When thinking about quitting(停止) smoking...

List all the reasons why you want to quit. Every night before going to bed, repeat one of the reasons 10 times.

Decide positively that you want to quit. Try to avoid negative thoughts about how difficult it might be. Develop strong personal reasons as well as your health and responsibility to others. For example, think of all the time you waste taking cigarette breaks, rushing out to buy a pack, hunting a light, etc. Set a date for quitting — perhaps a special day like your birthday, a holiday. If you smoke heavily at work, quit during your vacation. Make the date holy seriously, and don't let anything change it. Begin to condition yourself physically; start a modest (適當(dāng)?shù)? exercise; drink more water; get plenty of rest.

Immediately after quitting...

The first few days after you quit, spend as much free time as possible in places where smoking is prohibited, e.g. libraries, museums, theaters, department stores, etc.

Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice. Try to avoid wine, coffee, and other drinks which remind you of cigarette smoking.

Strike up a conversation with someone instead of a match for a cigarette.

If you miss the feeling of having a cigarette in your hand, play with something else — a pencil, a pen, a ruler. If you miss having something in your mouth, try a fake (仿制的) cigarette.

1.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. Whenever you feel like a cigarette, try to forget it by sleeping.

B. Try to start a conversation before asking for a light.

C. If you miss the feeling of having a cigarette in your mouth, play with a pen.

D. Every night before going to bed, repeat all the reasons 10 times.

2.From the passage, we know smokers ________.

A. should drink a lot of coffee

B. have to stop to smoke from time to time

C. should drink a lot of wine

D. should not do any exercise

3.According to the passage, what does the underlined word “prohibited” mean?

A. forbidden (禁止)B. allowed

C. receivedD. welcomed

4.If the passage is in a newspaper, which section is it in?

A. Sports.B. News.C. Health.D. Culture.

Holidays

Holiday News

Vacations(空位) now and in the school holidays at a country hotel in Devon. This comfortable, friendly home-from-home lies near the beautiful quiet countryside, but just a drive away from the sea. The food is simple but good. Children and pets are welcome. Reduced prices for low season.

The Snowdonia Centre

The Snowdonia Centre for young mountain climbers has a mountain climbing Lesson. The beginners’ costs are 57 for a week, including food and rooms. Equipment is included except walking shoes, which can be hired at a low cost.

You must be in good health and prepared to go through a period of body exercises. This could be the beginning of a lifetime of mountain climbing adventure.

The World Sea Trip of a Lifetime

Our World Sea Trip of 2008 will be unlike any holiday you have ever been on before.

Instead of one hotel after another, with all its packing and unpacking, waiting and travelling, you just go to bed in one country and wake up in another.

On board the ship, you will be well taken care of. Every meal will be first-class(一流的) and every cabin(船艙) like your home.

During the trip, you can rest on desk(甲板)，enjoy yourself in the games rooms and in the evening dance to our musical team and watch our wonderful play.

You will visit all the places most people only dream about—from Acapulco and Hawaii to Tokyo and Hong Kong.

For a few thousand, all you’ve ever hoped for can be yours.

1.What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?

A. Choose the holiday in Devon.

B. Go to the Snowdonia Centre.

C. Join the World Sea Trip of 2008.

D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii.

2.In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays?

A. It provides chances of family gatherings.

B. It provides customers with good food.

C. It offers a sports lesson.

D. It offers comfortable rooms.

3.What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008?

A. You can have free meals on deck every day.

B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places.

C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play.

D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking.

Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone can’t make us tire. It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲勞). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.

So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired?

Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional(情緒的) attitudes. One of England’s most outstanding scientists, J.A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”

What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated—those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.

1.What amazed the scientists a few years ago?

A. Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborer’s blood.

B. Albert Einstein didn’t feel worn after a day’s work.

C. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.

D. A mental worker’s blood was filled with fatigue toxins.

2.According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired?

A. Challenging mental work.B. Unpleasant emotions.

C. Endless tasks.D. Physical labor.

3.What’s the author’s attitude towards the scientists’ idea?

A. He agrees with them.

B. He doubts them.

C. He argues against them.

D. He hesitates to accept them.

4.We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to ___________.

A. have some good foodB. enjoy their work

C. exercise regularlyD. discover fatigue toxins

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.

You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 2. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective(選擇的) process. 3.

The following methods may work best for you.

·Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

·Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.

·Write your notes in your own words.

· 4.

·Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand (速記). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols(符號，記號) and that you use them all the time. 5.

A. Use words, not complete sentences.

B. There are three practical note-taking methods.

C. You must write your notes on separate paper.

D. Otherwise(否則), you may not be able to read your notes later.

E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.

F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.

G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no ________ left. When she heard her daddy say to her ________ mother, “Only a miracle(奇跡) can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She ________ all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she ________ her way six blocks to the local drugstore.

“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.

“It’s ________ my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really sick and I want to get a ________. His name is Andrew and he has something ________ growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”

“We don’t ________ miracles here, child. I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling ________ at the little girl.

In the shop was a ________ customer. He bent down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother ________?”

“I don’t know,” she replied. “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs a(n) ________. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my ________.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

“One dollar and eleven cents, ________ I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.

“Well, what a coincidence,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents－the ________ price of a miracle for your little brother. ________ me to where you live. I want to see your brother and ________ your parents.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科醫(yī)生）. The operation was completed ________ and before long Andrew was ________ again.

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle ________ ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the faith of a little child.

1.A. timeB. medicineC. moneyD. food

2.A. tearfulB. hopefulC. helpfulD. regretful

3.A. emptiedB. pulledC. putD. poured

4.A. followedB. madeC. feltD. found

5.A. withB. aboutC. forD. from

6.A. drinkB. doctorC. tabletD. miracle

7.A. badB. smallC. extraD. new

8.A. displayB. offerC. sellD. store

9.A. calmlyB. sadlyC. strangelyD. coldly

10.A. well-dressedB. kind-hearted

C. well-behavedD. good-looking

11.A. haveB. needC. makeD. like

12.A. companionB. surgeonC. protectionD. operation

13.A. savingsB. wishesC. ideasD. worries

14.A. becauseB. soC. thoughD. but

15.A. sameB. exactC. properD. reasonable

16.A. BringB. SendC. TakeD. Drive

17.A. helpB. encourageC. persuadeD. meet

18.A. surprisinglyB. secretlyC. successfullyD. separately

19.A. happyB. wellC. strongD. fat

20.A. meantB. coveredC. measuredD. cost

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Dogs are 1. very popular pet. Most of them just live with their families. But some dogs have special jobs 2. (do). A group of dogs 3. (know) as “Therapy Dogs.” These dogs are family pets with special training, 4. allows them to go into public buildings and comfort people 5. need. The dogs are trained to be calm and quiet. Loud noises and unfamiliar places don’t frighten them. They enjoy spending time with people.

Some therapy dogs go into places, such as hospitals and nursing homes. When the dogs visit the patients, the patients are cheered up. They have fun 6. (pet) the dogs and look forward to their visits. The dogs help to brighten their day. Therapy dogs can improve people’s health as well. Studies show that when people pet animals, their blood 7. (press) and heart rates go down. 8. (they) mood improves.

Other therapy dogs work in schools and libraries. They serve as 9. (friend) to children, but they also do 10. (much). In one town in California, therapy dogs have become children’s reading buddies. The dogs make a great audience. The children look forward to reading to the dogs, and the dogs love the attention.

短文改錯

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞。

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

My father is middle school teacher. He is a middle-aged man, so he works like a young man, full of energies. Every evening he is busy correcting his students’ exercises, prepare his lessons and doing some reading. Sometime when I wake up at midnight, I find him still busy on his work. Father puts all his heart and soul into his work. He cares for his students very much. If only his students have any difficulty, he will try his best to help us. When Father is in hospital last year, all his students went to see him. I was deep moved. Such is my father, and I love him very much.

假定你是李華，你的美國筆友David來信說自己在學(xué)校常和同班同學(xué)發(fā)生沖突，自己不被別人理解，沒有什么朋友，現(xiàn)在感到生活沒意思，所以向你尋求建議。請你根據(jù)以下提示，用英語給David寫一封電子郵件。內(nèi)容主要包括：

1、表達(dá)對David所處現(xiàn)狀的看法；

2、給David提供解決沖突的對策；

3、告訴David怎樣才能交上朋友。

注意：1、詞數(shù)100左右，（不包括給出的首尾句）；

2、可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3、郵件開頭和結(jié)尾以為你寫好。

Dear David，

Sorry to hear that you’re not getting along well with your classmates now. _______________________________________________________________________________

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Looking forward to your reply!

Yours,

Li Hua

“I would say, no matter what people tell you, anything can happen.” That’s the message Internet singer Austin Mahone says at We Day, an event for young people in Canada.

When he was 14，Austin and a friend began uploading pop songs to musical websites.“I was just doing it because we had nothing to do, living in a small town.”

“I’d check different websites for the hottest songs, and I’d record my own videos,” he explains. “That’s how people began to find me online.”His videos got millions of hits and he signed with a record company. The result was the release of Austin’s first album, Junior Year. While it seems like a sudden rise for the teenager, Austin admits the early days were not always fun. He says a lot of people thought badly of him for posting his videos online. Yet this didn’t put him off.“I kept working hard. ”And the hits on his videos kept coming.

Austin’s achievement and spirit make him a perfect fit for the message of We Day. After all, Free the Children, the creator of the event, was founded to “enable youth to make changes.” Even Austin’s unusual rise by way of the Internet fits with the way Free The children works and raises money.

Because of Austin, his four million followers will learn about Free the Children. While Austin’s presence certainly helps We Day, it’s good for him, too. Austin gets to show himself as someone who volunteers his time and talent for a worthy cause and show that he cares about making the world a better place.

1.Why did Austin put pop songs on musical websites?

A. He was bored with his life there.

B. To attract people’s attention.

C. To help advertise the songs.

D. His friend asked him to do so.

2.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Austin’s sudden rise.

B. People’s dissatisfaction.

C. The release of Junior Year.

D. Signing with a record company.

3.What Austin did at We Day ________.

A. was a win-win situation

B. set an example for all the singers

C. first made him become known to the public

D. led many young people to be volunteers

Rick Garcia is going to play outside with his friends. He is taking out his reliever inhaler (緩解物吸入器) and taking two puffs (吸). Five minutes later, he’s on the field with his friends, running after a soccer ball. Rick has asthma (哮喘), but he knows how to control it.

Asthma is a lung disease. A person with asthma may cough or suffer from shortness of breath. Asthma can begin at any age. Childhood asthma, often beginning when a child is younger than 10 years old, is one of the most common childhood diseases. Doctors report that the number of young people with asthma is increasing. It is the number one cause of absence from school. If parents have asthma, their children are more likely to develop the disease. Children in homes where an adult smokes are more at risk.

It is important to find out the triggers for asthma. As we know, dust, pollen, or animals often make people suffer from asthma. Once a child learns the triggers, he can help prevent future attacks. About half of all children outgrow asthma and then asthma attacks stop when they are teenagers. However, many people live with the disease into adulthood.

Children often take control drugs once or twice a day to help prevent asthma attacks, if a child begins to have an asthma attack, a quick-relief drug is also necessary. This is often an inhaler. School-aged children usually carry their inhalers with them. This medication works quickly and children begin to breathe more easily in a few minutes. If a child has a serious asthma attack, he may need full-time care at a hospital or a doctor’s office.

1.The story of Rick Garcia is used to ________.

A. show the importance of exercise

B. introduce the topic of the text

C. show the popularity of soccer

D. tell us how to control asthma

2.The underlined word “triggers” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A. risksB. levelsC. possibilitiesD. causes

3.The last paragraph mainly deals with ________.

A. the treatment of asthma

B. the influence of asthma

C. the prevention of asthma

D. some research on asthma