I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely(模糊地) 　1　 the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see things again, 　2　 a disaster can do strange things to people. It happened to me the other day that I might not have come to love 　3　 as I do if I hadn’t been blind. I believe in life now. I am not sure that I would believe in it so 　4　. I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I 　5　 mean that the loss of 　6　 made me enjoy more of 　7　 I have now.
Life asks us to keep making 　8　 to reality. If a person is able to get ready for anything changeable his world will 　9　 more meaningful. I became blind, but I was 　10　. My parents and my teachers saw 　11　 in me－a potential(潜力) to live, you might call it－which I didn’t see, and they make me fight it out with blindness.
The hardest 　12　 I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was what I had to do at least. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would become a chair rocker for the 　13　 of my life. When I say I believe in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase 　14　. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: A belief that I could deal with anything alone; that somewhere in the 　15　 there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
1. A. imagine       B. find             C. remember     D. guess
2. A. but           B. though               C. so           D. because
3. A. myself       B. life             C. eyes         D. blindness
4. A. that         B. therefore            C. happily      D. deeply
5. A. seldom        B. just             C. hardly           D. always
6. A. them      B. it                   C. blindness        D. light
7. A. that         B. what             C. which            D. where
8. A. moments      B. encouragements       C. improvements D. changes
9. A. become        B. change               C. look         D. end
10. A. brave        B. lucky                C. sad          D. wise
11. A. something    B. everything           C. nothing      D. anything
12. A. problem      B. experience           C. difficulty       D. lesson
13. A. rest     B. whole                C. need         D. last
14. A. lonely       B. alone                C. self         D. person
15. A. company  B. group                C. society  (社会)   D. family

短语翻译
1.1.擅长数学　　
2.2.来自北京
3.打篮球
4.一个11岁的男孩?
5.去游泳
6.带上狗去散步?
7.走回家
8.观看足球赛
9.放学后
10.去跑半小时步                      

阅读下面的短文，根据文中信息完成文后表格。

Dear Mike,

We got your letter yesterday． Yes, we can visit you at Christmas． We planned to spend Christmas at home, but we are going to be with you． Your brother Jack will not in school then．

The weather in Chicago is cold, but it doesn’t matter． Sometimes we like the snow． We got our plane tickets the day before yesterday． We will get to your city on the 18th． We will stay with you for two weeks． Is that all right with you?

We’ll take our favourite recipes(食谱), so we can have a nice Christmas dinner．

See you soon．

Love

Mum and Dad

1.  This letter is from Mike’s　　1. ___

2.  It is　　2. ___ now, but they like the　　3. ___.

3.  Mike has a 　　4. ___called Jack. He is in　　5. ___ now.

4.  Mike’s parents will go to his city by　　6. ___. They will　　7.___in Chicago   on the 18th.

5.  His parents will stay for two　　8.___and come back on　　9.___31th.

6.  His parents will take the recipes, so they can have a wonderfu　　10.____ dinner.

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Do you know how to study __1__ and make your study more effective (有效的)?　We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long　__2__, This is very good ,but it doesn’t__3__a lot ,for an effective student must have enough sleep ,enough food and enough rest and __4__. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your__5__.

When you return __6__your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒)and you’ll learn more__7__study better. Psychologists (心理学家)　__8__ that learning takes place this way. Here take English learning __9__ an example. First you make a lot of progress（进步）and you feel happy. __10__ your language study seems to stay the same. So you will think you’re learning nothing and you may give __11_. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you __12__ give up, and at some point your language study will again take another big __13__. You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and __14_ . Don’t give up along the way. Learn __15__ ,you are sure to get a good result(结果).

1.                A．well           B．better          C．good     D．best

2.                A．days           B．time           C．hours    D．weeks

3.                A．help           B．give            C．make D．take

4.                A．exercise        B．homework       C．running   D．clothes

5.                A．health          B．body           C．study     D．life

6.                A．after           B．for             C．at   D．to

7.                A．yet            B．and            C．or   D．but

8.                A．found          B．taught          C．told D．said

9.                A．with           B．for             C．as   D．to

10.               A．Third          B．Secondly        C．Last D．Then

11.               A．in             B．out            C．up   D．off

12.               A．mustn’t       B．couldn’t       C．needn’t D．may not

13.               A．work           B．jump           C．walk D．result

14.               A．hard           B．common        C．possible   D．interesting

15.               A．slowly          B．fast            C．quickly    D．happily

初中即将毕业，同学们都感到压力很大。就此问题，你在英语课上做了一个以“ Less Pressure Makes Life Better”为题的值日报告，谈谈你的做法，与同学分享经验, 内容包括：　　
普遍存在的压力：同学关系；考试　　
我过去的压力：父母的期望；学习　　
我成功缓解压力的方法及效果：……　　
要求:1、文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名；　　
2、词数80左右，短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。　　
Less Pressure Makes Better Life　　
Hello, my classmates!　　
Pressure is a serious problem in today’s world. Most students in our class are under too much pressure.　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
Less pressure makes better life. Thank you!