I have a neighbour we call Happy. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh(难听的) word to anyone or about anyone.
Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbours watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben's beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her backyard.
Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighbourhood over for an “allday food fest”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn't know what was about to take place.
By 9：00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra and squash. By 10：00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By 5：00 pm, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty(大量给予之物) of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!
Well, the point wasn't so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another's company. None of it would have happened if it had not been for Happy and Ben's garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decide to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
1. We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben________．
A. are a generous and warmhearted couple
B. sometimes quarrel with each other
C. live on the food they grow in their garden
D. don't like spending time with others
2.According to Paragraph 2, people wished they also had a garden so that ________．
A. they didn't have to spend so much money on food
B. they could grow vegetables and sell them at the market
C. they could invite their neighbours and hold parties in it
D. they could spend happy hours together with their families in it
3. For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbours to their garden?
A. To ask them to attend a birthday party.
B. To help them get to know each other.
C. To ask them to share some interesting stories.
D. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.
4.What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?
A. It was too long.
B. It was wonderful.
C. It was not as good as he thought.
D. It was too terrible.
书面表达
假如你是李华，从互联网上得知Banks夫妇的餐厅在登广告招聘兼职服务员。请写一封电子邮件应聘。主要内容包括：
1. 发邮件的目的； 2. 自我介绍； 3. 应聘理由（至少两条理由）；
4. 表达自己的希望。
注意：1. 词数120词左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 邮件开头结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Dear Mr.﹠Mrs.Banks,
I’m Li Hua, who has just graduated from high school this summer.____________________
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Regards,
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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(
)，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。
Being responsible is actually not that difficult. I used to think it is hard to grow up into a responsible member of the society. An incident happening in a rainy Sunday afternoon changed my attitude. I was on my way to the bookstore and was waiting for the green light while a girl was knocked down by passing car, which drove off quickly. A man immediately gave her first aid and I had joined in without hesitation. Soon many help was given to the girl. Because we sent her to the nearest hospitals in time, she was able to receive properly treatment. Not badly injured, I expressed gratitude to those giving help. Compared with the escaping driver, I was proud of what I did.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A recent survey shows that storytelling ranks before television or video games among pastimes for kids. The survey was carried out among 500 children aged 3—4 in Britain, of __1. over three—quarters said they wished their parents could read to them more often. Almost two—thirds of the kids said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep 2. （well）and more easily.
According to the survey, there are two ways for parents 3. （become）good storytellers. They can use 4. （fun）voices to show different characters in a story. They can also make their own special sounds to keep the story 5. （interest）and attractive. When Mum and Dad aren’t at hand, over 30％of kids would like to hear 6. bedtime story from famous people like Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Other movie stars like Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson 7. （welcome）by children, too.
“8. can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children. But these moments can help build close relationship 9. parents and children, and also can play an important part in their child’s 10. （develop）,” said child psychologist Woolfson.
完形填空
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。
There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness, but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.
So they Socrates for advice on where happiness . But giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a first. The group of guys had to the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then together in it, singing with .
Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We be happier!” Socrates , “That’s it! you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”
From the story I got to know that happiness hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through work and creativity.
We may have to pain in our daily life and in the process of happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long-term happiness, _____, comes from within our and spirit. So why not turn suffering into life, and turn tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we find true happiness.
So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of , and I you all a life of happiness.
1.A. pointed to B. turned to C. referred to D. returned to
2.A. stood B. belonged C. lay D. laid
3.A. instead of B. apart from C. other than D. regardless of
4.A. house B. boat C. bridge D. school
5.A. set out B. set down C. set about D. set up
6.A. sat B. lay C. rowed D. got
7.A. hope B. sorrow C. curiosity D. joy
8.A. mustn’t B. couldn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
9.A. added B. thought C. declared D. assumed
10.A. Unless B. However C. Until D. Whenever
11.A. always B. never C. ever D. seldom
12.A. cautious B. endless C. hard D. simple
13.A. experience B. avoid C. enjoy D. deny
14.A. searching B. looking C. seeking D. improving
15.A. spiritual B. material C. new D. nice
16.A. therefore B. however C. furthermore D. moreover
17.A. body B. part C. soul D. head
18.A. praising B. blaming C. ending D. cursing
19.A. time B. method C. fact D. choice
20.A. promise B. wish C. request D. Require
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。
_1.__： less red meat and more fiber, less saturated fat (饱和脂肪) and more fruit and vegetables, right? Wrong, according to a controversial new book by nutritionist Zoe Harcombe. In the book, Harcombe charts her careful journey of research into studies that underpin (巩固) dietary advice—and her myth(误区)－breaking conclusions are surprising.
Myth：__2.__.
“Real fat is not bad for us，”says Harcombe.“It’s manmade fats we should be demonizing.”Why do we have this idea that meat is full of saturated fat? In a 100g pork chop, there is 2.3g of unsaturated fat and 1.5g of saturated fat.
Myth: We should eat more fiber.
For three decades, we have eaten fiber into our bodies to help us feel full and keep our digestive systems moving.“__3.__”， says Harcombe.
The advice to eat more fiber is put forward along with the theory that we need to clean our digestive systems. But essential minerals are absorbed from food while it is in the intestines (肠道), so why do we want to wash everything out? Concentrate on not putting bad foods in.
Myth: You need to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
“Fiveaday is the most well-known piece of nutritional advice，” says Harcombe.“You’d think it was based on firm evidence of health benefit.__ 4.__.‘Fiveaday’started as a marketing campaign by 25 fruit and vegetable companies and the American National Cancer Institute in 1991.There was no evidence for any cancer benefit.”
Myth: Fruit and vegetables are the most nutritious things to eat.
Apparently not Harcombe allows that vegetables are a great addition to the diet—if served in butter to deliver the fat－soluble(dissolved) vitamins they contain—but natural sugar, the fruit sugar in fruit, goes straight to the liver and is stored as fat.“__5.__”， says Harcombe, who adds “Vitamins and minerals in animal foods—meat, fish, eggs and dairy products—beat those in fruit hands down.”
A．Think again
B．This is not a good idea
C．Fat is bad for us
D．Fruit is best avoided by those trying to lose weight
E．Want to lose weight? Don’t trust these
F．We need take more exercise
G．We think we know what to eat
