I believe I had the perfect life. Because I was about to ______ my high school, and on my way to college, I had great friends and a loving family. There was nothing ______. But I spoke too soon.

It was around 9:25 a. m. that I heard the news that would ______ my life forever. My brother Zach had been in a car accident. He fought for five days before he ______. That day, I became an only child. I felt extremely ______.

After Zach’s death, I found ______ in food. I ate, then I slept, then I ate again. I couldn’t cry. I could hardly feel anything, and I was ______. I stopped building relationships for fear that they would end just as ______ as Zach’s life. Also, I became nervous about any potentially ______ situations —driving late at night—but I couldn’t express this fear of life ______ I wanted to be strong for my parents. I saw my parents’ ______ worse than mine because of the losing of their son. I didn’t want them to ______ me. I also experienced a lot of ______, because I was angry about why the sadness had happened to me, and I never ______ from this emotion.

Now, it has been nearly five years since Zach’s death. I don’t ______ life anymore: I face it bravely. I ______ my friendships and began socializing more. I even ______ Zach’s story with people around me. Although my new friends never met him, they know about Zach.

One lesson I learned from losing my brother was never to be ______ to say, “I love you.” I loved my brother, but it was too late to ______ it loudly. The last time I remember telling my brother I loved him was when he was dying. Don’t make this ______ like me.

1.A. admit    B. finish    C. skip    D. determine

2.A. earning    B. reaching    C. competing    D. missing

3.A. regret    B. change    C. beautify    D. solve

4.A. took away    B. gave away    C. passed away    D. flew away

5.A. lonely    B. tired    C. bored    D. nervous

6.A. interest    B. benefit    C. guidance    D. relief

7.A. funny    B. hopeful    C. patient    D. senseless

8.A. finally    B. suddenly    C. nearly    D. seriously

9.A. difficult    B. particular    C. dangerous    D. tense

10.A. so    B. if    C. unless    D. because

11.A. pain    B. discouragement    C. willingness    D. memory

12.A. think about    B. dream about    C. talk about    D. care about

13.A. surprise    B. anger    C. disappointment    D. doubt

14.A. escaped    B. prevented    C. stopped    D. suffered

15.A. damage    B. choose    C. fear    D. leave

16.A. produced    B. rebuilt    C. communicated    D. raised

17.A. copy    B. advertise    C. share    D. perform

18.A. stubborn    B. satisfied    C. brave    D. afraid

19.A. explore    B. express    C. spread    D. pray

20.A. mistake    B. decision    C. explanation    D. difference

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台) in her general store. ______71_______ I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”

At first I was paid in candy. ________72______ I worked every day after school, and during the summer and no weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. ________73________

By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics(化妆品). I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup(化妆) ideas. ________74________

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. ________75________ Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

E.My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.

F.Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

G.Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

I started out in life with few advantages. I did not graduate from high school. I worked at menial(不体面的) jobs. I had limited education, limited skills and a limited future.

And then I began asking, "Why are some people more successful than others?" This question changed my life.

Over the years, I have read thousands of books and articles on the subjects of success and achievement(成就). It seems that the reasons for these accomplishments have been discussed and written about for more than two thousand years, in every possible way. One quality that most philosophers, teachers and experts agree on is the importance of self﹣discipline(自律). As Al Tomsik summarized it years ago, "Success is tons of discipline."

Some years ago, I attended a conference in Washington. It was the lunch break and I was eating at a nearby food fair. The area was crowded and I sat down at the last open table by myself, even though it was a table for four. A few minutes later, an older gentleman and a younger woman who was his assistant came along carrying trays of food, obviously looking for a place to sit. With plenty of room at my table, I immediately arose and invited the older gentleman to join me. He was hesitant, but I insisted. Finally, thanking me as he sat down, we began to chat over lunch.

It turned out that his name was Kop Kopmeyer. As it happened, I immediately knew who he was. He was a legend in the field of success and achievement. Kop Kopmeyer had written four large books, each of which contained 250 success principles that he had obtained from more than fifty years of research and study. I had read all four books from cover to cover, more than once.

After we had chatted for a while, I asked him the question that many people in this situation would ask, "Of all the one thousand success principles that you have discovered, which do you think is the most important?”

He smiled at me with a twinkle in his eye, as if he had been asked this question many times, and replied, without hesitating, "The most important success principle of all was stated by Thomas Huxley many years ag.  He said, 'Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.'"

He went on to say, "There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience, but without self﹣discipline, none of them work."

1.Why did the writer ask the question in Paragraph 2 ?

A. Because he wasn't satisfied with himself.

B. Because he was a person of self﹣discipline.

C. Because he dislike those successful people.

D. Because he wanted to share his idea on success.

2.What made the writer invite the older gentleman to join him ?

A. His great kindness.

B. Then gentleman's fame.

C. His eagerness for success.

D. The gentleman's good manners.

3.What are the four large books about ?

A. Personal changes

B. The secret of success

C. Sayings of wisdom

D. The gentleman's legend.

4.What's the best title for the text ?

A. The Magic of Reading

B. An Unexpected Conversation

C. A Question that Changed My Life

D. The Power of Self-discipline

He may not have an "S" across his chest but this dog is most certainly a hero.

Harley, who was rescued from a puppy mill four years ago, was named the American Humane Association's 2015 American Hero Dog. Harley, who is missing an eye and has other medical issues from his time at the mill, is now a "spokes-dog" against puppy mills. He serves as the adorable furry face of the "Harley to the Rescue" campaign, which raises funds for the National Dog Mill Rescue, according to a press release.

The pup was rescued back in 2011 and adopted by Rudi and her husband, Dan. "It was just four years ago that he was pulled from the cage in the puppy mill and left to die," Harley's owner, Rudi, said during the awards show at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles this past weekend, according to Today. com. "We never would have ever thought he would live this long and make such a difference for so many puppies."

The dog was one of eight finalists up for the American Hero Dog and was chosen as the winner through public votes. The finalists all won $ 1,500 to be donated to one of American Humane Association’s charity partners, with Harley receiving another $ 5 ,000 to go toward his charity partner, New Leash On Life.

According to the release, Harley spent 10 years at the puppy mill, and endured rough treatment there, which led to his many medical issues. He lost his eye as a result of his cage being power-washed with him inside.

The dog isn't just the face of his campaign, he also goes on rescue missions and makes public appearances at events and schools to raise awareness for puppy mills.

This incredible work is all due to the dog’s fighting spirit. That spirit is allowing him now to be the voice for dogs who cannot speak for themselves and give everybody hope that tomorrow's going to be a better day.

1.How did the "Harley to the Rescue" campaign function?

A. By saving dogs from a puppy mill.

B. By operating the American Humane Association.

C. By collecting money for the National Dog Mill Rescue.

D. By giving endangered dogs-enough medical treatment.

2.What was the author’s attitude to the puppy mill according to the text?

A. Unsatisfied.    B. Sympathetic.

C. Doubtful.    D. Tolerant.

3.Why was Harley blind in one eye?

A. She was born with it.    B. Her owner treated her roughly.

C. It was caused by a medical issue.    D. She was washed heavily in a cage.

People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions — and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.

Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly(均匀的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.

“We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions,” Jack said. “Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth.”

According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.

The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.

It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than Westerners did. “The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,” Jack said. “Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less.”

In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.

1.The discovery shows that Westerners         .

A. pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth

B. consider facial expressions universally reliable

C. observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways

D. have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions

2.What were the people asked to do in the study?

A. To make a face at each other.    B. To get their faces impressive.

C. To classify some face pictures.    D. To observe the researchers’ faces.

3.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A. The participants in the study.    B. The researchers of the study.

C. The errors made during the study.    D. The data collected from the study.

阅读下列短文，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。

Yours, Li Hua

“Stop the world, I want to get off!” This popular expression refers to a feeling of panic, or stress, that makes people want to stop whatever they are doing, try to relax, and become calm again. Stress is one of the most common causes of health problems in modern life. Too much stress results in physical, emotional, and mental health problems.

There are numerous physical effects of stress. Stress can affect the heart. It can increase the pulse rate, make the heart miss beats, and can cause high blood pressure. Stress can affect the respiratory(呼吸的) system. It can lead to asthma and cause a person to breathe too fast, resulting in a loss of important carbon dioxide. Stress can affect the stomach. It can cause stomachaches and problems of digesting food. These are only a few examples of the wide range of illnesses and symptoms resulting from stress.

Emotions are also easily affected by stress. People suffering from stress often feel anxious. They may have panic attacks and feel tired all the time. When people are under stress, they often overreact to little problems. For example, a normally gentle parent under a lot of stress at work may yell at a child for dropping a glass of juice. Stress can make people angry, moody, or nervous.

Long-term stress can lead to a variety of serious mental illnesses. Depression, an extreme feeling of sadness and hopelessness, can be the result of continued and increasing stress. Alcoholism and other addictions often develop as a result of overuse of alcohol or drugs to try to relieve stress. If stress is allowed to continue, then one's mental health is put at risk.

It is obvious that stress is a serious problem. It attacks the body. It affects the emotions. Untreated, it may eventually result in mental illness. Stress has a great influence on the health, our feelings, and our minds. So, reduce stress: stop the world and rest for a while.

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假定你是高三(3)班学生李华，就学校食堂的卫生情况想给校长 Mr. Smith 写一封信，反映以 下问题:

1.  食物不加盖;

2. 品种单一;

3.  服务态度差。

注意:1.词数 80 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 Mr. Smith，

I‟m Li Hua, a student from Class 3 Grade 12.

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Thank you for taking the time to consider my requests.

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。

Three years ago, Brian Palmer, a 43-year-old native of Beaumont, California, was a homeless man struggling 1.(overcome) alcohol addiction. All he owned was a bag 2.(contain) some clothes, a blanket, and a pillow. He 3.(seek) assistance at a recovery center, the very large tent city in downtown LA. One activity that helped him through those days was singing. In 2015, he encountered the Urban Voices Project, a choir    4.(make) up of the local people. This led him    5.Street Symphony, a group of professional musicians mostly from the LA Philharmonic(交响乐团), 6.works with homeless, mentally ill and disabled populations. In February, Palmer began taking voice 7.(lesson) from Scott Graff, a member of the Street Symphony. Scott said, “I gave Palmer some tips on vocal technique,  8. he taught me life lessons. I got the   9.(good) end of the deal.”

“That was 10.(real) empowering,” Palmer told the audience afterward. Palmer explained what had been going through his mind as he sang. “An act of love,” he said, looking out at familiar faces in front of him. “One act of love, I know for sure, is listening.”

Once a couple lived in a village and loved their baby son very much. “We must have a pet," the farmer said one day. “When our son grows up, he will need a      ______." His wife liked the idea.

One evening, the farmer brought back a tiny mongoose(猫鼬). In several     ________the mongoose had grown to its full size      ______the baby was still in the cradle,      _____and crying alternately(交替地).

One day, the wife fed the baby and  _____him to sleep in his little cradle. Picking up the basket, she said to her husband, “I‟m off to the  _____. The baby is sleeping. Keep an eye on him.   _____, I don‟t like to leave him alone with the mongoose."

“Don‟t worry”, said the farmer. “It is a     _____animal and as sweet as our baby.”

The wife went away, and the farmer    ______to take a look at his fields. He     ______some friends on the way back and chatted for a while.

When the wife came back home with a ___of groceries, she saw the mongoose sitting outside. On seeing her it ran to   _____her. She took one look at the mongoose and    ______. “Blood!" she cried. The face and paws of the mongoose were with blood.

“You wicked animal have killed my baby!" she screamed hysterically(歇斯底里). She was blind with _____and with all her strength     _____the heavy basket on the animal and ran inside to the baby‟s cradle.

The baby was fast  ___. But on the floor lay a black snake  _____. In a flash she   _____what had happened. She ran out looking for the mongoose. “What have I done?" she cried touching the mongoose, who lay      ______, unaware of her sobbing，and      ______long at the dead mongoose.

1.A. instructor    B. companion    C. adviser    D. conductor

2.A. months    B. days    C. years    D. weeks

3.A. as    B. however    C. while    D. although

4.A. playing    B. singing    C. drinking    D. sleeping

5.A. rolled    B. pulled    C. rocked    D. dragged

6.A. factory    B. field    C. market    D. street

7.A. Consequently    B. Frankly    C. Generally    D. Basically

8.A. friendly    B. flexible    C. responsible    D. relaxing

9.A. decided    B. forced    C. managed    D. encouraged

10.A. broke into    B. hanged out with    C. got away with    D. ran into

11.A. bagful    B. basketful    C. boxful    D. bottleful

12.A. cheer    B. welcome    C. hug    D. kiss

13.A. explained    B. checked    C. implied    D. screamed

14.A. fear    B. worry    C. pain    D. anger

15.A. picked up    B. put aside    C. brought down    D. pulled down

16.A. dead    B. asleep    C. awake    D. alive

17.A. bleeding    B. dancing    C. shaking    D. crawling

18.A. wondered    B. admitted    C. realized    D. denied

19.A. quiet    B. peaceful    C. silently    D. motionless

20.A. reflected    B. stared    C. recalled    D. observed

The only thing better than a vacation is a well-planned vacation with friends. With careful preparation and good communication, you can ensure that your group will stay enthusiastic through the whole trip. 1.

Choose friends you get along well with. You‟ll be spending a lot of time with your travel companions, so think of people who have similar general travel habits and are flexible and  relaxed. 2. Also consider whether a friend is an early riser or prefers to go to sleep late, and how high-maintenance they tend to be.

3.Ask your friends to be open about how much you‟re each willing to pay for the trip, between travel, accommodation, food and entertainment costs. You‟ll plan your travel schedule around these loose budget constraints(限制条件).

Plan transportation

Buy plane tickets early to avoid higher prices. Use public transportation if your group is small enough to keep together. Consider renting a car if you‟re traveling with small children or a larger group.

Choose a destination

4. Since you‟re traveling farther, it‟s best to go with a group that‟s small and easy to keep together, no more than three or four people. If you know your friends would rather lounge by the beach than go walking all over a city, a trip to a tropical destination might be the best choice.

Decide on daytime and nighttime activities

Research popular attractions in your destination and share them with your group. 5. This will allow everyone‟s voice to be heard and ensures that the planners don‟t have to make all the hard decisions.

Now, it‟s time to start getting ready to plan the trip.

A. Ask everyone to tell the planners one or two things they definitely want to do.

B. If you enjoy trips with lots of walking or hiking, consider whether your friends have the similar hobbies.

C. Choose a road trip for a small group that gets along well.

D. Discuss a budget early on.

E. It‟s fine to bring bigger luggage, but they‟ll have to carry all their own bags.

F. Choose your friends, destination and activities wisely and your group will enjoy a fun and memorable holiday.

G. If you want to experience a new culture, try booking a trip to a foreign country.

The Haleakalā Movement, which has affected the Hawaiian people, involved many Hawaiian activists peacefully protesting(抗议) against the construction of the Daniel K. Solar Telescope atop Haleakalā. The top of Haleakalā is a very sacred piece of land to Hawaiians. The problem is the leveling out of Haleakalā to structurally support the base of the telescope. Hawaiians could not watch their sacred land atop their mountain destroyed.

The goal of the protesters was to stop the movement of the trucks hauling(拖拽)telescope parts to the top of Haleakalā. At each event, protesters would march on the crosswalk in front of the base yard entrance holding signs that read “Aloha „Āina” and “Kūʻē,” meaning Love the Land and Resist respectively. When the trucks started their engines, several protesters lay down in the driveway, with their arms linked together with PVC pipes. Twenty of them were arrested.

I, as a youth of this generation, am a part of those Hawaiians who stood against the construction of the telescope and the destruction of our sacred mountain. I experienced first-hand and through social media what happened at each protest. Each of the protests that I attended took place at the Maui Base yard, however, there were others that took place atop Haleakalā. Most of the protesters marching were of Maui roots, but there were other protesters that came from different islands to show their support for the natives‟ stand against the destruction of our sacred mountain.

Following all that I had experienced these days, I left with the understanding that the youth of our generation have a very important role. Our role is to learn from the mistakes of the present and guide the world down the right path allowing it to grow and prosper. We, as the seeds of the present, must grow to protect the history of the human race, but at the same time prevent ourselves from repeating the actions and decisions that may have once destroyed us in the past. We, the youth, are the key to the prosperity of the future.

1.What caused the Haleakalā Movement?

A. That the sacred top of the mountain would be leveled out.

B. That local Hawaiians stopped the trucks from going uphill.

C. That twenty local Hawaiians protesters were arrested by the police.

D. That the rainforests on Mt. Haleakalā were seriously destroyed.

2.From the passage, the writer learned .

A. all Hawaiian young people should participate in the movement

B. it is important to protect the environment in Hawaii rainforest

C. local Hawaiian culture is more important than the advanced technology

D. young people are an important factor for tomorrow‟s prosperity

3.The writer is probably .

A. a teenage student    B. a school teacher

C. a government official    D. a policeman

After the surgery, Sun suffered intense pain, but insisted that he didn‟t need any medication. One evening, he found Law, his wife, crying on the balcony of their apartment in a rare outburst of frustration. “If you won‟t help yourself, no one else can,” she said.

Sun started a list “How to Help Myself”, and on it he wrote, “Keep communicating with the doctors, even if they are darker thoughts.” On Oct. 20th, a few days before his 33 birthday, Sun wrote in a Facebook post, “It‟s been hard to get along with having aggressive and incurable Grade 4 brain cancer; it‟s been hard not to get angry and sad about it; it‟s been frustrating that every pathology(病理)test after my surgery came back with the worst possible result; and it‟s been hard to accept that modern medicine isn‟t able to fix me.” At the same time, he wrote, “Every day I wake up not-dead is a gift.”

Sun and Law had other lists, detailing the things that they hoped to accomplish in life, which included a trip to Wimbledon; climbing Mt. Snowdon in Wales; and a range of musical aspirations(愿望)----from learning the Bach sonatas(奏鸣曲)and partitas(变奏曲)to performing the first violin part in a concert. Sun started working on Bach‟s six sonatas and partitas for unaccompanied violin, the most difficult parts, which George Enescu, a world-famous violinist, once described as the Himalayas for violinists. Sun practiced every day, even if he could manage only fifteen minutes between medical treatments. As he mastered each piece, he posted his performances on Facebook. He finished on November 12th, then turned to the even more difficult Paganini caprices(随想曲), which he had often listened to in a recording by Itzhak Perlman. “It‟s something I always wanted to play when I grew up, like wanting to be great baseball player,” he said.

1.Law cried on the balcony because .

A. she suffered great pain from the Grade 4 brain cancer

B. Sun refused to get medical treatment after the surgery

C. nobody else wanted to help them out of the situation

D. no money was left to pay for Sun‟s the medical treatment

2.Which of the following can best describe Sun‟s feeling when he wrote “Every day I wake up not-dead is a gift.”?

A. grateful    B. sad    C. frustrated    D. determined

3.The couple‟s list of things they hoped to accomplish in life included .

A. playing tennis in Wimbledon    B. cycling in Mt. Snowdon in Wales

C. learning Mozart‟s sonatas and partitas    D. playing the first violin part in a concert

4.In the last paragraph, Bach‟s six sonatas and partitas is compared to the Himalayas for violinist to stress.

A. its popularity among people    B. its value for learners

C. its difficulty when being learned    D. its importance in violists‟ eyes

Researchers at Oxford University say they have developed a new method that could predict heart attacks years before they happen. They use mathematical algorithms(演算法)to examine CT images of a patient's heart. One report on their study has been published in the medical journal The Lancet.

Most heart attacks result from a build-up of fatty tissue inside arteries(动脉)that carry blood from the heart to other areas of the body. Too much buildup can block this flow of blood and cause a heart attack. Currently, doctors use CT scans to learn when a sticky substance called plaque has already built up inside an artery. The new technology is designed to predict which arteries are at risk for future buildup. How much fat is present around heart arteries also can be measured. That fat changes when an artery becomes inflamed(发炎), serving as an early warning system for heart attacks.

Charalambos Antoniades, a professor of cardiovascula(心血管)medicine at Oxford University, believes the research shows this method could be very effective in getting patients to take early steps to prevent future problems.

“Say your arteries are inflamed and a narrowing will be developed five years down the line. So maybe you can start preventive measures to avoid this formation of plaques,” he said. “If you are able to identify inflammation in the arteries of the heart, then you can say which arteries will cause heart attacks.”

Antoniades added that researchers had yet to estimate exactly how many heart attacks could be prevented. But he said he believes the technique could help identify between 20 to 30 percent of people at risk of having one.

He added that the new technology will make such predictions easier because it works together with existing CT technology.

1.You can identify which arteries will cause heart attacks by .

A. locating where the inflamed arteries are

B. seeing a cardiovascular doctor

C. developing a new method to predict it

D. measuring how much fat is built up

2.This passage is probably from a .

A. medical textbook    B. travel brochure

C. graduation paper    D. science journal

3.What‟s Artoniades‟ attitude towards the new method?

A. Tolerant.    B. Defensive.    C. Critical.    D. Favorable.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.How long is the English Coffee Shop open to customers a day?

A. For 24 hours.    B. For 8 hours.    C. For 12 hours.

2.What can we learn about the radio station?

A. It is owned by the English Coffee Shop.

B. It is on Montana at Seventh Street in Santa Monica.

C. It sells advertising time.

3.What is the weather like in the morning?

A. Cloudy.    B. Cold.    C. Fine.

4.What can we learn about Santa Monica Beach?

A. It‟s used for parking cars.    B. It‟s a good place for surfing.    C. It‟s a good place for skating.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the man probably do?

A. A ticket collector.    B. A jeweler.    C. A policeman.

2.Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. On a train.    B. In the street.    C. At the man‟s office.

3.Why does the man stop the woman?

A. She stole something.    B. She was too rude to him.    C. She smoked in public places.

4.Where will the speakers probably go?

A. The police station.    B. The train station.    C. The woman‟s office

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Air pollution.    B. Transportation.    C. Road connection.

2.Why does the man think laws of car use will be made?

A. Because road traffic has to be controlled.

B. Because there‟ll be new ways of travelling.

C. Because too many people enjoy air travel.

3.What does the woman think of travelling by train under the ocean?

A. It is exciting.    B. It is frightening.    C. It is unimaginable.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where will the woman have her sailing holiday?

A. In Italy.    B. In Sweden.    C. In Norway.

2.How much will the woman pay for her sailing holiday?

A. £ 450.    B. £ 380.    C. £ 370.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where does the man most probably live?

A. In the countryside.    B. In a big city.    C. In America.

2.Why does the woman think that New York is the only place to live in?

A. It has a large population.

B. It offers a colorful and exciting life.

C. It‟s not only interesting but also quiet.

What might have happened?

A. An earthquake.    B. A fire.    C. A gas accident.

What is the man doing?

A. Making a phone call.    B. Making a visit.    C. Making an appointment.

When will the man have a meeting?

A. In a minute.    B. Tomorrow.    C. In a couple of hours.

What will the woman probably do?

A. Wait for the airport bus.    B. Go to the airport by taxi.    C. Take a taxi and go home.

How does the man like to begin his lecture?

A. With an introduction.    B. With a smile.    C. With a funny story.

假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友Jack想学福州方言(dialect)。请你给他写封电子邮件，提出你的建议，内容包括:

1.多和当地市民交流；

2.观看福州方言电视节目；

3.买一本有关福州方言词典；

4.  ……

注意:

1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last Saturday I had a trip to a new opened park, called Grangfulin Relics Park. When I got there I found that the environment was perfect and that there was various birds flying around. That attracted me most was the strange building. It looked like a flooding house, the roof of which was above the water, and indeed it’s “body” was under the water. People could get there by going down the stair. In the building there was an exhibition which was very much great, for there were plenty architectural models and exhibits.

In a word, this park is a place worth visited again.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The information I 1.(collect) over the last few years leads me to believe that speed reading may be less 2.(use) than most people think. The claim that you can read and comprehend over 30,000 words per minute is overstated. One researcher proved this in a study where irrelevant and illogical sentences were added to a text. The “speed readers” 3. were tested didn’t notice the irrelevant lines — the non-speed readers spotted them immediately.

I’ve interviewed people who have attended the introductory sessions 4. (offer) by some speed reading courses. 5. (them) stories indicate that improper methods are sometimes used to sell the courses. Here’s how: First, you’re asked to read a passage from a book 6. which most persons would be unfamiliar. Your reading speed and comprehension are tested during this exercise. Then, after about half 7. hour of instruction, another reading test is given. But this time the reading is one most educated Americans know well — such as Huckleberry Finn. Not 8. (surprising), persons attending these introductory sessions find that their “exit” speed and comprehension are better than their “entry”9. (perform).

I’m one of the fiction readers who appreciate the beauty in good writing. Occasionally I’ll read a passage or sentence over and over just 10. (let) the beauty of its construction soak(参透) in. Good writing must be read carefully and thoughtfully to be fully appreciated.

Growing up in the 1960s, I was taught from an early age to send a handwritten thank-you note expressing ______ for kindness. My mother used to buy me a box of paper and ______ me in the art and value of saying “thank you”. She ______ to be right.

A study showed that it took most volunteers less than 5 minutes to write the thank-you notes. Just 5 minutes to make ______ person feel “overjoyed”! ______, in our “instant” world, the idea of getting an actual pen and writing an actual note seems to never come to mind. We tend to do what is ______ for us — a quick text or an email.

It’s easy to use the ______ of being busy, but even very busy and ______ businessmen find time to ______ thank-you notes. For example, when Doug Conant became CEO of Campbell’s Soup, the company had ______ half of its market value and morale(士气) was at an all-time low. He ______fixing that by doing some simple things that are probably not ______ in any MBA class. For one thing, Conant wrote to every ______. He gained their confidence and ______, turned the company ______.

In his ten years as CEO, Conant wrote over 30,000 notes to employees. It’s ______ not to ask how he did it. ______, he had many other things to do ______ writing a thank-you note. Conant made time for ______ because he knew the impact(影响) each one would have. An expression of ______ in this crazy world still makes a difference.

1.A. concern    B. sympathy    C. affection    D. appreciation

2.A. consult    B. instruct    C. answer    D. impress

3.A. remained    B. proved    C. appeared    D. claimed

4.A. one    B. any    C. each    D. another

5.A. Yet    B. Therefore    C. So    D. Otherwise

6.A. special    B. necessary    C. convenient    D. important

7.A. case    B. excuse    C. example    D. situation

8.A. humorous    B. optimistic    C. successful    D. experienced

9.A. pen    B. receive    C. design    D. deliver

10.A. lost    B. gained    C. developed    D. damaged

11.A. gave up    B. kept up    C. set about    D. worried about

12.A. permitted    B. taught    C. checked    D. tested

13.A. market    B. businessman    C. company    D. employee

14.A. personally    B. frankly    C. naturally    D. occasionally

15.A. up    B. down    C. away    D. around

16.A. hard    B. great    C. amazing    D. disappointing

17.A. As usual    B. In short    C. By the way    D. After all

18.A. by    B. in    C. besides    D. without

19.A. me    B. it    C. him    D. them

20.A. kindness    B. joy    C. value    D. confidence

Have you ever wondered how the trainers at Sea World get the 19,000-pound whale to jump 22 feet out of water and perform tricks? They get that whale to go over a rope farther out of the water than most of us can imagine. 1..

So how do the trainers at Sea World do it? The first thing they do is reinforce(强化) the behavior that they want repeated --- in this case, to get the whale to go over the rope.2., in a position where the whale can’t help but do what’s expected of it. Every time the whale goes over the rope, it’s given positive reinforcement and gets fed with fish. But what happened when the whale goes under the rope? Nothing — no criticism, no warning and no feedback. 3..

Positive reinforcement is the key of that simple principle that produces such splendid results. And as the whale begins to go over the rope more often than under, the trainers begin to raise the rope. It must be raised slowly enough so that the whale doesn’t starve.

4.. Make a big deal out of the good and little stuff that we want consistently. Secondly, under-criticize. People know they need help when they mess up. 5., people will not forget the event and usually will not repeat it.

So we need to set up the circumstances so that people can’t fail. Over-celebrate, under-criticize…and know how far to raise the rope.

A. This is a great challenge

B. And the whale stays right where it is

C. If we figure out a way to motivate the whale

D. They start with the rope below the surface of the water

E. If we under-criticize, punish and discipline less than expected

F. Whales are taught that their negative behavior won’t be acknowledged

G. The simple lesson to be learned from the whale trainers is to over-celebrate

Back in 1988, Red Delicious made up 70 to 80 percent of the domestic apple market. Over  the years, farmers sold a lot of them because they looked great. But they had a floury texture (质地), and people want an apple that’s firm, crisp(脆的)and juicy. I started searching for one. By 1994, threatened by varieties from Japan and New Zealand, the U.S. apple industry and Washington State University agreed that we had to grow our own.

First, we cross-pollinated(授粉) existing apples: Collect pollen from one flower, put it on the tip of a pencil eraser, and rub it into another. We crossed dozens of crisp, tasty varieties such as Gala, Fuji, and Pink Lady. But the best breed came out of Honey Crisp and Enterprise parents. We grew the cross-bred seeds into 5-foot trees, grafted those to rootstocks(根茎) to make them start producing quickly, and planted them in evaluation gardens. A few years later, they fruited—and we began tasting.

So I would walk down long rows of hundreds and thousands of trees, and when I found an attractive fruit, I’d bite, chew, spit it out. Most were terrible, but when I found one with good texture and taste, I’d pick 10 or 20 of them. Then I put them in cold storage to see how they would hold up after a few months. After that, three or four researchers sat down and tasted every apple. We checked acidity and sugar levels, which can break down over time, and tested firmness and crispness using instruments that measure pressure and cell breakdown.

When we found exactly what we wanted, we planted and tested them all over again. Eventually, we ended up with the Cosmic Crisp. It can spend nine to 12 months in storage, and stay crisp, firm, juicy and sweet.

1.What does the author mainly tell us?

A. Why Red Delicious sells best.

B. How good-texture apples are grown.

C. Why cross-pollinated apples taste nice.

D. How a new variety of apple comes into being.

2.How has the Cosmic Crisp been developed?

A. By testing acidity and sugar.    B. By cross-breeding with good varieties.

C. By selecting fine fruits.    D. By evaluating the quality.

3.Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “grafted” in Para 2?

A. Applied.    B. Rubbed.    C. Attached.    D. Changed.

4.What can we learn from the text?

A. The cross-pollinated apple seeds take a few years to grow.

B. Cosmic Crisp has a longer storage life and better quality.

C. Cosmic Crisp is mainly bred from Gala and Fuji.

D. The quality of apple lies in its acidity and sugar.

A walk through the galleries of Quebec's Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) places individuals face-to-face with some 43,000 artworks ranging from Chinese ceramics(陶瓷制品) to Inuit sculpture.

While the visiting is an incredible cultural experience, a group of local physicians will soon be able to prescribe(开处方) museum visits as treatment for some illnesses.

"We know that art contributes to neural(神经的) activity," said MMFA director Nathalie Bondil. "What we see is that being in contact with art can really help your well-being."

Hélène Boyer, vice president of a Montreal-based medical association, explains that museum visits have been shown to increase levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter(神经传导物质) known as the "happy chemical" which helps to lift mood.

According to Boyer, the small increase in hormones(荷尔蒙)associated with enjoying an afternoon of art is similar to that offered by exercise, making museum prescriptions ideal for the elderly experiencing pain that prevents them from regularly joining in physical activity.

The museum visits are designed to improve traditional methods. As Bondil notes, spending time in a peaceful environment can provide a welcome distraction. "What is most important is this experience can help them escape from their own pain," she says. "When you enter the museum, you escape from the speed of our daily life."

"I am convinced that in the 21st century, culture will be what physical activity was for health in the 20th century," said Bondil. " Some people would do well to recall that just in the 19th century, sports were believed to do harm to the body. Just as doctors now prescribe exercise, they will be able to prescribe a visit to the MMFA."

1.What does Hélène Boyer think of museum visits?

A. They can cheer people up.

B. They can reduce physical activity.

C. They can slow down our life pace.

D. They can increase levels of art appreciation.

2.How do museum visits affect people?

A. Stop them concentrating on pain.

B. Stop them focusing on traditional methods.

C. Encourage them not to be absent-minded.

D. Encourage them to slow their steps while walking.

3.What does the last paragraph suggest?

A. Physical activities were popular in the 19th century.

B. Sports are considered to be harmful to the body.

C. Ideas of treating illnesses are changing over time.

D. Doctors prescribe museum visits regularly now.

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A. Museum visits are ideal for the elderly.

B. Happy chemical helps to lift mood.

C. Peaceful environment helps escape pain.

D. Cultural activities will promote health.