The following are a few cities with cheap attractions or restaurants in California, the US.
Cathedral City
The Indian Oven in the city will give you a high-quality dining experience. It’s a restaurant with traditional Indian dishes. All of the lunch specials are $5.95 and are served from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm. The windows of the restaurants give you the beautiful views of desert mountain scenes. You need to call 92234(760)770-3918 to book a table.
Palm Desert
Palm Desert, a city in Riverside County, has a number of free desert hiking trails(小径). They are named after famous Western Hollywood cowboys. The trails are fun to hike on. At some points they go up very high and you can get a bird’s-eye view of the surrounding desert cities. The paths are dusty, so bring some good hiking boots and hats. Do bring some water and your phone. It’s great for an afternoon hike after 2 pm. Call 92260(760)340-0574 or 92253(760)564-4712 to learn more.
Lake Cahuilla
Away from the busy streets of the city of Palm Springs, Lake Cahuilla is a great recreational(娱乐的) area you can visit in La Quinta. It is at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains. It costs $3.00 for per person to enter the area, but a half for kids under 7. The activities include: camping, fishing, bicycling, and horseback riding. If you want to save on rooms, you can stay in an RV. Call 92278(760)664-7215 and you’ll learn something else.
1.The desert hiking trails__________.
A. are named after some famous people
B. reach the top of some high mountains.
C. provide visitors with free water and food.
D. have attracted many well-known cowboys.
2.If you want to know more about the restaurants in Lake Cahuilla, you can call __________.
A. 92260(760)340-0574 B. 92278(760)664-7215
C. 92234(760)770-3918 D. 92253(760)564-4712
3.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. the Indian Oven must be a well-known restaurant in India.
B. kids enjoy the hiking trails in Palm Desert at half price.
C. Palm Desert has been badly polluted by human activities.
D. staying in an RV costs less than staying in a hotel room.
Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa. His parents, Ann and Barack, met when they were students at the University of Hawaii. Since Barack had the same name as his father, young Barack went by the nickname “Barry”.
In 1979, after he finished high school, Barry went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. There, he started to learn about his African roots and decided to use his African name, Barack. After two years in L.A., he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics.
After college, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked to help poor people in his city. He traveled to Africa to meet his grandmother and cousins for the first time. He went back many times over the years to visit with his family and learn about where he came from. At work, he met a lawyer named Michelle Robinson. They worked together in a big law firm. Then he left Chicago to go to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did very well in law school.
After he was done with school, Barack moved back to Chicago and in 1992 he married Michelle. He worked as a lawyer, devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly. He worked hard to get the people he helped to vote.
He made many people believe that their votes were important, and helped them feel like they could make a difference.
1.Barack Obama’s father was probably born in _________.
A. Hawaii B. Illinois C. Kenya D. California
2.Which of the following is the right order according to the text?
①Getting married to Michelle.
②Travelling to Africa to meet his grandmother
③Going to Harvard Law School
④Going to Columbia University
⑤Working in a big law firm.
A.④③②⑤① B. ④②⑤③①
C. ③④①⑤② D. ②①⑤④③
3.How did Obama get people to vote?
A. By cheating them to do so.
B. By making a difference to people.
C. By helping poor people who treat others unfairly.
D. By showing them the importance of their votes.
4.According to the text, which of the following words can best describe Barack Obama?
A. Kind-hearted B. Humorous C. Polite D. Brave
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.
