“Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!”

  That’s an old joke in the west, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai.

  When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didn’t mind the honking horns(喇叭聲) and kept crossing the road in a mess.

  Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least one third of them were jaywalking(亂穿馬路). Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.

  Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. That way we can avoid the traffic accidents.

1.The underlined word “intersection” here probably means “        ”.

A. road       B. bridge              C. crossing      D. traffic

2.The writer saw people      in Shanghai that day.

A. crossing the road in a mess           B. waiting for the green light patiently

C. crossing the road with chickens       D. hurting each other in the street

3.How does the writer like what he saw in Shanghai that day?

A. He thinks it’s OK.                 B. He thinks it’s wrong.

C. He has no idea of it.                D. He doesn’t mention it

An atlas is a book of maps. Atlases are made with different kinds of information about different parts and areas of a country or the world. They are prepared for desk use or travel use.

Desk atlases are made for different groups of people with different needs. For example, students may use desk atlases to help learn geography, and other people may use desk atlases to study a place. A popular type of the latest atlas shows the recent fact of the world. New atlases are often carefully produced to help people learn about the changes, such as the name changes, boundary(邊界) changes and other important new information. A desk atlas can also have some different maps of the same place. For example, an atlas may include maps showing population and important products of a place.

Travel atlases usually show the information about both natural and man-made features(特點). So it is not surprising to find universities, airports, forests, rivers, roads as well as cities, towns and villages in them. A travel atlas is often the first thing people need when they want to start a trip in a strange place. It often has a map of a whole country, and a map with more special information of each important place in the country. Take the atlas of the United States as an example, it often has a map of the whole country and then a map of each of the fifty states.

A travel atlas may also point out the beautiful natural places. In the US, the atlas may include national parks such as the Yellow Stone Park and some others to show the beauty of nature and interesting places to tourists.

1.An atlas is       according to the passage.

A. a guide book    B. a history book

C. a collection of pictures   D. a collection of maps

2.How many kinds of atlases are mentioned in the passage?

A. One           B. Two            C. Three            D. Many

3.From the passage we know people need newly produced atlases because         .

A. they can’t see the old ones clearly    B. they like to buy different ones

C. something has changed             D. something is missing

4.According to the passage, people can find the information about       in a travel atlas of Shanxi.

A. the population of Shanxi          B. the local products of Shanxi

C. the Yellow Stone National Park     D. Xi’an Jiaotong University

根據所給中文意思，完成下面各句。

1.他需要一個安靜的房間休息。

He needs a                   to have a rest.

2.我們不僅要學習現(xiàn)代科技，還要關注傳統(tǒng)文化。

We should not only learn the modern technology but also pay attention to         culture.

3.有些城市禁止在公共汽車上吃食物。

In some cities, it is not allowed to eat                        .

4.在你生氣的時候請不要做任何決定。

Please don’t             when you are angry.

5.她在英語方面比她弟弟好得多。

She is much            at English than her brother.

用方框中所給單詞的適當形式填空，使短文完整正確。（每個單詞限用一次）

I took the bus to school every day when I was in primary school. Alvin, our bus  1.   , picked us up every morning. We were all from 2.      families. My parents could hardly support the family with 3.     children.

Once a month, Alvin stopped at a local bus-stop. Then someone came out and 4.      each of us if we wanted an ice cream or a drink. Alvin paid for it. At the end of school year, he took us to 5.      home for dancing. The 6.       that he showed was amazing. We didn’t get treats like that too often, so what he did for us was 7.    remembered.

Twenty years later, I called him and 8.      him for us. I told him that he probably couldn’t remember me, but I sure9.      him! And I could hear the smile in his voice when he said he was happy that I called.

He is the reason why I do my 10.     to show kindness to everyone I meet. He has had a big influence on my life. And I am very pleased that I was able to tell him.

閱讀下面短文，根據短文內容，完成下面各題。

The U.S. Master Golf Tournament(美國高爾夫大師賽) is one of the big four games in professional golf. This year, Guan Tianlang, a fourteen-year-old Chinese, has become a well-known as the youngest player in the 77-year history of the game. And he won the best-performing amateur(業(yè)余選手). He had a hard time in the game, but he said it was a wonderful experience for him.

At the age of 4, he started learning golf from his father. Many people think he is a smart golfer. Even Ben Crenshaw, a two-time Masters winner, praised Guan’s performance after playing with the boy. “He’s very confident(自信) and patient. He never played in a hurry, ” he said to the USA Today.

  Guan makes the world know him not only with his game, but with his English as well. He answered the reporters’ questions with his perfect English. In fact, English is just one of favorite subjects. He also likes maths and history very much. At school, Guan is just like any other boy of his age. He goes to regular classes. He enjoys basketball and Kobe Bryrant is his favorite basketball player. He is always trying to get food grades and find time to practice golfing. He wants to win a major one day, but he said, “There’re still a lot of things to learn to improve. So nothing to rush.”

1.Who is Guan Tianlang?

He is a 14-year-old         player from China.

2.What does Crenshaw think of Guan?

He thinks Guan is a               boy.

3.How long is the history of the U.S. Master Golf Tournament?

It is                      .

4.How did Guan feel about the time he had in the game this year?

Though hard, he felt it a                                     for him.

5.What can we learn about Guan from the last paragraph?

He thinks it’s           to keep studying hard, although he is successful in some way.

根據對話內容，將方框內符合對話語境的句子抄寫在對話空白處，使對話恢復完整，選項中有兩項是多余的。

(Ted and Bob are having breakfast.)

Ted: Hi, Bob! Eating fried chicken? 1.

Bob: Eggs and milk? I don’t want to have them every day. 2.

Ted: But don’t have too much unhealthy food. 3.

Bob: OK, I won’t. By the way, I find some students throw away eggs and milk.

Ted: That’s too bad.4.

Bob: Yes. But what do you think we can do?

Ted: 5.                                                                   .

Bob: Let’s have a try, then we may have different kinds of food every day.

根據下面對話中的情境，在每個空白處填入一個適當?shù)恼Z句，使對話恢復完整。

A: Nick, are you busy now?

B: No. 1.                                        ?

A: I need your help. I’m planning for tomorrow’s Chinese class. Can we talk about it?

B: You mean the activity of “Spring in my eyes”?

A: Yes. What are you going to do?

B: Er…2.

A: Sing a song? What’s the name of the song?

B: In Spring. 3.                                    ?

A: I don’t know. 4.                                    ?

B: Let me see. You like drawing. I think you can draw a picture about spring.

A: 5.                                                     I’ll do that tomorrow.

假如你是楊佩，你的外教Mr. Smith 想組織幾名學生去一個學校進行一次助學和聯(lián)誼活動。請你參考下列信息，以書信形式向Mr. Smith提出申請，說明你打算如何開展這次活動并陳述理由。

要求：1. 參考提示語，可適當發(fā)揮；

2. 語句通順，意思連貫，書寫工整。

3. 文中不得出現(xiàn)你本人的姓名、所在學校名稱和地址；

4. 詞數(shù)：60—80詞。（開頭和結尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)）

Dear Mr. Smith，

I’m so excited to know that our school is organizing an activity to help the kids in a school.

I’ll be thankful if you give me the chance!

Yours

Yang Pei

I find _______ difficult to finish the work on time. We only have three hours left.

A.it                               B. that                     C. its                             D. this

Mr. Lee told us an interesting story yesterday. It made all of us_______ .

A.laugh                        B. to laugh                   C. laughed                   D. laughing