—What are you talking about?

—Some pictures ________ yesterday.

A. were taken B. took C. taken D. have been taken

This is the most beautiful sight ________ I have ever seen since I came to England.

A. which B. that C. where D. what

—Do you know ________?

—Yes, there is. It is just across from the cinema.

A. where the bookstore is B. how I can get to the bookstore

C. when the bookstore opens D. whether there is a bookstore near here

Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge (判斷) things too quickly. So he told ______ to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the ______ son in autumn.

______ the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.

The first son complained the ______ was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with flowers and full of ______. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever ______. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment (收獲).

The man explained that all of his sons were ______, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn’t judge a tree or a person ______ only one season. “If you give up when it’s winter, you will ______ the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn,” said the old man.

It is true that we shouldn’t let the hard season break the ______ of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.

1.A. me B. us C. them D. you

2.A. tallest B. shortest C. fourth D. youngest

3.A. Until B. When C. Before D. Since

4.A. tree B. season C. leaves D. winter

5.A. leaves B. fruit C. hope D. pears

6.A. heard B. seen C. imagined D. created

7.A. wrong B. brave C. honest D. right

8.A. by B. for C. from D. with

9.A. enjoy B. discover C. miss D. take

10.A. difficulty B. happiness C. pity D. sadness

This morning I got an e-mail from Roy. It seems that my boy really enjoys his new life at Harvard University. The e-mail made me think of the first day when we moved into this house.

Little Roy ran around the new house with great excitement and tried to move his own things, such as his toys, books and clothes, into the house. Suddenly, his little hand knocked over a bottle of paint on the shelf. The paint made the tidy floor and white wall a terrible mess. “Oh, my dear!” My wife rushed in angrily. I looked at my son, and his small face was filled with terror.

I smiled and held his hand, “Take it easy, Roy. Now let’s do something to make it look nice.” I took out a brush. “You see, Dad is a magician. I can change it into a big tree.”

His mother soon helped paint some butterflies and flowers on the wall with the paint.

We spent the whole afternoon painting and laughing. The wall became a beautiful forest with plants, birds and small animals. Blue sky and white clouds were also painted by Roy. On that day, everybody in the house knew something special happened.

The night before Roy left for Harvard, he asked me if I still remembered the day when he had knocked over the paint. “Since then I’ve never worried about making mistakes,” he said, “I believe I can always find out ways to solve the problems.”

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。

1.What is Roy?

A. A worker. B. A student. C. A painter. D. A postman.

2.Which one has the same meaning as the word underlined “terror”?

A. regret B. smile C. peace D. fear

3.Why did the father ask his son to paint on the wall with him?

A. Because he was good at painting.

B. Because he wanted to teach his son to paint.

C. Because he wanted to make good use of the paint.

D. Because he wanted to make his know how to face mistakes.

4.What do you think of the father?

A. A good father. B. A good painter.

C. A good magician. D. A good teacher.

5.What the best title for the passage?

A. A New House B. A Bottle of Paint

C. A Special Paint D. A Happy Family

Speaking two or more languages are useful. You can travel in another country easily. You can talk with strangers there. Ordering delicious food there is easy for you. Besides these things, speaking more languages is also good for you in many ways.

Adults who have spoken two languages seem to have better cognitive flexibility (認(rèn)知靈活性), they are better able to accept a new thing than people who only speak one language. When they do the same work, people who know more language can finish more quickly. Nearly 324 people joined the experiment.

People, who learned a second language later in life, are also cleverer than those men who only know one language. They are better at reading. They can understand certain words in a different way, such as, the word “sport” in English and Chinese. They can understand it easily and fast.

Anyone can get Alzheimer (老年癡呆癥). People who can speak two languages may develop the illness at least four years later than people who only speak one language. The result was got from 450 Alzheimer’s patients.

The study included 121 children. They all learn foreign languages. They can complete math problems faster. Their brains are better and they can make better decisions.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。

1.The writer thinks foreign languages are ________.

A. necessary B. useful C. simple D. difficult

2.The result of experiment on about ________ people shows that people speaking more languages can accept new things better that those who only speak one language.

A. 324 B. 121 C. 450 D. 230

3.How will people become if they learn a second language?

A. Braver. B. Happier. C. Friendlier. D. Cleverer.

4.If people speaking only one language get Alzheimer at 65, Mr Green, who can speak several languages, may get Alzheimer earliest at ________.

A. 65. B. 67 C. 69. D. 71.

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Speaking more languages can help people read better.

B. Speaking more languages is good for people in many ways.

C. People who know more languages can finish work more quickly.

D. Children who speak more languages can solve math problems faster.

Stonehenge and Bath Tour

Stonehenge is a “must see” for anyone visiting the UK, and Bath is a famous city which was built over 2,000 years ago! Because of its popularity, we operate this tour seven days a week all year round!

07:30~09:00hrs London pick-ups

London Bridge (7:30am), Baker Street (8:10am), South Kensington (8:50am) Earls Court (9:00am)

The place of your pick up point is found on the top of your E-Ticket.

We advise you arrive at your pick up point at least 10 minutes before your tour make sure you do not miss your tour!

First we visit Stonehenge (Ticket included). The Journey takes about 2 hours. You will have about 90 minutes~2 hours to explore the area.

We leave Stonehenge and start our journey to Bath. The bus will drop you in the city centre where after a short bus tour, the Tour Manager will walk the group into the Roman Baths.

From this point on, you will have free time to explore the city & grab some lunch.

16:30hrs Approximate departure time from Bath for your return journey back to London—your Tour Manager will advise what time to be back at the bus.19:00hrs Expected arrival time back into central London.

To book please click on the date of travel using the calendar below

Adult Price from £54.00

Child Price from £49.00

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。

1.From the first paragraph, we know that Stonehenge and Bath are ________.

A. modern B. popular C. beautiful D. wonderful

2.If your pick up point is Baker Street, you’d better get there at ________.

A. 7:30 am B. 7:45 am C. 8:00 am D. 8:10 am

3.Where will the bus take you when you visit Bath?

A. The city center. B. The Roman Baths.

C. Stonehenge. D. The bus station.

4.How should they pay if Mr Green and his young son take the tour?

A. 54£. B. 98£. C. 103£. D. 108£.

5.Where may the information appear?

A. In a book. B. In a newspaper. C. On TV. D. On the Internet.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使短文意思通順、內(nèi)容完整，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填寫在下面題號(hào)后的橫線上。

Jan Hargrave is a body language expert in America. I was very pleased to hear Jan Hargrave’s speak the other day. 1. For the most part, we all have the ability to tell when people are lying to us by reading their tone (音調(diào)) of voice and body signals.

It was Professor Albert Mehrabian who discovered that we express our feelings and attitudes with 55 percent body language, 38 percent tone of voice and only 7 percent actual words. In other words, if I asked you how you were doing and you said “fine”, that word wouldn’t mean anything by itself. 2.

So, can you tell when people are lying to you? Jan Hargrave says we lie with the right side of our brains, so it is our left hand that tips us off. A person touching his nose, pulling at his ear or rubbing his eyes with his left hand might be lying to you. 3.

Here are some things we do to shut people out. We continually look at our watch. We fail to make eye contact. We fail to look up from the paper or away from the TV. 4.

By paying attention, we can open these important lines of communication (溝通渠道) and see the truth more clearly. 5. We need to realize the signals we are giving so we can show people that they really matter to us.

A. Our body is leaning (傾斜) away from them.

B. She explained that although our mouths may lie, our bodies do not.

C. I think it would be a mistake to use these tools to control or lie to people.

D. Also, a person who, in a way crosses fingers might just be lying.

E. It would be your body signals and how you said it that would let me know how you were really doing.

書面表達(dá)

生命就像是一種回聲，你送出什么它就送回什么，你播種什么就收獲什么，你給予什么就得到什么。因此，人們常說“幫助別人就是幫助自己”。請(qǐng)以Helping Others Is Helping Ourselves 為題寫一篇短文。

要求：1. 思路清晰，觀點(diǎn)明確，語法正確，有說服力；

2. 文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱；

3. 80詞左右。

Helping Others Is Helping Ourselves

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– You made ______ same mistake again. You missed ______ “l(fā)” here.

-- Oh, sorry. I’ll correct it right now.

A. a, the B. the, the C. the, a D. the, an