Sometimes people around you can change your life. The change may not be sudden or  41  , but little habits can produce big   42  that make you think about what is important in your life. The person who changed my life is Julia Masi. She has  43   me so many things that I will carry with me  44  my life.

One thing I've learned from Julia is how to balance  45  . Julia has shown me how to   46  ahead so that I can finish all my school work, enjoy sports and  47   have time for my friends. She has taught me that you can do anything if you are  48   and if you never give up. I've also learned that you can find anything fun or   49  if you connect it with something that you enjoy.

Last year I hated studying vocabulary, but I loved playing on my computer. Julia   50  the two and showed me a website called “freerice.com” where you can  51  a word game that gives you 5 grains of rice to donate to the poor with every correct word. She   52  me to learn a hundred new   53  by filling up the rice bowl. I liked playing the game so much that I   54  about 1,000 words in just one month.

Julia has always   55   me to try new hobbies. She showed me that going to the theater could help me become a better writer. _  56  , she taught me that discussing a play can excite an interest in reading.

  57  it wasn't for Julia I probably wouldn't have  58  how easy it is to help the poor. There are so many ways that one person can   59  . I've learned to be more appreciative of what I own. I am   60  for the opportunities that I have been given. I will continue to think of ways to help those less fortunate for the rest of my life.

41. A. impressive           B. simple               C. necessary                D. slight

42. A. results              B. ideas                C. problems                     D. decisions

43. A. bought               B. served               C. offered                      D. taught 

44. A. throughout           B. of                   C. for                      D. into

45. A. work                 B. money                C. time                         D. career

46. A. plan                 B. get                      C. move                 D. stay

47. A. never                B. seldom                   C. still                    D. yet

48. A. excited              B. careful              C. determined          D. patient      

49. A. interesting          B. easy                 C. possible                     D. important 

50. A. shared               B. combined         C. remembered           D. separated

51. A. watch                B. improve              C. raise                    D. play

52. A. reminded         B. invited              C. permitted                D.  challenged   

53. A. words                B. skills                   C. lessons                  D. stories

54. A. used                 B. read            C. learned                      D. spelled

55. A. encouraged       B. warned          C. forced                   D. allowed

56. A. Therefore            B. Besides              C. However              D. Otherwise

57. A. If                   B. Since           C. Although             D. Unless    

58. A. imagined             B. noticed              C. realized                     D. dreamed

59. A. make a difference    B. turn away                C. show off             D. make a mistake

60. A. ready                B. thankful            C. sorry                    D. anxious

More than 10 years ago,it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple.The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and,more often than not,hard with an unpleasant taste within.Then in 1966,the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves.

The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green.It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside.But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known.In no time,the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm,rapidly becoming the world's best-selling pineapple variety,and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth,up until then only found in tinned pineapple.

In nutrition it was all good news too.This nice tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C than the old green variety.Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins,but also good against some diseases.People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit.The new type of pineapple was selling fast9 and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater.

Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple,Del Monte tried to keep market to itself.But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples.Del Monte turned to law for help,but failed.Those companies argued successfully that Del Monte's attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out the market.

25.We learn from the text that the new type at pineapple is       .

A.green outside and sweet inside                               B.a little soft outside and sweet inside

C.yellowy-gold outside and hard inside                       D.good-looking outside and soft inside

26.Why was the new type of pineapple selling well?

A.Because it was rich in nutrition and tasted nice.      B.Because it was less sweet and good for health.

C.Because it was developed by Del Monte.                D.Because it was used as medicine.

27.The underlined word "fixture" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something       .

A.that people enjoy eating                                 B.that people use as a gift

C.that is always present                                   D.that is difficult to get

28.We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte       .

A.slowed other companies to develop pineapples      B.succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself

C.tried hard to control the pineapple market                      D.planned to help the other companies

假设你是李华,你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请你根据下列要点写封回信。

要点:1.参加中文学习班;

2.看中文书刊、电视;

3.学唱中文歌曲;

4.交中国朋友。

注意:1.词数120左右;

     2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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The importance of liking people is the subject of an article in the Harvard Business Review, which has carried out an experiment to find out who we’d rather work with. Hardly surprisingly, the people we want most as our workmates are both: brilliant at their jobs and delightful human beings. And the people we want least are both unpleasant and useless. More interestingly, the 

authors found that, given the choice between working with lovable fools and 

competent jerks

 (性情古怪的人),  we irresistibly choose the former. Anyway, who likes those stupid men who 

annoy or hurt other people? We might insist that competence matters more, but our behavior

shows we stay close to the people we like and sharing information with them.

What companies should therefore do is to get people to like each other more. The trick here is apparently to make sure staffs come across each other as often as possible during the day.They 

also should  be  sent on  bonding courses and so on to encourage friendliness and break down 

displeasure. However, more outdoor-activity weekends and shared coffee machines inspire no 

confidence at all. 

The reality is that people either like each other or they don’t. You can’t force it. Possibly

 you can make offices friendlier by tolerating a lot of chat, but there is a productivity cost to that. In my experience, the question of lovable fool against competent jerk may not be the right one. The two are interrelated: we tend not to like our workmates when they are completely hopeless. I was once quite friendly with a woman whom I later worked with. I found her to be so 

 bad at her job that I lost respect for her and ended up not really liking her at all. Then is there

 anything that companies should be doing about it?

By far the most effective strategy would be to hire people who are all pretty much the same, given that similarity is one of the main determinant of whether we like each other. I think this is a preety good idea, but no one dares recommend this anymore . There is only one acceptable 

view on this subject: teams of similar people are bad because they stop creativity. This may be 

true, though I have never seen any conclusive proof of it. 

Not only do we like similar people, we like people who like us. So if companies want to

promote more liking, they should encourage a culture where we are all niceto each other. The 

trouble is that this needs to be done with some skill.

12. According to the research, which kind of colleagues would most people tend to choose?

A. Nice but unintelligent              B. Creative but unattractive.

C. Competent but unfriendly.           D. Humorous but unambitious.

13. The author talks about her experience to show that  　　　　.

A. people respect outstanding leaders

B. people tend to like optimistic workmates

C. a workmate’s working ability is important

D. talkative workmates make offices friendlier

14. Some people think that similar people working together may  　　　　.

A. offend each other               B. create fewer new ideas 

C. talk more and work less          D. be likely to stick together

15. To encourage workmates to like each other, companies could  　　　　.

A. arrange the training course for workers to study together

B. organize team-building activities outside the office

C. encourage a diversity of opinions in workplace

D. employ staff who have a lot in common

Events Long March exhibit

The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged ( 被围困的) bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi province in the mid-1930s. Explanations are all in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.

Time: 10:00 am—4:00 pm.

Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road

Admission: 8 yuan for Chinese/ 15 yuan for foreigners

Thai elephants

Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth-organ. People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war (拔河比赛) with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional show at 1:30 pm at weekends. The show will end on November 15.Address: 189 Daduhe Road

Admission: 30-40 yuan

Dancing dolphins

Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and solving math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium in Peace Park an attraction for children. Seals and sea lions also perform.

Hours: 10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm

Admission: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children.

1. If you go to visit the Long March exhibit with an Australian, how much will you pay altogether for the admission?

A. 16 yuan    B. 20 yuan

C. 30 yuan    D. 23yuan

2. At the exhibition, you will see ________.

A. many articles written by famous writers

B. many things left by the Red Army

C. books on the Long March

D. many photos and pictures about the Long Match.

3. Which of the following is NOT done by the Thai elephants?

A. Doing math    B. Blowing a mouth-organ

C. Riding bicycles.    D. Having a tug-of-war with people.

Applicants Wanted

26．What will a driver’s car probably look like if he is selected by Wrap Match?

27．We learn from the ads that the Sierra Company needs a person who ________.

      A．has years’ experiences in working for a big company

      B．enjoys working with strangers in different companies

      C．is well-organized and good at problem solving

      D．can help to write and edit vehicle advertising

28．Which position can be taken as a part-time job according to the ads?

      A．Key Performance Indicator．

      B．Vehicle advertising driver．

      C．Media Planner，Online Display-Social Emphasis．

      D．Manager，Online Organizing Special Projects．

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（＾)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线〔\〕划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Did you have a good weekend? On Saturday, my uncle comes to see us. He’s got a new motorbike but he took me for ride on it through the park.A lot of people were there, and I saw some of my friend from school. They looked very surprisedly when I waved and said “Hello!” to him. On Sunday morning, I cleaned my bicycle because of it was very dirty. I would love to buy a new one! Mine is so slow and it need new wheels and lights too. What about go to the park tomorrow? There’s a competition here. Tell me whether you want to go!

I was in a local store the other day when suddenly I heard the sound of breaking glass behind me.Curiously,I turned around to see_61_had happened.A young mother had turned away from her shopping cart for a second to look at some other goods she was interested in.That second was all it took for her baby boy_62_(lift) a big jar of sauce from his seat in the cart.

_63_(unfortunate),the big jar was more than he could handle.I smiled when I walked back and saw the look of complete fear_64_the boy's face.He seemed not to know why.His arms still remained where the jar_65_(be) a few seconds before.On the floor below the cart the liquid of red was slowly flowing across the passage.After making sure that both Mom and the baby were fine,I went downstairs to get help from a store employee.As I glanced back at them,I saw something_66_truly warmed my heart.

The baby had finally taken his eyes off the_67_(break) jar and looked up at his mom.Instead of_68_(scold) him, she smiled down at him.I knew then that this Mom would give her son a lifetime full of_69_(laugh) and love.I think we should learn to love.Yet,hard as we try,we often make_70_(thing) messy too.

I quit my office job in 2012. At that time , a strong sense of ___36___ bothered me. I didn’t have a clue what I wanted to do with my life. So I committed myself to __37___. I took acting classes, traveled, volunteered on farms, and so forth. After a period of time, I realized my problem had __38____ changed. My idea bank was full of ___39___. I had countless ideas for what I could perform to __40____ a meaningful life. However, the number of the choices I had made me __41____. Being passionate(热情的) about so many things, I didn’t know what I should ___42____ to find a way forward.

By chance, I read a book written by Stephen Covey, in which he __43___ that people “ begin with the end in mind ” when they need to make choices. The idea means knowing your final goal___44__, and then you can more__45_____ make the choices and take the steps ___46____ to reach your goal. Thanks to Covey, I knew what I should ___47_____. I showed an interest in __48____ at an early age, and I hoped to make a difference some day. So my interest __49____ my final goal. And fortunately, after about two years of effort, now I have devoted myself to this __50____work ----a professional dancer.

In daily life, a large number of people may have the same___51___---- not knowing which to choose when they have lots of ___52___ for many things. According to my own experience, I have realized that in order to ___53____ the uncertainty about choosing, knowing the final goal first really matters. Not only did it help me know____54____ what I should pursue(追求), but it also functioned as a firm belief that ___55____ me to take action to make it.

诚信是处世之本。但是在中学生当中，考试作弊、抄袭作业 、欺骗家长和老师等现象屡见不鲜。请你用约100个词对中学生考试作弊现象进行议论，内容包括：
    (1)中学生考试作弊的原因；
    (2)你对考试作弊的看法；
    (3)你认为学校怎样才能杜绝考试作弊现象。
Nowadays, cheating in exams is popular among some students.

目前，越来越多的中学生利用暑假上各种各样的培训班或请家教。对于这一现象，存在两种不同观点。请你根据以下提示，以A Training Class or Family Teacher , Necessary? 为题，用英语写一篇短文。

1、赞成及理由（至少两点）；

2、反对及理由（至少两点）；

3、你的观点。

注意：词数：100 词左右（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）；

A Training Class or Family Teacher , Necessary?

Presently, many middle school students go to all kinds of training classes or having family teachers during the summer vacation. There are two different opinions about it.

    Tuvalu, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it fears it will be swallowed up by the sea.

    Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu's nine little islands is more than five metres above sea level. Salt water is already entering the country's drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetable. Without urgent help, the country's days are numbered.

    But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24 cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 24 cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Mark's Square, the lowest point in the city, flooded about nine times a year. Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times. While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalu's rising sea level is caused by global warming.

     The average global temperature has increased by almost 0. 5 centigrade degrees over the past century, scientists expect it to rise by extra 1.3 degrees over the next 100 years.

     Warmer weather makes glaciers(冰川) melt, adding more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen 10.25 cm in the last 100 years.

     The main cause of global warming is human pollution. Through burning coal, oil and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CO2. This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.

    Many scientists believe that, if the warming is not stopped, there will be huge climate changes. The sea level could rise by one meter this century.

    Should this come true, the sea will swallow up millions of homes and the world will be flooded with "climate refugees" looking for somewhere to live.

28. We can infer from the second paragraph that                 .

   A. Tuvalu is in danger of being swallowed up by the sea

   B. all Tuvalu's islands are about five metres above the sea level

   C. drinking water in Tuvalu has been destroyed

   D. Tuvalu is often flooded by storms and waves

29.The author uses Tuvalu and Venice as examples in order to explain                 .

   A. they are the first places sinking into the sea  B. they are both sinking into the mud where they stand

   C. they will disappear in the future           D. their trouble is caused by global warming

30.What does "climate refugees" mean?

   A. People who are forced away from their homeland by climate. B. Climate changes.

   C. Rare animals.                                      D. Climate effect.

31.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. Tuvalu's nine little islands are less than five meters above the sea level.

   B. The average global temperature has risen by 13 centigrade degrees over the past 100 years.

   C. The warmer temperature causes the sea level to rise.

   D. There will be huge climate changes unless the warming is stopped.

66．He s_______________ in medicine at university. Now he is a doctor.

67．Jane Goodall made a lot of a________________ in doing research on chimps.

68．If you come across new words while reading, you’d better r_________ to a dictionary.

69．I will try and give you some __________________(解释) of how the machine works.

70．Every classroom in our school is e________________ with a computer, which makes it convenient for us to have classes.

71．---- What is your o________________?

 ---- I am a teacher.

72．The silent films acted by Charlie Chaplin are famous t____________ the world.

73．What you said at the meeting is __________________(令人信服的). I really show great respect for you.

74．Have you ever met with an _______________（场合）where you are mistaken?

75．At the meeting they discussed three different ______________（方法）to the study of mathematics.

76．A soldier’s duty is d_______________ their motherland against the enemies.

Bullying among school children is nothing new. Yet for young people today, there is a relatively new form of bullying which can occur even when the bullies are nowhere near their victims.

Cyber-bullying (网络欺凌) is one of the bad sides of new technology and involves using devices like mobile phones and computers. Cyber-bullies can strike at any time, no matter where they or their victims are. So it is possible to cyber-bully someone within the safety of their own home. 22 percent of young people in the UK claim to have suffered from cyber-bullying.

Not only are cyber-bullies harder to avoid, they are also harder to catch. It is all so easy to send an anonymous threat by text on a pay-as-you-go phone with an unknown number. It takes no time at all to set up a false Facebook，Twitter, blog or social network account and to post an insulting (侮辱的) message. And, if you know how to hide your IP address，you can upload an insulting video to a website like YouTube and your victim wouldn’t know who to blame.

One of the most upsetting things about cyber-bullying is that it can involve more people than traditional forms of bullying. A bully can insult you or tell lies about you and share that information with the entire school at the touch of a button—and for some teenagers that is all too hard to bear. The UK charity Beatbullying suggests that up to 44% of suicides (自杀) among ten-to-fourteen-year-old, for example, may be bullying-related.

The good news is that the world is starting to get wise to cyber-bullying. Schools and websites like http：//www. children-int. org offer lots of advice and victim support and social network sites now advise users to think carefully about their privacy settings so that personal information is only shared with friends. Many also provide a red button to click to report disturbing activities.

22. Which of the following is true about cyber-bullying?

A. Cyber-bullying involves fewer people.

B. Cyber-bullies are hard to avoid and catch.

C. Cyber-bullies can’t strike when one is safe at home.

D. Cyber-bullying causes 44% of the children to commit suicide.

23. What does the underlined word “anonymous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Hard to understand.                                                       B. Frightening.

C. Having no known name.                                                 D. Upsetting.

24. Schools and websites have helped except for       .

A. offering advice and victim support

B. providing a button used to ask for help

C. reminding users of their safe privacy settings

D. advising users to share personal information with friends

25. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Bullying goes Hi-tech                                               B. Disadvantages of new technology

C. Forms of bullying                                                     D. Cyber-bullying causes children’s suicides

Florence Nightingale was born in a rich family. When she was young, she took lessons in music and drawing, and read great books. She also travelled a great deal with her mother and father.

As a child, she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them.

At last, her mind was made up. “I’m going to be a nurse,” she decided.

“Nursing isn’t the right work for a lady,” her father told her.

“Then I will make it so,” she smiled. And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home for women.

During the Crimean War in 1854, she went with a group of thirty-eight nurses to the front hospital. What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled. The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital, either. But the brave nurses went to work.

Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicines and food for the men. Her only pay was the smiles from the lips of dying soldiers. But they were more than enough for this kind woman.

After war, she returned to England and was honoured for her service by Queen Victoria. But Florence said that her work had just begun. She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several countries.

Florence Nightingale died at the age of ninety, still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse. Indeed, it is because of her that we honour nurses today.

29. When she was a child, Florence      .

   A. wrote a book on public health      B. knew what her duty in life was

   C. loved to help the sick people       D. was most interested in music and drawing

30. During the Crimean War in 1854, Florence served in the front hospital where      . A. she earned a lot of money           B. work was very difficult

   C. few soldiers died because of her work

 D. she didn’t have enough food and clothes

31. Why was Florence honoured by Queen Victoria?

   A. Because she built the Nightingale Home for Nurses.

   B. Because of her old age.

   C. Because she worked as a nurse all her life.

   D. Because she did a great deal of work during the Crimean War.

32. The passage can be best described as       .

   A. the life story of a famous woman       B. a description of the nursing work

   C. an example of successful education     D. the history of nursing in England

        a single world can change the meaning of a sentence, a single sentence can change the meaning of a paragraph.

A. Just as             B. Even though

C. Until               D. Unless

---Do these paintings ________ you?

--- No, not really. They don’t ________ to me at all.

   My grandmother was from a town in Michigan. Summer after summer, I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the small town they lived in. People knew everyone, their kids, their pets, their ancestors. The bond with them continued to grow as I grew and they got older. Grandma was always using her hands for something exciting. She would make little sandwiches and we’d have tea parties. She’d make beautiful quilts for each one. I remember the small thimble(顶针) she would use while doing her needle work.
    A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth, I bid farewell to a loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change. We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday.
     I missed her very much. On one particular birthday, when I was feeling a little low, something happened to make me feel like she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow. It was small and hard. I moved the object to a seam(接缝) that I carefully opened, and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her. Not realizing it had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing it in that little pillow that I just happened to place on my bedspread that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others I’ve collected over the years, where I could continue to see the gift God chose to reveal to me. What a precious memory of a very special lady who somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble inside my pillow.
     I made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and enjoyed my tea and Grandma’s thimble. What a wonderful birthday that was!
24.The author wrote this passage to ____ ．
  A. express a desire to lead a simple life.

  B．call on people to care for the old.
  C．show she missed living with her grandma.

  D．recall her happy childhood.

25.How did the author feel when she found the silver thimble?
   A.Sad    B.Cheerful    C.Lucky    D.Proud
26.It can be inferred from the passage that the silver thimble________.
   A.was the item the author had been trying to find.
   B.was very precious to the author.
   C.was the most treasured possession of Grandma.
   D.was a birthday gift Grandma had given the author.
27.What is the best title for the passage?
  A.A little pillow          B. My childhood

  C.My grandparents      D.Grandma’s silver thimble.

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41. A. everything                 B. something             C. everybody                D. somebody 

42. A. until after                   B. ever since             C. so that                      D. long before 

43. A. consider                    B. argue                    C. include                     D. realize 

44. A. suggestion                 B. explanation           C. acceptance              D. discussion 

45. A. hard                           B. best                      C. extra                         D. first 

46. A. determined                B. examined              C. experienced             D. introduced 

47. A. Actually                      B. Gradually              C. Finally                      D. Usually 

48. A. helped                       B. required                C. expressed                D. mattered 

49. A. careful                       B. mistaken               C. interested                 D. prepared 

50. A. look up                      B. take up                 C. move up                   D. put up 

51. A. situations                   B. choices                 C. directions                 D. positions 

52. A. thought                      B. reply                     C. action                       D. advice 

53. A. easier                        B. newer                    C. earlier                      D. higher 

54. A. permitted                   B. counted                C. organized                      D. enjoyed 

55. A. show                          B. possess                C. need                              D. gather 

56. A. lucky for                     B. slow at                  C. open to                          D. afraid of 

57. A. think of                      B. give away              C. believe in                       D. turn into 

58. A. business                    B. goal                      C. fortune                          D. growth 

59. A. excited                       B. curious                  C. surprised                       D. helpful 

60. A. dream                        B. time                       C. power                            D. honor