A cute white cat peeks out of a hole with only its head visible. A long-eared rabbit licks its lips while looking up at a carrot. These aren’t real scenes in a natural park. Instead, they’re paintings in tree holes on a road in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province. Hundreds of people are visiting the artistic road to take photos of the new paintings.
The creator of these eye-catching paintings is Wang Yue, 23. She describes her tree hole paintings as “a beautiful journey” through which she adds fun and vitality (活力) to her hometown.
“When I saw the trees by the roadside had lost all their leaves, and the ugly tree holes became obvious, I thought that if I could paint some interesting scenes in these holes they might add some color to the city,” said Wang Yue.
But Wang was worried that her watercolor paints could hurt the trees. When Wang got permission from city officials, she gathered her color palette, brushes and a stool and got to work.
Her first painting was of rosy clouds, but many passers-by couldn’t understand it. “Perhaps it was too abstract,” said Wang Yue. After that, she began to paint animals. Using her paintbrush she creatively placed a raccoon(浣熊), a squirrel and a cat in the holes.
Wang’s friends shared her works on their micro blogs and she became a hit. Her next aim is to tell stories rather than painting individual animals. “I was glad to let people see life’s beauty. I hope more artists can join me in painting the tree holes,” she said.
1.Why did Wang Yue begin to create paintings in the tree holes?
A. To practice painting and have fun.
B. To prevent the tree leaves from falling.
C. To have passers-by take photos of her paintings.
D. To make the city more colorful and lively.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Wang’s first painting hurt the trees and city officials stopped her work.
B. Wang’s first painting wasn’t popular because she wasn’t skillful then.
C. Wang became successful partly because of her friends’ micro blogs.
D. Wang would continue to centre her works on individual animals.
【小3】Which is the best title for the text?
A. Paintings in Tree Holes Become Popular.
B. Paintings Bring Grey Road to Life.
C. Wang Yue---A Girl Who Has Become a Hit.
D. Join in Painting the Tree Holes!
假如你是李华，最近你在澳大利亚布里斯班的home stay打算来中国旅游并来看望你，来之前有问题要咨询你，请根据下面home stay的电子邮件用英语回一封电子邮件。
Hi，Li Hua,
Hope you and your family are well．We have booked a tour to see the sights of China in March．In the travel we plan to fly to Guangzhou to see you．How does that sound? We are going to stay in your city for two days, so can you keep us informed of your arrangements about our stay and how can we get to your city from the airport? By the way, which hotel we’d better reserve in your city?
Waiting for your reply!
Steven and Karen
注意：1．词数100字左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．写作内容不要透露你所在城市的任何信息，推荐酒店为Hilton Hotel。
Dear Steven and Karen，
I am more than thrilled to know that you are going to be with us for two days and ______________________________________________________ _____________________________________Looking forward to your coming !
Yours faithfully
LiHua
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。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误仅限1词；2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Li Lin is a senior three students who devotes himself to his lessons every day．Last Saturday, as usual, he went to several courses．In the evening, he studies at home until deep into the night．He was too sleepy and tired that he couldn't work effectively．In Sunday morning, Li Lin was about to study when his father came up and advised him to have a break．Soon they had good idea．They bought a kite which they liked it very much and then the family went to the suburbs where Li Lin enjoyed himself fly the kite．The family had a picnic together but felt very relaxed in the open air．On Monday, Li Lin was energetic and actively in class．He said it was only why he had a better weekend.
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。
What was supposed to be __1.___ fun climb became a test of friendship for two young people from Canada last Saturday. Jeremy Savage and Ian Marshall, both aged 17, went __【小题2___(camp) with their parents for the weekend. On Saturday morning, they decided to climb the mountain by themselves while their parents relaxed at the campsite. After three hours, they reached the top _2._ no problems.
However, trouble began when they started the climb down the mountain. On one very __3._ (danger) part of the path, Ian fell three meters off the side of the path. Jeremy was able to climb down to where Ian was. Ian was _4._ (bad) injured and could not move. They had to wait and _5.__(hope) that someone would come and help them. As the evening grew __6._ (dark), Ian told Jeremy to leave him and go back to their parents, but he still did not leave. Jeremy thought __7.__ was not safe for Ian to be alone. The night was cold and windy, and Jeremy used his jacket and extra shirt to keep Ian warm.
At sunrise, Jeremy decided that the only way ___8.__ (help) his friend was to carry him. So they started the long climb back to their parents. Finally, after four hours, they arrived at the campsite __9. their parents were waiting, “I’ll always remember what Jeremy did for me.” said Ian. “He saved my life.”
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was very new to the US, I needed to get a new passport. It had only been two weeks since I _ ere with my husband, but I needed a new one.
At the time, we lived in Houston, Texas. We only had one car, so my husband _ me off at the passport office and told me to take Bus 82 to get back home.
I _ my work at the passport office and waited for Bus 82. I sat in it for an hour or so, but it didn’t go anywhere near my_ . I even told the driver where I lived, but the street was so _ that even he didn’t recognize it. So he _ brought me back to the starting point again.
When I got off the bus, it started raining heavily. I tried _ the people around me for help, but no one knew _ I needed to go. At that time, I didn’t have a cell phone, and I couldn’t _ a pay phone.
_ , I came back to the bus stop where I had boarded the __ . An old lady who was standing there _ to hold up an umbrella for me. She even made me stand on the bench, to shield me from the water that _ from the cars speeding past us.
Then, I asked her for help. _ she also did not recognize my _ _, she asked me for the names of the_ that came before and after my home. Then, she _ what had gone wrong. _ there were two Bus 82. The one that I had boarded did not go all the way to my house, but went on a different _ . She told me that I had to change buses midway to get to my house. Then, she got me on the bus and even told the _ to get me off after 3 stops so that I could take the correct Bus 82.
Help can come from any corner or person!
1.A. landed B. escaped C. survived D. left
2.A. took B. sent C. saw D. dropped
3.A. noticed B. boarded C. finished D. searched
4.A. shop B. hotel C. house D. office
5.A. small B. long C. dirty D. short
6.A. simply B. reluctantly C. happily D. quietly
7.A. preparing B. asking C. ordering D. rewarding
8.A. why B. how C. when D. where
9.A. buy B. use C. find D. borrow
10.A. Sick B. Cold C. Hungry D. Fearful
11.A. bus B. train C. taxi D. plane
12.A. agreed B. offered C. promised D. expected
13.A. sent off B. left behind C. splashed up D. used up
14.A. Until B. Unless C. When D. Though
15.A. voice B. address C. face D. mistake
16.A. streets B. guests C. neighbors D. trees
17.A. worked on B. figured out C. thought of D. learned about
18.A. Luckily B. Fully C. Clearly D. Happily
19.A. district B. path C. alley D. route
20.A. passenger B. driver C. customer D. police
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Sometimes in your life, you may be asked to speak in front of a large group of people．Although it sounds a little scary, even those with stage fright can speak successfully to the group with adequate preparation．
1．Practice your speech before the big day． 1. If possible, practice the speech in front of a friend or family member to get used to saying it to real people．If you feel you must have note cards, limit the amount to about three cards．This will force you to keep your speech concise and help you keep your eyes focused on your audience．
2．Remember why you've been invited to speak．If you're battling fear over speaking to a large group of people, keep your mind on the fact that you were selected for this important role．The speech organizers must have seen something valuable in you or your expertise
2.
3． Remember that fear of public speaking is very common. __3._
Most of the people in the audience would be feeling the same fear and stress that you do in your position．Knowing this may make you feel better．
4． 4. What you say should be tailored to why you're there and who you're speaking to in order to avoid sounding general．If speaking to a charity group, mention the good work certain specific individuals have done for the cause．If speaking at a business conference, briefly state why you want to help these people．
5．Keep eye contact with the crowd． 5. Pick one person in each section and look at him while you're speaking．After each important point in your speech, switch your focus to another section．When you focus only on one person at a time, the size of the crowd isn't as frightening．
A．A good memory is really helpful．
B．Show appreciation to your audience．
C．Mention your audience in your speech．
D．The more you have it memorized, the better．
E．In fact, it's normal to feel nervous or stressed out before a big speech．
F．Separate the crowd into three sections mentally as you get up to speak．
G.The knowledge of other people's respect for you should reduce some of the fear．
