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　　[1]Have you ever been offered an alcoholic drink? What about someone's saying “Don’t worry, just have one little sip”? Most people have their first drink by the time they’re 13．That first drink can be the start of a troubled life．

　　[2]Drink can make teens feel good, but that feeling lasts only a short time．Alcohol clouds your brain and hinders your ability to make decisions．Excessive drinking literally makes your brain shrink and can cause serious damage．Over-drinking can cause learning disabilities and damage your memory．It distorts your vision and leads to blackouts．Teenagers often think that drinking will give them more energy, but alcohol isn’t an energy drink－it’s a depressant(镇静剂)

　　[3]Drunk driving is one of the top causes of __________ for teen boys．An alcohol-related motor vehicle crash kills one person every 33 minutes and injures someone every two minutes．The rate of teen drunk driving is so high that the government is trying to pass new laws to restrict teen driving．

　　[4]When we get to high school, friends start pressurising us to drink．High school students see alcohol as glamorous and a way to become popular．I conducted a survey at my school．24 of the 63 respondents predicted they would drink in high school．11 said maybe, and 28 said they didn’t plan on drinking．

　　[5]Regardless of what they say now, things can change．Teens starting high school want to fit in．They think that one drink won’t do anything harmful．A little bit of alcohol probably won’t kill you, but it can lead to poor decisions．High school is the time to experiment with what you want to do in life, but if you’re experimenting with alcohol you could hurt someone, including yourself．

1．What is the purpose of the author in writing the passage?(no more than 15 words)

2．Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

It’s wrong to see alcohol as an energy drink; it just makes teenagers _________．

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

4．List three kinds of negative influence caused by drinking mentioned in this passage．(no more than 12 words)

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5．What does the word “it”(paragraph 5)probably refer to?(no more than 5 words)

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　　What is the hottest topic at your school recently? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it’ s money．

　　The school held an activity called “making money” last weekend．About 200 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 30 teams．They went out _________．What did they choose to sell?Some sold newspapers；some chose bottled water；some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets．

　　Hu Qing’s team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Center．They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children．But unfortunately, they met urban management officers．The officers asked them to leave．“We played hide-and-seek with the offices for the whole morning,” said Hu．“Finally we had to give up．”

　　Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square．They didn’t meet any officers．But few people were interested in what they were selling．The team then put up a board saying “For Country Kids”．It worked．More people came to their stall(小摊)．A foreigner even gave them 100 Yuan．“He didn’t want any change．He said he wanted to help the children,” said Wang．“We were touched．” Later that day they gave the 100 Yuan and more to the “Project Hope” office．

　　Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier．They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 Yuan and getting back 80 Yuan．They made 40.5 Yuan．“It was not easy to make the money,” said Meng．“Some people just looked．Others just tasted but didn’t buy．Now I know how hard it is for our parents to make money we need to lead happy lives．”

1．What is the main idea of the text?(No more than ten words)

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2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．(No more than ten words)

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3．What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

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4．What is the writer’s attitude towards the activity?

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5．What is the purpose of holding the activity?(No more than twelve words)

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　　[1]Today, millions of people want to learn or improve their English but it is difficult to find the best method．Is it better to study in Britain or America or to study in your own country?

　　[2]The advantages of going to Britain seem obvious．Firstly, you will be able to listen to the language all the time you are in the country．You will be surrounded completely by the language wherever you go．Another advantage is that you have to speak the language if you are with other people．In Italy, it is always possible, in the class, to speak Italian if you want to and the learning is slower．

　　[3]On the other hand, _________ staying at home to study．You don’t have to make big changes to your life．As well as this, it is also a lot cheaper than going to Britain but it is never possible to achieve the results of living in the UK．If you have a good teacher in Italy, I think you can learn in a more concentrated way than being in Britain without going to a school．

　　[4]So, in conclusion, I think that if you have enough time and enough money, the best choice is to spend some time in the UK．This is simply not possible for most people, so being here in Italy is the only viable option．The most important thing to do in this situation is to maximize your opportunities：to speak only English in class and to try to use English whenever possible outside the class．

1．What is the text mainly about?(no more than 8 words)

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2．Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 3 words)

All the people and everything around are related with _________ , and you’ll have more opportunities．

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words．(no more than 8 words)

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4．What suggestion does the author give to those who learn English in their own country?(no more than 20 words)

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5．What does the word “it”(line 2, paragraph 3)probably refer to?(no more than 5 words)

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　　Swimming is one of those activities that can be learned early in life．Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk．In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming．However, I believe that five is the best age to learn．By five or six, a child knows fear of water, a very important thing to know．It’s wise to be afraid, to recognize true danger．Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous．

　　To really benefit from swimming, every swimmer should learn __________：butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and crawl．I feel that one of these－the breaststroke－is different from the others, since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally, without any training．

　　In swimming, there are certain rules every swimmer should follow：

　　(1)Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don’t risk drowning by swimming alone．If you swim by yourself, with no life guards or friends with you, you may get into trouble．

　　(2)Don’t go beyond your abilities．Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach．Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is no good．Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive．

　　(3)Don’t smoke．Swimming depends on a healthy body; good lungs are part of it．

　　(4)Work at any activity that builds muscles．

1．What is the main idea of the passage?(no more than 10 words)

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2．Please complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

__________ and the recognition of its danger are sensible．

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．(no more than 7 words)

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4．Why should not you swim alone according to the passage?(no more than 10 words)

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5．What does the word “it”(Line 7, Paragraph 3)probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)

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　　Has your boss sent out a memo(备忘录)warning all employees to stop logging into sites like Face book, You Tube, and Twitteron company time? You may want to send a memo straight back to him or her with some justification(辩护)for your web surfing time．According to a study from University of Melbourne, workers who are allowed to spend time each day reading news, blogs, product reviews, communicating with friends on social networks and taking part in other non-work-related online pursuits are actually more productive than those who are blocked from doing so．

　　The study has showed that people who surf the Internet for fun at work－within a reasonable limit of less than 20％ of their total time in the office－are ________ by about 9％ than those who don抰．

　　Why the seemingly confusing result? According to Dr．Coker, it comes down to our attention spans．"People need to let their mind go blank for a bit to get back their concentration," he said．"Think back to when you were in class listening to a lecture－after about 20 minutes you can抰 concentrate your attention, yet after a break your concentration was restored．"

　　When mixed with work time, web surfing allows employees to refresh their minds and come back to the task at hand with more focus and care．

　　"Short breaks, such as a quick surf of the Internet, en-able the mind to rest itself, leading to better concentration for a day抯 work, and as a result, increased productivity," Dr．Coker added．

　　If your manager can抰 tolerate workplace leisure time, share this insight with him or her and maybe he or her even becomes your Face book friend．

1．What is the main idea of this text?(within 10 words)

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2．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one? You may have enough reasons to argue with your manager you抮e your web surfing time at work．

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3．Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words．(within 5 words)

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4．List three kinds of things workers can do during the web surfing time at work．(within 10 words)

①________　②________-________　③________

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

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　　Wouldn't it be nice to just look at a page and never forget what was on there? What if you could never again forget a friend's birthday? There are many things you can do to improve your memory．With time and practice most people can gain the ability to memorize large amounts of information．

　　◆Organize your life．Keep items that you frequently need, such as keys and eyeglasses, in the same place every time．Improved organization can help free up your powers of concentration so that you can remember less routine things．

　　◆Exercise your brain．Regularly exercising the brain keeps it growing and stimulates the development of new nerve connections that can help improve memory．By practising new mental skills－such as learning a new language or learning to play a new musical instrument－and challenging your brain with puzzles and games, you can _________．

　　◆Exercise daily．Regular aerobic(有氧健身的)exercise improves circulation and efficiency throughout the body－including the brain－and can help avoid the memory loss that comes with aging．Exercise also makes you more alert and relaxed, and can thereby improve your memory uptake．

　　◆Reduce stress．Stress does in fact physically damage the brain; it can make remembering much more difficult．Try to relax, regularly practice yoga or other stretching exercises, and see a doctor if you have severe chronic stress as soon as possible．

　　◆Eat well and eat right．There are a lot of herbal medicines on the market that claim to improve memory, but almost none have yet been shown to be effective by experts in this field．A healthy diet, however, contributes to a healthy brain, and foods containing antioxidants(抗氧化剂)－broccoli, blueberries and berries appear to promote healthy brain function．

1．What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 8 words)

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

By making better arrangements for ordinary things you can spare more time and energy to focus on something important．

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words．(no more than 8 words)

4．Add two more ways of improving memory．(no more than 6 words each)

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

　　Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you know was in trouble-and he was?Have you ever dreamed something that came true later?Maybe you have ESP．

　　ESP stands for Extra Sensory Perception．It may be called a sixth sense．It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away．

　　Here is an example：A woman was doing washing．Suddenly she screamed．“My father is dead!I saw him sitting in the chair!”Just then, a telegram came．The woman's father had died of a heart attack．He died sitting in a chair．

　　There are thousands of stories like this on record．Scientists are studying them to find out what is behind these strange mental messages． Here's another example－one of hundreds of dreams that have come true．

　　A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by．The driver said,“There's room for one more．”The man felt the driver was Death, so he ran away．The next day the man was getting on a crowded bus．The bus driver said,“There's room for one more．”Then the man saw the driver's face was the same face he had seen in the dream．He wouldn't get on the bus．As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames．Everyone was killed!

　　Some people say stories like these are lies or coincidences(巧合)．Others, including some scientists say that ESP is true．From studies of ESP, we may some day learn more about the human mind．

1．What may people with ESP know about?(No more than 12 words)

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2．How many examples does the author give to show that people may have ESP?(No more than 2 words)

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3．What is the best title for the passage?(No more than 3 words)

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4．What happened to the bus?(No more than 6 words)

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　　Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me that writing is too hard．They never write, unless homework requires it．They find the writing process painful and difficult．

　　How awful it is to be able to speak in a language but not ________, especially English, with its rich vocabulary．Being able to speak but not write is like living in a large house but never leaving one small room．When I meet students who think they can't write, I know as a teacher my duty is to show them the rest of the rooms．My task is to build fluency and accuracy while providing the opportunity in any writing activity to enrich the moral and emotional development of my students．One great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day．

　　Writing ability is like strength training．Writing needs to be done daily, just like exercise; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise, writing skills improve quickly with daily practice．I often see a rise in students' confidence after only a few weeks of journal writing．

　　Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole students．When my students practice journal writing, they are practicing for their future professional lives．They build skills so that some day they might write a great novel, a piece of news, or the perfect love letter．

Answers：

1．What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?(no more than 15 words)

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2．Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

One of the most important skills I teach is how to ________, in order to improve the students' ability in every aspect．

3．Fill in the blank in paragraph 2 with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

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4．List at least three advantages students benefit from the journal writing according to the text．(no more than 10 words)

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5．What does the word“it”(line2,paragraph 1)probably refer to?(no more than 2 words)

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　　[1]It's safe, it's simple, and it works：Drinking right amounts of water really can help you lose weight, new research shows．

　　[2]In what researchers claim is the first-ever trial of the effect of water consumption on weight loss, scientists from Virginia Tech found that dieters who started each meal with two glasses of water lost nearly five pounds more, on average, than dieters who did not, over the course of 12 weeks．There's no shortage of clear evidence about how water might work to control your appetite(食欲)．It ________ so you don't eat so much; it keeps down your thirst so that you don't turn to calorie－rich sodas or juices．But until now, the researchers say, there has been no true evidence that water's appetite-controlling benefits ever translate into actual weight loss．Now there is．In the 12-week study period, dieters instructed to drink water with every meal lost an average of 15.5 pounds; dieters given no instructions lost, on average, just 11 pounds．

　　[3]Perhaps the most surprising thing about the finding is how little we still know about healthy water consumption in general．In fact, although doctors and public health authorities regularly remind us to drink more water, very few studies give any insight into what our ideal quantity may be．

　　[4]The new results today suggest that many people could indeed stand to drink a little more water than they do．But if you're looking to lose weight, be aware that it is actually possible to drink too much water, and you probably won't help matters any by drinking too much water at a time．In extreme cases, it can even be deadly．A couple of glasses with each meal, however, should be no problem at all for a healthy person．

1．What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 8 words)

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2．Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 2 words)

Enough obvious evidence ________ how your appetite might be under the control of water．

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．(no more than 3 words)

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4．Why should we avoid drinking too much water at a time?(no more than 6 words)

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5．What does the word“it”(Line 1, Paragraph 1)probably refer to?(no more than 6 words)

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　　[l]Canadian culture was heavily influenced by British culture and traditions．Now one can also notice the influence of American culture．Over the years, lots of people have moved to Canada．There has been a healthy change of Canadian's ideas that has resulted in the development of certain special features in Canada．The people of Canada have always been proud of their diverse cultural backgrounds．

　　[2]Art：Canada has some of the most wonderful classical works of art．In the year 1930, artists began developing their own personal style．The“Group of Seven”is considered to be the first group of native artists to create their own style．

　　[3]Language and religion：Because of its diverse cultures, Canada has two official languages, English and French．There is ________．A number of people in Canada have confirmed that they have no religious belief, though there are many other groups that follow Protestantism as a religion．

　　[4]Literature：The literature of Canada basically shows the different cultural influences of other countries．Some of the early works were divided according to the region of Canada from which the author came, but there were also authors who gave a humorous touch to serious contents．A number of authors have been awarded for their literature works．

　　[5]Music：Music in Canada has seen many developments in styles along the way．Many Canadian; musicians have earned worldwide fame．From folk music to rock, Canadian music continues to entertain people．In recent years, music from Asia and Africa has found quite a fan following in Canada．

1．What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 3 words)

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

3．What does the word“their”(Line 4, Para 1)refer to?(no more than 2 words)

4．Canadian culture has been influenced by many other countries．List all of them mentioned in the text．

5．Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

Recently, music from Asia and Africa has become ________ in Canada．