My roommate Lily was well organized, while I was not. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Lily got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Lily came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming. “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Lily answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Lily had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”
Lily and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
1.What made Lily so angry one evening?
A. She heard the author shouting loud.
B. She saw the author’s shoes beneath her bed.
C. She got the news that her grandma was ill.
D. She couldn’t find her books.
2.How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?
A. By analyzing causes. B. By following time order.
C. By showing differences. D. By describing a process.
3.The author tidied up the room most probably because _______.
A. she wanted to show her care
B. she hated herself for being so messy
C. she was asked by Lily to do so
D. she was scared by Lily’s anger
4.What might be the best title for the story?
A. Hard Work Pays Off B. Learning to Be Roommates
C. My Friend Lily D. How to Be Organized
书面表达
假设你是李华，你打算利用假期出国旅游。请你就此给你的美国朋友Michael发一封电子邮件，谈谈你出国旅游的原因，并邀请Michael有时间来中国。
要点： 1. 出国旅游很有意义；
2. 开阔眼界，了解国外的风俗和历史；
3. 和来自不同文化背景的人交朋友，学外语；
4. 放松身心，欣赏美景。
注意：100词左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Michael,
How are you?
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Best wishes!
Yours truly,
Li Hua
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，在空格处填入适当的词（每空不多于三个词）或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
It was a busy day at the grocery store and the old couples were in line behind me with birthday balloons.
They were chatting together about their rush to get ready for the party. From 1. they said, I knew their nephew had a twin and something bad happened to the baby at birth. Though they did all they could 2. (help) them but times were still tough for them.
They seemed to be too nervous and were too 3. (anxiety) to leave, so I asked 4. they wanted to go ahead of me or not. They didn’t understand what I 5. (mean) at first. After knowing it, they were very appreciative. But they stood behind me.
At that time I knew it had to be a significant day to them. Nothing could be 6. (good) if someone offered to help them. So I told the cashier to add the balloons to my purchases. The old couples refused at first 7. I insisted. I said, “You tell your sweet nephew that there are always nice people who want to give them 8. hand in this world.” They thanked me over and over and the cashier got teary-eyed, 9. (say) there was an angel in her line today.
That little act of 10. (kind) made everyone who saw it feel good—but it made me feel the best of all!
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。
In recent years, research on the human brain has been attracting more and more scientists. 1. If we compare a human brain to a hard disc(硬盘), what the scientists are doing is to make better use of the hard disc.
Experiments have started on animals. In 1999, a transplant(移植) experiment was done at the Defense and Military Physiology Research Institute in the U.S. and turned a bear into a dolphin(海豚). 2. They were made of the memory area in the dolphin’s brain containing information about swimming. They obtained a series of useful information, which was saved into a button-sized chip(芯片). Later the information was transplanted into the action memory area in the bear’s brain. 3. It proved to be a highly successful experiment and a bear was turned into a dolphin.
Not long ago, another memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research Institute of the University of California. The experiment had an entire transplant of the memory area. 4. The transplant was performed from a dog named “Genius” to a dog named “Idiot”. “Genius” could understand and follow up to 100 gestures and orders made by its master. It was a real genius in memorizing. However, “Idiot” had no contact with people at all since its birth. It became an animal with nothing in its brain, without any memory.
5. When the two dogs woke up, “Idiot” had grasped all the abilities “Genius” had; it was good at memorizing and sensible. It could follow every gesture and any command given by its master. But “Genius” gave no response to its master, and in fact did not recognize him at all.
A. The experiment was a complete success.
B. Then it was released(释放) by means of electric power.
C. One of the latest research topics is how to change the human brain or combine it with the computer.
D. Different images have different meanings in the memory area.
E. It included actions, moods, logic, words, images, etc.
F. Discoveries show that messages are carried by the central nervous system in the brain.
G. Using the most advanced technology, detailed images were produced.
Online shopping has become more and more popular these years. Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping, according to a study published last week in the US.
For years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women, but during the 2013 holiday season 58 percent of those shopping online were women.
“It shows how mainstream the Internet is becoming,” said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group, which carried out the study. Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men. This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending.
Users were more likely to shop online to save time. Internet users between the ages 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the surprising increase in the online gift-buying population this time around.
However, three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2013. They worried about credit card security(安全), or just compared online prices with off-line prices, then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals.
“But even if shoppers don’t buy online, websites are becoming promotion(促销) tools for stores, ” said Dan Hess, vice president of Com Score Network Inc. Hess said that actually most stores’ websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers. And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time.
“It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient, more reliable and more comfortable.” Hess said.
1.Which of the following statements is true?
A. There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2013.
B. More women shopped online than men in 2013.
C. Most of the Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 are women.
D. People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online.
2.What does the underlined part “dashed off” probably mean ?
A. 关闭 B. 推迟 C. 匆忙 D. 起飞
3.According to Dan Hess, shopping online ______.
A. is unsafe B. is convenient
C. is a waste of money D. is cheaper
It was lucky to have a teacher at home. Mom was a teacher most of her life. When she wasn’t in the classroom, she was educating her children or grandchildren: correcting our grammar; starting us on collections of butterflies, flowers or rocks; or inspiring a discussion on her most recent “Book of the Month Club” topic. Mom made learning fun.
It was sad for my three brothers and me to see her ailing in her later years. At eighty-five, she suffered a stroke(中风) and she went steadily downhill after that.
Two days before she died, my brothers and I met at her nursing home and took her for a short ride in a wheelchair. While we waited for the staff to lift her back into bed, Mom fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her, we moved to the far end of the room and spoke softly.
After several minutes our conversation was interrupted by a muffled sound coming from across the room. We stopped talking and looked at Mom. Her eyes were closed, but she was clearly trying to communicate with us. We went to her side.
“Whirr,” she said weakly.
“Where?” I asked. “Mom, is there something you want?” “Whirr,” she repeated a bit stronger. My brothers and I looked at each other and shook our heads sadly.
Mom opened her eyes, sighed, and with all the energy she could muster said, “Not was, say were!”
It suddenly occurred to us that Mom was correcting brother Jim’s last sentence. “If it was up to me…”
Jim leaned down and kissed her cheek. “Thanks, Mom,” he whispered. We smiled at each other and once again shook our heads…this time in awe of a remarkable teacher.
1.When Mom said, “Whirr”, what did she really want to do?
A. She wanted to tell her sons her will.
B. She wanted to have something to eat before she died.
C. She wanted to correct the mistakes Jim made while talking.
D. She wanted to teach her sons more because she was dying.
2.Which of the following statements is NOT right?
A. Mom was a good teacher and never wanted to stop her teaching.
B.Mom was always making her teaching fun.
C.Mom didn’t forget her teaching until she died.
D.Mom was no longer a teacher when she was at home.
3.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A. Once a teacher, always… B. Mom’s will
C. A teacher’s life D. A teacher’s story
