Neumann was the oldest of 3 children of a banker, and his speed of learning new ideas and of solving problems stood out early．At 17, his father tried to persuade him not to become a mathematician because he may lead a poor life being a mathematician, and so Neumann agreed to study chemistry as well．In 1926, at 23, he received a degree in chemical engineering and a Ph．D．in mathematics．From then on, mathematic provided well enough for him, and he never had to turn to chemistry．
In 1930, Neumann visited Princeton University for a year and then became a professor there．His first book was published in 1932．In 1933, the Institute for Advanced Study was formed, and he became one of the 6 full-time people in the School of Mathematics (Einstein was one of the others)．
World War II hugely changed Neumann’s areas of interest．Until 1940 he had been a great pure (纯粹的) mathematician．During and after the war, he became one of the best mathematicians who put mathematics theories into practice．During the last part of the war he became interested in computing machines and made several contributions．After the war, Neumann continued his work with computers, and was generally very active in government service．He received many awards, was president of American Mathematical Society and was a member of the Atomic Energy Commission．He died in 1957 of cancer．
Neumann really was a legend(传奇) in his own time, and there are a number of stories about him．His driving ability is a part of this legend．He reported one accident this way: “I was driving down the road．The trees on the right were passing me in an orderly fashion at 60 miles per hour．Suddenly one of them stepped in my path．”
1.According to the text, Neumann’s father believed that __________．
A．a mathematician needed a good memory
B．a mathematician couldn’t earn a lot of money
C．Neumann has a gift for solving problems at a high speed
D．Neumann had the ability to learn two subjects at the same time
2.How did World War II affect Neumann?
A．He lost interest in chemistry．
B．He realized the importance of engineering．
C．He began to research how to put mathematics into practice．
D．He left college and served at the government department．
3.Which of the following is true of Neumann?
A．He had three children．
B．He died from an accident．
C．He received many awards in his life．
D．He and Einstein were classmates in Princeton University．
4.From the last paragraph, we can infer Neumann was ________．
A．humorous
B．calm
C．intelligent
D．brave
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American parents generally can choose any name they want for their children．They may choose a name because it honors a family member．Or they may choose a name just because they like it．
A website called Baby Center lists some unusual names given to American babies born last year．Some were named for characters in old stories, such as Hero, Thor and Ulysses．Other people named their babies after kinds of food, like actress Gwyneth Paltrow．She named her daughter Apple．Other people named their babies Banana, Pumpkin and Cookie．
Still some babies were named for places．These included Brazil, India and Rome．Some parents used names of famous people from history such as Newton and Hannibal．Other parents named their babies after flowers or the weather．These babies were named Buttercup, Iris, Sunshine and Thunder．
Recording artists and movie actors influence some parents’ choices of names．Babies were named Beyonce, Charlize, Reda, Pierce, Shajira and Whitney．Movie actors themselves often give their babies unusual names．For example, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt named their baby daughter Shiloh．Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes named their little girl Suri．
Some American parents do not want unusual names．They want their baby’s name to honor their religious faith．Such names include Abraham for boys or Sarah for girls．And many people give their babies the same name as a family member or good friend．
The United States Social Security Administration once published a list of the most popular names for American girls and boys born．Many of the top ten boys, names are from the Jewish and Christian Bibles．
1.How did American parents usually name their children?
A．In a way they please．
B．In a scientific way．
C．In a careless way．
D．In a common way
2.From the second paragraph, we can infer that _______．
A．Ulysses is a main person in an old story book．
B．the meaning of Gwyneth Paltrow is a kind of fruit
C．American parents expect their children to be a hero．
D．a girl was named Apple because she liked eating apples．
3.What can we know from American children’s name?
A．American children’s names express American history．
B．A foreign place may become a name of an American child．
C．American parents’ favorite names are those of famous actors．
D．American parents expect their children to be different from others．
4.If a girl is named Sarah, the name reflects her parents’ _______．
A．love
B．career
C．expectation
D．religion
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Growing mushrooms(蘑菇) is probably the easiest thing you can do if you are new to mushroom growing．Mushroom growing is becoming more and more common as restaurants are creating more dishes that include mushrooms．
Mushroom growing is easy．To start with you need to have a growing space where you are going to grow these mushrooms．It does not have to be too big enough for you to grow as many mushrooms as you need．When you have found the space that is perfect for you, you can start to research what kind of mushrooms you want to grow．There are hundreds of kinds to choose from but not all mushrooms are edible, which is an important fact you need to remember before you start．Don’t grow mushrooms you can’t use or sell．
When you figure out what kind of mushrooms you want to grow, you can make some preparations．Sometimes you need to hire some workers to help you if you have a large mushroom farm, or if you are trying to start a professional mushroom growing business．Trying to start a business by yourself can be stressful．If you don’t have time to take care of everything yourself, to hire a worker is the best bet．
After you have started the mushroom growing, you should regularly check and make sure that your mushrooms are growing properly and that they are not being attacked by any pesticides(杀虫剂) or any other animals that are potentially dangerous for them．That is the worst situation of mushroom growing．Protect your mushroom farm well with a fence or a gate so that only you and your workers can get in an out．
Mushroom growing is not difficult and is a really easy way to get started in the field of farming．You will possibly supply some of the great chefs(厨师) of the world with high-quality mushrooms that will be enjoyed by thousands of people around the world．
1.Many people are beginning to plant mushrooms probably because _______．
A．they are too common
B．they look very beautiful
C．there are more restaurants
D．they are in great need
2.The underlined word “edible” (in paragraph 2) probably means “________”．
A．easy to find
B．expensive to buy
C．suitable to eat
D．difficult to grow
3.Which of the following is the right order of planting mushrooms?
a．Choose the suitable mushrooms．
b．Protect your mushrooms well．
c．Find some people to help you．
d．Start to grow mushrooms．
e．Find a place to plant mushrooms．
A．b, d, a, e, c
B．e, a, c, d, b
C．e, c, a, b, d
D．d, c, b, a, e
4.What is the main topic of the passage?
A．It is easy to grow mushrooms．
B．You should hire other people to help you．
C．Growing mushrooms is not easy．
D．Tips for mushroom growing
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DLocation: Worlds of Fun is located off Highway 435 in Kansas City, Missouri．
History: Worlds of Fun was opened on May 26, 1973, at a cost of 25 million dollars．Loosely themed around the Jules Verne book, Around the World in Eighty Days, the park was founded by Hunt Midwest Company．In 1982, Hunt Midwest bought a nearby waterpark, Oceans of Fun．In 2013, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun were combined to a one-ticket admission, providing all guests with access to(进入) 235 acres of amusement and water rides．
Hours: Worlds of Fun is open from April through Halloween．
Tickets: Buy and print online．Always try to buy your tickets in advance, to save time when you get to the park．
Reservations: World of Fun sells “ Fast Lane” cards that save rides’ time by allowing them to avoid the majority of wait for most of rides and attractions including Mamba, Plowler, and Patriot．Ride as many times as you want all day long．
Strategy(策略): Most visitors tend to(趋向于) begin in the day with Prowler, the hottest attraction in the park．Use that tendency to your advantage and head to the Patriot first．After that, try the Dragons．Then work your way back to the Prowler．After riding the Prowler, there is only one roller coaster, Mamba．Hit it next．If the park is not very crowded, you can ride Boomerang on the way to Mamba．After riding Mamba, head back for a ride on the Wolf．By then you will have tried most of the popular rides and attractions in the shortest possible time．
News: In 2014, Worlds of Fun is adding Steel Hawk, a ride that will take guests up 301 feet in the air and spin them at a 45-degree angle for a 60-second flight．Wait to have a try．
1.When did Hunt Midwest’s two parks start to share one ticket?
A．In 1973
B．In 1982
C．In 2014
D．In 2013
2.With a “Fast Lane” card, visitors can ________．
A．save some money
B．avoid lining up for long
C．buy tickets online
D．enjoy all the rides for free．
3.What is talked about in the part of Strategy?
A．The most popular tour season．
B．The highest ride in the park．
C．The best visiting route．
D．The hottest attractions in the park．
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信息匹配
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。
There is an old Spanish saying which states, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week．” How many times have we put off out dreams tomorrow? _1.___ We have to go for them now!
Tomorrow is not promised．
Nobody likes to talk about death, but everybody is going to die at one point．None of us know the day or the hour．___2.____ Don’t go to your tomb(坟墓) with unrealized dreams．Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now．
_____3.____
One of the biggest dream killers is fear．Many people could have achieved amazing things if only they weren’t afraid．Just think about all the things you’ve wanted to go, but allowed fear to convince you that you weren’t talented, or good enough．Fear is not real．It is a product of thoughts you create．
Take action to realize your dream．
You can dream about writing a great play, but it’s never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper．You can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure．____4.___ Possibilities are waiting on you．
There are so many amazing opportunities and people waiting on you．How do you get to them? Simple! Follow your dream．___5.__ You’ll never see those doors if you sit around waiting on a dream to happen, instead of actually working to make it happen．
A．Don’t let fear win．
B．In other words, dreams don’t work unless you do．
C．Our dreams should not, and cannot wait．
D．Therefore, today is all we have．
E．You’ll be much happier if you go for it．
F．You were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody can copy．
G．Doors that you couldn’t imagine open up when you go after what you want．
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完形填空（共1小题）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once a young man, a horse trainer’s son, was dreaming of owning a horse ranch(养马场) of his own though his family wasn’t rich．
When he was a senior, he was asked to write a _________ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up．That night he wrote a seven-page paper_________ his goal．He wrote it in great _________ and he even drew a_________ of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables(马厩) and the track．But two days later he _________ his paper back with a large red _________ on the front page and a note that reads, “See me after _________．”
The boy with the _________ went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I get an F?” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a _________ young boy like you．You come from a family with no resources．Owning a horse ranch _________ lot of money．There’s no _________you could ever do it．” Then the teacher added, “If you will _________ this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade．”
The boy went home and __________ about it long and hard．He asked his _________ what he should do．His father said, “Look, son, you have to ________ your own mind on this．However, I think it is a very important ________ for you．” Finally, the boy turned in the same paper making no ____________ at all．He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream．” Years later, the boy ________ his dream．
Later, his teacher admitted when seeing his ranch, “When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream ________．During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams．Fortunately you had enough gumption(进取心) not to __________ yours．”
1.A．novel B．Poem C．paper D．letter
2.A．reminding B．describing C．seeking D．recognizing
3.A．detail B．total C．need D．time
4.A．line B．signal C．sign D．picture
5.A．received B．posted C．accepted D．brought
6.A．C B．D C．E D．F
7.A．all B．noon C．school D．class
8.A．dream B．tears C．ranch D．pride
9.A．rich B．clever C．poor D．kind
10.A．earns B．requires C．wastes D．collects
11.A．point B．way C．use D．idea
12.A．report B．explain C．excuse D．rewrite
13.A．wrote B．thought C．complained D．laughed
14.A．mother B．teacher C．father D．friend
15.A．make up B．look up C．pick up D．close up
16.A．work B．reason C．mind D．decision
17.A．changes B．excuses C．corrections D．marks
18.A．doubted B．realized C．improved D．dreamed
19.A．maker B．helper C．stealer D．robber
20.A．step down into B．keep up with C．look down upon D．give up on
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阅读填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或在括号内单词的正确形式（不超过3个单词）。
I borrowed __1._ story book from the library the other day and took it home．One evening, having finished supper, I went back to my room and started to read the book that I ____2.__ (borrow)．I was so __3.___ (absorb) that I knocked the coffee cup over _4.__ accident, pouring the coffee onto the book．Wet through and colored brown, the book turned out to be a __5.__ (terribly) mess at once．Of course, I couldn’t return the dirty book and the loss should be covered．The next day, I went to the __6._ (big) bookstore in my city, __7.__ there were various kinds of books．I finally found several __8._ (copy) of the same book and bought _9.___．When I returned the new story book and explained the reason, the librarian accepted the book and praised me for my honesty and __10.__ (responsible)．
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短文改错
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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（^）,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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。
A girl called Jennifer left home three days before．She wandered about in the streets, tiring and hungry．She could no longer bear it, but she made up her mind to return home．On her way back to home, she was wondering how her parents would react after the three day of her disappearance．Returned home, she saw note lying on the table in the kitchen room．Her father sat in the sofa．Her mother was so tired that she slept soundly．Instead of waking her, Jennifer lay beside her mother and go to sleep soon．When she was awake, she found she wasn’t in her mother’s room and her old and dirty clothes was gone．She was in her own comfortable and warm bed in his sleeping clothes．
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书面表达
假设你是一名高中学生李华，你的英国朋友Tom今年将要到中国来上高中．请你给他写一封邮件，就如何在中国过好高中生活从以下两个方面提出建议。
1．学习方面；
2．课余生活方面，
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头为你拟好，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I’m glad to know that you are going to be a senior high school student this September in China．________________________ ________________
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Yours sincerely
Li Hua
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