As a scientist and engineer, I’ve focused on efficiency(效率)for many years. But today I’d like to tell you a totally different story.

   A few years ago, after finishing my Ph. D., I moved to Boston and worked in Cambridge. I bought a bicycle that summer, and I bicycled every day to work. To find my way, I used my phone. It sent me over Massachusetts Avenue, the shortest route from Boston to Cambridge. But after cycling every day on the car-packed Massachusetts Avenue for a month, I took a different route one day. I’m not quit sure why I took a different route that day. I was surprised at finding a street with no cars, unlike the nearby Massachusetts Avenue full of cars; I was surprised at finding a street covered by leaves and surrounded by trees. But after the feeling of surprise, I felt shame. How could I have been so blind? For a whole month, I was so trapped in my mobile App that a journey to work became one thing only: the shortest path. In this single journey, there was no thought of enjoying the road no pleasure in connecting with nature, no possibility of looking at people in the eyes. But why? Because I was saving time.

   After that experience, I changed. I have changed my research from traditional data-collecting to understanding how people experience the city. I am using computer science tools to perform social science experiments on the Internet. Based on these experiments, I have built a new mapping App, trying to avoid the danger of the single path, to avoid robbing(剥夺)people of fully experiencing the city where they live.

57. What does the writer mean by saying “How could I have been so blind?”

   A. He could not see clearly         B. He regretted taking the same route

   C. He was surprised at the scenery    D. He wasn’t satisfied with the new route

58. Why was the writer cycling along Massachusetts Avenue for a month?

   A. Because he bought a bicycle      B. Because he lived in Boston

   C. Because he could use his phone   D. Because he could save time

59. What did the writer think of the new route?

   A. Pleasant                 B. Noisy          C. Safe           D. Dangerous

60. The new App is designed to __________.

   A. perform science experiments            B. collect data

   C. help fully experience the city            D. avoid taking a wrong rute

61. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Saving time is not everything

   B. The shortest route is the most beautiful

   C. Apps can always help us understand life

   D. Nothing is more important than time

假设你是高中生李华，有感于校园中存在的随意涂写（to scribble) 和乱丢垃圾（to litter)的行为，请用英语给校长写一封100-120个词的信。信中应包括以下内容：

1.说明写信目的；

2.对这些行为进行批评；

3.提出建议。

注意：信的抬头、落款及信得第一句已给出（不计词数）。

November 4, 2015

Dear Mr. Headmaster,

I am Li Hua, a student from Class 1, Senior I.                                            

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                                                   _

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

I consider _______ an honour to be allowed to view this artist’s private art collection.

A. that    B. what

C. it    D. this

—Mom, who won the first place in the TV show l' m a singer?

      —It ______ be Han Hong, but I' m not sure. Last Friday I missed it.

A. might          B. must         C. should

People  61 （live） in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred  62  (language) in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, 63  example, contains four to five hundred thousand words. 64  we do not need all these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.

The words you know are 65  (call) your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary  66 （big）.Read as many books as we can. There are a lot  67   books 68  (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 69   new word, look it up in your dictionary. Your dictionary is the  70  （much） useful book.

When I was young, I was problem boy. I used to making trouble for my parents and teachers. I often fight with others so that few children wanted to make friends with me. I often spent the whole night play computer games in the Net bar. But my father’s dead changed me. My family became poorer, and my mother tried her best to give me that I wanted, even though it was too difficult for her. I began to realize it was time for me to grow it up. I am good at English. I want to be a translator in the future. I want to make a better life to my mother. I am studying hardly. I know I should go to college first.

Researchers in China and the United States have developed a new cataract(白内障)treatment with cells that has restored vision in babies in a trial and may eventually be used in adults.

The treatment- by doctors and staff members at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Sichuan and Sun Yat-sen universities in China-was published in March 9 edition of the scientific journal Nature.

A cataract is a clouding of the normally clear lens(晶体)of an eye. Typical cataract operation involves the removal of the cloudy lens and the insertion of an artificial one. The new operation has been tested in animals and during a small, human trial. It resulted in fewer complications(并发症)than the current harmful operation, and in regrown lenses with superior visual function in all 12 of the baby cataract patients who received the procedure.

A congenital cataract- lens clouding that occurs at birth or shortly after- is important cause of blindness in children. In the new research, Kand Zhang, head of ophthalmic genetics at US San Diego’s Shiley Eye Institute, and his colleagues relied on the regrown potential of endogenous(同源的)stem cells.

According to Zhang, endogenous stem cells are different from other stem cells that are typically grown in a laboratory, transplanted into a patient, and can have risks of immune（免疫的）rejection, infection or cancers. Zhang told CBS News, “We invented a new operation to make a very small opening at the side of a cataractous lens bag, remove the cataract inside, allow the opening to heal, and promote potential lens stem cells to regrow an entirely new lens with vision.”

The human trial involved 12 babies under the age of 2 who were treated with the new method, while 25 babies received thee standard operation care.. The latter group experienced a higher incidence of pos- operation danger, early- onset eye high blood pressure and increased lens clouding. The scientists reported fewer complications and faster healing among the 12 babies who has the new procedure.

12. What is the text mainly about?

A. The concept of the cataract

B. A new cataract treatment with stem cells

C. Bad effects of post-operation in the cataract

D. The reasons why the cataract comes into being

13. Which of the following best describe the new cataract treatment according to the passage?

A. Convenient    B. Comfortable

C. Cheap    D. Safe

14. What can we learn about the new cataract treatment?

A. It has more risks

B. It may be used widely

C. It has been put into practice widely

D. It can only restore vision in babies

15. What does the underlined word “congenital” in the fourth paragraph mean?

A. Born    B. Strange

C. Serious    D. Dangerous.

请用英语为China Daily写一篇关于保护野生动物的短文。内容应包含：

1．许多野生动物濒临灭绝，保护野生动物势在必行。

2．分析造成野生动物濒临灭绝的原因，如：森林遭到破坏，环境被污染，人类大量捕杀等。

3．至少提出两条保护野生动植物的措施。

注意：不要逐条翻译，词数100词左右。 

参考词汇：野生动物wildlife；灭绝die out；措施 measure

Catalin Baciu from Romania wanted to make money in Germany. So, he and his wife, Oltita went to Bucharest, the capital city of Romania to get legal papers to move to Germany. However, when they arrived, they were surprised by what they saw. “Hundreds of street children were living in a busy and dirty city of two and a half million people. Many of them were using drugs. They all seemed lost. Most of them were under ten years old. Oltita had tears in her eyes,” Catalin said.

Many of these streets children were orphans (孤儿). They had grown up in the government

orphanages, but had run away. They thought any place would be better than the orphanages. But the streets were cold and hard. The winters were freezing. The children had to sleep in warm sewers ( 下水道) under the ground. Many of the children even became involved with crime and violence (暴力).

The Baciu’s did not like the sight of so many pitiful children in Bucharest. They wanted to leave immediately and go to Germany. However, that night, Catalin and Oltita stayed with a friend in Buchares. “The friend we were staying with was working with street children. I was deeply touched by what he and his fellows were trying to do…they were sacrificing (牺牲) their jobs and lives to save street children, ” Catalin said.

After that visit, the Baciu’s completely changed their life plan. Instead of moving to Germany, they began working with street children in Bucharest. They started by opening a home called House of Hope, which provided a warm and loving place for children who needed to get away from the streets. Many hospitals and business workers called House of Hope when they found troubled kids. Everyone knew the House of Hope would help.

28.   Oltita had tears in her eyes because       .

A.   she felt pity for the street children

B.   she almost lost her Way in Bucharest

C.   she didn’t get legal papers

D.   she would leave Romania

29.   We can infer that the orphans in the orphanages        .

A.   liked to run around

B.   lived a very busy life

C.   didn’t receive good care

D.   were under ten years old

30.   Which of the following can best describe the couple’s friend?

A.   Kind-hearted.       B. Short-sighted.         C. Hard-working.         D. Self-confident.

31.   The Baciu’s opened House of Hope         .

A.   at the risk of losing their home

B.   under the influence of their friend

C.   in support of the local hospital

D.   with the help of the Germany government

 My mother ________ Shanghai in a few days. I wonder when the earliest plane ________ on Sunday.

A. leaves; takes off                         B. is leaving; takes off 

C. is leaving; is taking off                     D. leaves; is taking off

Lots of waste has been dumped into the river,which has led to lots of fish        .

A.having killed                B.to kill                            C.being killed                   D.to be killed

How are you getting along with your senior high school? It may be hard for you as this is the first time that you  65     (leave) your parents. I know that you are now having trouble    66    (communicate) with others, and you may often feel lonely. That’s    67    you are new here and people don’t know about you. But I think you can overcome the difficulty if you can follow the advice below.

First, you should attach great    68    (important) to taking an active part in the discussions and show your own opinions about the matters, and at the same time, learn to listen to other people’s views    69    (careful). Second, you should learn about your classmates’ likes and dislikes,    70   can make you get familiar with them. Only in this way can you get to know more    71     (difference) people and show them that you are just as friendly. Last but not least, I’m always here ready to help. We can take part in some    72    (activity) together and I can introduce you to others.

There’s no need    73    (worry) too much, people will know you more very soon and will like to make friends   74    you if you can do as the above. Just remember, “God helps those who help themselves”.

We don’t know how different our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.

At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet―even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today―we will feel a little lonely.

Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.

Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar- powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.

We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as our health will be in a better condition.

Although we can’t predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.

21.  Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?

A.  Because the number of people will become much smaller.

B.  Because people won’t communicate with each other much often.

C.  Because people won’t like making friends with each other.

D.  Because there will be less face-to-face communication.

22. According to the passage, which of the following will happen in 2050?

A.  It won’t be difficult for people to travel to other planets.

B.  The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today.

C.  The relationship between people will be more important than today.

D.  Our environment will be much more polluted with a growing number of cars.

23.  The underlined word “sanguine” in the last paragraph most probably means  _.

A.  disappointed         B. optimistic         C. curious        D. surprised

24.  What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.  How people will communicate in the year 2050.

B.  What high technology will appear in the year 2050.

C.  How people will travel and spend their holiday in the year 2050.

D.  What our life will be like in the year 2050.

   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仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

My name is Elias, poor black worker in South Africa. It was in 1952, and Mandela was a black lawyer. He offered guidance to poor black people on their legal problem. I needed her help because I had very much education. I began school at six. The school in that I studied for only two years was three kilometers far away. I have to leave because my family could not continue to pay the school fees and the bus fare. I could not read, or could I write well. After tried hard, I got a job in a gold mine. However, this was a time when one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg. Sad I did not have it because I was not born there, and I worried about whether I would become out of work.

 Do you know when Mr Brown __________? When he________, please let me know.

A. will come; will come          B. comes; is coming  

C. will come; comes           D. comes; will come

John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ____, he gladly accepted it.

A. finished                B. finishing                C. having finished       D. was finished 

  In today’s society, millions   61   lonely singles(单身汉) are now going online instead.   62  World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker(媒人).

     Singles are flocking(涌向) to the Internet   63   (main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites is quick and convenient. Many singles say that the regular dating scene always    64  ( lead) them from one bad experience to   65   and they are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make    66   easy to avoid someone   67  you are not interested in. In the real world,   68  , ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult.

     Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online descriptions. _69_(safe) is another concern. You are just likely_70 (find) a criminal online as your Mr. Or Miss Right.

    Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student, they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” 16  I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.

     First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary.  17 However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if you choose a positive attitude. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.

18 Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly. However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can, even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesn’t matter.  19

    The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking. Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive(主动的) language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor.  20.

A. Second, they are afraid of making mistakes.

B. They may try to avoid making similar mistakes next time.

C. However, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”!

D. The person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.

E. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary.

F. If you have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.

G. The second reason lies in the reluctance of using what has just been learned.

You'll miss the train ______ you hurry up.

A. unless    B. as

C. if    D. until

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have  26   how difficult it is to write a   27   children’s book. Either the author has aimed too   28  , so that the children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story,   29   the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children’s books are   30  very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the  31  who hears the story and the adult who   32  it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this,   33   the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not   34   to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as   35   of children’s literature were in fact written for   36  . “Alice in wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.

Children, left for themselves, often   37   the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a   38   and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the objections of teachers and right-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop   39   to brainwash children into accepting our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so   40  that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协） over the bedtime story.

（   ）26 A. hoped     B. realized                C. told                         D. said

（   ）27. A. short     B. long                     C. bad                          D. good

（   ）28. A. easy      B. short                   C. high                         D. difficult

（   ）29. A. and                B. but                  C. or                            D. so

（   ）30. A. both       B. neither         C. either             D. very

（   ）31. A. Child       B. father                C. mother                     D. teacher

（   ）32. A. hear       B. buys                  C. understands              D. reads

（   ）33. A. but                B. however           C. so                           D. because

（   ）34. A. hard       B. easy                   C. enough                    D. fast

（   ）35. A. articles    B. work                   C. arts                         D. works

（   ）36. A. grown-ups  B. girls                  C. boys                        D. children

（   ）37. A. become    B. show                 C. find                         D. add

（   ）38. A. school     B. home                  C. office                      D. library

（   ）39. A. going      B. liking                 C. trying                       D. preferring

（   ）40. A. same       B. friendly            C. different                   D. common