Holmes said， “Somebody sent a letter with five pips (桔核) in it from India， and arrived seven weeks later to kill John’s uncle. Then they sent five pips from Scotland and arrived three days later to kill John’s father. Now they have sent five pips to John from London!”

“The letters are all from sea ports. The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters，” I replied.

“Very good， Watson! And John’s enemy is in London already!”

“Well， I hope they won’t kill young John，” I said.

But they did. The next morning， we read in the newspaper that a policeman found him die near Waterloo station. Holmes was very angry about it.

“He came to me for help and those men murdered him! I’m going to find them， if it’s the last thing I do!” he said to me， and he hurried out of the house.

At night， when he came back， he was tired， but pleased， he said， “I know the names of John’s enemies! And now I’m going to send them a surprise! This will frighten them!” He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope (信封). On it he wrote “S. H. for J. C.”

“I’m sending the pips to captain James Calhoun. His ship is called the Star. He and his men are sailing back to Georgia， USA.”

“How did you find him， Holmes?” I asked.

“Ship’s papers，” he said， “I’ve looked at hundreds of them today. Only one ship， the Star， was in the three ports at the right times， this morning the Star left London to sail back to Georgia. I found out that the captain and two of his men， all Americans， weren’t on the ship last night， so I’m sure they killed John. When they arrive in America， they’ll get the pips and then the police will catch them!”

1.Holmes was ________ about John’s death.

A. curious B. angry C. crazy D. worried

2.The Star left London for ________.

A. Canada B. Australia C. India D. America

3. Who do you think the underlined letters “J. C.” stand for?

A. James Calhoun B. James Columbus C. John Calhoun D.John Columbus

4.Which order is correct according to the story?

John came to Holmes for help.

② John received a letter with five pips.

③ John was killed.

④ Holmes sent five pips to J. C.

A. ③①④② B. ③④①② C. ④①③② D. ②①③④

5. This story may be taken from .

A. a science fiction

B. a history book

C. a detective novel

D. a travel guide

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Mayme Clayton collected books， magazines and letters written by African Americans. Her son， Avery Clayton， thought her collection was important. Unlike most books， these were rare and hard to find. They were written by writers who helped shape African American culture.

One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley was a slave who wrote poetry. She was the first African American to publish a book. Wheatley herself signed (簽名) the book in the Claytons’ collection. No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley.

By the time she passed away at age 83， Mrs. Clayton had more than 30，000 books by or about black people. Her collection also includes papers about slaves， photographs， movies， sheet music， and personal letters by black leaders and artists. It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States.

Avery Clayton’s dream was to create a museum for his mother’s treasures. Scholars say that Mrs. Clayton’s collection is very important. Without her work， part of African American heritage (遺產(chǎn)) would have been lost. “We didn’t know these things existed，” says Sara Hadron of California’s Huntington Library.

The collections new home is likely to be in Culver City， California. Part of Avery Clayton’s dream is to share the cultural riches his mother collected with others. He especially wants children to have a chance to see the collection. “ At present African American culture is being explained by pop culture，” he says， “ It’s important to offer a more complete picture.”

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

Many would agree that when we think of Christmas， we probably think of gifts， Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.

A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge. He only thinks about himself and doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve， Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley， his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge， so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.

That night， three ghosts visit Scrooge. First， the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge of his happier days as a child. Then the second spirit， the Ghost of Christmas Present， takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy， even poor people. The last one， the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come， takes him to the future. He sees that he is dead but nobody cares. Scrooge is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day!

He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth， spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!

1.Who wrote the novel A Christmas Carol?(No more than two words)

2.What is Scrooge like before the three spirits visit him?

3.Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?

4.Which spirit takes him to the future? (No more than five words)

5.What is the true meaning of Christmas?

根據(jù)句意、中文提示寫出單詞，完成句子。每空一詞

1.Tom and Jerry is one of the cartoons which children like best， though there's not much ______________(對(duì)話) in it.

2.Jackie Chan is ____________(認(rèn)為) as a kung fu superstar by the people all over the world..

3.There are lots of people singing and dancing at the ________(中心) Square.

4.We're not sure whether this made him any ______________(仇人，敵人).

5.It's reported that 30% of the male ________(人口 ) suffers from heart disease.

用括號(hào)里所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每空一詞

1.Herry is my ______________(music) partner and my best friend.

2.The old man fell asleep ______________(peaceful) after having a good drink.

3.Feng Xiaogang is one of the most _______________ (direct) in China.

4.It’s a pity that some valuable treasure has been __________(steal).

5.In the film， a ______________(wealth) doctor was murdered in his house.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞，使短文意思完整，每空限一詞

“Made in China” in the USA

If you go to another country， what kinds of things would you buy? Would you buy a camera in Japan， some beautiful clothes in F 1. ， or a watch in Switzerland? No matter what you may buy， you might probably think those products(產(chǎn)品) were m 2. in those countries. However， you could be w 3. . Kang Jian is a 17-year-old student from Shanghai. Last year he went to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco. He f 4. it interesting that so many products in the local shops were made in China. “I wanted to buy a toy car for my cousin， but even t 5. most of the toys had American brands（品牌）， they were made in China.”

Toys are not the o 6. things made in China. “I wanted to buy a pair of basketball shoes，” he explains. “But I had to visit five or six stores b 7. finding a pair made in America!” He realized that Americans can hardly a 8. buying products made in China. “In fact，” he continues， “there are so many things made in China — footballs， handbags， pet food， mobile phones. E 9. American flags are made in China!”

Kang Jian thinks it’s great that China is so good at p 10. these everyday things. However， he wishes that in the future China will also get better at making high-technology products that people can buy in all parts of the world.

寫作

請(qǐng)根據(jù)提示寫一篇題為“My Favourite Film Star”的短文，詞數(shù)90左右。

1、 我最喜歡的電影明星是Peter，他是一名著名的影星，他不僅年輕而且……

2、 2015年， Peter在一部恐怖片中扮演了一名偵探。這名偵探通過(guò)查看現(xiàn)場(chǎng)……并最終抓住了殺人犯。

3、 由于Peter在這部影片中擔(dān)任了重要角色且演得十分精彩，他榮獲了奧斯卡最佳男演員獎(jiǎng)(the Oscar for Best Actor)。

4、 由于他的努力…… （用2—3句話展開(kāi)合理想象）

It’s the second time I came to Xiamen. It a lot. (16廈門)

A. was changing B. has changed C. will change

This brush is used .

A.to writing B. for writing C.as writing

It twenty years since we met last time.

A.is B. was C. has