Strange things happen to time when you travel．because the earth is divided(划分) into twenty．four zones(地区)．You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours，and weeks with more or fewer than seven days．

    If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic(大西洋)Ocean，your ship enters(进入) a different time zone every day．As you enter each zone，the time changes one hour. Travelling west, you set your clocr back, travelling east, you set it ahead．Each day of your trip has twenty-five or twenty—three hours．

If you travel by ship across the Pacific(太平洋)，you cross the international date line(国际日期变更线). The world agrees that this is the point where a new day begins．When you cross the line，you change your calendar(日历) one full day，backward(向后)or forward(向前)。Travelling east, today becomes yesterday；traveling west it is tomorrow．

根据短文内容，回答下面的问题。

1. Why do strange things happen to time when we travel?

2. Is one hour the difference in time between zones?

3. How do you set your clock if you cross the Antlantic Ocean going west? 

4. What is the name for the point where a new day begins?

5. What will change when you cross the line?

In one’s life, one spends the most time being with oneself. But one has the least understanding of oneself. When you are successful, you may be very    41  . When you    42  , you may lose heart. If you don’t get a thorough understanding of yourself, you may miss many chances in life.
To get a thorough understanding of yourself is to know well about yourself. You may realize your strong points and weak    43  . You may hope for a wonderful future, but be sure not to expect too much because not    44   dreams can come true. You may be confident enough to meet challenges，but first you should know   45  .
To get a thorough understanding of yourself needs self-appreciation(自我欣赏). Maybe you think you are a tall tree    46   just small grass, but you can always have your own way of being there. As soon as you get full confidence in yourself, you are sure to face any trouble.
To get a thorough understanding of yourself also    47  to take care of yourself. When you are angry, find a quiet place so that you won’t be hurt. When you are    48  , tell your friends about it to change the mood(情绪) into a good one. When you are tired, get a good sleep. If you don’t know when and how you should look after yourself, you    49   be able to stay away from illness.
   50   can tell what will happen in the future. Get a thorough understanding of yourself, and you will get a full control of yourself and find your life full of color.

词汇运用  (本大题共8分，每小题1分)
(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
【小题1】What you said will change none of our __________（决定）.
【小题2】 I am often ___________ (提供) some useful help by my teachers and classmates.
【小题3】 Mr Wu is the ___________(严格的) teacher I’ve ever met in my life.
【小题4】 Jeremy Lin said in a recent magazine ___________(采访) that he is still sometimes affected by
racism(种族歧视).
(B) 根据句意, 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
【小题5】 Many Chinese students choose to study abroad for ___________(far) education.
【小题6】 The police __________(success) solved all the mysteries and found the killer at last.
【小题7】The result of the experiment was really ___________(surprise) to everyone.
【小题8】 It gave me much ___________(please) to see so great changes in my hometown.

Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.

But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?

Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.

Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.

Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don’t be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.

Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present” Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.

1.The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.

A. be afraid of difficulties       

B. be afraid to learn

C. run through life so fast

D. compare yourself with others to look down on your worth

2.The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that _____.

A. Nothing is possible        

B. If we don’t give up, there is always hope

C. You should learn to give up     

D. Although you try, nothing will change.

3.The best way to keep love is to ___________.

A. say it’s impossible        B. give it       

C. give it wings       D. hold it tightly

4.According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________

A. Nothing is impossible.          

B. Glass balls are easy to be broken.

C. Things you can’t do            

D. Treat your life in a right way.

阅读与回答问题(本题共5小题，每小题2分，满分l0分)

If the temperature rises by 5 degrees tomorrow, you will probably take off just one coat. But such a change in the average world temperature would be a serious problem. Many animals and plants would not be able to deal with these changes, and would die.
The UNEP(联合国环境规划署) released（发布）the Report 2012 on November 21, 2012. It says that if we don’t take action now, the world temperature will have risen by 3 to 5 degrees by the end of this century.
A large rise in temperatures could be terrible for us and for many other living things on Earth. Sea levels will rise because higher temperatures will cause melting ice flow into the sea.Large coastal (沿海的) cities in countries such as the Netherlands and Bangladesh could be flooded.
Some plants such as corn and sugarcane (甘蔗) will not grow well in higher temperatures. Some countries, such as Brazil and parts of Africa, will not have enough food. The change may cause less rain and even make some places very dry.
On November 26, people from around 200 nations and regions gathered again in Doha (多哈) for the annual UN climate talks.“Climate change is coming to all human beings and effective actions need to be taken to deal with it.”president of the conference said at the opening ceremony.  
【小题1】What will you probably do if the temperature rises by 5 degrees tomorrow?
【小题2】When was the Report 2012 released by the UNEP?
【小题3】Why will sea level rise?
【小题4】Where did they attend the annual UN climate talks?
【小题5】As a student, what action will you take to deal with the rising temperatures?（请自拟一句话）