What do you do if you're stranded (处于困境的) on a lonely island? Surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outside world. Your best chance of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane.
Body signals (信号)
Pilots from different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training. When you wave your arms up and down in a straight line, it means "yes". When you point downwards and swing your arm from side to side, it means "no". If you want the pilot to know that it's safe to land, push your hands out in front of you and bend (弯曲) your knees. If you want to say that it's not safe to land, put your arms in the air and move them to one side.
Smoke signals
The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away, so it's a good way to draw attention. If the weather is dry, it isn't hard to start a fire. Remember, however, that fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control. Never light a fire unless you're sure that it can't spread. If the ground is dark, light smoke can be seen more easily. Green grass and leaves produce light smoke.
Ground-to-air signals
It's a good idea to build some signals, too. Use large pieces of wood to make the symbols (标记). If you can't find any wood, use earth. Some useful symbols are:
F: I need food and water."
II: I need medicine."
I: I am badly hurt."
X: I am unable to move from here."
Pilots' replies
If the pilot lowers the plane's wings from side to side, this means "message received and understood". (At night, the pilot flashes the plane's green lights.) If the pilots flies the plane in a clockwise circle, this means "message received but not understood". (At night, the pilot flashes the plane's red lights.)
1.Which picture means "it's not safe to land"?
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Swinging your arm from side to side means "yes".
B. If the ground is dark, light smoke can't be seen.
C. If you need some medicine, make a symbol "II".
D. The pilots make replies with a blue light at night.
3.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The explanation of building signals on an island.
B. The importance of making signals on an island.
C. Ways of sending out signals on a lonely island.
D. Ways of receiving signals from a lonely island.
Dereck Joubert and his wife, Beverly, have made many films about wild animals in Africa. Their films and photographs are very popular and one of the photographs has been on the front cover of a National Geographic magazine.
A working day for Dereck and Beverly started very early—at 4:30 in the morning! That’s when they get up and start filming. And it’s a long day—they often work until 8:30 in the evening. In the winter it’s very cold and in the summer it can be 40C. Dereck always does the filming—Beverly never does that, and she doesn’t write. But Dereck never takes photographs or records the sound. They work very well as a team, and they both believe we should shoot animals with cameras—not with guns!
When they have finished filming and taking photographs for the day, they have dinner and Dereck usually writes while Beverly looks at her photographs. At night, they usually sleep in a small tent, but they sometimes sleep in the Land Cruiser—when they’re very close to wild animals, it’s sometimes safer to sleep in the car!
Dereck and Beverly have also traveled around the world and given talks about their work. Dereck says that the animals are not just something to look at—they play an important role. Beverly thinks the wild animals can teach us a lot about ourselves.
1.Dereck and Beverly start working_________.
A. at 4:30 in the morning
B. at 4:30 in the afternoon
C. at 8:30 in the morning
D. at 8:30 in the evening
2.Dereck and Beverly usually sleep_________ at night.
A. in a car B. in a tent
C. in a house D. in a hotel
3.Beverly thinks the wild animals __________.
A. are something to look at B. are very popular
C.play an unimportant role D. can teach us a lot
书面表达题
你们班开展了一次以"Less Stress（压力）, Better Life"为主题的英语演讲比赛,请你准备发言稿,谈谈你的一些缓解压力的好办法,与同学分享,内容包括:
●同学们中普遍存在的压力：学习很努力，成绩不理想；作业太多，没时间休息.
●我的压力：成绩好，但与同学相处有困难；与父母缺乏沟通(communicate with…)。
●缓解压力的方法：至少两项。 注意： 1. 词数120左右；
短文改错
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。(此题在答题卡上作答)
My friend Henry, with him I studied in the same class, didn’t like studying at school. That’s because he couldn’t go to high school. He had to return back to his hometown, where his father wished him to learn to manage our small shop. However, the young man was not interesting in it and didn’t do as his father said. He spends a lot of time reading and he also learned how to repair cars. Last month, I accepted an e-mail from him inviting me take my vacation in his hometown. I started off. Seeing that he was such successful, I said, “Henry, all road lead to Rome. You are great!”
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus. ___1.___ sat next to each other. “What’s that in your bag?” asked the young man, pointing to a big bag beside the old man.
“Gold. There was nothing but gold,” answered the old man. The young man could not believe his own ears and was ___2.__ great surprise. Then he began to think about __3.___to get the money. The old man was very tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. After a while the old man ___4.___(lie) down on the chair and fell asleep.
The young man took ___5.__ big bag gently and quietly. But when he was just about to run away, he found a corner of his fur（毛皮）coat was under the old man’s body. Several times he tried to pull it out, ___6.___ in vain（白费）. At last he took off his coat, __7.__(think) that the gold in the bag must cost far more than his fur coat.
Worried but ___8.___(delight), the young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him, until he reached a place __9.___ he thought the old man couldn’t find him. He stopped and quickly opened the bag but he just found a great many of small stones in it. Then he ran back to the station ___10._(hurry) only to find that the old man was gone.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1─20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. being sent away, this boy was the student in his class. He was at the top in every always with high marks.
But the boy changed after home and attending the boarding school. His grades started . He hated being in a . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt and no one loved him.
His parents started about the boy. But they even did not know what was with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and him.
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual(随意的) questions about his classes, teachers and . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To my grades?”
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most person for me. I want to see you . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him !
1.A. After B. Before C. When D. While
2.A. hardest B. naughtiest C. brightest D. dullest
3.A. exam B. activity C. game D. class
4.A. coming B. returning C. leaving D. reaching
5.A. rising B. increasing C. reducing D. dropping
6.A. group B. term C. company D. party
7.A. led to B. felt like C. thought back D. looked for
8.A. worthless B. careless C. concerned D. annoyed
9.A. caring B. turning C. worrying D. speaking
10.A. crazy B. true C. possible D. wrong
11.A. talk with B. listen to C. tell to D. care about
12.A. family B. friends C. study D. grades
13.A. realize B. analyze C. check D. test
14.A. outstanding B. important C. famous D. familiar
15.A. happy B. excellent C. interested D. satisfied
16.A. caused B. wanted C. encouraged D. forced
17.A. answered B. ignored C. hated D. hugged
18.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. none
19.A. showed B. meant C. intended D. expressed
20.A. sad B. angry C. pleasant D. joyful
