During my childhood many years ago, a hero was pictured in my mind as the strong and the powerful, such as a superman, but as time goes by and my knowledge grows wider, the definition of a hero changes from superman to Jesus Christ．In my opinion, a hero should have a modest characteristic, treat others with love and have the ability to change the world．

Heroes are also ordinary men but they do extraordinary things for others out of the vast love they have in heroes’ heart．When God created the world, God gave everyone a lovely heart for a chance to become a hero．All people need to do is to spare out the love to become heroes, but this world only has not so many heroes．

Who doesn’t like to give orders to other people? Who likes to be a servant treated like a dog? Everyone wants to get to a higher position．The employee wants to be a manager．The senator（参议员） wants to be the president．The higher status will have the stronger power．No one will refuse to own the driver seat．So a hero must have the ability to be in the rank（职位）．The hero doesn't have to take the power, but to get to a higher rank is one way to get ability of changing the world．If the hero can not change the world, he is only a normal man with a modest characteristic and kind love．Besides, a hero should be ready to help others．

Therefore, being a hero isn't at all an easy job．Not everyone can be a hero．The person must not only make a difference but also try to love others．The both done, the person can become a true hero．

As we all know， the Dragon Boat Festival is our country’s traditional festival， but do you know there is also a Dragon Boat Festival in South Korea， which also falls on May 5 of the lunar calendar(阴历)？ It has been reported that South Korea will apply to United Nations Educational， Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO 联合国教科文组织) to make the celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival its own intangible cultural heritage (非物质的文化遗产). If successful， people from other countries may see the Dragon Festival as a Korean creation.

　　As the birthplace of the yearly event more than 2,000 years ago， China is not happy with the situation. “It would be a shame if another country successfully made a traditional Chinese festival part of its own cultural heritage ahead of China，” said Zhou Heping， deputy(副) culture minister. The Chinese Ministry of Culture is even thinking of making its own application(申请) to UNESCO， covering all traditional Chinese festivals， including the Dragon Boat event. It is thought that the festival is held in memory of the great poet Qu Yuan (340－278 BC)， who lived in the State of Chu during the Warring States Period. Qu was known to be a patriot (爱国者) and admired by ordinary people.

　　He is said to have jumped into Miluo River， because he had lost hope in his country’s future. When people heard about Qu,s death， they sailed up and down the river searching for his body. They also beat the drums to frighten away the fish and threw Zongzi into the water to stop the fish touching Qu. Dragon boat racing is said to come from this search for the poet’s body.

　　Over the years， the Dragon Boat Festival has spread throughout the world. In Japan and Vietnam， as well as South Korea， the festival has mixed with and become part of the local culture.

5. The Dragon Boat Festival_________.

　　A. was created by South Korea        B. comes from South Korea

　　C. is also kept by South Korea       D. is South Korea’s cultural heritage

6. What is the reaction(反应) of the Chinese Ministry of Culture to South Korea’s planning  to make the Dragon Boat Festival its own cultural heritage？

　　 A. Fighting against South Korea.

　　 B. Telling South Korea it’s not right to do so.

　　 C. Considering to do the similar thing.

　　D. Asking South Korea not to do so.

7. What is the purpose of holding the Dragon Boat Festival？

　　A. In honor of QuYuan’s birthday.    

　　B. In memory of all the patriots of China.

　　C. To frighten away the fish.  

　　D. In memory of Qu Yuan.

8. After QuYuan’s death， Zongzi was thrown into the water to ________.

　　A. feed him                                   B. protect his body from going bad

　　C. prevent the fish biting his body           D. attract his soul

The human body is an amazing and complex machine. It is very tough, and we usually recover from illness or injury on our own, without the help of a doctor. But what happens when we need medical treatment? In the past, some people went to a clinic or hospital to see a medical doctor. Other people trusted ancient traditions and chose treatments such as herbal(药草的) medicine or acupuncture（针灸）. These two types of medicine----one modern and Western and the other ancient and Eastern----used to have nothing to do with each other.

In recent years, however, people around the world have begun to recognize and accept both modern medical science and more traditional therapies. This new kind of medicine can be called integrative medicine (because it integrates, or combines, different types of medicine), or complementary medicine. Some of the principles of this type of medicine include preventing illness by helping people stay healthy, integrating different types of therapies according to the needs of each patient, and considering the health of the whole person rather than concentrating on a particular illness or injury.

One health maintenance organization (HMO) in Madison, Wisconsin, has opened its Complementary Medicine and Wellness Center. At the center, HMO members are offered a variety of services. If you are suffering a sore back, try some massage treatments to relax your muscles and encourage the flow of healing energy in your body. If you have allergies or asthma, you could try homeopathy, which uses tiny amounts of allergens to stimulate your body’s natural immune response. And if you’re not ill, but just want to improve your strength and focus your mind, try a tai chi or yoga class.

Patients who use these complementary medicine services appreciate having an alternative to surgery or to drugs and their side effects. They also enjoy activities and therapies that make them feel better even if they’re not sick. And from the financial point of view of the HMO, preventing illness whenever possible is much less expensive than a hospital stay.

According to Dr. Andrew Weil, founder of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, integrative medicine combines the best parts of Western medicine with complementary therapies such as acupuncture and nutrition. And because both doctor and patient are working to prevent illness, they become partners with the same goal instead of strangers who see each other only when the patient is sick.

71. The article is about____________.

A. Western medicine                                    B. acupuncture and herbal medicine

C. advances in medical technology                D. integrative medicine

72. Why does the author mention “preventing illness by helping people stay healthy” in the second paragraph?

A. to inform readers about a principle of integrative medicine

B. to explain why most people don’t believe in integrative medicine

C. to give readers advice about staying healthy

D. to recommend modern medicine rather than traditional therapies

73. What would be an example of integrative medicine?

A. taking penicillin for a headache

B. performing surgery to treat heart disease

C. acupuncture

D. using herbal treatments after surgery

74. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an advantage of complementary medicine?

A. It costs less than medical care in hospitals.

B. Patients can choose between complementary medicine and drugs or surgery.

C. It helps patients feel healthier even when they are not sick.

D. It focuses mainly on a particular illness or injury.

    我校“英语角”将对“良好的学习习惯”这一话题进行讨论。请你结合自身实际，按以下提示，用英文写一篇发言稿。

    内容要点包括：

    1．学习习惯的重要性（提高学习效果，激发学习的积极性）；

    2．你的良好学习习惯（安排好时间，抓住机会总结，勤复习，善用工具书）；

    3．号召同学们养成自己终生受益的良好学习习惯。

注意：

1．词数不少于100词，开头与结尾已写好。

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear friends,

It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. ________________________

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That’s all. Thank you!

 The village he grew up ________ has been replaced by a factory.

A. in which              B. in that              C. in                   D. in it

 He got well prepared for the job interview,for he couldn’t risk______ the opportunity.

A. to lose   B. losing    C. to be lost    D. being lost

1.The famous professor will give us a l______ in the classroom.

2. The c______ of experiment is that iron doesn’t rust in dry air.

3. I will really a______ it if you can come by yourself.

4. Every year, more than 1 million t______ pay a visit to the Sun Ireland.

5.The sun is the major s______ of energy for our planet.

6.At the moment, about 80 percent of web traffic is in English, but this p_____ is going down.

7.All the children want to be i______. But at last they still have to rely on their parents.

8A CD-ROM is a separate disk that c______ lots of information.

9.Our car had a b________ on the road, so we had to go home on foot.

10. He entered the room without p________, so he was caught by the guard.

11. Scientists believe the world’s a_______ temperature has risen by about 0.8℃ since 1900.

12. It’s important to have a balanced, healthy d______.

13. There is much chance that Bill will recover（恢复）from his leg i_____ in time for the race.

14. “Waste not, want not” is an English p______.

15. A fish bone has stuck(卡住) in my t_____.

Even facts "forgotten" by people during a busy day may be retrieved if this is followed by a good night's sleep.

Researchers from the University of Chicago asked volunteers to remember simple words. Many found their memories letting them down towards the end of the day, but the following morning, those who had slept well could recall much more. Researchers, writing in the journal Nature, said the brain could "rescue" lost memories during the night.

When the brain is first asked to remember something, that memory is laid down in an "unstable" state, meaning that it is possible that it could be lost. At some point, the brain consolidates important things into a "stable", more permanent state. However, the Chicago researchers suggested that it was possible for a "stable" memory to be made "unstable" again. This would mean that memories could be modified then filed away again in the face of new experiences.

The 12 volunteers tested in the experiment were played words created through a speech synthesizer（合成器）which were purposely difficult to understand. Initially, the written version of the word was available, but afterwards the volunteers were asked to identify the word from the audio version only. Tests revealed that the ability to recall the right word tended to tail off as the day ended. However, when the volunteers were retested after a good night's sleep, they were able to recall some words that they had "forgotten" the previous evening.

Dr Daniel, one of the study authors, said: "Sleep consolidates memories, protecting them against subsequent interference or decay.”

He added: "Sleep also appears to 'recover' or restore memories. If performance is reduced by decay, sleep might actively recover what has been lost."

Dr Karim Nader, from the Department of Psychology in McGill University in Montreal, said: "Memory research is undergoing a transformation - no longer is memory thought to be a hard-wiring of the brain, instead it seems to be a process of storage and re-storage. Sleep helps some memories 'mature' and also prunes out unimportant memories."

72. The underlined words “prunes out” in the last paragraph means _____.

A. records            B. deletes                   C. rescues           D. keeps

73. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The audio version seems to be more helpful than the written version.

B. Interference and decay may affect one’s memory.

C. The ability to recall the right word was greatly improved as the day ended.

D. The volunteers who had a good night’s sleep were able to recall some “forgotten” words.

74. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. Words consolidated into a stable state will never be forgotten.

B. Memory is an active process rather than an unchanged state.

C. Memory used to be considered as a hard-wiring of the brain.

D. A good sleep helps the brain to rescue the lost memory.

75. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. How the Brain Works.                  B. Sleep Helps Memory.

C. Research Transformation.                 D. Lost and Found.

Visitors worry that London is an expensive city but there really are so many free things to do here. The following ideas should get you started.

     All of London's major museums are free, but most offer some special exhibitions for a fee. My favorite is the Museum of London where you can learn the history of London from Roman times to today. And I love the Geffrye Museum which shows English domestic interiors（内务） and helps bring to life what it was really like to live in London.

     I regularly hear people tell me the Queen Mary's Rose Gardens in Regent's Park is their favorite spot in London, and who am I to argue? I would also recommend St. James's Park as it offers one of the best views of Buckingham Palace. Hyde Park is enormous（巨大的） and Kensington Gardens nearby includes the ever popular Diana Memorial Playground and the Peter Pan Statue. 

   No visit to London is complete without seeing this military tradition. The Queen's Guard in London changes in the Forecourt inside the gates of Buckingham Palace at 11.30am every day in the summer and every other day in the winter. Get there early and view the spectacle（壮观的场面） from outside the front gates.

   Trafalgar Square is one of Britain's greatest visitor attractions and was designed by John Nash in the 1820s and constructed in the 1830s. This iconic square has many sights to see including Nelson's Column and the National Gallery. It is both a tourist attraction and the main focus for political demonstrations. Every December, Norway donates a marvelous（非凡的） Christmas tree, to thank Britain for liberation from the Nazis.

33．Where can visitors find the Peter Pan Statue?

A. in Regent's Park.      B. in St. James's Park.

C. in Hyde Park.          D. in Kensington Gardens.

34．Which of the following descriptions is True ?

A. In the Geffrye Museum visitors can learn the history of London from Roman times to today.

B. The Queen Mary's Rose Gardens is in Buckingham Palace.

C. There is the Queen's Guard change inside the gates of Buckingham Palace at 11.30 am every day all year around.

D. Trafalgar Square is both a tourist attraction and a place for political demonstrations.

35．The writer wrote the passage to ________.

A .compare some free places in London.  

B . advertise some free places in London.

C. recommend some free places in London.

D. expose some free places in London.

That Beijing, together with Zhangjiakou, succeeded in getting the chance to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, speeds up the development of Zhangjiakou City. Word came   61 the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway,   62 (locate) in North China, is currently under construction, and   63  (expect) to be completed by 2020 in preparation for the cities to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Starting from Beijing North Railway Station, heading west through the Great Wall three times in the capital's territory, the project is a big challenge,   64  designers say the explosions needed to dig the tunnels will not have an impact on the structure. The line has a   65  (long) of 174 km as a double tracked passenger dedicated line, with ten stations situated along its route. Having a   66  (totally) investment of 31.17 billion yuan ($5 billion), the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes, with the train   67  (travel) at an average of 250 km/h. According to the plan, the high-speed railway will build two branch lines—one is to Yanqing Station and the other   68   Taizicheng of Chongli,   69  the Olympic village lies. The full railway, which includes 70-kilometer section through Beijing, will be completed in four and   70   half years.

_______ wants to go hiking on Sunday morning, put up your hands, please.

     A. Who       B. Anyone who    C. Those who     D. Anyone

 This computer doesn’t work properly, because the operating system has          .

   A. broken up                     B. broken down     C. broken out                   D. broken away

Mr．Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals． 41   first he had no enough money, and then he was married．His wife had not wanted him to  42   her．At last his wife   43   to the trip if he allowed her to go, too．

“But it will be very uncomfortable,” Mr．Jones   44  her, “ It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it   45   be dangerous．”“I don’t care,” said his wife, “I want to go with you．” So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator（电冰箱）which did not need   46   and many other things which would make the trip comfortable, and went off to the  47  of Africa．

  The first morning,  48  Mr．Jones took his gun and left the tent, he  49   his wife a bell and explained to her , “If you fall in  50  and you need me ,  51   this bell and I’ll come at once．”

After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned   52   to the tent．“What’s the matter?” he asked．“   53   ” said his wife, “I was only   54   the bell．” Mr．Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang   55   ．

 Mr．Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, “I’m   56  ．I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake．” Mr．Jones returned to his  57   , but soon he heard the   58   once more．This time, when he got back to his   59   , the tent was burning and Mrs．Jones was lying on the ground, with  60   running from a big cut on her shoulder．“That’s better!” said Mrs．Jones．“This time the bell had been used correctly!”

41．A．And      B．But         C．For      D．So

42．A．leave    B．miss         C．marry    D．care

43．A．allowed  B．permitted   C．satisfied    D．agreed

44．A．told     B．advised          C．persuaded D．warned

45．A．may B．ought            C．can’t     D．shall

46．A．money   B．electricity       C．force     D．power

47．A．south    B．middle           C．east    D．west

48．A．while    B．until        C．before  D．after

49．A．gave    B．sent         C．lent     D．bought

50．A．hurry   B．surprise          C．safety       D．danger

51．A．hit      B．knock        C．beat     D．ring

52．A．again       B．back      C．quickly      D．home

53．A．Something    B．Nothing  C．No      D．None

54．A．ringing      B．trying       C．using    D．testing

55．A．again        B．once     C．across    D．away

56．A．happy   B．sorry        C．tired        D．all right

57．A．wife         B．tent     C．trip      D．hunting

58．A．cry          B．shot    C．bell     D．shout

59．A．garden       B．house    C．camp     D．office

60．A．water        B．tears        C．blood   D．sweat

In every British town, large and small, you will find shops that sell secondhand goods. Sometimes such shops deal mostly in furniture, sometimes in books, sometimes in ornaments and household goods, sometimes even in clothes．

The furniture may often be “antique", and it may well have changed hands many times. It may also be very valuable, although the most valuable piece will usually go to the London salesroom, where one piece might well be so1d for hundreds of thousands of pounds. As you look around these shops and see the polished wood of chests and tables, you cannot help thinking of those long dead hands which polished that wood, of those now—closed eyes which once 1ooked at these pieces with love.

    The books, too, may be antique and very precious; some may be rare first printings. Often when someone dies or has to move house, his books may all be sold, so that sometimes you may find whole libraries in one shop. On the border between England and Wales, there is a town which has become a huge bookshop as well. Even the cinema and castle have been taken over, and now books have replaced sheep as the town’s main trade.

    There are also much more humble shops, sometimes simply called “junk shops”, where you can buy small household pieces very cheaply. Sometimes the profits from these shops go to charity. Even these pieces，though，can make you feel sad; you think of those people who once treasured them, but who have moved on, to another country or to death.

    Although the British do not worship their ancestors, they do treasure the past and the things of the past. This is true of houses as well. These days no one knocks them down. They are restored until they are often better than new. In Britain, people do not buy something just because it is new. Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted.

45. Books found in secondhand bookshops may ______.

  A. be copies of the earliest printing         B．be on sale for the first time

  C. never be worth very much                   D. never be rare

46. What is the small town on the border between England and Wales famous for?

A. Its sheep.      B. Its bookshops.      C. Its cinema.       D. Its castle

47. Secondhand goods sometimes fill you with sadness because _______.

  A. they are too expensive for average buyers    B. they remind you of the original owner

  C. they are now neglected                                D. they are sold for charity

48. What does the underlined word “them” (Paragraph 4)refer to _____?

   A. Junk shops    B．Profits from shops   C. Small household pieces      D．Old houses

Mark Twain was a great writer．He was born in 1835 in the USA．He was also a famous speaker．He was famous for his sense of humour．Many people liked to listen to his talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time．

One day, Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing．Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he'd better not go there．Mark Twain waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter．The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine．I don't think they will come to visit me．"

After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station．He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew around him．The waiters felt very sorry about that．"I'm very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain．There are too many mosquitoes in our town," one of them said to him．

Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, "The mosquitoes are very clever．They know my room number．They didn't come into the wrong room．” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily．

But that night Mark Twain slept well．Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night．

26．Why did many people like to listen to Mark Twain's talk?

A．Because he a great writer．

B．Because he liked to anyone．

C．Because of his sense of humour．

D．Because he wrote good novels．

27．That day Mark Twain went to the town _____．

A．to see one of his friends

B．because he wanted to do something there for his writing

C．because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there

D．to see one of his relatives

28．The waiters felt sorry because _____．

A．they did something wrong to Mark Twain

B．their hotel was too small

C．the room was not very clean

D．there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain's room

29．All the people present laughed heartily because ____．

A．the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn't come into the wrong room

B．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain's room number

C．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents

D．Mark Twain made a joke．

30．From the story we know _____．

A．no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night

B．the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night

C．Mark Twain didn't have a good rest that night

D．there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer

“Don’t play football in the teaching building,” said the headmaster.

The headmaster told us _____ football in the teaching building.

A.to not play          B.not to play       C.not playing         D.not played

One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire （退休） after working for forty years．Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been … er… A really long time!”

His parents said, “Yes．That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him．”

Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him．He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before．He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position （职位） on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa．

When the big day came, Jack was ready．But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others’．He carried it around with him the whole evening．

When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift．

His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift．May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly．

As Grandpa opened the gift, tears （眼泪） came into his eyes．Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”

“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling．“As many hugs （拥抱） as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug．“Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa．

44．What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa?

A．To build a new position for him．            B．To draw a picture for him．

C．To sing a song for him．                          D．To buy a gift for him．

45．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Jack was the first one to give his gift to his grandpa．

B．Jack was the last one to give his gift to his grandpa．

C．Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with other people．

D．Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with his parents．

46．Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?

A．Because he would lose his position．            B．Because he was not cared for．

C．Because he was moved by Jack’s gift．        D．Because he was unhappy．

The doctor advises us to exercise _____ on hazy (雾霾) days because it may influence our health.

A. more         B. less     C. better

 -----Oh, my backpack! Maybe I left it in the library.

      ---- My goodness! You ______ things behind.

    A. are always leaving               B. always leave

    C. have left                       D. haven’t left

Global English Club

@ English training in four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

@ 4-month (800 yuan), 6-month (1,400 yuan) and one year (2,500 yuan) courses.

@ Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon.--Fri.

@ All native teachers from Canada and USA.

@ Tel: 8872806    Add: 306 Xinhua Road

21.   In English training class you will have   teachers.

A. French                B. Canadian           C. Chinese              D. Italian

22. How much do you need to pay for one-to-one piano training every time?

A. 300 yuan          B. 150 yuan         C. 450 yuan            D.800 yuan

23. If Jim is exercising in the Body-building Club, where can you find him?

A. 306 Xinhua Road                  B. 808 Park Road     

C. 696 Dunhuang Road                 D. on the highest floor of Sunny Hotel

24. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the advertisement above?

A.    You have to pay 800 yuan for 4-month English training.

B.    You can enjoy drinks and fruits after body-building exercises.

C.    It is very convenient to get to the Piano Club.

D.    You have to pay more for using the piano supplied in the class.