The look on Max’s face was ______ between puzzlement and anger.
A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
Real policemen , both in Britain and the United States, hardly recognize any similarity between their lives and what they see on TV—if they ever get home in time. There are similarities ,of course ,but the cops (policemen) don’t think much of them.
The first difference is that a policeman’s real life revolves round（以……为中心）the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down an alley（小巷）after someone he wants to talk to.
Little of his time is spent in chatting to charming ladies or in dramatic confrontations（对抗）with desperate criminals. He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty —or not —of stupid crimes of little importance.
Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal：as soon as he’s arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks—where failure to produce results reflects on the standing of the police —little effort is spent on searching. The police have detailed machinery which eventually shows up most wanted men.
Having made an arrest, a detective really starts to work. He has to prove his case in court and to do that he often has to gather a lot of different evidence. Much of this has to be given by people who don’t want to get involved in a court case. So, as well as being overworked, a detective has to be out at all hours of the day and night interviewing his witnesses and persuading them, usually against their own best interests, to help him.
A third big difference between the drama detective and the real detective is that the real detective lives in an unpleasant moral twilight（暮色）. Detectives tend to have two opposing pressures：first, as members of a police force they always have to behave with absolute legality：secondly, as expensive public servants they have to get results. They can hardly ever do both. Most of the time, some of them have to break the rules in small ways.
If the detective has to deceive（欺骗）the world. The world often deceives him. Hardly anyone he meets tells him the truth. And this separation the detective feels between himself and the rest of the world is deepened by the simplemindedness — as he sees it —of citizens, social workers, doctors, law —makers, and judges, who, instead of putting a complete end to crime punish the criminals less strictly in the hope that this will make them reform. The result, detectives feel, is that nine —tenths of their work is re - catching people who should have stayed behind bars. This makes them rather cynical（愤世嫉俗的）.
1．It is essential for a policeman to be trained in criminal law .
A．so that he can catch criminals in the streets easily
B．because many of the criminals he has to catch are very dangerous
C．because he has to know nearly as much about law as a professional lawyer
D．so that he can give a good reason for his arrests in court
2．The everyday life of a policeman or detective is .
A．full of danger B．exciting and fantastic
C．devoted mostly to regular matters D．wasted on unimportant matters
3．When murders and terrorist attacks occur, the police .
A．try to make a quick arrest in order to keep up their reputation.
B．usually fail to produce results
C．prefer to wait for the criminal to give himself away
D．take a lot of effort to try to track down their men
4．Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．There are similarities between drama detective and the real detective.
B．Most people don’t want to be the witnesses of the case.
C．American policemen’s real life is different from Britain policemen’s
D．In reality society does not punish criminals strictly enough.
Quietly, we embrace in a world _________（用语言照亮的）. (light)
Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat preparing 61 (cross) a river, when he accidentally 62 (drop) his sword into the water. The people on board reminded him that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt 63 (anxiety), too. 64 , he turned a deaf ear to that. And instead, he 65 (immediate) took out a knife and made a notch（刻痕） on the side of the boat 66 his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help get his sword back. Shortly after the 67 (arrive) at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. After rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became 68 well-known joke in China.
Today the idiom 69 (relate) to the story is used to describe a person who stick 70 strict rules without considering a changing environment.
Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love yourself. Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. Sure we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes, and that our Grandmas think we’re great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics, but sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.
Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.
The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don’t allow doubts to occur in it.
It might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you’re silly because you aren’t good at math, find a tutor. If you think you’re weak because you can't run a mile, get to the track and practice. If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true.
The best way to get rid of a negative self-image is to realize that your image is far from objective, and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities. Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image. When you can pat yourself on the back, you’ll know you’re well on your way. Good luck!
56. You need to build a positive self-image when you______.
A. dare to challenge yourself B. feel it hard to change yourself
C. have a high opinion of yourself D. are unconfident about yourself
57. According to the passage, our self-images ______.
A. have positive effects B. are often changeable
C. are probably untrue D. have different functions
58. How should you change your self-image according to the passage?
A. To change the way you think. B. To make your life successful.
C. To understand your own world. D. To keep a different image of others.
59. The passage is mainly talking about______.
A. how to prepare for your success B. how to build a positive self-image
C. how to face challenges in your life D. how to develop your good qualities
60. Who are the intended readers of the passage?
A. Parents. B. Educators. C. Adolescents. D. People in general.
However frequently ______, the works of Shakespeare always attract many people.
A. performed B. performing C. being performed D. to be performed.
As is often pointed out, knowledge is a two-edged weapon which can be used ________ for good or evil.
A．similarly B．widely C．equally D．properly
HANGZHOU, China — Millions of Chinese basketball fans who were upset about the retirement of Yao Ming, are excited to see another even more shining star, Jeremy Lin, rising from the N.B.A and becoming a household name all across China.
“We are amazed by Lin Shuhao’s magic performance and should cheer him on,” one Internet user wrote.
“His sport shirts have sold out, even including the counterfeit(仿制品) ones,” said Zheng Xiaojun, a 24-year-old clerk.
Lin’s amazing success over the last month has caught the imagination of the Chinese. He has been particularly popular here in northern Zhejiang province, from which his grandmother went to Taiwan in the late 1940s.
Cai Qi, a well-known micro blogger, posted a message on micro blog over the weekend stating that Lin’s hometown is Jiaxing, a city near Hangzhou where Lin’s grandmother grew up.
Cai Qi’s nephew Yu Guohua, a 56-year-old factory worker, is Lin’s closest relative still living in northern Zhejiang. He said in a telephone interview that Lin had come to play basketball with the Jiaxing High School team last May and had been surrounded by admirers.
Yu said he did not have a chance to meet Lin in the crowd, but managed to speak with his family. “His father was very supportive of Lin’s playing basketball, but his grandmother was not, for fear he would be injured,” Yu said.
Lin may owe his height, 6 feet 3 inches, to his grandmother’s family, Yu said. Chen Weiji, the father of Lin’s grandmother, was well over 6 feet and all of Chen’s children were tall as well, he said.
The N.B.A. believes that 300 million people in China play basketball. The retirement last year of Yao Ming took its main Asian draw away from the N.B.A. But Lin’s appearance has helped the league remain a hot topic of Chinese online chatter.
67.Why does Lin Shuhao appeal especially to people in northern Zhejiang ?
A. He was born in Zhejiang.
B. His sports shirts are made in Zhejiang.
C. He once visited Zhejiang.
D. His grandmother grew up in Zhejiang.
68. We can learn from the text that ________.
A. Lin once played on Jiaxing High School team
B. All Lin’s relatives moved to Taiwan 60 years ago
C. Lin’s grandmother didn’t expect him to be a player
D. Lin’s father loved playing basketball
69. Lin’s success in N.B.A has ________.
A. attracted more Chinese children to play basketball as a career
B. drawn Chinese people’s attention back to the league
C. helped his hometown develop sports shirts business
D. helped his hometown attract more foreign visitors
70. Which is the best title of the report?
A. The Secret of Lin’s Success
B. Lin, A New Focus in China
C. Lin and His Family
D. Chinese Players in N.B.A
"Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food, love or exercise." said Dr．Hans Selye, the first physician to document the effects of stress on the body．While here's no question that continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you're able to rise to the occasion can be good for you．
In a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses, those who faced considerable work demands but coped with （设法处理） the challenge were more likely to say they were in good health than those who felt they couldn't get the job done．
Stress that you can manage may also boost immune（免疫的）function．In a study at the Academic Center for Dentistry in Amsterdam, researchers put volunteers through two stressful experiences．In the first, a timed task that required memorizing a list followed by a short test, subjects believed they had control over the outcome．In the second, they weren't in control: They had to sit through a gory（血淋淋的） video on surgical procedures．Those who did go on the memory test had an increase in levels of immunoglobulin A, an antibody that's the body's first line of defense against germs, The video-watchers experienced a downtum in the antibody．
Stress prompts the body to produce certain stress hormones（荷尔蒙）. In short bursts these hormones have a positive effect, including improved memory function．"They can help nerve cells handle information and put it into storage," says Dr．Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University in New York．But in the long run these hormones can have a harmful effect on the body and brain．
"Sustained stress is not good for you," says Richard Morimoto, a researcher at Northwestern University in Illinois studying the effects of stress on longevity（长寿）, "It's the occasional burst of stress or brief exposure to stress that could be protective．"
1．The passage is mainly about .
A．the benefits ofmanageable stress
B．how to avoid stressful situations
C．how to cope with stress effectively
D．the effects of stress hormones on memory
2．The underlined word "shun" （Line l, Para．l） most probably means .
A．cut down on B．stay away from
C．run out of D．put up with
3．We can conclude from the study ofthe 158 nurses in 2001 that .
A．people under stress tend to have a poor memory
B．people who can't get theirjob done experience more stress
C．doing challenging work may be good for one's health
D．stress will weaken the body's defense against germs
4．Dr．Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University believes that .
A．a person's memory is determined by the level of hormones in his body
B．stress hormones have lasting positive effects on the brain
C．short bursts of stress hormones enhance memory function
D．a person's memory improves with continued experience of stress
A. Stay busy.
B. Beat the heat.
C. Get going with goals.
D. Seek help from a dietitian.
E. Think about what and how you eat.
F. Stick to a schedule.
Tips to fight summer weight gain
When we think of summer, most of us think of outdoor fun. So it seems like we should naturally lose weight over the summer --- not gain it. In reality, though, summer isn‘t all beach volleyball and water sports. Lots of summer activities can work against our efforts to stay at a healthy weight. The good news is that it‘s easy to avoid problems if we know what to look out for. Here are 5 ways to beat summer weight gain:
61. _____________________ When we don‘t have a plan, it‘s easy to spend summer moving from couch to computer, with regular stops at the fridge. Avoid this by setting a specific aim, like volunteering, mastering a new skill, or working at a job. Just be sure to plan for some downtime so you can relax a little!
62. _____________________ With school out, we lose our daily routines. If you don‘t have a specific job or activity to get up for, it‘s easy to sleep late, watch too much TV, and snack more than usual. Make sure your summer days have some structure — like getting up at the same time each day and eating meals at set times. Plan activities for specific times, like exercising before breakfast, for example. If you have time on your hands, offer to make dinner a couple of nights a week so your family can enjoy a sit-down meal together.
63. _____________________ When we‘re bored, it‘s easy to fall into a trap of doing nothing and then feeling low on energy. In addition to helping you avoid the cookie jar, filling your days with stuff to do can give you a sense of accomplishment. That‘s especially true if a dream summer job or planned activity fell through. Limit your screen time — including TV, computer, and video games — to no more than 2 hours a day.
64. _____________________ Don‘t let hot summer days prevent you from carrying out exercise plans. Move your workout indoors. If a gym isn‘t your scene, try bowling or an indoor climbing wall. If you love being outdoors, try joining a local pool or move a regular run or soccer game to early morning or evening.
65. _____________________ Summer means picnics and barbecues — activities that revolve around an unlimited spread of food. Pace yourself. Don‘t overload your plate. Avoid going back for seconds and thirds. Choose seasonal, healthy foods like fresh fruit instead of high-sugar, high-fat desserts. Make catching up with family and friends your focus, not the food. Another good tip for summer eating is to limit frozen treats like ice cream to no more than once a week.
With all the wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, it's not only necessary, but also essential to have a good sense of humor just to help us get through each and every day of our lives. Putting a smile on someone's face when you know they are feeling down in the dumps (处于沮丧中), as the saying goes, makes me feel good and warms my heart.
How would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife, husband, child, co-workers, neighbors, close friends, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your corner store? I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh, even if I don't know the person I'm joking around with. My Grandma always found humor in everything she did, even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine. This not only relieves stress in any situation, but also is common courtesy（礼貌）to speak to others that are around you.
I know of a few people that don't have a funny bone in their bodies, as they say. Everyone around them could be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke and they would sit there without the slightest smile on their face. They don't get the joke that makes others laugh. I am busting a gut while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space. How can people not get a really funny joke？
Laughing is essential to keeping your stress levels under control. Without humor we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems, or on a lot of medications to keep us from going crazy. There is too much sadness in this present world. It drives people crazy. We all need to find a way to bypass the sadness and bring a little light into our lives. So, I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.
41. According to the author, humor is useful in the aspect that ____________.
A. it makes people more confident B. it can pick up people’ s spirits
C. it can help get rid of the cruelty in the world D. it can help people get on well with others
42. The author answers the question in the second paragraph with ___________.
A. facts and descriptions B. evidence and argument
C. examples and conclusion D. stories and persuasion
43. The phrase "busting a gut" in the third paragraph can be replaced by __________.
A. explaining carefully B. speaking loud C. keeping silent D. laughing hard
44. In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to __________.
A .talk about his own understanding of humor
B. encourage people to be humorous in daily life
C. introduce a practical way to get through daily life
D. convince people of the power of being optimistic about life
45.What is the author' s attitude towards the present world？
A. Positive. B. Critical. C. Satisfied. D. Indifferent.
Many of you are studying hard because you have to compete with many others in the upcoming national college entrance exam. But it may not occur to you that one of your competitors is a robot. An artificial intelligence(AI) robot will take part in the 2017 National College Entrance Exam, reported China Daily.
“The robot will sit three exams: math, Chinese, and a comprehensive test of liberal arts (文科), which includes history, politics and geography,” Lin Hui, CEO of an AI company in Chengdu. Like the others who take the exam, the robot will have to finish the tests in the given time. But instead of taking exams together with other students, the robot will take its exams in a closed room without anyone else present, except for proctors(监考人)and a notary(公证人). It is expected to be totally disconnected from the Internet and solve the problems with its AI program.
It’s believed that Chinese and the test of its liberal arts skills, rather than its math skills, will give the robot its biggest challenges. Questions in math are objective with specific answers, while in the other test subjects there are some subjective questions that test skills such as reading comprehension and essay writing.
The robot aims to be enrolled in one of the first-class Chinese universities in 2017, and then try to get into the more famous universities of Tsinghua or Peking University in 2020.
21. The author wrote the passage in order to _________.
A. lay more burden on Grade 3 students
B. inform readers of the explosive news
C. introduce the function of the robot
D. predict what robots will do in the future
22. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. The differences between the robot and other candidates
B. The specific information about how the robot will take the exam
C. The ideal universities of the robot
D. The advantages the robot has
23. Which is one of the biggest challenges for the robot candidate?
A. Math calculating B. Objective questions
C. Liberal arts skills D. Physics questions
24. Choose the correct one according to the passage.
A. The robot candidate will have its separate proctors
B. The robot will participate in Chinese, English, math and science
C. The robot is not designed to be admitted to universities
D. The robot connected from the Internet will sit for the college entrance exam
— Did you catch the first bus this morning?
—No. It had left the stop _________ I got there.
A. in the time B. at the time
C. by the time D. during the time
书面表达
假定你是李华，准备参加学校举办的主题为“健康成长”的英语作文比赛。请按要求写一篇短文，主要内容包括：
1． 积极的人生态度；
2． 努力学习；
3． 参加体育锻炼;
4． ……
注意：
1．词数120左右；
2．适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头已为你写好。
We all want to grow up happily and healthily, and for this goal we must do several things．
假定你是李华。你是学生会主席。你校将于5月25—30日在广州沙面举行龙舟赛 (Dragon Boat Race)。请根据以下内容给姐妹学校剑桥中学（Cambridge High School)写一封邀请信。
(1)写信目的
(2)活动时间、地点和意义
(3)回复时间：2017年4月15日前
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好。
As the road to the airport is under reconstruction, we’d better ______early to avoid the traffic jam,
A, pay off B. set off C. put off D. take off
American middle school students don't seem to care that they're worse at maths than their counterparts(同龄人) in China's Hong Kong and Finland. "I don't need it," my student says. "I'm going to be a basketball star. Or a car mechanic, or a singer."
Middle school students' maths skills were tested by the International Organization for Economic Co--operation and Development. The United States ranked 28th out of 41 countries tested. After all, when was the last time you used algebra(代数)?
But maths isn't just about training Americans to become scientists. It has its own value. It helps you see patterns and develops your logic skills, and it teaches you to concentrate and to separate truth from falsehood. Maths helps you make wise financial decisions, so you can avoid false claims from advertisers, politicians and others. It helps you determine risk. For example, after an airplane crash, studies show that people are more likely to drive than to take a plane in spite of the fact that they are much more likely to be killed or injured while driving. Planes are not like criminals who repeat the same crime over and over. One plane is not more likely to crash just because another plane recently did. In fact, the most dangerous time to drive is probably right after a plane crash because so many people are on the road.
It is not possible to really understand science and the scientific method without understanding maths. A rainbow is even more beautiful and amazing when we understand it.
The precision of maths helps us think in a very special way. How do we bring the learning of maths back to life? I don't have the big answer. I try my best to help pupils find answers to some maths problems. When I can get one to say, "wow, that's great," I feel the joy of a small victory.
1．Some American students don't care about their poor maths results because .
A．maths is useless to most people
B．they have no interest in maths
C．they think maths has nothing to do with their future
D．they don't do well in maths
2．The example in Paragraph 3 is used to show .
A．every coin has its two sides
B．we should not be cheated by fault facts
C．maths is close to our daily life
D．a simple fact shows complicated rules
3．The writer would agree that .
A．it's normal that American kids are weak in maths
B．without maths we'11 miss much in our life
C．maths is the most important subject at school
D．American kids don't work hard at school
4．This text is most probably written by .
A．a student career guide B．a researcher on students’ problems
C．a specialist in students’ studies D．a maths teacher
He gets about 500 yuan a month. How _____ he balance his family's outgoings with such a small income?
A. could B. ought
C. might D. would
Once plastic pollution ______in most public areas, it is hard______.
A. rises; dealing with B. arises; to be dealt with
C. raises; dealt with D. arises; to deal with
The young writer, ________ several attempts to get his works recognized, was granted a big international prize eventually.
A. to make B. making C. made D. having made
