Handwriting is quickly becoming a dying art. Few businesses can run nowadays without computers,    giving keyboard shortcuts an unprecedented importance. Elementary and high schools across the country now view typing courses as essential to their curricula. But what are we losing as handwriting loses its significance in society?

       Brain power, according to science. Researchers from Princeton University and the University of California, Los Angeles conducted a series of studies to demonstrate the differences between students who wrote out their notes and those who typed notes. Participants took notes on a lecture using one of the two methods and were tested on the material 30 minutes after the lecture and again a week later. The results showed that both types of notetakers did well on the first test, though longhand notetakers had a stronger grasp of the overall concept, but students with handwritten notes were able to remember and still understand the concepts of the lecture after a week had passed. These participants were also more open to understanding new ideas.

       At the University of Nebraska, educational psychologist Kenneth Kiewra held a similar study, where some students were tested immediately following a PowerPoint lecture and others had a chance to review their notes before being tested. Those who took notes on a laptop had a slight advantage on the test right after the lecture, but students with written notes performed significantly better when given the chance to review. Kiewra told the Wall Street Journal that the reason is likely because written notes are briefer, more organized, and better captured information from graphs and charts than typed notes.

       Computers aren’t going away anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean paper notebooks need to become obsolete（过时）. In fact, it’s best to start using them at an early age. University of Indiana researchers compared brain scans of five year olds, some of whom practiced printing letters and some who just looked at the letters. Those who wrote out the letters had more enhanced and “adult-like” neural activity.

       Take this as a parenting hack for the digital era: Don’t let your kids go completely digital.

59. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that ________.

      A. Not both types of notetakers did well on the material test 30 minutes after the lecture.

      B. It’s easy for both types of notetakers to welcome new ideas.

      C. Students who wrote notes out could only remember the lecture in a week.

      D. Students who typed notes could have a better understanding of the material.

60. Why students with written notes performed much better when given the chance to review according to        Kiewar?

      A. Because the written notes are much more convenient and accessible.

      B. Because they have a higher level of intelligence than those with typed notes.

      C. Because they are born adapting themselves to new ideas easily.

      D. Because the typed notes are always without any references.

61. The passage mainly provides suggestions for ________.

      A. students        B. parents         C. schools       D. enterprises

假设你是李华，是你校模拟联合国大会主席。你校将举办第五次模联活动，请给你们的外教Smith老师写封信，邀请他担任指导老师（advisor）。

信的内容包括：

1.主题：全球气候；

2.举办时间和地点；

3.指导老师的任务。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

模拟联合国大会MUN

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假如你是李华，从网上得知某世界组织正开展“世界公民作文比赛”（the World Citizen Essay Contest）活动，主题为“The worldwide water crisis”, 你有意参加。以下是该作文比赛的提示, 请你给组办方写一封信，咨询该活动的有关细节。

要点应包括以下内容：1. 该活动的目的；2. 参赛者分组情况；3．作文的长度；  4、作文提交截止日期；5、比赛结果公布时间。

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。

Dear Sir/Madam,

       I’m a middle school student in China. ________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Rabbits are easy to raise. The long-eared animals are clean and quiet. They do not need a lot of room. And you do not have to spend a lot of money to feed them.      36     

One male and two females will produce in a year as many as fifty more rabbits. That is enough to provide a good supply of meat for a family.      37     

Rabbit houses are easy to make with wood and wire fencing material. They do not have to be very big. But each rabbit must have its own little room in the house. This is very important. Each room should be about 75 centimeters wide, 60 centimeters high and one meter deep. Fencing is used for the sides and floor of the rabbit house. The holes in the wire fencing should be about one centimeter square.      38      This keeps the rabbit house clean and dry. Rabbits need a lot of fresh air and sunlight. Cover the sides of the rabbit house only to protect it from rain.

     39       Feeding containers hung on the outside of the house let the rabbits eat whenever they want. They simply pull the grass and leaves through the holes in the wire fence.

Each room should have fresh water. The water containers should be heavy so the rabbits cannot turn them over.      40     

One month after mating, female rabbits give birth to about eight babies. In two months, a baby rabbit should weigh about two kilograms. This is big enough to make a meal for a small family.

A. Or you can tie the containers to the wire.

B. Rabbit meat is high in protein and low in fat.

C. Rabbits eat mostly grass and leaves.

D. Rabbits are also valuable for their fur.

E. Wastes from the animals will drop through the holes.

F. Many people enjoy keeping rabbits as friendly pets.

G. With rabbits, you get a big return from a small investment.

Delta College starts Street Fair

San Joaquin Delta College will introduce its new Summer Street Fair, which runs from noon to 8 p. m every Friday stating this week through Aug. 9 in Delta’s L-l parking lot near Pacific Avenue and March Lane. The fair goes with Delta’s weekend flea market.

This week’s featured performers are guitarist Travis Matsumoto from noon to 3 p.m., and Julio and his Jazz Trio from 3 to 6 p.m.

Lode Farmers Market opens

The Angels Camp Certified Farmers Market begins its yearly run from 5 p.m. to dusk this Friday in Utica Park in downtown Angels Camp. Opening night will feature wine tasting from award-winning Four Winds Cellars, and live music by guitarist Nicholas Leffler. Visitors will find fresh, locally grown produce and specialty foods. There will also be barbecue and California-

Mexican fusion cuisine.

Join River Rafting for a good cause

Whitewater enthusiasts can participate in Mokelumne Rive, Rafting Adventures on June 16 in Mokelumne Hill. Local outfitter O.A.R.S. is donating its services to help with the event. Departures are at 8 a.m., noon, or 4 p.m. The trip should last about three hours.

The trip is appropriate for those 7 and older, and the ability to swim is not required. The cost is $ 70 per person.

Films center on paddling water

The festival is an annual contest that awards winning films that focus on paddling in rivers, lakes and oceans in a variety of locales. Tickets to the film festival are $12 in advance and $15 at the door, and are also available online at ticketriver.com/event/7002-reel-paddling-film-festival.

The evening also includes a drawing. Prizes include whitewater trips on the South Fork of the American River.

21. If you want to go to the Summer Street Fair,         .

A. you must be a student from Delta College

B. you can go there on the afternoon of Friday

C. you should live near the Pacific Avenue

D. you must give a performance in the market

22. If you want to enjoy the tasty foods, you can go to____.

A. the new Summer Street Fair of Delta College

B. Lode Farmers Market

C. Mokelumne River Rafting Adventures

D. the film festival centering on paddling water

23. If you are interested in paddling in rivers.

A. you can know all the American rivers B. you must try hard to get many prizes

C. you can get tickets from a website D. you must keep silent in the evening

    Anne Sanders was practicing soccer moves, which was not normal. Usually, Anne only plays basketball. She wins every basketball game she plays, and she loses at any other game.  "Anne", I waved to her. "Why are you playing soccer?"

    "Well, the gym teacher is doing something different," she said. "There are teams of four and partners of two.  We get to pick our partners, and I want someone to pick me. "Anne held up a list.

    "It looks like I'm on a team with you, Stacey, and Paul," I said.  "Stacey is my best friend.Maybe we can be together: " Just then,  Stacey and Paul came over.  They had heard of the teams.

    "Do you want to be partners, Stacey?" I asked.

    "Well, I was going to be partners with Paul," she claimed. I didn't blame her. Paul was as fast as a rocket, and my nickname was "Snail".  "But we are best friends," said Stacey.  “So I guess I'II be with you. "

    It was our first game. Stacey went to talk to some other friends afterwards, and Paul and Anne were talking about winning their game. I was sipping on my water, when I overheard Stacey, "She's worse than I thought; if I played the team alone,, I would have won easily. She's worse than a snail.  She's more like a statue. "

    That night, I felt terrible for losing and mad at Stacey for calling me a statue. After all, she was my best friend and my only friend. Anyway, the phone rang, and it was Stacey. At first, I thought she might apologize, but no such luck.

    “Allison,  the game tomorrow is canceled, "  she said.

    "Okay," I replied.  "Sorry about the game today", Stacey hung up on me.

    The next day, I went over to the soccer field. I knew the game was canceled, but maybe I could help clean up.  But instead of a mess, I saw a soccer game in progress.  Stacey and Paul were playing, and Anne was hiding in the corner.  "Paul made me pretend to be sick, "  she whispered.  “He wants to play with Stacey because she's so fast. "

    So Anne and I went to get ice cream.  Even if I lost Stacey ,I just created a lifelong friendship.

56. Why did Anne practice playing soccer?                         

     A. Because she wanted to win in all games.

     B. Because she didn't want to be left out.

     C. Because she intended to be a normal student.

     D. Because she hoped to do something different.

57. What did Stacey complain about Allison?                 

     A. Allison called her nickname.                B. Allison was as fast as a rocket.

     C. Allison didn't treat her as a best friend       D. Allison moved too slowly in the game.

 -----How will a man do to succeed in his life?

   -----He is to make every effort _______he can achieve something.

   A. before                    B. after             C. unless            D. when

Have you ever really had a       41       ? One who saw you as a raw but        42       thing, a jewel that could be                                   43        to a proud shine? If you are lucky enough to find such teachers, you will always find your way .

My old professor’s death  44  came in 1994. Doctors guessed he had two years left. Morrie knew it was   45   . Do I droop and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left? He had asked himself.  46   everyone was going to die, he could be   47 great value, right? He could be a human    48    for students to learn.

The last class of my old professor’s life had only  49  student. I was the student. The last class  50  once a week in his house, by a window in the study  51   he could watch a small plant shed its pink leaves. The subject was The Meaning of Life. You were  52  to respond to questions, and you were expected to raise questions of your own. You were also required to perform physical tasks now and then, such as lifting the professor’s head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing his glasses on the   53 of his nose. Kissing him good-bye earned you extra 54 . Many topics were 55 , including love, work, community, family, aging, forgiveness, and, finally, death.

I       56      sometimes at the person I was before I rediscovered my old professor. I want to talk to that person. I want to tell him to pay attention when your loved ones are speaking， as if it          57                         the last time you might hear them. I know I cannot do this. None of us can            58                         what we’ve done, or relive a life already recorded. But if Professor Morris Schwartz taught me anything, it was this: there is no                                         59       thing as “too late” in life. He was                    60      until the day he said good-bye.

41.     A. professor      B. parent         C. teacher         D. tutor

42.     A. precious       B. ripe           C. useful          D. worthless

43.     A. changed        B. polished       C. made            D. turned

44.     A. statement      B. announcement   C. condemn         D. sentence

45.     A. longer         B. less           C. Many            D. much

46.     A. Since          B. Although       C. Before          D. With

47.     A. in             B. Of             C. with            D. at

48.     A. novel          B. fiction        C. classic         D. textbook

49.     A. few            B. a few          C. one             D. little

50.     A. broke out      B. took place     C. occurred        D. happened

51.     A. where          B. when           C. which           D. what

52.     A. requested      B. demanded       C. asked           D. expected

53.     A. Face           B. bridge         C. eyebrow         D. cheekbone

54.     A. reputation     B. money          C. credit          D. time

55.     A. covered        B. contained      C. preserved       D. excluding

56.     A. look up        B. look down      C. look ahead      D. look back

57.     A. is             B. was            C. were            D. will be

58.     A. do             B. redo           C. undo            D. misdo

59.     A. so             B. so a           C. such a          D. such

60.     A. changing       B. living         C. lasting         D. Leaving

61.       ________ to the world, that Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Yasukuni War Shrine last December troubled badly Japan’s relations with China and south Korea. (explain)

无论他怎样向世人解释，日本首相安倍晋三去年十二月参拜靖国神社给日本与中国和韩国的关系制造了极大的麻烦。

62.       Some supermarkets ________ classrooms fro children with special needs, as welcome opens its stores for them to learn life skills. (turn)

有些超市正在变成有特殊需要儿童的教室，如惠康打开商店让他们学习生活技能。

63.       In 2012, Premier Wen Jiabao________ that China should vigorously promote the development of Wuhan so that it might become a national central city. (make)

2012年国务院总理温家宝明确表示，中国应大力促进武汉的发展使它可能成为国家中心城市。

64.       Not ________my assignment, I was not allowed to watch the film “No Man Land”, directed by Ning Hao, which is said to be the first western road movie in China.(finish)

我没有完成任务，所以没被允许去看由宁浩导演的电影无人区，据说这部电影是中国第一部西部公路片。

65.       Mrs. Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine that she ________went wrong again. (have)

布朗夫人很失望的看到她让人修理了的洗衣机又出了问题。

66.       From my own personal perspective, at not time ________ the power of the consciousness of innovation. (overlook)

从我个人观点看，任何时候我们都不应该忽视创新意识的力量。

67.       The 10th China International Garden Expo, ________ in Wuhan in 2015, will complement Wuhan’s historical and cultural heritage and will showcase the city’s attractions to visitors from around the world. (hold)

第十届中国国际园林博览会，将于2015年在武汉举行。它将突出武汉历史文化遗产、向来自世界各地的游客展示其景点。

68.       ________Chinese pupils at present is why they are made to spend so much time learning endlessly when they should play or do other things happi9ly. (puzzle)

目前困扰中国小学生的问题是，为什么要他们花这么多他们该用来开心的玩或做其他事情的时间来无休止的学习。

69.       Our factory has produced ________ this year as it did last year, which we owe to the introducing of new modern equipment. (twice)

我们厂今年生产的机器是去年的两倍，这得益于新现代化设备的引入。

70.       Li Hua works in a hospital as a doctor. If she ________ a normal university instead of a medical one, she might be a teacher now. (go)

李华在一家医院当医生。如果她当初上了师范大学而不是医科大学，她现在可能就是一名教师了。

 I have a younger brother. To me , he is a fourteen-year-old kid named Joe, with blond hair and blue eyes. To others, he is different. Where I see a kid who just needs a lot more attention, others see a mentally disabled boy, a kid who cannot walk or talk or think for himself. I see someone who just makes daily routine a bit less routine. Others see an annoyance, a bother.

 This is not to say that I have never felt resentful(怨恨的) toward Joe. He is my brother, and with that comes responsibility. “Gina, could you stay in tonight and watch your brother?” “Gina, do me a favor and feed him dinner and change his diaper(尿布) later, please?”“Could you come home right after school today and get Joe off the bus?”

These are phrases that I have heard since I was twelve. And sure, they have made me resent my brother to a certain extent. I would think: that’s not fair! Everyone else can stay after and be a member of this club, or get extra help from that teacher. Or, all my friends are going out tonight, why can’t I?  And, how come I have to feed him? He is not my son!

However, the small amount of resentment I feel toward my brother is erased a thousand times over by what I have learned from him. Besides making me responsible from a young age, and helping me be more accepting  of all kinds of people, he has taught me to be thankful for what I have.

I know that there are moment in my life that I should cherish and that Joe will never experience. He will never laugh so hard that he cries. He will never feel the glory of a straight-A report card. He will never comfort a  best friend crying on his shoulder. And he will never know how much his family love him. 

Because he will never know, it is up to me to know, every second , how lucky I am. It is up to me to realize that life should be lived to its fullest, and that you should always, always be grateful that God, or whoever are the powers that be, gave you the ability to live your life the way you were meant to live it.

60. We know from the first paragraph that Gina's brother ＿＿＿＿＿.

A. causes trouble to neighbors

B. pays more attention to others

C. lives with mental disability

D. considers daily routine a bother

61. If Mother asks Gina to look after her brother now, what will she probably answer?

A. I'm afraid not.     B. No problem！     C. It depends.     D. It's not fair！

62. The passage intends to tell us that we should ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.

A. value the glory of success                              

B. appreciate what life gives us

C. comfort unfortunate people                            

D. treasure meaningful moments

 — I will go to the party if I don’t have to dress up.   

—Well, actually, it doesn’t matter _______ you’re dressed.

A. what                           B. whether                    C. how                  D. when  

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The old saying “The early bird catches the worm.” show us the importance of planning,working hard and trying constant.To achieve outstanding results,the most people must plan ahead and work diligently to overcome all kind of difficulties.

That has been my own experience,either.When I first started at high school,I seldom passed my exams,so I never prepared well.Later,my teacher,Mr.Black,advised me plan everything in advance.She asked me to study hard as well.After a year of putting his advice onto practice,I can now easily pass all my exams.

There are no shortcuts to succeed.

假定你是李华，是一名高三学生。上周你的英国笔友Paul来信，向你询问即将面临高中毕业有什么感想。请你用英文给他回一封信。内容包括：

  1．收获与感悟；

  2．叙述离别之情；

  3．对未来的展望。

注意：1．词数100左右；

      2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

      3．开头与结尾已写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Paul,

   How is everything going?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your early reply.

                                                                                Yours,

                                                      Li Hua

  When Joan gave birth to the first boy in her family in three generations, she and her husband were overjoyed. So were her parents. Joan expected her elder sister, Sally, to be just as delighted as them. Joan had always admired Sally--the beauty and the star of the family--and felt happy about her achievements.

   But since the baby's arrival, the sisters have become distant. Joan feels hurt for Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. Sally, who has no children, claims that her younger sister "acts as if no one ever had a baby before."

   Neither Sally nor Joan understands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite. Finally Joan seems to be better than her elder sister--and Sally doesn't like it! Their distance may be temporary, but it shows that childhood competition don't fade easily as ages grow. It can remain powerful in relationships throughout life.

   In a study of the University of Cincinnati, 65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted having hidden competitive feelings. In a few cases, these emotions were so strong as to have affected their entire lives.

   Many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive--yet still tend to compete. Two brothers I know turn into killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. Off the court, they are the best of friends. My own younger sister can't wait to tell me when I've put on weight. However, she's a terrible cook and that pleases me; I tease her when she comes to dinner. Happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other.

   In between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive. Some brothers and sisters stay at arm's length, hut never give up competition completely. Why do these puzzling, unproductive, often painful relationships continue to exist?

32. When Joan's son was born, Sally        .

A. felt very happy    B. felt not delighted    C. moved away     D. admired her a lot  

33. What happens to children's desire to compete with their brothers and sisters?

   A. It sometimes will disappear when they grow up.

   B. It will never disappear throughout life.

   C. It will improve their relationships when they grow up.

   D. It will never harm their relationships when they grow up.

34. Why does the author's sister often tell her when she's put on weight?

   A. Because she wants the author to go on a diet.

   B. Because she wants the author to stop calling her a bad cook.

   C. Because she wants to make fun of the author's weight.

   D. Because she wants to be honest with the author.

35. The underlined sentence means that although some brothers and sisters        .

   A. live near each other, they still have competitions

   B. live away from each other, they stop their competitions

   C. live together, they often think of ending their competitions

   D. live within a big family, they often try to end their competitions

—Would you like to have a picnic with us this Saturday?

—Sorry, but I         to visit Granny with Mom.

       A．had offered          B．offered                C．offer                   D．will offer

1. The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has               all over the country. (分支，分行）

2. Reaching the top of the tower, he was out of            . 到了塔顶他就上气不接下气了。

3. They held a party in                of his promotion.（庆祝）

4. Good                  skills include learning body language.（交流）

5. The program reminds me of many things from my own               (童年）

6. Taking exercise helps us                                      and keep a clear mind. (增强体质）

7. Success               (需要）hard work.

8. They just                 (执行）the order as they were told.

9. He succeeded                       his health. (以...为代价cost）

10.                           （和...一样）other students, Tom is seldom late for school.