Zoe, Damacela, 19, didn't have nice clothes when she was young. It wasn't easy for Zoe’s hard-working single mother to make ends meet. They moved in and out of homeless shelters.
Everything changed for Zoe in grade nine. At that time, she heard about a sewing(缝纫) class at her school. She signed up and couldn't wait to turn her designs into clothes. The color of the first dress she made was white-black strips. Soon the clothes she wore were all made by her. Other girls at school loved her designs too. They asked her if they could buy dresses from her. Zoe sold her first dress for $13. Unfortunately, it cost her $25 to make the dress. “I had the creativity in designs," says Zoe. “But I really had no idea about business.”
Zoe kept selling the clothes she designed. Her business was booming, and even the girls who had ever teased her became her customers. In the eleventh grade, Zoe took a business class. She learned how to price her clothes so that she could be sure to make a fair profit.
Her business teacher suggested she take part in a contest for teenaged entrepreneurs (企业家). The contest was for teens from all over the United States. Zoe sent in her business plan, which explained how she planned to make her company grow. She won the second prize in the end. Zoe ’s success became a news item. Supermodel Tyra Banks heard about it and she invited Zoe to take part in her TV show. “Being recognized I felt really unreal,”says Zoe. Zoe has advice for teens who want to start their own business. “If you really work hard on it, you will be able to make it happen,” she says. “If I can do it, anyone else can.”
1.We can learn that ______when she was in grade nine.
A．Zoe had no interest in designing clothes
B．Zoe seldom wore her self-made clothes
C．Zoe didn' t know how to make money
D．Zoe attended a business course
2.After winning the contest, Zoe ______
A．considered it a reward
B．expected to be known
C．was proud of her own gift
D．could hardly believe it
3.Zoe advised the teens ______ .
A．to make efforts to achieve their dreams
B．to design and make their own clothes
C．to try every means to become famous
D．to do whatever they would like to
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A．How Zoe learned to design clothes.
B．A poor girl achieved success in business.
C．How Zoe got a prize in a contest.
D．A poor girl was invited to a TV show.
While it is impossible to live completely free of stress，it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can’t be avoided．The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress．
◆Try physical activity
When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity. Running，walking，playing tennis，and working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try.
◆Take care of yourself
You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest. If you easily get angry and can’t sleep well enough, or if you’re not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations．If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping，you should consult a doctor．
◆Make time for yourself
Schedule time for both work and entertainment．Don't forget，play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work. You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun．Go window-shopping or work on a hobby．Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy．
◆Make a list of things to do
Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that “there’s so much to do，and not enough time”．Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result，you may not achieve anything．Instead，make a list of everything you have to do，then do one thing at a time，checking off each task as it is completed．Set out to do the most important task first．
1.Which of the following statements shows that you have fallen into stressful situations？
A．You can't sleep well all the time．
B．You have a break after work．
C．You always feel happy and relaxed．
D．You only do one thing at a time．
2.According to the passage，how do you make a list of things to do?
A．Try to take care of everything at once．
B．Do one thing at a time．
C．Only do the most important thing．
D．Have a break from your work．
3.What is the best title for the passage?
A．How to Deal with Stress?
B．How to Make Time for Yourself?
C．How to Take Care of Yourself?
D．How to Make a List of Things to Do?
4.Which of the following would be the advice to deal with stress according to the passage?
A．just lie in bed for a rest
B．always listen to pop music
C．insist on doing work
D．make a list to do things one by one
假设你是李华，请你根据下列要点，用英文给玛丽回一封电子邮件，建议她来你所在的学校作交换生。理由是：1．你校每年都接纳交换生；
2．学校条件好，各种设施好，有图书馆，电子阅览室……；
3．课外活动丰富多彩； 4．你校学生英语水平好，易于交流；
5．特别是老师好，教法生动有趣
注意：
1．可根据要求加以必要发挥，但不要逐字翻译； 2．词数为100左右；
参考词汇：设施：facility 电子阅览室：electro-reading-room
Hi Mary,
Nice to read your e-mail today. It’s very kind of you to give me encouragement, l owe a lot to you for your help.
As to which school is the best one for you to stay in, I should suggest _____
Hope you’ll choose my school.
Li Hua
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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I like music very much, pop songs particularly. Every evening then I am doing homework and at weekends when I at home, I always play some of my favorite songs on my MP3 player. The familiar patterns of notes attracts me into the colourfully world of music. Now and then I stopped to follow the songs. Sometimes, my mother comes in, asking me to pay my attention on my homework. She does not like the pop music. Like most grown-ups, she enjoys folk songs, because the peaceful music reminds her of their beautiful life when she was young. It is true which people of different age understand music differently and enjoy different kinds of music.
单词拼写（每小题1分 共15分）
1.It sounds a good idea, but it r__________ to be seen whether it will succeed.
2.She prefers pop music and jazz to c__________ music.
3.A m_______ is a person who performs or writes music, especially as his/her job.
4.Many countries, i_________ China, are strongly against terrorism (恐怖主义).
5.C__________ among youths to enter the best colleges is intense (激烈的).
6.Unexpected difficulties a__________ when they were doing their experiment.
7.Man should protect w__________ for his own existence.
8.There is no _________ (怀疑) that he can do the job well.
9.More than a hundred people were killed in the crash and only five passengers ______(幸存).
10.People in Europe are not ________ (熟悉) with Chinese music.
11.We will ___________(替换) any goods that are damaged.
12.The noise from the street __________ (影响) our work.
13.What should we do to punish those who do _______(危害) to the animals?
14.I would _________ (感激)it if you could pay in cash.
15.Hangzhou is an ancient city with many c sites. Many visitors come to Hangzhou every year.
After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes have gone home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city, and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability. But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest Paralympics athletes did not take part.
She is a British athlete by the name of Tanni Grey-Thormpson. Born with spine hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waist. Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7. at first, she did not like sports, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she found she began to love athletics, and never looked back.
Indeed, Tanni’s athletic career took off . In 1984, when she was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100metres at the Junior National Wheelchair Games.
In 1988, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul. She won bronze in the 400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelonn. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achieved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.
Tanni’s success had been part motivation(动机), part preparation, “The training I do that enables me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enables me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I want to see…. I am still competing at a very high level, but as I get older, things get harder and I want to retire before I fall apart.”
Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down. In her splendid life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in series of Paralympics- a top level athletic career covering two decades. She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other competitor, and she has set over thirty world records.
What advice does she have for young athletes? “Work hard at your studies, and then train, train and train again.”
1.Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?
A．Basketball B．Swimming. C．Tennis. D．Horse-riding.
2.When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?
A．In 1984. B．In 1988. C．In 1992. D．In 2007.
3.The underlined word “that” in the 5th paragraph refers to _______.
A．fifty weeks’ training
B．being a good sprinter
C．training almost every day
D．part motivation and part preparation
4.What can we learn from Tanni’s success?
A．Union is strength. B．Never too late to learn.
C．Well begun is half done. D．No pains, no gains.
