Lucy has ________ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university.

A. acquired                     B. finished                    C. concluded                D. achieved

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处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

    增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

    删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

    修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

          2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear schoolmates，

    In order to get high school students to attaching importance to the environment and raise our awareness to protect the environment, and China Daily is planning to hold an interest knowledge contest. A contest starts on October 14th and end on 31st. Remember，you can take the contest in China Daily newspaper, that is very popular among high school student. The answer sheet must cut from the newspaper and sent to China Daily after the deadline.

    Please pay more attention to the related information of the contest and take an active part in them on time.

                                                                      Students’ Union

 — Thanks for the lift. I do appreciate it.

 — _____.

A. No problem             B. With pleasure           C. Not necessary          D. A piece of cake

Mrs. Packletide intended to shoot a tiger. Not that the desire to kill had suddenly come to her, or that she felt she would leave India safer with one wild beast less. It was because Loona Bimberton had recently taken a plane to the forest and killed a tiger, and the newspapers showed photographs of Loona Bimberton with a tiger-skin on. In a world supposed to be moved by hunger and by love, Mrs. Packletide’s movements were largely governed by dislike of Loona Bimberton.

Circumstances proved favorable. Mrs. Packletide had offered a thousand rupees (印度卢比) for the opportunity of shooting a tiger without risk or effort, and it happened that an old tiger was frequently coming to a neighboring village at night. He was so old that he couldn’t kill animals in the wild and just satisfied his appetite to the smaller household animals. The villagers were eager to earn the thousand rupees; children were posted night and day in the jungle to watch the tiger, and the cheap goats were left about to keep him from going elsewhere. The one great fear was that he should die of old age before the day of Mrs. Packletide’s shoot.

The great night arrived. A platform had been built in a tree, on which sat Mrs. Packletide and her paid companion, Miss Mebbin. A goat with a loud bleat (咩咩叫) was tied down at the correct distance. With an accurate gun, they waited for the coming of the tiger.

“I suppose we are in some danger?” said Miss Mebbin.

She was not actually nervous about the wild beast, but she was unwilling to perform a bit more service than she had been paid for.

“It’s a very old tiger. It couldn’t spring up here even if it wanted to.” said Mrs. Packletide.

Their conversation was cut short by the appearance of the old tiger. He saw the goat, and lay on the earth for a short rest before attacking.

The gun fired very loudly, and the great yellow beast jumped to one side and then rolled over in the stillness of death. In a moment a crowd of excited villagers appeared on the scene, and their shouting carried the glad news to the village.

It was Miss Mebbin who found that the goat was dying from a bullet-wound, while no wound could be found on the tiger. Evidently the wrong animal had been hit, and the tiger had died of heart-failure, caused by the sudden loud noise of the gun. Mrs. Packletide was annoyed at the discovery; but anyway, she owned a dead tiger, and the villagers, anxious for their thousand rupees, gladly accepted the fiction that she had shot the tiger. And Miss Mebbin was a paid companion. Therefore Mrs. Packletide faced the cameras with a light heart, and her pictures appeared on the newspapers of England and America. As for Loona Bimberton, she refused to look at a newspaper for weeks, and was in a depressed emotion for quite some time.

Mrs. Packletide’s tiger-skin was inspected and admired by the neighbors, and Mrs. Packletide went to the Costume Ball in the character of Diana (狩猎女神).

“How amused everyone would be if they knew what really happened,” said Miss Mebbin a few days after the ball.

“What do you mean?” asked Mrs. Packletide quickly.

“How you shot the goat and frightened the tiger to death,” said Miss Mebbin, with her unpleasant laugh.

“No one would believe it,” said Mrs. Packletide, her face changing color rapidly.

“Loona Bimberton would,” said Miss Mebbin.

Mrs. Packletide’s face settled on greenish white. “You surely wouldn’t give me away?” she asked.

“I’ve seen a weekend cottage near Dorking,” said Miss Mebbin, “six hundred and eighty. Quite a bargain, only I don’t happen to have the money.”

Miss Mebbin possessed the pretty weekend cottage. Mrs. Packletide lost interest in animal-hunting.

“The extra expenses are so heavy,” she said to inquiring friends.

21．Mrs. Packletide planned to shoot a tiger because she ________.

A. would leave India safer

B. hated the wild animal

C. admired her good friend

D. disliked a certain person

22．What did Mrs. Packletide want the villagers to arrange for her?

A. A platform in a tree. B. A paid companion.

C. An accurate gun.      D. A safe shooting.

23．What was the result of Mrs. Packletide’s shooting?

A. The old tiger was shot to death.

B. Neither the tiger nor the goat was shot.

C. The old tiger missed being shot.

D. Both the goat and the tiger were shot.

24．What is the message conveyed in the story?

A. Life is hard for one to predict.

B. Everything comes for a reason.

C. It’s unwise to keep bad company.

D. False pride costs more than expected.

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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

  2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When I was a little girl,my family were very poor.My parents were workers but couldn't afford to buy toys for me.As a result,my dolls looked a lot differently from that bought from toy stores.My dolls were home-made.The first doll I owned was made of a glass Coca-Cola bottle.1 was so excited to make a doll by my own.Soon I became a collector of empty Coca-Cola bottles although I saw each bottle as possible baby doll at that time.People who worked in the store sell Coca-Cola could see me pick up empty bottles almost every day.Those home-made toys had brought me a lot of happy.

Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life. Even though this is a   41   and necessary stage of our growth, it is often painful or   42   if we don’t realize what’s happening. In fact, confusion is often the   43   that tells us a change is taking place within us. These changes happen throughout the lives of all humans, as we move from babyhood to   44   to teenage years and beyond. With each change from one   45   to another, we find ourselves   46   goodbye to an old friend, the identity that we   47   in order to move through that particular time.

Sometimes we shape these identities in relationships or jobs, and when we change, those areas of our life become   48  . Usually, if we take the time to look into the changing surface of things, we will find that a change is taking place   49   us. For example, we may go through one whole part of our lives creating a protective shell around ourselves   50   we need it in defense of ourselves. One day,   51  , we may find ourselves feeling limited and bored, wanting to move outside the  52   we used to need; the new part of ourselves cannot be born within the   53   of the shell our old self needed.

We may feel a strange   54   of excitement and sadness as we say goodbye to a part of ourselves that is   55   and make way for a whole new identity to   56   in its place. We may find inspiration in working and studying when we think of the image of an animal who sheds (蜕皮) in order to   57   way for new skin, fur, or feathers to   58  . For example, keeping a piece of snake skin, or some other symbols of change, can   59   us that death and rebirth are simply nature’s way of growing. We can give in to this process, letting go of our past self with great love and gratitude, and   60   the new with an open mind and heart, ready for our next stage of life.

41. A. natural                B. dusty                       C. humorous              D. rare   

42. A. moving            B. tiring                     C. confusing                 D. scared

43. A. report                B. notice                       C. idea                         D. sign

44. A. brotherhood     B. childhood                 C. neighbourhood          D. adulthood

45. A. animal                 B. people                   C. stage                     D. school

46. A. saying                 B. speaking                   C. telling                    D. reading

47. A. showed            B. shaped                         C. left                          D. realized

48. A. influenced            B. remained                  C. defended                  D. directed

49 A. of                     B. for                        C. within                   D. between

50.A. although                  B. while                        C. because                    D. until

51.A. moreover                 B. however                   C. therefore                  D. so

52.A. shell                   B. area                         C. room                       D. space

53.A. contents                  B. connection                C. limits                    D. requirement

54.A. mixture             B. influence                  C. appearance            D. relation

55.A. coming                   B. escaping                   C. running                 D. dying

56.A. come back          B. come out                  C. come down                  D. come across111]

57.A. become                   B. reach                    C. make                    D. name

58.A. disappear                 B. appear                   C. go                     D. exist

59. A. remind             B. convince               C. warn                  D. tell

60.A. hoping           B. welcoming         C. imaging           D. supplying

As we all know, games (76) _______ an important role in the growth of children. Children should grow along with playing games. Through playing games, they can not only acquire knowledge, but also develop their abilities to get along with others.

(77) _______, most children are faced with a completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and that the children will (78) f______ in the future examinations. So, instead (79) _______ letting the children themselves find and learn naturally from their surroundings, they force their children to take part in (80) _______  (各种各样的) kinds of classes, learning English or playing the piano, etc. What’s more, some parents put away the children’s toys (81) _______ are useful in developing children’s (82) _______ (想象力) and practical abilities.

Here is a piece of (83) _______ (建议) to those parents: if you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to (84) a______ to the new surroundings. That cram education can lead to nothing (85) _______ a failure in the children’s growth.

_________ the flight to New York will be delayed is _________ I’m especially worried about.

A. If; what        B. Whether; that

C. When; that      D. Whether; what

---Did Professor Wang say anything that _____ you especially?

---It was really boring. Actually I slept through his speech.

A. appealed to           B. attached to

C. referred to           D. adapted to

My friend was very sick with a strange fever. _____, he could neither eat nor sleep.

   A. However          B. Otherwise      C. As a result        D. After all

Glynis Davis:

I first piled on the pounds when I was in the family way and I couldn’t lose them afterwards. Then I joined a slimming club. My target was 140 pounds and I lost 30 pounds in six months. I felt great and people kept saying how good I looked. But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits. I told myself I’d lose the weight at slimming classes in the new year… but it didn’t happen. Instead of losing the pounds, I put them on. I’d lost willpower and tried to believe that the old bag of fish and chips didn’t make any difference — but the scales don’t lie.

Roz Juma:

To be honest, I never weigh myself any more. I’ve learnt to be happy with myself. It seemed to me that I would feel sorry about every spoonful of tasty food that passed my lips. My idea is simple. You shouldn’t be too much thinking about food and dieting. Instead, you should get on with life and stop dreaming of a super thin body. This is obviously the size I’m meant to be and, most of all, I’m happy with it.

Lesley Codwin:

I was very happy at winning Young Slimmer of the year. I’d look in the mirror unable to believe this slim lady was me! That might have been my problem — perhaps from then on I didn’t pay any attention to myself. Winning a national competition makes everything worse, though. Because you feel the eyes of the world are fixed upon you. I feel a complete failure because I’ve put on weight again.

Ros Langfod:

Before moving in with my husband Gavin, I’d always been about 110 pounds, but the pleasant housework went straight to my waist and I put on 15 pounds in a year. Every so often I try to go on a diet… I’m really good in a few days, then end up having the children’s leftovers or eating happily chocolate — my weakness. I’d like to be slim, but right now my duty is the children and home. I might take more exercise when my kids are older.

66. What do you think the four women were talking about?

A. Different diets they prefer.                           B. Their life after marriage.

C. Tex books for students.                      D. Their own slimming matter.

67. Where are these short passages most likely to be taken from?

A. Talks on the air.                                          B. Advertisements on the wall.

C. Books in a library.                                D. Magazines for children.

68. What does the underlined word “scales” possibly mean?

A. The coach in the slimming club.          B. Some tool to measure weight.

C. Glynis Davis’ dear husband.               D. The salesperson in a food shop.

69. Which of the following best describes each of the four women’s attitudes towards slimming?

① Glynis Davis       a. I put on weight soon after I got married.

② Roz Juma                 b. Frame doesn’t necessarily mean success.

③ Lesley Codwin          c. Facts speak much louder than words.

④ Ros Langfod                   d. I like myself as I am, and to be what you are.

A. ①-a; ②-d; ③-b; ④-c                                   B. ①-c; ②-b; ③-d; ④-a

C. ①-c; ②-d; ③-b; ④-a                                   D. ①-a; ②-b; ③-c; ④-d

 ---- Tom, what do you think of the iphone5 I bought for your birthday?

   ----_______  It’s everything I’ve been looking for.

   A. Perfect!      B. Good idea!        C. Not bad.       D. So-so.

For centuries, in the countries of South and Southeast Asia, the elephant has been an important part of the culture, economy and religion. And nowhere is more so than in Thailand. Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated. The rare so­called white elephants have actually lent the power of royalty to its rulers, and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background. To the early Western visitors, the country's romantic name was “Land of the White Elephant”．

Today, however, the story is very different. Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it. The elephant has found itself more or less deserted by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a society in the western part. And while the elephant's problems began many years ago, now it has a very low national advantage.

How does the national symbol turn into ignored animals? It is a story of worse environment and the changing lives of the Thais themselves. According to Richard Lair, Thailand's expert on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the last century, there may well have been as many as 100,000 national elephants in the country.

In the north of Thailand alone, it was estimated that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen. This was at a time when 90 percent of Thailand was still forest—a habitat that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people. Nothing ploughs through thick forest better than lots of sure­footed elephants.

By 1950 the elephant population had dropped, but still to the number of 13,397. However, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another 1,350 wandering free in the national parks. But now, Thailand's forest covers only 20 percent of the land. This deforestation is the central point of the elephant's difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of work. This century, as the road network grew, the elephant's_role as a beast of burden decreased.

9．Thailand was once called “Land of the White Elephant” because ________.

A．the white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s

B．the white elephant is rarely seen now and thus very special

C．the white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authority

D．this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors

10．Why is the Thai elephant “out of work”， according to the author?

A．Because there are too many elephants but too few jobs.

B．Because the elephants can't do labor work any longer.

C．Because the government pays little attention to the problem.

D．Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners.

11．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the elephant population at various times?

A．There were at most 100,000 domesticated elephants at the turn of the last century.

B．20,000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the century.

C．By 1950 the elephant population in Thailand had been quite small.

D．Today the elephant population is estimated at 5,150.

12．The passage is most probably from ________.

A．a travel magazine

B．a history book

C．a research report

D．an official announcement

Charles Blackman：Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV),Australia

10 June —12 August 2015

Venue (地点)     The Ian Potter Centre

Admission     Free entry  

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland –the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experiences all kinds of things. At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.

Dates    Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm

Venue   Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit

Date    Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm

Venue   Exhibition Space, Level 3

Topsy-Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates  Sunday 8,15,22,29 July, and Tuesday 24-Friday 27 July, 12noon—3pm

Venue Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale ( 比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting. Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world. Then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date    Friday 27 July, 10:30am-3pm      

Venue   Foyer, Level 3

25. Charles Blackman’s paintings come from ________.

A. his wish to express his own feelings    

B. his dream of becoming a famous artist

C. his admiration for Lewis Carroll           

D. his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

26. Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?_________

A. Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.     

B. Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

C. Wonderful World and Topsy –Turvy.        

D. Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World.

27. To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to ________.

A. Exhibition Space .Level 3                      B. Gas Works Arts Park

C. Theatre, NGV Australia                           D. Foyer, Level 3

28. Activities concerning children’s books are to be held      

A. on July 24, 2015    B. on July15, 2015   C. on June 24, 2015  D. on August 5, 2015

Harry Potter and The Hunger Games haven’t been big hits for nothing．Lots of teens and adolescents still read quite a lot．But a study shows a clear decline over time．Nearly half of 17-year-olds say they read for pleasure no more than one or two times a year，and that’s way down from a decade ago．

The digital revolution means there are more platforms than ever to read on．Jim Steyer has been studying the effect of technology on children，and he finds the results striking．Steyer has four kids and has seen the trend most with his 16-year-old．

“I start to see it in our 10-year-old，because he is less and less reading，and more and more attracted to some of the digital media platforms that he has access to．”he says．

Researchers want to know more about how teens are spending their time in the digital age．But Kathryn Zickuhr of the Pew Research Center says it’s tricky．If a kid is looking at a book，you can assume he or she is reading．But when it comes to looking at a smartphone or tablet，who knows?

“We’ve heard from middle and high school teachers that sometimes the Internet is wonderful for highly motivated students to do deep and expansive research，”says Zickuhr．“But on the other hand，obviously there are many distractions(干扰)on the Internet．”   

“Despite those distractions，parents can do a lot to promote reading．Kids with parents who read，who buy or take books out of the library for their kids，and who then set time aside in their kids’daily schedule for reading，tend to read the most，whether it’s on a book，an e-book or some other devices．”Jim Steyer says．

29．What does Jim Steyer see in his four kids?

A．They become addicted to magic novels．

B．They read for pleasure more frequently．

C．They spend too much time on electronic devices．

D．They get their reading ability improved on the Internet．

30．According to Kathryn Zickuhr，_____________．

A．it is easy to know whether a kid is reading on a tablet

B．kids are making the best of the Internet in their study

C．the Internet is an effective motivation to reading

D．the Internet can easily get students unfocused

31．According to the last paragraph，the key to helping kids to read more is _____________.

A．the Internet    B．parents    C．digital devices  D．scientists

32．Which of the following questions is the passage intended to explain?

A．How do parents get teens out of digital media?

B．What can be done to help kids to read for fun?

C．Why are teens reading less than before in digital age?

D．Why is reading for pleasure beneficial to kids?

随着改革开放，中国城市发展经历了翻天覆地的变化，上海就是其中的一个典型。对比上海几十年年的图片，对比上海的过去与现在，从浦西到浦东，从木屋瓦房到高楼大厦，上海实现了他的完美蜕变。结合图片和所学知识，以“Shanghai then and now: Changes through the lens”为题作文。

注意：

1. 词数120左右，标题、开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）

2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

参考词汇： metamorphosis  n.变形；改变

Shanghai then and now: Changes through the lens

A photograph captures a moment in time; it becomes an image that can last in the mind and remain as a picture of a particular place. ____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

66．Chinese characters are the most beautiful, ______(比较)with the

words in other languages.                                          66．____

67．If you need to look up new words, a ____(字典) is of great use．           67．____

68．.At the sound of the gun, birds in the trees flew away in all ____(方向).       68．____

69．You may use_____(面部)expressions, hands movements and

anything to get your meaning across in learning a new language             69．____

70．If the weather is good,  we’ll eat _____(户外)                          70．_____

71．He was so badly injured that the doctors _____ （做手术）on him at once． 71．_____

72．After a good rest, her _____（健康） is gradually improving．            72．_____

73．At present, a large _____（数量） of money is used to buy a bigger house.  73．_____

74  It’s interesting to know that ants have two __  （胃）                     74．___

75．The meeting was well ____ （组织）and everyone present felt excited about the topics．

                                                                    75．____

        serious the economic situation is, they still have confidence in overcoming all the difficulties.

       A．Whatever       B．Although C．Even though  D．However

   Every day born a decade from now will have its genetic code(基因编码)mapped at birth, the head of the world’s leading genome sequencing(基因图谱)company has predicted.

   A complete DNA read – out for every newborn will be technically possible and affordable in less than five years, promising a revolution in healthcare, says Jay Flatley, the chief executive of Illumina. Only social and legal problems are likely to delay the age of “genome sequences,” or genetic profiles. By 2019 it will have become routine to map infants’ genes when they are born, Dr Flatly told The Times.

This will open a new approach to medicine, by which conditions such as high blood pressure and heart disease can be predicted and prevented and drugs used more safely and effectively.

A baby’s genome can be discovered at birth by a blood test. By examining a person’s genome, it is possible to identify raised risks of developing diseases such as cancers. Those at high risk can then be screened more regularly, or given drugs or dietary advice to lower their chances of becoming ill.

Personal genomes could also be used to ensure that patients get the medicine that is most likely to work for them and least likely to have side – effects.

The development, however, will raise legal concerns about privacy and access to individuals’ genetic records.

“Bad things can be done with the genome. It could predict something about someone – and you could possibly hand the information to their employer or their insurance company.” said Dr Flatley.

“People have to recognize that this horse is out of the barn, and that your genome probably can’t be protected, because everywhere you go you leave your genome behind. Complete genetic privacy, however, is unlikely to be possible”, he added.

As the benefits become clearer, however, he believes that most people will want their genomes read and interpreted. The risk is nothing compared with the gain.

24. In the first two paragraphs, the author mainly wants to tell us about__________.

      A. the significant progress in medicine      

       B. the promise of a leading company

       C. the information of babies’ genes    

       D. the research of medical scientists

25. Which of the following is a problem caused by this approach?

       A. The delaying in discovering DNA.

       B. The risk of developing diseases at birth.

       C. The side effects of medicine on patients.

       D. The letting out of personal genetic information.

26. What does the underlined sentence “… this horse is out of the barn” mean?

       A. Genetic mapping technique has been widely used.

       B. people can’t stop genetic mapping technique advancing.

       C. People are eager to improve genetic mapping technique.

       D. Genetic mapping technique is too horrible to control.

27. What’s Dr Flatley’s attitude towards the technology?

       A. Tolerant.   B. Conservative.   C. Positive.   D. Doubtful.