阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

As is known to all, sports stars earn large amounts of money every year. LeBron James, the famous American basketball star, for instance, earns an income of more than 20 million dollars a year. Some people hold the view that these stars do not deserve the high pay that they are getting. Some even argue that sports stars do nothing to society apart from entertaining people. Their sontributions to society are much less than those made by doctors, firemen, scientists, professors, ect. But I can never agree with that.

While sports are for entertainment, it does not mean that they are not important to people’s life. Why do so many people go to see football matches and NBA games？ It is because they enjoy the games, and they are willing to pay to watch the performances. Because of the sports stars, our life becomes more exciting. Some sports stars gain honor for their country, and their countrymen are proud of them. They contribute to the spiritual well-being of their people.

What’s more, sports stars usually are at the top of level in their fields. In this world, you have to pay if you want the best. It is the same with sports. Skills in sports are like the skills in works of art. People will not say that Da Vinci’s painting Mona Lisa was bought for too much money. Most stars are skilled in their own field not only because of their talents but also because of their hard training. They have to keep performing at their peak to earn that good income.

  Their infulence on the national econumy can not be overlooked. Take NBA in America for example, the stars help to support not only the basketball industry, but also other rs related industries like sportswear and sport equipment. Sports stars also make constant appearance in advertisements. Since they are well known in the world, they attract many people’s attention, which often leads to an immediate boom in the sales of the products that are advertised by them.

  I hope one day their accomplishments will be fully recognized.

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 If Mickey Mouse is a westerner who has captured the world，Hello Kitty is the world’s sweetheart from Asia. With its two innocent black eyes and the cute ribbon on its ear，this white-faced kitten has captivated(迷住）the hearts of women of all ages since 1974.

    Hello Kitty is found on more than 50 thousand items，including toys，school supplies，make-up and even neckties.

    To celebrate the character’s 38' birthday，an exhibition called“Inside Kitty" is underway at the Seongnam Arts Center in Yatab-dong.

    “Kitty was not popular at all at first，even in Japan. Only since 1985，11 years after it was born，have people started to pay attention to it，”Yuko Yamaguchi，one of the designers of the character，told the press.

    “Hello Kitty was only for kids then. But in 1987，I got a letter from a high school student who said that her friends teased her because she had a Hello Kitty product. She asked the company to make something that did not look strange for her to carry around. Since then we’ve tried to come up with things that all ages can enjoy，”Yamaguchi said.

    Hello Kitty became popular after being displayed in Anna Sui boutiques(精品店）in the United States. Young women from all over the world have been in love with the character ever since. The boutique of MAC，a make-up brand，packed，on the day the brand was released，its first products made in collaboration with Hello Kitty.

“The character has to communicate with people. It should change over time，and always stay fashionable，＂Yamaguchi said.

    “Inside Kitty" starts by viewing the past of the character. Kitty fans will be delighted to see Hello Kitty items from throughout the past 38 years on display.

请你就“物价上涨及中学生节省开支”这一话题写一篇发言稿，发表看法，并包括如下要点：

 (1)  受访者对物价上涨的反映；

（2）你在日常生活中对物价上涨的体会；

（3）中学生在日常生活中应如何精打细算，节省开支；

（4）呼吁同学们从小事做起，发扬节约的中华美德。

注意：

1. 词数120左右；

2．发言稿中不能现出真实姓名和学校名称。

参考词汇：受访者 respondents    美德virtue(s)  

Dear boys and girls,

It’s my great honour to make a speech here. Recently, the People’s Bank of China conducted a quarterly survey on prices in 50 cities.

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     About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled(注册) my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.
In the teacher’s office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: “ Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)? Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability?”
  Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? No, no, it can’t be. What a helpless, lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, instead. I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.
  My son could not follow the teacher’s directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting

 the class. Didn’t he know my son did not speak English yet? He was angry: “ Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home?”
  No, I didn’t speak English at home, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didn’t want him to forget his native language. Well, wrong answer!    

  What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all times? “ Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and sent them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society?”
   Needless to say, I tried to tell him I was not one of “ those people.” Then he told me the meeting was over, and I left.
   As I had expected, my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a well-adjusted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)。
   Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other places- something very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.
24. The teacher asked the author to his office________.

  A.to work out a study plan for Scola

  B.to get Scola enrolled in kindergaten

  C.to discuss Scola’s in-class performance

  D.to find a language partner for Scola

   25. The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as __________.

      A.positive    B.critical      C.casual     D.passive

26.This text is likely to be selected from a book of __________.

   A.geography     B.medicine     C.history    D.education

Hello, Mr. Wi-Fi. Life without you is next to impossible. We’re happy to sing your name from morning till evening, sometimes till dawn.  41  I know you help me, sometimes you’re making me do things with  42  attention. Many times I promise myself that I’ll  43  my feelings towards you, but you’re  44  me closer and closer… You’ve entered both my home and my  45  . You’re just a window for our  46  and information. But we people aren’t  47  only with the window. So we open all our  48  for you. Is this a(n)  49  or some kind of attachment? If this is an illness, is it curable? And if this is an attachment will you  50  me to the lifelong togetherness?

       We want you 24/7. Can’t you take a few days off so that both you and I can  51  ? You’re a poison—not a slow one but a super  52  poison which holds our mind and makes us dance  53  its tune. Nowadays you’re so  54  that anyone can buy and make you our  55  . You’ll never be bothered about our health but we’ll  56  be concerned about your “health”. Because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone.

If you were a   57  person made of flesh and blood（血肉之躯）would we love you the same? You  58  us with your numerous talents and we even can’t get rid of you. We’re all your  59  . Sometimes I wonder how people in the previous generations  60  , but if they did why can’t we?

41. A. Now that            B. Only if              C. Though             D. When

42. A. praised                B. increased           C. focused             D. divided

43. A. keep in                B. bring back         C. approve of         D. give up

44. A. drawing                     B. pushing             C. forcing              D. observing

45. A. space                  B. soul                  C. society             D. workplace

46. A. entertainment       B. argument           C. expansion          D. struggle

47. A. strict                  B. satisfied             C. generous           D. busy

48. A. thoughts             B. eyes                  C. exits                 D. doors

49. A. disease                B. inspiration          C. routine                     D. phenomenon

50. A. recommend         B. instruct             C. commit             D. adapt

51. A. persist                B. relax                 C. progress            D. balance

52. A. raw                    B. ambiguous         C. strong               D. fast

53. A. to                       B. against                     C. from                 D. within

54. A. affordable           B. valuable             C. conventional      D. attractive

55. A. addition               B. expert               C. companion        D. instrument

56. A. sometimes           B. always                     C.    never             D. seldom

57. A. selfish                 B. dishonest           C. responsible        D. real

58. A. control                B. scold                 C. comfort            D. challenge

59. A. friends                B. salves                C. colleagues         D. employers

60. A. suffered                     B. connected          C. survived            D. surfed

　　A young man was slapped in the face until he bled because he didn’t offer his seat to a woman with a baby on a bus in downtown Hangzhou．Later he was proved to be a disabled person.
　　In a series of cases nationwide, we see people being beaten for refusing to give up their seats on public transport, which seems to be a moral problem about correct behavior and self-sacrifice.
   People without morals (who don’t give up their seats to deserving people) can be condemned, but they don’t deserve to be treated with violence because they offend moral values and not laws．In comparison, the attackers behave worse.
　　The attackers regard relying on violence as their only choice if people ignore their appeals to give up their seats．It seems they start a shout or a fight for the sake of justice, but can they still think of their personal intention when they call violent justice?
　　This “violent justice” can confuse many people and encourage them to do the same, especially when we are overpowered by illogical mood.
　　If cruel and rude acts are rooted in children’s hearts, society will never step into civilization．The practice violates common values, neither solving problems nor safeguarding civilized society.
1．以约30个词概括短文的要点。
2．以约120个词谈谈你对这一事件的看法,内容包括:

(1)    读完这则新闻,你有什么感受?

(2)    假如你是车上的一名乘客,你会怎样做?

(3)    就如何创建文明、和谐社会提出你的建议。

注意：

1．你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

 As is known to us. the year 2016 has one extra day in it- February 29th.  This is

because it's    61    we call "a leap year". Every four years. the year has 366 days in

  62    instead of 365.

    It is called a leap year because hundreds of years ago in England, the extra day wasn’t

  63    (legal) recognized.  There is a well-known tradition in the UK    64    (associate)

with 29th February, introduced many centuries ago. Women are allowed to break with

tradition and propose(求婚)to their boyfriends on this day. This all started back in the

    65    (five) century, when a famous Irish saint made a    66    (complain) that women

had to wait too long for men to propose.  According to the legend, Saint Patrick said any

female dreaming of a proposal could ask her boyfriend to marry her on this additional day

in February. This so-called tradition was    67    (write)in law in the thirteenth century.

Scotland passed a law allowing women to propose to men in a leap year.  It was said that if

the men refused, they had to pay a fine!

    Now in 2016, there are calls    68    29th February to become a public holiday. Some

people believe that it should be an    69    (office) day off, because no one gets    70

(many) payments for working an extra day in a leap year. For the moment though, the

British still have to go to work on this day.

How traffic affects our health

      When talking about traffic problems, we，so need to take into consideration the pollution that we are exposed to and the health problems traffic causes. Given below is an in-depth exposition on how traffic affects our health and what we can do to avoid some of these effects to live a longer and healthier life.

Aches and Pains

      Driving in a slouched(无精打釆的）position puts pressure on your back and neck. Back pain is often due to poor posture which can have a negative effect on your health. Your bad posture also puts stress on the joints of your elbows and knees, causing pain and tiredness to these areas of your body.

     When you are driving in traffic, you are constantly shifting between the accelerator and brake (in automatic transmission cars), and clutch, brake, and accelerator (in manual transmission cars). This constant shifting puts pressure and stress on your knees, causing knee-related problems and aches.

What can you do?

    You can counteract these ill effect and posture problems by sitting upright and having a support for your lower back and neck. Adjust the position of your seat in such a way that you can drive at ease without any discomfort. The backrest of the seat should be straight up, and not pulled down too much. Respiratory(呼吸的）Problems

    Exposure to heavy traffic implies exposure to poisonous gases that are emitted by vehicles. It is believed that the transportation sector in the US is responsible for a quarter of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

    Our lungs arc like sponges, soaking in everything that is breathed in by our respiratory system. The smoke coming out of the tailpipes of vehicles presents a serious threat to human health. Prolonged exposure to traffic emissions can cause, various respiratory diseases including lung cancer.

What can you do?

     There are ways to avoid breathing in polluted air. If you can, avoid driving in parts of your town with heavy traffic congestion. However, if you find yourself driving through such areas, roll up your car windows to minimize exposure to harmful gases. If you plan to go out for a walk or run, do it in a place where you get loads of fresh air. Eat foods that are rich in antioxidants(抗氧化剂)，and exercise regularly so that your immune system is strong enough to fight off potential threats to your health.

     Travel and traffic are two things that are absolutely unavoidable，and that is why we should try to be as comfortable as possible, to be stress-free and illness-free!

      is responsible for this accident will be punished.

A. Who                   B. Whoever             C. The one             D. Anyone

 — Are you in favour of Tom’s suggestion         we work around the clock to meet the deadline?

 — No. But ______ Jimmy suggested to me sounds practical.

      A. which; what        B. that; that        C. which; that             D. that; what

A woman in the US is able to speak for the first time in 11 years after a pioneering voice box transplant.

Brenda Jensen said the operation was a great success which had saved her life. Thirteen days after the surgery she said her first words, “Good morning, I want to go home.” It is the first time a voice box and windpipe (气管) have been transplanted at the same time and only the second time a voice box has ever been transplanted.

Ms. Jensen, 52, had been unable to speak on her own since her voice box was damaged during surgery in 1999. Since then, she has been unable to taste or smell food, could breathe only through a hole in her windpipe and could talk only with the help of an electronic voice box.

In October, surgeons at the University of California Davis Medical Centre removed the voice box and 6cm of the windpipe from a donor body. In an 18-hour operation, this was transplanted into Ms. Jensen’s throat and the team connected it to her blood supply and nerves.

Professor Martin Birchall from University College London, who was part of the surgery team, said, “We’ve learned that we can repair nerves to make even very complex organs function again.  It’ll open the door to better facial transplants and will be extremely important as tissue engineering develops.” A voice box transplant might be life changing, but it is not life saving. Everyone who receives a transplant must take drugs to control the immune system for the rest of their lives.        These drugs can reduce life expectancy, so they are normally set aside for life saving procedures.

One of the reasons Ms. Jensen was a suitable person for this transplant was that she was already taking immune controlling drugs after a kidney-pancreas (胰腺) transplant four years ago. Professor Peter Belafsky, part of the surgical team, said, “Brenda was an exceptional (例外的) candidate for the transplant because she was highly motivated.” Anyone who’s met Brenda knows that she is a strong and determined person with a great outlook on life in spite of the many physical challenges she’s faced over her lifetime.

67. The voice transplant operation is of great significance because it proves that _______.

       A. nerve repairing is a breakthrough in tissue engineering

       B. facial transplants are now easier to perform

       C. new medical technology is always possible to discover

       D. the drugs taken after the operation help the patient live longer

68. Ms. Jensen was a suitable person for this transplant because she was _______.

       A. experienced and brave

       B. strong-willed and prepared               

       C. determined and realistic

       D. seriously ill and motivated

69. Which of the following is the right time order of the event?

       a. Ms. Jensen received a voice box transplant operation.

       b. Ms. Jensen began to take immune controlling drugs.

       c. Doctors removed the voice box from a donor body.

       d. Ms. Jensen had a kidney-pancreas transplant operation.

       A. acdb                             B.  bdca                            C. dbca                       D. cabd

70. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

      A. Transplant Saves A Woman’s Life  

      B. First Words from New Voice Box    

C. Overcoming Obstacles to Speak Again

D. Courageous Woman Defeating Fears

Dec.11 marked the 15th anniversary of China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). On that day in 2001, China formally became a member of the WTO. Now the country has grown into the world’s second-largest economy and the largest trading country, while millions of Chinese have been lifted out of poverty. And 15 years on, it’s evident that being a WTO member has transformed the nation’s everyday lives for the better.

Imports are now a common sight in Chinese stores and supermarkets, while they were previously rarely seen on shelves. The Chinese now have access to many imports varying from luxury goods like high-end cars and famous brand watches, to daily necessities. China’s WTO membership has also made imports less expensive for the Chinese public. For instance, since 2005, no tariffs (关税) have been imposed (施加) on Chinese imports of digital cameras and other devices.

Our education industry has also benefited from China’s WTO membership. Many top global universities have joined forces with Chinese ones to establish cooperative education institutions, bringing foreign teaching concepts to Chinese students. For example, New York University Shanghai was jointly founded by New York University and East China Normal University. In addition, an increasing number of Chinese students are furthering their studies abroad, while many foreign students are coming to China to carry our their higher education. According to the Ministry of Education, 523,700 students studied overseas last year, and the number is expected to keep growing this year.

China’s WTO entry has brought benefit not only to the country’s people, but also for the rest of the world.

24. One advantage of China’s WTO membership is that ____.

A. all the Chinese people are out of poverty.

B. no tariffs will be charged for different kinds of imports.

C. the Chinese can buy more foreign products at a lower price.

D. it only brings benefits to Chinese agriculture and education.

25. New York University Shanghai is an example of_____.

A. foreign-funded universities 

B. educational reform  

C. state-owned universities  

D. international cooperation

26. What may be talked about in the following paragraph?

A. How China’s entry into the WTO has changed people’s lives.

B. What the Chinese have got from being a member of the WTO.

C. The efforts the Chinese government has made to fight against poverty.

D. The good effects on the other countries after China’s entering the WTO.

27. What is the text mainly about?

A. China’s entry into the WTO.    B. Benefits of China’s entering the WTO.

C. Trade and education in China.   D. The development of China’s economy.

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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。

College students have a little ways to pay their college fees. Many students

have their parents to pay the fees. Some students may apply to a bank loan

and others will try to find part-time jobs in and out of the campus. Apart

from this, many good student can win a scholarship. By this way they can

pay at least part of the fees. As for me, I will let my parents pay half of their

fees because they are rich enough. Beside my study, I will take up a part-time

job by teach some high school students maths, physics, chemistry and English,

as I’m very good at these important subjects. Of course I will also work very hard

at my lessons in order to I can easily win a scholarship.

When it comes to the Internet, people talk about the password most. Actually, it’s been under fire for a long time. Research has shown that passwords are not a very good way to protect sensitive information.

People would use some random characters, numbers and symbols. Furthermore, a unique password would be used for every site or application the user uses. Unfortunately, the longer and more complex passwords become, the more people are likely to forger them. Therefore, they use the same password for every service or application. These are all big no-noes and essentially defeat the purpose of a password.

Google is trying to kill off passwords on Android devices by introducing the Trust API, which does what simple passwords cannot and gives developers a framework for securing their application using a number of security systems and metrics(衡量标准)on the device. A Trust Score will be generated based on a number of metrics including your device location, face scanning, fingerprints, and the things like your typing speed or the way you speak. Taken one at a time, these metrics are not secure. But taken together, these metrics will help recognize the real “you”.

The good news is that Google has already been testing this on real world data. Google has proven the Trust API works. Next Google will run tests will some banks to see if the Trust API meets their needs before rolling out the system on Android phones later. It may take another year for apps and popular sites to start using the Trust API.

This is a pretty exciting change. Passwords have been around for a lone time. Although the security of systems has been improved, the usability of systems hasn’t been proved much. Google appears to have the best of them. Maybe that never-ending conflict between security and convenience will be able to take a break once the Trust system comes out.

28. What is implied in the underlined sentence in Para. 2?

A. Users make mistakes in using passwords.

B. Users should know the purpose of passwords.

C. Users have learnt to say no to their passwords.

D. Users misunderstand the meaning of passwords.

29. How is the key part of the Trust API generated?

A. By taking one metric at a time.

B. By combining various metrics.

C. By developing security systems.

D. By analyzing complex passwords.

30. What can we know about the Trust system from the text?

A. It needs to be improved in the future.

B. It hasn’t been proven to be effective.

C. It will be used on Android devices first.

D. It is secure and convenient for the users.

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

A. How does Google develop the Trust API?

B. Will the Trust API meet the users’ needs?

C. Will passwords soon be a thing of the past?

D. How do passwords protect personal information?

 To succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make ____________ more practical.

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

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1. 吉姆不假思索地回答了老师的问题。(hesitation)

2. 青年人很有必要学会对自己所做的事情负责。(essential)

3. 这份工作要求太高, 没有几个人能胜任。（So…）

4．网上购物虽然便捷，但个人信息的安全问题不容忽视。(while)

5. 出国学习会使学生受益匪浅，但是他们也有可能会面临一系列前所未有的挑战。（likely）