Raised in a motherless home, my father was extremely tightfisted towards us children. His attitude didn’t soften as I grew into adulthood and went to college. I had to ride the bus whenever I came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met me, even in severe weather. If I grumbled, he’d say in his loudest father-voice, “That’s what your legs are for!”
The walk didn’t bother me as much as the fear of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I also felt less than valued that my father didn’t seem concerned about my safety. But that feeling was gone one spring evening.
It had been a particularly difficult week at college after long hours in labs. I longed for home. When the bus reached the stop, I stepped off and dragged my suitcase to begin the long journey home.
A row of hedge（树篱）edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I had turned off the highway to start the last part of my journey, I always had a sense of relief to see the hedge because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening, the hedge had just come into view when I saw something gray moving along the top of the hedge, moving toward the house. Upon closer observation, I realized it was the top of my father’s head. Then I knew, each time I’d come home, he had stood behind the hedge, watching, until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care, after all.
On later visits, that spot of gray became my watchtower. I could hardly wait until I was close enough to watch for its secret movement above the greenery. Upon reaching home, I would find my father sitting innocently(天真地) in his chair. “So! My son, it’s you!” he’d say, his face lengthening into pretended surprise.
I replied, “Yes, Dad, it’s me. I’m home.”
1.What does the underlined word “grumbled” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Accepted happily. B. Explained clearly.
C. Agreed willingly. D. Spoke unhappily.
2.What made the author feel upset was ______.
A. the tiredness after long hours in labs
B. the fear of seeing something moving
C. the feeling of being less than valued
D. the loneliness of riding the bus home
3.The author’s father watched behind the hedge because ______.
A. he was concerned about his son’s safety
B. he wanted to help his son build up courage
C. he didn’t want to meet his son at the doorway
D. he didn’t think his son was old enough to walk alone
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. My Father’s Secret. B. My College Life.
C. Terrible Journey Home. D. Riding Bus Alone.
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The Gold Wax(蜡像) Museum is one of the Gold Coast's longest running attractions. It's a collection of famous figures. It's Australia's largest museum of its kind, featuring more than 110 life-size wax figures copies of British and Australian History.
The Wax Museum is visited by many thousands of people each year who are shocked at the amazing realism of the life-size figures in authentic costumes（真实的服装）. This is your invitation to wander through at your leisure and meet many important and famous people's figures on Queensland's Gold Coast.
Come face to face with such celebrities as Michael Jackson, President Obama, past President John F. Kennedy, King Hussein, members of the Royal Family, and many others whose lives have all left a great mark on our world. Information cards are located alongside each figure.
The Gold Coast Wax Museum contains figures which have been made by leading local and overseas sculptors （雕塑家） to international standards, equal in quality to the world's best, as seen in Europe, the United Kingdom, and U. S. A. The detail in the figures is amazing and includes hair applied one strand（一缕） at a time, requiring many working hours for one hand, and the eyes are so real that they seem to follow the viewer around.
Price
Child (1-3yrs) free
Child (4-12yrs) $ 22. 00
Adult $ 29. 00
Family (2 Adults + 1 Child) $68.00
Opening hours
Open 7 days a week, 10 a. m. to l0 p. m.
Closed at Christmas Day (25 Dec.) and Anzac Day (25 Apr.)
Location
Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise ( Gold Coast ) QLD
How to get there
You can choose any of the Gold Coast airport transfers, car rentals, shuttles and private transfers to/from your hotel. Many coach operators also offer Gold Coast transfers to surrounding attractions, beaches, and the more distant destinations, throughout the day.
What to bring
Bring your sense of adventure and your camera and see something exciting and quite unique.
For further information, please click here to see more about the Gold Coast Wax Museum.
1.If you visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, you can___________.
A. talk with many members of the Royal Family face to face in the Museum
B. enjoy some world-class max-works in the Museum
C. meet many leading local and international sculptors in the Museum
D. come at any time of the year except at Christmas Day
2.If a couple and their l0-year-old son visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, they may pay__________.
A. $87 B. $80 C. $68 D. $58
3.You will most probably find this passage ____________.
A. in a guidebook B. in a magazine
C. in a text book D. on a webpage
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The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and the environment. These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature.
David Tillman, a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, America, examined information from 100 countries to identify what people ate and how diet affected health. He noted a movement beginning in the 1960s. He found that as nations industrialized, population increased and earnings rose, more people began to adopt(采纳) what has been called the Western diet.
The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat. By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker. David Tillman says overweight people are at greater risk for non-infectious diseases like diabetes（糖尿病）and heart disease.
Unfortunately when people become industrialized, if they adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these health problems, especially in developing countries in Asia. China is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one percent to 10 percent of the population as they began to industrialize over a 20-year period. And that is happening all across the world, in Mexico, in Nigeria and so on.
And, a diet bad for human beings, is also bad for the environment. As the world's population grows, more forests and tropical（热带的）areas will become farmland for crops or grasslands for cattle. We are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming out of all forms of transportation right now.
Mr. Tillman calls the link between diet, the environment and human health, "a trilemma": a problem offering a difficult choice. He says one possible settlement is leaving the Western diet behind.
1.According to the passage, more greenhouse gas might be given off in the future from ____________.
A. transportation B. developing countries
C. agriculture D. developed countries
2.David Tilman believes that__________.
A. diet, the environment and human health are closely connected
B. the Western diet is the only choice as the nation industrializes
C. people in tropical areas are more likely to have heart disease
D. traditional diets are more balanced than the Western diet
3.We can infer from the passage that ___________.
A. Nigeria has the largest number of diabetes cases
B. overweight people are at higher risk of infectious diseases
C. the examined information comes from developing countries
D. industrialization contributes to the spread of the Western diet
4.The main purpose of the passage is to___________.
A. call on us to protect the environment
B. warn us of the danger of the Western diet
C. remind us of the importance of health
D. advise us to have a balanced diet
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What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.
Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow rules and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular career you see from the inside in a part-time job.
Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a number of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic(认错的) about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The importance of working hard at school.
B. Choosing a career according to one’s strengths.
C. How to face one’s weakness.
D. The value of school work.
2.The writer thinks that for a student to have a part-time job is probably __________.
A. a good way to find out his weak points
B. one of the best ways of earning extra money
C. of great use for his work in the future
D. a waste of time he could have spent on study
3.From the passage we learn that if a student’s school performance is not good, he _________.
A. should pay more attention to learning skills and developing abilities
B. will be regretful about his bad results
C. may also do well in his future work
D. should restart his study in school
4.The underlined phrase “be all thumbs” (in para. 3) probably means “_______”.
A. be not good at doing things
B. be skillful in doing things
C. be not interested in certain things
D. be easily bored in doing things
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A long flight can affect one’s biological block, sometimes for days. Air travelers can get very tired and develop unpleasant feelings when they fly great distances across time zones. The natural order of things can become unbalanced on long, overseas trips from east to west or from west to east. This is what we call jet lag. 1.
1. Try changing your meal and sleep times before you go
Several days before you travel, start moving your bedtime and hours for meals closer to the times you plan to eat and sleep on your trip.
2. 2.
Change your watch when you get on the airplane. This is playing a trick on the mind. But it can help you to start thinking of the time at the other end of the flight. Try to sleep on the plane if it is nighttime in the place where you are going. Try to stay awake if it is daytime.
3. Arrive early
If you are traveling for work or for a personal reason, try to arrive a few days early, if possible. ____3.
4. Drink water
Drink lots of water before, during, and after your flight. 4. Alcohol and caffeine can interfere with sleep.
5. Move around
During your flight, get up and walk around or stretch(伸展) every so often. 5. Exercise near bedtime can delay sleep, whether on an overseas trip or at home.
A. Play a trick on your watch.
B. This will give your mind and body more time to correct to the new hours.
C. Now the following tips can help you avoid jet lag.
D. Because exercise benefits you a lot after the flight.
E. Avoid drinking alcohol or caffeine a few hours before you plan to sleep.
F. But after you land, avoid heavy exercise near bedtime.
G. Start making small changes while in flight.
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第二节： 单句填空：在空格处填入适当的内容或使用括号中单词的正确形式。(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
1.____________(absorb) in the book, the man didn’t notice my coming in.
2. Use the tool according to the ____________ (instruct), you can clear the snow on the road.
3.Which driver ______________________(理应受责备) the accident that happened yesterday?
4.In order not to wait in a long line, you’d better book the ticket online _____________（提前）.
5.She is _______________(挑剔) what she wears.
6.She gave a clear _________(explain) of each of the rules and regulations.
7.First he marked on a map the exact places _____________ all the dead people had lived.
8.John Snow suggested that the source of all the water supplies ______________(examine).
9.Usually, the amazing, up-to-date information together with many opportunities for learning __________(make) the world come to life.
10.Once the fall comes, there will be many ___________(fall) leaves in the woods.
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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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I used to bury myself in despair（绝望）. Last year my mother from stroke（中风）and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no what I could do to help her to relieve her . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.
Last month I a precious watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt about the loss.
There have been many like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things I read “If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade（柠檬汁）" by American writer Dale Carnegie.
“When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, ‘What can I get from this? How can I my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade’” he wrote.
I suddenly that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things . When my mother was fighting for , I should have held h hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of and crying.
Several weeks ago, I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn't a prize. If I had not this article, I would definitely have felt again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage .
Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns（刺）as well, but these thorns help us become and strong. When life us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
1.A.resulted B.suffered C.survived D.escaped
2.A.hope B.wonder C.idea D.doubt
3.A.pain B.anxiety C.fear D.pressure
4.A.received B.sold C.fixed D.lost
5.A.unbelievable B.enthusiastic C.angry D.terrible
6.A.diseases B.memories C.incidents D.difficulties
7.A.when B.until C.though D.since
8.A.lesson B.lemonade C.decision D.challenge
9.A.control B.accept C.improve D.avoid
10.A.realized B.thought C.discovered D.predicted
11.A.healthy B.independent C.serious D.positive
12.A.exactly B.differently C.easily D.practically
13.A.recovery B.dream C.freedom D.happiness
14.A.shouting B.hiding C.quarreling D.challenging
15.A.expect B. miss C.win D.refuse
16.A.figured out B.written down C.put forward D.come across
17.A.embarrassed B.discouraged C.excited D.concerned
18.A.performance B.experience C.progress D.effect
19.A.brave B.calm C.famous D.clever
20.A.shows B.makes C.gives D.sends
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阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或使用括号中单词的正确形式。
Jane: Hi, Leo. You seem tired and sleepy today. Are you OK?
Leo: Oh, my neighborhood is so ___1.___ (noise)—I can’t sleep much.
Jane: What’s going on in your neighborhood?
Leo: The road near my home ___2.___ (repair), and that makes a lot of noise. That’s____ 3.___ I can’t sleep well at night these days.
Jane: Is it really loud?
Leo: Oh, it’s terrible! ___4.___ (hope), the construction won’t last long.____ 5.___ they don’t finish the road soon, I’m afraid I’m going to go deaf.
Jane: Oh, that’s awful. How about your neighbors? Are they quiet and friendly?
Leo: Yes, most of them are. But one of my neighbors, David, ____6.____ holds parties every night, won’t stop making noise. Being exposed____ 7.____ so much noise day after day really drives me mad!
Jane: It’s no use just____8.____ (complain). Why not hold a neighborhood meeting? I’m sure you could come up with some good __9.____ (approach).
Leo: That’s a good idea. Why didn’t I think of that? ____10.___ seems that I haven’t got a brain in my head these days.
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第一节： 单词拼写（根据下列句子所给汉语意思，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式）(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
1.I simply gave in to him, and I’ve ___________(后悔) it ever since.
2.“What's on?” he asked in a __________(低声，耳语).
3.The disaster couldn’t have been ___________(预见).
4.In front of the village runs a river 300 miles in ____________(长度).
5.I don’t mind ____________(道歉) to others if I make a mistake.
6.In daily communication, ____________(面部的) expressions are also very important.
7.The prime minister is making an important ______________(通知) at the moment.
8.Jane Goodall ____________(激发) those who want to cheer the achievements of women.
9.Dr Yuan Longping struggled for the past five____________(十年) to study the new type of rice.
10.Studying international customs can help avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural__________(十字路口).
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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处错误，每句中最多有两处，错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加： 在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧）,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限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
As we all know, everyone have a dream. I have dreamed of being a doctor since I entered into the primary school. Nowadays with modern life go rapidly, many people suffer from different kind of diseases, both mentally and physically. As a result, doctors are in great need at home and abroad. My dream is to become successful doctor, helping to save people’s lives. Although to be a good doctor was very difficult, I will do whatever I can to keep everyone health. To make my dream come true, I have told me over and over again that I’ll pay more attention on studies. After all, only by working hardly can one succeed.
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假如你叫李平，你的美国笔友Tom来信询问你暑假过的怎样。请根据以下信息给他回信，说明你在假期中的活动和理由。
| 活动 | 理由 |
| 休息 | 学习紧张，缺少锻炼和休息 |
| 看望乡下的祖父母 | 帮助他们做点家务，并给他们谈了身边的新鲜事 |
| 和朋友进行短途旅游 | 欣赏大自然，呼吸新鲜空气 |
注意：词数100左右。
Dear Tom,
I'm more than glad to receive your letter. And it's a pleasure to tell you something about how I spent the Summer holiday.
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Yours,
Li Ping
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