Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe”(低头族). Are you a heads-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.

Using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money. Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. Let’s have a look at an interesting TV report. A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home. As a result, he bumped into a big lost bear on the street. When he lifted his eyes from the phone，he was so scared that he turned around and ran away as quickly as possible. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone.

Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them. Let’s be “healthy” users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.

1.Where did the American bump into the bear?

A. In the forest.   B. At a zoo.

C. On the street. D. At a park.

2.According to the passage, what do the “Heads-down Tribe” do when they eat in a restaurant?

A. They enjoy their meals.

B. They take photos of their meals.

C. They don’t talk to the people who sit opposite.

D. They talk to the strangers who sit next to them.

3.What do we know about the “Heads-down Tribe”?

A. They are cool children.

B. They are dangerous driver.

C. They are good at using the Internet.

D. They are always looking at their mobile phones.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Let’s try to be the “Heads-down Tribe”.

B. We should use mobile phones properly.

C. Mobile phones are not good for people.

D. Mobile phones are helpful and necessary.

A boy without ears was often laughed at at school, so he often asked his parents to graft(移植) a pair of ears for him.

One day a doctor said to the boy’s father that he could graft a pair of ears for his son, if they could be offered. Two years went by. Then, “You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’s a secret,” said the father.

The operation was a brilliant success. Later the boy married and entered the diplomatic service（外交部）. “But I must know who gave so much to me. I could never do enough for him.” “But the agreement was that you are not to know… not yet,” said the father. The years kept their secret, but the day did come… one of the darkest days that ever passed through his son. Slowly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish-brown hair to show… that the mother had no ears.

“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut,” he whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?”

Real beauty lies not in the physical appearance, but in the heart. Real treasure lies not in what that can be seen, but what that cannot be seen. Real love lies not in what is done and known, but in what that is done but not known.

1.Why was the boy laughed at at school?

A. Because he was very short.               B. Because he was very foolish.

C. Because he has no eyes.                  D. Because he has no ears.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “donate”?

A.  喜欢            B.捐赠           C.破坏            D.生长

3.Which is the right order according to the story.

①The boy married and entered the diplomatic service.

②The boy knew who gave him the ears.

③The boy asked his parents to graft a pair of ears for him.

④The boy’s operation was successful.

A. ③④①②    B. ②①③④

C. ①③④②     D. ③①④②

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Real beauty lies in the heart.

B. Real love lies in what that is done but not known.

C. The passage mainly tells us how the boy succeeded.

D. The love of mother is great.

There are many American expressions about insects(昆虫) like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They always appear to be busy, moving around their homes or hives. So you might say you were “as busy as a bee” if you spent your weekend cleaning your house .

Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the nineteen twenties. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was “the bee’s knees”. Now, we admit(承认) that we do not know how this expression developed. In fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!.

Hornets(大黄蜂) are bee-like insects that sometimes attack people. If you are really angry, you might say you are“mad as a hornet”.And if you “stir up a hornet’s nest”, you create trouble or problems.

Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to “have butterflies in the stomach”. That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd. And do you know any expressions about ants?

1.When Mrs. King spends her weekend cleaning the house, we can say she is as busy as _________.

A. a bee            B. a hornet

C. a butterfly       D. an insect

2.When you say to others “I am mad as a hornet”, what do you really mean?

A.I must stop working.           B.I am the best of all.

C.I create some problems.        D.I feel really angry.

3.Which of the following would be discussed next?

A. Some expressions about ants.   B. Some expressions about noses.

C. Some expressions about flowers. D. Some expressions about colors.

Robert is a thirty-five-year-old American. He becomes a      man in science. Once, he was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he could be so much more creative than other people. He said that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his       when he was about two years old.

That day, when he was trying to      a bottle of milk out of the fridge, but he dropped the milk bottle. The milk spilled all over the _      floor, which turned out to be a sea of milk. He was afraid.

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of       him, she smiled. She said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have __      seen such a huge puddle of milk before. Well, since it has already been done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a moment before we clean it up?” Robert did      his mother told him.

After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and put       to its right place. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel or a mop(抹布). Which do you prefer?” He       the sponge and together they cleaned up he milk.

His mother then said, “You’d better learn       to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands, OK? Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without      it.”

The little boy      that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(瓶口) with both hands, he could make it. What a wonderful lesson!

It was at that moment that Robert knew he didn’t need to be _      to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just      to learn something new, and that is what scientific experiments are all about.      sometimes the experiment “doesn’t work”, we usually can learn something meaningful from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would do the same as Robert’s mother does?

1.A. poor        B. successful  C. lucky      D. friendly

2.A. father      B. brother      C. mother     D. sister

3.A. pass        B. take         C. borrow      D. hide

4.A. bedroom     B. study       C. bathroom    D. kitchen

5.A. shouting at B. calling on  C. hearing of  D. looking for

6.A. always      B. often        C. never       D. sometimes

7.A. though      B. as          C. for        D. until

8.A. something B. everything C. nothing     D. anything

9.A. needed      B. enjoyed      C. lent        D. chose

10.A. how        B. where        C. why        D. when

11.A. keeping    B. throwing     C. leaving    D. dropping

12.A. invited    B. helped       C. learned     D. followed

13.A. afraid    B. difficult    C. terrible   D. dangerous

14.A. decisions B. suggestions  C. chances     D. plans

15.A. Although   B. Because    C. Since       D. If

书面表达（满分10分）

现在，不少青少年发现越来越难与父母沟通和交流，请以“How to get on well with  parents?”为题，写一篇短文，谈谈你的看法。

要求：请根据所给题目，用英语写一篇短文，字数不少于60个；语言流畅、书写规范、卷面整洁；文中不得使用你的真实姓名、校名，否则以零分计；短文必须写在答题卷上，如在本卷上作答，一律不得分。

将下列句子中的汉语部分译成英语，注意使用适当的形式，并将所填单词写在答题卷相应位置。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

1.I  __________ loudly, “I should be allowed to go to play on weekends.”(顶嘴)

2.It’s bad behavior to spit __________.（当众）

3.Don’t  __________, or you may fall behind the other students in your class.（缺课）

4.Lucy lost her keys  __________. （在回家的路上）

5.I think I’ll  __________ on Jill next week. （顺便来访）

根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空，并将所填单词写在答题卷相应位置。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

1.I was so hungry that I had a ____________ (three) bowl of rice.

2.China is ____ (know) for tea.

3.The movie was interesting, but Grace was not ____________ (interest) in it.

4.Thanks to your ____________ (suggest), l got to complete the job in time.

5.It is always____________ (sun) here in winter.

One day, a poor boy was trying to sell things from door to door to pay for school. He was hungry. Then he decided to ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a nice young woman opened the door, he changed to ask for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry and brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked, "How much do I pay?" "You needn't do that," she said. "Mother has taught me to be kind."

Years later, the young woman became seriously ill. She was sent to a big city. When Dr.Howard Kelly, a very famous doctor now, heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. At once, he got up and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He recognized her at once and decided to do his best to save her life. He did it and they won at last!

Before she left, the bill (账单) was sent to her. She was quite afraid to open it. Finally, she looked, and to her surprise, she found these words on the bill: "Paid with a glass of milk.Dr. Howard Kelly.”

Tears of joy came down from her eyes as she said silently, "Thank you, God. Your love has passed through hearts and hands."

根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

1.Why did the boy want to sell things ?

A. He wanted to pay for school.    B. He was hungry.

C. He wanted to make money.       D. His mother made him do it..

2.What can we say about the woman?

A. She was kind.                  B. She was very rich.

C. She knew the boy's mother.      D. She loved the boy very much.

3.Why was the woman afraid to open the bill?

A. She was afraid of the doctor.

B. She didn't want to pay anything.

C. She was worried about her illness.

D. She thought it would cost her a lot.

4.Why did the doctor go into the woman's room?

A. To give her some money.          B. To make sure who she was.

C. To send some medicine to her.     D. To ask somebody else for help.

5.What can we say about the doctor?

A. Thankful.            B. Rich.        C. Strange.    D. Surprising.

As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.

Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real? Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.

You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.

In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.

Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream.

There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

1.Follow Your Heart is          .

A. the first thing you must do to make your dream real

B. the most important dream to have for teenagers

C. the name of a famous Australian writer

D. the name of a book by Andrew Matthews

2. If you want to make your dream real, you should          .

A. remember what your dream is

B. keep telling yourself what you want

C. never be afraid of difficulties

D. try to start with all the things above

3.From the text, we know the word“challenge”means“        ”.

A. 变化   B. 挑战  C. 决定  D. 态度

4.What shouldn’t be done to make your dream come true?

A. Always remember what your dream is.

B. Watch TV instead of studying.

C. Do what you should do step by step.

D. Save money to buy new books.

5.What is the best title for the text?

A. Make a Big Dream

B. How to Find Your Real Dream

C. Never Stop Dreaming of Success

D. Teenagers Have Many Dreams

Being safe at school and in your everyday life needs knowledge. If you remember the following information, your life will be much safer.

Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn't walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous happens, you can find them quickly.

Don't use earphones when running in the school yard or on the street. You will keep yourself from the outside world and can be easily surprised.

School bags should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting them on your back. When buses are crowded, it is easy enough for thieves to steal the things in your bags on your back.

If you are followed by a stranger, cross the street and go in the other direction, let the stranger know that you know he or she is there. Next, go and get help from others if it is necessary. Don’t go home directly. You are safer on the street than you are in your home or in a lift.

If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes before the buses leave. This stops a stranger from studying you. On buses, don’t sit alone; sit behind the driver or with friends. Don’t sleep.

根据短文内容，判断以下句子正误。你认为正确的句子请在答题卷相应空格内写“T”，错误的写“F”。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

1.It’s not important to get some information about life.

2.You’d better sit after the driver when you are alone to take a bus.

3.It’s good for you to use earphones when you are running outside.

4.You shouldn’t sleep all the way though it’s a long bus trip.

5.If you find a stranger following you, go home right away.