江西省赣州市信丰县2017年英语普通高中提前招生考试试卷

—The best________ for me now is a relaxing holiday.

—Oh, it          like years since I last saw you.

—Thanks! But I__________ it for several times.

—It was, but it is_________ now. I bought it last week.

    When I was a child, my father had to do three jobs for a family of seven. Every time I saw him come back late, looking 1 I promised myself that someday I would show my 2 to my father for what he had done.

    Over the next twenty years, my father worked hard to 3our big family and suffered a lot from a heart problem. One morning, my father's old car broke down and he asked me to 4him up after his medical examination. He had 5 refused when I offered to replace (取代) his old car. He said that he did not want something that he couldn't pay6.

    7he stepped out of the doctor's office, he looked serious. We drove in silence and he made me promise to keep the medical report as a8. I did this with a heavy heart.

    At that time, I was 9a new car. I asked my father to go with me to pick10out. When I started talking with the salesman, I noticed my father11a brown car. I12chose a white car. My father took one final look at the brown car and seemed kind of 13before leaving. I heard him muttering (嘀咕) to himself, “14like that car. Wish I could 15it.”

    Several days later, I asked my father if he could go with me to pick up16new car. As we arrived, the salesman17him a key to a new car - the brown one - and18that it was for him, from me. My father looked at me in great19 I told him it was my childhood20and smiled at this man, who had given up everything for his family.

    What if you fall out of a boat and can't swim? Don't be frightened. Remember, your body is full of air. Learn to bounce(弹起) in the water bouncing can save your life.

    First take a deep breath and hold it. Then stand up in the water. You really can float standing up. The water will cover your eyes, but the top of your head should stick out. Let your arms and legs hang loose. Put your chin on your chest.

    Stay under the water until you need a breath. Then bounce out of the water to get one. Bouncing is very easy to do. Raise your arms in front of you, with your hands facing down. Keep them just under the top of the water. Then raise one leg. Pretend you're trying to walk. Now push your hands down and step. After you do this, your head will come out of the water. Blow out all your air, and shout for help.

    Now take a breath of air and hold it. Let yourself slip under the water again. Let your arms and legs hang loose. When you need more air, bounce up again. Keep doing this until people come to help you.

    Anyone can learn bouncing. It doesn't take long to learn. The man who thought of bouncing shows it to little children. Bouncing is easy. And it has saved many lives.

    Libraries give kids a quiet and safe place to read and learn. For over 100 years, libraries have played an important role in Americans' education. But how are these book-filled buildings changing with the times? You may be surprised to find out.

    Benjamin Franklin famously founded America's first lending library in 1731. But the public library system got its biggest development in the American history in the late 1800's. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie's donations helped build 1,679 new libraries.

    Carnegie believed that libraries could offer the chances to Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities to read and use books, speeches and news.

    If you can easily find a public library in your community, you'll get more chances. After all, the United States has 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries keep growing. Seven tenths of the libraries have free Internet. It provides much more information and opportunities to ask for jobs online.

    Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. The new program Read! Build! Play! Adds reading into playtime. As kids listen to a book that is being read aloud, they use Legos (乐高积木) to build images(图像)from the story happily. Today's libraries are always looking for creative programs to bring people into the library.

    Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom are never shut.” As long as the doors of public libraries are open, what he said is most certainly correct!

    “No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne's Devotion. It was written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely lonely life. Without other people, life will become empty and sad. We all need to have friends.

    For some of us, although making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.

    There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best seller. It was later put into 28 languages.

    Dale Carnegie's advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book:

    Be friendly and polite.

    Always greet with a smile. Begin with “Excuse me” or “Would you please” when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “Thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.

    Go out of your way to be nice.

    Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbor may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better.

    Remember names.

    They say that the sweetest music to a person's ears is the sound of his or her own name.

    Be open-minded.

    Try to understand other people's ways and ideas and learn something from them.

    Listen patiently.

    When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.

    There was once a very special lion called Simba. Simba would play in this beautiful place, running and jumping with his friends, the leopards(豹)and other lions in theSimba had a very special gift—every time he spoke loudly, hesuch a strong wind. And it seemed like a hurricane(飓风).

    On the land where Simba lived were lots of animals: giraffes, elephants, etc. And even though it wasn't a particularlyplace, there were lots of trees and animals. One day, as Simba waswith his friends, they saw enormous machines destroying part of the plain by building oil wells.

    Day by day, the men built more and more oil wells, destroying thenature in the process. Simba had fewer and fewer friends to play with, and fewerto run on. Then alion told him that the only way to stop the people using petrol (汽油)was torenewable energies. Such as the wind.

    So he decided to help people with one of the mostrenewable energies in the world: wind power. Then he went round all the countries in the world roaring(咆哮)with all his might to create a great wind. It would help menmore renewable energy. In the end, Simba succeeded in getting people to stop using petrol, and his home became lively again.

W:Do you know the girl in red under the tree?

M:

W:Right. Do you know her?

M:Of course. She's Lily.

W:Is she easy to get along with?

M:Yes. She is kind.So she is very popular with the people around her.

W:I want to make friends with her.

M:Certainly. But I don't want to disturb her now. She seems to lose herself in the book.

W:OK.

M:All right.

A. We've known each other since we were kids.

B. Could I ask her some questions?

C. You mean the girl reading a book?

D. But I don't know her.

E. Could you introduce me to her?

F. She is always ready to help others.

G. Then let's talk to her when she stops reading.

    Computers are good tools. The Internet is also good.They can't stop. Doctors say this is a new sickness. They call this sickness Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD).

    They spend hours chatting to their friends or playing online games. Many people with IAD spend more time on the Internet than with family or friends.

    Do you have IAD? Think about these questions: How many hours a day are you online? Is it a lot or a little? When you are not online, are you thinking about playing a computer game or checking your messages?Do you get angry when you can't play a game?

    Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S.Young have some ideas. First, ask yourself “Why am I online a lot?” Then try to take a break. For example, use the computer or play games twice a week, not every day. In this way, you can have a good social life with other friends.

A. When you are online, do you forget the time?

B. If you have IAD, what can you do?

C. But some people spend too much time online.

D. We can learn much from the internet.

E. Some people with IAD even give up their jobs!

F. Spending too much time online is bad for our health.

G. People with IAD are online a lot.

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My Happiness

    If you ask me what happiness is, it's easy to answer. Different people have different opinions. As for me,