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I still remember quite clearly the day when my parents got divorced(離婚) . Dad kissed me goodbye and left.

For a long time 'Mum and I lived a peaceful life. Then one day, Jim came over for lunch wearing a blue suit with a short brown tie and a green shirt I couldn't believe this was going to be my new stepfaLher. It couldn't be true that my beautiful mother would many someone who dressed like a clown(小丑). I hated him.

Lunch was terrible. Mother kept trying to start a conversation, but neither Jim nor I would say

much. Finally I offered to bring in the dessert just to get away from the clown

Something unpleasant happened, but I didn't mean(故意) to do it. I guess the plate slipped. But one minute I was handing Jim his blackberry pie, and the next, dark purple berries were oozing(滲出) all over his shirt and tie.

I was mortified. My face turned bright red. Jim looked very much surprised at first, but then he began to laugh. I started to laugh too. Maybe this guy was all right, after all. Then I had a quick look at my mother. She looked happier than I had seen her in a long time.

1.The writer thinks Jim's clothes look ______________ .

A. nice B. expensive C. usual D. funny

2. From the story we might guess that _____________ .

A. Jim didn't seem likeable at first

B. the writer liked Jim from the start

C. Jim was angry with the writer

D. Jim didn't like blackherry pie

3. In this story the word "mortified" means ___________.

A. happy B. bored C. embarrassed D. angry

4.The best title for this story would be ______________ .

A. I Love Pie

B. My New Stepfather

C. The World's Worst Lunch

D. Mothers Shouldn't Marry.

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Most schools in England require children to wear a school uniform.

There are at least four advantages. Firstly, when they go on a school trip they all look the same and so they can’t get lost. Secondly, it stops kids worrying about what to wear each day. Everyone is equal. Thirdly, parents don’t have to shop for expensive and different clothes for their children to show off. Fourthly, wearing a uniform gives a sense of being proud and discipline(紀(jì)律約束) in them.

1        What colour are the shoes that the English students wear in school?

A. White             B. Grey              C. Black             D. Yellow

2        Where can you find the school name?

A. On the tie          B. On the sweater       C. On the shirt        D. On the skirt

3        Which of the following is one of the advantages of wearing a uniform?

A.      It gives students a sense of being proud

B.      It helps children show off

C.     It helps children choose different clothes

D.     It makes children strange

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A

Activity I: Compete in an Olympic event

Sign up with your English teacher, and remember space is limited for each event. See the following list:

● Hercules Throw — Throw a football through a hoop (鐵環(huán)) 20 feet away.

● Three-Headed Race — Three people line up with touching legs tied. Then they run the distance of the gym.

● Toga-Barrow Race —This is like a wheelbarrow race while wearing your toga (寬外袍). (Runners hold their partners’ feet while they walk on hands.)

Activity II: Make Greek or Roman food

Mrs. Jones has a list of recipes (食譜) from ancient Greece and Rome. Remember to give the food you make a unique name. For example, call your chocolate cake Zeus’s Delight.

Activity III: Create a work of art for the museum

Be sure your artwork reflects ancient Greek or Roman culture. Artwork may include sculptures, paintings, drawings or models. The museum is a great place to show off your artistic talent.

Activity IV: Perform an original play, song, or dance for the talent show

Rewrite your favorite Greek myth (神話) using modern language, or change the words of a popular song to tell a Greek or Roman tale. Gather your creative energy and send your ideas to your English teacher for approval.

Activity V: Come to the Toga-Tying party

Since the ancient Greeks should inspire your dressing for the event, feel free to attend the festival in a toga. Learn to tie your toga. Thursday, April 27th. After school in the gym.

1.We can learn from Activity I that _____.

A. players wear a toga for the football throw

B. different physical competitions are offered

C. Mrs. Jones is the judge of the competitions

D. skills in throwing are needed in these games

2.Which piece of art would be shown in the museum?

A. A painting of ancient Chinese coins.

B. A drawing of ancient Greek buildings.

C. A sculpture of an ancient Indian athlete.

D. A model of an ancient Egyptian sculpture.

3.Right after showing the artwork, Group II may go to _____.

A. make Greek or Roman food

B. compete in Olympic events

C. perform at the talent show

D. join the Toga-Tying party

4.The text is most probably _____.

A. a poster for school activities

B. a want ad for student volunteers

C. an introduction to the Greco-Roman Festival

D. a notice about arrangements for Olympic events

C

Wearing ties was originally the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And that led it to be adopted by a much larger tribe－the business tribe.

You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery. So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used your brain to make a living, rather than your hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a professional. It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece of colored silk around his neck.

This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform of business.

“Ties offer a point of indifference,” says John Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers, “They give a chance to say something about their own personality.”

So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly colored tie, there is a good chance that he is the office joker. There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly colored socks.

Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new bread of entrepreneurs(創(chuàng)業(yè)者) in the Internet and new technology industries. Many political leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people－but not the people wearing ties.

Up until around 1960, it was common for men across the western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat－in fact his nickname was “hatless Jack”. Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world. Perhaps “tieless Tony” (former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair) will have the same effect as “hatless Jack”.

66．In Britain, ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s __________.

       A．personality       B．social position  C．wearing style    D．favorite hobby

67．In the business world, wearing a tie was necessary because _________.

       A．it showed you used your brain       B．it showed you got a good salary

       C．it showed you were an employer    D．it showed you were well-equipped

68．The underlined word “vanished” in this passage may mean _________.

       A．sold  B．washed     C．a(chǎn)ppeared   D．disappeared

69．The writer may hold the opinion that _____________.

       A．Blair is the best leader in the world

       B．Kennedy is the best leader in the world

       C．millions of people will go to work without a tie

       D．people will wear hats instead of ties

70．Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage?

       A．If you are a professional, you can’t wear a tie in Britain

       B．The tie will become more fashionable and popular in the future

       C．It was the election of John F．Kennedy to the presidency of the United States that changed the fact that wearing hats as part of their business uniform

       D．Men across the western world didn’t wear hats as part of their business uniform until around 1960

C
Wearing ties was originally the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And that led it to be adopted by a much larger tribe－the business tribe.
You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery. So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used your brain to make a living, rather than your hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a professional. It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece of colored silk around his neck.
This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform of business.
“Ties offer a point of indifference,” says John Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers, “They give a chance to say something about their own personality.”
So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly colored tie, there is a good chance that he is the office joker. There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly colored socks.
Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new bread of entrepreneurs(創(chuàng)業(yè)者) in the Internet and new technology industries. Many political leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people－but not the people wearing ties.
Up until around 1960, it was common for men across the western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat－in fact his nickname was “hatless Jack”. Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world. Perhaps “tieless Tony” (former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair) will have the same effect as “hatless Jack”.
66．In Britain, ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s __________.
A．personality       B．social position  C．wearing style    D．favorite hobby
67．In the business world, wearing a tie was necessary because _________.
A．it showed you used your brain       B．it showed you got a good salary
C．it showed you were an employer    D．it showed you were well-equipped
68．The underlined word “vanished” in this passage may mean _________.
A．sold  B．washed     C．a(chǎn)ppeared   D．disappeared
69．The writer may hold the opinion that _____________.
A．Blair is the best leader in the world
B．Kennedy is the best leader in the world
C．millions of people will go to work without a tie
D．people will wear hats instead of ties
70．Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage?
A．If you are a professional, you can’t wear a tie in Britain
B．The tie will become more fashionable and popular in the future
C．It was the election of John F．Kennedy to the presidency of the United States that changed the fact that wearing hats as part of their business uniform
D．Men across the western world didn’t wear hats as part of their business uniform until around 1960

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From my second year of primary school on, there was one event I dreaded(害怕) every year: the piano recital(獨奏會). A recital meant I had to practice a ______ piece of music and perform in front of strangers who knew the ______ much better than I. Each year I would ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And he ______ say something about building self-confidence and working toward a goal.

So it was with great satisfaction that I stood in church one recent Sunday, and watched my father ______ in his shirt and tie before rising to play the piano in his very first recital. My father had ______to play music when he was small. But his mother couldn’t afford lessons. A ______ couple helped him, but he soon ______ after being teased by other boys. Three years ago, when he retired he asked his church music director, Charles Staples, to take him as a/an ______. One recent Sunday just before the recital, he told me my dad was playing “the best I’ve ever seen him. I keep waiting for him to reach his ______, but he hasn’t yet.”

For a moment ______ my father sat down at the keyboard to play, he simply stared ______ at his fingers, and I wondered whether he would even begin. He’s forgotten the notes, I worried, remembering those moments decades ago when my mind would go ______ and my fingers would ______. But then Aram Khachaturian’s melody came, and I realized he has been doing what music teachers always tell their new students to do: focus on the music and ______ the rest of us aren’t there.

My dad______ it through Melody and then through another one. What he lacked in skill, he more than ______ in feeling. He rose, turned to his audience and bowed, making us laugh ______ relief and affection (愛).

Also in the audience was my 11-year-old son Jeff.

“So what did you think about your granddad?” I asked Jeff later.

“He was great,” Jeff replied.

“I’m proud of him for starting something new at his age,” I said.

“Yeah, and doing it so well,” Jeff added.

My father may not have reached his peak ______, but as far as his grandson is concerned, he’s at the top of the mountain.

1.A. sweet B. bright C. boring D. sad

2.A. profession B. notes C. recital D. event

3.A. would B. should C. could D. might

4.A. wearing B. sweating C. gathering D. switching

5.A. longed B. learned C. managed D. started

6.A. senior B. rough C. gifted D. kindly

7.A. started B. stopped C. enjoyed D. progressed

8.A. student B. teacher C. player D. assistant

9.A. goal B. aim C. peak D. standard

10.A. after B. while C. since D. as

11.A. away B. down C. out D. through

12.A. mad B. wild C. blank D. cool

13.A. move B. apply C. slide D. freeze

14.A. ignore B. pretend C. guess D. announce

15.A. made B. got C. reached D. played

16.A. put hands on B. made up for C. take the place D. came to life

17.A. with B. at C. from D. by

18.A. purposely B. thoroughly C. musically D. originally

It is reported that 300 million people in China have eyesight trouble. More and more parents hope to save their children’s eyesight with 1. or by correcting the ways that children read and sit. But in fact, one should start with the exercise on one’s feet. Here are three ways to save eyes.

First, don’t tie your shoes too closely. Try wearing comfortable and soft socks or walking 2. socks and shoes at home. While you are travelling, try wearing cloth shoes in order to improve blood circulation(循環(huán)).

Second, walking on tiptoes(腳尖)is good for one’s eyesight. It can 3. eyesight trouble.

Third, rope skipping can also be good for one’s eyesight. While skipping rope, one has to move 4. , making both the brain and the eyes excited. It may also help make one grow taller.

In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. Students study and live together. They can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres. Most boarding schools have a “l(fā)ight out” time. So when it’s time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.

What to wear

Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict. _______________

In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. They can also choose between a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner. And there is always self-service for salad (沙拉), other side dishes and a dessert. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to (根據(jù)) the passage?

A. Only white children were allowed to attend the earliest boarding schools.

B. Students in a boarding school are looked after only after school hours.

C. As students get older, the rules about wearing school uniforms become stricter.

D. Students can have different activities in a boarding school.

2.Which is the best title for the last paragraph?

A. What to eat B. When to eat C. Where to eat D. How to eat

3.The underlined word ‘facilities’ means _____________.

A. 教師 B. 設(shè)施 C. 活動 D. 課程

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       This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a  36  effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know  37  but whose actions gave a new  38  to the words — kind and generous.

       I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early  39  , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was  40  for change on a street corner.

       A BMW car  41  on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about  42  years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked  43  across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of  44  and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（ 手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he    45  them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an  46  mouth.

       As he drove off, I couldn’t   47  thinking that it was probably the first time he had  48  the pedal（ 踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a   49   foot! I stood there and the looks of   50  appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.

       Two men of about the same age  51  very different lives had met and the one who was  52  in materials had offered  53  than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and   54  down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect,   55  and real generosity.

A．strong    B．bad   C．light  D．slow

A．officially       B．personally C．similarly   D．generally

A．benefit   B．a(chǎn)ttitude     C．meaning   D．a(chǎn)ward

A．spring    B．summer    C．a(chǎn)utumn     D．winter

A．searching      B．making     C．blaming    D．begging

A．called up       B．broke up   C．pulled up  D．sped up

A．40  B．50     C．60     D．70

A．directly  B．usually     C．unwillingly      D．fluently

A．money   B．water C．sand  D．oil

A．posted  B．handed     C．kicked      D．threw

A．closed  B．full   C．open  D．empty

A．stand    B．delay C．forget       D．help

A．bended B．cut    C．repaired    D．pressed

A．relaxed B．large C．bare  D．single

A．excitementB．a(chǎn)stonishment       C．sadness     D．pride

A．but      B．or     C．a(chǎn)nd   D．before

A．successfulB．careful  C．useful       D．helpful

A．rather   B．more C．other D．better

A．broken B．fell    C．stepped     D．rolled

A．surprise       B．disappointment C．a(chǎn)nxiety     D．kindness

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This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a  36 effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know  37  but whose actions gave a new  38 to the words — kind and generous.
I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early  39 , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was  40 for change on a street corner.
A BMW car  41 on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about  42 years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked  43 across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of  44  and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he   45 them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an  46 mouth.
As he drove off, I couldn’t   47 thinking that it was probably the first time he had  48 the pedal（踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a   49  foot! I stood there and the looks of   50 appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.
Two men of about the same age  51 very different lives had met and the one who was  52 in materials had offered  53 than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and   54 down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect,   55 and real generosity.

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       This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a  36  effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know  37  but whose actions gave a new  38  to the words — kind and generous.

       I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early  39  , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was  40  for change on a street corner.

       A BMW car  41  on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about  42  years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked  43  across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of  44  and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（ 手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he    45  them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an  46  mouth.

       As he drove off, I couldn’t   47  thinking that it was probably the first time he had  48  the pedal（ 踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a   49   foot! I stood there and the looks of   50  appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.

       Two men of about the same age  51  very different lives had met and the one who was  52  in materials had offered  53  than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and   54  down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect,   55  and real generosity.

1.A．strong                     B．bad                     C．light                   D．slow

2.A．officially                 B．personally           C．similarly             D．generally

3.A．benefit                    B．a(chǎn)ttitude               C．meaning              D．a(chǎn)ward

4.A．spring                     B．summer               C．a(chǎn)utumn               D．winter

5.A．searching                 B．making               C．blaming              D．begging

6.A．called up                 B．broke up             C．pulled up             D．sped up

7.A．40                          B．50                      C．60                      D．70

8.A．directly                   B．usually                C．unwillingly          D．fluently

9.A．money                    B．water                  C．sand                    D．oil

10.A．posted                   B．handed                C．kicked                 D．threw

11.A．closed                    B．full                     C．open                   D．empty

12.A．stand                     B．delay                  C．forget                 D．help

13.A．bended                  B．cut                      C．repaired              D．pressed

14.A．relaxed                  B．large                   C．bare                    D．single

15.A．excitementB．a(chǎn)stonishment                    C．sadness                D．pride

16.A．but                        B．or                       C．a(chǎn)nd                     D．before

17.A．successfulB．careful                              C．useful                 D．helpful

18.A．rather                    B．more                   C．other                   D．better

19.A．broken                  B．fell                     C．stepped               D．rolled

20.A．surprise                 B．disappointment    C．a(chǎn)nxiety                D．kindness

Everyone knows the smart black – and – white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend – a bird called Woodstock.

Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schluz in 1950, the clever dog is loved by generations of kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around the world.

When Snoopy first appeared, he was not different from other pet dogs. But two years later, he had begun to speak with simple words and sounds. By 1957 he could walk onto legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who failed in just about everything. Later he learned to use the typewriter.

Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a bow – tie wearing lawyer, a tennis player and Olympic figure skater, a world famous grocery checkout clerk, a pilot and even the first astronaut on the moon.

However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of his story is always, “It was a dark and stormy night…” Unfortunately for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story.

In love, Snoopy is as much of a failure as Charlie Brown is at baseball. He easily falls in love but always has his heart broken. He eats to gorged, but it never works.

Snoopy is an insightful （有洞察力的）, feel – good and sometimes sad dog. If you think a little about his words, you might find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous lines are “To live is to dance, to dance is to live.” And “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for advancement.”

1．Snoopy has done all the following jobs except           .

       A．a(chǎn) lawyer              B．a(chǎn) player               C．a(chǎn) clerk                D．a(chǎn) writer

2．From the passage, we can learn that         .

       A．Snoopy is always a sad dog

       B．Snoopy can not speak in the beginning

       C．Snoopy often dreams of true love

       D．Snoopy is a real smart pet dog

3．It can be inferred that Snoopy          .

       A．has many bird friends and relatives

       B．is a well – know writer and clerk

       C．has been unfortunate since it was born

       D．is very popular in the whole world

4．The underlined word “advancement” probably means         .

       A．success               B．progress              C．growth                D．popularity

Everyone knows the smart black-and-white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend---a bird called Woodstock.

Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950, the clever dog is loved by generations of kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around the world.

When Snoopy first appeared, he was not different form other pet dogs. But two years later, he had begun to speak with simple words and sounds. By 1957 he could walk on two legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who failed in just about everything. Later he learned to use the typewriter.

Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a bow-tie wearing lawyer, a tennis player, an Olympic figure skater, a world famous grocery checkout clerk, a pilot and even the first astronaut on the moon.

However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of his story is always, “It was a dark and stormy night…” Unfortunately for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story.

In love, Snoopy is as much of a failure as Charlie Brown is at baseball. He easily falls in love but always has his heart broken. He eats to forget, but it never works.

Snoopy is an insightful, feel-good and sometimes sad dog. If you think a little about words, you might find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous lines are “To live is to dance, to dance is to live.” And “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for advancement”.

1. Snoopy has done all the following jobs except ____________.

A. a lawyer　　 B. a player　　 C. a clerk　　 D. a writer

2. From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A. Snoopy is always a sad dog

B. Snoopy can not speak in the beginning

C. Snoopy often dreams of true love

D. Snoopy is a real smart pet dog

3. It can be inferred that Snoopy ____________.

A. has many bird friends and relatives

B. is a well-known writer and clerk

C. has been unfortunate since it was born

D. is very popular in the whole world

4. The word “advancement” in the last paragraph probably means__________.

A. success　　 B. progress　　 C. growth　　 D. popularity