My name is Elias. I am a poor black worker in South Africa. The time   41     I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life. I was twelve years old. It was in 1952 and he had opened 42   black law firm to advise poor black people on their problems.

    I began school at six . The  43  where I studied only two years was three kilometres away. I had to leave ,   44   my family could not continue to 45 the shool fees and the bus fare . I could not read  46  write. After trying hard , I got a job in a gold mine . This was a time when one had got to have a passsbook to live in Johanneburg.  47    (sad) I did not have this passbook because I was not born there and I was worried   48    whether I would be out of work.

The day when Nelson Mandela told me what to do and helped me was one of the   49     (happy) days of my life . He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johanneburg. I never forgot   50    kind he was and when he organized the ANC Youth League , I joined it as soon as I could .

According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington was recently    71     (face) with 72         unique problem.

    A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipsticks and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipsticks, they would press their lips to the mirror,    73     (leave) dozens of little lip prints.

Every night the maintenance man would remove the lip prints, and the next day the girls would put

   74    (they) back.

Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She     75     (explain) that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian(管理人)     76      had to clean the mirror every night.

77        (show) how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort     78      (require).

He took out long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints     79      the mirror.

There are teachers... and then there are     80     (educate).

When Abraham Lincoln was young, he worked in a store. One day a woman came into the store and bought some things. They added up to two dollars and six and a quarter cents.

The bill was paid, and the woman was entirely satisfied. But the young storekeeper, not feeling quite sure as to the accuracy of his calculations(计算), added up the things again. To his surprise, “ I’ve made her pay six and a quarter cents more, ”said Abe, disturbed.

It was an unimportant thing, and many clerks would have forgotten it, but Abe was too mindful of that. “ The money must be paid back, ”he decided.

At night, he closed the store, and walked to the home of his customer. He explained the matter, paid over the six and a quarter cents, and returned satisfied.

Here is another story of him. A woman entered the store and asked for half a pound of tea. The young clerk weighed it out. This was the last sale of the day.

The next morning, it occurred to him that he had used the scale(天平) the previous night, and so, of course, given his customers short weight. I am afraid that there are many country merchants who would not have been much worried by this discovery. But Abe weighed out the balance of the half pound, shut up the store, and carried it to the cheated customer. I think my young readers will begin to see that the name so often given of “Honest Old Abe, ” was well deserved. A man who begins by strict honesty in his youth is not likely to change as he grows older. (281 words)

25.     What happened when Abe calculated a woman’s things?

A. He tricked her.

C. He charged less.

B. He made a mistake.

D. He was very careful.

26.     The underlined word “merchant” is closest in meaning to the word _______.

A. businessman

C. shopper

B. reader

D. worker

27.     What can we learn from Abe’s stories?

A.      Better late than never.

B.      Honesty is the best policy.

C.      A good name is better than gold.

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

 The judges gave no hint of what they thought, so I left the room really ________.

A. to be worried          B. to worry          C. having worried          D. worried

_{I made ________ acquaintance of my wife I the university and I fell in ______ love with heart first sight．（   ）}

A．an; 不填	B．the; a
C．the;不填	D．an; a

 Potatoes turn green when ________ to light.

A. exposed       B. are exposed      C. being exposed      D. to be exposed

My friend Li Hua come to visit me on May Day. During the following days I showed he around the city of Hangzhou. We went to the Museum in the morning of May 2, and we learned many about the history of Zhejiang. In the afternoon, we made a tour to West Lake. It was really great funny! In the evening I took Li Hua to the night zoo there. It was too interesting to see animal at night. The next day we went to the bookshop to buy books. Though we were very tiring in those two days, but we enjoyed ourselves very much.

你的外籍朋友David三年前定居在中国，且对中国传统文化很感兴趣。假定你是李华，本周六你们学校邀请清华大学的王教授到校举行“孔子及其思想”的讲座。请给David发一封电子邮件，邀请他来参加并介绍讲座的有关事宜。

具体安排：

1. 讲座时间：8月27日（星期六）上午8:00—11:00

2. 讲座地点：3号教学楼一楼102室；

3. 活动安排：听讲座，讨论及提问，诵读孔子经典名句等。

注意：

1.    词数100左右；

2.    可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.    开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;

4.  参考词汇：孔子→Confucius，孔子思想→Confucianism。

Dear David,

                                                                  

                                                                  

                                                                   

                                                                  

                                                                  

                                                                  

                                                                   

Yours,

                                                             Li Hua

"Then why aren't you calm but trembling so much?" The man with the gun asked angrily.

      "Because I thought you were the ticket-collector, and I haven't even got a ticket," said John.

36. John went down to the south ________.

A. because he lost his job

B. because it was said to be very easy to find a job there

C. because he needed money badly

D. all of the above

37. John went to London __________.

      A. by air   B. by car   C. by train       D. by ship

38. Which is true according to the passage?__________

A. John got on the train without a ticket.

B. John went to the station and bought a ticket.

C. John got on the train together with a man.

D. There were many people in his compartment.

39. When he saw the man with a gun, John was trembling ________.

A. because he was afraid of being killed

B. because he hadn't got a ticket

C. because he thought the man was the ticket-collector

 D. Both B and C

Jonny: Hey! I’m just practicing Tai Chi(太极). Would you like to join me?
Peter: I know nothing about it. Is it difficult?
Jonny: It seems easy, but you need a lot of practice. You just follow me like this.
Peter: OK. Don’t laugh 41  me. I may look funny.
Jonny: Bend your knees slightly and reach out your arms like tree branches, naturally and 42    (soft). Try to keep your body straight. Move slowly, then be sure to keep your balance and don’t let your body shake.
Peter: I cannot control my body well. My legs become 43  (pain).
Jonny: Keep 44  (hold) your position for a while. It helps develop your strength and flexibility. Raise your leg and let 45  stay in the air for seconds.
Peter: I feel my legs shaking. I cannot do this any longer.
Jonny: Be patient! Tai Chi 46  (call) “shadow boxing” in English. It asks you to act like water: to be flexible as well 47  strong. In real competition, a Tai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy to fight back. The 48  (hard) you try to beat him, the more likely you will get hit. He controls you!
Peter: Unbelievable! Oh..., 49  you don’t mind, I’ll stop and take a deep 50  .

    A group of swans（天鹅） flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).

“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”

One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks（特技）, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.

    Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle（挣扎） to keep himself from falling into the water.

    The swan pretended not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”

    “No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…”

    The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.

36. What’s the correct order of the following events?

  a. The crow showed off its flying skills.

  b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.

  c. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying.

  d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.

  e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.

A. e, c, d, a, b            B. a, e, c, d, b             C. c, e, a, d, b

37. What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?

   A. Tired.                      B. Angry.              C. Frightened.          

38. Why did the crow keep touching the water?

   A. It was showing another flying skill.             

   B. It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water.

   C. It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.

39. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

   A. The crow didn’t know flying.            

   B. Flying skills were useless.

   C. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.

40. What does the story tell us?

   A. Pride goes before a fall          B. The early bird catches the worm.

   C. No pains, no gains.                          

The worldwide increase in the use of cellphones has caused concerns regarding possible harmful effects caused by cellphone radiation. People are particularly concerned that the radiation will put cellphone users at a higher risk of suffering from cancer. However, studies of the association between cellphone use and the risk of brain cancer have reached different conclusions(some, but not all, studies showed increased risk).

Researchers conducted a study to examine if cellphone radiation affected regional activity in the human brain. The study, conducted between January 1 and December 31, 2009,included 47 participants. Cellphones were placed on the left and right ears, and brain imaging was performed to measure brain glucose metabolism(葡萄糖代谢) twice: one with the right cellphone activated for 50 minutes(“on” condition) and once with both cellphones deactivated(“off” condition). An analysis was conducted to check the association of metabolism and cellphone radiation. The scans were compared to assess the effect of cellphone use on brain glucose metabolism.

The researchers found that whole-brain metabolism did not differ between the on and off conditions. However there were regional effects. Metabolism in some brain region was higher (about 7 percent) for cellphone on than for cellphone off conditions. This indicates that the regions expected to absorb more cellphone radiation were the ones that showed the larger increases in glucose metabolism.

These results provide evidence that the human brain is sensitive to the effects of acute(剧烈的) cellphone radiation. However, how cellphone radiation could affect brain glucose metabolism is unclear.

Concerns have been raised by the possibility that cellphone radiation may induce brain cancer. Results of this study provide evidence that acute cellphone radiation affects brain metabolic activity. However, these results provide no information as to their connection regarding possible carcinogenic(致癌的) effects (or lack of such effects) of chronic(长期的) cellphone use.

    Further studies are needed to assess if these effects could have long-term harm.

67. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The current situation of cellphone use.

B. To phone or not to phone.

C. The link between cellphone use and brain cancer.

D. Long-term harmful effects of cellphones.

68. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. The future of the cellphone market is not so bright.

B. The issue whether cellphone use causes brain cancer remains unsettled.

C. Worrying about radiation, more and more people will give up their cellphones.

D. Cellphone radiation affects brain function but it doesn’t lead to brain cancer.

69. The study in the passage tells us                 .

A. the whole-brain metabolism is not affected by cellphone radiation

B. how cellphone radiation affects brain glucose metabolism

C. studies on the relationship between cellphone use and brain cancer are useless

D. glucose metabolism in the brain regions absorbing more cellphone radiation decreases

70. The underlined word “induce” in the passage can be replaced by “         ”.

A. reduce           B. introduce            C. cause            D. suggest

Here are a few tips we’ve put together to help you learn English well.

Speak, speak, speak

Practise speaking as often as you can—even speaking to yourself is good practice.

Try recording yourself whenever you can. Compare your pronunciation with the master version, see how you can do better and have another go. If you do this several times, you will find that each version is better than the last.

Why not learn with someone else?

It helps if you can learn with someone else. If you can persuade a friend or a family member to study with you, it will make you keep working.

Don’t get stuck by a word you don’t know.

Practise improvising（即兴的）ways of getting your meaning across when speaking spontaneously（本能地）, even if you don’t know the exact words or phrases. Think of things you might want to say whenever you have spare time. Use facial expressions, hand movements, anything to get your meaning across.

Language learning is also about intuition（直觉）.

Guesswork is an important way to learn a new language. When listening to recorded material, you aren’t expected to understand everything first rounD．If you play the same piece several times, you will most probably understand something new each time.

Build up your vocabulary.

A wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning but don’t try to learn too much at once. It’s best to study frequently, for short periods of time. Take at most six or seven items of vocabulary and learn them. Put them into sentences to fix them in your mind, then come back to them later.

And above all, have fun!   

69．Why should one have himself recorded when practicing speaking?

A．To improve his speaking．              B．To record his own progress.

C．To encourage others to start．               D．To compare himself with others.

70．In the writer’s opinion, which of the following is the most important in leaning English?

A．Speaking．        B．Pleasure．              C．Intuition．          D．Vocabulary.

71．It is implied in the passage that _______ is helpful when you are learning English.

A．body language                                       B．good materials 

C．excellent pronunciation                          D．a proper dictionary

72．According to the passage, one should ______ when you are learning English.

A．always work with other people            B．be able to guess everything new

C．often review what he has learnt        D．take little notice of grammar

 ______, the boss agreed to give me a pay rise.

  A. Much to my delight            B. To my much delight

  C. To my greatly delight          D. Great to my delight

Before October 16, 2013, I was the most  41  person in the world. I never 42   that anything bad could happen to me or my friends.

Then one day my best friend David pulled me aside and broke down in   43  . He said he was infected with AIDS and was  44  . David was only 17. I had never felt so 45  in my whole life.

As time went on, David became very ill. There was  46 we could do but watch him weaken.  47  was sure to come and quickly. There were so many things that I wanted to do and say,  48  couldn't find the words. I went to doctor after doctor with him, and saw him  49 so much. But I must keep a positive attitude  50 . So, I pushed all my  51  aside and was strong for him.

Soon David was put in the  52 . This gave him the feeling that there was no more  53  left. He looked at me and said, “Faye, I am dying; let's  54  that. All I want you to do is to remember me,  55  life and be careful.” For the first time in front of him, I cried.

June 5, 2014  56  the end of David's life. He went  57 . That was a comfort all in its own. In a way I was  58  that it was over, for he was no longer in pain.

It hasn't been a year yet, but I am no longer that casual teenager. I now  59  people about AIDS, and David is still with me and always will be, in mind and 60．

41．A. casual       B．considerate      C．determined       D．cautious

42．A. hoped        B．thought          C．planned          D．sensed

43．A. anger        B．excitement       C．rags             D．tears

44．A. leaving      B．going            C．dying            D．changing

45．A. thoughtful   B. careful          C．meaningless      D．powerless

46．A. something    B. nothing          C．anything         D．everything

47．A. death        B．pain             C．illness              D．stress

48．A. and          B．so               C．but              D．or

49．A. go over      B．go through       C．go about         D．go down

50．A. for his good                     B．at his convenience 

C．to his credit                    D．in his place

51．A. emotions     B．strengths        C．bravery          D．happiness

52．A. school       B．hospital         C．ambulance        D．avenue

53．A. cure         B．treatment        C．courage          D．hope

54．A. suspect      B．tolerate             C．accept           D．reject

55．A. possess      B．enjoy            C．respect          D．create

56．A. sighed       B．signaled         C．showed           D．marked

57．A. peacefully  B．gradually        C．patiently        D．steadily

58．A. embarrassed  B．shameful     C．disappointed     D．glad

59．A. consult      B．tease            C．educate          D．entertain

60．A. peace        B．knowledge        C．spirit          D．imagination

假如你是一名高二年级的学生，你发现班上有些同学晚上学习到深夜。白天也不安排休息时间，但往往课堂上昏昏欲睡，有些同学饮食习惯不好，不吃早餐。请你写篇发言稿，在班会上劝同学们合理安排作息时间，注意健康饮食，保证学习好、身体好.。

要求：1.字数100字左右。       2.可适当发挥，使讲话完整通畅。

Dear classmates,

It’s a pleasure for me to have a chance to make a short speech today.

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌交换修改作文， 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有十处语言错误， 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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在下面写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出改正后的词。

注意： 每处错误及修改均仅限一次; 只允许修改10处，多者从第11处起不计分。

This afternoon I was having a PE lesson while I fell down and hurt my foot. I was in greatly pain at that moment, but I tried to act as if nothing has happened until the class was over. Though I had difficulty walk back to my classroom, I still didn’t tell anyone but even refused the offer of help of my classmates. As result, the hurt in my foot became bad. Now I know I am wrong. We can tell others our need for help and accept his help. Some day we can help others in return for. In this way, we can get along to each other happily and peacefully.

1. _____ ____ ­­________区别对待；有影响；起（重要）作用     

2. _________ ____集中；全神贯注于     3.____ ___ ________ _____ ____与某人约会      

4. _____ ____ ______立刻               5. _____ ____ ______开始/着手做某事 

6. in place                             7. lose sight of ___________  

8. take up _________________            9. a number of ___________

10. inform sb. of/about sth._______________ 

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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

    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。

Zhuge liang, who was born in a wealthy family in Han Dynasty, is better known at home and abroad for his wisdom and devotion.

His parents died in his childhood, make him an orphan. He experienced many difficulties in his youth. Fortunate, his passion for study made him the most knowledgeable in his time. It is said that he joined in Liu Bei after Liu visited him in person three times. He persuade Liu to unite Sun Quan to battle against Cao Cao. His efforts paid off at last. Under his help, Liu Bei founded the Kingdom of Shu. What's more, Zhuge Liang made a lot of invention. Among them are Kongming lantern, that is still in use for entertainment.

Nowadays, Zhuge Liang is remembered as not only an important strategist (军事家)and politician but also a famous inventor.

 We think that it’s love, generosity and perseverance _______make the world ________ it is today.

A. what; that                  B. that; what               C. which; what     D. which; that