Tips for building a treehouse

A treehouse can be a magical hiding place, or play place for almost any child, as well as a fun project for any adult.   36   If you give your dream tree house the care and attention that it deserves, then you can enjoy it for years. Ready to start? Follow our tips.

Choose the perfect tree.

Before you can really start dreaming up what your treehouse will look like, you’ve got to have the right tree---it will be the foundation for your hiding place and your treehouse will have to be tailor-made for it. Choose a tree that’s healthy and at least 18 inches in diameter (直径).   37 

  38 

Your treehouse will be part of the outdoors, so design it to be part of nature. Trees grow and move in the wind, so you should consider these forces in any treehouse design. This applies to the appearance of the house, too.

Get permission.

You’re excited about your treehouse plans, but your neighbors might not be.   39   More importantly, check if your town requires a building permit for the size of treehouse you’re planning. It’s better to ask for permission rather than forgiveness.

Take your time.

  40   Like, maybe three or four times longer. Sometimes as much as ten times longer. But don’t let that prevent you from setting out to build the treehouse of your dreams.

A.     Don’t stop trees from growing freely.

B.     Design your treehouse with nature in mind.

C.     Start by figuring out how high you want the treehouse.

D.     Be sure to tell your plans to anyone who might be affected.

E.     Look for the known long-lived trees in your part of the world.

F.     It might take a little longer to build a treehouse than you thought it might.

G.     Building a treehouse takes careful planning and construction, but finally you will find it is worth your hard work.

A DAY OUT IN BRITAIN

Are you planning to visit Britain? Here are a few suggestions for a beautiful weekend away.

Bournemouth

This famous tourist town has 11 km of beautiful beaches. Last year, 10,000 tourists visited this beautiful town. It’s the perfect place to go swimming or sailing. There are lots of lovely parks and gardens to visit and it’s a great place to eat out. You can also go to classical concert or go dancing in one of the nightclubs.

Stratford-upon-Avon

This was William Shakespeare’s hometown. He spent most of his life in this town and wrote his plays here. You can visit his house or see his plays at one of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s theatres. There are some interesting museums and lots of beautiful 500-year-old houses. You can also go on boat trips and visit traditional English villages.

Alford

Deep in the Lincolnshire countryside is the pleasant market town of Alford. It is known for its five-sailed windmill (风车). Have a walk round this lovely old place and you’ll see many pleasant houses from as far back as the 17^th century. Captain James Smith, who was one of the founders of Jamestown in Virginia, USA, was educated in Alford.

Bath

Most people come here to see the 2,000-year-old Roman Baths. But this city is also famous for its beautiful 18^th century buildings and was the home of the writer Jane Austen. You can learn about her life at the Jane Austen Centre near Queen’s Square. In the past, Bath was also popular with the royal family and Queen Elizabeth I spent one or two weeks every year here.

21. What can visitors do in Bournemouth?

A. Enjoy plays        B. Go to Museums      C. Do sea sports       D. Visit fishing villages

22. What is Alford famous for?

A. Its stars           B. Its market           C. Its windmill        D. Its nightclubs

23. Which place did queen of England use to visit regularly?

A. Bath              B. Alford            C. Stratford-up-Avon       D. Bournemouth

请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

In recent years, internet voting has become increasingly popular in China. People not only cast on-line votes themselves, but also urge others to vote for competitions like the “Most Beautiful Teacher” and the “ Cutest Baby”.

Li Jiang, a high school student, is invited to vote in the “ Best Police Officer 冶 competition, organized by the local government to let the public have a better understanding of police officers’ daily work. Li Jiang visits the website and reads all the stories. He is deeply moved by their glorious deeds. He is already thinking of becoming a policeman himself in the future.

Su Hua is invited by his uncle to vote for his cousin in the “ Future Singer冶 competition. He has already received three similar invitations this week. His uncle tells him that if his cousin wins the competition, the family will win an overseas tour for free. Su Hua likes his cousin very much, but he finds other singers perform even better. To vote, or not to vote? This is a question that troubles him very much.

【写作内容】

1. 用约30个单词写出上文概要；

2. 用约120个单词阐述你对网络投票的看法，并用2 ~3个理由或论据支撑你的看法。

【写作要求】

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3. 不必写标题。

【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

Last week, I took a sales class for female business owners. The   41   thing the instructor did was ask if anyone had been the victim of a  42   sales experience. Every person in the room    43   her hand.

When she knew details, we learned that the     44   situations had one thing in common. It     45    that whenever a class member had a bad sales experience, it involved the     46   promising something he wouldn’t or couldn’t deliver.

 The example I     47   with the class was a current one. I bought a summer membership at our community pool    48    because it advertised a lovely baby pool to which I could escape with my active one and four year-olds. However, every time I’ve used the pool this summer, the baby area has been     49   . Too much chlorine（氯气）,    50   one manager. 

 I’m sure the pool director was very apologetic that his     51    had been inconvenienced, and that’s nice, but the     52   is that I did not get what I paid for. When the baby pool was closed, I had to swim with my     53    in the adult pool, which did not     54   me the control I wanted and as such, was quite stressful. I would have rather stayed home.

 The pool has     55   a customer. I will not be buying a pass next summer.

 In work and in life, it is really important not to     56   something you can’t deliver, because at best, it will improve your   57    . At worse, you could lose your job.    58   , before you assure a co-worker or customer that you can get something done, make sure that your boss or someone higher-up isn’t going to step in and force you to     59   your plan. You are not God, so don’t lead people to believe that you    60   the universe.

41. A. last             B .first                    C. latest               D. only

42. A. good         B. miserable            C. bad                  D. wonderful

43. A. raised               B. rose                 C. arose            D. aroused

44. A. negative             B. supportive       C. positive             D. pessimistic

45. A. appeared             B. noticed              C. seemed           D. presented

46. A. seller               B. buyer            C. shopper              D. assistant

47. A. told                 B. shared           C. held                 D. spoke

48. A. roughly              B. correctly            C. naturally            D. precisely

49. A. closed           B. turned           C. switched             D. forbidden

50. A. announced        B. claimed              C. declared             D. exclaimed

51. A. colleagues           B. fellows              C. customers        D. children

52. A. point                B. subject              C. sense            D. truth

53. A. friends              B .students             C. kids                 D. cousins

54. A. supply               B. afford           C. provide              D. undertake

55. A. gained           B. acquired             C. hurt                 D. lost

56. A. promise              B. serve            C. accommodate          D. explain

57. A. mood             B. relationships        C. feelings             D. learning

58. A. However              B. Instead              C. Therefore        D. Besides

59. A. abandon              B. continue             C. change           D. conduct

60. A. command              B. demand           C. contain              D. control

I’d like to buy a new house--- modern, comfortable and _______ in quiet neighborhood.

     A. after all                            B. in all                        C. at all                       D. above all

       Smiling is a great way to make yourself stand out while helping your body to function better. Smile to improve your health, your stress level, and your attractiveness.

    16   

We are drawn to people who smile. There is an attraction factor. We want to know a smiling person and figure out what is so good because anxieties can push people away, but a smile draws them in.

Smiling changes our mood.

Next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile.  17   Smiling can trick the body into helping you change your mood.

Smiling relieves stress.

Stress can really show up in our faces. Smiling helps to prevent us from looking tired or worn down.  18    The stress should be reduced and you’ll be better able to take action.

Smiling lowers your blood pressure.

When you smile, there is a measurable reduction in your blood pressure. Give it a try if you have a blood pressure monitor(血压计) at home. Sit for a few minutes and take a reading. Then smile for a minute and read it again while still smiling.  19  

Smiling lifts the face and makes you look younger.

The muscles we use to smile lift the face, making a person appear younger. Don’t go for a face lift, just try smiling your way through the day ---you’ll look younger and feel better.

     20  

Try this test: Smile. Now try to think of something negative without losing the smile. It’s hard. When we smile, our body is sending the rest of us a message that “Life is Good!”

A. Smiling helps you stay positive.

B. Smiling makes us attractive.

C. Do you notice the difference?

D. Smiling can bring you luck and sorrow.

E. When you are stressed, take time to put on a smile.

F. There’s a good chance that your mood will change for the better.

G. As long as you try smiling daily, it can make you look younger.

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。

       One day I woke up and smelled fire. I got back and ran out of the

apartment immediate. Outside I see a woman in the second-floor

window holding out a newborn baby. He asked me to catch. Without

the second thought, I rushed over and held out my arms. After I knew

it, the baby had landed in my arms. I was so much happy that it was

fine. The mother had to jump out of the window, either. Later, she

thanked me for save her baby. It felt greatly to be a good neighbor.

 It is no use _______ without taking action.

     A. complain      B. complaining   C. being complained   D. to be complained

World leaders from nearly 200 countries have signed an important historic agreement to fight global climate change. The agreement came after two weeks of talks between the leaders at the 21st Conference in Paris, France.

As part of the Paris agreement, countries said they would cut down on pollution However, according to the terms of the deal, countries that don’t do this will not be punished, or fined. Instead，the document is meant to show that governments around the world take climate change seriously and are willing to work together to fight global warming.

World leaders have met many times to discuss climate change. But, the 21st Conference of Parties, or COP21, which began on November 30 in Paris, was the first time they agreed on a global, legal pact (协定).

Before the conference, each nation was asked to create plans on how to reach the shared goal. The pact that was signed allows countries to decide the best way to cut down their gas pollution. No matter how they decide to go green, each country must report honestly on all of their efforts. Every five years, nations must look at the work they’ve done and submit new plans on how they will improve over the next five years.

In the pact, the countries pledge（承诺）to limit the amount of greenhouse gases emitted（排放） by human activity to the levels that trees，soil and oceans can absorb naturally. It urges countries to spend trillions of dollars on creating new energy sources, like solar and wind power. It also requires countries to raise at least $ 100 billion each year to help developing countries.

However, critics of the pact say it is not detailed enough, and doesn’t include specifics about how the plan will be enforced and how improvements will be measured. The pact does include one large, specific goal: how countries will aim to keep global temperatures from rising more than 3. 60℉(20℃) by 2100.

Nonetheless，the agreement is considered by many world leaders to be a major victory. The U. N. has been working more than two decades to convince governments to work together to reduce man-made emissions.

“History will remember this day,” U. N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said. “The Paris agreement on climate change is a monumental success for the planet and its people.”

28. When was the legal pact probably passed?

A. On November 30.                                  B. On December 4.

C. On December 8.                                   D. On December 12.

29. According to the agreement, countries_________ .

A. have to give a yearly report about their work

B. will be published if they fail to reduce pollution

C. are required to ensure investment in fighting pollution

D. should try to reach the agreed standard in five years

30. What is each country required to do before the Paris conference?

A. Provide a work plan.                               B. Give an oral explanation.

C. Provide a large amount of money.             D. Give a written assessment.

31. The pact is thought to be imperfect because_______.

A. it doesn’t consider developing countries

B. it is not detailed enough

C. it is not attractive to all countries

D. it only benefits some countries                                                                                  

_____ poor at English, I'm afraid I can't make myself _____.
       A. To be; understand                                      B. I'm ;to understand

       C. Being ;understanding                             D. Being; understood

When Julie Jones and Caroline Atkin were schoolgirls, they promised to be best friends for ever. Years later, Caroline died from a brain tumor at the age of 45, leaving five children. In her last weeks, she asked Julie to raise the children as her own. Julie, a single mother of three with a small income, didn’t hesitate.

    “I held her in my arms and said ‘You’ll be OK’, but I knew I was losing her.” She says.

    “The hospital rang me and I rushed there, but Caroline had just gone,” she says. “I went to her house. The children arrived home from school in a taxi and I gathered them in my arms and said: ‘Mommy has gone to Heaven.’”

     “Michael, who was 11, left the room. Kieran, ten, sat in great surprise; James, nine, broke down; while Emma, seven, and Chantelle, five uneasy. I brought them home.”

     Julie, mother of Adam, 20, Peter, 19, and 14-year-old Christian, moved the table from her dining room to turn it into an extra bedroom for the girls.

     She says “I put a tent up in the garden, and the children took turns to camp outside. We turned into a game. The children were terribly hurt by losing both their parents. But now, despite our lack of space and money, we have become one happy family.” The table in the kitchen is so small that Julie had to cook Christmas dinner in two sittings. Her eldest son has left for university and his bedroom is used by the younger boys.

     Julie had to work 50 hours a week and runs the home on her salary.

     “The children aren’t quiet anymore. The house is filled with screams and shouts and laughter.” she says. “They say ‘Julie, you make us so happy,’ but the truth is that they’re the ones who make me happy. I’m not extraordinary. I’m just a mum.”

21. What can we know about Julie from the text?

A. She had lived a rich life before the adoption.

B. She promised to adopt Caroline’s children as a schoolgirl.

C. She blamed Caroline’s husband for taking no responsibility.

D. She had to work very hard to support the large family.

22. Which one is NOT what Julie did to support the large family?

A. Using the dining room as a bedroom.

B. Putting a tent up in the garden.

C. Persuading her eldest son to leave for university.

D. Cooking Christmas dinner in two sittings.

23. From the last paragraph, we can know that Julie is _______ .

A. annoyed          B. tired        C. modest       D. energetic

24. What would be the best title for the text?

A. A mother to five orphans           B. Five lucky children

C. Caroline’s death                  D. Troubles of raising children

    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：把缺词处加一个漏符号（∧），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。

   I’d like tell you something about your life in this boarding school．I stay in a dormitory with three other girls，all of them are kind and nice．We get on well to others and have become good friends．Living in a boarding school make me independent．I am confidence to take care of myself，wash the clothes，and clean the rooms，which I never did when at home．The classes here are very interesting and challenged．I’m still feeling a little dissatisfied with some other thing．The living conditions are not as good as it at home and the chance to get in touch with the outside world is limited．Anyway，I’ll get used to living here and hope everything will be more better soon.

Nowadays many people make their choices about what they buy ，_______ advertisements rather than their own judgment.

  A. basing on  B. based on     C. to base on          D. was based on

下面每个句子都只有一处语言错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。多改或不按格式要求改不得分。

   增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号  ， 并在其下面写出该词。

   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。

86. Most students are opposed to take exams one after another.

87. Hard work and perseverance  will result from success sooner or later.

88. Rain and snow are natural phenomenon of weather.

89. As the consequence of the earthquake, the village was totally destroyed.

90. Was it to rain tomorrow ,they wouldn’t go out.

91. As I did know was that my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible.

92. That is no use crying over spilt milk.

93. We know that the levels of carbon dioxide had increased greatly over the last

    100 to 150 years.

94. It is not easy to stop smoking ,and millions have managed to quit and so can you .

95. Hardly had they got on the bus than it began to rain .

The world is an interesting place. Different people like different things. Some people like loud music. Other people don’t. ___36______  

    Many people like sports, but they do not all like the same sports. In some countries, cricket(板球运动) is a very popular sport, In others it is not popular at all. No one plays it or watches it on TV. However, most people like soccer. The World Cup is very popular. ___37______ 

    Different people like different foods. Some people do not like meat. ____38_____. Some people do not like potatoes or bread. They prefer rice.

     ____39____ .Most people have their favorite colors. Some people like bright colors. Others prefer pale colors.

    Many people like traveling. Different people like different places. Some people like to go to the country. They like the fresh air. Some people like to go to the cities, because they like shopping. ___40______

   What do you like? Have you got an idea?

A. They like soft music.

B. Not everyone likes the same color.

C. Millions of people watch the games on TV.

D. Different people like different kinds of pets.

E. They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time.

F. So they don’t raise pigs in their countries

G. Some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountains or beaches.

  最近中国的空气质量引起了广泛的关注。请阅读下面的漫画，按要求用英语写一篇短文。       

 内容要求： 1. 简要描述漫画内容；        

            2. 简要分析产生这种现象的原因； 

            3. 针对以上现象谈谈你自己的看法（至少两点）。 

 注    意： 1.词数150左右，开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

            2.作文中不得提及考生所在的班级和本人姓名。

            3.参考词汇：口罩mask； 雾霾haze

     Recently, the air quality in China___________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

  _{阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文}

 Sarah Hughes won the gold medal in women’s figure skating at the 2002 Winner Olympics. A graduate of Yale University , she is writing her first book. She owes her success to her parents’ support.

    “I started skating when I was three years old. Competing in the Olympic Games had been my dream from the beginning. When I was 12 years old, my mother was hospitalized with breast cancer. I was on the way to making my first national team. Seeing my excitement at each stage gave her strength through her illness. On days when she was too weak to walk, she would think, ‘I have to make it through. I have to be there for my kids.’My mom was able to leave the hospital to come to Philadelphia from New York to watch me win the Junior Ladies Title. That day I was skating for more than just the judges. My parents’ support made all the difference when I performed on the skating stage. When I won the Olympic medal, I was able to share more than just my skating experience with the people who were with me all along. I was raised in a stable, supportive environment. ”

   写作内容

1.      用约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2.      用约120个词就“父母的支持”这一话题谈谈你的看法，内容包括：

（1）      父母的支持对我们健康成长的重要性；

（2）      讲述生活中父母对你的一次重要支持。

（3）      感谢父母的支持。

写作要求

1.      作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得使用原文中的句子。

2.      作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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限一词。

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

   My dream is to become the school teacher in the future. In fact, I had had the dream since my childhood. In my opinion, with teachers, no society could make progresses. There is no doubt that teachers play an important role in children grow. Not only teachers pass on knowledge to children, but they also teach children to behave them. Comparing with other jobs, teaching is hard and the pay is lower. But to me, how great fun it is to be with children! They make me to feel young forever. So I will study hard and try my best to realize my dream..

Ways to save time

We all wish we had just a bit more time.Just think what you could do with an extra hour or two each day: you could finally stick to an exercise routine, or spring-clean the house, or write your novel, or learn the guitar and so on.

16.　　　 But I can help you find more hours in your day for the things that really matter. 

a.Get Out of Bed Earlier

If you normally get up at 7:30 a.m.try getting up at 7:00 a.m.That half-hour might not sound like much,but it could be time that you use to exercise,to read that book you’ve been meaning to finish.17.　　 

b.Do the Important Tasks First

Once you get to work,get the important ones done first(not the easy ones,or even the urgent ones).You can afford to spend at least an hour working on big, important tasks rather than on all those little urgent ones.

18.　　　 The urgent tasks will still get done, and you won’t miss the important ones. 

c.Reduce Interruptions

If colleagues have a habit of hanging around your desk to chat, or if the phone is constantly ringing, you might find that it takes you half the day to finish a simple task like writing a letter.Constant interruptions don’t just eat up time, they also break your concentration.

When you’ve got a big task to focus on, let your calls go to voice mail.19.　　　 Wearing headphones makes it less likely that people will try to strike up a conversation. 

d.20.　　 

A few minutes chatting, browsing the web, and so on, can easily turn into hours of wasted time over the course of a day.

When you’re working, work.If your concentration is slipping, take a proper break: go and get a glass of water, or stretch your legs a bit.And if you’re facing a difficult task, try breaking it into small steps or stages so that it’s easier to deal with.

A.Stay Focused on Your Work

B.Take Breaks When Necessary

C.If you have an office door, close it.

D.If you work like this, you’ll usually save time.

E.Would you want me to make your day longer?

F.I can’t magically make all your days 25 hours long.

G.Or simply to get your day off to a calm and organized start.

Americans think a great deal of about time. From childhood they learn to value time. As children, they were taught to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do everything. When they are having good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying, they say he is living

on borrowing time.

      Time is money, is knowledge, and is everything in America. A working American must work hard for 8 hours ad day and 40 hours a week, that is the working time. On his spare time  he also works for less money. Even Saturdays and Sundays are filled of activities. In the street you can hardly see a man who walk slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.