My first visit to London was one and a half years ago. It was a wonderful trip. I stayed in the city for three weeks, and I had many impressions. I visited all the famous places. I'd like to tell you about some of the places I visited in this beautiful city.
First, I went to the Tower of London, and I want to say that it is a very interesting historical place. I found out that a long time ago, it was a prison. Later it became a castle for the royal(皇家的) family. Or maybe it is the reverse; I'm not sure, but later they left this place and lived in Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace.
I also enjoyed visiting the House of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, two very popular places for tourists. They are very old and beautiful. The Abbey is built in a kind of Gothic style; it is fantastic.
In London, you can also enjoy nature. There are many parks such as Hyde Park, Green Park, and Holland Park. These parks are wonderful green, quiet places where you can relax and escape the noise of the city.
Trafalgar Square is a popular place for students and other young people. You will find lots of pigeons（鸽子） there. If you have time, you can feed them and they will be very happy. You can buy special food for them, but be careful! Tons of birds are going to surround you if you feed them.
Another very special place in London that I like is St. Paul's Cathedral which was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. I also was impressed with the museums in London. They're very popular. I found them interesting because you can learn about the history of England.
I had a wonderful time in London. I really liked it because it is a city that is rich in history.
1.The writer writes this passage to__________.
A. recall (回忆）his/her first travel to London
B. tell us he/she has visited many places.
C. introduce a famous city to the readers.
D. show the readers around London
2. In order to avoid the noise of the city, you would like to travel to ___.
A. Buckingham Palace B. Holland park
C. The Tower of London D. Westminster Abbey
3. What is attractive to you most in Trafalgar Square?
A.Meeting many young people
B. Catching a lot of birds
C. Having a delicious meal
D. Feeding the pigeons
4.During traveling in London, the writer was _______.
A. worried B. surprised C. pleased D. tired
书面表达
你是高三学生刘蕾，你的美国朋友David想了解中国高中生对音乐的认识，请你给他写一封电子邮件，介绍你班同学对音乐的认识情况，字数不少于100。主要内容包括：
1.你班同学都喜欢音乐。
2.你班同学喜欢的音乐类型，不同同学有不同偏爱。
3.你班同学接触音乐的主要方式。
4.你本人对音乐的看法。
Dear David，
With regard to your enquiry, I’d like to share our ideas of music with you.________________________________________________________________________
What’s your idea of music? Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
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1.Lucy didn’t come to class yesterday because she didn’t feel well.
________ she ________ well, she _______ _______ _______ to class yesterday.(用虚拟语气改写句子)
2. We carried out a survey last week, and its result was as follows.
We carried out a survey last week, _______ _______ of _______was as follows. (用定语从句改写句子)
3. As Mr. Green teaches us English, We have made great progress.(用with复合结构改写句子)
1) ________ Mr. Green________ ________ English, We have made great progress.
2) ________ English ________ ________ Mr. Green, We have made great progress.
4. He wants to achieve his ambitions, so he works hard all the time. （用The reason why…is that… 改写句子）
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单词拼写
1.I like this job not because of the high salary but because it can let me make full use of my a_______.
2.After being d________ to make a big fortune, the young man left for the large city.
3.As is m_____ above, our global is becoming warmer, and as a result, the sea level is rising.
4.It is generally agreed that taking regular exercise is ________ (有益) to our health.
5.Our work was ________ (打断)because of the power cut.
阅读表达
Twitter is a social network that allows users to send and receive short messages, which are called Tweets. Tweets can be up to 140 characters long. You can send Tweets from your computer or even from your mobile phone. While some social networking services like Facebook or MySpace are more complicated, Twitter is quite simple to use. To send or receive messages, you just have to create an account on Twitter. You can only send text to Twitter; images are not allowed.
Twitter users can follow what other people post. It makes you feel that you are a part of someone else’s life. In most cases, Twitter is made up of many small groups of people. Sometimes they can follow each other’s movements. You can post “Hey, I’m going to the pub”, and all of your friends can read it at once. Your messages on Twitter can be private, meaning only your friends can read them or you can make them public, meaning they can be seen by everyone.
Twitter is used for many things. You can post an upcoming event, organize group conversations of just telling the world what you’re doing at the moment. You can also use Twitter instead of sending many short messages to different people. Just post your messages on Twitter and everyone else can see them,
Many people update their Twitter status very often, sometimes even a couple of times an hour. Recently, Twitter has also been used in business. Companies use Twitter to inform people of new products or just to post something that is on sale. Twitter has become very popular. Since its birth in 2006, over one hundred million people around the world have been using it regularly.
1.What does the underlined word “complicated” most probably mean? (1 word)
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2. What does it mean if you make your messages public? (no more than 10 words)
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3.How can you make your messages known to different people by Twitter? (no more than 8 words)
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4.Why do companies also use Twitter? (no more than 15 words)
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5.What do you think of Twitter? Give your reasons. (no more than 20 words)
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As a senior, my future is always on my mind. To be exact, thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights and made me worry enough to do poorly on more than one test. Because of this, words of wisdom are a source of comfort. Steve Jobs gave a speech to Stanford’s graduating class in 2005 and his words resound repeatedly in my mind whenever I think about my future.
It wasn’t always like that, though. It started when I became a junior, when college came into view. It’s the first big step to making your life your own. So when Jobs discussed his life as a student, some fears were eased. He, too, felt the need to attend college to make something of himself. He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty. His lack of understanding caused him to stop attending college and focus on what he felt was important. His story had a happy ending, of course, since he certainly turned out well.
This doesn’t mean that students shouldn’t attend college, but rather that they shouldn’t worry so much. You’ll get where you need to go, even if your path is a bit more winding（蜿蜒的）than you’d like.
Jobs talked about the hardships in his work. His love of his work helped him carry on and he got where he was meant to be, which restates the point: don’t panic.
One particular part of his speech stayed with me. Steve Jobs quoted（引用）the saying “Stay hungry, stay foolish” and it has become my motto. Staying foolish is realizing that you are still a fool, no matter how much you’ve learned or experienced. There is always more to explore. Staying hungry is wanting to find those things about which you are still uneducated.
Steve Jobs’s level of success is attainable, and I aim to prove that. With the will power to go into the world living every day like it’s my last and allowing the future to take care of itself, I will do great things. In the last moments of my life, I’ll be proud of what I have done and hope to have all the wisdom a person could wish for.
1.The author felt worried when _________.
A. he had to take tests at school
B. he thought about his future
C. he had lots of sleepless nights
D. he searched for words of wisdom
2.It is suggested in Paragraphs 1 and 2 that _________.
A. Steve Jobs didn’t attend college
B. Steve Jobs failed because of his decision
C. the author is a college student
D. the author cares much about his future
3.What did the author gain from Jobs’s speech?
A. Courage to drop out of school.
B. Confidence in defeating Jobs.
C. Interest in computer industry.
D. Bravery to face uncertainties.
4.What did NOT Steve Jobs encourage students to do in his speech?
A. Have the desire to learn more.
B. Be content with what they know.
C. Stay calm in the face of hardships.
D. Be modest so as to learn more.
5.The passage is mainly about _________.
A. the wisdom drawn from a speech
B. the most impressive quotation in life
C. a memorable meeting with Jobs
D. an experience of a speech
