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25.You can most probably read the passage in a ___________.

A. newspaper          B. travel guide         C. reference book          D. textbook

26.How much money could you save if you want to buy a travel book?

A. $6.46        B. $l3.96                     C. $l0. 20             D. $l9.8

27.Which of the following could help you to deal with common diseases without a doctor?

A. l80l Home Cures.                              B. Container Gardens by Number.

C. Off the Beaten Path.                            D. Best Weekend Projects.

28.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To share his opinion about the books with readers.

B. To advise readers to read more in spare time.

C. To share the pleasure of reading with readers.   

D. To advise readers to buy their books.

The way we cook is important. In many countries, the two choices are   61   (nature) gas or electric-powered stoves.

The World Health Organization warns that millions of people    62   (suffer) from indoor air pollution at present time, which results from the use of dangerous    63       (fuel) and cook-stoves in the home.

WHO officials say nearly three billion people are   64   (able) to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking ，heating and lighting. As a result, more than seven million people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air pollution each year. Most of the deaths are in   65   （develop）countries, such as lndia, China and Latin American countries.

WHO officials say opening a window or door   66   （let）out the harmful air will not correct the situation ,   67   will only pollute the outdoors.

Nigel Bruce,   68   is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool, says researchers are developing good cook-stoves and other equipment to burn fuels   69   a more efficient way.

But, this is just a start. It is urging developing countries to use   70   (clean) fuels and increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances（用具）.

    假定你是李华，将于今年六月于阳光外国语学校毕业，你从报纸上得知C&C 公司要招聘一名英文助理，你很感兴趣。请给该公司写一封信。

包括下列要点：1. 表达写作意图；  2. 说明应聘条件（年龄，身高，性别；能力，性格，兴趣等）；3.表达愿望。

注意： 1. 词数：100字左右。

       2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇 1.阳光外国语学校Sunshine Foreign Languages School

         2.一名英文助理an English assistant

Dear Sir or Madam.

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                                                                                Yours,

                                                                                Li Hua

 I have seldom seen my mother _______ pleased with my progress as she is now .

A. so        B. very       C. too        D. rather

 After graduation from college, I tried to stand on my own feet and no longer _______ my parents.

A. cared about         B. devoted to         C. heard about      D. turned to

Five Things Ambitious People Never Say

“I can't do this----it's too hard.”

Ambitious people never limit themselves or undervalue hard work with these words.    16   

“I'm not good enough.”

Ambitious people never say they are not good enough. Saying you are not good enough holds you back and makes you easy to quit when things get a little rough. And quitting when things get a little rough is never a good thing. The most successful people in the world are not quitters.          17  　　   Be confident and believe in yourself, or no one else will.

“I won't make it through the obstacles.”

Challenges and obstacles are tests of your resolve and desire to succeed.    18    They say they will make it because they know better things lie ahead---the sun always shines after the storm.

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The only time people won't take you seriously is if you don't take yourself seriously. Insisting that people won't take you seriously is an excuse not to do what you know you should do. Ambitious people never say these words. Start respecting yourself and honoring what you do and people will respect and take you seriously.

“I'm going to fail for sure.”

　       20      It can teach you valuable lessons and redirect you to the right path.Ambitious people don't say they are going to fail and let that stop them from trying. They challenge the fear of failure by taking calculated risks because they know the only time you are truly defeated is when you don't try at all.

A. Failure is not entirely bad.

B. “People think me impossible.”

C. “People won't take me seriously.”

D. They tell themselves they can do it.

E. Ambitious people say they can do everything well.

F. They are hard workers who believe in themselves and their abilities.

G. Ambitious people never say they won't make it through the hard times.

假定英语课上英语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限一词。

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

In modern times, people suffer from various health problem. So it is important to develop a healthy lifestyle to prevent from diseases. Here is some tips for you:

First of all, we should walk or ride a bike instead of drive cars so that we can take more physically exercise. Second, we’d better take part in all kinds of outdoor activities rather than watch TV or play computer games for long time, which does great harm to your health. Besides, we should reject junk food and soft drinks. Having a balanced diet provides us with enough nutrients or makes us energetic. More importantly, we should take a positive attitude towards life, that can help us to face challenges bravely. In conclusion, whether we lived a healthy life depends mainly on our attitudes.

When I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children I learned French at school. And I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language barriers.（障碍）

How wrong I was! The misunderstandings(误解) began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Penny a call and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit（点） young?”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!” he said, “There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we met, Penny explained the misunderstandings to me.

“Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!”

24．At first the writer thought _____ in America.

A. he wouldn’t have any language difficulties

B. he would not understand the Americans

C. the Americans might not understand him

D. it wouldn’t be an easy and relaxing holiday

25．From the passage we can see that “give somebody a ring”_____.

A. means the same in America as in England

B. means “call somebody” to the American people.

C. has two different meanings

D. means “be going to get married” in England

26．In the last paragraph, the underlined “they” refers to（指的是） _____.

A. the old man and the boy   B. the Americans

C. the British               D. the French

27．Penny will agree with the idea that _____.

A. Americans use words entirely（完全地） differently from British

B. Americans speak in a funny way

C. It will be hard for the author（作者） to get used to American English

D. Americans and British can understand each other in most cases（情况）

下图描述了部分学生在寒暑假中,为了完成假期作业而利用网络抄作业。请你根据对该图的理解,用英语写一篇文章。

要点:1.简单阐述图片的内容;2.分析出现这种现象的原因;3.说明这种现象产生的影响;4.你的看法。

注意:1.词数为120左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头已为你写好(不计入总词数)。

As is shown in the picture, in front of a computer happily sits a teenager, attempting to work on his homework with no effort, only by searching the Internet for the answer.

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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。

    Yesterday our club held an English speech contest, which theme is “Challenge Myself”. A large number of students attended to the contest and showed their wonderful performances. In the stage, though face great pressure, the speakers bravely overcame it and challenged them to achieve great success. Moreover, they impressed us deep with their unusual confidences and performances.

    Through such activity, we know a lot more about our students but we have gained much, such as self-confidence and bravery. Besides, our club was growing stronger.

     假定你叫王敏，是一名高三年级的学生，在学习英语的过程中你遇到一些问题，想得到老师的帮助。现在请给你的英语老师Miss Li写一封求助信，内容如下：

注意：1.内容包括所有要点，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译；

2．词数100左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Miss Li，

     I'm one of your students in Class Six，Senior Three. Nowadays

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     Thank you.

Yours sincerely，

Wang Min

 — We need a room for tonight, and I'd like to take a chance to check in without reservation.

   — Don't you know about the jammed hotels in this season? ______.

  A. Better play it safe  B. Do as you please

  C. No problem   D. Think nothing of it

Music is universal—it 1.           (produce) by all cultures. Some scientists believe that music came before speech. In fact, there is one theory that the 2           (early)languages were chanted or sung rather than spoken.

Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of 3.          (record) history. The Aboriginal Australians, for example, use music as 4.          means to pass on stories of the land and spirits to the next generation. New evidence suggests that music does not just satisfy the feel-good factor but it 5.          (be) also good for the brain. A study of 6.           (mental) disabled children showed that they could recall more information after it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them 7.          a story.

Researchers also report that people score better on a standard 8.          (intelligent) test after listening to Mozart. The so called “Mozart effect” has also been supported by findings that rats 9.          (bring) up on Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passages known as a maze(迷). Overall, it seems that in most instances people l0.          from any form of mental illness can benefit from listening to music.

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。

  How did the name Canada come about? In 1535, the king of France ordered a navigator Cartier exploring the New World and look a passage to India. Cartier first reached the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, which he wanted to make an exploration. Hope this Gulf was just an arm of the ocean between the island, he sailed upstream along the river. However, they arrived at Quebec or Stadacona, as he Indians called it, instead of the Asia. It was not until then when the term “Canada” entered the country’s history. Now, it is apparent known that it comes from an Indian word “Kanata”, and meant community or village. What a huge “village” Canada is!

 “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                                                         -----Albert Einstein

   If you have a kid with special needs in the school system, chances are you have come across that saying hanging on a classroom wall. My five-year-old daughter Syona has cerebral palsy (a medical condition affecting someone’s control over their movement ) and it means ,combined with her communication challenges and sight problems , that standard assessments (and by “standard”, I mean the ones used to assess kids with special needs ) aren’t always an accurate measure of her abilities.

   By now you have probably heard about Chris Ulmer, the 26-year-old teacher in Jacksonville , Florida ,who starts his special education class by calling up each student individually to give them much admiration and a high-five (a gesture of greeting or congratulation ). I couldn’t help but be reminded of Syona’s teacher and how she supports each kid in a very similar way. Ulmer recently shared a video of his teaching experience. “I have seen their confidence and self-worth increase rapidly, ” he said . All I could think was: How lucky these students are to have such inspirational teachers.

   Syona’s teacher has an attitude that can best be summarized in one word: awesome. Her teacher doesn’t focus on what can’t be done—she focuses on what can be done. Over the past several months, my husband Dilip and I have seen Syona’s confidence increase tenfold. She uses words she wouldn’t have thought of using before. She recently told me about her classmate’s trip to Ecuador and was very proud when I understood her on the first try.

   I actually wonder what the influence would be if we did something similar to what Ulmer does with his students in our home .We’ve recently started our day by reminding each other of the good qualities we all possess. If we are reminded of our strengths on a regular basis, we will become increasingly confident about progress and success.

Ulmer’s reach as a teacher goes far beyond the walls of his classroom. In fact , he teaches all of us to take a moment and truly appreciate the strengths of an important person in our lives.

24. What does the author think of Einstein’s quote?

A. Funny        B. True       C. Strange       D. Confusing

25. What can we learn about Chris Ulmer ?

A. He praises his students one by one            B. He is Syona’s favorite teacher

C. He use videos to teach his students            D. He asks his students to help each other

26. Syona felt very pleased because_____.

A. she has developed a cool attitude         B. her progress was appreciated by her parents

C. her mother knew what she expressed      D. she had been to Ecuador with her classmate

27. What change has taken place in the author’s family？

A. They invite Ulmer’s students to their home     B. They visit Umer’s classroom regularly

C. They feel grateful to people in their lives       D. They give each other praise every day

Advice About Stress: Don’t Let It Ruin Your Life!

There are many reasons why people suffer from stress.   16   We give you advice on how to find the cause or causes of your stress, and more importantly —how to deal with it.

For some, dealing with stress is a relatively simple matter, providing you really want to.   17   If the latter is the case, then don’t refuse forms of alternative medical advice and treatment.

18  It can help you to perform or even out-perform in certain situations. Athletes use it to great advantage to help them through that barrier that will put them on top! It can also help you in everyday life. However, if it is part of life’s routine, then something some where will suffer in body or mind —or both.

One of the important factors in treating stress, is firstly admitting, accepting—or even discovering — that you are stressed. Only then can the causes of that stress be isolated. Harmful stress comes from a lot of causes. Our advice about stress is based upon medical facts, and of course common sense.   19   Getting the wrong advice can cause more harm than good.

It can be beaten in most cases, and can nearly always be controlled, or even turned to your own advantage. Firstly, determine if you are stressed or suffering any form of stress —take our stress test to find out. It may surprise you ! Secondly, sort out what you can actually do to relieve the causes of your stress.  20   Thirdly, work on a change of lifestyle or whatever needs to be done to fight the causes that you have identified.

A. Stress can also be good!

B. Getting the right advice is not always easy.

C. Stress is a totally normal function of the body.

D. Accidents are often prevented by the stress reactions.

E. Surprisingly, some suffer from stress but are not even aware that they are doing so!

F. For others, stress can be so severe that it might need medical attention.

G. Like all illnesses, suffering from stress is an illness. Prevention is always better than cure.

    Every Australian child is brought up on Vegemite(维吉米特黑酱)!Yes, this dark colored food paste made from yeast extract(酵母膏)is put on fresh bread and toast as a snack, breakfast, lunch on the run or when there's basically nothing else left in the house to eat. It takes time to adapt to it for those not used to it. Simply watch overseas visitors make faces when tasting it for the first time found in every indigenous Australian home! In fact, it is considered a national food and cultural sign.

    Vegemite has an interesting history. More than ninety years ago, a leading Australian food technologist was given the challenge of creating a food item from a by-product of the beer manufacturing process. This by-product was developed into a pure vegetable extract spread for use on bread and toast. It has since found its way into many Australian homes.

    Before World War II it was confirmed by the British Medical Association for its medicinal benefits as a nutritionally balanced food for patients. It became very important during World War II. As a result of the heavy demand by the armed forces, the supplies to civilians were rationed(限量)with the following message given by the government：Vegemite fights with the men up north! If you are one of those who don't need Vegemite medicinally, then thousands of the injured are asking you to deny yourself of it for the time being. After the war, with many babies born, Vegemite was confirmed as a necessary source of Vitamin B1, B2 for babies.

29．What does the underlined word “indigenous” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Rich.    B．Native.    C．Remote.    D．New.

30．What's the purpose of the message given by the government?

A．To encourage Australians to fight for their nation.

B．To tell people Vegemite has high nutritional value.

C．To suggest that people leave Vegemite to the army.

D．To inform Vegemite has medical functions.

31．The author is trying to show us the fact that Vegemite ________.

A．has been a part of Australian history

B．is a kind of popular food for babies only

C．is popular in every English-speaking country

D．has become a favorite food for overseas visitors

He came on stage and bent to the audience before he began his performance. If you have ever been to his concert, you know that getting on stage is no small  41  for him. He was  42  with a serious disease as a child, and so he walks with the aid of two walking-sticks.

The audience sat quietly  43  he made his way across the stage to his chair and began his play. But this time,  44  went wrong. Just as he finished the first few pieces, one of the strings on his violin  45  . We thought that he would have to stop the concert. But he didn’t.  46  , he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then  47  the conductor to begin again.

The orchestra began and he played with such  48  and such power as they had never heard before. Of course, anyone knows that it is  49  to play a harmonious work with just three strings. I know that, and you know that, but that night the violinist  50  to know that.

When he finished, there was a(n) awesome silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. There was an extraordinary outburst of  51   from every corner of the auditorium. He  52    , and then said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to  53   how much music you can   54  make with what you have left.”

This powerful  55   has stayed in my mind ever since I heard it. Perhaps that is the  56   of life — not just for artists but for all of us. He had  57  all his life to make music on a violin of four strings, but  58   , in the middle of a concert, he found himself with only three strings; so he made music with three strings, and the music he made that night was more   59  , and more memorable.

So, perhaps our  60  on the stage of life is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.

41. A. shame                            B. pleasure                 C. privilege                D. achievement

42. A. stricken                         B. suffered             C. survived             D. impacted

43. A. while                            B. before                C. unless              D. although

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

45. A. lost                             B. bent                     C. broke                    D. stretched

46. A. Instead                      B. However              C. Therefore            D. Moreover

47. A. ordered                          B. signaled                 C. prevented              D. promised

48. A. pride                            B. despair                  C. passion              D. stress

49. A. strange                      B. probable             C. important            D. impossible

50. A. seemed                   B. refused                  C. pretended            D. attempted

51. A. anger                            B. laughter                 C. scream                  D. applause

52. A. wept                             B. smiled                   C. sighed                   D. whispered

53. A. find out                 B. show off         C. get through          D. turn out

54. A. just                         B. even                     C. still                    D. yet

55. A. note                         B. figure                   C. impression           D. line

56. A. routine                          B. definition               C. adventure              D. incident

57. A. prepared                     B. devoted              C. scheduled            D. accustomed

58. A. naturally                    B. generally                C. suddenly         D. hopelessly

59. A. embarrassing         B. beautiful        C. tiresome         D. sorrowful

60. A. way                      B. state                    C. task                     D. program 

Injuries and deaths caused by driving after drinking are preventable. Sadly, actions by the police can only catch a small number of drunk drivers on the roads. It is up to each person to make the decisions.   36   So we should help guide our friends and persuade them to avoid driving after drinking. Here are some tips.

Start talking to the person early. With every drink, judgment becomes increasingly uncontrolled.   37   So as soon as your friend starts drinking, you should try to persuade him to make a plan to get home safely. Remember, after he gets drunk, he may not listen to you.

Help the person realize he is drunk. Talk to him and show him that he is increasingly clumsy.   38   For example, ask who you can call to pick him up, or what public transport he would like to use. If he knows he is drunk, he may follow your advice.

Make last efforts. If all else fails and a drunk person wants to drive home, threaten to call the police or take his keys.   39   When he is not concentrated, take his keys. This may make it easier to convince him to take a cab home. Remember, don’t give him the keys even if he’s angry.

40   If you once drove home after you got drunk, your friend may not listen to you. So in order to succeed in persuading your friend to avoid driving after drinking, you should behave yourself first.

A. Ask him where his keys are.

B. Set a good role model.

C. Give him an alternative way to get home.

D. But it isn’t easy to make the right decisions.

E. Make him realize drinking makes him look like a fool.

F. The police will come to help you out once you call them.

G. It means the more one drinks, the less likely that he will listen to you.

 --- It seems that Westerners seldom give their friends financial help.

   --- Maybe. For them ______ friendship is mostly ______ matter of providing emotional   

      support and spending time together.

  A. /; the                    B. the; a                       C. /; a                          D. a; the