I have been keeping the portrait ______ I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my childhood in Paris.

   A. that      B. from which    C. where        D. in case that

  In simple words, hibernation is a state of deep sleep. Hibernation differs from normal sleep in various ways. Hibernating animals take a long time to wake up from their sleep. Turning or kicking their bodies does not seem to wake them up. Even after waking up from hibernation, these animals take some time to restart their normal activities. During hibernation, the heart rate slows down and some of the non-vital organs become entirely inactive. This is a state in which the body uses very little energy.

   Winter is the time when food is less and weather rough. Animals have to spend a lot of energy finding food. Even if they succeed in finding anything, it is often not enough to make up for the loss of energy. Besides, the cold weather may often become a cause of death. As a result of all these, animals have to reduce their food demand by reducing energy requirements. This is achieved by hibernating throughout the winter.

   Before the onset of winter, when there is plenty of food, animals eat overmuch and store much of the food in the form of fat. As winter arrives, they return to their home where they spend the rest of winter hibernating. As animals hibernate, their body temperature starts dropping due to lack of activity and metabolism（新陈代谢）. At one point, it is only a few degrees higher than the surrounding temperature. Whatever energy the body needs to perform certain tasks is got from the fat storage. Due to lack of activity, the fat burning process is slow and steady. The energy from fat is enough to keep the animal alive for the rest of the winter.

   Hibernation differs for every species. For example, some animals like black bears may sleep for the whole winter without waking up while animals like, squirrels may wake up every 4 days to eat some food, pass waste matter from the body, and then go back to sleep. Hibernation in domestic animals may differ from that in the wild ones. As there is no food shortage for domestic animals, domestic animals hibernate as a result of their natural instinct but with more active periods in between.

                                 Hibernation

How to Study for a Test or Final

The end of the term is drawing near, and that means final exams are on the way.  36 

The most important thing you can do is give yourself plenty of time to prepare. Then follow this plan:

Start Early.

Gather all the material you’ve received during the term. Read through your class notes twice. Some things will sound familiar and some things will sound unfamiliar. That's normal.

Establish a Study Group or Partner.

Schedule at least one meeting time with a study partner or study group. If you can't completely get together, then exchange email addresses. 37

Use Old Tests.

Collect your old exams from the year ( or semester) and make a photocopy of each one. Write out the test answers and copy each one again.

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To get the best results, you should make several copies of each old exam and keep taking the tests until you score perfectly on each one.

Build up Your Class Notes. 

Organize your notes by date and make note of any missing dates/pages. Get together with a study partner or group to compare notes and fill in any missing material. 39 Everybody zones out once in a while. After you organize your new set of notes, underline any key words, formulas, themes, and concepts.

Make yourself a new practice test with fill-in sentences and term definitions. Print out several tests and practice several times. 40 Then exchange.

Make Use of Old Assignments. 

Gather some old assignments and redo the exercises. Review those exercises until you can every question easily.

A. Instant messages will work well，too.

B. Have a set of practice tests.

C. How can you give yourself a chance to improve your scores?

D. You might find one that makes something clear for the first time.

E. Ask the members of your study group to make practice tests as well.

F. Don 't be too surprised if you missed key information from the lectures.

G. Have your friend or study partner raise questions and compare them.

An old woman, having lost the use of her eyes, 　61　(call) in a physician to heal them and made this bargain 　62　 him in the presence of witnesses: that if he should cure her blindness, he should receive from her a sum of money; but 　63　 her infirmity (弱视) remained, she should give him nothing. This agreement being made, the physician, time after time, applied his salve (药膏) to her eyes, and on every visit took something away, stealing all her property little by little. And when he had got 　64　 she had, he healed her and demanded the 　65　 (promise) payment. The old woman, when she recovered her sight and saw none of her goods in her house, would give him nothing. The physician insisted on his claim, and, as she still refused, sent for her before the judge. The old woman, standing up in the court, argued: “This man here speaks the truth in what he says; for I did promise 　66　 (give) him a sum of money if I should recover my sight: but if I continued blind, I was to give him nothing. Now he declares that I 　67　 (heal). I on 　68　 contrary am sure that I am still blind; for when I lost the use of my eyes, I saw in my house various 　69　 (value) goods. But now, though he swears I am cured of my blindness, I am not able to see a single thing in 　70　.” 

The following safety risks may result in serious injury or death to the user of the MINI Coopers:

●This product contains small parts that are for adult assembly（组装）only.Keep small children away when assembling.Remove all protective materials before assembly.Be sure to remove all packaging materials and parts from underneath the car body.

●Battery posts contain lead known to the state of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm.Never open the battery.

●Body parts such as hands,legs,hair and clothing can get caught in moving parts.Never place a body part near a moving part or wear loose clothing while using the vehicle.Always wear shoes when using the vehicle.

●Using the vehicle near streets,motor vehicles,drop-offs such as steps,water（swimming pools）or other bodies of water,hills,wet areas,in alleys,at night or in the dark could result in an unexpected accident.Instead,use the vehicle on the highway.Always use the vehicle in a safe,secure environment.

●Using the vehicle in unsafe conditions such as snow,rain,loose dirt,mud,or sand may result in unexpected action,for example tip over.

●Using the vehicle in an unsafe manner.Examples include but are not limited to:

Pulling the vehicle with another vehicle or similar device

Allowing more than two riders

Pushing the user from the back

Traveling at an unsafe speed

●Always use common sense and safe practices when using the vehicle.

●Store the vehicle indoors or cover it to protect it from weather.Water will damage the motor,electric system,and battery.

21.When assembling,you should         .

A.open the battery on the spot               B.ignore the packaging materials

C.keep small children off the spot                  D.take away all protective materials

22.According to the text,it is safer to         .

A.have at least four passengers                    B.push the user from behind at the start

C.drive on the highway instead of on hills      D.wear loose clothes while using the vehicle

23.Where can you probably find the text?

A.An official report.                                 B.A popular magazine.      

C.A physics textbook.                              D.A product handbook.

When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.

    People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, and everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted.

    People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.

    Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.

    Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.

50. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably____.

   A. near-sighted     B. far-sighted   C. astigmatic    D. suffering from cataracts

51. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means_____.

   A. experience    B. imagine   C. feel pain    D. are affected with

52. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for______.

   A. seeing at night                  B. seeing objects far away

   C. looking over a wide area          D. judging distances

53. People who suffer from astigmatism have______.

   A. one eye bigger than the other

   B. eyes that are not exactly the right shape

   C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation

   D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses

As the labor market becomes more attractive, more companies are sending their employees to school. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is the latest company to use tuition assistance for employees – which for decades has been a part of many business’ benefits packages – as part of a renewed effort to bring in and cultivate talent. And while the impact of such programs has yet to be fully assessed, many see it as a positive – although gradual – movement.

“For workers, it gives them a better opportunity for development,” says Colleen Flaherty Manchester, a professor. “For firms, they are able to recruit the type of employees who have value education and are less likely to turn over, and thus have a higher level of retention(保留) .”

In all, 56 percent of US organizations offer undergraduate educational assistance while 52 percent offer graduate assistance.

Largely driving the trend are Millennials, who happen to be the fastest-growing people in the US workforce today and to whom the idea of tuition support from employers is especially appealing. Nearly 60 percent of Millennials surveyed said they would choose a job with strong professional-development potential over one with regular pay raises. Employers are absolutely adapting to Millennials in the workplace. They recognize that they need more experience, more knowledge, more mentoring to be successful. And they’re asking for it.

Of more than 140,000 Starbucks employees, only about 4,000 have signed up for the company’s College Achievement Plan. What the long-term effects such programs might have for companies’ retention and turnover rates remain unclear. But, the pluses of these programs are more important than the minuses. We’re going to see a lot more of this in the future.

32. Using tuition assistance for employees ________.

   A. has attracted a large number of talents

   B. is a trend that formed recently

   C. has existed for scores of years

   D. is well received by employees

33. What can we learn from what Colleen Flaherty said?

   A. It is merely beneficial to employees

   B. It is a win-win event for employees and employers.

   C. Valuing education has become a trend for all companies.

   D. It turns out to be tough for firms to find suitable employees.

34. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

 A. Regular pay raises.

 B. More chances to be successful.

 C. Educational support.

 D. Professional–development potential.

35. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the programs?

   A. The programs can guarantee the employees a good job.

   B. The impact of the programs remains to be estimated.

   C. Employees will benefit more from the programs than companies.

   D. It’s less likely that employees will remain in the same company after receiving the programs.  

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。

It was quiet, sunny afternoon. I was sitting in the garden, read the Sunday newspaper and expecting a couple of hour of peace. Then I hear a loud knock on the door. I saw about twelve ladies wearing her Sunday clothes. They said, “Well, we hope we are not late, so it is not easy to find your house.” One lady said, “Well, your husband is very kind to inviting us to tea.” I thought, “My God, my

husband must have been mad.” I asked for them into the house and they sat down and started talking happy. But when my husband appeared, it was quickly discovered that they should have gone to the house on the another side of the street.

Today we bring you an old tale. It’s the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of straw and one made of sticks. The only house left standing was the one made of bricks. Now there is new evidence to suggest that houses built with bales of straw can be very strong. They are also very environmental.

Pete Walker is a professor at the University of Bath in Britain. He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bales and hemp material. During the next twelve months the team will study the effectiveness of these materials in home building. Professor Walker says there are many good reasons for using straw.

Professor Walker: “One of the benefits is it’s a relatively inexpensive renewable material that’s readily available.” He also agrees that straw takes in carbon dioxide as it grows and helps the environment in other ways. So it can be seen as having no harmful effects on the environment.

Professor Walker: “The straw bale walls are relatively thick and so all that straw provides very good thermal insulation. So we make buildings that require very little heating in the winter or indeed very little cooling in the summer. So they require very little additional energy.”

Professor Walker says this reduces home operating expenses. It also reduces the effect on the environment. He says the current interest in straw bale houses is a direct response to the problem of climate change.

David Lanfear owns an eco-friendly home building service in the United States called Bale on Bale Construction. He says he laughed when some friends first told him about houses built of straw. But after doing his own research, he learned that building with straw bales made a lot of sense. He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted.

To build the houses, he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw. Next he coats the walls inside and out with layers of clay plaster. He says the common ideas about straw houses continue, including stories about the threat of fire. Mr. Lanfear says straw bale houses have done well when tested for fire resistance. And he says his builders use the same building methods as traditional builders to keep out rain.

David Lanfear: “We use what we call good shoes and a good hat, and that would be a solid foundation and a really good roof.”

21. What’s David Lanfear’s attitude towards the straw houses at last?

    A. Ridiculous.           B. Approving.          C. Defensive.        D. Unbelievable.

22. What can we infer from the passage?

    A. Using straw to build houses is dearer than using bricks.

    B. The houses built with bales of straw are stronger than those built with bricks.

    C. Straw which is convenient to get is much cheaper than thick bricks.

    D. Houses made of bricks are no better than those made of straw.

23. According to the passage, we know that ________________.

    A. there is some experience in building the straw houses

    B. the house made of straw bales is the same as the traditional one

    C. the house made of straw bales is still under research

    D. it’s uncertain that the straw house can be very strong

 I borrowed    61   story book from the library the other day and took it home. One evening, having finished supper, I went back to my room and started to read the book that I   62   (borrow). I was so    63  (absorb) that I knocked the coffee cup over    64  accident, pouring the coffee onto the book. Wet through and colored brown, the book turned out to be a   65    (terribly) mess at once. Of course, I couldn’t return the dirty book and the loss should be covered. The next day, I went to the   66   (big) bookstore in my city,     67   there were various kinds of books. I finally found several    68  (copy) of the same book and bought    69   . When I returned the new story book and explained the reason, the librarian accepted the book and praised me for my honesty and   70   (responsible).

 ----Would you like to do me a favour and give me a ride?   ----______.

A. Yes, that’s right       B. No trouble      C. Never mind      D. With pleasure

假定你是李华，你的英国网友Anna在她学校举办的一次作文比赛中荣获一等奖，你写信向她表示祝贺，并在信中谈及自己在英语写作上存在的困难，希望得到她的帮助。

注意：

1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.文中不能出现真实姓名和具体学校信息。

Dear Anna,

I am very glad to learn that

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Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

       Modern equipment and no overtime work are two of the things I like        working here．

      A．with                    B．over                    C．at                         D．about

Cats and dogs aren’t usually friendly but they can work together well when there’s a common goal.

Matt Hirst’s pets were recently caught on camera conspiring to open the kitchen door while the master was away.

According to his post on Reddit, Hirst — who lives in the U.K. — had been arriving home all week to notice one of the doors open, even though he knew he shut it before he left. After the fourth time the door was open he decided to set up a hidden camera.

“The first time, I assumed I just must have left the door open. The second time, I checked the whole house thinking that someone was breaking in (and began to suspect the cat).           The third time I figured it must be the cat, and decided to catch him out, so set the camera up and left it going all day,” he wrote.

Just three hours after leaving the house, the cat jumps up onto a scratch tower and starts pawing at the door.

It takes the cat just over a minute to finally break through and then both cat and dog escape to the other side.

See more details? Click at http://edu.fjsen.com/show-35-13461-1.html.

21. Which of the following about cats and dogs are true?

   A. Cats and dogs can never work together.

   B. Cats and dogs can be friends if they work together.

   C. Cats and dogs can get along well with each other if they live under the same roof.

   D. Cats and dogs can cooperate with each other in order to finish something.

22. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Matt Hirst wrote to the newspaper about the story.

   B. Matt Hirst set up a hidden camera the first time he found the door was open.

   C. Matt Hirst didn’t see how the cat and the dog open the door in person.

   D. Matt Hirst was glad that his cat and dog are clever.

23. How did the cat open the door of the kitchen?

   A. The cat got the key to the door.

   B. The cat and the dog knocked the door open together.

   C. The cat opened the door with its paws.

   D. The cat opened the door with the help of its owner.

24. Where will you probably read this passage?

   A. On a website.    B. In a science fiction.   C. In a newspaper.   D. In a magazine.

In the month, he earned as much as, if ________ than，$40,000.

A．no more  B．not more    C．no much　  D．not much

Your composition is good _________（除了一些拼写错误）. (except)

Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergence alert system using text messages delivered to cell phones.

Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly among young people. The wireless industry's trade association, CTIA, estimates more than 48 billion text messages are sent each month.

The plan comes from the Warning Alert and Response Network Act, a 2006 federal law that requires improvements to the nation's emergency alert system. The act tasked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with coming up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies.

“The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before, and during, disasters and other emergencies,” FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said following approval of the plan.

Participation in the alert system by carriers—telecommunications companies is voluntary, but it has received solid support from the wireless industry.

The program would be optional for cell phone users. They also may not be charged for receiving alerts.

There would be three different types of messages, according to the rules.

The first would be a national alert from the president, likely involving a terrorist attack or natural disaster. The second would involve “approaching threats,” which could include natural disasters like hurricanes or storms or even university shootings. The third would be reserved for child abduction (绑架) emergencies, or so-called Amber Alerts.

The service could be in place by 2014.

61. What is the purpose of the approved plan?

A. To warn people of emergencies via messages.

B. To popularize the use of cell phones.

C. To estimate the monthly number of messages.

D. To promote the wireless industry.

62. The improvement to the present system is in the charge of ______.

A. CTIA                                                 B. the Warning Alert and Response Network

C. FCC                                                  D. federal regulators

63. Who determines the carriers’ participation in the system?

A. The US federal government.                     B. The law of the United States.

C. The carriers themselves.                          D. Mobile phone users.

64. Under which circumstance will an alert message not be sent?

A. A child loses his way.                              B. A terrorist attack occurs.

C. A natural disaster happens.                       D. A university shooting happens.

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

A. Cell Phone Alerts Protecting Students.

B. Cell Phone Alerts by Wireless Industry.

C. Cell Phone Alerts of National Disasters.

D. Cell Phone Alerts Coming Soon.

A recent report on online education, made by SRI International for the Department of Education, has a serious academic title, but a most interesting conclusion: “Students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.”
    The report examined the research on online and traditional classroom teaching from 1996 to 2008. Some of it was in K-12 settings, but most of the studies were in colleges and adult continuing education programs.
    Over the 12 years, the report found 99 studies in which there were comparisons of online and classroom performance for the same courses. The result of the Department of Education’s research showed that usually, students doing some or all of the course online would rank a little higher than the classroom students with little but meaningful difference.
    “The importance of the study lies in showing that online learning today is not just better than nothing — it actually tends to be better than traditional instruction.” said Barbara Means, the study’s lead author and an educational psychologist at SRI International.
    This hardly means that we’ll be saying goodbye to classrooms. But the report does suggest that online education could be set to develop sharply over the next few years.
    Until fairly recently, online education totaled to little. That has really changed with the arrival of web-based video, instant messaging and teamwork tools.
    The real promise of online education, experts say, is providing learning experiences that are more suitable for individual students than is possible in classrooms. That allows more “learning by doing,” which many students find more attractive and useful.
    “We are at a turning point in online education,” said Philip R. Regier, the leader of Arizona State University’s Online and Extended Campus program.
    The biggest near-term growth, Mr. Regier predicts, will be in continuing education programs.

32.  From the text we know that ______________.

A. most of the studies were done in high schools.

B. the report was based on more than 100 studies.

C. the studies were carried out for more than 20 years.

D. the difference between online and traditional teaching is not big.

33.  We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. traditional education will come to an end

B. traditional education is not popular any longer

C. online education didn’t develop rapidly until recently

D. middle schools are facing the choice between online and traditional teaching

34.  Which is NOT the reason why many students prefer online learning?

A. Online teaching is more suitable for individuals.

B. Classroom teaching is not practical and useful.

C. Students can learn by doing in online courses.

D. Online teaching is more interesting.

35.  Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A. Study finds that online education beats the classroom

B. Why is online education on the rise?

C. A report on online education

D. Classroom teaching is out