The Metropolitan Museum of Art, more commonly known as “the Met”, located in New York City, is the largest art museum in the United States. Its impressive permanent collection is home to over two million works, divided among seventeen specialized departments. It is among the most visited art museums in the world. The main building is one of the world’s largest art galleries. On March 18, 2016, the museum opened the Met Breuer Museum, greatly enriching the museum's modern and up-to-date art program.

The Mot’s permanent collection consists of works of art from classical antiques to ancient Egyptian artifacts (史前古器物), paintings and sculptures from all but a few of the European masters. It also has an outstanding collection of American and modern art and proudly houses extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanic, Indian and Islamic art. Visitors can also find large collections of musical instruments and costumes, as well as antique weapons from around the globe.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art was found in 1870. It is the result of a project between businessmen, financier and influential thinkers of the day. They all shared the same passion of bringing art and art education to the American people. That dream became a reality when the museum opened its doors on February 20. 1872.

29.In what way is the Met special ?

    A. Its collection.  B. Its building. C. Its location.  D. Its name. 

30. What is learnt about the Met's collections?

    A. They mainly come from Europe.  B. They cover arts of different times.

    C. They are from European masters.  D. They are about antique weapons. 

31. People built the Metropolitan Museum of Art_________.

    A. to bring the worldwide artists’ dream into reality

B. to show the owners' pride in its large size

    C. to invest and make more money in the future

    D. to offer art education to the American people

It's not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do                                           

makes life happy.

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

Can you believe that in ______ a rich country there should be ______ many poor people．（　　）

A．such，such B．such，so     C．so，so  D．so，such

   Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off . You can make your environment work for you instead of against you .Here are some ways to turn your home into part of diet plan.

    Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating , for people are often less self-conscious（难为情）when they’re in poorly lit places-and so more likely to eat lots of food . If your home doesn’t have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.

  Mind the colors . Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites . In one study , people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room . Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing , while cold colors make us feel less hungry . So when it’s time to repaint , go blue.

       Don’t forget the clock-or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories（卡路里）per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes, And while you’re at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down , turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.

       Downsize the dishes, Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one ,total intake（摄入）jumps by 14 percent. And we’ll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.

45.The text is especially helpful for those who care about_______.

A. their home comforts     B. house buying 

 C  their body shape     D. healthy diets

46.A home environment in blue can help people_________.

A. reduce food intake  B  digest food better

 C. burn more calories  D. regain their appetites

47.What are people advised to do at mealtimes?

A. Eat quickly.   B. Play fast music.

 C. Turn down the lights.  D  Use smaller spoons.

48.What can be a suitable title for the test?

A. Effects of Self-Consciousness        B. Ways of Serving Dinner

C. Is Your Horse Making You Fat?     D. Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?

Some years ago, SARS broke out in the mainland of China, causing some people to be killed or nearly got close to (61)_______(die).The situation was so severe that there was no time (62)______(debate) who is to blame. The most important thing for the government to do is to find out the cause of this(63)____(dead) disease. They invited all the most experts in this field to discuss and quite a few suggestions were (64)_______(put) forward. Some of the top experts picked out those suggestions and tested them to see whether they were (65)______(avail). Doctor Zhong chose one patient who was seriously ill and had little hope of(66)______(pick) up and had the new medicine (67)_______(test) on him. To his great joy, this patient recovered! He made his way to his office and telephoned to the top official,(68)________(tell) him this exciting news. For(69)________(convenient), he moved To live in his office. His method (70)______(do) make sense. Not soon after that, the other hospital also controlled this terrible disease and killed it out finally.

Street art is a very popular form of art that is spreading quickly all over the world. You can find it on building, sidewalks, street sings and trash cans from Tokyo to Paris, and from Moscow to Cape Town. Street art has become a global culture and even art museums and galleries are collecting the works of street artists. Even advertising companies also use street art in their ads due to its popularity.

Street art started out very secretly because it’s illegal to paint on public and private property without permission. People often have different opinions about street art. Some people think it is a crime with others think it’s a new form of culture.

Art experts claim that the movement began in New York in the 1960s. Young adults sprayed words and images on walls and trains. This colorful and energetic style of writing became known as graffiti(涂鸦). Graffiti art showed that young people wanted to rebel against society. They didn’t want to accept rules, and they travelled around cities to create paintings that everyone could see. In many cases, they had trouble with the police and the local government.

Many street corners in Paris show the works of Space Invader. A French artist uses small pieces of glass to make images of space creatures. He has been doing this for some years and the police have arrested him a few times. On his website, you can see many other places where he has created this form of art.

Street artists do their work for some reasons. Some of them do not like the artists who make so much money in galleries and museums. They choose street art because it is closer to common people. Some artists try to express their political opinion in their works. They often want to protest against big firms and corporations. Others like to do things that are forbidden and hope they don't get caught.

In today’s world, the Internet has a big influence on street art. Artists can show their pictures to people all over the world. Many city residents, however, say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it alive. The street art movement lives with the energy and life of a big city. There it will continue to change and grow.

43. What may be the best title for the text?

A. A New Form of Art

B. The New Trend of Street Art

C. Discovery of Global Culture

D. Street Art-New Culture of Cities

44. Why do advertising companies use street art?

A. It has a free style    B. It has a great effect

C. It’s popular with customers    D. It gives the impression of youth

45. What’s the author’s attitude toward street art?

A. Objective    B. Subjective

C. Doubtful    D. Supportive

--It’s the second time that I ______ to Shanghai.

   ---What great changes! It’s ten years since I ______ it last time.

A. have been; left           B. had been; left         C. am, had left            D. come; had left

   American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan won the Nobel Literature Prize in 2016. Dylan was chosen “for 61 (create) new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” 

  Some people were 62 (excite) to see the news. Author Salman Rushdie called Dylan a “great choice.” U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated Dylan on Twitter. He described Dylan as one of his favorite 63(poet). Others were not sure that a famous and 64 (success) musician needed to win a literature prize

   65 his work. They thought the Academy should have picked a writer who would gain new readers because of the award.

   Dylan is the first American    66 (win) the prize since writer Toni Morrison won in 1993.

   Dylan was born in 1941 in the Midwestern U.S. state of Minnesota. He was

   67(bring) up in a Jewish middle-class family. Dylan taught himself to play the guitar, harmonica and piano. He first started performing in the late 1950s in coffee shops in his home state. Dylan moved to New York City in 1959. He hoped to make

   68in the growing folk music scene in Greenwich Village. Folk musicians of that time

   69 (most) performed songs from America’s past.70, Dylan began to write his own music.

He ____ his dream to be a doctor．（　　）

A．came true    B．is realizing   C．comes true  D．realized

The internet has become part of young people’s life. ___41___ report shows that 38% of students often use the Internet. Most of them get ___42___ (use) information on the internet ___43___ use the internet to help in their studies. But many students don’t use it __44__ a good way. Some play games too much, some visit websites ___45___ they shouldn’t look at. So bad things may happen__ 46__ students spend too much time on the internet.

___47__ is important for students to use the internet properly. Now we have a textbook, ___48___ uses many examples to teach students some good ways to use the internet. It gives useful ___49___ (advise).

Some students also make friends on the internet. But if you want to have a face-to-face ___50___ (meet) with your online friends, let your parents know and meet in a proper place.

Children do not think the way adults do. For most of   61   first year of life, if something is out of sight, it is out of mind.   62   you cover a baby’s favorite toy with a piece of cloth, the baby thinks the toy has disappeared and stops   63   (look) for it. A 4-year-old may object that his/her sister has   64  (much) fruit juice when it is only the shapes of the glasses that differ, not the amount of juice.

       Yet children are smart   65   their own way. Like good little scientists, children are always testing their child-sized theories about   66   things work. When your child throws her spoon on the floor for the sixth time as you try to feed her, and you say, “That’s enough! I will not pick up your spoon again!” the child will   67   (immediate) test your claim. Are you serious? Are you   68  (annoy)? What will happen if she throws the spoon again? She is not doing this to drive you crazy; rather, she   69  (learn) that her desires and yours can differ, and that sometimes those   70  (differ) are important and sometimes they are not.

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5处语言错误， 每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),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. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改5处,多者(从第6处起)不计分。

 In the countryside there are some children dropped out of school. The reasons for this are different. Some families are too poor to afford the education of their children. Some parents think useless for girls to attend school, so that their daughters lost the chance. In my opinion, every child should have the chance to receive education, whether boys and girls. Besides, the government should take some measures to guarantee children’s right of education because that they will play important roles in developing our country in the future.

假定你是李华，你与留学生Tom约好周六上午一起去爬山，但你因临时接到面试通知不能赴约。请你给她写一封电子邮件，内容包括；

1.表达歉意； 

2.说明原因； 

3.另约时间。

注意：

    1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

— Do you know _____ Mr. Black’s address is.

— He may live at No. 18 or No. 19 of Bridge Street. I'm not sure of _____.

One of the most popular comments I have heard about time is that we need to balance our time in order to live a more balanced life. We often feel that if we are focused and devoted, happy and positive, loving and generous, healthy and energetic, then we will be balanced people. And if the pie chart of our daily life has just the right ratios(比率) of work, life, family, health, and service, then our time will be balanced.

The problem with trying hard for balance is that most people’s understanding of this state is so different from what balance actually is! Balance is not about walking around with a bunch of positive qualities; it’s about walking on the tight rope between the poles within us and the circumstances outside of us. Strictly speaking, in order to achieve true balance, we should accept we may have some shortcomings. We should accept and love the most challenging parts of life because they offer gifts for full, real living.

Even though we measure time in a linear(线状的) way, time is and will always be asymmetrical(不均匀的). One moment is not like another, just like each day is different and each tide that rolls in is different from the previous one. This is why it is impossible to balance our time through a pie chart in a time management book. Exploring asymmetrical time allows us to move in line with an unbalanced time and thus regain our relative balance. If we stop measuring ourselves against the standards of linear time, we can accept ourselves more fully. New possibilities arise as we accept the uncertainty.

12. Why does the author think it’s difficult to achieve balance in life?

A. people don’t know the true meaning of balance.

B. people may not have enough good qualities.

C. people cannot create their pie charts of daily life.

D. people fail to realize the qualities they really need.

13. In the author’s opinion, what does a balanced life mean?

A. We should arrange our time wisely.

B. We should try to believe ourselves.

C. We should learn to improve ourselves and our lives.

D. We should accept the bad aspects of ourselves and life.

14. What does the last paragraph mainly want to tell us?

A. Uncertainty can help build up confidence.

B. It is difficult for us to accept ourselves fully.

C. There are always uncertain things occurring in life.

D. New possibilities can help us achieve balance in life.

15. What may be the best title for the text?

A. The true meaning of time

B. Seeking relative balance

C. Struggle for a balanced life

D. Popular comments about time

It's a scene so common: Coffee shops are filled with customers who seem more absorbed in their study or work than in their drinks.The coffee shop has become a popular place for modern-day students and workers.It's less boring than the library,and yet it is still filled with the same energy as a school.

There might be a good reason why students are drawn to social spaces like coffee shops for study.A recent study conducted by researchers in Belgium indicates that productivity may increase in coffee shops.

As part of the study,about 40 participants were placed side-by-side in pairs and asked to undergo（经历）reaction-time tests.Each participant sat in front of a computer screen,which flashed different colored squares.The goal for each person was to hit the key on the keyboard that corresponded with each square.Though each participant worked separately,they were affected by how hard their neighbor was working.The researchers varied the difficulty levels of each person's test,and they found that if they paired a person working on a medium-difficult test with someone taking a very difficult test,the first person would work harder.Not only that,but the first person's accuracy would also improve.

"It seems like noticing that their partner is working hard motivated people to work hard too,"a researcher explained.But the researchers couldn't exactly explain why."One possibility is that the hard workers' body position got noticeably more tense.So next time you enter a coffee shop to study or work,sitting next to customers who are obviously in the zone may be a wise choice."

33.Why do students prefer to study in coffee shops rather than in libraries?

A.They can enjoy drinks while studying.               B.It's too boring for them to study in a library.

C.They can conduct their academic researches.         D.Coffee shops have a better atmosphere.

34.How would a participant be affected by a neighbor doing a more difficult test?

A.He would work less hard.                                          B.He would possibly give up.

C.He would achieve better results.                              D.He would change the difficulty level.

35.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.Further research will be done in the future.              B.Sit next to a hard worker if you want to study.

C.Customers should sit tensely in a coffee shop.        D.The researchers have fully explained the result.

One doctor became the greatest surgeon in the country and the president of the National Society of Surgeons. For this reason,  61                (celebrate) were held in his honor. However, he was sad.

One day, his friend came up to him and said, “You’ve got something  62              others can’t even dream about. Why are you so sad now?”

“I  63                    (achieve) what I didn’t even want.” He said. “I never wanted to be a surgeon, and now I can’t escape  64               it. If I should suffer a failure, then            65                 (possible) I would have a chance to do something that I really love. But for now I  66                    (limit) to a thing that I don’t even like.”

“You must be joking!” the friend cried out, “ 67                    (become) the president of the National Society is the biggest honor for a surgeon. Everyone has 68             highest respect for you!”

   “But I don’t respect   69                 ( I ). That’s what is wrong. I wanted to be a dancer, but my parents were against it, and I listened to them. I became a great surgeon, but I am not working in the field that I wanted to be  70                 (devote) to. That is why I am unhappy now.”

My father’ s family is not a musical family. They are a family of words. My brother has my father’s dark hair, his love of a good argument. I take after my mother. From her I inherited a curious nature, a sense of adventure, bright red hair. I did not, contrary to her hopes, inherit a talent for the piano. That fact was established beyond doubt after unsuccessful attempts to draw music from me.

The piano lessons began when I was four. My mother was convinced that I would be a child Mozart. She found the ideal teacher--Madame Oblenka, a strict Russian woman, whose pursed lips were enough to frighten a wild horse into submission. Madame Oblenka, who expected a little Mozart, was not very delighted to find a little girl banging her fists on the keys.

I tried to please her. “Feel the music,” she urged. I “felt” it and winced  (退避) my ear--for what is more unpleasant than a series of wrong notes played continuously? She “felt” my music, too, which is why she always left with an angrier expression than when she came.

Once, when I was ten, I managed to record one of my own rehearsals (练习). In order to escape my practice sessions, I would close myself behind the door of the piano room, put on the tape recording, and read until the tape had finished. That method worked for a week, until my mother began to wonder why I always missed the same B-sharp. She knocked on the door, and, receiving no answer, came in to check on me and found that I had fallen asleep while the tape of my performance played on and on.

I was twelve when my parents finally acknowledged that my hidden talent was not about to emerge any time soon. My mother, refusing to admit defeat, told me to pick another instrument. “Choose anything you want, Honey,” she said, assuming that freedom of choice would inspire devotion. I thought long and hard and chose the drums. My parents, sensitive to noise, would be less than overjoyed by a daily bombardment of playing. I imagined my father in his study, cotton wads in his ears.

I worked my way through several other instruments before my mother hit on another idea. Maybe I wasn’t meant to be an instrumentalist. Realizing that drama might be more suited to my talents, Mom took me to a drama teacher. However, he put me backstage, painting scenery. Once I recovered from my sense of injury, I realized the wisdom of his choice. I loved the active, practical backstage world, and I discovered that I had a knack for constructing and painting. I loved the challenge of taking our scanty (贫乏) supplies and using them to make something beautiful. Imagining a scene and then seeing it emerge before me--this, to me, was close to magic.

I’m a sculptor now, and every day I experience afresh the joy of being fully absorbed in the act of artistic creation. It’s a wonderful, blissful (乐而忘忧) feeling. I realize that my parents, in their misguided attempts to interest me in music, were trying to give me this feeling. And now I feel grateful. Perhaps they went about it in the wrong way, but their hearts were in the right place.

24.The underlined word “emerge” in the fifth paragraph can be replaced by _____.

A. disappear                   B. fail                    C. turn                  D. show

25.Which of the following best reveals the author’s attitude towards piano practice?

A. She tried to make the piano teacher pleased.

B. She repeated the same mistake in practicing.

C. She played the recording instead of practicing.

D. She recorded her performance for improvement.

26.The author’s mother can be best described as __________.

A. devoted and stubborn                       B. encouraging and independent

C. helpful and considerate                     D. hardworking and generous

27.We can learn from the passage __________.

A. art should be treated as a joy rather than a burden

B. the ordinary backstage work can help one succeed

C. you can only get better at something if you practice

D. parents should encourage their children to create art

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。

While in London this past weekend I came across a man seating on a bench by himself. I smiled but said hello. He said he was from Birmingham and that I was the only person who has treated him in such a friendly way. In the fact, Birmingham is the largest city which lies near my hometown. He told me that he was in need of money return home. Not knowing how many money I had, I told him I’d give him whatever was on my purse. He prayed I’d have £ 47. When I opened my purse I found I had exact £ 47! I offered the man all of his money.

There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide. Each individual (个体的) ant hardly weighs anything, but put together they weigh roughly the same as all of mankind. They also live nearly everywhere, except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles. For animals their size, ants have been astonishingly successful, largely due to their wonderful social behavior.

In colonies (群体) that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions, they organize their lives with a clear division of labor. Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization. Where we use sound and sight to communicate, ants depend primarily on pheromones (外激素), chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony. When an ant finds food, it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is. When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying, it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.

In fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have no equal. They are completely fearless and will readily take_on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target. Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.

Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on Earth for more than 140 million years, far longer than dinosaurs. Because they think as one, they have a collective (集体的) intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.

32. We can learn from the passage that ants are ____________.

A. not willing to share food                 B. not found around the poles

C. more successful than all other animals        D. too many to achieve any level of organization

33. Ants can use pheromones for______.

A. escape               B. communication   C. warning enemies          D. arranging labor

34. What does the underlined expression "take_on" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Accept.          B. Employ.         C. Play with.               D. Fight against.

35. Which of the following contributes most to the survival of ants?

A. Their behavior.      B. Their size.          C. Their number.        D. Their weight.