__________ to our small flat, Bill’s house seemed like a palace.

A. Compare     B. Compared

C. To compare  D. Having been compared

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1. One of the benefits mentioned in the advertisement is ________.

A. a discount on any course at Tanya Language School

B. 30% off any book purchased at Ruby Bookstore

C. a free bowl of dessert at any restaurant at the airport

D. a free flight to any destination in the world

2. Which of the following bookings may receive the most benefits?

A. Booking date    Departure date

September 13    September 18

B. Booking date    Departure date

September 2    September 12

C. Booking date     Departure date

August 15    September 8

D. Booking date    Departure date

August 16    September 4

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement？

A. Club members enjoy free travel insurance for any flight.

B. You need to pay $50 to sign up a child for the club.

C. The advertisement is intended for students of all ages.

D. Any child must be accompanied by at least one paying adult.

Although most games have winners and losers, the goal of sports is not to win every game. The real goals include getting exercise, having fun, and learning important social skills, like sportsmanship.
    Good sportsmanship is all about respect. Good sports (具有运动家品格的人) respect the other players on their team. They respect the players on opposing teams. They respect coaches, and they also respect the referees or other officials involved in their games.  36  They yell at their teammates and they talk back to coaches or referees.
    Kids usually learn sportsmanship ─ good and bad ─ from the adults in their lives.   37  If parents and coaches show disrespect to other fans, referees, or each other, kids will likely act the same way on the field.
      38  Some of them are very basic and easy to do, like shaking hands with other players before a game. Other examples may take a little more courage, such as acknowledging a great play made by the opposing team.
    Learning good sportsmanship is important because it helps you develop an attitude of graciousness (礼貌) and respect that will carry over into all the other areas of your life!  39  Being a good sport in the classroom will eventually lead to being a good sport in the workplace.
    So be a good sport in whatever you do!  40  When others see you acting in a way that makes it clear that winning isn't the most important thing, you can move on to focusing on the important things, like having fun, getting exercise, and improving your skills.
  A. Good sportsmanship can be shown in many ways.
  B. On the contrary, bad sportsmanship is all about disrespect.
  C. The example you set can be a powerful teaching tool for others.
  D. Players 'parents and coaches set examples that kids tend to follow.
  E. We can be good sports by encouraging others but not laughing at them.
  F. Starting as a good sport earlier will help you be a good sport as you get old.
  G. If you're a good sport on the field, you'll also likely be a good sport in the classroom.

 ---We don’t have enough dictionaries. What would you like to suggest?

   ---How about four of us ________ one?

   A. share                  B. to share             C. sharing              D. shared

People aren’t walking any more---if they can figure out a way to avoid it.

I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn’t in ay hurry, either, I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.

It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(免疫的), for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good day’s walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced –and beat—a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.

Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrhams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper…… is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise--- the most familiar and natural of all.

It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the  trees, flower, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world, He cannot learn in a car.

The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don’t dare to approach Nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.

I say that the green of forests is the mind’s best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.

31. What is the national sickness?

A. Walking too much[KS5UKS5U]

B. Traveling too much

C. Driving cars too much

D. Climbing stairs too much.

32. What was life like when the author was young?

A. People usually went around on foot.

B. people often walked 25 miles a day

C. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.

D. people considered a ten-j\hour walk as a hardship.

33. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that

A. middle-aged people like getting back to nature

B. walking in nature helps enrich one’s mind

C. people need regular exercise to keep fit

D. going on foot prevents heart disease

34. What is compared to “a steel river” in Paragraph6?

A. A queue of cars

B. A ray of traffic light

C. A flash of lightning

D. A stream of people

35. What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?

A. To tell people to reflect more non life.

B. To recommend people to give up driving

C. To advise people to do outdoor activities

D. To encourage people to return to walking

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.   36   We want our food to be a certain coldness in the refrigerator. We want it a certain hotness in the oven. 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.    37 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.   38     

First, take a clear glass juice bottle that has a cap; fill the bottle with colored 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.

   39   

Finally, place a white card on the outside of the bottle and behind the straw. Now you can see the water level easily.   40   

As the temperature goes down, the water will contract, and the level in the straw will come down. Perhaps you will want to keep a record of the water level 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 100 degrees.

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

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

The customers complained that not only ___________high, but he didn’t do a good repair job.

   A. he charged       B. was he charged   C. did he charge    D. he was charged

一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“十年后的我”，请根据下列要求和你的想象完成短文。

1、    家庭

2、    工作

3、    业余生活

注意：1、次数100左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头语已为你写   

   I often imagine what my life will be like in the future.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The clock struck eleven at night． The whole house was quiet． Everyone was in bed except me． Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome stuff they call “books”．

I was going to have my examination the next day． "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself． I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not．

The clock struck 12"Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the worlD． Dad does not agree with me on this． He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy ．"

The clock struck one． I was quite ho peless now． I forgot all I had learnt． I was too tired to go on． I did the only thing I coulD． I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow． I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen．” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them． A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep．

24．When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ ．

A． asleep

B． working in bed

C． outside

D． quietly laughing at him

25．Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ________．

A． it was too late at night

B． he was very tired

C． his eyes l ids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

D． he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

26． What do you suppose happened to the author？

A． He went to a church to pray again

B． He passed the exam by luck

C． He failed in the exam

D． He was punished by his teacher

27．The best title for the passage would be __________ ．

A． The Night Before the Examination

B． Working Far into the Night

C． A Slow Student

D． Going Over My Lessons

We all often deal with people who complain about the failures and troubles of their daily lives. Life   41   to be one big problem for them. I would like to think it   42   unusual. If there were no problems in your job, then your   43   would hire a much less capable(有能力的)person than you to do the things that don’t   44   much thought. In the business world, those who are able to solve difficult problems are the ones who are the most   45   to the employer.

Many times the problems or challenges we face   46   us to grow and become more capable. The runner who   47   for the mile run in the Olympics by running downhill will have no chance of winning the medal   48  . The runner who trains by running uphill is far more likely to   49   the speed and endurance needed to win the medal.

The   50   thing that ever happened to boxer Gene Tunney was that he   51   both hands in the ring. His manager felt that he could   52   again punch(重击) hard enough to be the heavyweight champion. Instead,Tunney   53   that he would become a scientific boxer and win the title as a boxer, not a slugger(重击手).   54    historians will tell you that he developed into one of the best boxers who ever fought. They will   55   tell you that as a puncher, he would not have had a chance   56   Jack Dempsey, who was considered by many to be the hardest   57   in heavyweight history. Tunney would never have been champion   58   he had not had the problem of his broken hands.

  59   time you meet with a difficult climb, obstacle, or problem, you should   60   and say, “Here’s my chance to grow.”

41. A. seems              B. pretends              C. agrees                  D. hopes

42. A. something        B. everything          C. nothing                 D. anything

43. A. teacher             B. employer             C. father                    D. doctor

44. A. give                  B. receive                C. offer                      D. need

45. A. famous             B. valuable        C. strange                 D. difficult

46. A. allow                 B. warn                    C. force                     D. order

47. A. trains                B. leaves                  C. looks                     D. waits

48. A. in all                B. after all                C. above all               D. at all

49. A. beat                  B. stop                     C. lose                      D. develop

50. A. worst                B. best                     C. easiest                  D. fastest

51. A. held                  B. raised                  C. broke                    D. touched

52. A. never          B. always                 C. often                     D. even

53. A. promised          B. explained             C. decided                D. answered

54. A. Swimming         B. Boxing                 C. Running               D. Skating

55. A. still                    B. already                C. hardly                   D. also

56. A. against             B. for                  C. on                   D. with

57. A. worker              B. student                C. hitter                     D. trainer

58. A. unless              B. if                          C. because               D. so

59. A. First                  B. Other                   C. Last                      D. Next

60. A. smile                 B. stand                   C. change                 D. speak

 How could I lie to her ________ she lived for the truth, whether it was found in music or people?

A. unless           B. when              C. while            D. though

 ________ harder at English, you will make greater progress.

A. Work                      B. To work                 C. Working                 D. Worked

 —These days I feel exhausted and lack strength.

—That’s _____too much drinking and poor diet lead.

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

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。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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

Dear friends,

It is real a good chance to have met all of you here. We have spent several precious weekends in English study in the English Club. Although we have been member for a short period of time, we have made a great progress. That is why we are all very active and the activities are not only enjoyable and also helpful. Besides, the foreign teachers here work hard and try his best to make the activities lively and interested. I am very pleased to say that all of us improved our spoken English greatly so far. I am looking forward to see all of you again in the near future!

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。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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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。

Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to our English Corner. This Corner was set up three years before. Every Sunday morning, students from different schools and some foreigners often took part in it. Gather around here, we practice spoken English by talk about everything we are interested. We also exchange our experience in English study. We all have a good time here. Thousands of people have been here when it was set up.

We think that they have learned a lot by taking part in activity here. It is a really supplement to our English class and it is welcome by students, their parents and teachers. They all think it is helpful. If you want to know much about the corner, you may talk to the students here.

    This is a page from a college information handbook. It tells you where you can find various college services and facilities.

    Where To Find Help In The College

    Here is the location of some important college services and facilities.

    Rooms numbered 100---130 are on the first floor and those numbered 200-230 on the second floor of the main college block.

    Student Services Centre

Careers                                                      113

The staff members are available to advise on career choice and applications for higher education.

    Accommodation office                                         114

    Mrs J Mardle is available each afternoon from 1：30 to 4：30 to assist students with problens relating to housing.

    Medical Room                                                 115

    Mrs J Wright, the college nurse, is available each morning from 9：30 to 12：00 am.

The college doctor is in attendance on Wednesday mornings.

Sports Office                                               207

    Mrs B Murie can provide information about sporting and keep-fit activities.

Student Union Office                                        222

A range of services and advice (travel etc.)is provided.

Food Service                                                127

Mr G Nunn is the manager and will do his best to help if you require a special diet.

Library                                                     215

Besides books this also has photocopying, video, audio-visual. and computing facilities.

Self Access Language Learning Centre                        203

Students cab attend on a drop-in basis from 9：00 a.m. to 4：15 p. m.

26. Where should you go for help if you fail to find a place to live?

    A. Room 222      B. Room 207         C. Room 114.         D. Room 113

27. As a foreign student, you may go to Room 127 to        .

 A. ask for supply of some special food

    B. apply for a scholarship

    C. inquire about educational fees

    D. obtain a copy of certificate

28. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. You are able to watch video programmes in the library.

B. The college nurse is available for some time before noon.

C. Student Services Centre can help students apply for higher education.

D. You need a reservation in the Language learning Centre.

As is known to us. The year 2016 has one extra day in it ——February 29th.This is because it’s 61 we call“a leap year”.Every four years .the year has 366 days in  62  instead of 365.

It is called a leap year because hundred of so ago in England ,the extra day wasn’t   63 （legal）recognized .there is a well-known tradition in the UK  64 （associate）with 29th  February ,introduced many centuries ago .women are allowed to break with tradition and propose （求婚）to their boyfriends on this day .this all started back no the   65 （five）century ,when a famous lrish saint made a   66  (complain) that women had to wait too long for men to propose .according to the legend,Saint Patrick said any female dreaming of a proposal could ask her boyfriend to marry her on this additional day in February .this so-called tradition was6 67 (write )in law in the thirteenth century .Scotland passed a law allowing women to propose to men in a leap year .it was said that if the men refused .they had to pay a fine !

Now in 2016 .there are calls  68  February 29th to become a public holiday .some people believe that it should be an  69  (office)day off ,because no one gets  70  (many)payments for working an extra day in a leap year .for the moment though .the British still have to go to work on this day.

Is traditional fairytales good all the time? Recent research found one in five parents have abandoned those old classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Hansel and Gretel and they’re in favor of more modern books.

One third of parents said their children have been left in tears after hearing the terrible details of Little Red Riding Hood. The survey of 2,000 adults was carried out to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM, which starts tonight at 9:00 pm on Watch, and sees six series based on traditional fairytales. The research found a quarter of parents wouldn’t consider reading a fairytale to their child until they had reached the age of five, as they cause too many awkward questions. And 52 percent of the parents said Cinderella didn’t send a good message to their children as it portrays (描绘) a young woman doing housework all day. Similarly, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was also a tale likely to be left on the book shelf as parents felt it condones (宽恕) stealing.

Steve Hornsey, General Manager of Watch, said: “Bedtime stories are supposed to relax the children and send them off to sleep soundly. But as we see in GRIMM, fairytales can be dark and dramatic tales so it’s understandable that parents worry about reading them to young children. As adults we can see the innocence in fairytales, but a five year old with an over active imagination could think they are true. Despite the dark nature of classic fairytales, as we see in GRIMM, good will defeat evil and there is always a moral to the story.”

Though half of parents said traditional tales are more likely to have a strong moral message than a lot of modern kids’ books, two thirds of mums and dads said they were no longer appropriate to soothe youngsters before bed. On the contrary, they might give their children nightmares.

32. Why aren’t some traditional fairytales read by parents to children?

A. They are forbidden to read according to the rules.

B. They are difficult for their children to understand.

C. They are too scary for their young children to hear.

D. They don’t have any strong moral messages in them.

33. Which of the traditional fairytales tells one can get away with stealing?

A. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.       B. Little Red Riding Hood.

C. Goldilocks and the Three Bears.          D. Hansel and Gretel.111.Com]

34. What’s the author’s attitude towards traditional fairytales?

A. Objective.         B. Supporting.           C. Disapproving.        D. Doubtful.

35. The underlined word “soothe” in the last paragraph means “_______”.

A. surprise          B. astonish             C. stress                     D. comfort

For decades, the San Francisco Bay area has been the heart of the computer technology   industry. Many of the biggest technology companies have their headquarters in the area called  Silicon Valley. But the area has not always been associated with charity(慈善).

Now, a new generation of entrepreneurs(企业家)appears to be changing Silicon Valley. One example is Marc Benioff, a donor(捐赠者), who has called on wealthy donors to give more to their communities. He also is the founder of Salesforce. com, a computer services company in San Francisco who has helped build a children’s hospital and given millions of dollars to non-profit organizations in the city.

Money from the technology industry has also started to change the face of charity. Benjamin Soskis writes about the history and ideas behind charity in America. His articles have appeared in The Atlantic magazine and a number of major publications. He says, traditionally, donors have given after they spent much of their lives building up wealth. Usually donors are in their 70s. But an increasing number of people appearing on the list of top donors are younger than 40 years of age. Benjamin Soskis says that is something new. “There’s a whole new model that’s appearing in which people give and accumulate at the same time.”

Some of the young donors on this year's top 50 list have started to change in the way people see charity. That is especially the case in the San Francisco area, where giving money and making money appear to be coming together. “I think it's fair to say that charity is now a part of the Silicon Valley identity.”

33. What is TRUE of Marc Benioff?

A. He joined a non-profit organization.    

B. He advised donors to build hospitals.

C. He made San Francisco a city of charity.

D. He set up the company of Salesforce. com.

34. What is special about the donors of Silicon Valley?

A. They prefer to give rather than make money.

B. They give after accumulating a lot of wealth.

C. They are much younger than the usual donors.

D. They donate more money to their communities.

35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. The age of charity     

B. The changing faces of charity

C. In search of new faces  

D. From computer base to charity centre

I thought that I had great skills in ___41___(deal) with kids, so I applied for a job to teach kids. The day of my interview was also my first day of work. My first mistake led to my first lesson. Don’t try to make ___42___(friend) with managers, but be respectful. After going through some work with ___43___

couple of kids I learned I was not as good as I thought I was, and it was ___44___(good) to ask for help than do what you thought was right.

    A few days after work, feeling pressured to do a good job, I found repetition ___45___(make) it more comfortable. It wasn’t long ___46___ I learned how to develop respectful relationships with my bosses and what tone of voice ___47___(use) with kids. I started sounding more confident and realized that the more confident you sound, the more ___48___ seems that you know what you are doing.

    What surprised me most after a few months was how little money I had spent．Money from working long hours seemed to be more valuable to me than money ___49___(give) by my parents. I kept it firmly in my hands and suddenly shopping was a ___50___(total) different experience. The cost of items translated into how many hours I needed to work to pay for it.