“YOUR password has expired (过期),” a message said on my screen, with instructions for changing it. Coming up with a new code (密码) doesn’t seem like a big deal, unless you work at my company, where we have to change it monthly, using at least one uppercase (大写的) character, one lowercase character, one symbol, and one number. Oh, the whole password can’t be fewer than eight characters. And I can’t use any of the same passwords I’ve used in the past three months.
Suddenly I was furious (很生气的). What didn’t make it any better was that I was deeply depressed after my recent divorce. Disbelief about what she had done to me was all I thought about every day.
I remembered a tip I’d heard from my former boss. He’d said: “I’m going to use a password to change my life.”
I couldn’t focus on getting things done in my current mood. There were clear signs of what I needed to do to get control of my life again.
My password became the sign. My password reminded me that I shouldn’t let myself be a victim of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it.
I made my password Forgive@h3r.
I had to type this several times a day. The simple action changed the way I looked at my ex-wife. That constant reminder led me to accept the way things had happened and find a new way of dealing with my depression. As the month wore on, I felt a slow healing begin to happen. By the time my server asked me to reset my password the following month, I felt free.
One month later, my dear Exchange server asked me yet again to reset my password. I thought about the next thing that I had to get done.
My password became Quit@smoking4ever.
I quit smoking overnight.
This password was a painful one to type during that month, but doing it helped me to yell at myself in my mind as I typed that statement. It motivated me to follow my monthly goal.
One month later, my password became Save4trip@thailand.
Guess where I went three months later: Thailand.
Seeing how these reminders helped to achieve my goals kept me motivated and excited. While it’s sometimes difficult to come up with your next goal, keeping at it brings great results
1.Which of the following passwords fits the company’s requirements?
A. Seeme@2
B. Dream4future
C. Visit$me
D. Stay@4ever
2.Why couldn’t the author focus on doing things?
A. Because he couldn’t come up with a new password.
B. Because he always forgot his password.
C. Because he was in low spirits due to his divorce.
D. Because his wife stole his password before their breakup.
3.What happened to the author after he had used his password to change his life?
A. He finally overcame his depression and forgave his ex-wife.
B. He started smoking to heal his broken heart.
C. He quit his job and went traveling around the world.
D. He became furious about his passwords getting longer and longer.
4.What message does the author intend to convey through his story?
A. Never let yourself be a victim of others’ faults.
B. Be patient with the healing process for any pain.
C. Constant reminders can be positive as well as negative.
D. Setting yourself a goal and keeping at it can bring great results.
近来，越来越多的中学生家长在学校附近租房陪读。请一分为二地用英语写一篇不少于120字的短文，说说这种做法的原因和利弊,并陈述你的观点。
The following expressions might be helpful to you:
1. 现象phenomenon
2. 租房：renting a house：
3. 陪伴：accompany somebody
4. 利弊：advantages and disadvantages
注意：1）字数不少于120词；
2) 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
1.When she entered the room, she saw that he was surfing the Internet.
(改成“动词+宾语+宾语补足语”的句式)
When she entered the room, she saw ____ _____ the Internet.
2. “Don’t take the books out of the library,” the teacher said to me. (将直接引语变间接引语)
The teacher told me _____ ____ take the books out of the library.
3.My father asked me if I had seen his keys to the door. (将间接引语变直接引语)
My father asked me ,“____ _____ found my keys to the door? ”
4.I wished to travel along the ancient Silk Road and my brother wished to do so as well.
(用so开头改写划部分)
I wished to travel along the ancient Silk Road and _____ _______my brother .
5.He has never been to England. I have never been there. either. (用连词合并二个句子，其意思不变)
______ he nor I ______ been to the England.
1.The volcano ____________ (爆发) on the morning of August 5, 2004, which caused great damage to the villages and towns in the area.
2.This is a __________(商业的) centre and many people do business in it every day
3.As students , we should be both m_________ and physically healthy.
4.The company （从……获益）from selling the new product..
5.At the beginning of the school term, we usually hold an opening c_______ in the sports ground.
It is natural on every student to remember the first day at school. It was my mother who first thought of sending me to school. Of course I was of the school-going age. When my mother told me that , I thought that she was a heartless woman. My mind was disturbed ( 弄乱 ) at first.. Although I had heard about school, I had not visited it earlier.
It gave me a terrible feeling of fear and anxiety as I went to school with my father. My father took me to school which was an unknown place for me.Teachers and students were strangers to me. When I entered the school, I felt nervous. It was a big building and it was calm and quiet.
It was an old and famous school in our area. My father was a student there in his childhood and youth. The headmaster was well known to my father and welcomed him with a smile. My father introduced me to the headmaster and the headmaster allowed me to attend the class. My father left me in the classroom and went away. I was about to cry.
However, the kind behavior of the headmaster and the class teacher calmed me down. The class teacher asked my name and some other questions and he patted me on the back.
After three classes there was a rest for half an hour. I rushed to the playground along with my classmates. That day I met Sandeep who became my best friend later on. The classes came to an end about 4 pm. I was not willing to return from school.
The memory of my first day at school is very pleasant and I won’t forget it forever. I feel proud when I describe it to others.
1.What did the writer think of his mother when she wanted to send her to school? ( no more than 8 words ) (3 marks)
____________________________________________________________________________________
2.How did the writer feel when he went to school with his father ？ (No more than 8 words) (2 marks)
____________________________________________________________________________________
3.Why did the headmaster know the writer’s father so well？ (No more than 10 words) (2 marks)
____________________________________________________________________________________
4.What did the writer think of his day at school？(No more than 10 words) (3 marks)
____________________________________________________________________________________
Food sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things. A person who eats such food can get an illness called food poisoning. Food poisoning is usually not serious, but some types are deadly. The symptoms of food poisoning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food. Fever is one of the most common symptoms.
Certain microorganisms（微生物）cause most types of food poisoning. Bacteria and other microorganisms can poison eggs, meat, vegetables, and many other foods. After entering the body, these tiny living things release（释放）poisons that make people sick.
Some chemicals can also cause food poisoning. They are often added to food while it is being grown, processed, or prepared. For example, many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds and insects. Some people may have a bad reaction to those chemicals when they eat the crops.
Some plants and animals contain natural poisons that are harmful to people. These include certain kinds of seafood, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and mushrooms.
When people handle food properly, the risk of food poisoning is very small. Microorganisms multiply rapidly in dirty places and in warm temperatures. This means that people should never touch food with dirty hands or put food on unwashed surfaces. Food should be kept in a refrigerator to stop microorganisms from growing. Meat needs to be cooked thoroughly to kill any dangerous microorganisms. People should also wash food covered with chemicals before eating it. Finally, people should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the wild. Some of these foods may contain natural materials that are poisonous to humans. In addition, some types of fish can be poisonous.
Most people recover from food poisoning after a few days of resting and drinking extra water. If people eat natural poisons, they must go to the hospital right away to have their stomachs emptied.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Food when poisoned can make people sick.
B. Food poisoning means death.
C. Food poisoning comes in varieties.
D. Food poisoning can be serious.
2.We know from the passage that the symptoms of food poisoning .
A. are always accompanied by a fever
B. are too common to be noted
C. can be noticed within hours
D. can be ignored
3.Food poisoning can be caused by all the following EXCEPT .
A. some chemicals
B. low temperatures
C. some tiny living things
D. certain natural materials
4.From Paragraph 5, we can learn that .
A. mushrooms should not be eaten
B. vegetables are safer than meat and seafood
C. natural poisons are more dangerous than chemicals
D. different types of food should be handled differently
5. It can be inferred from the passage that . 
A. natural materials are safe in food processing
B.chemicals are needed in food processing
C.food poisoning can be kept under control
D. food poisoning is out of control
