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There are a few cultural celebrations all over the country that are worth attending while you are in England! Here are four for your list.

Notting Hill Carnival

This is one of the biggest street festivals in Europe. It takes place on Sunday and Monday at the end of August. It was first held back in 1964 by a woman named Rhaune Laslett who wanted to bring together different classes of people in the city. It soon became a big celebration of the Caribbean (加勒比的) culture in London has continued to grow. This colorful has lots of dancing, live music and delicious food!

Bonfire Night

On November 5, 1604, a man by the name of Guy Fawkes tried to kill King James I. Now, on this day each year, people of the UK celebrate his failed action. To celebrate, locals will light fire all around the city.

Chinese New Year

Did you know that outside of Asia, London has the largest Chinese New Year celebrations? The celebrations take place in Chinatown, Trafalgar Square and across the West End. A parade (游行) begins on Charing Cross Road and makes its way down Shaftesbury Avenue to Chinatown. The parade usually starts at 10:00 a.m., with other activities continuing into the early evening. Family-friendly activities can be found in Leicester Square.

Totally Thames/Mayor Thames Festival

This festival, which takes places in September, is a big celebration for the River Thames! Totally Thames is a month-long celebration full of races along the river and lots of artistic, cultural, environmental and sporting events all along the river.

1．Notting Hill Carnival ________.

A．lasts for a week	B．takes place in early August
C．was named by Caribbean locals	D．was celebrated to bring people together

2．Bonfire Night is celebrated to remember ________.

A．a failure

B．a fire

C．a woman

D．a king

3．Which festival has man races?

A．Bonfire Night

B．Chinese New Year

C．Totally Thames

D．Notting Hill Carnival

If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down, you may see some “moving stars”. But they’re not real stars. They’re man-made satellites（人造卫星） . And the biggest of all is the International Space Station （ISS）. It is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth from May to July. People can see it with their eyes.

The ISS is the biggest satellite and scientists want to live on it. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.

When the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home. Laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built. The ISS is the most expensive space program. Billions of dollars are spent on it every year.

Scientists hope that the ISS will be（B）a stepping stone for future space exploration（探测）. “The ISS will help us understand the human body better, explore space and study the earth. It can help us make life on the earth better,” said Kathryn Cark, an ISS scientist.

Sixteen countries are part of the program: the US, Russia, Canada, Japan, Brazil and 11 European countries. China isn’t an ISS county, but it has helped to do some experiments. In 2003, China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.

1．任务一 列举出 ISS 所代表的两个世界之“最”。
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2．任务二 文中画线 they 所指代的内容是：
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3．任务三 写出划线短语“a stepping stone”的汉语意思。
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4．任务四 回答问题。
①. When is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth ?
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②. Why will the ISS be useful in the future ?
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5．任务五 根据短文内容填空，不多于 3 个词。

Scientists want to live on the International Space Station because they think it is _______ to learn about space. People _______ billions of dollars every year on it. There are _______ member countries in ISS. China is not one of them but China sent some rice up to the ISS to help with _______.

One day, Mr. Smith took a plastic（塑料的）apple to class. He stood in front of the classroom and said, "Please smell the smell（闻气味）in the air!”

One student put up his hand and answered, "I have smelled it. It is the smell of an apple."

Mr. Smith walked to the students, passed by each of them and said, "Please smell again to see if the smell of the apple is still in the air."

Half of the students put up their hands to show that they could smell it. Mr. Smith returned to the front of the classroom and asked again if the students could smell the apple. Everyone said yes but one student, Henry. Mr. Smith went to him and asked," You really can't smell the apple?"

Henry answered,“No, I can't smell it. I don't think it's a real（真的）apple."

Mr. Smith smiled and said to the class, "He is right! This is not a real apple. It doesn't have any smell."

All of the other students were surprised. Some of them might have thought that the apple was not real, but they didn't have the confidence（自信）to speak up. They just "followed the leader" and went along with the first student.

1．How many students said they smelled the apple when Mr. Smith asked for the second time?

A．None.

B．One.

C．Half of them.

D．Most of them.

2．What can we know about Henry?

A．He didn't speak his mind.	B．He didn't smell the apple.
C．He was the best student in Mr. Smith's class.	D．He wanted to be different from other students.

3．Mr. Smith used the apple to ______ .

A．celebrate with his students	B．teach his students a lesson
C．give a lesson about smells	D．play a game with his students

4．What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Believe in yourself.	B．What you see is what you get.
C．Two heads are better than one.	D．Saying and doing are two things.

我市正积极开展“全国文明城市”创建工作，某中学在开展“崇尚节俭，爱护环境、文明做人”活动以来，取得了很好的效果，但还有极少数学生做得不够好，在校园里依然还会出现一些不好情形。请你选择以下现象中的几种或全部进行描述，并就中学生如何“杜绝浪费，文明做人”提出至少两点建议。

要点：
1.不好现象：违反校规；浪费粮食；乱扔垃圾；在墙上乱涂乱画；不关灯……；
2.建议：吃光食物；离开教室记得关灯；主动捡起地上垃圾……；
要求：
1. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名。       
2. 语言通顺，意思连贯，书写规范。       
3. 词数80～100。文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

People in our city are working hard for building a national healthy city. But some middle school students don’t have good habits in daily life.

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Tom worked hard in an office. But it seemed that there was little change in his life. He was unhappy and didn’t want to improve himself any more. His father, Joe, knew this and decided to have a talk with_________ .
One day, Tom and his father went for a walk after dinner._______ they were walking along a river, Tom said,“Dad, you always tell me to learn something new. To be______, I don’t want to make any change.
Joe looked in the river, saw a dead_____ and pointed at it.
“Tom, what is that over there?"
“It's a dead fish.”
“What’s the fish doing?"
It's moving down with the running water.
“But the fish is dead.______can it be moving?" asked Joe.
“It’s moving as the river is moving.”
Joe turned to his son and said, “Life is_______the river. It’s always moving and always changing. Some people don’t want to change, but their life is always changing whether they like it or not. A dead fish only moves along the river, while a living fish can control its journey. What’s your choice if you want to live a______life?”
This made Tom______his aunt who had already stopped learning and developing. And she just stayed the way she used to be, living like a dead fish.
Guided by his______, Tom understood what he sid. He didn’t want to become a person like his aunt. So he made up his mind to______ learning and developing himself.1．

A．you

B．me

C．her

D．him

2．

A．Once

B．While

C．After

D．Before

3．

A．honest

B．happy

C．quiet

D．patient

4．

A．bird

B．dog

C．duck

D．fish

5．

A．Who

B．Which

C．How

D．When

6．

A．in

B．over

C．like

D．by

7．

A．worse

B．harder

C．greener

D．better

8．

A．give up

B．think of

C．wait for

D．hear from

9．

A．aunt

B．father

C．uncle

D．friend

10．

A．continue

B．finish

C．avoid

D．stop

According to a new study, good friends are actually the next closest thing to family in genes（基因）.

U. S. researchers have found that we are more genetically similar to our friends than to any stranger. The study suggested that genes may influence how we choose our friends.

The study looked at the gene information of nearly 2,000 people, who were chosen from a small U.S. town as part of a larger heart study. The study showed that friends share about 0.1 percent more DNA than strangers do.

Besides providing DNA information, participants（参与者）in the study were also asked who their closest friends were. Because all of the participants came from such a small community, it made this group suitable for such studies. It has also led to argument. Friendships in small communities are more probably genetically connected, because such communities usually have fewer kinds of genes.

“I wonder whether the ways used in the study can fully explain the known causes which drive friendships,” said Oxford’s Dr. Rory Bowden.

There was one interesting finding from the study. Some of the genes that friends are most likely to have in common are about smell. “You may really love the smell of coffee. And you’re drawn to a place where other people have been drawn because they love the smell of coffee too,” Fowler explained. “And so that might be the possible place for you to make friends.”

1．What do we know about the study?

A．It was difficult to carry out.	B．It was a part of a larger heart study.
C．It collected the gene information of the participants' parents.	D．It studied the gene information of the participants.

2．What did the participants do in the study?

A．They told researchers the names of their closest friends.	B．They made friends from foreign countries.
C．They changed the ways of making friends.	D．They provided DNA information of their friends.

3．What’s Dr. Rory Bowden’s attitude towards the study?

A．He shows no interest in it.	B．He doesn’t agree with it.
C．He isn’t sure about it.	D．He feels worried about it.

4．What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Coffee helps strangers come together.	B．Good friends will love the smell of coffee.
C．Genes about smell between friends are different.	D．Smell may influence people in making friends.

5．What is the text mainly about?

A．The ways of making different studies.	B．A study on the relationship between making friends and genes.
C．A way to choose participants in a study.	D．The similar genes between good friends.

书面表达
请根据你校校刊KIDS MAG中HAVE YOUR SAY栏目的征稿内容，用英语写一篇短文，表达你的想法。
Hi,
        At KIDS MAG we like to share your ideas about our school. In my column, HAVE YOUR SAY, you can let other kids know what you think. This month we want you to have your say about Culture Week in our school:
        ●what theme(主题)of Culture Week you like
        ●why you like the theme
        ●what activity/activities you can organize for the theme
        Looking forward to hearing from you.
        Sam Southland
注意：
1．对所有要点逐一陈述，适当发挥。
2．词数80左右，文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
3．文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。
I am glad to share my ideas about Culture Week in our school. ____________________
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She spent one hour writing the letter yesterday. (改为同义句)
It ________ ________ one hour ________ ________ the letter yesterday.

Grandpa fell asleep with a book ________ (lie) open on his knees.

What is one thing that would help parents understand their kids better? More than 8,000 US kids answered this question in an online poll (投票) by KidsHealth.org.
Many US kids — two out of three — said they get along with their parents. But that doesn’t mean they never disagree. In fact, most kids reported arguing with their parents, at least sometimes. And two out of five kids said arguments sometimes even include shouting at each other.
“It’s certainly normal to disagree and argue,” says Darcy Lyness, an American expert. “But it’s also important to learn how to do so respectfully (尊重地). Be patient. Don’t use a raised, angry voice.”
And not surprisingly, three out of four kids said they had lied to their parents sometimes. Many said they lie so they would not get in trouble or disappoint their parents. According to Lyness, lying isn’t just wrong. It can actually have bad results. Telling the truth builds trust.
Telling the truth, says Lyness, shows maturity (成熟). But older kids actually lie more often than younger ones. Kids aged 12 to 14 not only said they lie more, but they also reported having less fun, feeling less close and not getting along as well with their parents.
According to Lyness, those feelings are common. As kids become more independent (独立), they have more areas of disagreement with their parents. But it doesn’t have to be that way. “Kids and parents get along differently at each stage of the journey,” she says. “As kids grow and change, it is important for everybody to change.”
1．In Lyness’s opinion, kids_______ their parents.

A．never agree with	B．may argue with
C．must always agree with	D．can shout at

2．Why do some kids lie to their parents?

A．They don’t trust their parents.	B．They don’t want to get into trouble.
C．They don’t think lying is wrong.	D．They are disappointed with their parents.

3．About _______ out of the 8,000 students in the poll said that they have lied to their parents.

A．3,000

B．4,500

C．6,000

D．7,500

4．According to Paragraph 5, older kids ________.

A．have more fun in life	B．seldom lie to their parents
C．feel less close to their parents	D．gets along better with their parents

5．The writer wrote this article to ____________ .

A．explain why kids tell lies

B．show how parents and kids get along

C．avoid troubles between parents and kids

D．help parents and kids understand each other better