阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

English is a language 1. (speak) all around the world. There are more than 42 countries 2. the majority (大多数) of the people speak English. Most native speakers of English 3. (find) in the UK, the US, Canada, and many other countries. In total, for more than 375 million people English is their mother tongue. 4. equal number of people learn English as a second language. However, the number of people who learn English as a foreign language 5. (be) more than 750 million.

In only fifty years, English has developed into the language most 6. (wide) spoken and used in the world.  Foreign staff in China are not requested 7. (learn) Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students can talk with them 8. (use) English. You can listen to English songs 9. the radio or use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet. With so many people communicating in English every day, 10. will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.

Once upon a time, there was a poor man. His ____ was also very poor — a small and empty house, which was ____ with spider webs (蜘蛛网). People tried to ____ coming into his house as they didn’t want to come to such a ____ place. And the poor man thought that poverty (贫困) was the ____ for his unlucky life.

Then, the poor man ____ a wise man and told him about his poverty. The man felt sorry for the poor man and gave him a vase (花瓶). “This will save you from ____,” the wise man ____. The poor man took the ____ from the wise man and wanted to ____ it at first and then spend the money on drinking, as usual. Besides, why would he ____ such a beautiful thing? But then he started ____ the vase carefully and decided not to take it to the market. He brought the vase back to his ____, put it on the table and started watching it again.

“It’s not ____ for such a beautiful thing to be ____,” the poor man thought. So he ____ some flowers and put them into the vase. It became even ____. “Not good that such a beautiful thing stands next to a spider web,” the poor man ____ again.

So the poor man started ____ his house. He cleaned the dust, washed the floor and whitened the walls. And it became clear that his house wasn’t poor, ____ rather warm and comfortable. And the poor man wasn’t a poor man anymore, but a hard-working host, who had no time to think about poverty.

1.A. child    B. home    C. health    D. village

2.A. treated    B. built    C. filled    D. covered

3.A. consider    B. forget    C. enjoy    D. avoid

4.A. quiet    B. dirty    C. cold    D. wet

5.A. reason    B. result    C. problem    D. change

6.A. helped    B. thanked    C. met    D. protected

7.A. danger    B. death    C. poorness    D. trouble

8.A. said    B. shouted    C. cried    D. wrote

9.A. money    B. vase    C. table    D. flower

10.A. draw    B. study    C. throw    D. sell

11.A. bring    B. buy    C. like    D. need

12.A. washing    B. looking at    C. repairing    D. showing off

13.A. house    B. farm    C. shop    D. school

14.A. important    B. right    C. possible    D. easy

15.A. big    B. empty    C. old    D. safe

16.A. planted    B. borrowed    C. stole    D. picked

17.A. more beautiful    B. stranger    C. more expensive    D. stronger

18.A. expected    B. thought    C. believed    D. doubted

19.A. cleaning    B. checking    C. moving    D. choosing

20.A. or    B. for    C. but    D. and

What to expect at high school

Are you super worried about what to expect at high school? Well, guess what? Everyone is! The following tips will help guide you safely through your first day!

► Understand that you’ll be moving a lot.

Depending on the school you’re at, there could be more subjects and you’ll have more classrooms! 1. Be ready to move around and remember what classrooms they are in.

► Understand the newness of high school.

There are usually more strict teachers and more classrooms! Don’t worry. 2. More friends and more freedom (hopefully)! There will be a lot of differences, so go along with it and don’t feel nervous about the change.

► 3.

Stay away from students who have higher grades than you! They’re older and you will be an easy target (目标), so watch your back! If they do try to threaten (恐吓) you or anything, tell your parents or teachers to help you with it.

► Be prepared for the dining room.

Make sure you have friends to sit with, or you’ll look lonely and feel lonely. Make some new friends to sit with. 4.

► Remember to stay good in school.

5. You don’t need an “A” for everything, but an “F” on everything is not good! Spend enough time on study and take notes during class.

A. One for every subject.

B. Put your books in order.

C. Know who to watch out for.

D. There are some advantages!

E. Try to eat healthily on your first day.

F. Try to make a good impression on the teachers.

G. Do your homework and make sure you study hard!

Many people believe that you lose the ability to learn new languages as you get older. Language experts, however, will tell you that you’re never too old to learn a new language. As you get older, it can be more difficult to learn a new language, though.

Children and adults learn new languages in different ways. For children, language is their life. They study for thousands of hours every year, because they need to learn languages to become part of their communities. Adults, on the other hand, are already part of a language community. Learning a new language means becoming part of another language community, and adults rarely get the chance to practice as much as young children do.

Moreover, children learning a new language are expected to make mistakes. This gives them freedom when learning to be daring and confident. Adults, however, often feel pressured to be perfect when learning a new language. This can discourage many people and make it even harder to learn a new language.

When young children learn a new language, they come to see various languages as a “normal” part of society. This mindset(思维模式) helps them embrace learning a new language without feeling like they’re doing something unusual or “too hard”.

So if you want to learn a new language, go for it! It’s never too late to learn a new language. If you’re older, it may take more work, but it can be done. If you’re a young child, though, now is the time to step out and learn a new language!

1.By “language is their life”, the author means that children     .

A. can’ t live without language

B. lead a happy life every day

C. practice a new language a lot

D. are taken good care of adults

2.What may make it hard for the old people to learn to a new language?

A. They are afraid of being laughed at

B. They usually have too many interests

C. They think making mistakes is natural

D. They always make all kinds of mistakes

3.Which of the following shows the difference between children and adults in learning a new language?

A. The behaviors they have

B. The learning attitudes

C. The future plans they have made

D. The materials they are using

4.According to the author, a new language     .

A. can never be learned by the old people

B. can be grasped by the old people easily

C. can be understood only by the old people

D. can be learned by both the old and the young

Some people are never right. They never have good luck. They usually do the wrong things and say the wrong things. And even if what they say and do is OK, they say it or do it at the wrong time. So these people always have problems. They often break glasses. They sometimes miss buses or trains.

Mr.Neff is different. He is always right. He is never wrong. He usually has good luck. He hardly has problems. He never misses buses and trains. Even though he really misses them, it is always the fault of the buses and the trains.

Mr. Neff knows almost everything. He doesn’t ask questions. He answers questions. He never says “I don’t know”．

I don’t know Mrs. Neff. It seems that not many people know her. I sometimes want to know about her. Is she always right? Or maybe she is always wrong? Does she often break glasses or miss buses and trains?

Does she have problems? I really want to know!

1.What kind of man is Mr.Neff?

A. He’s cleverer than other people.

B. He does everything better than his friends.

C. He’s the luckiest man in the world.

D. He is pleased with himself.

2.The writer really thinks that ________.

A. Mr.Neff is always right

B. Mr.Neff usually has good luck

C. Mr.Neff almost knows everything

D. it’s the fault of buses and trains when he misses them

3.Which of the following do you think is TRUE of Mrs.Neff?

A. She perhaps listens to her husband in everything.

B. She perhaps doesn’t agree with her husband.

C. She perhaps feels strange to be so lucky.

D. She is very happy to have a lucky husband.

Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from.

Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburger. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered. “We came from Hamburger.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburger ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “ hamburgers”. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.

Whether this story is true or not, it is certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.

1.According to the writer, English is     .

A. as old as Chinese    B. older than German

C. not so old as Chinese    D. very difficult to learn

2.Hamburg is     .

A. a kind of food    B. a round piece of beef

C. the name of a village    D. a city in Germany

3.We know from the story that     .

A. few Americans like hamburgers

B. hamburgers were made by Germans

C. hamburgers are made with ham

D. hamburgers were sold all over the world about a century ago

假如你是林磊，最近收到了你的美国朋友John的来信。他在来信中说，他刚进高中，不能适应新的环境，不知道如何去结交新朋友，因而情绪低落。请根据以下内容给他写一封回信，回信应包括以下内容：

1、向John表示问候和安慰。

2、针对他的问题提出以下建议：

（1）放学后邀请同学一起参加活动

（2）同学遇到麻烦时，要去帮助他们。

（3）自己遇到困难时要向他们求助。

注意：词数100左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear John,

I am really sorry to hear that you feel bad after entering high school.

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Yours

Linlei

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改句子，请你修改你同桌写的以下句子。每个句子都有一处错误，错误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(Λ)，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：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词

1.She and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months until they were discovered.

2.He said it was in the shop where he bought the book yesterday.

3.I remember that there was a time that there was an old factory here.

4.That is changed since I came here.

5.I happened to be upstairs in dusk when the window was open.

6.It was the first time in a year and a half which I’d seen the night face to face.

7.…I am only able to look at the nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows.

8.However, she knew that she had to go through all the difficulty with her family.

9.She found that difficult to settle and calm down in the hiding place.

10.Do careful when crossing the street.

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。

Lesson1: …The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three 1..

…Many of the cars broke 2. on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached 3. speed of forty miles an hour—4. faster than any of its rivals.

Lesson2: ...Though she 5. for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant 6. served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress 7.. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned the shop the following morning 8. in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other.

...Not realizing who she was, the assistant was 9. to serve her this time. 10. great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it.

I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people _______ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a _______person:

I think my _______started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my _______, and be left alone. I thought I was smarter everyone else, so I hardly ever _______to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really, _______. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) _______. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I _______to help. That was really a big _______for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of _______are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new _______, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer s disease became my _______. Every time I came into her room, she was so _______because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never _______her, so I took her place. She let me _______. That making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was _______, but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much _______, person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not _______these experiences. They have _______e to care about other people more than about myself. _______who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.A. since    B. before    C. or    D. unless

2.A. famous    B. simple    C. different    D. skilled

3.A. education    B. career    C. tour    D. change

4.A. balance    B. homework    C. degree    D. interest

5.A. talked    B. wrote    C. lied    D. reported

6.A. careful    B. lonely    C. curious    D. guilty

7.A. argument    B. game    C. experiment    D. defence

8.A. dared    B. offered    C. hesitated    D. happened

9.A. dream    B. problem    C. duty    D. step

10.A. us    B. which    C. them    D. whom

11.A. attitude    B. hobby    C. hope    D. luck

12.A. friend    B. partner    C. guide    D. guest

13.A. polite    B. happy    C. strange    D. confident

14.A. bothered    B. answered    C. visited    D. trusted

15.A. explain    B. guess    C. declare    D. see

16.A. homeless    B. heart broken    C. bad-tempered    D. hopeless

17.A. quieter    B. busier    C. better    D. richer

18.A. forget    B. face    C. improve    D. analyze

19.A. forced    B. preferred    C. ordered    D. taught

20.A. miss    B. like    C. wonder    D. expect