In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers(乘客). Young men ,or “stewards” helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers’ luggage(行李)but they did not provide food or drinks. But then in 1930,a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”.

Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn’t want to work on a farm or marry a farmer —she wanted a more adventurous life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got her pilot’s license.

Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man’s world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot .But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because. flying was still an unreliable(不可靠的) way to travel. There were often delays(延誤),many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. agreed.

The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.

At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was a hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned ＄1 an hour.

In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.

1.The underlined word “adventurous” means _____________.

A. 奇怪的?????? B. 平淡的????? C. 有趣的????? D. 冒險(xiǎn)的

2.The main reason for Boeing Air Transport offering Ellen the job was ________.

A. her flying experience????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. her university education

C. her nursing experience ????????????? ????????????? D. her life attitudes

3.According to the passage, in the 1940s a woman had to ________ if she wanted to be a stewardess.

A. be a nurse????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. be married????????????? ????????????? C. be a mother????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. be young

4.The passage mainly talks about _______.

A. the background of early flying pilots????????????? ?????????????

B. the experience of flying passengers

C. the history of early flight attendants????????????? ?????????????

D. the development of airplanes

In some parts of China, school children have to cook for themselves. But now, with the help of donations, this becomes a history forever.

At the donation ceremony in southwest China's Lishan Primary School in Yunnan province, kids gathered at playground to receive something new to them -- a kitchen system. Gu Dongjun was the donor of the new system. She wanted the children to grow up healthily.” I hope the kids can eat clean and hot food,” she said.

Lishan Primary School has more than 500students. Half of them live at school, and have to cook for themselves in the open air. They have been picturing their dream kitchen since they knew they would no longer have to cook outside.

It was not just Lishan Primary School getting a new kitchen. Another 12 schools in Yunan Province also got new kitchens. Zhou Faming is the headmaster of Panlong Primary School. He said the new system really helped improve the quality of food. China Youth Development Foundation(中國青少年發(fā)展基金會(huì))started an activity recently to support 100 schools every year in poor places. And so far 20 schools have already received the new kitchen system.

1.According to the passage, how might the students eat in the past?

A. Clean and hot.

B. Delicious and warm.

C. Dirty and cold.?????????????????????????

D. Clean and warm.

2. In Lishan Primary School, how did the students who lived there get their food in the past?

A. They cooked on their own in the open air.???

B. Their mother cooked for them.

C. The cook cooked for them in the kitchen.???

D. The cook cooked for them in the open air.

3.In Lishan Primary School, when did they draw their dream kitchen?

A. Since they had no kitchen.??????????

B. Since they went to the school.

C. Since they received a kitchen system.

D. Since they knew the would have a new kitchen.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Chinese Schools.??????????????? B. China Youth Development Foundation.

C. Feed Students Better????????????? D. How to Cook.

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes (通行證) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers.

??? It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (裝飾物) shining against the green of a pine.

??? “Where did it come from？” I asked.

??? “I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called--- oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”

??? The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (難看地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas.

??? “It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look. But I couldn’t be picky.”

??? “Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.”

It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1. When the writer got home, ________.

A. it was December 23?????????????

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room????????????? ???

D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

2. From the passage, we can conclude（推斷） that ________.

A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees??? ????????????? ?????????????

B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree???

D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

3.“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.

A. the wartime????????????? ? B. the green of a pine?????????????

C. the pleasant smell??? D. the sweet home

4. The best title for this passage would be “________”.

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree

D. The Christmas Without a Tree

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給漢語提示，寫出短文在空白出的個(gè)單詞的適當(dāng)形式。每空限用一詞。

Parents, especially those of teenagers, care about their children’s education more than anything _1.___ （別的）.They would do everything for their children. Many of them spend most of their spare time ?? 2.??? （幫助） their children with studies. If they have no time or can’t do it ____3.______（他們自己）, they would hire family teachers or __4.____ （送） their children to after-class schools. It seems as if a better education is all that parents ___5.______ （期待）for children.

How can we explain the present situation? First of all, many parents have? 6.???? （意識(shí)到）that future success ___7._____（取決于） more and more on skills and education. Secondly, in a competitive(競爭的)society there are both losers and ??? 8.? （勝利者） .Those who have better skills and more knowledge will enjoy more opportunities.

Certainly, it is ____9.___（重要的） to learn to succeed, but the ?? 10.?? （第一）thing to learn is how to survive (生存), how to be a qualified citizen(合格的公民). If this is included in good education, the children will surely have a bright future and be healthy in body and mind.

用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每個(gè)單詞限用一次。

1.I haven’t seen my cat for two days. I’m very________ about her.

2.The old should be spoken to ______.

3.Don’t make so much __________. Your father is sleeping in the next room.

4.I only just ________ the bus to school when I got to the station yesterday.

5._________ of people got hurt in the Shanghai’s big fire (火).

中學(xué)生在成長的過程中總會(huì)遇到不同的煩惱，以下是一些學(xué)生的自述和生活老師的解決辦法，請你給予合理的配對。

1.I borrowed Jimmy’s favorite storybook last week. But I can’t find it now. I think I have left it somewhere.

2.I was criticized seriously by my Chinese teacher when I was sleeping in the class. Now I don’t like Chinese classes as before. It makes me feel embarrassed.

3.I had forgotten to turn off the mobile phone before I entered the classroom. It rang for a long time in the class. None of my classmates have criticized me, but I am upset about it now.

4.I have dreamt of volunteering to clean the city park, but I am afraid that others will laugh at me. They may think I am a cleaner.

5.I think I am creative. I always have some new ideas. And I spend lots of time trying to invent something . But my parents let me spend all the time in the school subjects..

A. If I were your Chinese teacher, I would be angry, too. So I think you should realize yourself first. Then have a talk with your teacher and tell him you won’ t do that again.

B. We shouldn’t laugh at cleaners. We can’t live a clean life without them. So don’t be shy and be a volunteer as you have dreamt.

C. You’d better buy a new book for him. And then you can explain to him what has happened. Remember to say sorry to him.

D. According to your description, I can see that you are a very nice child. I think you can give a small speech to apologize (道歉) to them after class.

E. I think a creative child should be encouraged. Why not make a good plan with your parents? You can spend most time in school subjects. And in your spare time, you can try your ideas.

父愛是太陽，即使在烏云密布的日子里，我也能感受到他的光芒。父愛是一棵大樹，即使在烈日炎炎的夏日，也會(huì)為我撐起一片蔭涼。 父愛是一把大傘，即使在風(fēng)雨交加的路上，也不讓一滴水珠落在我身上。父愛是高山，即使在我最困難的時(shí)候，也鼓勵(lì)我永不言棄。父愛是北斗星，即使在伸手不見五指的夜里，也引領(lǐng)我走向成功。請根據(jù)提示完成下面這首有關(guān)父愛的小詩。

What Is A Dad?

A Dad is like the sun. Even though on cloudy days, I can also feel his light..

A Dad is like the tree . _________1._______, he still holds up a piece of shade for me..

A Dad__ 2.___. Even though on the stormy road, he won’t let a drop of water fall on me.

A Dad is like the mountain. ____3.________, he always _______4._________.

A Dad is like the star. Even though in the dark night, he also ???????? 5.________.

2013年，湖南衛(wèi)視明星親子真人秀節(jié)目《爸爸去哪兒》連續(xù)十期收視奪魁，并問鼎年度上星頻道中收視最高的季播節(jié)目。你班同學(xué)也非常喜歡看，并關(guān)于“什么樣的爸爸才是好爸爸”展開了討論，請你根據(jù)下面的表格提示，用英語簡要的介紹并表明你自己的觀點(diǎn)。

注：詞數(shù)80-100左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已給，不計(jì)入字?jǐn)?shù)。

The other day, we had a discussion about what kind of father is a good father._____________________????????????

–Are you satisfied with the result of the match?

–No! I can’t have ______.

A. a better one???? ????????????? B. a worse one????????????? ????????????? ???? C. the worse one????????????? ????????????? ??? D. the best one

I enjoyed your lecture very much, ______ there were some parts I couldn’t quite understand.

A. because????????????? ??? ????????????? B. unless????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. after???????????????? D. though