Little stream(小河） ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. “I went through so many difficulties.I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing(消失)into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean,” she said sadly to herself.

At this time, a deep voice said, “If a breeze(微風(fēng))can cross the desert,so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, “That’s because a breeze can fly, but I cannot.”

“That’s because you stick to what you are. Let yourself evaporate(蒸發(fā))into the breeze, and it can take you across,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now? No!No!” The little stream could not accept this idea. “The breeze can carry the vapor(蒸汽)across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature never changes.” Hearing this,the little stream went into the open arms of breeze. It carried her to the next stage of her life.

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are sometimes.

1.Before the stream reached the desert, she didn’t _______.

A. believe in herself

B.meet any difficulties

C.want to cross the desert

D.worry about the journey to the ocean

2.Who encouraged the little stream when she felt sad?

A. The breeze B.The sun C.The mountain D.The desert

3.What does the underlined phrase “stick to” mean?

A. 粘貼 B.堅(jiān)持 C.放棄 D.展示

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Give up what you have

B.How to cross the desert

C.Change means success

D.The little stream and the desert

Spring cleaning is a tradition in America. People clean up and tidy up their houses in springtime.

Before the invention of the electricity(電)，people used a lot of coal and wood in winter to heat their houses. Those things left behind a lot of dust(灰塵)on everything in the rooms. At that time,people always welcomed spring because when the weather started getting warmer, they could stop using coal and wood and get everything cleaned up. Later spring cleaning became a tradition.

Nowadays we don’t use coal and wood so at the end of winter our houses are not dirtier than they were in the past. People don’t need to remove a lot of dust.However, they have a new problem---clutter. Today the spring cleaning for most family is mainly about tidying up some useless things at home.

Truly, the importance of the tradition of spring cleaning today is different from it was in the past, but it is as important as it was in the past . Now, in springtime,people clean up their houses, yards and gardens. At the same time, they spend much time in looking for the things that they don’t love any more or they don’t use any more. They collect old clothes,old toys, old books and some other useless or old things and then throw away or donate them.This helps people enjoy what they have and their homes more.

So people nowadays should not give up this tradition. Always follow the tradition.

1.In the past,during the process(過程)of______,a lot of dust appeared in people’s houses.

A.cooking meals B.lighting the rooms

C.making electricity D.making the houses warm

2.The second paragraph mainly tells us______.

A. why people welcomed the coming of the spring

B.who started the tradition of spring cleaning

C.how the tradition of spring cleaning began

D.what people in the past did to make their houses clean

3.The underlined word “clutter”in the third paragraph means“ ”.

A. things that are important

B.things that are useful

C.things that are not clean

D.things that are not necessary or are not being used

4._______is the main task of spring cleaning nowadays.

A. Cleaning up the houses ,gardens and yards

B. Removing the dust in the houses

C. Throwing away or donating old or useless things

D.Packing thick winter clothes.

詞匯運(yùn)用

根據(jù)句子意思，用括號(hào)中所給漢語(yǔ)提示或英語(yǔ)單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。（每空一詞）

1.Simon lives in a big family. But he doesn’t know all his (親戚)names.

2.The little girl will travel (在國(guó)外)to learn more about art.

3.The fans can’t hide their (激動(dòng)) when they saw their favourite singer.

4.The restaurant is open every day (除了) Monday.

5.Protecting the (環(huán)境) is protecting ourselves.

6.English is now used widely by (travel) all over the world.

7.An lifestyle will be bad for our health. ( health)

8.Ricky will always remember the (please) trip to Hong Kong Disneyland he had last summer.

9.She has ( teach ) English in this school for 10 years.

10.I saw him ( play) the violin when I walked past the room.

任務(wù)型閱讀

閱讀下列短文,根據(jù)短文中的信息完成文后表格。在標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線上，寫出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）

No one wants to overspend(花費(fèi)過多) on their supermarket shopping but to save money every week. Prepare before you go into the shop. Here is how to make sure you are always getting your shopping for the best price.

●Make your list.

Making a shopping list which includes two parts, something for a living and something for fun. With a full list, you won’t easily change your mind to buy more than you need.

●Check the cupboards.

One of the easiest ways to overspend is buying what you don’t need. Before leaving, take time to check what products you have in the house, especially in the cupboards. Buy what you badly need and it will help you save money before you enter the supermarkets.

●Keep in mind your budget(預(yù)算)

Keep in mind how much you plan to spend. It is possible to get your shopping for less, but you need to pay attention to the products and brands you buy to support savings.

●Compare prices

You should make a comparison between the prices offered by different supermarkets. So if you try to buy your shopping for less, compare the prices in different shops, which makes sure that you are always visiting the cheapest supermarket for your shopping.

●Choose the best time for shopping

If you know your supermarket well, there will surely be a preferred time to shop. This could be at the quietest time to make sure you get peace while working out the total cost of your shopping. And a few hours before closing helps you to get a special offer. That will bring down the cost of your shopping.

Follow them and you are sure to make huge savings on your weekly shopping.

缺詞填空

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~使短文完整。在標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線上，完整寫出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）

It is said that there is no free lunch. But sometimes it is a fact. If you stay in big cities l 1. Beijing or Shanghai, you'll have a chance to eat for free. All you need to k 2. is where you can get them.

Some KTVs, or karaoke places, like Party World, offer f 3. food for both lunch and dinner. It's one of China's most famous KTVs. It offers free food if you s 4. songs there anytime between morning to late at night. The f 5. includes main courses, desserts(甜品) and drinks.

L 6. is the best time to come because prices of singing are low. You can go between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. When there's at l 7. 50 per cent discount. Singing at weekends is more expensive.

If you want to get free food, you can also go to b 8. supermarkets, such as Carrefour (家樂福超市）in Beijing.

In these s9. , special promotions(促銷)can always be seen at weekends. They show new food or drinks and ask customers to have a free t 10. . Sometimes, these supermarkets have open counters（柜臺(tái)）selling nuts and Chinese dates(棗).If you are interested in the food from these counters, you can taste them for free.

句子翻譯

1.他已經(jīng)離開家鄉(xiāng)5年了．

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2.下雪天開快車是很危險(xiǎn)的。

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3.當(dāng)學(xué)生們看到美麗的景色時(shí)，他們?nèi)滩蛔∫恢迸恼掌��?/p>

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4.我們應(yīng)當(dāng)采取行動(dòng)來(lái)改善我們的生活狀況.

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5.乘直達(dá)的航班到成都將要花費(fèi)我們兩個(gè)半小時(shí)的時(shí)間。

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寫作

假如你是李曉華，住在江都．你的加拿大筆友Bob來(lái)信談到了他所居住的城市，并希望了解你的家鄉(xiāng)江都的情況．請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)寫一封100詞左右的回信．回信必須包括下表中的內(nèi)容：

參考詞匯：economy n. 經(jīng)濟(jì)

Washington DC is ______ beautiful city. It is ______ capital of ______ USA.

A. a, a, a B. a, the, the

C. the, the, the D. a, the, /

—_____ do you go shopping?

— Once a week.

A. How many times B. How often

C. How long D. How soon

My mom says my sister is similar _______ me, but I think she is different ______ me.

A. to, from B. as, from C. to, to D. as, to