We often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟). The name is new, but the idea is old. Young people and their parents don’t understand each other. The world has always kept changing. During the second century after Christ a wise man said, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.”

There has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what has happened.

“When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didn’t have enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didn’t seem to make much difference. ”

“Our children grew up in a world at war. They didn’t know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They didn’t want to think about the future. They thought nothing could be done about it.”

“Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas. They are trying to make the world better. They are trying to help other people. They’re making people listen to them. I am proud of their generation.”

28. The wise man mentioned in the text told people to bury him on his face so that when everything is turned upside down he will _____.

A. lie on his stomach       B. lie on his back

C. stand quietly           D. sit in peace
29. Which generation did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one?

A. Mr. Ellis’ generation      B. His children’s generation

C. His grandchildren’s generation     D. None of the above.

30. What is the writer’s attitude towards the generation gap?

A. Unacceptable.      B. Awful.     C. Funny.     D. Common.

History is ______ a subject  that lets us know something in history ,it also tells us a lot of truths.

A. not more than    B. less than

C. more than    D. no more than

      When I was a very young children, my father created a regular practice I remember well years late. Every time he arrived home at end of the day ,we'd greet her at the door. He would ask who we was and pretend not to knowing us. Then he and my mother would have had a drink while she prepared dinner and they would talk about his day and hers. While they chat, my father would lift my sister and me up to sit in the top of the fridge. It was both excited and frightening to be up there！
My sister and I thought he was so cool for putting us there.

假设你叫王蒙，正在参加一个夏令营。为了增进参加者之间的相互了解，夏令营决定组织一次有关自己家乡的征文比赛。请根据下面的提示用英语写一篇短文，介绍自己的家乡，以备参加比赛。词数100词左右。

 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。

Are you looking for something interested? Would you like to give a hand to other people in your spare time? Then joining us and be a volunteer! We have job for people of all ages. Anyone from students to old people can become ours members. You can help people in many ways. Some schools need volunteers to help take the care of children. Volunteers are needed in hospitals help the patients. Animal lovers can help save dogs and cats without homes. There is nothing for everyone. “I often played computer games when I was freely before. Now I help old people learn to use computers，” said a volunteer aged 18. Unless everyone helps out a lot, we'll all have better and warmer world to live in.

Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations．They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago．   36     

       The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses．     37     So they are called "diseases of civilization"．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.

       Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none．    38       However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.

       Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones．They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains．     39     We eat six times more salt than our ancestors．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.

            40     But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food.

       A．Stone Age people lived a simple life.

       B．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.

       C．In that case, they would live much healthier.

       D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise.

       E．But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these.

       F．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors.

       G．Modern people used to suffer from "diseases of civilization".

Some tough but useful lessons we face are from our failures. Here I’ll  16 with you one of my experience.

In 1990,I became certified（授予证书）as a Level I ski  17 by the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance. I always  18  to achieve a higher level, which is more  19  .So I decided to take the certification course.  20  it was a tough five-day program with both on snow and indoor lessons and the conductors constantly  21  us about what we performed, it turned out the most  22  one I had ever taken and the conductors. Once the course started,I found that my ski technique on the slopes（斜坡）was not up to the  23  .My short radius（半径）turns were not strong. I  24  failing the course.I was quite  25  .But I determined to make it my goal to specifically train on my  26 during my ski days all winter long. The retest was at a bigger ski field. The slopes were  27  dangerous.I faced further unexpected 28  .Of the candidates taking the course  29  thought we would succeed.We were made to ski down three times in a row  30  the conductors. This was one of the most nerve-racking（折磨人的）experience I had ever had. In the end. I 31  the program.My training  32 . I wouldn’t have 33 that specific training if I hadn’t failed the first time.

This process of using failure to be an effective teaching tool can be  34  almost any area in life. If you want to gain a higher level in any specific area or skill, be prepared to 35 failures.

16.A.deal              B.share          C.present               D.provide

17.A.student            B.candidate      C.sponsor              D.instructor

18.A.hated             B.refused        C.wanted              D.appealed

19.A.rewarding         B.controversial     C.shameful             D.flexible

20.A.When            B.As            C.Although             D.If

21.A.evaluated         B.demanded      C.defeated              D.treated

22.A.amusing          B.attractive        C.enjoyable              D.exhausting

23.A.expectation         B.conclusion     C.standard              D.regulation

24.A.gave up           B.ended up       C.took up              D.made up

25.A.delighted           B.excited        C.disappointed           D.desperate

26.A.benefits            B.hobbies        C.strengths              D.weaknesses

27.A.even more         B.even less        C.slightly              D.mildly

28.A.difference          B.challenges       C.varieties              D.distinctions

29.A.some            B.all            C.any                 D.none

30.A.in place of          B.in spite of        C.in front of            D.in control of

31.A.passed            B.failed           C.cancelled              D.withdrew

32.A.broke off          B.paid off         C.took off              D.set off

33.A.gone through       B.got through      C.lived through       D.broken through

34.A.decided on         B.linked to         C.applied to             D.aimed at

35.A.avoid             B.prevent        C.ban                 D.accept

Recently, a series of bracelets have gone viral on Weibo. On these specially made bracelets are the words “Cell Phone Ninja.”

The bracelets are actually part of an experiment carried out by Chongqing Three Gorges University that challenges students not to use cell phones in class for 21 days.

The experiment started on April 12. Each student who volunteered to participate received a bracelet. Before the first class and after the last class of each day, students were instructed to upload a photo of their bracelet to the school’s public Wechat account if they did not use their cell phones.

Over 800 students signed up for the experiment and 400 were selected to participate. After seven days, only 103 students remained. The experiment was set for 21 days because of a claim in psychology that 21 days is the length of time required to form any habit.

According to the teachers monitoring the activity, there were no rewards or punishments in the experiment. It depended on students themselves to make the decision. Teachers hope students can form better study habits through activities like this one.

24. What should the student do in the experiment?

A. The student should receive a bracelet.

B. The student should upload the bracelet’s picture during their class.

C. The student should upload the bracelet’s picture before and after their class.

D. The student should open an account in the school’s public Wechat.

25. How many students survived the experiment after a week?

A. 800　　　　　　　  B. 400　　　　　　　  C. 203　　　　　　　  D. 103

26. Why did the experiment last for 21 days?

A. Because the 21st day is a special day in psychology.

B. Because the organizers only have 21 days free.

C. Because it is believed that it takes 21 days to develop a habit.

D. Because 21 days are needed to form any hobby.

27. According to the teachers monitoring the activity, through such activities ________.

A. students must form a better study habit

B. students could benefit from the activity

C. students should depend on themselves to make a choice

D. few students attended it because there were no rewards or punishments

Before you put on a frown (皱眉)，make absolutely sure there are no smiles available.

—Jim Beggs

The last time my eighty-three-year-old mother visited, I asked how she was feeling. It’s a valid question. She has, ___16___, had two knee replacements, a metal rod placed in her femur, and arthritis (关节) is settling into her bones so ___17___ she can no longer roll the dough (生面团) to make her famous cinnamon crisps. She moves ___18___ and with precision (准确) to avoid another ___19___.

But she hasn’t ___20___ moving. In fact, she and my father attended their first Jimmy Buffet concert this summer, where they sat on the lawn. Here’s the thing about my parents: They ___21___ say no to an invitation or a new ___22___. If they can make it work, they’re willing to ___23___ just about anything. When we need them to come stay with the kids, we have to get on their ___24___ far in advance.

They ___25___ us daily.

When asked how she was feeling, my mother responded without an ounce (盎司) of ___26___: “Well, almost everything hurts every day. Some days are better than others. But you know what I’ve discovered? It doesn’t ___27___ a bit to smile. So that’s what I’ve decided to do...___28___ at everyone I see. I may not be able to do all the things I used to do, but I can at least ___29___ someone’s day.”

It is such simple wisdom, and such a profound shift.

Moving the ___30___ from what we don’t have, from what we’ve lost, from how we’ve been burdened to what we can ___31___ others is the difference between living in the dark and giving off ___32___. And illumination (光亮), of course, makes traveling so much easier for us and for others.

In chaos theory (混沌理论), the butterfly effect maintains that the ___33___ breeze from a butterfly’s wing can ___34___ the path of a hurricane halfway across the world.

Imagine, then, the possibilities that exist ___35___ a single smile.

16. A. after all    B. on average    C. for sure    D. at first

17. A. wisely    B. perfectly    C. thoroughly    D. patiently

18. A. curiously    B. slowly    C. cruelly    D. freely

19. A. rest    B. fall    C. hurry    D. cure

20. A. stopped    B. tolerated    C. regretted    D. risked

21. A. sincerely    B. constantly    C. scarcely    D. reluctantly

22. A. destination    B. investment    C. trust    D. adventure

23. A. recover    B. repeat    C. try    D. refuse

24. A. programs    B. routines    C. schedules    D. procedures

25. A. tolerate    B. inspire    C. praise    D. reward

26. A. self-pity    B. self-trust    C. self-blame    D. self-pride

27. A. matter    B. take    C. lose    D. hurt

28. A. wave    B. target    C. clap    D. smile

29. A. broaden    B. brighten    C. shorten    D. strengthen

30. A. focus    B. pride    C. panic    D. energy

31. A. share    B. owe    C. offer    D. promise

32. A. light    B. heat    C. kindness    D. joy

33. A. nice    B. loud    C. wild    D. small

34. A. mend    B. change    C. cross    D. block

35. A. without    B. above    C. within    D. against

  Every child should have a solid science education ___61．__ they want to be the next Albert Einstein or Michael Jordan. Children that understand how science plays ___62．_ role in our everyday lives are likely to succeed in life.

Children can learn science at any age. The ____63．__ (early) they start, the better. The best way for kids to learn is through play. There are wonderful science toys for preschool science ___64．___ (activity). Children love to use their imagination ____65．____ (complete) to have fun and to help them understand the world around them. So play is a wonderful time to introduce science to them. Think of the games that we used to play. Each of the games ____66．___ (have) science behind it.

Children are by nature curious as they feel the world, _____67． ___ (try) to make sense of what is around them. It is curiosity that needs ___68．____ (encourage) and satisfied. Finding these toys is not as hard as one would think. Visit science toy shops online.

Help your children appreciate the world around them with understanding the world around them. This way, they understand how we are all ____69．__ (connect) together. Children will not only question the world, but be able to come up with answers to those questions _____70．_ their own.

There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide. Each individual (个体的) ant hardly weigh 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 pheromone (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.
9．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
10．Ants can use pheromones for______.
    A．escape                         B．communication     

C．warning enemies                D．arranging labor
11．What does the underlined expression "take on" in Paragraph 3 mean? 
    A．Accept.        B．Employ.      C．Play with.     D．Fight against. 

Recently, professor of philosophy (哲学)in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our daily life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.

He says our relations with others often become dearly defined (清晰的）when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful relationship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.

Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.

Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?

Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I don’t know much. All I am is rich.

People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modem society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

25. According to the first paragraph, people have not realized     .

A. how important money is in their daily life

B. how one spends money shows what is important to him

C. that money is more important than their philosophy of life

D. that their understanding of life is more important than money

26. The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money        .

A. is a good way to test your friendship         B. will do harm to your friendship

C. will strengthen your friendship                   D. is a good way to break off your friendship

27. The underlined phrase “enter the picture” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “         ”.

A. is used up                                                 B. is spent on pictures

C. is paid in the right way                       D. is paid attention to

28. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?

A. He doesn’t feel that he is well educated.

B. He doesn’t think he is a very important person.

C. He doesn’t consider himself to be very successful.

D. He doesn’t think that being rich deserves so much attention.

假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Paul对《三字经》The Three Character Primer 很感兴趣，希望得到你的帮助，给他邮寄一本。请你给他回复一封邮件，要点如下：

1. 书已买并寄出；

2. 推荐学习《三字经》的方法；

3. 愿意解答疑难。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 邮件开头和结尾已为你写好。

Dear Paul,

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Yours Sincerely

Li Hua

71. While listening, she was always nodding, i_________ that she did believe every word of my explanation.

72. As the wages were low, there were few a___________ for the job.

73. He u_________ to pay the money back in two weeks, but I believe he couldn’t keep his word.

74. If no one has any o_________, we’ll have the plan carried out next week.

75. He is confident in the e___________ of passing the exam, because he has been studying hard this term.

What’s your favorite weather? Do you like sunny or rainy days? Many people like sunshine (阳光) a lot.   16   . They think rain makes them feel sad. For a long vacation, they like going to the beach to enjoy sunshine.    17   . I like sunshine very much, but I also enjoy rain.

   18  . It can make me feel quiet. On rainy days, I like listening to music and doing some reading, or just looking at the rain and daydreaming (做白日梦).    19   . I think it’s a good way to relax when it rains.

   20   . I hope you can feel happy no matter (无论) it rains or it’s sunny.

A. When you daydream, you don’t have to think about other things.

B. Sunshine can make them feel good and happy.

C. When it rains, the ground is wet and muddy.

D. They don’t like rain.

AB. Sunshine can make one run around and rain can make one keep quiet.

AC. I enjoy the sound (声音) of rain.

AD. They also like rain.

     Everyone looks forward to progress, whether in one’s personal life or in the general society. Progress indicates a person’s ability to change the way he is living at the moment. Progress must lead to a better life and a better way of doing things. All these, however, remain true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.

       However, at the back of the minds of many people, especially those who miss the “good old days”, efficiency comes with a price. When communication becomes more efficient, people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish .The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or to see each other without even leaving their homes. With the communication gadets, such as mobile phones and ipads, people often do not take the effort to visit one another personally. A personal visit carries with the additional feature of having to be in the person’s presence for as long as the visit lasts. We cannot unnecessarily excuse our selves or turn the other persons off.

       With efficiency also comes mass production. Such is the nature of factories and the success of industrialization today. Factories have improved efficiency. Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. However, with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when making these products. For example, many handcrafts(手工艺品) are now produced in a factory. Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand, now that the supply is quick and efficient, the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality of the handcraft and it is difficult to find unique designs on each item.

       Nevertheless, we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view. In fact, progress has allowed tradition to keep up. It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state. New technology is required for old products to stay old.

       It is people’s attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society. Technology is flexible. There is no fixed way of making use of it. Everything depends on people’s attitude. The worst effects of progress will fall on those who are unable to rethink their attitudes and views of society. When we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs, a new “past” is created.

8. According to Paragraph 1, progress can benefit people when they are willing to _______.

  A. live a better life            B. look for better methods

  C. change ways of living       D. accept technology and advance steadily

9. The underlined word “gadgets” is closest in meaning to _______.

   A. tools     B. messages       C. barriers       D. skills

10. The author explains “efficiency comes with a price” by _______.

   A. describing a process           B. using examples

   C. following time order           D. making classification

11. What can be concluded from the last paragraph?

   A. Progress can suit the needs of daily life.     

   B. People review the past with great regret.

   C. Technology should be introduced in a fixed way.

   D. People’s attitude decides the use of technology.

 Mary said she was looking forward to his return and ________ him.

   A. have seen     B. seeing        C. see           D. be seen

Every month, Editorial Director Sara Nelson and the editors at Amazon.com look through hundreds of books to discover their favorite titles. Here’s what they chose for the best of the season.

Fiction

Nonfiction

56. What is the role of Editorial Director Sara Nelson and the editors at Amazon.com?

   A. To read hundreds of books every week in advance.

   B. To introduce the most popular novels to readers.

   C. To study the difference between fiction and nonfiction.

   D. To pick out and recommend the best of the season.

57. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Camelot’s Court may get readers to understand Kennedy from a different angle.

B. We Are Water is similar to Help for the Haunted which is about marriages and gay.

   C. Five Days at Memorial whose writer is a Pulitzer Prize winner is published by Harper.

   D. William Morrow is the main character of the book Help for the Haunted.

58. If you aren’t good at your academic performance and feel depressed recently, you can choose _______ to read.

A. Help for the Haunted                       B. David and Goliath

C. Five Days at Memorial                      D. Tatiana  

— When did the British explorer James Cook get to Antarctic?  

— Not until the late 18^th century ______the Antarctic Circle, but he never saw land.

A. did he cross                B. he crossed       C. had he crossed    D. he had crossed

下面是某中学的学生中做的一项关于“阅读世界名著情况”的调查。请你据此写一篇英 语短文，描述调查结果，并谈谈自己的看法。

注意：1. 词数不少于 100；

2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数；

3. 可以适当增加细节以使内容充实、行文连贯。

A survey about reading the world famous literature works was carried out among the students in a high school.