Susannah was a shy but clever girl. She had worn 1for as long as she could remember. And again, for as long as she could remember, some of her classmates had always made fun of her. The worst thing was that Lewis2her “Four Eyes”. She acted like she didn’t3but in fact Susannah couldn’t stand it.
One day, the class went on a school outing to visit some famous 4. The children were walking towards the caves when Lewis5. While falling, he got6of Susannah, who walked next to him, and both 7down the hole.
They landed in a dark cave. Susannah and Lewis shouted for8, but no one came. The next morning they still hadn’t been found and Lewis continued shouting for help, but no 9and he started feeling 10.
It must have been noontime, because Susannah 11that the ray of light just landed on the floor in front of her.12, she took a piece of wood that had fallen into the cave, and, using her glasses as a magnifying glass, she focused the ray of light onto the 13. Now they had a torch. Lewis watched with surprise and 14 and off they went to explore the cave.
It took them some time, and they had to burn quite a few torches, but finally they found a way out. On top of hugs and cries of 15, Lewis gave Susannah his heartfelt thanks.
1. A．glasses B．necklaces C．earrings D．watches
2. A．teased B．laughed C．warned D．called
3. A．care B．mind C．object D．offend
4. A．villages B．hills C．caves D．parks
5. A．wandered B．waved C．smiled D．slipped
6. A．hold B．touch C．support D．place
7. A．walked B．moved C．fell D．flew
8. A．praise B．water C．food D．help
9. A．feedback B．response C．reaction D．effect
10. A．scared B．shocked C．disturbed D．annoyed
11. A．doubted B．concluded C．admitted D．noticed
12. A．Slowly B．Quickly C．Unexpectedly D．Obviously
13. A．glass B．torch C．wood D．floor
14. A．sorrow B．trouble C．excitement D．curiosity
15. A．loss B．relief C．justice D．return
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Today, I’m going to share a story with you. A king had a wise advisor 1.______ best advice for the king was, “Everything happens for the good”.One day the King went hunting and injured 2._______ by shooting an arrow at his own foot. He asked the advisor what he thought about the accident. The advisor replied, “Everything happens for the good”. This time the King was really angry and ordered 3. _________(put) his advisor into prison.
The King later went on a hunting trip 4._________ the advisor this time. The King was then captured by some cannibals（食人者）. He was taken to the cannibals' camp 5._________ he was to be the evening meal for the cannibals. Before putting him into the cooking pot he 6._________(inspect) thoroughly. The cannibals saw 7.________ wound on the King’s foot and decided to throw him back into the jungle. According to the cannibals' tradition, they would not eat anything that was 8.________ (perfect). The King suddenly realized 9.________ his advisor said was true. The advisor also escaped death because if he 10.__________(not be) in prison, he would have followed the King on the hunting trip, and would have ended up in the cooking pot.
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The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”
“No, sir,” the men answered.
The director was angry, “Why not?” he asked.
“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”
“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one”
But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise?” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”
“That’s a good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”
The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir.” They said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.
They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”
The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of minute, the director suddenly put his face in the hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.
The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.
1.One evening, the director sent his camera crew out ______________.
A．to watch a beautiful sunset B．to find an actor and an actress
C．to film a scene on the sea D．to meet the audience
2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?
A．Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.
B．Because he was angry with his crew.
C．Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.
D．Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.
3.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because___________.
A．it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine
B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C．it was more moving than a sunrise
D．the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset
4.After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands __________.
A．because he was moved to tears
B．as he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C．as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D．because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine
5.Which of the following is not true?
A．The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice.
B．If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to.
C．The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.
D．The director ordered his crew to stop filming the sunrise.
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The Americans have been voted the world’s “funniest nationality” ---the one “best at making people laugh” ---in a global poll (民意调查), which also names the Germans the “least funny” nationality and the British “not as funny as they think”.
30,000 people across 15 countries were asked to name both the “funniest” and “least funny” nationality in a poll conducted by Badoo.com, the world’s largest social network for meeting new people, with 119 million users worldwide.
The Americans were voted the funniest nationality, ahead of the Spanish --- the funniest Europeans --- in second, Italians in third and British in seventh.
The voting for the “least funny” nationality confirmed the view of America’s Mark Twain that “a German joke is no laughing matter”. The Germans won, ahead of the Russians and Turks. The stereotype of German humourlessness is believed to derive from their reputation for efficiency, punctuality and rationality(理性). Examples of German jokes include: “Yesterday, I met my friend Horst at the hospital. He’d swallowed a sponge. He says it doesn’t hurt but he’s always thirsty.”
“When we meet someone new, one of the first things we notice is whether they make us laugh”, says Lloyd Price, Badoo’s Marketing Director. “America is a worthy poll winner”, says Price. “It’s the world’s only comedy superpower.”
The British pride themselves on their humour but learn from the poll that they’re not as funny as they think. They placed just seventh of 15 --- behind the Brazilians, French and Mexicans.
1.According to the poll, which is the right order from the funniest nationality to the least funny one?
A．Spanish, Americans, French, Mexicans, British
B．Americans, Spanish, Italians, Brazilians, French
C．British, Mexicans, Brazilians, Spanish, Americans
D．Italians, French, British, Mexicans, Brazilians
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The poll was conducted among 119 million people by Badoo. com.
B．Spanish are the funniest nationality in Europe.
C．That Germans are named the “least funny” nationality is because of Mark Twain.
D．Some people think that British are funny while others think the opposite in the poll.
3.Which can be the substitute of the word “derive” in the fourth paragraph?
A．acquire B．suffer C．translate D．accomplish
4.What is the author’s purpose of telling us a German joke?
A．The author wants to show that Germans are good at telling jokes.
B．The author wants to confirm what Mark Twain said.
C．The author wants to prove that Germans are not funny at all.
D．The author just wants to say that swallowing a sponge is no harm.
5.It seems that the best title for this passage is ______.
A．The Funniest Nationality
B．A Global Poll Conducted by Badoo.Com
C．Americans Won the Funniest Nationality
D．Americans Voted “Funniest Nation”, Germans “Least Funny”
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A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.
Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become a compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.
They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at schools. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.
They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.
Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real life friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the whole world.
1.The passage is about________.
A．the cause of weboholism B．the advantage of weboholism
C．the popularity of weboholism D．the influence of weboholism
2.The underlined word "obsessive" in the second paragraph most probably means
A．attractive B．addictive C．professional D．potential
3.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers
B．teenagers can hardly balance real and virtual life
C．people are addicted to games on the internet
D．virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway
4.Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?
A．It contributes to the development of the web.
B．The chat room language may change social culture.
C．The problem will have a negative influence on our future.
D．People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.
5.The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being ______.
A．objective B．positive C．opposed D．acceptable
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
Plants have family values, too; it seems, with new research suggesting they can recognize close relatives in order to work together.
An ability to tell family from strangers is well known in animals, allowing them to cooperate and share resources, but plants may possess similar social skills, scientists believe.
Susan Dudley and Amanda File of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, report they have demonstrated for the first time that plants can recognize their kin.
This suggests that plants, though lacking recognition and memory, are capable of complex social interactions.
“Plants have this kind of hidden but complicated social life，” Dudley said.
The study found plants from the same species of beach-dwelling wildflower grew aggressively alongside unrelated neighbors but were less competitive when they shared soil with their families.
Sea rocket, a North American species, showed stronger and healthier root growth when planted in pots with strangers than when raised with relatives from the same maternal(母系的) family, the study found.
This is an example of kin selection, a behavior common in animals in which closely related individuals take a group approach to succeeding in their environment, the researchers said.
Kin selection also applies to competition, because if family members compete less with each other, the group will do better overall. “Everywhere you look, plants are growing right up next to other plants，” Dudley said，“ Usually it’s a case of each plant for itself. But sometimes those plants are related, and there are benefits to not wasting resources on being competitive, and there is not really a cost to not being competitive as long as your neighbor is also not being competitive.”
Learning and memory appear to be important for kin recognition in animals, but this isn’t an option for plants, she noted.
Some researchers speculate(猜测) that plants communicate through their roots, identifying themselves using tiny chemical signatures specific to each plant’s family.
1.What’s the main idea of the message?
A．Studies find plants can recognize, communicate with relatives.
B．Kin selection is important for plants.
C．Animals can recognize and memorize their relatives.
D．Competition asks plants to recognize their relatives.
2.Which of the following is NOT right about animals’ social skill?
A．Animals can recognize and memorize their relatives.
B．Animals’ social skill is to cooperate and share resources.
C．Animals’ social skill can recognize close relatives in order to work together.
D．Animals’ social skill is no use at all.
3.Plants’ kin selection is to ________.
A．grow well B．compete with other kinds of plants
C．strengthen the relationship among siblings D．find which one is the best
4.From the passage，we learn that ________.
A．sea rocket is a South American species
B．sea rocket grows aggressively alongside unrelated neighbors
C．sea rocket grows aggressively alongside its siblings
D．sea rocket is a kind of bush without flowers
5.How can the plants communicate with each other according to experts’ suppose?
A．Plants communicate by using tiny chemical signatures specific to each plant’s family.
B．Plants communicate with each other through their roots.
C．Plants communicate with each other by their leaves.
D．Plants communicate with each other with their flowers.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先请阅读下面6封信件或便条：
A．Dear Mom,
Every time it’s your birthday, I remember all the great birthday parties you gave me when I was growing up．I especially remember the one when I turned to 16, and the words you and Dad said to me．Now I hope you enjoy the birthday party I’m holding for you．
B．Dear Dan,
It’s over! High school is now part of the past．But consider what your graduation day really means, aside from the gifts．It’s the beginning of a life filled with goals that only you can attain．You’ve made it through 4 important years, and we’re confident you’ll make it through anything else you’ll have to face．
C．Dear Tom,
I’m 16, but my grandmother treats me as if I were 5．She uses a baby voice around me, which is really annoying, but I’m afraid to say anything because I don’t want to make her feel bad．How can I tell her my feelings, and let her know I’m growing up?
D．Dear Tina,
I was almost unwilling to open your gift because it was so wonderfully wrapped．The paper was just lovely! I want to thank you for thinking of me．I’m sure you spent hours making this lovely sweater, and it’s so soft that I feel as if you’ve sent me 100 hugs．Every time I wear it I’ll think of you．
E．Dear Aunt Pam,
Thank you so much for the cards and gifts you sent me for Christmas．I hope Uncle Mike and Little John are well．Next week I’m going to my father’s for the holiday．I wonder if you could come down and visit us．I haven’t seen you for nearly two years!
F．Dear Mom,
I think you’re the greatest．I know you have faults, but I can’t think of any at the moment．You deserve much more than this small gift in return for everything that you’ve done for me, but it’s all that I can afford．Hopefully, by the time I become a mom, I’ll be able to be as giving to my child as you’ve been to me．
请为下面回复的信件或者便条匹配合适的来信或便条：
1.Dear Sucre,
I understand exactly what you’re telling me, and I think this problem is very common．Don’t forget that, from your grandmother’s perspective, even your father and mother are just babies．Talk with your parents and ask them to talk with your grandmother．I’m sure they’ll be able to explain to her that it’s time to stop．
2.Dear Amanda,
Glad to hear from you! We haven’t seen each other since waiting at the Cincinnati Airport for that connection to London．And I’m really missing you! I’d love to see you, but Mike and I plan to visit the Lake District then．Please say hello to your dad．
3.Dear Michael,
My dear son, you’re growing up so fast, and turning into an impressive person．I was so excited that I couldn’t fall asleep after the party．You know, you really gave me a big surprise when I entered the room, and made me realize how considerate and kind you’ve turned out to be．
4.Dear Amy,
Thank you so much for your gift．Best of all for me, though, was to see that you’ve become an independent woman．I’m sure you’ll succeed in whatever you do, sooner or later．And some thing you can be sure of: I’ll always be proud of you!
5.Dear Linda,
You are the most caring and self-accepting person I know．I think of you as my soul sister．At this special moment, this sweater I made with my own hands seems like the best way to express my feelings．I wish you a great birthday, and a great year ahead．
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根据首字母或英文提示写单词：
1.Photography is strictly f_________ (not allowed) in the church.
2.Surfing on the Internet is one of my hobbies. I can o________ (get) much knowledge from it.
3.It is a________ (obvious) that he is not interested in this newly-designed project.
4.The disease o________ (happen) frequently in this area last year.
5.Human beings d________ (not identical) from animals in that they can use language as a tool to communicate.
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根据所给词的正确形式填空：
1.A __________(major) of women have found jobs in the city since the government took effective measures to protect their rights.
2.The teacher told him to clean the blackboard for a week as his ___________ (punish).
3.Our products will sell at _________(reason) prices in markets throughout the country.
4.The song of Gangnam Style from South Korea enjoys great __________ (popular) all over the world.
5.I have no _________ (object) to their plan.
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根据中文提示完成句子（共5题，每题1分，满分5分）
1.Cultural differences _______ ________ _______ ________ (对……有影响)business and personal lives.
2.With months and years going by, his hard work and diligence finally ______ ______（得到好结果）.
3.______ ______ ______ ______ （有可能）no doctor can bring him back to life.
4.They kept in touch with each other ______ ______ ______ （通过）mobile phone.
5.I ______ ______ ______ ______ （把我的成功归功于）my teachers.
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读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Getting up early has been regarded as a good habit since ancient times．Many years ago, people thought that if we went to bed early and got up early, we would be energetic the whole day．So, getting up early is of great importance to us all．
In fact, morning is the best time of a day．In the morning, the air is the freshest and people are usually in the best conditions．Many of us may have the experiences that we memorize some things more quickly and accurately in the morning than at any other time of the day．If we do some morning exercise or only take a short walk in the morning, we can build our bodies and become much healthier．Also we will have enough time to make a plan and get ready for our work or study of the day if we get up early．However, if we get up late, we'll probably have to do everything in a great hurry．
Let us remember getting up early is a good habit and try our best to keep it．If we stick to getting up early every day, we will certainly benefit a lot from it．
【写作内容】
1．以约30个词概括短文的要点：
2．然后以约120个词就“早起还是晚起好”这个主题发表你的看法，并包括以下要点：
（1）你喜欢早起还是晚起? 为什么？
（2）你的父母或教师有何看法？
（3）你如何看待他们的看法？
【写作要求】
可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子：
【评分标准】概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter打算今年暑假来中国西藏旅游，请你根据下表内容用英语向他简单地介绍有关西藏的一些基本情况。
[写作内容]
| 归属 | 中华人民共和国 |
| 地理位置 | 中国西南部，被誉为世界屋脊（Roof of the world) |
| 人口 | 约2,800,000 |
| 面积 | 120多万平方公里 |
| 省会 | 拉萨(Lhasa)，被誉为世界上最高的城市 |
| 特征 | 700多年的悠久历史；风景秀丽．有很多享誉海内外的名胜古迹，如布达拉宫。 |
| 发展 | 1951年5月23日解放以来，西藏在政治、经济、文化等方面都取得了很大的进步。 |
[写作要求]
1．只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；
2．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计人句子总数；
3．参考词汇：布达拉宫the Potala Palace 解放liberation
[评分标准]
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。
Dear Peter，
I am so glad to know that you will come to Tibet for a visit．__________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________.I'm sure you will have a wonderful Journey in such a great
land.
Looking forward to your coming to China．Have a wonderful journey in Tibet!
Yours，
Li Hua
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