● Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Stretching for five miles along Ireland 5s western coast, the Cliffs of Moher are a sight more than 300 million years in the making. At their highest, the cliffs soar an impressive 702 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, offering the million visitors who visit each year incredible views sure to leave hearts racing both from the beauty and the height.
● White Cliffs of Dover, UK
These famous cliffs along England’s south-eastern coast are as rich in history as they are in beauty. They stand tall along the Strait of Dover, separating England from France and continental Europe. During World War I, the first bomb to hit the UK fell in Dover, and it served as a prominent location during WWII as well. And nowadays, the city is the best known for the beauty of its chalky white cliffs.
● Mount Thor, Canada
The name Mount Thor may inspire fear or respect — as well it should, considering this is the steepest, tallest cliff in the world. Thor reaches an astonishing 4?101 feet above sea level, and the utter greatness of its vertical incline kept it from being successfully gone up until 1965. Today, it remains a challenging and popular place for rock climbers. '
● Cliffs of Etretat, France
Located along France’s Alabaster Coast, these cliffs offer more than just steep walls. Climb to the top and you’ll have views of arched rock formations, as well as scenery that inspired the famous painter Claude Monet. At various points along the cliffs5 80-mile stretch, you can spot natural sculptures that are said to resemble an elephant, among other things.
1.The purpose of the author is to ^
A. introduce some of the world’s most amazing cliff views
B. advise people to climb rocks in their free time
C. ask people to explore why the cliffs are so steep
D. call on people to protect our environment
2.If you want to challenge yourself as a rock climber, the t choice is
A. Cliffs of Etretat B. White Cliffs of Dover
C. Ckiffs of Moher D. Mount Thor
3.The beauty of the chalky white cliffs can be enjoyed by visiting .
A. the Atlantic Ocean B. Dover
C. Alabaster D. the Strait of Bass
4.We can learn from the passage that
A. Claude Monet got his inspiration partly from Cliffs of Dover
B. Thor soars an amazing 702 feet above sea level
C. visitors to Cliffs of Dover are impressed by its history
D. natural sculptures are commonly seen along most cliffs
Even after his death, Mitchell Whisenhunt has found a way to surprise and bring comfort to his wife and young daughter, with some letters he designated to be opened on certain dates.
Mitchell lost his battle with Marfan syndrome at 26. The rare genetic disorder affects the body’s connective tissue, which is used to hold together organs, cells and tissue.
Ashley Whisenhunt, 22, cared for her husband until his death but said she was astonished when she discovered the 30 letters he left for her, their 18-month-old daughter Brynleigh and the community.
The little girl will grow up with a letter every year from her second to 18th birthday from a man she didn’t get to spend much time with but who left no doubt that he loved her unconditionally. “Through his testimony, there is so much she is going to learn,” Ashley told ABC News.
One letter was also addressed to their Longview, Texas, community, thanking them for their support.
“It just blows my mind,” Ashley said of her husband’s secret gesture. “He thought about everybody else instead of himself.”
Ashley said she would respect her husband’s wishes and open each letter as he planned, however there was one special surprise left for her that she said hit her the hardest.
In a spiral notebook that Ashley used before she dropped out of college to care for her husband, he wrote a letter to her asking that she publish a book of poetry he had written.
Mitchell Whisenhunt even planned his own funeral, and the funeral director said he couldn’t tell Ashley because it was Mitchell’s plan and secret. Ashley said she couldn’t help but wonder what other surprises her husband had in store. “There are ones we still don’t know about it,” she said.
1.How many letters will Ashley Whisenhunt receive from her husband?
A. 30. B. 22. C. 12. D. 13.
2.The underlined word “ones” in the last paragraph refers to .
A. books B. poems C. notebooks D. surprises
3.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Love from Heaven B. Fight against Diseases
C. Respect for Father D. Secrets in Store
书面表达
中国人出国旅游的不文明行为越来越受到广泛关注。请以表格中所列举的事实为依据，写一则英语短文，谈谈自己的看法。
不文明行为 | 你的看法 |
在公共场所： 随地吐痰、乱丢垃圾、大声喧哗 …… | 注意言谈举止、 爱护环境、维护中国人的形象 …… |
注意：
1. 文章必须包括表格中的提示内容，可以增加细节使行文连贯；
2. 词数100左右；
3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
4. 参考词汇：乱丢 (垃圾) litter；吐痰 spit；形象 image；声誉 reputation
As more and more Chinese go traveling abroad, reports about their bad manners flood in.
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短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文， 请你修改你同桌写的一下作文。 文中共有10处语言错误， 每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（︿），并在其下面写出该加的词。
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限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Ms. J. K. Rowling,
It is great pleasure to write to you. I like reading all of your Harry Potter book. A few days before, I listened to a radio programme about you. Now I know that you teach English at home and in others countries before you started writing books. I also know that you could only write the first book while your baby daughter was asleep, so you worked on them for five years. That was a very much difficult job. Your son David and your daughter Jessica must be proud for you. I hope I can become as successfully as you when I grow up. Thank you for spending time read my letter.
Yours sincerely,
Michele
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（不多于3个单词）或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
One day the employees of a large company in St.Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break. They were greeted with ____1.____sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday the person who had been preventing your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral____2.___(prepare)in the gym.
At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, ____3.____after a while they started getting curious___4.___who this person might be. The __5.___(excite) grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay_6.___last respects.
One by one the employees got close to the coffin. When they looked inside, they ____7.___(sudden) became speechless. They stood by the coffin, ____8.___ silence. They stood there as if someone___9.____(touch) the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone ___10.____ looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said, “There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is you.”
完形填空
阅读下列短文， 从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
No one likes the “old people” smell. No one, not even the ________ people. Trust me, I know.
I volunteer at a hospice of Alzheimer’s Care(老年痴呆患者临终安养院). My health book ________ a pretty picture of hospices, describing them as homes where family members and the sick can work together in ________ incurable illness. It shows pictures of ________ patients speaking to doctors, with, of course, loving ones around them.
That’s ________ what a hospice is. There aren’t family members, only cards sent periodically during the year. The ________ I help seldom smile because they’re struggling to________ where they are, what year it is, ________ their own names.
And they don’t like the “old people” smell—the smell of disease, of medicine and sweat, or of the lost self-respect. They don’t like it. But they ________ in it.
Next week is my ________ . I’m moving soon and I won’t have to________ that hospice. I won’t have to ________ a woman who can’t even close her mouth, or ________ a man who’s crying because he can’t stop shaking ________ enough to tie his shoes. I won’t have to run for a nurse when Evelyn falls out of her wheel-chair.
But I feel far from ________ . After four years of volunteering, the place is the same as the day I started. All the ________ remains fresh, never to be cut through by youthful spirits.
Some visit. Some bring cake and puppy dogs and flowers. But only ________ . When you were born, loving arms held you. Shouldn’t you ________ that way too? Shouldn’t the elderly, who’ve lived their lives, raised their ________ and contributed to society be cared about? Shouldn’t they end feeling loved? Why don’t ________ ?
1.A. oldB. youngC. poorD. sick
2.A. paintsB. writesC. publishesD. reads
3.A. curingB. examiningC. testingD. accepting
4.A. cryingB. sufferingC. fightingD. smiling
5.A. certainlyB. maybeC. notD. hardly
6.A. hospitalsB. patientsC. doctorsD. nurses
7.A. sayB. recognizeC. rememberD. forget
8.A. everB. evenC. onlyD. however
9.A. playB. liveC. talkD. work
10.A. dutyB. turnC. firstD. last
11.A. feelB. seeC. smellD. taste
12.A. feedB. openC. stopD. keep
13.A. blameB. cureC. calmD. find
14.A. fastB. frequentlyC. shortlyD. long
15.A. light-heartedB. absent-mindedC. badD. sad
16.A. hopefulnessB. hopelessnessC. carelessnessD. desire
17.A. someB. fewC. meD. them
18.A. actB. liveC. dieD. speak
19.A. plantsB. childrenC. foodD. money
20.A. IB. weC. theyD. you
