阅读理解。
The latest Chinese “god song” (an Internet term to describe pop songs that spread virally through the Internet) is still stirring up fierce debates between those who view it as a milestone for Chinese pop music going global and those who regard it as a bad image of China.
Last week, Little Apple, written and performed by Chopsticks Brothers, won the AMA International Song Award and the_duo performed the song at the 2014 American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Another Chinese pop singer, Zhang Jie, won the International Artist Award.
But while fans of these singers are thinking highly of the awards and the performance by Chopsticks Brothers at the AMA celebration, there are others who are less excited. They have questioned the value of the awards and what effects it will have on Chinese culture's “going abroad”， claiming it may leave foreign audiences with a poor impression of Chinese pop music, and even Chinese culture.
The Little Apple phenomenon, both home and abroad, can be more easily understood and judged if we look at it from a business perspective rather than a cultural perspective. The professional promoters behind the duo have developed a clear strategy to promote the duo and their works, not just this particular song. Little Apple was originally released to promote the duo's film Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon.
From the very beginning a viral marketing strategy was used to promote the song, which immediately went viral on the Internet due to its repetitive rhythm, easytoremember lyrics, simple and funny dance and, most importantly, grass roots nature. The video accumulated more than 1 billion hits on China's major video websites.
Although the song was generally dismissed by music professionals who criticized it as “musical junk food”， Little Apple's popularity nationally paved the way for promoting the duo internationally.
1.The writer's attitude to the song of Little Apple is________.
A．opposed B．negative
C．objective D．critical
2.What do the underlined words “the duo” refer to?
A．Little Apple. B．Chopsticks Brothers.
C．Zhang Jie. D．American singers.
3.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．Little Apple's popularity is also a success of the marketing strategy
B．Little Apple is generally thought worthless by the AMA
C．Little Apple is really popular with all people in China
D．Little Apple was originally released as a pop song on the Internet
阅读七选五
Do You Have the Time? In English, this question has two different meanings. The first one is “Do you know what time it is？” While commonly, this is less frequently used than the simpler question with the same meaning “What time is it？” The other is “Do you have the time (e.g.to do this or that)？” This is a very commonly asked question, whether in American, British, or Australian English. I think the response “I don't have the time” is most commonly used year after year. _1.
Think about how often you (and I) have used this as an explanation of why we couldn't do something, take on a new task, help someone, visit someone, etc. Sometimes it's a statement of fact, and sometimes it's just an excuse. 2. However, deep down we each have a pretty clear idea of the difference. In practical terms, the lack of available time seems to be and often is a true reason for why we cannot take something on. 3. “I just don't have the time” is too often an escape. Once we get to a certain age, when we are generally considered to be grownups, we are expected to have developed time management skills. In many instances, “I don't have the time” has the same meaning as “I am not willing to make the time”. Sure, we're all busy, but in the end, it's a matter of which is more important.
4. It doesn't grow on trees or fall from the sky like raindrops. You make the time as well as most of the related decisions about what is important. 5. If you don't decide on the use of your time, the decision will be taken away from you. It's really up to us to decide on how to balance and manage time, and that's a challenge.
A．No one gives you the time.
B．After all, it's so convenient as an excuse.
C．The key is what criteria you rely on to make decisions.
D．The distinction here between them is blurry (模糊不清的) and subjective.
E．Be aware it's the world's most common excuse, whether you speak it out or not.
F．But it does mean we need to develop a clear approach to time management.
G．Actually if we try to rearrange our time, or make a sacrifice, we can make it.
阅读理解
I met my friend when we were in graduate school, and we enjoyed hanging out together outside of class. After receiving our degrees, we both left school to live in different states. That was 10 years ago.
We've kept in touch, but our phone conversations and twiceayear visits became opportunities for my friend to talk endlessly about her problems. When I tried to fill her in on my own life, she obviously ignored.
In the past few years I've not visited her at all and been afraid of her occasional phone calls and visits to my house. She invites herself now because I no longer invite her. When she's at my home, she literally follows me from room to room, talking nonstop, until I make an excuse to get away from her. I tell her I need to take a nap, but I don't sleep. I sit in my room and read or enjoy the quiet.
Here's the worst part. She and her family, including two young children, are moving to our city. Her family has a small income, and they are buying a house in a grand neighborhood they can't afford. She asked if she and her husband and her children could stay at my home on their trips to our town to deal with house matters.
My husband and I have no children. Even though our home is tiny and perfectly sized for us, I let them stay. She told me her husband would start his new job before they finished purchasing this house. I felt obligated to offer her our guest room. If I hadn't offered, she would have asked anyway.
Now he's here, and it turns out he'll be staying on through the weekends. I am seething.
I would never under any circumstances impose on a friendship this way. I feel used, resentful, and don't care if I ever see her again. Should I end this friendship? I'm getting absolutely nothing from it but a knot in my stomach.
1.Every time they got in touch, the author's friend __________.
A．had little to share with the author
B．was eager to know about the author's life
C．expressed her contentment with her own life
D．showed no interest in listening to the author's story
2.The author is afraid of her friend's phone calls and visits because ________.
A．she is engaged in her own life
B．she hates her friend's nonstop talking
C．her friend always borrows money from her
D．her friend always wants to show off before her
3.We can know from the text that the author ________.
A．is a selfish and jealous woman
B．has a larger house than her friend
C．has more children than her friend
D．is unwilling to share her house with her friend
4.What is the author's attitude towards their friendship?
A．Favorable. B．Appreciative.
C．Dissatisfied. D．Indifferent.
书面表达，生活中我们都需要朋友，我们该结交怎样的朋友，不同的人有不同的看法。请认真阅读下面的引语(quotation)，按要求用英语写一篇短文。
A true friend is a source of strength and hope.
—Jonathan Lockwood Huie
内容要求：
1．谈谈你对该引语的理解；
2．你的相关经历；
3．恰当的结尾。
注意：1.短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2．文中不能出现考生的具体信息；
3．词数100左右。
This quotation from Jonathan Lockwood Huie tells us that_________________________
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短文改错
I threw my magazines into a waste basket and decide to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. I stared at everything as if I were looking at it the first time. The day passed fast. I looked at my watch but was surprised that it was 3 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautifully. When my uncle arrived at with a smile, I threw my arm around him to give him a warm hug. I had never done this ago. He seemed surprising and then his weatherbeaten face warmed up with the huge smile. We walked arm in arm to her car.
完形填空
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor. They talked about the _______ topic — happiness. But soon their conversation turned into complaints about _______ in work and life.
To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and _______ with a large pot of coffee and a variety of _______ — plastic, glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), some plainlooking, some very _______. The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in _______， the professor said, “If you have noticed, all the nicelooking _______ cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is _______ for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the _______ of your problems and stress.” The professor continued, “Believe that the cup itself adds no_______ to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even _______ what we drink. What all of you _________ wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went _______ the best cups. Now _______ this: life is coffee, the jobs, money, and _______ in society are the cups which are just tools to hold and _______ life, and the different types of cups we have don't decide, nor ________ the quality of life. If we concentrate only on the cups, we will _______ to enjoy the coffee in it. So don't let the cups _______ you ... enjoy the coffee instead.”
At these words, the graduates looked at each other in _______ embarrassment.
1.A.hot B．sensitive C．famous D．easy
2.A.pay `B．joy C．experience D．stress
3.A.cooked B．took C．returned D．met
4.A.cups B．gifts C．plates D．drinks
5.A.common B．special C．rare D．delicate
6.A.order B．time C．hand D．place
7.A.pretty B．different C．colorful D．expensive
8.A.necessary B．normal C．good D．possible
9.A.situation B．answer C．result D．source
10.A.quality B．energy C．weight D．color
11.A.makes B．gives C．hides D．includes
12.A.finally B．really C．especially D．nearly
13.A.for B．with C．into D．to
14.A.determine B．discuss C．try D．consider
15.A.position B．relation C．workmates D．friends
16.A.create B．support C．contain D．own
17.A.damage B．determine C．change D．increase
18.A.come B．stop C．have D．fail
19.A.drive B．hold C．take D．arrange
20.A.quiet B．speechless C．amazing D．reasonable
