2.(1)Where did the man book the room? A.On the phone. B.On the Internet. C.In the office. (2)What does the man ask for? A.His ID card . B.A room facing the lake. C.Another 20 dollars. (3)How much does the man pay in the end? A. $30. B. $240. C. $270.
11.(1)Where do you think Betty would go for the coming holiday? A.To the mountains. B.To the seaside. C.To the countryside. (2)What's Tom interested in doing? A.Climbing mountains. B.Fishing. C.Swimming.
12.(1)What are they going to do this afternoon? (2)When will Sam move to a new house? (3)Where does the conversation take place probably? A.At home. B.At the meeting room. C.At the bus stop.
33.American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation(假期).There are two terms in a school year:the first term is from September to January,and the second is from February to June.Most American children o to public schools(公立學校).High school students take only four or five subjects at a time.They usually go to the same classes every day,and they have an assignment for every class.After class they have many activities.After high school,many students go to college. (1)Most America children start school life in
. A.September B.February C.June D.January (2)How many vacations do American children have each yer?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four. (3)Students in the high school have
subjects at a time. A.four B.five C.six D.four or five (4)Which of the following is false (錯)?
A.In July students don't need to go to school because of vacation. B.Students have the same classes every day. C.Students don't have homework for every class. D.Most American children go to public schools. (5)After class students
. A.do homework B.go back home C.have many activities D.go to movies.
34.Mom was cooking in the kitchen.She could hear the girls arguing in the living room.It was the third time this week that the sisters had been arguing over nothing.A few minutes later,Maria rushed into her bedroom angrily and closed the door heavily. "Come to the kitchen,young lady," Mom firmly (堅定地) said to Maria in her best mother tone (語氣) of voice. Maria walked into the kitchen and shouted,"I can't stand living with Felicia another minute.I don't ever want to talk to her again!" Mom called out, "Felicia,come to the kitchen right now." While Felicia was on her way,Mom put two chairs opposite each other but very close together. "Maria,you sit here and Felicia you sit there." The girls sat face to face,with their knees almost touching."Now you look each other in the eye for five minutes," Mom ordered. At first the girls moved their bodies from side to side.Mom said firmly,"You must stay staring at each other for five minutes.Each minute you don't make eye contact (眼神交流) means another minute sitting in the chairs." They both wanted out,so they had to sit there and look at each other. Felicia looked at Maria's pouting (噘嘴的) face while Maria looked at Felicia's angry face.They each thought the other one looked ridiculous (可笑的).In fact,they were being ridiculous to fight and be mad at each other over nothing. Soon Maria couldn't stand it any longer and began giggling (咯咯地笑) and so did Felicia.They giggled and laughed. Mom wisely didn't say anything except,"Okay girls,you can go now."
(1)Maria and Felicia argued a lot this week.What was the reason?
A.They argued over nothing. B.They didn't want to live together. C.They didn't want to talk to each other. D.They each thought the other one was ridiculous. (2)Which is the right picture to show the way the girls sat?
A. B. C. D. (3)The right order of the following statements is
. ①Maria and Felicia stared at each other. ②Maria argued with Felicia. ③Maria and Felicia giggled and laughed. ④Mom asked Maria and Felicia to sit opposite each other. A.②④③① B.④②①③ C.②④①③ D.②①④③ (4)Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Maria had quite a good relationship with Felicia recently. B.The kitchen is a good place to stop an argument. C.Mom solved the girls' problem wisely. D.The girls were under pressure from Mom to make it up (和好). (5)After reading the passage,we can know
. A.parents can do nothing about the argument between children B.it's difficult to deal with the argument between children C.there is no need to deal with the argument between children D.5-minute eye contact is helpful to deal with the argument between children
35.Here are the New Year's resolutions of my four friends. My name is Dave and I am from the United Kingdom.I'm going to drink more water and less cola.I'm also going to brush my teeth before breakfast and after dinner,and wash my hands before eating. My name is Tina and I am from the United States.I want to make more friends this year.I'm going to be nicer to the other children in my class.I'm going to be friendly to children who need friends-like someone who is shy or new to my school. I'm Selina and I am from the United States.I'm going to work harder this year.I'm going to do all the homework that our teachers ask us to do.If I have any problems with my subjects,I'm going to ask my teachers for help. My name is Toby and I am from Singapore.I'm never going to play computer games.When I feel angry or stressed,I'm going to find better ways to relax,like exercising,reading or discussing my problems with my friends. (1)Dave is going to brush his teeth
a day. A.once B.twice C.three times D.four times (2)Selina is going to
this year. A.drink more water B.work harder C.make more friends D.do more exercise (3)
are both American. A.Toby and Selina B.Tina and Dave C.Toby and Dave D.Tina and Selina (4)Who is Toby going to talk with about his problems?
A.His friends. B.His teachers. C.His parents. D.His classmates. (5)Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Dave is going to wash his hands before eating. B.Selina is going to ask her teachers about her study problems. C.Tina is going to be friendly only to children who are new to school. D.Toby doesn't want to play computer games any more.
36.A:Hello,Wang Tao !Happy New Year ! B:Hi,Lily ! (1)
! A:I want to know about the students' life of your school.Could you tell me something about it? B:No problem. A: (2)
? B:Some students usually walk to school.Some come to school by bike and some take the bus to school. A:How many classes do they have every day? B:They have seven classes every day. A: (3)
? B:Some students usually do sports on the playground and some read books in the library. A:What about you? B:I often go to the library. A: (4)
? B:Twice a week. A:Thank you for telling me so much. B: (5)
42.Both native English speakers and non-native speakers find the spelling of English is the most difficult.The English spelling system is not based on a phonetic ( 語音) link between sounds and letters,as is the spelling of Spanish and some other languages.Instead,English spelling is affected by the historical development of the language.Some words are pronounced in several different ways;similarly ,different combinations (結合) of letters can produce the same pronunciation. The link between sound and spelling in English is not phonetically exact for two main reasons.First,spelling changes did not keep pace with changes in the sound system after the development of printing and of conventions ( 慣例) for spelling.For example,the k in knife and the gh in right come from the Middle English period ( from about 1100 to about 1500),when they were pronounced as separate sounds.Second,there are some spelling conventions that are based on other languages.For example ,during the 16th century the"b" was put into the word doubt.This reflected the Latin word,dubitare,even though the"b" was not pronounced in English. Two further influences contributed to the illogical system of spelling.When books began to be printed in England,the newly invented spelling system was undermined ( 逐漸削弱)because nearly all the early London printers were foreign.They were usually paid by the line and often put additional letters into words to earn more.They regularly also added extra letters to the last word of a line to make the whole text look neater.Many of their spelling errors eventually became accepted English spellings. There have been many attempts (試圖,嘗試) to reform English spelling.The author and playwright George Bermard Shaw suggested a completely new alphabet,but this had very limited success.American English has developed some of its own spelling conventions,largely as a result of the work of spelling reformer Noah Webster.Webster attempted to get rid of some of the irregularities from the English spelling system and distance American English from British English.Nevertheless,the system as a whole remains particularly complex,and English is widely regarded as having the worst spelling of any language in the world.
(1)What is the most difficult for native English speakers and non-native speakers?
(2)Why isn't the link between sound and spelling in English phonetically exact?
(3)Did the printers often put additional letters into words to get more money?
(4)What did Noah Webster do to reform English spelling?
43.Rural education(鄉村教育)has been a big social problem of China recently.Born in a poor family in Hunan province,34-year-old Hou Changliang knew (1)
hard it is for a child in poor village to get good education.So he chose (2)
(volunteer) to teach at Xiangyang primary school in a poor village in Yunnan province from 2017. ?There were just three teachers for about 100 students across four classes in Xiangyang primary school.The government wanted to close the school (3)
(simple) because there are no enough teachers. (4)
(shut) down the school meant that the students would have to go to another school far from their homes.Hou's arrival helped keep the school open. ?It is the (5)
(three) village school that Hou has taught at since he graduated.Before Xiangyang primary school,he had taught in Hechi,Guangxi for four years,and in Bijie,Guizhou province for two years.As a volunteer teacher,he receives (6)
monthly salary(薪 水) of about 800 yuan.This has remained unchanged for the past 10 years. " Education is one of the most important (7)
(industry) in China.The longer I stayed in the countryside,the deeper I understood the challenge in rural education.Rural schools need teachers,especially good ones." Hou said,adding that a good teacher can make a real difference (8)
a student's life and can even change the village. ?The (9)
(late)good news for village teachers is that the government will take action to improve rural education.More teachers(10)
(send)to less-developed areas soon,and the government will train more rural teachers and improve their salary. ?"There is still a long way to go to improve rural education.But I do believe it will be better and better."Hou said.
44.習總書記說:在民族復興偉業的新征程上,青年強,則國家強。他向廣大青年發起號召,提出"立志做有理想、敢擔當、能吃苦、肯奮斗的新時代好青年"的要求。你們學校正在開展"做新時代好學生"活動,請你根據以下信息,用英文寫一篇活動倡議書。 提示:(1)在家里:勤做家務,關心家人,節約水電…… (2)在學校:尊敬老師,努力學習,不亂扔垃圾…… (3)在社會:文明禮貌,遵守交規…… 要求:(1)必須包括以上要點,可適當發揮。語句通順、意思連貫,書寫規范。 (2)文中不得出現真實的姓名及校名。 (3)80詞左右,開頭和結尾已經給出,不計入總詞數。 How to Be an Excellent Student Our school has been carrying out the theme activities of encouraging the students to be excellent. _____________ Let's take action and call on more people to join us!