A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.

On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.

The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked: “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(膽怯地)�！盚ave you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry.” When did you see the dead man?” ”About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, Sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” ”No, Sir.’ The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison.

That evening the officer went on trying .Pointing to the knife, he asked again,” Have you seen it yet?” ”Yes, Sir.” The officer was happy and asked,” When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”

1.The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to .

A．buy some food for his family

B．buy some medicine for his wife

C．go to see a doctor

D．go to the cinema

2.The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because .

A．they were too bad

B．they were very expensive

C．it rained hard that morning

D．few people liked to go out on such a bad day

3.As , the farmer decided to help the person to stand up.

A．he wanted to get some money from him.

B．the person was one of his friends

C．he thought the person would thank him.

D．he thought the person had drunk too much

4.The farmer ran away quickly because .

A．the policemen were coming towards him.

B．his wife was waiting for him at home

C．he was afraid to see a dead man.

D．it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer.

President Abraham Lincoln often visited hospitals to talk with wounded soldiers during the Civil War.Once，Lincoln went over to the bedside of a young dying soldier.

“Is there anything I can do for you？”asked the President. The soldier obviously didn't recognize Lincoln, and with some effort he was able to whisper, “Would you please write a letter to my mother？”

So the President carefully began writing down the soldier's words，“My dearest mother, I was badly hurt while doing my duty. I'm afraid I'm not going to recover. Don't grieve too much for me, please. Kiss my sister Mary for me.May God bless you and Father.”

The soldier was too weak to continue, so Lincoln signed the letter for him and added, “Written for your son by Abraham Lincoln.”The young man asked to see the note and was astonished when he discovered who had written it.“Are you really the President？”he asked. “Yes, I am，”replied Lincoln quietly.Then he asked if there was anything else he could do.“Would you please hold my hand？”asked the soldier.“It will help to see me through to the end.”

In the quiet room, the tall gaunt (憔悴的)President took the soldier's hand and spoke warm words of encouragement until death came.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The dying soldier was filled with love.

B．Lincoln only signed his name in the letter instead of the soldier's.

C．The soldier was the only child in his family.

D．Lincoln often wrote letters for the wounded.

2.When the soldier's mother read the letter, she would probably be________.

A．sad but feel greatly relieved

B．a(chǎn)pologetic but grateful

C．calm and thankful

D．sorry and feel it unexpected

3.The underlined word “grieve” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by“________”．

A．feel worriedB．feel sadC．cryD．miss

4.In writing the passage，the author intends to________.

A．tell us war is cruel

B．make us laugh

C．draw our attention

D．tell us Lincoln was great

A romantic message-in-a-bottle discovered by a mother and daughter at a Scottish beach has sparked（觸發(fā)） a mystery about whether it could have travelled 5,000 miles across the seas from China.

Nicola MacFarlane, 41, and daughter Lucy, four, from Portobello, near Edinburgh, were looking for driftwood（浮木） on Portobello Beach when they came across an old glass bottle containing a note inside written in Mandarin. Now the family are trying to work out if the letter has managed the extraordinary journey across the Philippine Sea, into the Indian Ocean and through both the South Atlantic and the North Atlantic Ocean’s before washing up on the shores of Great Britain.

It was written on Chinese Valentine’s Day or Qixi Festival as it is more traditionally known, lunar July 7, 2012, so it sent off as recently as six days ago because it followed the modern calendar, which celebrated the occasion on August 23. Nicola was still excited to read about the Chinese love story after having it translated.

“I really do hope that it is from China but even it is from nearer to home, it’s still a lovely gesture and an inspiring find. It’s a love story regardless of where it came from. Nicola, who runs a beach art business in Portobello, added: “I’m always at the beach looking for bits of driftwood but I’ve never come across anything like this before. We knew it was Chinese, but we had no idea what it said.’

Unable to read the Mandarin text, Nicola turned to the internet and her Australian friend, Julie Gould, whose daughter attended a Chinese school in Sydney.

Several hours later Julie returned with the news that it was in fact a love letter.

The translated letter reads: “Da Hai(Ocean), I hope no-one will get this bottle, as we just wish you can hear our voice, and get your blessing. Today is the Chinese Valentine’s Day, we pray that our relationship will last forever and we will have a long happy life together…”

Nicola said: “It sounds to me like the couple are in love but cannot be together so they have sent the message to tell the world of their love.”

1.When did Nicola and her daughter come across the message-in-bottle?

A．On July 15, 2012.B．On August 29, 2012.

C．On August 31, 2012.D．On September 2, 2012.

2.What were Nicola and her daughter probably doing when they found the bottle?

A．They were walking on the beach.

B．They were washing hands and feet.

C．They were looking for the driftwoods.

D．They were lying on the beach resting.

3.The underlined word “Mandarin” probably means “ ” .

A．ScottishB．British

C．EnglishD．Chinese

4.We can learn from the passage that Nicola__________.

A．thinks the letter was written to show love

B．had expected to get something unusual

C．knows a little Chinese

D．found the bottle was from a nearby place

We all know that if we want to keep our body in good shape we have to do physical exercise regularly as well as be careful with what we eat. What we tend to forget is that this goes for our eyes as well. Medical science confirms that a diet rich in carotenoids (類胡蘿卜素) can help maintain good vision(維持好視力) and prevent against a number of eye diseases. Here's some advice about how to choose the right diet to keep your eyes healthy.

— Eat orange food. Fruits and vegetables with orange flesh are rich in carotenoids. In addition to carrots，oranges，pumpkins and sweet potatoes are also available. All of these contain high levels of carotenoids，which help to maintain good vision.

— Include dark green vegetables，such as spinach (菠菜) and broccoli (西蘭花) in your diet, to act as natural sunglasses. Recent scientific studies have shown that these vegetables can help block (阻擋) the damaging UV radiation(紫外線輻射)from the sun's rays.

— Prevent some eye diseases with orange juice, yellow corn, whole milk, nuts and leafy vegetables. These foods are good sources of vitamins A, C, D and E. All of these are necessary to good eye health.

— Increase your intake of omega?3 with some sea fish, and some other seafood. Omega-3 helps build cell walls and is especially beneficial to keeping eyes healthy .It also helps regulate the eye's internal pressure and helps the eye dry up excess fluid.

1.We can learn from the first paragraph that healthy food .

A．keeps eyes healthy

B．means you don't need exercise

C．can help cure eye diseases efficiently(有效地)

D．means people don't have to wear glasses

2.Why should people eat orange food according to the text？

A．It is beneficial to building cell walls in eyes.

B．It is more delicious than other food.

C．It is good for eyesight.

D．It is rich in various vitamins.

3.Which of the following can help block the damaging UV radiation from the sun's rays？

A．Pumpkins.B．Juice.

C．Nuts. D．Broccoli.

4.The purpose of the text is to tell people how to .

A．keep their body in good shape

B．choose a healthy diet for their eyes

C．prevent serious eye diseases

D．get natural sunglasses from food

My family moved to our neighborhood when I was about ten years old.One day,I was playing in the garden in the neighborhood.When I looked up,I saw a girl about my age looking at me about ten feet away.As I just moved there,I didn’t have any friends yet.I wanted to make friend with her.So I walked up to her and said“hello”.She looked very shy.I told her my name was Alice.She said she was Yumi.Then I asked her if she wanted to play with me and she said “yes”.But before we started playing,she said,“I hope you don’t mind playing with someone who is really shy.”I shook my head and smiled after hearing that.

We both had a very good time that day,and we played together almost every day in the following days.Then school was going to start,.I asked her which school she was in.When I found out the school she was studying in ,I told my parents that I also wanted to go to that school.My parents agreed.When I told her the good news,she was so joyful that she almost cried..

We went to school together every day.She wanted to make more friends,but it was difficult for her.I made friends very easily,so I always had her by my side.I also encouraged her to try to make some new friends by herself.She tried.As time went by,she was no longer as shy as before and finally made some new friends without my help.

I moved away with my family two years later.Now Yumi has made a large number of friends and I am so happy for her.

If you are shy and are afraid of making friends as Yumi used to be,don’t be!Believe you can also make new friends if you try.

1.What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?(within 8 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

2.What did Yumi tell the writer before they played together?(within 10 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

3.How did Yumi feel when the writer told her she was going to her school?(within 5 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

4.What did the writer encourage Yumi to do?(within 10 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

5.What makes the writer happy now?(within 8 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

假設你叫李華，前兩天你收到英國筆友Herry 的來信，他在信中介紹了他最喜歡的數(shù)學老師Mr Green,并詢問你最喜歡的老師。請根據(jù)以上提示，給他寫封回信介紹你最喜歡的老師。信中須包含以下要點：

最喜歡的老師所教的學科；

你喜歡她或她的理由；

他或她幫助你的一次經(jīng)歷與感受。

注意：1.詞數(shù)120左右，開頭與結尾已經(jīng)給出，不計入詞數(shù)；

2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Henry,

I am glad to hear that you get on very well with your math teacher,Mr Green.Now I’d like to tell you about my favorite teacher. _______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

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Best wishes,

Yours,

Li Hua

--- Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?

---- Thank you. ______.

A. It couldn’t be better

B. Of course you can

C. If you like

D. It’s up to you

Even if you are a top student, you sometimes _______ make some mistakes.

A. can B. must C. should D. need

_______difficulties we may come across, we will help one another to overcome them

A. Whatever B. However

C. Whenever D. Wherever

I guess we have already talked about this before but I’ll ask you again just ________.

A. in case B. in return

C. by nature D. by chance