I made a decision on the way down to the vacation beach cottage to meet my family. For two weeks, I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was reading a Biblical about husbands’ being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to say that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Mary at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”

“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little confused(困惑). After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Mary suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Mary’s been here with the kid all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the company where I am a manager, and a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that is how the whole vacation passed. I made a new decision to keep on remembering to choose love.

There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Mary and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Mary looked at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.

“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with sadness, “Do you know something I don’t …”

“What do you mean? ”

“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”

It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I couldn’t help laughing.

“No, honey,” I said, holding her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

1.In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably mean ____________.

A. probably B. completely C. impossibly D. unimportantly

2.From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ____________.

A. alone B. with his family C. with Mary D. with his children

3.During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because _____.

A. the doctor told him Mary was seriously ill

B. she looked beautiful in her new clothes

C. he made up his mind to be a good husband

D. he made a lot of money as a manager

4.What made Tom change his mind to be with his family more?

A. His wife’s illness. B. His vacation to the beach.

C. A talk on his car radio. D. His achievement from his job.

5.By saying “I am just starting to live,” Tom means that ____________.

A. he is beginning to feel sorry for what he did to his wife before

B. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

C. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

D. he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband

How to protect children Web fans from unsuitable materials on-line while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the U.S.

For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children. But jungles contain(包含) wonders as well as danger and with good guides, some education, and a few precautions(預(yù)防措施), the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated(領(lǐng)航). “Kids have to be on-line. If we tell our kids they can’t have chance to the Internet, we’re cutting them off from their future.” said an expert.

Most kids have started to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding plenty of interesting Internet sites, and they can also find places where you might not want your kids to go. There are some search engines designed just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been chosen as safe. The most popular way to limit chance would be to use a “content screener(過(guò)濾器)”, but this can’t be wholly depended on, and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet.

Four other tips:

●Don’t put the PC in a child’s room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.

●Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make on-line.

●Tell your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number.

●And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along.

1.The passage is mainly about the subject of___________.

A. being against children’s on-line B. Internet in America

C. enjoying Internet D. American children going on-line

2.The underlined word “jungle” properly means__________ in Chinese.

A. 泥潭 B. 旋渦 C. 叢林 D. 颶風(fēng)

3.The best way to protect children from improper materials is_________.

A. to buy some search engines for the children

B. to be nearby when they are surfing the Internet

C. to educate the children and encourage them to tell right from wrong

D. to fix a content screener on the computer

4.Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A. Surfing the Internet is the best method of educating children.

B. Children’s not having chance to the Internet may have an influence on their future.

C. Content screeners can be wholly depended on to make children surf online safely.

D. All searching engines can help children to choose materials fit for them.

5.According to the passage, we can infer that________.

A. Internet contains some harmful sites B. a child who is on-line is in danger

C. Internet is a jungle full of danger D. children can tell anyone online their addresses

It’s a big challenge for you to complete any personal goal in time. And it always seems that you won’t have enough time to finish all you need to do. Do you know the way to make the time for your goal? Here are some tips which may help you.

Focus on(集中) one thing at a time. Remember not to take on too many goals at a time, or your energy will be used up soon. Once one goal is finished, you can go to the next one. Set up at least a month per goal.

Prioritize(優(yōu)先處理)the most important. We have more than one thing to complete. If we put all the things before our goal, we won’t ever find the time for it. If we put our goal at the first place, we’ll make the time.

Keep your goal simple. It’s important not to make your goal too difficult. If you want to be slim, for example, you just need to develop the habit for your health, walking each day (or running, or cycling etc), drinking more water, eating fruits and vegetables instead of junk snacks.

Shut your door. Try to set a time that you won’t be disturbed (打擾). If you are disturbed from time to time, you really don't have the time to help out. So you must shut your door when working on the most important tasks. If so, you will get them done better.

Stop wasting time. In our daily life, there are many things wasting your time, such as watching drama series and going to bars. If you don’t do them, it won’t make a great difference to your life. So stop doing them to free up time for your goals.

If you follow the above, you will succeed in achieving your goal.

As a student, I was most afraid to answer questions in class, and I found that the students around were just like me. At the beginning of each class, when the teacher asked a question, I always lowered my head because I was afraid that the teacher saw me. 

One day, in a foreign language class, Mr. Black gave us a lesson. He wanted us to be active in class, so he asked us some questions, but no one answered. "Let me tell you a story first," he said.

"When I came to the United States to study, the university often invited famous people to make speeches. Before the beginning of every speech, I found an interesting thing. The students around me always took a cardboard folded(折疊的) in half, wrote their names in bold(黑體) with the most eye-catching(引人注目的) color, and then placed the cardboard on the seat. So when the speaker needed the answers from the students, he could see it and call a listener's name directly."

"I couldn't understand that. My classmate told me the speakers were all top people, who meant chances. When your answer was to his surprise, it meant he might give you more chances. In fact, I really saw a few students got great chances because of that."

After listening to the story, I understood that the chance will not find you itself. You must show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance on the card.

根據(jù)上面短文的內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題(每題不超過(guò)9個(gè)單詞)

1.Why did the writer lower his head?

_________________________________________________

2.What did Mr. Black want the students to do in his class?

_________________________________________________

3.How did the speaker get to know the students' names?

_________________________________________________

4.When might the speaker give you more chances according to the passage?

_________________________________________________

5.How can you find a chance on the card?

__________________________________________________

1.People can’t drink the water in the river because it’s badly______ (污染).

2.In England, we should avoid ___ (問(wèn)) people questions about their age.

3.It’s important to form a ___ (習(xí)慣) of reading English every day.

4.Though he has learnt English for a long time, he can ___ (幾乎不) speak it.

5.Food ___ (安全) has become the most serious problem people care about.

1.Thousands of athletes and___ ( coach ) took part in the Olympic Games.

2.Our environment is changing for the ___ ( bad ), we should protect it now.

3.He won’t attend the party if he isn’t ___ ( invite ) tomorrow.

4.She is the ___ (proud) of our school because she has won the first prize.

5.It’s a___ (week) magazine. So you can only get one copy every week.

Being a youth is one thing, and being a good one is another. A good youth should have these qualities: F1.of all, health, a healthy body is the best wealth. Without it, n2.can be done well. If you are poor in health, you’ll have to take m3.day after day. Even you can’t work, do sports and so on; Secondly, one must be of good quality. Always do something for others. Help those in trouble and c4.about the people around you. If everyone did the same, what a w5.world this would be! Thirdly, one must have the ability to work with others. Cooperation and communication are two important k6.to better human relationship. Everyone needs friends b7.no one can live through life alone or do everything he wants to.

Besides the examples above, patriotism(愛(ài)國(guó)主義) is the one we should never forget. Patriotism means a love of one’s country. It is one of the h8.qualities of human’s. Everyone should love his own country. But people sometimes think that patriots(愛(ài)國(guó)者)must be fighters or that they live in a time of f9.for their country. That is wrong. A good youth’s work is not only fighting. A good youth will do the things his country asks him to do.

I think a good youth of today should also have some training in a10.. If everyone can enjoy art and be able to make more of it for others, then people will live better and enjoy more.

時(shí)間都去哪兒了？這是許多成年人的感慨，也是一些中學(xué)生的煩惱：沒(méi)有時(shí)間做作業(yè)，沒(méi)有時(shí)間從事個(gè)人愛(ài)好。其實(shí)，時(shí)間就在我們的掌握之中，關(guān)鍵是能否合理利用。請(qǐng)根據(jù)提示，以“How to spend our time properly”

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3.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的地名、校名和人名等信息。

4.所給的文字不計(jì)。

How to spend our time properly

Where has our time gone? How should we spend our time properly?

If so, I’m sure we will live a happier school life.

— The girl’s articles are very nice. She’s ________ fantastic student.

— You mean the girl in pink? I’ve never seen ________ more creative one.

A. a；the B. a；a C. the；the D. the；an

— Who’s your favorite ________ in Rio Olympics?

— Well, I like Zhang Jike best.

A. singer B. player C. actor D. trainer