People in the United States honour their parents with two special days: Mother's Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father's Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care to their children. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with childcare.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother's Day people wear carnations（康乃馨）. A red one symbolizes（象征） a living mother. A white one shows that mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honour their parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues(烤肉)for Father's Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is "the thought that counts". Greeting card stores, florists,candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
1.Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respectfor their parents?
A. Their parents bring them up.
B. Their parents give love and care to them.
C. Their parents educate them to be good persons.
D. Their parents passed away before they grew up.
2. What do you learn from the passage?
A. Mother's Day and Father's Day are both in May.
B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.
C. Not all the children respect their parents.
D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.
3.Which do you think is RIGHT about "carnation" ?
A. It only has two kinds of colour.
B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother's Dayor Father's Day.
C. It's a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.
D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sundayin May.
The Chinese Antarctica(南极洲)expedition(探险队)returned to Shanghai on March 20 following a month living on the ice. It was the first time Chinese scientists had visited the Amery Ice Shelf—the longest ice shelf in the world.
The team collected ice samples and data on temperatures, which are necessary for research on global warming.
So far, about 27 countries have visited Antarctica for scientific research. Although the living conditions are very hard, many scientists have to stay there for long periods of time. So, how do they manage their lives on the ice?
Well, during the summer, the temperature in Antarctica reaches about-20℃. It falls to about-60℃ in winter. So, even if there are 24 hours of sunshine, scientists must keep wearing all the correct clothes to protect them from the cold. These clothes include jeans, running shoes, jackets, long underwears, boots and woolen socks.
Although highly technical clothing provides much protection against the extreme cold, scientists often need to go outside when there is an icy wind blowing and the temperature is-30℃. Natural protection such as facial hair can also help.
“That’s why many researchers wear a beard. It really does keep you warm，”says German explorer Arved Fuchs.
Usually, the polar researchers have good meals. Some even have feasts(盛宴)on holidays like Christmas and New Year’s Day. Vegetables are always welcome and usually finished the quickest.
Life on the ice means living with other researchers in tight living space. Most people sleep in dorm(宿舍)style rooms. More remote field camps use separate tents. So, at least some researchers don’t have to put up with annoying snorers(打鼾者)．
But what do they do for fun in their spare time? There are actually a lot of things they can do. They watch movies, read tons of books, listen to music, have saunas(桑拿浴)，paint and ski. Some female researchers might even do some knitting.
It is important for a polar researcher to be in good physical condition. They can be required to climb to heights of more than 3, 000 meters. And the Antarctic atmosphere has less oxygen than that of any other continent.
1.Why do some polar researchers wear beards? Because _______.
A．they have no time to shave(刮脸)their beards
B．beards are helpful to keep warm
C．beards will come out soon when they are shaved
D．they think beards will make them look handsome
2.The underlined phrase “put up with” probably means _______.
A．hear
B．turn down
C．let out
D．suffer from
3.Which of the following do you think is the most important one to a polar researcher?
A．Clothes.
B．Meals.
C．Tents.
D．Health.
4.The best title of the passage is _______.
A. The Antarctica
B. The Chinese Antarctica Expedition Explored the Antarctica
C. Life in Antarctica
D. The Exploration of Antarctica
人们常说“字如其人”。根据一项调查，很多中学生说自己的字迹不好看，但又不想改善，其理由各异。请根据下图内容用英语写一篇短文，说明该现象并发表看法。
注意：1．词数100字左右，开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）； 2．可适当增加细节。
With the growing popularity of computers, more and more people are paying less and less attention to their handwriting.
短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
下面短文中共有10处错误，错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）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；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分
The way of communication in people’s life have changed a lot of in recent years. In the past, people keep in touch with each other mainly by writing letters or use the public telephone. But now almost everyone has a mobile phone. People could communicate with each other almost at any place and at any time. What’s more, people have easy access the Internet, it enables them to send and receive e-mails whenever they like. With these changes, people’s pace of life has been quickened and people’s work has been made more efficiently. It used to take them several days to hear from each other, and now it takes only several minutes, even if we are in two different continents．
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A rich land owner decided to leave possessions to one of his two sons. As he lay on the deathbed, he called the two young men to him before 1. break of dawn and even before the cock could crow. He then said, “I will leave all my earth to the one 2. can best fill this room. It was in this room 3. I made plans on how to build up my fortune. Not an inch must 4. (leave) uncovered. As I am getting 5. (weak) by the hour you both must come back by midnight.” He handed them a small piece of silver and an empty bag to put their purchases in. They both went out and 6. (hurry) came back with their purchases. 7. (bring) the straw, the elder began to spread it around the floor, 8. far from filling the room. It did not even cover half the space. “This is no use, son,” said the father, “and let me see how 9. brother fills the room.” The younger son took out of his bag a large candle, 10. (set) it on the table in the center of the room and lit it. A brilliant bright light filled up the whole room. The father was delighted and exclaimed, “Son, I am sure you will use the wealth well.”
As is universally acknowledged, fresh food benefits our health. As a small child, I didn’t know about the benefits of fresh food. ____, I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and ____ snacks to be the most appetizing (令人垂涎的). As I learned to prefer fresh and ____ foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to ____ starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.
“What would it take?” I asked my mom. We had the space and were ____ to take care of the plants every day. ____ doing some research online, we ____ to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. It would have to be at least a foot deep ____ with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow.
It was April of 2014. We knew that we had to work ____ if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. That month, every day after school, I pushed ____ the tough clay (粘土) under our lawn with a large shovel (铲子). Luckily, the rain made the soil ____, and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. Next came my favorite part: shopping for ____ and plants. By June, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing ____. We had never ____ such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the ____ in them. To give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little tomatoes. We also ____ Italian pasta sauce with our tomatoes and basil (一种香料). It reassured (使…放心) us to know that we were eating healthy and fresh produce.
The work which we put into our vegetable garden was ____ worthwhile. As long as we had the ____ to start and maintain the garden, we ____ a bountiful (大量的) harvest for the entire summer and fall in return. Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the ____ of life is to be happy, I’m one little step closer.
1.A. Likewise B. Instead C. Therefore D. Otherwise
2.A. preserved B. prepared C. prevented D. protected
3.A. particular B. delicious C. nutritious D. special
4.A. think about B. worry about C. adapt to D. appeal to
5.A. absent B. late C. satisfied D. willing
6.A. Before B. Since C. As D. After
7.A. led B. refused C. decided D. afforded
8.A. so that B. now that C. as long as D. even though
9.A. quickly B. hardly C. gradually D. suddenly
10.A. over B. through C. across D. beyond
11.A. harder B. softer C. heavier D. deeper
12.A. flowers B. fruits C. seeds D. vegetables
13.A. at risk B. with care C. in excitement D. like crazy
14.A. tasted B. sensed C. watched D. smelt
15.A. tear B. cloud C. sunshine D. wind
16.A. cooked B. offered C. provided D. supplied
17.A. rather than B. other than C. no more than D. more than
18.A. fact B. force C. doubt D. willpower
19.A. received B. accepted C. spent D. fulfilled
20.A. way B. quality C. goal D. standard
