Cameron said: “I want Britain linked up to the world’s fast-growing economies. And that includes our young people learning the languages to seal tomorrow’s business deals.”

“By the time the children born today leave school, China is to be the world’s largest economy. So it’s time to look beyond the traditional focus on French and German and get many more children learning Mandarin.” To strengthen his message , he quoted Nelson Mandela—the former president of South Africa who said “If you talk to a man in a language he understands that goes to his head; if you talk to him in his own language that goes to his heart.”

Cameron said that a partnership between the British Council (英国文化协会) and Hanban will double the number of Chinese language assistants in the UK by 2016 and provide increased funding to schools of offering Mandarin as a language choice. In a development of the UK—China School Partnership programme, funding will also be provided for 60 headteachers to make study visits to China in 2014.

In recent research the British Council found only 1% of the adult population speaks Mandarin to a level that allows them to conduct a basic conversation. Just 3,000 pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland entered for Chinese languages GCSEs in 2013, putting it far behind the traditional choices of French with 177,000, Spanish with 91,000 and German with 62,000 entrants(加入者), as well as Urdu, Polish and Arabic.

Professor Dame Helen Wallace, the British Academy’s foreign secretary, said, “ a lack of qualified teachers could be a barrier to improve its popularity.”

Laura Chan, one of the co—founders of a bilingual Mandarin—English primary school, said the prime minister’s announcement was good news for the status of Mandarin. She said, “It’s a great help. It will increase people’s awareness of Mandarin as a language they can learn.”

【1】What is the text mainly talking about?

A. David Cameron calls for British students to learn Mandarin.

B. David Cameron has visited China for three days.

C. Chinese language is very popular with British people.

D. The cooperation is important between the UK and China.

【2】Why does David Cameron urge students to learn Chinese?

A. Because Chinese will be a widely—used language in the world.

B. Because there are many Chinese people living in Britain.

C. Because he thinks China will become the largest economy.

D. Because only a few of British people can communicate in Chinese.

【3】What is the writer’s attitude to the popularity of Mandarin?

A. It’s wonderful but it also has some problems.

B. It can be a great waste of time and energy.

C. It’s only a design for the youngsters later.

D. It’s only a way to help students to travel abroad.

【4】What is the purpose of David Cameron by quoting Mandela’s words in Paragraph3?

A. To compare different ideas.

B. To show his rich knowledge.

C. To share Mandela’s opinion.

D. To persuade people to learn Mandarin.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在其下写出该加的词。

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。

When I was seven years old and my sister were only four, our father was killed in an automobile accident just two week after his twenty-seventh birthday. Mom was heartbreaking. Although we were really so young to understand what was going on, but I knew life would never be quite the same. We had a nice home, plenty of that we needed, but we miss our father. About every evening we would go to our grandparents’ house for visit. My grandmother had begun working part-time at Kentucky Fried Chicken. His boss was a nice young man named Charles which got to know my mother and fell in love with her later.

iPad给中学生带来的好处；

iPad给中学生带来的负面影响；

你对中学生使用iPad的看法和建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Editor,

I am a senior high school student, named Zhang Meng.

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Yours sincerely,

Zhang Meng

Mission

Soles4Souls is a not-for-profit global social enterprise committed to fighting poverty through the collection and distribution of shoes and clothing.

Host a shoe drive

You can join hundreds of people of various ages and walks of life who are collecting shoes in their community. Soles4Souls gives you all the tools you need and makes it as easy as possible! You can host a shoe drive from start to finish in just four simple steps:

1.Register

Sign up and Soles4Souls will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

2. Get the resources you need from our Tools &Ideas page

Soles4Souls wants your shoe drive to be successful, so it has gathered some stuff to make your life easier. You’ll find the tools you need, as well as the opportunity to spread the word by social media and email.

3. Start a fundraising page

This is a great way to get your friends, family and followers involved. You can raise money to help with the cost of shipping your shoes to Soles4Souls, or for just straight donations. It’s fast and easy to sign up and share.

4. Get the shoes to us.

Soles4Souls has collection locations all over the place. When your shoe drive is complete, you can check out our shipping page and find the best option.

【1】From the passage, we know that Soles4Souls_________.

A. tries its best to support poor

B. is a business that collects old shoes

C. pays the cost of shipping the shoes you collect

D. provides the tools for distributing the shoes you collect

【2】The passage is intended to ________.

A. introduce Soles4Souls in detail

B. call on people to donate their shoes

C. tell people why donating their shoes in meaningful

D. teach people how to express love

A. A shopping center. B. An opera house. C. The parking lot.

【1】The director seemed suitably ____________(印象深刻的)and I left feeling sure that he would agree to our plan.

【2】________________(全神贯注)in my own studies, I seldom took notice of Mother’s tiredness and never offered to help her with the housework.

【3】I am __________(可靠地)informed that the company is being sold.

【4】Three days after Rastus’ disappearance, Mrs Ramsay received an ___________(匿名的)letter.

【5】Despite its ___________(强大), it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer’s dream to create ‘an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible’.

【6】In our school there is a pond, it m______________ more than five meters across.

【7】A____________ to British universities depends on examination results.

【8】Colin’s o______________ dream of studying abroad, once limited by the poor conditions of his family, has finally been realized.

【9】When I heard that my best friend had told someone else about my secret. I felt angry and b_____________.

【10】The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or r___________ each other all the time.

One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he 【1】 (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much 【2】 too little.”

His son looked surprised. “I can understand why shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 【3】 not save a bit of money?”

“That would be a very 【4】 (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.

Nick’s guest, 【5】 had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt 【6】 a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect 【7】 the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”

“But such a small thing couldn’t 【8】 (possible) destroy a village.”

“In the beginning, there was only 【9】 very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always 【10】 (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”

Do’s and Don’ts of Donating

Giving up your unused or unwanted stuff is a great way to make space in your home for the items that you do enjoy on a regular basis. Not sure where to start? Here are some do’s and don’ts of donating your belongings.

Do Prepare Your Clothes

You’ve thoroughly cleaned out your closet and drawers, and have a mountain of clothing waiting to be donated. 【1】 Make sure all buttons are accounted for, and that you can’t see any dirty marks, or damage.

【2】

The number one rule of donating your stuff is to make sure that it’s in good, usable condition. Don’t pass along old clothes or furniture, chipped dishes, books that are missing pages, or toys with lost pieces. Nobody wants to accept your damaged belongings. Find a local company that will recycle these items instead.

Don’t even think of donating these items

With a little common sense it’s easy to figure out items that are ideal for donations.【3】As a gentle reminder, it’s never a good idea to donate car parts, dangerous waste, construction materials and weapons.

Don’t donate large appliances

Major appliances such as stoves, fridges, freezers, washers and dryers typically reside on the ‘do not donate’ list due to health and safety reasons. All items accepted for donation must be thoroughly clean and in good working order. With secondhand appliances, it can be difficult to guarantee that they fit the bill.【4】

Don’t donate recalled items

Every so often a product recall hits the news headlines. Highchairs, toys, holiday lights for Christmas trees—the list of recalled items due to safety concerns is endless. 【5】 A dangerous product should be thrown away, and not passed on to an unsuspecting person. Think of the well-being of others before dropping off something that’s viewed as a hidden danger in your own home.

A. They’re all acceptable items for donation, too.

B. Instead of donating an unwanted large appliance, call your local trash collection company and arrange for their safe disposal.

C. But unfortunately some people will throw away the contents of their home without a second thought.

D. Before you bag up these pieces, inspect each one to ensure that they’re in good condition and ready to be owned by someone else.

E. Don’t donate damaged items.

F. Clothes aren’t the only household items that can be donated.

G. Never donate recalled items!

1. 要对自己有信心（have confidence in）；

2. 与英语学习好的同学交朋友；

3. 进步时奖励自己。

注意：1.词数100左右

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Wang Lin,

I am sorry to learn that you don’t do well in English.

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Yours,

Li Hua