What if there all-important individuals that we often take for granted (想當(dāng)然) disappear from our lives? That was what Project Ed and Participant Media's Teach campaign asked filmmakers of all ages to imagine in their recently-held competition. Entitled "A World Without Teachers", its purpose was to inspire more young people to become teachers. However, the 62 amazing video submissions also serve as a reminder of how horrible things would be if we didn't have these selfless individuals guiding us through life. What was interesting is that even the youngest participants did not appear to be happy at the idea of not having anybody telling them what to do.

High-school student Savannah Wakefield reflected if art as we know it today would have been different without teachers. Would Monet have discovered his talent for impressionism? Los Angeles-based Miles Horst, who won the 1000 USD prize for the best adult submission imagines a world where teachers are replaced by a “brain box” in his fun lively entry.

Youth category winner Marina Barham's video represents a fact we all know but often forget. Teachers don't just teach, they inspire something that no electronic device, no matter how smart, can do! So the next time you think your teacher is being "mean" for trying to channel you in the right direction, imagine a life without him/her. We have a feeling it will not appear as rosy!

【1】What is the passage mainly about?

A. The significance cf teachers.

B. The campaign to promote teachers' status.

C. A survey of people's views about teachers.

D. A competition to win the prize for the best teacher.

【2】From the passage we can learn that_____.

A. teaching naughty kids is a very discouraging task

B. being a teacher is one of the most challenging jobs in the world

C. a successful teacher has the greatest chance to be promoted

D. teachers have little influence on kids' individual development

【3】What is the purpose of the project “A World Without Teachers”?

A. To attract kids to submit more videos of their teachers.

B. To encourage more people to go into teaching career.

C. To expect teachers to devote themselves to their jobs.

D. To remind students to appreciate teachers' hard work.

【4】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 suggest?

A. Teaching is quite different from other jobs.

B. The future of teachers' work appears inspiring.

C. A world without teachers will be unimaginable.

D. Many people attach more importance to teaching.

Many youngsters in China nowadays are increasingly addicted to computer games and other electronic products. This is followed by a series of health problems, with the most typical case being myopia, or nearsightedness.

According to the latest research report released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the myopia rate among Chinese teenagers ranks first in the world—70 percent of high school and college students. The rate is nearly 40 percent in primary school students, while it is only 10 percent for their peers in the United States.

There are at least 10 million people in China with severe myopia, and they are likely to get pathological(病理性的)myopia in middle age. Pathological myopia can't be treated with glasses or surgery, and it is one of the biggest factors that lead to blindness, Xu Xun, director of the ophthalmology(眼科學(xué)) department at Shanghai General Hospital, pointed out.

Experts explain that two major factors lead to the high rate of myopia among Chinese people. One is high academic pressure, and the other one is excessive use of electronic devices over a long period of time. Genetics, on the other hand, are not the main reason, as only 20 percent of Chinese people had myopia in the 1960s.

"Teenagers are now faced with severe academic pressure, which means they often study without natural light. This increases their risk of becoming nearsighted," Xu said.

Experts suggest that youngsters maintain a proper balance between study and rest so as to protect their eyesight, and parents should play an active role in the process.

【1】Why does the author mention Feifei's experience in the first paragraph?

A. To advise people to protect their eyes.

B. To introduce the topic of nearsightedness.

C. To inform people of the cause of blindness.

D. To show that Feifei developed an eye disease.

【2】What can be learnt from the passage?

A. Nearsightedness may cause other health problems.

B. There are more nearsighted students in the United States.

C. 70 percent Chinese students in primary school are nearsighted.

D. Pathological myopia is most likely to cause blindness.

【3】Which of the following can be a main reason for myopia?

A. Genetics factors.

B. Low academic pressure.

C. Overuse of electronic devices.

D. Reading in natural light.

【4】What will be probably discussed in the following paragraph?

A. The significance of protecting eyesight.

B. Youngsters’ bad behavior leading to myopia.

C. The relationship between youngsters and their parents.

D. Parents’ role in helping youngsters protect their eyesight.

Ted(UK): The learning of any language can be valuable and rewarding,but it is not suitable for everyone. Chinese is a difficult language to learn and the UK has a poor reputation for teaching foreign languages.Why should they learn Chinese when most people in the world speak English?

Mark(US): I studied French for 2 years in high school and German for 4 years in college.I studied Mandarin informally for about 4 months before moving to China.Now I speak Mandarin every day as my wife doesn't speak English.But it is far from being fluent.Learning additional languages is a great thing,which offers a different perspective on the world around us.Nowadays,it's almost necessary to be able to speak more than just your native tongue.

George(UK): No,unless they're taught from a very early stage of childhood.Mandarin is so difficult.If China really is going to dominate the world,it'll have to do so by speaking the world’s dominant language—English.

Sam(UK): I don't think Chinese will become as widely spoken throughout the world as English.It is too difficult to learn as a second language.To learn Chinese you completely have to devote yourself to learning how to write and read it.If you have to learn it besides other subjects you can’t be good at it.But Chinese will become more popular, and that is a good thing.

【1】What is probably Mark's main motivation for learning Chinese?

A. Further education. B. Effective communication.

C. His frequent travel. D. The official policy.

【2】What does Sam think of learning Chinese?

A. It's necessary. B. It's of little use.

C. It takes too much time. D. It's not popular.

【3】What seems to be the major problem when foreigners try to learn Chinese?

A. Its difficulty as H language. B. Misunderstanding about China.

C. The great popularity of English. D. A lack of learning resources.

Daniel 【5】 (be) interested in place names since he first learned to talk. When he was about three, he started asking his parents questions about how the roads they drove along joined up, and 【6】 soon became obvious that he had a super memory for maps. He had no difficulty 【7】 (remember) the roads he saw from the car window.

Now, after school, Daniel’s 【8】 (favor) game is drawing maps of the road systems in the places he hasn’t visited. His parents have no idea where his particular talent comes from 【9】 no one else in the family has it. Although he has other 【10】 (hobby) Daniel’s greatest goal in life is to become a mapmaker.

The black-and-white cat was left in a box outside a shop and taken by the British RSPCA to the Jansa family in Whitstable, Kent. They really loved her character (性格) and decided to adopt (收養(yǎng)) it，but they never guessed she’d become a lifesaver.

Eight-year-old Mia Jansa had diabetes and had become good at testing her blood during the day, as well as having something to eat or drink to bring her blood sugar levels back. But the danger was at night. Mia could easily experience hypoglycemic (低血糖癥的) situations when she was asleep, which could cause even death.

Soon after she was adopted, Pippa went into Mia’s bedroom in the middle of the night and woke her up. When the child tested her blood sugar levels, she found they were dangerously low. Ever since, Pippa always visits Mia at night. If she can’t get her to wake up, she raises the alarm.

“Pippa does this of her own accord,” says Mia’s mother Laura. “We don’t make a request for caring because we don’t want to encourage wrong alarms. She gets plenty of hugs. It gives me peace of mind and I know someone else is keeping an eye on Mia.”

Now the family is so happy that they’ve chosen to adopt it in the first place.

【1】Why did the family decide to adopt the cat?

A. Because they considered it as a lifesaver.

B. Because her character interested them.

C. Because they really loved her looks.

D. Because Mia Jansa needed help.

【2】What problem did Mia Jansa face?

A. She was bad at testing her blood.

B. She might suffer death in the daytime.

C. She might be in danger while asleep at night.

D. She couldn’t let her blood sugar levels return to normal.

【3】For what does Pippa visit Mia at night?

A. To see if her blood sugar levels are normal.

B. To make her laugh when she’s lonely.

C. To make sure that she is safe.

D. To play with the alarm.

【4】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. Pippa does that according to her own habits.

B. Pippa does that without being asked.

C. Pippa does that for her own good.

D. Pippa does that without a purpose.

Here are some tips you can read with your child.

The first step in preparation for examination is to set a fixed time each day to study and a schedule to say when to start the revision and for which subject.The plan should include how many chapters to revise and how many worksheets to work on.【1】 Parents who do not know the examination time schedule can search ‘exam timetable’ to see the official examination schedule.【2】

The second thing is to decide on the place to study.Some need total silence in a library before they can concentrate while others like to have some background music like in the cafeteria.【3】 So there is no need to tell your child to change the study place if he is producing the desired results.

【4】 For lessons,pupils must participate in lessons and discussions actively.For exercise,work on the simple ones in the textbook.For theory,pupils can use the mind map method to summarize the facts.

At last,study smart.Focus on chapters that are the core of the subject or difficult chapters.【5】

A.Next the most effective way to revise is to use an active approach.

B.Making good preparations counts.

C.Mind map can help you a lot in your revision work.

D.Your child has to be self-disciplined to follow the plan.

E.It is not necessary to simply read from first to last page.

F.The best time to start revision is one or two months before the examination.

G.Both are alright as long as your child is comfortable with it.

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

It was sunny last Saturday. I determined buy two novels and some magazines, though I went to a bookstore with my four-year-old sister Jenny. There are lots of people in the crowd bookstore. There I saw my friend Lisa. As we hadn’t seen each other for a long time, we talked for a while. When I said goodbye lo Lisa, I couldn’t find Jenny at all. She got missing! I was so worried that I called her names “Jenny” again and again, but anybody answered. About fifteen minutes late, I found my sister in an only toy shop near the bookstore. A shop assistant (售貨員) was played with her. Thank for God!

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)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(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

1.Every time I will meet with difficulties in study,I solve it by myself.2.It doesn’t make sense to complain after defeated.3.Though he was a enthusiastic football player,but recently he seems to have become uninterested.4.People from America and Britain have no difficulties in understanding each other.5.According to a new report,British scientists have found out a cure of this disease.6.The law is intending to protect women from been abused.7.What is often the casein life,there is no simply answer.

你的短文應(yīng)包含以下內(nèi)容：

1.心理問題的危害有哪些？

2.如何解決心理問題？（如：與同學(xué)朋友溝通，向心理老師尋求幫助等）

注意：1.可參照文章開頭所給提示，作必要的發(fā)揮想象；

2.詞數(shù)100左右（標(biāo)題和開頭已寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）；

3.文中不得提及考生所在學(xué)校和本人姓名。

參考詞匯：心理老師psychology teacher

How to Be Mentally Healthy

Many of us students now have some mental problems,which mainly come from our studies and lives._______

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【1】Don't have your skin e_______to the strong sunlight.

【2】There is no______（可能性)that he will accomplish that work on his own.

【3】With Wang Ping g______the way,we soon got to our destination.

【4】Teaching young children is a______（挑戰(zhàn)性的）job.

【5】The scientists are doing s______research on the rats.

【6】According to his______（描述）,the scenery of the mountain is beautiful.

【7】These meals can be prepared in advance,and served at your c______.

【8】There are many tourist______（景點(diǎn)）in XingTai.

【9】The team e______of six boys and three girls succeeded in passing the Volley.

【10】Although she didn’t know much about painting,she was rather______（熱心的）.