My friend Kathy and I were going to Colorado Springs for holiday. The only problem was, I didn’t have any luggage to pack my belongings in.

My friend Debbie offered to lend me a suitcase that belonged to her father, who had passed away long ago. “I don’t know if you’ll want to use it,” she said so gently, “it’s very old, worn out, and such an ugly yellow color." I was so touched by her offer to lend something that belonged to her father, but I was also concerned about the possibility of it being damaged or lost. She insisted that I take it. So with the suitcase safely in hand, I boarded the train with Kathy.

We spent two days and one night on the train, sleeping in our seats. As we slept, we were awakened at times, by the noises of the train pulling in and out of the stations.

The next morning we eagerly awaited the announcement: Next stop, Colorado Springs. But suddenly, there came another announcement over the loud speaker. “During one of the overnight stops, many pieces of luggage were mistakenly removed from the train and left at the wrong location.”

Kathy and I just looked at each other, as I felt the disappointment swell. Could my worst fear be coming true, was Debbie’s suitcase lost?

Just then two train conductors passed our seats. One of them jokingly said to the other, “Did you ever see such an old, ugly, brighter yellow, piece of luggage in all of your life?”

Before the other conductor could answer, I screamed, “YES, MY SUITCASE MADE IT!”

The two conductors stopped in their tracks! and, very red in the face, couldn’t seem to apologize enough for having insulted my suitcase.

When I returned it, I couldn’t wait to get the suitcase back into Debbie’s safe hands. She asked, “Did everything go well on the trip?” Somehow. I just couldn’t resist telling her what had happened. She laughed heartily.

When I recall the golden suitcase, Fm reminded, that like the suitcase, we can see ourselves as too old, useless, worn out, and of little value. Or, we can take a closer look and realize that we are one of God’s most valued creations -- unique, and holding inside our most valuable possessions -- that of love, faith, hope, and wisdom.

32. Hearing the announcements, the author        .

A. was happy to reach the destination                  B. felt angry at the service on the train

C. feared that the suit case might be lost             D. asked the conductors to look for the suitcase

33. How did the two conductors feel when the author claimed her suitcase?

A. Puzzled.                 B. Embarrassed.                      C. Astonished.            D. Amused.

34. From the last paragraph we can learn that          .

A. a friend in need is a friend indeed                          

B. God helps those who help themselves

C. inner beauty is more important than appearance   

D. a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. The Golden Suitcase.                        B. An Unforgettable Trip.

C. A Warm-hearted Friend.                           D. Two Impolite Conductors.

We'll send you a copy as soon as it becomes ________. We are working on it day and night.

A. present  B. qualified  C. available  D. renewable

假定你是李华，与留学生朋友Bob约好一起去书店，因故不能赴约．请给他写封邮件, 内容包括： 1．表示歉意 2．说明原因 3．另约时间
注意： 1．词数100左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．

An umbrella is what we easily forget and leave behind in our daily life.  When the weather is fine, we certainly don’t think of it; only when it’s raining, we’ll carry it purposefully.  But as soon as the rain stops, most likely we’ll forget   71   we’ve put it.  It has to wait patiently and pitifully for   72   owner to claim it, otherwise it’ll remain alone as a deserted umbrella.  Once I suddenly found my longtime used umbrella “disappeared”.  I really got lost   73  regretted quite some time for my own carelessness.  Several days later, out of my   74   (expect), I saw it quietly stand in a corner of the house where I worked.  I was extremely glad to regain it.  Looking carefully at it, though it was so familiar   75   me, I found for the first time that its wooden handle   76  (wear) out as a result of repeated rain­wash for years.  I sought for it only when I needed it.  It occurred to me that I should have paid  77 (much) attention to it.

It sets me  78  (think).  Around us there is always a person giving us support in silence just like  79  old umbrella that protects us from the rain or any wretched weather.  Will you think of those individuals  80  have helped you get through difficulty when you are leading a comfortable life?

The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea﹣wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets．About thirty metres away，a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading （41）　  　to the sea．

"Hey，look!"exclaimed Rahim．"Those two men are（42）　   　 heavy rocks．I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological （43）　  　"．

"You don't （44）　   　 a crane（起重机）to unload less than a dozen rocks，do you？"smiled Joshua．

"But those men don't （45）　  　 to have muscles at all．"said Michael，rather surprised．Joshua smiled．

"They are（46）　  　 labourers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they（47）　      　．See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his （48）　   　．Some of the rock's weight is set （49）　   　his head，some on the right hand and some on the left hand．His body isn't bent．His legs are well（50）　 　．"

"You're right，Josh．He may have a small build，（51）　  　 he certainly knows his job well．Dear me!And to think we have been studying （52）　  　!"Rahim thought about all that was happening．Suddenly，he said，"Technology won't （53）　 　 the human being completely，it appears．"

"I don't think it will．"（54）　  　 Joshua．"You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large，multi﹣purpose tractors，but you （55）　   　use that equipment to harvest tea leaves and tomatoes，will you？"

"You can get a computer to  （56）　  　multiple﹣choice assessments，but you cannot get the computer to produce or assess essays，can you？"asked Michael．

"Well，the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as （57）　  　as ever﹣that's domestic technology for you!"said Rahim．

"One day，perhaps，there won't be anybody （58）　  　who can carry a large rock the way those men do．It's not going to be a very （59）　  　world，I'm afraid．"sighed Michael．

"You're too much of a pessimist，Mike．"said Joshua．"（60）　  　 will always be other things that will make the world exciting．"

A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. ___46___water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to the elder ___47___had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man ___48___(present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled ___49___(warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home ___50___ a happy heart.

After the student left, the teacher let ___51___ student taste the water. He spit it out, ___52___(say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like ___53___?”

The teacher replied, “You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be ___54___ (sweet).”

We understand this lesson best ___55___ we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe on a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.

There are many superstitions(迷信) in Britain, but one of the most widelyheld is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder—even if it means stepping off the pavement into a busy street!

①Walking under a ladder

If you must walk under a ladder you can avoid bad luck by crossing your fingers and keeping them crossed until you've seen a dog. Alternatively, you must lick your finger and make a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the mark has dried.

②Umbrella

Another common superstition is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house—it will either bring misfortune to the person that opened it or to the household. The superstition could date from the old time when its purpose was to act as a sunshade. If opened indoors, it might be considered to be an attack on the sun. Anyone opening an umbrella indoors in fine weather is unpopular, as it inevitably brings rain!

③Number 13

The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid an inauspicious event had better stay indoors.

④Seven years bad luck

The worst misfortune that can befall you is caused by breaking a mirror, as it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to have originated in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods.

⑤Black cat

In the UK, black cats are generally considered lucky in the UK, even though they are connected with witchcraft(巫术)：You are said to be lucky if a black cat crosses your path.

1. Which experience is considered to be lucky according to the passage?

A. walking under a ladder

B. opening an umbrella in the house

C. breaking a mirror

D. a black cat crossing your path

2. Which of the followings is RIGHT in UK according to the passage?

A. Opening an umbrella in the rain is not acceptable or unpopular.

B. Black cats are generally considered unlucky because they have something with witchcraft.

C. Bad luck brought by walking under a ladder cannot be avoided using certain ways.

D. If you are to open a clothes store on May 13 in Britain, you had better change the date.

3. Which two superstitions are related to history?...

A. ①②    B. ②④

C. ④⑤    D. ③④

4. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. breaking a mirror will cause bad luck because it shows your disrespect(不敬)for the God

B. crossing your fingers and keeping them crossed can help avoid bad luck brought by walking under a ladder

C. number 13 is always unlucky in any situation

D. opening an umbrella indoors might be considered to be an attack on the sun

    A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large  41  .

    All of their friends and 42 came to see the lovely ceremony and to 43 in the

festivities and celebrations. All had   a wonderful time. The   bride was   impressive

   44   her white wedding gown and the groom was very attractive in his black suit. Evcry0ne  could  45____ that the love they had for each other was   46   .

     A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a/an  47     . “I read in

amagazine about how we can 48 our marriage," she offered. “Each of us will a  list

of the things that we find a bit 49 with the other person. Then, we can talk about how we can 50 them and make our lives happier together.

     The husband agreed. So 51 0f them went to a separate room in the house and thought of the things that annoyed them. They thought about this question for the _52 of the day and wrote down what they 53   . The next morning, at the breakfast table, they

decided that they would 54 their lists.

    “I'll start,” offered the wife. She took out her list. It had many  55  on it, enough to fill three pages. In fact, as she started reading the list, she noticed that tears were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes.

    “What’s wrong?” she asked. “Nothing,” the husband replied, “Keep reading your list.”

    The wife continued to read until she had read all three pages to her husband. She __56 placed her list on the table and 57 her hands over the top of it.

    “Now, you read your list,” she said happily.

     Quietly the husband 58 .   “I don't   have    anything    on  my  list.   I   think that  you are  perfect the way 59 you are. I don’t want you to change anything for me. The wife, 60 by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his acceptance of her, turned her head and wept.

    We have a wonderful world that is fiill of beauty, light and promise.   Why waste time  in  this world looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look  around us, and   see the wonderful before us?

41. A. festival B. feast       C. celebration      D. holiday

42. A. family      B. colleagues    C. schoolmates  D. neighbors

43. A. overcome B. undertake    C. intake          D. participate

44. A. dressed in   B. pull on      C. put on          D. wore

45. A. say         B. tell      C. know        D. leam

46, A. real    B. actual        C. true        D. pure

47. A. proposal B. idea     C. request     D. command

48. A. expand      B. strengthen    C. broaden        D. deepen

49. A. annoyed   B. disturbed   C. disturbing      D. annoying

50. A. focus       B. fix          C. concentrate   D.react

51. A. both    B. all          C. each        D. neither

52. A. remained B. rest    C. left            D. following

53. A. came up  B. came out C. came for    D. came up with

54. A. go over  B. make up     C. look over    D. turn to

55. A. matters  B. topics      C. items       D. details

56. A. cleanly  B. clearly     C. proudly         D. neatly

57.A. unfolded    B.folded     C.   opened        D. stretched

58.A. stated     B. declared    C.  announced      D. suggested

59. A. what     B.where        C.   who           D.that

60.A. encouragedB.criticized    C.  touched   D. Loved

Away         before I could say a single word.

  A. the children ran                               B. did the children run

  C. ran the children                              D. had the children run

Jaguar （美洲虎）is an endangered animal. It is said that there are less than 20 jaguars in the world currently, one of which is living in the national zoo of Peru. To protect this jaguar, Peruvians ____16____ a zone in the zoo for it, where there are groups of cattle, sheep and deer for the jaguar to eat. Anyone who has visited the zoo ____17____ it to be the “Heaven of Tiger”. ___18___, strange enough, no one has ever seen the jaguar ___19___the animals. What we could see is it’s lying in its house sleeping and eating the meat ____20____by the zoo staff.

Some people thought that the jaguar felt too ____21____, so they collected money and rented a female tiger to accompany it. Nonetheless, it did not make too much sense. “It is ___22___ for the jaguar to be lazy in this environment. Tiger is the king of forest but you ___23___ put some small animals around him. That is why the jaguar shows no ___24___ in going out. Why don’t you put some ___25___ around him?”a visitor suggested. The zoo ___26___his advice and put five wolves into the jaguar’s territory(领地). Since then, it either stands on top of the hill roaring ___27___goes down from the hill running without sleeping all day，totally getting back to its ___28___.

In our world, one creature ___29___ any rival(对手) is lifeless. Actually, this principle also ____30____to human beings. If a man lives without competitors, he is sure to be satisfied with the present and will ___31___before all difficulties. Difficult environment tends to ___32___successful people. Therefore, we need some rivals to push us with strict requirements and standards, leaving us going ahead in all ____33____and challenges. Due to our rivals, we can ___34___the best in us. Due to our rivals, we will continuously ___35___our capabilities when competing with them!

16. A. condemn    B. grab    C. overlook    D. circle

17. A. praised    B. classified    C. claimed    D. related

18. A. Therefore    B. Consequently    C. However    D. Moreover

19. A. feed    B. hunt    C. shoot    D. obey

20. A. wrapped    B. provided    C. equipped    D. abandoned

21. A. lonely    B. merciful    C. disturbing    D. awesome

22. A. understandable    B. changeable    C. reliable    D. unbelievable

23. A. possibly    B. truly    C. simply    D. actually

24. A. competence    B. interest    C. qualification    D. attempt

25. A. cattle    B. sheep    C. deer    D. wolves

26. A. adopted    B. demanded    C. delayed    D. reformed

27. A. nor    B. but    C. or    D. and

28. A. reality    B. nature    C. world    D. position

29. A. over    B. with    C. without    D. for

30. A. appeals    B. agrees    C. sticks    D. applies

31. A. break down    B. hold on    C. hold back    D. break out

32. A. shape    B. conquer    C. resemble    D. acknowledge

33. A. instructions    B. curriculums    C. arrangements    D. competitions

34. A. bring on    B. bring out    C. bring up    D. bring on

35. A. evaluate    B. appreciate    C. decrease    D. promote

Both men and women are living longer these days in industrialized countries. 36  In general, they can expect to live six or seven years more than men. One reason for this is biological.

One important biological factor that helps women live longer is the difference in hormones（荷尔蒙） between men and women.   37  Between the ages of about 12 and 50, women produce hormones that are involved in fertility(生育能力). These hormones also have a positive effect on the heart and blood flow. In fact, women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to die from heart attacks.

38    They help the body defend itself against some kinds of infections. This means that women generally ger sick less often and less seriously than men. The common cold is a good example: women, on average, get fewer colds than men.

39     Scientists are still not exactly sure how influence aging, but they believe that they do. Some think that a woman’s body cells have a tendency(趋向) to age more slowly than a man’s. Others think that a man’s body cells have a tendency to age more quickly. 40  
A．However, women, on average, live longer.
B .The biological factor plays an important part.
C. Women are also helped by their female genes.
D. The female hormones also protect the body in another way.
E. Recent research seems to support both of these possibilities.
F. Therefore, women are more healthy than men and can live a better life.
G. Hormones are chemicals which are produced by the body to control various body functions.

Every Wednesday, I go to Cantata Adult Life Services, a local retirement community in Brookfield, Illinois, US, with my classmates to do community service.
    After my very first visit to Cantata, my life changed forever. That may sound a bit dramatic, but volunteering with the elderly has changed my views on life.
    Our visits last about an hour, and we bring 25-30 students every time. We play board games and cards with the residents while we’re there.
    You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about “life back then”, but nothing compares to talking to the people who were actually there. Just hearing their stories has touched me in a way I never thought possible. It made me realize that it’s the little things that make life worth living. That’s something I won’t forget anytime soon.
    If there’s one thing I’ve realized in my three years of visiting Cantata, it’s that presence — just being there — means more than anything to many of the residents. And despite how busy our lives are, there’s always time to make someone’s day.
    It’s easy to feel like you don’t have anything in common with the elderly —especially when you’re a teenager. But that’s not true at all.
    I hate to be overly cliched (陈词滥调的) here, but age really is just a number. As young adults, it’s important for us to realize this sooner rather than later. We can learn a lot from the elderly, and they can often benefit from teenagers too.

28. What do the volunteers do at Cantata Adult Life Services?

   A. They share everything with the residents.

   B. They play board games and cards with the residents.

   C. They watch the residents play games.

   D. They buy gifts for the residents.

29. According to the writer, what is the most important thing that volunteers can do for the elderly?

   A. Playing with them.           B. Benefiting from them.

   C. Helping them.               D. Being there with them.

30. What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage ?

   A. We don’t have anything in common with the elderly.

   B. Age is just a number.

   C. Young adults and the elderly can benefit from each other.

   D. It is important to play with the elderly.

-----Have you heard that 10 people were killed in the accident last night?

  -----Yes,      news came as       shock to me.

A . the ,the                 B. a, the             C. a, a                D. the, a

wind up             break up                lay out              bent on           try out

in tune           let out           touch on         subscribe to           for good measure

46. He started __________ the window but I grabbed the door and opened it.

47. The volunteers have distributed 50g of rice to each refugee in the flooded area and an extra spoonful_________.

48. His father bought Harry a new bike as a surprising birthday gift, so Harry could hardly wait to____________ it___________.

49. To tell the truth, I have never ___________ the belief that people are basically good.

50. His mother _____________his thick coat, he put it on and went on a long journey.

51. The young are really __________with the community and they do a lot of services in it.

52. He seemed to _____preserving his independence and his right to favor the weekly winner.

53. Secretary General of the UN said that in North Korea he __________a plan to seek the goal of a world without nuclear weapons in the near future.

54. So much for the introductory party which _________aspects of the materials that we’ll keep returning to.

55. ‘Get well prepared for the topic’ the teacher said, ‘Next week you are required to ____________into discussion groups to report.’

Conventional wisdom has it that we should        some money for rainy days when we have a lot in hand.

A. put off    B. put forward

C. put out    D. put away

The old man is always lying in the sofa,                              the past days he spent in the countryside.

A. looking back at                                               B. taking possession of

C. drawing his attention to                                    D. making fun of

A recent study by Citi Retail Services found that a growing number of people are embracing digital wallets or e-wallets,due in large part to their convenience and ease of use.

E-wallets have been called the future of real-world payment technology.With major players like Alipay,WeChat and Apple Pay becoming popular,it seems to be a safe bet that a change in consumer payment technology is coming soon.

    CNN reporter Paul Ripley experienced a day in Beijing without his wallet."In China's largest cities,you can definitely survive without carrying a pocket full of cash and credit cards-as long as you've got your smartphone."He paid for breakfast by scanning a QR code on the window of a hole-in-the-wall restaurant.All he had to do was to enter a password and the transaction was complete.

Unlike the situations in the US and other countries,"China doesn't have a really money-making credit card system,so Chinese people just skipped credit cards and went straight to mobile payments."Gu Yu,co-founder of the new payment app Mileslife,told CNN.He also pointed out the advantages of mobile payments."No coins or bills that can be lost or stolen.electronic receipts,the ease of keeping rack of spending-and of course,no wallet taking up space."he said.

However,if we want to make e-wallets a mainstream trend a lot of things will have to change over the coming years.Perhaps one of the most important things that need to be changed is how people regard e-wallets.Linda Barrabee,research director for NPD Connected Intelligence, said in a statement."In order to promote on-the-go consumer transactions and commerce,wireless carriers,credit card companies,and e-commerce companies need to make sure the process is convenient,simple,and secure for consumers."

32.More consumers tend to use e-wallets because they are       .

A.fashionable   B.enjoyable    C.handy      D.economic

33.Paul Ripley's example is used mainly to show that       .

A.Smartphone payments are available in every part of China now.

B.Life in Beijing has become the most advanced in the world

C.You can buy anything you want using mobile payments in Beijing.

D.Mobile payments are popular in large cities in China like Beijing

34.Which of the following statement is NOT rue according to the passage?

A.There will be no more cash or credit card payments in the near future.

B.Digital-wallets will save up much space in your bag when you go out.

C.How people consider digital wallets will influence the popularity of digital wallet

D.The Chinese credit card system has partly caused the popularity of digital wallets

35.What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A.E-wallets is much safer and more convenient than traditional payments.

B.There is still a long way to make e-wallets become the main trend in our life.

C.E-wallets will be definitely a mainstream trend in our life.

D.E-commerce companies will make great profits by using e-wallets in the future.

 Beauty lies in the lover’s eyes. ______most people saw nothing but a cruel criminal, she saw an affectionate man.

   A. When                B. Because             C. Which             D. Where

Owning a dog is associated with a significantly lower risk of heart disease and death, according to a comprehensive new study published by a team of Swedish researchers on Friday in the journal Scientific Reports.

The scientists followed 3. 4 million people over the course of 12 years and found that adults who lived alone and owned a dog were 33 percent less likely to die during the study than adults who lived alone without dogs. In addition, the single adults with dogs were 36 percent less likely to die from heart disease.

“Dog ownership was especially prominent as a protective factor in persons living alone, which is a group reported previously to be at higher risk of heart disease and death than those living in a multi-person household,” Mwenya Mubanga, a Ph.D. student at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden, and the lead junior author of the study, said in a statement announcing its findings. The link between dog ownership and lower mortality (死亡率) was less pronounced in adults who lived either with family members or partners, but still present, according to the study. “Perhaps a dog may stand in as an important family member in the single households, ”Mubanga added. “Another interesting finding was that owners of dogs which were intended originally for hunting were most protected.”

The study, which is the largest to date on the health relations of owning a dog, suggested that some of the reasons dog owners may have a lower risk of mortality and heart disease were because dog owners walk more. “These kind of epidemiological (流行病学的) studies look for associations in large populations but do not provide answers on whether and how dogs could protect their owners from heart disease,” Tove Fall, a senior author of the study and a professor at Uppsala University, said in a statement.

“We know that dog owners in general have a higher level of physical activity, which could be one explanation to the observed results,” Fall added. “Other explanations include an increased well-being and social contacts or effects of the dog on the bacterial microbiome (微生物菌群) in the owner.” Fall added that because all participants of dog owners in Sweden or other “European populations with similar culture regarding dog ownership.”

1. Why did the researchers do the study related to 3.4 million people’s health and the dogs?

       A. To help Europeans.                                      B. To find their association.

       C. To protect unhealthy adults.                           D. To reduce risk of heart disease.

2. What does the underlined word “prominent” probably mean in Para.3?

       A. Universal.                B. Confusing.               C. Appealing.                D. Important.

3. What’s the main idea of the text?

       A. Adults living with dogs are less likely to die.  B. Swedish people are very fond of animal pets.

       C. Keeping a dog is a popular and healthy hobby.                                   D Owning dogs reduces the risk of heart disease.

4. What’s the writer’s attitude towards owning a dog?

       A. Positive                   B. Negative.                 C. Objective.                D. Contradictory.

 A Chinese style drama _____ was titled Kung Fu Panda In Beijing was performed at the century-old Royal Alexandra Theatre.

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