16．　　"I tried to play with some kids after class and one of them pushed me away. So I (1)       played by myself," my daughter told me after her first day at primary school. For most people it was no big deal, but I felt quite worried.
　　I never really (2)       school. It didn't help that my family moved around a lot so it felt like I was always moving to a new school. This also meant that I spent much time as a child playing by myself. I knew most children don't like playing by themselves. A (3)       child is not usually a happy child.
　　Despite (尽管) this before my daughter started school I remained pretty calm. My daughter had a happy time in kindergarten(幼儿园). She made many friends and was considered as a (4)       girl. I knew it wouldn't be (5)       for her to make friends at school.
　　Throughout (自始至终) I wasn't worried or nervous. I'd chosen a local public school for my daughter and many people said the school was a good one. And — yet only two days after she'd been by herself. I was close to losing my mind.
　　Then I stopped and gave myself another reality check — my daughter had only been school for two days. I needed to give her a(6)       to work things out;before I made any rash (轻率的) decisions. I (7)       that I shouldn't let my past experiences influence that of my daughter. She is going to (8)       experiences of her own. I also told myself that the start of school can often not be a smooth one, and (9)       every new beginning it takes (10)       to get used to it.

17．　　①What will you do if you want to show your love for someone? Write it down?Good!Speak it out?Sweet! Use the ILY sign (手势) in the picture?Special!

　　②The ILY sign means "I LOVE YOU". Deaf schoolchildren in America used the sign first. Those children couldn't hear, so they used sign—language to talk with each other. They made it with the signs for the letters I, L and Y. The sign was simple to use, so it soon became popular.
　　③Then the ILY sign became famous around the world because of Spiderman. He always used the sign in fights. Now many people use the ILY sign, and singers love to use it more. They use it to show their love for music, and their fans use it to show their love for the singers.
　　④You can use this sign to show your love for anyone — your family, your friends and your favourite stars.

18．A letter to my friend
Dear Rebecca,
　　Thanks for your letter. It is great to hear from you! I couldn't be more excited to have a penfriend from the other side of the world!
　　You asked me to tell you about my favorite day of the week. Well, it's definitely Friday! You may wonder why I like Fridays so much. My first reason is that I have my favorite subjects on Friday. I have Physics in the morning and P. E. in the afternoon. I think Physics is a very interesting subject. Our Physics teacher Mr. Fan brings us to the science lab to do experiments every week. Mr. Fan is also very kind and humorous. I never get bored in his class. In P. E. , I usually play basketball. This is my favorite sport and I'm good at it. There are many excellent players in my class, so we usually win at school basketball competitions. I also have a computer class on Friday. I am now learning to create a webpage for my class basketball team.
　　Another reason why I like Fridays the best is that I can relax on Friday evenings as there's no school (or extra classes) on Saturdays. I often go to the movies with my best friend Liang Wei on Friday evenings. Sometimes, I go to his house and have dinner with his family. On Saturdays, I usually go to the City Library. I have decided to read at least one book every two weeks. Currently, I am reading Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The novel is about a man who was alone for a long time on a deserted island. I like this adventure story very much.
　　What's your favorite. day of the week?Tell me your, answer in your next letter! Hope to hear from you soon.
Love,
Yu Han

19．　　Do encyclopedias know everything?
　　Long before Wikipedia (维基百科) or Encyclopedia Britannica (大英百科全书), there was Pliny the Elder. He was a first-century Roman researcher. His assistants read to him while he ate dinner and while he bathed. All he while, Pliny took notes. He even considered walking a waste of time. His assistants carried him around Rome in a chair while he read.
　　All of this was done in preparation for his Historia Naturalis. The book was published in A. D. 77. It is considered the oldest surviving (现存的) encyclopedia on earth. There are 2, 500 chapters. They cover everything from mice to Mars.
　　"No Roman author has completed such a project," Pliny proudly declared. Unluckily, two years after having published the encyclopedia, he died in a natural disaster.
　　Accidents can hardly be avoided. However, they can be recorded. Editors (编辑) of encyclopedias, like Pliny, organize the knowledge of our world. Like a valuable gift, the books are passed down through the ages. They begin their lives as a tool and end them as a historical record.
　　Therefore, in my opinion, an encyclopedia is not just a record of what its editors know, it's also a record of what they don't know.
　　Pliny was wrong when he said there were seven planets, including the Sun and the Moon. He was wrong, too, when he said Africans were black from being burnt by the Sun. After all, Historia Naturalis is a book edited by a Roman thousands of years ago. It contained all of the things he truly knew at the time.
　　Similarly, I believe both Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica have some inaccurate (不准确的) information. Even the biggest encyclopedias only represent what their editors know.
　　"The task of editing an encyclopedia can never be completed," said Roger Lewinter, an American researcher. Encyclopedias can't record all of human knowledge but just some of it. They are always waiting for someone — you, perhaps — to improve them.

20．根据对话内容, 从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整．(选项中有两项是多余的)

A:Hey, Grey. (1)      
B:Yes!I really want something cold to drink.
A:You can have some orange juice. (2)      
B:No. I want something other than juice.
A: (3)      
B:Wow. There are a lot of choices! (4)      
A:Yes. You can choose smoothies(水果冰沙). They are cold and delicious.
B:Hmm. (5)       OK, I want a smoothie with milk in it.
A. Then try the strawberry banana smoothie. It's so good!

21．很多人喜欢外出．
Many people like                         .

22．花瓶碎片散落在地上.
The vase lay                          on the floor.

23．今天早上的课是关于急救的.
This morning's class is about                         .

24．钢琴占据了房间的一半以上．
The piano                          over half of the room.

25．这些照片将要被公布在学校的网站上,
The photos will be                          on the school website.

26．　　Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254. When he was 17, he travelled across Europe and Asia along the Silk Road with his father, who wanted to do trade with the Chinese. Finally they arrived in Beijing. Although Marco was young, he was very clever and could speak four languages. The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends. He asked Marco to serve in his court and sent him to do many important tasks across the country. Marco was amazed by how beautiful and powerful China was.
　　There were inventions and developments in China which couldn't be found in Europe at that time. Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets. In Europe, people didn't pay for goods with paper! He was also puzzled by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat. The black stones were coal, but Marco had never seen coal before!
　　In 1291, after 17 years of service to the Emperor, Marco returned to Italy. He was now a very wealthy man. A writer wrote down all the stories that Marco told him in a book called The Description of the World, which became one of the best-selling books in Europe.
　　Although people enjoyed reading the book, many of them thought that Marco's stories about China were too fanatic to be true. But Marco always stood by his tales. Just before he died, aged 70, Marco was asked the question, "Was it all true?" And this was his answer, "I have only told a half what I saw!"

1. Marco Polo and his father travelled to China to      .
2. Marco was amazed by how beautiful and      China was.
3. Marco Polo found Chinese people using       in the markets.
4. The Description of the World by       was one of the best selling books in Europe.
5. Many people in Europe thought Marco's stories about China were      .

27．　　Hundreds of years ago, no dandelions (蒲公英) grew in North America. Then people came from Europe. They had dandelion seeds on their clothes. The seeds (1)f            from their clothes onto the ground. Since then, dandelions have spread all over.
　　Most people believe that dandelions are weeds. They do not want them in their gardens. But some people think that dandelion flowers are (2)p            . And others think that dandelions taste good. They cook dandelion leaves (3)o             put them into a fresh salad. The leaves must be(4)p             before the flowers come out or they will not taste good. Some people make dandelion flowers into wine.
　　Dandelions do not (5)d             easily. If the winter is not very cold, their leaves may stay green.
　　When the spring arrives, their flowers come out. Each night their bright yellow flowers close up. When the sun (6)s                         the next day, they open up (7)a             . Dandelion flowers are very (8)u            . They do not have to get pollen (花粉) from another dandelion flower in order to form seeds. So after several days, the yellow flower (9)t             white and soft. A tiny brown seed forms at the bottom of each white petal (花瓣). When the wind blows, the petals float away.
　　Each white petal carries a seed away. This lets the dandelions (10)s             their seeds all over.
　　New dandelions grow where the seeds land.

28．假如你是李华， 你的英国笔友 Ben 饱受肥胖的困扰， 他向你求助， 询问如何保持健康。请你根据以下要点提示， 给他回复一封邮件。
要点提示：
1.饮食： 多吃水果蔬菜， 拒绝快餐。
2.锻炼： 坚持每天锻炼， 但是要适量。
3.作息： 保证充足睡眠， 决不熬夜。
4.其他. . . .
参考词汇： stay up too late 熬夜要求：
1.词数：80—10（邮件的格式及开头已给出， 不计入总词数）。
2.要点齐全， 行文连贯， 可适当发挥。
Dear Ben，
I'm sorry to hear that you are having trouble with your weight. I'd like to share some good ways to _____.
Yours，
Li Hua