In England and Australia， it is more common than in the United States for a student to take a gap year(间隔年). What is a gap year? After high school， it's time for students to go to college. But some students don't go to college directly. ①They will spend one year traveling or doing some other activities before entering college. The year is called a gap year.
On the one hand， students can learn a lot during a gap year.②Before the gap year， students who take a break from their education will come back to college. When they come back， they will have a clear opinion about what they want to do in their life. ③ may， learning， they， their， towards， attitude(态度)， change.
On the other hand， delaying(延期) college for one year can mean increased education costs of 8% or more. Besides higher education costs， the cost of the gap year can be large. That depends on the activities the student chooses.
Taking a gap year has advantages and ④ . After considering all the things， I might take a gap year. My dream is to be a tour guide. I will spend one year working as a travel agent. That would be a wonderful experience for me.
任务一：请将文中①处划线句子译成汉语。
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任务二：请将文中②处划线句中的一个单词的错误用法找出，并改正在横线上。
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任务三：请将文中③处的斜体单词连成句子。
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任务四：请在文中④处的横线上填入一个适当的单词。
任务五：
The best title(题目) for the passage is .
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| C．Traveling around the World | D．Working as a Travel Agent |
Four types of friends you need in your life
Do you know that people will die early if they have no friends during their lifetime? The survey shows if you want to live longer and more happily, you need to have some friends who can share your sadness and happiness or can be helpful when you are in trouble.
The following four types of friends are just what you need to keep the doctor away.
1.A Loyal Best Friend Everyone needs a friend who will support you in different situations. This kind of friend knows all of your deepest and darkest secrets, but still loves you all the same.
2.A Friendly Neighbor These days, a lot of people don’t know their own neighbors. It’s a shame, because some neighbors can be the most helpful people. If you forget to lock the front door when you are on holiday, you can call your neighbors to lock it for you. So it’s wonderful to have nice and helpful neighbors.
3.A Workmate You’ll find it much easier to chat with someone than eating lunch alone every day. Your workmate doesn’t have to be your best friend. If you two get along well with each other, you can always start going out with them outside of the office.
4.A Friend From a Different Culture If everyone had a friend from a different culture, the world would be a much better place. Remember that don’t be friends with someone just because they’re from a different culture. Instead, keep your mind open, and if you meet someone from other places, try to learn about their customs, values, and traditions.
If you have such kinds of friends, you will surely live longer and more happily.
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The Spring Festival
The Spring Festival，Chinese New Year，is the most important festival for all of us. All family members get together on New Year's Eve to have a big meal.At the same time. Everyone celebrates to each other. At about 12 o'clock，some parents and children light crackers. The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly. How busy it is！
On the afternoon before the Chinese New Year，people always stick the reversed(倒着的) Fu or hang some couplets(对联) on the two sides of the door. Some house's windows are sticked on red paper cuttings.
The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days， we always visit our relatives from door to door. At that time children are the happiest because they can get many red packets from their parents，grandparents，uncles， aunts and so on. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival. It names the Lantern Festival.So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.
What is the most important festival in China?
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What do people do on New Year's Eve?_
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How many days does the Chinese New Year last?
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Why are children the happiest?
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Is the Lantern Festival the end of the Chinese New Year?
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任务型阅读 (每空限填一词,每空0.5分，共5分)
Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying, “Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seeds（种子）and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints(抱怨) and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your life.
But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, talk to him or her honestly. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you can write a letter.
There are some steps to be friends again.
Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend did wrong and explain why you did this or that; remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.
Title(标题): to find real friendship and keep it?
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First, you should know what makes a good friend. A good friend needn’t be rich or Second, to make a friend, you cannot be too shy. Third, you should make each other happy and share your life. |
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Tell him or her Remember that what matters(最重要的) in your life is _ |
信息归纳(本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)。
请阅读以下文章，根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡，把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。
Nowadays, there are more and more TV talent shows. They are very popular all over China.
These talent shows give everyone an opportunity to show off their talents. For some lucky people, these talent shows may make them famous, and can even make them rich. However, there are also many bad sides. First, some young people just imitate (模仿) their favorite stars. They may forget about their own styles. Second, young people spend too much time on such TV shows. They always dream of being a star. So they spend less time on their studies.
In my opinion, these shows are social activities. Young people can take part in these activities to get social experience. But they should know that the chance of becoming famous is very small for most people. They should know that they should work hard at something more important, their school work. In short, you can do what you like, but you should know what is important and what is not.
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阅读短文，完成表格中所缺的信息。将其内容依次填入表格内的题号后。
Ironing a shirt is easy to learn. Just follow the steps in this short guide, and you’ll also learn how to iron your shirt with the help of the video.
● Get ready
You will need an iron, an ironing board and a bottle of water. Place the shirt on the ironing board. You can iron in whatever order you like, but most people like to start at the top — the collar. Have a bottle of water ready. Spray (喷) it onto the shirt to make it easier to iron.
● Do the ironing
First, iron the inside of the collar. Second, turn the collar over and iron the other side. Third, iron the back shoulders of the shirt. Fourth, iron the cuffs. Iron the inside, then the outside of thecuffs. Fifth, iron the sleeves. Sixth, iron the back of the shirt. Finally, iron the front of the shirt. Do one side, and then do the other side.
● Dry the shirt
Check your shirt and iron it again if you need to. Now put your shirt on a hanger and let it dry.
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任务型阅读 （共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）
If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things.
Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.
Try to smile more. When you smile , people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too； and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like you or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.
Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say “Hi!” or smile at someone, say to yourself “You can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.
阅读上面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格中的信息。
Title： Advice on how to be a little braver
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Keep doing this and you’ll be braver to talk to others in the future. |
阅读与回答问题
It was a long hard day in the classroom, and Ms Cramble looked tired. “Maggie,” she said, shaking her head, “you didn’t listen to me all day. I should let you stay in the classroom after school …but I’ve got a better idea.”
Oh, no! I hated it when she had better ideas.
“I want you to help out on the school newspaper for the next month,” she said.
“The newspaper!” I nearly cried out.
I might be full of smart jokes, but I was pretty bad at everything else. What use would I be on the newspaper?
Working on the newspaper meant working with Tilly Turner.
Tilly was the editor(编辑) and reporter and unlike me, she was good at everything.
“Well, Magee, what sort of stories do you think we should be working on, for next week?”
Tilly asked me, as we walked over to the newspaper room.
I shrugged. (耸肩)
I never read the newspaper.
“So far we have stories on pets, and the new teacher, something on Ms Crambles’ cuckoo(布谷鸟) clock collection,” she went on.
“Really?” I said.
It was no wonder I never read the newspaper. .(改编于《新理念英语》8A)
回答下面5个问题, 每题答案不超过6个词。Why could Maggie not go home after school?
Because Maggie _____________________________________________________How long did Ms Cramble want Maggie to work for the newspaper?
_______________________________________________________What personality did Maggie have?
_______________________________________________________What was Tilly Turner?
_______________________________________________________Why did Maggie never read the newspaper?
Because she thinks________________________________________
People celebrate New Year with happiness and joy by exchanging gifts and spending time with their families and friends, but some superstitions(迷信)are followed by many people around the world. Here are some New Year s superstitions.
One of the most popular New Year’ s superstitions is that you should kiss your beloved and dear ones at the stroke(报时的钟声)of midnight．It is said that those who fail to do so will have cold relationships with their loved ones for a whole year.
The New Year should not begin with unpaid debts. It is always said that all the bills should be paid off before the old year closes.
We can’t take anything out of the house on the first day of the year. Actually, some people think it’s okay to remove things from the house so that something else has the chance to be brought in.
The first person to enter your home after stroke of midnight will influence your luck in the year. It is believed that this person should ideally be dark – haired, tall, and good – looking. Nobody knows whether it is true or not.
According to Chinese traditional custom, we usually don’ t sleep until one or two o’clock in midnight on New Year’ s Eve. There are two meanings. The first, .the old should treasure every second they have in their rest life; the second, the young hope for longer life for there parents.
| A. First footing. B. Nothing goes out C. Paying off bills. D. Kissing at midnight. E. Lights on for the whole night. F. Stay up late of all night. |
任务型阅读
Basketball players are usually very tall. Because they need to put the ball into the basket. Other sports players may be shorter than them.
Short people often have better balance (平衡) than tall people, so they don't fall over very often. In some sports， the players must have good balance, for example, table tennis, they don't need to have long legs to run fast! Some of the fast runners in the world are not very tall. Some people are tall and some are short. The tallest man in the world is 2.41 meters tall. Today young people in many countries grow taller than their parents.This is because they eat better than their parents. Good food can help children grow.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
Are all sports players tall?
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Is it better to be short than to be tall?
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Do fast runners all have long legs?
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How tall is the tallest man in the world?
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Why do young people grow taller than their parents?
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On September 19, Alibaba went public (上市) on the New York Stock Exchange(纽约证券交易所). It shows that Ma Yun has done his business successfully. A short Chinese man seems to be the tallest man in the world right now. Ma used to be an English teacher. So far, he has become the richest man on the Chinese mainland.
Ma was born in Hangzhou and grew up as a happy kid. At the age of twelve, he found that English was very interesting. Every morning he got up at 5 a.m., and then ran to a hotel near the West Lake where he could communicate with foreign tourists in English. He did it for nine years. The experience made him become a fantastic English speaker and also opened his eyes to the wide world. In a 1995 trip to the US, Ma was shown to the Internet for the first time. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website without knowing much about computers. Four years later, Ma set up Alibaba in Hangzhou. People called him “Crazy Jack Ma”. But fifteen years later, Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce (电子商务) company.
What did Ma Yun use to be?_____________________________________
Was Ma Yun shown to the Internet for the first time in 1990?_________________
When did Ma Yun set up Alibaba in Hangzhou? _______________________________
Linda and her brother, John, saved money for many years. One day, Linda emptied her money jar. “I would like to help other people with the money,” she said. John also emptied his money jar.
“We can do a lot for others with all the money,” John said with a smile. “But who shall we help?” Linda asked. “Let’s help our neighbors, Billy and his sister, Rose. I have found that there are some holes in their shoes,” John said. “We could buy some new shoes for them,” Linda said.
Linda and John told their mother their plan. She was glad and took them to a shoe store at once. Linda picked out a pair of shoes for Rose. John picked out a pair of shoes for Billy. They put the two pairs of shoes into two beautiful boxes. When it was darker, John walked to Billy and Rose’s house quietly. He put the boxes near the door, and knocked hard, and then he ran away quickly.
Billy and Rose came out. “Look! There are presents for us. Someone left them here,” Billy said. They looked around, but they couldn’t find anyone. They took the boxes inside happily.
The next morning, when Linda and John went out, they saw Billy and Rose playing outside. They were both wearing their new shoes. Linda and John were so happy because they could help others.
根据短文内容回答问题。Who was Linda’s brother?
What did Linda and John buy with their saved money?
Where did John put the boxes?
Why were Linda and John happy?
Were Linda and John kind and helpful?
阅读下列短文，根据短文信息完成所缺信息，每空一词（共10小题，每小题o.5分，共5分）
Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke very quickly and I couldn’t understand her most of the time. I was afraid to ask questions because I didn’t know how to read the words correctly. I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything in class.
Then one day I watched an English movie—Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie. So I began to watch other English movies, too. Although(尽管) I could not understand everything the characters(角色) said, their body language and the expressions(表情) on their faces help me get the meaning(意思). I understood I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words. I found out that listening to something interesting is the secret to the language learning. I also learned some useful sentences like “It’s a piece of cake”or “It serves you right. I did not understand these at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary
Now I really enjoy my English class. Do you want to learn English like this?
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回答问题 ( 5小题，计10分)阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。
Once a young man was traveling on a bike. He went a long way. At noon he felt very hungry. He wanted very much to find a restaurant to have a meal there, but he didn't know where to find one. Just then an old woman was coming. “Maybe she knows,” he thought. So he camp up to her and asked, “Hey, where is the nearest restaurant?”
“Sorry, I don't know, young man.”
The young man was just going away when he heard the woman's voice, “Oh, yes, young man, you've just dropped something.”
The young man turned back and asked, “What have I dropped?”
“You've dropped your manners(礼貌).”
The young man was embarrassed(尴尬的) and asked the old woman politely and the old woman helped him.How did the young man travel?
________________________What did he want to do at noon?
________________________Why didn’t the old woman tell the young man where the restaurant was?
________________________Did the old woman help him at last?
________________________What lesson(教训) can we get from the passage?
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As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a serious stomachache. Neither Al nor his wife took it very seriously. But the boy died suddenly that night.
The death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, so Al always felt he was guilty(内疚). To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain were more than Al could stand, and he turned to alcohol(酒精) for help.
Al began to lose everything he had—his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al’s death, I thought, “What a complete failure(失败)!”
I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn’t heard Ernie talked much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘Love you, son.’”
Tears came to my eyes as I realized that I had been a fool to tell Al as a failure. He had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。At first there were four people in Al’s family.
Al always felt he was guilty because his wife left him.
Al sold everything he had—his land, house to drink alcohol.
Ernie was a complete failure just like his father.
At the end of the story, the writer thought Al was a loving father.
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