阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
My house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.
If you come to visit, you'll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN (个人身份号码) to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it's dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest to you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.
Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console(控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.
The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.
I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I've put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I've put in today.
I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, "How will I live without them?"
1.What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How to develop a new system.
B. The function of the PIN.
C. A home for the future.
D. Easy life in the future.
2.What can’t be done in the writer’s new house according to the passage?
A. Turning on the lights. B. Going swimming.
C. Getting a telephone call. D. Playing music.
3.The writer's new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _______.
A. it has your favorite music following you
B. you can make a telephone call anywhere
C. the writer is able to change his new idea into practice
D. it has been controlled by computers
4.What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?
A. An IT expert B. A famous doctor
C. An idealist D. An experienced teacher
难度: 困难查看答案及解析
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1.Contemporary Art studio is a place where_________.
A. one can enjoy many kinds of artworks
B. one can learn how to paint on pottery
C. one can make pottery by himself/herself
D. one can improve his/her painting skills greatly
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A. An American graduate who is good at Chinese.
B. A Chinese graduate who majored in business.
C. A Chinese college student who has good English writing skills.
D. An American college student who is interested in English translation.
3.If Mr. Black wants to buy a painting, he can__________.
A. send an email to sumplastpl@hotmail.com
B. send an email to artworkdeal@hotmail.com
C. call 453-268-130
D. call 668-556-429
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the fourth advertisement?
A. Nice Rome trips.
B. Airport Car Rentals With Drivers.
C. Cheap Car Tours.
D. Flight Service To Pick You Up
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So you think you know your dog. But how well does your dog know you? She probably recognizes you when she sees you. But can a dog tell by simply looking at you whether you have a happy or an angry expression on your face? Researchers in Austria have taught pet dogs to know the difference.
Dogs are very mindful of sound. When dog owners shout or speak in a strong, unkind voice, dogs often act ashamed and quietly move away from the area.
Recently, researchers found that dogs can look at our faces, and tell the difference between a smile and a frown(皱眉). The animals were able to recognize a look of praise from one of blame.
Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna performed a series of experiments. They taught dogs to recognize facial expressions. They showed the dogs two pictures of either the upper or lower half of a person's face. On one picture, the person looked happy. The other appeared angry.
The dogs were then shown images of the eyes or mouths of people they had never seen before. They were also shown the left half of the faces used in training.
Corsin Muller led the study. “We were really speaking, do they realize that smiling eyes have the same meaning as a smiling mouth, or angry eyes have the same meaning as an angry mouth? And it turned out that they really did perform very well in these research experiments.”
Once the dogs learned to recognize which image was happy or angry, they could easily find the same expressions in pictures of any face.
Corsin Muller says future studies will try to show whether dogs can learn the meaning of facial expressions―for example, whether a frown shows that someone is angry.
In the experiments, researchers found the dogs were slower to link a reward, or prize, with recognition of the angry face. This suggested that dogs had an idea people with angry faces were best avoided.
1.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. How one can know his dog well.
B. How a dog can probably be well trained.
C. How a dog can tell one something.
D. How a dog can know one’s expressions.
2.Hearing its owner’s strong, unkind voice, a dog is likely to_________.
A. jump happily B. act excitedly
C. escape quietly D. shout loudly
3.A dog is able to recognize one’s __________.
A. praise B. blame
C. anger D. all of the above
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Dogs are as clever as human beings.
B. Dogs can understand man’s feelings.
C. Dogs can be trained to do everything.
D. Dogs can learn to make any angry face.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
A young boy recently received an unexpected message in the mail from his father Joseph, who died two years ago.
Rowan's dad was a hardworking man who wanted to give his son the best life he could. It was why Rowan's mother, Julie Van Stone, said Joseph joined the Navy and went to MIT to get two masters degrees.
While at school in Boston, he would often write to Rowan. Even when he left school and was driving back to Colorado, he would send postcards from each state he stopped in. Those postcards were sent in 2007. "I remember him saying he had sent 5 or 6, and I only got 3 or 4 in the mail. But I never thought anything of it," Van Stone said.
Those postcards and pictures are priceless memories for Van Stone and her son, especially after Joseph passed away from a rare brain disease. Rowan never had a chance to say goodbye. But, on Saturday, just days before the two-year anniversary of Joseph's death, a postcard arrived in the mail. It arrived March 11, 2015. The message read: "Hello from Pennsylvania. I love you, and I miss you so much. See you soon. Love, Daddy."
Neither he nor his mother knows how it happened, and they may never know. But, they have their own ideas why. "I feel like that was the final goodbye that he didn't get to say," Van Stone said. Van Stone says Joseph's last words to her before he died were: "Everything is a circle. We will see each other again. All that matters is love."
1.What did Rowan’s dad do to give his son the best life?
A. He bought many for Julie.
B. He became a soldier in Navy.
C. He kept writing to his son.
D. He got many masters degrees.
2. How long did it take for the postcard to reach Rowan?
A. 2 years. B. 5 years. C. 6 years. D. 8 years.
3. Where did Rowan’s dad send the postcard?
A. In Boston. B. In Colorada
B. In Pennsylvania D. In New York
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
七选五
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。
How to stay in a good mood
It’s typical to feel your mood starting to become bad. If you want to be able to stay in a good mood, then you have to form these habits that will keep you feeling happy.
Don’t take love for granted.
If you’re lucky enough to have a special someone, then you should make your time together meaningful.1.Make time to spend time with your special someone. Being around your loved one has been proven to make people happier.
Get regular exercise.
Regular exercise is one of the most important habits that you need to form.2.You can go running three times a week and walk the other four. Just make sure to be as active as you can every day.
Spend time with your friends.
3.Of course, don’t always hang out with friends when you have a free moment. Make sure you do make time to see friends at least once or twice a week, if you can.
Get enough sleep.
4. One of the easiest ways to stay in a good mood is to be well-rested. Waking up feeling full of energy will make you feel much more ready to face the day and much more excited about everything ahead of you.
5.5.
If you want to stay in a good mood, then you have to make sure that you eat three healthy and diverse meals every day. Start off with a healthy breakfast, and don’t skip this meal no matter what things happen. Have light snacks throughout the day, like yogurt or fruit, to keep you energetic.
A. Have a healthy eating schedule.
B. Make sure that you sleep for 7-8 hours a day.
C. Do begin with a healthy breakfast in the morning.
D. Hanging out with friends will keep you feeling alive.
E. Don’t stop doing the things you love with the person you love.
F. However, you don’t have to do the same boring old thing every day.
G. Once you start exercising, do the same sports at the regular time every day.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The song called “I Believe I Can Fly” has meant the most to me since I was at the age of three. I chose this song because it me that as long as I believe, I can be or do everything I want in life even I was . I didn’t know much of what the song a long time ago but as I grew older, I still the song and started to listen to the words more and more. Every time I listen to it, I think about all the I have overcome.
When I was little, I had to use a wheelchair there was something wrong with my . The doctor said I had little chance of ever but I was determined to walk. I knew I had to believe in myself to my goal to walk someday.
One day the doctor told my mother that he could an operation that would help me walk. So when I was three, I had my first surgery. I was a very kid so being in a bed for six weeks，not being able to , I felt terrible. I knew after all the and the crying would be worth. , at the age of four, I felt free when I the trouble and learned how to walk.
The song says，“I see me running through that open door.” That's what I like；I believed I could fly just like the song says. I’ve depend the arms of my parents and I’ve always known I had to be and it started inside of me. I've always I can touch the sky. I still have more difficulties to face, but I will believe I can fly, as long as I believe.
1.A. warns B. reminds C. invites D. forces
2.A. interested B. disabled C. shocked D. confused
3.A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant
4.A. refused B. loved C. expected D. bored
5.A. difficulties B. questions C. drops D. ideas
6.A. because B. though C. so D. but
7.A. arm B. head C. hand D. leg
8.A. singing B. walking C. flying D. listening
9.A. achieve B. decide C. receive D. accept
10.A. build B. settle C. do D. share
11.A. shy B. brave C. active D. quiet
12.A. hold B. lend C. wave D. move
13.A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. fear
14.A. Suddenly B. Finally C. Nearly D. Immediately
15.A. held on B. went through C. picked up D. turned on
16.A. sounded B. felt C. sensed D. touched
17.A. by B. with C. over D. on
18.A. strong B. noisy C. weak D. silent
19.A. imagined B. believed C. explained D. missed
20.A. always B. often C. never D. seldom
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
短文填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或填入括号中单词的适当形式。
Diet and way of life are often a problem for teenagers. However, if you eat the right food and exercise1.(regular), you can feel better, look better and have more energy. So healthy eating along2. regular exercise is properly the only way to become fit.
As a teenager, it is important to give your body the energy 3. needs. For a healthy diet, you should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water --- six to eight glasses a day.4.(drink) enough water will improve your skin and give you 5.(health) hair.
Exercise is something6. can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Teenagers should spend at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week. Walking and riding your bike count, and so do school sports. When you exercise, your body produces some 7.(chemical) that make you feel peaceful and 8.(relax) and increase your ability to concentrate when you study. These chemicals can even help you sleep better at night. A good amount of sleep every night 9.(be) also important for your health. Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep each night.
If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much 10.(good) in no time at all.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
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
My grandfather and me enjoy fishing.
One Sunday morning we go fishing at a lake. We took ours fishing poles and headed for the lake. As soon as we arrived, so we dropped the lines into the water. Before waiting for half an hour, I was beginning to get impatiently. I wanted to give up, and my grandfather told me to wait a little longer. Finally, there came a sudden pull at the pole and fish was caught. Within the next few minute, my grandfather also caught a fish.
Feeling hungry, we built a fire by the lake over which we cooked the fish. It was tasted good.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
假设你是新华中学的学生李华，校报准备办一个关于冬季运动的英语板块，现面向全体学生招募一名英语编辑。请根据提示写一封信：
表示对此职位感兴趣；
1.说明自己的爱好和特长，如喜欢冬季运动，擅长英语，乐于与人沟通合作等；
2.表示希望能担任此职位。
字数：100-120左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；信的开头和落款已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear editor,
Recently, I’ve learned that the school newspaper is looking for an English editor of winter sports section. ____________________________________________________________________
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Li Hua
难度: 中等查看答案及解析