I would like to talk to you about one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. I was born and raised there and now I visit it from time to time. My family moved to the city, so I only go back to see friends or to camp and fish.
I grew up in a small town called Antonito Co. It is surrounded by mountains. So camping is a big source of happiness in the valley（山谷）. There are so many beautiful places to hike.
The town itself is very small. It is said that if you blink (眨眼) when you’re going through it, you’ll miss it. This has some truth in it considering the size of the town. We have one grocery store (杂货店), a tiny post office , and a tiny bank. There are also a few gas stations, bars, some excellent restaurants, a small hospital and of course several schools. However, for clothing and shoes, you have to drive thirty miles to Alamosa to shop there.
Everyone in the town is nice and we all know each other. The crime rate (犯罪率) is zero unless you count some weekend fights that break out because some people drink too much. The classes in school are small, so you get a lot of attention from the teacher.
You’re probably wondering why I don’t live there. Well, I can’t get a job there. A lot of the businesses are family-owned. And they never fire (解雇) their employees (雇工). So the employees work there usually until they retire (退休). Most people have to go to other places to get a job.
1. What is this passage mainly about?
A. A travel guide of the writer’s hometown.
B. An introduction to the writer’s hometown.
C. The history of the writer’s hometown.
D. The scenery of the writer’s hometown.
2.By the underlined part in paragraph 3, the writer wants to show that the town is ___________.
A. beautiful B. small C. exciting D. safe
3.What can you find in the writer’s hometown?
a. bank
b. a post office
c. some gas stations and bars
d. a clothing store
e. a shoe shop
f. some restaurants and a hospital
A. abce B. bdef C. abcf D. cdef
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Teachers pay more attention to the students because they work hard.
B. It is great fun for the writer to go camping in the valley.
C. It’s common to see some drunken people in the writer’s hometown.
D. The writer moved to the city because he didn’t like his hometown.
5.We can learn from the last paragraph that in the writer’s hometown ___________ .
A. not many job chances are provided
B. employees don’t make much money
C. most people live a very hard life
D. only the old still live there
Do you believe that you aren’t smarter than 3-year-old Alexis Martin, one of the youngest members of the high IQ club Mensa? Preschooler (学龄前的) Alexis’s IQ（智商）is 159, which is only one point lower than Stephen Hawking（霍金）’s. Doctors say the average IQ of a person is about 100.
She learned to read at the age of 2. She reads at a fifth grade level and has taught herself Spanish on her parents’ iPad! Now, she is a member of the Mensa Club, which only accepts people with an IQ within the top two percent of people in the world!
Alexis’ father, Ian Martin, said he first realized Alexis was special when she was 12 months old. She could recite （背诵）bedtime stories. “We’d be driving around in the car and she would recite her bedtime stories from the night before. She didn’t just recite them, and she recited them exactly.”
Alexis’ father would try to trick her and say that her story went a different way, but she always corrected him. Most 12-month-old children take their first steps on their own and most 18-month-olds can only name a small number of objects and body parts, and follow simple two-step questions. Even though Alexis is a genius (天才), her parents are faced with lots of challenges （挑战）like how to teach her to make friends of her own age.
“Will she go into kindergarten early? We are kind of hesitant (迟疑的) because we do want her to get to that social world.” Ian said.
1.Alexis Martin is a girl who _____________.
A. has many hobbies B. has a high IQ
C. is good at telling stories D. likes reading
2.According to the report, Stephen Hawking’s IQ is as high as ___________.
A. 158 B. 159 C. 160 D. 101
3. Alexis Martin could recite bedtime stories at ____________.
A. the age of 2 B. the age of 1
C. one and a half years old D. the age of 3
4.What would Alexis do when her father said her bedtime stories went a different way?
A. She would refuse to listen.
B. She would try to recite it.
C. She would correct him.
D. She would laugh at it.
5.Which of the following statements about Alexis is NOT true?
A. She is accepted by the Mensa Club.
B. She has made a lot of friends.
C. She learned to read at the age of 2.
D. She learned a foreign language by herself.
When you hear Westerners say “ Drop in anytime”（随时来玩）or “Come and see me soon” , you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.
Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come.” If you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance（提前）that you will not be there.
When you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate. Sometimes Westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill at the end of the meal. He might want you to “go Dutch”, which means each person pays his own bill.
1.The best title of this passage is ________________ .
A. Drop in anytime.
B. Come and see me soon.
C. Invitation in western countries.
D. Westerners.
2.When Westerners say “ Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon”, it means ________.
A. you are welcome to visit them anytime
B. you are welcome to visit them, but you still need to call them before going to their house.
C. they don’t want you to visit them.
D. they will hold a party for you.
3.If a Westerner invites you to go to his house, ________________.
A. you may refuse if you don’t plan to go.
B. you have to accept the invitation even you don’t want to go.
C. you can’t accept the invitation.
D. and you accept the invitation, you must go.
4.If you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, what kind of gifts will you bring?
A. Money. B. Televisions
C. Computers. D. Books
5. The underlined part “go Dutch” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 去荷兰 B. 去Dutch这家餐厅
C.实行 AA制 D. 请客
完形填空（（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
What comes to your mind when you talk about donations? You probably think of a group of people with in hand asking people to donate money. But my school think of a way of raising funds－Fun Night.
Fun Night is like a party. Students pay money to get in and have dinner at school. The they pay will go towards helping poor children .
Two months ago, I took part in Fun Night. There were all kinds of in Fun Night. The most popular game was the “jousting ring（夺环）”. I “jousted” with several of my and tried to knock plenty of them off the ring. ，they developed different strategies（策略） to win, such as starting in a crouched position（蹲姿）to gather more strength when pushing.
Sometimes they attacked me I was ready. It would usually be as cheating（作弊）, but we didn't care and playing. After all, it was just a game, not .
The best of Fun Night was not the fun activities. The fact was that we raised a lot of money by having a time. A lot of students at my school wouldn’t money if they were simply asked to hand it over. But this kind of event not only made them to give, but also allowed them to have a great time playing games with friends. I realized that can be fun. We raised 2,000 yuan on that night.
1.A. boxes B. books C. schoolbags D. clothes
2.A. another B. different C. silly D. magic
3.A. seat B. attention C. stationery D. money
4.A. in danger B. in need C. in a hurry D. in love
5.A. rules B. subjects C. games D. lessons
6.A. neighbours B. cousins C. visitors D. friends
7.A. However B. Luckily C. Otherwise D. Hopefully
8.A. before B. unless C. after D. if
9.A. named B. treated C. called D. discovered
10.A. finished B. started C. continued D. stopped
11.A. a competition B. an opinion C. a research D.an experience
12.A. tiring B. hard C. long D. good
13.A. save B. make C. donate D. spend
14.A. afraid B. glad C. sorry D. angry
15.A. friendship B. knowledge C. charity D. club
—You look worried. ________? — My grandpa is ill in hospital.
A.What’s up B.Are you OK
C.Is that so D. How about you
He has just failed in the running race, so he is feeling________.
A. green B. blue C. red D. orange
