Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is a modern and lively city with a population of over 345 000.

History Canberra is the eighth largest city in Australia. It is 238 km from Sydney and 507 km from Melbourne. Melbourne was once the capital of Australia. Sydney people also wanted to make their city the capital. It was difficult for the government to make the decision. Then in 1911, the government chose a place to build the new capital. It was between Sydney and Melbourne, the two largest cities in Australia. It took more than 14 years to build the city. In 1927, the city was set up. It became the capital and was named Canberra. “ Canberra” means “a place for friends to get together”.

Culture Canberra is a beautiful city with trees and flowers everywhere. There’s a Flower Festival in September each year. People can enjoy all kinds of beautiful flowers and welcome the spring to arrive. A man-made lake --- Lake Burley Griffin is in the center of the city. It’s about 25 km long. People like to ride bikes, walk or run around the lake. In Canberra, there’re many famous universities like the Australian National University and the University of Canberra. The National Library and the National Museum of Australia are also famous places that people like to visit.

【小题1】How far is Canberra from Sydney ?

A．25 km.

B．238 km.

C．345km.

D．507 km.

【小题2】The word “ Canberra” means ____________.

A．the largest city	B．a beautiful man-made lake
C．the old capital city	D．a place for friends to get together

【小题3】Canberra Flower Festival is a festival to ____________.

A．ride bikes	B．visit universities
C．welcome the spring	D．walk around the lake

Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-songwriters in the world. Jack was born on May 18, 1975 in Hawaii. Being the son of a famous surfer, Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lessons were learned in the water. At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters---the world’s most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father. Unluckily, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.
Life is like a revolving (旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital. At first, his father thought Jack only did it for fun, but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made.
When studying in the university, Jack didn’t stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties. He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. His first music album Brushfire Fairytales came out in 2001. It was a great success. His second album, On and On, was much like his first one. They were filled with sweet, easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to. Later, Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America. He became popular all over the world.
Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copies of them were sold. His music doesn’t fit into any of the popular music styles like pop, rock, R&B or hip-hop. It is more like fold music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine.
Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happens in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.
【小题1】In 1992, Jack ___________.

A．had his first music album	B．took part in a surfing competition
C．had his first concert	D．become popular all over the world

【小题2】Jack started to write songs ____________.

A．while he was staying in hospital

B．when he had concerts out of America

C．after his second album came out

D．after he played the guitar at the school party.

【小题3】What is the secret of Jack’s success ?

A．He was born in Hawaii.

B．His father was very famous.

C．He wrote many songs for his teachers and friends.

D．H e always faced difficulties bravely and tried his best.

【小题4】What’s the best title for the passage ?

A． A Famous Writer	B．Surfing in the Sea
C． A Guitar Player	D．Surfing in the Music

We talk every day. When we have good news, we like to share it with our good friends and when something terrible happens, we tell it to others soon. But can you imagine that a tree can talk and share news too ? Of course, no tree moves lips and says words just as people do. Strange as it may sound, though, some trees do manage to communicate with each other.
Willow (柳树) trees are the best-known of these trees. When insects begin nibbling (叮咬) a willow tree, the tree sends out a special smell at once. This smell tells the other willows that harmful insects are coming near. All of them quickly make a chemical (化学物质) in their leaves. This chemical is bad to the insects. The insects do not like it and they fly away soon. In this way, the willow trees protect themselves from the insects.
The next time when you take a walk in the woods, maybe the trees are “talking” to each other quietly. And when someone says that trees cannot “talk”, please tell them that even trees give messages to each other, too.
【小题1】Willow trees send messages with_____________.

A．words

B．movements

C．smells

D．sounds

【小题2】The underlined word “lips” in the first paragraph means _____________.

A．树干

B．嘴唇

C．枝条

D．手势

【小题3】The passage tells us that some of the trees can _____________.

A．speak just as people do	B．tell stories to others
C．communicate with each other	D．kill insects in the woods

【小题4】According to the passage, the right order of the following is _____________.
a.  The willow tree gives out a smell.
b.  The willow trees make a chemical in their leaves.
c.  Insects fly away because of the chemical.
d.  Insects begin nibbling a willow tree.

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

DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK---“An Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their houses, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experiences with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford to buy a bigger house. They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to put together themselves with a few basic(基本的) tools (工具). However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions (目的，意图), many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230 000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41 000 who fell off ladders (梯子).
Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.
【小题1】How do many English people spend their holidays according to the passage ?

A．Making their homes beautiful.	B．Visiting their friends.
C．Traveling all over the world.	D．Making a lot of money.

【小题2】Why do English people like DIY ?

A．Many stores sell DIY things.	B．DIY can bring them fun.
C．TV programs teach them to DIY.	D．All DIY projects are easy.

【小题3】What can we learn from the passage ?

A．DIY is a waste of money.

B．It is always difficult to DIY.

C．We should be careful while doing DIY.

D．It’s very safe to DIY.

【小题4】In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew.” probably means___________

A．we can eat everything we like.

B．we should do something difficult.

C．we do something that is too difficult.

D．we eat too much food that is not safe.

My family and I are going to take a holiday in the USA, Colombia, England, France and Switzerland in three hours. Now we are getting ready for it. Mum and Dad have already __【小题1】__(浇水) the plants. My brother has packed the__【小题2】__(毛巾). They’re in the suitcase, __【小题3】__(在……旁边) the guidebook. But he hasn’t locked the windows yet. I’ve already surfed the Internet and found out a lot of information about the cultures and customs in these countries. Here is what I’ve learned online. In the USA, just like in China, people are supposed to __【小题4】__(摇动)hands when they meet for the first time. In England, people should kiss each other when they meet for the first time. In Japan, it’s polite for you to bow when you meet someone for the first time. You’re supposed to use your chopsticks in a __【小题5】__(合适的)way. It’s rude to __【小题6】__(指) at someone with your chopsticks while eating. And you are also supposed to make a noise while eating noodles. It shows you like the food. In France, it’s bad manners to say “I’m __【小题7】__(饱的).”. You should say “It was delicious.” if you don’t want any more food. In Colombia and Switzerland, people have quite different attitudes __【小题8】__(对于) time. Colombian people are very __【小题9】__(宽松的) about time. It’s OK if you arrive a little late. But Swiss people think being on time is very important. It’s the __【小题10】__(国土) of watches, after all.

用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空。每次限用一次。

easy  strong  make  watch  worry

【小题1】It’s sometimes ______ to give than to receive. Do you agree with me ?
【小题2】______ more money, he worked late at night.
【小题3】---How do you feel about endangered animals ?
---They make me ______.
【小题4】I ______believe that he will succeed because he’s worked so hard and made so much progress.
【小题5】---Do you like sports ?
---Yes, I’m looking forward to _______London 2012 Olympic Games.

几乎每个人都有收到礼物的体验。你的笔友Emma 来电子短信告诉你她的一次收礼的体验并要求你告诉她你的一次收礼的体验。假如你是Tina, 请给她回一条短信。短信必须包括以下内容：曾经收到什么礼物，什么时候收到，谁送的，是否喜欢，为什么，以及收到礼物的感受。

Subject:  Gift receiving        From: Tina

Dear Emma, Thanks for your message. Well,__________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Tina

随着广告业的发展，广告已与我们的生活息息相关。但是广告是利是弊？请根据下列两方面的意见，用英语写一篇短文，并简要说明自己的看法。要求如下：1）介绍表中所提供的意见，可适当发挥，但不要逐字翻译；
2）简要说明你的意见；
3）词数80-100.短文开头已给出（不计入总词数）。

同学的意见	Pros	Cons
	虚假广告太多，欺骗消费者	广告能介绍产品，帮助人们了解比较不同的产品，指导消费
	占用电视广播太长时间，使人心烦	帮助人们节省钱：列出价格， 告诉人们商店何时甩卖
	一些广告丑化城乡环境	广告可以起到教育观众的作用
	广告业应该停止	广告业应该得到发展
你的意见

 
With the development of advertising, ads have been connected with people’s life.
Is it good or bad ? We had a discussion.____________________________________
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______ girl in red is ______ friend of Mary’s．

A．The, the

B．The, a

C．A, a

D．A, the

—Do you like the film 13 Flowers of Nanjing(金陵十三钗)？
—Yes, I do．In fact, I've never seen a _______one．

A．good

B．better

C．worse

D．bad