My mom only had one eye. One day during elementary school, my mom came and I was very  21 . So I threw her a  22  look and ran out. The next day at school, my classmates  23  me, saying: “Your mom only has one eye?!”

I hated my one-eyed  24  and our poverty, so I decided to study hard to grow up and become  25 . Later I left my mother for Seoul, where I studied in a high school and then got  26  in Seoul University. Then, I got married, bought a house and had kids too. I lived  27  as a successful man!

 28  , my mom came. My little girl ran away,  29  her eye. So I screamed at her: “How dare you come to my house and frighten my daughter! Get out of here now!” My mother  30  answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong  31 ,” and she disappeared.

One day a few years later, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. I  32  to my wife, saying I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went down to my old  33  out of curiosity, and I found my mother lying on the cold ground with a piece of  34  in her hand. It was a letter to me. It  35 :

My son,

I miss you so much. I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the  36 . But I decided not to go to the school for you. I’m  37  I only have one eye and made you embarrassed.

You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and  38  your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t  39  watching you having to grow up with only one eye, so I gave you mine.

I miss you so much. I love you. You  40  the world to me.

My world shattered (粉碎)! Then I cried for the person who lived for me... My Mother!

21.A.pleased                   B.embarrassed               C.disappointed                 D. surprised

22.A.delightful                   B. comfortable                     C.pitiful                               D.hateful

23.A.laughed at                    B.shouted at                  C.smiled at                          D.glared at

24.A.daughter                      B.father                        C.mother                             D.wife

25.A.addicted                       B.cheerful                     C.successful                        D.ashamed

26.A.accepted                      B.punished                    C.cared                               D.touched

27.A.difficultly                     B.happily                      C.gratefully                          D.stressfully

28.A.Hurriedly                     B.Finally                       C.Expectedly                       D.Suddenly

29.A.tired of                      B.worried about            C.scared of                          D.curious about

30.A.angrily                         B.quietly                       C.unwillingly                        D.thankfully

31.A.direction                      B.number                            C.address                                   D.sense

32.A.reacted                        B.lied                           C.replied                              D.promised

33.A.classroom                    B.office                        C.dormitory                         D.house

34.A.paper                           B.chalk                         C.cloth                                D.glass

35.A.introduced                   B.included                    C.continued                         D.said

36.A.vacation                       B.journey                      C.reunion                                   D.appointment

37.A.sorry                           B.nervous                     C.amazed                                   D.excited

38.A.injured                         B.lost                           C.cured                               D.destroyed

39.A.stand                           B.help                          C.avoid                               D.enjoy

40.A.compare                      B.show                        C.associate                          D.mean

        Airport Express

With the Airport Express, you are never far from town. There is a train every 10 minutes, ready to rush you between the airport and Hong Kong Station in the heart of the shopping and downtown district in about 24 minutes. Or travel to the Asia World-Expo in just 1 minute from the airport.

Airport Express service hours

Mon.-Fri.: 5:50am to 1:15am

Sat.-Sun.: 5:00am to 2:00am

Tickets

There are three types of ticket for travelling to and from the Airport: Single Journey, Round Trip and Same Day Return. Single Journey Ticket and Same Day Return Ticket are valid(有效的) on day of issue(发放). Round Trip Ticket is valid for 30 days from day of issue. You can also use the Octopus Card for the Airport Express. (The Octopus Card is an electronic store-value ticket and it can be used on most public transport. The fare will be deducted(扣除) from the stored value each time, so you do not have to carry heavy coins. The card is valid for three years after value has been added.)

Travel tips

 Children under 3 travel for free.

 Passengers travelling on the Airport Express are now able to write email and do online searches with Wi-Fi service.

 For more information about Airport Express, please visit www.hongkongairport.com or call 00852-21818888.

31．What is good about a Octopus Card?

A. It saves money for its users.

B. It is sold in every store.

C. Its validity is unlimited.

D. It avoids its users carrying coins.

32．What can you know about Airport Express?

A. Hong Kong Station is just 1 minute distance from the airport.

B. Single Journey Ticket is acceptable for 30 days.

C. Children are free of charge for tickets.

D. Passengers can surf the Internet on the Airport Express.

33．What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To provide suggestions about the Airport Express.

B. To advertise the Octopus Card.

C. To inform readers of the Airport Express service.

D. To introduce the Airport Express schedule.

Science not always so serious

Did you know that if you attach a weighted stick to the back of a chicken, it walks like a dinosaur?

No, you did not know (or care to know) such things, but now you do! Thanks to this year’s winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes! Now in its 25th year, the Ig Nobel is the goofy younger cousin of the honored Nobel Prize. It applauds achievements in the fields of medicine, biology, physics, economics, literature, etc. Every September at Harvard University, awards are presented in 10 categories that change year to year, depending on — according to the organization — what makes the judges “laugh, then think”.

The ceremony officially begins when audience members launch paper airplanes at an assigned human target on the stage, then speakers only have 60 seconds to present their research. In previous years, the one-minute rule was imposed by a young girl — nicknamed Miss Sweetie Poo — who would go up to the platform and repeat the words: “Please stop, I’m bored,” in a sharp tone until the speaker left the stage.

Fortunately for candidates though, the Ig Informal Lectures are held afterwards on Saturday to give presenters more time to explain the crazy things they’re working on.

The research can seem more like the brainchildren of teenage boys than of respectable adults. Justin

Schmidt won the physiology Ig for creating the “Sting Pain Index,” which rates the pain people feel after getting stung (蛰) by insects. Smith pressed bees against 25 different parts of his body until they stung him. Five stings a day for 38 days, Smith concluded that the most painful sting locations were the nostril (鼻孔) and the upper lip. Ouch.

As silly as they sound, not all of the Ig awards lack scientific applicability. A group of scientists from 12 different countries won in the medicine category for accurately diagnosing patients with appendicitis (阑尾炎) based on an unusual measurement: speed bumps (减速带). They found that patients are more likely to have appendicitis if they report pain during bumpy car rides.

All these weird experiments have just one thing in common. They’re improbable. It can be tempting to assume that “improbable” implies more than that — implies bad or good, worthless or valuable, trivial or important. Something improbable can be any of those, or none of them, or all of them, in different ways. And what you don’t expect can be a powerful force for not only entertaining science, but also for the boundary-pushing science we call innovation.

56. The underlined word “goofy” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.

A. timid B. funny C. glorious D. warm-hearted

57. According to the passage, what can we know about the awarding ceremony of Ig Nobel?

A. It is held at a fixed place.

B. Candidates should know how to fold paper planes.

C. Miss Sweetie Poo is one of the hostesses.

D. Ig Informal Lecture gives presenters 60 seconds to finish their speeches.

58. The example in Paragraph 6 is used to illustrate that Ig Nobel __________.

A. celebrates the diligent work of researchers

B. offers another opportunity to those who miss the Nobel Prizes

C. serves as a platform for the creative and practical achievements

D. amuses the audience

59. Among the four candidates below, who is most likely to win an Ig Nobel?

A. A chemist who invents a chemical method to partially un-boil an egg.

B. A novelist who criticizes social injustice severely.

C. A physicist who studies the origin of the universe.

D. An economist who achieves a breakthrough in the study of international trade

     Top five best dressed at the Oscars

      No. 5, Keisha Whitaker.  I'm still loving yellow.

      No. 4, Witherspoon seems to be making Best Dressed lists for every event she attends this

season.

      No. 3, Nicole Kidman looked amazing. And honestly, she would have been higher on my

list if her dress hadn't had that bow(蝴蝶结 )  thing off to the side that depending on the angle

she was standing at, looked like a pirate parrot sitting on her shoulder.

      No. 2, Cate Blanchett, Armani, simple, yet not boring.  And I love the gun metal grey

color.

    And this year's No. 1 Best dressed goes to Penelope Cruz. She gets the No. 1 spot for

actually taking a chance, and pulling it off. On a different person, her dusty rose colored

Versace could have easily been on the Worst Dressed List. But she looks perfect.

     Top five worst dressed at the Oscars

     The No. 5 Worst Dressed person was Kirsten Dunst. The dress itself was nice, or at

least I'm sure it was fashionable. Maybe it would be on anyone but Kirsten, but she ended up

looking like a deflated corpse(尸体).

       No.  4 goes to Gwyneth Paltrow.  Her face looked great, but every time the camera cut to a full

body shot, it was like "Huh.  The dress looks bad. "

   No. 3, Anne Hthaway. Giant bows are very rarely a good idea, yet everyone keeps

wearing them. Anne's bow looked OK at times, but from other angles looked like a large,

dead, fuzzy black moth(蛾) on her chest.

      No.  2, Kelly Preston wearing Dolce &. Gabbana leopard print.  I'm sorry, it's the leopard

print. I can't handle it. And nice hair.

       And the No. 1 Worst Dressed star at this year's Academy Awards was Jessica Biel.  At the

Oscars, hot pink and a belt can make anyone look tacky. And then you just end up looking

like an 80's pop star in a room otherwise full of princesses and one tiny layer cake.

25. How many best dresses are relevant to color according to the comment?

      A. 2             B.  3              C.4                       D. 5

26. Nicole Kidman would have looked better if            .

      A. her dress had had that bow thing off to the side

      B. her dress hadn't had that bow thing off to the side

     C. she had moved that bow thing off to the side

     D. she hadn't moved that bow thing off to the side.

27. Kirsten Dunst became one of the worst dressed because            .

      A. she wore a wrong dress                       B. the dress was ugly

      C. the color didn't fit her                         D. the decoration was bad

28. What does the underlined word "tacky"in the last paragraph mean?

       A. Immature.       B. Original.         C. Fashionable.       D. Tasteless.

 The teacher said there were twelve 　　　 who had failed in the exam. 

A. at all              B. in all     C. all in                   D. all in all

On one of her trips to New Year several years ago, Eudora, Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Side café and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table.

“Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi” the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. “I’m from Mississippi too.”

 Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair.

 “They began telling me all the news of Mississippi,” Welty said. “I didn’t know what my New York friends were thinking.”

 Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi state reunion(团聚).

 “My friends said: ‘Now we believe your stories,’” Welty added. “And I said: ‘Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.’”

Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.

“I don’t make them up,” she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. “I don’t have to.”

Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment(片段) of a particularly interesting story.

25. What happened when Welty was with her friends at the café?

   A. Two strangers joined her.

   B. Her childhood friends came in.

   C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner.

   D. Some people held a party there.

26. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s __________.

   A. readers      B. parties       C. friends     D. stories

27. What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction?

   A. They live in big cities.

   B. They are mostly women.

   C. They come from real life.

   D. They are pleasure seekers.

 It’s really a 　　　 for a teenager to study abroad after high school. 

A. challenge      B. puzzle     C. failure      D. disadvantage

 — Have you read the newly-published novel by J. K. Rowling?

    — Yes. I ______ recommend this book to anyone who is sick of the same old stories.

  A. briefly                         B. instantly           C. fully               D. awfully

 　　　 Wu Ping is a person who is willing to help, he doesn’t have much time available, I am afraid. 

A. Since            B. When      C. While            D. Unless

    When I was young I wanted to be a model，so when a national contest was staged，I convinced my parents to take me for an audition(试演). I was selected and told I had potential．They said that for only$900 I could attend a weekend event which dozens of the most prestigious(有声望的)modeling agencies from around the world would attend．At l 3，my hopes of fame and fortune clouded all judgment and I begged my parents to let me go．We have  never been rich，but they saw my enthusiasm and agreed．

    I imagined being signed by some famous model companies．For months，any boredom or disappointment I faced was pushed aside because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model．I thought I would grace the covers of famous magazines!

    Of course，I wasn’t signed，but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5'9”(about 1．75metres)I could be a success．I prayed for a growth spurt(冲刺)because I could not imagine giving up my dream．I made an appointment with a local modeling agency and the agent demanded$500 for classes．$500 for a photo shoot and $300 for other expenses．My parents only agreed after hours and hours of me begging．

    The agency sent me out on a few auditions，but with every day I didn’t receive a call，I grew more depressed．

  The final straw came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling．There was an open call in New York City．We spent hours driving and another few hours waiting．only to be told that I was too short．I was devastated(感到难以承受的)．

    Years later，I realized that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn’t actually love modeling，just the idea of it．I wanted to be special and 1 was innocently determined to reach an impossible goal．The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future．

29．What’s the main reason why the author wanted to be a model?

A．She won a national contest．

B．She wanted to get reputation and wealth．

C．She was urged by some modeling agencies．

D．She had full potential to be a successful model．

30．What’s the author’s parents’attitude toward her dream?

A．Encouraging．    B．Worried．    C．Doubtful．D．Enthusiastic．

31．What was it that made the author end her attempt to become a model?

A．Her parents were strongly against it．

B．She realized that it was impossible for her．

C．Even a local modeling agency turned her down．

D．She didn’t actually love the idea of modeling．

Before going outside in the morning, many of us check a window thermometer(温度计)for the temperature. This helps us decide what to wear. _______71______ . We want our food to be a certain coldness in the refrigerator. We want it a certain hotness in the oven(烤箱). If we don’t feel well, we use a thermometer to see if we have a fever. We keep our rooms a certain warmth in the winter and a certain coolness in the summer.

Not all the thermometers use the same system to measure temperature. We use a system called the Fahrenheit scale. But most other countries use the Centigrade scale.

Both systems use the freezing and boiling points of water as their guide._____72_______ .

The most common kind of thermometer is made with mercury(水银)inside a clear glass tube. As mercury (or any other liquid ) becomes hot, it expands. As it gets colder, it contracts(收缩). That is why on hot days the mercury line is high in the glass tube.______73______.

First. Take a clear glass juice bottle that has a cap; fill the bottle with coloured water. Tap a hole in the center of the cap using a hammer and thick nail. Put the cap on the jar. Then stick a plastic straw(吸管) through the nail hole.

_______74____________.

Finally. Place a white card on the outside of the bottle and behind the straw. Now you can see the water lever easily.

_______75___________.

As the temperature goes down, the water will contract, and the lever in the straw will come down. Perhaps you will want to keep a record of the water lever in the straw each morning for a week.

A. We use and depend on thermometers to measure the temperature of many other things in our daily lives.

B. Thermometers measure temperature, by using materials that change in the same way when they are heated or cooled.

C. Now that you know this rule you can make a thermometer of your own that will work.

D. The water will rise in the straw. As the temperature of the air goes up, the water will expand and rise even higher.

E. They label these in different ways. On the Fahrenheit scale water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. On the Celsius scale water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100degrees.

F. Take wax (you may use an old candle if you have one) and melt some of it right where the straw is struck into the cap to seal (把..粘住) them together.

G. People use thermometers which are made by themselves when travelling around the world.

—If I hadn’t been caught in the heavy rain, I could have been back by 7 o’clock.

—What a pity！Stella _______ here to see you.

A. is                             B. was                        C. would be                     D. has been

A castle is a type of fortified（加固的）structure     61     (build) in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages. This is different from a palace      62      is not fortified, though there are a large number of     63      (similarity) among these types of construction. Since then usage of the term      64      (apply) to diverse structures.

The European castles         65     (origin) in the 9^th and 10^th centuries, resulting in its land divided among nobles, who built castles to control the area     66       (surround) them. The castles were also     67      (defense) structures. Although army uses are often emphasized in castle studies, the structures also served      68     centers of administration and symbols of power. Urban castles were    69    (usual) used to control the local people and important travel routes,    70    rural castles were often built near farmland.

Sometimes your weakness can become your biggest strength.  ___41_     the story of a 10-year-old boy for example , who decided to study judo (柔道) with a judo teacher despite the fact that he had   42     his left arm because of a car accident .

The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand ,   43    , after three months of   44   , the teacher had taught him only one move.

“ Sir ,” the boy finally said , “    45   I be learning more moves?” “This is the only move you know , but this is the only move you’ll   46    need to know ,” the teacher replied. Not quite understanding ,   47   believing in his teacher , the boy kept training.

Several months later , the teacher took the boy to his first tournament (锦标赛) . Surprising    48   , the boy easily won his first three matches. Still   49    by his success , the boy was now in the finals .

This    50    , his opponent (对手) was bigger , stronger , and more experienced . For a while , the boy    51   to be in the disadvantage . Concerned that the boy might   52    , the judge called a time-out . He was about to stop the match    53   the teacher interrupted . “ No,” the teacher    54   , “ Let him continue .”

  55   , his opponent made the biggest mistake : he dropped his guard . Instantly , the boy used his move to throw him down . The boy had   56    the tournament .

On the way home , the boy gathered    57    to ask the teacher what was really    58   his mind. “ Sir , how did I win the tournament with only one move ?”

“ You won for two reasons,” the teacher answered . “ First , you’ve almost    59    one of the most difficult throws in all judo. Second , the only    60    defense (防御) for all that move is for your opponent to take hold of your left arm..” The boy’s biggest weakness---- the loss of his left arm, had become his biggest strength.

41．A. Take       B. Give         C. Show           D. Make

42．A. injured    B. lost             C. replaced           D. broken

43．A. how        B. whether          C. why            D. when

44．A. training   B. matches          C. lectures           D. running

45．A. Needn’t   B. Shouldn’t   C. Mustn’t       D. Wouldn’t

46．A. still          B. also             C. even           D. ever

47．A. so         B. but              C. or             D. and

48．A. them       B. him              C. himself            D. themselves

49．A. amazed         B. excited       C. worried          D. pleased

50．A. way            B. man          C. match        D. time

51．A. happened       B. appeared      C. pretended    D. decided

52．A. become nervous     B. feel tired    C. get hurt         D. go sick

53．A. while              B. before    C. when         D. until

54．A. ordered         B. insisted     C. explained    D. complained

55．A. Ever since        B. By then    C. In time          D. Soon after

56．A. lost          B. won        C. passed           D. joined

57．A. courage       B. strength       C. information      D. chance

58．A. in            B. on         C. for              D. with

59．A. seen          B. forgotten      C. mastered     D. remembered

60．A. known             B. interesting    C. wrong        D. clear

   假如你是学生会主席李华，为了让外国人了解中华民族传统文化，学生会面向学校国际部组织外国留学生报名参加“汉字听写大赛”，请你根据提示写一则英文启事，在校报上刊登。主要内容包括：

1.报名时请告知姓名和国籍。

2.听写范围：中国四大名著中的词汇。

3.参赛日期：2016年5月15日。

4．奖品：一套中国古典名著。

5.报名联系人：李华；电话：12345678910

注意：词数100左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。(四大名著：the Four Great Classical Novels)

                              Notice

     Do you want to have a further knowledge of Chinese culture?            

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I have recently been reflecting on the secret of our online success. This website has now been in___21___ for over twelve years and when my eldest son Jeremy ___22___ the idea, I wasn’t sure that at the   age of 69,I would be able to ___23___ sufficient interest, or maintain the

output of readable material ___24___to fill the pages!

  I am delighted to say that at 80,my enthusiasm remains and with the ___25___ from a number of friends in the storytelling and magic communities, I am now ___26___ the next level.I must at this point   say a big“Thank you!”to our web host Ken Evoy at Site Build it!He has supported us from the very  beginning with ___27___ help and advice and much of the    ___28___  for our success goes to him.   

    My intention from the start was to        ___29___  a magazine style presentation that was entertaining,and  user-friendly.The name‘The Storytelling Resource Centre’has kept me ___30___ and on my toes!

    Out of curiosity,we    ___31___ the Alexa Traffic Ratings website.We discovered to our amazement  and     ___32___ that we were among the top 1%of websites ___33___  worldwide!This was almost  ___34___due to Site Build It!and the advice we receive from them.

Those of you who have been    ___35___  visitors over the last few years will have noticed that were-organised the pages with the web host’s  ___36___.The success was immediate!We ___37___    to receive  up-to-the-minute advice from them and we are now one of the most visited storytelling  websites!  ___38___,Site Built it!hosts a wonderful forum where everyone is welcomed.

YOUR OWN website,then give yourself a real chance to  If you are looking to create or  ___39___    make   ___40___ money! You won’t be disappointed!

21. A. danger               B. existence            C. dilemma          D. power

22. A. considered           B. confused         C. followed         D. suggested

23. A. grow             B. arouse               C. keep             D. catch

24. A. required         B. designed         C. passed               D. supported

25. A. advertisement        B. attraction           C. promotion            D. encouragement

26. A. coming up with       B. getting away with    C. looking forward to  D. holding fast to

27. A. voluntary            B. valuable         C. individual           D. medical

28. A. focus                B. reason               C. credit               D. part

29. A. produce              B. direct               C. communicate      D. ensure

30. A. disappointed         B. discouraged          C. amused           D. motivated

31. A. approached           B. accessed         C. received         D. connected

32. A. delight              B. surprise         C. sorrow               D. anger

33. A. troubled         B. built                C. visited              D. hosted

34. A. heavily              B. entirely         C. slightly         D. seriously

35. A. seasonal         B. casual               C. rare             D. regular

36. A. information          B. direction            C. intention            D. education

37. A. start                B. refuse               C. continue         D. offer

38. A. In addition          B. In advance           C. For free         D. For example

39. A. edit             B. comfort          C. transform            D. improve

40. A. easy             B. pocket               C. serious          D. business

李华是一个生活在某个社区的孩子，她感到孩子们的社区生活单调，几乎没有朋友，于是打算向社区负责人黄叔叔提出解决该问题的建议。请你就此事以李华的名义写一篇100词左右的邮件。内容包括：

   1.组织社区里孩子们参加清洁本小区的劳动。

   2.提供一个固定场所供孩子们课后学习和交流。

   3.鼓励孩子们加入社区足球俱乐部并安排比赛。

注意：1.词数100左右；                                   

      2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

      3.信的开头与结尾已为你写好。

Dear Mr. Huang,

    I am Li Hua, a child living in community.

 _________________________________________________________________________________    _________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________    _____

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

   Best wishes!

                                                                               Yours sincerely,

                                                                                   Li Hua

Close the door of fear behind you，and you _________ the door of faith open before you．

A．see                   B．have seen

C．will see              D．are seeing

When ________ with the United States, China has too much population.

A. compared     B. comparing        C. to compare       D. having compared

 ---- Can I sit in the front row?

----Yes, you can take ________ seat you like.

A. whatever            B. what

C. whichever           D. which