Picking a university is a tense period of asking yourself which institution is most relevant．That's why university rankings play such a vital role in students searching for their next academic direction．Rankings are also an inescapable part of the reputation and brand image of universities．"No university website is complete without the claim to be in the top 100 for something  or other," reported the BBC．The reason is simple: Rankings help them to attract students, staff and research investment．

     Currently there are numbers of university rankings, and each has its own list of criteria．But the main categories are the same: academic reputation, graduates' performance and faculty resources．

However, experts point out the ranking process isn't entirely reliable．Mark Kantrowitz, a US financial aid researcher, said university rankings were mostly just for show．He wrote in The New York Times．"It may give your parents better bragging rights, but that's about it．"

       Moreover, it's not difficult to see the limitations of university rankings．Many rankings focus on the number of times research work is cited （引用） by other researchers．It helps British and US universities to dominate global rankings because English is the favored language of academia, John O'Leary, a member of the QS academic advisory board, told The Gunrdian,．    Also, rankings such as QS mainly focus on the qualities of the university rather than its students．"Any university ranking is likely to help students make better decisions about where to study, but the need to balance them with other more human factors is also important," said Phil Moss, an education and admissions consultant． "Advice from graduates or current students can be as valuable in providing a genuine insight into the experience or quality of a particular degree program．It can also add an element that rankings can never convey-the actual emotion of a university experience．"

32．Why do universities consider rankings important?

     A．Rankings make them more appealing．

     B．Rankings are students' only reference．

     C．Rankings can increase their academic level．

     D．Rankings help them complete their websites．

33．What does the underlined "It" in paragraph 4 refer to?

       A．Academic research work．                    B．The number of researches．

       C．The way of ranking universities．              D．The limitation of university ranking．

34．According to John O'Leary, what helps British and US universities rank well?

       A．The wide use of English in academia．       B．Their outstanding qualities．

       C．Their graduates' excellent performance．     D．The academia's favor to them．

35．Besides ranking, what does Phil Moss suggest you should refer to if you're picking a university?

       A．Investment in education．                        B．Guidance from professors．

       C．Information on websites．                       D．Suggestions from students．

 Temperatures________ quite dramatically at night in mountains, so put on some warm clothes before going out.

A. are dropped         B. drop            C. are being dropped          D. have dropped

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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。

I’m tired and covered in dust. I’ve been digging all day and I’ll be doing the same tomorrow. Sound awful, doesn’t it ? But I’ve never had so many fun in my life. As an archaeology student, I have already knew something about the Qin Tomb and the Terracotta Warriors. Most Chinese children can tell you Qin Shihuang was the emperor first joined China together. He was a brilliant ruler, and he was also a cruel man who killed thousands of people. When he became king of the state, he immediate ordered workers to construct an underground tomb for him, which it is said to contain great treasures. But the actual entrance to the tomb has ever been found, nor has the tomb been opened. There are ancient descriptions of crossbows hiding at the tomb’s entrance. It’s said that if everyone steps across the entrance, the crossbows will fire.

I've lived in three Asian cities,and they all surprised_61_(I) on the upside.In the case of China,here's_62_I like it.

It's modern and continues to develop all the time.They have modern_63_(city),and excellent transport facilities, including their unmatched high-speed train network.They have excellent hotels,restaurants,and beautiful parks etc.

There's a feeling of safety and_64_(free) in Chinese cities.There's no need to tell you what to do and you can see from the behavior of the diverse crowd.People just do_65_they want.In most places no policemen_66_(see).Do you know that police in China don't have firearms? They usually do their job silently and behave reasonably,_67_ (add) to the security and order.

The Chinese people are friendly.You will always get help even if you can't speak a Chinese word besides nihao, or they can't speak English.They'll spend time and go out of their way_68_(explain) to you how to get somewhere,or how to buy_69_train ticket.They'll_70 _(patient) and enthusiastically explain how to get what you need.They'll be positive and practical all the time while helping you.

I heard many patents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching (紧握) at one another’s hands for reassurance.

They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled (聚在一起) round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (蚕茧) into a larger cocoon.

It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.  

But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come — with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.

61. In this passage, the author wants to tell _______.

A. teenagers to try to pursue their real selves

B. readers to try to be popular with people around

C. parents to try to control and guide their children

D. people to try to understand and respect each other

62. The author disapproves of rebelling teenagers _______.

A. growing away from their parents                  B. following the popularity trend

C. walking a new way on their own                   D. turning to their friends for help

63. The phrase “larger cocoon” at the end of the second paragraph refers to _______.

A. the distractive and variable society  

B. the dazzling music world

C. the parental care and love

D. the popularity wave in the society

64. What does the author think of advertisements?

A. Convincing.             B. Instructive.              C. Influential.               D. Authoritative.

65. According to the author, what might happen when a teenager stands up against the popularity wave and follows his/her own path?

A. He/She falls behind the time.   

B. He/She loses good friends.

C. He/She faces all kinds of criticism.

D. He/She gains valuable popularity.

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Photos must not contain material that infringes (侵犯) the rights of another, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement. Photos must not contain brand names or trademarks. 

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63. We can learn from the passage that _________.    

A. you should buy something first before you enter the contest

B. your entry will not be returned even if you don’t win the contest

C. you should send your entry before 9:00 p.m. on December 21, 2013

D. the editors of the contest will decide who will win the 20,000 dollars in prizes

64. Linda, a mother with seven-year-old twins, wants to enter the contest. She must _________.

A. provide a description and an album title for the kid’s photos

B. go to Meredith Corporation to fill out the registration forms

C. complete the entry process separately for each of her kids

D. provide the information to Facebook if she chooses Facebook Entry

65. To enter the contest, photos must __________.

A. have won some prize or award                   B. be taken by non-professional entrants

C. contain brand names or trademarks            D. contain parents’ personal information

66. The purpose of the passage is __________.

A. to advertise the website Facebook. com

B. to attract photographers’ interest in a photo contest

C. to introduce two methods of entering a photo contest

D. to encourage parents with children to enter a photo contest

 As to the educational reform, some people are ________ it, while others are strongly against it.

A. in need of            B. in favor of             C. in place of              D. in honor of   

  If something that you’re doing doesn’t challenge you, then it doesn’t change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all.   36  So challenge the following limits:

   Figure out what you’re scared of and do it continuously.

   If you’re a salesman, and you’re scared of talking to people personally or over the phone, now, instead of being scared and thinking you'll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call.   37  But don’t stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eyes and say, “Go on, I’m not scared!”

     38

   Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this. Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on. Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.

   Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.

      39   A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself.

   Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.

   Don’t just limit yourself to your fellow travelers-try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people they’re going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class.    40

      A. You should do it continuously.

      B. Someone may hang up on you.

      C. You don't need to go to the gym.

D. Running in the gym may be a better choice.

      E. Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself.

      F. Take a class for a hobby you’ve been wanting to develop.

      G. You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.

Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got. I’ve always tried to keep my  21  from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we  22_  become tied to people who might not have our best  23  at heart.

   Last summer, I became involved with a(n)  24  coworker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of  25  for him and decided to help him  26  this tough time, so I tried my best to   27  his rudeness when he lost his temper. However, just like a swimmer drowning in a pool, he grabbed on and ended up drowning me when I reached out and tried to  28  him. His rudeness gradually was out of  29 . One night, when I got up to get a glass of water, he started yelling at me to get back into my bedroom. I did as I was told but I was not happy about it. He  30  my shift in mood and asked what was wrong. But when I told him his behavior toward me was  31  and I was very hurt by the way he had treated me, he was  32 . He could not understand his actions had  33  impacted me. He told me he didn’t have anything against me and that there was no need for me to  34  it. I used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the  35  that the same things also made me  36 . I said, “ I always treat you with compassion, patience and understanding, but you haven’t treated me with  37   respect.” He was silent after listening to my words. What I had said might  38  him.

    People only change if they want to change. I didn’t know whether he would shift his  39  or not in the future, but I would continue to  40  him through my patience, understanding and kindness.

21. A. difference                  B. distance             C. pressure                   D. absence

22. A. luckily                    B. expectantly     C. unwillingly             D. unavoidably

23. A. decisions             B. performances     C. interests                   D. consequences

24. A. co-operative            B. kind-hearted       C. easy-going             D. bad-tempered

25. A. advice                     B. sympathy          C. permission             D. selection

26. A. get across                  B. get out of          C. get through            D. get off

27. A.control                      B.tolerate         C. criticize                    D. explain

28. A.rescue                           B. persuade            C. entertain                   D. drag

29. A. practice                         B. action             C. control                         D. danger

30. A. forgave                B. ignored              C. understood            D. noticed

31. A. unacceptable              B. appropriate     C. unnecessary             D. traditional

32. A. surprised           B. scared            C. anxious                    D. shamed

33. A. properly              B. directly           C. deliberately            D. equally

34. A. accept                B. doubt                   C. refuse                   D. mind

35. A. summary            B. analysis          C. comparison                  D. expectation

36. A. upset                  B. unfriendly       C. puzzled                    D. selfish

37. A. promised             B. deserved         C. proven                         D. intended

38. A. annoy                B. satisfy            C. touch                          D. inspire

39. A. ambition              B. involvement    C. requirement              D. perspective

40. A. convince             B. trust           C. praise                    D. comfort

 People in the office regard him as “_____”. He is not only knowledgeable but also honest and nice to everyone.

   A. a wet blanket          B. a black sheep       C. the apple of their eyes   D. the salt of the earth

    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1 0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Sir or Madam,

    Knowing that our library is going to buy more books, I’d like to give some advices.

    What we need most are popular science books, that usually explain basic principles of the nature in a simple and interesting way. They help us understand science subjects better and arousing our curiosity about scientific discoveries.

    In addition to reading for knowledge, we read for fun and inspiration. That is how I recommend another category of books: literary books. These classic works, writing by great masters , present noble thoughts through fascinating stories and beautifully language. It not only provide us joy and excitement, but also encourage us to think critically.

    I would appreciate this if you could consider my recommendation.

                                                                 Yours sincerely,

                                                                     Li Hua

How learning Habits Influence on Learning Results

It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous saying “Good habits lead to good endings.”,    41   shows the importance of habits.

 “An apple a day keeps doctor away.” also shows how a healthy everyday habit   42      

(help) to build up our body.    43    , good learning habits can help us gain great learning results including high scores and abundant knowledge. At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitudes towards the content of our learning.    44    

(obvious), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. As we can see, cultivating a good habit is so important    45    I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits---keep    46     learning diary every day. We can start the habit by    47    (write) learning summary and remember to record something impressive and     48   (mean). Keep it in mind, and gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from     49     .

  What’s more, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits as well. I can just concentrate on reading for a short time and I will conquer this problem by spending more effort   50    concentration practice.

 I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.

Sherry has taught me that no matter how bad things seem they can ________ in the end.

  A. figure out   B. make out   C. work out  D. pick out

Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had—not legs but stumps(残肢) that could he fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.

Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.

 Hank felt himself got cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs(假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be——a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.

Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room , and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.

When World War II came , he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. he marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.

21. Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because ______.

A. he kept away from them                     B. he didn’t talk to them 

C. his arms touched the ground when he moved     D. he couldn’t use his arms

22. It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is ______.

 A. an average height for a fully grown person       B. too tall for an average person

C. too short for an average person                 D. none of the above

23. The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross _____.

 A. was only glad to give him a job

B. gave him a job because he was a good soldier

C. was not willing to give him a job at first

D. gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization

24. When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he ______.

A. did some of the things the other soldiers did    

B. did most of the things the other soldiers did

C. did everything the other soldiers did 

D. took some special training      

假设你是李华，你和学校外教Mr. Brown 约好下周末去西湖（the West Lake）玩，但你因故不能赴约。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件：

1. 表示歉意；2. 解释原因；3. 另约时间(make another date)。

注意：1. 词数约100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯.

 Dear Mr. Brown,

     I am Li Hua, your student in Class 12.                                     _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

The book has been translated into thirty languages since it_________ on the market in 1973

A.had come  B.has come  C.came  D.comes

 _____, I think, and you will settle the problem.

    A. So long as you make your effort   B. If you make your effort

    C. Making great effort                      D. A bit more effort