I saw a dear friend a few days ago and stopped by to ask her how she was doing．She looked up，voice lowered，just complaining：“I'm so busy…have so much going on”
Almost immediately after，I ran into another friend and asked him how he was．Again，the same tone，the same response：“I'm just so busy…got so much to do．”
Their responses knocked me down．How did we create a world in which we have more and more to do with less time for leisure，less time for reflection，less time for community? When did we forget that we are human beings，not human doings? What happened to a world in which we can sit with the people we love so much and have slow conversations with meaningful pauses and silences that we are in no rush to fill?
This disease of being “busy” is spiritually destructive to our health and well-being．It weakens our ability to be fully present with those we love the most in our families, and keeps us from forming the kind of community that we all so desperately tong for．
I don’t have any magical solutions．All I know is that we are losing the ability to live a truly human life．I am always a prisoner of hope, but I wonder if we are willing to make a change to our so-called busyness of life．Somehow we need a different model of organizing our lives，our societies，and our families．
I want us to have a kind of existence where we can pause，look each other in the eye，touch one another，and ask ourselves：Here is how my heart is doing，I am taking the time to reflect on my own existence，and I know how to express the state of my heart．
1.What’s the result of the busy lifestyle?
A．People will become forgetful in their everyday life．
B．People are beginning to find some time for leisure．
C．People may lose the ability of enjoying their life．
D．People will further understand the importance of community．
2.How can we live a relaxed and balanced life according to the author?
A．By seeking help from local families．
B．By improving our working ability．
C．By reconstructing the model of our lives．
D．By creating a smarter open community．
3.Calling himself a prisoner of hope，the author means that .
A．he thinks people won’t change
B．he actually has magical solutions
C．it is harmful to have many hopes
D．he is always optimistic about life
4.What is the purpose of the author writing the article?
A．To express concerns about people’s complaints．
B．To criticize and reflect on the people’s present lifestyle．
C．To voice his opinions on how to live a simple life．
D．To question whether it is possible to live a slow life．
Step into an American preschool classroom today and you are likely to fall into a so-called print-rich environment，every surface colorfully decorated with instructional posters，classroom rules，chedules，and mottos，few of which a 4-year-old can understand in fact．
Besides the confusing things on classroom walls，teaching methods and curriculums have changed recently，by which more time is spent on what’s called “seat work”一workbooks and worksheets—but less time devoted to music and art．School—readiness skills are essential for the youngest learners to move on to a subsequent stage. As a result, expectations that may arguably have been reasonable for 5-and 6-year-olds, such as bemg able to sit at a desk and using pencil and paper，are now directed at even younger children, who lack the motor skills and attention span to be successful．
However，parents of preschoolers tend to be on board with these changes，because they fear that the old—fashioned pleasures of unhurried learning have no place in today’s highly competitive world．The stress is obvious：Pick the “wrong” preschool and your child might not go to college．She might not be employable. She might not even be allowed to start first grade!
As preschoolers are learning so much academic knowledge at earlier ages，they seem somehow less curious and less engaged．Some teachers say that more children today seem to lack the language skills．The real focus in the preschool years should not be just on vocabularv and reading，but on talking and listening．By talking with adults, and one another，they pick up information，learn how things work and solve puzzles that trouble them．For our littlest learners，what could be more important than that?
1.Which of the statements does the author probably agree with?
A．Younger children can fully understand the instructional things in classrooms．
B．3-and 4-year-olds shouldn’t be expected too much in school readiness skills．
C．More time should be spent on“seat work’’ instead of music and art．
D．Even 5-and 6-year-olds have good motor skills and attention span．
2.The underlined phrase “be on board with” in the third paragraph most probably means “ ”.
A．accept B．reject C．doubt D．worry
3.Why are parents so picky when choosing a preschool for their kids?
A．Because some preschools are too old fashioned．
B．Because a wrong preschool might ruin kids’ future．
C．Because the competitions between kindergartens are fierce．
D．Because it is easy for them to choose a right preschool．
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A．New Preschool Breaking down the Kids．
B．The Early Bird Gets the Worm．
C．Preschool，the Gatekeeper to Elementary School?
D．Seat work，a Better Choice for the Youngest Kids?
“At least you’ll be close to home!”That phrase dominated the weeks before my move to my college．I took comfort in knowing that home was close by if I needed it
The night before the move，I spoke with a sophomore(大学二年级)friend of mine who was moving back the next morning．I asked if he was sad to be leaving home and his response sparked in me an internal debate．“It was nice to be back but honestly。I’ve come to think of the college as my home．”Up until that moment，the move to college seemed like an extended version of summer camp．School wasn’t a home；it was a place for me to explore when I was away from home right?
As I packed my things，I really started thinking about the concept of home，and I couldn’t help but wonder would I ever consider college my own home? The next day，once my bags were unpacked and my parents were gone，I took a moment to look around my dorm．It was absolutely nothing like my room…no bunnies，no blue curtains and no queen—sized bed．Despite the fun I was having and things I was learning in the following Welcome Week，I couldn’t bring myself to call it home．I longed for my bunnies．I even wanted my mom’s calls．“There’s no place like home．”I murmured．
Last night，I went to visit my friends and we spent the next hour talking about that missing feeling we all shared-our families，our friends，our old lives—and soon the sadness turned to fondness．One by one our friends came in to say goodnight and the room was filled with girls，all laughing and sharing our high school experiences．It wasn’t until about l：00 a．m．that I turned to my roommate，unconsciously saying，“It’s getting late…we should probably go home soon．”I was taken aback by my own words．Somehow in the few hours，my dorm room had turned into a home．
1.How did the author react to her sophomore friend’s response at first?
A．She quite agreed with her friend．
B．She was completely certain about it．
C．She thought he was telling a lie．
D．She was surprised by his response。
2.The author mentioned the bunnies twice in the passage to suggest that .
A．college lacked a friendly atmosphere
B．she didn’t get used to her college life then
C．pet-keeping was not allowed in college dorm
D．college should prepare bunnies for new students
3.Whv was the author taken aback by her own words at the end of the passage?
A．Because she began to call her college a home．
B．Because there were so many girls gathering in the dorm．
C．Because she lost a good chance to forget homesickness．
D．Because it was rude to say that when everyone was happy．
4.What made the author begin to take college as a home?
A．Decorating her dorm like a home．
B．Her previous family lives.
C．Friends’ shared feelings．
D．Comforts from other girls.
书面表达
假如你是校学生会主席，为了更好地保护环境，你代表学生会向全校学生发出倡议。请根据以下内容，写一份“低碳生活”倡议书：
1. “低碳生活”节能环保。(1)尽量步行上学或骑自行车上学。(2)离开房间前关掉灯和其它电器。(3)垃圾分类回收。(4）节约用纸。
2. 倡议全校学生过“低碳生活”,这是一种经济、健康、幸福的生活方式。
注意：1.词数：100左右 2.可以适当
增加细节，以使行文连贯
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计人总词数。
参考词汇：电器electrical appliances
Dear friends，
As we can see, the environment around us is getting worse and worse. It is important for us to live a low-carbon life to protect the environment, not only for ourselves but also for our future generations.
Thank you!
The students’ Union
单句改错
以下10个句子，每个句中只有一处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
1.The doctor said the women was a great deal of better and could leave hospital the next day.
2.After being defeated in the final match, the coach of the team would rather keep silent than made any comment.
3.Could it be fine tomorrow, I would go hiking with my roommates.
4.That is not easy to stop smoking, but millions have managed to quit and so can you.
5.It was Stephen’s courage and calmness helped him a lot when he was in trouble.
6.With the boy led the way, we had little difficulty finding the small farmhouse before dark.
7.Quantities of money has been used in helping the homeless by our government so far.
8.He is always teasing me about my fatness and I really can’t put up him.
9.I was about to go back to sleep then suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day.
10.Having been finished her homework, the girl helped her mother with the housework.
语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mary will never forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day, 1.(wear) sun glasses. He walked in as if he2. (buy) the school. And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City.
For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt3. (please), because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her, it was probably the fact that she sat in 4. last row.
5. he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong. It might have made it a little6. (hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didn’t stop the kids in the class. Of course whenever they turned to look at him, they had to look at Mary, 7. made her feel like a star.
“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?” the teacher asked. The new boy shook his head.” “Then I’d appreciate8. if you didn’t wear them in class. I like to look at your eyes when I’m speaking to you.” The new boy looked at the teacher 9. a few seconds and all the other students wondered what the boy would do. Then he took10. off, gave a big smile and said “That is cool”.
