How long do you suppose it is _______ he arrived here?

   A. when                         B. before                      C. after                        D. since

 --- Do you have a minute? I’ve got something to tell you.

--- OK, ________ you make it short.

A. now that           B. if only        C. so long as       D. every time

  When you get in your car, you reach for it. When you’re at work, you take a break to have a moment alone with it. When you get into a lift, you play with it.

       Cigarette? Cup of coffee? No, it’s the third most addictive thing in modern life: the cell phone. And experts say it is becoming more difficult for many people to control their longing to hug it more tightly than most of their personal relationships.

       The costs are becoming more and more evident, and I don’t mean just the monthly bill. Dr. Chris Knippers, a counselor at the Betty Ford Center in Southern California, reports that the overuse of cell phones has become a social problem not much different from other harmful addictions: a barrier to one-on-one personal contact, and all escape from reality.

       Sounds extreme, but we’ve all witnessed the evidence: The person at a restaurant who talks on the phone through an entire meal, ignoring his kids around the table; the woman who talks on the phone in the car, ignoring her husband; the teen who texts messages all the way home from school, avoiding contact with kids all around him.

       Jim Williams, an industrial sociologist based in Massachusetts, notes that cell-phone addiction is part of a set of symptoms in a widening gulf of personal separation. He points to a study by Duke University researchers that found one-quarter of Americans say they have no one to discuss their most important personal business with. Despite the growing use of phones, e-mail and instant messaging, in other words, Williams says studies show that we don’t have as many friends as our parents. “Just as more information has led to less wisdom, more acquaintances via the Internet and cell phones have produced fewer friends,” he says.

76. What has become a social problem according to the passage? (No more than 5 words)

___________________________________________________________________________

77. What costs do people have to pay for their cell phones according to the passage?

   (No more than 15 words)

___________________________________________________________________________

78. What is the purpose of Paragraph 4 in the passage? (No more than 5 words)

___________________________________________________________________________

79. What consequence do experts say about cell-phone addiction? (No more than 20 words)

___________________________________________________________________________

80. What do you think of the overuse of cell phones in our daily life? Please give your opinion and suggestions to improve the situation. (No more than 30 words)

___________________________________________________________________________

"It's such a nice place," Mother said as she sat at the table______ for customers.

   A. to be reserved         B. having reserved      C. reserving         D. reserved 

 --- I’m calling to _______ our lunch appointment. It’s tomorrow at twelve o’clock, right?  

--- Absolutely.          

A. confirm                     B. acknowledge        C. determine              D. recognize 

 After three hours’ drive , they arrived in  ______ they thought was the place they had been looking forward to visiting .

   A.  which          B. that            C. where              D. what

1. _________(悲伤) is a feeling of deep sadness or regret.

2. When I’m in trouble, they always help me out heart and ________(灵魂/心灵).

3. To get the hang of swimming, I _________(吝惜/抽出) no effort to swim.

4. The gift has a _________(特殊的) meaning and I cherish it very much.

5. You’re supposed to set a _________(特定的) goal and fight for it.

6. The local economy has been developing at a high _________(速度) in recent years.

7. He is the _________(赞助者/主办者) of the English Speech Contest held yesterday.

8. I hope Chinese culture can _________(传播) to every corner of the world.

9. Jack went everywhere in search of a _________(稳定的) job.

10. The products produced in the factory don’t reach the required _________(标准).  

11. Many African children _________(挨饿/饥饿) to death for lack of food every year.

12. The _________(统计数字) show 40% university students have the habit of staying up.

13. Having walked for a whole day, I ran out of my _________(力量/力气).

14. Doing sports in my spare time _________(加强；增强) my body and makes me stronger.

15. Our teacher repeatedly _________(强调) the importance of personal safety.

16. Whatever difficulties we meet, we must _________(努力/奋斗) for our dreams.

17. A _________(固执的) person is someone who won’t change his mind easily.

18. As long as I keep working hard, I am sure I will _________(成功) in the end.

19. To solve this problem, it is strongly _________(建议) that we team up with each other.

20. There’s no doubt that she is quite _________(合适的) for the job she is applying for.

21. Having lived here for two years, I haven’t got used to the local _________(环境) yet.

22. Without your _________(支持) and co-operation, I could have achieved nothing.

23. People expressed their _________(同情/同情心) for the homeless beggars.

24. She now is looking for a _________(临时的/暂时的) job instead of a stable one.

25. Compared with teenagers, old people _________(倾向/易于) to forget things more easily.

When it comes to the benefit of volunteering, a lot of people think it’s all about the warm feeling after helping someone. ___36___ As is known, charity work requires a wide variety of people to do a wide variety of things for everything to work. It means that there are some surprising benefits for volunteers. For example, volunteering ...

*Teaches you new skills

From helping make websites to teaching immigrant kids your native language, or to arranging events for charity, volunteering can really be almost anything. It means that when you get involved in charity work, a lot of the time you will face challenges. ___37___

*Teaches  you what truly matters

It’s a great way to find new perspectives on life. When you’ve been at it for a while, you just might find yourself re-evaluating your advantages. ___38__ One of my friends went from wanting to be a lawyer to discovering a true passion for teaching.

*___39___

Maybe it’s not so surprising, but what might surprise you is how genuine these friends are. Some of my long-term friends are people I’ve met through volunteering. I’m not the kind of guy that makes friends for connections, but sometimes it’s very convenient to have a broad network.

Summed up in one line: Volunteering helps you grow. ___40___ You meet a very wide variety of people you don’t have a lot in common with. You learn to get along with people involved in many different walks in life. You learn to know what you are to do. So if you’ve ever considered volunteering, what are you waiting for?

A. Helps you make new friends.

B. Can help improve social skills.

C. You might even decide on a completely new path to take in life.

D. As it turns out, that’s far from the only benefit.

E. Volunteering helps you look outside yourself and your problems.

F. Through overcoming the challenges you learn completely new skills.

G. Not only does it help you grow into a perfect person but it helps you develop your skills set as well.

 — When shall I phone you, morning or afternoon?

—______. I’ll be in all day.

      A. Each                       B. Both                        C. Neither                   D. Either

    Today we eat on the go, at our  desks and   even    in front of computers.  We eat takeout, deliveted  and prekaged  meals.      36

    “Over the past three decades, people have started eating   out more than   ever    before and  purchasing more prepared foods at the grocery store, which tend to  contain more    fast,   salt    and sugar than their home-made foods,” noted US healthy living website SparkPeople.

      37 It encourages us to value the time we spend preparing，shanng and consuming food； as a  recent USA Today article pal it. It all started in 1986 with the efforts of Slow Food's founding father,Italian activist Carlo Petrini, who wanted to bring back food varieties and flavors that had gone dark in the face of industrialization. 38 Now, his idea is almost the mainstream.

    Starting at the table, the movement promotes an unhurried way of life founded on the idea that everyone has a right to cooking pleasure, and that everyone must also take responsibility to“protect the heritage (遗产）of food, tradition and culture that make this celebration of the senses possible?”， wrote The Phnom Penh Post.

   “   39   It means turning down the speed at which we eat and increasing the amount of time we  spend  dining together with other peopte,” Althea Zanecosky, spokeswoman for the American Diettic Association, told The Huffington Post.“  40   Dinner table conversations keep families together,noted the Belgian non-profit organization Greenfudge.

A. It is a way to bring back the social togetherness of yesterday.

B. It seems that we have adapted our foods to our fast - paced lives.

C. So，the Slow Food Movement has occurred against this fast-food trend.

D. Slow Food doesn't necessanly mean food that takes a long time to cook.

E. It is based on the idea that we should spend as much time as possible on cooking.

F. It's not only the food itself but also the time we spend (lining together that matters.

G. At that time，he asked people to follow a more sustainable (可持续的）living model.

     Every one of us has been hurt by others – 25____ by their words or actions. In those moments, you may feel so much anger 26____ you want to hurt the other person too.

     But we all know that revenge doesn’t get us anywhere. So, in order to live a happy life, the best way 27____ (deal) with the problem is, perhaps, as the old saying goes, to “forgive and forget”.

     The wisdom of this saying 28____ (prove) in scientific studies. “It is well established that one should learn to forgive others 29___ the positive benefits of one’s physical and mental health,” said Saima Noreen, a scientist at the University of St Andrews, UK.

     And now, Noreen and her research team may have found one more reason that you should stick to this principle—30____ (forgive) somebody who has hurt you makes it easier for you to forget the unhappy memory.

In the study, researchers asked volunteers to read descriptions of 40 different situations that contained bad actions 31____ ____ stealing, lying and cheating. Volunteers then had to decide 32____ they would be able to forgive the person if they were the victims.

   假定你是高三学生李津。一年前曾经在美国California的Stevenson School参加过为期一个月的国际学生交流项目。那次活动给你留下深刻的印象。现在请你根据以下要点, 给你在该校学习期间的老师Mr. Woods写一封电子邮件:

1. 询问他的近况

2. 感谢在美国期间他对你的照顾、帮助（生活、英语学习等）

3. 你的好友王磊想在今年夏天报考他的学校, 询问是否方便联系他和咨询相关事宜

       4. 邀请他来中国（访问、观光……）

注意:

       （1）请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息

       （2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯

       （3）词数不少于100；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数

Dear Mr. Woods,

How are you doing these days?

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       Best regards,

                                                                                           Yours,

                                                                                           Li Jin

    The courses of the Essex English Language Program valuable though they were, did not pose a challenge to me. However, during the two weeks there, I still failed on one simple but subtle question, “What else?’’

This question was raised by Alex, a teacher from the University of Essex. And I was the      ignorant student who blankly stared at the textbook ju.st like my Japanese classmate. In front of me was a picture of the first Ford Model T assembly line. You must have seen similar old pictures, ___25___workers are proudly fixing the bolts and checking car lever.

    A minute before, Alex asked, "According to the picture, what are the differences between the     factories today and back then?"

"The assembly line was less mechanized then, I promptly answered.

Dead silence. I pretended to ponder over the question, but actually I got _26_ in my head.  How __27____there be anything else different? Isn't the assembly line an idea so brilliant that it has been passed down without any major changes? It was the Japanese student next to me__28____ broke the silence:"There were no protective devices ___29____ the workers." "Rig ht. There were no protections. What else?" Alex kept digging.

   Of course! There were no protective devices. How could I have overlooked that? I, for the first time, started to doubt my intellect while___30___ (struggle)with the second "What else?"

Shiho, who sat on my left, already had an idea: "There were child laborers." Obviously, there was a kid standing right in front of the camera. What else? Tom found out that there were no women. What else? Now it was Tomomi's turn to point out that the workers seemed to live a___31___ (good) life than now, judging from their clothes. I sat there totally___32____ (beat). There answers were right under my eyes, but I could even spend another day staring at the picture without noticing them.

The “What else?”question was never about importance. It was about the souls alive behind the cold facts

There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, hurt many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.

Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people hurt many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

29. People who are unhappy _______.

A. always consider things differently from others

B. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things

C. usually misunderstand what others think or say

D. usually are affected by the results of certain things

30. The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “_______”.

A. makes others unhappy                B. has a good taste with social life

C. tend to scold others openly          D. enjoy the pleasure of life

31. We can conclude from the passage that _______.

A. we should pity all such unhappy people

B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life

C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness

D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons

 ---What do you think of contemporary  Chinese  Literature about it ?

   --- Sorry , I have only a(n ) ____ idea about it ..

  A. subjective          B. straightforward      C. arbitrary         D. vague

Figuring out ways to help

As a 16-year-old American student at Colorado Springs School, Michael Gohde, sees the world this way—as writing a computer program, the most complex outcome is really only a collection of simple elements—simple ideas, simple acts—that build on one another.

When he was 7, he was confused about why there were homeless people sleeping on the streets. He asked his mother why. “They need our help,” said Betsy deVries-Gohde, doing her best to explain their situation to her son. After that, 

Michael saved enough money to buy bottled water and sandwiches to distribute to the needy.      

When a family friend was diagnosed with cancer last summer, Michael and his parents purchased a pre-made care 

package – a collection of products and comfort items especially tailored for patients going through cancer treatment. After his grandmother went through chemotherapy （化疗） for lymphoma (淋巴瘤), Michael asked his mom what things would make his grandma feel better. She suggested a care package.

On Dec 18, after Michael finished his last exam, he headed home to finish packing about 30 gift bags. The next day, he and his mom visited a nearby cancer center to hand out the care packages.      

“I had a job and extra money, so I figured, let’s do this,” Michael said. The teenager has a part-time job working 

20 hours a week, helping to write Android mobile applications.      

At Rocky Mountain Cancer Center, Mary Matykiewicz held her new socks and thanked “the very nice young man” 

who’d given them to her. “You wouldn’t think kids would recognize the need, but they tend to surprise you,” said 

Jayme Stangier, a patient at the center. Betsy deVries-Gohde, whose mother died of pancreatic cancer in 1999, was 

moved by her son’s compassion. “These people are so tender now with what they’re going through. It feels so good to me to know that he cares,” she said. “Teenagers have their ups and downs, but Michael, he’s pretty steady.”  

21. The underlined word “distribute”  probably means ______. 

A. brought    B. adopted     C. adapted     D. gathered

22.What did Michael Gohde do to help cancer patients?  

A. He volunteered to take care of them at the Cancer Center.

B. He gifted them care packages, bought with his own money.

C. He wrote mobile apps to find the treatments for them.

D. He brought them gifts to surprise them.

23. What can we infer from the article?

A. Michael’s way of viewing the world was partly related to his part-time job.

B. Michael’s mother took pride in her son’s willingness to help those in need.

C. Michael often went to Rocky Mountain Cancer Center to help look after cancer patients.

D. It was his grandmother’s suffering from cancer that led Michael to care a lot about cancer patients. 

4. Which of the following best describes Michael Gohde?    

A. Well-educated.    B. Dutiful.   C. Warm-hearted.   D. Generous.

 In most cases, college graduates don't mind what job they will do so long as it is one ______ they can earn money to support themselves.

   A. what                B. where                            C. that                                D. how

Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one ten-year-old boy who decided to study judo柔道despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo instructor. He was doing well. So he couldn't understand why, after three months of training, the instructor had taught him only one move.

"Instructor," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?"

"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the instructor replied.

Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.

Several months later, the instructor took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged. The boy deftly巧妙的 used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be defeated. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the instructor intervened(干涉）.

"No," the instructor insisted, "Let him continue."

Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: He dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.

On the way home, the boy and his teacher reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy gathered the courage to ask what was really on his mind.

"Instructor, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"

"You won for two reasons," the teacher answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.

24．According to the second paragraph the boy was ______ with his teacher.

A. unsatisfied.               B. angry.              C. pleased.             D. .careful

25．Why did the referee call a timeout in the finals?

A. Because the boy was defeated.      B. Because he thought the boy would be the loser definitely.

C. Because he was disappointed.       D. Because he thought the boy would give up.

26．In the last paragraph, the author wanted to tell us________.

A. the reason why the boy won every match.      B. the instructor was very excellent.

C. who was the champion.                     D. the boy was very courageous.

27．What is the best title of the passage?

A. No Pains, No Gains.                       B. A Great Judo Master.

C. Weakness Can Become Strength             D. Where There Is a Will, There Is a Way

When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible --- and it can be surprisingly  61  (benefit) to your physical and mental health. So far, research

  62  (show) that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show  63  (little) anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help reduce the tiredness out of the immune system and allow people                        64    (feel) more energetic.”

So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something    __65 gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don’t wait for an    66   (apologize). “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things in  67  same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.”

Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean  68   (accept) the action of the person who upsets you. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things  69   the other person’s perspective. You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to  70   (you) from that person’s point of view.

Members of the post-1990 generation looking for work apply for multiple positions.They hold

High  36  of the jobs, a reflection of young people's changing attitudes in the country's development,a recent research showed.

    When fresh graduates do land a job interview, they are also more likely to miss it，37 offers and have no qualms(不安)about quitting if the work is not 38

    These were some of the main  39 of the research conducted by leading Chinese recruitment (招聘) website 5ljob.com.Of those  40  , 45.1% of the employers said more than half of job candidates  41 to turn up on time for interviews.More than 60% of the fresh 42  also felt they needed help from their parents to look for work, the research showed.

    Liu Jinjin, deputy director of the human resources department at the Social Sciences Academic Press, said members of the post-1990 generation are 43 about employment and it was  44   for them to break appointments for job interviews.

    “Most of the post-1990 generation are the only child in the family.Their living conditions have greatly 45 from that of the post-1980 and post-1970 generations.They don't experience much  46  in life so they pay closer attention to personal  47 and interests when hunting for a job.The post-1990 generation also does not care about the amount of money they make. 48 the working environment, the happiness they get from their work and respect from others are what 49 most.”Liu said.

    “The post-1990 generation does not think twice about leaving in their first year of work.If they lose interest in a job or are not clear about their future career path, they will 50  easily,” Liu said.Members of the generation are also more self-centered.They want more time for themselves and are not willing to work   51. Their attitude to life is more casual, Liu said.Zhang Gao, the campus brand director of Chinese Internet search giant Baidu, said a survey it conducted this year found that the post-1990 generation focus on work-life 52 ，“They need some space when they work and don't want to be managed too  53  .”Zhang said. 54  that members of that generation often choose to work according to their interests and have their own ideas and views about work.

“ 55 this generation is very sensitive and has a lot of self-respect, so employers need to be concerned about their temperaments(性情)and ways of communication,” she said.

36.A.goals              B.dreams           C.standards           D.expectations1111]

37.A.bring down         B.turn down         C.put down           D.let down

38.A.to their taste        B.in their favor       C.for their benefit      D.at their convenience

39.A.effects             B.solutions         C.plans               D.findings

40.A.employed           B.admitted         C.surveyed            D.recruited

41.A.attempted          B.failed            C.managed            D.agreed

42.A.employees          B.graduates         C.interviewees        D.students

43.A.picky              B.serious           C.concerned          D.tolerant

44.A.unusual            B.strange           C.common           D.appropriate

45.A.changed           B.promoted          C.strengthened        D.improved

46.A.pressure           B.sorrow            C.curiosity            D.sympathy

47.A.information        B.situation           C.preferences          D.majors

48.A.Therefore          B.Anyhow          C.Besides             D.Instead

49.A.matter             B.mean            C.require              D.remain

50.A.discourage         B.quit              C.complain            D.criticize

51.A.sometime          B.fulltime          C.part-time             D.overtime

52.A.issue              B.entertainment     C.routine               D.balance

53.A.casually           B.gently            C.strictly              D.deadly

54.A.saying             B.speaking          C.adding              D.assuming

55.A.In fact             B.In short           C.In contrast           D.In total