C Last year my summer holiday was spoiled by my bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad．Instead of looking at nature, I checked my e-mail．Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed（推特简讯）．Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning．I was behaving as if I were still in the office．My body was on vacation, but my head wasn’t．
So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdrawal from the Internet．I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m bad at self-control．But I was determined．I started by giving the iPad to my wife．
The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration （沮丧）．I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan．Largely breaking away from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radio—and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to do all along: read books．
This experience has had a happy ending．With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem．I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi．“I don’t need it,” I said．
However, as we return to post-vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when I’m back at work?
There are times when the need to know what’s being said right now is great．I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely．But I hope to resist the temptation to check my e-mail every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two．
I think a vacation is supposed to help you rest your brain to become more productive．Here I hope this one worked．
1.What do we know about the author’s last summer vacation?
A．He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view．
B．His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel．
C．He hated himself for acting as if he were working on vacation．
D．He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable．
2.What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year?
A．He cut off his cellphone signal．
B．He handed his iPad to his wife．
C．He refused to cheat in his house．
D．He listened to the radio most of the time．
3.When back at work, the author will probably choose to ________．
A．keep control of when and how to use the Internet
B．continue to road more and more books
C．stay away from the Internet for ever
D．stop checking what is being said right now completely
4.What is the author’s opinion of a great vacation in the passage?
A．A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day．
B．A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued．
C．A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative．
D．A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wishes to．
B It was a hot, humid day, and my brother Walt and I had decided that the only way to survive it would be to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr．Blickez’s pasture(牧场) and through some woods．
The only problem with our plan was that this pasture was guarded by a huge, mean Hereford bull．Mr．Blickez had told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in the township, maybe even the county, and we believed him．But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was something fishy about his claim．For one thing, we remembered Mr．Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like an odd name for a bull．
Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the pasture, but then another problem surfaced．Mom said she would talk to Mr．Blickez if we would take our cousin Joanie along with us．Joanie was almost two years older than me and a head taller．If her teasing ever got around my grade school, it would be all over for me．In fact, I still had a headache from a quarrel with her that morning．“I’m not going swimming with that dumb girl cousin．” I told my mom．
“Either Joanie goes with, or you stay home alone,” Mom said in her serious tone．I gave in and we set out．On our way across the pasture, Walt yelled suddenly．Elsie had approached him quietly and was licking(舔) his back．Joanie and I dove under the wire fence, but while I was on the ground I looked up and saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull after all．She was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still．
We had many good days growing up and visiting our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”．And as it turned out, for a girl cousin, Joanie hasn’t been too bad．She’s been one of my best friends over the years．
1.What’s the meaning of the underline word “fishy” in Paragraph 2?
A．Funny．
B．Interesting．
C．Doubtful．
D．Believable．
2.What’s the second problem the author has to face?
A．His mother insisted on his cousin going with him．
B．His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school．
C．He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache．
D．His mother failed to ask permission for him．
3.What does the author think of Elsie in the end?
A．Aggressive．
B．Unkind．
C．Bad-tempered．
D．Friendly．
4.What’s the passage mainly about?
A．The bull guarding Mr．Blickez’s farm．
B．The story of visiting the swimming hole．
C．How friendly the so-called mean bull was．
D．How the author changed his attitude to Joanie．
A
Guided Walking Week April 2016
Dates: April 30th-May 7th 2016
Location: Abdet, Costa Blanca
A week of guided walking in the mountains around Abdet．Highlights include the climbing of Valencia’s highest summit (Sierra de Aitana), traveling completely around the impressive Puig Campana, and several explorations in the Sierra de Aitana．Ancient trails lead through spectacular canyons(峡谷) to abandoned settlements situated high in the mountains．You will discover the snow trader routes which lead from the incredible snow holes high in the mountains down to the villages and towns on the coast．These years, golden eagles have made a return to this area, and you may also see other animals—wild goats, foxes, wild pigs and red squirrels．
As part of the week you are invited to help clear some local walking paths．This involves clearing collapsed walls and rocks, cutting back fallen trees．This is of course optional and is just for half a day, it’s actually great fun!
Price:$499
Includes:
Accommodation in the beautiful mountain village of Abdet
All food-good home cooking
Beer, wine, soft drinks
Snacks and post walk treats
Packed lunches & drinks(except café/bar visits)
Expert guiding
Photos/Videos of your days in the mountains
Airport pick-up/return $25 each way(fly to Alicante)
Single room supplement $75
To book or get further information, please contact info@abdet．com．
1.What will you find during the guided walking?
A．Climbing Sierra de Aitana is the most exciting
B．Ancient trails have changed into highways．
C．The environment in Abdet is getting better．
D．Traders live in incredible snow holes．
2.What may you enjoy if you pay $499?
A．Packed lunches including bar visits．
B．Good home cooking breakfast only．
C．Bus stop pick-up/return each way．
D．Pictures and professional guiding
3.What do the details presented in the ad suggest?
A．Clearing walking paths is a must
B．People can book the walking online．
C．Accommodation conditions are tough．
D．The walking ends on April 30th 2016
书面表达（共1小题）
假定你校正在开展 “根除陋习、创建文明校园” 活动。请你以此为主题用英语写一篇发言稿，向全校学生倡议：
1．根除：乱扔垃圾、浪费食物、吸烟……
2．提倡：讲礼貌、互助……
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, 不计入总词数。
Dear friends,
As is known to all, our school has launched a campaign against bad habits in order tobuild a civilized campus．
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That’s all．Thank you．
短文改错（共1小题）
8.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以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅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。
While visit France, we decide to do some shopping．Not far from the hotel there was a shop with all kind of clothing hanging up．When we went into the shop, a woman came up and asked that she could help us, but we said that we would like look around on our own．He looked at us rather strange．Not having found anything we needed, we thanked the woman and were left．Suddenly my husband started to laugh, pointing to a small sign with English, which reads “DRY-CLEANING SHOP．If you are a smoker, please don’t smoke here．”
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
As we all know, games play a very important role in the growth of children．Children should grow along with playing games; for, 1._________ playing games, they can not only acquire knowledge, but also develop their abilities to get along with others．
However, most children are 2._______ (face) with a completely different situation．Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and 3.__________ the children will fail in the future examinations．So, instead of4._________ (let) the children themselves find and learn naturally from their surroundings, they force their children to take part in5._________ (variety) kinds of classes, learning English, playing6._________ piano or practicing drawing, etc．What’s more, some parents put away the children’s toys which are very useful in developing children’s 7._________ (imagine) and practical abilities．
Here is a piece of good advice to those parents: 8.________ you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt 9.__________ the new surroundings．That cram (填鸭式的) education can lead to nothing 10.__________ a failure in the children’s growth．
