Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.

    Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses（球场）in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.

    There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don't need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes; and you don't have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight control.

    Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be "green gyms". They are better replacements（代替物）for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, it's free.

28．Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of?

A. Motor racing in the desert. 

B. Cycling around a lake.

C. Playing basketball in a gym  

D. Swimming in a sports center.

29. The author uses power walking as an example mainly because        .

A. it is an outdoor sport   

B. it improves our health

C. it uses fewer resources   

D. it is recommended by experts

30. What do we know about golf from the passage?

A. It is popular in Portugal and Spain.

B. It needs water and electricity to keep its courses green.

C. It pollutes the earth with chemicals and wastes.

D. It causes water shortages around the world.

31. The author writes the passage to ________ .

A. show us the function of major sports

B. discuss the major influence of popular sports

C. encourage us to go in for green sports

D. introduce different types of environment-friendly sports

The technique can lead to new ways to produce medicines, the researchers from the universities of Istanbul and Hawaii hope.

As part of an effort to improve treatments for life-threatening illnesses, a team of scientists have created rabbits that glow(发光) in the dark.

Their efforts produced two rabbits out of a litter of eight that went from being a normal, fluffy white to glowing green in the dark. The rabbits were born at the University of Istanbul as part of a collaboration（合作） between scientists from universities in Turkey and Hawaii.

The rabbits glow to show that a genetic manipulation technique can work efficiently, though the specific color is more cosmetic than scientific. "The green is not important at all – it's just a marker to show the experiment can be done successfully," said University of Hawaii associate professor Stefan Moisyadi.

To produce the glowing effect, researchers injected jellyfish DNA into a mother rabbit's embryos. Those altered embryos（胚胎）. Those altered embryos were then inserted back into the mother. Similar experiments have resulted in glowing cockroaches and cats.

Eventually, the researchers hope the technique can lead to new ways to produce medicines, Moisyadi said.    “The final goal is to develop animals that act as barrier reactive to produce beneficial molecules in their milk that

can be cheaply extracted, especially in countries that can’t afford big pharma plants that make drugs, that usually cost $1bn to build, and be able to produce their own protein-based medication in animals," Moisyadi said.

The rabbits are expected to have the same life span as their non-glowing counterparts（副本）, but Moisyadi said he understands people can object to this kind of experimentation involving live animals.

"To the people against, I say: think about, what are the benefits and what are the injuries?" Moisyadi said. "And if the benefits outweigh the injuries, let's go with the benefits."

Moisyadi, a native of Turkey who is now with the University of Hawaii, started developing the project in 2006, and researchers are now waiting to see if pregnant sheep produce similar results.

1. Moisyadi’s attitude towards this kind of experiment is          .

A. doubtful.

B. indifferent.

C. supportive.

D. objective.

2. How did glowing effect produce?

A. It was just the result of genetic selection.

B. Put a light into a mother rabbit’s embryos.

C. Injected glowing cats DNA into a mother rabbit’s embryos.

D. Injected Jellyfish DNA into a mother rabbit’s embryos.

3. The final goal of this research is         .

A. To make animals cuter.

B. To make nights brighter.

C. To produce all kinds of glowing animals.

D. To produce beneficial molecules in animals’ milk.

4. What can we learn according to the passage?

A. The life span of glowing rabbits is much shorter than that of non-glowing ones.

B. The glowing rabbits were born only at the University pf Hawaii.

C. Scientists have created glowing cockroaches and cats before.

D. Three rabbits out of eight can glow in the experiment.

   It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp(军营).It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.

Once Mr White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr Hunt began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening to the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.

“I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”

And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”

Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”

“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the horse died!”

(   )7.The military camp was built in the village to     .

A. stop the soldiers from going to towns

B. stop the soldiers from meeting their friends

C. train the new soldiers             

D. make the young men live quietly

(   )8.Mr Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because      .

A. he was kind to them                B. they felt lonely

C. they had something important to do    D. they were the best of all

(   )9.The young officer was worried because      .

A. a traffic accident had happened

B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers

C. the nine soldiers would come back  

D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

(   )10.The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because       .

A. something was wrong with their buses  

 B. their horses died on the return way

C. it took them much time to run back    

D. they all drank much in the town

(   )11.Which answer do you think is true?

A. You’ll believe only the last soldier.    

 B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.

C. You’ll believe none of the nine soldiers. 

D. The officer won’t punish his soldiers.

Robots could soon be hiring and firing staff tinder secret plans drawn up to improve efficiency. A team of engineers at US-based Bridgewater Associates is reportedly developing artificial intelligence which can run the firm without emotions getting in the way.

Founder Ray Dalio is seeking to create a new business model where most employees are programmers and decisions are made by a computer. He appointed a team, called the Systemised Intelligence Lab, to work on the project early in 2015. It is overseen by David Ferruci, a famous developer who created IBM’s Watson supercomputer. That machine was made famous when it beat humans at a game.

Employees at Bridgewater are already asked to rank each other using a system called Dots，and these scores are mixed into “baseball cards” which show each worker’s strengths and weaknesses.

Employees also use a program called “The Contract” to set goals and track how well they achieve them.

It is the beginning of Dalio’s robotic imagination for the future of his company. He wants machines to make three-quarters of all decisions in the next five years. This could include finding the right staff and dealing with disagreements between different groups. Devin Fidler, a research director, said it could prevent human feelings from getting in the way of business. “People have a bad day and it then colours their opinions about the world. That may cause them to make different decisions,” he said. He described the plans as ambitious but added, “A lot of management is basically information work, the sort of thing that software can get very good at.”

Last month, Mark Carney, from Bank of England, said robots could steal 15 million UK jobs in coming years. He warned huge technological advances meant roles could be automated instead. The Governor said, “The challenge is, alongside its great benefits, every technological revolution will destroy jobs and people’s life.”

28. What’s special about the robots Bridgewater is developing?

A. They can beat humans at games.

B. They can replace employees soon.

C. They can recognize human emotions.

D. They can help in managing the firm.

29. What will Dalio’s new business model bring to the company?

A. More job opportunities.                                            B. Higher efficiency in work.

C. More dependence on employees.                                  D. Friendlier working environment.

30. What’s Devin Fidler’s attitude towards Dalio’s robotic idea?

A. Unclear.                         B. Doubtful.                        C. Favorable.                            D. Negative.

31. Which of the following can best describe the technological revolution?

A. Every coin has two sides.

B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

C. God help those who help themselves.

D. Nothing can be achieved without standards.

It is a truth which is universally _____that wealth doesn’t necessarily mean happiness

A. applied    B. acknowledged

C. acquired    D. accomplished

Each blind man believed ______ he knew just ______ the elephant looked like.

 Dogs already guide blind and disabled people and now they are to be trained to help people with dementia. The idea developed by some university students will now be put into practice by Scotland Medical Centre. The research is meaningful, for there are 670, 000 people in Britain who have dementia and by 2021 this is expected to rise to one million.

  Dementia can make people confuse day and night or forget basic things such as washing or drinking enough water. The dogs would be trained to help to guide them through the day.

  Joyce Gray from Scotland Medical Centre said, “People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a ly normal life, and dogs help them to maintain routine. For example, people with memory loss will tend to forget to take medicine，but if a dog presents them with a bag with pills in it, there's a greater chance of them taking it.”

  Ms. Gray also said dogs were perfectly suited to remind their owners to eat. “Dogs have an ability to say ‘it's my feeding time’， so there would be a note in the cupboard next to the dog's food reminding the dog's owner to eat too.”

  Dogs would also encourage their owners to take them out for walks. “It gives a reason for the owner to go out into the community，” Ms. Gray said. “We did a test with an elderly person walking down the high street on his own. Then we gave him a dog on a lead and he did the exact same walk. That time people would come up to him, chatting, smiling or making eye contact. We hope we'd see this with people with dementia too.”

  There is one more advantage of using the pets as companions. Since conversations can be increasingly confusing for people with dementia, dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship. Ms. Gray said, “We have found that people may forget familiar faces but not pets. People light up when they see animals. There is a speechless bond between the dog and its owner.”

28．What's the best title for the passage?

A．Guide dogs for the mind.         B．Pets, faithful companions.

C．Mental support for the disabled.   D．Dementia, a curable disease.

29．What's the common symptom of dementia?

A．Going hungry.       B．Feeling lonely.

C． Waking up at night.  D．Forgetting things.

30．According to Ms. Gray, after feeding the pet, the owner may ________．

A．do some washing    B．take his medicine

C．have something to eat  D．go out to walk the dog

31．For people with dementia, pets can ________．

A．give them wordless help

B．contribute to their recovery

C．help them to recognize people's faces

D．ensure them to gain support from other people

 Traditional Chinese medicine, and its needle treatment____, is widely practised in foreign countries.

      A. in favor           B. in theory         C. in practice     D. in particular

 ---Was the proposal passed at yesterday’s meeting?

  ---Yes, but some members of the committee expressed__________.

   A. association        B. reservation        C. authority               D. corporation

 Little _____what you said. I wish you had repeated it.

A. did understand    B. I understood

C. I did understand    D. have I understood

Every mobile phone user worries about the battery life… Finally it’s here! The amazing mobile phone solar charger will make sure your phone never runs out of battery again.

Our solar chargers are suitable for most phones: iPhone, Blackberry, Samsung, HTC, OPPO and LG. Our solar chargers can also charge your iPad, MP3 / MP4 player, iPOD, camera,GPS and so on. They are supplied with a wide range of adaptors(转换插头), which are suitable for different kinds of devices.

Our chargers are light and small. They fit very easily into a pocket. You can use the power of the sun to charge your solar charger on sunny days, and if your charger needs power on dull days, it can be charged by your PC via its USB connection.

Our chargers store many hours of battery life depending on which model you choose. The higher the mAh (电池的容量单位) is, the more powerful the charger is. The solar charger is great for: heavy phone users, travelling, backpacking, camping trips, boating, long plane flights and saving energy (clean and environmentally friendly). It is perfect for charging in foreign countries — you may arrive at your overseas hotel destination and not be able to find a local adaptor.

Keep one for emergencies — it could save your life. What if you break down in the middle of nowhere and you have no battery to call for emergency help? Or when there is no power available?

If you won’t leave home without your phone, then don’t leave home without one of our solar charger.

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1. We can learn from the text that the solar chargers are suitable for             .

A. Apple devices only

B. mobile phones only

C. many devices including phones

D. batteries made of certain materials

2. The solar chargers             .

A. cannot be charged in the dark

B. are pocket-sized and energy-saving

C. can charge a phone faster than other chargers

D. don’t waste electricity while they’re not being used

3. What can we learn about the three types of solar chargers from the text?

A. The Leather iPad Charger has only one colour.

B. The Hard Plastic Solar Charger is the lightest.

C. The iPhone Solar Charger is the most expensive.

D. The iPhone Solar Charger can be charged while recharging a battery.

4. Which type of solar charger is the most powerful?

A. They are all equally powerful.

B. The iPhone Solar Charger.

C. The Leather iPad Charger.

D. The Hard Plastic Solar Charger.

The French revolution was successful in ___▲ ____ society of inequality, which had a great effect on many other countries, particularly those in Europe.

   A. informing        B. reminding           C. ridding                 D. robbing

One of my most memorable vacations took place on a farm.

   When I was a boy, my parents and I traveled to a farm for a weeklong    41  of the life in the country. We got up early to see the cows as they were milked. I   42   tried my hand at milking one, and then joined the farmer as he   43   the cows into the field afterward. Later, while my parents   44   themselves with farm chores（杂事）, I helped feed the other animals.    45   later, I still have    46    memories of that trip and of experiencing a lifestyle different from my own. It made me    47    the value of a vacation of sharing memorable experiences with family members.

   To this day I still consider that family trip when I plan my    48    to taking time off with my wife and kids. In our busy lives, family is    49    we should be saving our money and time for. For my family, our   50   start when we begin planning the trips. We talk about destinations and our   51   ahead of time. Among the things we discuss: Can we save money by renting a house   52   spending six nights in a hotel?

53   the kids in planning the vacation makes sure they have a great vacation too.   54   I prefer to visit historical sites, they love to fish and swim.   55  , I build in some relaxation time so that the vacation    56   for everyone. Each year,   57   vacation time to spend together is   58   important to us. A relaxing environment opens the doors to all kinds of conversations—deep, silly, meaningful. Consequently, there’s no   59   from the usual everyday tasks.

This is the one week a year when I don’t care whether my kids cleaned their room. What really   60   that week is that everyone is having fun.

41.  A. survey        B. reflection        C. taste         D. adventure

42.  A. again         B. even            C. still          D. ever

43.  A. released       B. gathered         C. distributed     D. delivered

44.  A. devoted       B. busied           C. impressed     D. adjusted

45.  A. Hours        B. Months          C. Decades      D. Fortnights

46.  A. awful        B. temporary        C. unclear       D. vivid

47.  A. expect       B. imagine          C. consider      D. realize

48.  A. approach     B. method          C. way          D. means

49.  A. which       B. where            C. what         D. why

50.  A. vacations     B. celebrations       C. reactions      D. traditions

51.  A. food         B. budget           C. transportation   D. security

52.  A. in spite of    B. in place of        C. in need of     D. in favor of

53.  A. Arranging     B. Disturbing       C. Focusing      D. Involving

54.  A. Since        B. If               C. While        D. Until

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

56.  A. calls         B. prepares          C. cares         D. works

57.  A. putting away  B. cutting out        C. setting aside   D. turning down

58.  A. roughly      B. particularly       C. eventually     D. purely

59.  A. escape       B. satisfaction       C. pressure       D. doubt

60.  A. benefits      B. faces            C. arises         D. counts  

    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。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(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。

Last Sunday I saw a worst storm in years．It came sudden and went on for over three hours．After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest．The air was hot, but all was quiet．Then a strong wind started to blow into my room．Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out the open window．As I ran out to catch it, big drop of rain began to fall．When I come back into the house, it was raining more harder and harder．Then I heard a loud crashing sound from the back of the house．When I ran out to find out that had happened, a big tree had fallen down and broke the top of the backroom．

Right in front of the Minneapolis Central Library, a row of green bikes sits parked in a special stand. Each bike is designed with the logo  " Nice Ride"-the name of the city's bike-share program.

Nice Ride bikes are a lot like the library books that people come here to borrow. To rent a bike ,you simply use your membership card at a Nice Ride bike station. Members can rent one of l,200 bikes from 138 stations throughout Minnesota's largest city. People use the Nice Ride bikes to go to work, to go out on business ,or just to enjoy the city's many bike paths.

    The rise of bike-share programs like Nice Ride is encouraging more people than ever to choose biking over driving. Rising gas prices and concerns about the environment have also gotten people to dust off their bike helmets ,pump air into flat tires ,and hit the road.

Why ride? Not only is biking good exercise but switching from a car to a bike also reduces the amount of pollution in the air. Carbon dioxide , a greenhouse gas linked to climate change , is one of the many polluting substances that come out of a car's tail pipe.

Bike-share systems are found around the world in cities like London, Paris, Barcelona, and Melbourn , Australia. The largest program-with 70,000 bikes-is in Wuhan, China.

To make roads friendlier to non-motorists, the U. S. Department of Transportation has invested more than a billion dollars in cycling and pedestrian projects in recent years. The money went toward building thousands of miles of on-street bike lanes and pedestrian- only passages called green ways.

1. If one wants to use the bike ,it's a must to _____.

A. give away a bicycle                         B. know Nice Ride well 

C. pay the cost in advance                      D. get a membership card

2. Which of the following can people do with the bikes?

A. Earn a living.           B. Enjoy bikeways.    C. Compete in a race.      D. Rent them out to others.

3. Paragraph 4 is mainly about ______ .

A. benefits of biking                             B. pollution caused by cars

C. methods to use the bikes                    D. ways to reduce pollution

4. Which of the following is true of Nice Ride?

A. It will take the place of taxi companies.         B. China has better public bike systems.

C. It attracts more people to choose biking.        D. The government lacks money to support it.

5. The author's purpose in writing this text is to ______.

A. raise money for bike-share programs             B. seek advice for Nice Ride

C. compare Nice Ride with libraries              D. introduce the public bike system

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。

I was real sad when I found my bicycle went wrong again. Tired of repairing it again and again, I decided buy a new one. After school, I went to a shop locating in the center of the city with a friend called Jack. The black bicycle attracted my eyes as soon as we went into the store. It looked so cool that I could hardly wait to ride it. The shopkeepers told us that it was the latest bicycle.

He wanted to charge me for 800 yuan, that was too high for me. I just couldn’t afford such an expensive one. Then I choose another one, which cost him only 200 yuan. It was not perfect, so it was much better than the old one.

 It is a truth which is universally _____that wealth doesn’t necessarily mean happiness

A. applied                    B. acknowledged      C .acquired                      D. accomplished

According to German researchers, forcing people to be happy and polite all the time is likely to make them sick. They believe most at risk are air hostesses, call center operators, waiters and other workers in close contact with the public.

Professor Dicter Zapf, a researcher into human emotions at Frankfurt University, said false friendliness led to depression, stress and a lowering of the immune(免疫) system. This can lead to more serious illness such as high blood pressure and so on.“Every time a person is forced to repress his true feelings, there are negative consequences for his health,”said Professor Dieter Zapf.

In order to reach these conclusions, for over two years, 4,000 volunteers including shop workers and air hostess, were put in an imaginary call center and abused by customers. Some of the participants were allowed to answer back, while others had to be polite and friendly all the time.

Those who stood up to clients(顾客) had a rapid heartbeat for a brief period, but for those who had to remain friendly, their heart was still racing long after the client had hung up.

The conclusion reached by the researchers was that“being friendly against one's will causes nothing but stress”.

Professor Zapf said, “We are all able to control our emotions, but it becomes difficult to do this over a long period as air hostesses are forced to on long flights.”

“These people need space away from the passengers where they can be on their own and let their feelings run free. We have to get away from the ‘customer is king’ attitude and show more respect to those working in the service industries.”

32. Who are most at risk when forced to be polite all the time?

A. Those connected with the public.   B. Those in service industries.

C. Those with high blood pressure.    D. Those working at the airport.

33. According to Professor Dicter Zapf, false friendliness can _____.

A. cause conflicts among people      B. improve people’s relationship

C. control high blood pressure        D. lead to more serious illnesses

34. What can be inferred from the text?

A. About 4000 voluntary students took part in the research.

B. Those allowed to answer back had a slow heartbeat.

C. Those forced to remain polite are likely to have heart problems.

D. Air hostess should be allowed to lose their temper on long flights.

35. What is the main purpose of this text?

A. To tell people to take the “customer is king” attitude.

B. To persuade people out of working in service industries.

C. To appeal to people to respect those in service industries.

D. To remind people in service industries to control their emotions.

I will share one experience with you．With the college Entrance Examination draw near，I was filled with great anxiety．However，I couldn't be absorbed in study，resulting from my failing in the examination．I got very discouraging．Just then，my teacher，Miss Zhang，approached me and said，"In life we all have moments when we can't achieve what we want to．It is natural．Don't allow those moments to weaken you，and turn them into motivation to inspire yourself．"Her words were reminder that provided me with constant encouragement to smile at life．Consequently，I gained that I deserved．

So it is an optimistic attitude which matters most of all．It gives you the confidence to deal with difficulties and to achieve what you want in your life．

No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon（外科医生） and part of it taken out．Today，however，we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation．The sick person falls into a kind of sleep，and when he awakes， the operation is finished．But these happy conditions are fairly new．It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain．     

Long ago，operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything．The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best for him. He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off， and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched．      

    Soon after 1770, Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laughing gas”．Laughing gas became known in America．Young men and women went to parties to try it． Most of them spent their time laughing，but one man at a party，Horace Wells，noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas．He decided to make an experiment on himself．He asked a friend to help him．     

    Wells took some of the gas， and his friend pulled out one of Well’s teeth． Wells felt no pain at all．    

    As he didn't know enough about laughing gas，he gave a man less gas than he should have．The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out．       

    Wells tried again，but this time he gave too much of the gas，and the man died．Wells never forgot this terrible event．    

9．Long ago, when the sick man was operated on，he ＿＿＿＿．    

A. could feel nothing           B. could feel all the pain  

C. could not want anything      D. could do anything 

10．Using the laughing gas， the people did not seem to ＿＿＿＿．     

A. he afraid of anything         B. be ill      

C. want to go to the parties       D. feel pain

11．If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on， he ＿＿＿．     

A. felt nothing                 B. would die   

C . still felt pain                D. felt very comfortable

12. One who took too much of the laughing gas ＿＿＿．    

A. would die                   B. would laugh all the time    

C. would never feel pain          D. would be very calm