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。
A family story is like a puzzle. Each family member leaves some clues. Family members come together because they have a common tie with one another, sharing a name and special traditions. Exploring family roots and sharing past memories ensure each tradition lives on.
Ancestory.com has created customized (订做的) “Our Name is History” books to give your family a look into your history by learning about your last name. By visiting it, you can check if information is available for your last name. Ancestory.com researchers have collected more than 5 billion names from records such as passenger lists, immigration records and from birth, marriage and death records. The collected information is then used for each customized book.
“Our Name is History” books are available for nearly 200,000 last names, accounting form 85 percent of all the US homes. The collected information is a great start of learning about your family roots. This book will not only surprise your mother, but also become a precious memory to pass down through the generations. It can also be an inspiration for her to talk about all the special women in her life. So instead of just giving her flowers or jewelry, give her a special family name book and share your favorite memories with her.
After learning the general history of your last name, your might be inspired to continue your exploration. The “Our Name is History” books include a special software product for building, searching and sharing your family history.
To learn more about “Our Name is History” books, visit www. Ournameinhistory.com. The deadline to order in time for Mother’s Day is April 30.
1. The first paragraph mainly talks about _________.
A. the importance of exploring family root
B. what a family story really is
C. the importance of a family name
D. how to pass down a family’s traditions
2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 2?
A. The “Our Name is History” book.
B. The website Ancestory.com.
C. The website www. ournameinhistory.com.
D. The family’s last name.
3.The “Our Name is History” books _________.
A. are very cheap compared with flowers or jewelry
B. can tell us where we should look to find out family history
C. cover the last names of all Americans
D. can tell us origins of our last names
4.What will mothers do if they get “Our Name is History” books?
A. They may be inspired to talk about some special women they remember.
B. They will collect information about their family roots.
C. They will learn how great their ancestors are.
D. They will share them with some other families.
5. What’s the purpose of the author in writing this passage?
A. To tell us how to explore family roots.
B. To help family traditions to live on.
C. To advertise “Our Name is History” books.
D. To tell us how to create our own family history.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
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。
Let’s face the facts. On most occasions, some things may seem impossible, but in every impossibility, there is possibility. Impossible situations don’t last forever. While it might be impossible for one, it could still be possible for another. In a word, everything is possible.
Someone once said, “Success belongs to those who can look at challenges offered by the world as an inspiration.” So your challenges are golden opportunities for success. How can there be wonders if there are no difficulties? You need challenges to show your ability and success comes from the problems you face. Those who refuse to give in come out smiling.
Robert X. Perez once said, “The seeds of success spring from failure’s ashes; failure is not defeat and it just directs you in the right direction. To fail is to understand what you should not do. Remember it and don’t give up until your goal is achieved.”
What should you do when you face difficulties? Jasbeen says, “Yeah, life is difficult, but you shouldn’t give up. You should have a positive and calm attitude towards all your difficulties and make the best of them. You may learn something new. You can accept failure and develop mental toughness. Mental toughness is to see the long-term pains rather than be put off by short-term pains. Once you have this toughness, you have an advantage of winning.”
The only thing in life you ever really regret is the chances you didn’t take. You will only regret when you are faced with the consequences of not taking chances and seizing the moment. Take every chance you can!
Everything you’ve done in life may be good or bad, but no matter what you may do, you must try your best. You must do something meaningful and do it right now.
1.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us that _________.
A. what failure means
B. failure often happens
C. failure can help you achieve success
D. how to achieve one’s goal
2.When faced with difficulties we are advised to _________.
A. be optimistic and learn to see the long-term pains
B. know that each difficulty is a short-term pain and try to avoid it
C. think of the difficult life others may have
D. find out your own advantages and be strong
3.Which of the following is true according to the author?
A. We should try to make the most of every chance.
B. We should create more problems for your success.
C. Those who always have difficulties are more successful.
D. There are no impossible situations for anyone in the world.
4.The passage is mainly about _________.
A. how to face challenges
B. how to be successful
C. how to hold the hold the chances in life
D. how to turn impossibilities into possibilities
5.We are most likely to find the passage in _________.
A. an advertisement for customers
B. a story for young children
C. a speech for young students
D. a guide for those competitors
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
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。
Scottish pupils recently were part of a new scheme that allowed them to take their exams online. Those examinations provided a glimpse of the future in May when 120 candidates in 10 centers in Scotland sat in front of computers to take a multiple-choice online exam. Although candidates were using a computer mouse instead of a pen, in all other ways the exam was the same as normal.
Exam rooms were set out to ensure that only the candidates and the teachers were able to see the individual screens. The online answers were sent directly to a safe area. According to the students at St Ninian’s in East Renfrewshire who took an online French exam, it was definitely the most motivated they had ever felt when taking an exam.
“I could go as fast as I wanted to, rather than as slow as everyone else wanted to,” said one. “It was better than looking back and forth between the questions,” said another. One pupil even described it as fun.
Their head teacher, Dorothy Graham, was not so surprised, “They are so used to doing things on computers that it seems natural for them. The boys liked it because they didn’t have to worry about how neat their work was.” The only things that worried her were power cuts and systems’ crashing.
It’s thought that online exams could be the norm (常态) in about five years. However, last year there were warnings about computerizing exams in England and Wales. It’s thought that it could be unfair to some students if they come from homes without access to a computer.
1. In the first paragraph the underlined word “candidates” probably means _________.
A. teachers who are supposed to prepare the test
B. people who grade the students’ papers
C. teachers who oversee the students in the exam rooms
D. pupils who take the online exam
2.Pupils who take this kind of exam _________.
A. do not need to write the answers down
B. must write the answers clearly with a mouse
C. have to answer the questions very quickly
D. can answer the questions for as long as they like
3. Why do people think it is unfair to some students without computers at home?
A. Because they are not able to take the exam at home.
B. Because they can’t be allowed to take the exams if they don’t have computers at home.
C. Because they can’t operate computers as well as those who have computers at home.
D. Because they are worried about how neat their work is.
4.According to the head teacher, pupils won’t be able to take the exam if _________.
A. they don’t have a computer at home
B. the computer system breaks down
C. the teacher sees individual screen
D. they take pens into the exam rooms
5.We can learn from the passage that it is mainly about ________.
A. computers in modern schools
B. taking exams online
C. testing computers in classroom
D. taking a multiple-choice exam
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
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。
Do you know people who have learned English earn twice as much as people who don’t? If you speak English better, you will find more good jobs. 1.
2.: Children go to their parents when they need help with school. If you speak better English, you can help your children with homework and you can also talk to teachers and other parents.
Think of your family: Most doctors in the United States only speak English, and if you can explain what the problem is and understand what the doctor is saying, you will get better, sooner!
Think of yourself: With a little more English, you might be able to take your high school diploma (GED), learn a profession or even go to college! 3.It is never too late!
Think of your pocket: If you understand what people tell you at the bank, a store or a lawyer’s office, nobody will be able to cheat you! 4.Here you can find out how you can get started. Don’t you want to save your cash?
And remember, with the Beehive you can practice your English and find help to get a good job, open a bank account or find a doctor!
The Beehive is written with a very clear language so you can learn all the important words at the same time as you find all the important information you need to make your life better.
5. Just a simple click here!
A. Think of your future.
B. You can talk about your illness with doctors in the United States if you go to hospital.
C. Or you can get a promotion and earn more money.
D. Many people are doing it!
E. With more English, you can save more, send more money to your family and even start your own business.
F. Think of your children.
G. Find out what type of education is right for you, and how to do it.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Two years ago I was working at a girls’ summer camp — for girls who had never been given a chance to go to school. It was a rather summer until Amy arrived.
Amy was about seven. She had been in the closet (小房间) for months when she was five by her mother, who had to during the day. When a neighbor discovered Amy’s , she reported it. Amy was taken and put into a foster (代养的) home. Since then, Amy hadn’t spoken at all — the most noticeable among all the .
Then I started to notice else about Amy. After lunch most of the kids got from their parents, but none came for Amy.
At I used to sit on a bench at beach, and looking over the lake. As I approached the benches one night, I saw Amy there.
“Hey, Amy,” I said, sitting to her. “You see that light there, on the other of water? I like looking at that light. For me it’s like my dream. One I’m going to do something important with my life.”
The next day when the was handed out, Amy’s name was out. She went up to get the letter. I went over and asked, “Hey, Amy, what’s your secret?”
She didn’t . She looked at the letter, a picture of a lake with a big shining on the other side of it. She looked at me, and put the over her heart.
On the last day of the camp, she gave me a big hug good bye. she had dream of her own. I hope so.
1.A. hot B. common C. wet D. special
2.A. locked B. raised C. arranged D. found
3.A. leave B. relax C. work D. disappear
4.A. weakness B. disadvantage C. condition D. situation
5.A. up B. away C. back D. seriously
6.A. students B. boys C. girls D. victims
7.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
8.A. books B. emails C. phone-calls D. letters
9.A. dawn B. noon C. night D. dusk
10.A. reading B. thinking C. singing D. shouting
11.A. sitting B. playing C. dancing D. standing
12.A. down B. gently C. merely D. next
13.A. side B. end C. direction D. way
14.A. time B. morning C. day D. night
15.A. news B. mail C. gift D. award
16.A. filled B. found C. written D. called
17.A. hear B. answer C. talk D. hesitate
18.A. light B. sun C. moon D. candle
19.A. secret B. notice C. present D. picture
20.A. Surely B. Even C. Maybe D. Often
难度: 困难查看答案及解析
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not 1.(real) prepared me for anything practical. I knew I felt like 2. (make) a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea 3. to do that. That’s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.
I started my journey 4. a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, 5.that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my 6.(decide) to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. 7. did my family.
Eventually, however, I 8.(win) the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among 9. candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call 10.(ask) me to report for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.
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 Friday, Just before the 66th National Day holiday, I conducted interview with James Watson, a famous American scientist, talk about how to become a successful scientist. On his opinion, to be a scientist, we needed to be very fond of science. What’s most, we have to keep practicing as well as learn from other successful scientist. If we want to be a successful one, besides hard-working, we are supposing to set up for a clear goal as well. James Watson also suggest that every child who is curiously about science should make your effort to realize the dream of becoming a scientist.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
假定你是李华，最近参加了由某电视台举办的中学生英语演讲比赛并获奖，该台准备组织获奖者去北京参加一次英语暑期夏令营活动，现就有关事项征求你的意见。请根据下表所提供的信息用英语以书信形式给予答复。请在答题卡上作答。
| 活动时间 | 7月16日～22日或8月18日～24日 |
| 活动内容 | 参加英语角 学唱英语歌曲 听英语讲座 表演英语短剧 看英语电影 教外宾学中文 |
| 对活动内容的 建议或要求 |
注意事项：
1. 选择适合你的时间，并说明理由；
2. 选择两项你喜欢的活动，并说明理由；
3. 对活动内容提出至少一个建议或要求；
4. 词数：100左右；
5. 信的开头和结尾已给出。
Dear Sir or Madame，
I’m very glad to be invited to the English summer camp.
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Thank you very much,
Yours truly,
Li Hua
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
根据首字母和已给出的中文，写出所缺单词的正确形式，每空填一个词。
1.Certain drugs which are safe when taken separately are lethal (致命的) in c_________ (混合)
2.The Nobel Prize winner owed his success to his parents’ e_________ (鼓励).
3.I have a big family to support, so I need a p_________ (长久的) job.
4.The man was in a hurry; unfortunately, he was caught in a t_________ (交通) jam.
5.As a proverb goes, there is no rule without e_________ (例外).
6.The students have been active p_________ (参与者) in the discussion in their classes.
7.It is o_________ (显而易见的) that students in Shenzhen Senior High School are making
great progress in their academic achievements.
8.We have to be r_________ (现实主义的) about our chances of winning.
9.The heavyweight champion is fighting an unknown c_________ (对手).
10.The history teacher gave us a lecture on a_________ (古代) Greece.
11.Tom p_________ (假装) to be asleep when his mother called him.
12.Can you name all the seven c_________ (洲) in the world?
13.The Chinese government spares no effort to get rid of p_________ (贫穷) throughout the country.
14.An unhappy home e_________ (环境) can affect a child’s behaviour.
15.The book gives s_________ (具体的) instructions on how to start a business on the Internet.
16.This bus is c________ (连接) to electric wires.
17.I’ll be very glad to accept i_________ (邀请) to your party.
18.A well-balanced student should like both intellectual things and a_________ (田径运动).
19.Nowadays more and more college graduates go to work in m_________ (多山的) areas.
20.May I have your attention please? I have an a_________ (声明) to make.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
选择方框内适合的短语并用其正确形式填空。
1.What teachers say in class ___________ their students.
2.If something is ___________ it’s going to disappear.
3.Our class ___________ 52 students, including 25 girls.
4.We are all ___________ your idea: forming study groups to help each other.
5.All the Chinese _________ the Big Military Parade which was to be held in Beijing on Sept 3,2015.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析