Early experiences taught me not to be overly _       about shopping by mobile phone because there is a high risk of being cheated．

A．particular           B．enthusiastic

C．cautious             D．casual

   I’m not an athlete, but I am a lover of the Olympics. My biggest sports moment ever didn’t 

  require me to be the fastest, the highest, or the strongest. It just required me to be in the right 

  place at the right time, and catch the opportunity when it came to me. It was to carry our 

  national flag for the Olympic Torch Relay. 

       As a part of the celebration, flag bearers(旗手)were needed. I served in the army at that 

  time and the Olympic organizers asked for volunteers to help carry some of the flags. Although it 

  demanded that I give up part of my weekends and get up early, I thought that it was the chance 

  of a lifetime. 

       There were several different groups that took part in the event as flag bearers. We 

  soldiers were going to be out in front leading them. On the day of the event, we arrived early at 

  the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Many people arrived to see the flame arrive from Greece, 

  and the beginning of the Olympic Torch Relay. It was exciting to wait for our turn to enter the 

  coliseum. 

       As a flag bearer, I was supposed to run out in front. Though the flag was fairly heavy, I 

  picked it up and ran with it. I ran past rows of people. I ran through television cameras. It was 

  one of the most amazing experiences of my life, being able to carry our national flag in an 

  international event like the Olympics. I was very proud of it. 

       I had never been able to attend the Olympics, and I might never be important enough to 

  carry an Olympic torch or anything like that, but I did get to carry our national flag in the torch 

 relay, although I will no longer have the opportunity to carry the flag in the Olympics, and that 

  would be one sports experience that would be difficult to forget.  

  76. What was the author when the Olympics were hosted in Los Angeles?  

  (no more than 6 words) 

 _________________________________________________________________________ 

  77. What was the author asked to do as a volunteer? (no more than 10 words) 

  __________________________________________________________________________ 

  78. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2? (no more than 10 words) 

  __________________________________________________________________________ 

  79. How many times has the author carried the flag in the Olympics?  

  (no more than 2 words) 

  __________________________________________________________________________ 

  80. Do you want to be a flag bearer? Why or why not? (no more than 20 words) 

  __________________________________________________________________________ 

    假定你是李华。你校梦想话剧社(Dream Drama Club)正在招纳新成员，参与社团管理工作和英语话剧创作及表演。请你用英语给社团负责老师写一封电子邮件，申请加入。

要点如下：

1．英语表达能力；2．组织管理能力；3．舞台表演能力。资*源%库

注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/Madam，

    I'm Li Hua，a senior three student of our school._____________

_______________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

    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。作文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：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。

      Antarctica,  coldest place on Earth, is the fifth largest continent in the world. The conditions there are quite extremely with nearly no rainfall. 98% of the surface are covered  permanently by ice and strong winds driving by gravity blow from the pole to the coastline. It is difficult to find a more inhospitable place. Besides, it is full of wildlife like the famous penguins, that can adapt to its hard conditions. It was not until 1895 the Norwegian explorer called Carstens Borchgrevink set his foot on the Antarctic mainland. In 1961, 12 countries sign a treaty to make it the world's biggest nature reserve. Today scientist from all over the world go there to study  its resources and to work together for progress and peace.

At present，we have come to sense that creativity is _____ it takes to keep a nation highly competitive．

A．what                 B．why

C．how                  D．that

Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways.    36     . Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.

You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.    37   Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.    38    .

The following methods may work best for you.

·Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

·Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.

·Write your notes in your own words.

·       39       

·Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand (速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.   40   

A. Use words, not complete sentences.

B. There are three practical note-taking methods.

C. You must write your notes on separate paper.

D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.

E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.

F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.

G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.

According to Charles Keeling, the amount of carbon dioxide ________ sharply and steadily over the forty years between 1957 and 1997.

  A. increased                B. had increased     

  C. had been increased    D. was increasing

A man looking at his smartphone while walking across a railway crossing in Nanjing   41   (have) a close knock on Oct 22. He was so   42   (absorb) in his smartphone that he didn’t see a train approaching until it brushed past him,   43   (throw) him to the ground. This should serve   44   a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially   45   crossing roads.

  46   (lucky), the man survived, but the incident forced the driver   47   (stop) the train. An l8-minute delay followed the incident,   48   led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.

The Smartphone   49   (addict) has spread like an infectious（传染的）disease. It’s evident that it will do great harm to society. What’s even   50   (bad), some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends.

Some people blame the smartphone for the sad story, yet in fact people’s weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame.

       My 18-year-old son passed his driving test last year. But my responsibilities linked to this event for a year were not my favourite. As the mother and sole parent, I’m up for the challenges. However, I don’t care for the challenge of being a Driving Instructor. I feel I did a good job. I was fairly patient, not too nervous. I didn’t want to make my son nervous because I was!

       Many hours were spent with him in the driver’s seat. I couldn’t take my eye off the road around us, always assuming idiot drivers will make mistakes. Mostly he was good. Several times he expertly avoided near collisions, which were the fault of the other drivers. One day though, while driving through Tim Hortons, he drove up to the window but couldn’t reach it to collect his order. So he undid his seat belt and reached over, and I heard the car engine roar. As he reached over, his foot depressed the gas pedal to the floor. Thank goodness he had palced the gear in park. Thank goodness I had taught him to do this.

       Two weeks ago he drove on the highway to Oakville. I was nervous. It was Thanksgiving weekend with everyone on the highway. I told him to slow down or stop a thousand times. “Mum, relax, you such a back seat driver.” he said. We made it there but he hasn’t driven much with me since. He told me he isn’t going to as I criticize him too much when he’s driving. This reminded me of the days when his dad was my passenger in the car. He would stretch his feet out to the imaginary pedals and grab the dash board like I was flying an airplane. How did that help me? It didn’t. It made me nervous and I stopped driving if he was in the car.

       I wonder how you stop being the driving instructor after being it for a year, especially now my 16-year-old daughter is starting to learn with me in the passenger seat. Lord help me please!

33. Which words can be used to describe the author?

A. Kind and creative.                                     B. Brave and caring.

C. Stubborn but careful.                                         D. Clever and hardworking.

34. How did the author like her work as a driving instructor for a year?

A. Worthy.                 B. Boring                            C. Interesting.       D. Unsatisfactory.

35. Paragraph 2 is mainly about _________.

A. the author’s skilled driving

B. the author’s worry about her son

C. the author’s feeling about her son’s driving

D. the author’s success as a back seat passenger

See a cellphone cover that you like on Taobao? Forget about placing an order, paying the bill online and waiting for days for it to be delivered to you. In the near future, you'll be able to get it in minutes just by hitting “print” on your computer.

　　You might find it hard to believe that you could actually “print” an object like you would a picture. But it is not that hard to understand how it would work. Just as a traditional printer sprays ink onto paper line by line, modern 3D printers spread material onto a surface layer by layer, from the bottom to the top, gradually building up a shape.

　　Instead of ink, the materials the 3D printer uses are mainly plastic, resin(树脂) and certain metals. The thinner each layer is—from a millimetre to less than the width of a hair—the smoother and finer the object will be.

　This may sound like a completely new technology, but the truth is that 3D printing has been around since the late 1980s. Back then, it was barely affordable for most people, so few knew about it.

    Last year, though, saw a big change in the 3D printing industry—printers became much cheaper. For example, 10 years ago a desktop 3D printer might have cost ￡20，000, while now they cost only about ￡1，000, according to the BBC.

　 Taken out of the factory and introduced to more diverse and common uses, 3D printing can create just about anything you can think of—flutes , bikinis, jewelry, aircraft parts and even human organs. In fact, scientists from Cornell University in New York have just made an artificial ear using a 3D printer, according to Science Daily. The fake ear looks and acts exactly like a natural one.

　　However, as 3D printing becomes more common, it may bring about certain problems—such as piracy. “Once you can download a coffee maker, or print out a new set of kitchen utensils (餐具) on your personal 3D printer, who will visit a retail  store again？” an expert in 3D printing told Forbes News. Even more frightening, what if anyone in the world could use a 3D printer to print out a fully functioning gun?

32 According to the article, in the future, the 3D printing technology will _______.

　 A. enable people to make better purchases online

   B. change the way we make many products

　 C. be applied as widely in our daily life as computers

　 D. shorten the time it takes for people to get what they buy online

33. What happened in the 3D printing industry last year?

　 A. The 3D printing technology was taken out of the factory.

　 B. The 3D printing technology began to be used in various fields.

　 C. The 3D printer was used for medical treatment for the first time.

　 D. The 3D printer became more affordable for consumers.

34. What is the best title of the passage?

　 A. Great Demand for 3D Printers　　  B. Technology in the Future

　 C. Online Shopping Disappearing　　  D. Printing out Everything

35. How is the last paragraph developed?

　 A. By giving examples.　                    

   B. By making comparisons.

　 C. By analyzing the cause and effect.　         

   D. By presenting research findings.

进入高三以来，各个高考科目每周都增加了课时，有些同学觉得还是多些时间让我们自己复习比较好。请就此写一篇短文，发表自己的看法并说明理由。词数：120左右。

注意：文中不能出现任何相关学校信息。

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You’d expect the home of the Bakewell pudding to know a thing or two about keeping its visitors cosy and well-fed,and in this attractive market town,you’re never more than a few steps away from a tea room or pub. And to walk off all the cake and ale, the spectacular Peak District is on the doorstep.

Eat/drink The Manners is a traditional stone-built pub a few minutes’ walk from the town centre, serving well-executed pub fare such as local venison with root veg and red wine sauce, and apple and plum crumble. Wyes Waters (Unit 8, Granby Road)is a charming little cafe with gingham table cloths and a great-value menu of homemade pies, sandwiches and cakes.

Shopping Bakewell’s thriving Monday market is always popular and its attractive cobbled courtyards and market square are home to independent shops and galleries. And of course, no visit to Bakewell is complete without a visit to the Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop which will gift-wrap and post sweet treats to anywhere in the world. Out of town, the excellent Chatsworth Estate farm shop is the place to stock up on Derbyshire specialities such as oatcakes, handmade chocolates from family-run business Holdsworth, and bottled ales brewed on the estate.

Stay On the river in the centre of Bakewell, One Castle Street (doubles from £90 B&B), is a quaint B&B in a Grade II listed building, where substantial breakfasts will set you up for a day exploring. Alternatively, three miles out of town, Haddon Grove Farm has 11 attractive holiday cottages in converted farm buildings (from £490 for a four night December break in a cottage for four). There’s a communal games room and indoor heated pool, making it a perfect winter escape for families. Cottages sleep between two and 10.

56.According to the passage,Bakewell is       .

A.a market town famous for its Bakewell pudding

B.a small town far away from tea rooms and pubs.

C.a quiet town with only local visitors

D.a modern town with grand hotels and restaurants

57.Travelling in Bakewell,a visitor      .

A.can only do shopping on Monday

B.can purchase sweet treats and have it mailed home

C.have to pay at least £90 for a night

D.can participate in farming work on Haddon Grove Farm

_{Mary dropped the vase, but her mother stared at her _____ she had done something clever．}

_{A． in case             B． as if}

_{C． o that               D． Though}

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

HOURS

 The MFA is open 7 days a week

 Monday and Tuesday:10am—4:45pm

 Wednesday—Friday:10am—9:45pm

 Saturday and Sunday:10am—4:45pm

HOLIDAYS AND CLOSINGS

 The Museum will be closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day ,Patriots’ Day(third Monday in April), Independence Day(July 4),Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

 The Museum will close early on Wednesday, at 4:45pm, June11,and Thursday, July24.

ADMISSION

 Adults: $25

 Seniors (65+): $23

 Students (18+): $23

 Youths7—17*: TREE

 Children 6 and under: FREE

*Weekdays after 3 pm, weekends, and Boston public school holidays; otherwise $10

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

 Take the T!

 Because our limited parking fills up quickly－especially during popular exhibitions, holidays, and school vacation weeks－we encourage you to take advantage of the MBTA, Boston’s public transportation system(known by natives as the “T”)

Subway

Take the Green Line E train to the Museum of Fine Arts stop, or the Orange Line train to the Ruggles stop.

 Bus

Take the 39 bus to the Museum of Fine Arts stop, or the 8,47,or CT2 buses to the Ruggles stop.

 The MFA strives to maintain a safe, comfortable, and respectful environment for all visitors. We also take our role as guardians of the objects in our collection very seriously. Please enjoy all that the Museum has to offer and observe the policies listed here to help protect and preserve the art on view in the Museum.

When Visiting the MFA Please Refrain(避免) from the Following:

Touching any art objects

Getting closer than 12 inches to any unprotected artwork

Gesturing within 2 feet of any artwork

Smoking

Chewing gum

Running, yelling, or disruptive behavior

Cell phone usage in the galleries

Flash photography

5.What day can you spend the longest at the museum?

  A. On Mondays.     B. On Fridays.       C. On Sundays.      D.On Independence Day.

6. Middle-aged parents with a 10-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl will have to pay ______ for a visit at weekends.

  A. $50       B.$46       C.$73         D.$60

7. To get to the museum, you are advised to arrive_____.

A. on foot    B. by bike   C. by car    D. by bus

8. According to the rules of the museum,______.

  A. you cannot take photos of the artworks            B. you need to put your bags in lockers before tours

  C. you have to keep your distance from the artworks   D. you should set your cell phone to silent mode.

 In many people’s opinion，that company，though relatively small，is pleasant________ .

A．to deal with     B．dealing with    C．to be dealt with   D．dealt with

     When I was young, I read many kinds of books,   61  (include) fairy tales. In those books, heroes described were handsome and heroines were beautiful. So, I believed I had to be beautiful if I wanted to become a great person.       

     As I   62  (grow) up, I began to realize outer beauty was not so important to make someone excellent. I remember a friend of   63  (I). She believed that she could do everything she wanted because she was so beautiful, but she lost friends one by one. My poor friend!  64   she learned was that inner beauty is more important than outer beauty.

     Whenever I see TV   65  (advertisement), I feel that they make us believe beauty is very important ---  66  (especial) physical attractiveness. Although we say that inner beauty is more valuable, we often look for plastic surgery (整容手术)   67  (make) us more beautiful. There seems to be a boom in plastic surgery. It is surprising to realize   68   number of people who try it is increasing day by day.        

     We know good-looking guys usually get   69  (high) scores on job interviews than others. So, what is real beauty? I want to say that it   70  (be) inner beauty that makes one look like a really beautiful person.

_{The Enigma (谜）of Beauty
　　The search for beauty spans centuries and continents．Paintings of Egyptians dating back over 4，000 years show both men and women painting their nails and wearing makeup．In 18th-century France，wealthy noblemen wore large wigs (假发）of long，white hair to make themselves attractive．Today，people continue to devote a lot of time and money to their appearance.
　　There is at least one good reason for the desire to be attractive：beauty is power．Studies suggest that good-looking people make more money，get called on more often in class，and are regarded as friendlier.
　　But what exactly is beauty? It's difficult to describe it clearly，and yet we know it when we see it．And our awareness of it may start at a very early age．In one set of studies，six-month-old babies were shown a series of photographs．The faces on the pictures had been rated for attractiveness by a group of college students．In the studies，the babies spent more time looking at the attractive faces than the unattractive ones.
　　The idea that even babies can judge appearance makes perfect sense to many researchers．In studies by psychologists，men consistently showed a preference for women with larger eyes，fuller lips，and a smaller nose and chin while women prefer men with large shoulders and a narrow waist．According to scientists，the mind unconsciously tells men and women that these traits —the full lips，clear skin，strong shoulders —equal health and genetic well-being.}

_{Not everyone thinks the same way，however．" Our hardwiredness can be changed by all sorts of expectations —mostly cultural，" says C．Loring Brace，an anthropologist at the University of Michigan．What is considered attractive in one culture might not be in another．Look at most Western fashion magazines：the women on the pages are thin．But is this "perfect" body type for women worldwide? Scientists' answer is no; what is considered beautiful is subjective and varies around the world．They found native peoples in southeast Peru preferred shapes regarded overweight in Western cultures.}

_{For better or worse，beauty plays a role in our lives．But it is extremely difficult to describe exactly what makes one person attractive to another．Although there do seem to be certain physical traits considered universally appealing，it is also true that beauty does not always keep to a single，uniform standard．Beauty really is，as the saying goes，in the eye of the beholder.
1．People's ideas about beauty ________.
　　A．have existed since ancient times
　　B．can be easily described
　　C．have little influence on a person's success
　　D．are based upon strict criteria
2．In Paragraph 3，the babies in the study ________.
　　A．were rated for their appearance
　　B．were entered in a beauty contest
　　C．were shown photos of a group of college students
　　D．were able to tell attractive faces from unattractive ones
3．The underlined word “traits” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.
　　A．qualities
　　B．measurements
　　C．judgments
　　D．standards
4．We can learn from the passage that ________.
　　A．the ideas of beauty vary as people grow up
　　B．the search for beauty is rooted in lack of confidence
　　C．the standards for beauty are based on scientific researches
　　D．the understanding of beauty depends on cultural backgrounds}

 A recent study shows that being pulled into the world of an interesting novel ______ make some actual, measurable changes in the brain.

   A. should                B. need             C. shall                D. can

    Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertisers hoping to sell their products.

The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people's lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just  buying an unsuitable item (商品) that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.

     It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with ease into a shop and buy one thing:  no choice, no anxiety.

32. What does the author try to argue in Paragraph l?     

A. The exercise of rights is a luxury.

B. The practice of choice is difficult.

C. The right of choice is given but at a price.

D. Choice and right exist at the same time.

33. Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety?     

A. Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product.

B. People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion.

C. Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items.

D. Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the range of choice.

34. By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove that___________.  

A. advanced products meet the needs of people

B. products of the latest design flood the market

C. competitions are fierce in high-tech industry

D. everyday goods need to be replaced often

35. What is this passage mainly about?  

A. The variety of choices in modern society.

B. The opinions on people's right in different countries.

C. The problems about the availability of everyday goods.

D. The helplessness in purchasing decisions.

The Enigma (谜）of Beauty

　   The search for beauty spans centuries and continents. Paintings of Egyptians dating back over 4, 000 years show both men and women painting their nails and wearing makeup. In 18th-century France, wealthy noblemen wore large wigs (假发）of long, white hair to make themselves attractive. Today, people continue to devote a lot of time and money to their appearance.

　   There is at least one good reason for the desire to be attractive: beauty is power. Studies suggest that good-looking people make more money, get called on more often in class, and are regarded as friendlier.

　   But what exactly is beauty? It's difficult to describe it clearly, and yet we know it when we see it. And our awareness of it may start at a very early age. In one set of studies, six-month-old babies were shown a series of photographs. The faces on the pictures had been rated for attractiveness by a group of college students. In the studies, the babies spent more time looking at the attractive faces than the unattractive ones.

　   The idea that even babies can judge appearance makes perfect sense to many researchers. In studies by psychologists, men consistently showed a preference for women with larger eyes, fuller lips, and a smaller nose and chin while women prefer men with large shoulders and a narrow waist. According to scientists, the mind unconsciously tells men and women that these traits —the full lips, clear skin, strong shoulders —equal health and genetic well-being.

　    Not everyone thinks the same way, however. “Our hardwiredness can be changed by all sorts of expectations —mostly cultural,” says C. Loring Brace, an anthropologist at the University of Michigan. What is considered attractive in one culture might not be in another. Look at most Western fashion magazines: the women on the pages are thin. But is this “perfect” body type for women worldwide? Scientists' answer is no; what is considered

beautiful is subjective and varies around the world. They found native peoples in southeast Peru preferred shapes regarded overweight in Western cultures.

　    For better or worse, beauty plays a role in our lives. But it is extremely difficult to describe exactly what makes one person attractive to another. Although there do seem to be certain physical traits considered universally appealing, it is also true that beauty does not always keep to a single, uniform standard. Beauty really is, as the saying goes, in the eye of the beholder.

21. People's ideas about beauty ________.

A. have existed since ancient times                           B. can be easily described

C. have little influence on a person's success              D. are based upon strict standard

22. In Paragraph 3, the babies in the study ________.

A. were rated for their appearance

B. were entered in a beauty contest

C. were shown photos of a group of college students

D. were able to tell attractive faces from unattractive ones

23. The underlined word “traits” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A. qualities           B. measurements        C. judgments              D. standards

24. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. the ideas of beauty vary as people grow up

B. the search for beauty is rooted in lack of confidence

C. the standards for beauty are based on scientific researches

D. the understanding of beauty depends on cultural backgrounds