I’m sorry but I will be occupied this afternoon. At three o’clock I _________ some guests from Africa.

A.will be receiving B.am receiving

C.receive D.am to receive

Actually, our hobbies vary a lot—I like outdoor activities, _________ square dance is my wife’s preference.

A.although B.when C.while D.as

The tower, _________ was destroyed in the terrible storm, has been repaired.

A.the roof B.which roof C.its roof D.the roof of which

With a lot of questions _________, the official is having a hard time.

A.answered B.to answer C.answering D.being answered

People in China are becoming more and more _________ about the air pollution.

A.involved B.interested C.concerned D.embarrassed

We can’t be _________ by investment projects promising to make you a millionaire overnight.

A.taken over B.taken on C.taken up D.taken in

假如你是李华，学校学生会为迎新年，举办晚会，特邀请外教Jason参加，请你根据以下提示给他写封英文邮件。内容包括：1.晚会的时间（1月5日晚上7:00-9:00），地点（演讲厅）；2.晚会的内容（欣赏节目，互换礼物，表达新年祝福）；3.期待他的参与。

注意：1. 不要逐字翻译，可适当补充细节使文章完整；2. 词数：100个词左右，开头已经为你写好，但不计入总词数。3. 单词提示：讲厅 lecture hall

Dear Jason，

I am very delighted to tell you that_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

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。作文中共有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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。

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。

It’s a great pleasure to give you some advices on how to learn English well. First, it is important to take a English course, as you’ll be able to learn from teachers and other students. Then, it also helps to watch TV programs and reads books, newspapers and magazines with English whenever possible. Besides, it would be a good idea learn and sing English songs. By do so you’ll learn and remember words more easy. What’s more, if you make friends with British people, so you will learn more about their country, that is also quite helpful. I hope that you will find me suggestions beneficial.

A Real Turnaround

My writing career began ten years ago with my articles published locally and nationally. As a_______writer, I was happy to be on my way, writing and learning as much as I could. And readers told me they were ______by my articles.

However, something______ happened. A series of events had me______myself and my abilities, ruining my______. My writing life______, and I didn’t write for two years. I lost my_______for writing and forgot the joy the writing gave me and others.

Slowly I learned I had to be in control of my own happiness if I was to feel ______. I started walking, establishing a routine(固定了线路). Walking______my head, allowed me time to think, gave me confidence and______, which made me feel energetic and healthy.

I started writing again, and______how much happiness it gave me. I had______a new job, and was determined to keep up my walking routine. It was difficult to______writing and my family as well as my job. The solution? I______the alarm just a bit earlier and either wrote on alternate mornings when I wasn’t walking, or I would try to spare some time to______after I walked outside.

Through all this, I learned that happiness does not______a lot of hard work, but it needs to be created and______by me. I again have readers telling me the______my writing has had on them. Even some are able to______their own writing because of my inspirational articles. It was up to me to make it ______－my own happiness.

1.A.lazy B.rich C.beginning D.amazing

2.A.inspired B.caught C.interrupted D.struck

3.A.good B.terrible C.interesting D.exciting

4.A.questioning B.helping C.improving D.teaching

5.A.wealth B.marriage C.happiness D.fame

6.A.continued B.began C.lost D.stopped

7.A.pen B.income C.passion D.ability

8.A.busier B.better C.luckier D.smarter

9.A.hit B.washed C.cleared D.built

10.A.food B.patience C.water D.courage

11.A.rediscovered B.repeated C.refreshed D.returned

12.A.started B.lost C.refused D.finished

13.A.solve B.choose C.describe D.balance

14.A.put B.set C.pull D.open

15.A.walk B.jog C.write D.think

16.A.take B.spend C.like D.make

17.A.drew B.offered C.controlled D.checked

18.A.article B.story C.review D.effect

19.A.put down B.take up C.come out D.give up

20.A.happen B.gain C.disappear D.lose

    The goal of your resume（简历） is to make hiring managers pray that you walk through their door. Different jobs will have different requirements, but the 5 must-have words shouldn’t be missing. 1.

Leadership: This shows you have leadership skills, whether you led a team, a process—or all of the above! 2.

Quantity: I don’t mean the word ‘quantity’. I mean the narrative (讲述) you’re telling about your career development should always include numbers. Did you manage a team? Excellent! 3. How often did you meet?

Achievement: Show your success! If you’ve earned a respected praise within your company, emphasize this on your resume. 4.

Solution: 5. If you solved ongoing conflicts with an internal department, mention it on your resume briefly.

Partnership: Who have you worked with—or thought outside-the-box with—to work well together? Highlight this.

Finally, make sure not to send too quickly. No matter how shining your resume appears, if there are grammatical errors, it’s game over.

A.Where did you manage the team?

B.How many people did you manage?

C.You should be polite to the manager.

D.It’s important to show this skill on your resume.

E.This will help you stand out from peers in the candidate pool.

F.Here are some tips for writing a resume that will get you hired.

G.This shows you know how to independently and actively work through a problem.

    What will you vote for? English or another language should be in the U.S.? I think that other languages are useful, too. People will get hurt if there was only English. People that speak other languages will get misunderstood.

If it was only English we would not have won World War II. The soldiers used the Navajo language to trick Hitler and soldiers. Hitler was killing all Jewish people, but the soldiers tricked Hitler and saved the Jewish people by using the Navajo language.

In America we have learned new scientific discoveries. If it was only English, we would not find some new scientific discoveries in this world. For example, Severo Ochoa discovered a synthesis of RNA and spoke Spanish.

If people in America speak only English, we won’t comprehend what others are saying and we are unlikely to trade with people speaking other languages.

Without other languages we wouldn’t have books or music from other countries. For example, The Diary of Anne Frank was written in Dutch and had to be translated to English. It’s important to have a book like this because it talks about history from the perspective of Anne Frank, a girl who died in a concentration camp. Only she could have written that story.

God made us speak different languages and nobody can make this world only speak English except God. I think God created different languages because He wanted a variety of people. For example, there are different kinds of animals, plants, cultures and food. Having different languages isn’t bad because all cultures have positive things to give us.

1.The author mentions the soldiers’ story in World War II to show ___________.

A.the soldiers were tricky in the war.

B.Hitler was killing all Jewish people.

C.the diversity of language is important.

D.only English was spoken in the war.

2.If people in America only speak English, what will happen?

A.They can trade with people speaking other languages.

B.They will feel it not convenient to live and work.

C.They will find it unnecessary to speak other languages.

D.They can enjoy books or music written by Anne Frank.

3.How is the passage developed?

A.By giving examples. B.By making a comparison.

C.By presenting opinions. D.By raising questions.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards only speaking English in America?

A.Supportive. B.Subjective. C.Negative. D.Optimistic.

    Have you ever wondered why some days all you want to do is snack?

Under normal circumstances, we feel hungry when we have burnt up the food we have eaten as energy and our blood sugar and insulin (胰岛素)levels begin to drop. Ghrelin, a hormone connected to appetite, then communicates this to the brain, which is how we feel the need to eat. But some sorts of things can influence this process. 

According to a 2011 study by researchers at Columbia University in the US, those who are lack of sleep eat almost 300 calories a day more than those who get enough sleep. This is because levels of the hormone ghrelin, which tells the brain we need to eat, increase when we don’t get enough sleep.The Columbia researchers noted that the women who didn’t get enough sleep took in more fat rising by around 30g on sleep-lack days－four times as much as the average increase for men. 

The bright blue light emitted by devices such as smartphones and tablets may give an unwelcome encouragement to your appetite. Research this year found that your appetite continued to increase when you are exposed to the light. It also changed people’s metabolism(新陈代谢), as blood tests showed that the blue-light subjects had higher insulin and glucose levels. One possible explanation is that bright blue light at night confuses our body clock, which has a role in controlling when we feel the need to eat.

1.What really causes people to feel hungry?

A.Our brain. B.A hormone. C.Our appetite. D.Blood sugar.

2.Which of the following is true?

A.Women take in fat easily.

B.Lack of sleep may lead to hunger.

C.The body clock does harm to hunger.

D.Blue-light subjects control appetite.

3.What does the underlined word “emitted” mean in Paragraph 4?

A.Broken out. B.Picked up. C.Taken place. D.Given off.

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A.To analyse a food study.

B.To report the situation of health.

C.To tell the factors influencing hunger.

D.To introduce the importance of snack.

    The creator of the animated television series “SpongeBob SquarePants”, Stephen Hillenburg, has died aged 57. Hillenburg was a marine biology teacher in Southern California when he started creating sea creatures as teaching tools.    Internet access was still a new thing when SpongeBob SquarePants started airing in May 1999. But now, the beloved animated series has become an essential part of the online world.The series went on to win multiple awards, produced a series of books, two Hollywood movies and a Broadway musical, and have continuously appealed to young children, their families and college students, which has turned into a global phenomenon. And SpongeBob SquarePants’s online reinvention has enabled the show to age along with its fans, who were likely children when the series were first introduced.

After his death, some on social media urged others to share their favourite SpongeBob emojis as a present in memory of the cartoonist and animator, who announced last year he had been diagnosed with ALS.

“Stephen filled SpongeBob SquarePants with a unique sense of humor and innocence that has brought joy to generations of kids and families everywhere,” the Nickelodeon statement said. “His totally original characters and the world of Bikini Bottom will long stand as a reminder of the value of optimism, friendship and the limitless power of imagination.”

1.What is Stephen Hillenburg famous as?

A.An engineer. B.An actor. C.A cartoon creator. D.A biology teacher.

2.What do we know about SpongeBob SquarePants?

A.Its products have always sold well.

B.It firstly began to show on the Internet.

C.It was designed to train sea creatures.

D.It has been popular among audiences of all ages.

3.Which of the following about SpongeBob’s fans is true?

A.The series determined their growth.

B.They like all the works of this cartoonist.

C.They can only watch the series on social media.

D.They were accompanied by the series during their growth.

4.How did some fans honor Stephen Hillenburg?

A.By sharing their favourite SpongeBob emojis.

B.By presenting totally original characters.

C.By passing down the happiness to others.

D.By learning a value lesson from stories.

Movies we have enjoyed

Gattica Samantha Wynter from Mexico finds this movie interesting because it examines the results of genetic engineering of humans in the future. It shows the struggles of Victor, a man born naturally and with imperfections, to succeed in a world of genetically-designed, perfect humans.

Central Station Stella Tupinamba from Brazil reviews this excellent Brazilian film which was recently nominated(提名) for Academy awards. This movie which features the talented actress, Fernanda Montenegro, in Stella’s words, is “like a prize” for Brazilians. It’s a very special film. Don’t miss it!

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Masako Kanki from Japan was pleased to find the movie so faithful to the book, but a little disappointed in the lack of character development. Nonetheless, she found the movie fantastic and is eagerly looking forward to viewing more movies based on Harry Potter books.

Life is Beautiful Akiko Tanaka from Japan feels this Italian movie is a very special one. She found the story very beautiful, but very sad. She tells us the basic story of this heartrending movie, which shows us we should never forget what happens during wars.

1.Which type does the movie Gattica belong to?

A.Science fiction. B.Cartoon. C.Thriller. D.War movie.

2.What can we know from the reviews?

A.Central Station is a prize for Brazilians.

B.Victor is a successful man in the real world.

C.Akiko Tanaka was very sad when she found the story.

D.Masako Kanki wants to see more movies from Harry Potter books.

3.Which movie is not changing the original?

A.Gattica. B.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

C.Life is Beautiful. D.Central Station.

假设你是红星中学高三（1）班的学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文，讲述上周你参加学校英文歌曲演唱比赛的过程。词数不少于60。

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假如你是李华，你校英文校刊正在进行主题为''An Unforgettable Trip''的征稿活动。请你写一篇短文介绍你的一次旅行经历并投稿。

注意：词数不少于50。

An Unforgettable Trip

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    Let's look back at all these years gone by. What have you done in your life? Are you spending your time wisely to make your life worthwhile? Neal Wu shared some of the things we should do to make our short time meaningful.1.：

Make more friends than professional contacts(社会关系).

Your friends will take you a lot further than the professional contacts you make. 2..

Become an expert by learning as much as you can.

Seek out the things you are curious about, find the things you enjoy and practice the skills you want to develop. 3.. If you can achieve expertise(专长) in one or more, it will be easy to obtain(获得) an audience.

Volunteer to help out those less fortunate.

In the process you will gain many new points of view and will better understand other people 's real problems. In a society that always looks upward, these people are easily forgotten, so they need our assistance.

 4..

Even if you work in a big company, you should constantly take small steps to reduce your dependence on your job. Write a book, build an app, or start a small business on the side. Release your inner entrepreneur(企业家).

Stop treating life as a competition and do things for their own sake(缘故).

5.. It is not only a desire to beat others. Find a community of people who are interested in the same things as you do and drive each other to keep improving.

A.Here's what you need to do

B.Become as independent as possible

C.Soon you'll be doing them all the time

D.Start your own business and change jobs

E.It is important to make friends with your workmates

F.True interest should be what drives you to improve yourself

G.Making good friends contributes to your personal happiness as well

    Most scientists are now certain that global warming is taking place. Gases such as carbon dioxide are creating a warm blanket around the earth. This blanket is trapping heat in the atmosphere, and so raising the temperature of the earth.

In Europe, eight of the last ten years have seen record high temperatures. On the other hand, the countries around the Mediterranean Sea are receiving even less rain than before. In Sub- Saharan Africa the crops are drying out in the fields and people are dying of starvation. In 1999, the southern United States was struck by a serious of destructive(毁灭性的) hurricanes. Scientists expect such trends to continue, and to worsen, if global warming cannot be stopped.

In addition to worrying about rising global temperatures and extreme weather conditions, scientists are closely monitoring sea levels around the world. They are slowly rising, as the northern and southern polar ice caps start to melt. This will have serious consequences for low-lying countries near the sea. Already parts of these places are disappearing under the rising sea water.

According to a new research, one contradictory feature(特征) of global warming is that it will probably lead to a period of much colder weather. Scientists base their theory on what happened the last time the world warmed up, 8,300 years ago. They have discovered that when the ice melted from the northern polar ice cap it became trapped in a lake in northern Canada. As more ice melted, this lake suddenly burst open, pouring millions of tons of freezing fresh water into the North Atlantic. This flood of water prevented the normal flow of water in the Atlantic, which takes warm water from the tropics(热带地区) north to Europe. When this flow of warm water was cut off, temperatures in Europe dropped by between three and eight degrees over the next 200 years. ''That's the concern here,'' says Richard Alley, an American climate expert. ''The climate hasn't varied much in 8, 000 years. But big changes could come back!''

1.What is the overall effect of global warming on Europe?

A.A warmer climate. B.A decline in rainfall.

C.An increase of hurricanes. D.A decrease of crop production.

2.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A.The rising sea level. B.The melting of icebergs.

C.The increase in disasters. D.The cause of global warming.

3.How does the author describe the climate change in Europe 8 ,300 years ago?

A.By offering statistics. B.By giving an example.

C.By making comparisons. D.By analyzing the process.

4.What can we infer from Richard Alley' s words?

A.Global climate change will bring more disasters.

B.Global warming will likely produce a colder climate.

C.Global warming will continue for the next two centuries.

D.Global climate will remain unchangeable in the next 8,000 years.

    Working on a farm and taking care of crops can be hot, time-consuming and difficult. Engineers have long wanted to build robots to lighten the load. But it has proved a difficult task. Robots that walk or roll along the ground can step on the easily damaged plants heavily. And they have to stop working when rain turns fields muddy.  “Tarzan”, however, could deal with some of those challenges.

Jonathan Rogers is a robotics expert at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. When it comes to a farm environment, he realized robots would face many problems. “Many robots tend to get twisted(弯曲的) together or get stuck,”he says. What's more, he notes, "It's very hard to leave them out for long periods without a human helping them.”

What if the robot could move above the crops? Jonathan Rogers says, “The sloths(树懒)move from tree branch to tree branch to avoid having to walk around the forest floor. "Then his team set out to design a robot that could swing hand to hand along wires hung above the field. He named their invention Tarzan after the jungle-swinging character in a movie.

Tarzan is not the first swinging robot. Mark Spong, a robotics researcher at the University of Texas at Dallas notes that some teams have built robots that do gymnastics or copy mammals. But he says he admires Tarzan for its using swinging movement to save energy and the idea of building a wire structure to move around above crops.

Rogers first predicted that Tarzan could help farmers monitor crops with sensors (传感器) and cameras. But he also said future robots might take water to a particularly thirsty plant or fertilize one that needs nutritional support. And adding a third “hand”could allow such a robot to harvest fruits and vegetables. Finally the robot could move off the farm and into the city, helping deal with the traffic and security.

1.What worried the engineers when they built the farm robots?

A.They took up too much space.

B.They made the farming process slow.

C.They had difficulty exploring in fields.

D.They caused certain damage to crops.

2.What does Jonathan Rogers think about most farm robots?

A.They take much time to make.

B.They get out of date more easily.

C.They depend too much on people.

D.They get used to the environment slowly.

3.What attracts Mark Spong most about Tarzan?

A.Its strong wings. B.Its low cost

C.Its creative design D.Its powerful engine.

4.How did Jonathan Rogers feel about Tarzan’s future?

A.It could be found everywhere.

B.It could be put into more practical uses.

C.It could be used to do all the farm work.

D.It could be popular with working people in cities.

    Unless you are fortunate enough to know an NBA player, Ryan Martin is probably the best basketball player you'll ever meet. Unlike those who fly up and down the court (球场),however, Martin is forced to take a different approach; he doesn't have legs.

Martin, a 33-year old man, is a professional wheelchair basketball player. His achievements have taken him halfway around the world to play in Spain for the last seven years. There he made a comfortable living playing basketball and working with some of the greatest athletes in the world.

“A good wheelchair player can make $ 50,000 a year, while a star can make six figures,” said Martin. What's more, he couldn't see his family for months and European cities were unfriendly to the disabled. He also had to learn Spanish. Martin, however, overcame those drawbacks(困难).

He started by playing basketball when he was 12. It didn't take long for him to fall in love with the sport and, after graduating from Somers High, he attended Southwest Minnesota State University on a basketball scholarship. In college, he scored over 1 ,000 points in his career and set several school records.

And he works as hard—if not harder—than any other professional athlete. “He destroys me,” said Gina Navarra, who works out with Martin on occasion. “What he does amazes me.”

Martin also recognizes that, at age 33, he's in the back end of his career. With that in mind, he has been focusing more and more on his foundation.

“I have 12 brothers and sisters. College gave me a true sense of achievement. The foundation is designed to give those with disabilities the opportunity to realize the dreams that I once had,” Martin said.

“I'm not saying that out of a sense of pity,” he said. “I realize how fortunate I am to have achieved what I have. But I want to open doors for people.”

1.What was Ryan Martin's life like in Spain?

A.Free. B.Boring. C.Difficult. D.Bittersweet.

2.How was Ryan Martin's performance in college?

A.He stood out in basketball. B.He failed to make a record.

C.He was weak in his studies. D.He never won a scholarship.

3.Why has Ryan Martin been working for the foundation?

A.To help those in need. B.To finish his basketball career.

C.To earn more money for his family. D.To learn basketball skills from other players.

4.Which of the following words best describe Ryan Martin?

A.Honest and responsible. B.Ambitious and sensitive.

C.Reliable and knowledgeable. D.Determined and warm-hearted.

Moonlight Rainbow Fountain

Location: South Korea

The Moonlight Rainbow Fountain is the world's longest bridge fountain. In order to be eco-friendly, it repeatedly gets water from the Han River below. When water comes out with music, 10, 000 LED lights switch on, and a rainbow effect appears.

The Giant

Location: Austria

The Giant is designed by Austrian artist Andre Heller. It has a huge face with bright eyes and a watering mouth. The outside is covered with green grass. Its inside has a wonderful structure(结构).

Metalmorphosis

Location: USA

It is a fountain, a sculpture and also a performing work of art. The high- tech artistic work attracts people from all over the world. The fountain is made of more than 20 stainless steel plates(不锈钢板). They can form a huge head when turned to a certain angle. Whenever the head appears, it shoots water.

Nacka Fountain

Location: Sweden

Nacka Fountain is designed as a peace monument(纪念碑) for the founding of the United Nations. The main structure of Nacka Fountain is made of bronze. There are two sculptures on it. The fountain shoots water into the sea.

71 Fountain

Location: USA

The great fountain is on Highway 71 in Ohio. It looks like a huge wheel surrounded by a green environment. The major part is a huge ring.

1.Which fountain is built on a bridge?

A.The Giant. B.71 Fountain.

C.Nacka Fountain. D.Moonlight Rainbow Fountain.

2.What do The Giant and Metalmorphosis have in common?

A.They sit in America. B.They are made of bronze.

C.They appear as a big head. D.They are designed by the same artist.

3.What can we infer about 71 Fountain?

A.It is in honor of peace. B.It is surrounded by sea.

C.It is environment-friendly. D.It is named after a highway.

    A couple of weeks ago, when some friends and I took a trip to Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, I immediately _______ it. Since we are all living in North Germany which is not very _______,it only took us a few hours on the train _______ we were at the heart of this _______ city. The minute we stepped off the _______, we were surrounded by _______ architecture and weaving canals.

We stayed at a youth hostel( 旅社),which was a typical tall Dutch house with lots of stairs. I _______ staying in youth hostel; it is such a great _______ to meet people from all over the world and _______ your different experiences and ________ We stayed in a room with an Argentinian, who we befriended right away, and we spent a lot of ________ together.

During our stay, we made sure to make the most of what Amsterdam has to ________ We took a boat trip through the ________, which gave us some great ________ of the fantastic architecture and canals. We also made sure to go to the Van Gogh Museum, which is one of the city's most famous tourist attractions, and consists of a ________ collection of his work, along with details of his ________ and the work of other artists that knew him. One of my favourite parts of the trip, though it was rather ________, was our visit to the Anne F rank Museum. She was a Jewish girl who hid with her family for 2 years before the Nazis ________ them and sent them to the death camps. It was a very ________ experience, and certainly worth seeing.

Overall, I think Amsterdam is one of my favourite cities that I have ever been to, and I would love to ________someday!

1.A.remembered B.loved C.recognized D.knew

2.A.hilly B.open C.similar D.far

3.A.before B.when C.unless D.since

4.A.remote B.warm C.beautiful D.industrial

5.A.train B.taxi C.boat D.flight

6.A.strange B.modern C.low D.amazing

7.A.regret B.enjoy C.imagine D.miss

8.A.difference B.pity C.decision D.chance

9.A.protect B.declare C.share D.ignore

10.A.clothes B.cultures C.attitude D.knowledge

11.A.time B.money C.energy D.effort

12.A.create B.teach C.offer D.promise

13.A.city B.country C.field D.bridge

14.A.news B.expectations C.views D.ideas

15.A.recent B.huge C.daily D.growing

16.A.performance B.life C.team D.progress

17.A.interesting B.terrible C.crazy D.sad

18.A.found B.served C.blamed D.misunderstood

19.A.subjective B.common C.direct D.moving

20.A.visit B.travel C.return D.go

根据题目所提出的具体要求，在答题卡写出一篇连贯完整的短文。词数不少于60。

假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Jim计划暑假来北京进行为期三天的旅行，发邮件请你推荐行程安排。请你参考下面提供的信息给他回邮件，介绍行程安排，并给出推荐理由。

邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

• visit Tian’anmen Square and the Palace Museum

• go to the Great Wall

• see pandas in Beijing Zoo

Dear Jim,

I’m so glad you’re coming to Beijing this summer. I’d like to introduce some wonderful places to you.

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Yours,

Li Hua

阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答，答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。

Viral Marketing

Companies are always on the lookout for new ways to sell products. We’re used to seeing ads in newspapers and on television. In recent years, a new type of ad strategy—viral marketing （病毒性营销）—has become popular. It uses the Internet to spread information about a product or service.

The idea of viral marketing is the “word of mouth” effect, that is, to get people to recommend a product to others. On the Internet, that can be done by email messages. Or, the information may be posted on forums, blogs, and other websites.

Advertisers can’t force people to spread their message. So, they must think of creative ways to get people to help out. One good way is to give something away. For example, when somebody sends an email using a Hotmail account, there’s an ad on the bottom. It tells others how to get a free account. Other companies give away branded screensavers, wallpaper, and sounds. Whenever they’re seen or shared, it advertises the product.

Another way is funny and interesting videos. When someone comes across a great ad for BMW, they may send a link to their friends. They may even add the video to a forum or blog. Companies love the effect. It gets more people to watch their ads, visit their websites, and, hopefully, buy their products.

Unfortunately, it’s hard to plan viral marketing activities. There are many ads and websites on the Internet. So, designers and marketers must think up creative new strategies. If something is funny, interesting, or useful enough, people will tell their friends about it. If it includes giving something away, the viral marketing activity may be even more successful.

1.What does viral marketing use to spread information? （不多于两个单词）

2.What is the idea of viral marketing? （不多于五个单词）

3.Write down one of the ways used by viral marketers. （不多于四个单词）

4.Why is it hard to plan viral marketing activities? （不多于十个单词）

Kelly’s Book Blog

Blues Point Blues by Sherry1 Clark （56 pages）

Belle was never very popular, but that all changes when she gets a cool new job in the catering department（餐饮部）for a popular TV programme, a daytime soap opera called Blues Point Blues. Now everyone wants to be her friend. However, as she becomes the center of attention, she begins to have some doubts. Wasn’t this what she was dreaming of? Belle discovers she has to make some important decisions.

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World by Juhn Wood （64 pages）

In 1998， John Wood was a successful manager for Microsoft in Australia. Then, while he was hiking in Nepal during a holiday, he visited a school in a mountain village. Shocked to sec their empty library, he made up his mind to return with some books. That decision soon led him to leave his job to start a charity called Room to Read, which donates libraries and books to needy schools around the world. This is a true story about an inspiring person.

Billy Elliott by Melvin Burgess （64 pages）

Eleven-year-old Billy Elliott is from a poor family in a small English town. He isn’t good at sports and hates the boxing lessons that his father makes him take. One day. Billy discovers a ballet dancing class and decides to give it a try. He immediately realizes that lie’s finally found something he can do well. Unfortunately, his father and brother have a very different opinion about ballet.

The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford （58 pages）

This is the story of three brave pets on a long and dangerous journey together. After they were accidentally left behind in the remote Canadian north while their owners were travelling in Europe, these three very different animals determined to find their way back home. Their friendship and teamwork is heartwarming and wonderful as they help each other survive the trip across hundreds kilometers of wilderness.

1.In the book Blues Point Blues, Belle ________.

A.dreams of becoming an actress B.works in a catering department

C.wishes to be everyone’s friend D.plays a role in a soap opera

2.What did John Wood do for the needy schools?

A.He trained school children. B.He hiked around the world

C.He worked hard in Microsoft. D.He donated libraries and books.

3.If you are interested in reading stories of animals, which book will you choose?

A.Blues Point Blues. B.Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

C.Billy Elliott. D.The Incredible Journey.

4.From Kelly’s book blog, we can NOT learn ________.

A.the prices of the books B.the contents of the books

C.the pages of the books D.the writers of the books

Pizza: the World’s Favorite Food

Food, and the way we eat it, is always changing. As society develops, we learn of growing, processing, and cooking food. What we ate 200 years ago was very different from what we eat today. Also, when people travel to live in other countries, they take their knowledge of cooking with them. And food must fit modem lifestyles and local tastes, too. One food that has done this successfully is the pizza.

The pizza we recognize today first appeared in Italy in 1889. A famous baker from Naples made a special pizza for the Italian royal （王室的） family. He was very worried they wouldn’t like it but they did. Queen Margherita loved the dish so much, and the baker named it after her. Since then, this simple meal of bread, cheese, and tomato has traveled the world, and it has adapted to local cultures. The pizza began its journey in the 1890s, when many Italians moved to New York in search of a better life. There they continued to make pizzas, and the first pizzeria opened in 1905.

At first it was only popular with Italians, but by the late 1940s, Americans discovered a taste for it. Today, they spend ＄37 billion a year on pizzas. That’s more than ＄100 per American!

The pizza continued its travels around the world, adapting all the time. In Sweden, for example, it is usual to have bananas on pizzas. In Belgium, people eat chocolate pizzas with marshmallows on top. Japan is a nation of seafood lovers, so not surprisingly, they love octopus and squid, as well as roasted seaweed, toppings. Australians sometimes choose kangaroo or crocodile on their pizza.

The popularity of the pizza is also related to our changing lifestyles. In today’s super-fast society, people often don’t have the time or energy to cook. So, they order takeout—and very often, it’s a pizza. Sometimes you don’t even have to pick it up; it’s delivered to your home. If you don’t even have time to sit down, buy a single slice and eat it standing up!

The pizza has come a long way. From its beginnings m an Italian city, it has grown to become one of the world’s favorite foods.

1.The pizza first appeared as ________.

A.a homemade white bread B.a fast food for travelers

C.a dish for the royal family D.a popular local food

2.When did the pizza arrive in New York?

A.In 1889. B.In the 1890s.

C.In 1905. D.In the 1940s.

3.In which country do people love pizzas with bananas on top?

A.Japan. B.Belgium.

C.Sweden. D.Australia.

4.The passage mainly tells us ________.

A.how the pizza gets popular B.who made the first pizza

C.how the pizza is made D.where the pizza came from

1.WIRES aim at helping ________.

A.pet animals B.wildlife animals

C.small animals D.farm animals

2.Guy’s dad is an example to show ________.

A.who started WIRES B.how one helps WIRES

C.why people join WIRES D.how WIRES study animals

3.What does Guy hope to do in the future?

A.Live in nature. B.Take care of his dad.

C.Study bats. D.Work for WIRES.

4.The author writes the passage in order to ________.

A.describe a course on animals B.introduce an animal scientist

C.call on people to join the rescue group D.give advice on keeping pets

    There is no school equal to a decent（体面的）home and no teacher equal to a virtuous（有德行的） parent.

Dad was an English teacher who taught high school students. Mom _______ home and homeschooled their four children Three of us had no trouble _______ but my sister Catherine still could not _______ by fifth grade, and worse still, did not even know the alphabet（字母表）.

My mother did some research and _______ that Catherine had some sort of learning disability. She sent Catherine to a public school to get some help. Catherine made many friends at school and _______ everyone with her gift for telling creative stories in class, _______ she still couldn’t master reading. _______ all the testing was done, the school had my parents come in They were told that based on the test results, they should just take Catherine home.

Tears of _______ ran down my dad’s cheeks, but my mom’s jaw was set in quiet determination. As they walked back to the car, she turned to him and said, “I know she’s not _______.”

Soon after, my mom discovered a learning system that focused heavily on lesson repetition and building slowly on the previous exercises. She worked with __________ for four hours every morning while the rest of us studied on our own. It was __________ for both of them, but she often told a crying Catherine, “ __________ is not an option. You are going to learn to read, or we’ll both try! You have to learn to read! You will learn to read.”

In time, Catherine __________ it. By the time she graduated from eighth grade, she was reading almost at grade level. She continued __________ and was reading above grade level when she graduated from high school.

Catherine came to love reading and writing. All of this because of a wonderfully devoted mother who was absolutely the best __________ ever—for all four of us.

1.A.left B.stayed C.came D.went

2.A.learning B.playing C.talking D.walking

3.A.listen B.speak C.read D.write

4.A.pretended B.wished C.advised D.found

5.A.amazed B.hurt C.bored D.praised

6.A.or B.so C.for D.but

7.A.If B.Although C.Unless D.After

8.A.hope B.sadness C.anger D.sickness

9.A.shy B.sorry C.polite D.stupid

10.A.Catherine B.my father C.me D.her friends

11.A.interesting B.fair C.hard D.good

12.A.Kindness B.Failure C.Courage D.Pressure

13.A.changed B.shared C.got D.checked

14.A.forgetting B.improving C.explaining D.noticing

15.A.teacher B.classmate C.researcher D.learner

假定你是李华，你的美国朋友 Peter 想提高中文水平，进一步了解中国文化。请给他写一封信，推荐学习资源 (resource)。内容包括：

1. 学习资源：报纸、杂志及其他途径；

2. 推荐理由；

3. 表达祝愿。

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

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。

Last weekend, my parents told me a good news that my family would go camping with my uncle’s family.I feel so excited about it, because I could spend the whole night outside,which had never been happened before.When the day came, we brought the equipments and some food. In the afternoon, the two families settled down, and then they started to walk around. My cousins and I rushed to a forest and went to the highest point, there we could appreciate the whole sight. Stood on the highest place, I felt so greatly. We enjoyed a grander sight by climbing a greater height. At night, we set fire and danced happily. It was so a happy moment for me.