假设你是红星中学高-(1)班的学生李华，你的英国笔友Chris刚刚转学，感到一切都很陌生。他在邮件中向你询问如何尽快融入新环境。请你根据以下信息回信。

    1．多跟同学交流沟通；

    2．积极参加学校活动；

    3．向老师寻求帮助。

    注意：1.词数：100左右；

    2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

    3．开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。

Dear Chris,

I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble fitting in at your new school.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                                  Yours,                                                                                                                                                         Li Hua

   Holiday is＿time for leisure.  But making good use of＿time is not an easy task for most people.

    A. the；the   B.  a；the   C.  the；a              D.不填；不填

       Life in the Internet age is lonely—or is it?That’s what experts in human interaction are debating after a new Stanford University survey has been published.

       According to the study,the more time people spend online,the less they can spare for real-life relationships with family and friends.The researchers asked 113 people about the Web’s influence on daily activities.36％ of those people are online for more than five hours a week.”As Internet use becomes more widespread,it will have an increasingly isolating (孤立的) effect on society,”says Robert Kraut,one of the researchers.

       Scholars and Web lovers criticized the study for stretching its data to make the “isolating” point.While 13％ of regular Web users admitted the loss of time with loved ones,60％ reported watching less TV.The survey also shows that E-mail is the most popular online activity,If some of webheads (网虫)spend what was once passive TV time keeping company with friends via E-mails,“that’s a move toward greater connectedness,”says Paul Resnick,a professor at the University of Michigan.

       This isn’t the first claim that the Web should be criticized,A 1998 report monitored 73 Pittsburgh-area families’ Net use for a year.People who used the Internet more “talked less to family members and reported being lonelier and more depressed.” says Robert Kraut.

       “It’s true that there have been big declines in social connectedness over the past decades,but those declines began before the Internet was invented,” says Thomas Putnam.

       As Amitay Etzioni says,the Internet gives us a different kind of social life—not better or worse than before,but just different.

28.Who claimed that the Web had negative influence?

A.Robert Kraut.                    B.Paul Resnick.             C.Thomas Putnam.        D.Amitay Etzioni.

29.The underlined word “This” in Para.4 refers to       .

A.the study conducted by Stanford University            B.the survey made by the University of Michigan

C.the conclusion in a report written in 1998               D.the opinion expressed in Bowling Alone

30.From the passage we learn that       .

A.watching TV used to take time away from staying online

B.36％ of web users spend more than five hours a week online

C.the Web was blamed more than once for causing an isolating effect

D.the Web has the same influence as telephones and televisions

31.The passage mainly discusses       .

A.how we can make a better use of the Internet         B.whether the Internet causes an isolating effect

C.how declines in social connectedness appear             D.what a different life the Internet brings to us

Being Left-handed in a Right-handed World

       The world is designed for right-handed people, but why does a tenth of the population prefer the left?  36 

The answer to it remains a bit of a mystery. Since scientists have noticed that left-handedness tends to run in families, it’s assumed that left-handedness has a genetic(基因的) component to it.   37   In fact, identical twins, who share the same genes, can sometimes prefer to use different hands. There are also plenty of theories on what else might determine which hand you write with, but many experts believe that it’s kind of random.   

Historically, the left side and left-handedness have been considered a negative thing by many cultures.   38   In some areas, the left hand became known as the “unclean” hand. In many religions, the right hand of God is the favored hand. For example, Jesus sits at God’s right side. God’s left hand, however, is the hand of judgement. Various activities and experiences become rude or even signs of bad luck when the left hand becomes involved. In some parts of Scotland, it is considered bad luck to meet a left-handed person at the start of a journey.   39  A person giving directions will put their left hand behind them and even physically try to point with their right hand if necessary. In some Asian countries, eating with the left hand is considered impolite.

  40   People come to realize that left-handedness is natural. People even noticed that many famous people are left-handed, including Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Charlie Chaplin. Some researchers find out that lefties are more creative and can deal with abstract thinking better. The left-handedness is more easily adaptable to the right-handed world as well. Being left-handed is no longer a sad story now; instead, it is a wonderful gift or maybe it is something you should take pride in. 

A. In other words, left-handers are born that way.  

B. Left-handedness used to be regarded as a disability.

C. The unfavorable associations of the use of the left hand among cultures are varied.

D. Why do they prefer to use their left hand rather than their right hand for routine activities?

E. Why do some parents force their left-handed children to become right-handed when writing?

F. In Ghana, pointing, gesturing, giving or receiving items with the left hand is considered rude.

G. Fortunately, nowadays most societies and cultures no longer reject left-handedness like before

Three days after the aircraft went missing, an international effort ________ ships and planes hasn't found any wreckage, ____ growing frustration for the families of the 239 people on board.

       A. involved; causing                                  B. to involve; caused 

       C. involving; causing                                 D. involving; having caused

Instagram is a fast，beautiful and fun way to share your life with friends and family．Take a picture or video，choose a filter to transform its look and feel．and then post to Instagram—it’s that easy．You can even share to Facebook, Twitter and more．It’s a new way to see the world．So many photos of food are contained on Instagram—now a pop-up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks．

I always thought people’s taking pictures of their food was kind of silly，but at this new pop-up restaurant in the UK，I’d probably do it too．“The Picture House” is the world’s first pay-by-photo restaurant. You order, click a photo of the food, share on Instagram and eat for free!

The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant(巨人)Birds Eye，who came up with the idea to cash in on people’s addiction with photographing food and sharing the pictures online．They conducted a survey and found out that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals．So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range．

The pop-up diner was open in Soho，London for three days in May，and is now moving to other    major UK cities．They serve two-course meals that customers don’t have to pay for，if they photo and Instagram it.

The restaurant is a part of Birds Eye’s “Food for Life” campaign，a new marketing project that  aims at changing the way people look at frozen food．“Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime moments—from the everyday to the special，”said marketing director Margaret Jobling．

The reaction to the Picture House has been great so far And the pay-by-picture concept has  proven to be an effective way．Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses．Last year in a cafe in Germany customers pay by how much time they spend there，not by what they eat．

24．Instagram probably is________．

  A．a program used to share photos      B．a campaign of“Food for Life”

  C．a restaurant free of charge                D．a new marketing project

25．What’s the author’s attitude to this new trend?

  A．Confused      B．Interested      C．Opposed     D．Unconcerned

26．“The Picture House” encourages sharing photos of its food to_______．

  A．raise the price of frozen food          B．create a new social media trend

  C．attract more customers                    D．reward the regular customers

27．Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?

  A．Food for Life                                B．The Pop-up Diner

  C．No Need to Pay                            D．Pay by Picture

 If you don’t mind my saying so, I think you         that better.

A. might handle      B. could have handled     C. may have handled     D. should handle

Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major cause of climate change, and now a new study has confirmed that atmospheric CO2 is also affecting the ocean chemistry and potentially harming sea life.

Montana State University scientist Robert Dore has been researching the water in the Pacific Ocean for almost two decades. “We've been going to the same spot in the Pacific Ocean, and we try and characterize long-term change in the open ocean environment. And one of the key things that we measure is CO2 levels. And we've been able to record this increasing quantity of atmospheric CO2 into the ocean.”

Scientists expected that as atmospheric CO2 increased, more and more of the carbon dioxide would be absorbed into the ocean, affecting the chemical balance of the sea water, with a potentially harmful impact on shellfish and coral in particular.

"As carbon dioxide dissolves in the water, or seawater in this case, it forms a weak acid, carbonic acid," Dore explains. "And therefore, as the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere goes up and that exchanges with the surface seawater, it drives the PH down, and makes it more acidic."

The seawater samples Dore and his colleagues have analyzed confirm what the theory predicts.

The effect was particular striking at about 250 meters down, and again at 500 meters. Dore and his colleagues came up with two possible explanations. It could be that surface water picked up CO2 and then moved to those depths. Or there could be a biological explanation.

"It's important to realize that the oceans are really becoming acidic. And it can have negative impacts on a whole variety of sea life from fish to coral. It's potentially catastrophic."

55. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Sea Life Facing Danger                           B. Scientist Researching Seawater

C. Oceans Becoming More Acidic                D. Climate Change Affecting Seawater

56. With the increase of atmospheric CO2，__________.

A. more corals will appear in the sea

B. the surface water is becoming warmer

C. the chemical balance of the seawater is affected

D. the PH of the ocean out here has been increasing

57. Which of the following shows the process of the impact of atmospheric CO2 on sea life?

a．Sea life is endangered.

b．CO2 goes into the surface water.

c．The ocean chemistry is affected.

d．CO2decreases the PH and makes the seawater more acidic.

58. Scientist Robert Dore came to the conclusion based on __________.

       A. his research and analysis                          B. the expectation of other scientists

C. some former theory                                                                      D. a major cause of climate change  

 ---Have you thought of the topic for the composition ?

   ---Not yet, I ___________ it very carefully , but I haven’t decided.

A. will consider                     B. have been considering    

C. had considered                   D. was considering

Disney’s Family Magic Tour

Magic Kingdom park

Walt Disney World Resort

Valid Park Admission Required

Price

Adult USD $ 39.00

Hours

Tuesday October 6,2015    10:00 AM

Put on Your Detective Hat!

Solve confusing mysteries on this high-energy interactive(相互作用的)search----you never know whom you might meet along the way!

Follow your Guide as you make way through Magic Kingdom park, picking up clue after clue while unlocking a splendid and memorable search you won’t soon forget.

Be sure to bring your camera to catch all the memorable surprises as you and your group wind your way through many of the magical lands throughout the park.

  Know Before You Go

  View important information including experience details, Guest restrictions and cancellation policies.

  ◆Children and the young at heart will enjoy this imaginative adventure, though it is best suited for Guests 4 to 10 years of age. Guests 16 years of age and under must be accompanied by a paying adult(18 years of age or older).

  ◆Pleases note that the tour involves a lot of outdoor walking for about 2 hours, so be sure to check the weather forecast and dress properly, including wearing comfortable shoes. Accordingly, the tour may be too difficult for some of our younger Guests.

  ◆Please check in at the Chamber of Commerce building close to City Hall 15 minutes before your experience. You will lose the entire price of your tour if you no-show or cancel within 2 days of your reservation.

  ◆Same-day bookings are available on a walk-up basis only.

33. What is encouraged to carry when travelling?

   A. A camera.                   B. A hat.

   C. A mirror.                    D. A ticket.

34. How much should be paid if a ten-year-old boy and his parents experience the park?

   A. Nothing.                    B. 39 dollars.

   C. 78 dollars.                   D. 117 dollars.

35. Why should the guests check the weather forecast and dress properly before the tour?

   A. The tour includes about 2-hour outdoor walking.

   B. The guests are so young that they can’t walk.

   C. The bad weather can stop the normal tour.

   D. The guests dress properly to make the tour happy.

After that, he knew he could _____ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability.

   A. get through        B. get across     C. get away with    D. get on with

     Nowadays, it is common that more and more high school students open their micro blogs on the Internet. For one thing, it can (76) p_______ a colorful platform to show their talent. For (77)_________, it is a useful way to release their pressure. (78)_________ many parents and teachers hold a different view . They think that managing one’s micro blog will take a lot of time and (79)e_______, which should be used to study.

     In my view, I am greatly in favor of this activity. Today the internet is (80) p________ an important and essential role in our life. Therefore as high school students of the information age, we need to learn to make use of this (81)________(有意义的) tool to communicate and display ourselves. What’s (82)________,opening and organizing micro blogs need various (83) a________ such as writing, designing, being skillful at computer and so on. We (84) ________(提高) ourselves while organizing our micro blogs.

      In fact, micro blog itself is of little harm. It is your attitude towards it (85)_______ maters. We should take the advantages and avoid some bad effects.

76.__________77.____________78 __________ 79.___________ 80. ____________

81.__________82. ___________83.__________ 84.___________ 85._____________

 --- I’m not sure whether I should help LiLei with his essay.

    --- I don’t think so. ________________.    

    A. The world is his oyster.              B. Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

    C. He has butterflies in his stomach.        D. It costs you an arm and a leg.

The joy of living comes from ______ we put into living.

   A. what         B. that         C. where             D. How

    In US, the potato is one of the most widely consumed crops．French fries are commonly found in typical American fast-food burger joints and cafeterias．French fries were introduced to the US when Thomas Jefferson served them in the White House during his presidency from 1801 t0 1809．Potato chips are popular with consumers as well．

   The humble potato is more than just a kind of food．In many ways it's part of the American pop culture．Let's take a look at some pop culture potatoes．

    Mashed Potato dance

       The Mashed Potato dance is a craze that began in 1962．The name of the dance came from the song it accompanies, Mashed Potato Time, performed by American R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp．The move vaguely resembles that of the Twist dance style, by Sharp's fellow Philadelphian,

Chubby Checker．

    Hot Potato!

    Hot Potato!  is an action puzzle video game released in 2001．In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato beings．The potato beings are either red or blue; when two like-colored potatoes touch each other, they disappear．．Over the years, Hot Potato! has received mostly positive reception from critics．

       Mr．Potato Head

       Mr．Potato Head is an American toy invented by George Lerner in 1949．The toy consists of a plastic potato model and a variety of plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and mouths．In 1952, Mr．Potato Head became the first toy advertised on television．This commercial revolutionized marketing and caused a boom that solidified this toy's place in American pop culture．

29．Which is the newest to the American pop culture?

       A．French fries．                                   B．Mashed Potato dance．

       C．Hot Potato!                                     D．Mr．Potato Head．

30．What can we infer from the text?

       A．French fries were popular in US when first served in the White House．

       B．Mashed Potato Time came from Mashed Potato dance．

       C．Players can play Hot Potato!  on their phone．

       D．Mr．Potato Head can be taken apart．

31．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

     A．Enjoy American Fast Food                         B．Have Fun with Potatoes

     C．Different Uses of Potatoes                         D．American Food Culture

 ________ you don’t know is that I spend ________ little time I had with my kids.

 A. That; that  B. What; how    C. What; what   D. That; how

Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam, a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched (张开的). Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met. She never failed to return my smile, my grasp, and my greeting.

    On the last day of our visit, I found myself alone on a busy corner across the street from our hotel. Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me. As I hesitated on the sidewalk, I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me. She nodded her head toward the street, indicating that she would take me across. Together, we moved slowly into the chaos.

    Then we moved on toward the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then left, still smiling and waving back to me.

Traveling in poorer nations, I have witnessed a variety of ways to deal with beggars. The most common response of tourists faced with the poverty-stricken is to ignore them and focus their eyes elsewhere. I have seen people push away an outstretched hand in angry annoyance. A few may drop a few coins into the hand in a hurry, hoping that other ragged pursuers won’t immediately appear on the scene.

For many reasons, giving money is not the best response to an outstretched hand. Many world travelers have discovered that the greatest gift they can give is their time and respect. Everyone needs recognition, to be seen as worthy of being known, to feel appreciated and loved. And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing.

31. The woman beggars helped the author go across the busy street because __________.

       A．the author gave her material assistance              B．the author treated her kindly and friendly

       C．the author would help her as a reward              D．the author was a foreigner

32. From the story, what position of the beggars in the author’s mind might be?

       A．equal         B．superior    C．lower    D．valuable

33. In common cases, people will do the following things to the beggars EXCEPT for ________.

       A．pretending to see nothing                       B．handing out some money

       C．refusing them angrily                           D．greeting them normally

34. According to the author, the most important things beggars really need are _________.

       A．mercy and pity 　   B．money and food 

C．smile and greeting    D．attention and respect

35. The purpose of the passage is to _________.

       A．show how poor the beggars are in Vietnam

       B．offer some advice on dealing with begging

       C．express what we should offer the beggars

       D．describe an experience with a beggar