Brothers Ishmael and Isadore were complete opposites. People who knew them both could hardly believe they were from the same planet, let alone the same family. The boys were not unkind toward one another, but their personalities（个性）were so different that it was difficult for them to reach a decision they both liked. Their mother frequently played the judge in their disagreement.
Ishmael, the older brother,was athletic. He played baseball, football, and basketball.Isadore, the younger brother, hated sports. He was quieter and less active than his brother. He preferred spending his time on the computer, making short videos and writing short articles. Ishmael loved classic rock. He listened to bands like the Beatles. Isadore didn’t care much for those bands. He preferred music from Central Africa. Luckily for their parents, both boys enjoyed listening to music through headphones.
One other thing the brothers did agree on was that they wanted a pet. Mom had resisted getting one, but after both brothers had begged, she finally agreed.“We can get a pet, as long as you two take care of it,” she said.That means you do the feeding, you do the training, and if it needs to be walked, you do the walking. “No problem, Mom,”Ishmael and Isadore said together. “Good, we all agree,” Mom said. “Now, what kind of pet are we going to get?”
1.The two brothers’ mother often had to be the judge when they ______.
A. played basketball
B. had writing contests
C. couldn’t come to an agreement
D. couldn’t reach a decision on headphones
2.The underlined word“resisted”in the last paragraph probably means“_______”.
A. disagreed with B. insisted on
C. regretted D. suggested
3.What will probably happen next?
A. The brothers will both want a pet to play sports with.
B. The brothers can’t agree on what pet to get.
C. The brothers will both be unkind to the pet.
D. The brothers can’t agree on the pet’s name.
4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. brothers and their pet
B. brothers and their life
C. brothers of different personalities
D. brothers of different hobbies
I wasn't interested in becoming a model at first. I worked as a receptionist in a beauty shop during high school. It was in South Dakota. A woman who had worked for Vogue—a famous fashion magazine said to me, “Why don't you go to New York and be a model?”
So I went to New York at eighteen. I went to the first model agency, they thought that I was too long-waisted. It was too bad since I came all the way from South Dakota. I did an information check on the internet and found that Hunting Hartford had just bought the agency. I looked up in the telephone book and dialed. Then I went there. About half an hour later, the man who had just taken over the agency—he had been a male model before—came in. I was just staring at this unfamiliar man when he said, “You! Come into my office!”
How do you feel as a fashion model? Quite OK, I should say. But you stop thinking when you are working. It takes a lot of nervous energy as well because the camera goes one, two, three very fast and you have to move very fast. I like my job because it gives me freedom. I can have half a day off to do things I like. I can't do that if I do a normal job. I never like becoming a secretary. They have to sit in the office for eight hours a day, facing the same people.
Most models, after one or two years, can't be still very interested in it. But I like being a model. Maybe I was a born one, as many people say.
1.Who inspired the author's desire to become a model?
A. A woman customer in the beauty shop.
B. Hunting Hartford.
C. The author herself.
D. The author's father.
2.Why didn't the author return to South Dakota when she was first refused?
A. Because she had a strong desire to become a model.
B. Because she liked to be a receptionist at a beauty shop.
C. Because Hunting Hartford asked her not to go back.
D.Because South Dakota is far away from New York.
3.Why did the author like being a model?
A. Because she liked the woman customer.
B. Because she liked the freedom.
C. Because she liked to have a regular work schedule.
D. Because she liked Hunting Hartford.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Perseverance leads to your success.
B. Finding a job you like to do is important.
C. Both A and B.
D. Becoming a model is quite easy.
Buy Nothing Day
Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They don’t want anyone to go shopping that day.
Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It’s 25 days before Christmas. It’s after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy!”
The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs, and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don’t need a lot of toys. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food. They made posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29. The students at high school liked the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day!
1.Why do people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day?
A. People need more time to do other things.
B. People buy too many gifts for Christmas.
C. People can hardly afford to buy a lot of gifts.
D. People waste too much time going shopping.
2. How do people celebrate Buy Nothing Day?
A. In California, parents and children get together to play games.
B. In Mexico, high school students dressed up.
C. In England, people celebrated by performing plays.
D. They bought nothing and made the others decide not to.
3.What did the students do in New Mexico for the day?
A. They talked to others about Buy Nothing Day.
B. They dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.
C. They organized a spaghetti dinner to donate the food.
D. They got together to read stories, sing songs, and paint pictures.
书面表达
请你为《21st Century》写一篇报道，介绍我校为高三学生创立的“心灵城堡（Soul Castle）”专栏(column)，并谈谈自己的感想。
内容要点包括：
● 开设目的：缓解压力, 确保健康
● 专栏优势：专业指导
● 专栏内容：建议, 心声
● 你的感想
注意：
1. 词数100左右
2. 开头语已为你写好(不计入总词数)
3. 请在答题卡上作答。
Our school has set up a column called “Soul Castle” for senior 3 students.
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌系的以下作文。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（____），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.
My soccer coach retired in last week. I wanted to do anything special for him at his retireme
nt party. My mum makes the better biscuits in the world, so I decide to ask her for help. Mum taught me some basic step of baking. I insisted on doing most of the baking myself. I thought the biscuits were really well. My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up.
At a party, my coach, with a biscuit in his mouth, asked surprisingly who made them and joked, “I might have to retire again next year get some more of these biscuits.”
My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once upon a time there was a farmer1. worked hard in the fields every day. One day, while he was ploughing the fields, he heard a 2. ( bump) sound. He saw a 3. lying by the trump. He picked it4. and found that it was a fat rabbit. He thought to5. , “Since it is so easy to get a rabbit like that, why should I work so hard all day long?” He threw his hoe away and 6. (lie) by the tree every day, 7. (dream) for more rabbits to come. When he finally realized his8. (foolish) and returned to his fields, he found that all his crops were 9. (die). This story tells that we should not wait for unexpected gains by trusting to chance and luck. Or, we should not hope to get rewards10. hard work. .
