C. Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Tips for incoming freshman in High school
I never really knew exactly how I felt about starting high school. While I was excited to make new friends and learn new things, I was also very nervous about finding my way around. I knew it would be d1. to get used to a new life, but there really isn’t much to fear! So, for all those new incoming freshmen out there, I’m here to help you make it through your first year of high school!
Here is just a list of some of the things I found helpful throughout my first year.
1) Remember, you aren't a2.. There are hundreds of teens experiencing what you are experiencing this very moment! Although you may feel a million different things, just keep in m3. that there are people that are feeling the same way.
2) Don't be afraid to make new friends. There are many people who s4. the same interests as you and are looking for those who have that interest. Sometimes you may have nothing in common but the need to make friends! Remember, there are plenty of teens out there for you.
3) Join an interesting club or sport. High school is the time to t5.new things, and luckily your school has so much to offer! There are so many clubs to choose from, like the environmental club, Spanish club, cooking club, and so many more! Many schools also offer a wide variety of sports, i6. a freshman level! Joining a club or sport is also a great way to meet people!
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See? It really isn't that hard! Knowing these things will hopefully make you feel a little more c7.about your freshman year of high school. Just keep your head held high and enjoy it while you can!
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文.
Technology provides more than a way of communication. However, it is becoming the only way to communicate for our teens. It has made face-to-face interaction _________ often and has made a negative①effect on the social abilities of the teens.
These days we communicate on websites like Facebook, but I wonder why we have no in-person friendships
. I see teens texting②_________. They text while talking to someone else, at the dinner table, in the car and at the movies. This tiny piece of plastic is distracting③ teens from the real world.
As you can see, I am very much _________ technology but there are ways that helps. It helps many people stay in touch with friends that might have moved away. In my life, I will have to move from my friends from time to time. With the help of Wechat, it can be easy to _________them and to ask if they would like to do something in person. Staying in touch can be done in person as much as over technology.
Some people have _________ making new friends and the Internet provides ways to meet new people through chat rooms. I believe relationships built online can be a little eccentric④. One study suggests that online relationships simply take longer to develop than those face-to-face.
Online relationships can be _________ because you never know who’s on the other side of the chat. You can become more open over the Internet if you don’t have a chance to meet others in real life. Meeting people online can give you confidence, but I believe it also tears you down. Online relationships will either build you up or break you down. Most importantly, don’t let keyboards be the key to your heart.
1.A. too B. very C. less D. more
2.A. here B. there C. somewhere D. everywhere
3.A. for B. against C. with D. behind
4.A. reach B. lose C. win D. control
5.A. fun B. time C. trouble D. trust
6.A. convenient B. dangerous C. important D. necessary
A. Choose the best answer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）（12分）
April 13th, 1539
Outside Mexico City
Dear Mariana,
Today we arrived safe. It was a long and dangerous trip over the ocean. The winter storms were strong. We were always a little sick from high waves.
The journey from the shore to Mexico City is also long and dangerous. There are robbers in the countryside. We will travel together with the other ship passengers, thinking we will be safer as a group. Tomorrow we will travel into the city to find our uncle.
Father says it will take a year for this letter to reach you. The trip from New Spain to Spain is very long.
Your loving brother,
Tomas
April 20th, 1539
Mexico City
Dear Mariana,
Father and I finally arrived 
at Mexico City. Here, old buildings are being pulled down; new ones are being built. Just around the corner from Uncle’s city house, Aztec workers are pulling down a small, beautiful pyramid. Father says it is one of the last Aztec temples.
In the center of the city, I met an Aztec boy named Carlos. He speaks a little Spanish. Carlos learns Spanish at his new school. He told me that the Spanish set up new schools for the Aztecs. There he got his new name, Carlos. He says he likes his new school but misses his old city. I wonder what this city used to be like before Cortes came.
Tomorrow we will go to Uncle’s farmland. He and father are talking about the Aztec workers that father will oversee.
Your brother,
Tomas
found v. 建立 battle n. 战役 conquer v. 征服
1.What was Tomas’ nationality?
A. Spanish. B. New Spanish. C. Mexico. D. Aztec.
2.How was Tomas’ journey to Mexico?
A. Stormy and cold. B. Easy and safe. C. Long but safe. D. Long and dangerous.
3.How long did it take Tomas to travel from the shore to Mexico City?
A. One day. B. One week. C. A year. D. Two years.
4.Why did Tomas and his father come to Mexico in 1539?
A. To visit Mexico. B. To meet Carlos. C. To see the temples. D. To look for a better life.
5.When did Mexico get its name New Spain?
A. After 1539. B. After 1519. C. In the 1300s. D. In the 1400s.
6.What did the Spanish do to the people in Mexico in the early 1500s?
A. They taught children there English. B. They built new temples for them.
C. They destroyed the local culture there. D. They helped to feed the local people there.
V. Complete the following sentence as required. (根据所给要求完成句子。62-67小题每空格限填一次) (共14分)
1.I saw a film with my friends last weekend. (改为一般疑问句)
__________ you __________ a film with your friends last weekend?
2.The boring meeting will come to an end in ten minutes. (对划线部分提问)
__________ __________ will the boring meeting come to an end?
3.He didn’t know what he could say to his parents on the phone. (改为简单句)
He didn’t know what __________ __________ to his parents on the phone.
4.People built that tower to remember the dead soldiers. (改为被动语态)
That tower __________ __________ to remember the dead soldiers.
5.Simon didn’t go to bed until twelve o’clock last night. (保持句意基本不变)
Simon __________ __________ until twelve o’clock last night.
6.“Will you go abroad for further study?” the teacher asked me. (改为宾语从句)
The teacher asked me __________ I __________ go abroad for further study.
7.in our neighborhood, saw, yesterday, collecting rubbish, some, volunteers, I (连词成句)
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IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)（共8分）
1.The secretary prepared ten ____________ of the report for discussion. (copy)
2.John was born in the 1980s and brought up in a ____________ family. (Britain)
3.My English teacher is a lady of average height in her early ____________. (forty)
4.To achieve your dream, you should work to the best of your ____________. (able)
5.We can believe what he said. There is no question of his ____________. (honest)
6.The boy felt ____________ sorry for what he had done to the animals in the zoo. (true)
7.The church regularly provides food and clothes for the ___________ in winter. (home)
8.None of us could tell the ____________ of the movie until the last moment. (end)
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can be used only once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)（共8分）
A) youngest B) professional C) likely D) grows up E) won
Each year, the news magazine Time For Kids selects several young people to serve as TFK kid reporters. These kids are not 1. reporters, but they still have to interview some important people.
Martin, who lives in New York, is a computer buff, plays the piano, and wants to be an airline pilot when he 2.. When he got the assignment from TFK to interview Andrew Hsu, he wanted to talk about science. After all, Andrew had just become the3. winner of the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair. The 11-year-old scientist 4. the grand prize for identifying a particular genes that plays an important role in keeping the human body healthy.
A) free B) meet C) receive D) also E) improving
Martin soon discovered that being a 
science whiz is just one of Andrew's achievements. He's 5. an athlete who competes in swimming. But the main thing Andrew wanted to tell Martin about was the World Children Organization (WCO). Andrew started this organization along with his brother Patrick. This project is meant to help improve the lives of children.
Andrew and Patrick believe that6.education is the best way they can make a positive difference for children. They know that there are places where a 7. education isn't available to kids. To help 8.that need, Andrew and Patrick had the idea of producing videos about science, math, and languages for children in countries where there aren't enough qualified teachers.
