The main difference between our brains and those of monkeys is that ________are much bigger and smarter.
A.us B.ours C.we
We need to follow the expert’s ________so that we can stay safe.
A.instructions B.inspiration C.instruments
假如你是刘畅，今天是中国传统节日——端午节。请根据以下信息给你的好友 Alice 写一封电子邮件，描述一下你们一家人此刻的活动。
写作要点：
⑴表达对 Alice 的思念之情。
⑵介绍你们一家人正在做的事。
①祖父母：看电视
②爸爸：打扫房间
③你和妈妈：包粽子
⑶至少说明两点你喜欢端午节的理由。（如：家人团聚，了解历史知识……）
写作要求：
⑴不得使用真实的姓名和学校名；
⑵适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯；
⑶字迹工整，语言精练，表达准确，条理清楚；
⑷至少 80 词。
Dear Alice,
How are you doing?
Best wishes!
Yours,
Liu Chang
任务型阅读
When the teacher asks a question in class, Wang Xiaobin never raises his hand and this situation is very common at middle schools. This 15-year-old boy always waits for other classmates or the teacher to give the answer. “What if my answer is wrong?” Wang asks.
Wang said only six or seven students in his class raise their hands when a question is asked. ①“I think it's a problem that may affect (影响) our studies, but I am afraid of making mistakes in front of my classmates,” he said.
When we asked the teacher, Hu Wei, why the students didn't raise their hands, he said, “They lack (缺乏) confidence, they are afraid of showing off, or they're afraid of losing face by giving wrong answers.”
To encourage students to raise their hands in class, Hu suggests that teachers should repeat the question, then try to guide and encourage students to offer their answers. ②Hu also advised students not to be shy, but brave enough to try.
Sun Pin, 16 of Fujian, always raises her hand as soon as she comes up with the answer, even if she isn't sure she has gotten it right. Sun can't understand why some of her classmates keep silent in class. She enjoys raising her hand a lot. “It keeps me enthusiastic(热情的) and confident to express my idea,” Sun said. “Raising my hand has really made me excellent.”
1.Does Wang Xiaobin raise his hand when the teacher asks a question in class?
2.Why don't students raise their hands? (3 possible reasons)
3.将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。
4.给短文拟一个适当的标题
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法情况和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者用括号中词语的正确形式填空。每空不超过两词。
A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school（寄宿学校）. Before he was sent, this boy was1.very excellent student in his class.2. the boy changed a lot when he went to the boarding school. His grades started dropping. And sometimes he even felt like killing3. (he). All of this was because he felt no one loved him. His parents worried about the boy so much 4. his dad decided to go to his school and talk with him. The father began asking him some questions 5. his classes, teachers and sports.
After some time, his dad said, Do you know 6. I am here today, son?
The boy answered back, To check my grades?
No, no his dad replied, I am here to tell you that you are the 7.(important) person in my life. I want to see you happy. I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your8. (happy). YOU ARE MY LIFE!
These words caused the boys eyes to fill with tears and he hugged his dad for a long time without 9. (say) a word.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him 10. (deep). And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3: @ kids FTF. ILNY, it's gr8.
Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad. Neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or mobile phones. To newcomers, it may look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the ‘translation' of the sentence above? It means: My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York, it's great.
Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted（面目全非的）.
Everyone should just relax, say linguists（语言学家）. They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says, "Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents."
Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become "corrupted"; they simply change to meet the new needs.
However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future."
Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun"
1.What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?
A.To give an example of a foreign language. B.To show an example of creative methods.
C.To express worries about using Netspeak. D.To lead in the topic of Netspeak.
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Cynthia McVey points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly.
B.Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English.
C.David Crystal thinks Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing.
D.James Milroy says that language is changing and improving.
3.The expression "bet your bottom dollar" in Paragraph 5 means ________.
A.be fairly sure B.be greatly surprised C.think it a pity D.find it interesting
