阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。
We might love to tell others about our unusual experiences. For example， we climbed a high
mountain， tasted a rare food， or ran into a superstar on the street. But new research suggests that sharing these unusual experiences may not be welcomed in conversation.
We all like unusual experiences， and always can't wait to share them with our friends. Some people even thought that having an unusual experience would make them the star of the conversation.
However， it was wrong. To be unusual means to be different from other people. And if you do not share similarities with the people around you， they will not welcome you in the conversation. Besides， conversations always seem to go well on more usual topics.
To find out， psychologists(心理学家)invited 68 participants(参与者)to come to the lab in groups of four. In each group， one watched a wonderful video of a magic performance， while the other three watched a cartoon video. After watching the videos， the participants sat around a table and had a short conversation.
The participants who watched the magic performance said they felt worse after the conversation than those who watched the cartoon video. That was because they felt left out during the conversation.
This finding suggests that we might want to give more thought in choosing which experiences to share with others. If an experience turns you into someone who has nothing in common with others， then no matter how good it was， it will not make you happy.
1. What kind of topic can make conversations go well?
2. Why did psychologists do such an experiment(实验)?
3.Would you like to share your unusual experiences with your friends? Why or why not?
将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
1.刷牙时关水龙头是个好习惯。
2.信不信由你，我常被误认为范冰冰。
3.这房间如此杂乱以至于他整理起来有困难。
4.为了不落后，她下定决心严格要求自己。
5.你还记得那些DIY工具花了多少钱吗?
根据下列句子所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。
1. The Reed Flute Cave in Guilin is (赞扬)as the "Art Palace of Nature".
2. I have no interest in TV ads. I think it (简直)a waste of time to watch them.
3.Can you help me divide the cake into two (半)?
4.Today， I consider myself the (幸运的)man on the face of the Earth.
5.To catch her attention， I (摇动)my head and held up my hat to her.
6.I never learned to raise cows and (也不)did they.
7.Mum sometimes (混合) vegetables together to make a salad for us.
8.一Are there any clues for the big fire?
一The police confirm that the house caught fire by design rather than by .
9. 一Have the passengers gone on yet?
一Yes， they are all on the plane now.
10. 一 in before others is really not polite， I think.
一I agree. We should always queue.
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A new study warns that about 30% of the world people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
A private American organization called Population Action International (PAI) did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. These people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.
PAI researchers Robert Engelman says by the year 2025， about three thousand million people may face water problems. At least 18 more countries are expected to lack enough water. The need for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount(数量) of water on the earth stays the same.
The report says lack of water in the future may cause several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases， such as cholera， which are carried in water. Lack of water may also lead to more international conflict(冲突). Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their water from other countries. This is true of Egypt， the Netherlands， Cambodia， Syria， Sudan， and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would influence the ability to improve their economies(经济). This is because new industries often need a great amount of water when they are beginning.
The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One
way， it says， is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water for agriculture.
The report also says a long-term solution to the water problem is to control population growth. It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.
1. The PAI study shows that countries will lack water by the year 2025.
A. at least 46 B. at most 46
C. 18 D. 28
2. Which of the following problems is NOT true according to the passage?
A. It may bring about a lot of health problems.
B. It may cause more international conflict.
C. It may lead to the improvement of new industries.
D. It may influence the development of economies.
3. What is the way to solve the water problem in the long term?
A. To use water in different ways.
B. To realize the water problem.
C. To reduce water for farming.
D. To limit the rising birth rate.
4. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
A.①②→③④→⑤⑥ B.①②③→④→⑤⑥
C.①②③④→⑤→⑥ D.①②③→④→⑤→⑥
5. After reading the passage， many people will probably .
A. begin to fight for water
B. try to find ways to save water
C. increase the amount of water
D. move house to the Middle East
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When students complete a book， they consider the job of reading done. When they are asked what they have got from the book， quite a few of them can give you some information about the plot(情节). But if we ask them more detailed questions， they have nothing to say. In fact， that is not what a good reader is supposed to do.
To be a good reader， firstly， is to know the background. We need knowledge of the life story of the writer， the culture and society in which the story takes place， Otherwise， it is hardly possible for us to better understand the book or come to realize the theme.
Then， we start to read the book. A good reader will not stop since he has already made a good preparation. He goes through the whole book to get the general idea of it instead of reading off and on.
Next comes an important step一read the book once again and write annotations(注释) when there is something impresses us deeply. It helps us get close to the mind of the writer. Many students underestimate(低估)the importance of writing annotations. They say that they also can understand the writer although they do not write annotations. It is true that it brings us some trouble of writing， but it also gives us a lot of ideas of our own at the same time.
Finally， a good reader needs to write a book report. It is a time when we can sum up all our thoughts and turn them into a report. We start to think of the characters， the plots and the theme. Some say it is boring but in fact it is fun if we do it. Producing something of our own is really wonderful because we are on our way to be better than a good reader.
All of us move our eyes back and forth from words to sentences to paragraphs. However， as a good reader， we learn much more from reading one book carefully than we do from reading ten roughly(粗略地)
1. What background should a good reader know before reading a book?
A. The life story of the characters.
B. The theme of the book.
C. The society where the story happens.
D. The general idea of each paragraph.
2. What does the underlined phrase "off and on" in paragraph 3 mean?
A.上上下下地 B.断断续续地
C.来来回回地 D.里里外外地
3. According to the passage， a good reader ·
A. can just tell the plots of a book
B. can finish reading ten books at a time
C. underestimates the importance of annotating
D. will read a book more than once
4.The passage is mainly written to ·
A. ask readers to prepare well before reading
B. encourage readers to write a book report
C. tell what a good reader is supposed to do
D. remind readers to sum up their thoughts
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many years ago， when I was in high school and working at weekends， I lost my wallet. That day， I needed to put gas in my car. I paid for the gas and then put my wallet on the front bumper(保险杠) and drove off. I didn't even have time to miss it when my phone rang. A man asked me if I had lost my wallet. I checked my bag and to my surprise， I had. He asked me to tell him what was in it. I did so. He then told me where to go to pick up my wallet.
As I drove to his house， I noticed the man's car. It was really special. I was thinking that there was no way this man could have easily got out of his car and got my wallet off the street. He had to pull over， get in his wheelchair， lower the lift， and then pick it up.
I thanked him like 10 times for finding my wallet. I didn't want to insult(冒犯)him by offering money but I really felt like offering something. So I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his kindness， and he said， "Just pass it on". I said I would be certain to do that.
Well， one does not find many wallets and so it was about 10 years later that I found one. It took me several days to find the man to whom the wallet belonged. He lived in another state， about 60 miles away from where I found the wallet.
The young man was actually surprised that his money was still in the wallet and he tried to
hand me $20. I told him， "Thanks， but just pass it on."
1. The man who picked up the writer's wallet was ·
A. humorous B. disabled
C. creative D. poor
2. What can we know from paragraph 3?
A. The writer gave the man some money.
B. The writer thanked the man many times.
C. The writer helped the man repair his car.
D. The writer promised not to lose anything.
3. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Respect from Strangers B. Listen to Your Heart
C. Love in a Wallet D. Pass on Kindness
