Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it at her first ______. 

  A. attraction       B. attempt                    C. arrival                      D. glimpse

If  Masaccio ______alive, he ______be amazed at how artists paint today.

A.is; was    B.were; could     C.is; can     D.was ; would

People 41 (live) in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred languages  42  the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four  43  five hundred thousand words. But we do not need 44  these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. 45  you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.  The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 46  (big).  Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books  47 (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 48  new word, look it  49 in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your 50 (much) useful book.

Beckham shook his head      to say “Don’t trust her.”

A．even though   B．as though   C．unless   D．Until

Tom was late for school a third time, _______his head teacher annoyed.

A. make                     B. to make                C. making          D. made

 The play ______ next month aims mainly to reflect the local culture .

    A. produced    B. being produced   C. to be produced    D. having been produced

Gene Technology to Benefit People

    Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.

    The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span (寿命) can be prolonged.

    Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, have hereditary diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientists just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.

    Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep; therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal ways. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.

32. What do the underlined words “these two killers” refer to?

   A. Gene technology.                            B. Cancer and heart disease.

   C. Hereditary diseases and cancer.             D. The couple who have cloned babies.

33. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

   A. Gene technology can do with hereditary diseases.

   B. Gene technology can be used to clone human babies.

   C. Gene technology can help people to give birth to a baby.

   D. Gene technology can help the English imperial family out.

34. In what way can gene technology help to treat hereditary diseases?

   A. People with hereditary diseases can live longer.

   B. Scientists find the wrong gene and correct it.

   C. Cancer and heart disease can be cured.

   D. Human babies can be cloned.

35. What is the main purpose of the author’s writing this passage?

   A. To talk about the advantages of gene technology.

   B. To explain that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity.

   C. To tell the readers that gene technology will not benefit people.

   D. To describe how gene technology will benefit people.

_{Male nurses are difficult to hire as many men reject this______ out of the long-existing discrimination．}

_{A．oncept               B．responsibility}

_{C．identity             D．personality}

China is a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I travelled the country. Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle. Millions of them, all black. Cars were rare. Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year, I've found the opposite is true. There are millions of cars. However, people still use their bicycles to get around. For many, it's the easiest and cheapest way to travel today. Bicycles also come in different colours—silver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.

It's fun watching people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks(人行道). Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can't provide.

Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather accompanied my great buy. I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.

My first ride home was orderly(守秩序的). To be safe, I stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. I didn't want to get hit. So I took the ride carefully.

Crossing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the United States. The streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck.

I finally made it home. The feeling on the bicycle was amazing. The air hitting my face and going through my hair was wonderful. I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places and people. Biking made me feel alive.

42．According to the author, why are bicycles still popular in China today?

A．Because they are fast and environment friendly.

B．Because they are traditional and safe.

C．Because they are convenient and inexpensive.

D．Because they are colourful and available.

43．The author decided to buy a bicycle because he intended ________.

A．to improve his riding skills        B．to ride it for fun  

C．to use it for transport                D．to experience local culture

44．How did the author feel about his street crossing?

A．It was wonderful.                      B．It was boring.     

C．It was difficult.                         D．It was lively.  

45．Which of the following best describes the author's biking experience?

A．The author took great pleasure in biking.

B．The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills.

C．The author was annoyed by the air while riding.

D．The author was praised by the other bikers.

 When ______ by the teachers, a student tends to study harder than usual.

A. to be praised                 B. praising            C. praised                           D. to praise

Everything has a name. All people, places and things have names. For example, Jenny is the name of a student from England. England is the name of her country. Cities and towns have names, too. Schools and office building also have names. All things have names. Names are important.

Names are different all over the world. In Jenny’s class, Jenny must learn the names of students from all over the world. This is very difficult because the names are different.

In the USA, most people have a first name, a middle name, and a last name. Parents choose the first and middle names for their baby. There are names for boys and names for girls. For example, John, Peter, Tom and Mike are all names for boys. Elizabeth, Betty, Susan, and Mary are all names for girls. The last name is the family name. Usually it is the father’s family name. In a family, the mother, the father, and the children usually have the same last name.

Names are different all over the world. They can be long or short, but they are always very important.

4.  Why does everything have a name? Because ______.

       A. it is very interesting to have a name           

B. it is very easy to be remembered

       C. it is very easy to be told from others           D. both B and C

5.  It is difficult to learn names all over the world because ______.

       A. there are many different languages

       B. the names in different countries are different

       C. some names are very short, some are very long

       D. there are many names all over the world

6.  Which of the following is true?

       A. It’s difficult to learn the names because they are different

       B. There is no difference between girls’ names and boys’ names

       C. Jenny doesn’t want to learn the names very well

       D. It’s easy for Jenny to learn the names of her classmates.

7.  What names are for girls?

       A. George, Linda, Susan             B. Tom, Jill, Candy

      C. Elizabeth, Betty, Mary        D. Peter, Jeff, Jack         

    假如你是李华，你国外的好友Alice 给你发了封e-mail，说她将在校联谊会上作为学生代表发言，她对公开发言感到很紧张，想请你给她提供一些克服怯场的方法。请根据下面的要点，给Alice回一封电子邮件。内容包括：

1.你对怯场的认识；

2.应对怯场的办法。

注意：1.词数100左右2.参考词汇    怯场 stage fright

Dear Alice，

   I’m glad to receive your e-mail and thank you for your trusting me.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                      Yours ,

                                                                      Li Hua

Although travelers can try dishes from around China and the globe in well-known food cities like Beijing and Shanghai, it is outside these major metropolises where a world of exciting Chinese cuisine(中国菜) awaits the true foodie(美食家). With this in mind and after three years of living in China and writing about Chinese food, I started a six-month journey with my husband and two daughters.

Here are four of the eight most amazing Chinese food cities I’ve come across so far. The list is in no particular order. 1. Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Crowned as Asia’s first UNESCO City of Gastronomy(美食学) in 2010, Chengdu is best-known for its fiery hot pot and spicy dishes, which are characterized by the use of Sichuan pepper and are usually layered with salty, sour and sweet flavors. There are also dishes that aren’t spicy at all, such as beer-braised duck.

Hot pot is as ubiquitous in the city as the smell of chili. At Zigong Delicious Hotpot, the house specialty(招牌菜) tiaoshui wa is a cauldron(大锅) of fiery chili(辣椒) to which vegetables, noodles or other meats can be added.

For a real taste of Sichuan’s signature（招牌）pepper, hua jiao, spend a morning at the Chengdu Spice Market where the locals sell and buy it by the sack.

2. Lanzhou, Gansu Province

Synonymous in the minds of food-lovers with hand-pulled beef noodles, Lanzhou also has one of the liveliest street food night markets in China.

Just west of the city center, the buzzing Zhengning Road bazaar（集市）houses more than 100 street food stalls. Available is a broad selection of hot and cold dishes with emphasis on local Hui cuisine.

No trip to Lanzhou is complete without feasting on noodles at Wumule Penhui, the 2012 winners of Lanzhou’s annual pulled noodle competition. The halal restaurant makes noodles spicy enough to satisfy even the most hardened heat-seekers.

3. Guangzhou, Guangdong Province

The birthplace of Cantonese food, Guangzhou is thought by many as the best place to eat in China. The city of 12 million has a passionate food culture, with equal excitement reserved for the opening of a hole-in-the-wall congee joint（粥店）and a high-end restaurant.

The local cuisine is characterized by fresh clean flavors（口味）, seafood, barbecued meats and the wonderful tradition of yum cha, which is tea drinking accompanied by dumplings and small dishes.

Congee is the way locals love to start their day, and one of the most popular vendors is Ru Xuan Sha Guo Zhou. Here, one can get a bowl of signature seafood congee any hour of the day.

Roast meats are Bing Sheng’s most popular order—their roast goose is marinated（腌制）with five-spice, boiled, air-dried, then roasted by a flame oven to give a crisp skin.

For something more home style and removed from the madness of downtown, head to Ji Cun for steamed chicken and simple farmer-style dishes.

4. Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province

This ancient canal city is home to huangjiu, an amber-colored rice wine that’s important in Chinese cooking.

Open since 1894, the dining chain is known by almost every Chinese for its appearance in early 20th century novels by Chinese literati Lu Xun.

Xianheng’s delicacies（佳肴）include crispy-skinned chicken, smoked red dates in rice wine, beans flavored with fennel(茴香), and crispy bream in rice wine.

Fried fermented（发酵的）tofu is also a local specialty, which is available all over town at small street stalls including one just outside Xianheng.

46. The writer’s purpose of the passage is to ____________.

   A. share her story and impression on Chinese cuisines

B. tell readers how to comment on amazing Chinese food cities 

C. talk the readers into enjoying the signature food such as hand-pulled noodles                                    

D. express her preference for fiery hot pot and spicy dishes in Chengdu.

47. The underlined word “ubiquitous” can be replaced by ____________.

   A. charming and attractive                  B. smelly and disgusting

C. common and popular                    D. fiery and spicy

48. If a fresh clean flavor is to a foodie’s taste, which couple of cities is he likely to make a trip to?

   A. Chengdu, Lanzhou                      B. Lanzhou, Guangzhou 

C. Guangzhou, Shaoxing                   D. Shaoxing, Chengdu

49. According to the writer, what message of food culture is brought out in the passage?

   A. Cantonese food is characterized by a sea of marinated dishes.

B. Huangjiu is widely believed to be essential in Chinese cooking.

C. Pepper, chili and huajiao play an important role in all Sichuan dishes.

D. Hand-pulled beef noodle is a speciality in local Hui cuisine.

 Seeing everything________, the professor left the lab happily.

A.done         B.did       C.do               D.doing

Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life? If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you’ll make it!

Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant

(No Pay with Free Meals)

Place: Manchester

Hours: Part Time

We arc now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!

Role:

You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.

Skills and Experience Required:

You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you'll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.

1. The text is meant to ______ .

A. leave a note                                            B. send an invitation

C. present a document                                 D. carry an advertisement(广告)

2. What docs the underlined part mean?

A. You'll make others' lives more meaningful with this job.

B. You'll arrive home just in time from this job.

C. You'll earn a good salary from this job.

D. You'll succeed in getting this job.

3. The volunteers' primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ______ .

A. to get some financial support                   

B. to properly protect themselves

C. to learn some new living skills                 

D. to realize their own importance

4. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?

A. The one who can drive a car.

B. The one who has done similar work before.

C. The one who has patience to listen to others.

D. The one who can use English to communicate.

Weather experts said this year could be one of the strongest EL Nino events in recorded history. El Nino means severe weather conditions in parts of the world. In eastern Africa, for example, Kenya and Uganda are preparing for possible flooding. Yet South Africa and Malawi are already dealing with extremely dry weather.

El Nino is Spanish for “the child”. It usually begins in December, near the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. In fact, the weather event was named in his honor. El Nino develops when winds off the west coast of South America weaken. This permits warm water in the western Pacific to expand toward the east and the Americas. At the same time, clouds and rain over the warm water move east, too. El Nio conditions normally appear only about twice every 10 years. Usually, El Nino conditions continue for about 12 to 18 months. They bring warm weather to some areas. These areas become wetter than normal, while others become drier.

The United Nations Children’s Fund warns that many people are at risk from hunger, disease and water shortages resulting from El Nino. In the east and southern Africa up to 11 million children could be affected. East African countries usually experience heavy rainfall during the El Nino. Southern Africa usually has little rainfall which may lead to wildfires or drought(干旱).

Weather changes caused by El Nino depend on the strength of the condition. In the early 1980s, strong El Nino was linked to dry weather in Australia and Asia, rain and flooding in South America and high temperatures in many parts of the U.S. The years later, smaller El Nino caused trouble in parts of the U.S. It caused severe floods in the Southeast and the Middle West. Tom Di Leberto is a meteorologist(气象学家) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Washington, D.C. He said this year could be the third strongest El Nino on record. But we will not know for sure until all the weather records are examined.

12. The author writes the text to tell us_________.

A. many countries are preparing for the coming floods

B. Africa will probably suffer a lot form this year’s El Nino

C. this year could be one of the strongest El Nino on record

D. 11 million children could be affected by this year’s El Nino

13. The second paragraph is mainly about ____________.

A. what El Nino actually means

B. how El Nino comes into being

C. when El Nino will occur next time

D. why El Nino causes weather changes

14. Which of the following countries often suffers from flooding caused by El Nino?

A. Kenya    B. Malawi

C. Australia    D. South Africa

15. The author mentioned the 1980s’ El Nino and the 1990s’ El Nino to ______ .

A. explain why so many countries were affected by El Nino

B. prove weather changes caused by El Nino depend on its strength

C. argue that El Nino conditions usually appear about twice every 10 years

D. show scientists doubt whether this year will have the strongest El Nino

美国某刊物向你约稿，请你用英语写一则笑话，字数100-120。笑话大意：有人穿错一双靴子，一只底厚一只底薄，走路一瘸一跛。他想：“奇怪，我今天怎么一条腿长一条腿短呢？可能是路不平吧。”有人说：“你是把靴子穿错了吧？”他低头一看，果然如此。就叫仆人回家另取一双，一会儿仆人空手而归，说：“家里那双也是一样，所以我没有拿来。”

     参考词汇：1. 靴子 boot;

2. 瘸或跛 limp（n./vi）; lame (adj./ vi.)

3. (鞋)底 bottom-pad

4. (路)不平 not even / uneven

What is the difference between happy people and unhappy people?  36   Read the following list of things that HAPPY people do differently from UNHAPPY people and you will know.

Well, I can tell you surely that those people who are really happy, fear less and love a lot more. They see each moment, each challenge（挑战）, each person as an opportunity（机会） to discover more about themselves and the world around them.   37   

Happy people understand that you can’t really change a situation(境况) by resisting（反抗）it. But they can feel better by understanding that there might be a reason.   38  But , they ask themselves questions like: What can I learn from this? How can I make this better? They always seem to be pleasant and hopeful no matter .

They do the things they do because of the meaning it brings into their lives and because they get a sense of purpose by doing so.

  39   They care more about living a life full of meaning rather than, what in our modern society we would call, living a successful life. The fact here is that most of the time they get both, success and meaning, just because they choose to focus on doing the things they love the most.

  40   They make sure that their actions bring meaning and happiness in the lives of many. They look for ways to give and to share the best of themselves with the world and to make other people happy.

A. They have an ideal（理想的） living and a balanced life.

B. What are these two kinds of people do differently?

C. They are kind to themselves and others and they understand the power of love.

D. The things happy people do are not for themselves, but for the good of others.

E. They are ready to embrace （拥抱）everything in front of them.

F. They understand that “Doing what you love is the most important for living a full life”.

G. When something unpleasant happens to them, they don’t try to fight it, bacause this will make the situation even worse.

你们学校在为一批来自英国的交换生征询为期两周的住宿家庭。假定你叫李华，你有意申请，请写一封信给校长申请接待来自英国的交换生。信的内容需包括：

1. 说明你申请的理由

2. 你家所具备的接待条件。

注意：

1.词数100左右

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

3.开头结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。交换生exchange students 住宿 accommodation

Dear Sir/Madam,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                             Sincerely yours

                                                                               Li Hua

Nearly two years ago, Lauren Kornacki, a recent college graduate, walked outside her family’s home in Glen Allen, Virginia, USA, to ask her dad if she could use his car. As she rounded the corner from the front yard into the garage, Lauren, then 23, saw her father, Alec, was lying under the 1995 BMW and unable to move. The car had fallen off the jack (a piece of equipment used to lift a car) while he was doing repair work under it.

Lauren shouted inside to her mother to call an ambulance, and then ran to the car. “I thought, I’m going to lose my dad,” she says. Unsure of what to do, she immediately stuck both hands under the wheel hub(轮毂) where Alec had removed the tyre and pulled up with all her strength. To her surprise, she lifted the car. Then she held it up with one arm and, with the other, pulled her father out from under the car by his trouser leg.

Alec wasn’t breathing, so Lauren began performing chest compressions (胸外心脏按压). Within seconds, Alec took a breath and opened his eyes. “Stay with me,” Lauren said to her dad as they waited for the ambulance. “Just keep breathing.” Two months later, Alec was able to return to his job. Lauren, now a computer engineer, says she didn’t stop to think. “Everyone has a basic instinct(本能) to help the ones they love,” she says.

28. Why did Lauren walk into the garage?

A. to try to borrow her dad’s car      B. to see what happened there

C. to help her dad fix car            D. to look for her mother

29. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A. It’s important to act quickly.            B. Lauren almost lost her dad.

C. Lauren did her best to save her dad.      D. It is dangerous to work alone in a garage.

30. Which of the following words can best describe Lauren?

A. creative and confident         B. clever and friendly

C. careful and honest            D. calm and brave

31. What can we learn from the story?

A. Love is power.              B. Seeing is believing.

C. Love me, love my dog.       D. It is never too late to learn.