Do you like listening to music? Do you often turn up the music when you’re using earphones? If so, your hearing may have been damaged(損壞).

The World Health Organization (WHO) is worried that 1.1 billion children and young people are damaging their hearing by listening to loud music. Nearly half the young people in developed countries may lose their hearing because of the "unsafe use" of music players, including smartphones. Loud music in nightclubs, parties and at sports also make it worse. The WHO advises young people to listen to music for just one hour a day. Dr. Etienne Krug told BBC: "What we're trying to do is to draw people's attention to a problem that is not talked about enough." He said it's easy to solve this problem.

Dr. Krug said keeping the music down and limiting (限制) the listening time to less than one hour a day would save a lot of people's hearing. However, he also said, "Even an hour can be too much if the music is too loud.” Ralph Holme, a researcher, explained how loud noise can damage ears. He said: "Loud sounds damage your hearing by killing off thousands of little hair cells(細(xì)胞) in the inner ear. The cells can tell different sounds through vibration(振動(dòng)). But they are very fragile—they get damaged easily and even die if they vibrate too much because of loud sounds for too long.” He warned: "The bigger problem is they don't grow back and the ear can no longer get sound."

No one wants to lose their hearing! Therefore, next time when you listen to music, make sure it's not too loud and only listen for less than an hour. You can enjoy your music much better in this way.

1.How are the children and young people damaging their hearing?

A．By using smartphones.

B．By going to the party.

C．By listening to loud music.

D．By talking with friends.

2.How long does WHO advise young people to listen to music a day?

A．For a long time.

B．For just one hour.

C．For half of the day.

D．For more than one hour.

3.What does the word “fragile” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Weak.

B．Clever.

C．Small.

D．Strong.

4.From the passage we can learn that __________.

A．keeping the music down would save young people's hearing

B．the damaged cells can grow back and the ear can get sound

C．young people lose their hearing because of going to the nightclubs

D．the problem of young people's hearing damage is talked about enough

書面表達(dá)

假如你叫王輝，最近和你的美國(guó)朋友Mike通過(guò)郵件談?wù)摳髯缘膶W(xué)校生活。他知道你們學(xué)校組織了很多社會(huì)實(shí)踐活動(dòng)，他想了解你最難忘的一次社會(huì)實(shí)踐活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)Mike的問(wèn)題，給他寫一封郵件，告訴他你去哪了，做了什么,以及你的感受。

提示詞語(yǔ)：visit, find something new, do experiments, happy, out of the books

—Listen！She ________an English song．

A．singsB．is singing

C．singD．was singing

完形填空（共1小題）

I will never forget the Sunday afternoons I spent at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania when I was a little boy． Miles of winding stonewallsaround the house provided endless hours of ________for a city kid like me．

I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old． Since my first visit to the ________ , I’d wanted to beallowedto climb the stonewalls around the farm． My parents would never approve(贊同)． Still, my wish to climb across those walls grew so ________ ． One spring afternoon, I picked up all my courage and ________ the living room, where the adults were sitting and talking over tea after dinner．

“Can I climb the stonewalls?” I asked． Immediately the women in the room cried．“Heavens, no! You’ll 5 yourself!” I wasn’t too disappointed; their replywas just as I’d expected． But before I could leave the room, my ________ stopped me． “Wait a minute．” I heard him say, “Let the boy climb the stonewalls． He has to ________ to do things for himself．”

“Hurry up,” he said to me, “and come and see me when you get back”． For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and had the ________ of my life． Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about myadventure(冒險(xiǎn))． I’ll never forget what he said． “Fred,” he said, smiling, “you made this day a ________ day just by being yourself． Always ________ , there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are．”

1.A.sadness B．pity C．fun D．puzzle

2.A．farm B．house C．home D．room

3.A．weak B．high C．low D．strong

4.A．visited B．entered C．saw D．left

5.A．enjoy B．hurt C．forget D．lose

6.A．mother B．father C．grandfather D．friend

7.A．a(chǎn)gree B．finish C．promise D．learn

8.A．time B．love C．regret D．failure

9.A．terrible B．difficult C．special D．hopeless

10.A．hope B．forget C．value D．remember

Corky was a brave young man and he dreamed of becoming the best fighter in the world．

To become stronger and get better fighting skills, he went to many schools． One day, he went to the best school in the world． Before entering the gate, he was made to hand in all his weapons (武器)．

“You won’t need those any more． Here you’ll get better ones,” said the guard． Corky handed his weapons to him． A serious old teacher took Corky to his room． Before he left, he said to Corky, “In a hundred days the training will start．” A hundred days! At first Corky thought that was a joke, but he soon realized the old teacher had been serious． Corky felt nervous during the first days and he tried many ways to try to get the teacher to start the training． However, it didn’t work． At last Corky waited patiently and enjoyed each day in the school．

“You’ve already learned how to use your main weapon – patience,” said the old teacher． Corky could hardly believe it, but he really understood that the teacher was right． Finally, the lesson began． “Now it’s time to learn how to win every fight,” said the old teacher． That sounded good to Corky until he found himself tied hand and foot． Many villagers tried to hit him because they were told that Corky was a dangerous man． The same thing was repeated for days, and Corky knew he had to do something． He realized that the only way would be to deal with the villagers’ anger (怒氣)． In the following days, Corky kept talking to them until he managed to make them believe that he was not an enemy． In the end, the villagers made friends with Corky．

Finally, Corky knew what the most powerful weapon was． He said thanks to the teacher and left．

1.Why did the old teacher tell Corky that the training would start in a hundred days?

A．Because he didn’t feel well．

B．Because he wanted Corky to leave．

C．Because he wanted Corky to be patient．

D．Because he thought Corky needed a good rest．

2.Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?

①Corky was hit by the villagers．

②Corky handed his weapons to the guard．

③Corky tried to get the teacher to start the training．

A．③①②

B．②③①

C．③②①

D．②①③

3.What can we infer(推斷) from the story?

A．Corky went to the school to kill his enemy．

B．Corky stayed at the school for over 100 days．

C．Corky was tied hand and foot because he was dangerous．

D．In the end, Corky killed the villagers．

4.According to the passage, what was the most powerful weapon?

A．Strength．

B．Fighting skills．

C．Patience．

D．Words．

書面表達(dá)（共1小題）

根據(jù)中文和英文提示，用英文寫一封意思連貫、符合邏輯、不少于50詞的回信。信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，其詞數(shù)不計(jì)入所要完成的回信內(nèi)。所給英文提示詞語(yǔ)僅供選用。請(qǐng)不要寫出你的校名和姓名。

假如你叫Liu Ying，你的美國(guó)筆友Lucy通過(guò)郵件詢問(wèn)你所在學(xué)校使用電子書的情況，請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下她提出的問(wèn)題回復(fù)郵件，告訴她在你們學(xué)校紙質(zhì)書和電子書哪種更受歡迎，你本人喜歡哪種書以及你喜歡它的原因。

提示詞語(yǔ)：pleasure, different, prefer, comfortable, bookshop, reader, dictionary, note, carry, compared with…, store, online…

— picture do you like, this one or that one?
— I like that one.

A．WhoB．WhatC．WhichD．Whom

Liu Yang is excited. He to Tian’anmen Square tomorrow morning.

A．goesB．will go

C．wentD．has gone

完形填空（共1小題）

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。A Little Coaching (指導(dǎo))

I always felt nervous at the running race. I was too thin to be an athlete. So when our class needed a ________ in the two mile race around the lake, I hoped nobody would notice me.

I hid under a ________ when our teacher Bronto called the names of the runners. I got more nervous when I heard he called, “Noah! Where’s Noah? He’s in this race!”

He saw me under the tree and shouted, “Noah, we ________ a boy to run the two mile race.” He pushed me to the starting line(線). I pleaded(懇求) with him. “I don’t know the way around the lake!”

“It’s not a problem. Just ________ Craig and you’ll know the way.” Bronto smiled. Craig was the fastest runner in our class. Then Bronto said, “For the last hundred meters, just throw your head back and run.”

I stood next to Craig and trembled(顫抖). Then I heard the gun and sixteen of us started to run. I ran closely behind Craig.

But gradually(逐步地), the distance(距離) between Craig and me became wider.

It was ________ . I felt very tired. My energy was spent. I was about to give up. But then I looked ahead(向前) and ________ only three boys were in front of me. The crowd was shouting, but I could hear Bronto shouting, “Run!”

I threw my head back and told my legs to go. I never looked ahead and I never looked back for those last hundred meters. I felt ________ . Nobody was telling me what I was, or what I wasn’t. My legs were running a race against my brain and I was winning!

I didn’t know when I crossed the finish line. Bronto caught me and shouted, “You flew! You flew, man! ________! You passed two boys!”

However, the best prize that I got was ________. That year I discovered I could do a lot of things if I believe myself and put my energy into them.

I never got to say ________ to Bronto right after the race. But later, I saw him over the lake. He was coaching another kid. I had no doubt that the kid was also going to win.

1.A．runner B．jumper C．swimmer D．diver

2.A．desk B．tree C．bed D．chair

3.A．get B．teach C．help D．need

4.A．forget B．beat C．follow D．trust

5.A．surprising B．difficult C．boring D．wonderful

6.A．saw B．heard C．guessed D．remembered

7.A．nervous B．tired C．free D．lucky

8.A．First B．Second C．Third D．Fourth

9.A．love B．respect C．teamwork D．confidence

10.A．goodbye B．sorry C．thanks D．Welcome

Going Green

Green is no longer just a color. It is a new way of thinking about the world and a way of living your life. It’s catching on all over the world. More and more people decide to “go green” because they know that we only have one planet to live on. We won’t be able to live on it much longer if we keep wasting energy, and destroying(破壞) our home with air, land, and water pollution.

“Green Living” means:

Understanding that your choices affect(影響) not just you, but everybody everywhere.

Understanding that your choices affect not just today, but the future.

Understanding that when we talk about “saving the planet” or “saving the environment,” we are actually talking about saving ourselves!

You may be thinking: “Hey, I’m just one person, on a planet with billions. I can’t really make a difference.” Well, have you ever seen a group of people do “the wave(波浪)”? It always starts off with one or two people, jumping up and down like crazy. Soon thousands of people are joining in. “Going green” is just like that. It starts with small, simple actions. It can soon build into a wave that will change the whole planet and lead us all to healthier, happier lives.

Many students have already shared with us their efforts to help the environment:

Gabrielle, 12, writes, “I have helped my community plant a garden and I ride my bike or skateboard to school.”

Kaitlyn, 10, says, “Lots of paper towels are thrown away, so I use a reusable cloth towel to dry my hands instead.”

“I always recycle(重復(fù)利用)” says Natalie, 13. “You can call me a recycler! I always look at the bottom of things. I want to see whether they have the little sign that tells you it can be recycled. So I almost recycle everything!”

Now it’s your turn to think about how you can “go green”. Make important choices and take actions to improve the environment right around you and the health of the whole world.

1.What does the expression “catch on” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Go worse.

B．Come to an end.

C．Get help.

D．Become popular.

2.From the passage we can learn that ______.

A．our choices can’t affect the future

B．one person can’t make a difference

C．our planet is destroyed by pollution

D．going green starts with small actions

3.The writer may agree that ______.

A．going green is hard for students

B．going green means changing others

C．going green is actually a choice

D．going green remains far away from us