Puerto Rico may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and African rhythms. The country, as a result, is a mixture of very new and very old. It exhibits the open American way of yet retains the more formal Spanish influences. This is reflected in the architecture, not just the contrast between the colonial and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with concrete schools and buildings.

However, if you do not wander beyond the tourist areas on the coast, you will not experience the real Puerto Rico. Old volcanic mountains, long inactive, occupy a large part of the interior（內(nèi)陸）, with the highest peak, Cerro de Punta, at 1,338m in the Cordillera Central. North of the Cordillera is the karst （巖溶）country where the limestone（石灰石）has been acted upon by water to produce a series of small steep hills and deep holes. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds.

The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA Average life expectancy is 73.8 years and GDP per capita is US $12,212, the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of mainland USA. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than 30% speak it fluently. Second generation Puerto Ricans who were born in New York but who have returned to the island, are called Nuyoricans. The people are very friendly and hospitable but there is crime, liked to drugs and unemployment.

1.What are the disadvantages of Puerto Rico?

A．Too many Puerto Ricans live in the USA

B．Few people in Puerto Rico can speak English

C．Puerto Rico’s GDP is lower than that of the USA

D．Social problem connected with drugs and lack of jobs.

2.We can learn from the passage that Puerto Rico _________.

A．is a state of the United States              B．used to be ruled by Spain

C．is an agricultural country                  D．is gently affected by Africa

3.Nuyorican is a person who _______.

A．has been living in New York

B．is living in New York

C．was born in New York but has returned to Puerto Rico

D．has got the citizenship of America

4.What does the underlined word “retains” mean?

A．loses             B．keeps            C．enjoys            D．returns

閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)所給的漢語句子，用句末括號內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子。

1.By the time he was twelve years old, he __________________ a chemistry lab of his own.   (set)

他十二歲時，已經(jīng)建立了自己的化學實驗室。

2._______________ that China produces one third of the world’s cigarettes. (astonish)

令人震驚的是全世界三分之一的香煙是由中國生產(chǎn)的。

3.____________________ should be no reason for treating one’s neighbors as strangers. （occupy）

工作繁忙不應該成為“對面不相識”的借口。

4.Rosalyn loves sports. She is proud ________________ competitions and to have broken a record by running 800 meters this year. (participate)

羅莎琳熱愛運動。她為今年參加比賽并打破800米賽跑的記錄而感到驕傲。

5.Not until we watched the Earth Day program on TV ______________________ much about global warming. (learn)

直到我們觀看了地球日的電視節(jié)目，我們才了解了大量關于全球變暖的問題。

6.The settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people, __________________ their village homes for a better life in the city.   （leave）

近千人在這一小社區(qū)居住，他們當中很多都是從農(nóng)村老家來城市尋求更好的日子的。

7.He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket __________________ that there were boats for South America. （find）

他身無分文的來到新奧爾良時，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)那里沒有開往南美洲的船了。

8.__________________ of over 400km per hour, the train can complete the 30-kilometre journey in eight minutes.  （travel）

以每小時400多公里的速度行駛，所以這輛火車能在8分鐘之內(nèi)可以完成30公里的行程。

9.When the survivor came to himself, he was eager to know _________________that saved him from the burning house. (be)

當生還者醒過來后，他急切的想知道到底是誰把他從燃燒的房子里救出來的。

10.Had he not broken the rules last week, he __________________ this week, which annoyed his mother. (fall)

要是上周他沒有違反紀律，這周他就不會掉隊，這讓他媽媽很懊惱。

閱讀下面的短文，并根據(jù)短文后的要求答題。（請注意問題后的字數(shù)要求）
[1]Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. However, you can receive better grades if you want. Yes, even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Here’s how:
[2]Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Then make a schedule of your time. Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments. Of course, studying shouldn’t occupy all of the free time on the schedule.
[3]Make good use of your time in class. Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.
[4]Skim before you read. Look over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully. As you preview the material, you get some idea of the content and how it is organized. Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions. Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve your comprehension as well.
[5]         , Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused. If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day, skim and read that material, too. If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads to improved performance on tests.
[6]Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The word won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t worry excessively about a single test.
[7]There are other techniques that might help you with your studying. Improving your studying habits will improve your grades.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?(no more than 8 words)
____________________________________________________________________                     
2.What should you do if you fail a test?(no more than 4 words)
____________________________________________________________________                  
3.Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words. (no more than 4 words)
____________________________________________________________________                    
4.According to the passage, how can an average student improve his/her grades?(no more than 6 words)
____________________________________________________________________                  
5.What does the word “it”(line 4, paragraph 5)probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)
____________________________________________________________________                 

假如英語課上老師要求同學們交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的作文。文中共有十處語言錯誤，要求你在錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個詞。

增加：在缺詞處加上一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改十處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

After shopping, Mother and I went to a restaurant for lunch. I notice Mother looking at a nearby table occupy by an elderly woman and young couple. They ate silently, and it was clearly that things were not going well. As we left, Mother stopped on their table. “Excuse me,” she said, put her arm around the unhappy old woman. “You remind me so many of my mother. May I hug you?” The woman smiled happily as she accepted to it. After we left, I said, “That was very nice of you, Mother. So I didn't think she looked like Grandma.” “Neither did me,” said Mother cheerfully.

閱讀下面的短文，并根據(jù)短文后的要求答題。（請注意問題后的字數(shù)要求）

[1]Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence.However,you can receive better grades if you want.Yes,even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work.Here’s how:

[2]Plan your time carefully.Make a list of your weekly tasks.Then make a schedule of your time.Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments.Of course,studying shouldn’t occupy all of the free time on the schedule.

[3]Make good use of your time in class.Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later.Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.

[4]Skim before you read.Look over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully.As you preview the material,you get some idea of the content and how it is organized.Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions.Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve you comprehension as well.

[5]_____,Go over your notes as soon as you can after class.Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused.If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day,skim and read that material,too.If you review your notes and textbook regularly,the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer.Regular review leads to improved performance on tests.

[6]Develop a good attitude towards tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.The word won’t end if you don’t pass a test,so don’t worry excessively about a single test.

[7]There are other techniques that might help you with your studying.Improving your studying habits will improve your grades.

1.What’s the main idea of the passage?(no more than 8 words)

____________________________________________________________________

2.What should you do if you fail a test?(no more than 4 words)

____________________________________________________________________7

3.Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words.(no more than 4 words)

____________________________________________________________________

4.According to the passage,how can an average student improve his/her grades?(no more than 6 words)

____________________________________________________________________

5.What does the word “it”(line 4,paragraph 5)probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)

____________________________________________________________________