Every country has its heroes.The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people admire. If you get a list of the heroes of a nation, it will tell you the potential(潜力) of that nation.

Today in America, if you ask the high school students to list their heroes, their choices would probably fall into three groups. The first group of heroes would be the rock stars—the people connected with rock music. There is no doubt that such people do have talent(才能). But one wonders if one should treat rock stars as a model. The rock stars too often are mixed with drugs and their personal life is not all that good. The rock stars are rich and wear the latest fashion styles. However, one should seek more in a hero than such things as money and good clothes.

A second type of hero for the American youth is the sports star. Again you have a person who has a great ability in one area—sports. However, too often the personal life of the sports star is a bit of disorder. Too frequently drugs and drinking are a part of life of the sports star.

A third type of hero is the TV or movie star. This person may have lots of acting talent and is quite handsome. However, the personal life of too many actors is quite sad and they should not be held up as a model of young people. Today, the rock star, the athlete and the actor all have become the models of the youth in America. Really, do you hear a young person say that his hero is a doctor, a teacher or a scientist? These people are not rich and do not wear fashionable clothes. However, they are talented people who work hard to make the world a better place for everyone.

What is really sad is that the young try to imitate(模仿) their heroes. They like to wear the same clothes and follow their styles. If the heroes of today for the American young people are limited only to rock stars, athletes and actors, the future does not look too bright.

1.The last sentence of the first paragraph implies that ________.

A. if a nation has a lot of heroes, it will be strong

B. heroes of a nation will make the nation itself

C. what the people admire will make the future of the nation

D. if you want to be a hero, you must admire the hero

2.According to the writer, people should admire those ________.

A. who are rich and wear the latest fashion clothes

B. who can express people’s feelings

C. whose personal life is good

D. who work for the interests of the people

3.What is the writer’s attitude towards American youth’s admiration?

A. He understands it.

B. He criticizes it.

C. He is angry about it.

D. He is uninterested in it.

Our environment isn’t as green and beautiful as it should be. There are steel(钢铁) monsters blocking out the sun, blowing out dangerous smoke, and letting out poisonous chemicals into rivers, cars producing harmful waste gas, people throwing out waste in a wrong way and all other kinds of sources that ruin the planet. Facing current environmental problems, people need to do their best to save the earth.

You can see many big garbage dustbins in the streets. They’re not there for a show, but for you to drop your waste. We should realize that what we do does count. So next time you get that urge to throw gum or a chocolate package out of the car window, or “accidentally” drop as you walk down the street, ask yourself how much waste you’ve been contributing to the environment with that bad habit going on for years.

At home, the first thing we can do to protect the environment is avoid letting water run continuously and make sure that taps（水龙头）are not leaky（漏的），which would help greatly in scrimping. Another is to use energy-saving lights, and turn them off before you leave the rooms. It is not only energy-saving, but also cuts down electricity costs.

Recycling is a method to make items reusable. Many things you want to throw out can be made into new products through the reproducing process. Use your imagination to come up with ways on things that you can use again.

Pass the message of simple ways to save the environment on to kids. Starting with kids is a good way of teaching the message early in their lives, in the hope that they can carry it forward as they grow older.

With environmental protection awareness in mind, we can do what we can, for the results are to have a big effect on the planet. As long as we do our part, the world is one small step closer to being saved.

1.In the first paragraph the author uses “steel monsters” to describe ________.

A. huge buildingsB. high mountains

C. big factoriesD. characters in fairy stories

2.From the fifth paragraph, we can know that ________.

A. protecting the environment begins with small chores

B. protecting the environment should start from childhood

C. wonderful life comes from environmental protection

D. protecting the environment benefits the country and the people

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The more people do their part, the greener the environment will be.

B. Selling what you don’t want any more is a kind of recycling.

C. To protect the environment may help you save some money.

D. Your bad habits for the environment are a valuable contribution.

4.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. the use of garbage dustbins

B. how to save water and electricity

C. how to save the environment

D. our current environmental problems

It would be very exciting to be a reporter on a newspaper. As soon as a reporter’s boss gives him a story to write, the reporter is on the job. He keeps his mind on what he is going to do. He does not begin writing the story until he knows what he should find out. He must know why he should write the story.

At times a reporter must search hard to find all of the facts he needs for a story. The facts may not be right under his nose. To find the facts, he has to recognize important details. While gathering information for a story, he asks himself questions: Should I use this information? Is this an important fact?

A reporter writes the story as fast as he can, so it can go right away into the newspaper. The story also needs a headline, which tells very quickly what the news story is about and is printed bigger and blacker than the rest of the news story.

Every big newspaper has many reporters, because many stories are needed in the newspaper. Would you like to be one？

1.A reporter writes the story as fast as possible because ________.

A. he wants it to go into the newspaper quickly

B. people prefer to buy today’s newspaper

C. he wants to have a rest

D. he is good at writing it

2.Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. Being a reporter is a tiring job.

B. It is easy for a reporter to find the facts.

C. The headline must tell the details of the news story.

D. A reporter begins to write when knowing what he should find out.

3.Which is the writer’s opinion?

A. A reporter’s boss is usually very hard to his men.

B. The job of a newspaper reporter is exciting but not easy.

C. Everyone can write a good news story.

D. No one likes to be a reporter.

4.The passage is about ________.

A. the job of a news reporter

B. big newspapers in the world

C. how to write the headline of all articles

D. how to gather information for a news story

Your school asked parents about the social development in children in the last Parents’ Meeting. Here are some opinions. Read following information and answer the questions.

1.The underlined word, “enhance”, can be replaced by ________.

A. spendB. improveC. expectD. handle

2.The underlined word, “it”, refers to ________.

A. social developmentB. a very early age

C. ball gameD. failure

3.What kind of activities may be supported by the third parent for his/her children?

A. Playing basketball with friends.

B. Playing computer games.

C. Holding parties at home.

D. Watching TV alone.

4.Which is NOT the advantage from social development according to these parents and headmaster’s opinions?

A. Children become more confident.

B. Children get skills needed to make new friends.

C. Children learn teamwork.

D. Children are afraid of making mistakes.

书面表达

随着互联网的发展和流行，网络购物在中国也变得越来越普遍了。某英文报近期开辟专栏，讨论中学生网上购物的问题。请结合实际，按以下提示，用英文为该专栏写一篇稿件，谈谈你对中学生网购的看法。

1．网上购物的好处(比如方便快捷，节省时间，价格低等)。

2．网上购物的缺点(比如快递比较耗时，无法试穿试用，质量得不到保证等)。

3．中学生对网购应该持什么样的态度。

注意：

1．词数100左右，开头结尾已为你写好；

2．网购的好处与缺点至少各两点；

3．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

4．文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。

Dear Editor,

With the development and popularity of the Internet, online shopping has become more and more common in China.__________________________________________________

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Yours sincerely,

Mike

短文改错

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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

Curiosity drove Wang Peng inside. It was full with people. The hostess, a very thin lady, come forward. "Welcome," she said. "My name is Yong Hui. I'll help you lose the weight and be fit in two week if you eat here every day." Then she give a menu to Wang Peng. There were few choices of food and drink on it: just rice, vegetables, fruit and water. Wang Peng was amazing at this and especial at the prices. It cost much than a good meal in his restaurant! He could not believe her eyes. He threw down the menu and hurried outsides. On his way home he thought about his own menu.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One evening, an elderly lady ___1.___ (drive) past a small town when one of her tires suddenly blew out. Even though all she had was only a flat tire, it was ___2.__ bad situation for a woman of her age. She was very ___3.__ (confuse), especially with the weather ____4.__ (get) colder and colder. At that moment, a man stopped his car in front of hers and asked ___5.____ she needed help. The old lady became even more nervous because the man looked poor and ____6.____ (hunger). However, since no one else had stopped to help her during the past hours, she stood back and let him help her. After the man finished changing the tire, the lady was willing ___7.____ (pay) him any amount of money. To her ___8.____ (astonish), the man replied that he just wanted to help her, just as others had helped him in the past. He didn’t want the lady to pay him back anything. Instead, he just wanted her to help others __9.__ need as well. Later that evening, the lady helped a heavily pregnant woman. _10.____ never occurred to her that the woman was the poor man’s wife.

完形填空

阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。

The first week is always a bit hard in my writing classes. I’m unfamiliar _________ the students, most of them trying to   _________ themselves to their new environment. When Jennifer _________ me with a question on the second day, I was _________ for the chance to connect at least one name with a face.

Her writing wasn’t perfect,   _________ her effort was. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to _________ , which made me enjoy teaching her. I didn’t   _________ then how much she would also teach me.

One Friday afternoon, Jennifer stopped by after class. She wasn’t asking a question _________ a paper I’d returned. _________ , she said quietly: “I didn’t attend classes yesterday. I was at the health center the whole day.” I gave her a sideways look, _________ . “It was just a virus (病毒). I’m fine now,” she _________ me. Then she was gone.

Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be _________ a few classes. She had been in hospital with meningitis (脑膜炎). I heard from him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew _________. We made trips to the hospital room. I was _________ frightened when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and warmth in my classroom.

A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to   _________ . “I’ll be back to school one day,” she said. “I have no _________ that you’ll be with us.” I told her, _________ tears. I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: “school _________ everything to Jenny.”

Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, _________. She   _________ all of her missed homework, completed with thought and excellence. The strength of her will to overcome shone out of her pale, weak, eighteen-year-old face.

1.A. for         B. with        C. to            D. among

2.A. concentrate  B. create      C. devote         D. adapt

3.A. offered      B. bothered    C. challenged     D. approached

4.A. thankful   B. prepared    C. disappointed   D. embarrassed

5.A. so           B. or         C. and           D. but

6.A. receive      B. learn     C. contact        D. give

7.A. realize      B. argue       C. care           D. admit

8.A. beyond       B. about      C. to            D. with

9.A. However     B. Instead    C. Therefore     D. Besides

10.A. shy         B. excited    C. delighted     D. astonished

11.A. impressed   B. supported C. attracted     D. comforted

12.A. expecting  B. producing   C. missing        D. taking

13.A. better      B. sicker     C. worse          D. heavier

14.A. hardly      B. mainly    C. frequently     D. truly

15.A. recovery   B. success    C. school         D. attitude

16.A. idea        B. influence   C. opinion        D. doubt

17.A. going back B. fighting back  C. leaving back D. running back

18.A. shares      B. creates    C. means          D. exchanges

19.A. smiling   B. crying      C. sobbing        D. shaking

20.A. gave up   B. handed in   C. left out       D. put up

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Find ways to respond to a major disaster

When natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes happen, there’s always a great need for coordinated(协调的) disaster relief (安慰）and recovery（痊愈）.  1.  .

Volunteer

To take a hands-on approach to disaster recovery, volunteer your time and talents. You can travel to the affected regions to provide support.   2.  . It is recommended （建议）that you volunteer through one of the professional organizations for your safety and your skills can be put to best use.

Donate（捐赠）money

Disaster victims often have lost their homes or need to relocate. In many cases, your money is just as valuable as your physical presence in helping with relief efforts. Many organizations provide temporary housing, food and other items for victims.  3.  .Even organizations like the Red Cross have been criticized for how donated funds have been allocated(分配).

Donate blood

If you can’t travel and don’t feel comfortable giving money, a need for donated blood always existed. The Red Cross and local medical organizations manage blood supplies that are important to disaster victims. Call the Red Cross to schedule an appointment.  4.  .

  5. .

Goods are valuable in stricken areas. Building materials and donations of bottled water or household items can be placed on trucks and taken to the disaster areas. It is the best to allow the professional organizations to coordinate these donation efforts and see that the needed supplies reach a location where they will be best used for recovery.

A. Send needed items.

B. Make preparations.

C. A lot of people are skillful at organizing local response.

D. Or look out for a blood drive in your area.

E. Whether disaster has occurred at home or abroad, you can help.

F. And you can do everything from providing first aid to rebuilding homes in these areas.

G. Before giving, though, make sure you trust the organization receiving your money.

High school students have always spread gossip (传言) in the halls, on the walls and on the phone. Now it’s on the Internet, too. On various message boards, kids write about whom they hate, whom they think have fallen in love with each other and record other often hurtful things that may or may not be true.

Sixteen-year-old Jessica remembers once when some kids at her school wrote cruel things about her on the web. “They were just making fun of me,” she says. They said she’s really ugly, she’s this, she’s that, blah-blah-blah.

Jessica’s 11-year-old sister, Emma, admits she’s used the web to write bad things about another girl, though she regrets it now. “After a while, you may feel like, how could I have been so mean? Or, why did I do that?” she says.

Experts say gossip on the Internet can be more harmful than the old fashioned kind. It lasts longer and is taken more seriously. And, unlike ugly words on the bathroom wall, there’s no way to get rid of it.

If your kids are victims(受害者) of online gossip, Dr. Commanday suggests putting the gossip in to perspective (正确看待). “Point out to them how what’s being said on the screen differs from what everyone knows about you as a person,” Dr. Commanday says.

You can also try what worked from Emma: keep your kids off the offensive (冒犯的) website! “When she was using it all the time, her name was there all the time. People were writing things about her,” explains Patti Thrift, Emma’s mother, “Since she has no longer had access to that, she’s no longer a topic of conversation.”

1.From the examples of Jessica’s sister, we can learn that ________.

A. ugly girls like to spread gossip online

B. ugly girls easily become victims of online gossip

C. gossip-makers can regret what they do

D. online gossip is mainly some jokes on others

2.According to the passage, why is online gossip more hurtful?

A. It is written words.

B. It cannot be removed easily.

C. It is much uglier.

D. It is easier to believe.

3.The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. give some tips on how to prevent hurt of gossip on the Internet

B. list the difference between the old fashioned gossip and gossip on the Internet

C. advise students to keep away from the Internet

D. introduce different kinds of hurt students might meet with