My parents moved to Mississippi when my brother and I were small children, and we were separated from our Oklahoma grandparents by some 600 miles. This geographic distance allowed us to only visit our grandparents once a year, either at Christmas or during summer vacation.
Most of my classmates lived near their grandparents, and I would routinely hear stories of extended families(大家庭) regularly spending time with one another, fishing at "grandpa’s" house or going over to "grandma’s" for her famous fried chicken. We were disappointed that we did not get to spend more time with our grandparents, but our love for them remained deep and strong.
We always expected a road trip to Oklahoma. We would count the days, and when the day came, the entire family would pile into our car at four o’clock in the morning. Crossing the Mississippi River into Louisiana, the landscape(风景) changed. Crossing the Red River in Oklahoma, we were in a foreign world.
Every trip to see my grandparents can’t be without bringing delight. We jumped out of the car in their driveway to be met with bear hugs. My grandparents wanted to know everything about their grandchildren, and we would sit for hours and tell story after story. Grandma had a meal planned, and you could bet she fixed her grandsons’ favorite foods. Of course the best part of the visit was that we were able to do whatever we wanted without punishment from our grandparents. Grandma and Grandpa always had presents for us, neat scenic trips planned and lovely surprises, such as the time we got to go to a local restaurant and eat the world’s largest hamburger.
1.The family don’t visit the grandparents often because .
A.they seldom have a vacation
B.they have a bad attitude to them
C.they are all busy with their work
D.they live far away from each other
2.When hearing his classmates’ stories, the author .
A.often felt deep sorrow
B.would call his grandparents
C.felt a bit jealous at heart
D.would feel sorry for his poor life
3.Whenever the author and his brother met their grandparents, they .
A.were full of great excitement
B.found they were in a foreign world
C.shared cooking skills with each other
D.seemed not to be familiar with each other
4.What can we infer from the author’s story?
A.Distance can’t break the bond of love.
B.Physical separation hurts the heart deeply.
C.Distance leads to the most beautiful scene.
D.Family life is filled with love and understanding.
When many of us take a vacation, more than anything, we seek to relax. We spend long, lazy days on a beach chair or in a hammock (吊床). But too often, we return home, very very tired.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Come home refreshed after an active trip! And you won’t be too tired!
Active vacations are often the most relaxing ones of all. We don’t expect you to take up jogging or backpacking. Rather, we ask the sedentary (惯于久坐不动的) vacationers to spend two to four hours a day doing things, such as walking in city streets, going to a zoo or biking beside the ocean.
These kinds of activities aren’t just good for your physical health. They improve your mental health and even your spiritual health. And they make vacations memorable and worthwhile.
Here are some fresh ideas to make your vacations as pleasurable as they are active and healthy.
◆A walk at dawn or dusk can make you feel or look young again. Try to make this a daily thing that is done regularly.
◆Don’t allow yourself to spend all your time sitting in front of the water.
◆Many of us spend a large part of our vacations on the road, either getting to and from our destinations, or using the car for sightseeing. But no matter how beautiful the scenery is, great memorable vacations don’t happen in a car seat.
1. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce the relationship between vacations and health.
B. To show us how to make our vacations relaxing.
C. To tell us where we should go for our vacations.
D. To explain to us why vacations can sometimes be boring.
2.What does the underlined word "refreshed" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. In low spirits. B. Pleasant or cool.
C. Feeling less tired. D. Feeling regretful.
3.In the last paragraph, the author seems to advise us .
A. to go on vacation by car
B. not to spend too much time on the road
C. to go camping to get close to the nature
D. to get out of the car for sightseeing
书面表达
假如你是李华。你的两位朋友Tom与Peter几天前发生了争吵。3月19日是Peter生日，Tom想送他一个礼物来缓和关系，他特地发来邮件寻求你的建议。请你根据以下要点给Tom回一封邮件：
信的内容包括：
1．礼物选择； 2．你的理由； 3．其他和解建议。
注意：
1．词数120左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．邮件的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Tom，
I'm glad to hear that you are considering making up with Peter.
Best wishes!
Yours，
Li Hua
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，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．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
In our daily life, we come across various challenge now and then. The big challenge of all in my life was happened when I entered senior high school. I was shocked to find that the English teacher taught totally beyond me. Think I just lacked the gift for English, I stopped making efforts. Fortunately, my teacher didn’t give up on me. Instead, she helped me analyze her problem and I realized I need to meet the challenge bravely. I regained my confidence, adjusted approaches and worked hardly.
From the above experience, I have learned that it is not only our talents and our efforts that help us achieve success. Faced with challenges, we should fight bravely instead giving up.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as 1. investigative tool. Journalists use it 2. (find) information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the 3. (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends 4. (live) far away or in different parts of a city. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from 5. countries and cultures. 6. , although there are many positive developments 7. (associate) with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns. One concern relates to a lack of control over 8. appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are restrictions on what kinds of programs can 9. (broadcast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents can not check a published guide to determine what is suitable 10. their children to see.
完型填空
Many years ago my dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a terminal illness . He was unable to work at _____ job . He would be fine for quite a while , but would then fall suddenly _____ and have to be admitted to the hospital .
He wanted to do something to keep himself _____ , so he decided to volunteer at the local children _____ . My dad loved kids . He would talk to them and play with them .Sometimes , he would _____ one of his kids . In certain instances , he would give _____ to the sad parents of these children .
One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a _____ disease that paralyzed (使…瘫痪) her from the neck down . I don’t know the _____ of the disease , but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl . My dad decided to try to help her . He started _____ her in her room , bringing paints , brushes and paper . He stood the paper up _____ a backing , put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint . He didn’t use his hands at all . Only his _____ would move . He would visit her _____ he could and paint for her . All the while he would tell her , “see , you can do _____ you set your mind to .”
_____ , she began to paint using her mouth , and she and my dad became friends . Soon after , the little girl was discharged (允许出院). My dad also _____ the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and _____ to work , he was at the volunteer counter one day and _____ the front door open . In came the little girl who had been paralyzed , but this time she was _____. She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tight . She gave my dad a picture she had done using her _____ . At the bottom it read, “thank you for helping me walk .”
Sometimes love is more _____ than doctors , and my dad-who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture-loved every single child in that hospital .
1.A．an important B．a steady C．an easy D．a good
2.A．ill B．behind C．asleep D．down
3.A．well B．wealthy C．busy D．healthy
4.A．palace B．hospital C．center D．park
5.A．teach B．miss C．lose D．treat
6. A．speech B．comfort C．praise D．help
7.A．special B．curious C．strange D．rare
8.A．result B．reason C．name D．course
9.A．observing B．drawing C．painting D．visiting
10.A．with B．across C．against D．over
11.A．head B．neck C．fingers D．eyes
12.A．with whoever B．whenever C．as if D．as soon as
13.A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
14.A．Basically B．Naturally C．Eventually D．Suddenly
15.A．left B．entered C．rushed to D．stayed at
16.A．stopped B．returned C．hesitated D．refused
17.A．pushed B．noticed C．observed D．kicked
18.A．shouting B．lying C．walking D．jumping
19.A．hands B．pens C．paper D．mind
20.A．thankful B．useful C．thoughtful D．powerful
