One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good but rather frightening mystery story. After a time it was too dark for me to read easily, so I put my book down and turned on the light.I was just about to draw the 41 as well when I heard a loud cry "Help!Help!"It 42 to come from the trees at the end of the garden.I looked out but it was too 43 to see anything clearly.So I decided to go out and have a look in the garden,just 44 someone was in 45 .I took the torch and picked up a strong walking stick, 46 that this might come to be useful,too. 47 with these,I went out into the garden. 48 I heard the cry.There was no 49 that it came from the trees at the end of the garden."Who's there?"I 50 as I walked,rather 51 ,down the path that 52 to the trees.But there was no 53 .With the help of my torch,I 54 the whole of that part of the garden and the lover 55 of the trees.There was no sign of anybody or anything.I came to the 56 that someone was playing a rather silly joke on me. 57 feeling rather puzzled,I went back to the house and 58 away the torch and the stick.I had just sat down when I was startled by the cry of "Help!Help!",this time from 59 my shoulder.I dropped my book and climbed up.There,sitting 60 of the mantelpiece(壁炉)，was a parrot!

41.A.gun          B.picture          C.curtains            D.car

42.A.proved       B.looked          C.sounded            D.seemed

43.A.far          B.distant           C.dark               D.black

44.A.as if         B.in case           C.on time            D.even though

45.A.trouble       B.power           C.difficult            D.ease

46.A.requesting    B.wishing          C.demanding         D.thinking

47.A.Supplied     B.Loaded          C.Armed             D.Decorated

48.A.Once again   B.Now and then     C.From time to time    D.Again and again

49.A.wonder      B.problem          C.doubt              D.question

50.A.spoke out    B.called out         C.said out            D.got out

51.A.seriously    B.curiously          C.nervously          D.hurriedly

52.A.went        B.led             C.passed             D.joined

53.A.person      B.body            C.voice              D.answer

54.A.examined    B.searched         C.tested             D.studied

55.A.roots        B.branches         C.leaves            D.bushes

56.A.beginning    B.conclusion       C.end              D.introduction

57.A.Still         B.Yet             C.Already          D.But

58.A.threw        B.took            C.put              D.cleared

59.A.far off       B.right behind      C. left to            D.down below

60.A.outside      B.at the foot        C.inside            D.on top

    Come to our English language school and learn English in Dublin

Be charmed by the magic and charm of this green island! Fly to Dublin and live like Harry Potter, in a magical landscape and old stone buildings. You will experience Ireland’s wonderful nature and farms with Irish horses. You will take part in sports activities and dancing. Dublin is an insider’s tip to learn English.

Brief information

Accommodation

Family: You will live in friendly host families in single rooms.

The average distance to the school will be 25 minutes by public transport.

Residence: You will live in a single room on the school campus in a residence together with other course participants. The school is only a few minutes away on foot.

The leisure program

The school’s facilities offer great leisure time choices; you will also be able to take part in excursions(远足) with your school team during the week, as well as, during the weekend. The organized leisure program is included in the course fee.

Possible activities

There are sports such as football and volleyball and afternoon trips to the GAA Museum, the botanical garden, the National Museum or the Guinness Storehouse. Twice a week a disco will be organized in the evening. There is karaoke, film nights, talent shows and board games.

Courses and prices

1. If you live in a residence for 4 weeks, you will pay ________.

　   A. 1,635　　　　　　 B. 1,658　　　　　 C. 2,135　　　　　　 D. 1,183

2. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

　 A. Dublin is the hometown of Harry Potter.

　 B. You are free to have access to the Net at school.

　 C. There are at least 15 students in a class.

　 D. It takes more time to go to school living in a family than in a residence.

3. It is an advertisement for ______.

　 A. a language course　　　　　     B. a trip to the GAA Museum

　   C. a summer camp                            D. a holiday travel

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。

Patience is of great importance in our daily life. Once I waited a bus to come at a stop. 30 minutes past, but no bus came. Both upset and annoyed, I decided to walk on feet. But no sooner had I left when the bus arrived. I thought if I had waited for one more minute, I would have caught it. If I chose to take a next bus, I would have to wait for other 30 minutes. Only then do I realize my problem. Being impatient will possible waste all the effort that we have put it in. Now whenever I am close to lose my patience, I’ll think of this experience.

George is a good student but he has a problem: it’s hard for him to____ with his new classmates.

A．get together     B．get on well              C．get in             D．get through

It’s well known that hugs make us feel easy inside. And this feeling, as it turns out, could actually prevent stress and protect the immune (免疫) system, according to a new research from Carnegie Mellon University.

We all know the fact that stress can weaken the immune system. In this study, the researchers sought to determine whether hugs ----like social support more broadly----could protect individuals from the increased sensitivity to illness brought on by the particular stress that come with interpersonal conflict.

“We know that people experiencing ongoing conflicts with others are less able to fight off cold viruses. We also know that people who report having social support are partly protected from the effects of stress on psychological states, such as depression and anxiety, the study’s lead author, psychologist Dr. Sheldon Cohen, said in a statement. “We tested whether awareness of social support is equally effective in protecting us from sensitivity to infection caused by stress and also whether receiving hugs might partially account for those feeling of support and thus protect a person against infection.”

In the experiment , over 400 healthy adults filled out a questionnaire about their perceived (感知) social support and also participated in a nightly phone interview for two weeks . They were asked the frequency they engaged in interpersonal conflicts and received hugs that day.

Then, the researchers exposed the participants to a common cold virus, and monitored them to assess signs of the risk of infection associated with experiencing interpersonal conflict. Regardless of whether or not they experienced social conflicts, infected participants with perceived social support and more frequent hugs had less severe illness symptoms.

“This suggests that being hugged by a trusted person may act as an effective means of conveying support and that increasing the frequency of hugs might be an effective means of reducing the effects of stress,” Cohen said. “The apparent protective effect of hugs may result from the physical contact itself or hugging being a behavioral indicator of support and closeness. Either way, those who receive more hugs are somewhat more protected from infection.”

If you need any more reason to go wrap your arms around someone special, consider this: hugs also lower blood pressure, reduce fearsome around death and dying, improve heart health and decrease feeling of loneliness.

67. The function of the first paragraph is to ____.

   A. tell us what a hug is like                 B. introduce what is to be talked about    

C. make us informed of the latest discovery    D. support the main idea of the text

68. Dr. Sheldon Cohen’s experiment shows that ____.

A. hugs can hide serious illness symptoms

   B. social conflicts can monitor signs of infection

   C. social support can reduce the risk of having a cold

   D. depression and anxiety result from less social support

69. The passage aims to convey that ____.

   A. hugs can have protective effects

B. social support can cure diseases

   C. interpersonal conflicts cause infections

D. stress can weaken our immune system

70. The passage is most likely to be found in ____.

   A. a social science magazine                B. a commercial brochure

   C. a medical report                        D. an academic essay

 This medicine will ______ him of his cough.

A. recover          B. cure                C. treat            D. heal

-----Jack is Jane’s brother.

-----______he reminds me much of Jane.

A. No doubt    B. No wonder

C. Above all    D. Of course

At the age of forty-five, my usually well-ordered life became full of changes. After twenty-two years of working in a   26  , a plan to useless staff   27    the unemployment of over one hundred people. I was one of them.

My once secure future became   28  .  However, I was not a single parent, __29   the family did not depend only on my income (收入). My motto has always been “Change is good, change is progress, " but when it   30_  my livelihood (生计), I had to change it to," ___31__   change and make the most of it. " From the beginning, I    32    to look on this matter not as  _ 33   luck, but as a welcome opportunity. I refused to become sorry;    34  , I actively planned to do something new and different.

Having a positive attitude made all the    35   in the way I pursued (追求) the future. First, I decided to   36   to college and graduate many years later than I should have. Doing this at my age took more than a little   37   . Not being a graduate had    38    held me back in my career in the bank, but now it was a personal goal I longed to   39   . With a lot of determination, I went to evening classes, and became an adult    40   . In the class, I became more and more confident. During this time, I   41   that no matter what life throws in our way, personal growth never stops.

The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate (重新评估) my   42_   life. It used to be filled with endless and meaningless events. But now, my heart and life are completely around people I    43   .

The loss of my job led to some   44   changes in my life. Revisiting the past made   45__   for the future. I realize that I have accepted the change, and am making the most of it.

26. A. factory                  B. company          C. school             D. bank

27. A. made up              B. took off           C. set aside                D. led to

28. A. clear                    B. uncertain          C. boring                    D. bright

29. A. so                      B. or               C. if                    D. but

30. A. affected                       B. improved         C. destroyed          D. offered

31. A. Make                    B. Accept           C. Bring                       D. Collect

32. A. happened                    B. considered              C. chose                     D .pretended

33. A. rare                    B. bad               C. good                       D. special

34. A. instead                       B. anyway            C. besides               D. however

35. A. effort   　               B. use              C. difference            D. decision

36. A. attend                  B. turn               C. admit                   D. return

37. A. chance                        B. courage           C. time                 D. risk

38. A. ever                    B. never                   C. always               D. sometimes

39. A. arrive                   B. find              C. achieve              D. discover

40. A. monitor                  B. teacher            C. manager              D. student

41. A. hoped                    B. believed                 C. realized               D. suggested

42. A. past                      B. daily              C. future                     D. new

43. A. join in                         B. look at           C. stand for                   D. care for

44. A. unsure                   B. confident          C. positive           D. normal

45. A. room                          B. change            C. promise          D. progress

The Brazilian novel, The Alchemist is said ________ into over twelve languages by the end of last year.

A. to be translated

B. being translated

C. to have been translated

D. having been translated

Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said  76  was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months  77 (early), but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We  78  (tell)that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week,  79  for the week after. I didn’t understand   80   this would happen and my credit card had already been charged   81  the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was   82   (surprise) helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on   83   top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.

The next day, my brother and I went to the beach  84  we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little  85  (sunburn)，but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.

Failure is the best teacher. We learn to have more confidence in    61    we know through failure. You don’t have to accept your failure if you   62     (real) want to achieve success. For every achievement, there have been one or more failures. But those    63    we consider as successful refuse to accept failure and believe success is the other side of failure.

The lamp    64     (invent) by Edison after 1,000 failure. If he had stopped after he tried 100 times, what   65     (be) the result of such effort?

Any time your effort is not bringing an expected result, you don’t have to call it a failure, call it a challenge. What is the    66    (different) between the two? One is negative, the other is positive.

What you need is positive thinking    67    (achieve) success. Failure means there is no way out, no alternative, but a challenge is a question mark asking for another way out of the situation, an alternative solution    68    the problem.

   69    Wise man once said if you cannot fly, run. If you cannot run, walk. If you cannot walk, crawl （爬行）; just keep on    70    (move).

If you fall down, you have to get up and start moving. If not, other people will step on you on the way to their achievements.

 —Are you getting on well with your partner?

—Not at all. We’ve almost come to the point ________ we have to separate.

    A. why              B. where                C. which            D. as

76. She turned the h____________ and slowly opened the door.

77. My parents were very s_________ with me when I was young. They never had me wasting any time.

78. I don’t like skiing, which hold no a____________ for me.

79. We are busy a____________ the meeting for the next week, so there is much to do.

80. Listening to music is a real d____________ to most of the people. It brings us pleasure and happiness.

81. The Koala is u________ to Australia.

82. As we all know, and e_________ is the heart of a machine, a plane or a car.

83. The width of the street is 15 meters and the l________ is over 200 meters.

84. There is a s _______  on the wall for turning on the lights.

85. When did they s________ down in the city?

61.The seven-year-old child’s painting is really _______ (impress).

62. The population of China is larger than ________ of any other country in the world.

63. It is one of the funniest things ________ (find) on the Internet so far this year.

64. It was ______ bad weather that we had to stay indoors all day.

65. They narrowly avoided ________ (kill) in the forest of South America 15 years ago.

66. The experienced teacher’s __________ (explain) to the math problem was clear and to the point.

67. I’ve called the airport and they told me the next flight for Shanghai________ (take) off at 4:05.

68. “VIP” is short______ Very Important Person.   

69. You can never imagine what great trouble we have had ________（organize）the Sports Festival successfully.

70. You are not allowed ________ (keep) pets in the apartment.

71. I have made many friends up till now, some of _______ are intelligent and hardworking.

72. -----Have you been to the Sun Island Park?

   -----Yes. I_______ (visit) it twice when I was in Harbin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

73. He would rather ________ (go) hungry than beg.       

74. I don’t really work here. I ________ (wait) for an interview. 

75. The young teacher was scolded by the headmaster because he treated the slow students _______(patient).

    Rules for the University Entrance Examination

•   You must be at the examination center ten minutes before the examination starts. If you are more than ten minutes late, you may not enter the examination center. The examination takes place at the same time in different states.

•    You must have proof of your name and grade as well as official examination number. Show these when you come to the examination center.

•    Depending on which examination you are taking, you may bring certain items into the examination center. Mathematics examinations may allow you to use electronic calculators. Other subjects may allow you to use dictionaries and other reference material. Please read the notes sent with your timetable carefully.

•    You must bring your own pencils. None will be provided for you. The following items are not allowed in the examination center: walk-mans and radios, head sets, any food or drink, school bags, electronic equipment (unless specifically permitted for various subjects), and mobile phones.

•    Once in the center, you must sit at the desk with your examination number on it. When you sit down, place your examination number at the top corner of your desk.

•    You must remain silent during the examination. You must not disturb other people who are taking the test.

•    If you need a drink or toilet break, you should raise your hand and wait for the supervisor (监督者) to speak to you. You will be given water or the supervisor will take you to the bathroom. You are not allowed to talk with anyone during the break.

•    You must write your answers in the official answer sheet. Your supervisor will provide extra paper if you wish to make notes.

•    You may leave the examination room at any time if you do not plan to return. If you finish early and want to leave, please move well away from the examination center.

•    The supervisor will warn you fifteen minutes, five minutes and one minute before the end of the examination. When the supervisor says that the time is up, you must put down your pencil and wait at your desk until your paper is collected.

5. What are you allowed to have with you when you take mathematics examination?

     A. Related material.   B. Proof of yourself.   C. A cell phone.    D. A dictionary.

6. What should you do if you finish the test early?

  A. Stay in the examination center.       B. Remain in your seat and check again.

  C. Keep a distance from the center.      D. Raise your hand to inform your teacher.

7. What can be provided for you during the exam?

     A. Pencils.                    B. Food and drink.     C. Extra paper.      D. Calculators.

 No matter how frequently ____, the works of Beethoven always attract large audiences.

A. performed       B. performing                     C. to be performed     D. being performed

Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem. One result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic and metal container are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.

    However, today, more and more consumers are choosing “green” and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these, “Will this shampoo damage the environment?” “Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?”

    A recent study showed that two out of five adults now consider the environment safety of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the way they make and sell their products to make sure that they are “green”, that is, friendly to the environment.

    Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarkets’ products carry labels to show that the product is green. Some companies have made producing of clean and safe products their main selling points and emphasize (强调) it in their advertising.

    The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business. No longer will the public accept the old attitude of “Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it.” The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act.

32. It becomes clear from the passage that the driving force (动力) behind the green products is ______.

A. companies’ desire for bigger sales         B. public caring for the environment

C. new ways of doing business               D. rapid growth of supermarkets

33. Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?

    A. Only the productive methods are the cause of the heavy pollution.

B. Manufactures(制造商) made their products clean with cleaners.

C. Not all the consumers would like green products.

D. In fact, it is the public who made the companies produce green products.

34. The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to ______.

A. a selling point                             B. the company name

C. the producing of green products          D. a great demand for health foods

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

A. Business Goes Green                   B. Business and People                 C. Shopping Habits Are Changing                D. Supermarkets and Green Products

Here is a list of some of the best museums for children in America.

Please Touch Children’s Museum

This museum lies in Philadelphia. It offers Alice in Wonderland exhibits where young children can play with giant flowers and have tea parties. Kids can also play on musical instruments and babies can crawl on lily pads, which make musical sounds.

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

This museum lies in Indiana. It holds a fair share of dinosaur fossils (化石). There are many fossils like the T. Rex, Bucky and many others in an 8,000-square-foot area. Around 10,000 man-made objects, including a 55-ton steam engine and a 33-foot tall water clock, are there in the 365,000-square-foot area. It also offers activities like dinosaur building, camps and classes featuring space themes and other educational programs.

Boston Children’s Museum

This museum lies in Massachusetts. The exhibits here are of health, art, science, culture and environment. In this museum, children also learn about Japanese culture. Activities like Play Lab, New Balance Climb and The Recycle Shop bring out the creativity in children.

National Museum of Play

This museum, which lies in Rochester area of New York, has a wide collection of dolls, games, toys and other home crafts dating back to the 19th century. Here, educational tours include stories of machines and other toys.  Kids can walk in Sesame Street exhibit and cook food at play or TV studios.

Children’s Museum of Houston

This museum lies in Texas. Termed as the best playground for mind, this museum offers scores of activities for kids of every age. It even offers free family adventure events where families with their kids are encouraged to work on math activities and games. Children also learn about broadcasting activities and preserving ecosystems.

21. One who has interest in environmental protection can choose to visit         .

A. National Museum of Play or Children’s Museum of Houston

B. Boston Children’s Museum or Children’s Museum of Houston

C. Please Touch Children’s Museum or Boston Children’s Museum

D. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis or National Museum of Play

22. While visiting National Museum of Play, you can take part in         .

A. dinosaur building

B. New Balance Climb

C. cooking food at play or TV studios

D. playing with giant flowers                         

23. If a couple with kids of different ages want to do activities together, they should go to        .

 A. New York           B. Texas              C. Indiana         D. Massachusetts

24. Who might be most interested in this passage?

 A. Teachers.       B. Students.        C. Researchers.        D. Parents.  

 _____ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may produce variants (变异体) of genes in human bodies.

 A. Exposed       B. Being exposed  C. Having exposed        D. After being exposed

1.Although I haven’t been here long, I have_____________________________

(交了许多朋友).

2.Small talk is very important and prepares you for more serious conversations.________________ .（有备无患！）

3. When speaking English, don’t remember to_____________________(避免犯错). 

4. Listening is a skill which most people _________ (缺乏), but communication is a______________(双向过程)and it involves speaking and listening.

5. Don’t ____________________(把目光从…移开) the operation.

6. He _____________________(放下书)and went to answer the call.

7. He _____________________(伸出手)and stopped a taxi.

8. I joined the class _________________ (毫不犹豫地).

9. She was ________________________________(她被施了魔咒).1

10. Membership of the club _________________________ (仅限于)adults.

11. The fans of the actress craned(伸长) their necks to __________________

 (看一眼)of their idol.

12. The new building was finished _________________________ (提前).

13. There will be a party for our classmates to ____________________. (聚会)

14. They have _____________________________(筹足钱) for a holiday.

15. Under great pressure, he __________________________(失去兴趣) studies.

16. The little girl visited her grandparents ___________________________(偶尔，有时)

17. Johnny finally ________________________(取得联系) his separated brother through Friends Reunited.

18. I ____________________(有福气)with a happy family.

19. I teach him Chinese and he teaches me English _________________ . (反过来)

20. Not all the cars _________________(属于)the people working in this building.

21. We are ____________________________(与…关系好) everyone in our village.

22. At the end of his speech, the audience couldn’t help _____________________.

   （放声欢呼）

23. Different kinds of entertainment can _____________________ (赋予…活力) boring daily life.

24. They __________________ (伴着...跳舞) Ruby Newman’s orchestra.

25. Liu Fang __________________________ (举办音乐会)since she was eleven.

26. Different words have different meanings. It’s ________________ with music

(音乐也是如此).

27. Every choice we have made must be considered and ____________________ (认真对待).

28. The play will be _______________ (上演) again next week because of its success.

29. There’s a postage fee __________________ (包括…在内还有) the repair charge.

30. Read the stories and answer the questions as _____________(如下).  

31. It is _____________(难以置信的) that a ball will not stop if there isn’t friction(摩擦力).

32．It took them six hours to ________________(扑灭)the big fire.

33．One egg can be used to create ________________ （多达）96 clones.

34．_______________（结果）, very few people are unhappy or feel any strong emotion.

35. JiNan is ________________________(被称作) the spring city.

36. The scientists have ____________________________（取得了重大突破）in cloning.

37. He ___________________________(发表了演说) in English at the meeting.

38. He will _______________(动身) tomorrow on his journey to Beijing.

39. The bus stopped to ________________ ( 搭载某人) passengers.

40. _______________________(令……惊讶的是) of her colleagues, she resigned.