Knowing about yourself not only means finding out what you’re good at and what you like, but also means discovering what you’re not good at and what you don’t like. Both help you to see your aim （目标）in life.
Although most students would be unhappy if they failed a very difficult physics examination, they have in fact learned a lot about themselves. They know that they should not become engineers or physical scientists. So failing can help a student to live a happier life if he learns something from it. They may then decide on their aims and choose the work they like and are fit for.
It is impossible to decide whether you like something until you have tried it. If you decide to play the piano, you need to take more than one lesson before knowing whether you are really interested in it or able to do well. It is not enough if you want to be a great pianist. You also have to like the hard practice and long training. If you enjoy being a great pianist but hate the work, forget it.
It’s a good plan to try as many ideas as possible when you are young. Then you will find out what your true interests are.
1. If you say you really know yourself,_______________.
A. you know what you don’t like
B. you know what you are good at
C. you have no interest in your work
D. you’ve got the whole picture of yourself
2.Failing can turn into something good ______________.
A. if you have aim in life
B. if your decision is fight
C. if you lead a happier life
D. if you learn something from it
3.What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. Failure is a better mirror
B. Success is more helpful
C. No one is fit for the job of a physical scientist
D. Physics can help students live a better life
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It would be very exciting to be a reporter on a newspaper. As soon as a reporter’s boss gives him a story to write, the reporter is on the job. He keeps his mind on what he is going to do. He does not begin writing the story until he knows what he should find out. He must know why he should write the story.
At times a reporter must search hard to find all of the facts he needs for a story. The facts may not be right under his nose. To find the facts, he has to recognize important details. While gathering information for a story, he asks himself questions：Should I use this information? Is this an important fact?
A reporter writes the story as fast as he can, so it can go right away into the newspaper. The story also needs a headline, which tells very quickly what the news story is about and is printed bigger and blacker than the rest of the news story.
Every big newspaper has many reporters，because many stories are needed in the newspaper. Would you like to be one？
1.A reporter writes the story as fast as possible because ________________.
A. he wants it to go into the newspaper quickly
B. people prefer to buy today’s newspaper
C. he wants to have a rest
D. he is good at writing it
2. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A. Being a reporter is a tiring job.
B. It is easy for a reporter to find the facts.
C. The headline must tell the details of the news story.
D. A reporter begins to write when knowing what he should find out.
3.Which is the writer’s opinion?
A. A reporter’s boss is usually very hard to his men.
B. The job of a newspaper reporter is exciting but not easy.
C. Everyone can write a good news story.
D. No one likes to be a reporter.
4.The passage is about ______________.
A. the job of a news reporter
B. big newspapers in the world
C. how to write the headline of all articles
D. how to gather information for a news story
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In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes(性别) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.
Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.
What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神经) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation(创造) and the expression for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller number of nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.
1.Which of the following is the best title of the article?
A. Research on the Brain
B. Men and Women are Different in Brain
C. People’s Different Brains
D. Who Are Better, Boys or Girls
2. __________ men and women think differently.
A. The different brains make
B. Sex makes
C. The different experiences make
D. The influences(影响) of society make
3.According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at __________ in your school.
A. mathematics B. physics
C. English D. chemistry
4.Which of the following is true?
A. The left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.
B. The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.
C. Men are better than women in all things.
D. The area in girls used for language skills develops better.
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People smile at times. However, the meaning of a smile in different cultures may be different. Depending on different cultures, smiling can express joy and amusement, but it can also show embarrassment(尴尬).
People in the United States smile a lot. Every one smiles at each other in order to show they are open and friendly. However, in China, smiling is not only an expression of happiness, but also a way to avoid being embarrassed. Chinese people like smiling when they are embarrassed in order to avoid embarrassment. Smiling is a kind of good will but not sneer（嘲笑）. For example: When a child falls down from a bike, the adults in China may smile, which is a kind of gentle encouragement and not a kind of impolite laugh.
When a person from the United States might blush（脸红）with embarrassment or become offensive(冒犯的), a Chinese might blush with smile. To avoid serious misunderstanding, people who engage in intercultural (跨文化的) communication should be able to understand the meaning of smiling properly.
1.We can use smile to express all of the following feelings except _________,
A. joy and happiness B. amusement
C. embarrassment D. fear
2.People often smile at each other in the United States because _________.
A. they are very happy
B. they want to show they are friendly
C. they want to hide their true feelings
D. they want to avoid embarrassment
3.In China, seeing a child falls off a bike, an adult will smile in order to _______.
A. laugh at him
B. avoid his own embarrassment
C. avoid embarrassment and encourage the boy
D. show his politeness
4.What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A. People smile at times.
B. Smiling can express different feelings depending on different cultures.
C. Americans are more open and friendly than Chinese people.
D. The Chinese people often hide their true feelings.
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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. 请将答案涂在答题卡上.
Like many people, the start of the day maybe isn’t your favorite time. 1. Try at least one of these tomorrow …
Stretch (伸展) every part of your body for 15 seconds.
Try this before you open your eyes. Put up your arm and begin by stretching each finger, then your hand, then your wrist, then your arm. 2. Then your toes, feet, ankles and legs. In this way, you upped the flow of blood through your body, providing extra oxygen （氧气）to all your tissues(组织).
Set your alarm 15 minutes earlier.
3. You can begin your day by lying in bed, slowly waking up, mentally ticking off (标出) the decisions you made in advance about what you’re going to wear, what you’re going to do …
Brush your tongue for one minute.
There’s no better way to begin your day fresh and clean. After all, more than 300 types of bacteria(细菌) stay in your mouth every night. 4.
5.
For truly relaxing mornings, reduce the number of choices and decisions you make to zero. Make your decisions the night before. Really, there’s no need to decide your breakfast, timetable or clothes to wear every morning.
A. Avoid any decisions.
B. In this way, you don’t have to jump out of bed and rush through your morning.
C. Here are some healthy habits you can learn without much effort.
D. You think quick brush is going to make them all disappear?
E. These few minutes in bed are all yours.
F. Repeat with the other arm.
G. Don’t change your living habits.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.
After a long day at school，I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and , I threw my things on the couch and took something from the to eat. I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my would take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went to my room. I tried to understand chemistry and sleepiness at the same time. I tried to keep my eyes and I wanted something to cheer me up.
Later, I the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing. Though she sang off-key(跑调), it made me that she was here. I ran down to my mom. We hugged each other and talked for a while. I liked it when my mom was happy. Her seemed to flow (流动) down to me and I got the strength to the stress again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up in the morning to go to work and spends an hour on the bus before getting downtown. At a clothing factory, she works standing for the whole day and clothes. After work, my mom at times gets stuck （卡住） in for two hours on her way back home. When I my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to . At least I have some interesting things to do at school, but while drawing patterns, one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I it when my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart, which encourages me to do my work well. there may be difficulties, seeing her happy makes me feel , too.
1.A. heavy B. busy C. hungry D. unlucky
2.A. classroom B. kitchen C. bedroom D. apartment
3.A. dream B. program C. homework D. experience
4.A. downstairs B. outside C. upstairs D. inside
5.A. break off B. put off C. take off D. fight off
6.A. opening B. opened C. open D. closing
7.A. felt B. listened C. raised D. heard
8.A. disappointed B. tired C. excited D. stressed
9.A. look B. greet C. complain to D. help
10.A. stress B. idea C. belief D. energy
11.A. face B. change C. support D. leave
12.A. creative B. negative C. competitive D. positive
13.A. early B. soon C. fast D. late
14.A. managing B. organizing C. selling D. designing
15.A. chat B. traffic C. duty D. task
16.A. switch B. exchange C. connect D. compare
17.A. complain B. decide C. study D. play
18.A. achieve B. notice C. appreciate D. challenge
19.A. However B. While C. As D. Because
20.A. inspired B. bored C. successful D. important
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Eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a 1. (say) –Eat good things for breakfast, “eat a big meal for lunch, but eat 2. (little) at dinner. Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast, 3. their ideas about lunch and dinner are 4. (difference).
Most Americans only give 5. (they) a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch. After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family 6. (talk) about their day is a way to take 7. good rest after a long. hard day of work.
Eating at restaurants 8. (be) also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while eating. Very often you can hear people talking and laughing _9. (loud), and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. They want a quiet place 10. they can eat a good meal far away from the noises of the outside world.
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短文改错（1*10=10）不按高考要求改，不得分
Today I visited the Smiths--my first visit to a American family. They live in a small town. It was very kind for them to meet me at the railway station and drive me to their home. The Smiths did his best to make me feel at home. They offered me coffee and another drinks. We have a good time talking and laugh together. They eager to know everything about China and asked me lots of question. In fact, they are planned to visit China in next year.
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假定你是李华，刚刚从内黄一中毕业并进入北京大学，最近你应学校的邀请给高一的学妹学弟写一封公开信，就“ How to live a healthy life in High school” 这个话题提出了如下建议：
1. 学习和放松兼顾，求得两者的平衡
2. 保持均衡饮食
3. 定期进行锻炼
4. 遇到问题时，多和朋友、老师、家长交流
注意：1.词数100左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
2. 文章开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总字数。
可能用到的词汇： 1. nutritious 有营养的 2. function vi. 发挥功能
3. regularly 定期地， 有规律地 4. communicate vi 交流 5. anxiety 焦虑
Dear schoolmates,
I am Li Hua, a graduate from our school. Now I am studying in Beijing University. __________________________________________________________________________________
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Yours sincerely
Li Hua
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