一Sorry，I shouldn’t have rushed you.
一 ．How about having a walk in the park beside the theatre？
A. You are welcome B. That’s right
C. I have no idea D. Never mind
our country developing rapidly, we become more confident in international affairs.
A．As B．Because C．With D．Now that
This is the first time she to Dalian.
A．has gone B．has been gone C．has been going D．is being gone
Samuel can’t help having a big nose—it is _______ of him to be curious about
others’ affairs.
A. typical B. stubborn C. unique D. modest
请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。
Good communication can help wipe out misunderstanding and build a good relationship.
注意：①无须写标题；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③内容必须结合你生活中的具体事例；
④文中不得透露个人的姓名和学校名称；
⑤词数不少于120字，如引用提示语，则不计入总词数。
Every day ____ a proverb aloud several times until you have it memorized.
A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads
If he is not here in three minutes, we will he is not coming.
A．decide B．agree C．assume D．allow
Travel tips that are no longer true
We all love an inside trip, but some of the classic tips for travelers no longer hold true. ___36___
1. Book a plane ticket far in advance to save money.
This myth may have been true back in the 1960s, when flights were less common than they are today. Back then, the demand for a flight would naturally increase as the date approached, there being few other options. 37 According to recent studies, the best time to buy a domestic ticket was between six and seven weeks before.
2. 38
Don’t ignore the benefits of going straight to the hotel to negotiate (商谈) a good deal on a room. Many hotel chains offer rate guarantees and encourage customers to book directly. Hotels also frequently have discounts or some offers that third-party websites don’t know. Apart from this, hotels give the upgrades, not the booking agents.
3. Avoid street food.
39 If this means standing up at a cheap street stall (摊位), then follow the crowd. Don’t sit down at a restaurant and spend four times more, on the simple assumption that it’s the only safe option. Can you see what’s going on in the kitchen?
4. Carry your money in a special pocket or pouch.
This is the fastest way to stand out from locals — who will have their money in a wallet or purse. Only take what you need when you leave your hotel room. 40
A. When in Rome, do what the Romans do.
B. And make sure to put your wallet in a front pocket.
C. This is only true if you are buying products that are heavily taxed.
D. Let yourself relax in a warm room for one or two people in single beds.
E. Check the updates on these tall tales (说大话) to save cash and add experience to your trip.
F. These days, many alternatives for the most popular routes mean that demand stays steady.
G. The best hotel prices are on travel websites.
假如你是李华，橙子辅导准备组织你校学生出国参加英语夏令营（English Summer Camp），请写一封申请信给该培训中心。信的内容必须包括：
1. 申请报名。
2. 为什么想参加这个活动。
3. 对这项活动有怎样的打算和期待。
注意：1.词数100左右。
2. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua
The Garden
My father always had a garden.He once found a plot even when we lived in the house with someone else.They always___41___(appreciate) the vegetables he provided in exchange___42___his use of the garden plot.The vegetables were very important to our food supply but he___43___(probable) would have had a garden anyway.He was from a large family with 11 brothers and sisters___44___had learned to depend on a garden for adequate food.Each year in early spring,he used a small push plow（犁）___45___(prepare) the soil for the plants and seeds.He always had___46___ (tomato),peppers and watermelons.One summer watermelons came up from___47___we had threw the seeds.He built___48___shelf for the melons to rest on while they grew very large.This became the conversation of the neighborhood. In the fall Dad would remove all of the___49___(die) plants and sow turnip（萝卜）seeds over the whole plot that would provide turnips for most of the winter months.In later years when we had___50___(we) own home he added a flower garden.His prize flowers entered the Fayette County Fair each year.
A growing number of people who have worked abroad are seeking working opportunities in China after meeting career overseas.
A. barriers B. criteria C. phenomena D. equipment
假设你是李华，请你以自己网上购书所遇到的不愉快经历，向中国某家英文报纸生活栏目写一封抱怨信。要点如下：
1. 所购书中有破损、缺页现象；
2. 一些书籍价格比实体书店还要贵；
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语和结尾已给出（不计入总词数）。
Dear Sir or Madame,
I am a middle school student. I am writing to express my dissatisfaction and disappointment about the unpleasant experience _____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I would be grateful if you could take my opinion into consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
It is so noisy in the restaurant and hard for us to a conversation.
A. go on B. keep on C. carry on D. take on
The old man, ______ his son off at the station, came back to his village riding his bike.
A. seeing B. having seen C. to see D. seen
A few years ago, an elderly woman entered my video store, along with her daughter. The 41 was showing an air of impatience, 42 her watch every few seconds. If the daughter had possessed a rope, she would have 43 her mother to it as a means of pulling her along.
The old woman began to pick DVDs herself. I walked over and asked 44 I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a 45 on a piece of paper. 46 rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to 47 with me so I could show her where she could find it and I wanted to enjoy her 48 for a moment. Something about her movements 49 the memories of my own mother, who’d 50 . As we walked along the back of the store, I described what was on the shelves: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip" and 51 conversation.
I said to her daughter,“ 52 some advice?”“ Of course not,” said the daughter. “ 53 her” I said. “When she’s gone, it’s those precious 54 that will come back to you. Times like this, I know.” It was 55 .I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I’d used my impatience to make her 56 .
Together they 57 their way toward the store’s exit. They stood there for a moment, side by side, 58 the holiday crowds. Then the daughter glanced over and looked at her mother lovingly. And slowly, she placed her arm with apparently unaccustomed affection 59 her mother’s shoulders and 60 guided her back into the crowd.
41. A. mother B. daughter C. merchant D. waitress
42. A. checking B. fixing C. adjusting D. removing
43. A. accustomed B. fastened C. applied D. devoted
44. A. why B. when C. how D. if
45. A. receipt B. ticket C. title D. tip
46. A. Instead of B. Regardless of C. Apart from D. As to
47. A. jog B. trade C. walk D. communicate
48. A. holiday B. time C. stay D. company
49. A. called on B. called for C. called up D. called in
50. A. died away B. passed away C. moved away D. given away
51. A. meaningless B. convincing C. serious D. casual
52. A. Offer B. Lack C. Mind D. Prepare
53. A. Seize B. Cherish C. Forgive D. Leave
54. A. chances B. feelings C. moments D. presents
55. A. true B. appropriate C. reasonable D. impossible
56. A. puzzled B. astonished C. desperate D. upset
57. A. took B. made C. felt D. headed
58. A. observing B. expecting C. approaching D. following
59. A. around B. against C. beneath D. down
60. A. deliberately B. hurriedly C. randomly D. gently
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Students typically speak of their experiences abroad as “life-changing” and count their international experience as one of the most rewarding features of their college careers. They not only advance themselves academically, but also acquire a mature view of our complex world. The benefits of studying abroad are many. Here are a few:
Special academic opportunities. For all students, but especially for those with an interest in area studies, attending a university abroad opens up a lot of academic options: courses not offered at Princeton, access to research materials, and contact with foreign scholars and researchers in particular fields of interest. Foreign environments can also provide a kind of living laboratory for original research that can only be conducted on-site.
Foreign language competency. The best way to become fluent in a foreign language is to go to a country where the language is spoken. The ability to read and talk in a foreign language benefits the scholarly work of all students and is a skill that is increasingly valued in all professions.
Preparation for careers with an international dimension. Today’s workplace is increasingly global and requires knowledge and experience that transcends (超出) national boundaries. Students who have studied abroad can prove to possible employers that they can handle themselves in new situations and have experience interacting with people from other backgrounds. Students may also develop professional relationships that continue long after the study abroad experience is over.
Cross-cultural competence and understanding. Spending time abroad allows you to test your abilities to cope with the challenges of living in another culture as a participant rather than a tourist. Living in another culture exposes you to different views about world events and your own country—deepening your understanding of your own culture, yourself, and the world.
Improve decision-making and problem-solving skills. Students studying abroad find themselves in new situations all the time. When students convey their needs and thoughts using new language skills, they gain confidence. These skills are helpful in other aspects of life, both personal and professional.
Test your interests. While studying abroad, especially on a field-based program, students can often take their interests on a more specific, applied direction. For example, they can try field research and interact with professionals working in fields of interest to them.
Make new contacts. Students form a large network of people while studying abroad. Some students may call upon their in-country professional contacts soon after the program’s conclusion; others stay in touch with homestay families for decades; still others form lifelong friendships with their peers(同龄人). These relationships can be deeply expanding.
| Title: Why not study abroad? | ||
| Introduction | ●Studying abroad is an valuable experience that may (71) __________ one’s life. ●Students can improve their (72) __________ performance and understand the world better. | |
| Provide special academic opportunities | Students can gain (73) __________ to research materials and build contact with researchers. | |
| (74) __________ foreign language competency | The ability to read and talk in a foreign language is (75) __________ to students’ school work and jobs in the future. | |
| Make (76) __________ for future careers | Students who have studied abroad can handle new situations and people from different backgrounds. | |
| Learn to understand another culture | Living in another culture allows you to see the world and your own country in a (77) __________ way. | |
| Learn to make decisions and (78) __________ problems | Students can gain confidence when they deal with new situations using new language skills. | |
| Test your interests and make new contacts | ●Students can do research in a more specific direction according to their (79) __________. ●Students form many relationships while studying abroad, which can be (80) __________over time. | |
China will remain a developing country, as there is still a long way to go ________ we’ll be able to achieve modernization.
A. before B. since C. after D. during
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives (高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now 41 on their way to impressive careers. By society’s 42 , they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a 43 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and 44 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 45 a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have 46 that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some 47 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 48 . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 49 . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 50 to which they have so quickly become 51 .
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and 52 in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they 53 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s 54 . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to 55 , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something 56 in their lives, but it’s 57 to step off the track.
In a society that tends to 58 everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our 59 in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs 60 in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.
41. A. much B. never C. seldom D. well
42. A. policies B. standards C. experiments D. regulations
43. A. last B. least C. second D. best
44. A. cycled B. moved C. slid D. looked
45. A. shared B. paid C. equaled D. collected
46. A. advertised B. witnessed C. admitted D. demanded
47. A. complain B. dream C. hear D. approve
48. A. distribute B. hate C. applaud D. overlook
49. A. calm B. guilty C. warm D. empty
50. A. family B. government C. lifestyle D. project
51. A. accustomed B. appointed C. unique D. available
52. A. yet B. also C. instead D. rather
53. A. let out B. turn in C. give up D. believe in
54. A. fundamental B. practical C. impossible D. unforgettable
55. A. take off B. drop off C. put off D. pay off
56. A. missing B. inspiring C. sinking D. shining
57. A. harmful B. hard C. useful D. normal
58. A. measure B. suffer C. digest D. deliver
59. A. disasters B. motivations C. campaigns D. decisions
60. A. assessed B. involved C. covered D. reduced
" Culture consists of all shared products of human society" ( Robertson, 1981). This means not only such material things as cities, organizations and schools, but also non-material things such as ideas, customs, family patterns, languages. Putting it simply, culture refers to the entire way of life of a society, "the ways of a people".
Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it. Some social scientists consider it the keystone of culture. Without language, the maintaining(延续) of culture would not be possible. On the other hand, language is influenced and shaped by culture, it reflects culture. In the broadest sense, language is the symbolic representation of a people, and it comprises(包含) their historical and cultural backgrounds, as well as their approach to life and their ways of living and thinking.
We should not go further into the relationship between language and culture. What needs to be stressed here is that the two interact, and that understanding of one requires understanding of the other.
Social scientists tell us that cultures differ from one another, that each culture is unique. As cultures are diverse, so languages are diverse. It is only natural then that with differences in cultures and differences in languages, difficulties often arise in communicating between cultures and across cultures. Understanding is not always easy.
Learning a foreign language well means more than merely mastering the pronunciation, grammar, words and idioms. It means learning also to see the world as native speakers of that language see it, learning the ways in which their language reflects the ideas, customs, and behaviors of their society, learning to understand their "language of the mind". Learning a language, in fact, is inseparable from learning its culture.
39. According to the first paragraph, the term "culture" refers to_________.
A. things like cities, organizations and schools
B. ideas, customs, family patterns, and languages
C. all things produced by human race
D.the total that constitute a society
40. The second paragraph tells about_________.
A. the role language plays in culture
B. the relationship between language and culture
C. the influence culture has on language
D. the representation of culture
41. There will be no difficulty in communication if_________.
A .people from different countries can speak each other ' s languages
B. people from different countries can know each other ' s cultures
C.people from different countries can know each other ' s languages and cultures
D. there were no difference between the two cultures
42. The last paragraph mainly talks about ______.
A. Learning social science through society itself.
B. Learning a language through its culture,
C. Learning a culture through its language
D. Learning social customs through culture.
Make the Most of What You Have Got
For Nick Vujicic，life was going to be difficult from the day he was born．When Nick arrived into this world，he 36 everyone．He was not like the other babies. And it was 37 obvious to his parents and to the doctors in the hospital．
There was no 38 or answers for his condition．Nick was born without any limbs一that is，he was born without any arms or legs．But despite being physically 39 he was mentally __40__ and the rest of his body was functioning fine．41 he had loving parents，Nick would find school hard as he would often be looked down upon by the other children and at the young age of l0，he considered
42 his life by drowning himself in a bathtub．These dark thoughts were 43 by his negative attitude to being disabled and at the time，he thought that he would never be able to do 44 by himself,that he would never have a job and that he would always have to 45 on his parents for help．
Nick was wrong．As an adult，Nick is a successful public speaker and is famous for his motivational 46 which focus on life with a disability ,hope and finding meaning in life worldwide. He 47 so many people with the story of his life，how he has 48 so many difficulties and most importantly how he is happy every day．
Despite having no arms or legs，Nick lives 49 ，even finding ways to do almost 50 things like brushing his teeth on his own and swimming．He has to work harder than a full bodied person and he achieves his goals．At the first impression，you may look at Nick and feel 51 .You may feel sad that this man has no arms or legs and you might feel his 52 and upset that he could find everyday situations difficult. But we should 53 Nick，as he is extremely positive and he gets on with life．He 54 every day and makes the best of what he has：a positive attitude，a creative mind and a powerful 55 . He also has a very kind and very beautiful wife and they are truly happy and in love．
36．A．shocked B．pleased C．inspired D．accepted
37．A．nervously B．painfully C．hopefully D．cautiously
38．A．surprise B．worry C．explanation D．apology
39．A．active B．sick C．disabled D．abused
40．A．disturbed B．challenged C．calm D．normal
41．A．Since B．If C．Although D．Unless
42．A．changing B．ending C．risking D．sharing
43．A．expressed B．collected C．given D．driven
44．A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
45．A．call B．rely C．cheat D．look
46．A．1essons B．poems C．speeches D．posters
47．A．convinces B．touches C．puzzles D．judges
48．A．faced B．created C．met D．overcome
49．A．independently B．comfortably C．hopelessly D．1onely
50．A．impossible B．dangerous C．crazy D．regretful
51．A．pain B．guilt C．panic D．pity
52．A．annoyance B．selfishness C．courage D．confidence
53．A．encourage B．admire C．comfort D．correct
54．A．cries B．shouts C．smiles D．struggles
55．A．voice B．body C．family D．position
