… Learning a language isn’t easy. It takes time.
--- I agree.___________. There is no short cut.
A．All roads lead to Rome. B．Rome wasn’t built in a day.
C．Practice makes perfect． D．Slow but sure wins the race.
单词短语翻译：（共15题）
1.按所给中文意思或首字母，填进适当的单词，使句子完整。每空一词（共5题，每小题1分）
(1) Muslim women are _________________(禁止) to go out without a veil.(面纱)
(2) He was one of the 200 _________________(申请者) for the teaching post.
(3) It is ______________(合情合理的) to suppose that house prices will come down soon.
(4) Tracing by underground is fast, _____________________(方便的) and cheap.
(5) He recognized Mr. Hunter as an old business ______________(熟人)from his years in banking.
2.翻译句子，每空一词。（共10个空格，每个空格1分）
(6) 我们应该意识到学习外语的重要性。
We should ________ __________ of the importance of learning a foreign language.
(7) 她要是早有预见、计划就好了！
If only she _________ ___________ and planned better.
(8) 他没有能让老师相信他是诚实的。
He failed to _____ the teacher _______ his honesty.
(9) 玛利上课记了很多笔记，以免会忘记。
Mary put down many notes in class _____ __________ she would forget them.
(10)明天的天气肯定会更好。
The weather ______ ________ to get better tomorrow.
信息匹配：（共5题，每小题2分，共10分）
阅读下列短文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息：
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A．When I take notes I always rewrite them. I also add things as I go, especially from the readings that I feel are important. This helps me remember things better and as I look things up in the text and add notes, it brings a deeper understanding of the material. |
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B．When I have to learn a new word, I write down the word and its meaning in the back of my notebook. Then I make sure to use the word at least 7 times in the next week. I put a check next to the word each time I use it to be sure. This way I can remember that word better. |
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C．I sit in the front of the classroom. That way there are no distractions between me and the teacher. The further back you sit, the more kids there are in front of you who can distract you. |
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D．I watch my teachers carefully for clues about what’s most important. Some start moving around a lot, some raise their voice, and some start moving their hands about. When this happens, I write down what they’re saying in my notebook. |
E. Here are some tips on how to create a good study environment: Find a place to study and keep it for study only. Tool-up the environment with all study needs. Control the noise level at acceptable levels. Avoid relaxing while working.
F. When I work on math problems, I write each step as I do it. This makes me think carefully about what I am doing. If the answer doesn’t seem right, I can go back through the steps I wrote to see where I went wrong.
阅读下列学习方面的问题，并与上面的经验相匹配。
51. I love learning new words, but I’m confused about how to remember them well. Whenever I meet a new word, I look it up in the dictionary for its meaning and write it down. However, a few days later, I’ll forget what the word means. It’s really a headache.
52. I can’t concentrate on what the teacher says in class. I sit at the back of the classroom. What the students in the front row do always attracts my attention. I’m wondering if anyone else has the same problem.
53. It’s impossible to write down everything the teacher says in my notebook. I have been told to take down the important points, but how can I tell which points are important?
54. I take good notes in class. I’m curious to know how to make good use of these notes to improve my understanding. I’m often confused about how to deal with the notes.
55. I enjoy studying at home at night or over the weekend. But sometimes I just can’t focus. I think it’s the study environment that makes me not feel like studying. Who can tell me how to improve the study environment?
A long time ago, before there was any money (coins or paper money), people got the things that they needed by trading or exchanging. Salt was one of the first items used to exchange for other items. Later, some of the common things that were used for exchanging were tea leaves, shells, feathers, animal teeth, tobacco, and blankets. Around 3000 BC, barley, a type of grain, was used for exchanging.
The world’s first metal money was developed by the Sumerians who melted silver into small bars all weighing the same. This was around 1000 BC. About three hundred years later, people started using coins as official money.
Around 640 BC, people in the ancient kingdom of Lydia ( which was in Turkey) created special coins of exact with and purity (纯度). They were made of gold and silver and were stamped with a lion’s head.
Later, other empires such as Greece, Persia, and Rome adopted the concept of coins and started developing their own in many different shapes and different metals.
Around the year 1000, the Chinese started using paper money. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The Europeans discovered this thanks to Marco Polo who went to China in 1295. the Chinese had different values for the paper notes which were made by the Chinese government.
Around 1661, Sweden became the first European country to make paper money. Until 1850, the Spanish dollar was the coin most widely used throughout the world.
1.What is the best title for this passage?
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A． The history of money |
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B． How people traded in the past |
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C． The invention of paper money |
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D． The use of coins around the world |
2.We learn that before coins and paper money were used, _____.
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A． barley had always been used for exchanging |
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B． only a few people knew how to trade with others |
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C． salt was the most widely used item for exchanging |
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D． many kinds of things were used for exchanging |
3.According to the passage, when did people start using coins as official money?
A. Around 1300 BC. B. Around 1000 BC.
C. Around 700 BC. D. Around 640 BC.
4.The underlined word “adopted” in Paragraph 4 probably means “____”.
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A． replaced |
B． changed |
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C． accepted |
D． invented |
5.Which of the following countries first started to use paper money?
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A．Spain |
B．China |
C．Sweden |
D．Lydia |
语法填空：(共10题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
People can call 911 when they need help. The police will come quickly. This phone number should be used only 26 an emergency. But there have been some problems with people using the 911 phone number. 27 than half of the calls made to it are an accident. These accidental calls are not real emergencies.
Calling 911 when you do not need 28 can be very bad. It wastes the time of the people answering the calls. It can even force someone 29 has a real emergency to wait before 30 (get) the help they need.
Many accidental 911 calls come from cellphones. Sometimes keys on the phone 31 (push) and the call goes through without the owner of the phone knowing that he has called an emergency number. People are trying to find 32 way to solve this problem.
They are testing a new program that might help solve the problem of accidental 911 calls. This program will make 33 (call) of 911 calls push another key on the phone 34 it is a real emergency. People hope that this change 35 (reduce) the number of accidental 911 calls going through.
阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Lots of teenagers are trying to enter a university by coping stories and phrases from the internet to fill out their personal statements in Britain. Personal statements are used to show what can make applicants （申请）different as they outline their interests and reasons for studying a particular course. But it seems that some ideas and words are alike, even the same, thanks to an internet site designed to help those who don’t know what to write about themselves. A study found that nearly 800 applications had personal statements containing phrases taken from three online examples. The study, which involved examining 50,000 personal statements, found that 5% used the material from the internet, most from one free website. Borrowed material was most likely to appear at the end of a statement or where the applicant described the reasons for wanting to study a subject. Almost all applications are now completed online, but the new evidence of Internet temptation（诱惑）follow concern that teenagers are cutting and pasting material for A-level coursework(课程作业). A spokesman said later that he and his partners were looking for ways examine whether people appeared to be copying material.
[写作内容]
1．以约30个词概括短文的要点；
2．以约120个词表达你对校园中出现作弊现象的看法，并包括如下要点：
（1）分析某些学生作弊的原因；
（2）指出作弊引起的不良后果；
（3）号召学生们杜绝作弊现象的发生。
[写作要求]
1. 在作文中可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用阅读材料中的句子。
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校的名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
（请考生在答题卷上作答。）
