Making friends is a skill（技巧）． Like most skills, it  41  with patience(耐心)． If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to  42  some action（行动）． You must first go where there are people． You won’t make friends staying home  43  ．

    Joining a club（俱乐部） or group, talking to those who like the same things   44  you do is much easier． Or join someone  45  some activity（活动）．

    Many people are   46   when talking to new people.  47   all, meeting strangers（陌生人） means seeing the unknown（不熟悉的人）． And it’s human nature to feel a bit   48  about the unknown． Most of fears about dealing   49   new people come from doubts（疑问） about  50  ． We imagine（想象） other people are  51  us---finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that． But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way． Try to accept yourself  52  you are, and try to put the other at ease（自然，自在）． You’ll both feel more comfortable(舒适的)．

   Try to act self-confident(自信) even  53  you don’t feel that way when you  54  a room full of strangers． Walk tall and straight（直直地）, look  55  at other people and smile．

   If you see someone you’d like to  56  , say something． Don’t wait for  57  person to start a conversation(交谈)．

   Just meeting someone  58  does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person．  59   is based on mutual(相互的) likings and “give and take”． They take time and effort（努力） to develop． And there are things that keep a new friendship from   60  ．

41.A．produces           B．improves      C．moves           D．races

42.A．take             B．make         C．do            D．carry

43.A．lonely             B．yourself       C．alone           D．with you

44.A．as               B．that          C．which           D．what

45.A．with              B．in            C．on            D．to

46.A．nervous           B．excited           C．pressed           D．worried

47.A．At              B．For            C．In             D．After

48.A．unhappy          B．unusual         C．uncomfortable D．unlucky

49.A．with              B．to           C．for             D．on

50.A．yourself           B．himself           C．yourselves      D．ourselves

51.A．talking            B．saying         C．judging         D．laughing

52.A．like              B．as            C．what          D．that

53.A．when            B．if             C．as             D．what

54.A．come                B．go                   C．enter           D．step to

55.A．upwards           B．directly         C．bravely         D．happily

56.A．speak to              B．talk about      C．say to          D．call up

57.A．other              B．the other       C．another         D．others

58.A．old                B．young          C．new            D．little

59.A．Relation               B．Friendship      C．Connection     D．Feeling

60.A．growing              B．living        C．going       D．happening

Expressions on the face carry meanings，which depends on situations and relationships．For instance，in American culture the smile is typically an expression of （41）　  　．Yet it has other functions．A smile may （42）　   　love，politeness，or（43）　  　   true feeling．It is also a source of confusion（混乱） across （44）　 　．（45）　   　，many people in Russia （46）　    　   smiling at strangers in public to be unusual or even suspicious（怀疑）．Yet many Americans （47）　  　 freely at strangers in public places．Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong （48）　  　； some Americans believe that Russians don't smile enough．In Southeast Asian cultures，a smile is frequently used to cover emotional pain or mental difficulty，discomfort or anxiety．

Our faces make our emotions and attitudes known，（49）　    　  we should not try to"read"people from another culture （50）　      　  we would"read"someone from our own culture．The degree of facial expressiveness one shows changes （51）　 　 persons and cultures．The fact that members of one culture do not （52     their emotions as openly as members of（53）　 　  does not mean （54）　  　 they do not（55）　  　emotions．Rather，their cultures （56）　  　them from expressing their emotion and attitudes freely．

If we（57）　  　  people whose （58）　       　 of showing emotion are not the same according to（59）　          own cultural patterns，we may make the （60）　 　of"reading"the other persons incorrectly．

Question: I have been learning English for about 7 years.    36    And I still can’t make myself understood in English. However, I love learning English. How can I learn English well? Please help me.

Answer: Many people have asked me this question. 37   Here I will give you several tips for learning English.

●    38   

First of all, you must want to learn. If you are not interested in learning English, no class will help you and no book will help you. So you have to be honest with yourself. Ask yourself, “Do I really want to learn English?” If you can’t answer “yes” to this question, it is better for you to set English aside until you’re ready and willing to learn.

● Set goals (目标).

To learn English well, you must set some goals.    39   It will also help you to see your progress. Ask yourself, “What are my goals? What areas would I like to improve?” Think about what your goals are, and review once in a while to see that you are making progress toward your goals.

● Practice, practice, and practice.

After you have set your goals, you have a better idea of what you need to practice. Just like the athlete whose goal is the Olympics must train daily, you as a language learner must practice language every day to make progress toward your goal. 40   

It happened to be a beautiful summer afternoon, and Mr. Phillip was taking a walk in the downtown area of Paris, capital of France.

       When he turned to a street corner, he heard the voice of a lovely French singer coming from a nearby restaurant. The sweet music attracted him, so he went into the restaurant to hear it better. Mr. Phillip sat down quietly at a table near the door. Noticing the waiter come over, he ordered a glass of French wine.

The waiter returned with the glass of wine and put it on the table. Mr. Phillip started drinking the wine slowly and watching other people in the restaurant. There were three customers sitting at a table near him. He could tell by their accents that one of them was an American, one an Englishman and the third man was a funny-looking stranger. The polite waiter served each of the three men a glass of beer. By chance, each glass had a fly in it.

Out of curiosity, Mr. Phillip watched carefully what they were going to do. To his amusement, he found that each of them took a quite different attitude. The American picked up his glass, took a hard look at the fly, and then poured the fly and half of his beer on the floor. The Englishman looked into the glass, noticed the fly and reached for a spoon, with which he took the fly out of the beer and drank the rest of it. And the stranger noticed the fly in the beer, picked it with his fingers, squeezed (挤压) it carefully in order to save every drop of beer, then drank it up.

21. Mr. Phillip went into the restaurant to _____.

A. have something to eat after the walk  B. wait for a friend there

C. enjoy the pleasant music           D. meet his three friends there

22.  The restaurant where Mr. Phillip had a drink must be _____.

A. a first-class one           B. a rather dirty place

C. expensive and comfortable  D. a place where only beer was served

23. Of all the three customers at the table, _____.

A. the American liked the beer best

B. the Englishman wasted half of his beer

C. the stranger was the cleverest

D. the stranger drank the most from the glass

假设你叫李华，你的一个朋友John刚从美国归来，邀请你参加本周日在他家举办的朋友聚会，但你不能参加，请你根据以下要点给他写一封电子邮件：

1.表达想参加的意愿；                     

2.忙于准备考试；

3.由于感冒，身体不适；                 

4.表示歉意并另约时间。

注意：可适当添加细节以使行文连贯；词数100左右，开头和结尾已给，不计入总字数。

Dear John,

I’m extremely sorry to tell you that I am unable to go to your party this Sunday.                                         

Yours truly,

Grace

Usually, students are not encouraged to run or jump around in the corridor (走廊). However,　students in a British grammar school really enjoy running on the corridor tiles (瓷砖) and their teachers even encourage them to do that.[Why? It is because the corridor was built with special kinetic (动能的) tiles. When students jump on the tiles, electricity will be generated ( 产生). After one year, the electricity generated from the tiles can fully charge 853 mobile phones or power(供电) an electric car to drive seven miles. It’s amazing, isn’t it?

The corridor tiles are really a brilliant invention. Students can not only play on the corridor,　but also help power the lights in their school corridors and other devices ( 设备) in their classrooms. Besides, this is a good way to teach students to be creative. They will be inspired to be scientists, inventors and engineers in the future to find clean energy for all humans.

The inventor of the magic corridor tiles is Laurence Kemball-Cook. He was once a student in this school. Now, he is CEO of his own company. The corridor tiles are not Laurence’s only invention. He has also invented a special dance floor, which can be used at music festivals. It allows dancers to charge their mobile phones while they are dancing on the dance floor.

11. Why do their teachers encourage the student to run on the corridor tiles in this passage?

A. Because the corridor tiles are expensive.

B. Because the teachers ask them to do that.

C. Because the corridor was built with special tiles.

12．After one year, the electricity generated from the tiles can provide enough energy for _______.

A. over 800 mobile phones

B. all the lights of the school

C. an electric car to drive70 miles

13．The underlined word “inspired” most probably means “ _________”.

A. encouraged B. forced C. trained

14．What else has Laurence invented besides the corridor tiles from the passage?

A. A mobile phone. B. A music player. C. A special dance floor.

15．According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Students are not allowed to walk in the corridor.

B. Laurence once studied in the British grammar school.

C. Laurence has more than one company of his own.

He said in his letter that he was going to visit China _____ and he had the idea _____.

A long before; before long;          B before long; long before

C before long; before long;         D long before; long before

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出语言错误，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：在缺词处甲一个漏字符（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

At present we are living in a good age. Therefore, there are still a small number of people who don't act responsibly. His bad behaviors are out of place in our civilized society. For an example, some people often risk their lives to disobey traffic rules. Littering is still a seriously problem .Some people are often seen spit (吐痰)in public places. Badly still, it is common to find silly things written by some tourists in scenic spots. To my opinions, everyone should learn to become a responsible citizen, We must aware that everything we did in public places will affect others and we should break our bad habits. As long as we obey the rule in every field and are filled with care and love, our world will become better.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Today, we will talk about diet and weight loss. Exercise is important if you want to get in good shape. To have a perfect body, someone go to extremes to lose weight.   36 

In the weight loss industry, there is never a lack of ideas about how to lose weight. Consider the “Sleeping Beauty diet,” where you sleep your way to weight loss. You cannot eat if you are sleeping, or so the theory goes.

  37   The tapeworm (绦虫) is said to help people lose weight by eating the food that is stored in their stomach. But first you have to be willing to eat the little worm. This may be more trouble than many people want.

Strange, new diets and exercise programs arrive on the market every day.   38   The weight loss industry takes in billions of dollars each year, and it is growing.

Experts say there is no single diet plan that works best for everyone. Many experts agree on one thing: you must use or burn off more calories than you take in to lose weight. When you eat more calories than your body needs, it stores that extra energy as fat.

  39   A pound of fat is equal to about 453 grams or 3,500 calories. To lose that fat in a week, you have to burn off at least that amount in calories or eat that much less.   

  40   Eat fewer calories and increase physical activity so that you burn off more.

A. Then there is the tapeworm diet.

B. Calories are a measure of energy in food.

C. But no plan has come out as a clear winner.

D. The best thing to do is to combine both ideas.

E. These lead to a big industry — weight loss industry.

F. But experts say exercise alone is not enough if your goal is to lose weight.

G. Each one promises to help people lose weight and get a beautiful body.

 The father took off his coat as an umbrella to _____ her daughter from the rain.

A. affect             B. pretend         C. attach          D. protect

Etymology，the study of words and word roots，may sound like the kind of thing done by boring librarians in small，dusty rooms．Yet etymologists actually have a uniquely interesting job．They are in many ways just like archaeologists （考古学家） digging up the physical history of people and events．The special aspect of etymology is that it digs up history，so to speak，through the words and phrases that are left behind．

The English language，in particular，is a great field to explore history through words．As a language，English has an extraordinary number of words．This is partly due to its ability to adapt foreign words so readily．For example，"English"words such as kindergarten （from German），croissant （from French），and cheetah （from Hindi） have become part of the language with little or no change from their original sounds and spellings．So English﹣language etymologists have a vast world of words to explore．

Another enjoyable thing about etymology for most word experts is solving word mysteries （谜）．No，etymologists do not go around solving murders，like the great detective Sherlock Holmes．What these word experts solve are mysterious origins of some of our most common words．

One of the biggest questions English language experts have  pursued is how English came to have the phrase OK．Though it is one of the most commonly used expressions，its exact beginning is a puzzle even to this day．Even its spelling is not entirely consistent﹣﹣unless you spell it Okay，it is hard even to call it a word．

Etymologists have been able to narrow OK's origin down to a likely，although not certain，source （来源）．It became widely used around the time of Martin Van Buren's run for president in 1840．His nickname was Old Kinderhook．What troubles word experts about this explanation is that the phrase appeared in some newspapers before Van Buren became well known．It is likely that Van Buren could be called its primary source．Etymologists will doubtlessly keep searching for the original source．However，it is clear that OK's popularity and reputation have topped those of the American president to whom it has been most clearly linked．

8．The author mentions the words like"croissant"in Paragraph 2to show　  　．

A．words have changed a lot in the two languages

B．what English﹣language etymologists are exploring now

C．English has absorbed many words from other foreign languages

D．the English vocabulary is difficult to the non﹣English﹣speaking people

9．The underlined word"pursued"in Paragraph 4means　  　．

A．looked upon     

B．dug up   

C．put in    

D．set down

10．We can learn from the passage that etymologists　  　．

A．discover the possible origin of words   

B．help detectives to solve mysterious murders

C．write interesting stories for some newspapers

D．explore the English language as well as the recent events．

                               Different cultures

    The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot.___36___

  The origin of the Eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are developed by rivers—the Yellow River in China and the Indus River in India._____37___

  When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture, another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain—the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization（文明） later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.____38____ Like the Chinese culture, the European culture also crossed waters. When the British settled down in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't distinguish from the European culture a lot.

    _____39___ Take the language system for example. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic（象形文字） language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system. Other causes like human race difference counts as well. But what's more, due to the far distance and the steep, areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference(干扰)  from the other.

  These differences are everywhere. ____40____ But different cultures make the world of 21st century more colourful.The cultural gap should not be the obstacle (障碍) to the civilization of human being. It ought to be the motivation of our going farther.

    A．Let us work together to keep a variety of culture.

    B．One important thing is to learn about other cultures.

    C．And these two are well known as the base of the European culture.

    D．At the same time, some other differences add to the cultural differences.

    E．This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole.

    F．They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles.

    G．They are obvious and affect people's ways of thinking and their views of the world.

 I still see her _____________ after our graduation from college.

A. now and then    B. by and by

C. step by step    D. more or less

Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight, but it's easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight:

Schedule yearly exams. __36__ Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses.

Protect against UV rays (紫外线). Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, it's extremely important to wear sunglasses. __37__

Give your eyes a break. Two-thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products. ___38___  Experts advised that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away.

___39___ As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins (维生素) C and E help protect eyesight and promote(促进) eye health.

Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses (隐形眼镜). Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk.___40___ Otherwise, you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.

A. Eat your greens.

B. People should begin the eye care early in life.

C. They can properly protect your eyes.

D. Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins.

E. Parents usually don’t care about their own eyesight.

F. Always follow the doctor’s advice for proper wear.

G. This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness.

 –Will $200________ the cost of the damage?

 --I’m afraid not. I need at least $100 more.

 A. pay          B. will visit         C. cover        D. admit

1.The students who were t________________ in the burning building were frightened.　　

2.We were r_________________ from the sinking ship by a passing boat.　　

3.It took a long time for him to __________________(康复) from a bad cold.　　

4.After g________________ from Qinghua University, she worked as an engineer.　　　

5.____________(实际上), I don’t like studying here because the weather is wet.

6. Alice trusts you; only you can p_______________ her to give up the foolish idea.

7. The husband and wife always have different _______________ (态度) towards their children’s education.

8. People from England made __________________(海上旅行)to conquer other parts of the world.

9.Police said they were c__________________（担心）about the boy’s safety. .

10.I ___________________ (认出) my friend in the photograph immediately.

 ______ that I made a mistake, I made an apology ______ him.

A. Realized; to   B. Realize; for   C. Having realized; to   D. Realizing; for

 According to the traffic laws, drivers are not allowed __.

A. to drink    B. drinking     C. to be drinking   D. drank

     Americans love pets. In America, there are 61 families with pets than those with children. 62 is common that U.S. homes have some sorts of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans  all — time favorites fire cats and dogs，because can offer 63 (protect) from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid of the home unwanted pests. Beneath keeping pets, there lies 64 basic American belief： Pets have a right to be treated well. It is in Houston, Texas, 65 dogs can have their dinner de­livered to their homes, just like pizza. Pels can even go with their owners on vacation. Be­sides, al least 75 animal welfare organizations exist in America 66  can provide care and a­doption services for 67 (home) and ill - treated animals. 68 (pay) for the high - tech health care, people can buy health insurance for their pets. Pets are as basic lo American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. By now researchers 69 (discover) that interacting with animals lowers  a persons blood pressure. Pets even encourage social relationships： They give their owners   an 70   (appear)of friendliness, and they provide a good topic of convention.

 I went to her home and found her living conditions were _____ than mine.

A. bad off           B. badly off         C. worse off      D. bader off