In a new study of African elephants，researchers have     four distinct characters that are among a group.

    A. convinced  B. identified  C. differed  D. existed

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作文。文中共有10处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词出加一个漏字符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）花掉。

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11处起）不计分。

Dear Sir,

    I’m writing to request a valuable chance to be one of the host families of the British students.

    I’m good at English and my parents are all professors of English, so we won’t have any difficulty communicate with English speakers. My father is a excellent driver and we will be very glad to show foreign students around some nearby place of interest. Last month we received from two American students. We have a wonderful time. Besides, my mother is gift in cooking, but the students will be able to enjoy delicious Chinese food. I would great appreciate it if I could have the chance make friends with them.

Looking forward to your reply.

Li Hua

During the early 1980S，I was a sales manager for a large training company. One of my responsibilities was to train people on how to sell

My mother lived near me for nearly 30 years，who has just had a third-grade education. The popula­tion in our area grew sufficiently and the committee members think about building a new church in our neighborhood. They decided to raise the initial capital by selling lottery (彩票）tickets. My mother jumped at the chance to participate. She had no formal training in the art of selling，but that never en­tered her mind. Her plan was simple: talk to as many people as possible about buying tickets and make them feel guilty if they didn’t.

That’s where I came into the picture. She said I was a big shot and that I must know a lot of peo­ple. She gave me 10 booklets of 10 tickets， each one worth one dollar， adding up to a grand total of $ 100. A week later，I showed up with only half of the tickets sold.

“ If only I had more time，I would have been able to sell all these tickets you gave me，” I said to my mother. “I simply didn’t have the time. ”

“ What a load of nonsense! You either do something or you have all the excuses why not，，’ my moth­er shot back. “You made time to go out to dinner ，watch TV ，jog ，go to the movies. What does time have to do with it? Nothing! ” After that blast of the truth，she started to cry. I was defeated. I quickly a­greed to buy the rest of my tickets myself. She stopped crying instantly and said，“ When you want some­thing ，then you do whatever it takes to get the job done ，even cry. ” With a smile she said，“I knew that crying would work with you，and for being so weak with your excuses，here are 10 more books. Now ，go and sell them all. ’，As a sales manager，I paled(苍白)by comparison.

My mother went on to demonstrate that by not making excuses， she could produce outstanding re­sults. She managed to out-sell every other volunteer，14 to 1. She sold 7000 tickets. Her closest chal­lenge came from a neighbor who sold 500.

I learned a new level of distinction between time and results. I had always wanted to have my own business but had kept saying that it wasn’t the right time and I didn’t have the money. But I kept hear­ing my mother’s voice in my mind ： “You either do something that you want or you have all the reasons why you can ’ t. ”

Six months later，I quit my job and started my own business，training people in time management.

51.The author ’ s mother sold tickets to_______.

A.    to keep her from being lonely

B.    to practice the skills of selling

C.    to help her daughter start a busines

D.    to collect money for building a church

52.The author’s mother suddenly cried because_______.

A.    she was defeated by others

B.    she was sad at the bad news

C.    she was eager to get her job done

D.    she was disappointed with her daughter

53.It is implied in the underlined words in the passage_______.

A.    success can only be achieved by action

B.    experience is the best teacher

C.    one is never too old to learn

D.    all is well that ends well

54.  What’s the theme of the passage?

A.    Practice makes perfect.

B.    Rome was not built in a day.

C.    Where there is a  will， there is a way.

D.    Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

 It’s really a wonder that all the passengers on board______ while the plane itself sank into the freezing Hudson River in New York.

   A. should have been saved  B. could have been saved   C. can be saved    D. must have been saved

 Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _________ twenty-one already!

A. become           B. turned                C. grown              D. passed

                  Does happiness have a scent?

When someone is happy, can you smell it?  

You can usually tell when someone is happy based on seeing them smile, hearing them laugh or perhaps from receiving a big hug. But can you also smell their happiness? Surprising new research suggests that happiness does indeed have a scent, and that the experience of happiness can be transmitted through smell, reports Phys.org.

For the study, 12 young men were shown videos meant to bring about a variety of emotions while researchers gathered sweat samples from them. All of the men were healthy and none of them were drug users or smokers, and all were asked to abstain from drinking or eating smelly foods during the study period. 

Those sweat samples were then given to 36 equally healthy young women to smell, while researchers monitored their reactions. Only women were selected to smell the samples, apparently because previous research has shown that women have a better sense of smell than men and are also more sensitive to emotional signaling—though it's unclear why only men were chosen to produce the scents. 

Researchers found that the behavior of the women after smelling the scents—particularly their facial expressions—indicated a relationship between the emotional states of the men who produced the sweat and the women who sniffed them. 

“Human sweat produced when a person is happy brings about a state similar to happiness in somebody who breathes this smell,” said study co-author Gun Semin, a professor at Koc University in Turkey.

This is a fascinating finding because it not only means that happiness does have a scent, but that the scent is capable of transmitting the emotion to others. The study also found that other emotions, such as fear, seem to carry a scent too. This ensures previous research suggesting that some negative emotions have a smell, but it is the first time this has proved to be true of positive feelings.

Researchers have yet to isolate(分离) exactly what the chemical compound for the happiness smell is, but you might imagine what the potential applications for such a finding could be. Happiness perfumes, for instance, could be invented. Scent therapies（香味疗法）could also be developed to help people through depression or anxiety.

Perhaps the most surprising result of the study, however, is our broadened understanding of how emotions get communicated, and also how our own emotions are potentially managed through our social context and the emotional states of those around us. 

5. What is the main finding of the new research?

   A. Pleasant feelings can be smelt out.     B. Negative emotions have a smell.

   C. Men produce more sweats.           D. Women have a better sense of smell.

6. The underlined part “abstain from” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.

 A. continue           B. practice                C. avoid                D. try

7. What is the application value of the new research?

 A. Perfumes could help people understand each other.

 B. Some smells could be created to improve our appearance.

 C. Perfumes could be produced to cure physical diseases.

 D. Some smells could be developed to better our mood.

8. We can learn from the last paragraph that        .

 A. happiness comes from a scent of sweat

 B. social surroundings can influence our emotions

 C. people need more emotional communication

 D.  positive energy can deepen understanding

 However occupied you are with study, try to ______ at least 15 minutes each day to have some exercise.

A. put out        B. put through        C. put off       D. put aside

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。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加 、删除和修改。

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。

China is facing seriously traffic problems. Too much cars travel on the roads. This heavy traffic causes delays and a plenty of air pollution. Although many cities in China have traffic problems, some of the worse are in Beijing. One of the reason why there is so much traffic is what only a small number of people use public transportation.

I think one way solve the traffic problems was to make people use the public transportation system. For example, they can take buses instead of drive cars. Meanwhile, the government should make them more reliable and convenient to travel by bus.

I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every single one of you has something that you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide.

Maybe you could be a great writer – maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper – but you might not know it until you write that English paper – that English class paper that’s assigned to you. Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor – maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccine – but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class. Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice – but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.

And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you’ll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You’re going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You can’t drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You’ve got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.

And this isn’t just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. The future of America depends on you. What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.

25. What is the responsibility you have to yourself?

   A. To discover what that is.                        B. To study for the future of America.

   C. To be a great writer.                     D. To be a teacher.

26. What’s the opportunity an education can provide according to the passage?

   A. To be a president.                              B. To be a millionaire.

   C. To be a mayor or a senator.                D. To meet greatest challenges.

27. What will you need to do for a police officer?

   A. To find a good job.                             B. To need a good education.

   C. To drop out of school.                          D. To be trained.

28. The main idea of this passage is _________.

   A. education that America can provide         B. what you want to do with your life

C. the importance of education             D. responsibility

As a good mother to three children, I have tried never to let my passion stand in the way of being a good parent.

I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows （誓言）mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.

So here’s what I want to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house.

Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure; it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.

It’s so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours and our minutes. It’s so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I      learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.

I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.

By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. If you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.

9．It can be inferred from the passage that______．

A．the author didn't try her best to work well

B．the author spent all her time caring for her children

C．the author is a success in personal life

D．the author likes traveling very much

10．How did the author form her view of life?

A．Through social experience．

B．By learning from her friends．

C．From her children and husband．

D．Through an unfortunate experience．

11．By the underlined sentence “It’s so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to.

A．work rather than enjoy life

B．make a living rather than live a real life

C．waste a lot in life

D．forget the most important lessons in life

12．What’s the author’s attitude toward work?

A．Don’t let it affect your real life．

B．Earn enough money to make life better．

C．Do it well to serve others．

D．Try your best to get a higher position and a pay raise.

It is important to have good study habits.   36   Here are a few tips to help you in your studies.

  37  It's OK to spend a little extra time studying right before a big test, but you don't want to try to learn everything that night. Give yourself plenty of time to get things done. Figure out when you study best and then study at that time every day, which will make you energetic.

    Study the most difficult subjects first. Doing this allows you to devote all of that fresh power to the materials that give you the most trouble.    38 

    Don't study in a room that is too hot or too cold, and make sure there is adequate lighting. Be aware of what things take your attention away the most and avoid them at all costs during study time. Don't do homework in front of the TV. Don't try to study if you are tired, depressed, angry, or feeling rushed.   39 

    Friends can be a great resource. You can compare notes and ask each other questions at the end of a period of study. Friends can also keep you motivated to study.

    It has been proved that short bursts of concentration repeated frequently are more effective than one long period of concentration. Studying for hours on end is boring.   40 

    While studying, try to relate the information to things you already know or to your own experiences. Making that connection can make new information more interesting and memorable.

A. So you can save up more time.

B. It is worthwhile spending more time on the harder subjects.

C. It is better to study when your brain is not affected by other emotional issues.

D. Make some changes in your study habits.

E. Schedule some daily study time.

F. And it stresses out your body and mind.

G. With the proper study skills, you can significantly improve your grades.

 Many people said they were thinking of changing jobs. But in reality, they have to seriously consider the pros and cons before actually ______.

   A. jumping ship                B. missing the bus     C. going bananas      D. facing the music

近期英国伊顿公学师生一行将来我校进行交流访问。我校将组织一次参观活动从而让他们更好地了解绵阳。现有两种方案，一种是绵阳博物馆（Mianyang Museum）,一种是江油李白故里（Li Bai’s hometown）。假如你是李华，是参与接待的学生代表，请你给组织活动的老师Danny写一封100左右词的信，内容包括；

1、选择其中的一种方案;       2、陈述理由;         3、相关准备;

注意：信的开头已给出（不计入词数）。

Dear Danny,

I am extremely delighted to have a chance to receive our distinguished guests from UK on behalf of all the students. I’m writing to ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                         Yours ,

                                                        Li Hua

His health is in a good _____.

   A. mood              B. case         C. condition       D. state

 We'd ______ it if you'd call Ms Auger and tell her that we're on our way up there to see her.

   A. express B. dismiss   C. admire   D. appreciate

The suggestion___________________ (我们充分利用) this holiday to improve English is worth considering.  (make)

假定你叫张华，你的同学李明即将去上海学习。现由你写一封便函给你们的朋友Jim，约他聚会。内容要点如下：

（1）.聚会时间：本星期五下午3点30分；

（2）.聚会地点：东风路225号，李明家。

（3）.按下图所画路线告诉Jim怎样去李明家。

注意：（1）便函用英语写，并注明便函的时间：2010年4月9日；

（2）内容包括说明部分和要点；

（3）字数：80－120。

Dear Jim,

Our friend Li Ming will leave for Shanghai to study.                                             

                                                                              Yours truely,

                                                                                 Li Ming

Women in Nazi Germany were to have a very special job. Hitler was very clear about this. This job was that they should be good mothers bringing up children at home while their husbands worked. Except for some special fields, Hitler saw no reason why a woman should work. Within months of Hitler coming to power, many female doctors, teachers and lawyers were sacked. By the start of the Second World War, very few German women were in fulltime work. From their earliest years, girls were taught that all good German women married at a young age to a proper German and that the wife’s job was to keep a good home for her working husband and to have children.

One of the earliest laws passed by Hitler once he came to power in 1933, was the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage. This law stated that all newly married couples would get a government loan (贷款) of 1000 marks. This loan was not to be simply paid back. The birth of one child meant that 25% of the loan did not have to be paid back. Two children meant that 50% of the loan didn’t need to be paid back. Four children meant that the entire loan was cleared.

What was more, as housewives and mothers, their lives were controlled. Women were not expected to wear make-up or trousers. Only flat shoes were expected to be worn. Women were discouraged from slimming as this was considered bad for child birth. 

25. The aim of the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage was to ________.

A. attract more young people to join the army willingly

B. make those married couples become rich quickly

C. encourage people to loan more from the government

D. encourage couples to have as many children as they could

26. The underlined word “sacked” in Paragraph one probably means “________”.

A. punished           B. fired           C. killed         D. raised

27. According to the passage, women in Nazi Germany ________.

A. could make up or wear beautiful clothes  B. were to have children and do housework

C. could receive a good education at school  D. were offered the equal rights as men

28. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A. The life of women in Nazi Germany     B. The cruel rule of Hitler in Germany

C. The marriage policy in Nazi Germany    D. Hitler — a powerful leader in Germany

One Sunday, a mother took her son and little daughter to watch a circus. In the  41  of the circus, the little girl, Jenny, fell 42  in her mother’s lap(大腿). The brother, Jack, who was six, stayed awake, and  43  the latter half with his mother. When it was over, the mother  44  Jenny in her arms and carried her to the bus station. It was 45 that night, so she took off her scarf and gently  46  Jenny’s head with it.

    When they arrived home, the mother  47 carried Jenny into the bedroom and  48  her to sleep. After Jack had changed his clothes, his mother lay down next to him to talk about the evening together.  49 , when the mother asked what he liked most, there was no 50  on his part. She was a little  51 . He used to speak non-stop whenever something exciting happened.

She was 52  that something was wrong: he had been so 53  on the way home and while getting ready for bed. She  54   hearing nothing from him.

Suddenly Jack  55  on his side, facing the wall. She 56  why and got up to see his eyes welling up with tears.

“What is  57 , honey? ”

 He turned back. She could sense he was feeling some  58 for the tears although he wiped away the tears right away.

“Mom, if I were cold, would you put your scarf around me, too? ”

Of all the  59  of that special evening out together, the most important for Jack was a little    60  of affection—a momentary, unconscious showing of her love to his little sister.

In relationships, little things matter the most.a

41. A. beginning              B. middle                   C. end                        D. course

42. A. tired                         B. sick                  C. asleep                           D. bored

43. A. waited                   B. heard        C. performed                     D. enjoyed

44. A. took up                    B. picked up            C. woke up                 D. held up

45. A. dark                         B. cloudy                   C. rainy                             D. freezing

46. A. covered                   B. shook               C. knocked              D. turned

47. A. second                            B. next           C. first                        D. last

48. A. begged                   B. forced         C. put                      D. encouraged

49. A. Therefore             B. Finally        C. Instead               D. However

50. A. surprise                B. response            C. pleasure                D. impression

51. A. polite                     B. dishonest            C. rude                  D. disappointed

52. A. satisfied                    B. convinced    C. amazed               D. judged

53. A. relaxed                 B. still              C. quiet                       D. sad

54. A. regretted               B. remembered         C. forgot                   D. appreciated

55. A. turned over                     B. turned up           C. took over                      D. looked over

56. A. realized                           B. explained            C. learned                  D. wondered

57. A. on                                   B. up                    C. about                            D. over

58. A. danger                           B. time          C. embarrassment            D. experience

59. A. people                            B. processes      C. performances             D. events

60. A. movement             B. support              C. act                  D. behavior

下列表格为某市2006年与2016年人们度假方式的情况比较，请按表格内容写一篇120词左右的短文，并对度假方式变化原因加以简要评析。

注意：1.词数120左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

The way people spend their holidays changed a lot from 2006 to 2016.

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