Shopping used to mean actually going to shops, but nowadays, you can shop without even leaving your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your m 86 and your things will be sent to your house in a matter of days.　　　　　　　　　

Nov. 11 was a big day for people who liked shopping online. Many online stores o 87 a big discount(打折) and free delivery service. On that day, the biggest online shopping sites in China, taobao.com and tmall.com, sold things worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.

“Goods online are often much c 88 . It also saves me a lot of time. And we often have more c 89 on many online stores than in shopping malls,” Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing, said to China Daily.

Another big advantage of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different cities, even different countries, with ease. “I like eating duck neck very much and I often buy it on Taobao from shops in Wuhan. It’s much more delicious than w 90 our local stores sell,” said Zhang Xi, a girl in Yangzhou.

While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, especially for middle school student buyers. Young students are e 91 attracted by advertisements on the Internet and buy things they don’t need.

“Middle school students should pay more a 92 to their study. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert. “Online shop owners have no idea of the ages of their buyers. It’s dangerous when young students buy things such as cigarettes and wines so conveniently.”

Head teacher, teachers, grandparents, parents and classmates, I’m very proud that I have been chosen to speak to you all today. I’m a bit 　80 as I’ve never made a speech before to so many people, so please forgive me if it shows!

As we all know, this is the school leavers’ party, and it’s time to say 　81 to everyone. We’re sorry to leave you at the end of our junior high school education, and we promise that we’ll never forget the happy times we have spent in these buildings with you all.

I’d like to thank three groups of people for the three things I’ve learnt while I’ve been a student at our school. The three things are friendship, love and 　82 .

The first group is my friends, and what I’ve learnt is the importance of friendship. We’ve worked hard together, we’ve even shared some difficult times together, but we’ve also had a lot of fun. Many of us will go to new schools and we may not see each other so often in the future. Others will go on to senior high school and continue their close friendships. But friends don’t have to see each other 　83 . Sometimes the friends you treasure most are the friends you see less often. A life without old friends is like a day without sunshine. We’ll always stay in touch.

The second group is our parents and grandparents. We thank you for the love you have shown us during our years at junior high school, for making a home where we feel both safe and relaxed, and where we can prepare ourselves for our school days.

And finally, the third group is our teachers. We can never 　84 you back for your kindness, your patience, and knowledge which you have offered us. Sometimes you’ve been strict with us; sometimes you’ve made us work very hard. But you have always been fair and you’ll always be our role models. There’s a saying from Ireland which is a favourite of mine: Strangers are only friends you haven’t met yet.

I couldn’t say it 　85 myself. So from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all and wish you success for the future.

80.　　　　 A) excited　　　　　 B) nervous　　　　　　　　　　 C) forgetful　　　　　　　 D) shocked

81.　　　　 A) hello　　　　　　　 B) thanks　　　　　　　　　　　 C) goodbye　　　　　　　 D) apology

82.　　　　 A) time　　　　　　　 B) money　　　　　　　　　　　 C) knowledge　　　　　 D) energy

83.　　　　 A) in time B) all the time C) at a time D) for the first time

84.　　　　 A) pay　　　　　　　 B) give　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C) send　　　　　　　　　　 D) get

85. A) good B) well C) better　　 D) best

The cultural traditions of African dress

Clothing is a language. It tells us about individual people: their personality, their age, their place in society and so on. If we want to know more about society, we can look at traditional clothing.

The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. You often find three colours — red, gold and green in the clothing. The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves(奴隸); the second is for the rich resources of the African earth; and the third represents the grasslands of home.

The patterns on the clothing also have a meaning. A common pattern is in the form of a cross “×”, which stands for “unity”. Another pattern is a rectangular box, which represents “strength”.

Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For instance, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.

Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose(寬松的) clothing. The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges(變化), requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.

Although many people wear western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued(評價). This is because it has deep cultural meanings.

74. The passage is mainly about ________ in Africa.

A) the history of clothes B) modern fashion styles

C) the meanings of traditional dress D) the materials used in traditional dress

75. Clothing tells us everything except their ________.

A) age and place in society　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B) style and place in society

C) personality and age D) height and weight

76. According to the passage, red ________.

A) represents the setting sun

B) stands for African unity

C) is chosen because it is a bright colour

D) is a reminder(暗示) of the sad history in Africa

77. ________ stands for wealth.

A) Green B) Gold C) Yellow　　　　　　　　　　 D) Black

78. Traditional dress should also be practical(實用) because ________.

A) it has deep cultural meanings

B) people wear it in the big cities

C) it needs to protect people from the climate

D) it needs to keep people dry in the rainy season

79. According to the passage, which sentence is NOT RIGHT? ________

A) African dress has deep cultural meanings.　　　　

B) Africa has a long history and a rich culture.

C) The rectangular box in the pattern represents “strength”.

D) People in the big cities in Africa prefer to wear western clothes.

根據(jù)所給要求，改寫下列句子。每空格限填一詞

67.   Tim had to lie down for a while to rest his legs. (改為否定句)

       Tim _________ _________ to lie down for a while to rest his legs.

68.   Sometimes best wishes hardly seem enough. (改為反意疑問句)

      Sometimes best wishes hardly seem enough, _________ _________?

69.   The cartoonist has made the script into a finished comic strip. (改為被動語態(tài))

       The script _________ _________ made into a finished comic strip by the cartoonist.

70. Cormorant fishing is probably more than a thousand years old. (對劃線部分提問)

_________ _________ is cormorant fishing?

71. I was so lucky that I was in the right place at the right time. (保持句意基本不變)

I was _________ _________ to be in the right place at the right time.

72.   We learn a language in order to communicate. (保持句意基本不變)

       We learn a language _________ _________ we can communicate.

73.     Could you tell me? How can I deal with all these problems? (合并成復(fù)合句)

Could you tell me how_________ _________ deal with all these problems?

用括號中所給單詞       的適當(dāng)形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一詞

59.   Do you agree that an exchange of ___________ is helpful?  (opinion)

60.   Experience tells ___________ that we can’t judge a book by its cover. (we)

61.   Success in study ___________ depends on one’s efforts. (main)

62.   It’s unforgettable to celebrate our ___________ birthday in Liuhe. (fourteen)

63.   Let life be beautiful as summer flowers and ___________ like autumn leaves. (die)

64.   The man on the court denied that he was ___________ for the crime. (responsibility)

65.   Detective Ken solved the case of the ___________ vase in the end. (steal)

66.   Extreme heat can ___________ an illustration(圖案) of water on a highway in summer. (creative）

將下列單詞或詞組填入空格。每空格限填一詞，每詞或詞組只能填一次

    A. storm        B. hungrier       C. amazing              D. really         E. then

    F. active         G. himself        H. compared            I. laugh at

Indian boy Piscine Patel is troubled by his first name. It sounds like a rude word, and his classmates   51   him. He decides to change his name to “Pi”.

But Pi’s name problems are nothing   52   to what is waiting for him.

Pi’s father owns a zoo. He decides to move to Canada. The family, together with all the zoo animals, set sail across the Pacific. One day, a huge   53   hits the ship. The next morning, Pi finds his family has sunk with the ship. He is the only person still alive.

He finds   54   on a lifeboat with several animals, one of which is a tiger called Richard Parker. Soon, all the animals are killed and Pi is left alone with the tiger.

As the tiger becomes   55  ,  Pi starts to fish to feed him. Otherwise, he himself will become the food.

The boy and the tiger develop an   56   relationship on the sea. Although he feels hopeless, Pi never gives up. After 227 days, the lifeboat finally lands on a beach in Mexico, but Richard Parker runs away into the forest.

The ship company finds Pi and asks what happened. Pi tells them about Richard Parker but the company doesn’t believe him. Pi   57   tells another story in which there is no tiger, but some other shocking details.

Is there   58   another story? If so, which one is the truth? Maybe you will have your own answer after watching The Life of Pi(《少年派的奇幻漂流》), the latest 3D movie from American Chinese director Ang Lee. The film speaks of the relationship between humans and nature. It opened in Chinese mainland theatres on Nov. 22, 2012.

–Would you like some more coffee? It’s still early.

– ______

A) Help yourself. B) That’s very kind of you.

C) It’s not so early. D) It doesn’t matter.

– Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in literature.

– ______

A) I think so. B) That’s all right. C) That’s a good idea.　　　 D) I’m glad to hear that.

The world is so big that nothing is to ______.

A) be proud of　　　　　 B) be satisfied with　　 C) be surprised at　　 D) be thankful to

Accidents due to(由于) driving at high speed are very ______ during the public holidays.

A) essential　　　　　　　 B) basic　　　　　　　　　　 C) equal　　 D) common