There are many reasons for people to study abroad. One is that you can have the chance to make yourself know about the culture of the place. Although we humans belong only to the same one species, we are divided into several races. 36  .And when countries are divided by oceans, naturally the way of life in that country is different from ours.

Once you are studying in a foreign country, you will slowly learn to speak the language of the place.__37__If you want to ask for directions or if you are lost, it can be of great help.

 38____If you study in such places as Spain and the Philippines, there are lots of foreign sights to see.

Studying abroad will also give you the chance to experience a totally different curriculum(课程).39  .

Studying abroad is also a memory that can be valued for a lifetime.   40___Once you have made friends with your classmates, I’m pretty sure you will enjoy being with them in your hang-outs, in your parties, and even in helping out with each other’s homework.

A. This is an opportunity to make friends from other races.

B. Studying abroad also offers an opportunity to travel.

C. Different countries have different cultures.

D. A college course in the UK, for example, is not similar to the one we have here.

E. Learning the native language of the place can also greatly help you to go around.

F. English is spoken as a third language in many countries.

G. There are Africans, Europeans, Asians and etc.

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop（ 拖把 ）. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors. "

"Yes, I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them, "the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, "But aren't you working late?"

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(拖一下)of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you."

Outside, Mum told me, "Dagmar is fine. No fever. "

"You saw her, Mum?"

"Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush."

21. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was       .

A. to clean the floor             B. to please the nurse

C. to see a patient               D. to surprise the story-teller

22. After reading the story , what can we infer about the hospital?

A. It is a children's hospital.

B. It has strict rules about visiting hours.

C. The conditions there aren't very good.

D. The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.

23. Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A. naughty       B. warm-hearted        C. clever       D. hard-working

In the age of the keyboard,some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out.

Steve Graham,a literacy professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville,Tennessee,has been hearing about the death of handwriting for the past fifteen years._36_He said,"If the results of a survey we have published this year are accurate,it is being taught by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three."

Ninety percent of teachers also say their are required to teach handwriting._37_

Professor Graham says one study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting._38_others teach it for sixty to seventy minutes a day.

Many adults remember learning that way—by copying letters over and over again._39_Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself.Instead,they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. _40_

Teachers commonly report that about one-fourth of their students have poor handwriting.Some people might think handwriting is not important anymore because of computers and voice recognition（辨认）programs.

A.After all,that is why we write.

B.Nowadays teachers pay more and more attention to their students' writing.

C.So is it still being taught?

D.But who cares if people know how to write well?

E.But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it.

F.Today's thinking is that short periods of practice are better.

G.He says some teachers teach handwriting for ten or fifteen minutes a day.

 A bit more effort, I think, ____ the problem could be settled.

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

Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.

Different cultures emphasize (强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or less degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.

Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.

Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.

People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.

28．In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _______.

A. get to know each other

B. share the same culture

C. keep each other company

D. develop closer relations

29． The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.

A. the English prefer to make long speeches

B. even talk and silence can be culturally different

C. too many words are of no use

D. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature

30．According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

A. By recognizing different values.

B. By sharing different ways of life.

C. By accepting different habits.

D. By speaking each other’s languages.

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

A. How to Understand Each Other.

B. Multicultural Environment.

C. How to Build Up a Relationship

D. Cross-Cultural Differences

   Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP). Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987 in Belgrade,. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. His two younger brothers , Marko and Djordie, are also tennis players with professional aspiration.

   When Novak was 2 and a half, the family moved to Mount Kopaonik. His parents, Srdian and Dijana, opened a restaurant there. There were tennis courts right in front of their restaurant. His father saw love in his eyes when Novak looked at the tennis courts, so he bought his son a colorful small racket with a soft foam ball. It soon became the most beloved toy in the boy’s life. He would rather play with it than anything else. One year later, he went to a tennis camp in Novi Sad. There he hit the same backhand at 4 as he hits today. In the summer of 1993, Novak was spotted by Yugoslav tennis player Jelena Gencic. Upon seeing Novak play tennis, she stated, “This is the greatest talent I have ever seen.” Gencic worked with young Novak over the following six years before realizing that, due to his rapid development, going abroad in search of increased level of competition was the best option for his future. To that end, in September 1999, the 12-year-old moved to a tennis academy in OberschleiBheim, Germany, spending four years there. At the age of 14, he began his international career, wining European championships in singles, doubles, and team competition.

   Novak turned professional in 2003. By winning three Grand Slam titles in 2011, Novak became the sixth male player to win three majors in a calendar year. He repeated this achievement in 2015. In majors, Novak has won six Australian Open titles. He has also won three Wimbledon titles and two US Open titles. Besides, Novak is also a member of the “Champions for peace” club, a group of famous athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization. Novak is the first male player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title. The people of Serbia see Novak as their idol for how to succeed.

24. What does the underlined word “aspiration” mean in the first paragraph?

   A. preference          B. courage        C. ambition          D. confidence

25. Why did Jelena Gencic stop coaching Novak?

   A. Because she spotted another talent greater than Novak

   B. Because Novak didn’t develop fast in those six years

   C. Because she thought Novak needed a better platform

   D. Because Novak had been admitted to a tennis academy

26. Which of the following is the right order?

   ①Novak went to a tennis camp in Novi Sad

②Novak was admitted into a tennis academy in OberschleiBheim, Germany

③Novak was spotted by Yugoslav tennis player Jelena Gencic

④Novak and his family moved to Mount Kopaonik

⑤Novak got a colorful small racket with a soft foam ball from his father

  A. ④①⑤③②     B. ④⑤①③②     C. ⑤①②④③     D.⑤④①②③

27. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

   A. The people of Serbia speak highly of Novak

   B. Novak is the first male player to win a Grand Slam singles title

   C. Novak also created a club to serve world peace through sport

   D. No one has made greater achievements than Novak in tennis history

    Having bad feeling about world? “Cheer up.” says science writer Matt Ridley. “The world has never been a better place to live in, and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature.”     36   

1 )     37   

    It is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in London alone. Even allowing for the many people who still live in poverty, our own generation has access to more nutritious food, more convenient transport, bigger houses, and better cars.      38     This will continue as long as we use these things to make other things. The more we specialize and exchange, the better off we'll be.

2)Brilliant advances

    One reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longer lived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needs—food, clothing, fuel and shelter—have grown a lot cheaper. Take one example. In 1800 a candle providing one hour's light cost six hours' work. In the 1880s the same light from an oil lamp took 15 minutes' work to pay for.      39    Today it's half second.

3 )Let's not kill ourselves for climate change

         40    A child that dies from indoor smoke in a village, where the use of fossil-fuel (化石燃料) electricity is forbidden by well-meaning members of green political movements trying to save the world, is just as great a tragedy as a child that dies in a flood caused by climate change. If climate change proves to be mild, but cutting carbon causes real pain, we may well find that we have stopped a nose-bleed by putting a tourniquet (止血带) around our necks.

A.      Ridley calls himself a rational optimist—rational, because he's carefully weighed the evidence.

B.      Overreaction to climate change could prove just as damaging to human welfare as climate change itself.

C.      Shopping fuels invention.

D.     And, of course, we earn more pounds and dollars than any who lived before us.

E.      In 1950 it was eight seconds.

F.      It’s high time that we took immediate action to fight climate change.

G.     Here's how he explains his views.

61.  Children are not __________ (permit) into the cinema without their parents.

62.  You didn’t bother me. On the______,(反面) I like your company.

63.  At last, they ________(seek) out the answer.

64.  It is funny that with the development of society, more and more people believe in the _____(exist) of God.

65.  Being exposed to the sunlight for a long time will be ______ (harm) to one’s skin.

66.  Where the missing plane has gone still remains a ______(迷)to us.

67.  When doing the next experiment, we will be taking _______(slight)different approach.

68.  Only a few people spoke in _______(支持)of his plan,which made him very disappointed.

69.  The recent airplane crash _______(证实)my belief that stronger safety regulations are needed.

70.  There was a heated _______(argue)about whether he was suitable for the position.

Is bottled water better for you than tap? Or should you choose vitamin-enriched water? Experts say, skip it all. None of these products is likely to make you any healthier. Below, we look at four major myths about the benefits of drinking water. 16 Experts say there’s an easy way to judge.

If you are not thirsty, your fluid intake is likely “just right”.

Myth No. 1: Drink eight glasses each day.

Scientist say there’s no clear health benefit of drinking so much water a day. 17 “Nobody

really knows,” says Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, a kidney expert at the University of Pennsylvania.

Myth No. 2: Lots of water equals healthier skin.

The body is already 60 percent water. 18 Adding a few extra glasses of water each day has

a limited effect. “It’s such a tiny part of what’s in the body,” says Goldfarb. “It’s very unlikely that

one’s getting any benefit.”

Myth No. 3: 19

A more accurate statement may be: drinking water is a helpful tool for dieters. “Water is a great

strategy for dieters because it has no calories,” says Madeline Fernstrom of the University of

Pittsburgh. “So you can keep your mouth busy without food and get a sense of satisfaction.” But

water is not magical, she adds, “Other zero-calorie options such as diet sodas are fine, too.”

Myth No. 4: It’s easy to get dehydrated （脱水的）during a workout.

Dehydration sets in when a person has lost 2 percent of his or her body weight. 20 “It’s

also obvious that individuals in hot, dry climates have an increased need for water,” says Goldfarb.

“But for a walk in the park, no water bottle is necessary.”

   A. So where does the standard advice come from?

   B. But it’s unclear whether these changes are clinically significant.

   C. So for a 200-pound man, this means losing 4 pounds of water.

   D. Drinking extra water leads to weight loss.

E. Drink as much water as you can.

F. So, if you take a 200-pound man, he’s 120 pounds of water.

G. But first, how do you know if you’re drinking enough water?

    Fred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight. Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage

treatment center.

    Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs, according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year.

    Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausman, the writer of

"Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money on the Side."

    The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters take a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.

    People also take second jobs with an eye to the future一wanting to try out a new field or gain expemence.

   Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable. He wanted to make sure he

wasn't tied to one system that ended up failing.

   Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all ages and racial groups.

And they work in a variety of industries--- no longer just service, office and sale jobs.

   "Technology just affects your ability to make money," Hausman says, "that makes a frequent

change in moonlighting."

   As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures.Chief among them is time.

   Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work

because they fear it will affect their employees' 9-to-5 performance.

   "The primary employer is saying, `Wait, I'm paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you,"'

says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago. "If you're burning

yourself at both ends, it's going to show."

   Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They may also find their part-time jobs

strengthen what they do full time.

   Besides, "it's fun," Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn't find just in a full-time job.

     "It's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet" he says, "and offering a little variety

throughout the day."

28.  The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that_______.

      A.  he found it exciting to do a part-time job

      B .he needed to make ends meet with more money

      C .he feared he would lose his present job one day

      D.   he felt more and more pressure from his employer

29 .Some companies don't allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid

      A.  their workers can not do extra-hour work for them

      B .their workers will be too tired to try their best at work

      C .their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs

      D.   their workers will not get to work and be off work on time

30.   The underlined sentence "It's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet." in the last paragraph

          means

      A.  moonlighting gets you away from the job you don't enjoy

      B .moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra money

      C .moonlighting strengthens your professional skills

      D.   moonlighting brings you chances to do something different

31 .What is the article mainly about?

    A.  The ways of moonlighting.   B .The reasons for moonlighting.

    C .The problems with moonlighting.   D.   The kinds of people who moonlight.

 The new model of car is so expensive that it is only________ the reach of those with high incomes.

   A. beyond        B. at        C. on         D. within

 The teacher stressed again that the students should not ______my important details while retelling the story.

   A. bring out           B. let out      C. find out      D. leave out

Generally speaking, government regulations normally ban anything from smoking in public places to parking in certain zones. But officials in the Brazilian town of Biritiba Mirim, 70km (45miles) east of Sao Paulo, have gone far beyond that. They plan to prohibit residents from dying early because the local cemetery(墓地) has reached full capacity.

There’s no more room to bury the dead, they can’t be cremated(火化) and laws forbid a new cemetery. So the mayor has proposed a strange solution: outlaw death. Mayor Roberto Pereira says the bill is meant as a protest against federal regulations that prohibit new or expanded cemeteries in preservation areas. “They have not taken local demands into consideration”, he claims.

A 2003 decree(法令) by Brazil’s National Environment Council forbids burial grounds in protected areas. Mr. Pereira wants to build a new cemetery, but the project has been stopped because 98% of Biritiba Mirim is considered as a preservation area.

Biritiba Mirim, a town of 28,000 inhabitants, not only wants to prohibit residents from passing away. The bill also calls on people to take care of their health in order to avoid death. “I haven’t got a job, nor am I healthy. And now they say I can’t die. That’s ridiculous,” Amarido do Prado, an unemployed resident said.

The city council is expected to vote on the regulation next week. “Of course the bill is laughable, illegal, and will never be approved,” said Gilson Soares de Campos, an assistant of the mayor. “But can you think of a better resolution to persuade the government to change the environmental decree that is prohibiting us from building a new cemetery?” The bill states that “offenders will be held responsible for their acts.” However, it does not say what the punishment will be.

32．What is the bill to be proposed by the officials in Biritiba Mirim?

A. Ban on building a new cemetery.

B. Ban on parking in certain zones.

C. Forbidding buried grounds in preservation.

D. Prohibiting residents from dying early.

33．What can we infer from the phrase “have gone far beyond that” in the first paragraph?

A. The officials in Biritiba Mirim have made these regulations.

B. The officials in Biritiba Mirim have been to many places around the world.

C. The bill to be proposed by officials in Biritiba Mirim is much too unexpected.

D. The officials in Biritiba Mirim have built too many cemeteries in their town.

34．What’s the attitude of the mayor of Biritiba Mirim towards the federal regulations?

A. He remains silent about them.

B. He gives strong backing to them.

C. He objects to them.

D. He asks the residents for advice on them.

35．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. The mayor of the town wants to build a new cemetery against federal regulation.

B. The residents of the town sing high praise for the bill.

C. No better resolution of the problems has been thought out.

D. The government is going to change the environmental decree.

Dear Han Meimei,

I’m sorry to know that you have some trouble   61   (learn) English. It goes without saying that learning a foreign language is anything but  62   easy task, but there are many things   63  we can do to overcome the difficulties.

First, obtain as large a vocabulary as   64   , which can pave the way for future study. So   65   is necessary to develop a good habit of doing some reading every day and making efforts to learn some sentences with new words   66   heart. Second, just as you know, practice makes perfect. Therefore,    doing enough exercises  67   bound to improve your listening and writing.

As for examination   68   (anxious), it’s wrong to stay   69   before the exam. Instead, you should go to bed earlier than usual. Otherwise, you will feel tired the next day. Most Importantly, try to be confident in    70  .  Your efforts will surely pay you back in time.

I hope you can improve your English.

                                                       Yours, Li Hua

 — It seems that Ann doesn't like the bag you bought for her the other day.

    —_______? I have been told she is desperate for one of that style.

   A. If so                   B. How come               C. So what                 D. What if

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限一词。
   2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Hello, everyone. It is a great pleasure for me to be here today. My English teacher Mrs. Zhang is a good teacher in my mind. She loves us and treat us as her own child. Patient and responsible, she is always ready to help anyone poorly in English and encourage them to catch up the others. And she is happy whenever we make a progress. She loves English and really enjoys teaching.

     Learn a foreign language may be boring but it becomes interested in Mrs Zhang’s class. She has a way to make her class lively and sometimes full of humorous. She aims to help improve her ability in listening, speaking, writing and reading. The results were impressive.

      That’s all. Thank you for your attention.

假如你是高三学生李华，本周是你们学校的文化艺术节( Cultural and Art Festival)。周三你们有幸邀请了四川大学外籍教师Hudson教授给你们上了一节英语课。请你用英语为校报写一篇字数120左右的报道。

要求：

1．简述Hudson教授的上课情况；

2．学生的表现(参与)与评价；

3．对学英语的启示。

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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。

     Last Sunday, the Student Association of our school was organized an activity to visit the children in the poorest village of our city. As one of the volunteer, I took part in it. We took many books as well many kinds of school supplies and toys for the children. They were excited to receive our gifts. In the morning, we played some games with them which were played in our childhood. Then we cooked and have lunch there. In a afternoon, we gave them some performances. Before leaving the village, we had photos take with them and gave them our contact details so that they could keep in touch with one another. Each of us had a happily time. We gave the children our care and help, but in return, they gave us their thanks and smiles.

    When we were children ,we were taught the simplest lessons to be able to build good re-lationships with others.__36__However,the question is:what makes a good relationship?

    Be willing to share

    Once you are in a good relationship,you are not just thinking about yourself. You learn to share what you have.__37__You should also share your thoughts,your ideas,your dreams and even your frustrations.

Learn to care

People in a good relationship are kind to each other. They make efforts to show how they value each other’s space. They both take the time to know what matters to the other and alsogive time to try outeach others’interests.__38__

Learn to play fair

 39_Each one is allowed to move freely as an individual.However,each action is done with consideration of the other one’s feelings.No one is above the other.

  40 

Ahealthy union is bound by cooperation.The people involved work as a team to achieve one goal.Each one helps and supports the other to succeed in their individual endeavors.They appreciate each other and they grow together and as individuals as well.

A.     Learn to cooperate

B.     Learn to work hard towards your goal

C.     This does not just include material things

D.     This does not just include material things

E.     Everyone knows that the relationship they have won’t stay strong

F.     Having good relationships will make you never have to live your life alone

G.     Most of all,they care enough to listen to each other and do nice things for each other.

 I thought I was going to fail the exam, but I succeeded 　　　. 

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