There are many idioms in English. An idiom is a phrase that we can't understand from the meaning of each word. The following are some of them.

As the crow flies

When a bird flies from place to place, it takes the most direct route. But when people drive, they have to follow roads and often go farther. When people give a distance "as the crow flies", they mean the shortest distance between the two points, not the distance you would have to travel by following roads.

As Dan and his mum drove along the river, they could see the beach on the opposite side. Dan asked "How far is it to the beach?"

"It's only about a quarter of a mile as the crow flies" his mother said.

Blow hot and cold

In one of Aesop's Fables, a man blows on his fingers to warm them up and then blows on his soup to cool it down. In both cases, the man is opening his mouth, but what comes out is different. If a person says one thing and later says the opposite, we say that the person is blowing hot and cold.

"Is Felicia going to try out for the soccer team this year?" Stacy asked.

"I don't know," Tricia replied." Last week she was saying yes, but this week she's saying no. She's really blowing hot and cold."

Break the ice

Nowadays people use the phrase to refer to ending an awkward silence by beginning a conversation.

It was the first day of summer camp. The four girls began to make their beds in silence. None of the girls knew each other, and no one knew what to say. Finally, one of them broke the ice by saying" Hey, where's everybody from?"

Bury the hatchet

In native American culture, when two nations agreed to end their war, they buried the hatchet. So to bury the hatchet is to make peace with someone else.

Colin could not excuse his sister for breaking his tennis racket. Finally, his sister said, "Colin, can't we bury the hatchet?"

1.What does "as the crow flies" mean?

A. In the smoothest way. B. In a straight line.

C. By plane. D. At top speed.

2."Blow hot and cold " can be used to talk about someone's ______.

A. dishonesty B. changing attitudes

C. communication skills D. bad manner

3.It can be inferred that Colin's sister hoped that Colin would ______.

A. buy a new tennis racket

B. stay away from her

C. forgive her mistake

D. make an apology to her

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. What Felicia thought was different from what he said.

B. Dan and his mother need drive a quarter of a mile to the beach.

C. “Bury the hatchet” is an idiom from Aesop’s Fables.

D. It’s difficult to understand the meaning of an idiom by each word.

Australia’s koalas could die out within 30 years unless immediate action is taken to stop the losing in population, according to researchers. They say development, climate change and bushfires have all combined to reduce the number of wild koalas sharply.

The Australian Koala Foundation said a recent survey showed the population could have dropped by more than half in the past six years. The number of koalas was once estimated to be more than 100,000, but now is as few as 43,000.

The foundation collected field data from 1,800 sites and 80,000 trees to calculate the numbers. In one area in northern Queensland estimated to have 20,000 koalas a decade ago, a team of eight people could not find a single animal in four days of searching.

The foundation said besides problems caused by cutting down forests, hotter and drier conditions because of global warming had reduced the nutritional value of their main food, eucalyptus (桉樹) leaves, leading to poor nutrition for them. Koalas, which live in the forests in Australia’s east and south, are very picky about what types of the leaves they eat.

Foundation chief Deborah Tabart said: “The koalas are missing everywhere we look. It’s really no tree, no me. If you keep cutting down trees you don’t have any koalas.”She is hoping the new figures will persuade the government’s Threatened Species Steering Committee (TSSC) to list the koala as threatened. But committee chairman Bob Beeton said a decision was not likely recently and the koala’s status as one of the country’s favorite animals would not be a factor. “There’s a number of species which are attractive and people have special feelings towards them. We don’t consider that,” Mr Beeton said.

1.The writer gives the example of the area in northern Queensland in Paragraph 3 to show that _____.

A. the forests are being damaged heavily

B. the environment is being polluted seriously

C. koalas usually live in wild mountainous areas

D. the number of koalas is dropping quickly

2.Global warming is an important cause of koalas’ reduction because _____.

A. koalas can hardly stand the hot weather

B. the leaves koalas eat are losing nutritional value

C. koalas cannot get enough water to drink

D. the leaves koalas eat cannot grow in hotter and drier weather

3.According to Bob Beeton, _____.

A. the koala is one of his favorite animals

B. a decision will be made to protect koalas in the future

C. they needn’t pay special attention to koalas

D. koalas needn’t be protected at all

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

After Steve Jobs died，his friend Larry Ellison said something like this，"There will never be another Steve Jobs". 1.Larry wrote this list of Steve's life lessons to remind us all.

Love what you do.

Surely Steve became a billionaire when he brought Apple back. Apple was his calling— even after he got fired from the company. We all have bad jobs at one point in our lives. But the question is: am I in the right job? Have I found the right company? Life doesn't go on forever. 2.

Don't do it all by yourself.

Steve learned a great leader can't do it all by himself. He needs people. They must be talented. 3. They must be given the opportunity to succeed and fail. In short, we have to learn to be a great leader if we want to see our great ideas and hard work truly have an influence on the world.

4. .

Apple is always the best at creating a new product that meets the exact needs of users. It's empathy (共鳴) that helps Apple achieve this. Whenever the user has the first touch with a new Apple product, he says "Wow, it's just what I need". Remember, you're King in the business world if you know exactly what consumers desire.

Don't mess around with your health.

5. That's the most important lesson from Steve's life. It's great to learn from him now, but the fact is that he should still be here if he had treated his cancer properly. Instead, Steve chose a naturopathic (自然療法) solution that wasn't effective. When he finally decided to take his doctor's original advice, it was too late.

A. Be the best in your field.

B. They must be inspired.

C. Get on our right path now.

D. Take your health seriously.

E. Put yourself in the other person's shoes.

F. Will this lead to a successful career?

G. What are the key things that we can learn from him?

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

The tourist bus winded its way into a mountainous area. When it was _________ to make a turn, two passengers, _________of young lovers, were so attracted by the beautiful scenery that they _________ a stop to get down. They were left behind and the bus went _________ . Suddenly they heard a loud boom _________ of the road. It was a huge rock rolling down in the landslide that hit the bus and fell with it into a deep valley. The lovers were greatly _________ by the news that no passengers on board _________ . When they calmed down they _________ and expressed their feelings in a few words.

The above story was told by a guide when we were riding a tourist _________ to a beautiful mountain. He asked us to guess what the lovers said _________ after the disaster that they had narrowly escaped.

Often we read reports about traffic accidents, among which there were _________ ones who missed the bus and _________ the disaster. Those people usually said with a sigh of ________“Fortunately I was not on board.” On our bus the passengers’ _________ to the guide were various.

But the answer was quite out of our expectation. “If we hadn’t got down and _________ the bus, it would have _________ the dangerous spot and all the passengers would have survived.”

The story passed from person to person as a sort of wit (智慧) test, but I think _________ . It actually serves as a(n) _________ of a person’s mind. I pay my heart-felt respect to the couple who, instead of feeling lucky, _________ themselves for causing the loss of lives. People all have heart for _________ , but it is often a flashing thought across one’s mind that decides whether it is good or evil (邪惡的).

1.A. rapid B. due C. about D. eager

2.A. group B. couple C. party D. row

3.A. got to B. set up C. called for D. looked for

4.A. up B. in C. by D. on

5.A. ahead B. along C. across D. opposite

6.A. scared B. shocked C. moved D. confused

7.A. died B. survived C. saved D. witnessed

8.A. shouted B. screamed C. fought D. sighed

9.A. car B. bike C. bus D. road

10.A. immediately B. even C. only D. ever

11.A. lucky B. selfish C. lazy D. strange

12.A. missed B. avoided C. caused D. trapped

13.A. relief B. concern C. injury D. regret

14.A. emotions B. replies C. excuses D. attitudes

15.A. caught B. missed C. took D. delayed

16.A. seen B. jumped C. passed D. landed

17.A. differently B. actually C. exactly D. sincerely

18.A. examination B. change C. quality D. stage

19.A. thought B. blamed C. enjoyed D. helped

20.A. happiness B. goods C. mercy D. honor

閱讀下面材料， 在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于3個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

A healthy lifestyle is related to physical and mental fitness. Do you think it is time to make changes to lead 1. healthier life? Nowadays many people say they just don’t get much time to look after 2. (they) health. However, it is what you do and eat every day 3. guarantees(保證) you a healthy body. So make some little changes in your schedule to improve your lifestyle. It’s never too late.

These are some suggestions 4. (give) by health experts which can help you achieve your goal. First of all, add healthy food items to your diet. For example, eating green vegetables and fruits 5. (be) a must because they contain lots of vitamins and minerals 6. are necessary to your body. Do remember to exercise 7. (regular) because it will burn extra fats in your body and help you gain control of your 8. (weigh). If you can’t exercise every day, at least go for a walk every day. Sleep at least 8 hours every day 9. (make) you feel fresh and energetic. In addition, many people do some activities every day, 10. (say) this helps them to develop their mind. There are many things you can do to keep healthy, but exercising will always be at the top.

單詞拼寫

1.We have been t__________（做生意）with their company in silk these years.

2.S__________ （被困于）in the traffic jam, he failed to arrive on time.

3.I do hope you can come up with a better s___________（解決辦法）to the problem.

4.Both the concerts will be broadcast ___________（現(xiàn)場直播地）in a minute.

5.The president _________（簡短地） introduced the economic and social development of the country.

6.The hospital called in the patient’s family because the operation was too __________（冒險的）.

7.With time ___________（有限），we didn’t do enough preparation for this examination.

8.The black people in some countries are still struggling for true __________（平等） with the whites.

9.It is quite an___________（非正式的）gathering; you needn’t dress up for it.

10.The hospital has a new system to help __________（提供）the best service for the patients.

短文改錯

文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（ \）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

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11處起）不計分。

As is well-known that birds are our friends. But the large number of birds have been killed for food. The other day I was walking in the woods while a shot was heard. Hearing the shot, the bird in the trees flew to all directions. A bird was badly injured and looked sadly. Finding the bird injured, so I decided to take it home. At home I take good care of it. When it recovered, I returned itself to the woods .I hope something should be done to prevent birds from killed.

書面表達(dá)

最近，由于很多不遵紀(jì)守禮的行為，而導(dǎo)致了一些惡劣事故，如：成都女司機(jī)由于不文明駕駛而遭致暴力毆打。假設(shè)你是李華，請以“遵紀(jì)守禮”為主題，寫一篇英語短文，向你校校報投稿。內(nèi)容包括：

（1）中國自古以來就是文明禮儀之邦。

（2）人人都該重禮儀、遵紀(jì)守禮。

（3）談?wù)勀阏J(rèn)為中學(xué)生應(yīng)該如何做到遵紀(jì)守禮。

注意： （1）詞數(shù)：100左右。

（2）為使行文連貫，可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)。

（3）開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

參考詞匯：discipline (U) 紀(jì)律 civilized文明的

Recently, there has been a heated discussion online about a female driver in Chengdu, who was violently beaten because of her rude driving.

________energy, we turn off the lights for Earth Hour on the last Saturday in March

A. Saving B. To save

C. Saved D. Having saved

---How is the man injured in the earthquake?

---The doctor said if _________ in a proper way, he was likely to be saved.

A. treated B. treating

C. is treated D. to be treated