As a new teacher at Doull Elementary school in Denver, Kyle Schwartz thought of a simple way to know her third graders, most of whom came from poor families. She asked them to complete the note, “I wish my teacher knew..." and share something about themselves. Their honest answers gave the teacher a chance to understand her students’ difficulties.“I wish my teacher knew I have no pencils to do my homework,” wrote one child. “I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading homework is not signed because my mom is not free a lot,” wrote another. Some showed hope for the future. “I wish my teacher knew that I warn to go to college.”

“Some notes are really heartbreaking.” Schwartz tells ABC News. “I care deeply about each of my students and I don’t want them to be poor forever.” She explains, “I hoped to know more about their lives and how I could better support them. So I decided to let them tell me what I needed to know. That was why I created the fill-in-the-blank exercise.”

_______ the third graders were allowed to answer anonymously （匿名地） , most wanted to include names. And some were even excited to read their notes out loud, like one shy girl who bravely said that she was lonely. “After she told the class, ‘I don’t have friends to play with me,’ I was worried about what they would do,” Schwartz tells Us Weekly. However,I felt encouraged to see how much support the other kids offered her. They invited her to play at break and sit with them at lunch. You see, children have an unusual ability to express empathy（同情） .”

“The results have been surprising,” says Schwartz. “It shows the importance of giving people a voice and really listening to them.”

（以下A（易）、B（难）两种题型任选一种，前4个小题为A（易）题型，后4个小题为B（难）题型，做A种題型的不做B种，做B种题型的不做A种）

1.Why did the teacher create the fill-in-the-blank exercise?

A. To find out more about her students.

B. To make the lesson more challenging.

C. To improve the students' writing skills.

D. To raise her students’ interest in lessons.

2.What do we know about the students' answers?

A. They were kept secret.    B. They were partly made up.

C. They were beyond expectations.    D. They were mostly disappointing.

3.What does Schwartz think of her students?

A. They are brave, shy and lonely.

B. They are ready to express themselves.

C. They have difficulty in making friends.

D. They are unwilling to make their answers public.

4.What happened to the girl after she shared her feelings?

A. Her classmates liked to chat with her.

B. Her classmates didn’t understand her.

C. She was laughed at by her classmates.

D. She got great support from her classmates.

5.Fill in the blank in Para. 3 with a proper word.

6.Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Some of what they said made me feel rather sad.

7.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

8.What did the teacher do in order to know more about her students?

Christa Marie Eastburn has added a new name to the list of people she sends Father’s Day cards to—a father she grew up never knowing. In North Kansas City, the 57-year-old woman thought her father died 54 years ago, but this summer she learned he is alive. "I have a real father to send a card to this time, "she told the newspaper last week. “But I still don’t have everything that goes with it—like the memories.” Her parents, Karl Beinfohr and Ingeborg Mueller, got married in Germany in the 1940s when World War II was on and a year later Marie was born—a daughter who grew up thinking her father, a German soldier, died in the war.

This year, Eastburn found and got in touch with relatives in Germany, hoping they could tell her about her father. One day, a letter arrived in her mailbox.

"All these years of quietness, "Beinfohr wrote, "I don' t know what you have lived through. The news that she had a father who lived an ocean away brought tears to Eastburn's eyes.

Eastburn and her father began writing to each other. In his letters, Beinfohr tried to explain the years lost. Finally, last month, Eastburn went to Germany to meet her father. They looked through old photos. Beinfohr showed his daughter one of her old toys he had kept.

1.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?

A. Her father had a poor memory.

B. She had grown up without a father

C. She couldn’t remember her parents at all

D. She didn't know what to write on the card

2.How did Eastburn find out her father is still alive?

A. By contacting relatives in Germany

B. By sending out Father’s Day cards

C. By looking through some old photos

D. By visiting her friends in the world

3.Where does Eastburn most probably live?

A. In Germany

B. In Britain

C. In France

D. In America

No matter where you are, knowing how to protect yourself and your family during an earthquake is necessary. Here are some tips for you.

Duck, Drop, Cover and Hold

Duck under a strong piece of furniture, if possible. Most earthquake injuries are the result of being hit by something falling on you. Drop to the floor to avoid falling or being thrown down. And protect you from flying glass. Use clothes,blankets, cushions or furniture for covering. Hold on to whatever you're using, as the ground motion may be violent. Get away from glass, bookcases or anything heavy that could fall over on you.

Stay away from the doors

Doorways used to be recommended but most experts now say: stay away from them. Doors can suddenly shut with bone crushing force. Anyway, the experts say that in modern construction a doorway is no stronger than any other location along the wall.

Try to run outside

While the ground is moving, the greatest danger is of being injured by taking a fall or being hit by a falling piece of building as you exit. If you smell gas or when the shaking stops, calmly, carefully make your way out and get clear of the building. Before you leave, get shoes on because you will be walking on broken glass. If you're in a crowd, stay calm, and take what can cover you and find where you are. In a crowd the greatest dangers are panic and the rush for an exit.

1.Which of the following is TRUE about earthquakes?

A. Floors cause most injuries.

B. Doors should be shut at all times.

C. Clothes can be used for protection.

D. Following a crowd is always right.

2.Which of the following best explains"recommended"underlined in this text?

A. Introduced.

B. Realized.

C. Suggested.

D. Explained.

3.What is the purpose of the text?

A. To inform people of possible dangers of an earthquake.

B. To tell family members to stay calm in an earthquake.

C. To order people to gain knowledge about an earthquake.

D. To introduce ways to protect people in an earthquake.

Have you ever wondered about changing your life for the better? There are many ways for us to live a healthy lifestyle.So it seems ________ that although we know a lot about ________ to live healthily, many people continue to do things which may be ________ for their health.

There are many parts of our lifestyles which allow us to live healthily. For example, we all know about the importance of ________healthy foods and doing enough exercise and physical activities in our daily life. In rich countries, good-quality fresh foods and sports facilities are ________ to the people, so it should be easy to ________ healthy living habits.________, today there are things which prevent people from having a healthy lifestyle. Industry and traffic have________serious environmental pollution. What's more, we spend a lot of time sitting before ________, and this often means we have________ time for activities which keep us fit. There are many people who spend many hours sitting in front of computers working, studying or playing computer games. ________, many people do not eat the ________ food.

All in all, although we have plenty of chances to follow a healthy lifestyle, in ________, we often choose a less healthy lifestyle. It's true that ________lifestyles have good and bad aspects, but the lifestyle we choose ________ us. So, live healthily and find your best self.

1.A. moving    B. catchy    C. strange    D. relaxing

2.A. how    B. where    C. when    D. whether

3.A. good    B. bad    C. safe    D. unimportant

4.A. selling    B. sending    C. choosing    D. affording

5.A. special    B. useless    C. familiar    D. available

6.A. form    B. break    C. discuss    D. change

7.A. Therefore    B. However    C. Naturally    D. Luckily

8.A. reduced    B. decided    C. stopped    D. caused

9.A. doors    B. windows    C. screens    D. recorders

10.A. long    B. free    C. spare    D. little

11.A. Yet    B. Then    C. Besides    D. Anyway

12.A. fast    B. right    C. cheap    D. delicious

13.A. all    B. fact    C. time    D. theory

14.A. old    B. past    C. active    D. modern

15.A. depends on    B. deals with    C. pays for    D. agrees with

–Would you like some candies?

–_______. I have got a sweet tooth.

A. Better not    B. It’ s up to you

C. Oh, that’ s too bad    D. That couldn’ t be better

He said that it was the third time he ______ Amazing China. He couldn’ t help feeling proud of our country.

A. saw    B. has seen

C. had seen    D. sees

It’s reported that a subway system will be _____ use in 2020 in Taiyuan.

A. put off    B. made of

C. put into    D. made into

The key to happiness lies in better relationships, knowledge and _______ health.

A. in all    B. above all

C. after all    D. at all

We’ve just heard a warning on the radio that a heavy snow is _____ to come this evening.

A. likely    B. convenient

C. probable    D. believable

–Alice! Give me the newspapers related to the 13th G20 Summit.

–OK, Mr. Green. I _____ them for you.

A. get    B. will get

C. can get    D. am going to get

________be “ hangry” (饿怒的)， I often have some healthy snacks during the meals.

A. So as to    B. So as not to

C. In order to    D. In order not to

Many drivers stopped to offer help because our car _______ on the road.

A. broke down    B. broke out

C. broke into    D. broke off

_______the story is in the newspaper, everyone believes it is true.

A. Unless    B. For

C. Since    D. Until

Computers cannot work without ______ from human beings.

A. expressions    B. instructions

C. prescriptions    D. introductions

假如你是李华，你校外教Mr. Johnson打算在中国过春节。请你用英文给他写一封电 子邮件，内容包括：

1.邀请他与你共度佳节；

2.介绍春节文化；

3.表达期待和祝愿。

注意：1.词数：100左右；对联：couplet 爆竹：firecracker

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Johnson,

I'm glad to hear that you will spend the Spring Festival in China this year.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

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（A）,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，在该词下面写出改正后的词。

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。

During my process of grow up, senior high school life is most wonderful.The teachers give excellent lessons on a special way. All of them have rich knowledge, They not only explain the contents of textbooks and also provide extra information from many other aspect. Every word they say it in class makes me feel exciting. I have a strong desire to learn as much as I can. There are different after-school activities what are organized by us, We often shared a lot of things together.I am absolute fond of my senior school life.

阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容(只填1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形 式。

Beijing of China, which boasts epochal(戈!J 时代的)inventions in ancient times, has once again proved its ability  1. (change) the world with its “New Four Great Inventions”: high-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping. The new four great inventions are all related to China’s high-tech innovation, 2.  is dramatically improving the well-being(福祉) of all Chinese people.

Our wallets are no longer in use. We can buy and eat whatever we want 3. (simple) by tapping our cell-phones , and even pancake sellers nowadays are using Alipay .

Shared bikes  4. (them) are not new, but the operating model of bike-sharing  5. (base) on satellite navigation system, mobile payment, big data and other technologies. Shared bikes are bringing cycling back 6. people’s lives and they are making public transport more attractive and convenient, and7. (encourage) people to be more active.

It is increasingly clear that China is innovating (创新)and no longer copying western ideas. It is obviously clear that China is leading in many ways such as social messaging app WeChat. This is partly 8. China skipped over the PC era-and went directly to mobile. China has the largest mobile use in the world.

9. growing number of foreigners hope to promote economic  10.（ develop） in their home countries by highlighting the need for technological achievements like that of China.

Several weeks ago，I had a dinner party. During the___ a glass of red wine was dropped on a very fancy, Persian carpet in the living room. Later, when I planned to have the carpet  _______，experts came out. They _______ that they could not only get out the  _______, butalso make every carpeted room look and smell nice.

After spending more than 200 dollars, my _______ looked great. All of the carpets were cleaned, but there was still one slight _______— the stain was still there, and to say I was _______, actually an understatement. Committed to getting rid of the stain, I _______ another expert. This was a real expert with great _______ in this trade. When he arrived and saw the stain, he immediately explained to me how _______ it would be to deal with the stain, and he wanted me to know that before he even unloaded his _______ to start the job. My expectation at that point was low; however, I told him to put in his best _______.

In the first scenario（1'青景）I expected the stain to be  _______In the second I expected little or nothing. Those made me realize that in life the fine line between _______ and disappointment can be our expectations. Disappointment will occur _______ the expectation line drawn by ourselves is placed incorrectly. ________ good things will happen if you set your expectations _______ In the carpet cleaning scenario above, the second _______ not only set my expectations appropriately by under promising, but he also over delivered by getting the stain out—a result that _______ my expectations, making me very _______ So remember: set your expectations properly.

1.A. show    B. speech    C. work    D. get-together

2.A. rolled    B. cleaned    C. fixed    D. designed

3.A. promised    B. doubted    C. warned    D. complained

4.A. scar    B. stain    C. paint    D. sweat

5.A. walls    B. garden    C. house    D. furniture

6.A. doubt    B. problem    C. difference    D. improvement

7.A. calm    B. cheerful    C. satisfied    D. disappointed

8.A. called in    B. paid off    C. attended to    D. broke with

9.A. interest    B. character    C. adventure    D. reputation

10.A. attractive    B. difficult    C. common    D. popular

11.A. product    B. garbage    C. equipment    D. collection

12.A. effort    B. symbol    C. record    D. benefit

13.A. saved    B. covered    C. displayed    D. removed

14.A. dissatisfaction    B. surprise    C. happiness    D. regret

15.A. so    B. until    C. if    D. but

16.A. On the contrary    B. To be honest    C. On the whole    D. In conclusion

17.A. abruptly    B. properly    C. incorrectly    D. honestly

18.A. player    B. adviser    C. neighbor    D. cleaner

19.A. added up    B. ruled out    C. went beyond    D. turned down

20.A. glad    B. sad    C. angry    D. upset

    Many of us live with a roommate at some stage． Sometimes， there can be problems． Who hasn't had an argument about whose turn it is to take out the rubbish or who should be the one to clear up after dinner？1.

You know that there's always someone else around， which can help you feel safer． There is always someone to talk to， so you never feel lonely． Besides these obvious benefits， there are some you may not notice．2.

To examine the effect of living alone， Australian university researchers did much research and found that people living alone tended to eat less fresh food， which can have a significant negative effect on long-term health． However， those living with others generally benefited from a more varied diet compared to those living alone．

3.The researchers believe the social and cultural roles played by cooking， food preparation and eating may be important considerations． For example， those living with friends have someone else to go shopping with， and thus are likely to buy high-quality fresh food regularly．

4.If people living alone find they do not have the knowledge required to prepare a particular dish or cook a certain food， they may fall back on ready-made， less healthy food． However， if they live with at least one other person， they may be able to ask for help．

In addition， people living alone can eat whatever they want at any time of the day or night． However， it's helpful to have someone around who questions your decision to eat frozen pizza at 3am．5.

So， if you now live alone and find yourself fighting a losing battle against poor eating habits， why not consider sharing a home with someone else？ You could encourage one another on to greater health and well-being．

A． Cooking skills may be another factor．

B． In other words， roommates can draw your attention to unhealthy routines．

C． Living with a roommate could be a good thing because a roommate can share your expenses and contribute to your home's maintenance．

D． For example， we're actually more likely to eat healthier food when living with others．

E． What could explain these findings？

F． It's hard to find someone who doesn't grate on your nerves， has a similar cleanliness level as you and goes to bed at the same time．

G． However， living with another person also comes with many benefits．

A Chinese legend---A pretty maiden is trapped by a dragon. A prince must slay（杀死）the dragon to save her. Then, magically, they fall in love and live happily ever after. Traditional stories tend to emphasize the fantastic, magical side of love. Fate plays matchmaker. Strangers see each other from across a room and instantly know that they are destined to be together.

It isn’t difficult to imagine two strangers coming together and falling in love despite their differences. It suggests that love is challenging, uncertain, and incomprehensible.

But with more people using online dating services, a very different kind of love has emerged: one that is scientific, convenient, and self-directed. It minimizes risk and provides a choice，like on a menu. There is anonymity（匿名）and the avoidance of immediate rejection. Meeting terms are negotiated online.

Online dating also allows the setting of preconditions. Computer algorithms（推算） exclude undesirable traits such as the wrong hair color, race, or age. But they also exclude randomness. They reduce the chances of meeting someone different, or someone who could challenge one’s romantic ideals. Instead, they find the partner we think we want and exclude everyone else. As a result, we could be missing the opportunity of a lifetime, to meet someone we would never have expected to fall in love with.

Perhaps this new way represents a more efficient form of romance. Traditional ideas of love may be enchanting - but are they useful? Loneliness and boredom are less exciting than chance encounters, but they represent the more realistic side of love. All too often people have suffered through bad dates and humiliations. If they could just choose what they wanted, wouldn’t it save time and reduce suffering? However，by choosing partners based on our preconceived ideas, we may be indulging in our illusions. Instead of letting ourselves grow with someone, love becomes more about looking for ourselves in the other. What if we don't know ourselves as well as we think? Perhaps love isn’t about knowing what we want. Perhaps it’s about being open to unimagined possibilities.

1.What is the purpose of the writer’s writing this article?

A. To be silly and have fun.    B. To share some thought.

C. To make fun of people.    D. To provide a definite answer.

2.What does the underlined word “ indulging ’’ in paragraph 5 mean?

A. To allow oneself to enjoy it fully.    B. To keep oneself taking advantage of it.

C. To be unselfish and share it with others.    D. To lose something good and valuable.

3.What is the author’s attitude towards Online Dating?

A. Negative    B. Positive

C. Uncaring    D. Disapproving

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. By Online Dating We Find True Love

B. Is Online Dating Killing Love?

C. Love Is Uncertain.

D. Online Dating Is Better Than Traditional Ways

The surface of Venus（金星）has never seemed very hospitable. Temperatures change around 470°C（900°F）, the result of a runway greenhouse effect，and the pressure of its atmosphere, thick with carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid, is some 90 times that of Earth’s. Lead（铅）would flow like water on Venus, and water cannot have existed in liquid form for perhaps a billion years.

Now NASA’S Magellan spacecraft seems to have found one more horror in the nasty landscape: active volcanoes. Last week the space agency released the first detailed map of Venus and the most dramatic images ever made of its surface. The picture offer the best evidence to date that a planet once assumed dead is actually a lively pot of geological change.

The most amazing image is of Venus’s second tallest mountain, Maat Mons, which rises 8km（5 miles） . Most of the planet’s many peaks, including 9.5-km-（6-mile-） high Maxwell Montes, look bright in the radar pictures Magellan takes from its orbit above the permanent could cover. That means they are strong reflectors of radar waves. But Maat Mons is dark; like the Stealth bomber, it absorbs much of the radar falling on it.

This interesting fact, say project scientists, is a strong hint that the mountains has recently been covered with lava（^§S）. Rock that sits on the surface of mountaintops appears to weather quickly in the hot，chemically reactive atmosphere, creating a soil that is rich in iron sulfide（硫 化铁）• It is this mineral, the scientists believe, that can easily be seen on radar. If Maat Mons doesn’t have any, it has probably been resurfaced, perhaps within the past few years.

Such resurfacing has undoubtedly taken place in Venus lowlands: earlier images of the planet showed vast areas that are remarkably free of craters（火山坑）.That would be easy to explain on a Planet like Earth, where cratering from meteor strikes is erased by steady erosion. But while there is some evidence of wind erosion on Venus, the best explanation for the lack of cratering is periodic lava flow. Magellan has found direct evidence of such flows, including domelike upwellings and hardened streamed of rock trailing down the sides of Venusian peaks. There are also signs of other geologic activities, including dramatic faulting and several distinct incidents of mountain building. But the evidence can’t indicate whether they really occurred millions of years ago. The case for active Venusian volcanoes is not yet proved, but Magellan, which is now well into its second complete survey of the planet’s surface, may eventually settle the issue.

1.Which of the following can not be possibly found on Venus now?

A. Carbon dioxide    B. Sulfuric acid

C. Liquid water    D. Active volcanoes

2.The scientists believe that    shows up easily on radar.

A. geological change    B. iron sulfide

C. mountain mineral    D. lava flow

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The resurfacing has changed the images of the vast areas in Venus lowlands.

B. The wind erosion on Venus is caused by periodic lava flows

C. Streams of rock trailing down the side of Venusian peaks can be seen on Earth

D. Other geologic activities have caused dramatic and unbelievable climate phenomena.

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. NASA’S Magallan spacecraft fails to stand the environment of Venus.

B. There is clear and confirmed evidence for the active Venusian volcanoes on Venus.

C. Some evidence of periodic lava flows has been found by NASA astronauts.

D. Magellan will conduct a follow-up complete survey of the Venus，surface.

Today, I felt upset, I decided to take a walk even though I didn’t know where I would go. The most extraordinary thing happened when I was out on this walk. I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. He seemed so tired and nobody was buying his shoes.

I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me. Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say，’’Grandfather，may I polish your shoes?" That old man took pity on her, smiled and he gave her a shoe to polish. The girl said, MI polish the shoe because I need money to buy my brother a new school uniform.M The old man answered, "Oh, little girl. Just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy you a uniform.”

Then they walked to a market (I followed behind) and he bought her a uniform. The girl was so happy. She said,MThank you so much for doing this." Then she left, leaving the old man smiling. He walked away from the market, but I stopped him.

I whispered in his ear, "You are a hero! Thank you for your kindness!” As I walked away, I glanced back and I could see him still smiling. I was blown away by the kindness I had just seen. Someone who had so little himself was able to show such incredible generosity! Amazing!

My own sadness had completely disappeared, chased away by the light of this kind act. I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for.

1.Why did the girl want to polish （擦亮）shoes for the old man?

A. To support the old man’s business.

B. To show her pity on the old man.

C. To earn money to buy something to her brother.

D. To attract the attention of passers-by to buy more shoes.

2.What do we know about the old man from the passage?

A. He has not enough to eat and wear.    B. He is indifferent to others.

C. He is a kind and generous man.    D. He is in a poor health condition.

3.Which words can be used to describe the character of the girl?

A. Friendly and caring.    B. Greedy and kind.

C. Enthusiastic and impatient.    D. Mean and sad.

4.What may the author learn from the old man?

A. Compared with helping others, personal sadness is not important.

B. One should live by one’s own work not by others’ help.

C. One shouldn’t look down upon the one who needs help.

D. Even though one has little, he or she should try to help others.

The weather outside might be freezing at home, but that doesn’t mean you have to spend the winter shivering. Instead, grab your bathing suit and sunscreen and head to these sunny spots that offer the best warm-weather getaways for every interest.

The best city beaches: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Being able to relax on a warm sandy beach in the middle of the winter is obviously a dream getaway, but not everyone wants their sand and surf to be hidden in a remote comer of an island. Instead, head to the sizzling（炎热的）city nightlife of San Juan, where the streets of chic Condado back right into the palm trees and lapping waves of the Atlantic beaches. Top chefs, stylish hotels, bars，clubs, and shops are all just steps away from the tropical beaches. And since Puerto Rico is a United States Commonwealth, it’s one of the easiest islands in the Caribbean to visit since you won’t need a passport, have to change money, or even worry about your cell phone working. Puerto Rico is also one of the best tropical vacations you can take without leaving the United States.

The best swimming holes: Riviera Maya, Mexico

What’s better than diving into the salty sea? Submerging in the crystal clear and salt-free waters of the naturally occurring limestone cenotes of the Riviera Maya and Yucatan Peninsula. Spend a sunny day exploring these natural cave pools filled cool filtered water that springs from the ground below and the lush palm forests that surround them. Then head back to the perfectly located Fairmont Mayakoba for comfortable rooms and modem Mexican cuisine.

The best girlfriend getaways: New Orleans

New Orleans vibrant nightlife and live-music scenes make the “Big Easy” a great girl’s trip winter getaway (check out the Girl’s Trip movie if you don’t believe us). And even if your crew isn’t one to seek out the boozy Bourbon Street crawl, there’s plenty of amazing food to be discovered in the French Quarter, plenty of shopping and strolling in the Garden District, and warm weather cruises along the bayou, too. Check out these other great weekend getaways for girls trips.

The best aquatic movie star-spotting: Clearwater, Florida

If you want to meet a real movie star while also soaking up the sun, head to the Gulf shores of Clearwater, Florida. Here you can meet the stars of Dolphin Tale and Dolphin Tale 2, Winter and Hope, who are in residence full-time at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The amazing dolphins will probably make you want to hit the waves yourself, which won’t be a problem since the beautiful white sand beaches here boast 361 days of sunshine per year. Next, don’t miss these destinations that are even better in the winter.

1.What is NOT the reason why Puerto Rico is one of the easiest islands for a visit?

A. You don’t need a passport    B. You don’t take a long trip there

C. You don’t have to change money    D. You don’t worry about your cell phone working

2.What can girls do if they travel to New Orleans?

A. Dive in the swimming holes    B. Meet the amazing dolphins

C. Enjoy live-music scenes    D. Relax on the beach

3.Where can you meet amazing dolphins?

A. Clearwater, Florida    B. Riviera Maya, Mexico

C. New Orleans    D. Puerto Rico

假定你是李华，你市将举办国际马拉松赛，请你给外教John发一封电子邮件，邀请他一起报名参加。

内容主要包括：

1.告知马拉松比赛的具体信息；

2.说明邀请理由；

3.希望对方参加。

注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：马拉松marathon

Dear John,

I’m pleased to tell you that an international marathon will take place in our city.

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Yours,

Li Hua

下面短文中有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仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The day before yesterday, my classmates and me went to the park near my school. Can you guess that what we did there? Not for amusement but to take part in a volunteer task. We reached a park at nine o’clock. The whole class was divided three groups. Group One planted trees and water flowers. Group Two picked up litter leaving by the tourists and cleaned all the benches. The group which I was in wiped all the equipments in the Children’s Playground. All of us worked hardly. Before noon we finished work at the task. Each of us felt a little bit tired, so we were happy because we had done a good deed.

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。

On arriving in the United States, I felt everything was different. There were many new things I had to adapt to. One thing that really 1. (take) me a long time to adapt to was speaking the language.

I remember 2. (clear) that I had to struggle to learn English because I couldn’t even write a short paragraph to introduce myself at the first day of my English class.

The teacher asked me 3. it was difficult for me. If it was, I could change to level one! However, I was stubborn and swore that I was going to succeed.

I started to spend many 4. (hour) per day, even though it was stressful, because I wanted to take advantage 5. this special chance to study English in the U.S.A.

I felt depressed because I couldn’t understand 6. people were saying even though I studied hard. However, I still kept 7. (try) and never gave up.

Now, I can tell you that I have improved a lot, but sometimes it is still easy for me to get 8. (lose) if I don’t know what topic people 9. (talk) about. To adapt to this new language, I had to tell 10. ( I ) that I could do it. I really believe I can!

When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to work. I __ twenty chickens and asked him to ____ them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would ____ the eggs from him. However, he would have to buy chicken ____ with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was ____ would be his to keep. Gene was _____, thinking he would make his first ____ .

After several weeks’ successful work, I began to ____ that egg production was going down. I ____ nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have ____ money to buy the feed. He said the chickens had never ____ a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped ____ eggs.

Then I asked him if he had ____ the amount of feed he had given the chickens. He was ___. It was like he did not think anyone would ever ____ what he had done. After a long ____, he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them ____ food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”

I was just astonished at the question in my own ____. I was dumbfounded at the ____ of it. Yes, you can fool everyone else, but you can’t“fool the chickens”, because ____ , you will find out, as the saying goes,“What goes around comes around.”

1.A. sold    B. killed    C. caught    D. bought

2.A. take care of    B. observe    C. train    D. play with

3.A. save    B. borrow    C. buy    D. keep

4.A. nest    B. soup    C. meat    D. feed

5.A. given back    B. picked up    C. left over    D. brought in

6.A. thrilled    B. worried    C. satisfied    D. discouraged

7.A. deal    B. contribution    C. fortune    D. choice

8.A. hear    B. notice    C. predict    D. imagine

9.A. said    B. found    C. thought    D. recalled

10.A. private    B. honest    C. many    D. enough

11.A. missed    B. wasted    C. enjoyed    D. finished

12.A. hatching    B. laying    C. gathering    D. hiding

13.A. balanced    B. checked out    C. cut down    D. measured

14.A. delighted    B. shocked    C. tired    D. disappointed

15.A. forgive    B. allow    C. discuss    D. know

16.A. silence    B. absence    C. negotiation    D. preparation

17.A. heavier    B. fresher    C. less    D. more

18.A. life    B. job    C. case    D. mind

19.A. explanation    B. significance    C. trick    D. example

20.A. in this respect    B. in the end    C. in contrast    D. in addition

Most successful people attach importance to why learning from mistakes is important. Every unsuccessful attempt can help you gain important experience. 1.. Here are some of the top reasons why mistakes are valuable.

2.

Do you remember your first bad grade for a test? Do you remember an embarrassing moment when a teacher caught you cheating during an exam?

These are common struggles but they are actually a great way to build good future habits. Once you have the experience, you will no longer make the mistakes you did before. 3. .

Encourage different thinking

As we make mistakes, we remove certain ways of reaching our goal. When an approach is proven wrong, people immediately start looking for different ways to resolve a situation. 4.. If your initial idea did not work, you are more likely to take a different stand and think of ideas you wouldn’t have thought if that didn’t happen.

Build characters

This is quite the tricky benefit since people can go either way when it comes to building characters. Very often, too many mistakes make people depressed. Too many failures convince them to just give up on their dreams. However, once you start learning from mistakes, you’ll gain confidence from them. 5.. And they will help you become a more passionate, successful person.

A. Give us experience

B. Reveal weaknesses

C. As we make mistakes, we learn from them

D. We have to practice, fail and rise up again

E. They will help you build a stronger character

F. Basically, mistakes encourage you to find a new solution

G. And mistakes can even be more valuable than achievements

Are you a morning person? You might not like the findings in this new research.

From a lack of air and drinking water to solar radiation, theoretical Mars pioneers face any number of potential obstacles to settling on the red planet. Now, scientists have found something else to add to the list: seriously messed-up biological clocks.

One day on Mars - which scientists refer to as the solar day, or“sol”- is 37 minutes longer than a day on Earth. A team of European scientists recently demonstrated why that could be a problem.

Circadian rhythms are the body’s natural cycles of rest and waking, which tend to follow roughly 24-hour light-dark cycles. These natural rhythms - which play a role in biological functions including brain wave activity and hormone production - can be interrupted by things like jet lag（时差）and night shift work.

For the study, the researchers compared mice with healthy, 24-hour circadian clocks to mice with a genetic change that caused them to have shorter, 20-hour circadian clocks. The mice with healthy biological clocks were more likely to survive and reproduce, while the mice with shorter biological clocks were more likely to die off.

What does this all have to do with space travel? Since the Martian sol is longer than a day on Earth, people with shorter circadian clocks could suffer from health problems as they try to adapt to the rotational speed of the red planet.

Unfortunately, the body is unlikely to adapt to the new conditions or“learn”to develop a longer clock. As Loudon explained,“Learning is not a likely option.”

In other words: Sorry, super-early risers - NASA might not want you for the next Mars mission.

1.From the passage, people can face the following troubles living on Mars EXCEPT ______.

A. absence of air    B. a lot of fierce creatures

C. lack of drinking water    D. messed-up biological clocks

2.According to scientists, how long does one day on Mars last?

A. 24 hours.    B. 23 hours and 23 minutes.

C. 24 hours and 37 minutes.    D. 12 hours and 37 minutes.

3.How did the researchers study what effect living on Mars has on sleep?

A. By comparing different mice.    B. By analyzing computer data.

C. By experiments in spaceships.    D. By observing and judging.

4.Life on Mars would seriously mess with your sleep because ________.

A. the brain wave activity will be interrupted

B. the body’s natural cycles can be shortened

C. hormone production will hurt biological functions

D. the Martian sol is longer than a day on Earth

These days, it seems like everything is going digital. You can find almost everything on the Internet.

Many people find this way of life more convenient, because they can complete their daily chores（琐事） from the comfort of their own home.

Firstly, online shopping can be far less stressful than hitting the high street shops. There are no huge crowds of people or boring long queues. With online shopping, it’s just you and your computer. It’s like you have the whole shop to yourself! Secondly, online stores don’t have opening and closing times. This is perfect for anyone with a busy schedule. If you want to, you can even place an online shopping order at three o’clock in the morning!

In the busy modern world, there are clearly many advantages to online shopping. However, in my experience, there are also several cons… With online shopping, you can’t try before you buy, and that’s a definite disadvantage for me. Often, when my new clothes arrive, I find they don’t fit very well. It’s always annoying when a dress is a little too big, or when sleeves are too short… Sometimes, the clothes are not what I was expecting. A piece of clothing might look great in photos online, but quite different in real life.

In these cases, you want to return the item, but here lies the biggest problem with online shopping. You have to pay for your order’s delivery, and for an item to be returned to the warehouse! These charges are often very expensive, which suddenly make online shopping seem a little less convenient… That’s why I don’t choose to shop online very frequently. For now, I will continue to find the time for a trip to a real shop, where I know exactly what I’m buying!

1.What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. The differences among online stores.

B. The methods of online shopping.

C. The opening time of online stores.

D. The advantages of online shopping.

2.Which word can replace the underlined word“cons”in the fourth paragraph?

A. Comparisons.    B. Concentration.

C. Disadvantages.    D. Disagreements.

3.According to the author, what is the biggest problem with online shopping?

A. The waste of time and electricity.

B. The expensive charges for the returned item.

C. The disadvantages of not trying before you buy.

D. The lost experience of walking in a real shop.

4.What’s the author’s attitude towards online shopping?

A. Disapproval.    B. Doubtful.

C. Curious.    D. Favorable.