The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:
“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”
“I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”
But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”
I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.
Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim, chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.
This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.
1.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed
B. How to make friendship last for ever
C. You are who your friends are
D. Friends are the most important in one’s success
2.The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show ________.
A. the musicians’ living conditions are quite poor
B. people have poor taste in music
C. people have different attitudes towards the same thing
D. young people have greater chances of succeeding
3.By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7(underlined), you can ________.
A. improve a lot in making more friends
B. come to the right way of making friends
C. develop a better relationship with your friends
D. arrange the time with your friends properly
4.The passage is mainly written for ________.
A. musicians B. managers
C. negative people D. people wanting to succeed
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华，你校将迎接英国学生代表团。作为学校书法社团部长，请你写一篇发言稿，要点如下：
1.介绍书法用品
2.阐述书法学习的好处
3.邀请英国学生参加书法练习活动
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3. 开头以为你写好。
参考词汇 书法calligraphy
文房四宝 the Four Treasures of the Study (writing brush, ink stick, paper, ink slab)
Dear friends,
We’d like to share our culture with you by introducing you to the art of Chinese calligraphy.
_____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课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：在错的词下画一横线，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仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
For ages, sailors have said that it is a good luck to see dolphins swum alongside boats. Their presence meant that land is near, which will be vital informations if a boat and her crew are in danger. Some dolphins have even protected sailors which suffer shipwreck from sharks. There is no wonder that these unique and fascinating creatures have long know as our friends.
Dolphins are thought to be intelligent animals because of its quick ability to learn. They seem to communicate with each other through a combination of whistles and clicks. While scientists don’t know exact what they are talking about, it is thought dolphins are telling each other that food is nearby, or warming each other of approaching dangerous.
第二节基础知识测试
注意：1—5题为单词拼写（每空一词），6—10题为完成句子（不限词数）。
1.She chose to learn the violin in __________(prefer) to the piano.
2.During the talks in Copenhagen, all the 192 nations agree on the fact that climate change is posing a threat to the __________(生存) of human beings.
3.The new solider __________(射击) at the target, but missed it again.
4.We’ll start tomorrow, weather __________(permit).
5.He was touched by the __________(warm) of their welcome.
6.“The interest ______________________ be divided into five parts, according to the agreement made by both sides.” declared the judge.
7.But for my classmates’ help, I ______________________(not finish) the work in time.
8.He studied hard before the examination, and it ______________________ (得到回报，取得成功). He made an A.
9.The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ______________________(参考) his notes.
10.Would you like my old TV ______________________(交换) this camera?
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。
Also 1.(know) as “paper paintings” and “painted pictures”, New Year paintings are 2. unique art form in Chinese folk culture. The paintings are called “New Year paintings” because they are 3.(most) posted during the Chinese New Year holiday 4. decoration and they are also a symbol of New Year’s greetings.
New Year paintings 5. (appear) around the Tang dynasty, replacing the previous door pictures 6. (feature) the gods believed to be able to protect the residents and drive away ghosts. In the Song dynasty, New Year paintings were created on a large scale. With the advancement of printing technology, the content and forms of New Year paintings became 7.(diversity). The development of the paintings matured in the Ming and Qing dynasties, 8.the art hit its heyday(全盛期).
Traditional printing 9.(method) of New Year paintings include woodlock printing, stone-block printing, offset (胶印) printing, traditional Chinese painting, watercolor painting and sketches etc. Woodblock printed New Year paintings 10.(be) the most popular and interesting ones.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the question that my life forever.
One day l went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later,1 was in a on life support with less than two percent of living. It wasn't until days later that the doctors diagnosed me with a blood infection. Over the of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee. When my parents me out of the hospital, I that I had been put together like a patchwork（拼缝物）doll and I had to live with legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken, streaming down.
But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and the New Amy. It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant .And that is when it me that I didn't have to be five-foot-five anymore, I could be as tall as l wanted. And of all ,I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were here.
Four months later,1 was back upon a .And this February, I won two Board World Cup gold medals, me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world. So, instead of looking at our and our limitations as something _ or bad, we can begin looking at them as a wonderful that can be used to help us go further than we ever know we could go.
1.A.saved B. risked C. ruined D. changed
2.A.hospital B. club C. field D. stadium
3.A.thought B. degree C. chance D. decision
4.A. mild B. severe C. potential D. slight
5.A.journey B. break C. course D. schedule
6.A.wheeled B. dragged C .pulled D. delivered
7.A.made sure B. felt like C. worked outD. put forward
8.A.muscled B .heavy C. shapely D. false
9.A.blood B .sweat C. tears D. water
10.A.hug B. recognizeC. fix D. introduce
11.A.plan B. question C. informationD. favor
12.A.stuck B. brokeC. beatD. broadened
13.A.although B. so C. while D. but
14.A.first B. strangest C. best D. luckiest
15.A.struggles B. benefits C. rewards D. conflicts
16.A.stage B. snowboardC. track D. playground
17.A.allowing B. giving C. calling D. making
18.A.challenges B. achievementsC .devotionsD. hesitations
19.A.active B. amazing C. negative D. terminal
20.A.ability B. skill C. tool D. gift
