Reportedly on April 15, 2013 three people including a Chinese girl were killed in the Boston Marathon attacks when two bombs were _______, which shocked the whole world.
A．set about B．set off C．set up D．set out
After marriage, the world-famous man, who was a leading role in physics, decided to give up his wife ________ his career（事业）.
A．more than B．rather than C．instead D．in place of
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-10各题所给的A.B.C.和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
We all know that some things are obviously right. For example, it is right to be 1 to other people. It is also right to look after the environment. Some things are 2 wrong, too. For instance, we should not hurt or bully（欺负）others, nor should we litter. Rules often tell us what is right or wrong.
Rules can help the public make the right 3 , and remain safe. Car drivers have to obey traffic regulations that tell them the right things to do on the road to avoid crashes. Cyclists who give signals before turning or stopping help prevent 4 .
If people follow rules without taking other matters into consideration, it will be 5 for them to form what is sometimes called a “black and white” view (黑白分明的观点). For example, they may believe that people should always tell the truth, and that lying is 6 acceptable. Such people always stick to their views, even if it means that they may get into 7 .
Sometimes it may not be so easy to know 8 what is right or wrong. Some people choose not to eat meat because they believe that it is 9 to eat animals, but others argue that they can eat meat and 10 be kind to animals; some insist that stealing is always wrong, but others think that one does not need to feel so guilty (有罪的) when stealing some food to eat, if he lives in a really poor area and he is starving.
Rules help us live together in harmony, because they show us the right way to treat others. However, some people argue that rules may be confusing, having observed that rules change all the time, and that some schools have some regulations and others have different ones---so who is to decide what is right?
1. A．kind B．sensitive C．fair D．generous
2. A．equally B．slightly C．clearly D．increasingly
3. A．suggestions B．conclusion C．turns D．choices
4. A．accidents B．mistakes C．falls D．deaths
5. A．interesting B．vital (重要的) C．easy D．valuable
6. A．seldom B．rarely C．merely (仅仅) D．never
7. A．trouble B．power C．prison D．control
8. A．roughly B．eventually C．deliberately (故意地) D．exactly
9. A．awful (可怕的) B．cruel C．unhealthy D．unnecessary
10. A．still B．even C．later D．somehow
写作 (共1小题；满分30分)
我们学校将要举办一次主题为“What Can We Do for Our School”的英语演讲比赛，请写一篇英语演讲稿。要求从以下几个方面进行阐述：
1. 尊敬他人
2. 美化校园（campus）
3. 爱护学校设施（facilities）
4. 营造良好的学习氛围（environment）
注意：1.字数120-150；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello, everyone, it’s nice to speak about what we can do for our school, and I think each of us can do something……
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Thank you for listening.
阅读表达 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
Many students find it hard to make friends when they are in high school. Keeping my suggestions in mind may give you a hand. They certainly helped me, and by the end of my three years of high school, I had formed my group of friends, with whom I still keep in touch now.
Here are my tips:
Say hello anytime I see an acquaintance（相识的人）.
Because I was always smiling and greeting the people I knew, people naturally thought I was friendly（though I am not naturally sociable）. And high school students want to be friends with sociable people.
Take the first step.
All the girls there already knew each other—they didn't need another friend. But I did, so I had to make the effort. I had to be the first one to invite somebody to go to a movie with me, or come to my house. Once I did that they started to respond with the same thing.
Use classes to get to know people.
I met most of my first friends because I sat next to them in class. Class（before, after, or even during class time）is a great opportunity to begin a conversation. For example, ask for help about homework.
Make friends slowly.
I couldn't get discouraged (泄气的) when it took a while to make friends．It really takes some time to make new friends. In a word, ________________________.
Above all, remember that it can and will get better. You may have to work a little to make your high school experience a great one, but it's really worth it!
1.For what purpose does the writer write this passage?（Please answer within 15 words.）
2. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
I was believed to be sociable because of my friendly attitude towards others．
3. Fill in the blank with a sentence.（Please answer within 10 words.）
4.Which piece of advice does the following sentence belong to? (Write in detail)
Everybody should make friends patiently in high school.
5.Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.
完成句子 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
1.Walking does need a bit of practice ________ ________ ________ _________ _________(既然重力改变了).
2.He did not look forward to __________ _________ _________(欠债) because his restaurant was no longer popular.
3. At that time people would starve if food _________ __________ __________ __________(难以找到), especially during the cold winter months.
4.So ________ ________ _______ _______(是否生命能继续延续) on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can be solved.
5.You must come ________ _______ ______ (任何时候你想来) and have ________ _______ ________ (任何你喜欢吃的东西).
