Yoga is being offered at Rail Road Flat Elementary from 9:30a.m. To 11 a.m. Fridays with instructor Kristine Louise. Cost is a $5 instructor fee and $2 donation to The Friends of Rail Road Flat School for each person. For more information, visit friendsofrrfschool. Org. 28.If you enter for the girls basketball program, .
A.you can make a call to Kraig Clifton B.you can visit friendsofrrfschool. Org. C.you can realize your goal on Jan.19,2014 D.you can buy a T-shirt with the girls’ names 29.As an excellent baseball trainer, you will show interest in .
A.CHS swim/baseball coaching vacancies B.Foothills Little Leagur sign-ups
C.CHS girls basketball skills D.Bret Harte vs. Calaveras alumni boys 30.If you take your wife and two children to practice yoga, you should pay . A.20 dollars B.8 dollars C.28 dollars D.14 dollars 31.Which of the following needs your identification?
A.Yoga in Rail Road Flat. B.CHS girls basketball skills.
C.CHS swim/baseball coaching vacancies. D.Foothills Little League sign-ups.
D
It’s never easy to say goodbye to a longtime companion. For fans of Naruto Uzumaki, the ending of the manga(漫画) on Nov.10 is like leaving an old friend from a misplaced youth. After 15 years, the brave teen with blonde hair and an orange jumpsuit grew to be a mainstay in the lives of many readers.
“He’s far from perfect. He’s very picky eater. He’s afraid of ghosts. He’s got the habit of giving nicknames to people. Naruto reminds me a lot of myself. But I admire him for his courage matter what,” said Wu Xian, 25, a faithful fan who woks for English Media in Nanjing.
The manga follows the adventures of leading character Naruto Uzumaki, who wants to be the world’s best ninja(忍者). Just like the lead characters in several other young adult comic and cartoons, Naruto wasn’t born to be a hero. Because of a nine-tailed beast within him, Naruto was ignored and excluded bu most people throughout his childhood. But years of being looked down upon and left alone didn’t make him hopeless or world-weary. On the contrary, he woks hard to be a capable ninja and to win the respect and trust of his friends and fellow villagers.
In this global best-selling manga series, Masashi Kishimoto draws out a mysterious(神秘的) world of ninja with outstanding abilities and personalities. Uchiha Sasuke, who later became Naruto’s best friend, was dismissive of him when they first met at the ninja academy, as he was certain he was superior. Naruto never gave up trying to both surpass and befriend Sasuke.
“I felt really touched when Sasuke said to Naruto that for the first time he considered him a friend. Actually as he grew stronger, Naruto won recognition among his people, but Sasuke was always special to him,” said Shao Shuai, 23, a postgraduate student at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Finally, Naruto has achieved his goal of becoming the seventh Hokage. There are a few remaining questions:Can Naruto’s master Jiraiya see his success? What’s under Kakashi’s mask? But regardless of these loose ends, the young ninja will remain a fond memory in our minds.
32.What may be the best title for the text?
A.The future of Naruto B.Naruto never gave up C.Naruto comes to its close D.The spirits in Naruto 33.Which of the following characteristics of Naruto is NOT mentioned according to the passage? A.Being afraid of ghosts. B.Being courageous. C.Being choosy about food. D.Being world-weary.
34.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “be dismissive of”in Paragraph 4? A.speak highly of B.look down upon C.be fond of D.be dependent upon 35.All of the following statements may be true EXCEPT . A.Naruto means a lot to many readers as a longtime companion
B.Naruto wasn’t well-accepted with a nine-tailed beast in him at first C.Naruto won the approval of Sasuke by surpassing and befriending him D.Naruto’s success has been seen by his readers and master 第一节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
36 If you do not know the big word’s meaning, look them up in the dictionary and there it is: e. g. the big word “polysyllable”means a word that contains more than two units of speech-sound and that is its ONLY meaning.
The small words in English, on the other hand, often have many possible meanings. 37 Take the word run for example. As a verb,its basic meaning is to move your legs quickly and proceed at a pace faster than walking: He ran quickly up the stairs.
In conflict situations, it has a special meaning “to escape, retreat”(short for “run away”): When the enemy knew they were defeated, they ran. The basic sense of “moving quickly and easily” is often extended from people to things:The car runs perfectly./ 38
When the verb “run” is followed by a noun then—unless human leg-activity is clearly indicated as in: He ran a hundred metres in under ten seconds— the meaning switches from “move quickly” to“organize, conduct”:She ran a good dress shop./ They can run the committee without any assistance.
39 When it is used as a noun it keeps the verb’s primary sense of “activity, speed, continuous action”. A milk-run or a paper-run is a rout followed by someone regularly delivering milk or newspapers; a run of luck is a series of wins in gambling.
These various usages of “run” have resulted in many idiomatic English phrases which are best interpreted by thinking of the basic senses of “run”. A criminal on the run has “run away” or escaped./One’s money has run out when it has come to an end.
40 So we need to be careful when using small words. A.“Run” can also be a noun.
B.The news ran all over the country. C.The English big words are the easiest.
D.Let’s come to the topic related to the word. E.Small words in English can be very tricky. F.Their meanings depend on the circumstances,
F.If you run into a friend, you have simply met him by chance. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My dad,“Mutt” Mantle is more than a father to me, sometimes more like a good judge of talent—“Mickey Mantle”.
He was 41 about baseball. He made his living working in mines. But he played baseball 42 several town teams.
From the day I was born, Dad said he wanted me to make my living as a baseball player. He named me Mickey 43 a catcher he liked. He hoped I would play for the New York Yankees. Dad often 44 a toy baseball to my crib(摇篮). One day, 45 , I caught one. Then he was sure I’d be a ball player!
I learned about the 46 on a ball field before I learned my ABC’s. When I was three, Dad had Mama make me a little uniform. He liked to 47 around town in it.
When I was five, I started school. That same day, I had first 48 in switch-hitting(左右手都能击球).
Dad and Grandpa were in the yard when I came home from school. They had a small bat and two 49 .
“Mickey,” said Dad, “Grandpa and I have thought up a new 50 .Take this bat and try to hit our pitches(投掷). I’m left-handed. When I throw, you swing right-handed 51 you always have. Grandpa’s right-handed. When he throws, turn around and swing left-handed.” Dad was going to make me a 52 ! He knew that a player who can bat both right and left has a good 53 of making hits.
That day I tried and tried. But I couldn’t swing left-handed. After about 15 minutes, I yelled to Mama for help. She said, “I know it’s crazy. But please try, 54 , to make Dad happy.”
So, every day after school we had switch-hitting 55 . After two weeks, I didn’t 56 it any more. My 57 were getting trained. I began to hit a few.
After a year or two, Dad and Grandpa began throwing as 58 as they could. And they put real curves(曲线) on those tennis balls. Then, as I grew older, they began to use baseballs 59 . So you know 60 I, today’s baseball star Mickey Mantle, got my start as a Switch-Hitter. 41.A.curious B.crazy C.nervous D.particular 42.A. In B.with C.on D.for 43.A.after B.with C. for D.in 44.A.hit B.swung C.tied D.threw
45.A.on purpose B.by intention C.by chance D.without accident 46.A.limits B.positions C.experiences D.hits
47.A.see me off B.take me off C.carry me off D.show me off 48.A.lesson B.period C.lecture D.shift 49.A.baseballs B.tennis balls C.uniforms D.cribs 50.A.trick B.attack C.game D.match 51.A.as B.when C.like D.although
52.A.baseball star B.good pitcher C.baseball player D.switch-hitter 53.A.benefit B.potential C.chance D.percentage 54.A.Somehow B.anyway C.someway D.somewhat
55.A.drills B.arrangements C.lessons D.exchanges 56.A.miss B.train C.hit D.mind 57.A.hits B.throws C.muscles D.legs 58.A.far B.close C.possible D.hard
59.A.instead B.indeed C.either D.immediately 60.A.why B.how C.when D.what
第II卷
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Most Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family. They get advice from “strangers”. When they need advice, they 61 (rare) go to people they know. Instead, many of 62 write letters to newspapers and magazines 63 give advice on many different subjects
64 (include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even in how to buy a house or a car.
Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who 65 (suppose) to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, and others are lawyers or 66 (educate). Among the writers, two women are famous. 67 they have no special training for this king of work, they can give the readers suitable advice because they are rich 68 life experience and good at communicating with others. A survey was done last year about why people 69 (turn) to strangers for help and why the two women were well-received. Most people interviewed in 70 survey said this way could help protect their privacy and the advice from the women was practical and effective.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（ ∧ ），并在该句下面写出该加的词。 删除：在多余的词用斜线（ ＼ ）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Dear Susan,
Thank you for you letter. Due to the fact that I am on business in another city, I couldn’t reply to your letter. Now I am writing to tell you that my city has done to reduce traffic jams in the last few years.
First of all, two subways and some expressways have been built in my city to ease the traffic pressures. Second, one-way traffic is allowing on some main streets to reduce traffic jams and accidents. Third, public transportation has been improved to make convenient for people to take buses. However, the parking fee is raised in the downtown, which helps to reduce a number of cars come in and out.
Now there are more buses and few cars in my city. The traffic is flowing smooth during the rush hour.
Cam you tell me something about the traffic in your city?
Yours, Li Hua 第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 下面的柱状图（bar chart）显示了你校上周针对“偶像崇拜类别”的调查结果。请你用英语给21st Century 报社的编辑写一封信，报道你校的调查结果，并对此结果发表你的看法。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已为你写好； 3. 相关词汇：偶像 idol Dear Editor,
We made a survey in our school last week and I’d like to tell you something about the results.
Yours sincerely Li Hua