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 (赞助) 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 (头盔) 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 (潜力) , 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】 信封已经成为作者家过圣诞节的亮点，作者先从以往过圣诞的苦恼，到面对孩子参加的一场摔跤比赛中，发现有更多的孩子因为贫穷而没有护具，作者进行了一次捐助，并且在平安夜，作者把信封放在了圣诞树上，里面写着作者做的事情告诉贾斯廷，那是送给他的礼物。他的笑容是最灿烂的事在这一年的圣诞节。 试题 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 (氢) 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 (卫星导航) , 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】 试题短文对2040人类居住的房子和交通的汽车进行了美好的想象，表达了人们对“绿色生活”的向往。 1.题意：下面哪一句最适合第二段的空白？考查综合理解题。A. It is also smart. 它也很聪明。B. It is also common.它也是常见的。C. It is also quiet. 它也很安静。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(几十年).

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(金融危机), 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”.

任务：请阅读上面短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格中的有关信息。

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】 短文属于说明文。介绍了几十年来英国人度假形式的变化情况。 1. 2. 3. 4.

Most of us have three meals a day .We take food for granted(想当然)。And we don’t think about it.____experts argue a food crisis(危机)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(资源)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】 试题我们大多数人一日吃三餐。认为我们应该这样吃三餐而不去思考。专家们警告，世界食品危机要来临了。我们怎么办呢？本文给我们提出了一些应对世界食品危机的建议：改变我们...

（题文）假如你是李磊。你的美国笔友Tom对中国的传统文化很感兴趣。请你用英语给他写一 封80词左右的电子邮件，介绍一个或两个中国的传统节日，如春节(Spring Festival)、中秋节(Mid-Autumn Festival)等。

要求: l. 开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。

2. 语句通顺、表达准确、内容连贯。

3. 文中不能出现真实校名和姓名等相关信息。

参考词汇: decorate装饰

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：你决定和谁一起去了吗？to go with whom形式错误，whom是疑问词，应放在动词不定式的前面；whom to go with和谁一起去；C和D形式错误，C选项中缺少动词不定式的符号to；D选项中with后应用宾格的whom。这个题目考查的是疑问词+动词不定式，在句中作宾语。故应选B。

We students should pay more attention__________ our pronunciation．

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

D 【解析】 句意：我们学生应该更多的注意我们的发音。at在具体时刻或地点；with和…一起；用；带有；in在…里面；to到…。这里考查的是固定短语pay attention to，注意…，故应选D。

（题文）Feeling stressed means_________．

A. feeling sad B. feeling happy

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

D 【解析】 句意：感觉压力意味着感觉很累，不能放松。feeling sad感觉伤心；feeling happy感觉开心；feeling pleased感觉愉快；feeling tired and unable to relax感觉累，不能放松。stressed是有压力的，故根据句意应选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.”的句子结构为：__________。 My father是主语（S），bought是谓语动词（V），me是间接宾语（IO），a new watch yesterday是直接宾语（DO），故答案选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自己不喜欢这部电影，但是他的父母喜欢它。himself他自己；itself它自己；it它，代词；themselves他们自己。第一句话说的是Tom自身，故应用himself；第二个空代指前一句话中的the film，故用it，选A。