My 17-year-old daughter went off to college and having her away from home brought back memories of watching Peter Pan when she was little. In the classic TV production, one scene in particular impressed me: when Mrs Darling puts her children into bed. As she turns off the last of the night lights, she takes one last look at the bedroom and says, “Dear night lights, protect my sleeping children.” As a mother, I know how much she loves her children.
It has been several weeks since we took our daughter to college and she seems to be adjusting (适应) well after a short period of homesickness. For us, though, it’s another story. Like most parents, I love checking in on my children at night. But now she’s gone, and I find nighttimes the hardest. I miss her most at night.
In my neighborhood, most of the parents whose kids are off to college are dealing with similar melancholy. My husband is filled with anxiety. One friend talked about getting this sick feeling in her stomach as she prepared for the college drop-off. We complained that many of us were too busy to truly enjoy being with our children while we had them.
For us moms, seeing Toy Story 3 only made the sadness worse as we watched the character Andy, who is the same age as our kids, say goodbye to his childhood as he prepares to leave for college. And it’s not just “first-time” parents like me. Two moms who have kids already well into college said the separation didn’t get any easier. “You feel like something has been taken away from inside you,” said one of them.
I imagine things will get easier with time, especially as I see my daughter adjust to college life. Meanwhile, as I keep my cell phone close to me in bed and text my daughter goodnight and sweet dreams every night, I like to think that messages serve as a night light that keeps her safe.
1.The writer was deeply impressed by the scene in Peter Pan because ___________.
A. she watched the scene with her daughter
B. the scene was very exciting and interesting
C. the scene taught her and her daughter a good lesson
D. the scene showed a mother’s deep love for her children
2.After he daughter went to college, the writer ___________.
A. didn’t get used to the change for a long time
B. often cried as she missed her daughter so much
C. realized she hadn’t done enough for the daughter
D. failed to have a good sleep every night
3.What is the underlined word “melancholy” in Paragraph 3 similar in meaning to?
A. Happiness. B. Anger.
C. Sadness. D. Excitement.
4.According to the last paragraph, why did the writer keep her cell phone close to her in bed?
A. To call her daughter any time
B. To wait for her daughter’s calls
C. To say good night to her daughter
D. To wait for her daughter’s messages
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Television has turned 88 years old on September 7, 2015, and it has never looked better.
In its youth, television was a piece of furniture with a tiny, round screen showing unclear pictures of low budget programs. In spite of its shortcomings, it became well-received. Between 1950 and 1963, the number of American families with a television jumped from 9% to 92% of the population.
As the audience got larger, the technology got better. Television sets became more reliable through the 1960s. Both of the reception and the picture improved. The major networks started broadcasting programs in color.
Even greater improvements were coming according to Sanford Brown, who wrote an article for the Post in 1967. Surprisingly, just about every prediction he made in the article became a reality. For example: All sets in the not distant future will be color instruments. He also predicted that TV sets would become smaller, simpler, more reliable and less expensive and may forever put the TV repairman out of work. Smaller sets do not, of course, mean smaller screens. TV engineers expect screens to get much bigger. However, today's 3D TV is even farther away, if it's coming at all. There is some doubt whether the public would be eager to pay for it, in view of people's cold reception given to 3D movies.
But the technology with the greatest potential, according to Brown, was cable television (有线电视), which was still in its early stages then. As he predicted, the future of cable television was highly interactive. It wasn't cable television that gave Americans their electronic connection to the world, however. It was the Internet. He even foresaw the future office: using picture phones, big screen televisions for conferences, and computers providing information, at the touch of a button.
Brown ever said, “The future of television is no longer a question of what we can invent. It's a question of what we want.”
1.What can we infer about television sets in the 1960s?
A.They were very popular with Americans.
B.The reception showed no improvement
C.They showed black-and-white pictures
D.They were out of order now and then
2.Which of the followings did Sanford Brown fail to predict?
A.Television's good quality.
B.The invention of 3-D TV.
C.The future office’s model
D.The potential of cable TV.
3.What is the text mainly about?
A.The shortcomings of television.
B.The bright future of television.
C.The development of television.
D.The invention of television.
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You choose to be a winner!
The Winners club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account（交易账户） where you receive a key-card so you can get to your money 24/7 – that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
It’s a club with impressive features for teenagers.
No account keeping fees!
You’re no millionaire so we don't expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees !
Excellent interest rates!
You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make a least two deposits (储蓄)without taking them out in a month.
Convenient
Teenagers are busy—we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet …You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!
Maga magazine included
Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.
The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian(so we can organize that cool key-card) but it is easy. We can’t wait to hear from you. It’s the best way to choose to be a winner!
1.The Winners Club is a bank account intended for ________.
A. parents B. teenagers C. winners D. adults
2.The Winners Club provides magazines which ________.
A. encourage spending
B. are free to all teenagers
C. are full of adventure stories
D. help to make more of your money
3.If you want to be a member of the Club, you must ________.
A. be an Internet user B. be permitted by your parent
C. have a big sum of money D. be in your twenties
4.What is the purpose of this text?
A. To set up a club.
B. To provide part-time jobs.
C. To organize key-cards.
D. To introduce a new banking service.
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An environment group called the Food Commission is unhappy and disappointed because of the sales of bottled water from Japan. The water, it angrily argues in public, has traveled 10,000 “food miles” before it reaches Western customers. “Transporting water half-way across the world is surely the extremely stupid use of fuel when there is plenty of water in the UK.” It is also worried that we are wasting our fuel by buying prawns from Indonesia (7,000 food miles) and carrots from South Africa (5,900 food miles).
Counting the number of miles traveled by a product is a strange way of trying to tell the true situation of the environmental damage done by an industry. Most food is transported around the world on container ships that are extremely energy-efficient. It should be noted that a ton of butter transported 25 miles in a truck to a farmers’ market does not necessarily use less fuel on its journey than a similar product transported hundreds of miles by sea, Besides, the idea of “food miles” ignores the amount of fuel used in the production. It is possible to cut down your food miles by buying tomatoes grown in Britain rather than those grown in Ghana; the difference is that the British ones will have been raised in heated greenhouses and the Ghanaian ones in the open sun.
What is the idea of “food miles” does provide, however, is the chance to cut out Third World countries from First World food markets. The number of miles traveled by our food should, as I see it, be regarded as a sign of the success of the global trade system, not a sign of damage to the environment.
1.The Food Commission is angry because it thinks that .
A. UK wastes a lot of money importing food products
B. some imported goods cause environmental damage
C. growing certain vegetables damages the environment
D. people waste energy buying food from other countries
2.The phrase “food miles” in the passage refers to the distance .
A. that a food product travels to a market
B. that a food product travels from one market to another
C. between UK and other food producing countries
D. between a Third World country and a First World food market
3.By comparing tomatoes raised in Britain and in Ghana, the author tries to explain that .
A. British tomatoes are healthier than Ghanaian ones
B. Ghanaian tomatoes taste better than British ones
C. cutting down food miles may not necessarily save fuel
D. protecting the environment may cost a lot of money
4.From the passage we know that the author is most probably .
A. a supporter of free global trade
B. a member of the Food Commission
C. a supporter of First World food markets
D. a member of an energy development group
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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。
What do the world’s most successful people all have in common?
By examining the work habits of over 150 greatest writers and artists and scientists, the researchers including Standford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer found that high achievers like Robert Moses turn out to be all alike:
Busy ! Busy!
1. In a study of general managers in industry, John Kotter reported that many of them worked 60 to 65 hours per week—which translates into at least six 10-hour days. The ability and willingness to work difficult and tiring hours has characterized many powerful figures. Energy and strength provide many advantages to those seeking to build power.
Just Say No!
The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say “no” to almost everything. And that’s what gives them the time to accomplish so much. 2. And focus means saying “no” to a lot of distractions(分神).
Know What You Are!
Ignore your weakness and keep improving your strengths. Don’t waste time exploring skill areas where you have little competence. Instead, focus on—and build on—your strengths. 3. .
Create Good Luck!
Luck is not magical—there is a science to it. Richard Wiseman studied lucky people for his book Luck Factor, and broke down what they do right. 4. By being more outgoing, open to new ideas, following the feeling that something is true, being optimistic, lucky people create possibilities.
Does applying these principles to your life actually work Wiseman created a “luck school” to test the ideas—and it was a success. In total, 80 percent of people who attended Luck School said that their luck had increased. 5. .
A. Spend enough time to improve your weakness.
B. Achievement requires focus.
C. On average, these people reported that their luck had increased by more than 40 percent.
D. They never stop working and they never lose a minute.
E. Busy people are more likely to be lucky.
F. This means knowing who you are, what you are and what you are good at.
G. Certain personality types are luckier because they behave in a way that offer the chance for good opportunities.
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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, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A couple of weeks ago, I made a trip to Toronto with my granddaughter who just turned three years old. The two of us were on our way to her parents, and my wife---her . who had been gone for over a week. We were all anxious to again and as I pulled out of Mamere and Papere's driveway in Chelmsford, Hailee and 1 were both about the trip and couldn't wait to arrive at our .
When we completed the "SEVEN"-hour trip to Toronto later that day, the reunion was absolutely________ and I can sincerely say I enjoyed every single minute of that journey.
Hailee is at that“1 want to it myself' stage of her life. And if you can just get over the "hurry-up syndrome" we acquire as ,it is wonderful to witness Who knew that putting a straw into the in a juice box for the very first time could be such an earth-shattering（惊天动地的）event? Or being enough to actually open the fridge door for the first time? Or putting on your own on the right feet-would be so ？
I'll never forget the look on her face the day she was able to into my truck by herself. She finally on my seat, holding onto the steering wheel(方向盘) and declared ，“I did it!" And when she could actually put her own seat belt on -what a(n) ！
Have you ever watched a three-year-old to sip a McDonald's milkshake through a straw? It is hard enough for an adult, too. And every time the icy solution(溶液) touched her lips, you could see the in her eyes. I learned that you can't hurry a child through a milkshake.
1.A. follow B help C. bless D. visit
2.A. mother B. father C. grandma D. aunt
3.A. get together B. turn up C. pay off D. settle down
4.A. concerned B. excited C. hopeful D. anxious
5.A. destination B. conference C. city D. hometown
6.A. hard B. wonderful C. timely D. surprising
7.A. frequent B. final C. tough D. long
8.A. carry B. prove C. do D. explain
9.A. doctors B. parents C. friends D. adults
10.A. bottle B. ring C. hole D. comer
11.A. clever B. strong C. friendly D. early
12.A. shoes B. socks C. sweater D. trousers
13.A. difficult B. satisfying C. useful D. simple
14.A. hide B. jump C. run D. climb
15.A. sat B. leaned C. stood up D. looked up
16.A. carefully B. bravely C. politely D. proudly
17.A truck B moment C. example D. goal
18.A. struggle B. expect C. offer D. hope
19.A when B. then C. though D. yet
20.A. delight B. anger C. fear D. sadness
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第二节 单词填空(每空一词， 共10小题； 每小题1分，满分)
1.British economy has been _______(衰退) since 1960s.
2.Nothing would satisfy her _______(贪婪) for power.
3.It makes me sad that some people _______(犯罪)crimes and never get punished.
4.He felt _______(气馁)because of all the criticism he’d received.
5.My brother is _______(喜爱) of pointing out my mistakes.
6.After the earthquake, the city _______(像) a battlefield.
7.There can be no excuse for any further _______(耽搁).
8.a consequence of smoking, my father coughs _______(频繁).
9.Her moods were very _______(易变的), now laughing loudly, and then sunk in despair.
10.Rosa Parks challenged the unjust _______(分离，分开)of people on the basis of skin color.
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第三节 单句改错 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
1.Struggled in a world of silence and darkness.，Helen Keller seemed to be simple-minded.
2.The three Bronte sisters adopted this practice.，Mary Ann Evans did the same.
3.We decided to fight against this unfair system which prohibits us blacks sitting where we like.
4.Our friendship had developed quickly over the weeks that followed.
5.Maybe if I studied science then, I would have been able to give more help.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how 1. (excite)I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how 2. (ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt 3. (extreme) nervous and l was afraid that l would fall off and hurt 4. (me). My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get 5. the bike. While l was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over .I was so 6. (grate) to him for his help. As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle
shouting, "You are riding it by yourself now!"I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but 7. if I fell off? Could I use the brakes to stop? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I 8. (slow) down and came to a stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike. 9. (late)that day, having learnt how to get on the bike and get off it, I felt like l was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my 10. (nine) birthday.
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据报道， 在我国仍有很多山区的孩子因为家庭贫穷而上不起学，你们班就如何帮助这些孩子上学进行了讨论。假如你是李华，请你把你们的建议写成一封信寄给Teens,希望他们能够呼吁更多的人参与这项活动。
建议要点：
1.收集旧课本和衣服
2.呼吁更多人帮助他们
3.你的建议,至少一条
要求：1.100词左右 2.可适当增加细节，以便行文连贯。
Dear Editor,
I’m a senior high school student._____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
We’ll really appreciate it if you can, through the English Weekly, increase public awareness of the
poor children’s living conditions and call on more people to help them.
Yours sincerely,
LiHua
难度: 中等查看答案及解析