阅读理解

When I was about 12， I had an enemy， a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings （缺点）. Week by week her list grew： I was very thin， I wasnt a good student， I talked too much， I was too proud， and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last， I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly， then he asked， “Are the things she says true or not？ Janet， didnt you ever wonder what youre really like？ Well， you now have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise， I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change （like being very thin）， but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I went to fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “Thats just for you，” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen， not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true， youll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Dont shut your ears. Listen to them all， but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life， Ive never had a better piece of advice.

1. What does the underlined sentence mean？

A. The “enemy” wrote down a longer list.

B. The “enemy” discovered more shortcomings.

C. The writers shortcomings grew more serious.

D. The writer was having more shortcomings as time went on.

2. What did the father do after he had heard the writers words？

A. He told her not to pay any attention.

B. He told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

D. He told her to pay attention only to the things that were true.

3. Why did the writers father listen to the child quietly？

A. He knew that his daughter would not listen to him.

B. He wasnt quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

C. He believed that what the “enemy” said was mostly true.

D. He was so angry with her shortcomings that he wanted to keep silent.

4. What should be the best title for this passage？

A. Not an Enemy， but the Best Friend

B. The Best Advice Ive Ever Had

C. My Childhood

D. My Father

选词填空

用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一词，有两个词是多余的。

smart locate vast exchange transport

entertainment pollute fortunate complex destroy

1. It is ____ that the weather is so bad.

2. First， we must decide on the ____ of our new swimming pool.

3. Id like to go to the concert but Ive no ____ .

4. The ____ water made many people sick.

5. He looks so ____ in that suit！

6. Frequent cultural ____ will certainly help develop friendly relations between our two universities.

7. He fell in the water， much to the ____ of the children.

8. It contained a（n） ____ number of letters in great disorder.

句子翻译

1. 今年他们生产的相机数量增加了30%。

2. 我认为他与这事密切相关。

3. 我拿三本书换你的一张电影票。

4. 她努力学习，结果轻松地通过了考试。

书面表达

假设你将参加主题为“感恩”的演讲比赛，请根据以下要点写一篇英语演讲稿。

1. 感恩对象；

2. 为何感恩；

3. 如何感恩。

注意：

1. 只能选择一个感恩对象；

2. 词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Good afternoon， everyone！ Its a great honor to have the chance to be with you today.

Thank you for listening.