I woke up late and had breakfast in a hurry. I had never been late and didn’t want my boss to be unsatisfied.However, it seemed that day wasn’t a lucky one for me from the very second I left my flat. The moment I wanted to rush downstairs one of my stiletto heels (细高跟) broke. I had to return to change my red shoes. I also had to change my purse and other little things that I had tried to match with the shoes. I was sure I would be late for work.    

On my way to work I had to wait for over half an hour because of an accident. I had no choice but to wait. I phoned my boss and he told me that it was no problem, but he needed me for the meeting with the Japanese clients (客户) that morning.    

Finally, I arrived at the office one hour later. I had to keep calm and be fresh for the meeting to make the clients sure that our plan was the best for their future commercial (商业的) project. However, I left the plan I had made the night before at home and was going to present (介绍) it to the clients. I was about to get angry when I realized that I had a draft (草稿) of it in my office.    

At last, the presentation came to an end and it turned out to be a success. But I have to say that I had a terrible day, full of incidents (事件).

11. Which of the following is NOT the reason of the writer being late for her work?

A. She got up late in the morning.    

B. She changed her purse and other little things.

C. One of her shoe heels broke.        

D. She had a traffic accident on the way to work.

12. According to the passage, what could we learn about the writer?

A. Her boss was very angry with her.  

B. She often arrived at her office on time.

C. She left her plan on the bus.        

D. She was nervous at the meeting.

13. What did the clients think of the writer’s presentation (介绍)?

  A. Dull.        B. Just so-so.       C. Excellent.     D. Terrible.

14. According to the passage, which is the correct order of the following events?

a. She presented the plan to the clients.    

b. One of her stiletto heels broke.

c. She arrived at the office.             

d. She phoned her boss.

e. She tried to match her purse with her red shoes.

A. beacd        B. bedca       C. dceab        D. edcba

15. Which old saying could be used to describe the writer’s incidents?

A. Failure is the mother of success.       

B. A good beginning makes a good ending.

C. Where there is a will, there is a way.    

D. One trouble never comes alone.

Last summer, I began the biggest adventure of my life. I moved from a tiny city in England to one of the ___21___ cities in the world.

As the plane ___22___ in Beijing, one of the first things I did was to ___23___ one of the city’s hutong. Walking around the ___24___ street, the warm air was filled with the ___25___ of delicious food as people played mahjong and ___26___ their old - fashioned bikes. This was the first moment I ___27___, “Wow, I’m in China.”

Beijing couldn’t be more ___28___ to my home city, Preston, which ___29___ a population of just 114,000. It has one ___30___ street that’s around 500 meters from one end to the ___31___ on Sunday, all the shops ___32___ at 4:00 pm. There isn’t a great deal of ___33___ when it comes to restaurants, either, and as a ___34___ of food, I couldn’t wait to see what Beijing has to ___35___. I still don’t have a favorite dish here yet – I’m still happily working my way through the city’s countless ___36___ to try to figure that out.

I’m slowly getting used ___37___ the fast - paced lifestyle and different ___38___ of life. In the future, I hope to buy a motorbike and ___39___ from one end to the other of this beautiful city, taking photos and ___40___ new people along the way.

21. A. oldest    B. largest    C. busiest    D. noisiest

22. A. pulled    B. took off    C. touched down    D. dropped

23. A. visit    B. study    C. look    D. find

24. A. broad    B. poor    C. empty    D. narrow

25. A. smell    B. wind    C. smoke    D. warmth

26. A. pushed    B. rode    C. took    D. drove

27. A. changed    B. burst    C. lost    D. thought

28. A. lovely    B. similar    C. different    D. beautiful

29. A. has    B. holds    C. carries    D. forms

30. A. walking    B. trading    C. shopping    D. parking

31. A. other    B. either    C. shop    D. another

32. A. stop    B. close    C. open    D. desert

33. A. choice    B. money    C. food    D. chance

34. A. trainer    B. student    C. cook    D. fan

35. A. value    B. intend    C. offer    D. keep

36. A. buses    B. restaurants    C. crowds    D. houses

37. A. from    B. of    C. with    D. to

38. A. way    B. model    C. colour    D. taste

39. A. enjoy    B. travel    C. walk    D. know

40. A. changing    B. realizing    C. meeting    D. turning

61. 古英语和我们现在说的英语非常不同。

62. 英语及英国人都是由盎格鲁人（the Angles）命名的。

63. Old English consisted of a mixture of their language.

64. When we speak English today, we sometimes feel puzzled about which words or phrases to use.

65. This is because English has many words and phrases from different languages, but with similar meanings.

Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named “Lucky”．Whenever Mary and Jim had friends come for a weekend visit，they would warn their friends not to leave their luggage open because Lucky would steal something from their luggage and he always hid his finds in his toy box in the basement.

It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer.She felt she was going to die of this disease.The night before she was to go to the hospital，a thought struck her，“What would happen to Lucky？” “If I die，who will look after Lucky？” Mary thought.The thought made her sadder than thinking of her own death.

Mary stayed in the hospital for two weeks.Jim took Lucky for his evening walk every day，but the little dog just looked sad and miserable.

Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital.When she arrived home，Mary was so tired that she couldn't even make it up the steps to her bedroom.Jim made his wife comfortable on the bed and left her to sleep.

Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn't come to her when she called.It made Mary sad.But she felt so sleepy that soon she fell asleep.

When Mary woke，for a second she couldn't understand what was wrong.She couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy.But panic(惊慌) soon gave way when Mary realized the problem.She was enclothed with a blanket，and with every treasure Lucky owned!

While she had slept，the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement bringing his beloved hostess all his favorite things.He had covered her with his love.

It's been 12 years now and Mary is still living.Lucky? He still steals treasures and hides them in his toy box but Mary remains his greatest treasure.

5．The underlined word “enclothed” in Paragraph 6 means ________．

   A．covered                       B．shared  

   C．compared                      D．equipped

6．It can be inferred from the passage that Mary ________．

   A．was tired of her dog

   B．cared about her dog very much

   C．was so sad about her disease that she never thought of her dog

   D．Mary took her dog for the evening walk every day when she was in hospital

7．What made Mary sad when she got home from the hospital?

   A．Her husband left her alone in bed.

   B．Her disease became even worse.

   C．Her dog didn't come to her when she called.

   D．She couldn't sleep well.

8．Lucky went to the basement again and again in order to ________．

   A．bring his treasures to Mary

   B．watch out his favorite things

   C．take the things he had stolen there

   D．examine what was wrong with his treasure

Once Mr King had a cat, and he loved it very much. He called it “Sky”, because he thought “Sky” was the strongest name in the world.

One day he had a meal at a restaurant with his cat. He met his old friend. He told him about his lovely cat and its name. His friend said, “How foolish（愚蠢）you are! Sky is not the strongest thing in the world. My cat is called ‘Cloud’ because cloud is stronger than sky.” After hearing this, Mr King called his cat “Wind” because he thought wind was stronger than cloud.

After a few days he suddenly（突然）thought that “Wall” was stronger than wind. And “Mouse（老鼠）” was stronger than wall. So he went to his friend to ask for an idea. His friend said, “Don’t you think ‘Cat’ is stronger than mouse？” “Yes, but...”

The man thought and thought and then decided his cat’s name had better be “Cat” because a mouse was always afraid of a cat. Mr King is very silly（傻的）or funny？

1. Mr King ________ his cat very much.

   A. didn’t like      B. liked            C. hated            D. hit

2. His cat’s first name was ________ .

   A.Cat            B. Sky          C. Wind         D. Cloud

3. He decided his cat’s last name was ________ .

   A. Mouse     B. Wall         C. Cat          D. Cloud   

4. Mr King called his cat “Cat” because he thought ________ .

   A. a cat was always afraid of a mouse

   B. he liked this beautiful name

   C. the name had more meanings

   D. a mouse was always afraid of a cat

5. Mr King gave his cat ________ names in all（总共）

   A. six          B. four          C. five         D. two

The booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:

Price: $10

BOOKING

There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:

— in person

The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.--8 p.m.

— by telephone

Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card（Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted）.

— by post

Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.

— on line

Complete the on-line booking form at www.satanfiedtheatre.com.

DICOUNTS:

Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.

Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.

Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible（suitable）for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.

Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.

School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.

PLEASE NOTE: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unpredicted circumstances.

28. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT _____.

A. go to the Box Office on Sundays.

B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card.

C. use the Internet.

D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office.

29. If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?

A. $120        B. $126     C. $140       D. $150

30. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre.

B. A school party of 15 students should pay 90 for the standby tickets.

C. A group of 12 persons can get 10 per cent discount.

D. The audience can’t refund money if the performance is on show.

31. What kind of tickets are the cheapest?

A. The standby tickets for school parties of ten or more.

B. The standby tickets.

C. The tickets for Saver discount.

D. The tickets for group booking.

Professor Carl Jones won the 2016 Indianapolis Prize --the highest honor inthe field of animal conservation--for his 40 years of work in Mauritius, where he saved an endangered kestrel (a kind of bird) from becoming the next Dodo.

When the 61-year-old first travelled to the east African island in the 1970s he was told to close down a project to save the Mauritius kestrel. At the time there were just four left in the wild, making it the rarest bird on Earth.

However he stayed, performing the controversial techniques of captive breeding (圈养 繁殖 ) and a technique known as ‘double-clutching’, which included taking eggs from the birds’ nests and hatching them under incubators（孵 卵器 ）, motivating the mothers to lay another set of eggs in the        wild.

A decade later, the number of Mauritius kestrels had soared to over 300 and today there are

around 400 in the wild.

Reflecting on the start of his career, he said the Mauritius kestrel project had been seen as a “dead loss” at the time.

In the 1970s there was fierce opposition to the captive breeding techniques, with critics (批 评 者 ) arguing that they were too risky and took the emphasis off breeding in the wild.

“As a young man in my 20s, I certainly didn’t enjoy the stress and the tension of the criticism I

received,” Prof Jones, who now lives in Llanwrda, Powys, said.

He said receiving the prize was particularly important to him because it showed his work to save birds was reasonable, whereas previous winners have tended to concentrate on more high profile (惹   人注                                             目的 ) species, like polar bears or elephants.

Dr Lee Durrell, director for Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, said: “Carl is living proof that by having the courage, talent and vision to take small steps, we can win victories for species large and small.”

25.   What can we learn about Dodo?

A.   It is a kind of endangered bird.               B. It is a rare species of bird alive.

C. It no longer exists in the world.              D. It is saved by Professor Carl Jones.

26.   Why did Professor Carl Jones take eggs from the birds’ nests ?

A.   To do some research on the eggs.           B. To find out if man can hatch them.

C. To protect them from becoming bad.      D. To stimulate the males to lay more eggs.

27.   Which of the following can replace the underlined word “soared” in Paragraph 4？

A.   increased            B. registered                C. gathered                     D. survived

28.   What is the difference between Carl and previous winners?

A.   He used unique techniques.                     B. What he did was more valuable.

C. He has more courage, talent and vision.   D. The species he has saved was less striking.

You _______ a higher score if you hadn’t repeated the same mistake. My suggestion is that _______and start all over again.

 --- Why does Lucy look worried?

--- She may have failed the interview, and ______ she won’t be able to pay for the bill.

A. in which case       B. in any case     C. in that case    D. in her case

After the dinner party, most guests left, with only two of them _______ in the host family, ______ him clear up.

     A.remaining; helped     B. remaining; helping   C. remained; helped   D. remained; helping

Wearing ties was originally the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And that led it to be adopted by a much larger tribe —— the business tribe.

    You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery. So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used his brain to make a living, rather than your hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a professional. It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece of colored silk around his neck.

    This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world．They are part of the uniform of business.

    “Ties offer a point of different," says John Milne, head of the British Guild of Tie Makers. “They give a chance to say something about their own personality.”

    So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly colored tie, there is a good chance that he is the office joker. There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly colored socks.

Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare amongst the new bread of entrepreneurs(创业者) in the Internet and new technology industries. Many political leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people—but not the people wearing ties.

Up until around 1960, it was common for men across the Western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat——in fact his nickname was "hatless Jack". Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world．Perhaps "tieless Tony" (former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair) will have the same effect as "hatless Jack".

29. In Britain, ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s ________.

      A．personality      B．social position  C．wearing style D. favorite hobby

30. In the business world, wearing a tie was necessary because ________.

      A．it showed you used your brain      B．it showed you got a good salary

      C．it showed you were an employer   D．It showed you were well-equipped

31. The writer may hold the opinion that________

       A．Blair is the best leader in the world.

       B．Kennedy is the best leader in the world.

       C．millions of people will go to work without a tie.

       D．people will wear hats instead of ties.

32. The underlined word “vanished” in this passage may mean_______ .

      A．sold            B．washed      C．appeared            D．disappeared

A man was charged(指控) with first degree murder of a 79-year-old woman whom police said he scared to death．In an attempt to escape after a bank robbery, the 20-year-old Larry Whitfield broke into the home of Mary Parnell．Police say he didn’t touch Parnell but that she died after suffering a heart attack that was caused by terror．Can the guy be held responsible for the woman’s death? Prosecutors(公诉人) said that he can, under the state’s murder rule，which allows someone to be charged with murder if he or she causes another person’s death while committing or fleeing from a felony crime like robbery---even if he or she doesn’t kill someone on purpose．

But，medically speaking，can someone actually be frightened to death?

Absolutely, no question about it．

The body has a natural protective method called the fight-or-flight response(战或逃反应)，which was originally described by Walter Cannon，the chairman of Harvard University’s physiology department from 1906 to 1942．If, in the wild，an animal is faced with a life-threatening situation, the autonomic nerve system responds by increasing heart rate，increasing blood flow to the muscles and slowing digestion．All of this increases the chances of succeeding in a fight or running away from an aggressive beast．This process certainly would be of help to ancient humans．However, in the modem world there is obvious decline of the fight-or-flight response．

The autonomic nerve system uses the chemical messenger to send signals to various parts of the body to activate the fight-or-flight response．This chemical is toxic(有毒的) in large amounts；it damages the organs such as the heart，lungs，liver and kidneys．It is believed that almost all sudden deaths are caused by damage to the heart．There is almost no other organ that would fail so fast as to cause sudden death．Kidney failure，liver failure，those things don’t kill you suddenly．

By the way, any strong positive or negative emotions such as happiness or sadness can cause the same result．There are people who have died in strong emotions．There was a case of a golfer who hit a hole in one，turned to his partner and said,“I can die now”一and then he dropped dead．For about seven days after the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, there was an increase of sudden cardiac death among New Yorkers．

51．Why was the man charged?

A．Because he was trying to kill an old woman．

B．Because he caused an old woman’s terror and she died．

C．Because he beat an old woman and caused her heart attack．

D．Because he murdered an old woman while robbing a bank．

52．The underlined word “felony” in Para．1 most probably means ___________．

A．new        B．severe       C．deadly        D．organized

53．Which of the following about the fight-or-flight response is true?

  A．The fight-or-flight response was not raised or proved yet．

  B．It is a natural protective method that can only be found in humans．

  C．The ancient humans had a better fight-or-flight response than modem ones．

  D．The fight-or-flight response is beneficial to both our actions and organs．

54．What activity can we infer is less likely(可能的) to damage the organs?

  A．Winning a big lottery(彩票)．    B．Missing a dead family．

  C．Watching a horror movie         D．Listening to a sweet song．

55．The purpose of the passage is _____________．

A．to explain why people will die of a heart attack

B．to offer some advice on protecting us from heart failure

C．to compare different kinds of feelings to cause a death

D．to show strong emotions can cause a sudden death

I shall never forget the years         I spent in the countryside with the farmers,         I has a lot of fun.

A.when；which       B.which；where      C.which；that      D.that；which

假如你叫李华，进入新学校已有两个月了，请你写一封电子邮件告知你的笔友Peter 有关新学校的一些情况。 注意：1.词数80-100词；2. 开头和结尾已经给出。

Dear Peter,

How is everything going?___________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes.                                                                           

                                                                           Yours,

                                                                           Li Hua

Ann worked for a big company.One of the duties of her__21__was to go to the post office every day and__22__the company mail.One day in December, she__23__a beggar making himself up as a Santa Claus__24__on the corner of the street. Each day she__25__her coins and dropped them in his bowl. He would smile and__26__her a Merry Christmas.

At night the temperature dropped below 0℃,but the Santa Claus__27__stood in the cold wind.__28__she dropped her coins into his bowl，she handed him a pair of gloves.

A week later，a(n)__29__Santa Claus was standing there.“What happened to the other Santa Claus？” she asked.He told her，“He’s very__30__today.” She prayed for his health.

Later that day，a colleague came into her office__31__.“I don’t know what I’m going to do.” “What’s wrong？” she asked.“It’s my ex­husband，” her colleague__32__，“I don’t have any money to buy my boys anything for Christmas，__33__my ex­husband refuses to send money to them. It breaks my heart that they won’t have anything this year.” The lady__34__her colleague，“I’m sure everything will__35__. It’s Christmas.Believe in miracles (奇迹)．”

That evening，she told her husband about her colleague’s__36__，“I know we don’t have much money to__37__，but I’d like to give her fifty or a hundred dollars. We’ll just get ourselves less this year. Last year we couldn’t afford to buy anything for__38__but we still had a wonderful Christmas.” Her husband smiled，“Give her one hundred dollars.She needs it more than we do.”

She reached up and held him.Warmth spread__39__her body. He held her and realized that there really was a Santa Claus—and he had__40__her!

21．A.family　　　  　B．job            C．life            D．religion

22．A.receive         B．go through      C．answer         D．pick up

23．A.spotted         B．watched        C．sensed          D．followed

24．A.standing        B．waiting         C．playing          D．performing

25．A.earned         B．counted         C．saved        D．threw

26．A.send           B．wish           C．offer          D．tell

27．A.even         B．just          C．still             D．yet

28．A.Although     B．If            C．Since           D．After

29．A.honest       B．new          C．considerate        D．strong

30．A.sad          B．poor         C．cold            D．sick

31．A.in tears       B．in shock      C．in fright          D．in trouble

32．A.concluded    B．decided       C．continued        D．commented

33．A.or           B．but          C．so               D．otherwise

34．A.reminded     B．amused       C．teased            D．comforted

35．A.work out     B．come back     C．run out          D．open up

36．A.message     B．suggestion     C．situation          D．example

37．A.lend        B．help           C．lose             D．pay

38．A.ourselves    B．themselves     C．us               D．others

39．A.off         B．to             C．among           D．through

40．A.relaxed     B．doubted        C．married           D．shaped 

 We should be able to make full_____________ of time.

A. use                    B. using 

C. used                   D. uses

Thousands of people were attracted to a 2-meter-wide lane in Tongcheng,Anhui province this spring festival. Although_61_was impossible to count the exact number,at least 5,000 people visited it each day.

This narrow lane,_62_(call) Liuchi Lane in Chinese,won greater popularity after the story behind it was broadcast on a CCTV show.At first glance it may seem unimportant,but to those_63_know its history,Liuchi Lane means much more than its_64_(appear).In the early Qing Dynasty it served_65_the boundary between Zhang family and Wu family.They quarrelled_66_(fierce) over which family had the right to build a wall on the dividing line. After_67_(fail) to make a compromise,the Zhangs turned to Zhang Ying,a family member of Zhangs and also a top official in the emperor's court.To_68_(they) surprise,Zhang Ying did not provide the support they needed.He called for his family to step back 1 meter from the boundary.Seeing that,the Wus_69_(agree) to move back another metre. Thus Liuchi Lane was born.

In reality,the story of Liuchi Lane is not only about how to get along with others,_70_also a guideline for all the officials in China.

Disappointedly，my funny summer vacation was completely ruined last year by an advanced device：the iPad．

Instead of looking at nature，I（16）　   　 my e﹣mail．Instead of paddling an old boat，I（17）　   　 my Twitter feed．Instead of reading great novels，I stuck to reading four（18）   　each morning．

And that was the problem：I was acting  （19）　  　 I were still in the office．My body was on vacation but my head wasn't．

So this year I made up my mind to try something （20）　   　：getting away from the Internet．I knew it wouldn't be easy，since I'm not good at self﹣control．But I was determined．I started by （21）　   　 the iPad to my wife．Then，a stroke of luck：The cell phone signal at our cabin was （22）　   　 than in the past，meaning that I couldn't cheat．I was （23）　         　，forced to carry out my plan．Largely （24）　   　 from e﹣mail，Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites，I had little way to connect to the world （25）　  　 radio﹣and how much radio can one listen to，really？I had no（26）　  　 but to do what I had planned to do all along：read books．

This experience has had a （27）　   　 ending﹣for now，at least．With determination and the strong support of my wife，I succeeded in my vacation struggle （28）　   　 the Internet．I （29）　   　 realized that it was me，of course，not the iPad，that was the problem．

I knew I had （30）　   　 when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi﹣Fi．"Don't need it，"I said．（31）　   　，as we return to post﹣vacation situation，a test begins：Can I （32）　   　when I'm back at work？And I don't plan to （33）　              my convenience completely．But I hope to resist the temptation （诱惑） to check my e﹣mail every five minutes，（34）　  　 often leads to following my Twitter feed．

A vacation is supposed to help you reset your （35）　   　 to become more productive （高效的）．Here's hoping this one worked．

你是吴刚，是个交流学生(an exchange student), 四年前住在美国Johnson 家。现在你已经回国。根据以下要点，用英语写一篇100词左右的感谢信。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

1．感谢四年来Johnson一家人对你在生活、学习等方面的关心与帮助。

2．感悟美国家庭教育与中国家庭教育的差异(劳动态度、独立生活能力)。

3．现在正在找工作。欢迎到中国来。

Dear Mr and Mrs Johnson，

    I am Wu Gang.I have been back home in China.I am too eager to write a letter to you and your family the moment my feet hit the land of China.______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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   Best wishes!

      Yours,

Wu Gang