In 1693 the philosopher John Locke warned that children should not be given too much “unhealthy fruit” to eat. Three centuries later, misguided ideas about child-raising are still popular. Many parents fear that their children will die unless ceaselessly watched. In America the law can be equally paranoid (偏执的). In South Carolina this month Debra Harrell was jailed for letting her 9-year-old daughter play in a park unsupervised (无人监督的).

Her severe punishment reflects the rich world’s worry about parenting. By most objective measures, modern parents are far more conscientious (认真的) than previous generations. Dads are more hands-on than their fathers were, and working mothers spend more time nurturing their children than the housewives of the 1960s did. However, there are two problems in this picture, connected to class. One is at the lower end. Even if poor parents spend more time with their children than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do. America is a laggard here: its government spends abundantly on school-age kids but much less than other rich countries on the first two or three years of life. If America did more to help poor parents with young children, it would have huge returns.

The second one, occurs at the other end of the income scale, and may even apply to otherwise rational (理性的) Economist readers: well-educated, rich parents try to do too much. Safety is part of it—they fear that if they are not constantly watching their children may break their necks, which is the least rational. Despite the impression you get from watching crime dramas, children in rich countries are safe, so long as they look both ways before crossing the road. The other popular parental fear—that your children might not get into an Ivy League college—is more rational. Academic success matters more than ever before. But beyond a certain point, parenting makes less difference than many parents imagine. Studies in Minnesota and Sweden, for example, found that identical twins grew up equally intelligent whether they were raised together or apart. A study in Colorado found that children that adopted and raised by brainy parents ended up no brainier than those adopted by average parents.

 This doesn’t mean that parenting is irrelevant. The families who adopt children are carefully screened, so they tend to be warm, capable and middle-class. But the twin and adoption studies indicate that any child given a loving home and adequate stimulation is likely to fulfill her potential. Put another way, better-off parents can afford to relax a bit. And if you are less stressed, your children will appreciate it, even if you still make them eat their fruit and vegetables.

58. Which of the following statements is NOT a misguided idea of parenting mentioned in the passage?

A. Children should be protected from any dangers by their parents

B. The more conscientious parents are, the more children will surely benefit from parenting

C. Children will die unless ceaselessly watched

D. Children are likely to fulfill their potential with a loving home and adequate stimulation

59. The underlined word “laggard” in Paragraph 2 probably means a country that __________.

A. is ahead in development                B. falls slow behind others            

C. is free from physical or mental disorder   D. moves to a higher position 

60. Which of the following can we learn from the passage?

A. Only warm, capable and middle-class people can adopt a child.

B. When it comes to child-raising, Economist readers will become more rational.

C. Children in rich countries are in greater danger due to the bad influence of crime dramas.

D. Although poor parents spend more time with their kids than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do.

61. This passage is mainly written to __________.

A. urge American laws concerning parenting to be changed

B. advise modern parents to learn from their previous generations 

C. persuade stressed parents to learn to relax and give more freedom to their children

D. call on the government to do more to help poor parents with school-age children

The sunspot came into its active stage，____ that happens once every eleven years．（　　）

A．one B．it     C．the one D．what

   文中共有10处语言错误,  每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

  添加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧),  并在其下面写出该加的词。

  删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

  修改：在错的词汇的下面画一横线（__）,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。

On the first day when I went to high school, I felt exciting. After 9 years’ study, I felt I was

so closely to university. During the first year, I made many friends. I got to know all of my 

classmates. Because the school work was tough, I shared happiness and sorrow for my friends.

When second year came, I was arranged to other class. I was worried that no one could talk to

me, but I made new friends quickly. Now it was the last year of my high school life, but I'm

determined to study harder and make a greater progress. High school life is challenging for

me, but I won’t give out.  

In the dark forests _______, some large enough to hold several English towns.

  A. stand many lakes         B. lie many lakes   

  C. many lakes lie           D. many lakes stand

       假设你是李华，你在报上看到北京电视台今年二月将举办外国人“学中文，唱中文歌”才艺大赛。你的美国朋友Peter正在北京一所大学学中文，你觉得他应去试一试。请按以下要点给他写信告知此事，并表示可以提供帮助。

       比赛时间：2月18日

       报名时间：截止到1月30日

       报名地点：北京电视台

       注意：1. 词数：100左右 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

          3．参考词汇：才艺表演—talent show

— I wonder if you could go with me to the supermarket.

— Don’t disturb me. I ________ my daily report this morning and haven’t finished yet.

A. write        B. was writing

C. have written D. have been writing

---Could you meet me at the airport?

---I’d like to, but I’m afraid I____a very important meeting when you return.

A. am attending                   B. was attending

B. will be attending                D. will have attended

Doctors in hospital emergency rooms often see accidental poisonings(中毒). A frightened parent arrives with a child who swallowed a cleaning liquid. Or perhaps the harmful substance is a medicine. Or it might be a chemical product meant to kill insects. These are common causes of accidental poisoning.

In cases like this, look for medical help as soon as possible. Save the container of whatever caused the poisoning. And look on the container for information about anything that stops the effects of the poison. Save anything expelled (被强迫排除)from the mouth of the victim. That way, doctors can examine it.

In the past, some people forced poisoning victims to empty the stomach. They used a liquid syrup of ipecac（催呕剂）, to do this. But an organization of children’s doctors no longer advises parents to keep syrup of ipecac. The American Academy of Pediatrics says some poisons can cause additional damage when they come back up the throat.

Millions of people know a way to save a person who is choking on something trapped in the throat. The method is commonly known as the Heimlich Maneuver or abdominal thrusts. The American Red Cross says a rescuer should first hit the person on the back five times between the shoulder bones. These back blows may ease the choking. If the airway is still blocked, the Red Cross suggests pushing hard five times along the victim’s abdomen. The abdomen is the area between the chest and the hip(臀)bones.

25. Save the container of whatever caused the poisoning to ____.

A. look for harmful information              B. look on it

C. use it to break the poison                        D. look for medical help

26. Why are parents advised not to keep syrup of ipecac?

A. To keep the stomach empty.               B. To avoid more damage.

C. To keep syrup of ipecac safe.              D. To keep the stomach full.

27. The purpose of the last paragraph is to tell us about _____.

A. a way to prevent a person from choking.

B. the abdominal thrusts

C. a way to cure choking

D. the abdomen

28. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Learning the basics of first aid  

B. Accidental poisonings

C. Common causes of accidental poisoning

D. Poisonings and first aid

 ______ we know, Professor Chen is working on a new book and it will be published next month.

A. As long as     B. As often as      C. As well as     D. As far as

 There’s little chance that we will succeed in changing our fate. _________, it is important that we try.

   A. Meanwhile                B. Nevertheless         C. Otherwise            D. Therefore

Imagine living in a country torn by war. Or maybe you live in a place where there are few jobs and little chance to earn a living. Your family decides to move—not to another town, but to another country. You and your family have become immigrants. People are called immigrants when they move to a foreign country to make their homes.

People become immigrants for many reasons. The most common one is economic opportunities. Most immigrants are attracted to other countries by the promise of jobs, farmland, or business opportunities.

Other people become immigrants in order to get away from mistreatment or natural disasters. They are refugees. Some refugees move to avoid wars and political unrest. Others are seeking freedom to express their religious view. Still others are uprooted by disasters, such as terrible flooding or drought.

Some people have become immigrants against their will. Caught in Africa, shipped to foreign lands and forced to work as slaves, many early African immigrants to North and South America came in chains.

Except for Native Americans, all people came to the United States from someplace else. For nearly 500 years, immigrants have landed on America’s shores seeking a better life. Throughout American history, immigrants often worked low-paying, dangerous jobs that other people refused to do.

Immigrants from around the world helped shape American life. Many immigrants absorbed the customs and language common to most Americans. They also brought their own traditions, including music and foods. Over time, many of these traditions have become part of American life.

The first European immigrants to America hoped to colonize new lands. By the mid-1500s, Spaniards had ventured into Florida, California, and the American Southwest. French immigrants arrived in the early 1600s and built their first colony in Canada. The English also arrived in the early 1600s. They established 13 colonies along America’s Atlantic Coast.

In the 1700s, England became the major power in colonial North America. But many European immigrants came to live in the English colonies. They included people from Sweden, Holland, Germany, Scotland, and Ireland.

Immigrants still come to the United States seeking freedom and economic opportunities. Most new immigrants no longer come from Europe. They come mainly from Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Asia.

Today, the U.S. government limits the number of immigrants into the country each year. People who sneak illegally into the United States are called illegal immigrants, who, if caught, would be sent back to their home countries.

How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter, rude boss, or an insensitive employee  41   your day?

One day I was in a taxi and we headed  42  the airport. We were driving in the  43  lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his  44  , slide sideways, and at the very last moment our car stopped and 45      the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car looked around and started  46  at us. My taxi driver just  47  and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really  48  .So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”.

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of  49  , full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage  50  up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on  51  ．Don’t take it personally; just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.

Believe me. You’ll be  52  ．Don’t take their garbage and  53  it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with  54  ．The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s  55  in your life. Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University, found in his extensive research that you  56  bad things more often than good things in your life, you store the bad memories more easily, and you  57  them more frequently.

So…Love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you   58   it！

When you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”, you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by  59  go of the bad. Have a Garbage-Free Day! Have a marvelous, garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today  60  the harvest you reap tomorrow.

The macaroon Queen of India

Pooja Dhingra is an Indian chef and businesswoman, the owner of macaroon bakery chain Le 15 Patisserie (西饼店) in Mumbai. She should have been a lawyer. But while studying _41_ at university in Mumbai, she decided to _42 her major and do something more creative.

Dhingra’s father and her elder brother are both restaurant owners. Remembering helping her mother in the _43_ during her childhood, she decided to work with food instead of legal cases. She _44_ her parents to let her attend a hospitality (招待) and management course in Switzerland. Three years later, she went to Paris to learn the _45_ of French baking. There her friends took her to one of the best macaroon shops. After just one _46_, Dhingra determined that when she returned to Mumbai she would _47_ her own shop, the first of its kind in India. 

After graduation, she started making macaroons in her parents’ kitchen, _48_ it was a complete failure. The hot and wet weather in Mumbai made it _49_ to make delicious cakes. It took her around six months of research and 60 failed _50_ to finally get a favorite recipe. Yet being both young and female _51_ she faced extra challenges. “The biggest problem was to get people to take you _52_,” she says. “For example, if I had to buy machinery, I would have to ask my father to make these calls for me.”

Dhingra eventually opened her first shop in 2010. To _53_ sales in a city where very few people knew what a macaroon was, Dhingra gave away some _54_ macaroons to customers, which made her cakes popular immediately. She continued _55_ new recipes. “Once you know basic techniques, inventing recipes is very _56_,” she said. “All you need is an open _57_. I get a lot of my ideas and _58_ from basic things around me.” 

Dhingra is the author of a best-selling cookery book, The Big Book of Treats. She also started running classes on how to make macaroons and other cakes. In 2016, Dhingra _59_ her business, opening a new location called Le 15 Café. Today, as a professional baker, Dhingra _60_ up one of India’s finest patisseries.

41. A. art                  B. law                      C. history                      D. medicine

42. A. quit                 B. check                C. enjoy                    D. follow

43. A. bedroom              B. basement                 C. study                    D. kitchen

44. A. reminded             B. warned                   C. convinced                D. allowed

45. A. techniques               B. situations               C. functions                    D. results

46. A. drink                B. kick                     C. breath                   D. bite

47. A. visit                B. open                 C. sell                         D. name

48. A. so               B. or                   C. but                          D. for 

49. A. difficult            B. unusual                  C. reasonable                   D. available

50. A. preparations         B. messages                 C. programs                     D. attempts

51. A. included             B. meant                C. admitted                     D. explained

52. A. seriously            B. properly                 C. differently                  D. peacefully

53. A. ignore               B. report                   C. promote                      D. examine

54. A. strange              B. modern               C. famous                   D. free

55. A. introducing          B. creating                 C. demanding                D. protecting

56. A. typical              B. familiar                 C. simple                       D. regular

57. A. task                 B. reply                    C. mind                     D. secret

58. A. inspiration              B. authority                C. progress                     D. equipment

59. A. preserved            B. inspected                C. acquired                     D. expanded

60. A. covers           B. heads                C. picks                    D. brings 

假定你是李华，本周你去拜访了你校的交换生Mike两次，可是他都不在家，请根据以下要点给他写一个留言条：

1.     你因家庭聚会，周日不能参加郊游

2.     你邀请他两周后参加自己的生日聚会，有人去接会提前给他电话。

注意：1 词数100左右

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

      3.开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。

Dear Mike ,

 I called on you twice this week, but you were out. _________________________________

                                                                              Yours,

                                                                              Li Hua

Traveling to Cuba as an American is like jumping through hoops(环)．To help you better prepare for your trip，here are what you need to know about traveling to Cuba．

    You wilI need to obtain a visa to travel to Cuba．You’11 need to apply for the visa associated with your travel purposes，such as religious or medical travel，family visits，or people-to-people travel，which is the most common type of visa attained by Americans．

    Because of the U．S．restriction，banks have not yet been able to establish a foothold in Cuba，meaning it’s a cash—focused country．You can exchange currency at the José Martí International Airport or at your hotel．Keep in mind that there is a 10 percent fee to exchange U．S．currency for Cuban currency．You’11 also want to be sure to carry change for tips．

    You can reserve a hotel room in Cuba online．Then you can call to confirm your reservation．You can also book through a travel agency．However，payment can be tricky：Even if you pay for your room through your travel agent，the restriction may prevent your payment from reaching your hotel in time(another reason to book well in advance)．Come prepared with enough cash to cover the cost，just in case．

    If you expect to find the blue waters，volcanic landscapes and beautiful villages of other nearby islands，you’11 be disappointed．But beauty is not hard to find here．Old Havana—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—is home to splendid architecture and a bit of paladars(privately owned res—taurants)．Limited economic opportunities have led Cubans to be creative in other ways．You can’t go two blocks without coming across street paintings，art studios and joyful ballet music．

24．Most Americans get the visa to Cuba by________．

A．family visits         B．people-to-people travel

C．religious travel     D．medical travel

25．How much will you pay if you want to exchange$1．000 for Cuban money?

A．$20    B．$50    C．$100    D．$200

26．Which does the author think is worth seeing in Cuba?

A．Fantastic buildings           B．Blue waters

C．Beautiful villages         D．Volcanic landscapes

27．Which can be the best title of the passage?

A．How to prepare a travel?

B．Tips on Visiting Cuba

C．Restrictions in Cuba

D．Be careful，Americans 

Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if you're unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don't have enough tastes.

Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities (能力) to enjoy life. Most people are already swamped (淹没) with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too much. They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut.

Your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅), a royal palace. Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds a room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have.

Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham and eggs when you're hungry.

Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person, for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library.

Music like Mozart's and Bach's shouldn't be absent. Real riches are of the spirit. And when you've brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills and bettered them. And life is a matter of thrills.

Sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life. No matter who you are, you would be more human, and your house of life would be better supported against the bad days, if you could, and did, play a bit.

Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.

13. The author intends to tell us that ________.

A. true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means

B. big houses are people's most valued possessions

C. big houses can in a sense bring richness of life

D. true happiness comes from spiritual riches

14. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that ________.

A. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfied

B. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poor

C. though their house is big, they prefer a simple life

D. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage

15. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. House of Life    B. Secret of Wealth

C. Rest and Refreshment    D. Interest and Enthusiasm

 Not ______ with the quality of your goods, I will certainly not advise others to buy them.

  A. to impress                       B. impressing              C. having impressed        D. impressed

___________the prices and functions of different types of cameras before you make up your

 mind which to buy.

   A. Compare       B. Comparing      C. Compared       D. To compare

What Teenagers Can Do To Earn More Respect

As teenagers continue to grow and develop into young adults, the transition(过渡) into adulthood has begun. With so many physical and emotional changes going on, certain manners are often forgotten and other adult traits are not yet accepted as a way of life. 51    By doing the following things, you will earn more respect.

Contribute to the household

At the very least, clean up after yourself. As a teenager, you are old enough to clean up after yourself. When you make a mess, clean it up. 52    All chores(家务) that you do help to reduce the load of the person who did them before. Now that you’re old enough and capable, why shouldn’t you contribute to the household? 53   

Be responsible

54    Whether they are basic things, like brushing your teeth or doing your homework, or more involved chores that contribute to the household, simply fulfill your responsibilities on time. When adults know that they can rely on you, their trust and respect for you will increase.

Solve more of your own problem without asking for help

Instead of taking the easy approach and asking for help, make an effort to solve your problems on your own first. The “easy way” is only easy for you, but it is an extra task for the person from whom you are seeking help. 55    Depending on the problem, 15 minutes of effort is usually a good guideline. When you become a good problem solver, you increase your value to the community.

A. Everyone has certain responsibilities.

B. It will make your life more pleasant.

C. The people doing the chores before will greatly appreciate the help.

D. This includes, but is not limited to, your dishes and your room.

E. By being aware of these manners and traits, you can manage them sooner.

F. Seek help only after you have made an honest effort to solve your own problems.

G. When speaking to a group, speak loud enough.

1. He bought an ________________(最新的) dictionary which contains the latest vocabulary.

2. The chemical factory built last year _______________________ (产生了大量污染).

3. Last Monday, we _________________(进行了热烈的讨论) on whether we senior students should fall in love with each other.

4. Doing sports regularly and having a balanced diet ____________________(对身体有好处).

5. ____________(毫无疑问地) , all of us will fulfill our dreams in the near future by working hard.

6. __________________ (缺少时间), they didn’t finish the task as planned.

7. In my opinion, how much time for exercise should ____________(取决于) your own schedule.

8. Last week __________________ (我们进行了一场辩论) whether the advantages of watching TV outweigh its disadvantages.

9. When it comes to computer, it must be admitted that its _______________________________ (利远大于弊).

10. We all __________________ (渴望实现理想), so never shall we give into difficulties.

11. ____________(如图所示), more people prefer to travel in October.

12. Speaking of the best time for travel, _____________________________ (人们意见各个不同).

13. To make a pleasant trip, we should __________________ (考虑各个方面的因素).

14. To lose weight, she made up her mind to ____________(节食).

15. Compared with my deskmate, ____________(恰恰相反), I took little exercise but ate a lot.

16. To get rid of loneliness, I _________________________(培养对……的兴趣) drawing.

17. Based on our discussion, we may __________________ (得出结论) that making preparations for everything in advance is of great importance.

18. To live a healthy life, we should have a balanced diet, __________________ (包括各类食物).

19. One day, I __________________ (偶遇) an advertisement that a secretary is needed by a firm.

20. I’m able to _________________ (表达自己的感情) fluently in English after practicing a lot.

21. ____________(我深信) if we live in harmony with the people around us, a harmonious society will be established before long.

22. Once I make a decision, under no circumstance __________________ (我绝不改变决心).

23. __________________ (与她的成就比起来), her shortcomings are less important.

24. No one __________________ (没有谁比她更自信了).

25. The shops and supermarkets __________________ (人山人海) on the weekends.