It's very early in the morning and I'm sitting outside. It's also very cold and dark. With me is Jim Nightingale, and he is the reason I'm up so early. He passes me a hot cup of coffee. "Not long to wait now," he says. I hope he's right.

    After a few minutes there is a very weak light in the east, and then I hear a bird singing. It sings very loud and very clear. "That's the robin(知更鳥)," says Jim. A few more birds start singing with the robin and Jim knows the names of them too. Half an hour later, there are more and more birds singing, and it's very loud! Suddenly, all around us the air is full of the sound of birdsong. This is the dawn chorus(晨鳴), and it's beautiful.

    "Wow, this is amazing!" I tell Jim, who is smiling. "Is there a dawn chorus every morning?"

    "Birds can sing any time of the year but the best time is the end of winter and during the spring. This is when the birds sing most."

    "Really? So, why do they sing?" I ask.

    "Well, there are two reasons," explains Jim. "Most of the songbirds who sing are males. They want to find a female(雌性)so they sing to show how strong they are. The females listen and choose the best singer! The birds also sing to tell other males to go away. They need their own area; they don't like sharing with another male."

    I listen to the birds; the songs seem too much to me. "Do the birds sing a special song in the morning?"

"That's a good question," replied Jim. "The successful birds have many kinds of calls and songs. Sometimes they copy the songs of other birds. This makes it sound like there are many birds in that place already and other males stay away. Also the female likes songs with different notes. Some birds, for example the European wren, have songs that contain over 700 different notes per minute!"

So, how does Jim know so much about birds? Well, he works as a volunteer for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. He is trying to help the birds live in the modern world. "More and more of the birds' habitat disappears every year. The sparrow, for example, was a very common bird in the UK, now it's in danger."

    By now the sun is up and the birds are quiet. It's light so they can start looking for food, they need a big breakfast after all that singing.

1.Why does the writer get up early in the morning?

A. To visit her friend.               B. To drink hot coffee.  

C. To see different birds.                  D. To hear birds sing.

2.A bird sings early in the morning mainly_______.

A. to call a female's attention          B. to fight with other males

C. to find a place to live in      D. to start looking for food

3. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A. At first the writer is happy to be up so early in the morning.

B. Male birds have their own ways of fooling other birds.

C. It's easier for the birds to find food early in the morning.

D. Jim has a job with the Royal Society for the Proteciton of Birds.

4.The text is mainly about_______.

A. the robin's songs                          B. the birds' habitat    

C. why birds sing                                D. how to protect birds

Taking away a city's rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can't eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.

    In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.

    To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you'd never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.

    In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal.

    Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help them grow.

1.You can most probably read the passage in_______.

A. a science book    B. a TV guide    C. a history book    D. a telephone book

2. The main idea of the passage is_______.

A. to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job

B. to explain the need for rubbish collection

C. to introduce different ways to treat rubbish

D. to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish

3.The underlined word "sewage" in the passage means_______.

A. 污水     B. 香腸      C.垃圾       D. 糞便

4. How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?

A. By burning it off.                  B. By putting it in water.

C. By throwing it away.                      D. By reusing and recycling it.

My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, WE USED 2go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ KIDS FTF. ILNY its gr8.

    Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the "translation" of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it ’s great.

    Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming(破壞)the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted(面目全非的).

    Everyone should just relax, say linguists(語言學家)．They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says. "Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents."

    Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become "corrupted"; they simply change to meet the new needs.

    However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future."

    Perhaps, we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Text is just for fun."

1.What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

A. To give an example of foreign paragraph.   

B. To show an example of creative method.

C. To express worries about using Netspeak.   

D. To lead in the topic of Netspeak.

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Cynthia McVry points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly.

B. Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English.

C. David Crystal thinks Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing.

D. James Milroy says that language is changing and improving.

3. The expression "bet your bottom dollar" in paragrap5 means_______.

A. be fairly sure    B. be greatly surprised

C. think it a pity    D. find it interesting

4.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Netspeak: A Widely-Used Language on Internet

B. Is Netspeak Harming the English Language?

C. Is Netspeak Helpful in Language Learning?

D. Netspeak: Advantages and Disadvantages

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋或通過上下文，  在答題卡上標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。每空只寫一詞。

1.Many rare wild animals have    （消失）because we didn't protect them.

2.The results of the exams will be    （宣布）in the afternoon.

3.She likes the children very much and she is very    （耐心的）with them.

4.Can you give me some    （建議）?I believe they will be very useful.

5.He seldom    （回復）to the e-mails his friends send him.

6.Making a lot of noise and    (打擾)others are impolite.

7.Walking    （有規(guī)律地）is a good form of exercise for both young and old.

8.---Look! Here comes out school bus.  --- No hurry. Don't get on it    it has stopped.

9.---How clean the bedroom is!  ---Yes, I am sure that someone    it.

10.---Thank you for your help. Without your help, I couldn't work out the problem last night.

  ---It's my    ．

請認真閱讀下面的短文，在答題卡上標有題號的橫線上，根據(jù)首字母提示，寫出空缺處該詞的正確形式。每空只寫一詞

    These years, with the development of society(社會),more and more teenagers have suffered  from stress. Some of the problems can make them feel very 1.w    and unhappy all day. Who can help them? A teacher from a college tried his best to help them. He thought of a lot of2.w     to help them. On Monday and Thursday, you can 3.c    his hotline. Here are some ideas how to keep the young men healthier in every way.

    4.F    ,it is very important to keep healthy. To get 5.e    sleep every day is also necessary. Try to have a healthy6.d    every day.

    Secondly ,maybe you are not the top student. It doesn't 7.m    .The most important thing is to work hard. If you try your best, your teachers and parents will understand you. If you have some problems, you should be 8.a    to talk with your teachers and parents. They can help you. Remember to9.s    your happiness and10.s    with your good friends. Sometimes you can go out for a walk．

In a word, you can try to make you happy by yourselves. I'm sure you can be happy every day.

將下列句子譯成英語，并將所譯句子寫在答題卡上標有題號的橫線上。

1.即將來臨的足球比賽會現(xiàn)場直播。

2.你睡覺時，最好不要讓所有的窗戶都關著。

3.專注學習吧，否則會讓你父母失望的。

4.你能告訴我一年有幾個季節(jié)嗎？

5.在回家路上，他發(fā)現(xiàn)一條狗躺在地上。

假如你叫Liu Mei。前不久，你和來自英國的一位中學生Allen一起討論了一個話題：the ways to learn English better�，F(xiàn)請你根據(jù)他的觀點和你自己的觀點，用英語給你的外籍老師Mr Nunan寫一篇關于這次討論的匯報材料。

注意：1．開頭和結尾部分已寫好。

2．可適當增加談論話題時經(jīng)常用到的話語，使所寫內(nèi)容連貫通順。

3．所寫內(nèi)容必須包括上面表格中他的觀點和你自己的至少三個觀點。

4．文中不得出現(xiàn)真實的人名、學校等相關信息。

5．詞數(shù)：90個左右。

  Mr Nunan,

    Recently I have had a discussion about the ways to learn English better with Allen, a student from Britain. ___________________________________________________________

Liu Mei

This is__________ film that I told you and it’s__________  180-minute film.

A．a(chǎn)，an           B．a(chǎn)n，a                C．the，a          D．the，an

—— Don’t forget to__________ your things when you have finished your homework．

—— I won’t, Mum.

A．put off                   B．put up                 C．put on           D．put away

—— Why are you lying in bed?

        —— A __________ walk __________ me completely tired．

A．two-hours; made                            B．two hour’s; has made

C．two-hour; has made                        D．two-hours’; made