I was going to die in Antarctica, I was certain. A picture of my frost-covered body, pale and lifeless, filled my mind as I glanced around. In all directions spreads the empty wilderness of Antarctica, the only feature being the division between snow and sky. I sadly stared at my team, who were rapidly disappearing from my sight．
It happened in the year 2009 when I was head of an adventure attempting to reach the South Pole. The team was made up of ordinary women from all around the world—from Jamaica, India, Singapore and Cyprus—many of whom had never seen snow, or spent a night in a tent, before we set off. Our aim was to be the most international all-female team to reach the South Pole．
By the time I realized that my sledge was firmly stuck, the team were already a long way ahead of me. I called out to Era, my teammate from Brunei, who was next in line. Getting no response, I called again, but my shouts were carried away in the opposite direction by the wind. I had stood and watched the line for a while as it marched away from me, confident that at any moment one of my teammates would look behind her. Seconds passed. Nothing. I was gradually being left alone．
I pushed my sledge again, my strength suddenly increased when I thought of a cold, lonely death. This time the sledge moved a little. I kicked at the ice with my ski-pole and boot, desperately trying to break the sledge free and pushed again. The sledge shot forward, knocking me off balance. I struggled to my feet and set off after the team．
I caught up just as they realized I wasn't there. As we continued, my panic slowly faded. I found myself laughing to myself as I noticed Reena checking behind her every few paces. In fact for the whole of the rest of the day each member of the team glanced over her shoulder every few minutes. They were not going to risk losing me again.
1.What can we know from the first paragraph?
A. The author's poor physical condition．
B. The wonderful sights of Antarctica．
C. The rough natural conditions of Antarctica．
D. The author's regret of being left alone．
2.What's the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Brief introduction about the adventure.
B. How the author became the team leader.
C. The process of selecting the team members.
D. Complete information about the team members.
3.What made it possible for the author to get her sledge out of the ice?
A. The shouts of her teammates.
B. The strong desire to live on.
C. A sudden change in wind direction.
D. The natural beauty ahead in Antarctica.
4.Why did the team form the habit of looking behind?
A. Because they were expecting their team leader's arrival.
B. Because their team leader demanded them to do so.
C. Because they were afraid there might be danger coming from behind.
D. Because they wanted to make sure their team leader was following.
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Medical Center：
The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university. The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems. Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation. Also，all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores.
Opening Hours：24 hours from Monday to Sunday
Phone：(412)396--6649 Fax：(412)396—6648
Diving Centre：
Our experienced instructors offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners. There are two evening lessons a week, in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely. You only need swimming costume and towel. Reduced rates for couples.
Opening Hours：Monday and Friday：6：30 p．m．—8：30 p．m．
Phone：(412)396—6312 Fax：(412)396—6706
Riding School：
You can start horse—riding at any age. Choose private or group lessons any weekday
between 9 a．m．and 8：30 p．m．(3：30 p．m．on Saturdays). There are 10 kilometers of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country. You will need a riding hat.
Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：9：00 a．m．—8：30 p．m．
Phone：(412)396—6754 Fax：(412)396—6752
Sailing Club：
Our Young Sailor’s Course leads to the Stage 1 Sailing qualification. You’ll learn how to sail safely and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid. Have fun with other course members , afterwards in the clubroom. There are 10 weekly two-hour 1essons (Tuesdays 6 p．m．～8 p．m．).
Opening Hours：Tuesdays：6：00 p．m．—8：00 p．m．
Phone：(412)396—6644 Fax：(412)396—6644
Watersports Club：
We use a two-kilometer length of river for speedboat racing, and water-skiing, A beginners’ course consists of ten 20-minute lessons. You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently, but must be able to swim. The club is in a convenient central position and is open daily from 9 a．m to 4 p．m，with lessons all through the day.
Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：9：00 a．m．—4：00 p．m．
Phone: (412)396—6899 Fax396—6890
1.If you want to swim and enjoy activities which are fast and a bit dangerous, you should join ________ .
A. Diving Centre B. Riding School
C. Sailing Club D. Watersports Club
2.If you want to experience a new activity in the countryside in the mornings，you may fax ________.
A. (412)396—6648 B. (412)396—6752
C. (412)396—6876 D. (412)396—6706
3.If you are planning to explore the ocean depths, you should attend your lessons at ______ .
A. Monday through Friday：7：00 a．m．—10：00 p．m．
B. 24 hours from Monday to Sunday
C. Monday and Friday：6：30 p．m．—8：30 p．m．
D. Tuesdays：6：00 p．m．—8：00 p．m．
4.Which is NOT the convenience that the Medical Center provides?
A. Nursery for newly-born babies.
B. Well trained staff members.
C. Good equipment.
D. Various less expensive medicines.
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Does handwriting matter? Not very much, according to many educators. However, scientists say it is far too soon to declare handwriting is not important. New evidence suggests that the link between handwriting and educational development is deep.
Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they are also better able to create ideas and remember information. In other words, it’s not only what we write that matters — but how.
A study led by Karin James, a psychologist at Indiana University, gave support to that view. A group of children, who had not learned to read and write, were offered a letter or a shape on a card and asked to copy it in one of three ways: draw the image on a page but with a dotted outline（虚线）, draw it on a piece of blank white paper, or type it on a computer. Then the researchers put the children in a brain scanner and showed them the image again.
It was found that when children had drawn a letter freehand without a dotted outline or a computer, the activity in three areas of the brain were increased. These three areas work actively in adults when they read and write. By contrast, children who chose the other two ways showed no such effect. Dr. James attributes the differences to the process of free handwriting: Not only must we first plan and take action in a way but we are also likely to produce a result that is variable. Those are not necessary when we have an outline.
It’s time for educators to change their mind and pay more attention to children’s handwriting.
1.What do scientists mean by saying “it is far too soon to declare handwriting is not important”?
A. Handwriting is not very important to children.
B. Handwriting should not be ignored at present.
C. Handwriting has nothing to do with education.
D. Handwriting can not be learned in a short time.
2.Which is NOT the children’s task in the experiment?
A. Copy the image on a page but with a dotted outline.
B. Draw the image on a piece of blank white paper.
C. Put a brain scanner and show the image again.
D. Type the image directly on a computer.
3.What does “that view” in Para. 3 refer to?
A. How we write is as important as what we write.
B. A group of students should know what to write.
C. Children create ideas and remember information.
D. Children read quickly when they write by hand.
4.According to the passage, the author obviously _______ giving up handwriting.
A. is for B. doesn’t care about
C. is responsible for D. is against
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If it really is what’s on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be in trouble.
Some doctors now think that the internal(内部的) fat surrounding important organs like the heart or liver could be as dangerous as the external fat which can be noticed more easily.
“Being thin doesn’t surely mean you are not fat,” said Dr Jimmy Bell at Imperial College. Since 1994, Bell and his team have scanned nearly 800 people with MRI machines to create “fat maps” showing where people store fat.
According to the result, people who keep their weight through diet rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits of internal fat, even if they are slim.
Even people with normal Body Mass Index scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside. Of the women, as many as 45 percent of those with normal BMI scores (20 to 25) actually had too high levels of internal fat. Among men, the percentage was nearly 60 percent.
According to Bell, people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat. They eat too many fatty and sugary foods, but they are not eating enough to be fat. Scientists believe we naturally store fat around the belly first, but at some point, the body may start storing it elsewhere.
Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of internal fat, but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes(糖尿病). They want to prove that internal fat damages the body’s communication systems.
The good news is that internal fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your diet. “If you want to be healthy, there is no shortcut. Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle.” Bell said.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Internal fat is of no importance.
B. Thin people may be fat inside.
C. Internal fat leads to many diseases.
D. Thin people don’t have diabetes.
2.According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?
A. Exercise can help to reduce the internal fat.
B. People can get rid of internal fat by improving diet.
C. People with heart disease all have internal fat.
D. Men are more likely to have too much internal fat.
3.From the last paragraph, we can find that ______.
A. exercise plays an important role in people’s life for keeping healthy
B. thin people usually have internal fat even if they are slim
C. it is easier to burn off internal fat than external fat
D. internal fat leading to disease has been proved
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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。
Last Sunday I was thinking about the difference between successful people and those who don’t achieve anything significant. I made an interesting discovery. This difference may at first look obvious, but it’s quite opposite. 1.
Everyone has a purpose behind their actions. If they don’t, they wouldn’t take action! 2. When they take action, at the back of their minds they think about success that this action is going to bring them.
3. What’s the purpose behind your actions? Do you work to thrive（成功）or to survive?
Do you go to work to feed your family or to create an amazing lifestyle?
Different purposes will result in completely different life experiences. People who work to survive are the ones who fear that some unexpected bill will arrive. They go to bed worrying about money and unimportant things. They hate their employment but don’t quit because they doubt their own abilities to create something greater. I know this kind of feeling because I was like that once. That’s a very uncomfortable state to be in because you are constantly worried about insignificant things. 4. Therefore, you cannot achieve anything great.
Now there are some people who don’t accept the “ Life is hard ” story and they are fuelled by an entirely different purpose. They work to thrive. 5.They have a beautiful vision and they take constant action to make that vision a reality.
A. And they don’t think about why something cannot be done.
B. Such attitude invites great opportunities to you.
C. It lies in what motivates people to take action.
D. So let me ask you a few questions.
E. And this makes you take even more or better quality actions.
F. This state does not allow you to be creative.
G. But successful people have a completely different purpose behind the actions they take.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
When George and his wife left the supermarket, they were surprised to find that their new car 1. (steal). They filed a report at the police station and a detective drove 2. back to the parking lot 3. (look) for evidence. To their 4. (amaze), the car had been returned 5. there was a note in it that said: “ I apologize 6. taking your car. My wife 7. (have) a baby at that moment and I had to rush her to the hospital. Please forget the 8. (convenience) we made to you. There are two tickets for tonight’s Mania Twain concert. Hope you two will enjoy it .”
Their faith in humanity restored. The couple attended the concert. But 9. they returned home, they 10. (immediate) found that their house had been ransacked(洗劫). On the bathroom mirror was another note : “I have to put my kid through college somehow , don’t I ?”
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
DOVE is one of the most famous chocolate brands around the world. But few people know what the meaning of DOVE is.
Dove chocolate is born because of . One day in 1919, Princess Bazaar of Luxembourg's royal family first met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights, Leon slipped into the kitchen and various ice creams for Bazaar; They soon fell in love. Unfortunately, owing to their quite different social _ both of them had to the deep feelings in heart.
Afterwards, Bazaar was made to an arranged royal marriage against her wishes. For many days, Leon could not see Bazaar, and he was burning with . Finally. Bazaar turned up at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon the letters "DOVE", which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar's ice cream. Leon that Bazaar could understand his feeling.
A few days later, Bazaar got . Leon, broken hearted, could not the mental suffering and left for America where he and his own family a candy store years later but lived unhappily.
Many years later, they met again before Bazaar death. Bazaar that that afternoon she did eat the ice cream but didn't see the letters and also didn't received any promise from Leon and she had to to her fate missing him all her lifetime.
Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears. If that chocolate had been _ , those letters would never have melted. And he would not have lost his last . Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can a long time.
After lots of research. he succeeded and: each piece of chocolate was engraved(刻) with the letters -DOVE, It’s a of the love between Leon and Bazaar.
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the of love: DO YOU LOVE ME?
1.A. anger B. sorrow C. love D. envy
2.A. served B. made C. drew D. heated
3.A. opinion B. view C. attitude D. status
4.A. bury B. forget C. struggle D. discover
5.A. know B. accept C. try D. practise
6.A. sympathy B. joy C. humor D. impatience
7.A. mixed B. sent C. wrote D. pressed
8.A. expected B. promised C. declared D. allowed
9.A. sick B. married C. bored D. changed
10.A. repeat B. reduce C. bear D. keep
11.A. ran B. found C. sold D. supported
12.A. learned B. recalled C. heard D. believed
13.A. annoying B. confusing C. interesting D. melting
14.A. give up B. give out C. give in D. give away
15.A. solid B. liquid C. frozen D. powerful
16.A. belief B. promise C. courage D. chance
17.A. eat B. preserve C. miss D. sell
18.A. firmly B. happily C. lightly D. quickly
19.A. sign B. survey C. symbol D. study
20.A. story B. whisper C. secret D. rumor
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短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
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次；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I didn’t realize the importance of working in groups since I was chosen monitor of my class in high school. At first, I did most of duties myself while other students cared few about class activities. As a result, I was tired out and depressing. Then I turned to my teacher and he gave me some advice of how to cooperate well with other. Thus I begin to realize the strengths of my classmates and have everyone to do his part in class.
From my experience, I strong feel that it is working in teams instead of on my own that has freed me from trouble and make me work more efficiently. Therefore, we need the teamwork spirit in our lives.
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书面表达 (满分25分)
临近毕业，部分高三学生对未来从事什么工作感到迷茫，你班将以“我的理想职业”为主题开一个班会 。请根据以下内容用英语写一篇发言稿。
1. 未来的职业，如：医生、教师、演员等；
2. 选择的理由；
3. 实现理想的途径。
注意：1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 词数100-120左右
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好， 但不计入总词数。
Good afternoon , everyone,
It’s great pleasure for me to be here today and share my dream career with you. I hope to be
Thank you for listening.
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