阅读短文并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

　　Making good grades probably tops your list of goals for your middle school child, but making friends is also important．Middle school marks a new chapter in your child's life．She's moving away from childhood and into the beginning of adolescence．

　　As children approach adolescence, they increasingly look to friends for clues on how to behave, and hope to be noticed and accepted by their fellow students．

　　You cannot choose your child's friends for him, but you can help him learn to choose friends wisely．You can give him tools to find friends who will have a positive impact on him．Here are a few ways to help your child make friends：

　　1．________．When he succeeds or has made a great choice, tell him you're proud of him．When he does not succeed, help him feel better and keep trying．Your middle school student is going through many changes and may feel like she isn't“good enough”．Building her self-esteem will help her feel more confident and will make it easier for her to form healthy friendships．

　　2．Talk with your child every day and listen to his concerns．Give him your full attention when he talks, and really listen to what he has to say．

　　3．Discuss with your child the qualities in a friend that matter most, such as being trustworthy and kind, and making good choices when it comes to steering clear of alcohol and tobacco．

　　4．Get to know your child's friends．Try not to judge your child's friends based on how they dress．It's more important to talk with them and find out what they like to do．Allow your child to invite his friends over and get to know them better．

　　5．Introduce your child to new groups of people．After-school clubs, and sports programs are good places for meeting new people．Be open to exploring different activities with your child to find something that he enjoys．

1．What is the text mainly about?(within 10 words)

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2．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Kids want to learn more from their friends' behavior and hope to be liked and included while coming near to the period when they change from being a child to being a young adult．

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3．Fill in the blanks with proper words．(within 6 words)

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4．List three ways to treat the child's friends properly．(within 25 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 into Chinese．

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Directions：Read the passage and answer the questions or complete the statements

　　First Maggie, then 20, asked Stepmom and Dad if she could store a few boxes with them in Washington while she looked for another place to live．Then Maggie said she would like to move in to be with her boxes until her boyfriend Joe bought an apartment．Next Maggie asked whether Joe could move in“temporarily”until the apartment deal was closed．When Lucy and Pablo Sanchez returned home from vacation last Christmas, they found their small living room crammed with his boxes and a second welcome mat next to their own on the front porch(门廊)．Lucy Sanchez says：“I have a headache．”

　　Analysts cite a variety of reasons for this return to the nest．The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its benefits particularly attractive to young people, say experts．A high divorce rate and a declining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally frustrated survivors back to parental shelters．For some, the expense of an away-from-home college education has become so big that many students now attend local schools．Even after graduation, young people find housing costs soaring．

　　Sallie Knighton, 26, moved back to her parents' suburban Atlanta home to save enough money to buy a car．Her job as a teacher provided only enough money to cover car payments and an additional loan she had taken out．Her mother agrees,“It's ridiculous for the kids to pay all that money for rent．It makes sense for kids to stay at home．”Bradley Kulat, 25, makes about ＄20,000 a year as an equipment technician in a hospital．That is enough to support a modest household, but he chooses to live at his parents' house outside Chicago．He admits to expensive tastes．He recently bought an ＄8,000 car and owns an ＄800 stereo system, a ＄300 ten-speed bike and an elegant wardrobe．Says his mother Evelyn：“It keeps you thinking younger, trying to keep up with them．”

　　Sharing the family home requires adjustments for all．There are quarrels over bathrooms, telephones and privacy．Some families manage the delicate balancing act．At 34, Esther Rodriguez dreaded returning to her parents' Denver home after three years of law school forced her ＄20,000 into debt．“I thought it was going to be a restriction on my independence,”she recalls．Instead, she was touched when her father installed a desk and phone in the basement so she would have a private study．But for others, the setup proves too difficult．Michelle Del Turco, 24, of Englewood, Colo．, a Denver suburb, has been home three times－and left three times．“What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol problem,”she explains．“He never liked anyone I dated, so I either had to sneak around or meet them at friends' houses．”

(Write your answer with no more than FIFTEEN words．)

1．What does“a second welcome mat next to their own on the front porch”________(Paragraph 1)mean to Lucy?

2．Today, more and more people choose to return to the nest for ________ and ________ reasons．

3．The underlined expression“to admit to expensive tastes”means ________．

4．Why did Michelle Del Turco have to sneak around or meet his date at friends' houses?

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　　Do you like chocolate?Most people do．Some like it in bars．Others just like big squares of．it．

　　Say you just got a box of chocolate．Which piece do you pick first?A study carried out by a professor in the University of Virginia showed that people's choices of chocolates show their personality．If you choose a round piece, you are a person who likes to party．If you select an oval shape, you are a person who strives．You like to make things and push yourself to be successful．Picking a square shape shows that this is an．honest and truthful person you can depend on．

　　What kind of chocolate do you pick?Maybe you like milk chocolate．This shows you have warm feelings about the past, while dark chocolate means something else－the person who chooses it looks forward to the future．What about white chocolate?Would you like to choose it?If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind．Those who like chocolate with nuts are people who like to help others．

　　Do you believe these ideas?Can chocolate tell all these things?It doesn't matter．There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolates-they eat it because they like it．

1．What is the best tide of the text?(Please answer within 8 words．)

2．Which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one?

In that case, it will be difficult for you to make a decision．

3．What does the underlined word“strives”mean here in English?

4．What's the writer's attitude towards the information about chocolate in the text?(Please answer within 15 words)

5．As described in the passage, the ________ and ________ of chocolate can show your characteristics and qualities．

Directions：Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．

　　According to one study, words send only 7 percent of a person's message．Intonation(语调)and voice quality communicate 38 percent, and nonverbal(not using or involving words)cues(暗示)transmit a large 55 percent．That means people pick up more from nonverbal communication than from the words a person says．When studying a foreign culture then, it just makes sense to pay attention to how people use nonverbal cues．

　　Gestures consist of a major form of nonverbal communication．But often these gestures are culture-bound．For example, when the Maoris of New Zealand stick out(伸出)their tongue at someone, it is a sign of respect．When American schoolchildren make the same gesture, it means just the opposite．Also, Americans often indicate“OK”with their thumb and fore-finger touching to form a circle．The same gesture means“money”to the Japanese and“zero”to the French．For that reason, people in a foreign culture must use gestures with caution．

　　Another part of nonverbal communication is the one that you might not think about－space．When someone comes too close, he feels uncomfortable．When he knocks into someone, he feels obligated(有义务的)to apologize．But the size of a person's“comfort zone”varies, depending on his cultural or ethnic origin．For example, in casual conversation, many Americans stand about four feet apart．People in Latin or Arabic cultures, instead, stand very close to each other and touch each other often．

　　Considering the effects of nonverbal communication, we never really stop communicating．How we walk, how we stand and how we use our hands all send a message to others．That's why it's possible to“read someone like a book”．

1．How does an American feel when an Arab stands too close to him?(no more than 3 words)

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2．What does the gesture“OK”mean in Japan?(no more than 3 words)

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3．Why do we pay more attention to nonverbal cues in a foreign country?(no more than 10 words)

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4．Why should people in a foreign culture must use gestures with caution?(no more than 10 words)

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Directions：Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．

　　What is red but green, open but closed and old but new?Answer：London's beautiful new double-deckers buses．The traditional red double-deckers are a symbol of London．This was made certain in 2008 when one bus made the longer-than-usual trip to Beijing to collect a very special passenger：the Olympic Flame．

　　Now a new bus design has been impressing Londoners．The new bus uses more green technology and has an open platform, making sure people get on and get off easily．It also has a special asymmetric(不对称的)design for the front end, which gives it a futuristic look．

　　Besides these the design is not all new．Its outside can remind you of London's faithful old double-decker, the Routemaster(马路大师)．In December 2005 the original Routemaster was stopped from offering general service as a result of environmental reasons, but it can still be seen on two routes in London．

　　In July 2008 a competition was organized by the London Mayor, Boris Johnson, to design a new Routemaster bus for the capital．Several designers together won the ￡25,000 prize．The new double-deckers, which have three doors to speed up boarding, are expected to be in service in 2012．

　　Mr．Johnson said：“This new part of our transport system is not only beautiful, but also has a green heart…”He expects cities around the globe to be“beside themselves with envy”for what he described as an“impressive red symbol”of 21st-century London．However, Mr．Johnson has not yet convinced everyone to climb on board．The mayor has been criticized by some for the high cost of the new buses．A normal double-decker bus costs around ￡190,000 but it has cost ￡7,800,000 to design and build five new ones．

1．Why did a traditional red double-decker bus came to Beijing in 2008?(No more than 8 words)(2 marks)

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2．What disadvantage does the old Routemaster have?(No more than 6 words)(2 marks)

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3．List at least two special characteristics of the new design of the Routemaster．(No more than 15 words)(3 marks)

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4．What might be the public reaction to the new bus according to the last paragraph?(No more than 8 words)(3 marks)

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阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。

　　(1)Around 15 million of us will leave a cup of tea to go cold today while a similar amount will forget where they put the keys to their house or car．Meanwhile, 12 million people will go to the shops only to completely forget what they went for according to research carried out by the National-Lottery.co.uk．

　　(2)Passwords and chores such as taking food out of the freezer the night before and charging the mobile phone also featured highly on the list．And more than one in ten admits forgetting to buy a lottery ticket which may have cost them a win．

　　(3)The study also found men are more likely to ________, even though women generally have more to remember．Busy modern lifestyle, increased workloads and pressures as well as modern technology were to blame for the increase in our levels of forgetfulness．

　　(4)A National Lottery spokesman said,“The British are more hectic than ever in their work and personal lives and it seems we just have too much to remember for our crowded minds．”

　　(5)The study found that the technology boom has also played a part, leaving us with more devices than ever before to plug in and charge or take care of．

　　(6)Despite work pressures it is within the home environment where most things are forgotten, such as credit card payments, children's school events or food related things．

　　(7)The study found one in four people have missed an important appointment and nearly one in five have fallen out with a friend over a forgotten date or event．The research also found that despite the number of things people forget only one in four people actually admit to being forgetful．

　　(8)Women performed much better than men in the report, failing to recall an average of 2.5 things every day compared to 3.5 things for men．

1．List at least three things that people often forget based on the passage．(with in 15 words)

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2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words．(with in 5 words)

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3．Which sentence in this passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

The researchers discovered that only a quarter of people acknowledge that they have a bad memory even though they forget to do lots of things．

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4．What would be the best title for the passage?(with in 10 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 into Chinese．

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阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后面的要求答题。(请注意问题后的字数要求)

　　For years children in the industrial areas of Europe and America seldom left their smoky cities to see the beauties of the countryside．Not that the woods and fields were always far away, but they were too far from the city to permit people to make a round trip between morning and nightfall．What's more, factory workers did not have enough money to send their children on country holidays away from home．

　　In 1907 a young German schoolmaster had an idea which changed this state of affairs．He decided to turn his little schoolhouse into a dormitory for the summer holidays．Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small amount of money．The idea was a success．A few years later the schoolhouse was far too small to hold so many young people who wanted to stay there．So, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby．This was the first Youth Hostel．

　　Today young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostels and get to know each other．Some spend a week or more in the same hostel, seeing the surrounding sights and meeting the people of the area．Other youths go on foot or by bicycle from place to place, spending a night or two in one hostel, then going to the next．

　　Sometimes an informal program will be organized after the meal, with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period．One can ________ about other places, just by meeting people who come from these places．For this reason, a few weeks spent“hostelling”can be just as useful a part of one's education as classes in school．

1．What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us?(Please answer within10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Some youths stay in a hostel for several days, during which period they go sightseeing and visit the local people．

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3．Fill in the blank in the 4th paragraph with proper words to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 7 words)

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4．List 3 of the advantages of hostelling according to the text．(Please answer within 15 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 into Chinese．

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　　[1]Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community then we will have a better life．Do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?

　　[2]In this fast-paced world, many values are changing．While people traditionally put caring, sharing and generosity in life and work in the first place, modern people seem to be more concerned about themselves．

　　[3]Modern people act selfishly to survive the rough competition of life．They say that it is a jungle out there．To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy．Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas．In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues．We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct．It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences．

　　[4]In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on ________________, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary．In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned then．But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more separate life and faced less pressure compared with the modern people．

　　[5]Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them?There is no fixed answer either．Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite．But I personally think that people should not be too selfish．Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a beneficial relationship on both sides．

　　[6]In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure．However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and to build a beneficial relationship with others．

1．What is the best title of the text?(no more than 10 words)

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2．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

People at work may struggle to achieve their own goals at the price of their coworkers．

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3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

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4．List two changes in values or behaviors between the past and the present days according to the text．

1)In the past people ________________

2)In modern society people ________________

5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese．

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阅读下面短文并回答问题。(请注意问题后的字数要求)

　　Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging, unless you learn how to deal with it．They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer．

　　Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time, some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way．Others burst with anger, and scream and yell．But other people keep their anger inside．They can not or will not express it．This is called ________．

　　For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person's health than expressing it．They said that when a person is angry, the brain release the same hormones．They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc．in general the person feels excited and ready to act

　　Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous．They believe that those who express anger violently may be likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure．

　　Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger．They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about．If it is, they say,“Do not express your anger while angry．Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably．”

　　Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry．They said that laughter is much healthier than anger．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

If you don't express your anger, you may have more chances of having high blood pressure．

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3．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．List the three ways the author mentions people express their anger．

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。

　　America is a country on the move．In unheard-of numbers, people of all ages are exercising their way to better health．According to the latest figures, 59 percent of American adults exercise regularly－up 12 percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago．Even non-exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active．

　　It is hard not to get the message．The virtues of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers, postage stamps, and television ads for everything from beauty soaps to travel books．Exercise as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the health benefits of doing regular physical exercises．Growing publicity for races held in American cities helped fuel a strong interest in the ancient sport of running．Although Americans have also discovered other forms of exercise(such as walking and swimmin), running ________________．

　　As the popularity of exercise continues to increase．so does scientific evidence of its health benefits．The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle group vigorously enough to approximately double the heart rate and keep it doubled for 20 to 30 minutes at a time Doing such physical exercises three times or more a week will produce considerable improvements in physical health in about three months．

1．What is the best title for the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

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3．Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What is the author's purpose in writing the last paragraph?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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