阅读理解。
NOWADAYS, most animated (动画) films rely heavily on computer technology． But his magical world – where witches (魔法师) cast spells and castles float in the sky – is brought to life by hand． Nevertheless, Hayao Miyazaki is referred to as Japan’s Walt Disney and considered by many to be the world’s greatest living animator．
This month, the 72-year-old Miyazaki announced his retirement． The Japanese animator has directed 11 animated full-length films over the past four decades, including the Oscar-winning Spirited Away (《千与千寻》) and his latest release, The Wind Rises (《起风了》), which tells the life story of a man who designed Japanese World War II fighter planes．
Just as The Wind Rises shows, Miyazaki is well-known for his obsession with flight, especially human flight． Other striking aspects of Miyazaki’s films include his themes of environmental protection and the horrors of war．
Miyazaki’s work is also famous for its lack of clearly defined good and evil characters． He sees the 21st century as a complex time when old norms need to be re-examined．
As a storyteller, he is an inventor of fairy tales full of mystery． In the Miyazakian universe, wizards (巫师) turn into birds of prey; young girls are transformed overnight into 90-year-old women; greedy parents are changed into pigs; and shooting stars become fire demons (恶魔)．
As a visual (视觉的) artist, most of Miyazaki’s grace comes from his vivid (鲜明的) colors and lovingly drawn landscapes – a rolling meadow (草地) covered with flowers and shadowed by clouds, or a range of rocky hills rising toward snow-capped mountain peaks
People attribute Miyazaki’s success to his long pursuit of his hand-drawn technique, although in an interview with CNN he called himself an “extinct species” in the age of digital animation．
A recent television documentary on the making of The Wind Rises showed a disappointed Miyazaki throwing a pile of drawings into the trash． He is said to have redrawn thousands of frames of the much-praised Princess Mononoke (《幽灵公主》) when they did not meet his standards．
But his huge attention to detail has earned him the respect of the entire animated film world． Even John Lasseter – head of Pixar, the famous US computer animation studio – once called Miyazaki “one of the greatest filmmakers of our time”．
1.What can we know about Miyazaki’s film The Wind Rises?
A．It was put on a long time ago．
B．Its hero is a soldier．
C．It describes horrors of war．
D．It is an Oscar-winning film．
2.What does the underlined word “obsession” mean in paragraph 3? ?
A．Enthusiasm B．Hate
C．Envy D．Sympathy
3.According to the article,Miyazake’s films _____．
A．are full of mystery and imaginative characters and landscapes
B．are likely to use hand-drawn technique and redrawn abstract frames
C．are full of new norms and clearly defined good and evil characters
D．are likely to demonstrate environmental protection and anti-war themes
4.What is the main idea of this article ?
A．Miyazake’s impact on Japanese culture
B．the characteristics of Miyazake’s films
C．what inspired Miyazake to create his films
D．what made Miyazake succeed
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew，but whose face he didn’t，the girl with the rose．Thirteen months ago，in a Florida library he took a book off the shell and found himself interested in the notes in the margin(页边)．The soft handwriting showed a thoughtful soul and insightful(有洞察力的)mind．
In front of the book，he discovered the name，Miss Hollis Maynell． With time and effort he got her address．He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to keep in touch．
During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail．A romance started．John requested a photograph，but she refused．She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like．Later they agreed on their first meeting—7:00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York．
“You’ll recognize me,” she wrote，“by the red rose I’ll be wearing my coat．” So at 7：00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose．
A girl in a green suit was coming toward him，her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers．Almost uncontrollably he came to her，and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell—a woman well past 40．The girl was walking quickly away．
He did not hesitate，saying，“I’m John，and you must be Miss Maynell．I am so glad you could meet me． May I take you to dinner?”
The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about，son，” she answered，“but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coat．And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner，I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street．She said it was some kind of test!”
It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom． The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive．
1.John was attracted by Miss Hollis Maynell because ________．
A．John considered her as one of her old friends
B．she took excellent notes with a soft handwriting
C．John held the opinion that she was a considerate and thinking lady
D．she was very charming with a slim figure and blue eyes
2.The reason why John uncontrollably went up to the young girl in the green suit was that_________．
A．he knew it was Miss Hollis Maynell．
B．she was the very lady he was waiting for．
C．he was attracted by her beautiful appearance．
D．John didn’t want to run into Miss Hollis Maynell
3.What’s the main idea of the story?
A．The wisdom is shown in one’s action．
B．Love can be encountered by chance if you like．
C．You should never judge a book by its cover．
D．A unselfish heart is seen in its response to the unattractive．
假如你是学生会负责人，学校将在五月份与美国姊妹学校共同开展文化月活动，校报急需在学校内聘一位同学任英文版的编辑，请你用英文写一则招聘启事，并请感兴趣的同学于4月31日前与学生会联系。主要内容如下：
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①从英文报刊杂志及互联网上选择有关中西方文化的文章；
②选择与编辑同学们的来稿。
2．应聘要求：
① 乐意奉献出一些业余时间为同学们服务；
② 英文与美术皆好；能熟练使用电脑。
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2．可适当加入细节，以使充实、行文连贯，请勿提及真实学校名称。
A Cultural Month activity will be carried out in May between our school and our sister school in the USA．
The Students’ Union
阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
When I was growing up，I was embarrassed to be seen with my father．He was severely lame and very short，and when we would walk together，his hand on my arm for balance，people would stare．I would feel ashamed at the unwanted attention．If he ever noticed or was bothered，he never let on，nor did he say anything about it．
It was difficult to coordinate(协调) our steps—his pausing，my impatience—and because of that，we didn’t say much as we went along．But as we started out，he always said，“You set the pace，I will try to adjust to you．”
Our usual walk was to or from the subway，which was how he got to work．He went to work sick，and despite bad weather．He almost never missed a day，and would make it to the office even if others could not．A matter of pride．
When snow or ice was on the ground，it was impossible for him to walk，even with help．At such times my sisters or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn，NY，on a child’s sleigh to the subway entrance．Once there，he would grasp the handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice-free．In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building，and he would not have to go outside until we met him in Brooklyn on his way home．
When I think of it now，I wondered at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to subject himself to such indignity and stress．And at how he did it—without bitterness or complaint．
He never talked about himself as an object of pity，nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able．What he looked for in others was a “good heart”，and if he found one，the owner was good enough for him．
Now that I am older，I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people，even though I still don’t know precisely what a “good heart” is．But I know the times I don’t have one myself．
My father has been gone many years now，but I think of him often．I wonder if he sensed my unwillingness to be seen with him during our walks．If he did，I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was，how unworthy I was，how I regretted it．I think of him when I complain about incident，when I am envious of another’s good fortune，when I don’t have a “good heart”．
At such times I put my hand on his arm to regain my balance，and say，“You set the pace，I will try to adjust to you．”
1.What wouldn’t the author like others to see?(No more than 10 words)
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “let on” in the first paragraph? (No more than 5 words)
3.According to the third paragraph，what conclusion can you get about the father’s attitude toward his work? (No more than 8 words)
4.Find an example in the passage that shows the father was a man with a “good heart”．(No more than10 words)
5.What does the author learn from his father? (No more than 15 words)
阅读理解。
There’s no doubt that our character has a profound effect on our future．What we must remember，however，is not merely how powerful character is in influencing our fate (命运)，but how powerful we are in shaping our own character and，therefore，our own fate．Character may determine our fate，but character is not determined by fate．
It’s a common mistake to think of character as something that is fully formed and fixed very early in life．It calls to mind old proverbs like “A leopard can’t change its spots” and “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks．”
This perspective that our character is “etched in stone” is supported by a great deal of modern psychology emphasizing self-acceptance．As Popeye says，“I am what I am．” The hidden message is:Don’t expect me to be more，better，or different．
Ultimately，these views of humanity totally undervalue the lifelong potential for growth that comes with the power of reflection and choice．
How depressing it would be to believe that we can’t choose to be better，more honest，more respectful，more responsible，and more caring．None of us should give up the personal seeking to improve our character．Not because we’re bad，we don’t have to be sick to get better ，but because we’re not as good as we could be．
There are so many things in life we can’t control，whether we’re beautiful or smart，whether we had good parents or bad，whether we grew up with affirmation or negation．It’s inspiring to remember that nothing but moral will power is needed to make us better．
No，it isn’t easy．But if we make a great effort to become more aware of the habits of heart and mind that drive our behavior，we can begin to place new emphasis on our higher values so that we become what we want our children to think we are．
1.What is the best title of the passage?
A．We shape our own character．
B．Character determines our fate．
C．Character is fully formed and fixed．
D．We must meet what our children need．
2.The author agrees that _____________．
A．a leopard can't change its spots
B．in life we must attach importance to self-acceptance
C．we shouldn’t expect us to be more different
D．character is not fully formed and fixed very early
3.In the author’s opinion，which of the following is TRUE?
A．We can’t choose to be better．
B．We should seek to improve our character for we’re bad enough．
C．We should value our lifelong potential for growth．
D．We should make choices constantly．
4.What do we need to improve ourselves according to the author?
A．Our smartness．
B．Our will power．
C．Our fate．
D．Our character．
5.What can we infer from the passage?
A．It is not difficult to improve ourselves．
B．We must try our best to be as good as possible．
C．Our children should copy our behavior．
D．We should control as many things as possible in life．
阅读理解。
Researchers around the world have been trying their hand at making better use of the huge amount of wind energy available in nature to produce clean energy．Apart from this，studies are being carried out to harness(利用) usable wind energy produced by man-made technologies．
One useful source identified by Indian inventor Santosh Pradhan about two years ago is a speeding train，which produces fierce wind that can be transformed into electricity．
According to Pradhan’s proposal，with a few small improvements in existing trains running in Mumbai，the largest city in India，at least 10，000 megawatts(兆瓦) of electricity could be harvested each day．
Building on this principle，designers Ale Leonetti Luparinia and Qian Jiang from Yanko Design have created a device(装置) called T-Box that harnesses wind energy from speeding trains．
T-Box can be placed within the railway tracks．It is half-buried underground between the concrete sleepers(水泥枕木)，which does not disturb the normal train operating at all．According to Yanko，around 150 T-Boxes can be fitted along a 1，000-meter railway track．
A train running at a speed of 200 kph can produce winds blowing at 15 miles a second．Based on this calculation，150 T-Boxes can produce 2．6 KWH of electricity per day．The T-Box’s design won a silver medal in last year’s Lite-On Awards and was exhibited last summer at the Xue Xue Institute in Taipei，Taiwan Province．
Though the figures look impressive，it is important to remember that the design is still at a conceptual stage and hasn’t taken into account issues such as pieces of waste material produced by the device and the efforts and costs involved in the maintenance(维护) of the device．
We can expect the technology to see the light of the day only after it clears these issues．If so，rail travel，one of the greenest forms of travel，will become greener and 1.What can we learn about T-Box?
A．It will be fitted on the trains．
B．It is based on Pradhan’s idea．
C．It can turn electricity into light．
D．It was invented by an Indian scientist．
2.How much electricity can be produced per day by T-Boxes along a railway track of 100km?
A．260 KWH． B．2．6 KWH．
C．150 KWH． D．1．5 KWH．
3.It can be concluded from the last two paragraphs that ______．
A．T-Box has proved to be effective in harvesting wind
B．the maintenance of T-Box will be costly
C．there is much to do about T-Box
D．T-Box will come into use soon
4.According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The Indian inventor Santosh Pradhan invented the speeding train．
B．The T-Box’s design won a silver medal in Lite-On Awards last year．
C．Rail travel has become one of the energy-efficient technologies in the world．
D．The India harvests 10，000 megawatts of electricity each day on average．
5.The passage is mainly written to _______．
A．encourage more people to travel by train
B．explain the advantages of electricity
C．tell readers how to save energy and money
D．introduce a new invention to readers
