1．When is Li Ming’s birthday?

    A．On September 29．                   B．In September．

    C．Before September 29．                 D．After September 29．

2．American celebrates Thanksgiving _______ later than Canada．

    A．one month                                       B．less than two months

    C．two months                                 D．more than two months

3．吼at do Canadians usually do in Thanksgiving?

    A．Eat cakes．                             B．Stay together．

    C．Watch the moon．                       D．Sing the song．

4．When Jenny blows out the candles，they _________．

    A．stop burning         B．start burning    C．are broken              D．are cut

5．What must Li Ming and Jenny use when they wrote to each other?

A．Pens．                                     B．Paper．

    C．Computers．                               D．Telephones．

    Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some points you Can follow．

    Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair to you．When you want to dress in a modem way，your mum doesn’t like you wearing a mini-skirt．When you are making phone calls to friends，they ask if you’re speaking to a boy or a girl．

    Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as you used to be．  1

Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your parents．  2 When you think，“my parents don’t want me to have any fun，”that usually means your parents want you to be safe．  3 They need to feel they are important and loved．You should tell your parents your needs，and find out what their needs are．Then，you can think of a way to make all of you pleased．  4

1) Make time to talk．You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future．

2) 5 This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings．

3)Show your parents you are growing up．Wash your clothes and help clean the house．

    Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child．If you follow these steps，soon you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself．

--Excuse me，what’s the time，please?

--Sorry．I don’t have a(an)         with me．

Have you seen the videos on TV? Do you wear large T-shirts and baggy jeans? Or have you heard some one rap(说唱)? Hip-Hop is very hot now．

Hip-Hop music was started in the middle of the 1970s by African Americans in New York．The music break-dancing(霹雳舞)and graffiti(涂鸦)make up Western Hip-Hop culture．Most of the Hip-Hop songs are about love，jobs or even games．

Usually in rap，singers speak words very quickly to a certain beat．Most of the words are fun．Singers play off words to make fun of themselves or others．Hip-Hop music has few rules．Singers just do what they think and rap it out in a clever or creative way．The freedom makes a lot of teenagers fall in love with the music．Many of them like wearing large T-shirts and baggy jeans．Famous rap and Hip-Hop stars include Eminem in the U．S．and Jay Chou from China．

Today Hip-Hop is more and more popular across most of the world．

1．African Americans started Hip-Hop music in the middle of the l970s in New York．

2．There are three main kinds of music in Western Hip-Hop culture．

3．Hip-Hop music is very popular，but it has a lot of rules to follow．

4．From the passage we know Jay Chou is a famous rap and Hip-Hop star．

5．Many teenagers don’t like wearing large T-shirts or baggy jeans．

As space science develops, man has learned more and more about space．Space is not only amazing but also dangerous．While working in space, spacemen are facing danger as well as Success．

Scientists have found out that radiation(辐射)is the greatest danger to spacemen in space．When space men are working in space, they are in danger of radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health．The damage(危害)done by radiation won’t be discovered until their children or even grandchildren are born．Some special medicine may work a little, but no really helpful medicine mas been．

Space junk(垃圾)is also thought a great danger to spacemen．It's reported that there are 9,000 man-made things flying in space．About 30％of these are satellites(卫星), 10％are spaceships, and the rest are space junk．An explosion(爆炸)in l996 made a cloud of 300,000 fragments, each at least 4ram in size, and even a small piece of these knocked against a spaceship window and did some damage．Scientists are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time．They are working on helpful ways to do with space junk．

Although space is really dangerous, it interests everyone on the earth．In the near future, it may become usual for people to spend a few days in a space hotel．We may even choose to leave the earth and live in space in a few years．So we should care for space and do something to help improve the space environment．

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1．         shows the man-made things in space in the correct way．

2．Space junk and radiation in space are dangerous to              ．

A．spacemen working in space

B．people only on the earth

C．all the people except children

3．The underlined word “fragments” means            ．

A．碎片                   B．泡沫                    C．烟雾

4．Which of the following about the passage (短文)is TRUE?

A．The passage tells us that radiation in space comes from the sun and other stars．

B．Every one of us can make a trip to space now．

C．Scientists have found out ways to solve any problem in space．

5．％e best title(标题)of the passage is                ．

A．Space Radiation     B．Space Danger       C．Space Junk

根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。

1．Thanksgiving Day often comes on                ．

A．the second Thursday in October

B．the third Thursday in December

C．the fourth Thursday in November

2．Of all the festivals below,          comes last in a year．

A．Christmas Day        B．Boys’ Day            C．Halloween

3．The symbol of Chinese New Year is          ．

A．turkey                 B．dumplings            C．trees

4．There are           festivals in the USA in the form．

A．2                            B．3                         C．4

5．From the form we know that people are celebrating(庆祝)a festival in         ．

A．China                                B．the USA               C．Japan

Time Zones(时区)

根据图示所提供的信息选择最佳答案。

1．There are          time zones in the picture．

A．6                            B．12                       C．24

2．        and         are in the same time zone．

A．Casablanca；Seoul

B．New York City；Montreal

C．Mexico City；Beijing

3．If it's 8:00 am in Tokyo, it's          in Sydney．

A．7:00 am               B．8:00 am               C．9:00 am

4．Today is June 26th and it is 14:00 in Harbin now．Los Angeles must be         ．

A．June 25th             B．June 26th             C．June 27th

5．From the Time Zones in the picture, we know that             ．

A．all the cities are in the daytime

B．people in Lima are having lunch

C．the time in Bangkok isn’t the same as that in London

The sign means           ．

A．NO TALKING                                          B．NO RUNNING

C．NO FOOD                                              D．NO WALKING

 Brad

I went to Beijing with my parents on vacation last summer．The weather was fine and the trip was pleasant（令人愉快的）．We spent five days in Beijing．We visited Tian'an Men Square．We also went to the Great Wall and the Palace Museum．Of course, we went shopping．The shops were crowded．We ate in some Chinese restaurants, too．The food was cheap and delicious．The Chinese people were very friendly．We had great fun in Beijing．

 Karen

I had a vacation with my friends in Hainan Island（海南岛）last winter．The island has beautiful golden（金色的）beaches and blue sea water．The weather was warm and humid．We stayed there for a week．It was very interesting．We went swimming and sunbathing every day．We played beach volleyball together．We ate seafood, too．We felt very relaxed．

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假设你是Mary，你的朋友Rose想从北京到你居住的海滨城市来旅游。下面是一张示意图，请根据此图，写一封电子邮件，告诉Rose如何从北京到你所居住的城市，并告诉她每天能步行到海边玩，并且只用20分钟左右的时间。

要求：1．词数60左右；

2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3．语言连贯，表达清晰，书写规范，卷面整洁。

Dear Rose,

I'm very glad to know that you are coming to visit me．                                                                                                                                                                                  

I hope you can have a good time here．

Yours,

Mary