Puerto Rico may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and African rhythms. The country, as a result, is a mixture of very new and very old. It exhibits the open American way of yet retains the more formal Spanish influences. This is reflected in the architecture, not just the contrast between the colonial and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with concrete schools and buildings.

However, if you do not wander beyond the tourist areas on the coast, you will not experience the real Puerto Rico. Old volcanic mountains, long inactive, occupy a large part of the interior（内陆）, with the highest peak, Cerro de Punta, at 1,338m in the Cordillera Central. North of the Cordillera is the karst （岩溶）country where the limestone（石灰石）has been acted upon by water to produce a series of small steep hills and deep holes. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds.

The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA Average life expectancy is 73.8 years and GDP per capita is US $12,212, the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of mainland USA. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than 30% speak it fluently. Second generation Puerto Ricans who were born in New York but who have returned to the island, are called Nuyoricans. The people are very friendly and hospitable but there is crime, liked to drugs and unemployment.

1.What are the disadvantages of Puerto Rico?

A．Too many Puerto Ricans live in the USA

B．Few people in Puerto Rico can speak English

C．Puerto Rico’s GDP is lower than that of the USA

D．Social problem connected with drugs and lack of jobs.

2.We can learn from the passage that Puerto Rico _________.

A．is a state of the United States              B．used to be ruled by Spain

C．is an agricultural country                  D．is gently affected by Africa

3.Nuyorican is a person who _______.

A．has been living in New York

B．is living in New York

C．was born in New York but has returned to Puerto Rico

D．has got the citizenship of America

4.What does the underlined word “retains” mean?

A．loses             B．keeps            C．enjoys            D．returns

阅读下列各小题，根据所给的汉语句子，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1.By the time he was twelve years old, he __________________ a chemistry lab of his own.   (set)

他十二岁时，已经建立了自己的化学实验室。

2._______________ that China produces one third of the world’s cigarettes. (astonish)

令人震惊的是全世界三分之一的香烟是由中国生产的。

3.____________________ should be no reason for treating one’s neighbors as strangers. （occupy）

工作繁忙不应该成为“对面不相识”的借口。

4.Rosalyn loves sports. She is proud ________________ competitions and to have broken a record by running 800 meters this year. (participate)

罗莎琳热爱运动。她为今年参加比赛并打破800米赛跑的记录而感到骄傲。

5.Not until we watched the Earth Day program on TV ______________________ much about global warming. (learn)

直到我们观看了地球日的电视节目，我们才了解了大量关于全球变暖的问题。

6.The settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people, __________________ their village homes for a better life in the city.   （leave）

近千人在这一小社区居住，他们当中很多都是从农村老家来城市寻求更好的日子的。

7.He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket __________________ that there were boats for South America. （find）

他身无分文的来到新奥尔良时，却发现那里没有开往南美洲的船了。

8.__________________ of over 400km per hour, the train can complete the 30-kilometre journey in eight minutes.  （travel）

以每小时400多公里的速度行驶，所以这辆火车能在8分钟之内可以完成30公里的行程。

9.When the survivor came to himself, he was eager to know _________________that saved him from the burning house. (be)

当生还者醒过来后，他急切的想知道到底是谁把他从燃烧的房子里救出来的。

10.Had he not broken the rules last week, he __________________ this week, which annoyed his mother. (fall)

要是上周他没有违反纪律，这周他就不会掉队，这让他妈妈很懊恼。

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）
[1]Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. However, you can receive better grades if you want. Yes, even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Here’s how:
[2]Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Then make a schedule of your time. Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments. Of course, studying shouldn’t occupy all of the free time on the schedule.
[3]Make good use of your time in class. Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.
[4]Skim before you read. Look over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully. As you preview the material, you get some idea of the content and how it is organized. Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions. Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve your comprehension as well.
[5]         , Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused. If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day, skim and read that material, too. If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads to improved performance on tests.
[6]Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The word won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t worry excessively about a single test.
[7]There are other techniques that might help you with your studying. Improving your studying habits will improve your grades.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?(no more than 8 words)
____________________________________________________________________                     
2.What should you do if you fail a test?(no more than 4 words)
____________________________________________________________________                  
3.Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words. (no more than 4 words)
____________________________________________________________________                    
4.According to the passage, how can an average student improve his/her grades?(no more than 6 words)
____________________________________________________________________                  
5.What does the word “it”(line 4, paragraph 5)probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)
____________________________________________________________________                 

假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的作文。文中共有十处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个词。

增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改十处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

After shopping, Mother and I went to a restaurant for lunch. I notice Mother looking at a nearby table occupy by an elderly woman and young couple. They ate silently, and it was clearly that things were not going well. As we left, Mother stopped on their table. “Excuse me,” she said, put her arm around the unhappy old woman. “You remind me so many of my mother. May I hug you?” The woman smiled happily as she accepted to it. After we left, I said, “That was very nice of you, Mother. So I didn't think she looked like Grandma.” “Neither did me,” said Mother cheerfully.

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）

[1]Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence.However,you can receive better grades if you want.Yes,even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work.Here’s how:

[2]Plan your time carefully.Make a list of your weekly tasks.Then make a schedule of your time.Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments.Of course,studying shouldn’t occupy all of the free time on the schedule.

[3]Make good use of your time in class.Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later.Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.

[4]Skim before you read.Look over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully.As you preview the material,you get some idea of the content and how it is organized.Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions.Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve you comprehension as well.

[5]_____,Go over your notes as soon as you can after class.Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused.If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day,skim and read that material,too.If you review your notes and textbook regularly,the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer.Regular review leads to improved performance on tests.

[6]Develop a good attitude towards tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.The word won’t end if you don’t pass a test,so don’t worry excessively about a single test.

[7]There are other techniques that might help you with your studying.Improving your studying habits will improve your grades.

1.What’s the main idea of the passage?(no more than 8 words)

____________________________________________________________________

2.What should you do if you fail a test?(no more than 4 words)

____________________________________________________________________7

3.Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words.(no more than 4 words)

____________________________________________________________________

4.According to the passage,how can an average student improve his/her grades?(no more than 6 words)

____________________________________________________________________

5.What does the word “it”(line 4,paragraph 5)probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)

____________________________________________________________________