It came as _____ great shock to us that many people lost their lives in _____ latest earthquake in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province.
A．a; a B．a; the C．/ ; the D．the ; /
假如你是李梅，北京四中学生。你的英国朋友艾丽丝说，她十二月底来中国。请你给她写回信，说明以下几点：
1． 北京是一座历史悠久的城市。
2． 十二月底你正好放假。你将带她去游览北京，参加你校组织的徒步旅行。
3． 希望她能住在你家，以便能和她多讲英语。
4． 要求她来信告诉你她到达北京的具体时间，以便到机场接她。
注意：1.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数
2.词数：100左右
3.参考词汇：徒步旅行hiking
Dear Alice,
I’m very glad to have heard from you.______________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes to you and your family.
Yours
Li Mei
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子
1.Many of them _____________________(对……有天赋) riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.(gift)
2.In my opinion, the new book written by the young writer_________________________(不值得一读).(worth)
3.How much money we should spend on endangered tigers _________________________(正被讨论) at the meeting now .(discuss)
4.The naughty boy is fond of _____________________________（捉弄）his friends.（trick n.）
5.Many people have warned us of the danger. We ________________________________(最好不要冒险) by crossing the river as a short cut home. (chance)
6._________________________(众所周知) that pandas only live in China. (it, know)
7.The small town ______________________(我住过的) when I was a child has become a famous tourist attraction.(which)
8.You promised you would take the children camping, so you__________________________ (必须遵守你的诺言).(word)
9.Her sudden arrival did not ________________________(阻止他外出) .(go)
10.The children rather than the robot _________________________________(被迫) to clean the windows of the high building last week. (make)
It’s not always easy to eat healthy foods when others seem to eat whatever they want. Follow the tips and know that it will make a difference in your life.
What about sweet foods?
Everyone likes the taste of sweet foods! Small amounts of sweet foods can be part of a healthy meal plan. Sugary foods include soda, sweetened fruit drinks, honey, and candy. Desserts such as cakes, pies, cookies, and ice cream contain a lot of fat as well as sugar. If you choose to eat any of these sweet foods, just have a small amount at the end of a healthy meal. Have a piece of fruit if you are still hungry. Drink water, sugar-free soda, and sugar-free fruit drinks, if you are thirsty, instead of drinks that are all high in sugars.
How much should you eat?
Your height, weight, age, whether you are a boy or a girl, and how active you are will affect how much food you need to eat each day to stay at a healthy weight. Everyone is different. Talk to your doctor or diet expert about how much to eat, especially if you need to lose weight. If you take in more food than your body burns, you will gain weight. If you take in less food than your body burns, you will lose weight. Being active and eating smaller amounts of food and fewer sweet or fatty foods can help overweight kids lose weight in a healthy way. You will keep your heart healthy, too.
1.Which of the following desserts is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Cakes. B.Pies. C.Cheese. D.Cookies.
2.How much we should eat will depend on the following EXCEPT___________.
A.our body size
B.the time we spend taking exercise
C.how old we are
D.the money our family earns
3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.The more food our body burns, the faster we will lose weight.
B.The more food we eat, the more food our body will burn.
C.The more active we are, the more food we need to eat.
D.The more food we eat, the more weight we will gain
4.The author advises overweight children to_________.
A.eat healthy foods and take regular exercise
B.pay much attention to their heart health
C.keep foods containing sugar and fat away
D.talk to their doctor and join a health club
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man, often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged in tidying up their new home, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to stop work. Terry regretted to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a bad mood. Just then he heard light,hesitand（犹豫的）knocks on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night.
“Who’s it?”he wondered. Terry didn’t know anybody in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed. He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, asking in a shy voice,“Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.”“NO,”answered Terry rudely. He shut the door.“What a nuisance!”he grumbled（嘟囔）over it with his wife.“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things. What’ll be the next? How bothering!”
He was angry about it when the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles. She said, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”Terry was struck by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said,“Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness and harshness（刻薄）with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred（使模糊）by his cold mind.
1.Terry decided to move to another city because___________.
A.he wanted to earn more money there
B.he found it more challenging to live in a new place
C.he didn’t like the place where he lived
D.he thought he should change his job
2.Terry treated the little girl rudely because he thought_________.
A.the neighbor would often borrow things from him later
B.he had no friends in the new city
C.she was too young to play with candles
D.he was cheated at that time
3.It can be concluded that Terry realized that he used to be_________.
A.cold and harsh B.lazy and negative
C.friendly and kind D.crazy and rude
4.What would be the best title for this passage?
A.Help others to help yourself B.Light the candle in your heart
C.Terry’s good neighbor D.God bless you
Many countries such as Iraq, Uganda, Guatemala, and many others have been known to abduct（诱拐）children and force them to serve in the army. The reason is that the enemy isn’t likely to suspect children as a real threat. Many non-government organizations are also known to abduct and force children into being child soldiers. Below we have some quotes from former child soldiers.
“The army was a nightmare. We suffered greatly from the cruel treatment we received. We were often beaten, mostly for no reason at all, just to keep us in a state of terror. I still have a scar on my lip and sharp pains in my stomach from being violently kicked by the older soldiers. The food was not enough, and they made us walk with heavy loads, much too heavy for our small bodies. They forced me to learn how to fight the enemy.”
——Emilio, 14
They gave me pills that made me crazy. When the craziness got in my head, I beat people on their heads and hurt them until they bled. When the craziness got out of my head, I felt guilty. If I remembered the person, I went to them and apologized. If they did not accept my apology, I felt bad.
——Michael, 13
As seen in the quotes, the army is not very friendly toward children. Forced to act like adults, kill like adults, and carry an adult’s load, these children sometimes die from exhaustion（筋疲力尽）. Below are some facts about child soldiers.
Today, as many as 300,000 children under the age of 18 serve in government forces or armed rebel groups. Some are as young as eight years old. Children are most likely to become child soldiers if they have no money to buy food and clothes. Many children join armed groups because of economic or social pressure, or because children believe that the group will offer food or safety. Child soldiers are used all over the world. Here is a list of where child soldiers are used.
1.Many countries force children to serve in the army because__________.
A.children are brave and strong
B.the enemy doesn’t consider children as a threat
C.there aren’t enough adults to join the army
D.they think children are very easy to control
2.Which of the following words can best describe Emilio’s feeling about his army life?
A.Adventurous B.Happy C.Boring D.Terrible
3.When Michael became crazy, he would_____________.
A.try to kill people B.apologize to people
C.beat people violently D.feel guilty about himself
4.According to the passage, many children who become child soldiers_________.
A.are very poor B.have lost their parents
C.are loyal to their country D.are braver than other children
