My name is Billy Smith. I’m 50 years old this year. I was about 440 pounds two years ago. ___61____ (fortunate), I managed to lose weight.

I began to gain weight when my mum developed Parkinson’s disease in 1994. I soon became her caregiver, and continued to provide her ___62___ care for over 10 years. But when the pressure of taking care of my mother and ___63___ (keep) my job got too much for me, I began to skip meals and feed on fast food. I gained weight quickly.

My huge weight gain caused me to develop high blood pressure. I also had __64_____ (difficult) in breathing at times. In 2014 I went to see my doctor, ___65____ told me that I would die within two years if I didn’t lose weight. This wasn’t what I expected. I wanted to see my young son grow up, and I knew it was time __66__  (make) a change.

I started to eat healthy food and work out in the gym. Finally, I __67_____ (succeed) in losing weight. Now I weigh just 260 pounds. I had never been to my son’s Parents’ Meeting ___68_____ I was so ashamed and ___69_____ (scare) that my weight would lead to him being laughed at. Now, ___70____ (look) normal, I can do the things I have never been able to do, but should have done as his father.

   Everyone knows that fish is good for health.   16   But it seems that many people don’t cook fish at home. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home. Buying, storing, and cooking fish isn’t difficult.  17     This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way.

       18    Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you’re standing at the ocean’s edge. Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isn’t fresh.   19   When you have bought a fish and arrive home, you’d better store the fish in the refrigerator if you don’t cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isn’t as tasty as the fresh one.

There are many common methods used to cook fish.   20   First, clean it and season it with your choice of spices(调料). Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound. (A larger one will take more time.) Then, it’s ready to serve.

A. Do not buy it.

B. The easiest is to steam it.

C. The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.

D. It just requires a little knowledge.

E. When buying fish, you should first smell it.

F. The fish will go bad within hours.

G. This is how you can do it.            

 This candidate has far more chances of winning the election than ________ suggested by the organizer.

A. the one             B. that                        C. whom                     D. one

You want to pass on to him/her as the foundation for your rules. Select the most important matters to make rules about.

If you want your kids to stick to the rules, make them participate in setting them up. As soon as children begin to understand things around them, make them take part in the discussion about setting up rules. If you’ve allotted (分配) an hour every day for watching television, explain to the child why you think it’s a proper duration. Tell them what they’d have to do for the rest of the time. Allotting time for homework, playing with friends, etc., must be done with the child’s participation. You can also explain the need to have a particular rule and the consequences of disobeying the rule during this discussion. The rules will then become more effective.

Once the list of rules is ready, make an artwork out of it and ensure that the kids get to see it easily while going about the house. You can hang it up behind the door to their room. Revise the rules whenever there is need, not very frequently though. After a few months, when you see that the kids are taking to a certain rule quite easily and without supervision, you may praise them for it and get rid of that rule from the list. You just need to emphasize that while you’re proud that the rule needs no reminding, it’s still an unwritten rule. These actions will enable the kids to place you in their circle of trust.

Enforcement (执行) of rules is possible only if there are clear consequences for disobeying them. Ensure that your kids understand that the consequence is the price they have to pay for breaking the rules and it’s not a punishment. Not following the rule will result in a minor or major inconvenience, so make sure you explain the consequences clearly in advance and start with warnings before strictly enforcing the rules. Ensure that none of your consequences for disobeying the rules border (近似于) on abusive parenting. For example, take off the rule that says — “if you don’t get home by 11 at night, make arrangements to stay elsewhere until morning”. Let helping with minor household chores or cleaning up their own room, etc., serve as consequences for disobeying rules.

With these tips on how to make house rules, hope you can direct your child to become a responsible and independent human being.

Tips for building house rules
Paragraph outlines	Supporting details
Keep the house rules (71)       and few.	●(72)       the rules on your child’s maturity level and the target values. ●Make rules about the most important matters.
(73)       kids in setting up the rules.	●(74)       with children when making rules. ●Give children a clear (75)       of the reasons for the rules and the consequences of disobeying the rules.
Show the rules in the (76)        of an artwork.	●Put up the list of rules where it can be (77)       easily. ●Make the rules revised when (78)       but not very frequently. ●(79)       the rules that the children can follow easily from the list.
Make kids understand the consequences for disobeying them.	●Make your kids have a proper (80)       of the consequence--it’s not a punishment but a kind of price. ●Warn the kids of the consequences in advance. ●Don’t make abusing kids act as the consequences for disobeying the rules.

When the dog named Judy spotted the first sheep in her life, she did what comes naturally. The four-year-old dog set off racing after the sheep across several fields and, being a city animal, lost both her sheep and her sense of direction. Then she ran along the edge of cliff( 悬崖) and fell 100 feet, bouncing off a rock into the sea.

Her owner Mike Holden panicked and celled the coastguard of Cornwall, who turned up in seconds . Six volunteers slid down the cliff with the help of a rope but gave up all hope of finding her alive after a 90-minute search.

Three days later, a hurricane hit the coast near Cornwall. Mr. Holden returned home from his holiday upset and convinced his pet was dead. He comforted himself with the thought she had died in the most beautiful part of the country.

For the next two weeks, the Holdens were heartbroken . Then, one day, the phone rang and Steve Tregear, the coastguard of Cornwall, asked Holder if he would like his dog bark.

A birdwatcher, armed with a telescope, found the pet sitting desperately on a rock. While he sounded the alarm, a student from Leeds climbed down the cliff to collect Judy.

The dog had initially been knocked unconscious(失去知觉的)but had survived by drinking water from a fresh scream at the base of the cliff. She may have fed on the body of a sheep which had also fallen over the edge. “The dog was very thin and hungry,” Steve Tregear said , “It was a very dog. She survived because of a plentiful supply of fresh water,” he added.

It was ,as Mr. Holden admitted, “a minor miracle(奇迹)”.

13．The dog Jody fell down the cliff when she was

A. rescuing her owner      B. caught in a hurricane

C. blocked by a rock       D. running after a sheep

14．Who spotted Judy after the accident?

A. A birdwatcher

B. A student from Leeds

C. Six volunteers

D. The coastguard of Cornwall

15．What can we infer from the text?

A. People like to travel with their pets.

B. Judy was taken to the fields for hunting.

C. Luck plays a vital role in Judy's survival.

D. Holden cared little where Judy was buried.

16．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Miracle of the Coastguard.

B. Surviving a Hurricane.

C. Dangers in the Wild

D. Coming Back from the Dead.

                                Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule

From my experience , there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often :ability , money , and time 16   .Money is a topic I’ll save for another day .So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spent in the kitchen .Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule :

1.      Think ahead .The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there’s nothing ready to eat .So think ahead of the coming week .When will you have time to cook ?Do you have the right materials already ? 17   .

2.      Make your time worth it .When you do find time to cook a meal , make the most of it and save yourself time later on .Are you making one loaf of bread ?  18   .It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something .So save yourself the effort for future meal .

3.      19    This may surprise you , but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation .It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can  work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

Hopefully that gives you a good start. 20_______ And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!

A. Try new things.

B. Ability is easily improved.

C. Make three or four instead.

D. Understand your food better.

E. Cooking is a burden for many people.

F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.

G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.

 Although ______, the Acropolis is still handling serious problems such as deliberate damage and stealing of stones.

A. conserving                                                 B. to be conserved      

C. having conserved                                        D. being conserved

Treat _____to a cup of iced tea to help you relax on such a hot afternoon.

A   one       B oneself    C   you    D yourself

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处错误, 每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(), 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。

Nowadays millions of people of all age take pleasure in a hobby which is both interested and fun. And every year more and more people start a stamp collection of your own and discover an interest which can even last lifetime. Starting your collection of stamps was easy because they are nowhere. Holiday and birthday postcards and letters being sent by your friends and relatives can provide you for stamps from all over the world. But once you’ve taken collecting serious, you will probably want to join the Stamp Collectors’Club where exists to add more stamps to your collection.    

假定你是高一新生李华。开学之初，你的英语老师Ms Li 希望了解每位同学的英语学习情况，并征求教学建议。请按以下要点用英语给她写一封信。

1.对英语学习的认识；自己目前的英语水平；2.自己英语学习存在的问题；3.对英语教学的建议

注意：1.词数100左右： 2.信的开头和结尾已给出

Dear Ms Li,

   What can’t be overlooked is that a mother’s greatest gift is the smallest details of her child’s life freely shared. Can you imagine that?

   In the midst of  my housework in the 　41　, I was surprised to find the front door was open. Julie, our oldest child, came in. She’d been married for three months. I was still trying to　42　 her living elsewhere. Much to my 　43　, Sometimes I even 　44　set her place at the table. Julie handed me a small bunch of daffodils (水仙花) and said, "Guess what!" as she opened the refrigerator to see what was inside. As I put the flowers in water, I answered 　45　, "What?"

She began telling me some small 　46　 of her new life as she made 　47　 a sandwich. We sat at the kitchen table, and I watched her eat, hanging on her every  　48　. It was a 　49　visit in fact 　50　 Julie had to go to work. I thanked her for the flowers and for __51　; then I walked to the door with her and 　52　as she drove out of the driveway.

　  When coming back to the kitchen, I sat and looked at the daffodils. My daughter’s visit set me thinking a lot. It was as bright and 　53　 as the early spring daffodils. Suddenly, I picked up the phone and 　54　 my mother’s number. She lived a hundred miles away. When she 　55　, I said, "Guess what!"

"What?" she answered 　56　. Like Julie I didn’t have any big 　57　, just little details of the day. But I’d like to come to 　58　 in the last hour how 　59　 a small talk could be. Just before I hung up , my mother said, "You 　60　 my day."

41. A. study                        B. kitchen                          C. bedroom                          D. balcony

42. A. get used to              B. run out of                       C. put up with                      D. look up to

43. A. gratitude                    B. sadness                          C. admiration                       D. excitement

44. A. unfortunately       B. unwillingly                  C. uninterestingly                  D. unconsciously

45. A. confidently              B. frequently                       C. happily                          D. patiently

46. A. details                      B. experiments                      C. theories                        D. jokes

47. A. it                               B. herself                              C. them                            D. him

48. A. plan                         B. hobby                            C. word                             D. letter

49. A. difficult                    B. practical                    C. short                                D. boring

50. A. unless                       B. while                                C. though                              D. since

51. A. stopping by              B. dropping out                     C. giving in                        D. getting across

52. A. celebrated                   B. waved                            C. bothered                         D. searched

53. A. clean                        B. pure                                 C. mile                                D. dear

54. A. dialed                       B. copied                           C. reserved                         D. obtained

55. A. returned                         B. complained                       C. answered                        D. left

56. A. peacefully                   B. hopefully                        C. generally                        D. formally

57. A. achievements         B. customs                          C. news                             D. ambitions

58. A. recommend                B. understand                       C. explain                          D. declare

59. A. precious                     B. steady                           C. familiar                        D. complex

60. A. realize                      B. treat                                C. organize                       D. make

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。

Dear Ivan,

Thank you for share the stories about you and your best friend in your last letter. I have a best friend, who name is WangMing, and we had known each other for a long time. We met on the first day of school. We were deskmate in class. We both liked pop music and we often went to my house to listen CDs. It wasn’t long after we became best friends.

Now we’re in different senior high schools and all of us are busy with our studies. Although we cannot see each other often, but we’re still best friends. He always encourage me to realize my dreams. I am thankfully I have such a good friend to rely on.

                                                                 Yours

                                                                 Li Hua

Dear Miss Manners，

Friends of mine lost their home in a house fire. It was terrible. Another friend set up a “go fund me” type page for friends and to donate and help the couple. Many friends, including me, helped with money, meals, lamprey and their dog while they were getting back on their feet.

Last week, they sent thank­you notes. My roommate received one addressed to her and I did not. The note was a printed one­size­fits­all message. My roommate realized I didn't receive a thank­you note, so she sent a private message to the couple just letting them know I had been left out. I didn't know she had done this until later.

The next day, I got a text message apologizing and saying that I had been left out because their friend who addressed the notes must have missed me！(Miss Manners, they didn't even address the notes themselves！) It was accompanied by a picture of the thank-you note, which was texted to me with the message, “Here is a thank you just for you. ”

I was a little annoyed. I helped them in their need and didn't get a second thought. I have not responded to her text message. Is it fair of me to consider this friendship over? Should I tell her that I am upset, or should I accept that this rude thank you was better than nothing?

 Yours，                                                                        

                                                                           Mary

28．For what purpose did Mary write the letter?

A．To start a public donation for the unlucky couple.

B．To teach us how to see the true colors of friendship.

C．To tell us to learn a lesson from her story.

D．To ask for advice on how to deal with her annoyance.

29．From the letter we can infer that ________.

A．the couple lost their car in the fire so they had to go everywhere on foot

B．so far Mary hasn't received a thank­you note addressed to her

C．Mary's roommate sent the couple a message to blame their carelessness

D．the couple left Mary out by accident when they wrote the thank­you notes

30．What does Mary think of the couple she helped?

A.Careless    B．Considerate    C．Unbelievable    D．Ungrateful

31．The letter is most likely taken from ________.

A．a diary   B．a brochure     C．a newspaper     D．a report

 I enjoyed my job in research because I have to ________ all the latest developments.

A. keep in touch with     B. keep pace with        

C. keep away from       D. keep out of

 —Do you know ______ they got to know each other?

     —It was last year ______ they both taught Chinese in the USA.

     A. when it was that; that                                   B. when it was that; when

     C. when was it that; when                                D. when was it that; that

Mr Cooper wanted to buy the house and he told me that _______the house cost ,it would be _______it

A. however ; worth    B. how many   ; worth

C. whatever  worth    D. what  worthy

暑假即将来临，你班同学讨论了假期计划，提出了不同看法。请根据提示写一篇有关讨论的英语短文，并谈谈你的看法。

	优点	缺点
呆在家中	花钱少，舒适方便	不能亲身了解外界
外出旅游	增长知识，开阔眼界	花费多，旅途不便

注意：1.词数 100 左右（不含已给出部分）。 2.短文须包括表中所列要点     

      3.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。     4.参考词汇：眼界----horizon（或 view）

The summer holiday is coming. Our class have had a discussion about what to do during the holiday.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Wanted

Project Management Assistant

Responsibility:

—Provide service for the project in Chongqing.

—Provide assistance to the project manager for everyday work.

—Responsible for file management, customer service for students and parents.

Requirements:

—College degree and above.

—Good English and computer skills.

—Related working experience in the international organization.

—Patient, careful, supportive. Has strong teamwork spirit.

English Teacher

Responsibility:

—Conduct English teaching according to British education system.

Requirements:

—University degree and above in English major or normal English.

—Eager to learn and open-minded with creativity.

—With deep understanding and respect for different cultures. （Warmly welcome the fresh graduates to apply for this position.）

Marketing Assistant

Responsibility:

—Responsible for the local management of marketing and sales activities according to the instruction from the head office.

—Collect related information to the head office.

—Develop relationship with local media and customers.

Requirements:

—College degree and above with good English (speaking and writing).

—With basic idea of sales and marketing, related experience is preferred.

—Working experience in the international organization is a must.

—Good communication and presentation skills.

Accountant

Responsibility:

—Accountant work for Chongqing office and project.

—Perform the finance management locally according to the rules and policy of the company.

Requirements:

—College degree and above in finance area.

—Good English and computer skills.

—Good sense of finance management.

—At least two years of experience as an accountant in the international organization is a must.

—Self-management, hard –working, independent and able to deal with pressure.

You can go to http://www.51 job.com for the information.

Please mail or fax your resume (both in English and Chinese ), diploma, training certificates（证书）and expected salary to the following address within two weeks. Please write “应聘”on the envelope. No personal visit or telephone call before that. Your materials will be kept in ACE files.

       Add: Room 1607, Plaza Building, Yuzhong District ,Chongqing, 400100

       Fax No : 023—63728428

       E-mail: acercq@ cta. cq. cn

21．If you have just graduated from a university, you should apply for the position as________.

A．a project management assistant             B．an English teacher

C．a marketing assistant                           D．an accountant

22．If you want to get the position as the project management assistant, in your resume you’d better say ______.

A．you always have new ideas and can’t wait to see them realized

B．you can decide everything for yourself and have your plan carried out

C．you are always ready to listen and help carry out good decisions

D．you are good at persuading others to follow you

23．If you want to apply for a position, you can_________.

A．go to the company or make a phone call at any time

B．go to acercq @ cta. cq.cn for the information about the employment

C．tell the company how much money you want for your position

D．write about yourself either in English or in Chinese

To support his sick wife and earn a paycheck, a 61-year-old Iowa man named Steve Simoff sometimes walks 35 miles to his job as an overnight gatekeeper. Simof said that he leaves his basement apartment in a small town at about 3:30 p.m. to get to the Lakesside hotel and Casino in Osceola where he begins to work at 11:00 p.m. for $9.07 per hour. His wife suffered a stoke nine years ago and some days there just isn’t enough money to put gas in the couple’s 2002 car. Moving closer to his job would likely mean paying more than he now does in monthly rent---$400.

Family and a job are “the two most important things I can think of,” Simoff said, explaining why he walks to his job. He and his wife, Renee, adopted their now 22-year-grandson, Steven, who has been unemployed since January.

Although some people along the route do stop to offer him a lift, they often drop him off about 8 miles from home. But Simon doesn’t seem to mind. He describes the walking route as “picturesque（风景如画的）” and sounds like he enjoy passing the cows and fields along the way. He’s done the walk in all kinds of weather, including snow. It’s a little dangerous because trucks frequent Interstate highway 35, whizzing （飞驰）past him at 70 miles per hour.

Simoff story has a familiar ring. Last month there were storied written about a Detroit man named James Robertson who for years has been walking 21 miles roundtrip through city streets to and from his factory job. The media attention got Robertson $350,000 from a GoFundMe campaign and a new car. We wonder what the Internet holds for Simoff.

25. Simoff walks 35 miles to his job mainly ______.

A. to attract others’ attention            B. to keep healthy and strong

C. to accompany his sick wife.          D. to save money for his family

26. What do we know about Simoff’s walking route?

A. It is pretty boring.            B. There are high buildings

C. It is full of fun and danger.        D. There are only a few regulars.

27. James Robertson is mentioned because ______.

A  his story inspired Simoff        B  he donated money to Simoff

C  he is quite familiar with Simoff    D  his experience is similar to Simoff’s

Yangshuo, China

　　It was raining lightly when I　61　(arrive)in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn’t care. A few hours　62　, I’d been at home in Hong Kong, with　63　(it)choking smog. Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.

I’d skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River　64　are pictured by artists in so many Chinese　65　(painting). Instead, I’d headed straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it’s only an hour away　66　car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.

Yangshuo　67　(be) really beautiful. A study of travelers　68　(conduct) by the website Trip Advisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it　 69　(regular) arranges quick getaways here for people　70　(live)in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

61______ 62______ 63______ 64______ 65______

66______ 67______ 68______ 69______ 70______