The Internet is full of false information. It is important for us all to avoid being fooled by such information. Here are three examples of Internet hoaxes.

On his website, a man by the name of Tony has asked for money to save the life of a pretty little rabbit named Toby that he saved from under his house. A cat must have attacked the rabbit, the man said, so he took it in. he gave Toby loving care and nursed him back to health. There is a very cruel point, however. If the man doesn’t receive enough money, he will eat poor little Toby. (Don’t worry, though. Remember, it’s just a hoax!)

While the streets of New Orleans, the USA, were still flooded after a terrible hurricane (颶風(fēng)), a frightening e-mail was sent around the Internet. It included a photograph of a large crocodile(鱷魚) over five meters long. According to the message, it had been swimming around the flooded city eating people. It was later discovered that the photographs of the crocodile were of one that was caught in the Congo (剛果) years before.

The following e-mail hoax takes in many people. It says that a large British company will pay you to send their e-mail to as many people as possible. For every person that you send the e-mail to, it promises you will receive $5.00; for every person that you send it to that sends it to someone else, you’ll get $3.00; and for every third person that receives it, you will be paid $1.00. To make it even more believable, the sender says that at first he thought it was a hoax, but the company soon sent him $800.00.

1.The underlined word “hoaxes” means .

A. games B. websites C. lies D. stories

2.The crocodile in the photograph actually lived in________ .

A.New Orleans B. the USA

C. Britain D. the Congo

3.Some people believe that they can_________ if they send e-mail.

A. become famous B. find friends

C. make money D. keep promises

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The city of New Orleans was flooded because of the terrible hurricane.

B. If the man doesn’t receive enough money, he will eat poor little Toby.

C. The crocodile swam around the flooded city and ate several people.

D. Someone received $800.00 from the company because of the e-mail.

5.The main idea of the passage is to _________.

A. teach how to create a professional website with attractive stories

B. show that anyone can create good Internet hoaxes with some facts

C. explain that, even though they seem false, Internet hoaxes might be true

D. tell people to be careful of Internet hoaxes by giving some examples

A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for the past ten years or so.

It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas. Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…,spending money is nothing. I felt too tired to think of any special gifts.

Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.

Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling （摔跤）at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored (贊助) by an inner-city church. These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.

As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets (頭盔) to protect their ears. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.

Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot potential (潛力) , but losing like this could take the heart out of them.” Justin loved kids—all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to inner-city church without leaving my name.

On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.

1.Justin hated Christmas because _____.

A. he didn’t enjoy receiving gifts

B. he had a hard time choosing gifts

C. he spent too much money buying gifts

D. he disliked putting gifts under the Christmas tree

2.We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church_____.

A. were well dressed

B. paid no attention to safety

C. feared Kevin’s team

D. couldn’t afford a helmet

3.How did Justin feel about the team’s failure ?

A. Upset B. Angry C. Hopeless D. Shameful

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. The Church Gift

B. A Special Note

C. The White Envelope

D. A Christmas Card

詞匯檢測

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋或通過上下文，在答題卡上標(biāo)有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。每空只寫一詞。

1.When bad news is ___________(宣布), she thinks at once that this could happen to her.

2.The information ___________(下面) can help you improve communication with your team.

3.The situation became worse for them when the __________(下雨) season began.

4.All the passengers must go through ___________(安全) check before they take a plane.

5.From the sixteenth of January to the seventh of ____________(二月) is our Winter Holiday.

6.From then on, they were almost ___________(完全地) cut off from the outside world.

7.Barry stood in front of the mirror, ___________(系) a tie. He was going for a party.

8.---Is there any _________ about the murder?

---It is said that the police have collected a great deal of useful information so far.

9.---Do you and your family set ________ fireworks at the spring festival?

---No. Nowadays, more and more people consider it is harmful and also causes pollution.

10. ---How about the party last night?

---It couldn’t be better. We _________ ourselves around the fire by singing and dancing.

句子翻譯

將下列句子譯成英語,并將所譯句子寫在答題卡上標(biāo)有題號的橫線上。

1.保持健康對我們是必要的嗎？

2.上次他建議為貧困地區(qū)的孩子捐錢。

3.書，報紙和雜志不準(zhǔn)帶出圖書館。

4.那位會計出國已有兩個半月了。

5.你能告訴我，你的父親長什么樣子?

閱讀表達

閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

Your smartphone may seem like the centre of your entertainment, but a Kent State University study shows that too much phone use is taking the fun right out of our spare time.

Researchers watched a group of nearly 500 students and recorded their daily smartphone use. Those who were considered in the “high-use” group experienced more stress during their spare time than the other group.

So what can we do in order to really take advantage of our spare time? We have collected the following activities that also take a few hours to complete, but best part of all, you’ll improve your health in the process（過程）.

Whether you’re at home or on holiday, it’s important to disconnect from the Wi-Fi. Walking in nature can do good to your health. As a professional（職業(yè)的）traveler. Samantha Brown put it in a recent passage, “ I put my map in my back pocket, put down my phones and take a good, long walk. Just walk around.”

Go to bed earlier. What can help improve your mood? Extra sleep, naturally. Getting the right amount of sleep is very important to our health and studies show that we don’t get enough of it.

Read a book. And let yourself get lost in a good story. Research shows that reading can reduce stress, keep your brain sharp and can even help you sleep better. Everyone should spend at least 30 minutes reading every day.

Putting pen to paper is a good exercise. Try writing down your thoughts. Writing has a lot of health advantages. Besides, writing down your thoughts may even help clear your mind.

1.How many activities does the writer advise us to do to improve our health?

_________________________________________________________________________

2.Why did the Kent State University do the study?

_________________________________________________________________________

3.As a student, which will you spend more time on, smartphones or books when you have free time? Why?

_________________________________________________________________________

書面表達

假設(shè)你是悉尼大學(xué)一名華裔學(xué)生，名叫Jason Wu。你從China Daily土看到該報正在開展主題為Change for a Better China的環(huán)保討論活動。你打算結(jié)合自己所居住的小鎮(zhèn)的變化，給報社寫一封英文信參與討論。內(nèi)容提示見下表：

注意事項：

1. 英文信須包括表格中所有提示內(nèi)容，要求語句通順、意思連貫；

2. 表格中“感想建議”一欄須用2-3句話展開合理想象，作適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

3. 詞數(shù)在90個左右，信的首尾己在答題卡上給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；

4. 信件內(nèi)容必須寫在答題卡指定的位置上。

參考詞匯：

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Good news! We’ll have ________ one-day holiday. Let’s go on a spring outing.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

— What’s your favourite， David?

—I like _________ most. I often spend hours a day listening to it on iPad.

A. sports B. music C. science D. stamps

If you _______ in class， you should ________ sorry to your teacher after class.

A. say， tell B. speak， talk

C. talk， speak D. talk， say

—Jim was in time for the concert.

— Yes. He had ________ one minute to arrive， no more or no less.

A. especially B. probably C. exactly D. hardly