Suquoyah was a young Indian, son of a white businessman and an Indian woman. At an early age, he became interested in “ the talking leaf”, an expression that he used to refer to the white man’s records. Although many believed this “talking leaf” to be a gift from the Great Spirit, Suquoyah refused to accept that theory. Like other Indians of the period, he was illiterate, but his decision to change the situation led to the invention of an 86-character alphabet (字母表) based on the sound that he heard.

His family and friends thought him mad, but while he was getting back to a former state of health after a hunting accident, he set out to invent a form of communication for his own people as well as for other Indians. In 1821, after 12 years of work, he successfully developed a written language that would help thousands of Indians to read and write.

Suquoyah’s wish to invent a written language has caused him to be remembered among the important inventors. The giant redwood trees of California, called “sequoias” in his honor, will further print his name in history.

21.What is the most important reason that Suquoyah will be remembered?

A. California redwoods were named in his honor.

B. He could read and write.

C. He succeeded in inventing an alphabet.

D. He became well from his madness and helped man.

22.What is the attitude of Suquoyah’s family towards his idea of developing his own “talking leaf” ?

A. They encouraged him.      

B. They thought that there was something wrong with his mind.

C. They decided to help him.   

D. They asked him to teach them to read and write

23.The underlined word “illiterate” means most nearly ______.

A. Lazy             B. Poor

C. Proud            D. Unable to read and write  

24.Which of the following statements about the alphabet invented by Suquoyah is Not True?

A. It was based on the records written by the Indians .

B. He began his invention of the alphabet after he recovered from a hunting accident .

C. It took him 12 years to complete it .

D. It helped other Indians to read and write.

25. What does the passage mainly talk about ?

A. How the Indians communicated with each other before Suquoyah invented a form of communication

B. How the alphabet invented by Suquoyah helped the Indians communicate.

C. An Indian , Suquoyah invented an alphabet to help the other Indians to read and write.

D.An Indian, Suquoyah, was remembered in the way the giant redwood trees of California are  called“sequoias”.

Archery (箭术) is one of the oldest sports that are still being practiced today. The bow and arrow dates as far back as the Old Stone Age, and is the most widely used weapon (武器) in human history .

While there is recorded evidence of archery competitions taking place in China more than 3,000 years ago, the modern sport of archery most likely originated in England during the 14th century. Then the sport began to develop fast and there were a few different styles of shooting, some of which developed into what we see today in the sport of archery.

There was clout shooting, in which arrows were held high into the air with the purpose of hitting a target which was laid flat, not vertical. The aim was to land the arrow as close to the target as possible. This variety of shooting is still practiced today, often with traditional bows.

“Roving marks”, another style, saw players shooting at a target, only to shoot at a new target from the location of the previous target. It is said that this is the oldest form of competitive archery, and was practiced by Henry VIII. Finally, there was butt (靶垛) shooting, in which butts held targets, which the players would shoot at. This is the ancestor of modern-day Olympic target shooting.

Archery was a part of the second Olympic Games, which was held in 1900. It was dropped after 1920, however, because rules varied too much between nations. Archery was brought back into the Olympics in 1972. This was after enough nations had formed archery governing bodies affiliated (隶属) with the Fédération Internationale de Tir l’Arc, which was founded in Paris in 1931, to standardize rules for international competitions.

From its early history to modern times, archery has always been a competitive sport. Surely, many years from now archery will continue to be a popular sport reaching across age gaps and national borders, uniting archery lovers from all over the world.

26. According to the text, archery _____.

A. was already very common in the Old Stone Age

B. could be seen around Europe in the 14th century

C. was recorded as a sport in China over 3,000 years ago

D. disappeared from the Olympics after 1920 because of war

27. The underlined word “originated” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “_____”.

A. started    B. settled      C. changed       D. continued

28. What can we learn about clout shooting?

A. It can not be seen nowadays any more.

B. It is the oldest form of competitive archery.

C. Arrows have to land on the centre of a target.

D. Players should shoot at a target that lies down.

29. Which is the correct order of the following events ?

a. The earliest archery competitions took place in China.

b. Archery was a part of the second Olympic Games.

c. Archery was brought back into the Olympics.

d. Fédération Internationale de Tir l’Arc was founded in Paris.

e. The bow and arrow appeared.

A. e a b c d    B. e a b d c  C. e d a b c   D. e a d b c

30. What would be the best title for the text?

A. A brief history of competitive archery    B. Archery at the Olympic Games

C. Different styles of archery              D. How to do archery

Sixteen, sweet sixteen! Sweet sixteen? What ’s so sweet about this birthday? Perhaps because sixteen marks out coming of age, which is the interim period between childhood and adulthood. It is a very brief and unique stage in our lives. A time when we are becoming an adult, yet still haven’t lost our childhood innocence. The best of both words.

Actually Sweet Sixteen applies more often to girl’s 16th birthday than to boys. At that age, a girl is on the verge of becoming a woman. Picture a flower bud about to bloom, opening its face to the world for the first time. There’s a sense of beauty and sweetness to this transition. Our 16th birthday is the first day we can get our driver’s license. It is the official step towards becoming an adult. From this day forward, we no longer need our parents to drive us around, take us everywhere. Instead, we just borrow their car. Maybe that’s what makes sixteen so sweet to the boys as they eagerly celebrate this newfound autonomy(新获得的自主权). Now they can drive without adult supervision! Haa, haa!
31. Sixteen is brief and unique because _____.

A. It is a time when boys and girls are becoming adults, yet still haven’t lost their childhood innocence.

B. It is the interim period between childhood and adulthood.

C. There is only one sixteen in our life.

D. Both A and B.

32. Girls are usually compared to _____ at the age of sixteen.

A. Flower buds      B. Pictures

C. Boys            D. Innocent children

33. Girls and boys can _____ at the age of sixteen.

A. Get more presents     B. Borrow a car and drive

C. Get driver’s license     D. Do both B and C

34. The underlined words “on the verge of ” means _____.

A. Standing close to        B. Away from

C. Close to                D. Near

35. This passage is extracted(摘自) from ______.

A. An advertisement      B. A novel

C. A literary essay       D. A diary

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Getting your children to study sometimes is as difficult as getting them to eat their vegetables.

One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.           ____36___. This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.

Encourage them to make have to-learn lists. These are the tasks they need to accomplish. _____37_____.

Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity.          _____38____.

_________39__________. Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair. A good place can help get their creative thoughts flowing.

_________40_________.This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable.

A. You’ll also need to help your kids find the right place to study

B. Make a study time and have it at the same time every day.

C. Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed. 

D. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too.

E. Finally, spend time with your kids when they’re studying.

F. Stop this bad habit as soon as possible.

G. With the list, they will know what they should concentrate on .

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a cold, wet day when 14-year-old Wasana Sanjeewa arrived at St. Anthony’s College. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to 41 , Wasana looked at the 42 . Then he noticed enormous amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill behind the classroom. For a few minutes, Wasana ___43___the water, wondering why it looked so 44 .

Then it hit him — the scene was similar to the slides he was shown during Disaster Management classes.

45 an impending (即将发生的) disaster, Wasana swung into action. “Run, run, don’t __46 _here! The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us!” he shouted and all the students ran to the open area.

Then Wasana ran over to _47__Principal Nihal Gurauinghe what was happening.

After ___48___the hill, Gurauinghe knew the school was in ___49_. He and some teachers 50__to stop the waterflow, but they were too _51_: huge rocks fell down the hill with sand and mud, and the entire school was destroyed.

When Wasana  __52__home later that day, his white uniform covered in mud, he got the blame from his __53___. He tried to explain that he had __54__two hundred schoolmates ___55___she didn’t believe him.

His mother __56___ realized he was telling the truth when she saw a TV report about the __57 ___. Filled with pride, she hugged Wasana and said that he was indeed a ____58____.

No one was hurt in the incident because of Wasana’s  ___59____action and careful observation.

“Wasana’s action ____60__ us that sometimes we cannot wait until something happens before we take action. It might be too late by then,” Gurauinghe said. 

41. A. play                   B. follow                  C. arrive                                D. start

42. A. sun                                   B. rain                      C. snow                                D. fog

43. A. picked up              B. took away                               C. talked about              D. stared at

44. A. familiar                  B. special                                   C. strange                               D. terrifying

45. A. Making                            B. Imagining                               C. Fearing                                          D. Hearing

46. A. study                  B. stay                       C. sing                                 D. act

47. A. ask                                   B. promise                   C. tell                                   D. persuade

48. A. inspecting              B. describing                               C. drawing                            D. finding

49. A. charge                            B. surprise                            C. control                            D. trouble

50. A. chose                  B. tried                       C. helped                  D. agreed

51. A. late                  B. sleepy                      C. hungry                  D. shocked

52. A. missed                  B. left                       C. moved                  D. returned

53. A. father                  B. mother                  C. sister                      D. brother

54. A. cheered                  B. visited                       C. saved                      D. calmed

55. A. when                  B. or                                      C. since                      D. but

56. A. naturally              B. necessarily      C. completely                            D. finally

57. A. adventure              B. disaster                            C. failure                            D. experience

58. A. loser                  B. fool                       C. hero                                D. star

59. A. quiet                  B. tough                       C. quick                                 D. safe

60. A. taught                            B. interested                   C. warned                              D. confused

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins. They decided ___61____ (take) the train ---- “The True North” from Vancouver , Canada’s most beautiful city ____62_____(surround) by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The weather is ____63___ wet that the trees there are _____64______ (extreme) tall.

_______65______(go) eastward , they crossed the Rocky mountains _____66____ they caught sight of some mountain animals . The next stop was Calgary, which is famous _____67_____ the Calgary Stampede .

After two days’ travel , they reached Thunder Bay , _____68______ busy port city at the top of the Great Lakes . They knew the fact _____69______ Canada has more fresh water than any _____70______ country in the world . That night they traveled southward towards Toronto.

用所给短语的正确形式完成句子， 其中有一项为多余选项。

refer to ,depend on, have a gift for , look down upon, come across, thanks to ,

71. Don’t _______________  a student just because he has failed in an exam.

72. The old man _______________ his two sons for food and clothing in the past few years .

73.We admire her for ________________________dancing and singing .

74. Li Hua often ______________ the dictionary when he doesn’t know the meaning of a word.

75. My mother ____________  an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.

根据句意或首字母提示写单词完成句子。

76. The new type of telescope is i____________ for the study of the planets in outer space.

77. His p_______________ expression showed that he didn’t understand what I said.

78. Now the abuse（滥用）of guns is a _____________(令人不安的) problem in America.

79.Her brave b_____________ in the face of danger impressed all of us .

80.Our teacher often _______________（激励）us to study harder.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线( ﹨)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

As is well-known that birds are our friends. But the large number of birds have been killed for food. The other day I was walking in the woods while a shot was heard. Hearing the shot , the bird in the trees flew to all directions. A bird was injured badly and looked sadly . Finding the bird injured , so I decided to take it home . At home I take good care of it .When it recovered, I returned itself to the woods .I hope something should be done to prevent birds from killed .

假若你是21th century报纸的编辑，有一学生李华向你写了如下的一封信，请你根据来信的内容写一封回信，给予他帮助。

内容：1）向李华分析老师这样做的原因。2）给予建议。

要求：1）可以适当增加细节，使其连贯完整;

2）词数100左右;

3）开头句已为你写好;

Dear Editor,

My physics teacher is very strict with us. I often feel nervous in his classes because we are punished by being made to stand for a few minutes if we can't answer his questions. It's embarrassing to be made to stand in class, so I hate physics classes. However, I really want to do well in physics. What should I do?

Yours,

Li Hua

Dear Li Hua,

I am sorry you are having difficulty with your physics classes.

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Editor