During these days, the United States is full of cars. There are still some families without cars, but some families have two or more ones. 1.They are also a necessary part of life.

Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. 2.

Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are used only when children live more than a mile away from the school. 3.  One mother drives on Mondays taking her own children and the neighbors’ as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays, and so on. 4.  Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.

5. So more car pools should be formed in order to put fewer cars on the road and use less gas. Too many cars will lead to some problems such as accidents or environmental pollution. Something will have to be done about the use of cars. And the government should encourage the citizens to decrease the use of their cars as much as they can.

A. Too many cars are being driven.

B. This is called forming a car pool.

C. Cars are used for more than pleasure.

D. You can choose your car according to the use of it.

E. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies.

F. Still, it is not safe for young children to take the school bus.

G. When children are too young to walk too far, their mothers take turns driving them to school.

    Nowadays, the most effective way to get power comes from burning fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. They are less costly than other forms of energy. But burning fuels releases carbon dioxide, known as CO2 gas. Scientists agree that increasing amount of CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere is partly to blame for the rising temperature. It's clear the change in the atmosphere can have a big effect on the weather condition around the world.

However, keeping extra CO2 from entering the atmosphere is a difficult process. It’s not enough to advise people to burn the fuels in a clean way. As a result, scientists are looking for the best method for capturing the gas and storing it away from the atmosphere. Some of this research is taking place in Norway. The Technology Center in Mongstad (TCM) is the largest facility in the world for major testing of the CO2-capturing technology.

Tore Amundsen is its chairman. He says TCM has produced important information since it opened. The center is connected to a nearby electric power plant. It treats the waste gas from the plant using the chemical solvent (溶剂) which attracts the CO2 molecules. Then researchers take the solvent with the CO2 molecules and boil it. In this way, they can separate CO2 from the solvent and use the solvent again to capture more CO2. TCM can help capture 90 percent of the CO2 from the waste gas. With the current state of technology, it will increase the cost of electricity between perhaps 30% to 40% when the technology is applied to a power plant.

Experts say the best way to store the captured CO2 gas is to place it below the surface of the ground. Scientists can use the pumping technology to put it into areas left empty after the removal of oil or natural gas. But TCM does not pump the CO2 it captures. Instead, it releases the gas into the atmosphere. Tore Amundsen says only highly developed industrial nations can afford the pumping technology. So far, only Canada has a power plant that pumps CO2 gas. In total, there are just a few similar power plants in the world.

1.What can we learn about the CO2 gas?

A.It is usually found in coal.

B.It leads to world climate change.

C.It is a new kind of energy.

D.It does good to the atmosphere.

2.Scientists want to deal with CO2 gas by_________.

A.sending it into the atmosphere

B.finding clean fuels to use

C.collecting it with technology

D.stopping people from burning fuels

3.Which of the following is TRUE about TCM?

A.It works well in treating the waste gas.

B.It’s the only center to study the CO2 gas.

C.It was set up by Tore Amundsen.

D.It helps the power plant save a lot of money.

4.According to experts, the captured CO2 gas________.

A.can be used with oil or natural gas

B.should be put underground

C.must be allowed to go into the air

D.should stay in the chemical solvent

    Let us suppose it is now about A. D. 2063. Let’s make believe it is about fifty years from now. Of course, things have changed and life is very different.

Voyages to the moon are being made every day. It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe. At a number of scenic spots on the moon, many hotels have been built. The hotels are air-conditioned, naturally. In order that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon, every room has at least one picture window. Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment of the young and the old.

What are people eating now? People are still eating food. But many foods now come in pill form, and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants.

Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago, most of our planet’s surface has to be filled. The deserts are irrigated with water and crops are no longer destroyed by pests. The harvest is always good.

Farming, of course, is very highly developed. Very few people have to work on the farm. It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then.

People are now largely vegetarians. You see, as the number of people increases, the number of animals decreases. Therefore, the people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds, and we know the causes and cure of disease and pain, and it is possible to get rid of diseases. No one has to be ill any more.

Such would be our life in 2063.

1.When was the passage written?

A.In about A. D. 2060.

B.In about 1960.

C.In about 2013.

D.In about 2004.

2.According to the passage, what will be on the moon in about A.D. 2063?

A.Many tourists.

B.Many other animals.

C.Many plants.

D.A sea.

3.What will people eat then according to the passage?

A.Biscuits in pill form.

B.Foods in pill form.

C.Foods in water form.

D.Foods in gas form.

4.The passage tells us that in 2063, _________ on the earth than now.

A.there are fewer population

B.there are more pests

C.there is less water

D.the crops are getting better

Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney started working with puppets when he was eight years old. In 1969 he started working on Sesame Street, an American television series for children. Today, the series is shown on television in more than eighty countries and Spinney is still the man inside the eight-foot yellow chicken called Big Bird.

Spinney loves his work and knows that he has a responsibility for children watching the programme. He doesn’t want children to know that Big Bird is really a man, so he tries to notice every detail.

Caitlin Moran

When Caitlin Moran was eleven, her parents asked her if she wanted to leave school and study at home. She refused at first, but changed her mind and left school two years later. Her experiences provided the story for her first book, The Chronicles of Narmo.

It is a wonderful story about a year in the life of a family who educate their children at home. She started writing it at thirteen and finished it soon after her sixteenth birthday. Now she enjoys writing and is writing a play and her second book.

Rick Allen

Rick Allen, the well-known drummer of the Irish rock band Def Leppard, joined the band on his fifteenth birthday. A year later, in 1979, the band became famous. Then, in 1984, Rick had a very bad car accident and lost his left arm. A friend developed an electronic drum kit so that he could play the drums with an arm and two feet. He returned to the band with great happiness and he still performs with them now. The first time he played in a big concert everybody was so kind that he cried.

Now Rick is married and has a home life. Life with one arm is still a problem, but if he can 't chop vegetables with one hand he simply uses his feet.

1.Which of the following can describe Caroll Spinney?

A.Creative and hopeful.

B.Brave but proud.

C.Responsible and careful.

D.Hopeful but lazy.

2.What was the inspiration for Caitlin Moran’s first book?

A.Her school life.

B.Her birthday party.

C.Her parents’ career.

D.Her home-study experience.

3.What can we infer about the people mentioned in the text?

A.They enjoy their jobs.

B.They are highly talented.

C.They are good at performing.

D.They became famous late in life.

为了使同学们更加健康地成长,学校决定向同学们征求建议。假如你是张华,请用英语向校长写一封80词左右的建议信。所写内容必须包括表格中你对学校和老师的建议,并适当说明理由。开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。

要求：

(1)表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；

(2)必须包括表格中的所有信息，并按要求适当发挥；

(3)词数：100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

(4)不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。

Dear Headmaster,

I’m very glad to write a letter to you. These days we are talking about how to have a better school life. Here are some of my suggestions.

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Hope my suggestions will be helpful. Thanks for reading my letter.

Yours sincerely,

Zhang Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。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。

Learning English is of great valuable. English is widely used all over the world. It was often used in the international meetings. Most business letters are writing in English. With a help of English we can learn modern science and technology from developed country. We can also introduce our achievement and experience to other countries. Because its importance, English is a requiring subject in high schools and colleges. Now many people are working hardly at English. It’s very important to learn English well. Unless we learn English well, we can not serve for our country better. So I suggest most Chinese learned it well.

根据课文内容填写相应的单词或短语

I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be 1. for so long 2. I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time 3. a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That’s changed a lot since I came here.

English now is also4. as a foreign or second language in South Asia. For example, India has a very large number of 5. English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English became the language for6. and education. English is now also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa 7. South Africa.

I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really 8.. Although she didn’t know the best way9.getting to places, she insisted that she 10. the trip properly.

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

Keeping a diary in English is a 1.(use) way to improve our English writing abilities.

Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 2.(little) time than them. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we insist on this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express 3.(we) in English. Keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many difficulties. In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble in4.(find) proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there5.(be) many idiomatic words in Chinese. And6.is extremely hard for us to put them into English7.(proper).

As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is 8.we should always have a notebook and Chinese-English-dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then look up our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is very useful to keep diary9. English for the development of our writing10.(skill).

    One day，I was on my way to a meeting in town with a colleague（同事）of mine．We had already _______ the car and were walking toward the meeting place．_______，we saw an old man with a walking stick trip up（绊倒）on a _______ of a building about 20 feet in front of us．

We immediately _______ to sit him up and checked if he was _______． He had broken his glasses and _______ his nose a little，which was bleeding．Neither I nor my colleague had any tissues but another _______ stopped to give the old man some tissues．

We helped him to his _______; he was looking for the local museum which was _______ on the other side of the road. We held his ________ and walked him across the road and into the museum. We helped him ________ on a chair and informed（告知）a woman clerk there，who got him some ________． And the old man drank it up．We told the clerk to ________ him a taxi and I gave her $10，telling her to use it to ________ his taxi home．He had ________ that he lived about a 20-minute walk away．As we left，he thanked us and called us “________ Persons”．

If you see an elderly person in ________，even though he/she is just walking across the road or even if he/she has ________ something，please help him/her．You can even just ________ at him/her and be nice．That is somebody’s grandfather or grandmother and all of you reading this would want somebody to do the ________ for your own grandparents．

1.A. packed B. parked C. repaired D. passed

2.A. Frequently B. Calmly C. Straight D. Suddenly

3.A. stone B. road C. step D. door

4.A. rushed B. turned C. waited D. happened

5.A. free B. okay C. comfortable D. upset

6.A. burned B. cleaned C. moved D. injured

7.A. passer-by B. colleague C. driver D. friend

8.A. nose B. museum C. feet D. place

9.A. exactly B. sincerely C. actually D. extremely

10.A. head B. hand C. ticket D. stick

11.A. sit down B. set down C. come up D. give in

12.A. food B. money C. rest D. water

13.A. notice B. buy C. call D. request

14.A. add up B. pay for C. care about D. dig out

15.A. mentioned B. persuaded C. reported D. suggested

16.A. Polite B. Strong C. Brave D. Nice

17.A. pain B. person C. need D. power

18.A. knocked B. kicked C. ended D. dropped

19.A. throw B. smile C. laugh D. look

20.A. same B. attitude C. pleasure D. thanks

    Happiness is a choice. For every minute you are angry，you lose 60 seconds of happiness. Be happy. Be yourself. If others don't like it，then let them be.1.

Begin today by taking responsibility for your own satisfaction. Here are four ways to choose happiness:

1.2. Give it your all in everything you do，be devoted to your goals，and don't compare yourself to anyone else. Never try to be better than anyone else. If you feel called to compare yourself to someone，compare yourself to an earlier version of yourself.

2. Be around the right people.3. Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. When you free yourself from negative people，you free yourself to be YOU-and being YOU is the only way to truly live.

3. Help others when you're able. Care about people. In life，you get what you put in.4. Do something that's greater than you-something that helps someone else to be happy or to suffer less.

4. Let go when you know you should. Sometimes you have to be strong for yourself. Love is worth fighting for，but you can't be the only one fighting. People need to fight for you too. If they don't，you eventually have to move on and realize that what you gave them was more than they were willing to give you.5. If you try to force them back together things will only get worse. Holding on is being brave，but letting go and moving on is often what makes us stronger and happier.

A. Choose to be the best YOU can be.

B. Life isn't about pleasing everybody.

C. Relationships should help you, not hurt you.

D. Focus on what you have, not on what you haven't.

E. Some relationships and situations just can't be fixed.

F.A positive influence on others means a positive one on your own.

G. No one else has the power to make you feel small unless you give them the power.

    Have you ever had the experience of talking to someone and you think they are lying? Well, you are not alone. We’ve all had that feeling. But did you know that there are several things you can look for to see if you are being lied to?

Sometimes you can tell if a person is lying by observing what they do with their body. When people are lying they tend not to move their arms, hands or legs very far from their body. They don’t want to take up very much space because they don t want to be noticed. Sometimes a person who is lying will not look you in the eyes. Other times people who lie try to look at you in a strong way because they want to convince you they are telling the trugh.

Liars also use deflection. For example, if you ask a liar the question “Did you steal Fatima’s bag?” they may answer with something like “Fatima is my friend. Why would I do that?” In this situation the person is telling the truth, but they are also not answering the question. They are trying to deflect your attention. Liars may also give too many details. They may try to over-explain things. They do this because they want to convince you of what they are saying.

Often when a person is lying, they do not want to continue talking about their lie. If you think someone is lying, quickly change the subject. If the person is lying, they will spear more comfortable because they are not talking about their lie any longer. A little later, change the subject back to what you were talking about before. If the person seems uncomfortable again, they may be lying.

It’s very hard for a liar to avoid filling silence created by you. He or she wants you to believe the lies being woven; silence gives no feedback on whether or not you’ve bought the story. If you’re a good listener, you’ll already be avoiding interruptions, which in itself is a great technique to let the story unfold.

Just because a person is showing these behaviors, it does not mean they are lying. They might be shy or nervous. But, if you think someone is lying, you might want to use some of these techniques. Hopefully, you won’t need to very often.

1.According to the passage, a person could be lying he or she ________.

A. offers more information than necessary

B. appears to be shy or nervous

C. the subject of the conversation

D. speaks very fast and vaguely

2.Which of the following can be learned from the passage?

A. Liars always try to avoid direct eye contact when they tell lies.

B. We can make people lie by changing the subject in a conversation.

C. Liars are often expansive in hand and arm movements while talking.

D. We make liars uncomfortable by giving no feedback in a conversation.

3.The passage mainly talks about ________.

A. who deceives us B. why people tell lies

C. how to detect lies D. what to do with liars

    In many ways, Alma Deutscher is like other 11-year-olds. She loves to climb trees, dance, read, and draw. But Alma, who lives in Dorking, England, can claim one very special achievement. She has composed a full opera and brought it to the stage. Her opera, a retelling of Cinderella (灰姑娘), premiered (首次演出) in December 2016, in Vienna, Austria.

“I’ve loved Cinderella since I was 3,” Alma said. But she felt the story needed an improvement. “I didn’t like the thing about the shoe,” she says. “Why should the prince find her because of her feet?”

In Alma’s version (版本), Cinderella is a composer. She creates a melody (旋律) that she sings to the prince before fleeing the ball. “He remembers the beginning but not how it went on,” Alma says. The prince realizes that only Cinderella would know how the melody continues. He uses that knowledge to find her.

Alma began writing the opera when she was 8. It premiered to a sold-out crowd on December 29, 2016, and got a standing ovation (起立鼓掌). Alma played the piano and violin and performed in the show. “It was something that was completely inside my head, in my imagination, and then it came to life,” Alma says.

Alma says she is certain that music will remain a major part of her life. “I have lots of things that I want to compose,” she says. “The first one is a piano concerto (协奏曲). Then I’m writing a novel, and I want to write a movie based on it, and the music for that.”

She also has advice for kids who want to achieve their big dreams. “It’s a lot of work to reach a high level,” Alma says. “But if you love what you are doing, it doesn’t feel like hard work. Don’t let anyone stop you from doing it.”

1.What does the author mostly want to tell us in Paragraph 1?

A. Alma Deutscher lives in Vienna Austria.

B. Alma Deutscher is a cute girl.

C. Alma Deutscher is always ready to help others.

D. Alma Deutscher has a special music talent.

2.What can we learn from Alma’s version of Cinderella?

A. The prince finds Cinderella because of her shoes.

B. The prince finds Cinderella because of a melody.

C. The prince sings a melody to Cinderella before her fleeing the ball.

D. The prince knows how the melody continues.

3.How is the performance of Alma’s Opera Cinderella?

A. It lives up to audience’s expectation.

B. It sets a good example for other kids.

C. It turns out to be a great success.

D. It is something in Alma’s imagination.

4.What can we learn from Alma’s advice to other kids?

A. Necessity is the mother of invention. B. Knowledge is power.

C. Nothing is difficult to a willing heart. D. A bold heart is half the battle.

    In the coming weekends，we are going to hold some meaningful events. You are welcome to come and join us. The details are as follows.

1.What is special about the event Flat Out Catfishing?

A.It teaches fishing skills. B.Its cost is low and lunch is free.

C.It is designed only for grown-ups. D.It needs registering ahead of time.

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Awards for fishing are needed in Flat Out Catfishing.

B.Participants of JAMES Event must be good at shooting.

C.A.15-year-old girl can't join in Women in the Outdoor Event alone.

D.Meals and lodging are free of charge in Mother Daughter Outdoors.

3.The passage is most probably taken from

A.a website B.a magazine C.a guide book D.a newspaper

假如你是一名大学一年级新生叫李华，对近年来大学毕业生就业情况颇有已见，请根据下面提供的信息向报社写信谈谈你的看法，其中包括以下要点：

1. 学生心态向往城市，不愿下乡；

2. 就业现状城市人才过剩，农村渴求人才；

3. 就业前景农村天地广阔，可施展才华。

参考词汇：大学一年级新生 freshman n. 就业 occupation n.

注意：1. 信的开头和结尾已经给出；

2. 必须包括以上要点，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 词数100左右，不包括开头、结尾。

Dear editor,

I am writing to you to talk about college graduates’ occupations.

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Yours,

Li Hua

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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。

Yesterday, I went to the largest bookstore where is near our school to buy a reference book. It was Saturday, so there was many people. Under the help of the shop assistants, I quickly got the book I needed. I was about to leave while I found someone trying to steal a man’s money. Although I was nervous, but I tried to think of a way to help. Suddenly, a good idea occurred to me. I stepped in the man’s foot on purposes. As expected, the man’s scream gives the thief a fright, who quickly walked out of the shop. After hear my explanation, the man smiled and showed great gratitude to him.

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。

Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student.1. a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with 2. (inform) in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. The ideal student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning, not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned 3. brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is 4.(responsibility) for learning the material assigned. When research is assigned, the professor 5.(expect) the student to take it actively and to complete it with minimum guidance. It is the student's responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain 6. a university library works; they expect students, 7.(special) graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference origins in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but prefer that their students should not be too dependent on them. In the United States, professors have many other duties 8. teaching, such as administrative or research work. Therefore, the time 9. a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either approach a professor during office hours or make an10.(appoint).

    It was Mother’s Day. I was so busy with my work that I couldn’t _______back home. When I passed by a_______shop, an _______ came to my mind, “I’ll send Mum some roses.”

While I was _______ my flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get_______  only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The assistant was trying to tell him roses were as_______ as forty dollars a dozen. Maybe he would be happy with carnations (康乃馨). “No, I _______ have red roses,” he said, “my mum was_______ill last year and I didn’t spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, roses, as rose is her_______.”

After hearing it, I said I would pay ________ of the money for the young man. ________ by both of us, the assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the ________ and ran out of the shop. It was________ worth twenty-five dollars I paid to see the exciting ________. Then I paid for my dozen of roses and told the assistant to________ them to my mother.

As I walked out, I felt ________. Suddenly I saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon I ________ it was not a park________ a cemetery(墓地). Crying, the young man carefully ________ the roses, “Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”

Seeing this, I turned and quickly walked to the________.I would take the flowers home myself.

1.A.come B.go C.return D.turn

2.A.flower B.clothing C.rose D.jewellery

3.A.fact B.idea C.word D.picture

4.A.selling B.getting C.picking D.showing

5.A.in B.on C.at D.for

6.A.much B.expensive C.cheap D.high

7.A.have to B.might C.should D.can

8.A.a bit B.hardly C.nearly D.badly

9.A.flower B.dream C.favorite D.gift

10.A.the rest B.some C.all D.much

11.A.Surprised B.Moved C.Excited D.Pleased

12.A.roses B.street C.assistant D.air

13.A.only B.not C.well D.very

14.A.incident B.time C.scenery D.moment

15.A.send B.offer C.present D.give

16.A.nice B.amazed C.shameful D.relaxed

17.A.understood B.learned C.realized D.was told

18.A.and B.or C.but D.nor

19.A.grew B.lay C.buried D.laid

20.A.man B.shop C.street D.cemetery

    Easy Ways to Improve Your Mood

1.Taking an extra moment for yourself will make your day brighter and give you a healthier outlook on life. Here are some simple ways you can bring a little happiness into your life right now:

Go for a walk.

Grab your dog, best friend, or your significant other and head out on a brisk(轻快的) walk. Just a little bit of exercise can improve your mood and give you a fresh perspective on problems that have been bothering you. Think walks are boring? 2.Take a trip to the mall, or even walk to get some frozen yogurt. Make it a fun trip and you’ll surely make it part of your routine.

3.

After all, laughter is the best medicine. Pick up something that makes you laugh like a funny picture, book, magazine, or a DVD of your favorite comedy. 4. Giving yourself time to laugh increases feel-good endorphins(胺多酚).

5.

Take a photo of yourself doing something you enjoy, like roller skating, skiing, swimming, playing an instrument, or being with friends and family. Place the picture on your desk to remind yourself that you lead an amazing life and have lots to be happy about.

A. Model behavior.

B. Buy something silly.

C. Ten minutes of relaxation can do wonders.

D. Try walking to a place that seems exciting to you.

E. You could even plan a date night out to a comedy club.

F. Tell someone that you’re guaranteed to brighten their day.

G. Even the most optimistic people can use a mood boost every once in a while.

    When I was a kid, I used to spend hours listening to Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew Pinsky on their Sunday night radio show Loveline. I listened so often that I began to use one of their well-known phrases — “good times” — in my daily conversations. Scientists have a name for this phenomenon: behavioral mimicry.

You’ve probably experienced this before: after spending enough time with another person, you might start to pick up on his or her behavior or speech habits. You might even start to develop your friend’s habits without realizing it. There is a large body of literature concerning this sort of phenomenon, and it regularly happens for everything from body gesture to accents to drink patterns (模式). For example, one study found that young adults were more likely to drink their drink directly after their same-sex drinking partners, than for the two individuals to drink at their own paces.

And the effect isn’t limited to real-life face-to-face activities. Another study found that the same you-drink-then-I-drink pattern held even when watching a movie! In other words, people were more likely to take a drink of their drinks in a theater after watching the actors on the screen enjoy a drink. At least I don’t feel so strange anymore, having picked up on Adam Carolla’s “good times”.

New research published today in the journal PLOS ONE indicates that the same sort of behavioral mimicry is responsible for social eating, at least among university-age women of normal weight. That’s right: the young women were more likely to adjust their eating according to the eating pace of their same-sex dining companion.

As with most experiments, these results raise a whole new set of questions. However, the finding that behavioral mimicry may at least partly explain eating behavior is important, and has real effects on health. The researchers note that “as long as people don’t fully recognize such important influences on intake (eating), it will be difficult to make healthy food choices and keep a healthy diet, especially when people are exposed to the eating behavior of others”.

1.The author takes his own example of using “good times” to_______.

A.show the influence of the hosts’ words B.express his love for radio shows

C.prove the popularity of the show D.introduce the topic of the passage

2.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _______.

A.behavioral mimicry is beneficial to our health

B.behavioral mimicry decides our eating behavior

C.people have realized the effect of behavioral mimicry on our health

D.It’s impossible to keep a healthy diet without knowing behavioral mimicry

3.What is probably the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

A.To introduce behavioral mimicry and its influence.

B.To appeal to readers not to fall into others’ habits.

C.To advocate healthy food choices among readers.

D.To draw readers’ attention to popular radio shows.

    Warm water freezes more quickly than cold water. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago. But few people believed him until 1970. In that year a Canadian scientist George Kill proved the English professor was right. Dr Kill filled an open oil pail (桶) with cold water. He filled another with warm water. He put both in the same low temperature. The warm water froze first. The lack of covers on the pails is the secret. Some of the warm water changed into vapor. This meant that less of the warm water was left to be frozen. And so the warm water froze faster than the cold water even though it had a greater temperature drop to make.

1.Hundreds of years ago, Sir Francis Bacon found _______.

A.the temperature of warm water drops faster than that of cold water

B.warm water is heavier than cold water

C.warm water has the same temperature as cold water

D.warm water is not as useful as cold water

2.Leave a pail with warm water and another pail with cold water in the same low temperature, you’ll find that _______.

A.cold water freezes first

B.warm water turns into ice before cold water

C.warm water and cold water freeze at the same time

D.much of cold water is changed into air.

3.Why does warm water freeze first in the same freezing weather? _______

A.Because some of the warm water turns to vapor, the amount becomes less than that of cold water.

B.Because warm water is lighter than cold water.

C.Because the temperature of warm water is lower than that of cold water.

D.Because cold water freezes with more difficulty than warm water.

Dear Sir,

I have to travel every day from Souk Road to the airport. Two buses travel along their route: the number 49 and number 16. But by the time the number 16 bus reaches Souk Road it is always full, so I can’t get on it. I have to wait for the number 49, because sometimes there are empty seats on it.

The timetable says that there are buses from Souk Road to the airport every ten minutes. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus nearly every day?

The regulations (规章) say that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. Why do the half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?

The regulations say that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. I counted the other passengers as they got off. There were 129 of them.

It is clear that our bus companies break the regulations and think little of their passengers. Can nothing be done to make your service better?

Yours,

Tired passenger

1.The writer has to take Bus No. 49 because ______.

A.it is not always full B.it arrives on time

C.it travels faster D.it has fewer seats on it

2.The regulations say that each bus may carry ______ passengers at most.

A.20 B.40

C.129 D.60

3.What kind of letter is this passage?

A.It’s a letter of thanks B.It’s a letter of apology

C.It’s a letter of introduction D.It’s a letter of complaint

What’s On?

Electric Underground

7.30pm－1.00am   Free at the Cyclops Theatre

Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7.30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.

Gee Whizz

8.30pm-10.30pm   Comedy at Kaleidoscope

Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).

Simon’s Workshop

5.00pm-7.30pm    Wednesdays at Victoria Stage

This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.

Charlotte Stone

8.00pm-11.00pm     Pizza World

Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.

1.Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?

A.Jules Skye. B.Gee Whizz.

C.Charlotte Stone. D.James Pickering.

2.At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?

A.The Cyclops Theatre B.Kaleidoscope

C.Victoria Stage D.Pizza World

3.When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?

A.5.00pm-7.30pm. B.7.30pm－1.00am.

C.8.00pm-11.00pm. D.8.30pm-10.30pm.

    Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.

In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all whether rich or poor, clever or stupid, one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough: we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we would get terrible diseases in our towns.

In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we are educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability, and secondly, that we realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.

1.The writer of this passage thinks that________.

A.free education can solve all of the world’s problems

B.free education for all probably leads to a perfect world

C.free education won’t help to solve social problems

D.all the social problems can’t be solved by free education

2.According to the passage, ________.

A.work with hands is dirty and shameful

B.work with hands is low work

C.work with hands is the most important

D.we can’t regard work with hands as low work

3.The purpose of education is _________.

A.to choose a system of education

B.to let everyone receive education

C.to prepare children for their future life

D.to prepare children for well-paid jobs

假定你是李华，你的朋友张明来信说他进入高中后发现英语听力理解比较困难，向你寻求帮助。请你用英语给他回信并提供几点建议。主要要点如下：

1. 常听英语对话；

2. 看CCTV9；

3. 听英文歌曲。

注意：1. 词数100左右；开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 信件中不能出现真实姓名和地址；

参考词汇：对话dialogue

Dear Zhang Ming,

It’s nice to hear from you. I’m sorry to know that you are having trouble in English listening comprehension.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours truly,

Li Hua

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。

I go to the Summer Palace last week. At the gate, I happened to meet some American tourists. I greeted them for English and then we began to chat. I got know that they were college students travel in China. Most of them were interesting in Chinese medicine. They were busy taking pictures and were impressed by the changes where had taken place in the past a few years. After that, we went boating and had a good time. We exchanged our email address so that we could write to each other in future. They thanked us again and again. I was real glad to have a chance to practise my oral English.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

One evening, an elderly lady was driving past a small town when one of her tires suddenly blew out. It 1. (be) a bad situation for a woman of her age. She was very annoyed, especially with the weather getting 2. (cold) and colder. At that moment, 3. man stopped his car in front of hers and asked 4. she needed help. The old lady became even more nervous because the man looked poor and 5. (hunger). However, since no one else had stopped to help her during the past two 6. (hour), she stood back and let him help her. After the man finished changing the tire, the lady was willing 7. (pay) him some money. To 8. (she) surprise, the man replied that he just wanted to help her, just as others had helped him in the past. He didn’t want the lady to pay him back anything. Instead, he just wanted her to help others in need 9. well. Later that evening, the lady helped a heavily pregnant woman. 10. never occurred to her that the woman was the poor man’s wife.

    I was coming back from home late at night in a “Sharing” minivan (面包车). In Hyderabad, India, it is a _________ and quick way of transport. The van drivers carry as many as 13 people _________ in a vehicle which is built for the _________ of 8 people. Our van was over _________ as well. People were getting off and on at many _________.

One girl signaled the driver to _________. She got out of the van. While getting down, she slipped and fell. None of us noticed it, as it was _________. The driver was waiting for her to pay. It was then that we saw that the girl was on her knees by the side of the road. Another _________ and I got down and help her up.

_________ in pain, she held up a note and asked up to __________ the driver. The other passenger took the note and paid the driver. My stop was a few hundred meters away. I decided to __________ her till she was really __________. I paid up the driver for myself and he took off.

I neither knew her nor did I know __________ to do. But I was there, saying some comforting words to a __________ in pain. Some time later, her friend __________ us.

We made her sit in the nearby grass and her friend rushed to get water. In the meantime, she __________ her leg. It looked like a minor sprain (扭伤). Once her friend came back, they __________ a car and rushed to a nearby clinic. She __________ me and said they could manage as it was only a minor sprain.

I do not know if I did __________, But I feel I gave some __________ to her in a small way.

1.A.cheap B.expensive C.pleasant D.dangerous

2.A.by chance B.on purpose C.at present D.at times

3.A.rest B.convenience C.transport D.identity

4.A.ruined B.crowded C.used D.organized

5.A.chances B.cities C.factories D.places

6.A.continue B.help C.stop D.notice

7.A.dark B.distant C.late D.unusual

8.A.survivor B.nurse C.driver D.passenger

9.A.Ever B.Even C.Never D.Yet

10.A.judge B.pay C.employ D.reward

11.A.stay with B.take with C.pick up D.turn to

12.A.energetic B.awake C.healthy D.fine

13.A.when B.what C.why D.where

14.A.stranger B.friend C.lawyer D.cyclist

15.A.ignored B.concerned C.joined D.calmed

16.A.touched B.protected C.examined D.treated

17.A.hired B.bought C.suffered D.sent

18.A.questioned B.honoured C.praised D.thanked

19.A.gradually B.enough C.exactly D.rudely

20.A.encouragement B.respect C.comfort D.determination

    Earthquake can strike without warning. But many injuries and deaths from this kind of natural disaster can be prevented if people follow these safety tips.

If you’re inside a building, stay there! One of the most dangerous things to do in an earthquake is to try to leave a building. But do remember: do it carefully. 1. So do it as follows: Drop to the ground. Get under an object (物体) that is not easily damaged. Hold on to it until the shaking stops. You can also get to a corner formed by two walls with your arms over your hand. If you’re in bed when the quake hits, stay there and protect your head with a pillow.

2. You can go to the park, playground or fields near your house. Don’t take shelter under a tree, streetlights, electric poles or tall buildings. If you are driving, stop as quickly as possible and stay away from overpasses, buildings, bridges or anything else that might fall or collapse beneath you 3.

If you are trapped in ruins, cover your mouth with a handkerchief or a piece of clothing. Use your cell phone to call for help if possible. Don’t shout. 4. Tap (敲) on a pipe or the wall so rescuers can find you.

Be prepared for aftershocks. 5. However, sometimes they even happen months later. Therefore, if you are not in a safe position (位置) after the first shock, you should move quickly but carefully to a safer place.

A. Don’t park your car under a tree or any tall object.

B. Don’t move about or kick up dust.

C. They can happen in the first hours after the earthquake.

D. If you’re outside, go to an open space.

E. Take a good hold of your cell phone in the building.

F. Most injuries happen when people inside buildings try to go out.

G. Shouting can cause you to breathe in dust.

    Do you like shopping? Or does the thought of wandering round the shops fill you with terror? For some of us, shopping is an enjoyable way of spending our spare time and money. For me, it’s something I would rather avoid. Thanks to the Internet, we can buy goods and services cheaper online. But sometimes the problem is knowing what to buy. This has led to a type of shopping called “showrooming”.

Showrooming is something I’ve done. I will go to a shop to see, touch and try out products but then go home and buy them online at a knock-down price. I’m not alone in doing this. Research by a company called Foolproof, found 24% of people showroomed while Christmas shopping in 2013.

Amy Cashman, head of Technology at TNS UK, says the reasons for this new shopping habit are that “people are lacking time, lacking money and they want security about the products they are buying.”

But does this mean technology will kill shops? Certainly shops will change. They will have to offer more competitive prices or encourage people to buy more by giving in-store discounts (折扣) or free gifts.

We mustn’t forget that buying in a shop means you can get expert advice from the sales assistant and you can get good aftercare. It’s good to speak to a real human rather than look at a faceless computer screen but at least by showrooming, you get the best of both worlds!

1.The two questions in Paragraph 1 are raised to __________.

A.give two examples B.introduce the topic

C.compare different opinions D.get answers from readers

2.What does showrooming mean in the text?

A.Buying something in a store B.Showing products in a room.

C.Trying in shops and buying online. D.Shopping on the Internet.

3.According to Amy Cashman, which is not the reason for showrooming?

A.The lack of time. B.The security of the product.

C.The shortness of money. D.The comfort of the sofa.

4.What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A.Shops need necessary changes. B.Free gifts will surely promote sales.

C.Online shops will disappear. D.Shops will be replaced by online shops

    My name is Amber and I want to share my story with you because what you’ve shared about life and positive energy has changed my life.

This past year has been one of the hardest for me. I felt I was stuck in a position that had nothing to do with what I wanted to do with my life. In January, after two years of being together, my boyfriend left me.

I read your blog every morning as I drink my coffee at work, but it wasn’t until this March that I told myself “no more negativity (消极性)” as you taught readers in your blog.

Since then I’ve got into new habits at work to keep my energy positive. When people walk in the front door, I’m the first face they see, so I smile big when I say “good morning” to them, especially on Monday. Instead of waiting for someone to ask me for help, I offer it with an open mind. The CEO noticed my change and offered me the executive (行政的) assistant position that I wanted.

One of the biggest things I’ve taken to heart from your blog is changing my opinions on my job. Yes, it was not an important position, but when I was passionate (热情的) about it, I could make my life fulfilling.

All in all, I have to thank you somehow for having the passion to help others because it truly is inspiring to me. So thank you so much, John. My life has changed because your words pointed me in the right direction, Take care!

Sincerely,

Amber

1.Amber wrote the letter mainly to __________.

A.introduce herself to John B.ask for some advice

C.express her thanks D.talk about her bad year

2.We can infer from the passage that Amber __________.

A.received very good education B.spent a lot of time playing computer games

C.didn’t like her boyfriend D.wasn’t satisfied with her job

3.What is implied about John in the letter?

A.He used to live a very negative life.

B.He likes helping others through writing positive blogs.

C.He doesn’t like sharing his life stories.

D.He is a very famous novelist.

4.What does Amber’s change tell us?

A.A positive attitude is rewarding. B.Bad luck doesn’t exist long.

C.Practice makes perfect. D.A friend in need is a friend indeed.