When I decided to quit my job as a wedding photographer, I was in my late twenties, fresh from my divorce from Bob who had left me empty and confused. I decided to leave the US and travel. I had no savings, plus more than $5,000 in debt. What I did have were two sponsored tasks as a travel photographer- and with that along, I thought, it would be easy.
My first experience was a road trip from Toronto to Las Vegas, paid for by a car delivery service. Other trips followed and then I started a travel blog (博客). It was intended to be my calling card for assignment travel photography. Yet even with my blog and past experience, email after email I sent to publications, trying to get work, went unanswered. When they did get in touch, editors told me that I had no chance of making a career with travel photography. While I struggled to get on the path that I wanted, and as I expanded my blog to help get me there, I found myself wearing the hat of a full-time blogger.
Luckily, I got in at the right time. It was 2010，and the travel industry was just starting to turn its attention to bloggers. As I never could have predicted, my blogging-not my photography-did take me around the world successfully. At first，I thought it was for personal reasons, but I realized later that it was for free marketing for my blogging.
Within two years, I was being asked to speak at travel blogging conferences, which helped me to raise a network of friends around the world. Even more meaningful, however, was when I saw that my travels were also helping other people. My blog and social media followers saw that I chased my dreams and told me over and over again how they needed that kind of example, which was absent in their lives elsewhere.
1.After the author quit her job, she decided to ______.
A. divorce her husband
B. be a wedding photographer
C. pay off all her debt
D. go travelling abroad
2.What can we learn about the author from the 2nd paragraph?
A. She paid money to a car delivery agency for a road trip.
B. She realized her dream of becoming a travel photographer.
C. She got a job as an editor in a publishing house.
D. She finally became a professional blogger unintentionally.
3.The author believed her success mainly resulted from ______.
A. her personal reasons
B. her photographing skills
C. free marketing for blogging
D. booming of travel industry
书面表达
假定你是李华，你所在的学校将要举办一场春节庆祝活动。你和你的同学邀请在你校的美国交换生Tom参加。请你写一封信给Tom，要点如下：
1. 活动内容；
2. 邀请Tom一起表演一个中西合璧的节目；
3. 活动时间：2015年农历12月30日晚7：00-10：00
4. 活动地点：学校学术报告厅。
5.
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已经为你写好。
Dear Tom,
You have told me that you are very interested in how we Chinese celebrate our traditional festivals.____________________________________________________________________
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We are looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely
Li Hua
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。
There is a wonderful story about Jimmy Durante, one of great singers. 1. （ask）to be a part of a show for some old World WarⅡsoldiers, he told them he was very busy and he could afford only a few minutes, 2. he would come if they wouldn’t mind his singing one short song and immediately leaving for his next appointment. Of course, the show’s director agreed 3. (happy).
But when Jimmy got on stage, something surprising happened. He went through 4. short song and then stayed. The applause grew louder and louder and he kept 5. (stay). Pretty soon, he had been on stage 6. fifteen, twenty, and then thirty minutes. One of his 7. (assist) behind the stage stopped him and said, “I thought you had to go after a few minutes. What happened?”
Jimmy answered, “I did have to go, but I can show you the reason why I stayed. You can see for 8. (you) if you look at the front row.” In the front row were two men, both of 9. had lost an arm in the war. One had lost his right arm and the other had lost his left. Together, they were able to clap, and that was exactly what they 10. (do) , loudly and cheerfully.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I made a name for myself when I was about 26.
It never means anything _______ to me, but of course I can’t say I am free from vanity(虚荣). When a signing event was organized for my book at its _______ sale or when I was invited to deliver a speech at a meeting, I would be_______ and cheerful, especially if there were lots of participants.
_______ , I have never been controlled by such _______ , for I have my own idea of it. To me, a(n) _______ remains popular only for three seconds. This morning somebody _______ me on the way and said, “Ah, that’s Zhu Deyong!” I was glad to be _______ by a stranger and enjoyed myself, “_______ , I am famous!” But such enjoyments _______ only three seconds. He passed by and turned to the person walking with him, “What shall we have for lunch?” No _______ of me any longer. Shall I_______ my life cherishing those three seconds? Is it necessary to make efforts to _______ such three-second enjoyments? No, I don’t want to.
As life is _______ and only comes around once, it is of great value to the person himself, but of no value to others. For most people, one’s name remains _______ only for three generations: one’s _______ generation, the second (your son may say “Ah, it’s my dad.”) and the third (your grandson may still _______, “Ah, it’s my grandpa.”) If a member of the fourth generation is asked about you, he might be _______ , “Who is it?” If he is shown a picture of you, he might give it a glance, put it aside and _______ forget it. It amounts to nothing more than a _______ with an unknown name.
1.A. impressive B. reasonable C. appropriate D. important
2.A. unique B. first C. best D. final
3.A. happy B. upset C. hesitant D. nervous
4.A. Likewise B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile
5.A. discouragements B. embarrassments C. excitements D. disappointments
6.A. speech B. name C. book D. event
7.A. saw B. hit C. patted D. introduced
8.A. spotted B. recognized C. noticed D. liked
9.A. Totally B. Above all C. Finally D. After all
10.A. maintained B. stayed C. lasted D. remained
11.A. mind B. idea C. thought D. memory
12.A. waste B. spare C. devote D. afford
13.A. reach B. acquire C. offer D. honor
14.A. easy B. ordinary C. tough D. short
15.A. welcome B. personal C. respectable D. known
16.A. past B. own C. future D. new
17.A. remember B. memorize C. remind D. believe
18.A. annoyed B. interested C. puzzled D. frightened
19.A. quickly B. seldom C. deliberately D. otherwise
20.A. friend B. writer C. grandpa D. stranger
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。
For college students, graduation signals an exciting new beginning. 1. Many students wonder: What do I do now? What career is best for me? Most expert advice on choosing careers boils down to the following points.
Knowing Yourself
What are your interests? Abilities? Skills? 2. The results may surprise you! These can be useful, but they’re not the last word.
Investigating
Investigating occupations is much more difficult. For most people, there isn’t just one ‘right’ job, but several that could be satisfying. 3. Talk to people who have occupations that interest you. Find out what they like and dislike about their job.
4.
Many people choose their careers because they believe strongly in a particular cause. Some might choose to work in areas like medicine, charity or environmental protection. Some have a strong interest in history or a love for the arts. 5. So in cases like these, the field is often chosen first, rather than the occupation itself. So if you’ve chosen a field, self-assessment will help you find your place in it. Invest some time and effort, and find the right career for you.
A. Try a self-assessment quiz.
B. Search through books and Web sites.
C. Finding your place.
D. But it can also bring a lot of uncertainty and confusion.
E. Serious research helps narrow the possibilities
F. Research your chosen field carefully. What work needs to be done? What training is needed?
G. Then they might think about education, museums or art production.
People with an impulsive personality refer to those who tend to do things without considering the possible dangers or problems first. According to a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia, such people may be more likely to have food addiction. The study found that people exhibiting impulsive behavior weren’t necessarily overweight, but impulsiveness was related to a direct relationship with food, and therefore, less healthy weight.
Food addiction has been compared to addictive drug use. Studies have linked the dopamine (多巴胺) release that occurs after tasting delicious food to the dopamine release that happens when people consume other addictive substances.
Impulsive behavior involves several personality traits (特点). Two of these traits, known as negative urgency and lack of perseverance, were particularly associated with food addiction and high BMI (身体质量指数) during the study.
Negative urgency is characterized by the tendency to behave impulsively when experiencing negative emotions. Some people might drink alcohol or take drugs. For others, it could mean eating to feel better. Lack of perseverance is when a person has a hard time finishing hard or boring tasks. People with a lack of perseverance might have difficulty attempting to change addictive eating behavior, which could also cause obesity.
“Impulsiveness might be one reason why some people eat in an addictive way despite motivation to lose weight,” said Dr. Ashley Gearhardt, a clinical psychologist. He was involved in developing the Yale Food Addiction Scale in aid of those people. “We are theorizing that if food addiction is really a thing, then our measure, the Yale Food Addiction Scale, should be related to helping control impulsive action,” said Gearhardt.
Clinical psychologist Dr. James MacKillop, whose lab was conducting the study, believes that therapies used to treat addictive drug behavior could help people who suffer from addictive eating habits.
“Most of the programs for weight loss at this point focus on the most obvious things, which are clearly diet and exercise,” MacKillop said. “It seems that managing strong desires to eat would naturally fit in with the skills a person would need to eat healthily.”
1.According to Paragraph 1, the result of food addiction is ________.
A. less healthy weight B. motivation to lose weight
C. negative emotions D. taking alcohol or drugs
2.How does the author introduce the two personality traits in Paragraph 4?
A. By making comparisons and conclusions.
B. By explaining causes and effects.
C. By presenting questions and answers.
D. By giving definitions and examples.
3.What can be inferred about the Yale Food Addiction Scale from the text?
A. It has been successfully carried out among overweight people.
B. It might help some impulsive people with food addiction to lose weight.
C. It will prove whether food addiction is a problem to impulsive people.
D. It is theoretically a proper treatment for addictive food and drug behavior.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Dopamine release caused by food addiction
B. Food addiction compared to drug use
C. Impulsive personality linked to food addition
D. Food addiction contributing to obesity
