You know that everything changes, but you’re seldom prepared when it comes to your children.   61  years fly by, suddenly they’re teenagers. They’re all grown up with plans   62  their own.

At parents, we want to hold tightly to those precious and unforgettable   63   (moment) when she   64  (lose)her tooth and you were the Tooth Fairy, or when you bought his baseball glove and taught him with great patience   65  (hold) a bat. Your girl looks more like a young woman now; your son is becoming a man. If you’re fighting those changes, you may get tired. But if you welcome the changes   66   (merry), you’ll be young at heart.

Parents have to change, too---you can’t avoid it. It’s   67   (nature) for you to miss the years when they were cute and when you were  68   center of their world. As a courageous parent aware of the process of life  69   you’re involved in, you accept the changes and move forward in tears. Sometimes you’ll thankful that   70  (be) a teenager is not a permanent condition.

This coming year promises to be an exciting one for technology and science. There is already a line-up of great new gadget (小玩意). We have chosen four for you.

No. 1 The Air Board 1.0 is a fantastic new way to get around. If you are tired of walking, or just want to get somewhere at a relaxed pace, then the Air Board 1.0 is for you. The board works when you step onto the pressure pads. These can read the weight and the movement of the rider. If you want to turn, all you have to do is move your weight to the left or right and the board will do the rest. It is very quick and easy. According to the official website, the power will last for about ten miles (16 km). It can travel at the speed of 10 miles an hour and it takes one hour to be fully charged.

No. 2 Do you enjoy using herbs and spices (香料) when cooking? Then this little gadget, inspired by NASA space technology, might be for you. It makes sure that you always have fresh and well-grown herbs or plants when and where you need them. The Click & Grow is designed to be small and efficient so it can fit on your countertop (厨房操作台). It is self-watering, it checks itself and it also has a LED grown light that makes sure the plants grow fast, strong, and healthy. For those interested, to use this gadget, all you need to do is place the plant box in, fill it up with water and plug it in. Simple, right? So instead of digging through the garden mud for your herbs, why don’t you make them in the control of your own kitchen?

 No. 3 The Miito gadget is perfect for all homes, and especially those who like to care for the environment. Miito has been called “the kettle of the future” by the Gadget Flow platform for its futuristic ideas and design. The Miito kettle is designed to heat up the water in any container. For example, if you need a cup of water, you would fill the cup with the right amount of water and place it onto the kettle. After placing the rod into the water, the rod would heat up and so would the water. Though it can’t heat anything made of iron, the Miito’s design and unique method of heating don’t only save water. They also save electricity.

 No. 4 Have you ever wished you could walk through the worlds of your games, seeing things as your characters would? Well now, you can. The Rift released by Oculus VR is the latest and greatest in gaming technology so far. Designed by American Palmer Luckey, 23, this clever head set allows you to see the worlds of your games in 3-D. Although you might need to upgrade your computer to get the full gaming experience with the Rift, it’s the next step in virtual reality and it’s improving the way we can play games. Alongside the Oculus headset, the teams are working on creating a controller named Oculus. The Oculus Rift has been designed so that players can’t only see, but also play in, 3-D worlds.

46. It will take you ______ to get to your school (2.5 miles away) on a fully-charged Air Board 1.0.

A. 8 minutes            B. 10 minutes                C. 12 minutes               D. 15 minutes

47. No. 2 can be sorted as a ______ gadget.

   A. gardening       B. transportation           C. gaming                     D. cooking                  

48. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. All the four gadgets have to be operated by hand.

B. Miito, a kettle made of iron, can save electricity.

C. The clever head set, the Rift, has been named after its designer.

D. The Rift is one of the popular gaming products by Oculus VR.

49. Where is the text most probably from?

A. An experiment report.                         B. A travel journal.

C. A science report.                     D. A scientific story.                                  

Surfing the net when you should be finishing a work report, changing clothes when you have a train to catch, or perhaps even lying in bed when you’ve promised yourself you’ll work out. Sound familiar? You aren’t alone. We all procrastinate (拖延) sometimes, especially when it comes to things we aren’t really fond of.

A study revealed that we spend about 218 minutes procrastinating every day, which amounts to 55 days of lost time each year. We might not think these figures particularly worthy of worry, but when we look at the overall impact of procrastination on our lives, it’s a different story. Not only does this cost financial loss, it also affects peace of mind. In general, people who continually put things off are unhappier, as well as being less wealthy and healthy.

So why do we do it? “When we avoid taking action, we’re really avoiding pain,” explains psychiatrist (精神病学家) Phil Stutz. For most of us, pain avoidance isn’t limited to one situation. It applies to almost anything that’s painful. Most of us try our best never to leave a comfort zone. That’s why we sacrifice something much more valuable: time. “Our time on earth is limited,” Stutz adds. “Every moment is an opportunity we’ll never have again. Procrastinators act as if they have all the time in the world. But deep down, they know they’re wasting parts of their life. The trouble is, most of them don’t know how to free themselves.”

One way he says we can reach this level of freedom is by overcoming the pain of avoidance using daily visualization (想象). “Picture the pain you’re avoiding as a black cloud in front of you,” Stutz says. “Notice how you’re tied of the ways this pain has held you back in life, and tell yourself that you’re determined to conquer it. Then it’s time to get through the cloud and to the other side — where you’re free.” It is obvious that this tool works when we want to procrastinate. We then get into the habit of moving “towards” pain instead of away from it.

Experts insist: procrastinators can change their behavior, it takes a lot of self-work but in the end, it’s worth the effort. And start today, not tomorrow.

63. The writer begins the passage by           .  

   A. mentioning habitual activities    B. asking related questions

   C. presenting abnormal things     D. comparing different opinions

64. According to the passage, people procrastinate because they          .

   A. get accustomed to taking action   

   B. don’t know how to free themselves  

C. are not aware of the limited time

D. prefer to stay in the comfort zone to avoid pain

65. One possible way to stop procrastination is to           .

   A. lie in bed        B. avoid the pain

   C. overcome it mentally         D. reach the freedom

66. What’s the writing purpose of the passage?

   A. To analyze the trouble procrastination causes.

   B. To show what contributes to procrastination.

   C. To encourage people to defeat procrastination.

   D. To solve the problems caused by procrastination.

    At one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper.

    It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced，the printers start working overtime. "I feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees  to be cut down.” says Ted Smith of the Earth Village Organization.

    Perhaps the best sign of how computer and Internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. Several Internet companies have been set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a computer.   Earlier this week, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just an on-line e-mail，even if they are nowhere near a computer. As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet the greater demand for printers.

    Does all this mean environmental concerns have been forgotten? Some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dangers to the environment have gone away.“I guess people believe that the problem is taken care of, because of recycling," said Kelly Quirke, director of the Rainforest Action Network in San Francisco. Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. He says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity. The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood，such as agricultural waste.

28. The growing demand for paper in recent years is largely due to_____.

    A. the rapid development of small businesses

    B. the opening up of new markets

    C. the printing of high quality copies

    D. the increased use of the Internet

29. Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided to develop new technologies because____.

    A. people are concerned about the environment

    B. printers in many offices are working overtime

    C. small companies need more hard copies

D. they see a growing market for printers

30. Environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation，is____.

    A. to encourage printing more quality documents

    B . to develop new printers using recycled paper

    C. to find new materials for making paper

    D. to plant more fast growing trees

31 .What would be the best title for the text?

    A. Computers and Printers                B. E-mail and the Business World

    C. Internet Revolution and Environment     D. Modern Technology and New Markets

Many facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse, according to the doctors.    36．  .

Some people blame(责备) the fact that we are surrounded (包围) by shops selling unhealthy, fatty foods, such as fried chicken and ice cream, at low prices.    37．  , then probably children would buy less take-away food.

38．  . I agree with this, because good eating habits begin early in life, long before children start to visit fast food shops. If parents often give their children fried chicken and chocolate rather than healthy food, they will go for sweet and salty foods, and children will find it hard to get rid of the habit.

There is a third reason for this situation. Children these days take very little exercise. They do not walk to school. When they get home, they sit in front of the television or their computers and play computer games.    39．  . What they need is to go outside and play active games or sports.

The above are the main reasons for this problem.  40． , as well as forcing them away from fast food shops and bad eating habits.

A. There is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become overweight

B. Adults are becoming fatter and unhealthier too

C. If there were fewer of these restaurants

D. Therefore we have to encourage young people to be more active

E. Not only is this an unhealthy pastime (消遣), it also gives them time to eat more unhealthy food

F. I feel there are a number of reasons for this

G. It’s a good idea to allow children to eat what they choose

  On my desk is a photo that my father took of          when I was a baby.    

A. him          B. his              C. me             D. mine

 It is said that walking is one of the best ways for a person to ________ healthy.

A. reserve            B. preserve              C. stay                 D. obtain

假如伦敦奥运会组委会正在向全世界招聘奥运会志愿者。条件如下：

1.有热情为他人服务的思想；

2.有丰富的文化知识，既能做好服务工作，也能传播文化；

3.有流利的英语表达能力和良好的沟通能力。

假如你叫李华，你想申请成为一名奥运会志愿者。请根据以上要求，写一封申请信。

注意：1.可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.词数120左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam,

_____________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

–I heard that more than 300 people died from the cold weather in England this winter.

 --Yes,        news came as        shock to us.

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

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40milezone, when a police car came behind him with the light on.   32 

As the policeman came to him, he said, "Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn't feeling well when I left home this morning."

     The policeman said, "Well, I guess so,” and started writing something in his notebook. ___33___ A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket was going to be as he began to look at the paper.   34 

"I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine, a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug two other daughters.   35   I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now. So pray for me, and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left. "

     The man was very surprised and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

A. He began to driver faster.

B. I only had one, and now I had to wait until I go to heaven before I can hug her again.

C. Right away the man started thinking of excuse to give.

D. He was surprised it was not a ticket as he read.

E. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was still writing.

 They eat only plant foods, and take care to _____ animal products from other areas of their lives.

  A. contain             B. maintain          C. exclude       D. include

Human demands on natural resources have doubled in less than 50 years and are now outstripping(超过) what the Earth can provide by more than half, a new report has warned. If this situation continues, globablly it will need the capacity of two Earths by 2030, the Living Planet Report said. And the report, from the World Wide Fund For Nature, the Zoological Society of London and the Global Footprint Network, said British people are still consuming（消费、消耗） far more than the Earth can offer..

Wildlife in tropical countries is also under huge pressure, with populations of species falling by 60 percent in three decades. The study’s authors looked at 8,000 populations of 2,500 species and studied the change in land use and water consumption across the globe. Warned that if everyone are now living lifestyles which would  require one and a half planets to support their lives, though there are signiflcant differences between rich and poor nations.

The UK comes 31st in a list of countries based on their “ecological footprint” — the amount of land and sea each person needs to provide the food, clothes and other products they consume and to absorb the carbon dioxide they give off. The country has fallen down the league table from having the 15th biggest footprint in the last report two years ago, but the World Wide Fund For Nature points out this is due to an increase in other countries’ impact rather than a reduction in the UK’s use of resources. Ireland has the 10th highest ecological footprint in the world, while the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Denmark, Belgium and the USA are the five worst countries for over-consumption of resources.

It also carried a warning about the loss of wildlife and ecosystems which people depend on for food, fuel, clean water and other resources — with populations of species declining by 30 percent worldwide between 1970 and 2007.

48．In this text the author wants to tell us           .

       A．humans are overusing the planet

       B．e need two earths to live on by 2030

       C．differences between rich and poor nations

       D．wildlife on earth is under huge pressure

49．According to the text, what has happened worldwide in the last three decades and seven years? A．Populations of species have fallen by 60 percent.

       B．Human demands on natural resources have doubled.

       C．Populations of species have declined by 30 percent.

       D．Our lifestyles have used up 1.5 planets’ resources.

50．From the third paragraph we know           .

       A．the UK’s sudation is no better than that of Ireland

       B．the UK is now in its 15th position in the league table

       C．the UK has reduced its consumption of natural resources

       D．other countries are increasing their consumption of natural resoures

  We may have different opinion in organizing class activities. We may have various ways to dealing with such a situation. When I have a better idea, I would choose to stick to them. By doing so, I can not only share good ideas with others and also learn to express myself clear.

    Once we were discussing why to go for an outing. Most of my classmates wanted to go to a park while I had an idea of going to a nice place. I manage to persuade my classmates into accepting my idea. We did have a good time on that day. Good opinions are worth sticking because they can benefit us all.

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限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Some students copy others’ homework. In one hand, it is true that sometimes we have many problem with our homework. On the other hand, some students copy others’ homework because they are not interesting in their lessons.

On my opinion, copying others’ homework are a bad habit. For one thing, it was against the rules of the school. We should work hardly to achieve high grades. For another, because copying others’ homework, we will lose the ability to thinking.

    So, let’s worked together to give up such bad behavior

You may be surprised to see “making sure children never suffer” as a mistake. The following __41__ may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering __42__ weakness.

A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly struggling to 43  from its chrysalis(蛹). He decided to _44_ the butterfly. So he peeled(剥开) the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so _45  to watch the butterfly spread its wings and fly off into the sky. Then he was horrified __46__ he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle __47_ to keep flying. In fact, the butterfly’s struggle to __48__ the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.

Like the little boy, __49__ too often want to protect their children from struggle in the __50__ of love. They don’t realize that their children need to struggle, to experience __51__, to deal with disappointment, and to solve their own problems. Only in this way can children __52__ their emotional strength, become __53__ and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet throughout their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can __54__ the ups and downs of life.

However, it isn’t helpful either in this case when parents __55__ lectures(训斥), blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers __56__ to say, “Stop crying and acting like a spoiled boy. You can’t always get what you want.” These __57__ words should be avoided.

Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, “Don’t lose __58__. Be brave! You will succeed if you try again.” Then comes the tough part — no __59__ and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can get over his disappointment and 60  what he can do to get what he wants in the future.

41. A. story                B. proverb           C. saying                     D. experiment

42. A. damages           B. burns              C. creates                   D. experiences

43. A. hear                B. suffer             C. date                       D. emerge

44. A. kill                  B. feed                C. help                       D. rescue

45. A. excited            B. moved            C. puzzled                  D. depressed

46. A. as                   B. since              C. before                     D. until

47. A. power                B. energy              C. strength                        D. force

48. A. come up with     B. do away with   C. get along with        D. break away from

49. A. teachers             B. parents            C. relatives                   D. friends

50. A. case                        B. charge            C. name                    D. course

51. A. friendships       B. scholarships   C. relationships            D. hardships

52. A. strengthen        B. require            C. get                               D. achieve

53. A. warm-hearted     B. strong-willed     C. absent-minded          D. cold-blooded

54. A. expect              B. predict            C. survive                  D. avoid

55. A. add                 B. adapt              C. devote                   D. contribute

56. A. pretend              B. happen             C. tend                       D. seem

57. A. discouraging     B. inspiring          C. interesting              D. touching

58. A. heart               B. face                C. sight                      D. weight

59. A. parking              B. smoking           C. drinking                 D. rescuing

60. A. figure out         B. carry out         C. rule out                  D. drop out

Never before in Chinese history has a documentary(记录片) film aroused so much public enthusiasm. Everybody is talking about a 7-part documentary called A Bite of China which was broadcast late at night on CCTV 1. The documentary describes various gourmet items across the vast Chinese culinary (烹饪) land-scape.

According to Taobao, China’s biggest online retail (零售) website, just five days after the series began to air, nearly 6 million people went to the site in search of various local specialties, particularly those mentioned in the documentary. More than 7.2 million deals were concluded. A ham producer from Yunnan Province saw his sales grow 17 times in five days.

However, one can’t help but believe that the documentary’s popularity is probably linked to the endless stream of terrible food security issues that have emerged in recent years. In one well-received article, a native wrote, “I wonder how many felt so empty-hearted and sighed after watching the film. Formaldehyde (甲醛) sprayed cabbages, Sudan Red colored salty eggs, restaurants using gutter oil. The list is long”

A varied and ancient food culture that is famous world-wide and which should have made the Chinese proud ends like this: one can only sigh. Food is the most vital thing in people’s lives. Yet China’s food industry is a typical description of “bad money driving out the good”. The market is huge while the cost of faking (假冒) and cheating is so low for unscrupulous (不道德的) businessmen; and the punishment is too light. Take the milk industry as an example. Although Sanlu, the company that sold the melamine-adulterated (掺有三聚氰胺的) milk powder, was punished, thousands of other dairies didn’t work hard to improve the quality. In order to allow national brands to survive, Chinese authorities are happy to loosen their regulations.

As the documentary shows, people are attracted not to gourmet items like matsutake, a species of rare mushroom grown naturally in remote forests, but to common Chinese dishes like barley, lotus root or tofu. They are what meet our basic needs. This explains why people are so excited about A Bite of China---it is a reminder that there is still a world out there where food is excellent and people have dignity.

28. The underlined part in Paragraph 1 “gourmet items” probably means________.

   A. beautiful clothes                               B. delicious food

   C. latest technology                  D. great inventions

29. The second paragraph mainly talks about________.

   A. the popularity of the documentary

   B. the content of the documentary

   C. the history of Chinese gourmet

   D. the producer of the documentary

30. We can infer from what a native wrote in one well-received article that_______.

   A. none of the television viewers have a knowledge of the Chinese food culture.

   B. the documentary was made by a world-famous Chinese director

   C. the price of food is too high for many common people

   D. there is a huge contrast between the ancient food culture and the reality

31. According to the passage, China’s food industry is full of faking and cheating because________.

   A. there are still so many poor people at the present time.

   B. the Chinese government encourages the businessmen to do so

C. the punishment for unscrupulous businessmen isn’t serious enough

   D. the food technology is not so advanced as in developed countries

 The manager will put ______ he thinks has a strong sense of duty in the leadership position.

A. anyone           B. whoever      C. whomever           D. who