It is a cold and dry winter morning. When you wake up, you feel that your throat (喉咙) hurts. You begin to sneeze (打喷嚏) and later you may cough. You must have a cold! Wait a moment. Could it just be a common cold or the flu that’s been going around?

A cold gives you a runny nose and cough. But it’s usually easy to deal with. Some take medicine while others drink herbal (草药的) tea or chicken soup. Usually you feel better after a week.

On the other hand, the flu can be much more dangerous. It usually gives you a fever. Sometimes it can cause death. According to an American magazine, the worst flu killed about 50 million people from 1918 to 1919.

Don’t worry. If you get a flu vaccine (疫苗), it can stop you from getting the virus (病毒). Flu vaccines work by giving body a small amount of flu viruses. This causes your body to develop antibodies (抗体). So next time you get the flu, the antibodies should help you.

The flu virus changes every few years. Therefore, there are so many types of flu, such as H1N1 and H5N1. The antibodies for one type of flu can’t help us against all types of flu. That’s why we need to get the vaccine every year.

However, good health habits may also help stop you from developing a cold or flu. Washing your hands often helps stop you from getting viruses. It is also important to get regular exercise and eat healthy food. All these can help you strengthen your immune system(增强免疫系统).

1.If you have a common cold, usually you’ll feel better after_____.

A. a week      B. two weeks

C. ten days  D. twenty days

2.According to the passage, which is TRUE of the flu?

A. It first happened in 1919.

B. It usually doesn’t give you a fever.

C. It is easy to deal with.

D. It can kill people sometimes.

3.If you get a flu vaccine, ____________.

A. it can’t stop you from getting the flu virus.

B. it won’t cause your body to develop antibodies.

C. your body will develop antibodies.

D. your body will get a large amount of flu viruses.

4.We need to get a flu vaccine every year because________.

A. we probably have a cold in winter

B. the flu virus changes every few years

C. the flu is very dangerous

D. you don’t need to take any medicine after that

5.The following ways can help stop the flu EXCEPT__________.

A. staying indoors        B. getting regular exercise

C. eating healthy food    D. washing our hands often

Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be the time for a few lessons in confidence. You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors.

Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.

Prepare yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of good qualities you have. Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people. Think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it.

If you start feeling self-conscious (自我意识) in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people.Remember, you are not alone. Other people are caring about the impression they are making, too.

No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even singers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards(回报). But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you.

1.The main purpose of the article is to __________________.

A. explain how shyness developed

B. prove that shyness can be got over

C. tell readers that shyness is natural

D. suggest ways of dealing with shyness

2.Which of these can you conclude from the article?

A. The attempt(尝试) to overcome shyness is always worthwhile.

B. Singers choose their work to fight shyness.

C. The attempt to overcome shyness is always bad.

D. Shy people never have any fun.

3.What is the source of suggestions for fighting shyness.

A. The author of the article.

B. Shy men and women.

C. Popular singers.

D. Doctors.

4.According to the passage, a shy person should________________.

A. try to be confident          B. try to be skilled

C. perform better with others   D. be careful.

5.Where would this article probably appear?

A. On the front page of a newspaper.

B. In a popular magazine.

C. In a science book.

D. In an interesting story book.

完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Natural resources(自然资源)are things that we use that come from Earth. Our natural resources are limited. This means that they will not_______forever. Some are renewable, like when you plant a new tree when you _______ one down. Others are not renewable(可再生的), like when you dig coal out of the _______. Once it is used, it is gone.

People realize the _______ that Earth’s natural resources are limited, and can do things to help conserve(节约)those resources. _______ you try to conserve a natural resource, you try too use less of it, so it does not get used up so _______ . One way that people conserve fuel, like gasoline, is by riding a bicycle or walking when the _______ is short instead of driving everywhere.

Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay _______  . We can conserve water _______  making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak (漏). We can also make _______ choices to conserve water, like only using the dishwasher or washing machine when they are full. Eevryone can make contributions to protecting natural resources.

1.A. last       B. spread    C. burn          D. change

2.A. turn       B. cut        C. put          D. move

3.A. station  B. building   C. ground        D. brick

4.A. news       B. plan      C. decision    D. fact

5.A. When       B. Although   C. Whatever      D. Whether

6.A. slowly    B. hard      C. regularly     D. fast

7.A. money      B. space     C. place         D. distance

8.A. alive      B. alone      C. asleep        D. awake

9.A. about      B. for       C. by           D. with

10.A. generous  B. funny     C. wise          D. surprising

—I want to know something about the movie The Left Ear. Do you know _________ ?

—Sorry. I’ve no idea, either.

A. who was the movie made by

B. how long the movie lasts

C. when was the movie made

D. what’s the price of the ticket

Sue ____ dance lessons twice a week.

A. is taking      B. took       C. takes      D. has taken

—How could you get such a good idea?

—What my father said made me excited, and then I ____ the idea.

A. put up with     B.caught up with

C. kept up with  D. came up with

Robots similar to real people were shown in America. I think there ___ fewer workers in factories in a few years.

A. were      B.are   C. will be   D. have been

Mr. Li can’t attend the meeting on time _____ he takes the early flight to get there.

A. because   B. whenever  C. if    D. unless

I ____ my pen on the table, so I can’t write down his telephone number.

A. leave   B. forget   C. have left  D. has forgotten

—I went to your house last night, but no one was in.

—I ____ speaking English with my friends in the school at that time .

A. practiced      B. was practicing

C. have practiced D. am practicing

Our classroom ___ every day. We can study comfortably in it.

A. cleans   B. clean   C. was cleaned  D. is cleaned

—Must I go out with him?

—No, you _____ .

A. needn’t      B. mustn’t   C. can’t   D. couldn’t

Talking about problems is better than keeping them as ______.

A. talks   B. thoughts  C. secrets   D. speeches

Our classroom is over there. But I can’t find Jenny and Marry’s. Where is _____?

A. his    B.her   C.their   D. theirs

—_____ noisy sheep!

—Yes. Go and drive them away.

A. How   B.What a   C.What   D. /

—Jack, I haven’t seen your uncle for a long time.

—He ___ Tibet as a volunteer because of the earthquake.

A. went to      B. has gone to

C. has been in   D.  has been to

This watch can’t work ____ . It needs to be repaired.

A.mostly       B. hardly   C.normally  D. nearly

To have ____ better view of the city, you’d better sit in ____ front of the bus.

A. an, the   B. a, /   C.the, a   D. a, the

文段表达

根据中文和英文提示，用英文写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的邮件。邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

每个人心中都有一个自己的榜样，他们无时无刻都在激励着我们克服困难，勇往直前。请你以中学生马丽的身份根据以下提示，给你的美国笔友Mike写一封邮件，告诉他谁是你心中的榜样？为什么他/她能成为你的榜样？你从他/她身上学到了什么？

提示词：role model， help， encourage

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题

Kataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of World Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first “World Laughter Day” gathering（集会）took place in Mumbai， India， on 11th January 1998. 12， 000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there are about 5， 000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents.

“HAPPY-DEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January 2000 in Copenhagen， Denmark. “World Laughter Day” is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh together.

Today， the world has never faced so much unrest（动荡）before. People are at war within themselves. Laughter is a universal language， which has the ability to unite humanity without religion（宗教）. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world order. So we believe that laughter and only laughter can unite the world， building up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship.

Studies also say that laughter helps your body do the following： lower blood pressure； reduce stress； work out the heart， especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercise. So in life， when you can laugh， you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.

1.Is Kataria the founder of the worldwide laughter movement?

2.How many Laughter Clubs are there worldwide on all 5 continents now?

3.When did the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India take place?

4.Why can we believe that laughter can unite the world?

5.What are the good points of celebrating World Laughter Day?

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。

When you are learning English， listening， speaking and writing are important， but reading can also be very helpful. Here are some good reading tips.

1.   . Read something that you can understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary， it is not interesting.

Try to increase the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page， write them in your notebook. 2.   . Instead， try to guess their meaning as you read： First mark them with a pen. Next come back to look them up in a dictionary.   3.   . Finally spend some time remembering them.

Try to read regularly（定期地）.   4.  . Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix a time to read and keep to it. You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed， or when you get up or at lunchtime.

Read what interests you. Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like， because you are going to spend time and money reading it.   5. . You can also read newspapers. There are many English newspapers in China. It is easy enough to understand and also there is something interesting in it.

Some people think that they have an answer to the problems of automobile crowding and pollution in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle， or bike.

In a great many cities， hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City， some bike riders have even formed a group called “Bike for a Better City”. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.

For several years this group has been trying to get city government to help bicycle riders. For example， they want the city to paint special lanes—for bicycles only—on some of the main streets， because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars， there may be accidents. “Bike for a Better City” feels that if there were special lanes， more people would use bikes.

But no bicycle lanes have been painted yet. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea. Taxi drivers don’t like the idea—they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don’t like the idea—they say that if there is less traffic， they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.

The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends， Central Park—the largest open place in New York—is closed to cars， and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But “Bike for a Better City” says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown. Until that happens， the safest place to bicycle may be in the park.

1.The underlined word “automobiles” in the second paragraph means ______.

A. cars   B. trains    C. planes   D. ships

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Special lanes are needed on every street.

B. “Bike for a Better City” members ride bicycles to work.

C. The Central Park is closed to cars on weekdays.

D. Accidents won’t happen if cars and bikes are on different lanes.

3.No bicycle lanes have been painted yet because ______.

A. the city government can’t help to paint the lanes

B. the main streets are not wide enough

C. the idea isn’t accepted by all

D. there’s no need for most people to travel by bike

4.This passage is mainly about ______.

A. city problems and “Bike for a Better City”

B. “Bike for a Better City” and the city government

C. the government’s idea on traffic and city pollution

D. a suggestion on the city problems of traffic and pollution

Subway

A subway is not just an important form of transport. It is also a window for other people to learn about local cultures.

Beijing， China

The Beijing Subway was opened in 1969 and is the oldest subway system in China. It has added some modern technologies. All stations now have touch-screen maps. In some stations， people can also see traditional Chinese cultures. For example， on the walls of a few stations of Line 8， there are some pictures of blue and white porcelain(青花瓷）.

Stockholm， Sweden

The system of the Stockholm Subway has 100 stations in use， of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. The first subway line for Stockholm was opened in 1950. The Stockholm Subway is well-known for its decoration of the stations. It is called the longest art gallery in the world. Over 90 percent of its stations are decorated with paintings. A few stations are decorated with red bedrocks（岩床）. This makes you feel as if you are in a cave.

London， UK

The London Underground or the Tube is the oldest subway in the world. It was opened in 1863. During World War II， it was used to protect people from German plane attacks（袭击）on London. Now， it is a symbol of the city. There is no air conditioning in the trains， so it is very hot in summer.

New York， US

The New York City Subway has the most extensive public transportation system in the world， with 469 stations. It is also one of the world’s oldest public transit systems. The New York City Subway runs 24 hours a day. It has an express train on almost every line. You can get to your destination(目的地）promptly. The trains themselves are full of fun； you will see people doing moonwalk dances like Michael Jackson， playing the guitar and singing.

1.The London Underground ______.

A. is also called the Tube

B. is the symbol of the UK

C. was well protected during the war

D. was opened in 1969

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Several stations of the Stockholm Subway are built in caves.

B. Michael Jackson used to dance in the New York City Subway.

C. Tourists feel cool when they take the London Underground in summer.

D. Some stations of the Beijing Subway are decorated with pictures of porcelain.

3.The passage mainly shows the ______ of different cities.

A. great changes      B. long history

C. local cultures     D. public transports

In 50 years of traveling， Colin McCorpuodale has visited every country in the world except three. And everywhere he goes， he sends himself a postcard. He always chooses a postcard with beautiful scenery (风景). Usually he writes just a short message to himself. However， he wrote an interesting story on his latest one， from the Malians Island.

Mr. McCorpuodale lives in London. On one of the walls in his room， you can see a large map of the world. There are hundreds of little red pins (大头针) stuck in it. “These pins mean a lot to me. ” says Mr. McCorpuodale， “I follow the rule. I’m allowed to stick one in only if I’ve been in a place for more than 24 hours. ”

Naturally， Mr. McCorpuodale has his favorite places. New Zealand， he describes as “a wonderful country”. About China， he says， “This is the country in the world which is completely different. There is no European influence. ”

Wherever he goes， Mr. McCorpuodale takes with him a photo of his wife， a candle， a shirt with a secret pocket and a pen.

So why does he do it? For the postcards or the travels? Mr. McCorpuodale laughs， “Neither. Only for the meaningful life. ”

1.What did Mr. McCorpuodale write about on his latest postcard?

A. Malians Island.     B. An interesting story.

C. Beautiful scenery.  D. His favorite places.

2.On a wall in Mr. McCorpuodale’s room， there ______.

A. a map of the world

B. a postcard to himself

C. a message to himself

D. a photo of his wife

3.According to Mr. McCorpuodal， there’s no European influence ______.

A. in New Zealand   B. in America

C. in Australia   D. in China

4.Wherever Mr. McCorpuodale goes he always takes something with him， EXCEPT______.

A. a candle      B. a special shirt

C. a postcard    D. a pen

1.How many places can you eat in the shopping center?

A. 2      B. 3      C. 4       D. 5

2.Which restaurant has to improve?

A. Roma.                  B. The Golden Dragon.

C. The Tokyo Restaurant.   D. The Come in Coffee Shop

3.Where can you eat Beijing Duck?

A. At The Noodle House.

B. At Roma.

C. At The Tokyo Restaurant.

D. At The Golden Dragon.

4.What can you have at The Come in Coffee Shop?

A. Pizzas and fish.         B. Pork and duck.

C. Cakes and sandwiches.    D. Noodles and pork.

完形填空

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Fishing with Grandpa

One day， my grandfather went fishing， and let me go with him. He handed the rod (钓竿) to me， held my ______and taught me how to throw my line into the water. Our bobbers floated (浮标漂浮着) together as we sat there， hoping for a bite. The sun ______ us. We sat and talked， “I remember when I could sit here and watch the fish______ in the water，” he said. “Sometimes， they’d jump out and ______ beside me. I didn’t need a rod and bait (饵) at that moment. ” “We have to be ______，” he continued， “The fish may come or they may not. It doesn’t matter. We’re out in the ______. It’s a beautiful day. We’re lucky to have the warmth of the sun. If it had rained， we wouldn’t be here. ” He sat against a tree. “Yes， it’s a ______ day，” he said. I watched our bobbers. ______ fish pulled them under that day. It didn’t matter. I was with Grandpa. I felt grown up. Just being with him was special. He was well loved by everyone and I wanted to ______ him when I grew up. He’d worked hard all his life for what little he had， but he could still find time to laugh. He was a relaxing man. In the short time we had together， he ______me many things： how to hold a rod， the value of a good time， the value of a good friend， respect for my elders， and the importance of working hard and living harder. The list is long.

1.A. feet           B. legs          C. arms            D. ears

2.A. warmed         B. heated        C. shone           D. brightened

3.A. running        B. going          C. lying          D. swimming

4.A. stand          B. sleep          C. land          D. sit

5.A. excited       B. sad           C. worried         D. patient

6.A. day            B. sun          C. water          D. pool

7.A. funny        B. great          C. big           D. busy

8.A. Many           B. Enough         C. Some           D. No

9.A. look after    B. learn from     C. be like        D. care for

10.A. taught        B. gave           C. ask           D. wish

––Can you tell me ________ to China?

––Sure. Next week.

A. when you will go         B. when will you go

C. when you went             D. when did you go

To make Beijing more beautiful， a lot of flowers and trees ________ every spring.

A. plant      B. are planted   C. planted      D. were planted

Tony knows China very well because he ________ in China since 2003.

A. works     B. was working

C. will work   D. has worked

––Where’s your Mom， Xiao Hong?

––She ________ to music in her room.

A. listen           B. listens

C. is listening     D. has listened