The questionnaire takes________ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.

A．mainly  　   B．punctually

C．approximately  　    D．precisely

After 10 seasons wearing the No 8 on his back, Kobe Bryant will become No 24 next season. The reason for the surprising decision by the Los Angeles Lakers super guard last week has become a hot topic for debate.

Bryant wore No 24 when he was in early high school, but he changed to No 33 in his senior year. He switched to No 8 when he was selected by the Lakers in 1996, and has not been changed since.

Bryant has refused to explain the decision until the end of the play-offs. So guessing Bryant’s motive has become a popular game among NBA fans and newspaper columnists.

There are all kinds of speculations. Many say that Bryant wants to leave the past behind and have a fresh start. He has often been criticized for playing to benefit himself and not the team as a whole. Others say that he may be trying to compare himself to Michael Jordan. Jordan was famous for his No 23 jersey.Some, such as NBC Sport columnist Michael Ventre, argue that it is“all about money”.Bryant will make more money by selling new jerseys to his fans.

Some speculations are more about fun. For example, there is an opinion that Kobe is actually just a diehard fan of the popular TV drama “24”.

All this talk has turned the number change into a major issue. It seems that there is a lot of fuss over something that should be pretty simple.

Jersey numbers have their own special significance in American sports, especially basketball. Players choose their number when they join a team and they usually stick with that number for the rest of their career. When a great player retires, his team will honor him by retiring his number.

To some extent, the jersey is the player, and the player is the jersey. Thus, when you see the famous No 23 for the Chicago Bulls, you immediately think about Michael Jordan. A No 32 Miami Heats jersey recalls the image of Shaquille O’Neal, and the Houston Rockets’ No 11 belongs only to Yao Ming.

Lots of stories are behind players’ jersey number selections. Jordan said that he chose No 23 because it was roughly half of 45. Jordan’s elder brother wore the No 45 in college. Yao Ming once revealed that the No 11 stands for two people in love-meaning him and his girlfriend Ye Li.

78. Which team has Bryant played for?

A. The Los Angeles Lakers.              B. The Houston rockets.

C. The Chicago Bulls                    D. The Miami Heats.

79. When did Bryant start to wear No. 8?

A. Since he started to play for the Lakers.

B. For ten seasons.

C. Since he entered high school.

D. Since he left the Lakers.

80. Which of the following is NOT a speculation about Bryant’s motive to change his number, according to this passage?

A. He wants to leave his past behind and have a fresh start.

B. He wants to compare himself to Jordan.

C. He wants to earn more money.

D. He wants to show that he is a man of great importance.

81. Why did Jordan choose No. 23?

A. Because that number would make him famous.

B. Because that number would make his fans miss him.

C. Because that number was related to the number his brother once wore.

D. Because that number was easy to remember.

82. what does the number Yao Ming chose stand for?

A. Two long legs.                       B. Two strong arms.

C. Two people in love.                  D. Two big countries.

The giant panda__61  (love) by people throughout the world.Chinese scientists ___62  (recent) had a chance to study a wild female panda with a newborn baby.She was a very ____63  (care)mother.For 25days,she never left her baby,not even to find something ___64  (eat)!She would not let any other pandas come near.She licked the baby constantly to keep it clean.Any smell might attract natural ___65  (enemy)that would try to eat the little comforting  pats.The mother held the baby in her front paws much the way a human does. ___66  it cried,she rocked it back and forth and gave it little comforting pats,The mother continued to care for the young panda ___67  more than two years.By that time,the panda no longer needed ____68  (it)mother for food.However,it stayed with her and leaned about the ways of the forest.Then,after two and a half years,the mother __69  (drive)the young panda away.It was time for her to have a new baby,___70  it was also time for the young panda to be independent.

Remember that goals are dreams with a timetable. Our goals are important for us to create what enriches our life. A very common attitude among people who are successful is that their success lies in their ability to provide themselves goals that are both numerous and exciting. When you think about your future，you are helping to feed a long-term goal of what you want to create.

 To realize your dreams，you must translate your vision into a series of actions you can take as soon as possible. You should be able to measure these results，to make sure they take you wherever you want. And this step should not be viewed lightly! Indeed，very few people set goals and concrete actions for themselves to achieve. Very few people note what they want to accomplish，and know each day whether they have indeed advanced in the direction of their dreams.

Therefore one of the secrets that you can get results from is to write down your goals on paper first. When you give your dreams a form，they become more concrete，and you can refer to them often and easily. Whenever you read the dreams that you note down，you fill your mind with positive and motivational thoughts.

Unfortunately，many people stop there. They just simply make wishes, hope and wait. These people do not bring positive difference in their lives，because that sort of behavior is just wishful thinking. Success is not at all a miracle. It depends on clear and realistic targets through serious thoughts：concrete actions and perseverance(毅力). Don’t forget，your past does not determine your future. Only you now is your potential!

7. People can achieve success commonly in that they        .

A. have many dreams                 B. are well-informed of how goals go

C. think a lot about their bright future    D. know what the goals are in their life

8. If you put down your goals on the paper，you can        .

A. know clearly what should be done         B. make them accomplished smoothly

C. measure the results of the goals easily      D. mention them easily to others

9. The last paragraph mainly tells that          .

A. having dreams is very important to everyone  

B. to translate goals into concrete actions is important for success     

C. what people did in the past affects what the are today

D. most people can make a difference in their life

10.What is the best title for the passage?

  A.  The Path towards Your Targets             B. The Process of Making Goals

  C. The Power of Your Goals              D. The Importance of Your Success 

Parties and social gatherings no longer excite us the same way they once did. This is not due to a lack of desire to socialize, but the smartphone.

At parties, more people are on their smartphones than on their drinks. According to a recent International Data Corporation study, well over half of all Americans have a smartphone and reach for it the moment they wake up, keeping it in hand all day. In addition, too much of society is using smartphones while driving and as a result getting into car crashes. 34 percent of teens admit to text while driving, and they confirm that text messaging is their number one driving interruption. People's attachment to their smartphones is unbelievably becoming more important than the lives of themselves and others.

Just as drivers dismiss the importance of focusing while on the road, many people also fail to recognize the significance of human interaction. When with their friends, some people pointlessly check or send text messages in the presence of a friend, which sends a message to that friend: the person I am texting is more important than you. In addition, relying on our smartphones to make friends does not give us the same advantage as being able to make new friendships in the real world. Face-to-face conversations will give us much stronger communication skills in the long run.

As many people risk their lives and the lives of people around them just to send a text or mindlessly check their massages, smartphones are in many ways more dangerous to people. The quality of this technology is de-advancing societal achievements and weakening the value of communication. Not only is the smartphone affecting our desire to interact (交流) face-to-face but it is also lowering society's ability to communicate.

24. The purpose of this text is to ______.

A. call for an end to use the smartphone while driving

B. appeal to us to pay attention to communication skills

C. express a concern about the overuse of the smartphone

D. advise us to be cautious about the addiction to the smartphone

25. The second paragraph is developed by ______.

A. giving examples   B. listing figures  C. comparing facts   D. analyzing the effects

26. The author advocates us to make new friends ______.

A. by using smartphones    B. in a face-to-face way

C. in different ways        D. under a free circumstance

27. Over-dependence on the smartphone leads to the fact that ______.

A. parties and gatherings limit their social circle

B. people are more and more narrow-minded

C. people's communication skills are weakened

D. face-to-face communication becomes less important.

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线(—)，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

 Dear Susan,

I'm very gladly to hear you are coming to visit me the next Friday. Unfortunately, I won't be able to meet you at the airport although I have classes in the afternoon. You won't find difficult to get to the city center. The airport bus leaves every 30 minute and will take you rightly to the Friendship Hotel. My classes will be over by then or I will pick you up there. I will take you together to a hot pot restaurant for dinner and we'll talk with our plan for the weekend over dinner. Having a pleasant trip and see you Friday.

Yours,

Zhang Ming

 After a heavy ads campaign, our market share has increased ___15% ___ 60% in Asian market .  

  A. with, to        B. to, by              C. at, above                D. by, to

    Imagine there is a bank that puts $ 86, 400 in your account each morning. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank writes off(注销) the balance that you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Take out every cent, of course!

    Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it puts in 86, 400 seconds. Every evening it writes off, as it is lost. There is no balance or overdraft. If you fail to use the day's savings, the lost is yours. There is no going back. There is no taking from “tomorrow”. You must make good use of it so as to get more in health, happiness and success!

    The clock is running. Make the most of today. To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade; To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature(早产) baby; To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper; To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet; To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train; To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.

    Make good use of every moment that you have. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called "The Present".

21. The underlined word "balance" in paragraph 1 means _______________.

   A.贷款               B. 余款             C. 平衡             D. 提款

22. What is special about the TIME bank we each have?

   A. We can store time in it whenever we like.

   B. Someone puts $ 86, 400 in it every day.

   C. Someone helps you spend your time every night.

   D. The time in it will surely get lost if you don't use it.

23. What can be the best title of the passage?

   A. The Bank of Money                         B. The Clock is Running

   C. The Bank of Time                              D. The Value of One Hour

 The accident happened on April 10th , ____ 4 innocent people with more than 12 ____.

A. killed, injured     B. killing, injured         C. killed, injuring  D. killing, injuring    

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon, I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership — a shop selling cars — was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.

"Thank you" — two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.

28．The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City ________.

   A. to visit a friend                   B. to see his parents

   C. to pay at the cash register           D. to have more gas for his car

29．What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.    B. The couple sent him a business card.

    C. The couple offered to help him.        D. He called his friend for help.

30．The battery of the author’s car was dead because ________.

  A. something went wrong with the lights     B. the meeting lasted a whole day

  C. he forgot to turn off the lights           D. he drove too long a distance

31．By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show ________.

  A. how to write a thank-you letter          B. how to deal with car problems

  C. the kind-heartedness of older people      D. the importance of expressing thanks

-- What caused the party to be put off?

---  ______ the invitations.

A. Jack delayed sending                            B. Jack’s delaying sending

C. Jack delaying to send                            D. Jack delayed to send

 The film you referred to _______  us interested .

   A. making    B. having made    C. has made    D. make

81. Those who b___________ their countries were hated by all the people.

82. Their team is s ___________,and it’s hard for us to beat  them.

83. Alice must have done something wrong, because she’s looking so g__________

84. Boys and girls have different a________________ towards friendship.

85. The boss is c___________ about making promises.

86. He jumped into the river to save the drowning child without ____________(犹豫).

87. _________ （尽心尽力的）to improving the environment, the government is making great efforts.

88. The father of a family should have more sense of _____________.（责任）

89. It has already brought many benefits to our national ______________ (经济).  Whoever refuses to pay any kind of tax will be put into prison.

90.He felt___________(令人尴尬的) when asked why he failed the exam.

You may know the Eiffel Tower as one of the most famous man-made monuments in the world, and you’d be absolutely right! Read on to learn about the history of the spectacular Eiffel Tower.

       Travelers from around the world flock(蜂拥)to Paris, France, to visit the Eiffel Tower, making it the most visited paid monument in the entire world! In fact, in 2010, the Eiffel Tower welcomed its 250 millionth visitor!

       The history of the Eiffel Tower

       The Eiffel Tower was named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the famous monument. Construction began in January of 1887 and was completed in only two years. Their plan was to finish the tower in time to be the entrance arch for the World’s Fair in 1889. This fair celebrated the 100^th anniversary of the French Revolution, which took place from 1789 to 1799.

       The height competition

       Located on the Champs de Mars, the tower is the tallest structure in Paris. It was the tallest man-made structure in the world for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York surpassed(超过) it. Then the spire(塔尖) atop the tower was added, raising its height to 17 feet taller than the Chrysler Building. It is now 1,063 feet tall! There are two replicas(复制品) of the Eiffel Tower in the world: a half scale model at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas and a full-sized monument of a similar (but not exact) design in Tokyo, Japan.

       Three shades of awesome

       Some pictures make the Eiffel Tower look like a dark iron color. But it is, in fact, bronze. Not only that, but the tower is actually painted three different shades to make it appear even taller: darkest on the bottom and lightest on the top.

25. The Eiffel Tower was constructed to ________.

       A. show great respect for Gustave Eiffel

       B. make Paris the most visited city in the world

       C. show the French people’s construction skill

       D. celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the French Revolution

26. Which of the following does the author mention in the passage?

       A. The political meaning of the Eiffel Tower.   B. The disadvantages of the Eiffel Tower.

       C. The location of the Eiffel Tower.                D. The cost of the Eiffel Tower.

27. Where can you find a structure similar to the Eiffel Tower according to the passage?

       A. In New York.            B. In Las Vegas.          C. In Los Angeles.              D. In Florida.

28. The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

       A. tell visitors where to find the replicas of the Eiffel Tower

       B. raise people’s awareness of protecting the Eiffel Tower

       C. offer people some information about the Eiffel Tower

       D. call on people to visit the Eiffel Tower

______ that I was in trouble, Tom came to my aid without delay.

A. Learn      B. Learning  C. Learned  D. To learn

    Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched(伸出的). Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes __41__. She never __42__ to return my smile, my grasp, and my greeting.

    On the last day of our __43_, I found myself __44__ on a busy corner across the street from our hotel. Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me. We had been advised to walk __45__ through the heavy traffic without looking right or left. Let them __46__ us. But tonight I was by myself and felt __47__ to face the stream of vehicles. __48__ I hesitated on the sidewalk, I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me. She nodded her head toward the street, __49__ that she would take me across. Together, we moved slowly into the chaos.

    Then we moved on __50__ the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then walked away, still smiling and waving back to me. I had not given her a single coin. We had __51__ something vastly more important—a warming of hearts in friendship.

    Traveling in poorer nations, I have __52__ a variety of ways to deal with beggars. The most __53_ response of tourists faced with those extremely poor people is to __54__ them and focus their eyes elsewhere. I have seen people push away(推开） an outstretched hand in __55__. A few may hurriedly drop a few coins, and then make a quick getaway in hopes that another 20 ragged beggars won’t immediately appear on the __56__.

    For many reasons, giving money is not the best __57__ to an outstretched hand. The greatest gift is time and respect. To look beggars in the eye and smile, thus acknowledging their existence, is a small thing. Putting your hand into another’s outstretched hand and grasping it __58__ for a moment is also a small thing. But these are important. Everyone needs __59__, to be seen as worthy of being __60__, to feel appreciated and loved. And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing.

41. A. met          B. opened           C. turned                   D. dropped

42. A. attempted        B. wanted           C. managed              D. failed

43. A. work         B. visit                C. camp                 D. festival

44. A. free         B. alone                C. lost                 D. exposed

45. A. away         B. off              C. straight             D. about

46. A. avoid            B. stop             C. lead                     D. direct

47. A. unwilling        B. Inadequate(不胜任）  C. Inappropriate            D. unfit

48. A. Since            B. Although         C. As                   D. Before  

49. A. hoping          B. considering          C. concluding               D. indicating

50. A. across           B. off              C. along                    D. towards

51. A. earned           B. shared               C. expected             D. undertaken

52. A. changed          B. followed         C. possessed                D. witnessed

53. A. initial         B. automatic            C. aggressive               D. common

54. A. ignore           B. oppose           C. tolerate             D. scold

55. A. anxiety          B. Desperation          C. annoyance                D. sadness

56. A. street           B. corner               C. way                  D. scene       

57. A. result           B. response         C. reward                   D. reply

58. A. firmly           B. casually         C. cautiously               D. eagerly

59. A. recognition      B. encouragement        C. motivation               D. commitment

60. A. liked            B. trusted              C. accepted            D. known

 Only after Mary read her composition the second time ________ the spelling mistake.

A. she has noticed           B. did she notice     C. does she notice         D. she noticed

    假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，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。

Dear friends,

    In the past two weeks, all of us had a good time. We studied together, play together and did projects together, during it you helped us with our English studies. You often corrected our pronunciation and spell mistakes. Your jokes entertained them. Besides, your lecture on American life allowed us to know much about American culture and customs than before. Meanwhile, through different kind of sports and art activities, we have developed a strongly friendship with each other. Thanks with this chance, we have benefited a lot of from this exchange program. It really was unforgettable experience!

    Thank you !

When we talk about stars ,especially women stars ,it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.
  Simon Cowell ,one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady camp up ,and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea’. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face through –it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said. The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world. Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said

that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, that’s hardly a makeover,” she added. Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began  to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”
4.Susan Boyle is _________
A. a judge   B. a reporter   C. a beautiful  D. a Scottish woman
5.Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because______.
A. she was confident of her singing
B. she was satisfied with the judges
C. she was pretty and in good shape
D. she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserable’s
6.According to the passage, which is NOT true?
A. It was the vocal talents that built Susan’s confidence
B. Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school.
C. Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.
D. Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight.
7.What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success
A. It’s never too old to learn.
B. It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47.
C. If you have a dream, try to make it come true!
D. If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.

What were you doing before you started reading this? Were you fully focused on another article? Or eating breakfast? Organizing your day? Or were you staring out of the window, feeling restless and bored?

 It is likely to have been the latter. Brief moments of boredom are universal, and are frequently what drives us to stop what we are doing and move to something that we hope will be more exciting.

 But although boredom is common, it is neither unimportant nor favorable, according to Dr John Eastwood, a psychologist at York University, Toronto. Eastwood is the joint author of The Unengaged Mind, a major new paper on the theory of boredom.

 Boredom, he points out in the paper, has been connected with overeating, depression, anxiety, and an increased risk of making mistakes. Mistakes at work might not be a matter of life and death for most of us, but if you are an air traffic controller, pilot or nuclear power plant operator, they most certainly can be.

 Commercial polo Sami Franks confirms that boredom can make pilots lose attention. “When you fly a lengthy distance, there are two pilots, one of whom is monitoring all the screens while the other does the paperwork, talks to air traffic control and so on. You need to be alert(警觉的) for landing and takeoff, but once you’re 500 ft above the runway, the plane’s on autopilot(自动驾驶仪) and it can be very quiet and boring. In a study I saw of pilots who woke up after a short sleep. 30% of them reported seeing the other pilot asleep too,” said Franks.

 However, Dr Esther Priyadharshini, a senior lecturer in education at the university of East Anglia, has studied boredom and says it can be seen in a positive light. “We can’t prevent boredom—it’s an unavoidable human emotion. We have to accept it and find ways to control it. We all need downtime. There’s no need to be fully busy with work at all times.” she says.

 Children who complain that they have nothing to do on rainy holidays may try to find other things to focus on. The artist Grayson Perry has reportedly spoken of how long periods of boredom in childhood may have improved his creativity.

 “We all need vacant time to mull(深思熟虑)things over,” says Priyadharshini.

21． We can learn from Eastwood that _______.

A. boredom can be potentially (潜在地) dangerous

B. air traffic controllers usually feel bored

C. brief moments of boredom are not common 

D. making mistakes is a major cause of boredom

22．The study mentioned by Franks shows that ______.

A. pilots need to be alert for landing and takeoff 

B. pilots must work well together when flying

C. boredom can make pilots lose attention  

D. flying a plane is generally quite fun

23． Which of the following might be Perry’s opinion on boredom?

A. It often leads to failure.    

B. It has a beneficial effect.

C. It is more likely to happen to children.  

D. It makes children lose interest in learning.

24．What is the best title for the text?

A. Why am I so bored?

B. Is boredom bad for you?

C. Can I have your attention?

D. How can I get rid of boredom?