If I could give everyone one piece of advice about the college application process, it would be this: __36___ 
  Be different from the beginning. Don't wait until the summer after junior year, or worse, the fall of senior year to begin this process. __37__ You might be seeing the stress in seniors who are frantically (疯狂地) visiting colleges, writing essays, and completing applications.
  __38__. Do some research and think beyond the "usual suspects" (备选) before you find the most suitable choice. Colleges compare students from the same high school with the same measuring stick since they read all the applications together. If your coursework and test scores don't look good enough, it will be more challenging to be accepted. However, your leadership or special talents may be more impressive if you are one of only a few students applying to a certain college.
  Be different in the activities you choose and follow your interests, not your friends. __39__ It could be tutoring, the environment, dancing, writing, or starting a business, but take part for the right reasons. Your activities should be meaningful and tell a story about who you are.
  Be different in what you write about in your essay to stand out. It is the one tool that gives you total control, so use it wisely. Write what you want them to know about you, not what you think they want to read. Brainstorming your essay topic is a self-reflection process. __40__ Find something unique.
A. Try to develop your talents.
B. Be different in preparing your college list.
C. Stay away from topics that everyone writes about.
D. Dare to be different.
E. Imagine what people are usually interested in.
F. Starting early will relieve much stress.
G. Find something that matters to you or something you care about.

假如你是李华,你和交流生Stephen所在的合唱队(choir)进入了决赛。请给他写一封电子邮件,告知这一信息,通知他训练的时间和地点,并让他推荐一首合唱的英文歌曲。

注意:

1.词数:100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯

People in the US thought Ebola was only a disease, accompanied with fever and found in Africa at the beginning.   36   then a man from west Africa died from Ebola at a hospital in Dallas, Texas. And two nurses   37   for him became infected(感染) with the virus, which made the US government publish new guidelines to   38   health workers．

Top American   39   have repeatedly said that most people have little chance of being infected．Experts have   40   that Ebola can only be spread through infected person’s body fluids — like blood．But it   41   many Americans are   42   what they have heard．

A recent survey found more than 80 percent of Americans believe that Ebola can be spread in many   43  , including air forced through the nose or mouth. The Harvard School of Public Health   44   the findings. The study also showed that most adults fear there will be a(n)   45   of Ebola in the United States soon.

  46   survey found that more than 70 percent of Americans would support calls to   47   travel to and from Ebola-affected parts of Africa.

Thomas Frieden heads the U.S．Centers for Disease Control and Prevention．When asked whether   48   officials had considered a travel ban, Mr．Frieden had   49   to say：“We won’t be able to check travelers for   50   when they leave or when they arrive. We won’t be able, as we do   51  , to take a detailed history to see if they were   52   when they arrive. When they    53   , we wouldn’t be able to impose quarantine（强加隔离）as we now can if they have high-risk touch.”

       Last week, President Barack Obama urged Americans not to   55   what he called “ panic or fear ”.

This week，the administration announced that all travelers reaching the United States from some African nations are    55   to pass through one of five airports.

36. A. Just                           B. Yet                           C. So                           D. Even

37. A. arranging                   B. caring                   C. searching                 D. standing

38. A. treat                       B. attend                    C. inspect                         D. protect

39. A. officials                         B. officers                 C. physicists                 D. doctors

40. A. stated                     B. suggested                 C. considered                D. regretted

41. A. proves                   B. happens                    C. says                         D. appears

42. A. studying                         B. discussing                C. questioning            D. determining

43. A. means                     B. areas                        C. organs                         D. countries

44. A. announced                 B. received                   C. admitted                   D. rejected

45. A. increase                         B. income                         C. decrease                   D. outbreak

46. A. The other                   B. Another                    C. The same           D. One

47. A. forbid                     B. expect                   C. require                         D. allow

48. A. foreign                    B. royal                        C. African                     D. federal

49. A. that                           B. this                          C. nothing                    D. those

50. A. change                    B. money                   C. fever                        D. crime

51. A. immediately             B. previously             C. presently                  D. regularly

52. A. examined                   B. searched                   C. explored                   D. exposed

53. A. leave               B. arrive              C. live               D. stay

54. A. look forward to          B. pay attention to         C. give in to                  D. add up to

55. A．persuaded          B．required           C. advised            D. guided

 No matter what type of business you run, it has to deal with things that go wrong from your customer’s point of view. Complaints can be a great source of information for organizations to make corrections as well as further improvements. __36__.

 ▲ You should listen actively to what the customer has to say by maintaining comfortable eye contact. __37__.

▲ __38__.It’s important for you to know that your apology must appear sincere to the customer, and not an empty excuse. And also you should show the customer you’ve accepted the responsibility and provide him with choices or assure the customer you’ll do something about his complaint.

▲ Talk with the client and discover the best means to resolve his problem. __39__In this case it’s important to let your customer know an estimation(估计) of how long it will take to take action on his complaint.

▲ A simple “thank you” is one way to let the customer know you appreciate the time and effort they’ve taken to inform you about a problem with your company’s service or product that you need to know about.

▲ Create a procedure for recording different types of customer complaints. __40__.

A. Listen to your customer’s complaints and you can improve your service.

B. There will be times when you’ll be unable to resolve the issue immediately.

C. When receiving a complaint, you should apologize for the failure the customer has identified.

D. They are a valuable source of information to determine various root causes that need to be addressed within your company.

E. So it’s important to learn to deal with customer complaints efficiently.

F. Don’t feel ashamed of the failure in your service or products.

G. You should also show your customer that you do understand him by giving full attention.

With the victory at the French Open, Li Na has reached NO.4 in the world,______ the previous Asian record．

    A．equaled                              B．equaling

    C．to have equaled                        D．having equaled

      FRANCE has destroyed the hopes of those who had planned to take refuge（避难）in one of the few places on Earth which some believe will be spared when the world ends on December 21 ．Local officials banned access to the Pic de Bugarach，a mountain in the southwest where rumor has it that the hilltop will open on the last day and aliens will appear with spaceships to save nearby humans.

    Eric Freysselinard，the state’s top representative in the area，said he was blocking access to the mountain for public safety reasons to avoid a rush of New Age fanatics(盲信者），sightseers and media crews. Believers say the world will end on December 21，2012，the end date of the ancient Mayan calendar，and they see Bugarach as one of a few sacred mountains sheltered from the cataclysm(大灾难）．

    Mr Freysselinard said the 100 police and firefighters will also control approaches to the tiny village of the same name at the foot of the mountain，and if too many people turn up，they will block access there too.“We are expecting a few people who believe in this end of the world，but in extremely limited numbers，” he said in the. nearby city of Carcassonne.“We are expecting greater numbers of people who are just curious，but in numbers we cannot determine. Above all，we are expecting lots of journalists，”he said.

    Films，documentaries and websites have promoted the idea that the ancient Mayan calendar predicts that doomsday is on December 21．The culture ministry in Guatemala-where half the population are of Mayan descent-is hosting a massive event in the capital just in case the world actually does end，while tour groups are promoting doomsday-themed getaways.

60．Many people plan to go to Pic de Bugarach mainly because       ．

    A. they want to take refuge on December 21，2012

    B. they want to meet aliens with spaceships to save humans

    C. they want to visit the scenery of the mountain

    D. they want to make profits by attracting tourists

61．Eric Freysselinard was blocking access to the mountain for       ．

    A. forbidding the rumour spreading B. improving environmental protection

    C. protecting public safety D. avoiding destroying natural sources

62．What kinds of people would come to Pic de Bugarach？

    a. Tourists. b. Journalists. c. Local officials. d. Visionaries. e. The Mayans.

    A. a. b. e.  B. a. b. c.  C. a. b. d.  D. b. d. e.

63．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

    A. The World Ends on December 21 B. The Ancient Mayan Calendar Ends

    C. A Massive Event in The Capital D. French Say‘No’to The Refugee

Having spring around makes you feel different after such a long winter journey. The

power of sunshine brings us a lot of comfort, optimism, self-confidence and of course a

smile. Imagine how great it will be if we are so positive all year round！

       Living like this is possible if you really think about it.  In order to exist in such a state

o~ happiness, we must have sunshine radiating from within ourselves, shining from our

hearts, minds and souls.  Actually, that-s your choice, and if you think that way then your

own life will reflect that attitude of yours!

     In order to make "sunshine" or rather, "light" part of our being, it is so important

that you watch your thoughts, your words and your actions so that you will accept what

you really feel you'd like to create in your own life. Watch your thoughts and really

become aware of how many negative thoughts pass through your mind about yourself and

other people around you.  Watch to see how often you gossip (说闲话) about other people,

which is actually often attached with feelings of jealousy (妒忌) and insecurity about

yourself.

      You are also supposed to take a close look at your "intention". How many of you (Io

something for another person without expecting to receive something in return? It might

not even have to be a material or physical thing you expect; expecting to be recognized for

what you have done is enough to create conditions on your intention. Think about it!

      Putting all of these together, it seems that most of us are creating monsters inside us

just by simply talking, thinking and not putting our heart out with the right intention

towards helping someone else. If you take all your negative attitudes in one hand and

measure your need to feel "sunshine" in the other, you will see how both these elements

really contradict each other.

      Be brave and break your patterns and your habits this spring, and by doing so. you

will allow the true sunshine to take place by radiating out from your heart and into your

life and the lives of the people around you！

24.You can have sunshine shining from your inside          .

     A. by measuring what you need          B. by helping someone else

      C.  by watching what you think, say and do   D.  by changing your intention

25. According to the writer, you don t feel secure about yourself when you           .

    A. gossip about other people

     B. take a close look at your intention

     C. expect to be recognized for what you’ve done

     D. become aware of your negative thoughts

26.What can be inferred from the passage?

     A.  Expecting something in return for our help isn’t the right intention.

     B. Breaking our patterns is the most important to get true sunshine.

     C. If we don-t intend to help others, we create monsters inside us.

    D. Negative attitudes have little to do with happiness.

27.The passage is written mainly to _    .

     A. stress the importance of the positive life style

      B. analyze the intentions and thoughts in our mind

     C. offer advice on having sunshine from our inside

     D. warn us about the bad effects of negative attitudes

假定你是李华，你在上周日搭坐102号公交车，该公交车司机的不文明行为让乘客很愤怒。于是你向公交车公司写一封投诉信。要点如下：

1. 司机的不文明行为(大声讲话、紧急刹车、态度粗鲁等)。

2. 希望尽快查清此事。

注意：1. 词数100左右。2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

    NASA on September 28, 2015 announced the strongest evidence yet for liquid water on the red planet, increasing the possibility that astronauts journeying to Mars could someday rely on the planet's own water for their drinking needs.

    You may feel like you've heard about the hunt for liquid water on Mars before—and the researchers involved know it may seem played out. But science has yet to truly prove that water flows on Mars once and for all, and doing so could completely change the way we view the planet. This new data is a big step in the right direction.

    "Liquid water is an attractive topic, and we like the thousandth time someone has discovered water on Mars," Lujendra Ojha, the Georgia Tech PhD candidate who led the research announced Monday, told The Post. But there's a good reason that liquid water is so "attractive": Mars is now the only planet in our solar system to show evidence of the stuff on its surface, other than our own. Other worlds have it in subsurface oceans, or scattered around as vapor in the atmosphere. But Mars is the only place where we have solid evidence for liquid that sits right there in the open air. While it would be a major leap to suggest that Mars might harbor life—even microbial life—liquid water at least makes it possible that parts of the planet are habitable.

     The study builds on research from April, when scientists using data from the Curiosity rover noted that the planet had the seasonal potential for liquid water. We know that because of the extremely low pressure on Mars, water has a boiling point of just a few degrees Celsius, after which it evaporates. The April study noted the presence of perchlorates (高氯酸盐) —a kind of salt—which could make the boiling point of Mars' water much higher, theoretically allowing it to remain liquid. They affirmed that the planet's temperature would be right for liquid, perchlorate-filled water to form every day during winter and spring.

28. What does the Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?

   A. The significance of the discovery.                B. The doubt of the discovery.

   C. The difficulty of the discovery.                      D. The expense of the discovery.

29. The underlined words "our own" in Paragraph 3 refer to ________.

   A. Mars                  B. the earth                 C. liquid water                     D. the solar system

30. What plays an important role in making Mars' water in the state of liquid?

   A. The thick atmosphere around Mars.

   B. The physical structure of Mars.

   C. The extremely low pressure on Mars.

   D. Perchlorates in Mar's water.

31. The best title for the passage can be "________".

   A. Water on Mars could be used for dringking

   B. There might be some kinds of life on Mars

   C. NASA would send astronauts to journey to Mars

   D. NASA confirms the best-ever evidence for water on Mars

       假定你是李华，你的好友王芳喜欢打排球，但老师和家长都极力劝她放弃排球，全身心投入高考。为此，她非常纠结和郁闷。请你给她写一封建议信，帮她解除这个困扰。

注意：

       1.词数100左右；

       2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

A report by the US' Open Syllabus Project found that the most read books among US college students in the past year were books like The Republic by ancient Greek philosopher Plato and The Clash of Civilizations by US political scientist Samuel Huntington.And according to reports by Chinese college libraries,the most popular books among Chinese students are novels like Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Chinese author Jin Yong.

This is considered by many to be one of the reasons why Chinese students are sometimes not as good at critical thinking or observing global perspectives (视野) as US students—they read too many bestseller novels.

"By reading texts in history/social studies,science,and other subjects,students build a foundation of knowledge in these fields that will also give them the background to be better readers in all areas,"Robert Pondiscio,vice president of the Core Knowledge Foundation in the US told Th.e Washington Post.

According to China Youth.Daily,there are usually five stages when it comes to reading,with popular novels at the bottom.More advanced readers normally go on to read classic fictional literature,history and philosophy,or books with critical ideas.

We spend hours,days or even weeks on a book,so it's only natural that we want to learn something useful in return for our efforts.Many see reading as an investment (投资) in themselves.But this practical view of literature and the thought that history and philosophy books are superior to novels are not agreed by everyone.After all,what they offer are two different kinds of satisfaction.While the former provides knowledge,the latter brings emotional experiences."Fiction and poetry are medicines,"UK writer Jeanette Winterson once wrote."What they heal is the rupture (裂痕) reality makes on the imagination."

25.What are the most popular books among Chinese students?

A.Philosophy books.                                   B.Bestseller novels.

C.History books.                                       D.Books with critical ideas.

26.What do Chinese students lack compared with US students?

A.Careful observation.                                  B.Vast stores of knowledge.

C.Practical use of knowledge.                                     D.Critical thinking.

27.Which of the following does Jeanette Winterson probably agree with?

A.People read books to learn something useful.                  B.Imagination is not so important as knowledge.

C.History and philosophy books are superior to novels.      D.Novels can bring necessary emotional experiences.

    A man worked in a big company．One day, he came home from 41  late, tired and annoyed, to find his 6-year old son  42  him at the door．The  43  his son saw him, he asked him a question, “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”“That’s  44  of your business．If you  45  know, I make $20 an hour．” the man said angrily．“Oh, ” the little boy replied, with his head down．Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please 46  $10?”

    The father was  47  and shouted at him to go back to his room because he thought his son was so  48  .The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door．The man sat down and started to get  49  angrier about the little boy’s  50 ．How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After an hour 51 , the man had calmed down, and started to 52 ．Then he went into the little boy’s room．“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too  53  on you earlier．Here’s the $10 you asked for．”said the man．   

    The little boy sat  54  up, smiling．“Oh,thank you daddy!”He yelled．Then,  55 under his pillow, he  56  some crumpled up bills．The little boy slowly  57 out his money, then  58  at his father．“Daddy, I have $20 now．Can I  59  an hour of your time? Please come home  60  tomorrow．I would like to have dinner with you．”

41．A．school                B．work            C．trip                D．hospital

42．A．standing for                B．asking for           C．waiting for     D．playing with

43．A．moment             B．time             C．day                D．when  

44．A．not                     B．no               C．nothing          D．none

45．A．have                         B．must           C．might             D．want

46．A．earn                   B．make                  C．1end             D．borrow

47．A．angry                        B．happy          C．desperate            D．embarrassed

48．A．selfish                B．crazy                  C．aggressive    D．innocent

49．A．more                         B．perhaps      C．even              D．1ittle

50．A．money               B．questions           C．toys                      D．pillows

51．A．about                        B．or else         C．or so             D．1ater

52．A．relax                         B．refresh        C．relieve           D．regret

53．A．hard                   B．kind             C．soft                D．gentle

54．A．straightly            B．straight        C．slowly            D．1azily

55．A．putting               B．getting         C．taking            D．reaching

56．A．brought out                B．picked out          C．pulled out      D．1eft out

57．A．counted             B．gave            C．presented            D．sent

58．A．1ooked down              B．1ooded away       C．1ooked up     D．1ooked out

59．A．sell                   B．borrow         C．buy                D．have

60．A．1ate                   B．early            C．happily          D．often

 _______ difficult explorations are, humans have never stopped moving forward.

A. While                  B. Despite           C. As                 D. However

       Do you know how to deal with failure at school? Here are four steps that will help you get the most out of each failure, and move on.

         16      When you feel bad after failing, talk with your parents or a good friend, or any other adult. Then decide to take the responsibility to improve yourself. Read the teacher’s comments on your test carefully.

    Ask yourself what your were trying to do and why you failed.      17      Maybe you didn’t have all the information you needed; maybe you made a mistake or a poor decision. If so, give yourself a pat in the back. Fewer people ever get something right the first time they try it, and often it takes them many times.      18      Sometimes the failure isn’t because of something you did or didn’t do; it is someone else’s fault. But don’t spend time blaming them; instead, move on toward your goals.

     Don’t give up easily.      19      There is a difference between making a decision and giving up. Deciding to follow a better way is one thing; simply walking away means you really have failed.

     Keep trying again. Successful people are different because they choose their next steps instead of just reacting to feelings. If a goal is still important to you, figure out what to do and go after it again.      20      

A.      No pains, no gains.

B.      Failure is unavoidable.

C.      If it isn’t, do your best on something else.

D.     Remove your bad feelings.

E.      Actually it was because you were lazy.

F.      Review the situation to see what your choices are.

G.     Usually it was because you were trying out a new skill or learning a new subject.

Tales From Animal Hospital

David Grant

     David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond. He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical check-ups to surgery （外科手术）. Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the program and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it is a cat, dog or snake!

     $14.99 Hardback 272 pp Simon Schuster               ISBN 0751304417

Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer

Michael White

     From the author of Stephen Hawking A Life in Science, comes this colorful description of the life of the world's first modern scientist. Interesting yet based on fact, Michael White's new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.

     $ 8.99 Hardback 320 pp Fourth Estate                 ISBN 1857024168

Fermat's Last Theorem

Simon Singh

      In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world's greatest mathematical problem: Fermat's Last Theorem（定理）. First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995. An unusual story of human effort over three centuries, Fermat's Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.

      $12.99 Hardback 384 pp Fourth Estate               ISBN 1857025210

56. “Animal Hospital” is _______.

   A. a news story       B. a popular book     C. a research report    D. a TV program

57. In Michael White's book, Newton is described as        .

   A. a person who did not look the same as in many pictures

   B. a person who lived a colorful and meaningful life

   C. a great but not perfect man               D. an old-time magician

58. The underlined word "baffle" probably means        .

   A. to encourage people to raise questions      B. to cause difficulty in understanding

   C. to provide a person with an explanation     D. to limit people's imagination

59. The purpose of these three advertisements is        .

   A. to make the books easier to read          B. to show the importance of science

   C. to introduce new authors                D. to sell the books