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(1) “I was too busy.” or “I didn’t have time.”

Daniel’s parents were worried about him. “He shouldn’t go through life making

excuses all the time.” his father said. “No one will trust him to do anything.” He won’t

be able to keep a job. No sensible(明智的) girl will marry him.”

(2) “I have an idea.” his father said. “If this doesn’t work, nothing will.”

The next day was Daniel’s birthday. He was really looking forward to getting exciting

presents. He woke up, expecting his parents to wish him a happy birthday. But all day

what they said was “Good morning, Daniel. Hurry, or you will be late for school.”

There were no presents, not even a card. He was really disappointed.

“Never mind.” he thought. (3) But

there wasn’t. Sadly he said to his parents at dinner, “today’s my birthday.”

“Oh,” his father said. “So it is. I forgot.”

“So did I.” his mother said.

“How could you forget?” Daniel asked. “There must be a reason.”

“Well, yes.” his father said. “We have a really good excuse for forgetting your

birthday, Daniel.” We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy.”

Poor Daniel! He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again.

1. 请把句(1)译成汉语。2. 请把句(2)改成同义句。 .

3. 请把句(3)改成间接引语。

4. Did Daniel get his birthday present at last? 5.

Answer:

1.丹尼尔总是为忘记做事而找借口。

2. I don’t know what to do.

3. (that) there would be a surprise for him after school.

4. No, he didn’t.

5. It’s not good to make excuses for doing something wrong. / Don’t make any excuses. / Tell the truth.

/ Don’t lie to others.

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What’s your idea of a perfect mom? In America, moms of the 1950s and 60s in the

TV plays were the “perfect” examples. They always made freshly cooked meals and

had a tidy house. It was their full-time job to care for the children and the home. It

meant that the home was the real centre of mothers’ lives. But that was 40-50 years In the U.S., in 1960s, society began to change. The women’s liberation

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movement(妇女解放运动) caused women to question their traditional and solid

roles. And women began leaving their homes to get jobs or go back to school. Society

changed in Asia, too. Fifty years later, it becomes normal for mothers to work outside

the home without the exception(例外). This is true in both America and Asia.

Mothers today serve as presidents, CEOs, university teachers and airline pilots. In

fact, they can be found in every profession(职业). But most people will tell you, their

most important job is still being a mom.

6题为判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）；7-9踢为简略回答题；10题为

英译汉。

6. Moms work outside the home in both America and Asia now.

7. Do mothers only work in some special professions today?

8. When did women begin leaving their homes to get jobs in the U.S.?

9. According to the passage, what is the most important job for a perfect mom?

10. Put the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.

Answer:

6. T

7. No, they don’t.

8. In 1960s. / After the women’s liberation movement.

9. Being a Mom.

10. 时代变了，妈妈的角色也变了.

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China has decided to stop the use of free plastic bags. Supermarkets, shops and

outlets(经销店) in China can’t offer plastic bags any more.

Every year, people use too many plastic bags. They throw them here and there

after they have used them. The government has done its best to deal with them but

failed. While we offer quick service(服务) customers, the plastic bags pollute water,

earth and air, and they waste the oil. The government asks people to go back to carry

cloth bags and use baskets when they go to buy something. The cloth bags and

baskets can be used again and again.

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11. free plastic bags

12. Places

13. quick

14. the oil

15. baskets

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The internet has changed out habits, including our habit of sending greeting cards.

There are many e-card websites that make it so easy to fine the right greeting cards.

They have greatly changed the way we send greetings to each other.

Our lives have become so busy that we have limited personal time. These e-card

websites have allowed everyone to easily share their feelings and emotions(感情)

with the people they love. They contain(包括) plenty of greeting cards that can be

used immediately. The users can choose any card they like, from festival greetings to

birthday wishes. In fact, e-cards are perfect for any event. That’s why more and more

people like to send e-cards. If the users are interested in making their own greeting

cards on the internet, they can create a card within only a few minutes.

Another benefit(好处) of e-cards websites is that they have made it possible for

you to send top quality cards to your beloved(心爱的) ones and surprise them with

cheerful greetings. They allow to you to send your greetings on a specific(特定

的)date. So you can plan for the occasion(场合) when you want to send the card. For

example, you can send your e-card on a certain day and then visit the person with

some flowers the next day. This will surely create a good impression(印象) on the

person you love.

We have never forgotten the importance of saying sorry to our beloved ones. But

sometimes we fail to do so because, we are not brave enough to face those we hurt.

Some e-cards on these websites allow us to express our feelings in a more thoughtful

way.

Although some people still would rather but traditional cards in the shops for

persons they love, especially when they want the cards to last a long time, more and

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16. has been greatly changed/ is different from before/ is changing

17. Communicate/ share their feelings and emotions

18. a long / much/ too much time.

19. sorry

20. popular/ welcome/ fashionable.

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One of the most well-know directors of out tome is Stephen Spielberg. He was

born in Cincinnati on 18 December 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his

mother was a performing pianist. His sister, Anne Spielberg, became a screenwriter

who wrote the stories for many famous films.

Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When

he was just 13 years old, he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition. Three

years later, he produced a film called Firelight, which made one hundred dollar’s

profit at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later

used for one of his most famous films called close encounters of the Third kind.

When he was 18 years old, he wanted to go to film school so that he could

improve his skills and become an even better director. Unluckily, he was unsuccessful

in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study

English. Even though he had failed to get into the school he wanted to go to, he

didn’t let this stop him following his dream to become a great director.

Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major film in 1976. He

Answer:

21. was born

22. 40-minute; won

23. Firelight; ideas;

24. 1964 ; failed

25. directed/made/produced; first

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The world’s first “flying car” will soon appear in the market—It will be yours for

just ￡127.000.

The Terrafugia Transition is a light sport plane with four wheels and foldable.(可折

叠的) wings. It can fly up through the skies just like a regular plane. Then land on the

ground, fold up its two wings and drive down the road at highway speeds.

It is 19 feet long and can fly a distance of 460 miles, with a top speed of 115 mph

in the air and 60 mph on the high way. According to early reports, the plane uses

common gas—no rocket fuel(燃料) are necessary. It gets power through the 100

horsepower four—stoke Rotax 912S engine.

It is about as wide as most normal cars except the folded gliders(折叠的助滑装置).

The Terrafugia Transition can be put into most garages(车库) and drive normally on

the road. A special code(密码) from a pilot’s license is needed to get the wings to

unfold.

Interested pilots(yes, you need to be a licensed(有执照的) flyer or a driver with a

pilot’s license to buy one) can get an order of the flying car(or the highway plane) for

Answer:

26. wheel

27. fly

28. unnecessary

29. price

30. pilot/driver/flyer

31. rest

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Grown-ups are always telling kids what to do. Do you listen to them? Usually they

know what is best for you, but sometimes they can be wrong.

So, many countries have a special law(法律) to keep people under 18 safe.

Teachers can punish(惩罚) bad students, but they cannot just do anything they like.

If a teacher tries to kick you out of class, you can go to the headmaster and tell him

you have the right to stay in school.

1) School buildings and playgrounds must also be If the things you

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use in P.E. class are unsafe. The law says the school must fix(修理) them or get

new ones.

2) their kids in school.

Kids have a right to privacy(隐私) under the law, which says parents and

teachers cannot read children’s own letters.

3) It says there should be no smoking in schools and

other places where many teenagers go.

Have you ever wondered why tickets for parks and museums are cheaper for

students? It’s also because of the law. It says that kids need to have lots of

chances to learn.

32. 在1)句的空白处填入适当的词，使句意完整、上下文通顺： 33. 将2)句译成中文： 34. 将3)句译成英文： 35. 找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子: why do kids pay less for some public

places. 36.

Answer:

32. safe; children (kids/ students/ teenagers) 。

33. 你知道有人因为他们的父母不愿意支付学费而不能上学吗？

34. The law also protects children’s health.

35. Have you ever wondered why tickets for parks and museums are cheaper for students?

36. Many countries have a special law to keep people under 18 safe.

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Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the

spring of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many

new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There have been happy days and

sorrowful days since I was born.

In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a

child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and

worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. 1) my life

quickly.

Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university

student and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more

slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. 2) But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and

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1.

2.

3.

4. 将1)句的空白填入适当的词，使句意完整、上下文通顺： 将2）句译成中文： 将3）句译成英文： 找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：In my life some days the sun shone, and

some days it didn’t.

Answer:

1. summer passed

2. 我明白这是我的秋季，一个数目改变了颜色、给我们美味果实的美丽季节。

3. I know I do not have many time left, but I will enjoy them to the end.

4. There were happy days and sorrowful days since I was born.

5. Life is like the four seasons.

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Babies sleep for up to eighteen hours a day. Sleep, no one can live without it. But

how much do we really need?

Research(研究) by the National Sleep Foundation in Washington says that we all

need eight hours sleep every night. 2) Going without sleep also increases the chance of illness.

“workaholic”(工作狂) who sleep for less than five hours often die young, and do less

well at work.

It also says that the idea that we need less sleep as we get older is untrue. “

3)已经证实睡眠对人们的生活多么重要。” Dr. Thomas Roth, director of the

Foundation says. “Good health needs good sleep.” “But not too much of it,” says

Professor Jim Home. “Sleep is like food and drink,” he believes: “Good health needs

good sleep.”

1)Professor a group of people who many hours as they

wanted in bed; after ten hours they didn’t fine it any easier to get up in the

morning. 4) And people who sleep for more than nine hours a night die

younger than people who usually sleep for seven or eight.

1. 在1)句的空白处填入适当的词，使句意完整、

2. 将2）句译成中文：

3. 将3）句译成英文：

4. 找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：People who sleep less get sick easily.

5. 找出文中最能表达该短文主题子：

Answer:

1. studied ；spend

2. 科学家们已经发现一夜睡眠时间不足六个小时的人比睡八个小时的人更经常

生病。

3. It is/ has been proved/ confirmed that how important sleep is to people’s life.

4. Going without sleep also increases the chance of illness.

5. “Good health needs good sleep.” “But not too much of it.”

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From the time we were babies we have taught manners. 1) We how to 。We are taught 2)怎样握手什么时候该站什么时候该坐以及介绍人的方式。Sometimes good manners in one place are very had manners somewhere else. Almost everywhere eating together means that people are very friendly to each other，but in parts of Polynesia(波利尼西亚) it is bad manners to be seen eating beside each other. So they politely turn their backs to each other when they are taking food. Some East Africans spit four times as a kind of blessing. They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well, or to bless a new-born baby. In most other places, spitting means something completely different. It usually shows an unhealthy habit. In many countries, it man mean that you hate someone. When we go to visit someone we say “Hello!” or “How are you?” or things like that. But if you are visiting an East African village, everyone will be very careful not to pay attention to you. The polite things there will be for you to go quietly, without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend. You should wait until he has finished what he is doing and then he will begin tent and asked to eat. It is rude to refuse.

1. 在1)句的空白处填入适当的词，使句意完整、

2. 将2）句译成英文：

3. 将3）句译成中文：

4. 找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：He won’t talk to you unless he finishes all .

5. 找出文中最能表达该短文主题子：

Answer:

1. taught/ told/ asked full

2. 在阿拉伯的村庄里，客人总是在帐篷后面走，知道走到他想去的帐篷为止。

3. How to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people.

4. You should wait until he has finished what he is doing and then he will begin talking to you.

5. Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else.

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People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn’t life

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your bowl to your mouth when you are having some liquid(液体) food. But it’s different in China. And in Japan you even needn’t worry about making noises when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. 1)在大不列颠发出声音被当作是不礼貌的。If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish you have?

2) to give a loud “burp”(打嗝) after you Burping shows that you like the food.

In Britain, you should try not to put your hands on the table when you’re having a meal. In Mexico, however, the guests are expected to keep their hands on the table during a meal. But in Arabs you must be very careful with your hands. You mustn’t eat with your left hand. Arabs consider it very bad manners eating with left hand. So, what should you do if you are on a visit in another country? Well, it’s very important 1. 将句 1）译成英文

2. 在句2）的空白处填入适当的词，使句意完整、上下文通顺： 。

3. 将3）句译成中文：

4. 找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：Wherever you go, you’d better be used to 5.

Answer:

1. wish ；eating

2. 如果你去了其他国家，你可以请求他们的帮助，或仔细观察然后跟着做。

3. Making noises is considered/ regarded as bad manners in Britain.

4. It’s very important to do in Rome as Romans do.

5. People in different countries have different ways of doing things.

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How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy? Shyness means feeling nervous or frightened when you’re around other people. Experts have found that more than 80 percent of middle school students feel afraid to be the center of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experience. It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everyday gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case of how much. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person. If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too. You see, being shy isn’you

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have to sing a song at a birthday party or practice your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of.

1. What kind of shyness can be bad according to the passage?

2. What should you do if you have to practice your spoken English in class?

3.把3处画线部分翻译成汉语。

4. 把4处画线部分翻译成汉语。

5. What’s the best title for this passage?

Answer:

1. If shyness stops you from doing something you want to do.

2. Don’t be afraid, just do it.

3. 大部分人害羞时，都会脸红和说话不连贯。

4. 但是要记住，不要让机会因害羞而失去。

5. About shyness

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Good morning，everyone. My topic(话题，论题) for today is “How Americans Value(重视) time”.

Americans think a lot about time. From childhood(童年) they learn to value time. As children, parents teach them to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do evening. 3) When a person is dying(死亡), they say he is living on(靠…生活) borrowed time.

Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. This is the working time. In his spare time, he also works hard for money. Even Saturday and Sunday are filled with(用…装满) other things. In the street you can hardly see a man who walks slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.

4)

1. When you Americans start to value time?

2. What do American parents tell their children to do when they go to school?

3.把3处画线部分翻译成汉语。

4. 把4处画线部分翻译成汉语。

5.Write down the best title for this passage?

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Answer:

1. From childhood

2. They teach their children to be on time

3. 当他们玩得高兴时，他们说时光流逝了。

4. 当你问美国人他们为什么总是匆匆忙忙时，他们很可能说时间就是金钱。

5. Time is valuable

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I’ve got some information for everyone going to Britain next month. As you know, you’ll be staying with a family for two weeks. Now the most important thing is money. You should take about ￡30 in cash(现金) and about ￡200 in travelers cheques(支票)。3) Then when you arrive at the airport you’ll be met by our host(主人) family. You must remember to wear a red shirt so the family will find you easily. I’ve told them to look out for the red shirts. You’ll also need to take with you 4 photos of yourself and, of course, it’s very important that you take the school letter. I’ll give you her office phone number now: It’s 580-4436 and the person to ask for his Mrs. Belcher, that’s B-E-L-C-H-E-R. She’s in the office from 9-5 every day. OK! That’s everything. Have a good trip.

1. How long will a person stay with a family in Britain?

2. What will a person need to take there?

3.把3处画线部分翻译成汉语。

4. 把4处画线部分翻译成汉语。

5.Write down the best title for this passage?

Answer:

1. For two weeks

2. About 30 in cash and about 200 in travelers cheques

3. 当你达到飞机场的时候，你就会遇到寄宿主一家人。

4. 如果你那儿遇到麻烦，你可以给我们的代理人打电话。

5. Information for you good trip

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Some people want to be shot into space after their death, others want to deep under the sea. But most people want to go into the freeze(冷藏库). These are believers in cryogenics(低温冷冻学).

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Now some diseases can’t be cured, but they may be cured sometime in the future. So some people hope that their bodies can be frozen after they die. liquid nitrogen(液态氮) at a temperature of 328 degrees below zero.

Now around a thousand people are going to take cryogenic treatment(处理), though most scientists say it won’t work. If we freeze huge creatures(生物) like humans, every one of their cells(细胞) will be broken. (5)在将来，他们能被带回到生活中来吗？

1. Where do most people that their bodies are kept after their death?

2. Why do they want the world to keep their bodies well?

3. How many people are going to take cryogenic treatment after they die?

4.把4处画线部分翻译成汉语。

5. 把5处画线部分翻译成英语。

Answer:

1. in the freezer

2. They hope that can come back to life one day

3. Around 1000 people

4. 当治疗技术被找到时，让他的身体重新升温回到生活中来给他们治疗。

5. Can they be taken back to the life in future？

或 Can they be brought back to life in the future?

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Researchers(研究者) have announced(宣布) the result of two studies on the health effects of the drug aspirin(阿司匹林). One study shows aspirin can sharply reduce the chance that a healthy, older man will suffer from a heart attack(心脏病). The study offered two new results from earlier findings.

It said taking one aspirin pill every other day helped only healthy men over the age of fifty. It has said aspirin gave the greatest protection against heart attacks to men with low blood cholesterol(胆固醇) levels. Earlier in the United States began a major aspirin study in the early 1980s. It included 22,000 healthy men doctors. All were between the ages of forty and eighty-fourmen did not know which kind of pill they were taking. The doctors who took aspirin suffered from heart attacks. Tens of them died. 239 men who did not take aspirin suffered from heart attacks. Twenty-six of them died.

The researchers said the doctors’ study provides clear proof that taking aspirin can prevent a first heart attack in healthy, older men. They said, however, the result does not mean every man over the age of fifty should take aspirin. They said aspirin

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couldn’t help men who do not eat healthy foods, who smoke cigarettes and who are 1. What does the passage tell us the new use of aspirin is?

2. What kind of people can aspirin help?

3.把1处画线部分翻译成汉语。

4. 把2处画线部分翻译成英语。

5. The best title of the passage is:

Answer:

1. To reduce the chance of a heart attack in old men.

2. Only healthy men over the age of fifty

3. 一万一千多名医生服用了不包含药物的无害药片。

4. 研究者们说那些认为通过服用阿司匹林将会对他们有所帮助的人应该首先与他们的医生交流。

5. The new use of aspirin

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