一、完形填空。

The story happened on a day when it rained heavily. After class， I took a few bottles to go and 1 some water from the water room. However， unluckily， there were so many people there！I had to wait 2 the rain. My hair didnt get wet because I wore a hat， but my clothes

3 .

At last it was my 4 . I filled the bottles as quickly as possible. I was about to make my way back when I saw a boy coming towards me. He was holding two umbrellas in his hand. He shouted hello and as he came 5 ， I recognized that it was Jeff.

He had been my classmate for nearly three years but we never 6 more than ten sentences. He was silent but I like talking. We were quite 7 people and had nothing in common. I didnt 8 him and even didnt want to see him.

“Hey！ Whats wrong？” His words 9 me out of my thought. “I saw you stand in the rain so I brought you this umbrella. But it seems a little 10 . Your clothes are already wet.”

I was so moved by his words that I couldnt 11 a single word.

“Dont just stand there. Lets go！” He said and held the umbrella for me. We walked towards

the 12 and this time， we talked a lot.

“I know you dont like me， but I want to 13 with you，” he said，“You may think I am

14 ， but it is because I cant find the right words to say.”

The rain finally stopped and we were very happy to see such a rainbow in the blue sky.

Through this experience I realize that it is wrong to 15 someone only by his appearance.

（ ）1. A. collect B. drink C. carry D. hold

（ ）2. A. for B. in C. on D. under

（ ）3. A. get B. did C. was D. wet

（ ）4. A. wish B. duty C. job D. turn

（ ）5. A. near B. nearly C. nearer D. nearest

（ ）6. A. shared B. talked C. spoke D. communicated

（ ）7. A. same B. familiar C. strange D. different

（ ）8. A. hate B. ignore C. like D. agree

（ ）9. A. brought B. made C. got D. surprised

（ ）10. A. early B. silly C. boring D. late

（ ）11. A. say B. tell C. sound D. shout

（ ）12. A. park B. classroom C. playground D. bedroom

（ ）13. A. make friends B. shake hands C. in contact D. have words

（ ）14. A. silent B. bad C. unfriendly D. serious

（ ）15. A. understand B. see C. judge D. decide

二、閱讀理解。

A

（ ）1. When will John Smith get to Toronto？

A. At ten to four in the afternoon， Aug. 23rd.

B. At a quarter past five in the afternoon， Aug. 23rd.

C. At a quarter to ten in the morning， Aug. 25th.

D. At ten past three in the afternoon， Aug. 25th.

（ ）2. Where will John be on the morning of August 29th？

A. Toronto. B. Tokyo. C. Seoul. D. New York.

（ ）3. How long will it take to fly from Tokyo to Seoul？

A. 65 minutes. B. 85 minutes. C. 95 minutes. D. 105 minutes.

（ ）4. How many countries are mentioned？

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

（ ）5. How long is John going to stay in Ottawa？

A. About 5 days. B. About 4 days. C. About 3 days. D. About 2 days.

B

Our children feel stressed out because of an educational system that actually uses stress as an educational technique. Its a constant pressure of homework deadlines， essays and exams. And our children are told at a young age that failing a test means that they are failures in life. Theyll end up nowhere if they dont pass this or that exam. Our educational system is based on a western idea that life is a struggle. Its survival of the fittest. There is some truth to this， but not as much as people think.

Our ancestors didnt develop a constant stress environment. At that time， stress came quickly and was over quickly. It wasnt like the stress of modern education. Stress was originally just a short-term biological response to danger；however， the constant stress of modern education rarely stops. Its long term， at least ten years and usually more.

Recent research has shown that the neurological （神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的） response to stress is the same response that is found in depression. So， whats the solution？ A number have been proposed， including but not limited to the following.

________. Exercise consumes energy that would otherwise build up in the stress response and could cause physical and mental problems.

Teach relaxation exercises. Allowing the mind and body to relax cuts off the stress response and reduces the neurological tiredness， enabling the individual to recover at least somewhat.

Pay attention to thinking. Training the stressed student to pay attention to his or her own mind to a point where he or she is sufficiently aware to shut off the stress response when necessary.

Of course， theres a logical answer to the problem. Just rearrange our teaching methods to encourage， rather than prevent， the natural curiosity and joy in learning that we are all born with. This would remove the stress and probably cut learning time in half.

（ ）6. What is the main idea of the passage？

A. Dealing with stress in modern education.

B. Helping children live a happy life.

C. Getting rid of the modern education.

D. Taking measures to learn at school.

（ ）7. Children feel stressed because _____.

A. they dislike the educational technique

B. they have no ability to finish their homework

C. they believe high grades are important

D. they suffer numbers of failures in their life

（ ）8. How was our ancestors stress like？

A. It was the only way to success.

B. It was short-term stress.

C. It came slowly.

D. It was the response to exams.

（ ）9. Which of the following is the best for the blank？

A. Make sure that kids get exercise.

B. Quite a few children avoid exercise.

C. Try to save energy as much as possible.

D. Set a few limits to your physical activities.

（ ）10. If you are a teacher in a high school， _____.

A. you should relax yourself as far as possible

B. you should ignore the stressed students

C. you should leave students in a good mood

D. you should stick to your teaching methods

C

Anne woke up at 6：00 this morning because it was the first day of school. She went into the bathroom， looked in the mirror and she started to scream. Her little sister woke up and went to see what was wrong. Anne started to cry， “Its the first day of school and my hair is a mess！”

Her little sister Emily shook her head， “Oh！Anne， you woke me up for that. Im going back to bed.”

“THANKS FOR THE HELP... NOT！” Anne screamed to her sister. Anne was really sad about her hair. She started to search through everything trying to find something to fix her hair. Finally， she found some hairspray. It helped a little but not much， so she went to pick out her clothes. She had no idea what to wear. It was either her new dress with little pink bows all over it or her favorite white but now brown T-shirt and ripped jeans since they were in style. She put on her T-shirt and jeans.

After she was finally done with that she went to the kitchen to find something to eat. After she ate， she went back into the bathroom. Scared to look in the mirror， she started to brush her teeth. She turned on her radio and started to dance. Forgetting about the slippery floor， she slipped in the puddle and hurt her head， but trying to be brave， she got back up and continued to brush her teeth.

She rinsed out her mouth and went back in the living room. She glanced at the clock. It was 7：00. She hurried to get out of the house. She waited and waited， but the bus never came. So she went inside to see what time it was. It was 8：00.

She got scared. She was running through the house screaming， “MOM！MOM！THE BUS FORGOT ME！”

Her mom woke up and sat up. She started to laugh. “School doesnt start till tomorrow， silly，” her mom chuckled.

Anne stood there for a minute. “WHAT！I got up for nothing. I have to do this all again tomorrow，” she shouted.

（ ）11. Why did Anne start to scream in the bathroom？

A. Because she slipped on the slippery ground.

B. Because she was late for the first day of school.

C. Because her hair was in an untidy state.

D. Because her little sister didnt help her.

（ ）12. Why did Anne choose her T-shirt and jeans？

A. Because she expected to wear casual clothes.

B. Because she likes to wear new clothes for school.

C. Because she found them comfortable to wear.

D. Because they are fashionable then.

（ ）13. What did Anne do while brushing her teeth？

A. She danced to the music. B. She looked in the mirror carefully.

C. She listened to the news on the radio. D. She planned to change her hairstyle.

（ ）14. What does the phrase “rinsed out” in paragraph 5 mean？

A. Closed. B. Washed. C. Covered. D. Opened.

（ ）15. Which could be the best title for the passage？

A. A Busy Day. B. An Active Girl.

C. A Big Morning. D. The First Day of School.

三、閱讀理解填詞。

One day， Wilson was walking quietly along the road when somebody gave him a violent blow on the back of the neck. He looked behind him， and saw a young man whom he had never seen before.

“How dare you hit me like that！” s 1 Wilson.

The young man said he had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his and that he thought Wilson was making a lot of n 2 about nothing.

This insult （侮辱） made Wilson even angrier， of course， and he at once arranged for the young man to be brought before a judge. There was nothing for the young man to do but to a 3 before the court （法庭）.

Now， the judge who heard the case was a friend of the young mans father， and， although he p 4 to be quite fair， he was thinking how he could avoid punishing the young man while at the same time not appearing unjust.

F 5 he said to Wilson， “I understand your feelings in this matter very well. Would you be satisfied if I let you hit the young man as he hit you？”

Wilson said he would not be. The young man had insulted him and should be properly punished.

“Well， then，” said the judge to the young man， “I o 6 you to pay ten liras to Wilson.”

Ten liras was very little for such a crime （罪行）， but the young man did not have it with him， the judge a 7 him to go and get it.

Wilson waited for him to return with the money. He waited an hour， he waited two hours， while the judge attended to other b 8 .

When it was nearly time for the court to close， Wilson chose a moment when the judge was especially busy， came up quietly behind him and hit him h 9 on the back of the neck. Then he said to him， “I am sorry， but I cant wait any longer. When the young man comes back， tell him that I have p 10 my right to the ten liras on to you.”

1. s_________ 2. n_________ 3. a_________ 4. p_________ 5. F_________

6. o_________ 7. a_________ 8. b_________ 9. h_________ 10. p_________

四、書面表達(dá)。

假如你是Li Ming，你給你的英國筆友Mary 寫了一封信，介紹你的暑假安排。要點(diǎn)如下：

1. 早上起床后鍛煉，回家?guī)透改缸黾覄?wù)；

2. 吃過早飯后，做作業(yè)、復(fù)習(xí)功課；

3. 下午聽聽音樂、看看電視，放松一下；

4. 有時(shí)和朋友去書店逛逛或去朋友家玩；

5. 可能和父母去一趟北京旅游；

6. 詢問一下她的近況和暑假安排。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 不要逐句翻譯，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

3. 文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的校名和人名。

參考詞匯： do some exercise 鍛煉； go over 復(fù)習(xí)； relax v. 放松

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