He bought extra food ________ more people coming than he’d invited.

   A. in anticipation of         B. in defense of   C. in exchange for     D. in agreement with

— Do you think you will be able to finish your composition by five o’clock today?

—          ．I’ll be busy with experiments all day．

  A．Not a chance          B．Not to mention it     C．Not a little            D．Not a bit

When you travel in other countries, you'll have to get yourself well prepared to ensure your safety and handle emergencies.

Before you leave, you'd better:

1. Take out medical insurance policy and learn what the plan covers and whether departure or return to the hometown is covered. Figure out payment choices, such as whether you have to speak directly with the insurance company, before or after treatment, whether you have to pay first and get compensation later.

2. Keep up to date on all required vaccinations (接种疫苗) .

3. Learn about the city or area where you are going to travel. Know how to say street names and landmarks in the local language. Figure out unique climate issues such as altitude, seasonal changes, potentially risky animals and insects.

4. Visit some local hospitals and write down addresses in the local language along with emergency entrance locations; do the same for dental/pediatric (小儿科的) services. Get first aid equipment with necessary medications. Take enough prescribed medication from the home country.

5. Carry a card or note written in both English and the local language listing your emergency contact numbers, name, basic medical information such as blood type and allergies (过敏) .

6. Ensure a reliable means of communication is available and carry an extra phone battery and a charger. Ensure that housemaids, drivers, office assistants, those who work or travel know how to call for medical assistance since they may be the only ones available in an emergency.

7. Make sure to bring all documents and visas along with you. Plan your journey carefully and carry copies of documents (ID, insurance policy records, medical records) and keep in a place where someone else could access them in an emergency.

33. In case you come across an emergency, you should _________.

A. carry a card or note which is written in the local language only

B. make sure your means of communication is available and reliable

C. buy enough prescribed medication from the foreign country

D. buy a guide book which includes basic emergency instructions

34. According to the passage, the following are true EXCEPT that ________.

A. you should try to make a good study of medical insurance policy

B. you'd make sure someone will be able to help you in emergencies

C. you'd hide your copies of documents for safety in a place that no one can find

D. you should try to get familiar with the city or area that you will visit

35. The best title for the text is _________.

A. How to Prepare for a Safe Travel           B. Emergency Help at Home and Abroad

C. How to Know the Place You Will Visit       D. Keep Yourself Healthy When Traveling

　　　The $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like "I never do anything right" into positive ones like "I can succeed." But was positive thinking advocate(倡导者) Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking?

　　Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.

　　The study's authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your stupid friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you're just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.

　　In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students' self-esteem(self-respect). The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, "I am lovable."

　　Those with low self-esteem didn't feel better after the forced self-affirmation. In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren't urged to think positive thoughts.

　　The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy (心理治疗) that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation (静思) techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic perspective (view). Call it the power of negative thinking.

58. What do we learn from the first paragraph about the self-help industry?

　A. It was established by Norman Vincent Peale. B. It is based on the concept of positive thinking.

　C. It is a highly profitable industry.           D. It has led to positive results.

59. What does the author mean by "… you're just underlining his faults" (Line 4, Para. 3)?

　A. You are pointing out the errors he has committed.

　B. You are not taking his mistakes seriously enough.

　C. You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.

　D. You are trying to make him feel better about his faults.

60. What do we learn from the last paragraph?

　A. People can avoid making mistakes through meditation.

　B. Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy.

　C. The effects of positive thinking vary from person to person.

　D. Different people tend to have different ways of thinking.

Doesn’t it sound crazy? Fans are so excited as Justin Bieber is scheduled to perform at a stadium in Dubai, the capital city of UAE on May 4. In less than 36 hours all the tickets available were sold out.

    If you have a teenager lying under your roof, it’s likely that she has spent your hardearned cash on some concert tickets. Clare Smart, a researcher on teenage development in Dubai, has some idea about the pop phenomenon. “Justin Bieber is a teenager himself and therefore teenagers feel a connection to him, in the songs that he sings, his hairstyle and how he dresses. He represents what many teenagers would like for themselves, such as the latest clothing trends, exciting travel and high earnings. What’s more, it gives teenagers the feeling of being part of a group and a shared experience with other teenagers who have the same interest in a particular celebrity…”says Smart.

    It’s easy to be sheltering as a parent and it’s a good idea to talk to your teenagers about their idols, find out what they like about them and why. “You could accompany your teenagers to a concert or listen along to the latest song in the car with them, ”suggests Smart. “This shows that you are interested in the things they consider to be important.’’

Sometimes, however, a normal level of interest slips into an obsession(痴迷)and then it becomes a cause for concern. It is now considered a personality disorder, which is closely related to higher levels of depression, anxiety and stress. In practice, teenagers who are overly obsessed with stars often have damaged relationships with their parents.

    The good news, however, is that there is plenty that parents can do to prevent their teenagers from becoming overly obsessed with those so called celebrities. Let them know what their real life is like behind the story, and they can see these celebrities in a new angle.

35. What does the first paragraph intend to tell the reader?

A. How expensive the concert tickets are.

B. Why teenagers love music concerts.

C. What idols teenagers admire.

D. How popular Justin Bieber is.

36. According to Para 2, teenagers can get           from worshiping an idol.

A. a sense of belonging                              B. an easier way to become famous

C. a knowledge of pop culture        D. a closer relationship with parents

37. What does Clare Smart tell us in Para 3?

A. Teenagers and parents often have a tense relationship.

B. Parents always have the same interests as the teenagers.

C. Parents should understand and protect the teenagers.

D. Celebrity worship exist among different age groups.

38. If teenagers are overly obsessed with celebrities, they          .

A. often see themselves as a particular celebrity

B. will establish a connection with their idols

C. actually suffer from a personality disorder

D. always care too much about their friends

The stress of daily life has caused a new phenomenon—sleep texting．People with the rare condition send incoherent （语无论次的） text messages while asleep to their friends and family—completely unaware that they are doing it．

Sleep specialist Dr David Cunnington of Melbourne Sleep Disorder Centre in Australia, said patients had reported incidents of sleep texting—and he has advised people to leave their mobile phones outside the bedroom．He said; "We have had patients who have reported sending text messages to their friends and family while asleep．It is one of those things that happen, but it is very rare, and certainly not a common trend．" 

Unsurprisingly, there are no studies into sleep fexting—but a similar phenomenon, sleep emailing, was studied in 2008．Researchers at the University of Toledo reported the case of a woman, 44, who would compose emails while sound asleep．She did not remember sending the emails when awake．Dr Cunnington said cases of sleep emailing were more common, and  were likely to have a more detrimental effect on the lives of sufferers．He said; "Emails can be sent to work colleagues and have much more serious consequences, while text messages are more likely to be accidentally sent to a friend or family member, so people aren't as likely to complain, of a problem．" 

Dr Cunnington described sleep texting as the result of people having too much to do during waking life．He explained; "People are doing so much during a normal day that it can mean that they feel like they're "on call'; even at night．Because it's so easy to receive emails constantly, and get notifications （通知） from cellphones, it becomes more difficult for us to separate our waking and sleeping lives．" Dr Cunnington said people struggling to get a quality night's sleep should keep their phones out of the bedroom．"The key point is that people need to respect their sleep, and make an effort to switch off at night．"

60．What do we know from the passage about sleep texting?

       A．People send clear text messages while sound asleep．

       B．People can clearly remember the content of sleep texting．

       C．Sleep texting is generally sent to friends and family members．

       D．People send text messages to strangers while asleep．

61．According to Dr David Cunnington, sleep texting is _____．

       A．hopeless             B．beneficial            C．rare                     D．frequent

62．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word "detrimental" in Paragraph 3?

       A．Advantageous．   B．Interesting．         C．Positive．              D．Harmful

63．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Sleep texting caused by stressful daily life

       B．The strange phenomenon of sleep emailing

       C．Differences between sleep texting and sleep emailing

       D．Sleep texting; its advantages and disadvantages

—Waiter! Is the table by the window available?

—I’m sorry, sir. But that table has been ____.

A. broken     B. sold   C. reserved   D. repaired

You know the saying "You're as young as you feel." Well, there may be some truth t, according to that, according to researchers at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ellen Langer, a Harvard psychologist who studies how the mind influences the body, and colleagues reviewed the scientific literature for evidence that a person’s perception of their age might influence their health. They published their results in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science.

In one study that Langer led, 47 women had their hair done. The women who thought their new hairdos made them look younger did look younger to objective observers, who were shown before-and-after pictures. The women who thought they looked younger also showed a drop in blood pressure. Another study involving 4,421 men found that thise who became bald(秃顶)at a relatively young age were more likely to get cancer and heart disease than men who did not. Similarly, another study involving 2,017 men found that those who lost their hair early were more likely to develop heart disease. “We believe that the feelings associated with being older than one’s real age account for some of these health outcomes,” the researchers wrote.

The researchers also described studies that found that women who had children later in life were more likely to be healthier and live longer than those who had children early, which they attributed to the fact that these mothers tend to spend more time with younger women. Similarly, people who marry younger partners tend to live longer than those who marry older partners, according to other studies.

Taken together, the research “supports the general mind-body hypothesis(假说)that when a younger mind is prepared, a younger body can accompany it.” While the mechanism remains unclear, the researchers figured that suggestions associated with aging can “make one unconsciously or consciously aware of old age and set in motion a series of physiological processes that can have real effects on short-term and long-term health.”

28. The underlined word “perception” in Paragraph 2 means         .

A. view

B. appearance

C. influence

D. creation

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

A. Blood pressure is highly related to hairdos.

B. Feeling older than real age may be tied to health problems.

C. Getting cancer or heart disease is the cause of hair losing.

D. The women who love hairdos look younger than those don’t.

30. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that       .

A. a younger mother is more likely to live longer

B. the younger one of a couple lives much longer

C. often staying with younger people can benefit people’s health

D. people who want to live longer need to marry young

31. The passage mainly tells us that        .

A. Getting bald too early is not good to marry young

B. Women had better give birth later in their life

C. Feeling younger to a couple is very important to their health

D. People’s feeling of their age may have an effect on their own health

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;   2. 只允许修改10处, 第11处起不计分。

Many of us feel somehow nervously whenever we are taking an important exam. Nervousness not only does harm to students’ health but disturb their studies. So it’s necessary for our students to learn to relax. I think it’s very important to have a right attitude for exams. Exams are only a means of checking how we have learned. Therefore, there is no need to worry too much the results of the exams. Before an exam, make a scientific study plan and keeping a peaceful mind can helped to reduce the pressure from the exam. We can also relax ourselves by doing sports and listening to music. Beside, enough sleep and a balanced diet will work as well.

Follow my advice and so you will enjoy your school life.

 —What do you do yesterday afternoon?

—I went to the bookstore, _______ some books and visited my uncle.

A. to buy 　                      B. bought　                   C. buy 　                D. buying

 You are not ________ to unemployment benefit if you have never worked.

   A. accustomed        B. resigned           C. entitled       D. submitted

We should firstly consider          it is proper to have a meeting immediately.

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

Abraham Lincoln was considered __________（最伟大的总统之一）in American history. (great)

 Never in the past twenty years      so greatly as today.

A. did the city change                                        B. the city change 

C. has the city changed                                          D. the city has changed

Because of the heavy traffic，it was already time for lunch break        she got to her office．

A．since    B．that    C．when      D．until

●Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee

Type: Fantasy

When Ophelia moves to a strange city where it never stops snowing, she discovers a boy locked away for 75 years in a museum. She must help the boy before the Snow Queen freezes the world. Along the way, Ophelia learns how to believe in things she cannot see.

Targeted readers: People who like fairy tales would enjoy this book.

●A Hundred Horses by Sarah Lean

Type: Mystery

The wooden horse Nell brings along during her visits to aunt and cousins is stolen by a girl named Angel. As Nell finds out Angers true identity, a bond grows between them and a group of 99 horses. Word has it that the 100th horse is magical. But where is it? Nell doesn’t know, but Angel might know.

Targeted readers: Kids who like animals and nature will be sure to find this book exciting.

●How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine Jinks

Type: Fantasy

Birdie is an orphan who is good at trapping monsters with her singing voice. She is the only goblin (妖精) hunter in the world. When kids go missing, it’s up to her to figure out why.

Targeted readers: Anyone who is looking for monsters will take great pleasure in this book.

●I Even Funnier. A Middle School Story by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

Type: Fiction

After a car accident Jamie loses his family, so he moves in with his aunt, uncle and his cousin Stevie, whose basic aim is to trick Jamie. But Jamie keeps having a positive attitude and running after his goals. He has been recently honored the Funniest Kid Comic of New York State. Targeted readers: This book would be great for anyone who is fond of humorous books.

1. Which writer tells a story about a girl saving the world?

A. Karen Foxlee.      B. Sarah Lean.

C. Catherine Jinks.    D. James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein.

2. Nature lovers may take interest in           .

A. Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy    B. A Hundred Horses

C. How to Catch a Bogle            D. I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story

3. Who goes through life challenges without losing heart?

A. Ophelia.    B. Nell.

C. Birdie.      D. Jamie.

4. In which section of a newspaper can we probably find this passage?

A. Fashion.    B. Literature.

C. Business.    D. Local news.

假定你是高三学生王明。你的网友Susan给你写信，想要了解你近期的学习和生活计划。现根据如下内容给他写一封信：

1．学好英语并提高学习成绩；

2．每天抽时间进行体育锻炼；

3．周日去看望爷爷奶奶。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Susan,

I’m glad to hear from you.____________________________________________________

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Yours sincerely,

Wang Ming

— Conductor, can I get to Market Street on this subway?

— Of course. It’s leaving．       , please．

A. Take your time           B. Mind your step         C. Look out                D. Walk slowly