先阅读（A）（B）（C）三篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列五项任务。

                                                                                                                   (A)

   Students these days often have a lot of   (1)  . Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes they have problems with their friends. What shall we do for them? Some people believe the   (2)  thing is to do nothing. Laura thinks problems and worries are   (3)   in life. She thinks talking to someone helps a lot. Unless we talk to someone, we’ll certainly feel worse.

  Robert advises students about common problems. He thinks it is best not to run away from our problems. We should do our best to solve them. He thinks the   (4)  step is to find someone you trust to talk to. Students often forget that their parents are always there to help them. In English, we say that sharing a problem is like   (5)  it in half. So you’re halfway to solving a problem just by talking to someone about it.

                                                                                                                   (B)

When you go to have dinner in a restaurant, do you finish the meal? Some people who have dinner in a restaurant prefer to leave some food. Others hate it. They think it is a great waste of food. Different people have different opinions about the problem.

We shouldn’t leave any food wherever we eat. Farmers work so hard in order that we can have enough food. Besides, lots of people in the world are feeling hungry all day now. However, some people will feel shy when the food is eaten up eating in a restaurant. If they invite friends to have dinner, they had better order enough food. If some food is left, they will feel that they are generous. Every coin has two sides. What’s your opinion about it.

                                                                                                                   (C)

Carly Rae Jepsen is a very popular singer from Canada. But several years ago, few people knew about her. Now, her song Call Me Maybe is very popular in the world, although she is 30 years old. Why did she become popular so soon?

The story started in January. Bieber heard Call Me Maybe on the radio and liked it very much. So he made a music video for it with his star friends. In the video, Bieber and his friends danced to the song and lip-synced(哼唱） to it. Then it became popular on the Internet. Jepsen’s name quickly became the talk of the town.

But Bieber’s help is not the only reason for Jepsen’s success; the song is sweet and Jepsen is also a good singer.

任务 1:用方框内所给词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）

任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。

71 .s________ not having or lacking self-confidence

任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。

An Australian think we shouldn’t leave any food wherever we eat.   

An Australian think we shouldn’t leave any food(1) (2)where we eat. 

任务4：根据短文内容简答。

____________________________________________

任务5：阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。

 December 25th is Christmas Day. In most countries it is the most important (重要的) day in the year. All the people(A)come back to their homes. On Christmas Day bells ring everywhere. The ringing(B)________ tells people Christmas is coming. People sing and dance day and night. (C)The all have a good time.

   Most families buy a Christmas tree for their children. And there are some presents in the tree (D) here and there. People also put presents in children's stockings(长统袜). In many places, Father Christmas himself brings presents to them. He is a kind man and in(E)________ clothes. There is a big bag on his back. In (F) it there are a lot of presents (礼物). Parents usually warn the small children not to try to look at Father Christmas, or he will not (G)留给他们任何东西. When they wake, they will find their stockings filled with presents. Children are very excited on Christmas morning and always wake up early.

Shanghai is one of the largest cities in the world. If you like sightseeing, you will love (A) it!

People's Square

   People's Square is in the centre of Shanghai. It is a (B) large public area with green grass, fountains and birds. If you visit People's Square, you can also see famous buildings around it, (C)such as the Shanghai Grand Theatre and the Shanghai Museum.

The Bund

   The Bund is where old Shanghai (D)________ new Shanghai. If you walk along the Bund, you will see many old buildings. The Pudong New Area, just across the Huangpu River, has many modem buildings. At night, these tall buildings (E)照亮了天空in every direction.

Yu Garden

   Yu Garden is a traditional garden. If you enjoy history and natural beauty, you will love this (F)________ (G) There are a lot of beautiful buildings, bridges and ponds. You can also buy different snacks just outside the garden.

先阅读（A）、（B）、（C）三篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列五项任务。

（A）

My English teacher’s name is Cathy Brown. She is from Canada. She is very beautiful. She   (1)   big eyes and a small nose. She is 1.65 meters tall. She is very thin and likes   (2)   white clothes. She wears Size 37 shoes. Her favorite sport is   (3)  . She usually goes to school on   (4)  . She loves us and always helps us with   (5)   study and life. We all like her very much and we are very thankful to her.

（B）

My name is Bill. I am fourteen years old. I have a brother. He is two years younger than me. We look like the same and we have the same food. We both have big blue eyes and short hair. And we like eating fruit. We also have a lot of hobbies（爱好）. We both like playing football, swimming and singing. But we still have many differences. We love each other and live happily together.

（C）

I have three good friends. We like sports very much. My favorite sport is basketball.  I have three balls. I think playing basketball is interesting. Jim and Tim think it is boring to play basketball. Their favorite sport is soccer. They play soccer every afternoon. They have four soccer balls. Mary is a nice girl. Her favorite sport is volleyball. She plays it very well. It’s relaxing for her to play volleyball. But she has only one ball. Sports are good for us.

任务1：阅读短文（A），用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，是文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）

任务2：阅读短文（B），根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。

任务3：阅读短文（B），同义句转换，每空一词。

We also have a lot of hobbies

We also have （1） （2）hobbies.

任务4：根据短文（B）内容简答问题。

What do we like eating?

任务5：根据短文（C）内容完成表格，每空一词。

先阅读（A）、（B）、（C）三篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列五项任务。

（A）

There are four skills（技能）to study English: listening, speaking,   (1)   and writing. First, we should be brave to talk with others in English, which can improve our talking and listening skills. Second, we should try to listen to all  (2)   of English programs as much as possible. We can  (3)   improve our spoken English. Third, we should often read English books. When we meet a new word, we should guess its  (4)   through context（上下文）first and then look it up in the dictionary. Fourthly, we should practice our writing skills. Whenever we have any idea, we should get the pen and write it down. As long as we listen, speak, read and write   (5)   , we are sure to learn English better.

（B）

A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving Day. It is on the fourth Thursday in November. As English learners, we all know that turkey is the traditional food for Americans to eat on Thanksgiving Day. Now let’s learn one of the ways to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner. First, mix（混合）together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper. Next, fill the turkey with the bread mix. Then we’ll put the turkey with bread mix in a hot oven（微波炉）to cook for a few hours. Now it’s ready. We’ll put it on a big plate and cover it with gravy（肉汁）. OK, finally, it’s time to taste. We can cut it into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.

（C）

Now let me tell you something about our museum. To you, maybe it’s just a house, but to us, it’s a treasure（财富）. Here you’ll see some of the best British physicists（物理学家）.For example, you’ll see Newton, who was born（出生）in 1642. He went to study at college in 1661. He found the most important things. It is said that Newton got his idea when an apple fell on his head! Another British physicist, William Thomson, went to study at college when he was just ten years old. He became a professor（教授）when he was 22. He found clear relationships among heat（热量）,work and energy（能量）. And of course, James Watt, the famous engineer! When he was twenty, he began to make useful things at college. He improved the steam engine（蒸汽机）and made it more powerful（有力的）.

任务1：阅读短文（A），用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，是文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）

任务2：阅读短文（B），根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。

任务3：阅读短文（B），同义句转换，每空一词。

Now let’s learn one of the ways to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.

Now let’s learn   （1）    （2）  to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.

任务4：根据短文（B）内容简答问题。

What is the traditional food for Americans to eat on Thanksgiving Day ?

任务5：根据短文（C）内容完成表格，每空一词。

Dear Anna,

Hi! I saw your blog (A )_________the Internet and I (B) would liketo be your e-friend. My name is Jason. I’m 12 years old. I’m tall. (C)I have short, black hair.

I live in a flat in Beijing (D)_________ my parents. My dad is an engineer and my mother is an English teacher.

My school is far away from our home. I go to school by bus.My favourite subject is Maths. I like my school and I have( E )lots offriends there.

I like flying kites (F)在我业余时间.My favourite sports are volleyball and football.

I hope to (G)hear fromyou soon.

Best wishes,

Jason

Bill is a good student and an intelligent boy. He likes to study (A)___________, and he can do all of the math easily in his book.  

One day on (B)his way to school Bill passed a fruit (C)store. There was a sign in the window which said, "Apple — six for 5 cents (美分)." An idea came to Bill and he went into the store.

"How much are the apples?" he asked the store.

"Six for 5 cents."

"But I don't want (D) _________ apples."

"How many apples do you want?"

"It is not a question of how many apples I want. (E)这是一道数学题."

"What do you mean by a math problem?" asked the man.

"Well, if six apples are worth (值) 5 cents, then five apples are worth 4 cents, four apples are worth 3 cents, three apples are worth 2 cents, two apples are worth 1 cent and one apple is worth nothing. I (F) only want one apple."

Bill picked out a good apple, began to eat it, and walked happily out of the store. (G)The man looked at the young boy with such surprise that he could not say a word.

A giant panda is a kind of bear. It has a white face with black patches around its eyes. It also has black ears, shoulders and legs. The (A)_______of its body is white.

Pandas like to live (B)on their own，They need to eat a lot to (C) stay healthy so they (D) _______ more than 12 hours a day eating. (E) Although they are big and heay, it is not difficult for them to climb trees. They are strong enough to protect themselves.

People are cutting down forests, so the pandas are losing their homes. Some people are（F）为了他们的皮毛捕杀他们. It is cruel of them to do so. There are not many pandas in the world. It is important to protect them.

Operation Smile was (A) __________ by a doctor and his wife, a nurse. In 1982 they went                   to the Philippines, with a group of volunteers (志愿者）to help children who had problems with their faces. These children had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. It was very (B) difficult for these children to eat.

They helped many children in the Philippines, but they were sad, because (C)他们没有足够的钱to help all the children. They decided to start a charity(慈善机构）so that they could help them. They called it Operation Smile.

Now Operation Smile helps children in (D) more than twenty developing countries and has cured(治愈)about ten thousand children. Operation Smile has won many prizes for (E) its work and in 1999, another special activity was started, which was called "The World Journey of Hope". During this activity, more than five thousand children with holes in their mouths and lips were cured in eighteen different countries around the world.

Operation Smile also trains doctors in developing countries so that they can continue to help children even (F)         the Operation Smile team has left the country. Children with serious problems are brought to the USA for treatment (治疗).

(G) All of this costs a lot, so please give as much as possible. Many thanks from the children who can now smile.

 In fact, there’s little we can do to stop natural disasters (自然灾害)such as earthquakes happening. But, there are  some ways that

may help us when an earthquake happens.

◆Drop down onto your hands and knees. This way can protect you from falling.

◆Cover your head under a strong table or desk. You can also stay along a wall and cover your head with your arms and  hands.

◆Hold on to your shelter(遮蔽物) until the shaking stops. Be sure to move with your shelter if the shaking continues.

   Schools can normally take the earthquake drills（演练）to help students stay alive.