English words don't stay the same. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions. Different words come into use, or older words are used in a new way.

English can change by borrowing words from other languages. For example, the word "tomato" was borrowed from Mexico and "tea" came from China. New words are formed by putting two words together sometimes. "Countryside" and "earthquake" are made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. As we know, the word "photo" was made from "photograph" by cutting off the end of the longer word. "Plane" was made by cutting off the front part of "airplane". The names of people and products(产品) can become new words, too. Our "sandwich" was named after a man called Sandwich and "sellotape"(透明胶带) was a name given by the company that first made the product.

1.New English words are needed because _______.

A. people use old words in a new way B. people need a new way to explain things

C. the old words are not enough D. new ideas and new inventions appear all the time

2.Which of the following words was taken to England from another country?

A. Plane. B. Sandwich. C. Tomato. D. Countryside.

3.Which of the following words came from China?

A. Tea. B. Earthquake. C. Airplane. D. Sellotape.

4.How many ways of developing English words does the passage tell us?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

1.D 2.C 3.A 4.B 【解析】本文介绍了英语的发展变化以及新单词的形成方式。重点介绍了英语中四种构词方法。 1.根据“People need new words for new ideas and new inventions.”可知，人们需要新的英语是因为新的观念和发明。故答案选D。 2.根据“The word ‘tomato’ was borrow...

In the most southern part of our planet, there's a place that's covered with snow and ice all year round. But it has the clearest and cleanest air. Amazingly, in this place, the sun sometimes hangs even in the midnight sky. This place is Antarctica (南极洲): the coldest, windiest and harshest (恶劣的) place on the Earth.

As the world's least-known place, Antarctica is of great interest to scientists around the world. During 30 years, China has sent many scientists to Antarctica. They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate change and marine (海洋的) biology.

Antarctica is a place with fantastic views. However, life there is very hard. Food is one of the biggest problems. Frozen food which can be heated easily is people's daily food. Fresh vegetables are hard to grow in the cold weather.

Sleep is also difficult. In Antarctica, summer lasts from November to March. During this period, Antarctica points to the sun and receives sunlight 24 hours a day. In order to get some sleep, scientists cover the windows with black plastic cloth to create "night".

Working in Antarctica is dangerous, especially when meeting gale-force (七级以上的) winds. They can easily blow people away. So there are ropes that connect buildings of some research stations. People can hold these ropes to keep their balance in forceful winds.

What's morel communicating with others is difficult. Without cables and Internet in some research stations. two-way radios are the only tools to communicate. If people want to say hello to friends and relatives, they can use satellite phones.

Although it is challenging to work in Antarctica, scientists' passion to learn about this mysterious land will never end. It is hopeful that one day they will step every corner of this icy land.

1.From Paragraph 1, we learn that Antarctica_______.

A. is covered with snow and ice B. rains heavily from time to time

C. has little wind most of the time D. has sunshine during every night

2.Scientists from China go to Antarctica to _______.

A. find out ways to control water pollution B. research climate change and marine biology

C. grow plants and vegetables in special condition D. stop the hunters from killing the marine life

3.In order to sleep well in Antarctica, the scientists have to _______.

A. wear more clothes to keep warm B. cover the windows with black cloth

C. connect research stations with ropes D. eat more fried and canned vegetables

4.We can replace (替换) the underlined word "passion" in the last paragraph with _____.

A. strong love B. full preparation

C. pleasant introduction D. amazing imagination

1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 【解析】这篇短文主要介绍了科学家们对南极洲充满了兴趣。虽然有食物，交流，睡眠等问题，但科学家们了解这块神秘土地的激情永远不会结束。 1.根据第一段的In the most southern part of our planet, there's a place covered with snow and ice all year rou...

If the eyes are the windows of the soul,then the body is the mirror of our feelings. If we are feeling great,we may give our body signals(信号). If we look at someone else’s body,we can often tell how they are feeling by their body signals. So reading body language signals is a great tool in daily communication.

In case(假使) you don’t think that learning how to read and use body language is important,here are some numbers for you. 7% of the information we receive is from what people actually say,and 38% of the information we receive is from the tone(语气) and the speed of their voice;while 55% of the information we receive is from their body language.

These non-verbal(非口头的) signals will help you a lot,but you still need to focus on what people are saying. If you focus too much on their body language signals,you and the person may feel uncomfortable. It is useful to be able to read people’s body language,but it is useful to learn how to send the right signals and avoid the wrong signals too. Body language may be given several interpretations. Many signals have different meanings,depending on the person and the situation. Be sure of it when you are trying to read a body language signal.

1.The numbers mentioned in the second paragraph are to .

A. explain what body language is B. show the importance of body language

C. tell us body language is less used than verbal language D. tell us body language is the only tool in communication

2.What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A. Body language is widely used all over the world.

B. Body language can be explained in different ways.

C. It’s too hard to understand the meanings of body language.

D. People have already looked through many books on body language.

3.According to the writer,body language is very .

A. simple to learn B. negative to be used

C. hard to understand D. helpful in communication

4.According to the text,which of the following is TRUE?

A. Body language is uncomfortable. B. What people are saying is not important.

C. Body language can show your emotion. D. To send wrong signals is not body language.

1.B 2.B 3.D 4.C 【解析】这篇文章主要介绍了肢体语言对交流是有帮助的，因为它能表达你的情感。如果眼睛是心灵的窗户，然后身体是我们情感的镜子。我们收到7%的信息来自人们说什么，38%的信息来自他们说话的声音和语气，55%的信息来自他们的肢体语言。面部表情是一种身体语言，这些表达式可以分为六类；它们是幸福、悲伤、愤怒、惊讶、恐惧和厌恶。如果人们可以读取正确的面部表...

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1.People gather on the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise. (对画线部分提问)

________ ________people gather on the top of the mountain to _________?

2.The Forbidden City was changed to a museum in 1925. (对画线部分提问)

________ ________The Forbidden City changed to a museum?

3.The room is too small for ten people to live in. （同义替换）

The room is _______ small _______ ten people can’t live in it.

4.Simon tried his best，but he failed again.（同义替换）

Simon failed again _______ he tried his best.

5.They will fly to Japan on the second day. (替换画线部分)

They will _______ _________ _________ ________ _________on the second day.

1.What dodo 2.When was 3.sothat 4.although/though 5.go to Japan by air/plane 【解析】 1.句意：人们聚集在山顶观看日出。本题要求对画线部分提问。根据画线部分可知，这是问人们聚集在山顶去干什么，所以提问用特殊疑问词what，本句时态是一般现在时，所以一般疑问句要加助动词do，最后用do代...

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1.你将会被建筑的精美设计吸引。

You _______________the beautiful design of the buildings.

2.从这儿到最近的邮局有三公里。

_________________here to the nearest post office.

3.据说张先生已动身去美国了。

_____________that Mr Zhang has left for the USA.

4.我小的时候,妈妈常在下班回家的路上买些蔬菜和水果。

When I was younger,my mother ______________________some vegetables and fruit

_________________from work.

5.漓江两岸有许多山脉和形态各异的地下岩洞。

There are many mountains and underground caves ___________________________the Li River.

1.will be attracted by 2.It’s three kilometres from 3.It is reported 4.used to buyon her way back 5.in different shapes on both sides of 【解析】 1.分析题干可知本题是一般将来时的被动语态，其结构为：will+be+动词的过去...

认真阅读下面短文,根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式,使文章通顺。

Most people love animals. We think that animals are good f 1.of humans. But,in fact,a large number of animals,especially wild ones,are in d 2.now mainly because of humans. If we do not t 3.action now,we will have no animals soon.

People are destroying animals’ natural habitat by cutting d 4.trees or building houses. At the same time,many of the animals’ living a 5.are becoming farmland as we have to feed a larger population of the world. Besides,people hunt animals for their fur or other useful things. As a result of the pollution that humans have caused,some animals cannot l 6.a normal life any more.

We must try our best to p 7.animals right now. Remember that it is everyone’s d 8.to do so. We should write to newspapers and magazines and t 9.everyone about these problems. We should also immediately d 10.something to help the endangered animals.

1.friends 2.danger 3.take 4.down 5.areas 6.live 7.protect 8.duty 9.tell 10.do 【解析】 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Parents are the most important people in our life. They influence our lives in so many ways. They teach us almost everything about living, give us strength of character and make us who we are. It is because of them that we become able to do our duties. The things that we are able to do are actually their gifts to us. Right from taking care of us when we are young to guiding us whenever we need their advice, they are always there by our side.

All we can do for them is to give them love and happiness and try to make them feel proud of us. First of all, you need to follow all the good things they taught you when you were very young. It could be eating healthily or exercising in a regular way, or it could be helping anyone who needs help.

Not make complaints is also a good way. So don’t complain about what you don’t have. Learn to appreciate（感激) and love what your parents give you; you may not know the struggles they go through in order to give you that.

Thirdly, you also need to start making your own decision wisely and confidently. In other words, take control of your life by deciding what will be good or bad for you. Let them see that you are able to do all kinds of things without asking others for help.

More importantly, you should try to be a good person. Be polite and respectful to your family and friends. When they give you advice or suggestions, you’d better take their ideas into consideration. Try to work as hard as you can and be modest with what you have achieved. Anyway, seeing you grow into a good person will surely make your parents proud.

Making Your Parents Feel 1. of You
What your parents can do for you	1.They teach you how to make a living and develop a 2. character. 2.Your3. to deal with things is a gift your parents give you. 3.They are always 4. to look after you and guide you.
5. to make your parents feel proud of you	Follow what you were 6..	1.Develop a 7. habit as your parents told you. 2.Help anyone in need.
Don’t complain.	Appreciate and be pleased with all the things given to you by your parents.
Make decisions 8. your own.	Make your own decisions wisely and with confidence to show you are able to deal with everything.
9. a good person.	1.Treat others politely and respectfully. 2.Listen to your parents’ advice. 3.Work hard and not to be too proud of your 10..

1.Proud 2.strong 3.ability 4.there 5.Ways/How 6.taught 7.healthy/good 8.on 9.Be 10.achievement(s) 【解析】这是一篇说明文。主要讲父母在我们生活中的重要作用，他们教会我们如何生活，成为一个强大的人。父母总是在我们身边照顾我们，引导我们。我们应该...

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假设你是李明，你的外国网友Eric在网上看到几幅中国剪纸（Chinese paper-cutting），Eric对此很感兴趣，给你发来邮件询问有关中国剪纸的信息，请你根据下表提示给他回复邮件。

Chinese Paper-cutting
long history	over 2,000 years
very popular	in different parts of China，young or old，be fond of，do well in...
different shapes	birds，fish，flowers...
Where do people put Chinese paper-cutting?...

要求: 1.意思连贯，语句通顺；

2.词数: 120左右。

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