he is enthusiastic and qualified for the job,I see no reason to remove him from office.

A.Even though      B.Provided that       C.Unless          D.As if

 “Beating is a sign of affection，cursing (骂)is a sign of love.”

Many may not expect to hear the words of the old Chinese saying in these modern times—with parents wealthier and better educated than they have ever been—but experts say they still ring true.

Today，it seems，Chinese parents are more likely to send their children to pre­college military academies in the United States in the hope that some tough love will pave the way to success.

“Good education doesn't mean letting your children enjoy privileges，especially our boys.” said Song Wenming，an entrepreneur (企业家)in Jinhua，East China's Zhejiang province. “They should be raised in tough conditions to know what to fight for in the future.”

In August，Song sent his 17­year­old son to Valley Forge Military Academy (VFMA) in Pennsylvania. And he is far from alone，even though it takes a lot of money—around $48,000 per year—to send a child to a strict military school.

Statistics show that an increasing number of Chinese students have been registering with such academies.

A few years ago，there were no Chinese students at Valley Forge. Today，there are 28.“All of the Chinese students at Valley Forge came from wealthy families；some of them were spoiled.” said Jennifer Myers，director of marketing and communications at the school.

Song's only son，Song Siyu，had a rocky start during his first six weeks at the school. The teenager said he went to the school voluntarily but did not expect it to be as difficult.

Now，three months later，he has perfected the art of taking a bath in 35 seconds，finishing a meal without looking at his food，and making his bed with precision. He can even take criticism，no matter how unreasonable.

“The training is hard but I know it is good for self­development of individuals.” said Song Siyu. “The endless training and scolding are just ways to build up our character；they are not personal.”

But his enthusiasm is not universal. Ten of the 13 Chinese students who joined the academy this year have transferred to other schools.

But for those who stick with it，there is a reward for all the hard work.

32．From the second paragraph，we can know the old Chinese saying _____________ .

A．is out of date in modern times

B．is disagreed by rich parents

C．is still worth trusting

D．is deeply believed by better educated parents

33．The underlined sentence means that _____________.

A．Song sent his only son to military school，so he feels lonely

B．Song is the only one who sends his child to military school

C．there are other people sending their children to military school besides Song

D．the fee of the military school is so high that only Song can afford it

34．How many Chinese students are there at Valley Forge before this year?

A．10.　　    　　B. 13.           C．15.             D．25.

35．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A．It's likely that more and more Chinese students will attend VFMA.

B．Most Chinese parents approve of educating their children by beating and cursing nowadays.

C．Song Siyu had no difficulty in adjusting to the life at VFMA.

D．Most Chinese students support the way of education at VFMA.

36.	A.	Turn out	B.	turn up	C.	break up	D.	break out
37.	A.	important	B.	engaged	C.	failed	D.	successful
38.	A.	obviously	B.	necessarily	C.	continuously	D.	usually
39.	A.	success	B.	failure	C.	fault	D.	benefit
40.	A.	ability	B.	expectations	C.	belief	D.	experiences
41.	A.	mistakes	B.	victories	C.	experiments	D.	fantasies
42.	A.	Still	B.	Therefore	C.	Instead	D.	However
43.	A.	absurd	B.	original	C.	emotional	D.	unusual
44.	A.	ordinary	B.	advanced	C.	alternative	D.	certain
45.	A.	wisdom	B.	mercy	C.	injury	D.	shame
46.	A.	thought	B.	approach	C.	behavior	D.	purpose
47.	A.	punishing	B.	forgiving	C.	blaming	D.	praising
48.	A.	mean	B.	prove	C.	reflect	D.	represent
49.	A.	and	B.	or	C.	but	D.	so
50.	A.	uncertain	B.	premier	C.	next	D.	last
51.	A.	essential	B.	valuable	C.	impossible	D.	unavoidable
52.	A.	trapped	B.	located	C.	lost	D.	occupied
53.	A.	drive	B.	drag	C.	put	D.	shift
54.	A.	keep	B.	refresh	C.	weaken	D.	clean
55.	A.	naturally	B.	finally	C.	definitely	D.	Initially

1. Nothing can compensate for the loss of one’s health.

A. take up         B. make up       C. stay up        D. keep up

2. Encourage your kid to reach a compromise between what he wants and what you want.

A. 承诺                B. 损害            C. 折中           D. 理解

3. The educator urged that the study of history should be compulsory in school.

A. required             B. deleted         C. organized    D. ignored

4. The two parties holding different views on the issue conflicted at the meeting.

A. agreed        B. discussed           C. talked               D. fought

5. I struggled with my conscience over whether I should tell the truth to the police that it was my best friend who stole the ring.

A. moral sense         B. humorous sense     C. responsibility D. ability

6. They discussed a lot at the conference and finally the problem was settled.

A. room           B. meeting        C. appointment  D. competition

7. Free trade and environmental protection has become a consensus of countries in the world.

A. 目标           B. 措施           C. 难题          D. 共识

8. The management plan consists of four main components with each one equally important.

A. 条件           B. 方式           C. 部分         D. 结果

9. With Christmas around the corner, my mother is busy making preparations for it.

A. coming              B. facing               C. waiting         D. leaving

10. What the homeless people wanted was some food and a cosy bed.

A. big            B. cold           C. expensive      D. comfortable

11. Practice is the only criterion for testing truth.

A. 标准           B. 条件          C. 信誉          D. 能力

12. He is a consultant on law affairs. You can ask him for advice on your divorce case.

A. pilot             B. adviser        C. judge        D. leader

13. The collision took place in the busiest shipping lanes in the world with no survivors.

A. 撞车事故      B. 坠机事故        C. 撞船事故     D. 政党冲突

14. You can go anywhere and still the compass points north or south.

A. 地图          B. 指南针        C. 标尺         D. 坐标

15. The dining room has beautiful views and offers delicious cuisine.

A. food           B. cooking      C. noodles             D. vegetables

16. Mr. Green chose to teach children in a conventional way rather than in a modern way.

A. popular        B. funny           C. traditional      D. beautiful

17. You’ll need some cash in local currency, but you can also use your credit card.

A. people         B. money         C. countries            D. airflow

18. All the schools have music and dancing as part of the curriculum. 

A. course         B. plan           C. environment   D. program

19. Blood circulates inside our bodies.

A. 传播          B. 蔓延            C. 流传           D. 循环

20. My ambition was to work in a circus, so that I can perform shows with animals.

A. 旅行团        B. 动物园         C. 剧院           D. 马戏团

21. I stepped outside and pulled up my collar of my overcoat to protect myself from the cold.

A. 领子          B. 扣子           C. 袖子           D. 帽子

22. The ship set sail after all the crew came on board.

A. 船员          B. 机组人员      C. 乘客          D. 机长

23. We correspond every week. In the letters we share everything happening in daily life.

A. 吵架          B. 关心           C. 通信           D. 探视

24. Please tell me the concrete date for the conference so that I can make preparations for it.

A. 具体的        B. 正确的        C. 混泥土制的     D. 抽象的

25. Those corrupt officials were seriously punished by law for their illegal behavior.

A. 廉明的        B. 腐败的         C. 失职的         D. 不公正的

每句中只有一处错误。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。

   Two people were arrested yesterday at Paris airport for bringing animals into Europe from South America illegal. One customs officer saw a woman walking in front of a group. Then he saw feather falling under her coat. Having seen this, the customs officer ask the woman to come over to his desk. He was surprised to find ten birds inside his coat. There was a short, fat gentleman followed her. Another customs officer called him over when it was seemed that he had a moving stomach. On taking down his jacket, they found a tortoise. He had traveled on the plane as this, keeping the tortoise hiding in a blanket.

 The school advisers help you talk through your problem but they don’t give you any direct ______.

  A. solution        B. target       C. measure        D. function

 What the doctors really doubt is _________ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon. 

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

假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Bill来信询问你家乡是否有雾霾天气，情况如何。请按下面写一封电子邮件：

　　1.感谢他得关心;

　　2.介绍情况:(1)去年以来以发生数次雾霾天气 (2)人们已认识到雾霾天气的危害，正采取各种举措减少其发生 (3)你自己为此做了什么或打算做什么

　　要求100个词左右  (雾霾 smog)

 

                                                                             

 

                                                                            

                                                                            

                                                                            

                                                                             

                                                                            

 

                                                                            

 

                                                                             

                                                                            

                                                                            

                                                                             

                                                                            

It's strange that some fundamental professions in our society rarely receive the respect or acknowledgement they_       

   A.match              B.accept            C.reserve            D.deserve1来

With these increased pressures and difficulty in ensuring a graduate job, more people are turning to recruitment(招聘) agencies for help. Luke Harper wrote for the Independent warning students to be cautious when using graduate recruitment agencies in their job hunt. The article’s main argument against graduate recruitment agencies is that they are looking to sign people up to the agency and harvest data, without having any real intention to personally find them a job.

The fundamental problem with this approach is a basic misunderstanding of how the recruitment sector works. One of the more common ways is that recruitment agencies aim to find you a job to secure a fee from their clients. Recruitment agencies operate as a business, not a careers service and are not expected to find you a job while you wait around.

There is no denying that amongst the recruitment agencies, there are some CV(简历) hungry, cut and shut agencies that are uninterested in the candidates they have on their books. However, nowadays these are in the minority and don’t tend to last very long.

Paul Farrer, Chief Executive of a leading recruitment agency is worried that a few bad apples are ruining the reputation of what is an excellent sector. Farrer said “The trouble with such an imbalanced and misleading article is that some graduates may now be put off approaching recruitment agencies who may well be able to help them.”

Professionals in the industry are cautious of how some of the less respectable agencies operate. Earnest recruiters believe that graduates should be aware that some of these agencies will take on graduates for all their details rather than helping them find a job, like Harper mentioned. To fight this, Farrar advises that “Graduates should have a simple checklist before approaching any agency. Has the agency taken the time to talk to me? Have they invited me to a face-to-face meeting? Have they guaranteed not to forward my CV to any employer without my permission? These three steps will safeguard every application.”

Farrer also pointed out that that is not the only safety net that graduates can rely on. He said “Graduates can also check to see if the agencies are members of either APSCo or the REC, the two trade bodies they can make an official complaint to. The vast majority of recruitment agencies are professional organizations that help place thousands of graduates every year and poorly researched articles help no one.”

24．The main purpose of this passage is ______ graduate recruitment agencies.

A. to advise readers to be cautious of

B. to argue against some misjudgment against

C. to explain why there is a prejudice against

D. to seek the solutions to the problems caused by

25．Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?

A. Luke Harper holds the same idea about jobs with Paul Farrer.

B. Recruitment agencies actually do the same work as a careers service.

C. Job hunters’ detailed information is of value to recruitment agencies.

D. A member of APSCo or the REC will not cheat its clients.

26．What advice does Paul Farrer give graduates to avoid less respectable agencies?

A. Consulting professionals before giving their personal details to an agency.

B. Making a face-to-face investigation into an agency before approaching it.

C. Guaranteeing that the agency will not forward their CV to any employer.

D. Selecting some agencies that are monitored by official trade bodies.

27．What is the author’s attitude towards graduate recruitment agencies?

A. Neutral.   B. Positive.   C. Negative.   D. Not Clear.

By the time you __________ from college, you __________ English for sixteen years. Are you still going to communicate with foreign customers in such broken English?
A. graduated, had learned           B. graduated, learned
C. graduate, have learned           D. graduate, will have learned

Last March my dad told us that there was a chance he would be deployed （部署，派遣）overseas. My brother and I didn't think anything of it and forgot his   41  . Two weeks later, Dad didn't come home on time. We didn't think it was serious  42  it wasn't the first time. We waited, and  43  at midnight Dad came in. We asked where he'd been. He just     44   , “I am leaving tomorrow for Afghanistan（阿富汗）.”
   Hearing that, we were in  45  , thinking that this could not be happening to us. But when he started  46   his desert uniforms we knew it was for real.
   He sat us all down and my brothers and I had a discussion about  47   we were going to do while he was away. And then we  48   and helped him get ready. We  49  his uniforms and talked more about what we needed to do. We didn't get to sleep   50   4 a.m. Therefore, my dad called school to  51   we were not going to be there that day.
   We took off for Madison  52  he would check in and get ready to leave. When we got there the official told us that he  53   leave until 5 p.m. We had our last  54  together and then headed to the airport. We were told it was time to leave. We hugged him and said    55  . 
   “ 56  is going to happen to me, and I love you,” he said. Then he was  57  . We left the airport not saying anything to each other.
   My dad is  58  gone, and he won't be home for a while. He talks to us  59  on the phone. I hope that my story makes you think about your own family now and what  60  to you. 

41. A. promise           B. words                               C. birthday                D. appointment

42. A. when                B. though                         C. that                        D. since

43. A. finally               B. gradually                      C. constantly                    D. actually

44. A. whispered              B. wept                             C. replied                  D. screamed

45. A. excitement             B. shock                                  C. relief                            D. peace

46. A. packing           B. wearing                        C. searching                    D. mending

47. A. how                  B. when                                   C. whether                D. what

48. A. woke up          B. cheered up                        C. stayed up                     D. turned up

49. A. removed         B. ironed                                 C. sewed                          D. chose

50. A. until                 B. over                             C. in                           D. after

51. A. confirm            B. announce                           C. deny                      D. explain

52. A. when                B. that                               C. where                           D. why

53. A. couldn’t           B. wouldn’t                       C. needn’t                 D. mustn’t

54. A. meal                 B. weekend                      C. talk                        D. lesson

55. A. apology           B. hello                             C. thanks                   D. good-bye

56. A. Anything          B. Everything                          C. Nothing                 D. Something

57. A. missing                   B. gone                             C. lost                        D. puzzled

58. A. still                   B. even                             C. ever                      D. yet

59. A. seriously         B. frequently                           C. loudly                           D. occasionally

60. A. belongs                  B. appeals                        C. counts                   D. happens       

House Sitting

In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.

In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country. 36．

So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning.37． I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.

38． There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.

There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time. 39． You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.

Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owners have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe.

40． Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get is references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well. You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.

A. I have done house sitting many times.

B. Thousands of people do this all the time.

C. It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.

D. Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.

E. You must take a little care over what your description says about you.

F. This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.

G. You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.

Researchers from France and Italy discovered that Canadian parents are less strict with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy.

“Our most important finding was the difference between Canadians and the others,” said Professor Michel Claes, the lead author of the study. “Canadians focus on independence and negotiation. On the other hand, Italians, for example, exercise more control. We found Canadians seem to focus on negotiation in case of a conflict.”

Claes said Canada, France and Italy were selected for the study because they share important cultural and social factors. “We chose French­Canadians because they share the same language as France, and originally came from France and share certain values. Italy was included because it was considered to have similar, strong and important family values,” he explained.

The researchers examined the emotional ties between parents and their children by questioning 1,256 students aged 11 to 19 years old.

Canadian students reported less control and more free actions, according to the study. Italian parents were stricter and French parents were somewhere in the middle.

Claes explains that the differences lie in education in Canada, France and Italy.

“North America has its own educational values, which promote individualization. Tolerance and comprehension are encouraged. Italy, on the other hand, promotes respect of authority, control, and the need for permission.” he said.

Children from all three countries described their mothers as warm and communicative. Italian and Canadian children had similar feelings about their fathers, and reported high levels of emotional ties. But French fathers were generally thought by their children to be more distant and cold.

“We were surprised by this,” Claes admitted.“It seems as though the relationships between French mothers and their children were becoming closer over time, while fathers maintain a form of distance and coldness, which is more of a source of conflict in France than in the other countries.”

21．Professor Michel Claes believes that Canada, France and Italy ________.

A．have the same family spirit

B．have some similar cultural traditions

C．have experienced some similar social changes

D．have experienced similar cultural developments

22．How did the researchers carry out the study?

A．By collecting answers of parents from Canada, France and Italy.

B．By collecting answers of children from Canada, France and Italy.

C．By questioning parents and their children from Italian Canadian families.

D．By questioning  children  from  French­Canadian families.

23．According to Michel Claes, what mainly leads to the differences in parent­children relationships among Canada, France and Italy?

A．Educational opportunities.

B．Traditional ideas.

C．Educational values.

D．Historical events.

24．Which of the following is NOT a finding of the study?

A．French children have troubled relationships with their parents.

B．Canadian children have close relationships with their parents.

C．Italian children have good relationships with their parents.

D．Kids from Canada, France and Italy have closer ties with their moms.

 __________toothache, the old man felt very bitter, having no good sleep.

A. Not being rid of  B. Not ridding of            C. Not rid of        D. Not having rid of

 The old farmer's eyes still shone bright in the wrinkled brown face and his step as he came across the room was ______, though slow.

  A. shaky   B. heavy  C. casual    D. steady

 ________ I really don’t like art, I find his work impressive.
A. As                     B. since                             C. if                            D. While

In China, chain restaurants, especially the big multinational ones, are cool. Going to Starbucks, for example, is a status symbol. It not only says, “I’m rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee,” but also, “I’m cosmopolitan(见多识广的)enough to be part of globalization.”

Where I come from in the UK, however, chains are neither fashionable nor gourmet(美食的). Chains are where you go on New Year’s Day when nowhere else is open, or when you are 5 years old and your parents can’t stand hearing, “I’m huuuuuungry!” any longer. In my own case (with regards to McDonald’s), a chain is where you are taken on your first “date”. Even at the age of 13, I knew to give the guy the “let’s just be friends” phone call the next day.

In the UK, independent cafes and restaurants are making a comeback on the fashion scene. Nowadays, a Londoner who says “let’s meet for a coffee at Monmouth” (an independent cafe) is much cooler than one who says “let’s go to Starbucks”. Even if Monmouth’s coffee is a little more expensive, there’s a satisfaction in knowing your pounds aren’t going straight to the big corporations.

Of course, there are chain stores all over the UK; you can’t go five minutes without spotting a Costa Coffee. But numbers do not add up to good taste.

I do, however, have a confession (坦白). After moving to China I had moments when all the rice and Kung Pao Chicken became too much. I, too, have retreated to McDonald’s.

4．Many Chinese people like to go to multinational chain restaurants because ______.

A. the restaurants give customers a taste of foreign culture.

B. the restaurants offer different food and drinks from other restaurants.

C. they believe that eating there will show their wealth and social status.

D. these restaurants are perfect places for a romantic date.

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The author has grown tired of Chinese food.

B. Branches of Monmouth’s cafe can be found all over the UK.

C. Most independent stores are closed on New Year’s Day in the UK.

D. It is cool in the UK to take your first date to a chain restaurant.

6．We can infer from the article that ______.

A. the author doesn’t like food from Pizza Hut.

B. many Britons don’t like big corporations.

C. many Britons think that numbers mean poor quality.

D. the author doesn’t like to follow fashion trends.

7．What does the underlined word (in the last paragraph) mean?

    A. adapted           B. contributed

    C. subscribed         D. switched                              

 

Nowadays，few people develop the habit of keeping a supply of oil﹣lamps in the house in case of power ____．（　　）

A．lack       B．absence      C．failure    D．drop

In 2004 ,when my daughter Becky was ten , she and my husband ,Joe, were united in their desire for a dog . As for me , I shared none of their canine desire.

“But why?” They pleaded. “Because I don’t have time to take care of a dog.”  “ But we’ll do it.”  “ Really?  You’re going to walk the dog? Feed the dog? Bathe the dog?” “Yes, yes, and yes.” “I don’t believe you.”  “We will. We promise.”

They didn’t. From day two (everyone wanted to walk the cute puppy that first day), neither thought to walk the dog . While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots , to schedule her vet appointments , to feed and clean her , Misty knew this on day one . As she looked up at the new humans in her life ( small , medium , and large ) , she calculated , “The medium one is the sucker in the pack .”

Quickly , she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld ( 心灵融合 ) . She’d look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers , beam her need , and then wait , trusting I would understand — which , strangely , I almost always did . In no time , she became my fifth appendage（附肢）, snoring on my home-office couch as I worked, cradling against my feet as I read , and playing across my stomach as I watched television .

Even so , part of me continued to complain about the walking duty . Joe and Becky had promised . Not fair , I’d balk ( 不心甘情愿地做 ) silently as she and I walked . “Not fair , ” I’ d loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home .

Then one day — January 1 , 2007 , to be exact — my husband’s doctor uttered an unthinkable word : leukemia ( 白血病 ) .With that , I spent eight to ten hours a day with Joe in the hospital , doing anything and everything I could to ease his discomfort . During those six months of hospitalizations, Becky, 12 at the time , adjusted to other adults being in the house when she returned from school. My work colleagues adjusted to my taking off at a moment's notice for medical emergencies. Every part of my life changed; no part of my old routine remained.

Save one: Misty still needed walking. At the beginning, when friends offered to take her through her paces, I declined because I knew they had their own households to deal with.

As the months went by，I began to realize that I actually wanted to walk Misty. The walk in the morning before I headed to the hospital was a quiet, peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to just be before the day's medical drama unfolded. The evening walk was a time to shake off the day's upsets and let the worry tracks in my head go to white noise.

When serious illness visits your household, it's, not just your daily routine and your assumptions about the future that are no longer familiar. Pretty much everyone you know acts differently.

Not Misty. Take her for a walk, and she had no interest in Joe's blood counts or bone marrow test results. On the street or in the park, she had only one thing on her mind: squirrels! She was so joyous that even on the worst days, she could make me smile. On a daily basis she reminded me that life goes on.

After Joe died in 2009，Misty slept on his pillow.

I'm grateful一to a point. The truth is, after years of balking, I've come to enjoy my walks with Misty. As I watch her chase after a squirrel, throwing her whole being into the here-and-now of an exercise that has never once ended in victory, she reminds me, too, that no matter how hard the present or unpredictable the future , there's almost always some measure of joy to be extracted from the moment.

8. Why didn't the writer agree to raise a dog at the beginning of the story?

    A. She was afraid the dog would get the family into trouble.

    B. Her husband and daughter were united as one.

    C. It would be her business to take care of the dog

D. She didn't want to spoil her daughter.

9. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to "The medium one is the sucker in the pack.” ( Paragraph 3)?

    A. “The middle-aged person loves me most.”

    B. “The medium-sized woman is the hostess.”

    C. “The man in the middle is the one who has the final say.”

    D. “The woman is the kind and trustworthy one in the family.”

10. The story came to its turning point when________.

   A. Joe died in 2009

   B. Joe fell ill in 2007

   C. The walk provided her with spiritual comfort.

   D. She didn't want Misty to be others companion.

11.  Why did the writer continue to walk Misty while Joe was in hospital?

A. Misty couldn’t live without her

B. Her friends didn’t offer any help.

C. The walk provided her with spiritual comfort.

D. She didn’t want Misty to be others’ companion.

12.  What is the message the writer wants to convey in the passage?

   A. One should learn to enjoy hard times.

   B .A disaster can change everything in life.

   C. Moments of joy suggest that there is still hope ahead.

   D. People will change their attitude toward you when you are in difficulty.