It was a cloudy day on November 11, 2015. We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched, mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop (拖把). She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.”
“Yes, I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”
Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.
After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”
Outside, Mum told me, “Dagma is fine. No fever. ”
“You see her, Mum?”
“Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But the floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush. ”
1.When the nurse talked to Mum, she thought Mum was a ________.
A. nurse B. cleaner C. patient D. visitor
2.What can we infer about the hospital?
A. It was a children’s hospital.
B. The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard.
C. It has strict rules about visiting hours.
D. A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.
3.Mum went to see Dagma in the hospital to _____.
A. give her some messages about Dad
B. make sure her room was clean
C. check that she was still there
D. find out how she was
4. Which of the following words can best describe Mum?
A. Hard –working B. Clever
C. Warmly –hearted D. Strange
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What’s your opinion about finding good friends? Speaking from my past experience, it is very difficult to find good friends that you can trust but once you have found them, they are worth keeping forever! Therefore, I think friendship is the most important relationship that anybody could have.
The qualities I look for in a friend are a good sense of humor and sensitivity. A friend would have to be strong-minded and highly spirited. I think that these qualities are the key qualities to look for in a good friend.
Even the best friends can still have arguments between themselves, though usually about more serious topics, rather than the usual childish arguments. Some matters can seriously affect friendship. If one of your friends started experimenting with harmful and dangerous drugs, what would you do? A good friend would try to help as much as possible, while a bad example of a friend would simply shrug and turn a blind eye.
Not only the bad things affect friendship ---good activities do too, such as bonding with one another, not just by going out on a night with them, but by spending quality time with them and talking to each other. This is a key aspect of a good friendship.
Good friends do not always have to be in the same age group as you. I have a good friend and she is 47 years old and I am 16.
Unfortunately, some people lose contact with their friends as they grow older, which is a sad way to lose a good friend.
I think friendship is one of the most important things in life because if you have no friends you will have no happiness.
1.According to the author, true friendship _____.
A. is easy to get B. needs management
C. deepens with time D. affects one’s happiness
2.Paragraph 3 is mainly about _____.
A. why drugs are bad for teenagers
B. whether a friend is reliable
C. ways that help avoid arguments
D. problems that will test friendship
3.According to the author, which matters least in friendship?
A. Confidence B. Age
C. Sense of humor. D. Communication.
4.Which of the following sayings can match the author's view on friendship?
A. Old friends and old wines are best.
B. A friend without faults will never be found.
C. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
D. A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
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The following is something about extreme sports: Dangerous as they are, extreme sports remain appealing among many Australian young people! Camp extreme sports is the perfect test of your heart.
Kite Surfing
It’s the exciting mixture of kite, board and waves. The idea of using a kite to accelerate speed seems like a new challenge, yet the art of kite flying dates back to the 13th-century Chinese when it was used as a simple means of transport.
Catch a wind and you’re moving — up, down and across the surf. “It’s always exciting. You’d jump 5 feet or 35 feet. You never know if you’re going to go up in the air, and your heart is just going boom, boom, boom.”
Coasteering
It is by far the best activity and the event that everyone is still talking about. This is exploring the coastline without worrying about a coastal path or finding a rocky bay blocking your route. You climb, dive and swim from one place to another. With Coasteering, you don’t have to be able to swim as the wet suit and buoyancy(浮力) aid will keep you floating when you are in the water.
Sky Diving
Traditional parachuting(跳伞) doesn’t sound risky enough. So now sky diving is the name for jumping from a plane and listening to your heart beating heavily as you move fast towards earth before you open your parachute at the last moment.
Mountain Biking
It’s been around so long that bikers are no longer satisfied with just going up and down a mountain. Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough land, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but include features designed to improve strength and performance in rough areas.
For details, please call us on 1300-792-668 or click here: www.xtremecamp.com.au.
1.All the four extreme sports are intended to test one’s _____.
A. potential strength B. physical health
C. sports skills D. courage
2.The underlined word “it” refers to _____.
A. kite flying B. kite surfing
C. a kite D. the art of kites
3.Which of the following sports can be the most risky?
A. Kite surfing. B. Coasteering.
C. Mountain biking. D. Sky diving.
4.We can infer from the passage that _______.
A. kites were the main means of transport in China
B. swimming skills play a key role in Coasteering
C. mountain biking requires more than riding common bikes
D. parachuting is the least popular sports at present
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Children’s allowance. Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance(零用钱). The purpose is to let them learn from experience at an age when financial （财政的；财务的；金融的)mistakes are not very costly.
In any case, parents should make clear what the child is expected to pay for with the money. At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If so, they’ll learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget（预算）. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance. It is to show them that a budget demands choices between spending and saving.
Many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life. Paying children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.
Allowances give children a chance to experience what they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or give it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it. Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice: They have to cut costs and plan for the future. Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer services to help children learn about personal finance.
1.Giving children an allowance can mostly help them ______.
A. cut their living costs
B. learn to plan for the future
C. earn a living when young
D. get some financial knowledge
2.By receiving an allowance, children can learn ______.
A. how to spend money from experience
B. when to avoid making mistakes
C. what they should do next at a young age
D. what they can do with money earned
3.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Allowance, a great way to educate children
B. Allowance, a costly burden for children
C. Give allowances to children at once
D. Develop children’s allowances
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips of losing weight: Weight loss is a hard topic. Lots of people aren’t satisfied with their present weight, but most people aren’t sure how to change it. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines or on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you. 1.
So what should you do about your weight control?
2. The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian (营养师). 3. If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started.
4. People who lose weight quickly by crash dieting or other extreme measure usually gain back all of the pounds they lost, because they haven’t permanently (永久的) changed their habits. Therefore, the best weight management ways are those that you can maintain for a lifetime.
Small changes are a lot easier to stick with than large ones. Try reducing the size of what you eat. 5. Once you have that done, start gradually introducing healthier foods and exercise into your life.
It’s a good idea to maintain a healthy weight because it’s just that healthy.
A. Try giving up regular soda for a week.
B. Try to pay attention as you eat and stop when you’re full.
C. Weight management is about long-term success.
D. Besides, no magical diet will make you look like someone else.
E. Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you.
F. Changing from hole to nonfat or low-fat milk is also a good idea.
G. They will compare your weight with healthy standards and help you set goals.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and 4-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands , his eyesight was not clear, and his unsteady（不稳定的）. The family were every night at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and sight made this rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, would often spill（洒落）onto the tablecloth. “We must do some-thing about grandfather,” said the husband.
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There , grandfather ate in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. grandfather had already broken a dish or two , his food was served in a bowl. Sometimes, when the family grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. , the only words the couple had for him were sharp when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The 4-year-old boy watched all this .
One evening before supper, the father his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor. He asked the child sweetly :“What are you making?” Just as , the boy answered: “Oh, I am making a little for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.”The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to on it.
The words the parents so much that they were . Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. no word was spoken , both knew what they had to do. That evening, the husband took grandfather’s hand and led him back to the family table.
1.A．wounded B．moved C．trembled D．dragged
2.A．step B．feet C．speech D．body
3.A．away B．together C．asleep D．apart
4.A．losing B．failing C．disappearing D．rising
5.A．food B．pan C．milk D．dinner
6.A．alone B．casually C．steadily D．bitterly
7.A．After B．Since C．While D．When
8.A．small B．safe C．big D．wooden
9.A．glanced at B．stared at C．looked through D．looked after
10.A．However B．Otherwise C．Still D．Rather
11.A．comments B．quarrels C．warnings D．remark
12.A．in silence B．in advance C．in danger D．in charge
13.A．researched B．noticed C．searched D．explored
14.A．firmly B．suddenly C．cruelly D．sweetly
15.A．bowl B．cup C．spoon D．pan
16.A．worship B．work C．whisper D．weave
17.A．impressed B．touched C．confused D．struck
18.A．speechless B．homeless C．fearless D．hopeless
19.A．Once B．Whether C．Though D．Unless
20.A．gently B．happily C．fluently D．fortunately
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I have a funny story to tell you: On receiving my learner driver license a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. However, it wasn’t until two days ago 1. Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our destination was Orewa, a seaside 50 km away.
That morning I made sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet about three times before we left. I thought I was totally prepared 2. the journey, but I had never thought of my family’s 3. (complain).
“Relax! Don’t hold the steering wheel(方向盘) so 4. (tight),” called a nervous voice from the backseat.
“Speed up. 70 km/h isn’t fast enough. You are holding up 5. traffic,” another voice ordered from the seat next to mine.
How 6. (annoy)! To content them I stepped hard on the accelerator(油门), and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again.
“Stop! Slow down, slow down! Are you crazy? Did I tell you to go above 100 km/h?”
Finally I drove into the city, 7. the speed limit was only 50 km/h.
My family seemed 8. (relax) and stopped telling me what to do. They all looked out of the windows and enjoyed the scenery.
On our way home, the journey was much 9. (easy) than before as everyone else fell fast 10. (sleep). So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.
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短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线，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。
Good afternoon everybody! Welcome to our English Corner. It set up four years ago. Students from different school gather round every Sunday morning, and there are also some college students or foreigners. We may talk about everything what we are interested. We also share valuable experience in learn English with each other. We believe we have learned much here. It is a really addition to our English class and it is popular in us students. And it is supporting by parents and teachers. They all believe it is of great help to us. If you want to know more about it, and you may talk to the students here.
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假如你是松松，请就本校食堂服务（canteen service）的状况给勇哥写一封信。内容包括：
| 优点 | 不足 | 建议 |
| 食堂干净 | 价格偏高 | ？ |
| 饭菜可口 | 各类偏少 | |
| 服务态度好 | 等候时间较长 |
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语和结束语已为你写好。
Dear Yong Ge,
I am a senior student of our school. I’d like to say something about the canteen service in our school. __________________________________________________
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