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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给出的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 What is Math Anxiety? Math anxiety or fear of math is actually quite common. Math anxiety is quite 1 to stage-fright. Why does someone suffer stage-fright? Fear of something going wrong in front of a crowd? Fear of 2 the lines? Fear of being judged 3 ? Fear of going completely blank? Math anxiety shows fear of some type. The fear that one won't be able to do the math or the fear that it's too hard or the fear of failure which often results from having a lack of 4 . For the most part, math anxiety is the 5 about doing the math right, our minds draw a 6 and we think we'll fail and of course the more frustrated and anxious our minds become, the 7__ the chance for drawing blanks. Where Does Math Anxiety Come From? Usually math anxiety results from 8 experiences in mathematics. Math anxiety is often due to poor teaching and poor experiences in math which typically leads to math __9___. When one tries to memorize procedures, rules and routines without much 10 , the math is quickly forgotten and 11 soon sets in. Think about your experiences with one concept --- the division of fractions(分数). You probably learned about reciprocals（倒数） and inverses(倒转). Well, you memorized the rule and it 12 . Why does it work? Think of math as memorizing all the procedures -- what if you forget a few? Therefore, with this type of strategy, a good 13 will help, but, what if you don’t have a good memory? Understanding the math is critical. Once students 14 they can do the math, the whole notion of math anxiety can be overcome. Teachers and parents play an important 15 in ensuring students understand the math being presented to them. 1.A. different B. similar C. far D. familiar 2.A. understanding B. memorizing C. forgetting D. reading 3.A. poorly B. crazily C. highly D. publicly . 4.A. wish B. conscience C. determination D. confidence 5.A. fear B. joy C. pleasure D. interest 6.A .conclusion B. choice C. blank D. comparison 7.A. further B. greater C. less D. smaller 8.A. unpleasant B. unfair C. unimportant D. unfortunate 9.A. worry B. anxiety C. failure D. misunderstanding 10.A. forgetting B. using C. understanding D. knowing 11.A. panic B. excitement C. agreement D. encouragement 12.A. opens B. works C. starts D. runs 13.A. memory B. method C. brain D. body 14.A. fill B. realize C. confirm D. recognize 15.A. task B. aim C. appointment D. role
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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的语法的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。 Last summer, I went to Hanwang, an area severely damaged during the Wenchuan earthquake. I visited some of the ______1.______(survive) and helped the local volunteers. At Hanwang, there were no tall buildings and the air was very dirty and people were crowded. I lived with volunteers ___2.____all around China in makeshift (临时的) accommodation. They had been working there for more than six months, some giving up jobs to help with educating the kids. They never complained ____3.____the poor conditions that I couldn’t bear at first. Rather, they were thankful to have the chance _4._____(rebuild) the damaged areas. I respected their work. My main task was to visit some of the children__5.___ charity organization was supporting. One of them was disabled, having broken a leg during the earthquake. A ____6.____(poison) spider had bitten another girl while she ____7.______(live)in a tent after the earthquake. She had had to endure (忍受) the transplant of a piece of skin from one leg to the other. These children had had terrible bad luck,____ 8.____ they were still full of hope despite the situation. Their grades were amazingly good, ___9.____was one reason the charity group chose to help them. All the people I visited were grateful, not only for surviving but to the country for helping____10._____.
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Saturday, October 7th, was a marathon of sad tasks for Anna Politkovskaya. Two weeks earlier, her father, a retired official in the department of foreign affairs, had died of a heart attack as he emerged from the Moscow Metro while on his way to visit Politkovskaya’s mother, Raisa Mazepa, in the hospital. She had just been diagnosed(诊断) with cancer and was too weak even to attend her husband’s funeral. “Your father will forgive me, because he knows that I have always loved him,” she told Anna and her sister, Elena Kudimova, the day he was buried. A week later, she had an operation and since then Anna and Elena had been taking turns helping her deal with her grief. Politkovskaya was supposed to spend the day at the hospital, but her twenty-six-year-old daughter, who was pregnant, had just moved into Politkovskaya’s apartment, on Lesnaya Street, while her own place was being prepared for the baby. “Anna had so much on her mind,” Elena Kudimova told me when we met in London, before Christmas. “And she was trying to finish her article.” Politkovskaya was a special reporter for the small newspaper Novaya Gazeta, and, like most of her work, the piece focused on the terror that can be seen all over the southern republic of Chechnya. This time, she had been trying to report repeated cruel acts done by people faithful to the Prime Minister, Ramzan Kadyrov, who are in favour of Russia. In the past seven years, Politkovskaya had written dozens of accounts of life during wartime; many had been collected in her book “A Small Corner of Hell: reports from Chechnya.” Politkovskaya was far more likely to spend time in a hospital than on a battlefield, and her writing bore frequent witness to robbery, and the uncontrolled cruelty of life in a place that few other Russians—and almost no other reporters—cared to think about. 1. Politkovskaya’s father died of ______. A. tiredness B. a disease C. an attack D. an accident 2.From the text we know that Raisa Mazepa ______. A. didn’t love her husband B. didn’t attend her husband’s funeral C. was having an operation the day her husband was buried D. was too sad to attend her husband’s funeral 3.The underlined word “emerged” most likely means ______. A. came out B. went into C. looked into D. left for 4.How many family members of Anna are mentioned in the passage? A. Three. B. Four C. Five D. Six 5.Which of the following words can best describe Politkovskaya’s character? A. curious B. easy-going C. careless D. responsible
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OSLO — Excited with pride, Norwegians sang in the streets of Oslo on Sunday, celebrating Norway’s National Day and the country’s Eurovision Song Contest victory. Hundreds of Norwegians sang along to Alexander Rybak’s winning song Fairytale as they walked in the country’s traditional National Day parade (游行) celebrating the Norwegian constitution. Alexander Rybak — called “Alexander the Great” by the Norwegian media — won a great victory in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) by gaining the most votes in its 53-year history in Moscow on Saturday. Alexander has played violin and piano since he was five years old, and he also composes his own music and sings. In 2006 he won the Norwegian talent show Kjempesjansen with his own song Foolin. Alexander has performed with one of the world’s most celebrated violinists, Pinchas Zukerman, won the Anders Jahres Culture Price and has been the concertmaster for Norway’s largest symphony orchestra (交响乐队) for youths, Ung Symfoni. Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said there was clearly something special about the 23-year-old and his folk music. “This is a phenomenal performance by a young and talented musician,” Stoltenberg said in a statement. Rybak is expected to draw a large crowd of fans to Oslo’s Gardermoen airport when he arrives next Sunday, after having invited all his countrymen from the stage in Moscow. With Rybak’s win, Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals, a show that reaches a television audience of over 100 million people. Norway’s Minister of Culture, Trond Giske, promised that Norway would put on a splendid show next year but without spending as much as Moscow, which spent 24 million euros this year. “I don’t think that is necessary,” he told national broadcaster NRK. The win was Norway’s third. The Nordic country also won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 and 1995. 1.What do Norwegians usually do on the country’s National Day? A. Sing Fairytale. B. Have a parade. C. Hold a song test. D. Watch the ESC. 2.Which of the following statements about Rybak is TRUE? A. He has a lot of fans all over the world. B. He is the first Norwegian to win the ESC. C. He is called “Alexander the Great” when he was born. D. He showed a great talent for music before this ESC. 3.The underlined word “phenomenal” in Para. 5 means “____”. A. very unusual and impressive B. too special to be understood C. with an educational purpose D. able to draw a large audience 4.What’s Trond Giske’s opinion? A. Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals. B. It doesn’t require too much money to win the finals. C. Norway is determined to win next year’s Eurovision finals. D. It doesn’t require a lot of money to make the finals splendid. 5.The main idea of the text is that ______________________________. A. the Eurovision Song Contest belongs to the world B. National Day is being celebrated in Norway C. Crazy fans expect to meet their idol at the airport in Norway D. Norway celebrates a Eurovision win on National Day.
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Even if you are naturally shy, these three tricks will help you to quickly build a new social circle in any new city. 1. Take pictures One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with the person later. Everybody loves seeing pictures of themselves, and it’s very easy after taking a picture to say “If you’d like I can email it to you”. This can be the seed that leads to new connections. The next time you hear about a fun event email your new contacts to let them know about it. 2. Eat alone in public You might feel self-conscious eating by yourself but it has an important benefit: you are much easier to approach when you are alone. People may be afraid of interrupting you or being rude if you are in a conversation with someone else. Bring a book or newspaper to read (this will make you feel less self-conscious). Plus, having an interesting book with you will give others an excuse to start a conversation if they’ve read it. 3. Join a class, sports team, or club Yoga, salsa dancing, volleyball, Toastmasters (a public speaking club), a class for work, etc. Take up a new hobby or continue an old one! These are all great places to meet new people, primarily because you will be forced to see the same people over and over again in the class. You will automatically make friends with them if you have a common interest and are forced to see each other again. Tips: * In the beginning, never turn down an invitation from someone, even if it’s something you wouldn’t normally do. * Email your new friends with fun things to do instead of always asking what their plans are. If they have a better plan you can drop yours and join them. This will help establish you as someone who is contributing value instead of just taking it (people want this in a friend). * Don’t let little things in life upset you or be a negative person. People don’t want to be around someone like that! 1.____ can give you an excuse to start new connections. A. Taking pictures of others B. Eating by yourself in public C. Reading interesting books D. Joining group activities 2.When having meals, you’d better ____ if you want to make new friends. A. sit on your own in public places B. start a conversation with those who have friends aside C. invite others to your apartment to eat together D. approach others to show conscious friendliness 3.According to the text, which of the following is NOT mentioned as an advantage of joining a class? A. It helps you find out your interest and take up a new hobby. B. It helps you find out people who share a common interest with you. C. It offers an opportunity to meet the same people repeatedly. D. It is a good way to meet new people and make friends in a new city. 4. Which of the following pieces of advice is a tip from the text? A. Try to be outgoing and talkative instead of being shy. B. Never turn down an invitation from your friends. C. Offer suggestions on how to spend time together. D. Don’t give a negative response to any request. 5.By writing the text, the author intends to tell us ____. A. why you should change when you move to a new city B. why you should make new friends in a new city C. how you can make new friends in a new city D. how you can keep in touch with strangers
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Astronauts aboard the space station celebrated a space first on Wednesday by drinking water that had been recycled from their urine(尿), sweat and water got from air. They said "cheers," clicked drinking bags and toasted NASA workers on the ground. The urine recycling system is needed for astronaut stations on the moon and Mars. It also will have NASA money because it won’t have to ship up as much water to the station by space shuttles or cargo rockets. Besides, it’s important as the space station is about to expand from three people living on board to six. The recycling system had been brought up to the space station last November by space shuttles Endeavour, but it couldn’t be used until samples(样品) were tested back on earth. So when it came time to actually drink up, NASA made a big deal of it. The three-man crew stood holding their drinks and congratulated engineers in two NASA centres that worked on the system. “This is something that had been the stuff of science fiction,” American astronaut Michael Barratt said before taking a small mouthful. “The taste is worth trying.” The new system takes the combined urine of the crew from the toilet, moves it to a big tank, where the water is boiled off, and the vapor(水蒸气) is collected. The rest of the urine is thrown away. Then the water vapor is mixed with water from air, and then it goes through filters (过滤器). When six crew members are aboard it can make about six gallons from urine in about six hours. “Some people may find the idea of drinking recycled urine distasteful, but it is also done on earth, but with a lot longer time between urine and the tap,” said Marybeth Edeen, the space station’s national lab manager. The technology NASA developed for this system has already been used for quick water purification after the 2004 Asian tsunami. 1. According to the text, the recycling system is important because ___________. A. it makes traveling to the moon for the average person possible B. with it NASA won’t need to ship any water up the space station C. it can help meet the need for more water after the crew is expanded D. it protects the environment in space by reducing the amount of waste 2.What’s the RIGHT time order of the following events? a. The samples of the recycled water were tested on earth. b. Astronauts celebrated the space first of making water from urine c. The recycling system was brought up to the space station. d. The technology for the system was used to quickly purify water. A. a, d, c, b B. a, c, b, d C. d, a, c, b D. d, c, a, b 3.From Para. 5 we can know ____________. A. the theory behind the recycling system B. the effect of the recycling system C. the process of recycling urine D. an opinion on recycling urine 4.What did Edeen say about recycled urine and the recycling system? A. The taste of recycled urine is not as good as that of common water. B. The recycling system has made a science fiction story come true. C. The idea of drinking recycled urine makes astronauts feel unpleasant. D. It takes a longer time on earth to make water from urine than in space. 5.What is the best title for the passage? A. The Research of NASA Has Made Great Progress. B. New Technology Is Used in the Space Station. C. Drink up: Space Station Recycles Urine to Water. D. Good News: Water Recycled from Urine Tastes Good
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阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。 A.
The world’s most historic club is set in a building of the 1920s beautifully decorated in its original oak paneling and features an impressive glass ceiling. You can enjoy beauty, style and elegance when clubbing at London’s most historic night club Pacha and appreciate works of some famous musicians.
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Amika plays host to the new super elite(精英) who are seeking the latest fashion trends. A unique playground designed for fun. It is the final destination for major players and glitterati(上层人士) alike. It features table reservations & bookings, events and corporate bookings. C.
SeOne is one of London’s largest music clubs. Situated in the north of London, SeOne consists of five rooms. It can be broken down into smaller spaces and can be used for parties as small as 100 people. SeOne Club has attracted all kinds of promoters and event organizers, from corporate giants to dance promoters.
E. Bar Rumba www.barrumba.co.uk Located in London’s west end, Bar Rumba is one of London’s leading late night clubs. Playing funk, jazz, Afro-beat, Latin, Cuban, salsa, drum & bass, break beat. It has an amazing sound system for dance music. Every night it delivers a different beat---from hip hop to Latin dance, from grime to jazz. F.
Situated in 1 Nine Elms Lane. Vauxall, London, Club Colosseum won the world’s best club award in 1999. Now it features a new VIP room, a spectacular riverside bar with a view all over London & the River Thames.
下面是几位人员的情况简介，请匹配他们感兴趣的休闲场所。 1. Michael is a great painter and has just moved to London from America. On his arrival, Michael was struck by the beautiful Thames. He dreams of going to a famous night club where he can easily appreciate the unique view of the river. 2. Nancy comes from Japan and wants to go to a world-famous night club with a long history to help her know more about the British culture. Besides, Nancy likes to listen to great musical masterpieces. 3.Laura is crazy about dancing and enjoys different dances with fascinating dance music. Now she is in search of a night club that can offer her quality dance diversity. 4. Lily would like to celebrate her eighteenth birthday at a proper night club next week. She intends to invite over a hundred friends and relatives to her birthday party, most of whom are working in northern London and are true music lovers. 5.Harry is the general manager of a large company in London and he would like to go to a night club which is fashionable. What’s more, it should be suitable for someone of his status.
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基础写作（共1小题，满分15分） 【写作情景】 最近的一份调查表明中国青少年的体质明显下降，青少年的健康问题日益受到社会的关注。请根据下列提示，以“The health of Chinese youngsters—a big concern”为题，写一篇100词左右的英语短文。 【写作内容】 1．现状：青少年体质明显下降，有许多诸如肥胖、近视等健康问题； 2．原因：作业负担过重，睡眠不足，缺乏锻炼； 3．建议：改革现行教育制度，减轻学生负担，使学生有更多睡眠和锻炼的时间。 【写作要求】 用五句话表达全部的内容，并组成一篇连贯的短文。（开头已给出，不计入句数。） 【评分标准】 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。 【参考词汇】肥胖 obesity 近视short-sightedness 改革 reform The health of Chinese youngsters—a big concern A latest survey shows that the health of Chinese youngsters has greatly declined．_____________ ________________________________________
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阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs．He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees． The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning planting trees．He believed in “No pains, no gains”．He never watered his new trees, which was beyond many people．Once I asked why．He answered that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you water them, each following tree generation will grow weaker and weaker．So you have to make things tough for them．He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of water．I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured． So he never watered his trees. He’d plant an oak(橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention. Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re extremely tall, big and strong now. Those trees wake up in the morning and beat their chests and drink their coffee black. [写作内容] 1. 以约30词概括短文内容要点; 2. 以约120词就 “个人成长需要艰难生活的磨砺””这一话题发表你的看法，并包含以下要点： 1) 你是否赞同Dr. Gibbs 的做法，为什么？ 2) 叙述当前父母溺爱子女的现象和由此造成的后果； 3) 假如你是父母一方，你会如何磨砺自己的孩子？ [写作要求] 1.可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中句子; 2. 文中不能出现考生真实姓名和学校名称。 [评分标准] 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
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Pacha London www.pachalondon.com
Amika London www.amikalondon.com
SeOne Club London www.seonelondon.com
D. Koko Club www.koko.uk.com
Situated at 1A Camden High Street, Central London, Koko Club represents a versatile(通用的), 21st-century
club. It’s very adaptable so it can be used for anything---from small comedy to
international music awards. A must visit!
Club Colosseum www.clubcolosseum.com