No trip to Chicago is complete without a visit to the Art Institute, which is the second largest art museum in the nation.
Opening hours:
Mon - Wed & Fri - Sun, 10:30 am - 5 pm; Thu, 10:30 am- 8 pm; closed on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Highlights:
● The Modern Wing contains contemporary（当代的）masterpieces by Dali, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Pollock, and Warhol.
● View one of the world’s finest Impressionist collections, including masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Renoir, Seurat, Gauguin, and Van Gogh.
● Thorne Miniature Rooms offer a detailed view of European homes from the 16th century through the 1930s and American homes from the 17th century to 1940.
● The past returns as over 550 works from 4,000 years of art come together in Of Gods and Glamour, located in the beautiful new Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art.
Advice for visitors:
● Free guided tours are available daily at noon.
● Free art-making activities are available for children each weekend from 11 am to 2 pm.
● Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, open daily from 10:30 am – 5 pm, and introduce your child to the museum’s collections with a variety of hands-on activities. Assemble (组装) puzzles based on masterpieces you’ll see in the galleries, build architectural wonders with colorful blocks, and learn about art through stories and games at Curious Corner.
● Check out the Lion’s Trial tour for children ages 5-10. This tour is especially designed for the young people in your group! Don’t miss it!
Getting there:
You can take the follow buses: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 14, 26, 28, 126, 143.
1.The Art Institute of Chicago can be visited on ____________.
A. Christmas Day B. New Year’s Day
C. Independence Day D. Thanksgiving Day
2.Whose works can you see in the Impressionist collections?
A. Picasso’s B. Monet’s
C. Pollock’s D. Warhol’s
3.At Curious Corner, children can ____________.
A. take part in many hands-on activities
B. join the Lion’s Trail tour
C. enjoy free art-making activities
D. get free guidance
People all need friends because nobody wants to be lonely and a friend can help you in good and bad times. You’ve made friends since childhood，but you still don’t know who your true friends are. Here are some signs to tell you if your friend is a true friend.
Always honest
Honesty is important to keep a relationship alive. A true friend always tells you the truth. It may be hard sometimes but lying can destroy a friendship. It is important that your friend speaks honestly and never makes up stories.
There are always periods in your life when you have problems or difficulties. A true friend will always have time to listen to your problems and give you advice. It may not be able to offer a solution to your problems but the fact that your friend makes time to listen is a sign he/she cares for you. Your friend is not a true friend if he/she can never make time for you when you are in trouble. You also need to be reasonable and accept that your friend also has other things to do so he/she can’t always listen immediately to your problems.
Always respectful
A true friend will always respect your opinion no matter whether he/she agrees or not. Your true friend may disagree but never insists that he/she is correct.
Always understanding
It is possible that some problems will arise between you and your friend. A true friend will always be forgiving and understanding，even if it isn’t his/her fault. We are all different people and we all make mistakes. A true friend is always forgiving and understanding because he/she doesn’t want to take the risk of losing his/her best friend.
1.What’s the best title for the third paragraph?
A. Keep your secrets B. Always there for you
C. Always happy for you D. Remember your important days
2.According to the passage，a true friend will always ____________.
A. follow your advice
B. offer a solution to your problems
C. respect your opinion even if he/she disagrees with it
D. listen immediately to your problems
3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Never tell lies to friends.
B. Making time for friends.
C. Paying attention to a friend’s opinion.
D. Sharing fun with friends.
4.What’s the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To tell us how to find out if a friend is a true friend.
B. To find out how long a friendship can last.
C. To introduce his experience in making friends.
D. To teach us how to make true friends.
书面表达
假定你是李华，你的表兄李东是一名高一年级的学生。他对学好高中英语感到很困惑，希望你给他一些建议。请你给他回复一封电子邮件，提供一些学好英语的建议。要点包括：
1. 邮件已经收到。
2. 课前预习，课上认真，课后复习；
3. 多花时间练习英语。
注意：1. 词数100左右，可适当增加内容，使得文章语篇流畅。
2. 参考词汇：预习 preview
短文改错, 格式错误不得分
假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不记分。
Life is full of ups and downs but it is never too easy to achieve success. As the old English say goes “Failure is the mother of success.” I was asked to play in a table tennis match last term. After the match, I was confident I would win. Therefore, I failed. How sadly I was! Luckily, my P.E. teacher helped me out. He told me not to lose my heart. He also helped me my skills. With his help, my confidence returned and I come up with several new idea. The next day, though I had to play against another more experience boy, I beat him. So don’t be afraid of failure. If we can deal with it well, failure can be the mother of success.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once a farmer's donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldn't figure out how to deal 1.________it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he 2.________ (think) the donkey wasn't worth saving. Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help 3.________ . They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried 4.________ (sad). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into the well and was astonished at 5.________ he saw.
Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something 6.________ (amaze). It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up. 7.________ the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.
Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of 8.________ well and ran off happily!
When life sometimes 9.________ （put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of die deepest well just 10.________ never giving up!
阅读短文， 然后根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。
Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a life. Mother was very careful about spending money. ， Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even to her, so she decided to go with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said there was an accident, they might be easily________ in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the when suddenly the snowfield began to . It was the snow slide(雪崩). They ran a long way and the snow slide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above, people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was because she had hurt her head seriously and ________ dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist________ and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane ________ , but Mother died.
Every time I ________ the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel ________ . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will ________ Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.
1.A. healthy B. happy C. busy D. meaningful
2.A. Moreover B. However C. Anyway D. Though
3.A. writing B. housework C. research D. work
4.A. unfriendly B. loyal C. kind D. cruel
5.A. skating B. dancing C. skiing D. hiking
6.A. all B. both C. either D. every
7.A. in case B. now that C. as though D. even if
8.A. searched B. examined C. found D. caught
9.A. pay B. manage C. stand D. afford
10.A. mountain B. farmland C. playground D. snowfield
11.A. change B. melt C. shake D. jump
12.A. passed B. escaped C. experienced D. overcame
13.A. but B. so C. since D. while
14.A. in despair B. in danger C. in peace D. in ruins
15.A. blood B. hair C. tears D. jewels
16.A. carefully B. slowly C. immediately D. hardly
17.A. cried B. died C. survived D. woke
18.A. find out B. think of C. suffer from D. come across
19.A. satisfied B. curious C. anxious D. painful
20.A. envy B. admire C. reward D. thank
