Face-book chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and Anna Maria Chavez, chief of

American Girl Scouts, are leading a campaign to discourage the use of the word "bossy".

Does the term destroy the confidence of young girls?

    The campaign claims that terms like "bossy" are improperly applied to females,

preventing schoolgirls from seeing themselves as future "leaders". From its first

application, the word has been definitely connected more with women than with men It

first appeared in 1882, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, mentioning "a lady

manager who was extremely bossy . As late as 2008, the word appeared in reference to

females four times more often than males, claim the Ban Bossy campaigners. "To me, the

reference is always in association with women," says Helen Trim, director of Fresh

Minds. "I have three brothers and my family still call me 'bossy' today. " Her father is

the only other family member who could be considered in that way, says Trim, but

nobody would ever call him so.

     Some educators recommend that the word should be reclaimed, rather than banned.

"But the thing with 'bossy' is that there-s an infantile(幼稚的) element to it, says Sara

Mills, professor at Sheffield University. "You think of ' bossy 'as being like a little kid

who's claiming more than he has the right to claim. "

    It's not just "bossy" under fire. "Pushy" is another target. The implication is that

women shouldn't present themselves as powerful and confident, Mills suggests, which

some women are willing to listen to and accept.  Trim points out that many modern female

business role models are able to be bosses without being labeled 'bossy'. And she rarely,

if ever, hears the word used within her company. But she says that the damage may be

done much earlier in a woman's life.  "It does come about from those early teenage years. "

she says. "I think it’s impossible to ban a word, but if people are replacing it with words

like 'confidence' or 6assertiveness', we would all be in a much better place. "

28.More evidence is provided to show "bossy" is more applied to females by _    .

   A. the Oxford English Dictionary         B. the Ban Bossy campaigners

   C.  Helen Trim at Fresh Minds              D.  some experts in education

29. Trim's family still consider her bossy because           .

   A. she is expected to lead in her family

   B. she is the boss of her company

   C. she is a powerful and confident female

   D. her father considers her that way

30.The underlined part "under fire  most probably means        .

     A. definitely replaced                      B. strongly criticized

     C. improperly applied                     D. eagerly expected

31.How does the author sound when referring to the campaign against "bossy"?

  A. Objective.     B. Angry.        C. Doubtful      D. Optimistic.

Students at the University of Reading will benefit from a £120,000 fund through a partnership with Santander, through its Santander Universities Global Division.

    The three-year agreement, signed at the University yesterday (12 December), will set up new scholarships for students to study in Reading, funding for the University’s rowers to train at a top venue, and cash for a business start-up training camp for students and local people with big business ideas.

    Sir David Bell, Vice-principle of the University of Reading, said: “This is an excellent link-up between the University of Reading and Santander Universities that will bring real benefits to students, staff and the local community. This partnership makes the most of some our existing strengths. We’re already a global university, with more than 6,000 students from outside the UK and a new branch opening in Malaysia. This project will add to our growing international outlook.”

    Luis Juste, Santander Universities Director in the UK, said: “Today is a day for celebration as Reading joins the over 1,000 partners of Santander Universities. Reading is not only good at teaching but is also a research-focused institution that has received high praises for its work in the past few years. In addition, its international spirit and cutting edge approach were just two of the reasons why we wanted to sign this agreement with Reading.”

    The signing ceremony in Reading was attended by members of Santander and Reading, and it finished with a reception where both parties discussed the opportunities that this new partnership will bring in the next three years.

   Santander has signed 66 agreements with UK universities and over 1,000 worldwide. The funding of higher education has become Santander Bank’s trademark since its foundation in 1997.

41. According to the agreement, the £120,000 fund will probably be used to ______.

A. provide fees for the University’s rowers

B. award scholarships for top students in UK

C. fund for local students starting their business

D. open an international department in Malaysia

42. Sir David Bell said the link-up between Reading and Santander was excellent because ______.

A. they are international universities                B. it can help open a new branch in Asia

C. it can make the most of their advantage              D. it draws more international attraction

43. What does Luis Juste think of Reading?

A. It has a long history.                                 B. It is of independent spirit.

C. It’s famous for advanced ideas.                  D. It is good at team work.

44. We can learn from the passage that Santander Universities ______.

A. was founded in 1997                                 B. belongs to Reading in UK

C. has many branches in UK                          D. owns more than 1,000 partners

45. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?

A. High Education In Euro-Asia                     B. Reading Signed New Agreement

C. More Fund For Universities                       D. Students Benefit from Foundation

 ________ for two days, Jessica managed to finish her project ahead of time.

A. To work                                                   B. Worked               

C. To be working                                            D. Having worked

    I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.

    Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.

    I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

    I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure. I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show: her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

28. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______.

  A. she is a writer by profession          B. she is fascinated by languages

  C. she works as a translator             D. she uses English in foreign trade

29. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

  A. Americans do not understand broken English.

  B. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.

  C. The author’ mother had positive influence on her.

  D. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.

 30. The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is _____.

A. well structured      B. rich in meaning     C. in the old style   D. easy to translate

31. What is the passage mainly about?

    A. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.

    B. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.

    C. The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.

    D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.

I’m sorry, I didn’t keep you __________（知晓）the truth of the matter earlier.  (inform)

  Three Japanese tourists taking a holiday in Australia got stuck when their GPS told them they could drive from the mainland to an island，failing to mention the 15 kilometres of water and mud in between．

    As they drove their hired car from Moreton Bay to nearby North Stradbroke Island，they started to notice the firm surface they were driving on giving way to the well-known bay mud．However, being confident that their GPS would direct them to a road soon，they decided to drive on，managing to travel around 500 metres before their car was up to its tires in mud．To make matters worse，the tide(潮汐)started to come in and soon forced them to seek help and abandon the vehicle．Just four hours later the car was trapped in, two metres of water—to the great amusement of onlookers on the shore and passengers on passing boats and ferries．

Yuzu Noda,21，said she was listening to the GPS and“it told us we could drive down there．It kept saying it would navigate(导航)us to a road．But we got stuck…there’s lots of mud．”She and her travel companions Tomonari Saeki，22，and Keita Osada,21，instead had to give up their plans for a day trip to the island and headed back to the Gold Coast of a lift from the RACQ tow truck(吊车)driver who was called to the trapped car．No such luck for the hired car though—after assessing the situation，no attempt was made to recover it. The students from Tokyo，who are due to return home tomorrow, said the experience would not put them off returning to Australia for another visit．Mr．Tomonari said，“It has rained every day on our six day holiday．Hopefully next time we come back it will be sunny.”

The car was covered by insurance, but the tourists will have to pay up to about$1 500 in extra charges．

28．The three Japanese tourists got stuck because________．

A．there was no way to the island

B．their GPS had given the wrong information

C．their GPS was broken during their journey

D．their car was not made in Japan

29．They didn’t abandon their car until___________．

A．some onlookers went to save them       B．they got stuck in the mud

C．there came the tide                             D．they managed to travel around 500 metres

30．How did these Japanese students get back?

A．They had to walk back to their living place．

B．They had to repair their GPS and drove back．

C．They had to turn to passengers on boats and ferries．

D．They had to take a lift from the tow truck driver．

31．From the passage we can know that__________．

A．The car was left where it was trapped

B．The passengers saved these students in the end

C．Mr．Tomonari got very down after the journey

D．No money has to be paid thanks to insurance

 When the young man was shown the evidence, he _______ and told everything he had done to the police. 

    A. broke up        B. broke away           C. broke off            D. broke down

 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为

多途选项。

    When we think about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，a

pinnacle（顶点）of delight.  And those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get.

    ___71____I remember playing policemen and robbers in the woods，getting a speaking

part in the school play.  Of course，kids also experience lows，but their delight at such

peaks of pleasure as winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved.

    For teenagers，or people under 20 the concept of happiness changes.____72_____I can

still feel the pain of not being invited to a party that almost everyone else was going to.

I also remember the great happiness of being invited at another event to dance with a

very handsome young man.

    In adulthood the things that bring great joy-birth，love，marriage also bring

responsibility and the risk of loss.   73   For adults，happiness is complex.

    _____74______But I think a better explanation of happiness is“the ability to enjoy

something".  The more we can enjoy what we have，the happier we are.  It’s easy to

overlook the pleasure we get from loving and being loved，the company of friends，the

freedom to live where we please，even good health.

    While happiness may be more complex for us，the solution is the same as ever.

Happiness isn't about what happens to us；it’s the ability to find a positive for every

negative，and view a difficulty as a challenge._____75_____

    A.  Love may not last；loved ones die.

    B.  For a child，happiness has a magic quality.

    C.  Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life.

    D.  Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect.

    E.  The dictionary explains“happy" as“lucky" or“fortunate".

    F.  It’s not wishing for what we don't have，but enjoying what we do possess.

    G.  Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement，love，and popularity,

 I know one of the things I was unsure about was _____ hard it would be to climb this mountain.

A. what               B. that                     C. however             D. how

 If I were you, I would only need         you spent on the project.

  A. one-fourth a time                      B. one-fourth time

  C. the one-fourth time                     D. one-fourth the time

    No one knows how much money Dr. Lyle Tullis gave away to students. I was his colleague for nearly a decade and I never stopped being amazed at his generosity. Our college has a program of providing cross-cultural experiences for students. Lots of students take advantage of summer experience oversea. I discovered that no group left for overseas with some of its members receiving financial help from Dr. Tullis.

    It wasn’t that he made a lot of money. For one thing, he taught in a church-run school. There, his salary was half of what those people earned in a tax-supported school.

    Other colleagues occasionally complained about the low pay. Not Lyle Tullis. Occasionally some professors would leave our campus for a better-paid position. They told me they did so because, with better pay, they could provide for their families.

    The size of Lyle Tullis’ paycheck never seemed to be the most important thing to him. I realized that one day when I was thanking him for helping a student, his eyes shone as he said to me, “I’ve got so much money that I don’t know what to do with it. So, I just give it away to the needy students.”

    Most people wouldn’t have thought that way. Dr. Tullis drove one of the oldest cars on campus. It was even older than almost any of the students’ cars. His home, while comfortable, was not fancy at all. But Lyle Tullis lived with the feeling that he had so much money that he needed to give it away.

    He was one of the favorite on campus. Cynics(愤世嫉俗) might say he bought fame. But they would misunderstand. Lyle wanted to devote his life, all of it, to helping others

12. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

A. Dr. Tullis was very popular with his students.        

B. The author was wondering why Dr. Tullis gave students money.

C. Dr. Tullis was generous in giving his students financial help.       

D. The author had a program of providing cross-cultural experiences for students.

13. Why did Dr. Tullis give his money away?

A. He had a good fortune.               B. He wanted to buy fame.

C. He was ready to help students in need.   D. He didn’t know where to put it away.

14. We can learn from the text that        .

   A. Dr. Tullis was very content with his low pay          

B. Dr. Tullis cared little about his family

   C. the author felt confused about Dr. Tullis’ generosity          

D. many people would misunderstand Dr. Tullis

15. Which of the following can best describe Dr. Tullis?

   A. Honest.       B. Generous      C. Friendly      D. Conservative

假如你是李华，你的加拿大笔友Dave想了解中国的传统节日“春节”，请你回复他的电子邮件，介绍“春节”及这个节日里的主要活动。

   1．它是中国的传统节日之一；

   2．家人团聚；

   3．吃饺子、放焰火、走亲访友等其他活动。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头结尾已为你写好，不计入总数。

参考词汇：

  春节the Spring Festival     放焰火set off fireworks

Dear Dave,

In your last letter, you asked me about the Spring Festival.

____________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                              Yours sincerely,

                                                                              Li Hua

American popular music is played all over the world. People of all ages in all countries enjoy  61  (listen) to it. The reasons for  62  popularity are its fast pace and rhythmic beat. The music has many origins in the United States. Country music,  63  (come) from the rural areas in the southern United States, is one source. Many people appreciate this music because of the emotions  64  (express) by country music songs.

A second origin of American popular music si the blues. It described mostly sad feelings  65  (reflect) the difficult lives of American blacks. It is usually played and sung by black musicians, but it is popular with all Americans.

Rock music is a newer form of music. This music style was known  66  rock and roll in the 1950’s. Since then there  67  (be) many forms of rock music, hard rock, soft rock, punk rock, disco music and others. Many 68 (perform) of popular rock music are young musicians.

People hear these songs  69  (sing) in their original English or sometimes translated to other languages. The words may differ  70  the enjoyment of the music is universal.

--- I don't know ____ makes her different from others．

---Confidence, I think．

       A．how is it that        B．how it is that         C．what is it that     D．what it is that

 She had wanted to go to the west part of China in search of         better view. But she turned         voluntary teacher there.

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

A Young Man Learns What’s  Most Important in Life

In his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and little to spend with his wife and son.

One day, his mother phoned him and told him that his old  41   , Mr. Belser, had died. She asked if Jack would attend the funeral. Jack remembered   42   some of his childhood days with his old neighbor. It had been so long since Jack had thought of him. He    43   thought Mr. Belser had died years before.

Jack’s mother said, “He didn’t forget you. When I saw him, he’d ask   44   you were doing. He’d remember the many days you spent at his home. After your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s   45   in your life.”

“He taught me carpentry（木工手艺）,” Jack said. “I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him. He spent a lot of time   46   me important things. I’ll be there for the funeral.”

Mr. Belser’s funeral was   47  .He had no children and most of his relatives had died.

That night, after he returned home, Jack and his mom   48   the old house next door. The house was   49   as Jack remembered.

Jack told his mom that there was a small gold box that Mr. Belser kept   50   on top of his desk. He had asked a thousand times what was inside,   51   Mr. Belser only said “The thing I value most.” It was   52  . The house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser   53   had taken it.

“Now I’ll never know what was so   54   to him,” Jack said.

Two weeks after Mr. Belser died, Jack discovered a note in his mailbox. “Signature requested on a package. Please   55   by the main post office.”

Next day Jack collected the package. The return address   56   his attention: “Mr. Harold Belser”.

Jack opened the package. Inside was the gold box and an envelope.

“Upon my death, please   57   this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. It’s the thing I valued most in my life.” Jack   58   opened the box.

Inside he found a simple pocket watch and also these words   59   to it, “Jack, thanks for your time! –Harold Belser.”

“My god! The thing he valued most was … my time,” He couldn’t believe it.

Immediately he called    60   his appointments for the next two days, because he needed some time to spend with his family.

From his own version of Kim Kardashian's "Internet-breaking" picture to rocking the "Leia Buns"look,Mark Udovitch,28,hopes his celebrity impersonations (名人模仿) will help raise money for cancer patients.

Dressed in a garbage bag,black cleaning gloves and a plastic bag tie,the recreation (娱乐) of Kim Kardashion's picture is one of Mark's favorite celebrity impersonations.

Game of Throne characters are also a popular choice,and the radiation doctor has cosplayed (角色扮演) many famous figures.Mark says the reaction to the pictures has been positive,with a lot of laugh from his co-workers."I have gotten a very positive response from many other radiation doctors,who privately message me,saying how much respect they have for me,"he said.

But while the radiation doctor is having fun with his wild and strange creations,the cause behind it is sad.A patient once told him she was more devastated about losing her hair than surgery.It was at that moment that Mark decided to stop getting haircuts and start growing his hair.The radiation doctor will shave his hair off in a "Dry July Shave Off" and donate it to make false hair for cancer patients.

Mark recalled,"Over the course of 2.5 years,my mates have been absolutely belting me with comments about who I look like with my long hair.I took a photo of me impersonating Scott Stapp,the lead singer of Creed,as a joke last year and posted it on Facebook.It got 150+ likes,which is large for me since I am not very social media savvy(懂行的).Since that image got so much notice that I wonder how many celebrities I could actually impersonate in the lead.Shaving my head may be used as a means of raising awareness."

28.What does the underlined word "devastated" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Curious.                B.Upset.                   C.Cautious.           D.Alarmed.

29.How did Mark's co-workers react to the photos?

A.They made fun of the photos.                 B.They didn't care about the photos.

C.They thought highly of the photos.           D.They thought the photos strange.

30.Why did Mark impersonate Scott Stapp at first?

A.To do it for pleasure.                                    B.To amuse his colleagues.

C.To show off his talent online.                  D.To raise money for cancer patients.

31.What's probably the best title for the text?

A.Dry July Shave Off                               B.A Kind and Humorous Doctor

C.Celebrity Impersonations                         D.Doctor's Impersonations for Patients

 “I was shocked and _________ at that time, but at the same time it made me cherish my sporting life even more. I will take it as a lesson and be more careful in the future.” The famous sports star Sun Yang said.

A. excited                              B. depressed               C. admired             D. contented

Evan:  Bill, what’s your city like?

Bill:   It’s quite ____41____interesting place to live. The best thing ____42____ (do) in my city is going shopping. There are several indoor and outdoor markets, department stores and shopping malls.

Evan:   Is the traffic bad in the city centre?

Bill:    Not really. No cars ____43____ (permit) in several parts of the city centre,

 ___44_____ (especial) in the main shopping areas. The public transport system is pretty good.

Evan:   What about restaurants and places of ____45____ (entertain)?

Bill:    There are restaurants ___46_____food from all over the world. We have a small Chinatown near the city centre. There are many Indian, Thai, and Italian restaurants all over the city centre. There are many sports events in ____47____ city. We have several sports venues for football, rugby, and ice hockey.

Evan:   Is there a lot of nightlife in your city?

Bill:    There are several good clubs near the city centre. Many people in my city prefer something more ___48_____ (culture), so we have several theatres and venues for classical music concerts and operas.

Evan:   It sounds like a really ____49____ (excite) city to live in.

Bill:    It is. I hope you’ll have time to come for a visit soon. You really should come during the summer,  ____50____ the weather is better and there’s more happenings outdoors.