1、Our families often have dinner together.On some days,they come over to our house and on other days,we go over to theirs.MrBrown and his wife cook really well.Nancy and I are very glad to have the Browns next door.Its great to have friends living so near.1Who are the writers new neighbors?A.A family
2、of three. B.Alice and Nancy.C.The Browns. D.Jack and Nancy.2How old is the writer ?A.9. B.10. C.11. D.12.3The girls prefer to at the playground in the park.A.listen to music. B.play basketball.C.sing and dance. D.play games.4The writer thinks its to be friends with the new neighbors.A.boring. B.safe
3、. C.difficult. D.great.Last December, students at Duluth Edison Charter School in the US took part in a food campaign(运动). They were on their way to collect food and other things for their local food bank. Since lots of people in the world are still suffering from hunger,food banks are set up to hel
4、p them. They collect and store food and give it to people who cannot afford to buy it. There are thousands of food banks in the world. Some people donate food or money to them,and some work as volunteers in the banks. The students from Duluth Edison Charter School had their own task-they had to coll
5、ect what poor people needed for their holiday. Each grade received different requests from the food bank. Some needed to collect potatoes and vegetables from the farm. Some went to bakeries (面包房) to ask for cakes. And for the seventh grader Isabelle Sydow, she had to make gift boxes with her teammat
6、es. In her own words, the reason for donating is simple. Not everybody has everything they need, and we think it will be nice to give everybody what they need for the holiday, said Sydow. Students collected a total of 1,409 items for the food bank and donated $ 262. Thanks for your help, said Eric,
7、the leader of the local food bank. The poor people will have a nice Christmas just like everybody else.5Food banks are set up to . A. help hungry people B. share healthy food C. educate school children D. protect the environment 6What was the students task? A. To visit the poor during the holiday. B
8、. To work as volunteers in the food bank. C. To find out different requests of the poor. D. To collect what the poor needed for Christmas.7Sydow and her teammates were asked to .A. ask for cakes B. raise some moneyC. make gift boxes D. collect vegetables C Tips on how to keep warmSnow continues to f
9、all across Britain and temperatures in some parts of the country are well minus zero. There have been reports of panic-buying milk, motorway cars unmoved for hours on end, and snow deep enough for pets to get lost in.As the severe weather-the Met Office has issued further red warnings today-we thoug
10、ht it worth sharing some useful tips to keep warm in conditions were not used to.One video produced by the BBC asks people from countries much colder than ours(yes, even now) to share tips on how to keep warm.Wrap upJessica Murphy from Canada says, There can never be too many clothes. Wear an unders
11、hirt, a shirt over that, and more. And get good gloves!Bethany Bell, from Austria, Right now I think Im wearing 12 layers. Big, thick winter socks Youll have to sacrifice a bit of style but at least youll be warm. Keep moving, stamp your feet, move around.No selfies Serbian Petra Zivic explains, Don
12、t ever film selfies when its minus zero outside. Your fingers will get frozen and our phones probably going to die. Have a cup of tea, and add some Serbian brandy to it.Grabbing a hot drinkOleg Boldyrev, from Russia, is used to walking in temperatures as low as-250C. He suggests, Its not too cold to
13、day-only-150C, grabbing a hot drink if possible.And Anastasiya Gribanova, from Ukraine Says, You should get a skiing suit. Its a very good thing for commuting. Take as many hot baths as you can-its a good thing to keep warm. And get yourself a warm pet. Not a bear, a cat will do. 8. Whats the purpos
14、e of the article?A. To introduce peoples life in cold countries.B. To collect peoples ideas on how to keep warm.C. To show how severe the weather is in Britain.D. To share the red warnings issued by the Met office.9. Which of the following is WRONG according to the article?A. All the temperatures in
15、 the UK are below zero now.B. The severe weather has caused a lot of trouble.C. Austria is much colder than Britain now.D. Phones wont work well in cold weather.10. What does the underlined sentence There can never be too many clothes mean?A. You cant wear too many clothes.B. There are not many clot
16、hes for you.C. You should wear as many clothes as you can.D. There are too many clothes for you.11. Where can we probably find this article?A. In a newspaper. B. In a novel. C. In a travel guide. D. In a short storyDBetty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles old Harold
17、. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ball-game, come back three and a half hours later, and theyre still sitting on the sofa, talking.What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about. Betty shrugs. Talking. Were friends. Resea
18、rching this matter called friendship,psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality
19、 of those friendships is marked (明显的) and unmistakable. More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman. Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman. Mo
20、re married men than women named their wife / husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one they would turn to in times of emotional distress(感情危机). Most women, says Rubin, identified at least one, usually more, trusted friends whom they could turn to in a troubled moment, and they spoke
21、openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives.In general, writes Rubin in her new book, womens friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but mens relationships are marked by shared activities. For the most part, Rubin says, interactions between men are emot
22、ionally controlled-a good fit with the social requirements of manly behavior Even when a man is said to be a best friend, Rubin writes, the two share little about their innermost feelings. While a womans closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasnt unusu
23、al to hear a man say he didnt know his friends marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa.12. What Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that .A. he is treated as an outsider rather than a husbandB.he finds his wife difficult to talk to
24、C. women show little interest in ball-gamesD.women have so much to share13. Rubins study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to .A. a male friend B. a female friend C. her parents D. her husband14. According to the text, which type of behavior is NOT expected of a
25、 man by society.A. Ending his marriage without good reason. B. Spending too much time with his friends.C. Complaining about his marriage trouble. D. Going out to ball-games too often.15. The research done by psychologist Rubin focuses on .A. happy and successful marriages B. friendships of men and w
26、omenC. emotional problems in marriage D. interactions between men and women第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。One day,a teacher was giving a speech to his students.He held up a glass of water and asked the class.“ 16 .”The students answers ranged from 20g to 500g.“It does
27、not matter on the weight itself.It depends on how long you hold it.If I hold it for a minute,it is OK.If I hold it for an hour,I will have an ache in my right arm. 17 .It is exactly the same weight,but the longer I hold it,the heavier it becomes.”“If we carry our burdens(负担)all the time,sooner or la
28、ter, 18 ,the burden becoming increasingly heavier.”“What you have to do is to put the glass down,rest for a while before holding it up again.”We have to put down the burden sometimes,so that we can be refreshed and able to carry on.So before you return home from work tonight,put the burden of work d
29、own. 19 .You can pick it up tomorrow.Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, 20 .16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A rabbit is running into its hole. You will ask, What has this to do 21 language.Well, when a rabbit sees something 22 , it runs away. Its 23 moves up and down as it runs. When other rabbits see this, they run too. They know tha
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