In our school, some students are active______ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another.

A．so               B．a(chǎn)lthough          C．while             D．a(chǎn)s

 

What time of day can you think most quickly? Are you a morning person? Or does it take you a few hours to get your brain going? A lot of recent research suggests that we should pay attention to our body clock. It can tell us what time of day we can perform best at.

Many people work best later in the morning. This is because the body’s temperature takes time to rise through the day. Taking a warm shower when you wake up can help your body’s temperature rise quickly.

But everyone’s body clock is different and some are special. Morning people will get up early and

work better early in the day. Evening people will work later but work better towards the end of the day. Research shows that we’re better at some activities at certain times of the day. Physical performance is at its best between 3 pm and 6 pm, so it’s better to exercise later in the day. 

Between noon and 4 pm, people begin to pay less attention. This is because we think less quickly

after a big meal. Research also shows we become sleepy around 2 pm. This is why people in Spain take a short sleep in early afternoon.  Finally, it is best to eat when we’re active. This allows our body

to burn calories better and stops our blood sugar levels from getting too high.

1.__________ can tell us what time of day we can perform best at.

A. Morning people                    B. A warm shower

C. Our body temperature.        D. Our body clock

2.A morning people will ________.

A. get later but work better

B. work better early in the day.

C. only work in the morning

D. go to bed late every night.

3.What is the best time for physical performance? 

A. Between 3 pm and 6 pm                               B. Between 7 pm and 10 pm.

C. Between noon and 4 pm                               D. Between 5 pm and 8 pm.

4.Why is it best to eat when we’re active? 

A. Because eating makes the brain unable to think quickly.

B. Because it makes our blood sugar levels higher.

C. Because our body can burn more calories.

D. Because we are allowed to eat then.

5.What is the best title for this article? 

A. How can we work better

B. The best time to exercise

C. How can we keep healthy

D. The perfect time to do something

 

四、語法填空 (20分)

May Day is coming. Our class have had a __1__about what to do during the holiday. Some are in favour of staying at __2__. They think it’s both convenient and   3  . What’ more, they can save___4___for other purposes. But they will lose the chance of getting to know the outside world.

___5___, others prefer to go out for traveling since it can increase their____6___ and broaden their horizons. But they will spend more money and meet some difficulties while 　７　.

In my opinion, it would be much ＿＿８＿＿to stay at home , for I can do＿９＿＿I like, such as reading books, watching TV, and helping my parents ＿10＿＿housework.

 

Many English learners have difficulty deciding what kind of English accent they want to have． A US accent, perhaps modeled on the way a Hollywood star speaks? Or maybe you want to imitate（模仿） the British accent of a BBC news reader?

Young British people find the US accent attractive while young US people like a British accent． Especially when the person speaking is of the opposite sex(異性)! Let’s listen to what they have to say．

Stephen Yang, 17, from London, UK

A US accent is cute, especially when a girl speaks it． Whether it’s Jessia Alba speaking or the girl- next-door, the way US girls speak has a sweet tingle that is really sassy(時髦)． A girl from Texas recently moved into our neighborhood． Her Texan twang（鼻音） had all the boys here on their knees within seconds of meeting her．

To me, accents reflect the attitudes, characteristics and lifestyles of the people．

Jennifer Sun, 16, from New Jersey, US

From watching English actors like Daniel Radcliffe, my friends and I have developed a soft spot for British men．Some are attracted to the qualities of English males, while others admire their sense of style．

Everyone, however, agrees that the most appealing aspect of an English man is his accent． For example, many American girls watch Harry Potter movies over and over again just to listen to the actors speak．

The English accent seems almost like art．

1.In Stephen Yang’s opinion, accents just show__________．

A．the beauty of the language

B．how the language is spoken

C．the cultural differences of the speakers

D．the meeting of the day

2.The underlined sentence in paragraph means that __________．

A．All the boys broke their knees

B．All the boys fell to the ground

C．All the boys liked her accent very much

D．All the boys imitated（模仿）her accent

3.Many American girls watch Harry Porter again and again in order to __________．

A．learn the acting skills of the these stars

B．learn the magic performed by Harry Potter

C．imitate the actors’ accents

D．know more about British English

4.What is probably the best title for this passage?

A．British English and American English

B．British Accent or American Accent

C．American English Accent is Most Accepted

D．The difference between British Accent and American Accent．

 

 

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給的四個選項（A、B、C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Steve Wayne, 16, who worked this summer as a lifeguard and swim teacher in Idaho Falls, was thrilled to see an extra $ 20 in his paycheck when the federal minimum wage increased in July.

“When you’re getting paid minimum wage, anything helps,” Wayne said.

Wayne is one of several hundred thousand American teenagers who earn the minimum wage. The last of three recent increases took the minimum from $5.15 an hour in 2007 to $7.25.

US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis says the minimum-wage increase will pump an extra $ 5.5 billion into the economy over the next year, which is helpful at a time when the economy is hurting.

“You’re giving people who spend money a raise,” said Kai Filion of the Economic Policy Institute. “Those people will go out and spend that money, and it will circulate through the economy.”

But other economists say raising the wage actually hurts the very people it’s designed to help. A higher hourly minimum, they say, could force businesses to cut workers’ hours, or even lay people off.

“What matters for people earning minimum wage is how much money they take home in total,” explained Rajeev of Georgia State University’s Economic Forecasting Center. “Their hourly rate may go up, but their number of hours may come down, so it’s not an overall increase.”

Business owners also say that raising the minimum wage exerts (施加) upward pressure on other wages. “If the minimum wage is $ 7 and I have to pay $ 8 or $ 9 to hire a dishwasher, then the cooks are going to say they want more,” said Cleveland restaurant owner Rick. “How much can I charge for that hamburger?”

Another argument is that it makes it more expensive for businesses to hire new workers. For many businesses already struggling to make ends meet in these tough times, it will be simply too expensive to keep them or to hire new people.

1. Steve Wayne was excited that ______.

A. his hard work had paid off

B. he had received a big wage increase

C. he has more money due to an increase in minimum wage

D. the wages of American teenage workers have been increased

2. According to the text, the US federal government has increased minimum wage with the aim of ______.

A. decreasing unemployment                             B. promoting economic recovery

C. increasing American teenagers’ wage        D. narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor

3. What matters most to people in need of help is ______.

A. a higher hourly minimum                  B. more working hours

C. a minimum-wage increase                D. an increase in total income

4. Some are against the increase in minimum wage because they say ______.

A. only very few workers will be helped

B. they have to cut down working hours

C. many business owners can’t afford to employ new workers

D. minimum wage workers will expect more pay rises in the future