1.-Must we do our homework first?－No,you___You may have a rest first.

2.Toronto:A 300-pound adult Siberian tiger escaped from its four-meter high chain-link pen(圈)atthe Toronto Zoo yesterday, on one of the busiest days of the year. Though no one was hurt, thedangerous animal was separated from the public for a time by noting more than a four-foot fence.The escape occurred after one of the animal’s handlers left the pen gate open. It promoted a swiftresponse from officials. Staff were sent immediately to arrest the runaway tiger. General ManagerCalvin White told reporters that staff were preparing for the worst. “ I ordered a tranquilizer(麻醉剂)gun so we would have tranquilized her, but thankfully we didn’t have to”, Mr. White said. Thetiger was successfully led back into its cage after the brave escape.The incident occurred during the Toronto Zoo’s 28th annual Christmas Treats Walk, whereadmission is free in return for donation of food that does not easily go bad. Thousands of peopleattend each Boxing Day to see the animals fed by their handlers.The tiger escape happened_____.

3.News has just been received of an air crash in the north of England. The plane,which was on acharter(包租)flight from London to Carlisle,was carrying a party of businessmen on their way to atrade fair. It seems likely that the plane ran into a heavy fog as it was approaching Carlisle and wasobliged to circle for some twenty minutes.Everything seemed to be going well. The pilot was inconstant radio communication with Ground Control when the engines suddenly cut out and allcontact was lost. The plane crashed on the site of the ancient Roman camp at Hadrian’s Hill, a placewell known to archaeologists(考古学家)and tourists.So far few details have been reported,but it is feared that at least twenty people lost theirlives,among them the pilot,who was killed instantly. The local ambulances and firemen were onthe scene within minutes of the crash, but additional help had to be rushed from other areas.Mr.Lesilie Collins,one of the survivors,told our reporter, “We passengers noticed the engines weremaking a funny noise. Of course we couldn’t see anything because of the fog,but the pilot saidthere was nothing to worry about.The next thing we know, the engines went dead. There was arushing noise—and after that I don’t remember any more.”Mr. Collins is now in hospital, being treated for minor injuries. We will be bringing you further newsof the crash as we receive it.In the meantime relatives are asked to ring 02?3457211 forinformation.The plane was__________.

4.It is one o'clock,but her father hasn't come back___

5.___into use in April 2000,the hotline was meant for residents reporting water andheating supply breakdowns.

6.My brother joined the army___

7.Which subject do you like___，English Chinese or maths?

8.根据以下资料，回答119-122题。 　　Train companies in Tokyo are taking action to reduce the number of people jumping in front of trains．They are fitting blue lights on station platforms to try and create a more calming atmosphere．The East Japan Railway Company has invested almost $170,000 to install the lights in all of the 29 stations on the capital's busy Yamanote Line．There has been an alarming rise in the number of people committing suicide at train stations．A total of 68 people threw themselves under trains in the year up to March．This compares with 42 suicides in the same period a year earlier．In 2008, Japan had nearly 2,000 suicides by jumping in front of a train; around six percent of all suicides nationwide．Suicides have risen sharply in the past decade due to poor economic conditions. 　　No one knows if the blue lights will work．There is no evidence to show that blue light reduces suicidal feelings． Keihan Railway spokesman Osamu Okawa stated: "We thought we had to do something to save lives．We know there is no scientific proof that blue lights deter suicides, but if blue has a soothing effect on the mind, we want to try it to save lives." The Associated Press news agency reports on a Japanese therapist called Mizuki 　　　Takahashi．She explained her reasons why the blue lights might be a good idea: "We associate the color with the sky and the sea．It has a calming effect on agitated people, or people obsessed with one particular thing, which in this case is committing suicide," she said．Other companies are watching this experiment with interest.121 A Japanese therapist explained that __．

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Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they1their work, he left them, saying, "When the sun is down, I will come and see your work. "

At last one of them said, " What's the use of doing this foolish work? We can

2 fill the basket."3man answered,"That is none of your business.The first

said."You may do as you like,but I am not going to work at4soFoolish."He

5 his bucket and went away.The other man said no word,and kept on carrying6

last the well was almost7.

As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket,he saw a bright thing in it.Hepicked it up.It was a beautiful gold ring.Just then the king came.8he saw the ring,he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted.He told him to keep the ringforhimself."You9so well in this little thing,"he said,"10now I know I canbelieve you with many things."10

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Passage OneSound sleep occurs when one s intermal clock is regulated. Cireadian rhythms (生理节奏) can become compromised quite easily. Many people with sleep troubles tend to vary bedtimes. To avoid thi scommon problem, sleep sufferers shoud go to bed and wake up at the same time every day.To help improve crcadian rhythms ，sufferers should enjoy 15 minutes of sun exposure the first thing in the morming.A bedtime routine can help prevent insmnia (失眠). One hour before betime, one shoud lower the lights and relax. Reading a book or listening to calm music can help prepare the body for a night's seep. Taking a warm, candlelit bath or drinking a cup of warm milk can also help you prepare for deep sleep at night.Stress can have a bad efeet on the body and the ability to seep. A daily exercise routine can help lower the body' s stress naturally. One can also manage stres by writing diaris. Writing diaries can help people express their anxieties, plan for the future and improve sleep. Other ways to lower stress include deep breathing exercises and progressive muscle relaxation.The light sending out from computers, cellphones, tablets and televisions can cause sleep problems. Therefore, these items should be turned off at least an hour before bedtime. Additinally ，lowering the backlight on these electronic devices earlier in the evening can help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer once bedtime arrives.A perfect bedroom invites sweet sleep. Most people sleep better in a cool, dark, and quiet room.Lower the temperature in the room to 16 ~ 20 degrees for a peaceful night's sleep.A dark room can be accomplished by installing light blocking curtains or wearing a sleep mask. Noise can be reduced with either earplugs or a white noise machine. Finally, a comfortable mattress (床垫) and pillows are essential to a good night's sleep.What can be done to reduce stress?

11.根据以下资料，回答42-45题。 　　England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across．But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate．People who have never visited England or who have visited only one part of it often makes the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country．Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands．In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant．One result is that when people retire from the job in the north, they often prefer to move down to the south. 　　Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of (is made up of) the counties of Devon and Cornwall, where palm trees, bamboo and many semitropical plants grow well．Flowers and vegetables ripen as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere．Farmers in the areas gain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier．In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest．This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England's most popular holiday areas.42 The distance from the center of England to south coast is about

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The news reportthat night was about a famine(饥荒）in Ethiopia.The pictures wereof people who were so thin that they looked like beings from another planet.The camera（摄像机）focused(聚焦）onone man so that he looked directly at me,sitting in my comfortable living room.All around was the sound of death

It was clear that the world had not noticed this until now.You could hear the sadnessin the voice of the reporter,Michael Buerk.At the end of the report he was silent.Paulastarted crying,then rushed upstairs to check;our baby,Fifi,who was sleeping peacefully.

I kept seeing the news pictures in my mind.What could I do?I was only a pop singerand by now not a very successfulpop singer.-All,I could do was to make records which noone bought.But I would do that.I would give all;the profits(利润）of the next Rats(thename of the music group he was in)record to:Oxfam(,an organization in Britain which helpspoor people around the world).What good would that do?It would only be a little moneybut it was more than I could give just from my bank account.Maybe some people wouldbuy it because the profits were for.Oxfam.And I would be protesting about this disaster（灾难）。But that was not enough1.What do we learn about the writer from the text?（）

13.i only have____bread for lunch today.

14.This is not her kite,but___

15. 根据以下材料，回答21-35题 We were late as usual. My husband had 21 watering the flowers in the garden by himselt, and when he discovered that he couldn't manage, he asked me for 22 at the last moment. So now we had only one hour to get to the airport. Luckily, there were not many cars _ 23 buses on the road and we were 24 to get there just in time. We checked in and went straight to a big hall to wait for our flight to be called. We waited and waited 25 no announcement was made. We asked for 26 and the girl there told us the plane hadn't even arried yet. In the end, there came an announcement telling us that those _ 27 _ for flight No. 108 could get a free meal voucher and that the plane hadn’t left Spain 28 technical problems．We thought that meant 29 itwasn’t safe forthe plane t0 30 ．We waited again for a long time until late evening when wewere asked to report again．This time we were 31 free vouchers to spend the night in a nearbyhotel． The next morning after a 32 night because of all the planes taking off and landing，we werereported back to the airport．Guess 33 had happened while we were asleep．Our plane hadarrived and taken off again．All the other 34 had been waken up in the night to catch theplane，but for some reasons or other we had been 35 ．You can imagine how we felt !查看材料35

16.You must take __ for granted that I will help you.

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Most parents,I suppose,have had the experience of reading a bedtime story1their children.And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a2children'sbook.Either the author has aimed(定目标）too3,so that children can't follow whatis in his(or more often,her)story,4the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children's books are 5very difficult nor very simple,and satisfy(令人满意的）the6 who hears the story and the adult(成年人）who 7it.Unfortunately（不幸的是），there are in fact few books like this,8 the problem of finding the rightbedtime story is not 9to solve.This may be why many of the books regarded as10of children's literature(文学）were in fact written for11 “Alice in Wonderland"is perhaps the most obvious(明显）of thisChildren,left for themselves,often12the worstpossible interest in literature just leave a child in a bookshop or a13and he will morewillingly choose the books written in an unimaginative(开非想象的）way.orhavelook at the most children’s comics(连环图书），full of the stories and jokes which ate the rejectionsof teachers and righting-thinking parents.Perhaps we parents should stop14 to brainwash(洗脑）children into accepting（接受）our taste in literature.After all,children and adults are so15 that we parentsshould not expect that they will enjoy the same books.So I suppose we'll just have to compromise(妥协）over the bedtime story.7（单选）

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根据以下资料，回答31-45题。

Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers．Then again，teenagers have31feelings about their parents，saying that it is not easy living with them．According to a recent research，the most common32between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks．On the one hand，parents go mad over33rooms，clothes thrown on the floor and their children's refusal to help with the34．On the other hand，teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for35the towel in the bathroom，not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket．The research，conducted by St．George University，shows that different parents have different36to these problems．However，some approaches are more37than others．For example，those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness，but38clean the room for them，have fewer chances of changing their children's39．On the contrary，those who let teenagers experience the40of their actions can do better．For example，when teenagers who don't help their parents with the shopping don't find their favorite drink in the refrigerator，they are forced to41their actions．Psychologists say that42is the most important thing in parent-child relationships．Parents should43to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say．Parents may44their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space．Communication is a two-way process．It is only by listening to and45each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.40A.failures,B.changes,C.consequences,D.thrills

19.They are learning___now.

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V. Daffy Conversation ( 15 points)

Gary:Dear, I have to go to the office early today. Can you take Sally to school? Ada:Sure. Want me to give you a ride?Gary :No, forget it.--56--. It's very quick. I'll pick Sally up this afternoon. You can just come home after work.Ada: OK. Oh, I almost forgot. --57--. I've made an evening appointment with Mr. Steven to talk about our next project.Gary:Oh, I see. --58-- . Hurry Sally up a little. She hasn't even had her breakfast yet.Ada: OK. --59--. Love you, honey.Gary : I love you, too. --60--

A．See you this evening

B．Ive gotta run

C．See you again

D．won’t be back for supper

E．Ill go to the office

F．Take care

G．Don’t worry

H．I’ll just take the subway58__________