---Did your son enjoy seeing Kung Fu Panda 3?

--- _______! He kept kicking and punching joyfully all the way home.

   A. That’s right      B. You bet                C. Forget it                 D. No problem

When I feel very honoured to have been able to work as a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations. First, I should tell you something about the UN. The UN ____51___(found) just after the Second World War in October 1945. It has four main functions: to keep international peace; to develop friendly relationships among nations; to cooperate in solving international problems and in promoting respect for human rights; and to be a centre for ___52__ (organize) the actions or work of different nations. ___53___ is known that the UN touches the lives of people everywhere. With the help of the borrowed armies and other worthy organizations, the UN assists the victims of wars and disasters. ___54__, the UN helps protect human rights and works___55___(improve) international laws. Second, I want to tell you about the work I have been doing. I mainly visit countries ___56___the UN has programmes to help people. The television and press will follow and record my visits, which ___57___(increase) people’s knowledge of the work of the UN. Apart from the urgent problems ___58___（cause）by wars and conflicts, the UN helps countries with other problems such as lack of education, ___59___(starve), disasters and other diseases. So with the work of the UN the world has been brought ___60___(close) together than before.

____ to be a village teacher, he would not give up although paid less than 1,000 yuan a month.

      A. To be determined    B. Determining   C. Determined        D. Having determined

China’s new term, tuhao, may be in next year’s Oxford EnglishDictionary. The word caught the attention of the dictionary's editing team after BBC’s recent program on influential Chinese words. “If its influence continues, it is very likely to appear on our updated list of words,” said Julie Kleeman, project manager with the editing team.

In Chinese tu means uncouth (笨拙的) and hao means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in China’s countryside. The word became more popular in September with the launch of Apple’s new gold-colored iPhone, which is loved by China’s rich people. The color became known as “tuhao gold.” The word is now also used by the online community to refer to people who have the cash but lack the class to go with it. Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese words — dama and hukou — which may also make it into the dictionary.

People can have an intuitive (直观的) grasp of the meanings if they see pinyin, Kleeman said, adding that people avoid using an English word to keep the original meaning.

“We have nearly 120 Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary,” she said. Some of them are: Guanxi, which means “connection”; Taikonaut, a mix of taikong, meaning outer space, and astronaut.

The new words will be first uploaded on the official websitebefore the dictionaries arrive. The online version is also renewed every three months. “It at least broke our old rules. It used to take 10 years to include a new word but now we keep the pace with the time,” according to a statement from ex-chief-editor John Simpson.

29. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A. Dama and hukou have made it into Oxford English dictionary.

B. Some influential Chinese words appeared on one of BBC’s recent programs.

C. tuhao refers to people who have both the cash and the class.

D. John Simpson thinks that it is not good to break old rules.

30. What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 mean?

A  Go on a diet.             B. Get ready to help others.

C. Give orders to others.     D. Put on weight.

31. Tuhao becomes more popular in September partly because ______.

A. it is very likely to appear in Oxford English Dictionary

B. Apple launched a new gold-colored iPhone

C. people use Chinese pinyin to keep the original meaning

D. it is often used by the online community

32. The main idea of the text is that ______.

A. Oxford English Dictionary Includes new words faster than before

  B. sometimes pinyin makes Chinese words better understood

C. tuhao has a new meaning at the present time

D. tuhao may end up in Oxford English Dictionary

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 Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning, others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world.

Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.

Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.

Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news, and others prefer short stories. They just     choose what they are interested in.

Today newspapers in English have the largest number of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21^st Century. They bring us more and more information with the internet.

46. People read newspapers in order to _____

A. learn the latest news            B. read short stories

C. do something in the morning     D. meet their own different needs for reading

47. From the passage we can see that when people get newspapers,_____

A. they read from one article to another

B. they have no time to read them

C. they just read the headlines

D. not everyone reads all the articles in the papers

48. Newspapers are very important to people because _____

A. they have a lot of interesting things in them.

B. newspapers can be found everywhere in the world.

C. people can learn what is happening in the world from papers.

D. many people in the world know English.

49. Newspapers _____ are the most popular in the world.

A. in Chinese  B. in English  C. in other languages  D. with many pages

50. According to the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from _____

A. books     B. magazines     C. the internet      D. advertisements.

---Do you know  the strange man______?  --- Isn’t he Mr. Smith, our head teacher?

   A. at a distance    B. in the distance   C. from the distance   D. at the distance

Controlling your food longings and dropping pounds fast is easy: Just eat breakfast. The editors of Eat This, Not That! carried out researches to determine some best breakfast food for weight loss.

Black Beans

Protein, per 1/2 cup: 7g

Black beans will not only fill you up for hours but also help slim you down. Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers found that with black beans consumed daily, study participants’ fat reduced by 4 percent over two years.

Peanut Butter

Protein, per 2 tbsp: 7—8g

While processed peanut butter is filled with sugar and oils, the real stuff is made with just two ingredients: salt and peanuts. The peanut is filled with heart-healthy monounsaturated fats. Nutritionist and personal trainer Kristin Reisinger suggests using the healthy fat in an AM smoothie.

Almond Butter

Protein, per 2 tbsp: 7—8g

“Almond butter is high in protein, fiber and monounsaturated fats,” says Martha McKittrick, RDN, CDE. “Studies have also shown that people who eat nuts are less likely to become overweight than those who avoid them, likely because it helps you feel fuller.” To get the benefits at breakfast, McKittrick suggests spreading some nut butter on the whole grain toast.

Eggs

Protein, per two large eggs: 13g

“Eggs are an excellent source of protein and other healthy nutrients including fat-burning choline(胆碱),” says McKittrick. Choline, also found in lean meats, seafood and collard greens, attacks the gene mechanism that causes your body to store fat around your liver, according to Zero Belly Cookbook. The more eggs you eat, the less egg-shaped you get.

1. Which two foods contain the same amount of protein?

A. Black beans and eggs

B. Almond butter and eggs

C. Black beans and peanut butter

D. Peanut butter and almond butter

2. How does Almond Butter help control weight?

A. It helps people sleep better    B. It offers people more protein

C. It makes people feel fuller    D. It makes people burn more calories

3. Which of the following foods contains fat-burning choline?

A. Shellfish    B. Corn

C. Fat    D. Tomatoes

4. What food will a doctor advise heart patients to eat?

A. Eggs    B. Black beans

C. Peanut butter    D. Almond butter

假如你叫李华，今年18岁，是光明中学的一名高二学生。你所在的城市明年要举办国际旅游节（tourism festival），现向全市招募志愿者，请你根据以下要点向组委会写一封申请信，应征旅游节志愿者的工作。

1、你的个人信息（年龄、性别、性格等）；

2、你的特殊优势（对地方旅游景点的了解，扎实的英语功底，相关的经历，沟通能力等）；

3、你的承诺。

注意：

1、词数100左右；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3、信的开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear committee,

Thank you for taking your time to read my letter._________________________________________________

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Yours,

Li Hua

The International Agency for Research on Cancer(IRIC)，part of the United Nations’ World Health Organization(WHO), claims that radiofrequency electromagnetic fields(RF/EMF)（射频电磁场）is possibly carcinogenic(致癌的) to humans. The main sources of RF/EMF are radios, televisions, microwave ovens, cellphones, and Wi-Fi devices.

Even if we want to, we can’t eliminate（消除） our exposure or our children’s, to RF/EMF. But, we many need to limit that exposure, when possible. That was among the conclusions of a controversial survey article published in the Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure entitled “Why children absorb more microwave radiation than adults: The consequences.” From an analysis of relevant studies, the authors argue that children and adolescents are at considerable risk from devices that radiate microwaves. The following points were offered for consideration:

●          Fetuses(胎儿) are even more vulnerable than children. Therefore pregnant women should not expose their fetus to microwave radiation.

●          Adolescent girls and women should not place cellphones in their bras or in hijabs (headscarf)

●          Cellphone manual warnings make clear an overexposure problem exists.

●          Government warnings have been issued but most of the public are unaware of such warnings.

●          Wireless devices are radio transmitters, not toys. Selling toys that use them should be monitored more closely.

  Children and fetuses absorb more microwave radiation, according to the authors, because their bodies are relatively smaller, their skulls are thinner, and their brain tissue is weaker.

     This is not a call to throw out all electronic devices. However, at the very least, it should open up the discussion about different safety levels for adults versus children. Hopefully more studies will be done to check or contradict the assumptions so far. In the meantime, are the government’s current regulations adequate? The exposure levels they warn against haven’t seemed to have been updated for more than 19 years.

In a Network World opinion article ominously titled “Is Wi-Fi killing us … slowly?” columnist Mark Gibbs makes the point that “…laws and warnings are all very well but it’s pretty much certain that all restrictions on products that use microwave technology will error(犯错) on the safe side; that is, the side that’s safe for industry, not the side of what’s safe for society.” Gibbs then added this ominous closing question, “Will we look back (sadly) in fifty or a hundred years and marvel at how Wi-Fi and cellphones were responsible for the biggest health crisis in human history?”

 I __________ late for the meeting this morning if Ron hadn't given me a lift.

A. could come           B. would have come C. had come             D. came

After we meet people it is up to us to make them our friends. Let us stop a moment and consider what really makes a friend. The major qualities like faithfulness, devotion, friendly company, flash through our minds. But it is the large number of very small particular qualities that make up one’s whole character, such as cheerfulness, friendliness, and punctuality (守时). After all, “ to make a friend, be a friend” is not such a big and difficult order. There are particular favorable qualities, which attract others to us, and some elements which do have an effect on people in fundamental psychology(基础心理学) or not.

   If you are in the presence of a shy person, talking and asking casual (随意的) questions may bring him out of his shell. Think of what would be most acceptable to the other person, for you to talk, or to listen. Either way the goal is to make yourself pleasant.

   Always remember to listen, but listen intelligently. To have anyone “ hang on our words” is the most unnoticeably clever way in the world to please somebody. For a few extremely happy seconds we are the center of attraction, but when it is our turn to be audience, let us remember how we felt as the actor, and let’s be genuinely (真正地) interested in what the other fellow is saying.

   Other people will like us, if we like them. If you want friends, keep your mind and heart open to friendship. Be alive to the other person’s world.

21. This passage is mainly about_______.

   A. the ways of talking to a shy person

   B. some favorable qualities to be a psychologist

   C. how to make yourself attractive to your listeners

   D. how to make a friend and be a friend

22.The words “ bring him out of his shell” in this passage most probably mean _______.

   A. make him become active       B. make him feel more nervous

   C. help him understand the question better   D. help him listen intelligently

23.According to the passage, an important way in making friends is to ________.

   A. attract them       B. be attracted     C. listen attentively    D. talk widely

Giant pandas —Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan , offered by the Chinese mainland, have          their new home in Taipei Zoo.

      A. appealed to        B. agreed to   C. applied to         D. adapted to

 --- The online shopkeeper has apologized for his bad behavior.

--- OK. If you’re still not satisfied, you can _____ compensation(赔偿）.

    A. afford               B. dismiss          C. sacrifice            D. claim

People are overweight for many reasons, the most important one of which is that they eat the wrong foods, get the wrong types of calories per meal, and they also eat meals at the wrong time each day. Food is more powerful than any weight loss pill, because the food that you eat can either make you thin or fat. This is true because your body is like an engine, and it only needs certain foods at certain intervals(间隔) each day.

Low-calorie Diets Do Not Work

The reason people cannot lose weight by starving themselves is that their metabolism(新陈代谢) will detect any major drop in calories and it will then adjust itself by burning fewer calories each day. That is the reason why you can eat 1,000 calories per day and not lose any weight, while your friends can eat 2,500 calories per day and not gain any weight.

Low-fat Diets Do Not Work

Many people in today’s society are buying mostly low-fat or non-fat food at the grocery store. Everybody knows how much fat is inside the food they buy. However, people are getting fatter than ever before by doing this. They are not losing weight by changing to this low-fat lifestyle.

Losing weight has nothing to do with these things. One of the most important things you can do to control your weight is to eat the proper foods, such as fruit and vegetables, eat them at the right time, and exercise every day. If people make this a habit, they will lose weight.

25. What is the main reason why people are overweight?

A. They burn many calories every day.

B. They eat the wrong foods at the wrong time.  

C. They eat food with lots of calories.

D. They don’t take weight loss pills.          

26. The article is written in order to________.

   A. tell readers not to buy low-fat or non-fat food.

   B.tell readers about an important scientific discovery.

   C .tell readers how to lose weight.

   D. call on people to lose weight and stay healthy.

27. To realize the aim of your weight loss plan, you should_________.

a. do exercise every day           b. eat meals at the right time

c. eat fruits and vegetables         d. eat low-fat or sweet food

e. eat the proper foods at each meal

A. a, b, c, e        B. a, b, d, e       C. a, c, d, e       D.a, b, c, d

 What was so　　　about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon bare-footed.

A. awful            B. essential         C. impressive          D. obvious

 David was seen __________ home with his family early this morning.

A. to be leaving        B. leave           C. to leave             D. left

 Once there lived a rich man   61   wanted to do something for the people of his town.   62   first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.

    In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed   63   very large stone. Then he  64  (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

    “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.   65   man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove  66  . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,   67  (say) to himself: “The night   68  (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”                

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his   69   (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!   70   the stone, he found a bag of money.

Where to enjoy a picture-perfect white Christmas?

Quebec City, Canada

When the narrow streets of Quebec City are covered in snow, it feels like you’ve wandered into a beautiful Victorian Christmas card which has come to life. Enjoy the friendliness of this charming Canadian city with joyous outdoor concerts, holiday markets and Quebec Adabra — an evening festival of music, lights, animation (动画) and architectural projections held city-wide.

London, England

The capital is bursting with holiday cheer. Bright Christmas lights brighten up Oxford Street, Covent Garden and Carnaby Street. Skating people can go for a seasonal spin in Somerset House, Hyde park, Canary Wharf and the Tower of London. Love holiday music? St. Martin-Fields hosts an inspiring line-up of Christmas concerts while London’s most famous Christmas tree entertains visitors in Trafalgar Square.

Prague, Czech Republic

Prague’s beautiful architecture provides a dramatic setting for its Christmas activities. At the foot of the Church of Our Lady before Tyn, the Old Town Christmas market sells Christmas gifts and treats to the thousands of shoppers who visit it each December. Carol (圣诞颂歌) singers perform seasonal favourites while a well-decorated Christmas tree adds to the joyous atmosphere.

Rovaniemi, Finland

For a storybook Christmas, Rovaniemi in Finland is hard to beat. Lapland’s capital becomes a winter wonderland. The area is lit by the impressive northern lights，and they can be witnessed around the city from mid-August to early April. This magical place is also the official home of Santa Claus himself and visitors of all ages can meet everything about Christmas at Santa Claus Village right at the Arctic Circle.

1. Why does the author mention the Victorian Christmas card?

A. To indicate Quebec City is beautiful.

B. To show it always snows at Christmas.

C. To tell us Christmas is a lively holiday.

D. To suggest that we buy Christmas cards.

2. Where can you skate in London at Christmas?

A. In Oxford Street.

B. In Covent Garden.

C. In Canary Wharf.

D. In Trafalgar Square.

3. What makes a Christmas in Prague more attractive?

A. The unique gifts offered to tourists.

B. The great architecture of Prague.

C. The Old Town Christmas market.

D. A well-decorated Christmas tree.

4. What is special about Rovaniemi?

A. Its scenery attracts visitors of all ages.

B. It is a winter wonderland full of magic.

C. Its Christmas celebrations last long.

D. It is where Santa Claus comes from.

  Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories,   61    (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged 62    their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were   63     (serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

  A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early   64   the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I   65     (eat) with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise” he said, “ A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best   66    (climb) out but then I saw that one of my    67      (child) was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe    68  very frightened.”

  Mrs. Wu Mei said that her husband had just left for work    69     she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children    70   were watching TV.

       Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought them food, clothes and shelter.

One of the best ways to change your looks and improve your health is to lose excessive weight．There are plenty of tips and various techniques to help you cope with the problem．
Say good-bye to sugar
（36） __．Sugar is added to most products to make themmoreaddictive．People like the sweet taste and get used to eating pretty soon．Do not use sugar at all or minimize its amount while cooking．
Enjoys fruits and vegetables
Eating fruits and veggies is absolutely necessary when you are on a diet and need minerals，vitamins and other nutrients to stay energetic and alert．（37）because we tend to snack on fast food instead．In order not to get bored with vegetables and fruits，be creative and invent something new，such as colorful salads or smoothies．
Get enough sleep
It has been scientifically proved that people who do not get enough sleep eat more．（38） _．It is stressful for the whole organism tostay up late at night．Go to bed before midnight．Avoid snacking on fatty and sugary foods before bedtime．Stop drinking caffeinated drinks a few hours before you go to bed so that you could fall asleep easier．
Reduce the amount of meat you consume
Eating less meat is good for a variety of reasons．（39） _．One of the most expected recommendations you might hear from a specialist is that you should reduce the amount of consumed meat if your goal is weight loss．
（40） ______
Being physically active is good for you and not boring at all．It does not require any special skills or equipment．Practice sports for entertainment．Only then will you be able to fully enjoy it and keep on exercising further．

A．They need calories to stay alert
B．We need to burn excessive calories to keep healthy
C．Nowadays it is close to impossible to find foods that would not contain sugar
D．People used to be healthier many years ago only because they could not afford meat
E．Exercise for Fun
F．Exercise regularly
G．Most of us would avoid fruits and vegetables．