China is a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country. Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle. Millions of them, all black. Cars were rare. Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year, I’ve found the opposite is true. There are millions of cars. However, people still use their bicycles to get around. For many, it’s the easiest and cheapest way to travel today. Bicycles also come in different colors--- silver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.
It’s fun watching people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks(人行道). Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can，t provide.
Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather accompanied my great buy. I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.
My first ride home was orderly (守秩序的). To be safe, I stayed with a “pack”of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. I didn，t want to get hit. So I took the ride carefully.
Crossing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the United States. The streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck.
I finally made it home. The feeling on the bicycle was amazing. The air hitting my face and going through my hair was wonderful. I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places and people. Biking made me feel alive.
1.According to the author, why are bicycles still popular in China today?
A. Because they are traditional and safe.
B. Because they are convenient and inexpensive.
C. Because they are colorful and available.
D. Because they are fast and environment friendly.
2.The author decided to buy a bicycle because he intended ______________.
A. to ride it for fun..
B. to use it for transport.
C. to experience local culture.
D. to improve his riding skills.
3.How did the author feel about his street crossing?
A. It was boring. B. It was difficult.
C. It was lively. D. It was wonderful.
4.Which of the following best describes the author’s biking experience?
A. The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills.
B. The author was annoyed by the air while riding.
C. The author was praised by the other bikers.
D. The author took great pleasure in biking.
“I don’t like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Li Ping, a middle school student in Hunan. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children’s eyes?
One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he / she likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It’s easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone if you stay somewhere else so that your parents don’t call every hospital in the phone book looking for your body. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility (责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.
Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help you can give them. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you know how to get on with your children.
1.What does the writer think we should do if we go back home later than usual? We should ________.
A. tell our friends
B. tell the teacher
C. say sorry to our parents
D. make a telephone call to our parents
2.The writer thinks ________.
A. it’s wrong of parents to worry about their children too much
B. some parents are unfriendly, which makes their children angry
C. children should do everything as their parents say
D. parents love their children very much and the children should understand them
3.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
A. Parents’ Responsibility
B. How to Get on with Parents
C. Zhang Hua’s Problem
D. What Are Parents Worrying about
An earthquake is a trembling or shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release(释放) of energy stored in the rocks below the surface. Generally, earthquakes last only seconds. Strong ground shaking during a medium（中等的） to large earthquake generally lasts about 10 to 30 seconds. Aftershocks（余震） can occur once in a while for weeks or even months.
Many people think that there is an “earthquake season” or a kind of “ earthquake weather ”.As a matter of fact, there isn’t. Earthquakes can occur at any time of the year and at time of day or night. Earthquakes occur under all weather conditions-sunny, wet. or cold without any special weather tendency(倾向).
Also, you don’t need to worry that the ground will open up and swallow people when earthquakes occur. Open ground cracks may form during an earthquake, for example, to land sliding or ground falling. However, such cracks tend to be open gaps (they don’t “ swallow”) that a person could stand in afterwards.
The safest place in an earthquake is an open field because buildings and falling objects can injure or kill you. If you are indoors, when you feel the ground start to shake, take cover immediately under a table or strong piece of furniture, placing something between falling objects and yourself. Don’t “ attempt to use the stairs or an elevator to get out of the building..
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?.
A. Earthquakes usually last 10 to 30 seconds.
B. After a big earthquake, there are many more quakes.
C. Cracks in an earthquake are very dangerous.
D. What usually injures people during an earthquake are falling buildings.
2.The reason why there isn’t “earthquake weather” is that._________.
A. an earthquake only lasts seconds and doesn’t happen frequently.
B. an earthquake can happen at any time and in any kind of weather.
C. when an earthquake happens is related to the weather
D. earthquakes don’t change with the seasons
3.The underlined word “swallow” in Paragraph3 probably means“________”?
A. Take sb/sth in.
B. make sb frightened.
C. make room for sb to stand in.
D.make the ground slide.
4.During an earthquake, which of the following things should you NOT do?
A. Find an open filed and stay there.
B. Stay away from buildings.
C. Take cover under a table.
D. Take an elevator.
Li Shizhen was born in 1918 in Hubei province. His father was a doctor. He learned a lot about medical herbs(药草) from his father and read many medical books. At the age of 23 he became a doctor. He often treated(治疗) poor people’s illness, so many peasants and fishermen made friends with him.
The year he was 35 Li shizhen began to write the COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA. He walked all over famous mountains which grew medical plants to learn their shapes. The conditions in which they grew and collected all sorts of specimens(标本). He spent 27 years in writing this book.
The COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA with over 1,000,000 words, describe 1,800 kinds of medical plants. When the work had just been ready for printing and publishing(出版), Lishizhen passed away.
The COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA introduces not only medical herbs growing in China but also many foreign medicines. After its publication the books reached foreign countries. It was translated into English, French, German, Japanese and Russian and became an important piece of literature in international medical research.
1.Why did many peasants and fishermen make friends with Li shizhen?
Because he _______.
A. was a famous doctor.
B. had a sweet manner
C. was much concerned(关心) for the poor.
D. read many medical books
2.His COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA describe _______.
A. over 1,000,000 words
B. 1,800 kinds of medical plants.
C. a lot of medical work
D. many foreign medical stories
3.The word “literature” in the article means ______.
A. work of different science
B. letters from foreign countries
C. hope for the better future
D. books on special subject
4.What’s the Chinese name of the COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA?
A.天工开物 B.四库全书
C.本草纲目 D. 齐民要术
书面表达（满分25分）
某英语报社开展就中学生可不可以带手机上学的话题讨论。假如你是李华，请你根据下表所提供的信息， 向该报编辑写一封英文信，发表观点。
手机的优点 | 便于与父母和朋友联系； 能增加乐趣。 |
带手机上学存在的问题 | 上课时使用手机干扰教学； 用手机聊天、发短信费时费钱。 |
建议 | 上课时不许使用手机； 贵重物品，个人宜妥善保管。 |
注意：1. 信的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2. 词数100左右。
Dear Editor,
I’m a senior two student. I’m writing to tell you my opinion___________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧ )，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线（一），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
In our school we always find that some students dressed in Nikes, enjoying McDonald’s and crazy about NBA games. Lily, a Senior Three girl, her life is flooded with product from the USA, is one of them. When asking about her feelings towards the Western superpower, she is not surely. Lily is not the only one that feels confusing.
A recent survey show that four in five Chinese students generally like Americans, but three in five agree with that the US is trying to control China. According to the survey, nearly half the respondents chose the US as a friend country. The positive opinion of the US is more than it in last year’s similar survey.
