1. — Did you listen to the program yesterday?

— Yes. I can't believe I heard her singing ______ the radio.

2. You'd better wear your coat, ______ you will catch a cold.

3. — ____ you ______ your homework yet, Tom?

— Yes, Mom. I've already done it.

4. David loves volleyball very much, and he ______ about his volleyball team in his future books.

5. — Amy speaks Chinese well and she also likes Chinese food.

— She ______ Beijing since she was a kid.

6. — The cup cakes are gifts for your friends.

— Wow! They look ______.

7. — Hi, Mike. Have you been to Disneyland in Shanghai?

— Yes. I _______ there last month.

8. — How often does the magazine _____?

— Once a month.

9. You can ______ the ticket online if you don't have time to buy it here.

10. — Do you know ______?

— Not sure, but it was on July 13 last year. 

11. 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。

    One day, a small business owner decided to1 because he'd had enough of the endless work, enough of the lack of payback, enough of the uncomfortable loneliness.

    He went into the forest to have one last talk to the wise man he met before. "Wise man," he said. "Can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't give up?"

    The answer surprised him. "Look 2 you," the wise man said. "Do you see the fern(蕨类植物) and the bamboo?"

    "Yes," the man said.

    "When I planted the fern and the bamboo, I took very good care of them. So both of them got enough food and water. They enjoyed    3 in spring and were protected from the storms in autumn. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its large long leaves soon 4  the forest floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed (种子). 5 I did not give up on the bamboo. In the second year, the fern grew even better than before but nothing came from the bamboo seed. In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not give up. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. Still I would not give up and I waited. "

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout(芽) came out from the earth. Compared to the fern, it was 6. But day by day the sprout grew bigger. Within six months, the sprout had reached a height of 100 feet. It had spent the five years growing roots(根). Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to stay alive."

    "Do you know, young man, that all this time you have been struggling, you have been growing? Grow the roots that you need to produce your 7."

    "Don't compare yourself to others. The bamboo has a different purpose from the fern, but they both make the forest beautiful. Your time will come. You will rise high."

    The small business owner thought this was good advice. He left the forest to practise what the wise man had told him.

When it seems like nothing is happening in your life, even with all the work that you're doing, remember that you're probably growing roots, not fruit. Being hard-working and 8, one day not long from now, you will have a great harvest.

12. 阅读下面短文, 根据短文内容, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。

    When an ice cream sundae(圣代冰淇淋) cost much less, a boy entered a coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.

    "How much is an ice cream sundae?"

    "Fifty cents," said the waitress.

    The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. "How much is a dish of plain ice cream?" he asked.

    Some people were waiting for a table, and the waitress was not patient. "Thirty-five cents," she said angrily.

    The little boy again counted the coins. "I will have the plain ice cream," he said. The waitress brought the ice cream and walked away. The boy finished, paid the money, and left.

    When the waitress came back, she was surprised at what she saw. There were fifteen cents placed beside the empty dish. That was her tip.

13. 阅读下面短文, 根据短文内容, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。

Dear students,     Volunteering has never been an easy task. But if you are one of us, you will make a difference. Anyone who wants to volunteer-whether you work full-time or part-time-can find a way to help in our area. Below is an easy how-to guide to becoming a volunteer in our school.     First, you need to complete an online volunteer form, which includes your personal information and volunteering experiences. The form is only on the school website. Once you are told that you can volunteer, you will only have to sign in with our clock system, wear your badge with your name on it, and when leaving, sign out to make sure your volunteer hours are recorded.     Things you need to remember:     1. Sign in with the clock system every time you are in school.     2. Wear your badge.     3. Sign out when you leave to make sure your volunteer hours are recorded.     Everyone, whether you are a volunteer or a visitor, will be asked to show one of the following to tell who you are in order to get past the school gate:     1. A driver's license in use;     2. A state-issued ID card;     3. A work visa;     4. A green card.     If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out a school volunteer form and return it to the school Volunteer Officer or front office. The school volunteer officer will call you to discuss ways in which you can help in our school.                                              Kevin Winberry                                              Volunteer Program Director

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阅读下面短文, 根据短文内容, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。

C

    A desert is a difficult place for animals to live, and some have unusual ways of making a living. The Texas lizard has a strange way to keep itself safe. When a predator(掠食动物) gets too close, blood goes out from the lizard's eyes. Then it breathes in much air to make its body look bigger. Another interesting desert animal is the javelina. To make a predator afraid and run away, the javelina bravely faces the animal. It makes a big noise with its teeth. It raises the hard hairs on its back to make itself look bigger. The javelina also gives off a strong smell as a warning when it is afraid. This smell is so strong that javelinas are also called "smelly pigs". Javelinas keep safe by staying close to their family, so there's a good chance they can make a predator change its mind!

    You might think a rain forest would be easier to live in than a desert. After all, there's plenty of food and water in a rain forest. But that also means a lot of animals live there. Being able to climb trees is a useful skill in the rain forest. It allows an animal to keep away from predators. The sloth spends most of its life in the treetops. Its strong, curved claws(爪子) help it climb and hang upside down from branches. The sloth also moves very slowly. It does this so it's not noticed. The aye-aye lives only in the rain forest of Madagascar, near Africa. The aye-aye is a night animal. This helps it to stay safe from daytime predators. However, the number of the aye-aye keeps going down and they may die out. People have hunted it because they think it brings bad luck. Also, much of the rain forest in Madagascar has been cut down, which has destroyed the aye-aye's home. Today there are laws(法律) to keep people from killing it.

15. 根据短文内容, 从短文后的四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。

    Ever since a 71-year-old Brazilian(巴西的) man, Joao Pereira de Souza, saved a dying penguin(企鹅), he's been receiving visits from his feathered friend every year.

    In 2011, Pereira de Souza found a hungry Magellanic penguin on the beach near his house. He named the penguin "Dindim" and fed it every day until it was strong enough to leave.  Pereira de Souza decided to take Dindim out into the water by boat and drop it off to encourage it to swim home. But when he was back to shore(海岸), he found the penguin waiting for him."Then just after it changed its coat with new feathers, it disappeared," Pereira de Souza told TV Globo, a Brazilian TV network.

    Magellanic penguins regularly swim thousands of kilometers a year to find places to have their babies on the coast of Argentina and Chile.Many of Pereira de Souza's friends thought that when Dindim finally left, that was it for the human-bird friendship. But a few months later, Dindim returned and found Pereira de Souza. "It arrives in June and leaves to go home in February, and every year it becomes closer to me," Pereira de Souza said, "If others try, it pecks(啄) them or waddles away. "

A. From time to time, penguins show up in warmer Brazilian waters. B. I am the only person who can get near to Dindim. C. It stayed with me for 11 months. D. But the penguin refused to go.

16. 阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。

    Once upon a time there was a writer who liked to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the beach. As he looked down the beach, he saw someone moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that a young man was reaching down to the shore, picking something up and very gently throwing it into the ocean.

    As he got closer, he called out, "Good morning! What are you doing?"

    The young man stopped, looked up and answered, "Throwing starfish into the ocean."

    "I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?"

    "The sun is up, and the tide(潮汐) is going out, and if I don't throw them in, they'll die."

    "But, young man, don't you see that there are miles and miles of beach, and starfish all along it? You can't possibly make a difference!"

    The young man listened politely, then picked up another starfish and threw it into the ocean, past the breaking waves and said, "It made a difference for that one." And he kept throwing starfish.

    There is something very special in each and every one of us. All of us can make a difference in life. If we know that, we have the power to shape the future.

17. 根据中文意思, 用所给词语写句子。

18. 请根据中文和英文提示, 完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。所给提示词语仅供选用。

假如你是李华, 你的学校要举行主题为“My Best Friend”的英语征文活动。请你用英文介绍你最好的朋友, 包括他（她）的外貌或者性格特点, 你经常和他（她）一起做什么并分享一件你们共同经历的事情以及你的感受。

  提示词语：humor, popular, strong, helpful, play football, relax, excited, special

  提示问题：1. What is your best friend like? 

2. What do you often do together? 

3. Share one memory of something you did together and describe your feelings about it.

19. 根据短文内容从方框中选词, 并用其正确形式填空。

    Sometimes I wonder why I ever wanted to drive. This morning as I was backing up the car, I  the car behind me. After I dropped off my children at their school, I started driving to a small town thirty miles away, where I had a meeting. While I  along a beautiful, quiet country road, suddenly I saw some chickens the road. Before I knew it, I had run over one of them,  and the farmer ran out of her house shaking her fist（拳头）at me. It seemed country roads were not soafter all, and I decided to take the highway instead. I turned off at the third exit, and before I knew it there was a police car  me. The policeman gave me a $ 150 ticket for going through a stop sign. I swear I didn't see it. Besides, that's a stupid place to put a stop sign.

    Anyway, to make a bad day even , on my way home after I picked up my children from school, my car broke down. It cost me $ 65 to pull it to the nearest mechanic and another $ 400 to get it fixed. Next time I'm going to take a taxi.

20. 阅读短文, 根据短文内容, 从各题给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。
    Some people choose to be vegetarian, but others are vegetarian because of their religion（宗教）, their culture, or the place they live. There are vegetarians all over the world, but the country with the most vegetarians is India.
    About one billion people live in India, and most follow the Hindu religion. Hindus think it is wrong to kill animals or make them suffer. They think if they do so, they will suffer the same way one day. Hindus believe cows are sacred, and they are respected by people. Therefore, most Hindus do not eat beef.
    There are different kinds of vegetarians in the world . Some vegetarians do not eat beef or red meat, but they eat chicken and fish. Some do not eat red meat, chicken, or fish but they eat cheese, butter, eggs, milk, and other animal products. Other vegetarians do not use anything that comes from an animal. Some don t wear wool because it harms the sheep, don t use silk because it hurts silkworms, and don t eat honey because they do not want to hurt bees. Other vegetarians only eat vegetables; however they do not kill plants. For example, they will not eat carrots or potatoes because when you pick them, the plants die. They will eat apples or pears because picking them does not harm the plant. Some vegetarians do not kill or hurt any animal-not even a fly or a mosquito!
    In India, too, there are different kinds of vegetarians. Some Hindus are strict vegetarians. Other Hindus eat all meat except beef, but they only eat it about once a week. Many families eat chicken or lamb a few times a year on special occasions, like wedding. The Hindus from the upper classes do not eat meat or drink alcohol. However, the lower classes eat all meat except beef. The upper classes, or Brahmans（婆罗门）, cannot kill anything that is moving. If they do, they believe they will become that animal in their next lives and will be killed, too.
    Hindus follow other rules when they eat. They rinse their mouths, arms, and legs before and after eating to clean themselves. It is a custom for the man of the house to eat thirty two mouthfuls at each meal, chewing carefully and thinking about pleasant things. Strict Hindus do not eat garlic or onions. They believe that foods have characteristics. Some foods are “hot", others are “cold” They think the strong smells of these foods are too powerful for the mild tastes and smells of other vegetables. Also, in middle class families, many women do not eat meat, but men do. Women think eating meat is something manly. They also connect meat with violence.
    Vegetarians are everywhere in both rich and poor countries. In parts of the world such as Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, meat is uncommon, and therefore it is an easy choice to be vegetarian. Surveys show that in both the United States and Britain about 4 percent of the population is vegetarian. And more and more people are choosing vegetarianism every day. Many people become vegetarian for health reasons. They look and feel better when they stop eating meat. Some famous vegetarians include Leonardo da Vince, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison.