“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family’s closet’. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”

“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.

After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank in a faint（晕倒）, waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.

“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought.

1.According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the close” means ______.

 A. a family honor     B. a family story     C. a family secret       D. a family treasure

2.What can we learn about some Australians’ ancestors form Paragraph 2?

 A. They were brought to Australia as prisoners.

 B. They were the earliest people living in Australia.

 C. They were involved in some crimes in Australia.

 D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.

3.Jessica’s mother fell down into a faint because she was ______.

 A. frightened          B. knocked          C. injured            D. surprised

4.Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?

 A. She planned to keep it for fun.          

B. She needed it for her school task.

 C. She was curious about it.

D. She intended to scare her parents.

5.Jessica’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ______.

   A. they were crazy                      

B. they were over excited

   C. they realized their misunderstanding    

D. they both thought they had won the quarrel

阅读下面短文 ，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

I started to learn English at the age of seven. The experience of

singing and chatting ______ English gave me the feeling that English

            76. __________

is a beautiful language, ______ can bring people a lot of joy. At that time,

        77. __________

English was indeed a very good friend to me. After I ______ (上学)

            78. __________

middle school, I began to find English learning wasn’t so ______.

            79. __________

In fact, I had to be as hard-working as o       fellow students,

                80. __________

but I ______ (不能) to make any greater progress. I was about to

            81. __________

give up my English study ______ I met Miss Wang, a kind teacher,

            82. __________

who encouraged me to p       more. With her help, I took part in

            83. __________

English competitions and won many p      . Since then English

            84. __________

has absolutely been one of my ______（最喜欢的）subjects.

                85. __________

在学习生活和工作中，与人合作是非常重要的。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为 “Cooperate with others”的英文演讲稿。

注意：

1．对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2．词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总数。

3．演讲稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。

参考词汇：合作者 partner

Good afternoon, everyone!

The topic of my speech today is “Cooperate with others”. ____________________________

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Thank you for your listening!

 hear        

change             

surprise            

center       

castle        

Let’s go to ____ cinema----that’ll take your mind off the problem for _____ while.6-10 DCBDD

The room is in a terrible mess; it        have been cleaned.