experience for me.

A．\;an              B．\;\               C．the; an           D．the; \

　　　 with an important decision, one that can affect his future, he doesn’t know what to do.

A．Face             B．Facing            C．To face           D．Faced

A car accident happened on the highway because of the heavy fog, but

　　　 no one got seriously injured.

A．sadly             B．luckily            C．hopefully          D．unfortunately

Not only the house that I live in but also all the furniture in it 　　　 to my parents not me.

A．belongs           B．is belonged        C．belong            D．are belonged

---Have you ever had any skin problems _______eating junk food?

---- Yes, two years ago.

A．close to           B．different from      C．far from           D．connected with