Sports are all about change. A team gets better. A kid practices more and swims a personal best or learns a new move on the basketball court. In 2006, two things happened that got me thinking about change—in sports and in life.
One of them is tennis champion Andre Agassi, who retired in 2006. Agassi was a terrific player who won 60 titles, including eight major championships(冠军称号). But his greatest accomplishment（成就）might have been how much he changed during his career.
When he was young, Agassi was a show off who seemed to care only about himself. He didn't train very hard, but he won matches because of his tremendous（极大的）talent.Eventually, though, injuries and his bad attitude caught up with him. He fell from No.1 in the world ranking to No.141.
So Agassi changed. He trained harder and became a world-class player again. More importantly, he changed as a person. He was nicer to fans and opponents（对手）. He stopped thinking just about himself and started thinking about others. Through his Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, he raised more than $60 million to help disadvantaged kids around his hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada. He even started a school, the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, for at-risk kids.
At the start of a new year, lots of people promise themselves they will change. They might vow to get in good physical shape, do better in school or be nicer to others. Changes such as those can be difficult. But they do happen. Just remember Andre Agassi: It wasn't easy, but he changed, and changed for the better.
1.According to the writer, which of the following may be the greatest achievement for Agassi?
A. He once ranked No.1 in the world rankings.
B. He won 60 titles.
C. He changed much during his career.
D. He won 8 major championships.
2.What does the underlined work “vow” in the 6th paragraph probably mean?
A. promise. B. agree. C. wish. D. prove.
3.What do you know about Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation?
A. It is intended to help at-risk kids.
B. It is a charity school set up by Agassi.
C. Some disadvantaged kids can get help from it.
D. Agassi runs it with his prize money.
4.What might be talked about in the paragraphs following this passage?
A. What achievements Agassi has made after he changed for the better.
B. How we can change for the better.
C. Another thing happened in life that got the writer thinking about change.
D. Some assessments(评价) about Agassi from different people.
She is a cute, quiet girl. As a daughter, she has no secrets from her mother, who is very pleased with her. But recently she has become somewhat mysterious, and not so open as before. She has a diary that she keeps under lock and key. Her mother can’t help worrying about her: what if she falls in love, which is too early for a girl of her age? After all, she is reaching the “dangerous stage”. These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother’s mind.
One weekend the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would return late. As this was the first time, her mother agreed, but she couldn’t help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine and decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that moment the noise of a car pulling up drew her to the window and there was her daughter, waving goodbye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the girl came in, the mother was watching TV, pretending nothing had happened. “Mom, I’m back.” “Yeah.” “Sorry to be late. Still sitting up?” “Yes, oh, that… who’s that boy?” The daughter was silent for a moment. “Ah. It’s my monitor. He gave me a lift on his way home. Mom, I’m going to bed.” “All right. Go to sleep early.”
Next morning when the mother went to the daughter’s room to do some cleaning, she found her diary left at her pillow. Finally she opened it. It read: Mom, it’s love that made you ask, but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn’t.
Holding the diary, the mother fell into thought.
1.Which is the correct order according to the story?
a. She took a lift back in her monitor’s car.
b. She went to see a film with her schoolmate.
c. She wrote in her diary to tell her mother.
d. Her mother worried about her daughter’s returning late.
A. b,d,a,c B. d,b,a,c C. b,a,d,c D. b,d,c,a
2.Which of the following is true according to the story?
A. The girl knew her mother wouldn’t ask her the question about the boy.
B. What the daughter did recently had worried her mother.
C. The mother didn’t read her daughter’s diary the next day.
D. The girl’s diary was always unlocked.
3.The main purpose of this article is to show that parents should______.
A. care about what their children really think and feel
B. talk with their children about their early love
C. not give much freedom to their children
D. keep silent about their children’s early love
4.From the diary, we can see the daughter ______.
A. thanked her mother for asking her
B. thought her mother cared about her very much
C. thought it was her mother's duty to ask
D. thought her mother's understanding is better than simple love
书面表达
在中学生中，互赠生日礼物成为一种时尚，有的甚至还去饭店搞生日聚会。对此同学们有不同的看法。假设你是李华，请你根据下表提示，给某英语报社编辑写一封信，并谈谈自己的观点。
赞成 | 为同学们提供交际机会；利于增进同学之间的友谊；学习之余可以放松心情。 |
反对 | 容易造成对时间和金钱的浪费；导致攀比；对青少年学习和成长造成不利影响。 |
你的观点 | ...... |
注意：1. 词数：100左右（信的开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数。）
2. 短文须包括表中的全部内容，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：攀比：keep up with the Joneses
Dear Editor,
I'm a middle school student named Li Hua. Recently, we often have to buy presents for our
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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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，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 order to live happy, we should keep in good health. Personally, to stay healthy, we should do as follows. Firstly, taking exercise regularly. We can do sports such as swimming, running and playing the basketball. Such sports keep us energetic and also makes us happy. Secondly, they should develop a good lifestyle. Going to bed early and get up early can be helpful. Finally, we need to have a healthy and balancing diet. It is bad for us to eat a lot chocolate or meat, that contains much sugar and fat. It is necessary that one should eat various kind of healthy food such as fish, eggs, vegetables and fruits.
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。
Last Sunday while waiting for the bus with my father, I heard some people arguing loudly. 1. (look) around, I saw two women and a big man shouting at each other. Later we learned that the women were tourists from a neighboring city. One of them said three young men stole her friend’s purse while they 2. (shop) in a store. 3. other two had run away, but they followed the big man 4. (close) and caught him. I was angry and wanted to go up and help the two women, 5. my father stopped me and pulled me aside. I felt very 6. (depress), thinking my father was afraid of the big man and unwilling to help the two women. However, what happened next changed my opinion. My father 7. (hurry) to a nearby ice cream store, using their phone to call police. He reported the case _ 8. police and provided some helpful details. When we were about 9. (leave)，I saw three policemen running to the spot. I was happy and had a better 10. (understand) of my father from this incident. Although he looked ordinary, he was brave and calm before danger.
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和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。
When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner ________ . I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly________.
Not really knowing how ________ the bus ride should be, I ________ when I saw the landmarks ________on my friend’s hand-drawn map. But when I got close enough to the________ , I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was ________ on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no________ when the next bus would come, ________when a bus did come by, I ________ got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted to go and he said that I had caught the________ bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he ________ to help me out. I gratefully showed him my little hand-drawn map but ________ did not help much.
He finally ________ me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was ________that he could not help me more. After a few minutes of walking, I noticed a bus pull up beside me. It was the ________bus driver. He explained that he didn’t want to leave me there ________ . He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party ________ I was over an hour late.
I am forever thankful for the________that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a________ on my heart.
1.A. meal B. party C. meeting D. time
2.A. accepted B. refused C. got D. received
3.A. far B. difficult C. long D. bad
4.A. drove on B. walked awayC. hurried byD. got off
5.A. show B. showingC. shown D. to show
6.A. street signsB. tall buildings C. traffic lights D. back yards
7.A. queuing B. sitting C. standing D. waiting
8.A. meaning B. idea C. problem D. way
9.A. so B. yet C. but D. still
10.A. suddenlyB. luckily C. finally D. quickly
11.A. right B. wrong C. best D. fastest
12.A. supplied B. refused C. offered D. wanted
13.A. it B. heC. she D. they
14.A. kept B. dropped C. drove D. turned
15.A. eager B. worried C. sorry D. disappointed
16.A. sameB. next C. kind D. silly
17.A. helpless B. lonely C. unaccompanied D. alone
18.A. after B. although C. until D. when
19.A. respect B. concern C. help D. love
20.A. mark B. sign C. symbolD. Line
