George Bernard Shaw was interested in the way people spoke. He argued that he was never  61   (mistake) about a person’s status. However, Professor Higgins thought a superior social position was more dependent on grammar and pronunciation. Actually, his view was only accepted by a   62  (hand) of his followers. Eliza, a flower girl, was ambitious to improve herself.   63  (force)to earn money herself because her family was poor, she dreamed of working in a proper flower shop. George Bernard Shaw teamed  64  with Professor Higgins to help her. An English teacher  65  (hire) to give her lessons. But after her first lesson, she was   66  (apparent) disappointed because the teacher was so impatient with her. Actually, Eliza didn’t give it up easily.   67  (look) ahead, she decided to work hard. Knowing it was impossible   68  (accept) in that profession if she did not speak correct English, she asked Professor Higgins to give her lessons. Trained for several months, she set out to speak in   69   more attractive accent. Shortly, she became known as “the London songbird”  70  her spoken English became so pleasant.

 As we drove along, my spirits went up again, and I turned, with pleasure, to the thought of the new life which I was entering. But though it was not far past the middle of September, the heavy clouds and strong north-easterly wind combined to make the day extremely cold; and the journey seemed a very long one, so that it was nearly one o’clock before we reached the place of our destination. Yet when we entered the gateway, my heart failed me, and I wished it were a mile or two farther off. For the first time in my life I must stand alone: there was no retreating now. I must enter that house, and introduce myself among its strange people. But how was it to be done? True, I was near nineteen; but, thanks to the protecting care of my mother and sister, I well knew that many a girl of fifteen, or under, was gifted with a more womanly address, and greater ease and self-possession, than I was. Yet, anyway, I would do very well, after all; and the children, of course, I should soon be at ease with them.

"Be calm, be calm, whatever happens," I said within myself; and truly I was so fully occupied in steadying my nerves and keeping down the rebellious beat of my heart that when I was admitted into the hall and into the presence of Mrs. Bloomfield, I almost forgot to answer her polite greeting; and it afterwards struck me that the little I did say was spoken in the tone of one half-dead or half-asleep.

 With due politeness, however, she showed me my bedroom, and left me there to take a little refreshment for a little while and led me into the dining-room. Some beefsteaks and potatoes were set before me; and while I dined upon these, she sat opposite, watching me (as I thought) and trying to keep something like a conversation— consisting chiefly of commonplace remarks. In fact, my attention was almost wholly absorbed in my dinner: not from appetite, but from the toughness of the beefsteaks, and the numbness of my hands.

 “I have had so little time to attend to their education myself, but I think they are clever children, and very willing to learn, especially the little boy; he is, I think, the flower of the flock— a generous, noble-spirited boy, one to be led, but not driven, and remarkable for always speaking the truth.” “His sister Mary Ann will require watching,” continued she, “but she is a very good girl on the whole, though I wish her to be kept out of the nursery as much as possible, as she is now almost six years old, and might acquire bad habits from the nurses. I have ordered her bed to be placed in your room, and if you will be so kind as to look after her washing and dressing, and take charge of her clothes, she needs to have nothing further to do with the nursery maid.”

I replied I was quite willing to do so; and at that moment the children entered the room. Tom Bloomfield was a well-grown boy of seven. Mary was a tall girl, for her age of six, somewhat dark like her mother. The second sister was Fanny, a very pretty little girl, looking little younger than Mary. The remaining one was Harriet, a little broad, fat, merry, playful thing of scarcely two, whom I had more desire for than all the rest — but with her I had nothing to do.

67. Which of the following statements best describes how the writer felt when she entered Mrs. Bloomfield's home?

   A. She was nervous, dissatisfied with her manners but still confident.

   B. She was cold, hungry but eager to see all the children in the family.

   C. She was frightened, nervous and regretful about her decision.

   D. She was calm, confident and very happy with all the family.

68. What job would the writer take in Mrs Bloomfield's home?

   A. A nursery maid.     B. A house cleaner.     C. A home cook.      D. A family teacher.

69. Which of the following was TRUE according to the passage?

   A. The writer had some difficulty with her lunch because of the tough food and the cold.

   B. The delicious food took the writer's attention away from Mrs. Bloomfield’s words.

   C. All the children were well educated before the writer came to the family.

   D. All the children in the family were looked after by Mrs Bloomfield herself.

70. From the passage, we can infer that ___________.

   A. Mrs Bloomfield would treat the writer kindly and help her a lot

   B. The youngest girl Harriet would be the writer’s favorite student

   C. the writer would take on more responsibilities than she should

   D. Tom Bloomfield would be the cleverest of all the children

Mini Book Excerpts(节选)

Biography

   When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it. The townspeople never forgot the resue and came to help their most famous neighbor.

J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House, $27)

Mystery (疑案小说)

"You're a smart boy. Benny's death was no accident, and you're the only who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it?" The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.

A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, "Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn't you?"

The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, "Maybe," he said quietly.

Red Wolf by Liza Marklund (Atria Books, $25.99)

Short Stories

She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don't want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't. Some mothers love so their daughters won't.

You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books, $15)

Humor

Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!'s "amusement cycling" is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a day's drive of most cities?

Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco, $14.99)

21.If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by ________.

A. Ecco             B. Atria Books        C. Riverhead Books    D. Random House

22.The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for ________.

A. young children                            B. Disney World workers

C. middle school teachers                   D. parents with young children

23. Which book describes women with characters of their own?

A. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts

B. J. D. Salinger: A Life

C. You Are Free

D. Red Wolf

24. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that ________.

A. the boy helped arrest the murderer

B. Benny died of an accident

C. the murderer got away with the crime

D. Annika carried out the crime

Not many parents realize that by encouraging their children to drink plenty of fresh water,they're helping them build healthier,stronger bodies.

Water is the ideal drink to prevent thirst and ensure hydration（水合作用）.Our bodies need water to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for nutrients to travel to all our organs.Water also transports oxygen to our cells,removes waste,and protects joints and organs.Poor hydration can affect a child's concentration levels, memory and learning ability.

"While most parents know that everyone should be drinking 6~8 glasses of water each day,they often find it difficult to get their children to drink water,"says Megan Pentz-Kluyts,a leading registered nutrition coach. However, there are healthy ways of making water tastier.

Keep a big bottle of water in the fridge that has been flavored with fresh fruits and herbs,such as chopped lemons,strawberries,apples,or oranges,as these flavor the water and up the intake of nutrients.

Mix fruit juices with water to increase water consumption.However,it's better to eat fruit whole as it provides nutrients such as fiber,vitamins,and minerals,which may not always be found in the same quantity once the fruit has been made into a juice.

Freeze bottles of water overnight so that the water is still cool later in the day when the sun is beating down.Use fun containers with your children's favorite characters on them to match the fruit or herb that's been used to flavor it for easy reference when grabbing from the freezer for school.

By encouraging your children to drink water from an early age,you'll help them form a habit that will be easy to follow through for the rest of their lives.You can set the best example by always reaching for water when you're thirsty or by making sure that there's always cool water readily available,whether in the fridge at home or packed into the car for after-school runs or family outings.

24.What does the author intend to tell in the passage?

A.Ways to get your kids to drink more water.             B.Tips on what to do for your children.

C.Hydration is connected with a healthy body.            D.Means as to getting water from kinds of fruit.

25.Which is NOT the function of drinking water according to the passage?

A.Make all our organs nourished.                              B.Protect your joints and organs.

C.Make your skin more beautiful.                              D.Develop your learning ability.

26.The author recommended fruit juices       .

A.because fruit juices are better than water                B.to make kids consume more water

C.because kids prefer juices to water                        D.to show fruit juices are rich in vitamins

27.What do you think of the author from the passage?

A.Enthusiastic.           B.Defensive.           C.Subjective.           D.Considerate.

 You can take a selfie（自拍） with a hand-held digital camera or mobile phone and later share it on the Internet.   36    According to a recent survey, half of the interviewees admitted to taking a selfie while on holiday. Love them or hate them, selfies show no sign of stopping.

 After all, the selfie is the most important way to show off on holiday.   37    How can you take the best holiday selfies? Here are some useful posing tips for you.

◆‘Food chew’style

Want to let everyone know how exciting your holiday food choices are? Hold up some food on your fork or chopsticks.   38    But don’t have food hanging out of your mouth. Remember, food always looks best before being eaten.

◆‘I’m so adventurous’ style

Rock climbing, hiking, surfing, or skiing? These adventurous holiday moments are great for a selfie.    39     One commonly used gesture is spreading out an arm to show how thrilled you are. But remember that no one likes a sweaty selfie.

◆‘I am cultured tourist’ style

    40    You can also try an optical illusion（视错觉）by making it look like you’re holding up the leaning tower of Pisa, touching the top of the Eiffel Tower, or picking the Sphinx’s nose.

A. Some people have no idea how to take selfies.

B. Just taking a selfie against a famous cultural site makes you look great.

C. Different cultures have different characteristics of food.

D. Everyone has his own way to take the holiday selfies.

E. You can also cut off a piece to show off what’s inside.

F. So selfies have been especially popular over the years.  

G. Just let the natural settings（环境）make people go “wow”.

假定你是李华，正在美国某大学参加为期一年的交流生（exchange student）项目，但是由于特定的原因，想提前回国。根据规定，你需向校方提交书面申请，请按以下要点写一封信。

1、本人简介；

2、回国原因（不适应这里的生活；所学专业和预期的不一样…）；

3、希望获准。

注意：1、词数100左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3、开头和结束已为你写好。

Dear Sir/Madam,

Yours,

Li Hua

 — It's so cold! Why are your windows still open?

— Oh, they        .

A. aren't closing             B. won't close                C. won't be closed     D. aren't closed

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

 —How did you like Nick’s performance last night?

—To be honest, his singing didn’t 　　　to me much. 

A. appeal　　　B. belong　　　　　C. refer　　　　D. occur

Camp Illahee was founded as an all-girls camp in 1921 by Hinton McCloud, a Mississippi educator, and his wife. Their purpose was to give campers some exercise, skills and truth to respect the natural world and all its wonders. Illahee usually accepts more than 250 campers from more than 30 states, but it keeps its staff-to-child ratio (比例) at 1 to 3.

       The camp offers six periods throughout the summer, ranging from five days to four weeks. Camp tours are offered to new parents and campers twice daily at 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. For more information or to schedule a tour, call 828-883-2181, or click here.

       The Typical Camp Illahee Daily Schedule

       7:30 a.m. - Wake-up Bell

       8:30 a.m. - Breakfast

       9:15 a.m. - Gymnastics

       9:45 a.m. - Arts & Crafts

       11:45 a.m. - Horseback Riding

       1 p.m. - Lunch

       2 p.m. - Rest Hour

       3 p.m. - Choice Period

       4 p.m. - Canoeing （划艇）

       5:05 p.m. - Rock Climbing

       6:15 p.m. - Dinner

       7:30 p.m. - Evening Program

       9:30 p.m. - Bedtime

       Sports activities offered at Illahee include swimming, tennis, horseback riding, basketball, and gymnastics. Arts and crafts activities offered include drawing, jewelry making, painting, woodworking, basket weaving, paper making, needlecraft, watercolor, cooking, drama, dance and singing. The camp wants parents to feel totally secure sending their children off for the summer and offers a lot of Questions and Answers on our website. Please click to find answers to the questions in which you are interested.

13. Camp Illahee limits its campers to _____.

A. students from Mississippi                  B. girls and their parents

C. nature lovers                            D. girls only

14. Campers can choose to participate in the activities they like _____.

A. between 2:00-3:00 pm                  B. between 3:00-4:00 pm

C. between 9:15- 9:45 am                  D. between 7:30- 8:30 am

15. We can learn from the text that _____.

A. the camp lasts about a month at most

B. campers can learn different languages in the camp

C. newly-arriving parents can tour the camp at any time

D. parents have to answer questions in order to get registered

假设你是希望中学高二(1)班的班长李今， 得知美国学生Chris  下学期将到你班学习。 请你根据以下提示， 给他写封邮件：

1.表示欢迎；

2.介绍与本地生活相关的信息（如天气， 饮食等）；

3.介绍本班情况；

4.希望Chris做哪些事情， 以增进中美学生之间的了解和友谊。

注意：

1.请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息。

2.可适当加入细节， 使内容充实，行文连贯。

3.词数不少于100.
Dear Chris, 
    I’m Li Jin, monitor of Class One, Grade Eleven.                                                      

                                                                                      Yours,

                                                                                         Li Jin

The driver wanted to park his car near the roadside but was asked ______ by the police.

     A. to not             B. not to            C. not do         D. do not

He was charged      the police      breaking the law.

A.of,of  B.of,with  C.by,of  D.by,with

Every day, hundreds of thousands of us visit coffee shops. While we drink our coffee, we may connect our smartphone to the shop’s Wi-Fi network, and keep in touch with friends via services such as Facebook.

As well as socializing, we may use the time and free access to a wireless connection to get on top of our finances. Transferring money from your account to others’ accounts is nothing more than a few taps on your screen.

But what coffee drinkers do not realize is that lurking(潜伏) among their fellow coffee-lovers are bank robbers.

Unbeknown to you, this modern form of bank robber is silently collecting all your private data. The only sign of his thievery is perhaps a little smile as your bank log-in details appear on his screen.

You’ll only realize when you later go to a cash machine to withdraw(提取)some money, and discover that every penny in your account has been cleared out.

The common method for thieves is to use your smartphone’s Wi-Fi connection. They rely on the fact that most of us are not careful about the security of networks we connect to.

For example, when you are in a coffee shop, your smartphone will present you with a list of available Wi-Fi networks that you can use to connect your phone to the Internet. Most of these networks are run by legitimate(合法的)companies, but sometimes they are actually created by a thief sitting nearby with little more than a laptop.

These networks are often given names, such as “Free Public Wi-Fi”, which deceive smartphone users into logging in. On the surface, everything seems normal, and you will be able to connect just as you are with a legitimate Wi-Fi service.

However, because you have connected to a network controlled by a thief, he can monitor everything you do, enabling him to collect passwords and log-in details about your bank account.

21.The underlined phrase “get on top of” can be replaced by____________ .

       A.handle                        B.give up                  C.cut off                      D.set up

22.What can we learn from the passage?

       A.Transferring money from your account to others’ is a complex process.

       B.It’s easy for you to tell bank robbers from other coffee drinkers.

       C.Online thieves could steal money because people pay little attention to the security of networks.

       D.All the available networks in a coffee shop are illegal.

23.What’s the author’s attitude towards Wi-Fi traps?

       A.Positive.                      B.Negative.               C.Objective.                D.Indifferent.

24.What’s the best title of this passage?

       A.Be cautious about free Wi-Fi networks.       B.The thief who withdraws our money.

       C.The convenience of free Wi-Fi networks.    D.The process of stealing money.

Rice wine has a history of more than 2,000 years as China’s favorite liquor and has been credited with having enhanced the health, among others, of the late Deng Xiaoping. But now native rice wine finds itself competing for market share with western style fruit wine.

Both foreign traders and local producers have in recent months observed a remarkable rise in the popularity of wine in China, at least in the country’s more prosperous cities and coastal regions. There are several reasons for this. One has been a sustained effort by the Chinese government to limit the use of staple grains (主食) for things as frivolous as spirits or beer. Another has been a lot of reports filtering out (过滤) via Hong Kong and Taiwan, citing scientific findings about red wine’s good effects on health in general and manliness in particular. Mr. St. Pierre, who imports western wines to China, says that his red wines outsell his whites by 20 to 1, leading him to conclude that Chinese drinkers are indeed choosing their beverages with good health in mind.

Mr. St. Pierre is toasting increases in sales of 25% a month. Carl Crook, another importer, recalls that, when he began selling wine in China four years ago, his clients were mainly “well-heeled and desperate expatriates（侨民）”. His company, Montrose, now sells more than 1,000 cases a month and expects sales to double this year, despite taxes and duties which add 121% to the price of imported wines. Its catalogue ranges from cheap Californian wines selling wholesale for 69 Yuan per bottle, to Château Lafitte Rothschild.

Domestic producers are also cottoning on to the joys of the grape. A few Chinese wineries are increasingly successful, in both international competitions and the domestic market. China’s largest wine producer, Dynasty, has overcome quality control problems to produce a well-received 1995 Chardonnay. The Huadong Winery in Qingdao (a city still more famous for its beer) has also yielded a successful Chardonnay. Local bottling of foreign wines, local production, and if they materialize, long rumored cuts in tariff duties(关税) may soon help bring the joys of wine to greater numbers of Chinese.

For the country’s growing class of the newly rich, however, a ridiculously high price tag is all part of the package. In recent years, China’s conspicuous(引人注目的) consumers have made the purchase of overpriced wines one of their favorite ways of showing off wealth, in some cases buying bottles priced at several hundred dollars only to smash them on the floor. There is now a new trend that may strike the world’s wine merchants as an even greater outrage. Some Chinese wine drinkers have decided that a good claret(干红) or Chardonnay goes down more smoothly when mixed with Sprite.

62. Grape wines become more popular than the traditional rice wine in China for all the following reasons EXCEPT that ________.

A. rice wine consumes so many grains that its production has been discouraged.

B. it is believed that grape wine does more good to health than rice wine.

C. drinking grape wine is a symbol of wealth and therefore is a fashion for some people..

D. grape wines are often less expensive and so more people can afford them.

63. The word “frivolous” in Para. 2 probably means ________.

A. significant.         B. precious.         C. authentic.       D. unimportant.

64. Mr. St. Pierre and Mr. Carl Crook are cited as examples to show ________.

A. market share of importing grape wines is increasing in China.

B. well-heeled and desperate expatriates like to drink grape wines.

C. Chinese drinkers choose their company’s wine because of their boast.

D. domestic producers also realize the joys of the grape wines.

65. Which of the following is an opinion of the author’s?

A. Domestic producers do not like their foreign counterparts.

B. Local bottling of foreign wines is not encouraged by local government in China.

C. The extremely high tariff duties on wine importing still affect the more popular consumption of foreign wines.

D. Most people are satisfied with the prices of foreign wines.

66. The author sounds ________ in the last paragraph.

A. tolerant                     B. angry                   C. impatient              D. conspicuous

    With the development of economy, people tend to pursue high quality living conditions. Most of the parents try their best to offer their children comfortable circumstances, but they seldom have time to stay with their children. In my opinion, no matter how busy they are, they should make the best um of their time to stay with their children.

     Every time when parents take them to the amusement park, help them to prepare their birthday parties, applaud for them when they are competing in the sports meeting, the time they spend with children will become treasure in their memories.

     Children need the direction from their parents. There is some wrong behavior in our society, such as dishonesty, violence and so on. Children have weak resistance in defending this negative influence. In this case, parents' instructions seem to be very important to children's growth. Parents should sit down and talk with them about what they should do and should not do.

     I do not deny that there are some disadvantages in spending too much time with children. Some parents restrict their children, and give them little freedom to develop their interests. Therefore, I emphasize that parents should educate and instruct their children appropriately in their spare time apart from their busy work.

【写作内容】

    你将参加一场主题辩论会，主题为“父母该为孩子的行为习惯负责吗?”参赛前，你要查阅相关资料，并准备你的主题发言，请仔细阅读下文，然后完成以下的任务：

    1、以约30个词概括短文的要点；

    2、然后以约120个词就“父母该为孩子的行为负责吗?”这个主题发表你的看法，并包含以下的内容要点：

    (1) 你认为父母是否该对此负责，并阐明你的理由；

    (2) 你对父母们的建议。

【写作要求】

    你可使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不能抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

【评分标准】

  概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。

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Endangered whales in the inland waters of Washington State will now have individual health records, which researchers hope will help them identify threats to the whales’ health.

There are typically 84 whales living in Puget Sound from spring to fall. These were listed as endangered in 2005 and are both genetically and behaviorally different from other killer whales. They use distinct calls to communicate and eat salmons (鲑鱼) rather than other marine mammals. Because of pollution, lack of prey (捕食) and disturbance from boats, their numbers have varied in the past few decades.

The whales are already thoroughly tracked and recorded. Researchers trail them and keep track of their measurements, waste and exhaled (呼出的) breath.

Individual health records, which combine all of the existing research on the whales, will be added to this program. On Tuesday, during a meeting in Seattle more than two dozen wildlife experts discussed how this would be carried out. The records will include data on behavior, reproductive success, skin diseases and more. They will be used to monitor individual health as well as overall trends. “The goal is to really start getting a lot of data and pull them together in a way that permits easier analysis.” Joe Gaydos said. “Finally, the real benefit of any health record is to help make management decisions.”

The records will help identify threats to the whales’ health and provide insight into how to reduce or fix them. “It will be really powerful to rule out things that aren’t important and focus in on what’s really important,” Barre said.

An initial database will be launched this summer using information on sex, age and gender as a starting point. Additional information will be added next year. Some details, such as who will manage the data and who will have access to it, have not yet been worked out.

28. When don’t the whales live in Puget Sound?

A. In spring.                     B. In summer.

C. In autumn.                    D. In winter.

29. How do the whales living in Puget Sound exchange information?

A. By using different calls.          B. By eating salmons.

C. By turning their bodies.          D. By changing their breath.

30. Why did the wildlife experts hold the meeting in Seattle?

A. To find out how to add individual health records.

B. To discuss how to keep away from skin diseases.

C. To know how to improve individual health efficiently.

D. To learn the way to keep track of their measurement.

31. What is Barre’s attitude towards the analysis?

A. Cautious.                     B. Doubtful.

C. Defensive.                    D. Approving.