My mother is________cakes．She often________cakes for us．
A．make，making
B．making，makes
C．do，doing
D．doing，does
（2012孝感）
—Could you help me do the dishes？
—Sorry，my sister________for me outside now．
A．waits
B．will wait
C．is waiting
D．was waiting
阅读理解
B
Wang Jiaming from Beijing Chenjinglun High School says he is a lucky boy．He’s happy that he’s sitting the senior high school entrance exam in 2014 instead of 2016．
On October 22，Beijing Municipal Commission of Education announced that，from 2016，the English scores in the senior high school entrance exam will be reduced from 120 to 100．Of the 100 points，the listening scores will increase to 50．Meanwhile，the points for Chinese will increase from 120 to 150．
“The change won’t affect me．I feel so lucky becauseEnglish is my strongest subject，”said Wang．Why such a change?“It places the importance on Chinese in our study and reduces students’pressure，”said Li Yi，a spokesman of the commission．
“The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage of English，”said Li．“Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones．”
There isn’t news that other cities will have the same change．But several places are making changes to English tests in the college entrance exams．
For example，Shandong is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its Gaokao．But，“being tested for less points doesn t mean the subject can be taken lightly，”Bai Ping wrote in China Daily．
English has long been the world’s most commonly used language．Wang Jiaming said he understood the change．
“Chinese，not English，is our mother tongue，”he said．“but still，I think English is both interesting and useful．”
1.In the Beijing senior high school entrance exam of 2016，the English scores will be cut down to________．
A．50
B．100
C．120
D．150
2.Wang Jiaming feels lucky because________．
A．the exam change from 2016 doesn’t affect him
B．he doesn’t need to take the important exam
C．Chinese is his strongest subject
D．he is not good at chemistry
3.The sentence“being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly”in the passage means________．
A．the students can spend less time on English
B．it’s harder for the students to get a high score
C．English is not as important and useful as before
D．studying English is still important for the students
4.What is the main purpose of the change?
A．To encourage students to learn how to order meals in English．
B．To make students learn to read English news on mobile phones．
C．To ask students to prepare for the college entrance exam．
D．To make students pay more attention to learning Chinese．
阅读理解
A
The high school years are a key period．The things we learn during this time really shape our lives．Liu Changming，principal of Beijing No.4 High School made 18 suggestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school．Here are ten of them．
1)Read 50 books．But choose them from ten different fields．
2)Help a person．Look for a classmate，an elderly person，in fact anyone who could benefit(获益)from your help．You’ll find you benefit too!
3)Research．Research a particular area，such as science，history or art．
4)Make a foreign friend．Try to befriend someone from a foreign country．It’s an ideal way to learn about a foreign country．
5)Publish(出版)an article．Whether it appears in a newspaper，your school magazine or in your own blog，an article will be something to look back on in pride in later years．
6)Take up a new sport．Choose one you’ve never played before．If you find you like it．you’ll have a hobby for life．
7)Join a club．Working hard in a club or other activities will give you a life outside your studies．
8)Find a part-time job．Try and do the job for at least a month．
9)Find a person to learn from．Choose someone with unusual experience or special talent．Try to learn all you can from him or her．
10)Learn to cook four Chinese dishes．Learning how to cook is not only a practical skill but a way of building a bridge to other people．
1.According to the passage，by making a foreign friend you can________．
A．learn about another culture
B．practice spoken English
C．discuss the international situation
D．share your happiness and sadness
2.Beside learning a practical skill，another purpose of learning to cook is________．
A．to help your parents with housework
B．to kill time
C．to have communication with others
D．to make friends
3.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
A．You should read fifty books of the same field．
B．Do a part-time job for less than a month．
C．Try to publish an article to make you famous．
D．You can benefit a lot by helping others．
4.The principal made the suggestions in order for the students to________．
A．make contributions to society
B．achieve greet progress in high school
C．love high school life
D．finish high school
完形填空
Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public?Are you afraid to make a speech?
Li Jun，a middle school boy，felt shy when he was making a speech the other day．Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of________classmates．
“I was wrong．It was very different and much________than talking to my classmates during playtime．”Li said．“I tried，but it was really difficult to speak．I felt like a mute(哑巴)and wanted to leave the classroom________．”
Li is not alone．Many middle school students now have the same________：they can talk about their ideas freely________their best friends after class，but can’t speak in public．According to Zhou Hong，a teacher from a university，the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of________．
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their________，such as speech competitions，English corners and class discussions．Students can join in any one they want to．________he also gives some advice to students．“During your free time，you should________more．When you’re speaking in public，take it easy．Just imagine you’re talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly．”Zhou said．“That________a fine public speech and you’ll feel confident．”
1.
A．her
B．my
C．your
D．his
2.
A．harder
B．easier
C．better
D．later
3.
A．slowly
B．quickly
C．sadly
D．happily
4.
A．answer
B．subject
C．problem
D．question
5.
A．except
B．beside
C．from
D．with
6.
A．listening
B．speaking
C．reading
D．singing
7.
A．mouths
B．eyes
C．minds
D．hearts
8.
A．But
B．So
C．And
D．Or
9.
A．play
B．practice
C．write
D．watch
10.
A．reports
B．keeps
C．hears
D．makes
I will face the difficulties bravely________hard they are．
A．whatever
B．wherever
C．however
D．whoever
