Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband ,Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.
During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.
He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.
Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath.
My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.
That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.
1.What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?
A. Go shopping
B. Find a house
C. Join his family
D. Take his family
2.The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from_______.
A. a friend of his family
B. a Sydney policeman
C. a letter in his papers
D. a stranger in Sydney
3.What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Showed
B. Sent out
C. Delivered
D. Gave back
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. From India to Australia.
B. Living in a New Country.
C. Turning Trash to Treasure.
D. In Search of New Friends.
假如你是李华，计划暑假期间去英国学习英语为期六周。下面的广告引起了你的注意。请给该校写一封信，询问有关情况。（箭头所指内容）
注意：1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。
参考词汇：住宿—accommodation
Nearly five years before, and with the help by our father, my sister and I planted
Some cherry tomatoes(圣女果)in our back garden. Since then for all these year we had been allowing tomatoes to self-seed where they please. As result, the plants are growing somewhere. The fruits are small in size, but juicy and taste. There are so much that we often share them with our neighbors. Although we allow tomato plants to grow in the same place year after year, but we have never had any disease or insect attack problems. We are growing wonderfully tomatoes at no cost!
阅读下面材料，用不多于3个单词的正确形式填空
Are you facing a situation that looking impossible to fix?
In 1969, the pollution is terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It ______1.(be)imaginable that it could be ever be cleaned up. The rive was so polluted that it ______2.(actual) caught fire and burned. Now year late,this rive is one of_______3.most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But river wasn’t changed in a few days_____4.even a few months. It took years of work _______5.(reduce) industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is______6.(clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit _____7.is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately.
While there are_______8.(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the _______9.(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be_______10.(patience)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this ________at work in people of all _________. For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about _______with their new toys. But their ________soon wear off and by January those_________toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of_________stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s _________interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child________bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the_______of caring the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescent enter high school with great_______but soon looking forward to________. The same is true of the young adults going to the college. And then, how many_________, who complain about the long drives to work, _________drove for hours at a time when they first_________ their drivers licenses? Before people retire, they usually _______to do a lot of_____things, which never had _____while working. But ________after retirement, the golfing, the fishing , the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they _______. And, like the child in January, they go searching for new_________.
1.A.principle B.habit C.way D.power
2.A.parties B.races C.countries D.ages
3.A.working B.living C.playing D.going
4.A.confidence B.interest C.anxiety D.sorrow
5.A.same B.extra C.funny D.expensive
6.A.well-organized B.colorfully-printed C.newly-collected D.half-filled
7.A.broad B.passing C.different D.main
8.A.silently B.impatiently C.gladly D.worriedly
9.A.promise B.burden C.right D.game
10.A.courage B.calmness C.confusion D.excitement
11.A.graduation B.independence C.responsibility D.success
12.A.children B.students C.adults D.retirees
13.A.carefully B.eagerly C. nervously D.bravely
14.A.required B.obtained C.noticed D.discovered
15.A.need B.learn C.start D.plan
16.A.great B.strange C.difficult D.correct
17.A.time B.money C.skills D.knowledge
18.A.only B.well C.even D.soon
19.A.lost B.choose C.left D.quit
20.A.pets B.toys C.friends D.colleagues
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
The jobs of the future have not been invented, 1.By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.
1. Curiosity
Your children need to be deeply curious. 2.Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料) can we add to make these pancakes even better next time” and then try them out. Did those ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time?
2. Creativity
True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it. 3.There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their Creativity.
3. Interpersonal Skills
Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what is going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions. 4.“Why do you think she is crying?” “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face?” “If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?”
4. Self Expression
5.There are many ways to express thoughts and ideas ¡ª music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.
A. Encourage kids to cook with you.
B. And we can’t forget science education.
C. We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways.
D. So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist?
E. Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill.
F. We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories.
G. Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.
