Things to Remember When You’re Having a Bad Day

Even the hardest days contain lessons that will help you be a better person. Feeling down? Consider these things to remember when you’re having a bad day.

l          No one promised life would be perfect.

        36    Don’t base your happiness on meeting every expectation you set for yourself. It is good to be ambitious, but you’ll never be perfect. If you expect otherwise, your life will be filled with disappointments.

l             37   

Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Don’t kid yourself into thinking success will come quickly. It isn’t easy to be patient, but anything worth doing requires time.    38    . 

l          Without hard times, you wouldn’t appreciate the good ones.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to give up, that is strength.    39     . It is hard to find much to smile about when you fail, but how else would you improve yourself? If you look at failures as a part of your growing process, you’ll stay positive and follow your goals for as long as it takes.

l          It’s OK to cry sometimes.

Do not apologize for crying. Without this feeling, we are only robots. Don’t be afraid of crying.    40      Instead, it is an acceptable way to let go of your depressed feelings. If you let those feelings build up without release, you’ll have a much harder time dealing with them later. 

A. Don’t get sad if you lose.

B. It isn’t a sign of weakness.

C. Success doesn’t happen overnight.

D. It’s not OK to worry now and then.

E. Don’t compare your life with others’.

F. Remember: Rome was not built in a day.

G. If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.   

Football is _____ sport I love, _____ sport that has given me so much．

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

 “I honestly have no idea how that cat got up there．It’s a hundred—foot—metal pole．There’s no way he climbed that thing，”Jim said to the worried woman．It wasn’t even her cat，but she was passing by and saw it．immediately calling the fire—station to come to save it．Jim saw a lot of strange things as a fireman，often sad or upsetting things，but this was new.

“I suppose we could get the blanket and see if we can convince the poor cat to jump down· But he doesn’t really look too scared…”Jim said to the woman．

“Dave，get over here!”Jim called over his shoulder to the fire truck driver．Dave walked over and looked where Jim was pointing．

 “How’d he get up there?”

Jim shrugged，similarly puzzled．“Do you suppose we could get the blanket and convince him to jump?”

Dave shrugged in response．“I don’t see why not．”

Jim looked up at the black mass on the top of the flagpole，the American nag waving proudly beneath him．It was definitely a cat，and he regarded the people gathered below as if they were his subjects(臣民)and he their king，his yellow eyes scanning his surroundings with apparent disinterest．

When the blanket was spread out below the cat，Jim and Dave began striking the flagpole．The cat looked down，and then gazed into the sky as if it were looking for something．Jim and Dave followed his gaze．Suddenly，out of the clear sky，appeared a dark figure．The figure swooped(俯冲)low toward the flagpole．It was an eagle! As it got closer，the cat leaped down the pole swiftly onto the ground，and then got lost in the bushes．

Jim，Dave，and the old woman were left with their mouths open．They all agreed it was the best way to get it down．

24．Why did the woman call the firestation?

A．Because the pole was on fire．    B．Because her cat was missing．

C．Because she felt it was strange．   D．Because she wanted to save the cat．

25．What does the underlined word“him”refer to?   

A．The cat．    B．Jim．    C．The king．  D．Dave．

26．What did the firemen plan to do at first?

A．To strike the pole．    B．To spread the blanket．

C．To shout at the cat．      D．To shrug helplessly．

27．Who saved the cat?   

A．An eagle．           B．The firemen．

C．The cat itself．              D．The people around．

 ---I’ve got to line up at the restaurant for a meal.

   ---________? You can order food at ele.me on your phone.

   A. How come             B. About what            C. Why not           D. Why bother

— Sorry, I am late. I got stuck in the highway.

— _______. We haven’t started the meeting. Come in and sit down.

A. Don’t be late next time                              B. That’s right

C. You are welcome                                      D. Never mind

Last Monday Mike was absent from the meeting．Otherwise, he _____ something he would regret later．

       A．said           B．had said              C．might say            D．might have said

 In spite of his disappointment, he _______ a weak smile. 

    A. confirmed            B. persuaded            C. cancelled        D. managed

My husband and I had been married nearly twenty-two years when I acquired Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a disorder where my immune（免疫的）system responded to a virus by producing painful blisters. Although my long-term evaluation was good, I, who had been so fiercely independent, rapidly became absolutely helpless.

My husband, Scott, stepped up to the plate, taking care of kids and cooking dinners. He also became my personal caretaker, applying the medicine to all of my blisters because my hands couldn’t do the job. Needless to say, I had negative emotions, bouncing from embarrassment to shame caused by total reliance on someone other than myself.

I recovered from my illness, but I couldn’t seem to recover from the thought that I loved my husband less than he loved me. This seeming distinction in our love continued to annoy me for the year following my illness.

Then recently Scott and I went on a long bike ride. He’s an experienced cyclist; I’m quite the green hand. At one point with a strong headwind and sharp pain building in my tired legs, I really thought I couldn’t go any further. Seeing me struggle, Scott pulled in front of me and yelled over his shoulder, “Stay close behind me.” As I followed his steps, I discovered that my legs quit burning and I was able to catch my breath. My husband was pulling me along-again.

I pray my husband will always be strong and healthy. But if he should ever become the struggling one, whether on a bike ride or with an illness, I trust Ill be ready to call out to him, Stay close behind me--my turn to pull you along.

4. The author felt helpless because _________.

A. She lost the previous independence

B. She failed to get the medical treatment

C. Her marriage was in a terrible state

D. She suffered from mental disorder

5. Which of the following best describes the authors husband according to Paragraph 2?

A. Impatient.    B. Independent.

C. Family-centered.    D. Career-centered.

6. When going on the long bike ride, the authors husband_________.

A. followed her closely    B. backed her up all the way

C. gave in to her depression    D. stopped to take care of her leg

7. What message does the author convey in the passage?

A. Strong will.    B. Selfless love.

C. Reliance on each other.    D. Optimistic attitude to life....

There have been big changes in the attitudes of most parents over the last few years. Physical

 punishment is banned in schools in most countries, and in many countries. there are moves to ban all physical punishment of children even at home. 36.__        And they often use them to deal with certain misbehavior at certain ages.

    37.               One issue is that many parents find it very difficult to abandon physical

punishment completely. Parents argue that this was the way they were brought up and that it didn't do any harm to them. They believe that for the child's sake they have the right to discipline the child in any way they consider fit, including using some physical punishments. 38._          There is not much point reasoning with a screaming child in the supermarket.

    However there are several reasons why we should stop using physical punishment. One point is that most parents are not trained to deal with misbehaving children. They don't have enough resources or choices to handle the situation. 39.____Another point is that unless people are challenged or forced to change their belief, they may keep following negative habits. An example is seat belt use-now most people wear seat belts without thinking, while years ago the idea of using seat belts are strange to most people .In the same way, banning physical punishment will force people

to change their habits.

    In conclusion, parents have to change some of their belief and ideas about how children should be raised. It is possible to avoid the use of physical force. 40. 

    A. It is not difficult to change some negative habits.

    B. It is easy to find reasons to allow some physical punishments.

    C. However, many parents still believe that. They have the right to use some physical punishments.

    D. There are various ways to educate children.

    E. As a result, they immediately react by hitting the child even if there are other solutions to the

    problem.

    F. And doing so will help us move closer to the dream of removing violence from our society.

G. The other one is that physical punishment can be quick and effective.

 Rather than tell your kid to stop doing something repeatedly, you should find out _____ they are doing it.

   A. who                  B. why             C. what                D. whether

下面文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在该句下面写出该加的词。

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。

Wall street is famous street in New York City. It got its name from the wooden wall that was used to stand what the street now runs.The wall was built in 1600s. New York was then a Dutch city set up by people come from Holland in Europe which was called New Amsterdam.The America Indians were not always friend of the Dutch,nor were the English.But the Dutch built the wooden wall to protect themselves .The wall has gone now.But Wall Street reminds the people to New York of the Dutch who settled there.

Have your parents ever inspected your room to see if you cleaned it properly? Imagine having your entire houses, garage, and yard inspected at any time -- with no warning. Inspections were a regular part of lighthouse (灯塔) living, and a keeper's reputation depended on results. A few times each year, an inspector arrived to look over the entire light station. The inspections were supposed to be a surprise, but keeper sometimes had advance notice.

Once lighthouses had telephones, keepers would call each other to warn that the inspector was approaching. After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector aboard, the keeper's family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first. As soon as someone spotted the boat, everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes. The keeper then scurried to put on his dress uniform and cap. Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust.

Despite the serious nature of inspections, they resulted in some funny moments. Betty Byrnes remembered when her mother did not have time to wash all the dishes before an inspection. At the time, people did not have dishwashers in their homes. In an effort to clean up quickly, Mrs. Byrnes tossed all the dishes into a big bread pan, covered them with a cloth and stuck them in the oven. If the inspector opened the oven door, it would look like bread was baking. He never did.

One day, Glenn Furst's mother put oil on the kitchen floor just before the inspector entered their house. Like floor wax, the oil made the floors shiny and helped protect the wood. This time, though, she used a little too much oil. When the inspector extended his hand to greet Glenn's mother, he slipped on the freshly oiled surface. "He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight," Glenn late wrote. After he steadied himself, he shook Glenn's mother's hand, and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened.

9. What does Paragraph I tell us about the inspection at the light station?

A. It was carried out once a year.

B. It was often announced in advance.

C. It was important for the keeper's fame.

D. It was focused on the garage and yard.

10. The family began making preparations immediately after ______.

A. one of the members saw the boat

B. a warning call reached the lighthouse

C. the keeper put on the dress uniform and cap

D. the inspector flew special flags in the distance

11. Mrs. Byrnes put the dishes in the oven because this would ______.

A. result in some fun

B. speed up washing them

C. make her home look tidy

D. be a demand from the inspector

12. The inspector waved his arms ______.

A. to try his best to keep steady

B. to show his satisfaction with the floor

C. to extend a warm greeting to Glenn's mother

D. to express his intention to continue the inspection

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。

   Some phones had become part of our daily life. No matter who we are, we can see people busy play with their smart phones. Smart phones benefit them. They help us escape the pressure of life and get informations. However, if we spend too much time on them, we won’t have time to contact face to our friends and family. And our life, study and work will be hurt. In my view, we should limit to our using smart phones except for a purpose of learning. Meanwhile, it’s absolute necessary for us to take part in more outdoor activities.

It is reported in Japan that its production in the car industry decreased by 9.5 percent in the fourth quarter in comparison with ________ in the preceding quarter as a result of Chinese people’s boycott of Japanese goods after Diaoyu-Island crisis．

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

Why does eating raw foods or whole foods become more and more popular nowadays? One reason is that eating these types of food reduces the risk of acid accumulation in your body.

Raw and whole foods are usually digested more efficiently than cooked and refined foods. When we cook foods, we destroy the natural enzymes(酶)that are part of the food in its raw form. These enzymes were intended by nature to help us digest the food. When we consume food without these natural enzymes, our bodies either digest the food improperly or allow too many nutrients to be absorbed into the bloodstream. In both instances, the result is obesity. When too many nutrients are absorbed at once, the body grows fat. Improperly digested food moves slowly through the digestive system, where it becomes increasingly acidic(酸性的). To protect its vital organs from this acidic waste, the body changes the acid into fat and stores it safely away from the organs.

Processed foods contain chemical elements, which might confuse the appetite mechanism(机制) that tells us when we’ve had enough to eat; as a result, people often overeat . Processed foods also upset the digestive cycle. The body will either identify these foods as allergies and then store them safely away from the organs as fat, or the remains of undigested food will become acidic and enter the bloodstream as acid waste, which will stick to the blood vessel walls and block the passage of vital oxygen and nutrients heading for the body’s cells. The body’s metabolism(新陈代谢) becomes inactive, and then result is weight gain and obesity.

The accumulation of acid in the digestive system makes digestion increasingly inefficient. When that happens, even healthy foods can become acidic and the food allergies will become more common.

To stop this, people need to consume food that will neutralize the acid already accumulated in body. Eating the right types of raw and whole foods can help. it’s also important to restore your enzyme balance. You need to identify and avoid the foods that cause acid accumulation and consume the foods that increase enzyme production. If you truly want to change and help your body heal itself , you need to take an active approach.47. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To inform people of the harm of processed foods

B. To tell the differences between raw and processed foods

C. To advise people to eat more raw and whole foods

D. To warn people of the problem of obesity

48. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that          .

A. foods with natural enzymes help people keep fit

B. it is essential for people to protect their vital organs

C. we’d better be cautious about raw and whole foods

D. giving up cooked and refined foods is a new lifestyle

49. What is likely to be talked about following the last paragraph?

A. Active approaches to avoid acid.       B. Suitable types of raw and whole foods.

C. Correct ways to cook raw foods.             D. Different causes of acid accumulation.

50. What can we learn from the text?

A. Processed foods are good for our appetite mechanism.

B. Processed foods also comfort the digestive system.

C. The accumulation of acid in the digestive tract makes digestion more effective.

D. Eating the right types of raw and whole foods does good to our body.

 — Did you have a wonderful time at the ball last night?

   — ______! I’ve never had a more wonderful time all my life.

A. You bet              B. No problem           C. Don’t mention it       D. That’s right

下面这幅照片展现了女儿为回家的妈妈拿包的情景。请根据你对这幅照片的理解用英语写一篇短文。

你的短文应包含以下内容：

1．描述照片内容，如情景、人物、动作，等等；

2．结合自身实际，谈谈你的感想；

3．举例说明你能为家长减负做些什么。

注意：

1．可参照图中文字及下面文章开头所给提示，作必要的发挥想象。

2．词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3．作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

      The burden of students has been a hot topic for years, but the load of parents has received little attention, especially from their own children.

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一个横线，并在其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（从十一处起）不计分。

    Our school has had a survey on reading. It shows that 55 percent the students spend our time reading textbooks after the school. Only 10 percent enjoy read literature. Why are so many students unwilling to read serious works? According to the survey, they have no enough time because they have too many homework to do. Some complain that literary works are so thick that they have hardly enough patient to finish it. Others who only concentrates on how to get high scores simply admit that reading literature won’t help them at all with their exams. What’s more, some students show no interest in literature. In fact, books play important role in our life. Not only can reading make us relaxing, but also it can help us to learn customs and culture in the past and at present at home and abroad.

You’re in your 20s, but the 20s are just like any other life stage; they pass by and before you knew it, they are gone. Don’t let them pass by and leave you with regrets. 　36　 

1.Staying in an unhealthy relationship

Your 20s will play an important role in shaping who you are. 　37　 If the relationship is not making both of you into a better person, then maybe you should take a step back and ask yourself if it’s still worth it. 

2.Spending money carelessly

Buying whatever you want and eating out almost every day may make you feel good at the moment but it will make you poor in the long run.

 　38　 So choose where to spend your money on. Make sure that you spend it on things that will move you forward towards your financial goals. 

3.Sticking to a dead-end job

Have you also thought of the time and energy you’re wasting on a job that doesn’t suit your skills, strengths, and interests? If you haven’t figured out yet what your dream job is, then use this stage to find out what it is.

Start creating a list of career ideas that you think will suit your strengths and interests then get your feet wet. 　39　 These steps may not instantly take you to your dream job but it helps build the bridge to get you there. 

4.Giving up dreams for fear of failure

Fear is a powerful emotion. You feel it especially if you’re chasing something that’s bigger than yourself. 　40　 Whether you dream of traveling the world or starting your own business, don’t let the fear of failure keep you from taking action. 

The most successful people have too felt the fear but what sets them apart from the rest is that they took action anyway.

A.But don’t let it stop you.

B.Learn from these common mistakes people in their 20s make.

C.If you want to make more money, you can take more jobs at the same time.

D.Remember that your financial choices today will make an impact on your future.

E.We are whatever we eat and do, so pay attention to our behaviors wherever we are.

F.It is the stage that you get to know better what you want for yourself and from a partner.

G.Ask people who are in these industries about the job and what needs to be done to take you there.