— Amazing! You ________ come to the party in such a fancy dress(化装舞会所穿的服装).  

— Don’t you know it’s a fashion? You’re out.   

A. should                      B. will                         C. can                   D. must

I'm glad I went over all my notes；otherwise_______.

    A．I’d have failed      B．I'd fail       C．I may have failed    D．I'll have failed．

Former Irish President Mary Robinson was just making a polite conversation with an Ethiopian（埃塞俄比亚的） teenager about her wedding day. The 16-year-old had already been married for a year．"She looked at me with the saddest eyes and said, 'I had to drop out of school,'" Robinson said in a telephone interview．"That conveyed to me the reality, "said Robinson, the first woman to serve as Ireland's president and former U．N．high commissioner for human rights．"Her life, as far as she is concerned, had more or less ended．"

Robinson said keeping girls in school was one of the most important things policymakers could do to address the coming challenges of an ever-increasing population, predicted by the United Nations to reach 7 billion soon．"European countries are concerned about aging populations as is Japan, but this is much less of an issue than the huge number of people which we are going to see over the next 40 years when the population goes from 7 billion to 9 billion, "she said．"Almost all of that increase will be in poor developing countries, so that we have a very big challenge．"

Family planning experts worry in particular about the future population explosion in sub-Saharan Africa．In May, the United Nations projected the world population would reach 9.3 billion in 2050 and 10.1 billion by 2100. Much of that growth will come from Africa, where the population is growing at 2.3 percent a year—more than double Asia' s 1 percent growth rate. If that rate stays consistent, which is not certain, Africa's population will reach 3.6 billion by 2100 from the present 1 billion．

Joel Cohen, a professor of population studies at Rockefeller University and Columbia University in New York, said universal secondary education offered a way to reduce population in high birth-rate regions. In addition to providing information about birth control, a secondary education teaches women to reduce their own fertility（生育力）, improve the health of their children and allows them to move from a mind-set of having many children, in the hopes that some will survive to improving the quality of each child's life, Cohen wrote in the journal Nature.

59. In the first paragraph, the author introduces his topic by_____．

       A. explaining the author's opinions         B. giving an example      

       C. describing the poor education system      D. coming straight to the topic

60. What can we learn from the passage?

       A. Robinson is happy after talking to the Ethiopian girl.

       B. Robinson is a successful expert in population studies.

       C. Robinson is worried about population growth.

       D. Robinson encourages female education.

61. What is Joel Cohen's view about secondary education?

       A. It provides basic knowledge of health.

       B. It improves the health of children.

       C. It makes people pay more attention to education.

       D. It can change people's parenting ideas.

62. According to the passage, the most important way to control high population growth is      .

       A. keeping girls in school                    B. letting girls go away from Africa

       C. letting young girls remain single            D. keeping girls in families

 In the global economy, a new drug for cancer, _________ it is discovered, will create many economic possibilities around the world. 

A. whatever         B. whoever          C. wherever         D. whichever

People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply aren’t taking the time to say a simple “hello” . After considering this phenomenon, I decided I was going to change the way I got on ___61___ others.

  My opportunity came one morning when I was in the community library. I passed by a girl ___62___ dropped her books out of her locker ___63___(think) that someone else would help her pick them up, I continued my way. However, when I had to go back ___64___, I forgot my book, I noticed she had just finished picking them up by herself. No one had stopped ___65___ (help) her.

  “OK”, I thought to myself, “this is where I should have changed.”

  My best opportunity came a few days later when I saw a man sitting by himself waiting for the library to open, so I sat down next to him and ___66___ (begin) a conversation. It was difficult to get started, and even when I had to say goodbye, almost every ___67___ (respond) from my new friend had a tone(语气) of o in it. And who could blame him?

  People aren’t used to making ___68___ unprepared chat with a stranger. But a change, no matter how ___69___ (desperate) it is needed, doesn’t just happen. It takes people like us to make it possible. I advise you to take a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someone’s day a little ___70___ (bright). Together, we can really make our society come closer as a whole.

 Word came ______ another violent earthquake struck Sichuan once again, ______ a great loss.

A. that, resulting in     which, resulted in     C. that, resulting from   D. as , resulted from

   假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。

There are many different signs in the public. They tell you what to do or what not to do in a place. Do you know what they exact mean? For example, if you go to see a film, you should enter the cinema at the ENTRANCE and leave for the EXIT. You will either find NO SMOKING signs in many cinemas. If you visit a museum, don’t take some photos inside the halls. You are not allowed. You will find NO PHOTOS signs in many museum. When you drive a car, don’t park in a street without a NO PARKING sign. Making sure you understood the signs and you won’t get into any trouble.

    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。

    Frank joined the army after middle school. He did quite well in everything besides shooting. One day, the new soldiers were practiced shooting. Frank performed poorly while the rest was doing quite well.After he had shot at the target nine times but had not hit once, the officer shouted, “I had never seen such a fool! Don’t wast away your last bullet! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!” Frank went behind a wall, and a few seconds late the sound of a shot was heard by the officer and the other soldier. “Heavens!” the officer said. “ Has that silly man real done so?” He ran behind the wall anxiously, only find Frank standing there straight, saying, “ I’m sorry, but I missed again.”

High-tech machines have made life easier for millions around the world．However, some people still prefer low-tech ways of doing things．Here’s an example of why this is happening．You can microwave a frozen hamburger in 60 seconds．However, it won’t taste as good as one you cook on the stove．And if you’re in that much of a hurry, you probably won’t take time to toast the bun．High-tech cooking saves time, but it doesn’t make for better-tasting meals．

Most people get their news from high-tech sources like television or the Internet．This has many advantages．For example, electronic news is more up to date than newspapers or magazines．It’s also more exciting to see live and videotaped news events than photographs．However, newspapers and magazines have some important advantages．They give more background and details．They also let you read the parts that are important to you and skip the rest．

Other high-tech timesavers have similar disadvantages．For example, most people use the phone or e-mail to stay in touch with friends and family members who live in other places．But when you use the Internet or the phone, you won’t always think carefully about what you are saying, and sometimes you forget the important things you want to communicate．Similarly, when you word-process a homework assignment instead of handwriting it, you can check your spelling electronically and put in fancy headings．However, some students are so busy with the computer that they don’t pay enough attention to the actual words they are writing．

21．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage ?

A．The writer likes high-tech cooking

B．Low-tech cooking produces better-tasting meals．

C．High-tech news programs always keeps you reading what is important to you．

D．Handwritten homework is better than word-processed homework．

22．How does the writer feel about high-tech tools?

A．Better late than never．           B．Easy come, easy go．

C．Every coin has two sides．         D．Learn to walk before you run．

23．What is the main subject discussed in the text?

A．High-tech vs low-tech．           

B．Advantages vs disadvantages．

C．Newspapers and magazines vs television and the Internet．

D．Word-processing vs handwriting．

24．How is the text organized?

A．Main idea-Argument-Explanation      

B．Opinion-Discussion-Description

C．Topic-Comparison-Supporting examples．

D．Introduction-Supporting examples-Discussion．

    短文中共有l0处语言错误，每行中最多两处错误。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(^)，并在其下面写出增加的词；

    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(从第11处起)不计分。

Mike was one of my father’s younger brother. He has been died of cancer for two years. When I was a teenager, he taught us how to hunt in the woods used the hours before dawn. We usually left home at three o’clock in the morning, stayed in local restaurant for breakfast, and then travel on to one of his hunting destinations. Just after dawn, he would find the right spot in the woods. He would show me how not to make a sound and a movement. Though I never hunted an animal successfully, but I learned to be brave and patiently through the experience.

 The Charles Dickens Museum in Doughty Street is the only one of his London homes to survive，______he wrote Oliver Twist.

A. where B. that     C. which D. what

 ______, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.

A. As it might sound strange                          B. Strange as might it sound

C. As strange it might sound                          D. Strange as it might sound

It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be___24___, but in vain. My panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly. This was the___25___of my job as a music teacher, I thought -- teaching was not for me. Then I had an idea. Hoping that no one would notice that I was___26___inside, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks and close your___27___ ! We are going on a journey."

___28___ , the children fell silent. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly ___29___ , put it in the machine and played it.

Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and ___30___. When the music started, the room as filled with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were ___31___ . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their ___32___slowly so that we could share our musical journey.

At this point, when all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to ___33___ . The music allow me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the ___34___ and most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that ___35___in the classroom could have.

24. A. glad    B. safe         C. kind         D. quiet

25. A. end      B. aim          C. rule         D. plan

26. A. guessing    B. shaking       C. responding       D. laughing

27. A. eyes    B. mouths       C. books            D. doors

28. A. Punctually  B. Importantly    C. Amazingly      D. Obviously

29. A. passed one on B. gave one back    C. turned one in    D. took one out

30. A. slept        B. nodded       C. waited           D. continued

31. A. talking      B. singing      C. dancing      D. listening

32. A. legs    B. heads            C. arms         D. shoulders

33. A. teach        B. imagine      C. play         D. understand

34. A. unprepared   B. unspoken    C. unknown      D. unforgotten

35. A. games        B. music            C. tears            D. knowledge

 Sam remembered several occasions in the past ______ he had experienced a similar feeling.

A. what                    B. which                      C. where                      D. why

    The desire to be noticed by peers（同龄人）is a natural tendency. Your style—the way you dress up, the way you carry yourself, the trends you follow—plays a key role in helping you stand out from the others.   31   The following tips can help you.

1. Be yourself.

Why be a second-rate version of anybody else when you can be the first-rate version of yourself. Nothing will help you stand out of the crowd more than your own features because there can be only one you. Everyone has their own belief, their own way of thinking, their own experiences that shape their styles. However, self-doubt and fear of disapproval drive many to abandon their own ways and follow what everyone else is doing.   32 

2. Keep an open mind.

Open-mindedness helps you see things from a different perspective, understand others, find opportunities, and learn from others.   33   There are several styles that you should explore and determine which suits your own personality. Nobody knows what fashion you are enthusiastic about. But you should be clearly aware of your own true feelings about it.

3. Keep up with the recent trends

Fashion is always changing.   34   As society changes, so does fashion. Changing trends reflect the changes in people's taste. Similarly, your senses of fashion changes as you gain more experiences in life. Keeping track of the latest fashion will help you redefine your style.

4. Wear your confidence

Your attitude towards dressing can make a significant difference on how you look. You can wear a very beautiful dress, but if you can't carry it with confidence, it will not look good on you.   35  . Don't wear an uncomfortable dress just because everyone or your friend is wearing it. Remember, it's okay to have your own style as long as you are confident with it.

A. Also, it tells a lot about your personality.

B. What worked yesterday may not work today.

C. Copying others will make you just another face in a crowd.

D. Having an open mind can be very helpful in defining your style.

E. On the other hand, even an average dress looks great on people who wear it confidently

F. It is not absolutely necessary to follow every new trend, and you can enjoy the ones you like.

G. Simply following the fashion trends or wearing expensive clothes will not help you get a distinct style.

Analysis of the composition of quicksand shows that there are four key ingredients—sand, obviously water, clay and salt. Together these materials form a structure resembling a house of cards, with large water-filled gaps between the sand particles, which are loosely glued in place by the clay. As long as it’s left alone, the structure remains stable. But as soon as it’s disturbed, by stepping on it, the clay changes from a jelly-like consistency to a runny liquid. The effect is the same as stirring a pot of yoghurt. Liquefying(溶解)the clay makes the quicksand about one million times runnier, and the whole house of cards comes tumbling down, with you inside it.

Very quickly, the sand sinks to the bottom and the water floats to the top. This is where the salt comes in. When there’s enough salt present, as soon as the clay particles liquefy, electrical charges make them begin to stick together to form bigger particles and these also settle with the sand. Quicksand is a mixture which looks like solid, but behaves more like a liquid.

Despite its murderous reputation, quicksand does not such people under and swallow them, although it can hold a person in firm grip. The human body is more buoyant(有浮力) in quicksand than in water, and sooner or later anyone trapped in it will float.

Unlike most liquids, quicksand’s viscosity, or “runniness” can suddenly change if it comes under pressure, for example under a human foot. The surface gives way and the victim quickly sinks in up to the knees, surrounded by an area of dirty things that turns semi-solid around its victim. Escaping from the quicksand’s grip(紧握) requires a large amount of force. Without something solid to pull at, people often find they are stuck fast. Pulling at one leg simply makes the other one sink further.

So how do you escape from quicksand’s control? Stay still and call for help. Staying still stops you sinking any further, until--with luck--help arrives on the scene. If no one appears and you need to draw yourself out, gently lie down on your back until your body is floating on the sand. Next, roll over onto your stomach and pull yourself forwards with your hands, so that you gradually “swim” towards firmer ground. It is a slow and dirty business, but it works.

This technique has one barrier: it goes against a very powerful human nature. Faced with danger in the open, nine out of ten stay on their feet so that they can run away, in which case it can worsen the situation.

32．Which ingredient of the quicksand make someone trapped in it stuck and stuck fast?

A. Sand          B. Clay              C. Water             D. Salt

33．From the passage we can learn that ________

A. as long as you are strong enough, you can pull yourself up from quicksand on your own

B. clay glues sand particles loosely, which makes quicksand stable, unless it is disturbed

C. because anyone trapped in quicksand will float, there is little possibility of him dying

D. looking like solid ground, quicksand is actually liquid

34．If someone is trapped in quicksand, what should he do?

A. Remain calm and wave for help

B. Stand in quicksand and get ready to run away as quickly as possible

C. “Swimming” is one of the best choices he can use to escape

D. Once in quicksand, lie down on his stomach immediately and swim slowly to safety

35． What might be the best title of the passage?

A. A human killer--quicksand

B. How to escape from danger

C. An awful experience in quicksand

D. What to do if trapped in quicksand

  Perhaps drawing inspiration from Spiderman, beachgoers in China' s eastern city of Qingdao

  have come up with a new way of protecting their skin from the sun. They call it the "face-kini". It was first sported by middle-aged women as a practical addition to their swimsuits, but now the face-kini  has gone global.

       New York-based style magazine CR Fashion Book, founded by former Vogue Paris editor

 Carine Roitfeld, recently published a photo shoot of models with pouting(撅起的) red lips, wearing face-kinis, chic swimsuits and fancy jewellery .

      The transformation of what' s considered the symbol of "old woman style" in China to high fashion has amused Internet users. In two days, the subject was widely spread on the Chinese Twitter,

Weibo.  "Chinese old women are at the centre of the global fashion world," said one comment. "It looks like bank robbers attacking the beach," others joked.

     When it comes to avoiding the sun, it seems Chinese creativity is unlimited. Apart from the face- kini, the Chinese use special UV-blocking sun umbrellas which can be attached to bike handles.

     There are also sun- blocking removable sleeves and Batman- style capes. The list goes on. On Chinese television, commercials for magic whitening creams are everywhere. White is seen as

 beautiful here, or as the old Chinese saying goes: "One touch of white covers 100 kinds of ugliness."

    It' s a curious contrast to the fact that people in many western countries pay for tanning(晒黑). Tanning salons are just now starting to take off in big Chinese cities, where western influences are

deeper.

    Liu Yupu, or "China tanning boss" as he goes by on Weibo, took the sudden popularity of face- kinis with a pinch of salt. He said: "These days, if you had just been to a tanning salon in China. Your parents and close friends may call you an idiot, but you'll also get plenty of praise." But can a beautifully-tanned woman turn as many heads as the face-kini on the Qingdao beach?

32. The "face-kini" has been worn in Qingdao -    '

    A. for quite a long time                              B. first by beachgoers

   C. to prevent swimmers drowning                       D. in honor of the movie Spiderman

33.According to the passage, the new invention "face-kini" is now considered as____.

    A. whitening cream    B. an old woman style

    C. a beautiful swimsuit    D. high fashion

 34.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply?

    A. Tanning is more popular in Western countries.

    B. White is seen as more beautiful in China

    C. The face-kini books less cool than a beautifully-tanned woman

    D. Tanning will not get. popular in China    

35.Which of the following is the best title for the text?

    A. Keeping your skin. fair    B. The changing fashion in Qingdao

C. Protecting  fair skin with "face-kini"    D. New attitudes towards beauty