It is one of the funniest things _____ on the Internet so far this year.
A. finding B. being found C. to find D. found
Building a Good Home Learning Environment
Home can be a great place for children to study. It's important to provide a workspace of their own where they can read books or just write a letter to their friends.
●Location (位置)
__36__Kitchen and dining room are not so well suited for regular study，since books and pens get in the way of the daytoday uses of those areas. Set up a place where a child can settle in and leave papers and pens at hand without having to clear everything away each night. For a child that likes being alone，__37__，but keep it separate from things like games，music and other hobbies not related to studying.
●Keeping Things in Order
Parents should encourage their child to spread out，but to leave it neat and orderly when he isn't using his workspace. Ownership is very important for selfrespect __38__ The workplace should be personal，but not another part of the playroom.
●__39__
Encourage the whole family to help build a supportive environment that children need for success in school. Give them a good example of how to deal with problems，how to manage time and get things done in the right way.__40__Study will be more enjoyable and effective when supported by the whole family.
A．Attitude Is Everything
B．Bring Organization into Your Home
C．Setting up a space in a common area of your home can be a good idea for children.
D．set aside a corner of his bedroom
E．A child who learns to organize his space will carry organization into every aspect of his life.
F．Here are several ways to choose a location.
G．Hold a cando attitude and your child will follow your example.
He tried to avoid________my questions in class.
A．to answer B．answering
C．to have answered D．having answered
The Box Office is located in the lobby of The Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Tickets may be purchased over the phone or online using American Express, MasterCard, Visa or Discover, and in person using cash, check (at least 10 days before the show) or credit card.
All customers, regardless of age, must have a ticket. There is a $5 processing fee for all phone orders, walk-up sales and web sales. Please bring a valid photo ID and the credit card used for purchase when picking up tickets at our Will Call window. If another party is picking up tickets you purchased, please provide authorization to the Box Office either in writing or by phone.
·All tickets sales are final. There are no refunds, cancellations or credits offered if you miss your performance for any reason.
·Tickets purchased two weeks or more in advance will be mailed to the mailing address you select unless you specify to hold them in our Box Office.
·Tickets purchased within ten days of the performance date will be held at the Will Call window of our Box Office. We reserve the right to ask for photo identification when picking up your order.
·Exchanges can only be made for the same production and within at least 24 hours before the production you are to attend. All exchanges are subject to a $5.00 exchange fee.
·Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted into the theatre. Wheelchair and handlicapped (残障的) seating is available. Please let us know your needs by calling the Box Office at (561) 575-2223 at least 24 hours before the performance you wish to attend.
BOX OFFICE HOURS
Mondays through Fridays: 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Saturdays: 10:00 am- 2:00 pm
Closed Sundays
21. If a ticket to a show is $20, how much should a couple with a five-year-old pay at least?
A. $40. B. $50. C. $60. D. $75.
22. If you bought the ticket to a show but won’t make it, you can ______.
A. be offered credits. B. sell the ticket to others.
C. receive a refund within ten days. D. exchange it for the same production.
23. For what should you call at least 24 hours before a performance?
A. To allow someone else to pick up a ticket. B. To reserve handicapped seating.
C. To buy a ticket over the phone. D. To bring a 3-year-old to it.
A Heroic Driver
Larry works with Transport Drivers. Inc. One morning in 2009, Larry 51 (travel) along 165 north after delivering to one of his customers when he saw a car 52 its bright lights on. As he got even 53 (close), he found another vehicle upside down on the road. One more look 54 he noticed fire shooting out 55 (repeat) from under the disabled vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and got hold of the fire extinguisher (灭火器). Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire 56 (put) out.
The man who had his bright lights on came over and told Larry he had made a call. They then heard a woman’s voice coming from the damaged vehicle. 57 (approach) the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay still, but she thought the car was going to explode. Larry told her that he had already put out the fire.
Once fire and 58 (emergent) people arrived, Larry and the other man backed off and let them go to work. Then, Larry asked the police 59 he was needed or free to go. They let him and the other man go.
One thing is for certain—It 60 (be) his efforts that most likely saved the woman’s life.
If you want to succeed in life, you need to express the proper body language, with or without having to say anything else. You will certainly notice a whole new reaction from people if you use the power of body language.
Relax your shoulders, keep your hands at your sides (never inside your pockets) and breathe slowly. Have a warm, welcoming facial expression as if you look forward to communicating. Depending on the situation, you may smile when appropriate.
Face the other person or your audience and keep eye contact as much as possible throughout the talk. Nodding and tilting(倾斜) your head closer can show that you are listening.
Do not fold(交叉) your arms, look down at the floor or put your hands in your pockets. These can show that you are uninterested. If you have any comments, you can show them in negative but respectful ways like raising your eyebrows.
A lot of your body language can show how confident, interested, bored, angry or nervous you are. Keeping your head up throughout the entire conversation can show that you are very much into the conversation at hand.
You may feel free to use a few hand gestures to emphasize(强调) a point. If you are enumerating things, it’s better to use each of your fingers as you mention each item to help your audience keep track.
Pacing will help you create more ground if you have a larger crowd to communicate with. It will also show confidence on your part as you think of more things to say.
Be very careful when touching the other person since you are crossing the boundaries(界限) of body language through actual contact. Remember that in body language, it is your body that does the talking for you.
28. According to the text, if you find a listener raising his eyebrows, he may _______.
A. try to show his anger B. want to give his own opinion
C. not understand what you say D. want to prove his confidence
29. What is the most suitable title for the text?
A. The power of body language
B. The attraction of body language
C. The origin of body language
D. The understanding of body language
30. _______________ can show that you are listening.
A. Folding your arms
B. Putting your hands in your pockets
C. Looking down at the ground
D. Nodding and tilting your head closer
31. If you want to show confidence in your communication, you should pay more attention to ___________________.
A. pacing
B. keeping up your head
C. touching the other person
D. keeping your hands at your side
A tropical storm hit the island, ______ the power supply
A. knocking over B. knocking down
C. knocking out D. knocking on
Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight, while the French, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers conclude that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favourite TV show is over.
According to Dr Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers' markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as highquality meats for each meal.
After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of FrenchWomenDon'tGetFat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.
In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity—or extreme overweight—among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17%—and is growing.
5. In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr Joseph Mercola?
A. They go shopping at supermarkets more frequently.
B. They squeeze eating between the other daily activities.
C. They regard eating as a key part of their life style.
D. They usually eat too much canned and frozen food.
6. This text is mainly the relationship between ________．
A. Americans and the French
B. life style and obesity
C. children and adults
D. fast food and overweight
7. Where does this text probably come from?
A. A TV interview. B. A food advertisement.
C. A health report. D. A book review.
假设你是李华，准备参加学校举办的主题为“健康成长”的英语作文比赛。请按要求写一篇短文，主要内容包括：1. 乐观的人生态度； 2. 努力学习； 3. 参加体育锻炼。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文章的开头已给出不计入总次数。
We all want to grow up happily and healthily, and for this goal we must do several things.
I’ll never forget our first meeting because it was quite romantic. I had two tickets for a concert in London, but at the last moment the girl who was going to go with me couldn’t come. So I went to the concert hall early to get my money back for one of the tickets. Paulina was standing in the queue. We started talking, and I found out that she was there for the same reason. My tickets were better than hers so I suggested that we sat in my seats and we gave her tickets back. After the concert we went for a drink and we’ve been friends ever since then.
We’ve known each other for two years. After that first meeting we started going out together and we fell in love. Everything went really well at first but after six months we started to argue a lot and finally we broke up, but we stayed close friends, which isn’t always easy.
I think we get on very well mainly because we’ve got the same sense of humor. Because, we’ve got a lot in common---- like and dislike the same people and things, and we’ve got the same tastes in music. Our personalities are quite similar too. Paulina seems quite shy when you first meet her but when you get to know her she’s really outgoing and funny.
I think I call her my “best friend” because she’s a person I can talk to about anything and I know I can trust her. Our friendship is very important to me.
Nowadays, we only see each other about once a month because she’s studying at university and I’m working in London, but we keep in touch by e-mail all the time. Some people are surprised when I say that my best friend is a woman, especially an ex-girl-friend. But I think it’s perfectly possible for us to be “just good friends”, although maybe when one of us finds a new partner it’ll be more difficult. I hope not.
21. What can we know about the author and Paulina from Paragraph 1?
A. Both of them were waiting for each other.
B. They met each other in a romantic way.
C. Neither of them liked to go to the concert.
D. They sold all of the tickets they had.
22. The reason why they broke up was that they__________.
A. quarreled a lot
B. hated each other
C. disliked each other
D. were tired of each other
23. What is the author afraid of?
A He and Paulina are still close friends.
B. He and Paulina both find a new partner.
C. It might be difficult for him and Paulina to be close friends after they find new partners.
D. They can be close friends after finding their own new partner.
Don’t take _____for granted____everyone should respect you.
A.that ,what B.that ,which C.it ,what D.it ,that
___________, mother will wait for him to have dinner together.
A.However is he late B.However he is late
C.However late is he D.However late he is
Surprisingly，no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals，still less the content or quality of that education.Proper records are just not kept.We know that more than 850,000 children go through hospital each year，and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education while in hospital.We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital.
Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country.It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher.A further quarter have only a parttime teacher.The special children’s hospitals in major cities do best；general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off.From this survey，one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacher—and that contact may be as little as two hours a day.Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all.They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school.If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work；without a teacher they would only play games.
Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied，and the latter is of ten all the teacher can do.The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”．Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work.Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school.Once back at school children rarely get extra teaching，and are told to catch up as best as they can.
Many shortstay childpatients catch up quickly.But schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed.
29. The author points out at the beginning that________.
A．every child in hospital receives some teaching
B．not enough is known about hospital teaching
C．hospital teaching is of poor quality
D．the special children’s hospitals are worst off
30. It can be inferred from the latest survey that________.
A．hospital teaching across the country is similar
B．each hospital has at least one parttime teacher
C．all hospitals surveyed offer education to children
D．only onefourth of the hospitals have fulltime teachers
31. Children in hospital usually turn to________in order to catch up with their school work.
A．hospital teachers B．schoolmates C．parents D．school teachers
32. We can conclude from the passage that the author is________.
A．unfavorable towards children receiving education in hospitals
B．in favor of the present state of teaching in hospitals
C．unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teaching
D．satisfied with the results of the latest survey
It is commonly believed that all over the world, boys and girls attend a mixed school, where they study together. But boys' schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.
Always boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to correspond to(和…相符) the "boy code" of hiding their emotions to be a "real man".
Surprisingly, the findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.
George Carl, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls.
The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when girls do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.
But in single-sex schools teachers can adjust lessons to boys' learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study's author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.
Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with "boy-focused" approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given "hands-on" lessons where they are allowed to walk around. "Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine（女性的) and prefer the modern genre (类型) in which violence and sexism are major themes," James wrote.
Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel that they had to be "masterful and in charge" in relationships. "In mixed schools, boys feel forced to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means," the study reported.
28. The writer argues that a single-sex school would __________.
A. encourage boys to express their emotions more freely
B. help boys to be more competitive in schools.
C. force boys to be their emotions to be "real men"
D. naturally strengthen boys’ traditional image of a man
29. Traditionally, in a mixed school boys __________.
A. behave more responsibly. B. perform relatively better.
C. grow up more healthily. D. receive a better education.
30. In Abigail James’ opinion, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is _____.
A. boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in
B. boys can focus on their lessons without being distracted
C. teaching can be adjusted to suiting the characteristics of boys
D. teaching can be designed to promote boys' team spirit
31. The underlined word “acute” in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______ .
A. lovely B. serious C. sharp D. dull
After quarelling with her best friends, Mary has got herself into a situation ______ she is likely to turn to nobody for help.
A. where B. which C. that D. why
假定你是李华，你校摄影俱乐部（photography club）将举办国际中学生摄影展。请给你的英国朋友Peter写封信。请他提供作品。信的内容包括：
1．主题：环境保护；
2．展览时间；
3．投稿邮箱：intlphotoshow@gmschool.com.
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
At times my mom has been uncomfortable seeing these qualities in me. For example，when I was 12，I went to Puerto Rico all by myself to stay with my grandmother for the summer. My mom was extremely nervous about it. She kept telling me how things were different in Puerto Rico，to always put on sunscreen（防晒霜），not to wander away from my grandmother，and other warnings. She helped me pack and did not leave the airport until she saw my plane take off.
But despite（尽管） her worries，she let me go on my own. As I moved into my teens，she continued to give me space to grow and learn，even when it might have been difficult for her. When I reached my senior year，I decided to move away for college. Once again I found that I differed from my peers（同龄人）：While many of them wanted to stay close to home，I couldn’t wait to be out in the world on my own. While my mom may not have been happy at the thought of my going away，she was supportive and excited for me.
One big thing I realized during my senior year，as my mom granted（允许） me more freedom，was that she actually believes in me and trusts me. That means a lot. Most of my life，and especially when I was little，the main person I tried to impress in my schoolwork or other things was my mother. I knew she expected nothing but the best from me. Sometimes it was hard to live up to her standards: getting a single B on my report card would make me feel bad because I knew she wanted me to have all A’s.
I know that her high standards have helped me stay focused on what’s important，like education，and made me who I am. I am thankful for her support and involvement in my life. Most of all I respect her. She is the strongest woman I know and that’s why I have turned out so strong and independent.
28. When the author decided to go to Puerto Rico，his mother________.
A. didn’t allow him to do so
B. wanted to go with him
C. worried about his safety
D. asked his grandmother for advice
29. Why did the author decide to move away for college?
A. He wanted to be different from his peers.
B. He planned to keep away from his mother.
C. He intended to make his mother unhappy.
D. He wanted to be independent in the outside world.
30. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that the author’s mother________.
A. had a high expectation of him
B. cared little about his learning
C. used to expect nothing from him
D. was too strict with him
31. What does the author mainly want to tell us in the text?
A. His mother’s deep love for him B. The importance of his mother’s trust and support
C. His long way to become independent D. His good relationship with his mother
I am reading a novel at the moment, a story set in Britain and India in the 19th century. It was written by an Indian author who now lives in Denmark, but neither in the language of Hindi nor Danish. Although the paperback (平装书) edition I’m holding was published in New Delhi, India, four years ago, I (an American) purchased it recently from a second-hand bookshop in Tokyo, Japan.
That’s quite a history already. But there’s more.
The novel is a tale of various mysteries, all expertly put into a well-structured story by a very skillful author.
Yet my particular copy presents even more mysteries than the tale.
One summer morning in the year of my paperback’s publication—on July 15, 2012—someone else was reading it while eating breakfast in a restaurant in Mumbai, India.
I know this because I found a receipt (收据) of coffee and bread inside. I also know that this person was not
the owner of paperback immediately before me.
In fact, the owner before me was not Indian at all, but Japanese.
I know this because in the book there are handwritten notes in Japanese—translations of English words with which the reader was unfamiliar.
Japanese being a language of characters, not letters, it is not easy to determine if the note writer was a man or a woman. But the care taken to write the translations neatly in the limited spaces available on each page bespeaks a woman’s hand.
So let us agree that it is a woman. What can we say of her? Well educated, clearly, and probably a university student, who would keep a dictionary at hand while reading a novel.
But why did she suddenly stop reading? The last translation in my paperback appears on Page 83, less than a third of the way through the novel. Did she give up because the book was proving too difficult? Or was there some other reason?
Many a novel presents mysteries, all of which are solved by the end of the tale. The mysteries presented by my little paperback, however, remain mysteries, all expertly put into a well-structured story, not by a skillful writer, but this time by the numberless vagaries (变幻莫测) of life itself.
32. What can we learn about the novel?
A. It is well written.
B. It is about a world trip.
C. It was written in an American restaurant.
D. It was published in the 19th century.
33. The author assumes the Japanese owner of the book was a woman based on .
A. the pretty handwriting
B. the food written on the receipt
C. the good condition of the book
D. the carefulness taken in writing the notes
34. Which of the following can best describe the author of this passage?
A. He is a great reader of science fiction.
B. He is a hard-working university student.
C. He is a productive writer with emotion.
D. He is a careful observer with imagination.
35. What’s the best title for the text?
A. The Tale of a Paperback
B. Different Life Experiences
C. Unsolved Mysteries of Life
D. The Numberless Vagaries of Life
______ finished his exercises, he had to sit at desk all the night.
A. Being not B .Having not C. Not having D. Having not been
Whenever my child caused me to change my schedule，I thought to myself，“We don’t have time for this.” 41 ，the two words I most commonly spoke to my child were：“Hurry up.” But my promise to 42 was made almost three years ago，and I began my journey to grasp what 43 in life.My younger daughter is my living 44 of why I must keep trying.In fact，the other day，she reminded me once again.
The two of us had taken a bike ride to the 45 .After buying a cool treat for my daughter，she sat down at a table in 46 admiring the ice cream she held in her hand.Suddenly a look of worry 47 on her face.“Do I have to rush，Mama？”
I could have 48 .Perhaps the pains of a 49 life don’t ever completely disappear，I thought sadly.As my child looked up at me waiting to know 50 she could take her time，I knew I had a(n) 51 .I could sit there 52 about the number of times when I rushed my child through life...or I could celebrate the fact that today I’m trying to do things 53 .I chose to live in today.
“You don’t have to rush.Just take your time，”I said in a(n) 54 way.Her whole face instantly brightened and her shoulders 55 .And so we sat side by side talking about things that interested us.
When she got to the last bite，she held out a spoonful of ice crystals and sweet juice for me.“I 56 the last bite for you，Mama，” my daughter said 57 .As I let the icy goodness put out my thirst，I 58 I just got the deal of a lifetime.I gave my child a little time...and 59 ，she gave me her last bite and reminded me that things taste sweeter and love is 60 to get when you stop rushing through life.
41．A.However B．Instead C．Therefore D．Besides
42．A.speed up B．slow down C．give up D．keep on
43．A.works B．happens C．minds D．matters
44．A.reminder B．message C．example D．guide
45．A.church B．park C．supermarket D．school
46．A.relief B．sorrow C．advance D．delight
47．A.brought in B．turned up C．went by D．made up
48．A.cried B．hated C．wondered D．regretted
49．A.difficult B．desperate C．hurried D．terrified
50．A.when B．if C．how D．what
51．A.duty B．chance C．choice D．idea
52．A.thinking B．complaining C．worrying D．talking
53．A.differently B．vividly C．perfectly D．casually
54．A.angry B．obvious C．gentle D．cautious
55．A.raised B．relaxed C．shook D．trembled
56．A.saved B．tasted C．purchased D．rushed
57．A.frequently B．carefully C．proudly D．slowly
58．A.realized B．imagined C．expected D．remembered
59．A.in contrast B．in return C．in charge D．in control
60．A.harder B．better C．closer D．easier
