You get anxious if there’s no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power, and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you’re not there. All these can be called “always on” stress caused by smartphone addiction.

    For some people, smartphones have liberated them from the nine-to-five work. Flexible working has given them more autonomy(自主权) in their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families. For many others though, smartphones have become tyrants (暴君) in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off, relax and recharge their batteries.

    Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favour of his iPhone. So he developed an app — Moment — to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time they’re spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are breached (突破). “Moment’s goal is to promote balance in your life,” his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off it enjoying your loving family and friends around you.”

   Dr Christine Grant, an occupational psychologist at Coventry University, said, “The effects of this ‘always on’ culture are that your mind is never resting, and you’re not giving your body time to recover, so you’re always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make. Physical and mental health can suffer.”

    And as the number of connected smartphones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis (瘫痪) and is creating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader range of data and communications which are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because they’re controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,” said Dr Christine Grant.

32. What’s the first paragraph mainly about?

A. The popularity of smartphones.

B. The progress of modern technology.

C. The signs of “always on” stress.

D. The cause of smartphone addiction.

33. Kevin Holesh developed Moment to __________.

A. research how people use their mobile phones

B. help people control their use of mobile phones

C. make people better use mobile phones

D. increase the fun of using mobile phones

34. What’s Dr Christine Grant’s attitude towards “always on” culture?

A. Confused.        B. Positive.       C. Doubtful.       D. Critical.

35. According to the last paragraph, a greater amount of data means __________.

A. we will become less productive

B. we can make a decision more quickly

C. we will be equipped with more knowledge

D. we can work more effectively

A bargain is something offered at a low and advantageous price. A more recent definition is: a bargain is a dirty trick to force money out of the pockets of silly and innocent people.

       The cost of producing a new - for example - toothpaste would make 80p the proper price for it, so we will market it at £1.20. It is not a bad toothpaste, and as people like to try new things it will sell well to start with; but the attraction of novelty soon fades, so sales will fall. When that happens we will reduce the price to £1.15. And we will turn it into a bargain by printing 5p OFF all over it.

       Sometimes it is not 5p OFF but 1p OFF. What breathtaking rudeness to advertise 1p OFF your soap or washing powder or whatever! Even the poorest old-age pensioner ought to regard this as an insult(侮辱), but he doesn’t. A bargain must not be missed. People say one has to have washing powder (or whatever) and one might as well buy it a penny cheaper.

The real danger starts when unnecessary things become ‘bargains’. Many people just cannot resist bargains. Provided they think they are getting a bargain they will buy clothes they will never wear or furniture they have no space for. Once I heard of a man who bought an electric saw as a bargain and cut off two of his fingers the next day. But he had no regrets: the saw had been truly cheap.

       Quite a few people actually believe that they make money on such bargains. A lady once told me: “I’ve had a lucky day today. I bought a dress for £120, reduced from £400; and I bought a beautiful Persian carpet for £600, reduced from £900.” It will never occur to her that she has actually wasted £720. She feels as though she had made £580. She also feels, I am sure, that if she had more time for shopping, she could make a living out of it.

       Some people buy in large quantities because it is cheaper. Once a couple bought enough sugar for their lifetime and the lifetime of their children and grandchildren. They thought it a bargain not to be missed. When the sugar arrived they didn’t know where to store it – until they realized that their toilet was a very spacious one. So that was where they piled up their sugar. Not only did their guests feel rather strange whenever they were offered sugar to put into their coffee, but the toilet became extremely sticky.

       To offer bargains is a commercial trick to make the poor poorer. When greedy fools fall for this trick, it serves them right.

32. Which word best describes the language style of the passage?

   A. Polite.                     B. Foolish.                    C. Humorous.              D. Serious.

33. What does the underlined word “novelty” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

   A. Good quality.              B. Low price.                C. Newness.                 D. Curiosity.

34. How does the author feel about 1p OFF a product?

   A. It’s a gift for poor people.                               B. It’s an offence to shoppers.

   C. It’s a bargain worth trying.                             D. It’s a real reduction in price.

35. Which statement will the author probably agree with?

   A. Bargains are things people don’t really need.    B. Bargains are often real cheap products.

   C. Bargains help people make a living.        D. Bargains play tricks on people. 

I get the two of them mixed up        ; they are so similar.

A.at one time         B.at no time           C.in no time                  D. all the time

The train shook back and forth. The carriage was filled with passengers, cold and   41   by the journey. Suddenly, a little boy   42   his way through the grown-ups’ legs and sat down by the window. What a    43   child, I thought. His father    44   to stay by the door behind us.

The train began to crawl into a tunnel. Then, unexpectedly, the little boy   45   down from his seat and leaned his hand on my knee.    46  , I thought that he wanted to   47   me and return to his father, but instead he held his   48   up towards me. Oh, he wanted to say something to me; I   49   my head to receive his message. What I did receive was such a   50   kiss on the cheek that everyone could hear it.

    The boy calmly returned to his seat. I felt   51  . What had just happened? A child kissed a(n)    52   grown-up on the train! But that’s not the end of the story. Soon enough, all my neighbors were certainly   53   Nervous and a little surprised, we   54   at the father. Seeing our questioning   55  , he offered an answer as he got ready for his stop. “My boy is so happy to be alive,” the father said. “He has been very sick.”

Father and son   56   into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors closed and the train went on. On my cheek I can still   57   the child’s kiss. “How many   58   kissing each other for the joy of being alive like the boy? How many even give much thought to the privilege of   59  ?” The little kisser taught us a sweet but serious lesson: be careful; don’t let yourself   60   before your heart stops!

41. A. excited                    B. exhausted                      C. delighted                      D. surprised

42. A. led                    B. came                            C. lost                               D. pushed

43. A. brave                       B. generous               C. casual                    D. helpful

44. A. tended                     B. promised               C. chose                   D. hesitated

45. A. turned                     B. settled                    C. slid                                D. put

46. A. Over time          B. For a moment      C. At no time              D. Once in a while

47. A. kick                         B. strike                     C. search                          D. pass

48. A. eye                          B. ear　　　　　       C. nose                     D. head

49. A. raised                      B. shook 　　           C. lowered                         D. held

50. A. loud　　　         B. long                            C. foolish                    D. hungry

51. A. disappointed　 B. shocked　　　      C. satisfied                D. worried

52. A. well-educated　       B. smart　　              C. unknown                        D. experienced

53. A. praised　　         B. kissed　　　            C. scolded                 D. persuaded

54. A. smiled　　　　        B. shouted　                    C. whispered                    D. pointed

55. A. looks　　          B. gestures　　                C. characters                    D. images

56. A. pulled　　　     B. rushed　　           C. disappeared                 D. followed

57. A. receive　　　　       B. trust　　               C. smell                      D. feel

58. A. go around　            B. look around　　　   C. give away                    D. turn away

59. A. sharing　　　          B. touching　　                C. moving                          D. living

60. A. hurt　　　               B. die　　　              C. beat                              D. panic

 I couldn't help ______ by the beauty of nature.

A. struck                    B. striking                C. be struck                D. being struck

 Hard as the teacher tried to make the kids __________, the heavy snow outside won the battle against their attention.

A. accomplish B. concentrate C. switch D. recover

---Three tickets for Friday night, please．

---Sorry, but we’ve got ____ left．

       A． none                  B． no one          C． nothing              D． not any

假如你是李明，上周你班同学就“毕业前我们该为学校做些什么？”进行了讨论。请你根据以下内容要点，将同学们的建议用英语写一封信告诉你的笔友David, 并谈谈你的想法及理由。

1.为图书馆捐书； 2.美化校园；  3.刻苦学习。

注意：

    1.词数120左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

假设你是李华，你的美国老师Miss Morgan要求你们明天下午去听一个美国历史的讲座。你因故不能参加。请你根据以下要点，写一封短信向Miss Morgan请假。
     内容要点： 
     1. 表示歉意； 
     2. 理由：去机场接从法国回来的舅舅； 
     3. 询问：是否有录音，以便补听讲座。
     注意：
     1. 词数：100词左右； 
     2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 
     Miss Morgan，
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua  

Hiro walked up to the microphone. He looked out at the huge crowd and felt a heaviness in the pit of his stomach. They were all__ 36___ at him, waiting.

       “Uh, hi，” Hiro said into the microphone. For a moment, his mind went __37  . Then he saw  Tadashi’s face in the audience. He was smiling and giving Hiro a thumbs-up.

      Hiro smiled back and took a __38  . “Sorry. My name is Hiro Hamada, and I’ve been working on  something I think is pretty cool. I hope you like it.”

      Hiro put on a headset and reached into his hoodie(连帽衫). He __39   a small object no bigger  than a paper clip. “This is a microbot.” The small object in his hand took a bow. “It doesn’t look like much but when it links up with the rest of its fellows, things get a little more interesting.”

      The crowd didn’t seem __40 . Then a murmur rose as the  audience noticed waves of tiny mircrobots twisting across the floor. The single microbot flew from Hiro’s  __41   and joined a towering column of microbots that had now formed onstage.

     Hiro smiled and tapped his headset. “The microbots are  __42__ with this neural transmitter(神经传导器).” He took the headset off and the microbots collapsed to the floor. They reformed into a column  as soon as Hiro put the headset back on.

      “I think of what I want them to do,” Hiro said, “and they do it!” The microbots took the  __43   of a hand waving. Everyone in the audience smiled and waved back. “The  __44    of this tech are limitless. Take construction.”

      Hiro stared at the microbots, and with a wave of his hand, they picked up cinder(煤渣）blocks and assembled them into a tower. “ __45   used to take teams of people working by hand for months or years can now be __46    by one person!”

      “And that’s just the __47__”Hiro said as he jumped off the tower. Everyone gasped, thinking he was about to __48   , but the microbots rose and __49   him midair. Hiro smiled. He could see Tadashi giving him another __50    .

     “How about __51 ?”Hiro asked. The microbots transformed into a set of legs that __52  Hiro through the audience. “Microbots can move anything, anywhere, __53 . ”

      As they approached the stage, the microbots formed a set of __54 so Hiro    could climb backup to it. “If you can think it, the microbots can do it!” Hiro said.

      The audience was with him now. The moment belonged to Hiro, and he was on a roll. “The only limit is your 55 ! Microbots!” he exclaimed, and the audience burst into applause.

36.A. smiling             B. shouting           C. staring             D. glancing

37.A. open             B. blank            C. down                      D. away

38.A. sigh            B. look                     C. seat                        D. breath

39.A. put away           B. took out              C. picked out         D. set in

40.A. worried               B. exhausted          C. delighted           D. impressed

41.A. hand             B. pocket               C. position             D. headset

42.A. charged      B. controlled        C. constructed              D. conducted

43.A. picture        B. place                       C. shape         D. sight

44.A. applications B. instructions           C. methods            D. meanings

45.A. It                 B. There               C. What              D. That

46.A. destroyed           B. accomplished  C. accessed           D. occupied

47.A. story          B. feeling          C. challenge           D. beginning

48.A. fall      B. break                      C. leave                       D. decline

49.A. sought        B. caught          C. chased              D. stopped

50.A. thumbs-up         B. look                        C. applause            D. reward

51.A. operation           B. construction           C. transportation         D. reception

52.A. removed            B. walked                  C. ran                 D. led

53.A. with caution        B. without hesitation      C. without order            D. with ease

54.A. legs                  B. blocks       C. stairs                  D. stages

55.A. imagination         B. determination            C. courage             D. confidence

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。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。

    It appears that people don't need any phone box now. In a small British village, people decided to turn a red phone box into a library a few years before. Now, the phone box is one of the country’s smaller libraries. About 150 books placed on shelves in the phone box. Villagers there can take whatever they want and leave their own books for exchange. They can use the library around a clock so it opens 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. Since the library opens its bright door, people from all parts of the village have paid it a visit. Among it there're senior citizens living in the neighbourhood, children getting off school buses and university students are stopping by late at night. It is convenient for them to use such a wonderful library.       

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.

Pop star Lady Gaga purchased 55 items belonging to late singer Michael Jackson in a weekend auction(拍卖) that raised more than $5 million, ________ will be donated to charity.    

A. part of which                B. part of them              C. part of it            D. which part

I had been traveling on business all morning and was about to head home. It was so hot. The spring morning felt more ___41___ a summer afternoon and my mouth was ___42___. I decided then to stop by a local convenience store to ___43___ something to drink first.

As I walked in I heard a mother ___44___ to her son who couldn’t have been more than five years old. “Are you ___45___ you want to spend your birthday money on ice cream?” The little boy ___46____. I stood behind him as the cashier ___47___ a small cone (圆筒) with ice cream. The lady handed him the cone and the__48___ passed the money. He was about to leave ___49___ the cashier told him to wait and ___50___ a few coins into his hand. The little boy looked at his ___51___ for a moment and then ____52____ his hand to a charity box on the counter and put the coins in it. He ___53___ and our eyes met. He ___54___ at me and I smiled back. Then he walked out of the store with his mom, ____55____ eating his ice cream.

After watching that little act of ___56___, my heart felt lighter and the world seemed ___57___ . It felt so wonderful to be in a world that had such ____58____ in it.

No gift is too small and every act of love is ____59____. By simply sharing a few ____60____ , that little boy made this world a better place.

41.  A. as                B. on                      C. like               D. in

42.  A. full               B. watery                  C. open             D. dry

43.  A. import           B. lend                    C. buy               D. deliver

44.  A. replying          B. talking                  C. attending               D. reporting

45.  A. sure             B. careful                 C. aware            D. afraid

46.  A. nodded          B. shook                  C. greeted                D. bowed

47.  A. covered         B. filled             C. presented             D. decorated

48.  A. boy               B. mother           C. cashier                D. customer

49.  A. before           B. after             C. when                   D. as

50.  A. took             B. rolled                  C. knocked                D. dropped

51.  A. menu             B. order                   C. receipt                 D. change

52.  A. pulled up        B. lifted up                C. brought up       D. picked up

53.  A. showed off      B. got round        C. took off          D. turned round

54.  A. smiled           B. laughed          C. gestured               D. shouted

55.  A. nervously       B. shyly              C. merrily                 D. gratefully

56.  A. hate             B. hunger           C. love              D. relief

57.  A. harder           B. brighter          C. higher            D. lower

58.  A. courage         B. kindness         C. trust                    D. safety

59.  A. accessible             B. unreliable        C. reasonable            D. invaluable

60.  A. coins            B. ice creams             C. drinks                  D. charity boxes

阅读表达

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

[1]Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. However, you can receive better grades if you want. Yes, even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Here's how:

[2]Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Then make a schedule of your time. Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments. Of course, studying shouldn't occupy all of the free time on the schedule.

[3]Make good use of your time in class. Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.

[4]Skim before you read. Look over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully. As you preview the material, you get some idea of the content and how it is organized. Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions. Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve your comprehension as well.

[5]          .Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused. If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day, skim and read that material, too. If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads to improved performance on tests.

[6]Develop a good attitude towards tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't worry excessively （过分地） about a single test.

[7]There are other techniques that might help you with your studying. Improving your studying habits will improve your grades.

76. What’s the best title of the passage? (no more than 8 words)

77. Complete the following statement with proper words. (no more than 4 words)

If you don’t                   , don’t let it trouble you too much.

78. Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words. (no more than 4 words)

79. According to the passage, how can an average student improve his/her grades?(no more than 6 words)

80. What does the word “it” (line 4, paragraph 5) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)

A Dutch artist and designer has come up with a device which he hopes will get rid of pollutants from Beijing's smog skies, creating clean air for the city's mask-wearing people.

An electromagnetic field（电磁场） will pull particles（微粒） in the smog to the ground where they can be easily cleaned.

“It's like when you have a balloon which has static（静电） and your hair goes toward it. Same with the smog,” says artist Daan Roosegaarde.

His studio has reached an agreement with the Beijing government to test the technology in one of tile capital's parks.

With its skies regularly covered by dirty gray smog, Beijing this week announced a series of emergency measures to handle the problem.

 Roosegaarde says an indoor model device has already proven it works and is confident that the results — with the help of a team of scientists and engineers — can be replicated outside.

“Beijing is quite a good place because the smog in Beijing is quite low. It lies in a valley so there's not so much wind. It's a good environment to explore this kind of thing.”

 “We'll be able to purify the air and the challenge is to get the top of the smog so you can see the sun again.”

 Roosegaarde acknowledges that projects like this are a way of drawing attention to the problem, rather than a practical solution to Beijing's awful air pollution.

“This is not the real answer for smog. The real answer has to do with clean cars, different industry and different lifestyles.”

However, he hopes the project will make a “fundamental statement” by allowing the city's people to realize the difference between breathing clean and smog-filled air.

32. The device works by _______.

  A. helping keep the particles out with more masks

  B. pulling pollutants to the ground with an electromagnetic field

  C. absorbing hair with a balloon with static

  D. creating clean air and let it out into the sky

33. According to the passage, ______ .

  A. the Beijing government has agreed to use the technology in Beijing

  B. they have proven the results of the device both indoors and outdoors

  C. the results of the air-cleaning device can be expectable

  D. the Beijing government has never done anything to handle the air pollution

34. What does Roosegaarde really mean by saying “Beijing is quite a good place…... ”?

  A. The air pollution in Beijing is not quite serious.

  B. The weather in Beijing is good for foreigners to live in.

  C. Beijing is quite fit for using the air-cleaning device.

  D. It is easy to get the top of the smog in Beijing.

35. Roosegaarde appeals to people in Beijing to ________.

  A. pay attention to air pollution and solve the problem finally

  B. invent more devices to clean the smog in Beijing

  C. drive modern cars and try different lifestyles

  D. realize how serious the pollution they're facing is

 Waterfalls never fail to attract and ______ in Guangxi Province are no exception.

   A. they          B. it             C. those          D. that