During my free time one day, I wandered down a lonely path into the woods and sat against a tree. Then I saw one of the camp counselors approaching me. "Oh great," I thought, since counselors were always trying to cheer you up or make you laugh.

"Hey," he said, "mind if I have a seat?" I shrugged(聳肩). I wasn't going to encourage him, but I couldn't exactly stop him, either. He sat down alongside me and extended a hand. "I'm Gary," he said, "and you're Erica, right?" I nodded. "You don't exactly look like you're having a good time," he began.

I crossed my arms and gritted my teeth. "Look," I said, "I didn't want to come to camp, I don't like it, I'm not having fun, and it basically stinks." I glared at Gary.

"So there's nothing here at all for you, huh?" he asked.

"Nothing," I answered.

"Let me show you something," said Gary. He got up, and I followed him along the path until I heard a sound like a roaring freight train.

"What's that?" I asked.

"Wait and see," he replied, with a small smile.

When we rounded the corner, I couldn't believe what I saw. There was the biggest waterfall I could ever imagine, right in front of me. "Cool!" I said, and I could feel my eyes getting bigger and a smile tugging at my mouth.

"Still think there's nothing here for you?" asked Gary. "Because there's a whole lot more of this kind of 'nothing' around here."

I had to admit, the waterfall was impressive.

"Look," said Gary, "camp is what you make it. You can be sullen(陰郁的) and closed-minded and have a rotten four weeks, or you can take a look around you and see some of the incredible sights and appreciate the opportunity. It would be useless for me to try to make you have fun. You can only do that for yourself. But if you loosen up a little, you might actually have a good time." With that, he turned and walked away, leaving me on the path.

That night, by the campfire, I found myself singing along with everyone else. By the time the four weeks were up, I didn't want to leave. I'd seen some amazing things and made some great friends.

Beauty is where you find it. Life is what you make it. I think it's going to be a good year this year. I mean, I'm going to work to make it one. Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll get to go back to camp next year!

1.When Gary walked to Erica, you could predict that ________ .

A. he would help her feel better

B. she would say hello to him

C. he would talk about his life

D. she would tell him to go away

2.What can you tell about Erica from the beginning of the story?

A. She looks forward to this camp trip very much.

B. She has won a camp trip because of her good performance at school.

C. She knows Gary very well so they camp together.

D. She doesn’t see anything fun in the camp trip.

3.What can you tell about Erica from the ending of this story?

A. She has many close friends at home.

B. She is looking forward to the future.

C. She's a good student who gets mostly A's.

D. She often gets into trouble at school.

4.What does the underlined word “counselor” most probably mean in Para 1?

A. A person who teaches you how to make fun of others.

B. A person who gives you help and advice.

C. A person who guides you when you are travelling.

D. A person who teaches you how to make a camp.

5.Which is the theme(主題) of this story?

A. What you get out of life depends on what you put into it.

B. Parents are always making kids do things they don't want to do.

C. You will forget your trouble by the campfire.

D. Waterfalls always make you feel better.

As you grow rapidly through your teenage years，you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly. Don't panic！You will deal successfully with them！You are a young adult now!

With more responsibility，you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape your future. You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine！Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.

Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. You will probably want to be independent. But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. Your family have been with you since you came into this world.

It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.

This period is part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life's journey and there will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again.

You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices. So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!

1.The best title for this passage would be ________.

A．The Choices in Life B．The Key to Success

C．Say Goodbye to the Past D．Becoming a Young Adult

2.Who do the underlined words “some people”(Paragraph 5)probably refer to?

A．your parents B．your classmates

C．true friends D．your relatives

3.The author thinks teenage years are ________.

A．a(chǎn) period of complete freedom

B．too hard for young people to get through

C．a(chǎn)n important time for the young to make the right choices

D．a(chǎn) very important period for young students to leave their parents

4.Who is the passage mainly written for?

A．Teenagers B．Teachers

C．Young parents D．Adults

5.When a young adult doesn’t know what he or she wants to do, in the author’s opinion, it is ______.

A. disturbing B. sad

C. common D. surprising

At no time in history has there been such a mass(大規(guī)模的) movement of people from the countryside to the city as is happening now. By the year 2030, it’s estimated（估計） that more than two thirds of the world’s population will be living in cities, twice as many as today. This means that the problems faced by cities today—overcrowding, poor housing, unemployment, poverty(貧窮) and lack of food and water—will be twice as bad, unless we find solutions soon.

Another serious issue is how to provide good transportation for their citizens. Many of the world’s major cities are already struggling with out-of-date transport infrastructures(基本設(shè)施). How can they deal with the additional demands?

London is a good example. Its enlargement was made possible by the invention of the steam engine, which powered the world’s first underground railway. But its transport system are now hopelessly out-of-date and need urgent modernization. London’s future success depends very much on developing better public transport.

Over a million people travel into central London every day from outside the city. They, together with the people who live in London, want a public transport system that is efficient, safe and environmentally friendly. What they often get, however, falls far short of that ideal. Passengers complain about cost and pollution, while businesses worry about the problems their staff have in getting to work on time. Yes, the proportion of London households that own a car grew from just over ten percent in the early 1950s to over sixty percent today.

As the city has become increasingly crowded and polluted, there has been a growing realization that action must be taken soon.

1.The passage is mainly written to tell us that ________.

A. it’s difficult to solve the problem faced by cities today

B. overpopulation causes the problems in cities like London

C. possible solutions to cities’ transport problems will be found soon

D. public transport plays an important role in developments in major cities

2.The underlined word “they” in fourth paragraph refers to _______.

A. the citizens in the city of London

B. those who come to London from other places

C. passengers who make complaints about the cost

D. businesses who are anxious about their staff getting to work late

3.From the passage we know that the mass movement to the city will cause the following problems EXCEPT_____________.

A. poverty B. unemployment

C. better environment D. poor transportation

4.The underlined words “environmentally friendly” is closest in meaning to ________.

A. pleasant and nonpolluting B. cheap and punctual

C. quick and straight D. fair and convenient

5.We can infer that in the following paragraph the writer would most probably deal with ______.

A. traffic jams in London streets

B. London’s future in train and air travel

C. possible solutions to London’s traffic problems

D. the improvement of the citizen’s living conditions

We discuss the issue of when to help a patient die. Doctors of our generation are not newcomers to this question. Going back to my internship(實習(xí))days, I can remember many patients in pain, sometimes in coma(昏迷), with late, hopeless cancer. For many of them, we wrote an order for heavy medication—morphine(嗎啡)by the clock. This was not talked about openly and little was written about it. It was essential, not controversial.

The best way to bring the problem into focus is to describe two patients whom I cared for. The first, formerly a nurse, had an automobile accident. A few days later her lungs seemed to fill up; her heart developed dangerous rhythm disturbances. So there she was: in coma, on a breathing machine, her heartbeat maintained with an electrical device. One day after rounds, my secretary said the husband and son of the patient wanted to see me. They told me their wife and mother was obviously going to die; she was a nurse and had told her family that she never wanted this kind of terrible death, being maintained by machines. I told them that while I respected their view, there was nothing deadly about her situation. The kidney(腎) failure she had was just the kind for which the artificial kidney was most effective. While possibly a bit reassured, they were disappointed. Here was the head surgeon seemingly determined to keep everybody alive, no matter what.

Within a few days the patient's pacemaker(起搏器) could be removed and she awoke from her coma. About six months later, the door of my office opened and in walked a gloriously fit woman. After some cheery words of appreciation, the father and son asked to speak to me alone. As soon as the door closed, both men became quite tearful. All that came out was, “We want you to know how wrong we were.”

The second patient was an 85-year-old lady whose hair caught fire while she was smoking. She arrived with a deep burn; I knew it would surely be deadly. As a remarkable coincidence there was a meeting for discussion going on at the time in medical ethics(道德). The speaker asked me if I had any sort of ethical problem I could bring up for discussion. I described the case and asked the students their opinion. After the discussion, I made a remark that was, when looking back, a serious mistake. I said, "I'll take the word back to the nurses about her and we will talk about it some more before we decide." The instructor and the students were shocked: "You mean this is a real patient?" The teacher of ethics was not accustomed to being challenged by actuality. In any event, I went back and met with the nurses. A day or two later, when she was making no progress and was suffering terribly, we began to back off treatment. Soon she died quietly and not in pain. As a reasonable physician, you had better move ahead and do what you would want done for you. And don't discuss it with the world first. There is a lesson here for everybody. Assisting people to leave this life requires strong judgment and long experience to avoid its misuse.

1.The first patient’s husband and son wanted the doctor_____.

A. to save her life

B. to end her life

C. use an artificial kidney

D. to maintain her life with machines

2.In the early days when a patient had got a deadly, hopeless illness, _______.

A. doctors would inject more morphine into the patient to end his life

B. doctors would turn him away and ask him to go back home and wait for death

C. doctors would write a new order for their medical treatment to ease their pain

D. doctors would discuss their treatment plan with the patient and write down the solution

3.At the meeting, the author discussed with the students_____.

A. the importance of mercy killing

B. the relationship between mercy killing and ethics

C. the case about an old lady

D. the process to practice mercy killing

4.The author suggested that doctors_____ before they assist a patient in killing himself.

A. do what they are wanted to do

B. discuss with the others about the decision first

C. be required to do so first by the patient

D. make sure there is no other choice left

5.Through the two patients mentioned in the text, the author thinks that on the issue of helping a patient die, doctors need to be _________.

A. cruel and cautious

B. experienced and thoughtful

C. pessimistic and determined

D. considerate and optimistic

以下是生活中父母如何和孩子保持良好關(guān)系的材料。閱讀至和A至F 對這些材料的主題概括, 選出符合每題的最佳選項。

1. Teenagers have opinions about everything and they aren’t shy about sharing them. So allow them to make more decisions. For example, let them decide when and where to study, what to wear, what sports team to join. However, keep in mind that some decisions can’t be discussed or changed. Parents need to set limits that protect their children’ health and safety.

2. There’s something happy about the family sitting together around the dinner table. The evening meal is often the time of the day when the family can sit together in one place and talk with each other. So make dinner a family affair. You can use the chance to share the news of the day and make weekend plans.

3. You can tell your children that you, too, sometimes feel angry or unhappy, which shows your children that you’re not just a parent—you’re a human. Not only will your children feel closer to you, but he or she may feel safe enough to disclose uncomfortable things or feelings.

4. They maybe make some wrong choices sometimes. But if they’re over 18, give them the chance to deal with problems on their own. After all, didn’t you want the same from your parents when you were their age?

5. Don’t read her diary, eavesdrop (偷聽) on his phone conversations, or upset her with questions. Remember that they are humans and have their own privacy (隱私) just like you. If you think they have some problems, point it out directly, using five little words: “Can we talk about it?” For example, you can use the words such as “I’ve smelled smoke when you walk into the room several times now. A.Have you been smoking? Can we talk about it?”

B.Share your own feelings with your children.

C.Trust your children to make their own choices.

Allow your children to make their own decisions.

D.Don’t break your children’s privacy.

E.Praise your children when you should.

F.Set a fixed dinnertime to your children

第一節(jié)單詞拼寫（根據(jù)中文或首字母，寫出正確的單詞。每小題１分，共10分)

1.C__________! You have won the first place in this singing competition. (祝賀你)

2.J__________ from his accent, he must be from Wen Zhou.

3.Tom is very r_____ and you can trust him. Go to him for help if necessary.

4.I can’t e________ how I feel. My words have failed me.

5.How did you p________ him to go with you? He was always so stubborn! (說服)

6.The audience b_________ into cheers on seeing the pop stars.

7.Mr. Black is very g__________, he always helps us when we are in trouble.

8.The guests of the hotel tried their best to e__________ from the burning building.

9.Generally speaking, great leaders have many good q__________.

10.Thanks to your g___________, now I can manage my company very well. (指導(dǎo))

假如英語課上老師要求同學(xué)們交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，要求你在錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（Λ），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線， 并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

注意： 1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞; 2. 只允許修改10處, 多者 ( 從第11處起 ) 不計分。

I’m glad to know that you had an interest in Chinese food. Here I’d like to tell you something about them. Chinese food is famous with its wide variety(種類). The food in one area can be easy told from that in another. For example, Shanghai food, a little bit sweet, differ from Sichuan food that is rather hot. However, every kind of Chinese food is worth tried, because each has a delicious taste and good for health. Since the restaurants in China usually serve special dish of different areas, you can enjoy all kinds of Chinese food whenever you are. I’m looking forward to meet you here so that I can tell you more about Chinese food at table.

Directions: Write a composition how to face disasters. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

1. 人的一生中，可能會遇到一些災(zāi)難事件，給我們的生活帶來意外的打擊。

2. 面對災(zāi)難，我們應(yīng)該堅強，不要過于沉湎于悲痛，要積極面對人生。

3. 我的看法。參考詞匯： 沉迷于: indulge in 意外的打擊: unexpected blows

Isn't it amazing how one person，sharing one idea，at the right time and place can change the course of your life's history？This is certainly what happened in my life. When I was 14，I was a high school dropout (輟學(xué)學(xué)生) with learning disabilities.

One day I met an old man，a bum (流浪漢)．He asked me if I was running away from home，because I looked so ____.Then he told me he had something grand to show me and ____ with me. We walked to the downtown library.

The bum first brought a couple of old ____ and then started with a few statements that were very special and that changed my life. He said，“There are two things I want to ____ you. Number one is to never ____ a book by its cover，for a cover can fool you”．

He followed with，“I'll bet (打賭) you think I'm a bum，don't you？”

“Yes，I ____ so，sir.”

“Well，young man，I've got a little ____ for you. I am one of the ____ men in the world. I have probably everything any man could ever want. But a year ago，my wife ____，and since then I have been deeply reflecting on（思考）life. I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life，one of ____ was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets. For the past year，I have been going from city to city doing just that. So，you see，don't ever judge a book by its cover，for a cover can fool you.

“Number two is to learn how to read. For there is only one thing that people can't ____ away from you，your wisdom.” He ____ my right hand and put it upon the books he'd ____ from the shelves，the writings of Plato and Aristotle's everlasting（永恒）____ from ancient times. His ____ request was for me to never forget what he taught me.

1.A. tired B．young C．familiar D．old

2.A. share B．remain C．a(chǎn)gree D．talk

3.A. drinks B．stories C．novels D．books

4.A. teach B．remind C．scold D．confuse

5.A. read B．open C．judge D．start

6.A. guess B．hope C．did D．wanted

7.A. enjoyment B．shock C．surprise D．pleasure

8.A. strongest B．healthiest C．happiest D．wealthiest

9.A. died away B．passed away C．went out D．gave out

10.A. them B．that C．where D．which

11.A. take B．run C．get D．work

12.A. shook B．grabbed C．examined D．checked

13.A. bought B．sold C．lent D．pulled

14.A. artists B．treasure C．classics D．words

15.A. parting B．strict C．supportive D．special

As we know, birthdays mean only cakes, presents, and a sweet song--Happy Birthday to You when we think of it.1. , there are different birthday celebrations.

In the west, many birthday traditions come from an old belief 2. bad spirits showed up on a person's birthday. Today, people still get together for birthday parties. But around the world, birthdays 3. (celebrate) in many different ways.

In North America, children get their noses 4. (cover) with butter on their birthdays. Because butter is supposed to make children too slippery (滑的) for bad 5. （lucky）to stick to them. Irish people lift birthday children upside down and hit them 6. (light) on the floor for every year of 7. age. Mexico also has 8. unique birthday tradition. A paper-made animal is filled 9. candy and toys and hung from the ceiling (天花板). The birthday child with his eyes covered then tries to hit the animal with a stick____10.___ it bursts open.