阅读理解。
A group of kids at McIntyre Elementary School, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have created a special bench to make sure their fellow classmates aren’t left out on the playground. Called the “Buddy Bench”, students can use the seat as a safe and supportive place to let others know they’d like to be included in playtime, but may be too shy to ask.
The concept of the Buddy Bench is simple: Students who want to partake in playground games and activities, but may feel hesitant, can take a seat, which signifies(表明) to other children on the playground that they may need something extra to encourage them to participate.
The idea for the bench came about last year, when Farrell, school counselor at McIntyre Elementary, was conducting a leadership group to help students overcome shyness and gain confidence. Four fourth-grade students came up with the idea for the Buddy Bench in this workshop, and worked with Farrell to draft a letter to present to the Parent Teacher Staff Organization to make the bench a reality. The PTSO approved the students’ proposal, and installed(安装) a bright metal bench with a cheerful sign that reads “Buddy Bench” on the school’s playground.
Since it was installed on Nov. 16, the bench has been effective. The simple concept has resonated with(引起共鸣) the students, and already has created a better environment within the school community.
“Each day, I go to see the buddy bench working,” Farrell said. “The lessons they are learning now will benefit them their entire lives. It is simply a beautiful example of kids wanting to be kind and continue to be kind every day.”
1.Who is Buddy Bench created for?
A. Students who love games and activities.
B. Students who want and continue to be kind.
C. Students who are left out on the playground.
D. Students who are in Farrell’s leadership group.
2.What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. The PTSO.B. Buddy Bench users.
C. The workshop members.D. Farrell and teachers.
3.Which of the following statements can show “the bench has been effective”?
A. The workshop kids have set a good example.
B. More and more creative ideas have come up.
C. The PTSO has decided to provide more buddy benches.
D. Some shy students have found friends on the playground.
阅读理解。
The booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:
Price: ＄10
BOOKING
There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:
------ in person
The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m. -8 p. m.
------ by telephone
Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card
（Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted）
------ by post
Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.
------ on line
Complete the on-line booking form at www. Satanfiedtheatre. com
DICOUNTS:
Saver: ＄2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.
Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.
Standby: best available seats are on sale for ＄6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible（suitable）for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.
Group Bookings:
There is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.
School: school parties of ten or more can book ＄6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.
Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
1.If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT ________.
A. use the Internet
B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card
C. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office
D. go to the Box Office on Sundays
2.If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?
A. ＄126.B.＄150.C. ＄140.D. ＄120.
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theater.
B. A school party of 15 students should pay 90 for the standby tickets.
C. A group of 12 persons can get 10 percent discount.
D. The audience can’t refund money if the performance is on show.
4.What kind of tickets are the cheapest?
A. The tickets for Saver discount.
B. The tickets for group booking.
C. The standby tickets.
D. The standby tickets for school parties of ten or more.
阅读理解。
You wake up in the morning, the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!
Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness. It may not change what you think, but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time.
Life brings ups and downs, but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or respect.
When you communicate with positive people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted．When the dagger(匕首) of a negative person is put in you, you feel the heavy feeling that all in all, brings you down．
Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people. This could be a co-worker, or a relative. In this case, say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person, but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that.
Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着) you throughout the rest of your day, which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible．
1.The purpose of the first paragraph is to ________.
A. make a comparisonB. offer an evidence
C. describe a daily sceneD. introduce a topic
2.How can negative people affect us?
A. By changing our ways of thinking.
B. By telling us the nature of life.
C. By influencing our emotion.
D. By comparing their attitudes to life with ours.
3.Some negative people base their happiness on ________.
A. making other people unhappy
B. other people’s pity for them
C. building up a positive attitude
D. other people’s respect for them
4.According to the passage, to reduce negative people’s influence on us，we are advised to ________.
A. change negative people’s attitudes to life
B. communicate with negative people as little as possible
C. make negative people feel ashamed of themselves
D. show our dissatisfaction to negative people
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
BEIJING — Eating at a Beijing restaurant is usually an adventure for foreigners, and particularly when they get the chance to order “chicken without sex life” or “red burned lion head”.
Sometimes excited but mostly confused, embarrassed or even terrified, many foreigners have long complained about mistranslations of Chinese dishes. And their complaints are often valid, but such an experience at Beijing’s restaurants will apparently soon be history.
Foreign visitors will no longer, hopefully, be confused by oddly worded restaurant menus in the capital if the government’s plan to correctly translate 3,000 Chinese dishes is a success and the translations are generally adopted.
The municipal(市政) office of foreign affairs has published a book to recommend English translations of Chinese dishes, which aims to help restaurants avoid bizarre translations. “It provides the names of main dishes of famous Chinese cuisines in plain English,” an official with the city’s Foreign Affairs office said, “Restaurants are encouraged to use the proposed translations, but it will not be compulsory.” It’s the city’s latest effort to bridge the culture gap for foreign travelers in China.
“The book is a blessing to tourist guides like me. Having it, I don’t have to rack my brains trying to explain Chinese dishes to foreign travelers,” said Zheng Xiaodong, a 31-year-old employee with a Beijing-based travel agency.
“I will buy the book as I major in English literature and I’d like to introduce Chinese cuisine culture to more foreign friends,” said Han Yang, a postgraduate student at the University of International Business and Economics.
It is not clear if the book will be introduced to other parts of China. But on Tuesday, this was the most discussed topic on weibo.com, China’s most popular micro-blogging site.
1.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Confusing mistranslations of Chinese dishes
B. Chinese dishes to have “official” English names
C. The effort to bridge the culture gap
D. An adventure for foreigners who eat in Beijing
2.“Chicken without sex life” or “red burned lion head” are mentioned in the beginning of the passage to show ________.
A. some Chinese dishes are not acceptable
B. some Chinese dishes are hard to translate
C. some Chinese dishes are not well received
D. some Chinese dishes are mistranslated
3.What measure has the municipal office taken?
A. Publishing a book on China’s dietary habits.
B. Advocating using accurate translation for Chinese dishes.
C. Providing the names of main Chinese dishes.
D. Recommending a book on Chinese dishes.
4.What’s the attitude of most people to the book according to the passage?
A. favorableB. dividedC. not clearD. excited
书面表达
面对繁重的学业负担，很多学生出现了不同程度的心理和身体方面的不适。鉴于此种情况，中学生应该学会放松。假如你是中学生李华，请以“How to Relax Ourselves”为题写一篇文章给《21世纪英语报》投稿。内容包括：
1．为什么要学会自我放松；
2．自我放松的途径（如看电视、上网、体育锻炼、旅游等）；
3．你更喜欢哪种自我放松方式及原因。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．文章开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
How to Relax Ourselves
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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仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I’d like to share with you my progresses on study in these three years. To be honest, I was not so good at my study when I came to high school, often feel tired out and at loss. Sometimes, I am even on the point of giving up. Therefore, my change happened when my teachers and my classmates as well as came to encourage me one day in Senior Two. It was their encouragement and my own thinking that resulted in my mchievements in study final.
Still not a top student although I am now, I have found myself filled with greatly confidence to face any difficulty and challenge. There is no doubt that I am bound to fight with my dream to the end in the coming months！
