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.Why did the writer send gifts to the inner-city church without leaving her name ?

A. To avoid being thanked B. To play a joke on Justin

C. To give Justin a surprise D. To protect her private information

5.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

1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C 【解析】 信封已經(jīng)成為作者家過圣誕節(jié)的亮點(diǎn)，作者先從以往過圣誕的苦惱，到面對孩子參加的一場摔跤比賽中，發(fā)現(xiàn)有更多的孩子因?yàn)樨毟F而沒有護(hù)具，作者進(jìn)行了一次捐助，并且在平安夜，作者把信封放在了圣誕樹上，里面寫著作者做的事情告訴賈斯廷，那是送給他的禮物。他的笑容是最燦爛的事在這一年的圣誕節(jié)。 試題 1. ...

It is August 2040. People in Garden City are buying their homes and cars on the Internet from QuickBuy. com. Here is the website.

House： 26 Kennedy Road This house is “green”.

It has a layer of glass around it. The house saves heat because it stays under the glass. The heat is then used as energy to run machines in the house. All the walls are made of glass and you can move them,so you can have rooms any size you want.

The medicine cabinet (樹柜) has a computer in it,connected to your doctor computer. The fridge in the kitchen also has a computer,connected to the supermarket's computer. It tells the computer when you need more food. It only orders the food that you like.

Satisfied customer：

Mr. David Yu: “When we were living in our old house,life was much more difficult and we were spending more money. We now live comfortably in a house like the one on Kennedy Road. ”

Cars： The CJ3 The CJ3 is a hydrogen (氫) car. Hydrogen cars cause less air pollution in Garden City. The hydrogen is mixed with oxygen from the air to make electricity. The electricity drives the engine.

The CJ3 also has satellite navigation (衛(wèi)星導(dǎo)航) , so you can see where you are on an electronic map on the windscreen,and you can see all the traffic ahead of you. It also has an Internet connection,so the driver can get information about the weather or even book a restaurant from the car.

Satisfied customer：

Mr. Jacky Hu： UI always felt sorry about the old car,because while I was driving,I was polluting our city,but I feel good driving the CJ3. ”

1.Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 2 ?

A. It is also smart. B. It is also common.

C. It is also quiet. D. It is also beautiful.

2.According to the passage,we can in the CJ3.

① get information about the weather ② book a restaurant

③ order the food ④ see all the traffic ahead of us

⑤ know where we are

A. ①②③⑤ B. ①②④⑤ C. ①③④⑤ D. ②③④⑤

3.According to Mr. Jacky Hu,he feels good driving the CJ3 because.

A. it is new B. it isn’t expensive

C. it doesn’t pollute the city D. it has Internet connection

4.Which word can be used to describe both the house and the car?

A. Large. B. Small. C. Cheap. D. Green.

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D 【解析】 試題短文對2040人類居住的房子和交通的汽車進(jìn)行了美好的想象，表達(dá)了人們對“綠色生活”的向往。 1.題意：下面哪一句最適合第二段的空白？考查綜合理解題。A. It is also smart. 它也很聰明。B. It is also common.它也是常見的。C. It is also quiet. 它也很安靜。D. ...

Going on holidays is best choice for the Europeans to relax themselves, especially in the UK. However, much has changed during the past decades(幾十年).

One of the most traditional British holidays was the “seaside holiday”. Families got on a train or into a car and traveled to seaside towns nearby to sunbathe on the beach, buy ice-creams and eat fish and chips and so on.

In the late 1970s, more and more British people started traveling to other countries in Europe for their summer holidays (July-August) because the weather wasn’t very good, even in summer. The “package holiday” was particularly popular with most families.

In the 1980s and 1990s, young people in the UK became wealthier, so many of them traveled to countries all over the world for their holidays.

These years, especially after the world financial crisis(金融危機(jī)), most British people can not afford to spend their holidays abroad. They again begin to choose to stay in their own home and go on a few day trips rather than spending money on hotels. They call this sort of vacation a “staycation”.

任務(wù)：請閱讀上面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成下面表格中的有關(guān)信息。

Time	Kind of holiday	Reason
Before the late 1970s	1.	It was a tradition.
In the late 1970s	Package holiday	2.
3.	Overseas holiday	Young people became wealthier.
These years	4.	The world financial crisis.

1. 2. 3. 4. 【解析】 短文屬于說明文。介紹了幾十年來英國人度假形式的變化情況。 1. 2. 3. 4.

Most of us have three meals a day .We take food for granted(想當(dāng)然)。And we don’t think about it.____experts argue a food crisis(危機(jī))is coming.This crisis is going to make us_____the way we think about food.

Food is in great need_____a growing of world population.By 1960,the population was three billion.It doubled to six billion by 1999.By 2050,this planet will need to_____at least nine billion people.As a result,the food prices get higher and higher.

So,what can a_____,crowed world do?One suggestion is to eat_____meat.Meat uses more natural resources(資源)than grains(谷物) .It requires more_____to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more_____than vegetables. So ,eating less meat will____more land for farming,and it will save water.

To eats less meat,people will need to change their eating habits. That will not be_____Americans, for example,have_____loved meat. In general, They eat twice as much meat as people in other countries.At the same time,in developing countries like China and Brazil,sales of meat have doubled in the last 20 years_____will double again by 2050.Growing need of meat wil1_____to put pressure on natural resources.

World population is increasing,resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising.Therefore, we need to rethink____we eat every day. For meat lovers, we don’t need to give up meat_____But we need to eat more grains and less meat.

1.A. And B. But C. Or D. Until

2.A. change B. find C. get D. tell

3.A. instead of B. thanks to C. because of D. as for

4.A. help B. have C. feed D. meet

5.A. busy B. tired C. thirsty D. hungry

6.A. less B. more C. much D. little

7.A. time B. land C. people D. place

8.A. air B. meat C. money D. water

9.A. provide B. produce C. waste D. need

10.A. important B. hard C. easy D. necessary

11.A. never B. seldom C. hardly D. always

12.A. It B. They C. We D. That

13.A. continue B. stop C. have D. start

14.A. how B. when C. what D. where

15.A. quickly B. completely C. finally D. especially

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.B 【解析】 試題我們大多數(shù)人一日吃三餐。認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該這樣吃三餐而不去思考。專家們警告，世界食品危機(jī)要來臨了。我們怎么辦呢？本文給我們提出了一些應(yīng)對世界食品危機(jī)的建議：改變我們...

（題文）假如你是李磊。你的美國筆友Tom對中國的傳統(tǒng)文化很感興趣。請你用英語給他寫一 封80詞左右的電子郵件，介紹一個或兩個中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，如春節(jié)(Spring Festival)、中秋節(jié)(Mid-Autumn Festival)等。

要求: l. 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)人總詞數(shù)。

2. 語句通順、表達(dá)準(zhǔn)確、內(nèi)容連貫。

3. 文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)校名和姓名等相關(guān)信息。

參考詞匯: decorate裝飾

Dear Tom,X k B 1

I'm very glad to tell you something about

Yours

Li Lei

Dear Tom, I'm very glad to tell you something about Spring Festival. It’s a traditional festival in China. It comes in winter. It’s time to get new. We usually clean and decorate our house ca...

Have you decided__________?

A. to go with whom B. whom to go with

C. whom go with D. with who to go

B 【解析】 句意：你決定和誰一起去了嗎？to go with whom形式錯誤，whom是疑問詞，應(yīng)放在動詞不定式的前面；whom to go with和誰一起去；C和D形式錯誤，C選項(xiàng)中缺少動詞不定式的符號to；D選項(xiàng)中with后應(yīng)用賓格的whom。這個題目考查的是疑問詞+動詞不定式，在句中作賓語。故應(yīng)選B。

We students should pay more attention__________ our pronunciation．

A. at B. with C. in D. to

D 【解析】 句意：我們學(xué)生應(yīng)該更多的注意我們的發(fā)音。at在具體時刻或地點(diǎn)；with和…一起；用；帶有；in在…里面；to到…。這里考查的是固定短語pay attention to，注意…，故應(yīng)選D。

（題文）Feeling stressed means_________．

A. feeling sad B. feeling happy

C. feeling pleased D. feeling tired and unable to relax

D 【解析】 句意：感覺壓力意味著感覺很累，不能放松。feeling sad感覺傷心；feeling happy感覺開心；feeling pleased感覺愉快；feeling tired and unable to relax感覺累，不能放松。stressed是有壓力的，故根據(jù)句意應(yīng)選D。

‘My father bought me a new watch yesterday．’It is a structure of_________．

A. S+V+P B. S+V+IO+DO

C. S+V+DO+CO D. S+V+DO

B 【解析】 句意：“My father bought me a new watch yesterday.”的句子結(jié)構(gòu)為：__________。 My father是主語（S），bought是謂語動詞（V），me是間接賓語（IO），a new watch yesterday是直接賓語（DO），故答案選B。

Tom doesn’t like the film_______，but his parents like_________．

A. himself；it B. itself；themselves

C. itself；it D. himself；themself

A 【解析】 句意：Tom自己不喜歡這部電影，但是他的父母喜歡它。himself他自己；itself它自己；it它，代詞；themselves他們自己。第一句話說的是Tom自身，故應(yīng)用himself；第二個空代指前一句話中的the film，故用it，選A。