I didn’t know this was a one-way street, officer.
— ________
A. That’s all right.
B. I dont believe you.
C. How dare you say that?
D. Sorry, but that's no excuse.
高二的同学将要参加小高考，部分同学遇到重要考试时会出现一些焦虑症状，假如你是李明，请你用英语给〈〈明天报〉〉的编辑写一封信反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：
焦虑症状 | 建议 |
头晕、乏力、睡眠不好、食欲不振等。 | 1.考前制定好合适的复习计划 2.考试期间正常作息 3. 睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠 |
其它建议（内容由考生自己拟定） |
注意：1.对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当的发挥；
2. 词数: 120。信中已写好的部分，不计入词数；
3．参考词汇：头晕—dizzy(adj.). 复习－review(vt.) 食欲－appetite (n.)
Dear editor,
I’m Li Ming of Senior One, Xiangshui High School. I’m writing to tell you about some symptoms (症状) of anxiety among us students before exams. __________________________________________________________________________________
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Li Ming
单词拼写（10分）
1.In the accident ten passengers died; only a baby s_______, that is, there was only one survivor.
2.He is a c__________ boy who is always asking questions.
3.It doesn’t make s______________ that the rich man would steal a cheap watch.
4.Don’t h________ to make decisions until having considered all the possibilities.
5.It never o__________ to me that a top student like her should have failed in the exam.
6.Since Chang’e I was successfully launched, I have formed the habit of _________ (观察)the stars in the sky.
7.It is very____________(可能的) that he will not agree with you.
8.Could you tell me the reason why you will __________ (申请) for this post?
9.A small but _____________(热情的)crowd cheered as the players ran onto the field.
10.The Summer Palace is one of the top tourist __________ (目的地) in Beijing, which attracts thousands of people every day.
任务型阅读（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
注意：每空格1个单词。
Living in a foreign country is fun, but it isn’t always easy. There are many differences between cultures and although some of these differences are unimportant, they can cause a lot of embarrassments. I spoke to a few foreign friends about how they experienced culture shock in China.
Aubin arrived two months ago from Europe to take part in a language programme in Shanghai. Before he left, he was actually taught the differences between European and Chinese cultures, including everything from table manners to classroom behavior. However, some things have still taken him by surprise. For example, he couldn’t understand why waiters did not want to accept the tips he gave them after meals in restaurants. I had to explain to him that people don’t usually tip in China and that this comes from the Confucian (儒家的，孔子的) idea that one must avoid accepting any undue(不适当的) income.
Another friend, Julia, came to Guangzhou from London to teach at a language school. After a month, she told me that she was really let down(失望的) by her students. I asked her why and she told me that they were so quiet that she was the only person talking in class and it felt like the children were punishing her by making her talk to the walls! I explained to her that the children were simply respectful, but she said that it would be more respectful if they answered her questions.
And it is not only the West and the East that have cultural differences. Even Korea and China, two countries that are very close to each other, have differences too. “I thought Chinese and Korean people were similar in some ways,” said my friend Ji-Hyun in perfect Chinese, “but I was wrong. In ancient times the Chinese used to take their shoes off before entering a house. They don’t do that anymore, but Korean people still do! I keep getting that wrong even though I’ve been here for five years!”
Luckily, whether we take our shoes off or not, or leave unnecessary tips, the world still runs perfectly. In my opinion, cultural differences should simply be seen as a way of making life interesting. Imagine how boring it would be if we all did everything in exactly the same way! Learning to understand and respect differences is, after all, what life is all about.
Living with differences | |
Theme | People will meet a 1.___ culture while living in a foreign country, which can make them feel 2.___. |
3.____ of foreign friends in China | Aubin couldn’t understand why waiters refused to4. ______ the tips he gave them after meals in restaurants. |
Julia felt really 5. _____ because no one talked in class except herself and thought that if the students 6.____her, they should answer her questions. | |
Ji-Hyun believed there were some similarities between Chinese and Korean people and thought it was wrong that people wore their shoes when they 7.________ a house. | |
8. ___________ | We should consider cultural differences as a way to 9.______ life interesting. We would be 10.____ with life if we did everything in the same way. |
Two Chinese living in South Africa were killed in a robbery (抢劫) on February 5, bringing the total number of Chinese killed in the country to four in less than a month.
Chen Jianqing, 35, from Southeast China's Fujian Province, who ran a shop with her husband in a small town 45 kilometers away from South African capital Johannesburg, was shot dead.
"One of her business partners died later in the hospital," the Chinese consulate (领事馆) officials in Johannesburg said yesterday. "Local police are trying to find more information about the case. And we have told the victims' (遇难者的) relatives and are helping them come to Johannesburg," Consul Wu Gang told China Daily. Chen's husband was injured during the robbery but did not suffer seriously, said Wu.
The robbery happened at about 5:45 pm local time and the armed robbers ran away after taking more than 50,000 South African rand (US $8,200) and some jewelry, Xinhua News Agency reported.
The killing happened just three days after Chen Jingmin, a 23-year-old man from Qingdao, Shandong Province, was shot dead north outside Johannesburg by armed robbers. On January 10, a Hong Kong businessman was attacked and robbed at his home in Johannesburg and died the next day in the hospital. All these happened just in less than a month.
According to records, there were more than 40 robberies attacking Chinese in South Africa last year, in which eight were killed. More than 100,000 Chinese are doing various kinds of businesses in South Africa, according to a Chinese official in the country. An increasing number of them are becoming targets (目标) of robbers after buying big houses or luxury cars, the official said.
1.The passage is probably ______.
A. a business story B. a scientific article
C. a newspaper report D. an official document
2.Who were killed on February 5 in a small town near Johannesburg?
A. Chen Jianqing and her husband.
B. Chen Jianqing and one of her partners.
C. Chen Jingmin and a Hong Kong businessman.
D. Chen Jingmin and one of his relatives.
3.How many Chinese were killed in South Africa since January?
A. 2 B. 4. C. 5. D. 8.
4._______are more likely to be robbed in South Africa.
A. Those Chinese who depend too much on local police.
B. Those Chinese who live near the capital of South Africa.
C. Those Chinese who open shops selling Chinese goods.
D. Those Chinese who leave others the impression of being rich.
America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways: education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the aging of America has made us a very different society—one in which people have quite a different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.
A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.
Many people say, “I am much younger than my mother or my father was at my age.” No one says “Act your age.” any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.
1.It can be learned from the text that the aging of the population in America _______.
A. has made people feel younger.
B. has changed people’s social position.
C. has changed people’s understanding of age.
D. has slowed down the country’s social development.
2.The underlined word “one” refers to _______.
A. a society B. America
C. a place D. population
3.“Act your age.” Means people should _______.
A. be active when they are old.
B. do the right thing at the right age.
C. show respect to their parents young or old.
D. take more physical exercises suitable to their age.
