I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
1.What made Kate angry one evening?
A.She couldn’t find her books.
B.She heard the author shouting loud.
C.She got the news that her grandma was ill.
D.She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed.
2.The author tidied up the room most probably because _______.
A.she hated herself for being so messy
B.she was asked by Kate to do so
C.she was scared by Kate’s anger
D.she wanted to show her care
3.How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?
A.By analyzing causes.
B.By describing a process.
C.By showing differences.
D.By following time order.
4.What might be the best title for the story?
A.My Friend Kate
B.Hard Work Pays Off
C.How to Be Organized
D.Learning to Be Roommates
In the coming months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare’s plays in their language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.
National Theatre Of China Beijing｜Chinese
This great occasion(盛会) will be the National Theatre of China’s first visit to the UK. The company’s productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeare’s Richard III will be directed by the National’s Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying.
Date & Time: Saturday 28 April, 2.30 pm & Sunday 29 April, 1.30 pm & 6.30 pm
Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi｜Georgian
One of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of As You Like It is helmed(指导) by the company’s Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.
Date & Time: Friday 18 May, 2.30 pm & Saturday 19 May, 7.30 pm
Deafinitely Theatre London｜British Sign Language(BSL)
By translating the rich and humourous text of Love’s Labour’s Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.
Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May, 2.30 pm & Wednesday 23 May, 7.30 pm
Habima National Theatre Tel Aviv｜Hebrew
The Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide. Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. Since 1958, they have been recognized as the national theatre of Israel. This production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.
Date & Time: Monday 28 May, 7.30 & Tuesday 29 May, 7.30 pm
1.Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?
A.RichardⅢ. B.Lover’s Labour’s Lost.
C.As You Like It. D.The Merchant of Venice.
2.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?
A.It has two groups of actors. B.It is the leading theatre in London.
C.It performs plays in BSL. D.It is good at producing comedies.
3.When can you see a play in Hebrew?
A.On Saturday 28 April. B.On Sunday 29 April.
C.On Tuesday 22 May. D.On Tuesday 29 May.
你们学校校报正在向学生征稿，稿件内容是关于未来的学校。请根据表格中记录的要点写一篇标题为“未来的学校（Future Schools）”的英语文章向校报投稿。
注意：1. 词数100左右；文章的开头已经为你写好，不计入总词数；
2. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
3. 文中不得透漏个人姓名和学校名称。
School Life: different activities; richer and more interesting; teachers and students get along well |
Building and equipment: modern; easy to use; everything run by computer |
Subjects: more subjects to choose from; most subjects offered on the Internet |
Ways of learning: learn at school or at home; choose teachers |
Future Schools
In the future, schools will be different in many ways from what they are now.
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请根据上下文内容，将文中划线部分译成汉语或者英语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
Yang Liwei was born in 1965. He had wanted to fly since he was a young boy. 1.他从小就热爱科技. 2.He always has a strong desire to learn how to fly. In 1983, he joined the army, and went to a flight school. 3.四年后他毕业了成了一名飞行员. In 1998, he applied to be a member of Project 921, which is now called Shenzhou. He was one of the only 14 selected from 1,500 candidates. 4.The team spent the next five years being trained. Yang scored among the very top in everything the group studied. In September 2003, Yang along with the other two candidates was picked for the Chinese space adventure. It was his high scores on the psychological tests that finally won him the status of China’s first astronaut. 5.His name will go down in history.
下列句子中各有一处语言错误，请把错误改正。其他部分不得改动。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在右边横线上写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（╲）划掉，并在右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
修改：在错误的词下划一横线，并在右边横线上写出改正后的词。
1.Sahara Desert is biggest desert in the world.
2.It is such a fine weather that we want to stay here for another two days.
3.We got close to the animals to take some good photo.
4.You must be very exciting to have so many adventures in Africa.
5.Colin was about to get off the camel while a child ran towards him.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
At four o’clock 1. a foggy day, Polly left work and stepped out into the fog, wondering if the buses would still be 2. (run). She walked 3. (quick) towards her usual bus stop, only to be told the bus couldn’t run to King Street that day. She 4. (have) to take the underground to Green Park, where there was no one in sight. As she walked along the narrow street, Polly heard 5. same sound of footsteps approaching, 6. then the footsteps were gone. Suddenly Polly was 7. (frighten) by a man’s rough hand brushing her cheek. He said sorry to her and moved away. Then the 8. (footstep) were heard again. Polly was more frightened than a minute before, and she couldn’t move at all.
Luckily for Polly, it was a blind man 9. wanted to offer help. With the blind man’s help, Polly got to 10. (she) living place, King Street.
