A young boy was sleeping one night, when suddenly a sage (智者) turned up. The sage showed him a large   41   in front of his room and asked the boy to push against it with all his  42    .

    So the boy did this day after day. Every night when the boy returned to his room. sore and  43  . feeling his whole day had been spent in vain.

Since the boy was showing discouragement, the neighbor said to him, "You have been pushing 44   the  rock for a long time and it hasn't moved. Thus. the task is impossible and you are a failure." These words 45   the boy very much.

    Then the neighbor  46    ,"Why do you kill yourself by doing this? Just give the minimum  effort and that will be 47  , " That is what the boy   48   to do, but he decided to take his troubled  49  to the sage.

    "Sir," he said, ' I have. 50   long and hard, putting all my strength to do what you have asked.  51   , after all this time. I haven't even  52    the rock by half a millimeter. What's wrong with me?  Why am I  53  ?"

The sage responded, "My boy, when I asked you to do it and you   54   . I told you that your  55   was to push against the rock with all your strength. Never did I ask you to move it. Your task was to push. Look at yourself; your arms are  56  , your back shiny and brown, your hands are callused (使生茧）from constant    57 . Your abilities now surpass what you  58    have. It is  59   that you haven't moved the rock. But your task was to push and to   60   your faith. You have done a good job."

41． A. rock        B. hill           C. box           D. tree

42． A. pain        B. sense           C. wealth           D. strength

43． A. turned out        B. worn out           C. worked out           D. sold out

44． A. in        B. for           C. against           D. behind

45． A. encouraged        B. improved           C. discouraged           D. delighted

46． A. added        B. booked           C. parked           D. excited

47． A. fit        B. enough           C. unique           D. secure

48． A. planned        B. worried           C. fascinated           D. contained

49． A. signs        B. thoughts           C. symbols           D. advances

50． A. explained        B. guessed           C. described           D. labored

51． A. Therefore        B. Yet           C. Meanwhile           D. Besides

52． A. confused        B. threw           C. moved           D. kept

53． A. stealing        B. apologizing           C. complaining           D. failing

54． A. doubted        B. stopped           C. accepted           D. imagined

55． A. dream        B. task           C. trade           D. design

56． A. strong        B. weak           C. short           D. long

57． A. attack        B. tremble           C. horror           D. pressure

58． A. came to        B. used to          C. preferred to           D. stopped to

59． A. pitiful        B. true           C. possible           D. simple

60． A. admit        B. break           C. exercise           D. promise

I wish that you ____ (not have) such a bad headache because I am sure that you would have enjoyed the concert

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：在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出增加的词；

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11处起）不计分。

 When I was a child, I spent more than ten years learn the violin．Therefore, I couldn't understand "real music"．After I  graduated at high school, a friend of mine suggested that we started to learn the guitar because we all thought it was cool．l will never forget the day on that we went to buy guitars in the guitar store． There I saw a guitar player playing the guitar, which I really enjoyed．He became my the first guitar teacher．It took me such a long time choose a guitar among several wonderful model．Now the guitar is the most importantly part of my life and I practice it every day.

 To keep up with their work, the vast majority of office clerks today must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, to say _______ of newspapers and magazines.

  A. everything                 B. anything                 C. something              D. nothing

Is It Worth Buying Organic Food?

   Organic food, grown without artificial chemicals, is increasingly popular nowadays. Consumers have been willing to pay up to twice as much for goods with organic labels (商标). However, if you think paying a little more for organic food gets you a more nutritious and safer product, you might want to save your money. A study led by researchers at Stanford University says that organic products aren’t necessarily more nutritious, and they’re no less likely to suffer from disease-causing bacteria, either.

   The latest results, published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine, suggest that buyers may be wasting their money. “We did not find strong evidence that organic food is more nutritious or healthier,” says Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler from Stanford. “So consumers shouldn’t assume that one type of food has a lower risk or is safer.”

   For their new study, Smith-Spangler and her colleagues conducted a review of two categories of research, including 17 studies that compared health outcomes between consumers of organic against traditional food products, and 223 studies that analyzed the nutritional content of the foods, including key vitamins, minerals and fats.

   While the researchers found little difference in nutritional content, they did find that organic fruit and vegetables were 20% less likely to have chemicals remaining on the surfaces. Neither organic nor traditional foods showed levels of chemicals high enough to go beyond food safety standards. And both organic and traditional meats, such as chicken and pork, were equally likely to be harmed by bacteria at very low rates. The researchers did find that organic milk and chicken contained higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, a healthy fat also found in fish that can reduce the risk of heart disease. However, these nutritional differences were too small, and the researchers were unwilling to make much of them until further studies confirm the trends.

   Organic food is produced with fewer chemicals and more natural-growing practices, but that doesn’t always translate into a more nutritious or healthier product. The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that “whether you buy organic or not, finding the freshest foods available may have the biggest effect on taste.” Fresh food is at least as good as anything marketed as organic.

28. The new research questions whether organic food __________.

   A. should replace traditional food                 B. has been overpriced by farmers

   C. is really more nutritious and healthier         D. is grown with less harmful chemicals

29. Smith-Spangler and her colleagues found that __________.

   A. organic food could reduce the risk of heart disease

   B. traditional food was grown with more natural methods

   C. both organic and traditional food they examined were safe

   D. there was not a presence of any forms of bacteria in organic food

30. Which of the following is relatively healthier according to the passage?

   A. Organic chicken and pork.                          B. Organic milk and chicken.

   C. Traditional chicken and pork.               D. Traditional fruit and vegetables.

31. What is the author’s attitude toward organic food?

   A. Grateful.           B. Doubtful.      C. Unconcerned.         D. Approving.

As the new semester begins, millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper or, more likely, how best to delay that paper.

 Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer form it. They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space, eating snacks, surfing the Internet, watching videos and looking at other students sitting around them, who, most likely are doing nothing either.

 Paralyzed (使失去活力) by their habit to procrastinate, they write micro blogs about their fears, asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue. But this does nothing to break the spell (魔咒).

 According to a recent report, 95 percent of us procrastinate at some point and 20 percent of the world’s population are always procrastinating. The figures are disappointing. Procrastinators are less wealthy, less healthy and less happy than those who don’t delay. Procrastinators like to find excuses to justify their behavior, but BBC columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all wrong.

 Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is non sense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time. The behavior of procrastinators often makes them feel ashamed, inconveniences others and annoys loved ones.

 Pelling also points out that procrastination feels particularly delinquent（过失的） in a society that thinks of speedy action as admirable, and, at times, even as a moral good.

 Fortunately, social scientists have thrown their weight behind efforts to understand this behavioral mistake and offer strategies to control it. Piers Steel, a Canadian social scientist and author of The Procrastination Equation, believes human is “designed” to procrastinate. Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.

29．Which behavior belongs to procrastination?

A. Never dream away the time.

B. Always complete the tasks ahead of time.

C. Never put off till tomorrow what should be done today.

D. Always wait to work until the “good mood” or “good time”.

30．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Procrastination makes people waste their time.

B. Speedy action is considered as a moral standard in the society.

C. procrastinators usually complete their tasks perfectly.

D. Procrastination is common among people.

31．What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A. Ways to handle the study pressures.

B. Introduction to the book The Procrastination Equation.

C. More examples to illustrate procrastination

D. Measures to deal with procrastination.

假如你是李华， 是北京欢乐谷的一名导游。请你根据以下要点， 向一个英国中学生旅游团进行简单的景点介绍：

1.北京欢乐谷主题公园占地100万平方米， 于2006年7月对外开放；

2.游客可以参与多项活动， 有多种设施可以满足不同年龄段人群的需要；

3.可以观看多种精彩表演；

4.参观时要注意安全。

注意：1.次数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.参考词汇： Happy Valley 欢乐谷   facility 设施

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 I couldn’t do my homework with all that scream ______.

     A. going on             B. goes on         C. went on         D. to go on

                 SOS 呼救信号

When a light passenger（乘客） plane flew off course(偏离航线) some time ago, it crashed（坠毁） in the mountains and its pilot（飞行员） was killed.   36     .It was the middle of the winter.    37      The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned（变） a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering（覆盖） them with all the clothes she could find.   38    The women kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead （头上）and wondered how she could send a signal(信号) . Then she had an idea.        39      Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town.      40       .

备选答案

A. During the night, it turned terribly cold.

B. It was not long before a helicopter（直升机） arrived on the scene（现场） to rescue（营救） the survivors of the plane crash.

C. Snow lay thick（厚的） on the ground.

D. Experiment have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age.

E. She stamped out（踩出） the letters ‘SOS’ in the snow.

F. The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.

G. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt.

Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an unhappy life. 
    Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog. 
    Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things. 
    Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. But mean dogs are often used to guard this property(财产). They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite. 
　　　　Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs. 29. A person who lives an unhappy life can be described as “_______”.

A．becoming sick as a dog           B．leading a dog’s life

C．living in a dog-eat-dog world        D．Working like a dog

30. The underlined word “mean” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “_______”.

A．violent（暴力的）    B．rich C．free D．poor

31. What can we learn from the text?

A．Everyone can be successful if he learns from the old.

B．It might be difficult for the young to learn new skills.

C．Junkyard dogs are careful in money arrangement.

D．Fierce(凶猛的) persons aren’t so awful as their appearance sometimes.

There are many ways to fame. Whatever your own recipe(秘诀) is, if you want to make it really big, don’t follow in anyone else’s footprints.   36 

1.      Do something unusual

       Celebrity(成名，名人) is all about standing out from the crowd.   37   Charles Blondin started it all off 150 years ago. He walked a tightrope(钢丝) across the Niagara Falls to the American side, in front of over 10,000 breathless viewers. After his success, Blondin crossed the Falls many more times in a variety of ways: in chains, on a bicycle, and once, blindfolded.

2.      Discover something

       The bad news is that there are no countries left to discover. The good news is that in the rainforests of Brazil, there are about three million unnamed types of beetles(甲壳虫). One of them could be yours.   38   Though no one will enjoy hearing your name, you will be famous at least until someone comes along and discovers a cure.

3.      Appear on reality TV

         39    The growth of “reality TV” shows like Big Brother which star ordinary people, means that anyone can possibly become a star.   40   While the show is being broadcasted, you’re the biggest star on earth, but once it is over, your glamour disappears, and the life of being a nobody is waiting round the corner.

A. Make someone remember you.

B. What really counts is to explore a unique path.

C. Or discover a deadly disease and give it your name.

D. They bring you fame at the speed of light, but it fades just as fast.

E. Do something out of the ordinary and you’ll get your piece of fame.

F. Try attending an event that gives a speech on something you don’t know much about.

G. There have never been more chances for ordinary people to become famous.

The British sense of humor differs from other countries ___1___ it is generally more negative. When it comes to ___2___ (make) the British laugh, there is nothing ___3___  effective than a socially inappropriate joke.

Popular British comedy shows such as Fawlty Towers, Blackadder and the Office are ___4___(full) of sarcasm (讽刺), teasing and self-deprecation (自嘲). It reflects the culture where mocking（嘲笑）, moaning（呻吟） and ridicule is part of everyday life.

___5___ most British people don’t take these jokes too ___6___ (serious), foreigners are often puzzled by them. A recent survey found that most foreigners ___7___ visited Britain found that the British are “arrogant (傲慢的)”, unfriendly and have almost no sense of humor.

Do foreigners not understand British humor ___8___ are the British just not so funny ___9___ they think they are? McKinstry certainly thinks the British are funny. “Accusing the British ___10___ having no sense of humor is like telling Rolls-Royce that its cars are down-market.

When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper (护士助手) at a local hospital in my town. I volunteered about 30 to 40 hours a week during the summer.

       Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never has any visitors, and nobody seemed to care about his condition. I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, helping with anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, even though he responded with only an occasional hold of my hand. Mr. Gillespie was in a coma (昏迷).

       I left for a week for a vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was gone. I didn’t have the courage to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might tell me he had died. So with many questions unanswered, I continued to volunteer there through my eighth-grade year.

       Several years later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I realized who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was alive! I got up the nerve to ask him if he was Mr. Gillespie, and if he had been in a coma about five years ago. With an uncertain look on his face, he replied yes. I explained how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking to him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever received.

       He began to tell me how, as he lay there comatose (昏睡的), he could hear me talking to him and could feel me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was an angel, who was there with him. Mr. Gillespie firmly believed that it was my voice and touch that had kept him alive. Then he told me about his life. We exchanged a hug, said our good-byes and went our separate ways.

       Although I haven’t seen him since, he fills my heart with joy every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death. As importantly, he has made a great difference in my life. I will never forget him and what he did for me: He made me an angel.

25. When the author volunteered at a local hospital, she        .

A. mainly helped the nurses with their paper work

B. made up her mind to become a nurse herself one day

C. spent most of her time taking care of a man in a coma

D. became friends with Mr. Gillespie’s visitors

26. The author didn’t ask where Mr. Gillespie had gone because        .

A. she knew for sure that he had recovered

B. she feared that he might have died

C. she forgot all about him when she returned to the hospital

D she had been concerned that he might stay in coma forever

27. Judging from the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The author continued her volunteer work in the hospital until eighth-grade.

B. Mr. Gillespie recognized the author’s voice the moment he met her.

C. No one in the hospital believed that Mr. Gillespie would recover from his  coma.

D. The author met Mr. Gillespie at a gas station several years later.

28. Which of the following statements best summarizes the point of the story?

A. If you spread happiness you will be happy yourself.

B. Those with faith in themselves will succeed.

C. Respect people and they will try hard to improve.

D. Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

假设你是李华，请你给你的美国笔友Tom写一封电子邮件，介绍你校最近举办的“校园创客作品展评”（Makers on Campus）活动。要点如下：

       1.目的：提升学生的创新意识；

       2.展出作品：创意新颖的发明、设计及文学作品；

       3.活动情况：同学们积极参加，活动很成功。

注意：1.词数100左右；

      2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

Yours,

Li Hua

 You _____ follow me. I know the way home.

      A. don’t have to           B. shouldn’t     

C. mustn’t                D. can’t

   假如你是李华，是高三某班班长。为了丰富同学们的课外生活，班级准备成立一个自行车俱乐部(cycling club)。请你根据活动的背景及下面的提示，用英语写一则口头通知。

1.       每周训练一次，由体育老师辅导，安排在每周三下午第三节的课外活动时间；

2.       器材自备，活动免费。

3.       是放松的好机会，希望大家加入。

注意：1. 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；

      2. 词数100 左右（不包含已给的开头和结尾）。

Attention, please, everyone. Ever since we entered Senior 3, ___________________________

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    That’s all. Thank you.

Welcome to your future life!

You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better than ever. Many people your age could live to be 150, so at 40, you’re not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging(抗衰老的)  treatment. Now, all three of you look the same age!

You say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035,“smart clothes” contain particles(粒子) much smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change your clothes’ color or pattern.

You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but a voice says,“ You shouldn’t drink that!” Your fridge has read the chip (芯片) that contains information about the milk , and it knows the milk is old . In 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip.

    It’s time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve. Such“smart technology” is all around you.

    So will all these things come true? “For new technology to succeed,” says scientist Andrew Zolli ,”it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” The Internet is one example—what will be the next?

8. We can learn from the text that in the future__________.

A .people will never get old                                B. everyone will look the same

C. clothes will be able to change their pattern      D. red will be the most popular color

9. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A. Milk will be harmful to health.       

B. More drinks will be available for sale.

C. Milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much longer. 

D. Food in the grocery store will carry electronic information.

10. Which of the following is mentioned in the text?

A. Nothing can replace the Internet.                   B. Fridges will know what people need.

C. Jacket sleeves can be used as a guide.            D. Cars will be able to drive automatically.

Mac was cycling along a road in Canada’s Yukon, halfway through a 2,750-mile bike tour to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He was carrying a 30-pound camping bag, __41__ he wasn’t moving very fast. Suddenly, he heard loud breathing behind him. “Man, that’s a big dog!” he thought. He looked to the side, but to his great __42__, he saw that it wasn’t a dog, but a wolf, running hard to __43__ him.

Mac’s heart jumped. He reached for the __44__ from his bag. With one hand on the handlebar, he __45__ the spray. A bright red cloud covered the wolf __46__, and it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later it was by his side again. He sprayed a second time, and the wolf fell __47__ again, but only to quickly restart its __48__.

The wolf was getting closer and closer, __49__ a dozen yards away. Mac waved and yelled at passing motorists, but meanwhile __50__ hard. He knew clearly that he must be __51__ not to slow down. Otherwise, he would become a __52__ of the wolf.

Paul and Becky were driving along the same road. From a distance, they spotted what they __53__ was a dog running after a man on a bike. As they got __54__, they realized it was a wolf.

Mac heard a car coming up behind him, and he slowed down. The car veered (改变方向) around the __55__, then suddenly stopped in front of him. Mac __56__ off his bike and dashed for the back __57__ of the car. It was locked. Paul quickly __58__ the door so as to let Mac in, and the __59__ man dived in, shutting the door behind him.

It was quite a while before Mac became __60__ and cried out, “I thought I was going to die!” And Paul and Becky were glad that they had given a helping hand to people in need.

Afraid of being attacked by the Christian Church, Copernicus didn’t publish his theory until he lay _____________.

   A. dead                                 B. dying                       C. deadly                      D. to die

 Claire went into the city and bought curtains,     , a carpet and bedding.

A. cushions     B. carriages     C. cupboards     D. conflicts