书面表达：（20分）
假如你是李明，将要去纽约进行一个短期的交流学习，在你去之前你想要了解一些信息？
根据下面提示，向你即将要去学习的学校写一封咨询信。
The course you will study The time of the course
Where and what you can eat Where you will stay
What activities you can do Travel to the school Other
要求：1.书写工整，语言流畅，表达清楚；
2.文章开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数，不少于80词。
Dear Sir,
My name is Li Ming. I’m from Sichuan China. I’ll be coming to your school for a short study. I’d like to know about
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补全对话 (每小题两份，共10分)
根据下面对话的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。
A: Hi, Linda. You look sad1. ____________ ?
B: Well, I love music, but my mother doesn’t allow me to listen to it.
A: 2._____________ ?
B: Because she thinks listening to music is not good for my study.
A: 3. ________ . I also love music. It makes me relaxed and helps me study better.
B: Right. Music brings me much, too. But how can I solve my problem? Can you give me some advice?
A: Of course. 4.____________ ?
B: No, I don’t often talk with her. We often argue.
A: I think communicating with each other is a better way. You can have a good talk with your mother.
B: 5. _____________ . Thanks for your advice.
任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。（每小题2分，共10分）
Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a bad thing. If English hadn’t changed for a long time, we won’t have words to describe telephones, washing machines, computers or some other new things.
Language changes for several reasons. First, it changes because the needs of its speaker change. New technologies, new products, and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions, because they have different ages, jobs, education levels(水平) and so on.
How does language develop then? On the one hand, many of the languages changes begin with young people. When young people communicate with others of their own age, their language grows in grammar, words and expressions that are different from the older people’s. Some have a short lifetime but others can influence the language for long. On the other hand, we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other languages, we create them by making words shorter or combining words and we make them out of proper names.
Languages that don’t change over time are considered dead languages. The fact that English changes so much shows that it is alive and well.
1.What does the writer think of the change and development of language?
He thinks it is __________________________.
2.Why do people use different sets of words and expressions according to the passage?
Because their _____________ and education levels are different.
3.How many reasons for language change are mentioned in this passage?
The writer mentions_____________ reasons.
4.How do young people help develop language?
They do it when they _____________ others of their own age.
5.What is considered a dead language according to the passage?
The one that ____________ over time is considered a dead language.
短文填空。(每小题1分，共10分)
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次）
speak, word, look, frighten, good, own, even, give, feel, example |
At school, it can be 1.when you are asked to make a speech. But learning from great speakers can help you to become a better 2. You could start by 3. at Emma Watson, the 24-year- old Harry Potter star. Earlier this summer, the actress was named a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador(大使).She 4.a speech in New York on September20th.
First of all, she knew her audience. She also made her speech personal. Good speakers know how to use their 5. stories. In her speech, there are numbers and 6.. Remember, 7. nervous during a speech is natural. 8.Watson admitted to her own nervousness toward the end. But she hid it 9. enough that people only notice her powerful 10..
完成句子（每小题2分，共10分）
根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英语句子。
1.小孩子不允许和大人顶嘴。
Little children should not ______________________talk back to their parents.
2.据说数字十三在西方国家是不吉利数字。
_________________thirteen is an unlucky number in many Western countries.
3.两个说法都正确，但是第一个听起来没那么礼貌。
Both are correct, but the first one sounds ________ .
4.茶是在大约七世纪被引进韩国和日本。
Tea was brought to Korea and Japan about _______ century.
5.我很害羞不敢在公共场合说话。
I am too shy to speak ______________.
What is the hottest English word of 2014? It’s “selfie”, according to Oxford dictionaries. Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the Oxford online dictionary. People usually take selfies with a smartphone(智能手机) and send them to a social media website.
The word was first used in 2004. In the past 12 months, its frequency (出现频率) in the English language has increased by 17,000 percent, said Oxford dictionaries. Now, almost everybody knows it.
“Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone (QQ空间),” said Huang Xu, 13, from Hunan. These photos record her happy and sad moments.
Pop stars also take a lot of selfies. Li Chunping, 14, from Harbin, is a big fan of Yang Mi. “She has used many selfies to tell us what’s going on in her personal life,” said Li.
What makes people love selfies? Some people say it’s narcissism (自恋). “The rise of the selfie is a perfect symbol for our narcissistic culture. We’re crying out: Look at me!” said US psychiatrist(精神科医生) Carole Lieberman.
Young people are using selfies to make friends online, Jonathan Freedland wrote in The Guardian. “The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. They express a human need to connect with others,” wrote Freedland.
Huang Xu agrees with that. “During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Hair or clothes were not our interests. Through these photos, we got to know each other’s holidays and feelings,” said Huang Xu.
1.According to the story, a “selfie” is __________.
A. a person with a smartphone
B. a smartphone which can take photos
C. a photo taken by oneself
D. an English dictionary
2.When was the word “selfie” first used?
A.More than ten years ago B. In 2014
C. When smartphones appeared D. Nobody knows
3.We can tell from the story that __________.
A. only famous people enjoy taking selfies
B. all people love selfies because of narcissism
C. people love to share selfies online
D. US psychiatrist Carole Lieberman hates selfies
4. We put the sentence “But some people don’t see it that way” at the beginning of ___________.
A. Paragraph 4 B. Paragraph 5
C. Paragraph 6 D. Paragraph 7
5.What is the best title of this passage ?
A. Selfies and narcissism
B. Selfies and sharing
C. Selfies and smartphones
D. Selfies, the hottest word in 2014
