The Puritans (清教徒) get a bad reputation in America—especially when it comes to alcohol.

   Mayflower, the first ship that came over from England to Massachusetts Bay, actually carried more beer than water. In fact the Founding Fathers of America liked a drink—Samuel Adams was a partner in his father’s brewery, and Thomas Jefferson was famous for importing European wines.

     Early Americans took a healthful small drink for breakfast, whiskey was a typical lunchtime drink, ale (麦芽酒) accompanied supper and the day ended with another drink called nightcap. Most Americans in 1790 consumed an average of 5. 8 gallons of pure alcohol a year. In 1830, consumption reached 7. 1 gallons a year and alcoholism was starting to have a serious influence on communities. Women and children might be in physical danger if the man of the house began drinking. If he became ill or lost his job through drinking, there was no social safety net to support or protect his family. Eventually, alcoholism was being treated as a disease.

     By the late 19th Century, support for Prohibition, banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol, was powerful. The first arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol was in 1897. On 16 January 1919, Prohibition was set into law. However, by the 1930s when American economy was experiencing a hard time it was widely believed that making alcohol legal again would provide badly-needed jobs and taxes. So in February of 1933, Prohibition was ended. Still, Prohibition had a great influence on alcohol drinking in this country. In 1955, Americans drank an average of 2.3 gallons of pure alcohol a year. The Prohibition movement was still quite strong after Prohibition ended and it led to a lot of local prohibition on alcohol.

     The American presidency has done a lot to rehabilitate alcohol and make it respectable again. Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama can all be seen on film drinking socially and making official toasts with international celebrities.

32. Which is TRUE about the Puritans according to the passage?

    A. Their ancestors came to America to sell alcohol.

    B. They founded the breweries in European countries.

    C. They had a habit of alcohol drinking.

    D. They were the major importer of alcohol.

33. In what way was an alcoholic’s family affected by alcoholism?

A. His family couldn’t afford the drink.    

B. His family might suffer financially.

C. His wife and children might become ill.     

D. His family ought not be treated equally.

34. What can be learned about Prohibition in America?

A. It came into law in the 19th century.                  B. It discouraged alcohol drinking.

C. Its effect disappeared after its removal.           D. It failed to forbid drunk driving.

35. The passage mainly talks about__________.                                  

    A. the brief history of alcohol drinking in America

    B. American presidents’ affection for alcohol drinking

    C. the Puritans’ bad reputation in America

    D. the reasons why Prohibition came into law

By the logic（逻辑）of geography, the continent of Australia should have been populated with Asians. Instead, by an accident of history, Australia has been mainly populated with Westerners.

Sadly, no major Australian newspaper or expert commented. This made me aware that Australians are reluctant to face Australia's painful new geopolitical realities.

Against this background, the release of the Asian Century White Paper is timely. It should provide a sharp wake-up call to the Australian population that Australia's destiny（命运）is now firmly tied to Asia. Julia Gillard is right in saying, "The transformation of the Asian region into the economic powerhouse of the world is not only unstoppable, it is gathering pace."

One truly impressive part of the paper is the data it provides on Asia's rise. It notes, for example, that "in the past 20 years, China and India have almost tripled（增三倍）their share of the global economy and increased their economic size almost six times over. By 2025, the region as a whole will account for almost half the world's output."

In this Asian century, as Western power gets weak steadily, Australia will be left "beached" alone as the only Western country (together with New Zealand) in Asia. Twenty-two million Australians will have to learn to deal with 3.5 billion Asians with great care and sensitivity.

Ignorance（无知）about Asia could prove to be fatal（致命的）for Australia's long-term future. This is why the report is right in focusing on Australian misunderstanding of Asia.

Sadly, this kind of terrible ignorance may be a result of Australian education. The report says, “Only a small proportion of Year 12 students study anything about Asia in the subjects of history, literature, geography, economics, politics and the arts under existing state-based curriculums." Worse, only 5 per cent of each Australian groups study any kind of Asian language.

Learning Asian languages would open windows to Asian cultural and political sensitivities. The time for Australians to think deeply about their Asian destiny has arrived. The sooner Australia adjusts to its new Asian destiny, the less painful the adjustment will prove to be.

 My flight was delayed, so I read a book ________ time.

A. kill             B. killing

C. to kill          D. having killed

As is known to all, colors appear in every language to express people’s feeling and thoughts．Then, what is the situation in American English?

Red is a hot color．Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair．They are red hot when they are very angry about something．The small hot-tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot for their color and their fiery taste．Fast loud music is popular with many people．They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland Jazz．

Pink is a lighter kind of red．People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health．The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century．It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health．

The color black is often used in expressions．People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day．People or things on a blacklist are connected with things illegal now．But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations．

The color green is natural for trees and grass．But it is an unnatural color for humans．A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green．A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green．

Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has．That person may say he is green with envy．Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks．Dollars are called greenbacks because green is the color of the back side of the paper money．

24. People use “in the pink” to express they are in good health because _______．

A．the expression has a very long history

B．the color pink makes people feel happy

C．people think the color pink is gentler than red

D．healthy babies are born with nice pink skin

25.When we say someone feels a little green, it means he/she _______．

A．enjoys himself in boating   B．is hit by a high wave

C．has a stomachache         D．likes trees and grass

26.In the writer’s eyes, what is related to a black day?

A．Being sent a beautiful gift．      B．Passing a very difficult test．

C．Failing in an important interview． D．Being invited to an exciting party．

27. Someone got upset because he/she wasn't as rich as others, so we can say he/she is ____with jealousness.

A. red   B. green   C. pink     D. dark 

Since the beginning of time never has there been another with my mind, my heart, my eyes, my ears, my hands, my mouth. None that came before, none that live today, and none that come tomorrow can walk and talk and move and think exactly like me. I’m a unique creature.

Vain attempts to imitate others no longer will I make. Instead will I place my uniqueness on display in the market place. I will begin now to highlight my differences; hide my similarities.

I am rare, and therefore I am valuable. I am the end product of thousands of years of evolution; therefore, I am better equipped in both mind and body than all the emperors and wise men before me.

But my skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will weaken, rot, and die for fear that I put them to good use. I have unlimited potential. Only a tiny part of my brain do I employ; only a small amount of my muscle do I apply.

So never again will I be satisfied with yesterday's accomplishments nor will I lose myself, anymore, in self-praise for deeds which in reality are too small to even acknowledge. I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will. I am not on this earth by chance. I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth(从今往后) will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.

I will increase my knowledge of mankind, myself, and the goods I sell. I will practice, and improve, and polish the words I speak to multiply my sales, for this is the foundation on which I will build my career. Also will I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.

I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think and now I know a great secret of life that all my problems, discouragements, and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise. I am nature’s greatest miracle. And nature knows not defeat. Eventually, she achieves victory and so will I, and with each victory the next struggle becomes less difficult.

32. It can be inferred from the text that the author is most probably a(n) _________.

     A. salesman             B. soldier                 C. robot           D. athlete

33. Which of the following can best describe the author’s character?

A. Intelligent, calm and content.                B. Ambitious, confident and optimistic.

C. Independent, cold and aggressive.                  D. Confident, modest and realistic.

34. According to the text, which of the following is fundamental to the author’s career building?

     A. Knowledge of mankind.                        B. Prediction of the market.     

     C. Speaking skills.                                        D. Sense of victory.

35. What is the best title for the passage?

     A. Great opportunities in disguise                       B. The power of being different

     C. The great secret of life                           D. Nature’s greatest miracle 

 China is reported ________ 20 spacecraft in 2013, including the country’s third lunar probe(月球探测器) Chang’e-3 and manned spacecraft Shenzhou-X.  

  A.       to launch                    B. to be launching          C. to have lauched  D. launching

It takes about 30 minutes to go there by car, _______ on the traffic.

       A． depended      B． to depend       C． depending       D． to be depended

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。

Usually I love to visit my grandpa, but that Saturday I am really afraid. Why? Well, he was in the hospital for an operation. The surgery had done, but I was worried to see him old sick. I walked very slow down the hallway to his room, counted the room numbers. I passed Rooms 120, 121. Uh——oh, Room 122. I could hardly drag my foot through that door. I took a deep breath, telling himself not to be worried. To my great surprise, there sat my grandpa, though a little tired, the same like ever. He patted the bed and said, “Sit down,” I held his hand, that was comforting to me. “What’s the baseball score?” he smiled at me.

That’s my grandpa. Nothing can get him for long, and I am proud for him.

 Do help yourself to some fruit, ______ you?

      A. can’t                       B. don’t                       C. wouldn’t                  D. won’t

 How shocked he ________ the news that the terrorists attacked Paris, leaving 129 dead and hundreds injured.

A. was heard  B. heard  C. was to hear  D. would hear

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21. Learners who choose Skillfeed need to ________.

  A. equip themselves with the ability to use the computer

  B. pay some fee if they want to continue after a month

  C. have some knowledge of the design of website

  D. learn to upload their own high-quality video

22. We can learn from the passage that Academic Earth ________.

  A. charges learners nothing for any course

  B. has many lectures given by 8,500 lecturers

  C. provides college courses mainly to young men

  D. offers college courses at the learners’ convenience

23. If you want to improve your skill of Japanese language, you can visit ________.

  A. https://skillfeed.com                    B. https://ucberkeley.com

  C. https://udemy.com                      D. https://iTunesU.com

The dark chocolate is one of the favorite food choices by many people because it has a lot of benefits. When it comes to your health, here are the effects of dark chocolates    1     health.

First of all, it contains different kinds of antioxidants(抗氧化剂) which     2     (be) good for heart. Besides, the dark chocolate can also lower blood pressure and reduce bad cholesterol (胆固醇), lowering the risks of stroke and taking away the risk of blood vessels which may    3     (hard) for too much cholesterol in them.

Lastly, do you know the feeling of being overjoyed after    4     (jog)? This feeling is like extreme happiness. The dark chocolate will give you the feeling of    5     (please) and happiness. If you are feeling that the world has turned against you, then a dark chocolate can be    6     mood lifter.

It can benefit you especially if   7    (take) with the right amount.   8     (approximate), 100 grams of chocolate    9    less a day is enough according to studies. If you have taken too much, try to lessen your other meals for the day. It is all about nutrition and taking the right amount of food in order to get the health benefit that it can provide    10     you.

   As I turned off one of the main roads the other day, I noticed something unusual in the parking lot the grocery store.

There’s a wide grassy land in front of their parking lot, where 41_often put up signs announcing their yard sales or events, but the 42_in front of me was worthy of a double-take. A man in a suit was 43_a sign into the ground and a homeless man was 44_the sign while he hammered.

I was 45_by how the two men looked so  46  .one with a soldier suit, snowy white shirt, but the other with  47 clothing and uncombed hair waving  48  in the wind. And then the  49  humanity of the moment hit me. So many times we 50_ homeless people and all we see is just homeless people. But on this day, I saw the kindness of a man who walked over to help someone. The moment really  51  me, and it was a fresh reminder to look  52  the outward appearance and see the person instead.

A friend and I had the  53  a few years ago to write a study guide to a book. It’s an amazing book. That was evident from the first page when I read the dedication (题词）and it 54_,“To Titus, who taught me to cheer for humanity.”

Wow,  55_more of us did that? Can you imagine the  56  it would make in our world? In one of the chapters, Sammy tells about sitting in large crowds at places, like shops and airports, and  57  for humanity. It does  58  things. Just imagine a disobedient(不服从的）teen with the crazy clothes becomes a young man who，s crying out for someone to  59  and a homeless person becomes a real person, someone who needs  60  and a helping hand.

41. A. soldiers              B. folks                C. drivers             D. kids

42. A. sight                  B. sign                  C. scenery            D. sale

43. A. burying              B. twisting            C. knocking          D. spinning

44. A. holding              B. measuring         C. painting            D. protecting

45. A. seized                B. moved              C. choked             D. struck

46. A. alike                  B. opposite            C. careful             D. hardworking

47. A. traditional           B. ordinary            C. broken             D. ragged

48. A. beautifully          B. desperately        C. wildly               D. frequently

49. A. holy                   B. merciful            C. wise                 D. meaningless

50. A. give away          B. ask for             C. depend on         D. look at

51. A. upset                 B. bothered           C. touched            D. interested

52. A. beyond              B. around                   C. via                   D. against

53 A. trouble                B. deadline            C. ability               D. opportunity

54. A. wrote                B. said                  C. spoke               D. addressed

55. A. what if               B. but if                C. as if                 D. only if

56. A. appointment       B. discrimination    C. difference         D. reform

57. A. paying                      B. scolding            C. looking             D. cheering

58. A. record                      B. enlarge             C. change             D. convey

59. A. fight                  B. care                 C. cheat                D. interview

60. A. growth              B. concern            C. reputation         D. authority

 It was only before he finished the assignment that         the answers to the last two questions.

  A. did he think out                        B. he thought out

  C. he did think out                        D. thought out he

Dear Santa Claus,

My name is Amy. I am 17 years old. I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me because of the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy. I just want one day when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.

                                                                   Love,  Amy

At radio station WJLT in Fort Wayne, Indiana, letters poured in for the Christmas Wish Content. When Amy’s letter arrived at the radio station, Manager Lee Tobin read it carefully. He thought it wound be good for the people in Fort Wayne to hear about this special girl and her unusual wish. Mr. Tobin called up the local newspaper.

The next day, a picture of Amy and her letter to Santa made the front page of the “News Sentinel”. The story spread quickly. All across the country, newspapers and radio and television stations reported the story of the girl in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who asked for such a simple, yet remarkable Christmas gift—just one day without teasing.

Suddenly the postman was a regular at the Hagadorn house. Envelopes of all sizes addressed to Amy arrived daily from children and adults all across the nation. They came filled with holiday greetings and words of encouragement. Some of the writers had disabilities; some had been teased as children. Each writer had a special message for Amy. Through the cards and letters from strangers, Amy saw a world full of people who truly cared about each other.

Many people thanked Amy for being brave enough to speak up. Others encouraged her to ignore teasing and to hold her head high.

Amy did get her wish of a special day without teasing at South Wayne High School. Teachers and students talked together about how bad teasing can make others feel.

That year, the Fort Wayne mayor officially declared December 21^st as Amy Jo Hagadorn Day throughout the city. The mayor explained that by daring to make such a simple wish, Amy taught a universal lesson. “Everyone,” he said, “wants to and should be treated with respect, dignity and warmth.”

25. Amy’s letter showed that______.

A. she wanted to win Christmas Wish Contest    B. she is more independent than before

C. she is often ignored in and out of class        D. her schoolmates can’t understand her disability

26. The postman was a regular at the Hagadorn house because ____.

A. he went to encourage Amy frequently      B. he was quite curious about Amy

C. he had to send letters to Amy daily        D. he was moved by Amy’s story

27. We may infer from Amy’s story that_____.

A. the disabled hate those who laugh at them       B. the news media played a key role in helping Amy

C. Amy will still be made fun of by her classmates  D. there are few disabled people in Amy’s country

28. The mayor officially declared Amy Jo Hagadorn Day _______.

A. to tell how bad teasing can make others feel   

B. to encourage people to hold their heads high

C. to explain how brave Amy was by making her wish

D. to call on the public to treat everyone properly

 —Didn’t Mr. Black sell his car?

   —________. Its poor quality ________ many potential buyers.

  A. No; turned off         B. Yes; turned in            C. No; turned away         D. Yes; turn out

高三阶段学习比较紧张，正确的学习方法尤为重要。下表显示了两位同学不同的学习方法，请简述并发表你的观点。 字数在100---120之间。文章开头已经给出。

参考词汇： attentively  专心              energetic  精力旺盛

           concentrate on  集中精力于     effectively  有效地

Li Hua and Wang Hai are two students of Senior Three．．Both of them work hard but they have different learning methods．

Dear Miss Manners,

    Friends of mine lost their home in a house fire. It was terrible. Another friend set up a “go fund me” type page for friends and to donate and help the couple. Many friends, including me, helped with money, meals, lamprey and their dog while they were getting back on their feet.

   Last week, they sent thank-you notes. My roommate received one addressed to her and I did not. The notes were not in modularized; It was a printed one-size-fits-all message. My roommate realized I didn't receive a thank you note, so she sent a private message to the couple just letting them know I had been left out. I didn't know she had done this until later.

   The next day, I got a text message apologizing and saying that I had been left out because their friend who addressed the notes must have missed me! （Miss Manners, they didn't even address the notes themselves!）It was accompanied by a picture of the thank-you note, which was texted to me with the message, “Here is a thank you just for you.”

   I was a little annoyed. I helped them in their need and didn't get a second thought. I have not responded to her text message. Is it fair of me to consider this friendship over? Should I tell her that I am upset, or should I accept that this rude thank you was better than nothing?

21. For what purpose did Mary write the letter?

  A. To start a public donation for the unlucky couple．

  B. To teach us how to see the true colors of friendship．

  C. To tell us to learn a lesson from her story.

    D. To ask for advice on how to deal with her annoyance．

22. From the letter we can infer that__________.

  A. the couple lost their car in the fire so they had to go everywhere on foot．

  B. so far Mary hasn't received a thank-you-note addressed to her．

  C. Mary's roommate sent the couple a message to blame their carelessness．

   D. the couple left Mary out by accident when they wrote the thank you notes．

23. What does Mary think of the couple she helped?

   A. careless     B. considerate      C . unbelievable．    D. unreliable

24. The letter is most likely taken from  ________ .

   A. a diary     B. a brochure    C. a newspaper     D. a report

In 1998 I had an experience that had a deep and lasting effect on me. Eric and I were eating lunch at a local soup and salad place,  41  I noticed a woman cleaning the tables nearby. She looked very sad and  42 , as if she’d just been severely  43  by her boss or had gotten some bad news.

Eric and I didn’t have a lot of money at the time― 44  eating this cheap meal was a stretch（滥用）of our budget（预算）―but as we were  45  up to leave, I walked up to this woman,  46  her a $5 bill and said, “I know the work you do is probably not  47 , but I want you to know that we think you’re doing a great job.”

The woman’s facial  48  changed quickly, from sadness to real  49 . She looked me straight in the eye and said, “Thank you very much.” She did her best to  50  back tears but with only partial success. I don’t  51  what else she said to me, but I’ll always remember the look on her face. At that moment we were really connected―human being to human being. I  52 whether it was the $5 that mattered to her―in fact it was the  53  that someone treated her as a real person. Eric and I were both deeply moved by the  54 .

Doing that small service  55  this woman made me forget my own worries. At least temporarily I entered a higher  56  of consciousness, shooting right up to the state of joy. I didn’t  57  that state for long, but I had a  58  experience that made me a different person.

That  59  taught me that even when I’m not in a great place myself, I still have the capacity to have a  60  effect on someone else. I don’t have to do anything unusual―30 seconds to offer a kind word to a stranger is all it takes.

    As a lover of languages and cultures, I am shocked to hear that some people refuse to watch foreign movies just because they are subtitled(配字幕).The actor' s voice is of vital importance and the emotions that he or she conveys cannot be conveyed by a person reading a voice-over(画外音).

    Actors invest a lot of time and energy in preparing for and performing their roles. They try to use various techniques to fully express their emotions. Obviously, an actor' s voice is one of the most effective methods to impress the audience. Their unique voices help them to shape the characters they play and bring them to life. When it all comes together, the audience can become lost in the action and the characters become real to them.

    I have never liked dubbed(配音的)movies. I remember watching a few dubbed movies when I was a child. The voices didn't match the movements of the actors' mouths，the dubbed voices were exaggerated, and I knew that those people in the movies weren't really speaking English. By the time I was twelve, I was watching subtitled movies and never thought twice about it.

    Watching subtitled movies from all over the world is highly beneficial. I immediately recognize people speaking Korean, Chinese, Spanish, and Italian when I walk down the street. When I was studying Japanese, watching subtitled movies helped me learn the language and made me a better speaker. I had never heard spoken Swedish until I saw a Swedish movie and I was amazed at some of the similarities between Swedish and English.

    I laugh when I read movie reviews on Amazon. com where people give movies bad reviews because the DVD only had a subtitled option and no dubbed option. They complain about having to read the movie, as if reading was some difficult task. Not only am I into a movie, reading the subtitle also becomes a pleasure.

24. What does the author aim to explain in Paragraph 2?

    A. How actors impress the audience.      B. How actors prepare for their roles.

    C. The importance of actors' voices.       D. The difficulties of playing characters.

25. When watching dubbed movies as a child, the author felt _____.

    A. excited          B. surprised        C. relaxed             D. dissatisfied

26. According to Paragraph 4, watching subtitled movies allows the author to_____.

    A. recognize many famous people         B. make friends with some foreigners

    C. know more about foreign languages     D. become good at speaking Swedish

27. The reviewers mentioned in the last paragraph_____.

    A. like to watch dubbed movies           B. seldom watch movies at home

    C. have no interest in reading books       D. need both subtitled and dubbed movies