What does the man want the woman to do?

A.Play chess with him. B.Clean up the house C.Have a chat with him.

What do we know about the woman?

A.She plays tennis well. B.She seldom plays tennis. C.She plays tennis regularly

Who is wanted on the phone?

A.John Smith. B.Sarah White. C.Chris Watson

What time is it now?

A.8:15 B.7:45. C.7:00.

    We cannot escape hearing and seeing brokenness in this world. We are _______ daily that as humans we are more fragile than we would want to _______，and are exposed to being broken on a daily basis or _______ others directly or indirectly.

We’ve all _______ some form of brokenness，and we know of others who have. For some people，brokenness has been a blessing in disguise (因祸得福). Though _______ it makes them weak，the long－term _______ is increased strength which makes them a _______ person. For some，it takes them down hard，pushing them to _______ from society and sometimes self－destructive (自我毁灭的) habits are formed.

Mental，emotional，financial，spiritual，and physical brokenness affects everyone at some point in our life’s journey. The _______ back to wholeness after the brokenness can be positive or negative，bitter or better，healthier or unhealthier. So does this __________ the measure of recovery from the brokenness depends on the type of brokenness？My __________ is no.

Nelson Mandela was kept in prison __________ for 27 years in total—but look at the end result of his life. He must have __________ some form of brokenness at some point but today his life speaks of wholeness. His ability to come back as a __________ person speaks for itself.

There are men and women who have returned from __________ with limbs (肢) missing，mental，social and emotional __________，but today they’re still whole. In relationships，__________ are broken but people deal healthily with their brokenness and __________ to let what has broken them keep them broken. They’ve __________.

Sure，it’s a(n) __________ to survive any form of brokenness but believing you are worth better and with the right support system we can be made whole again.

1.A.ordered B.persuaded C.encouraged D.reminded

2.A.conclude B.expect C.admit D.prove

3.A.breaking B.wounding C.interrupting D.helping

4.A.finished B.experienced C.started D.created

5.A.gradually B.slightly C.finally D.temporarily

6.A.condition B.design C.effect D.course

7.A.richer B.busier C.calmer D.better

8.A.receive B.withdraw C.suffer D.demand

9.A.road B.signal C.state D.level

10.A.decide B.follow C.mean D.report

11.A.thought B.effect C.advice D.answer

12.A.falsely B.seriously C.safely D.accidentally

13.A.accepted B.faced C.predicted D.remembered

14.A.whole B.political C.clever D.healthy

15.A.dream B.war C.farm D.office

16.A.conflicts B.abilities C.challenges D.tests

17.A.bridges B.hearts C.marriages D.words

18.A.choose B.hesitate C.pretend D.refuse

19.A.moved on B.lit up C.given in D.stayed on

20.A.opportunity B.opinion C.fight D.disaster

    Were you into skateboarding，surfing or snowboarding when you were a kid？We can remember our first (less than successful) go at skateboarding，as well as the first time we managed to stand up on one of those surfboards.

It was so much fun that we were hooked for life. However，not everyone thinks that introducing children to extreme sports is a good idea.

In the article from The New York Times，writer Jon Lackman considers whether sports like snowboarding，climbing and skateboarding could be dangerous to the growing bodies of young children and looks for advice from medical professionals.

“Kids aren’t mentally ready for these activities，” says professor of orthopaedics(矫形外科)，Dr. Vani Sabesan. “They tend to underestimate(低估) the risks，and their parents can’t always be trusted to keep them in check. ”

Sabesan is particularly worried about the effects of extreme sports on TV and the Internet on children. “What we’re seeing is a lot of kids thinking maybe they can do what these professional athletes can do. ”

As someone who was encouraged to give bodyboarding a go by the age of five and then presented with a surfboard aged seven，I think these worries are a little overstated(夸大的)，if not misplaced.

Extreme sports can be dangerous，yes，but there’s as much chance of falling off your bike or your roller skates as off a skateboard or surfboard.

My own experience of extreme sports leads me to think that I’ll allow my own kids to try them in the same way my parents allowed me.

In sports such as surfing and snowboarding，there’s a sense of adventure and courage that is important to instill(慢慢灌输) in young children.

Did I fall off my surfboard？All the time. Did I get back on？Every time.

Are the more extreme sports too dangerous for younger kids and better saved for teenagers？Are extreme sports a great experience for all children to have and a great way to make the most out of your childhood?

1.What does the underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Warned. B.Cheated.

C.Attracted. D.Confused.

2.What’s Jon Lackman’s attitude towards kids taking part in extreme sports?

A.Amazed. B.Doubtful.

C.Admiring. D.Supportive.

3.What did the author’s parents expect him to do when he was very young?

A.To have a spirit of adventure.

B.To set a good example to others.

C.To become a professional athlete.

D.To get away from extreme sports.

4.What does the author think of extreme sports?

A.They are really very dangerous for kids.

B.They are as easy to learn as roller skating.

C.They are helpful for kids to find their courage.

D.They are more suitable for teenagers than kids.

单词拼写

1.You should ________ (分配) the same amount of time to each question.

2.I’ll ________ (陪伴) you on your trip to the countryside this weekend.

3.Searching hand luggage at airports is now standard ________ (程序).

4.They bought the machine ________ (直接地) from the company.

5.A soldier shall ________ (顺从) the order that their officer gives whether he is willing or not.

6.Have you collected ________ (足够的) materials for your essay?

7.You are supposed to ________ (放弃，停止) drinking，for you are suffering from heart problems.

8.The girl who won the scholarship was quite an ________ (优秀的，杰出的) student.

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

One autumn I went to stay for the hunting season with some friends in a castle in Picardy.

My friends were fond of practical joking, as all my friends are. I do not care to know any other sort of people.

When I arrived, they gave me a princely reception（招待）, which at once aroused distrust in my breast. We had some capital shooting. They embraced me, and they cheated me，as if they expected to have great fun at my expense.

I said to myself, "Look out, old ferret（雪貂）! They have something in preparation for you."

During the dinner, the joy was too much, far too great, in fact. I thought," Here are people who take a double share of amusement apparently without reason. They must be looking out in their own minds for a good bit of fun. Actually 1 am to be the victim of the joke. Attention!"

During the entire evening, everyone laughed in an enlarged fashion. I smelled a practical joke in the air , as a dog smells game. But what was it? I was watchful, and restless. I did not let a word or a meaning or a gesture escape from me. Everyone seemed to me an object of suspicion, and I even looked distrustfully at the faces of the servants.

The clock rang for going to bed, and the whole household came to accompany me to my room. Why? They called to me, "Good night”. I entered the flat, shut the door , and remained standing, without moving a single step, holding the wax candle in my hand.

I heard laughter and whispering in the corridor（走廊）. Without doubt they were spying on me. I cast a glance around the walls, the furniture, the ceiling, the hangings, and the floor. I saw nothing to prove suspicion. I heard persons moving about outside my door. I had no doubt that they were looking through the keyhole.

An idea came into my head:" My candle may suddenly go out , and leave me in darkness.”

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

I hid behind the door to see what would happen next.

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Paragraph 2:

Suddenly an idea occurred to me that

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对于中学生上网人们有不同的看法。请你以"Going Online"为题，根据下表所提供的信息，用英语写一篇80词左右的短文.谈谈自己的看法。

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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Feeling Left-out

After graduating from Beijing Second Foreign Language Institute ,Chen Liang 1.(success) passed his TOEFL Test and got a scholarship from a university in Boston for 2.MA programme. Soon after the programme 3. (begin) he made friends with some of the American students 4. (study) for the same course. One day after class, his American friend, Dick, asked him to go to the university cafeteria and Chen Liang was glad to go with him. On their way they happened 5. (run) across Dick's girlfriend, Lisa.6.was on her way to a lecture. Dick and Lisa walked shoulder to shoulder and talked a lot as if they hadn't seen each other for ages. Meanwhile, Chen Liang 7. (walk)behind them,8.(obvious) left out in the cold. When they were near the cafeteria Lisa said that she had to go to the lecture, so Dick embraced her and gave her a long kiss. Seeing that, Chen Liang turned away and then walked off towards the cafeteria. When Dick looked up, he saw Chen Liang walking into the cafeteria. Dick was 9. (puzzle), shrugged his shoulders and didn't know 10.Chen Liang didn't wait for him and went to the cafeteria alone.

What would your life be like without phones?

In one of my classes today we discussed the question of how our lives would be without a mobile phone. I actually felt quite sad to hear how some kids cannot ______ without their phones these days. ______, I think nowadays we are controlled and ______ by our technology to keep up. So let’s see some of the points that ______ in the debate and see if our generation really is addicted(上瘾的) to electronic connections ______ true communication.

It is true that everything ______ at a fast pace these days. For example, you can contact someone who lives on the other side of the world within ______. This is great if you think about how connected we can stay to the ______ who are far away from us. However, on the contrary, can we be too connected to the people who are ______ to us? An argument arose about the ______ that it is easier to message someone from your sofa than to meet them ______ and talk. Social skills are ______ to have and if you are not going to put effort into real-life ______, then you are not going to ______ in this ability.

Another point was that phones are very handy for ______ something that you are wondering about. For example, if you don’t know a word in another language, you can ______ and simply use an on-line translator to help you out. This can be very ______ in many situations, but it can also make a person dependent on the ______.

All in all, this question is very interesting to ______ as we become day by day more dependent on technology. We should realize how much we really need to be connected with our phones while considering the ______ and damage it can cause us.

1.A.affect B.survive C.succeed D.perform

2.A.Personally B.Specially C.Entirely D.Gradually

3.A.suffered B.commanded C.forced D.advised

4.A.came up B.came across C.came down D.came to

5.A.more than B.less than C.other than D.rather than

6.A.appears B.falls C.works D.grows

7.A.seconds B.hours C.days D.months

8.A.customers B.teachers C.students D.people

9.A.direction B.close C.necessary D.kind

10.A.distant B.wish C.fact D.suggestions

11.A.in person B.in advance C.with surprise D.with joy

12.A.extreme B.active C.fair D.important

13.A.style B.communication C.expression D.argument

14.A.progress B.compete C.arise D.settle

15.A.looking after B.looking back C.looking up D.looking out

16.A.selflessly B.quickly C.hardly D.slowly

17.A.grateful B.peaceful C.painful D.helpful

18.A.textbook B.dictionary C.Internet D.newspaper

19.A.forecast B.consider C.judge D.select

20.A.benefits B.skills C.doubts D.evidence

    Every person wants to achieve the goals set at the beginning of a new school year. The following are some ways to help you achieve your goals.

●1.When it comes to choosing your goal, ensure that it states precisely what it is that you want to achieve. Don’t generalize. Your goal should involve both what you want to achieve and the effort that you will put in to achieve it.

●2.Having a copy of your goal makes it real. You can write you goal in a journal you’ll be keeping all year, or you can write it on a poster and stick it on your desk so that you can look at it each day. Every time you remind yourself of your goal, you’re training your brain to accept the effort needed to make the goal happen.

●Try various methods. One may not work while another may be just right for you. 3.Some people learn best through writing, some through listening and reading, and some through talking it through. Once you realize which way works for you, you can work better and achieve your goal easily.

●Think positive.  4.Negative thoughts are unhelpful and they became roadblocks. Stop telling yourself you can’t and start telling yourself you can, and talk about you are doing rather than hoping you can do something. Always believe that you’re capable, even if you have difficulty along the way.

●Reward yourself along the way. 5.Occasionally, when you’ve achieved certain “milestones” in your goal plan, take a break and reward yourself. Watch a movie, visit a friend who lives across town, go to the ice cream shop with your friends or buy yourself something new.

A. Write down your goal.

B. Choose specific and realistic goals

C. Be aware of the way you learn best

D. Remember that everyone makes mistakes

E. Set aside some time each week for exercise

F. All study and no reward can break your spirit

G. If you’re not in the right state of mind, you won’t be able to succeed.

    When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,” I said. “I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young?”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!” he said. “There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.

“Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”

1.Where was the writer from?

A.He was from America B.He was from France

C.He was from England D.He was from China

2.The writer thought _________ in America.

A.he wouldn’t have any language difficulties

B.he would not understand the Americans

C.the Americans might not understand him

D.he would have difficulties at the airport

3.The writer wanted ________.

A.to buy a ring for his friend

B.to make a call to his friend

C.to go to the telephone company

D.his friend to see him off

4.From the passage we can see that “give somebody a ring”____________.

A.means the same in America as in England

B.means “call somebody’ to the old man

C.means “be going to get married”

D.has different meaning in America and in England

    It was Monday. Mrs Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.

Considering that there was no better way, Mrs Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: "Give my dog half a pound of meat. " Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently."Take this to the butcher（屠夫）and he's going to give you your lunch today.”

Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.

At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at the paper, and gave the dog is meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers. But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, "This is a small dog. Why does Mrs Smith give it so much meat to eat today?"

Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!

1.It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs Smith gave it            .

A.could do it much good B.might do it much harm

C.would help the butcher D.was worth many pounds

2.From its experience, the dog found that            .

A.only the paper with Mrs Smith's words on it could bring it meat

B.the butcher would give meat to it whenever he saw it

C.a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat

D.Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

3.At the end of the story, you'll find that            .

A.the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B.the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more

C.the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal

D.the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

    The holidays are a time to give. These organizations are looking for volunteers and donations (捐赠). Read on to learn more about them. Then, find out how you can help.

American Red Cross

This holiday season, your donation can make a difference at home and abroad. The American Red Cross is making it easy to help people who have experienced natural disasters (灾害), members of the U.S. armed forces, and children all over the world. With just one click (点击), you can give the gift of caring.

National Military Family Association

Each year hundreds of Americans serve both at home and abroad to keep our country safe. This holiday season, we can help serve them. Through donations, National Military Family Association helps to provide military members and their families with scholarships, family retreats, camp programs for kids, and more.

Network for Good

This website allows its users to donate to organizations and discover volunteer chances. After natural disasters, the Network for Good provides a system of help and support for those in need. The website also offers tips to kids who want to give. Visit the website to find out how you can help make someone’s holiday season shine bright.

Make-A-Wish Foundation

Sometimes all it takes is one wish made come true to make someone smile. The work of Make-A-Wish Foundation is to make the wishes come true. Through support and donations, the foundation has made dreams come true for hundreds of thousands of children with serious illnesses.

If you want to help others, don’t wait for a better time. Help now! Your help will be valued highly.

1.What do we know about the American Red Cross?

A.It serves members of armed forces all over the world.

B.It mainly supports people in natural disasters.

C.It helps children at home and abroad.

D.It doesn’t often ask for donations.

2.To help American soldiers’ parents, which organization will you donate things to?

A.Network for Good.

B.American Red Cross.

C.Make-A-Wish Foundation.

D.National Military Family Association.

3.Who would most probably visit Network for Good?

A.People who want to learn about natural disasters.

B.People who have volunteering experiences.

C.People who want to volunteer.

D.People who want to offer tips.

It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before_______Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma_______me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the_______like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the_______you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood_______to the mosquitoes. " Not_______it, I replied, "Grandma, that's just an old wives' tale!"

Well, less than a week_______my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a_______of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being_______, but they all proved useless.

Late one_______ in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the_____ of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I________my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being________she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. " With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地)________her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would________on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others'_______, only to find they were all sleeping________as the same thing occurred again and again.

From those bites, I came to________my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n)_______mind about those strange old wives' tales________they do have some truth to them.

1.A.leaving B.passing C.visiting D.finding

2.A.persuaded B.reminded C.warned D.informed

3.A.students B.foreigners C.passengers D.visitors

4.A.earlier B.longer C.sooner D.later

5.A.grows B.goes C.flows D.remains

6.A.expecting B.understanding C.recognizing D.believing

7.A.after B.before C.when D.as

8.A.shade B.pile C.cloud D.blanket

9.A.touched B.bitten C.defeated D.discovered

10.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.night

11.A.noise B.hit C.pain D.effect

12.A.woke up B.shouted at C.looked for D.dropped on

13.A.blamed B.interrupted C.moved D.frightened

14.A.having B.watching C.making D.helping

15.A.land B.fly C.fall D.wait

16.A.houses B.flats C.rooms D.homes

17.A.joyfully B.anxiously C.soundlessly D.worriedly

18.A.tell B.know C.remember D.accept

19.A.open B.active C.clear D.honest

20.A.and B.so C.because D.until

    For years，the giant squid (大王乌贼) had remained a modern mystery.Living in the dark depths of the ocean，the creature is difficult for scientists to observe directly.It had also managed to avoid all attempts to film it.That changed last July：for the first time ever，scientists were able to catch the giant squid on video in its natural habitat.They were amazed by what they saw.The scientists filmed the squid in the North Pacific Ocean，south of Tokyo，Japan.They followed it down to a depth of 2，952 feet.They shot more than 23 minutes of video before the squid swam off into even darker depths.The video footage will be released to the public later this month on The Discovery Channel.

Tsunemi Kubodera，a zoologist at Japan's National Museum of Nature and Science，led the team that filmed the squid.The team went into the ocean in a small submarine with lights invisible to both humans and squid.Since giant squid eat smaller squid，the scientists released a small squid as bait (诱饵)．Then the scientists waited in the pitch black for the giant squid to approach.

The color video shows the creature floating vertically，eating the bait squid.The giant squid is 9 to 10 feet long and is missing its two longest tentacles (触须)．With those tentacles，it could have measured up to 26 feet long.It has huge black eyes，the size of dinner plates，“It was shining and so beautiful，” Kubodera said.

Because the deep ocean is so unfriendly to humans，little is known about the giant squid.Scientists say catching the mysterious creature on video is an important step toward understanding it.For centuries，sailors had reported seeing a huge，ocean－dwelling beast，thought to be the giant squid.The creature is also believed to be the subject of the Nordic myth of the kraken，a sea creature that supposedly attacked ships in Scandinavian waters over the past thousands of years.

1.Why is it difficult to film the giant squid?

A.Because it is illegal to film the giant squid.

B.Because it is too expensive to make such a film.

C.Because the giant squid lives in the dark deep ocean.

D.Because the giant squid is dangerous to humans.

2.We can learn from the first paragraph that scientists  ________．

A.first saw the giant squid in the ocean

B.discovered a new sea creature in the ocean

C.have the ocean bottom secretly recorded on video

D.have first caught the legendary giant squid on video

3.According to the passage，the giant squid's longest tentacles can be  ________．

A.16 to 17 feet long

B.9 to 10 feet long

C.more than 26 feet long

D.about 36 feet long

4.The scientists released a small squid in the ocean to  ________．

A.increase the number of the giant squid

B.trick the giant squid into coming out

C.make an educational film about it

D.show concern for the giant squid

单词拼写

1.I need to___________（加长）my skirt.

2.The___________（村民们）helped the little girl find her parents.

3.He___________ （检查）his passport and stamped it.

4.The___________ （进攻）from the enemy was so strong that we were required to fall back.

5.It was a terrible accident and she was the only girl to have ___________（幸存）the accident.

6.The little boy doesn't have the___________ （力气）to lift that heavy box.

7.In the interview, he had finally___________（使相信）several customers of the advantages of his product.

8.Do you have to ___________（预订）tickets in advance?

    If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping, I would have laughed heartily. Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags. They had nothing in common with me. 1.

The friends who introduced me to camping thought that it meant to be a pioneer. 2. We slept in a tent, cooked over an open fire, and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom. This brief visit with Mother Nature cost me two days off from work, recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctor’s bill for my son’s food poisoning.

I was, nevertheless, talked into going on another fun-filled holiday in the wilderness. 3. Instead, we had a pop-up camper with comfortable beds and an air conditioner. My nature-loving friends had remembered to bring all the necessities of life.

4. We have done a lot of it since. Recently, we bought a twenty-eight-foot travel trailer complete with a bathroom and a built-in TV set. There is a separate bedroom, a modern kitchen with a refrigerator. The trailer even has matching carpet and curtains.

5. It must be true that sooner or later, everyone finds his or her way back to nature. I recommend that you find your way in style.

A.This time there was no tent.

B.Things are going to be improved.

C.The trip they took me on was a rough one.

D.I was to learn a lot about camping since then, however.

E.I must say that I have certainly come to enjoy camping.

F.After the trip, my family became quite interested in camping.

G.There was no shade as the trees were no more than 3 feet tall.

    If you want to disturb the car industry, you'd better have a few billion dollars: Mom-and-pop carmakers are unlikely to beat the biggest car companies. But in agriculture, small farmers can get the best of the major players. By connecting directly with customers, and by responding quickly to changes in the markets as well as in the ecosystems(生态系统）, small farmers can keep one step ahead of the big guys. As the co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC, 美国青年农会）and a family farmer myself. I have a front-row seat to the innovations among small farmers that are transforming the industry.

For example, take the Quick Cut Greens Harvester, a tool developed just a couple of years ago by a young farmer, Jonathan Dysinger, in Tennessee, with a small loan from a local Slow Money group. It enables small-scale farmers to harvest 175 pounds of green vegetables per hour—a huge improvement over harvesting just a few dozen pounds by hand—suddenly making it possible for the little guys to compete with large farms of California. Before the tool came out, small farmers couldn't touch the price per pound offered by California farms. But now, with the combination of a better price point and a generally fresher product, they can stay in business.

The sustainable success of small farmers, though, won't happen without fundamental changes to the industry. One crucial factor is secure access to land. Competition from investors. developers, and established large farmers makes owning one's own land unattainable for many new farmers.

From 2004 to 2013, agricultural land values doubled, and they continue to rise in many regions.

Another challenge for more than a million of the most qualified farm workers and managers is a non-existent path to citizenship — the greatest barrier to building a farm of their own. With farmers over the age of 65 outnumbering(多于）farmers younger than 35 by six to one, and with two-thirds of the nation's farmland in need of a new farmer, we must clear the path for talented people willing to grow the nation's food.

There are solutions that could light a path toward a more sustainable and fair farm economy, but farmers can't clumsily put them together before us. We at the NYFC need broad support as we urge Congress to increase farmland conservation, as we push for immigration reform, and as we seek policies that will ensure the success of a diverse and ambitious next generation of farms from all backgrounds. With a new farm bill to be debated in Congress, consumers must take a stand with young farmers.

1.The author mentions car industry at the beginning of the passage to introduce          .

A.the progress made in car industry

B.a special feature of agriculture

C.a trend of development in agriculture

D.the importance of investing in car industry

2.What does the author want to illustrate with the example in paragraph 2?

A.Loans to small local farmers are necessary.

B.Technology is vital for agricultural development.

C.Competition between small and big farms is fierce

D.Small farmers may gain some advantages over big ones.

3.What is the difficulty for those new famers?

A.To gain more financial aid.

B.To hire good farm managers.

C.To have fans of their own.

D.To win old farmers’ support.

4.What should farmers do for a more sustainable and fair farm economy?

A.Seek support beyond NYFC.

B.Expand farmland conservation.

C.Become members of NYFC.

D.Invest more to improve technology.

    By the end of the century, if not sooner, the world’s oceans will be bluer and greener thanks to a warming climate, according to a new study.

At the heart of the phenomenon lie tiny marine microorganisms(海洋微生物) called phytoplankton. Because of the way light reflects off the organisms, these phytoplankton create colourful patterns at the ocean surface. Ocean colour varies from green to blue, depending on the type and concentration of phytoplankton. Climate change will fuel the growth of phytoplankton in some areas, while reducing it in other spots, leading to changes in the ocean’s appearance.

Phytoplankton live at the ocean surface, where they pull carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) into the ocean while giving off oxygen. When these organisms die, they bury carbon in the deep ocean, an important process that helps to regulate the global climate. But phytoplankton are vulnerable to the ocean’s warming trend. Warming changes key characteristics of the ocean and can affect phytoplankton growth, since they need not only sunlight and carbon dioxide to grow, but also nutrients.

Stephanie Dutkiewicz, a scientist in MIT’s Center for Global Change Science, built a climate model that projects changes to the oceans throughout the century. In a world that warms up by 3℃, it found that multiple changes to the colour of the oceans would occur. The model projects that currently blue areas with little phytoplankton could become even bluer. But in some waters, such as those of the Arctic, a warming will make conditions riper for phytoplankton, and these areas will turn greener. “Not only are the quantities of phytoplankton in the ocean changing. ” she said, “but the type of phytoplankton is changing.”

And why does that matter? Phytoplankton are the base of the food web. If certain kinds begin to disappear from the ocean, Dutkiewicz said, “it will change the type of fish that will be able to survive.” Those kinds of changes could affect the food chain.

Whatever colour changes the ocean experiences in the coming decades will probably be too gradual and unnoticeable, but they could mean significant changes. “It’ll be a while before we can statistically show that the changes are happening because of climate change,” Dutkiewicz said, “but the change in the colour of the ocean will be one of the early warning signals that we really have changed our planet.”

1.What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?

A.The various patterns at the ocean surface.

B.The cause of the changes in ocean colour.

C.The way light reflects off marine organisms.

D.The efforts to fuel the growth of phytoplankton.

2.What does the underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Sensitive. B.Beneficial. C.Significant. D.Unnoticeable.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Phytoplankton play a declining role in the marine ecosystem.

B.Dutkiewicz’s model aims to project phytoplankton changes.

C.Phytoplankton have been used to control global climate.

D.Oceans with more phytoplankton may appear greener.

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To assess the consequences of ocean colour changes.

B.To analyse the composition of the ocean food chain.

C.To explain the effects of climate change on oceans.

D.To introduce a new method to study phytoplankton.

根据语境及汉语或首字母提示正确拼写单词

1.The book you ordered last week is said to be __________（出版）in October．

2.They have to be e__________ at dealing with any problem that appears．

3.I was strongly impressed by its __________（美）the first time I saw the Huangguoshu Waterfall．

4.We must look over the house before we decide to __________（租用）it．

5.As our life __________（改善），we find little time to gather with our friends．

重点短语

1.be good __________ 对……有好处

2.reflect __________ 反思，反省

3.lead __________ 导致

单词与拓展

1.__________ vt．& vi．出版，发行

2.__________ adj．行家的，专家的  n．专家，能手

3.__________ n．美→__________ adj．美丽的

4.__________ adj．有限的→___________n．限度，限制，范围  vt．限制，限定

5.__________ vt．& vi．租用，租借  n．租金

6.__________ vt，&vi．改善，改进，提高→___________n．改进，改善；改善的事物，改进之处

7.__________ n．灵魂

语法填空

Mount Everest is the 1.(high) mountain in the world. The mountain 2.(be) located in Asia. Asia is home to all five of the world’s highest mountains. Mount Everest’s peak is five and one-half miles above sea level. That is very high.

Many climbers have tried to climb to the top of Mount Everest’s approximately(大约) 29, 141-foot peak. The first people 3. reach the peak were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Since then, about 900 people 4.(survive) the climb to Mount Everest’s top.

One of the successful 5.(climber) is Erik Weihenmayer. Like all 6.try to climb this high mountain, Eric faced strong winds, snow and avalanches. 7., what really made Erik’s climb 8.(believable) is the fact that he is blind. After 9.(lose) his vision at age 13, Erik began climbing at age 16. He has climbed the tallest mountains on five continents. Erik became 10. first blind person to reach the peak of Mount Everest.

How to Make New Friends

When you start high school，you need to make some new friends because your old friends may be away from you now. It’s not easy to make new friends，but it’s important to make new friends. Good friends help you to be happier.1. Here are some tips to help you make new friends at high school.

Be confident after you enter high school. People like making friends with those who are confident.2. Smile and ask them their names，if they’ve seen a new movie，or if they like a sport or activity.Sit in the middle of the classroom so that a lot of people will sit around you 3. Don’t change who you are to fit in or please other people. Many people can know it if you aren’t being yourself—don’t try too hard to fit in.There isn’t another person like you, so remember that and accept the fact that you’re special.

Enjoy your new friends. Do something small but nice for them.4. If you can, try and meet up with your friends outside of school and really get to know them. Enjoy yourself and enjoy being with your friends.

Be a good friend. Being good friends is about trusting each other and caring for each other. It’s about give-and-take.5. Try to understand your friends’ points of view.Think about their feelings. If you’re a good friend to others，you’ll enjoy friendships that can last long.

A. For example，you can save a seat for your friend.

B. Be there for your friends when you’re needed.

C. Be yourself when you’re talking with others.

D. Pick up your courage and talk to someone.

E. They can help you do better at school.

F. Everyone needs new friends.

G. Don’t be afraid of others.

    Three Boys and a Dad

Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park.” he’d told his wife. “I’ll look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.”

Things started well, but just after eight o’clock, his three little “good kids”---Mike, Randy, and Alex --- came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” When food had not appeared on within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat(节拍) . Mike chanted “Where’s my toast, where’s my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.

Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their eyes. Someone named “Not me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.

By ten o’clock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the fish bowl refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating kitchen wall with his color pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the sitting room, but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.

At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare center(日托所).“I suddenly have to go into work and my wife is away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.

1.When his wife left home, Brad expected___________.

A.go out for a walk in the park

B.watch TV talk show with his children

C.enjoy his first day off the work.

D.read the newspaper to his children

2.Which of the following did Randy do?

A.Drawing on the wall B.Eating apple jam

C.Feeding the fish D.Reading in a room

3.Why did Brad ask the daycare center for help?

A.Because he wanted to clean his house.

B.Because he suddenly had to go to his office

C.Because he found it hard to manage his boys

D.Because he had to take his wife back home.

4.The text is developed ____________.

A.by space B.by comparison

C.by process D.by time

单句语法填空

1.These signs are so _____________ that I often get _____________ at them. （confuse）

2.That car accident ruined all his life. After that he was limited _____________ a wheelchair.

3.It was a_____________ （challenge）time for everyone, but Dad remained optimistic.

4.I had great difficulty_____________ （find）the suitable food on the menu in that restaurant.

5.Jack, together_____________ his sisters, is showing great interest in writing these days.

6.I will devote my _____________ life to the _____________ job of serving the people. （limit）

7.She went _________________ untold hardships in her childhood.

8.The film turned_____________ to be a great success.

单词拼写

1.The service will be back to_____________ （正常）next week.

2.Climbing over the mountain is a_____________ （挑战）to experienced climbers.

3.There is no_____________ （限制）to the child's imagination.

4.Don't_____________ （误解）what I'm trying to say.

5.We suggest that Smith be told about his________ （身体的）condition as soon as possible

6.Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese_____ （智慧）to make up for the short- coming of Western philosophy.

7.I was getting_____________ （困惑的）by such a confusing problem.

8.He lost his_____________ （平衡）and fell off his bike.

假设你是李华。上周你校举办了“我和我的祖国”的系列庆祝活动，你的好朋友John向你咨询活动的相关情况，请写一封回信向他介绍活动细节，内容包括：

1. 活动主题：我和我的祖国；

2. 活动形式：歌咏比赛，征文比赛等；

3. 活动的意义以及你的收获。

注意：1. 词数100左右，文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear John,

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Yours,

Li Hua