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enjoy themselves and to feel comfortable. What is the secret of giving a successful party Sarah LETTER 2 Dear Mary， Cook something that would let you spend time with your guests. If a guest offers to help you in the kitchen, accept the offer. It often makes people feel more comfortable when they can help. Before serving dinner, while your guests make small talks in the living room, offer them drinks. Some guests may like wine, but make sure to provide soft drinks for people who don’t. At the dinner table, let your guests serve themselves. Offer them a second serving after they finish, but don’t ask more than once. Most guests will take more if they want. Perhaps the most important rule of all is to be natural. Treat your guests as you want them to treat you when you’re in their home—that is, act naturally toward them, and don’t try too hard to be polite. Have a good time in a pleasant atmosphere. Yours, Vida

1. From the first letter we learn that Mary() .

A) is asking for advice on giving a dinner party

B) knows the secret of giving a pleasant party

C) is going to attend a dinner party

2. Ann s first piece of advice is that Mary should()

A) get the food ready before the guests arrive

B) keep the guests away from the kitchen

C) accept the guests’ offer to help

3. Ann suggests that Mary offer drinks().

A) while the guests are having small talks

B) when all the guests have arrived

C) after the guests finish small talks

4. When having dinner, the guests are expected to ().

A) eat their food slowly

B) help the host serve food

C) help themselves to more food

5. The most important rule for Mary to follow in treating her guests is to ()

A) be as polite as she can

B) let them feel at home

C) prepare delicious food

LETTER 1

Dear Ann,

T am going to give a dinner party next month.I want my guests to enjoy themselves and to feel comfortable.What is the secret of giving a successful party？

Sarah

LETTER 2

Dear Mary,

Cook something that would let you spend time with your guests.If a guest offers to help you in the kitchen, accept the offer.It of ten makes people feel more comfortable when they can help.

Before serving dinner, while your guests make small talks in the living room, offer them drinks.Some guests may like wine, but make sure to provide soft drinks for people who don t.At the dinner table, let your guests serve themselves.Offer them a second serving after they finish, but don t ask more than once.Most guests will take more if they want.

Perhaps the most important rule of all is to be natural.Treat your guests as you want them to treat you when you re in their home that is, act naturally toward them, and don t try too hard to be polite.Have a good time in a pleasant atmosphere.

Yours,

Vida

1.From the first letter we learn that Mary()

A.is asking for advice on giving a dinner party

B.knows the secret of giving a pleasant party

C.is going to attend a dinner party

2.Ann's first piece of advice is that Mary should()

A.get the food ready before the guests arrive

B.keep the guests away from the kitchen

C.accept the guests' offer to help

3.Ann suggests that Mary offer drinks()

A.while the guests are having small talks

B.when all the guests have arrived

C.after the guests finish small talks

4.When having dinner, the guests are expected to()

A.eat their food slowly

B.help the host serve food

C.help themselves to more food

5.The most important rule for Mary to follow in treating her guests is to ()

A.be as polite as she can

B.let them feel at home

C.prepare delicious food

fessor mentions four forml steps used in exmining piece ofrt. Plce the steps in order from first to lst. Write yournswer choices in the spces where they belong. You cn either write the letter of yournswer choice or you cn copy the sentence.nswer ChoicesGiven opinionbout the piece ofrt. B．Identify possible symbols. C．Describe the piece ofrt. D．Determine thertist’s mening.

A．Give an opinion about the piece of art．

B．Identify possible symbols．

C．Describe the piece of art．

D．Determine the artist’s meaning．

Dialogue Two

Steve: Francesca， what’s your favourite piece of music， would you say ？

Francesca: I think it’s "Pie Jesu" by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Steve: Really ？

Francesca: ___5____

Steve: When did you first hear it？

Francesca: Oh， about five years ago my sister was in a choir concert and that was the first time I heard it， and I thought it was really beautiful.___6____ What’s your favourite？

Steve: Well， it’s a big piece. It’s Mahler’s "Second Symphony".

Francesca: Oh， yeah， yeah ! When...when did you first hear that？

Steve: ___7____

Francesca: A long time ago.

Steve: Yeah. But it stays with me and I’ve seen it performed several times since then.

第5题__________ 查看材料

A.Um...about 1953. I think， when I was eighteen.

B.What about you？

C.Yeah， I really like that.

D.Actually， I don"t like it that much.

the weekend when something wrong in the room caused the fire to start in the middle of the night. The 22 was waken up by the family dog, Danny, who was barking loudly in the back garden. Ann smelled something 23. She 24 and 25 ran through the smoke filled house to wake her old brother, Frank. When Frank would not wake up, Ann got some help from the dog. Frank’s unconscious body was far too 26 for the little girl to move alone, but the 27 girl brought the dog 28 and tied the dog’s lend (牵狗的皮带 ) to Frank&39; s left ankle. She then held her brother’s right ankle, and together the girl and the dog 29 Frank to safety. The 10 year old girl, Ann, 30 her big brother from death.

21. A. parents B. brother and sister C. friends D. Classmates

22. A. child B. boy C. girl D. dog

23. A. delicious B. bad C. burn D. burning

24. A. stood up B. woke up C. got up D. put up

25. A. at once B. at first C. at last D. at that moment

26. A . big B. small C . light D. heavy

27. A. careless B. busy C. clever D. careful

28. A. inside B. outside C. back D. near

29. A. pushed B. pulled C. carded D. made

30. A. was received B. got C. was saved D. saved

A.Carol Ann Duffy

B.Semus Heaney

C.Philip Larkin

D.Ted Hughes

animals to have teeth were fish. These sea creatures lived millions of years ago. They had many finely pointed teeth for grabbing food from the water. They were distant cousins of today’s sharks.The teeth of animals help them do certain jobs or eat certain kinds of foods. Elephants have two large teeth, called tusks, which they use for digging up plants or for fighting. Lions and tigers have long, sharp teeth for tearing apart other animals. Those of horses and cows are short and flat. They are used for grinding plants.People have three main kinds of teeth. They have teeth that cut, teeth that tear, and teeth that grind. When biting into a piece of fruit, people use their cutting teeth. When pulling a piece of meat from a bone, they use their tearing teeth. When nibbling on a fresh carrot, they use their grinding teeth.Every person grows two sets of teeth. The first set often begins to appear when a baby is about six months old. It lasts until the child is about six years old. Then the baby teeth fall out and the second teeth come in. This second set must last for the rest of a person’s life.It is important for people to take care of their teeth. They must eat the right foods. They should brush their teeth properly. Teeth should be checked twice a year by a dentist.

1.Fish have many () teeth for () food.

A.noticeable, catching

B.visible, grasping

C.sharp, snatching

D.fine, catching

2.Which of the following statements about teeth is true？()

A.Elephants have three large tusks

B.Teeth of horses and cows are short and sharp

C.The first set of teeth of a person often begins to appear when he is about six years

D.Sea creatures were the first animals having teeth

3.The word “nibble” in the third paragraph bears the meaning of ().

A.eating with small repeated bits

B.showing slight interest in something

C.taking hold of with a sudden rough movement

D.crushing into small pieces or into powder

4.From this passage we can draw a conclusion that ().

A.all the teeth have the same function

B.animals don’t try to protect their teeth

C.teeth are important both for human and animals

D.we should care our teeth and often have them checked

5.It is a piece of writing about ().

A.botany

B.animals

C.popular science

D.dentistry

Building a house costs quite a lot of money. Suppose you plan to build a house. Your first step will be to find a right piece of land. Your choice will depend on many different things. You will probably try to find a sunny place, with pleasant surroundings(环境)near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work.

Next you will find a good builder, and together with the builder you will work out a plan. The builder will draw the plan. It will show the number of rooms, their position and size, and other parts, which must be noticed, such as windows, doors, and electric outlets.The builder will work out how much money is needed to build your house. He will work out the cost of the wood, bricks, the glass, and everything else that must be used in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate(预算)must be corrected and revised(修订). His estimate is based on existing prices, but prices of such things may change, and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house.

When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. (You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too high!) You may find that the house you wanted at first costs too much, or that you can spend a little more and add something to your plan. The builder's estimate depends on the plan, but the final plan depends on the builder's estimate.

21. The best title of this passage is().

A. Building a House Costs Much Money

B. Estimate Is Important

C. Planning a House

22. The first thing for a person to build a house is().

A. to get as much money as possible

B. to find a suitable piece of land

C. to work out a plan

23. The phrase”draw a plan”in this passage means().

A. making a picture of a building or a room

B. making a plan

C. working out a plan

24. When the builder starts to build a house, his estimate will have to be corrected and revised because().

A. it is wrongly worked out by a workman

B. the future owner of the house thinks the estimate is so high that he cannot afford the building

C. the prices of building materials and the expenses(费用)of labor may be different from the original prices and expenses

25. What is the relationship(关系)between the estimate and the plan？

A. The plan depends on the estimate.

B. The plan has nothing to do with the estimate.

C. The estimate and the plan depend on each other.

but I thought I hated her.In her first class, she asked us to write a piece about an influencial person, place or memory. I chose to write my lake house, a topic I had already written about and received a vast amount of praise for. Put simply, it was the place that my parents met and fell in love.This teacher knew about my original piece and she was not happy. Throught the school year,we would pass each other in the hall, never saying a word to each other.It was not until February of 2012 that we spoke at the most unusual of places, my father’s funeral. At first, I was angry that she showed up. Did she even care？ She didn’t even know him! I stood, watching her give a deep bow to my father’s coffin, completely confused!It was not until she approached me that I realized she was crying even harder than I was.“Kali,” she said, “I am so sorry. My own father passed away just three weeks ago, and I completely feel your pain.” I was shocked. I understood that she had also lost her father, but I didn’t see the connection between us just yet. She had rejected my writing. That was not something that I was willing to so early forgive.A couple of weeks later, she went into my study hall and placed an envelope on my desk.In the letter, she told me her father, also had cancer, also passed away in six months’ time and he was her best friend too. It was not just this letter, but this act of kindness that taught me my,greatest life lesson. Losing has taught us both how to appreciate life. For that lesson, I am always grateful.

39. Why did the author hate Mrs. Geurin at first？

A. Mrs. Geurin said somethig bad about the author’s father.

B. Mrs. Geurin gave the author a hard topic to write about.

C. Mrs. Geurin didn’t appreciate the author’s writing.

D. Mrs. Geurin didn’t like the author’s lake house.

40. Hearing what Mrs. Geurin said at the funeral, the author _____.

A. was grateful to her

B. still didn’t forgive her

C. felt ashamed of herself

D. found they had a lot in common

41. What changed the relationship between Mrs. Geurin and the author？

A. Her apology to the author.

B. Her visit to the lake house.

C. Both losing a good friend

D. A similar sad experience

42. What’s best title for the text？

A. My first teacher

B. My beloved father

C. Seeking common ground

D. Breaking down the emotional barrier