____18____ Mother’s Day when I was little, I used to bring my mom breakfast in bed, ____19____ her a card, give her kisses and tell her I loved her. I’d say to her: “You’re the ____20____ mom in the whole world!”
I don’t get to see my mother very much these days. Now I live in China, 11,200 km from my parents’ home in the US. I’m too far away to bring my mom breakfast in bed or give her kisses. But when Mother’s Day comes, I’ll call my mom from China. Over the phone, I’ll tell her I love her. No matter how far away I go, she’s always in my heart.
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A
In the Charles F. Johnson Elementary School in New York, there is a special radio. It gives people warnings(警报)about bad weather.
One day, there came a sound from the radio. This sound brought the piece of news: a heavy storm was coming. William Tomic, principal(校长)of the school, asked teachers to bring children indoors and put them in a safe place at once.
Minutes later, the storm came. However, because of the warning of the radio and quick work of the principal, no one was hurt.
“ The radio really did work very well._________________(我们对它的工作感到很高兴).\William Tomic said. \
The U.S. government hopes there will be more such success stories. It plans to give this kind of radios to all 97,000 public schools in the country.
Every year，more than 10,000 big thunderstorms, 2,500 floods, 1,000 tornadoes(龙卷风) and some hurricanes(飓风)take place in the U.S., so the warning radios are very useful. They not only give people warnings about bad weather, but also give warnings about other dangerous things. (一)请根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。（每题1分，共5分） 21. What does the special radio give people?
______________________________________________________________ 22. Why was on one hurt school in the storm?
_______________________________________________________________ （二)请根据短文中所给汉语完成句子。
23._____________________________________________________________ (三)请把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
24._______________________________________________________________
(四)请给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
25._______________________________________________________________
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B
“Pictogram” is a compound word made from “picture” and “telegram”. Pictograms are usually simple pictures, and they are often made with letters and words. A pictogram is a symbol which represents an idea or an object through an image (图像). Also, it is a kind of communication system which must be learned but is very useful in our lives. The user must learn to see, understand remember the different pictogram symbols. There are about 1,400 different symbols at the present time. A Canadian named Subhas Maharaj came up with the idea for pictograms in the beginning of the 1980s. At first, pictograms were introduced to help people who had disabilities in speaking, reading, or writing. Pictograms are images of objects that are easy to see and create. Today, pictograms arc used in many different ways. For example, there are traffic, recycling and restaurant
signs, even animal symbols and so on. Pictograms arc usually in white against a black background. The combination of white against a black background creates extremely contrast (对比), and this makes pictograms
friendlier to users. A good example of a pictogram is the public toilet symbols for “men” and “women, just like the one on the left. Pictograms are
a useful method of communication, and people can have fun as they learn each pictogram.
26 请把下列图标与单词匹配，把图标的字母代号填写在相应的横线上 1分
recycle ______ traffic ______ restaurant ______ animal ______
27 请把句子 Pictograms are usually simple pictures, and they are often made with letters and words. 翻译成汉语。（2分）
___________________________________________________________________ 28 请根据短文内容，回答问题。(1分） What was the purpose of the first pictograms?
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29请从文中找出与People enjoy learning pictograms because they are useful.意思相同或相近的句 子。 (1分） ________________________________________________________________________________________
C
This spring, the H7N9 virus(病毒)hit China. This brings the total number of H7N9 cases to 124 in China. So far, 23 people have died.
Most of the patients seemed to have the common flu. Other patients had a fever and cough. They also had trouble breathing.
According to the research, people believe the H7N9 virus was from the farm birds sold at markets and birds flying through China. How can you stay away from it? It’s important to wash
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your hands a lot every day. You must drink boiled water, cook meat and eggs form birds completely. If you are working with farm birds, keep birds away from areas where you eat or sleep. If someone is ill and has a fever and pain in his throat, you must take him to hospital as soon as possible. Luckily, it seems that the H7N9 virus doesn’t spread from man to man. Scientists said: Most people caught it because they had ever been with animals like chickens and ducks. How many H7N9 cases are reported in China Total number: 123. 23 people 30 How to protect yourself and your 31 a lot every day. Drink boiled family water and cook 32 from farm birds completely Where was H7N9 virus from How to deal with the one who is ill and has a fever and pain in his throat the 33 sold at markets and birds flying through China Take him 34 as soon as possible V、书面表达（共15分）
小组合作是英语教学中的重要组成部分，你对此是怎样看的呢？你是否喜欢这种方式？原因是什么？你还有什么好的建议吗？请写一篇100单词左右的文章，第一句已经给出。
Group work is often organized in the English class. _________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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