Mac was cycling along a road in Canada’s Yukon, halfway through a 2,750-mile bike tour to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He was carrying a 30-pound camping bag, __41__ he wasn’t moving very fast. Suddenly, he heard loud breathing behind him. “Man, that’s a big dog!” he thought. He looked to the side, but to his great __42__, he saw that it wasn’t a dog, but a wolf, running hard to __43__ him.

Mac’s heart jumped. He reached for the __44__ from his bag. With one hand on the handlebar, he __45__ the spray. A bright red cloud covered the wolf __46__, and it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later it was by his side again. He sprayed a second time, and the wolf fell __47__ again, but only to quickly restart its __48__.

The wolf was getting closer and closer, __49__ a dozen yards away. Mac waved and yelled at passing motorists, but meanwhile __50__ hard. He knew clearly that he must be __51__ not to slow down. Otherwise, he would become a __52__ of the wolf.

Paul and Becky were driving along the same road. From a distance, they spotted what they __53__ was a dog running after a man on a bike. As they got __54__, they realized it was a wolf.

Mac heard a car coming up behind him, and he slowed down. The car veered (改变方向) around the __55__, then suddenly stopped in front of him. Mac __56__ off his bike and dashed for the back __57__ of the car. It was locked. Paul quickly __58__ the door so as to let Mac in, and the __59__ man dived in, shutting the door behind him.

It was quite a while before Mac became __60__ and cried out, “I thought I was going to die!” And Paul and Becky were glad that they had given a helping hand to people in need.

Afraid of being attacked by the Christian Church, Copernicus didn’t publish his theory until he lay _____________.

   A. dead                                 B. dying                       C. deadly                      D. to die

For many people around the world, a subway journey means speeding from one dull station to the next, surrounded by too many uncomfortable, impatient people. But on the Moscow Metro, taking the subway is like walking through a national heritage site. Depending on where you get off, you’ll receive a brief course in architectural movements and face colorful glass windows, marble(大理石) columns, gilded(鎏金的) mosaics and painted scenes from Russian history.

“These extraordinarily beautiful places are unlike any metro station I’ve ever seen, “says Vancouver-based photographer David Burdeny.

When Burdeny, who himself has a master’s degree in architecture, first found out about Moscow’s metro stations, he was struck by the work of art. In all, he has photographed 20 of the most beautiful stations.

Burdeny had originally planned to focus on Russian stations more generally, taking photos of examples in both St. Petersburg and Moscow.

“But when I saw the stations in Moscow, they just completely blew away the St. Petersburg ones,” he says.

Shooting in the subway sounds simple, but it is not without challenges. For one thing, Burdeny had to figure out a way to access them between 00:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., when the stations were closed.

In the end, he settled on Arbatskaya Metro Station, whose vaulted(拱状的) arches he found the most beautiful. But it also represented a challenge he was not sure if he was able to overcome: conveying the hugeness of the spaces. The Arbatskaya platform, for example, stretches 820 feet.

“Some of the arches are quite long,” he says. “When you enter them, they’re just so completely grand.”

25. We can learn from the text that David Burdeny        .

A. is a world-famous architect         B. took photos of Moscow subway stations

C. took the subway to and from work    D. is studying Russian history

26. What Burdeny found challenging was         .

A. when to take photos of Moscow subway stations

B. Whether to work in St. Petersburg or Moscow

C. where to get off to study the Moscow metro system

D. how to photograph the long arches at Arbatskaya Metro Station

27.  What does the underlined word “Shooting” mean in Paragraph 6?

A. Firing bullets from a gun           B. Making movies    C. Taking photographs               D. Throwing the ball at the basket.

To develop one’s taste in English，the most effective way is to read English books extensively. However, one may be at a loss to choose the appropriate books，especially as a beginner.I would like to share some of my experience.

My first English novel was Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice，recommended by many English teachers and professors as an ideal book for English learners. But I had great difficulty in understanding the novel，let alone enjoying it. It’s not the vocabulary that troubled me，but rather the way Austen constructs sentences，and her way of thinking，which seemed too remote to me at that time. My fading enthusiasm was much recovered after reading Hemingway’s novel Farewell to Arms. I particularly liked his brief and lively style. So my first suggestion is，as a beginner, you’d better choose contemporary novels instead of classical ones.

However，reading novels is not the only way to improve your English. English essays can at once inform you，entertain you, and improve your taste in English. The best example is Bertrand Russell’s work. Its language is plain, yet you cannot help feeling the elegance and the unique sense of humor. His simple language enables his philosophy(哲理) within the reach of ordinary people. Here comes my second suggestion—essays are indispensable.

Never follow other’s opinions blindly，however famous or influential the person might be. As a saying goes，one man’s meat is another man’s poison. With that in mind，we are sure to find out our favorite writers through reading and develop our fine taste in English.

45. What made the author’s first English novel hard to understand?

A. Complex conversations.        B. Not knowing the social background.

C. The old-fashioned vocabulary. D. Sentences and Austen’s thinking pattern.

46. Which can best replace the underlined word“ indispensable”?

A. necessary   B. challenging    C. related      D. inspired

47. What advice does the author give in the last paragraph?

A. Choose books that challenging us most.

B. Read books that are instructive.

C. Don’t be affected by other’s choices.

D. Compare books before buying.

48. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. Give comments on literature works.                       

B. Tell beginners how to choose English books.

C. Encourage people to read more English books.                     

D. Recommend first-class books to English learners.

 Could you tell me ___that makes you never give up even if you are faced with so many difficulties.

   A. what it is      B. what is it     C.it is what      D. is it what

Measures must be      to prevent the world economy from      ．

    A．done, further endangering        B．carried, being further endangered

    C．taken, being further endangered D．made, being further endangered

Jane was worried. She had a job interview, and she wanted to look good. She decided to get some new clothes. The store owner, Pallas Hansen, helped Jane find a suit. But when she left the store, she didn't pay for the suit!

How could Jane do this? She was in a special store called Career Closet in San Jose, California. Pallas Hansen and Charlotte Krumwiede started this nonprofit store to help women. They knew that many women don't find jobs because they don't have the right clothes for a job interview. Women who don't have a lot of money have to use their money to buy food and clothes for their children. They can't buy clothes for themselves.

Pallas and Charlotte started the store in 1992 after they heard about a store like this in Chicago. Volunteers work in the store. Working women donate most of the clothes to the store. This makes it possible for the customers at Career Closet to get clothes for free.

Career Closet has helped 2,500 San Jose women, but clothes aren't the only things women get at the store. They also get confidence. Jane is 36 years old. Her husband was hurt in an accident, and Jane needed a job to support her seven children. She went to Career Closet and got a jacket, a skirt, and a blouse. “The whole day made me feel special,” she said. Jane was a success at her interview, and she got the job. One reason why she got it was that she was wearing the right clothes for the workplace.

Pallas says,” I love this job. Sixty percent of the women get jobs. It's like being a fairy god-mother.”

(1) What do the women get besides clothes at Career Closet?

(2) Where do most of the clothes at Career Closet come from?

(3) What can we know from the passage ?

(4) What's the main idea of the text?

 As a teenager, it is important to give your body the energy ________ needs.

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

假定英语课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限一词。

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

   Most of us are fond in traveling, because traveling can bring us a lot of benefits. By traveling they can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. We will visit varieties of places of interests and taste different delicious foods. Traveling abroad is especially great experience for those who does not have the opportunity to be away from their homeland. We will meet different people and see strangely things when we travel. It will be not only help us know about customs of other people, and also help us gain knowledge of the places we visit. In this way, we can understand what differently other people live and arousing our deep love for our motherland.

假定你是李华，你校学生会在全校招募志愿者，为即将在你校举行的国际友好学校教育论 坛服务。请用英文写一封邮件申请参加。主要内容包括：

    1.写信目的； 2.自我介绍； 3.希望获准。

注意：

    1.词数100左右；

2.文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

   Dear Sir or Madam，

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

With all my best regards.

                                                               Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

_____ any change about the date，please tell me immediately.

    Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals but they recently took considerable interests in Mrs .Eleanor Ramsay’s cat. Mrs Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy but  41  old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads a(an)  42  life .He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o’clock. One evening，howeve，he  43  to arrive．Mrs. Ramsay got very worried．She looked everywhere for him  44 could not find him .She was  45  a loss，for there was nobody  46  whom she could turn for help.

    Three days after Rastus’ disappearance，Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter．The writer  47  that Rastus was in safe  48  and would be returned immediately  49  Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1 000 Mrs. Ramsay was  50  to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it  51  her door．  52  ，she decided to go to police，but  53  that she would never see Rastus again—the letter had made that quite clear—she changed her mind．She  54  the exact amount of money from her bank and followed the kidnapper’s instructions. The next morning，the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was  55  that the kidnapper would keep his word  56 , Rastus arrived punctually at seven o’clock that evening．He looked very  57  though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk. The police were  58  when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her，saying that she believed firmly the cat was  59  the money and that  60  the amount she paid, the old lady thought he was dear in more ways than one!

41．A．lonely                 B．alone                     C．deserted         D．isolated

42．A．usual                        B．normal                C．ordinary               D．orderly

43．A．missed               B．lost                     C．failed             D．disappointed

44．A．but                     B．and                    C．therefore              D．so

45．A． in                     B．at                       C．For              D．on

46．A．at                       B．for                      C．off                 D．to

47．A．explained                  B．stated                     C．thought         D．argued

48．A．hands                B．arms                   C．legs                      D．state

49．A．unless                B．though               C．if                    D．since

50．A．asked                       B．ordered              C．commanded D．instructed

51．A．outside              B．inside                 C．behind           D．off

52．A．first of fall                  B．In all                   C．At first           D．All in all

53．A．feared                B．fearing               C．doubting               D．doubted

54．A．deposited                 B．withdrew             C．placed           D．set

55．A．doubtful             B．afraid                        C．sure                     D．uncertain

56．A．Rather than       B．Other than                C．Or rather              D．Sure enough

57．A．good                         B．bad                    C．ill                   D．well

58．A．excited               B．puzzled               C．shocked               D．surprised

59．A．worthy                B．worth                    C．worthwhile     D．valuable

60．A．considered        B．considering        C．thinking         D．though

The Peales were a famous family of American artists．Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution．He painted portraits(肖像) of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington．His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture．

Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia．The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings．Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike．The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton （骷髅） of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801．

Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists．Raphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese．His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington．Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits．

James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures （小画像）．His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America．

27．The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that ________．

    A．Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike

    B．Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work

    C．Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale

    D．the painting of the two brothers was very large

28．The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ ______”．

    A．showed        B．invented

    C．dug up       D．looked over

29．Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?

    A．Titian Peale．    B．Rubens Peale．

C．Raphaelle Peale．                    D．Sarah Miriam Peale．

30．The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______．

    A．puzzled           B．admiring         

    C．excited          D．disappointed

    Some kids love going off to camp in the summer, playing volleyball, swimming, and so on. But I know that some kids absolutely hate it because I was one myself. They hate the cold sea and getting sand in their clothes and they hate being picked last for the volleyball team. 36 It’s especially for those kids who would rather spend time playing computer games than running around getting dirty. But you won’t be playing computer games, this course allows you to design them.

 37  Two top game designers Mike Jones and Mel Wilson from the company Star Games are responsible for making favorites such as Mickey the Monkey and Rainforest Expedition. They will teach you the steps that go into creating a new game, and teach you how to use various computer programs and build some simple games yourself.

 38  You won’t have to sleep in a tent either. Kids on the course will stay at a local hotel, where there is a gym, computers and a great canteen. No cooking on a campfire in the cold!

 39  Last year, the course was extremely popular but it was only five days. This year we’re having an additional three days. So that’s over a week of gaming!

To go on the course, you need to be between thirteen and seventeen years old.  40  We only have space for twenty-two people. That’s slightly fewer than last year’s twenty five, because we don’t have as many teachers on the course this year. So hurry up and book your place!

If you’re still not sure whether to join or not, have a look at the website www.teengames.net,  that’s www.teengames.net and you can see what the students did on the course last year. You can book your place on the same site.

   A. One is never too old to learn.

   B. Don’t worry about the living place.

   C. You will receive comfortable service.

   D. That’s why our course is so appealing.

   E. Places on the course are limited, though.

   F. The length of the course will be increased.

   G. You will get the chance to learn from experts.

You dash through a crowded railway station, tripping over bags, spilling (泼出) your coffee, only to have the doors slide shut in your face, leaving you breathless on the platform as the train pulls away.

But at least, if you're in France, someone may be playing the piano for you. But it won’t be performed by a paid musician, or even a street entertainer playing for coins. It will just be a random passer-by, jamming for the fun of it on one of the pianos that the national railroad company, S. N. C. F., has fixed in nearly 100 stations across France. They are free for anyone to play, and travelers from all walks of life have taken to doing just that.

Gares & Connexions, the S. N. C. F. division that manages its stations, rents the instruments from the producer, Yamaha: which maintains them and tunes them every month or two. The first one was set up in the Gare Montparnasse in Paris in 2012.

The music, mixed with the sounds of shouting passengers, screaming trains and rolling suitcases, gives French stations a special soundscape. The amateur musicians have included Irish soccer fans and even babies. In 2014, Gares & Connexions and Yamaha organized a nationwide contest called Your Turn to Play, asking participants to submit videos of themselves using one of the pianos. It drew nearly 900 entries.

Isn't the railroad company taking a big chance? Apparently not: “None of the instruments has been vandalized to this day, or even merely damaged,” said Claire Foumon, a spokeswoman for Gares & Connexions. “They are shared and respected by all.”

So if you miss a train in Paris; Bordeaux or Marseille one day, perhaps someone will be playing a favorite piece that will ease your pain. Or perhaps you’ll sit down and play your annoyance away yourself.

1. Why did Gares & Connexions fix pianos in railway stations?
       A. To advertise Yamaha's products.                     B. To make stations more attractive.

       C. To let travelers have a relaxing trip.               D. To help street artists make a living.
2. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?
       A. The contest has proved a hit.                         B. The pianos are very popular.
       C. Railway stations are crowded.                        D. everyone can be an amateur musician.

3. What does the underlined word“vandalized”in Paragraph 5probably mean?
       A. Selected carefully.                                        B. Checked regularly.
       C. Reserved in advance.                                    D. Destroyed on purpose.
4. What would be the best title for the text?
       A. Miss a train yet catch a tune                         B. A soundscape in the memory
       C. The role of piano in French life                    D. An amazing train with a piano bar

Modern humans have a hard time controlling their desire to eat. Often you eat not because you are hungry, but because you are affected by other things. How much you eat is strongly affected by how much those around you eat. People eating alone eat least. People eating with one other person eat 35 percent more than they do at home. People dining in a party of four eat 75 percent more. Eating with overweight friends? You’ll eat more. Is your waitress overweight? You’ll eat more. Wide variety of food? You’ll eat more.

Plates can decide how sweet dessert tastes. If people ate it off a paper plate, they’d say, “This is good.” If they ate it off a fancy silver plate, they would say, “This is the greatest cake I’ve eaten in my entire life.”

Your knowledge about what makes food good or bad also affects how much you eat. You tend to eat more when you think the food is good, and less when you think it is bad. So Grandma’s cookies always taste better than other cookies. “Good food” even has a “health halo (光环) effect”. If we are eating something healthy, we feel that everything in that meal is healthy. Due to this, people often believe that a cheese cake with a salad has fewer calories than the cheese cake alone. That’s perhaps also why eating organic food might turn you into an annoying guy. Your brain may use anything that makes you feel good about your own morality to excuse your immoral behavior.

Food and hunger affect your judgment too. Hungry judges give more serious sentences. Kids who don’t eat breakfast behave worse than kids who eat their breakfast. People who have low blood sugar are more likely than the average person to have trouble concentrating and controlling their unpleasant emotions.

32. What is mentioned as a cause of overeating?

A. Suffering from great loneliness.

B. Being served by a helpful waitress.

C. Being treated to high quality food.

D. Eating with many friends.

33. According to the passage, an annoying person may be one who ______.

A. finds an excuse for eating more

B. is crazy about the quality of plates

C. competes with others in making cookies

D. teaches people to stick to morality

34. According to the passage, people are more likely to make a bad judgment when ______.

A. they don’t feel hungry

B. they aren’t overweight

C. they have low blood sugar

D. they know little about food

35. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. When Can’t We Go on a Diet?

B. What Affects Eating?

C. How to Make Good Food

D. Where to Find Safe Food

 The soldiers fought _________ of their country’s safety.

A. in advance             B. in need           C. in defense              D. in support

The doctor suggested that I keep away from oily food, because it_____ easily.

A. isn’t digest          B. doesn’t digest

C. isn’t to digest       D. won’t be digested

 The Australia state of Victoria will_______a “zero tolerance” policy towards drunken drivers.

  A. absorb                       B. adopt              C. adjust                D. adapt

As the world enters the 21^st century ,the development in the science and technology will bring us much more new hopes and chances we’ve never imagined before .People are hoping have a peacefully and highly developed world .To catch up with the new development and to be success in the new century, the younger generation is required to have different kind of skills and abilities ,such like the computer science and the English language .Otherwise one will be leaving behind .Young people should study even hard at school and prepare themselves mentally and physically to meet with the challenge of the new century .