To Whom It May Concern:

Your address was forwarded to us by How to Magazine. All of us here think The International Institute of Not Doing Much is the best organization in the world. You know how to avoid unnecessary activities!

As a matter of fact, we closely followed the advice in your article. First, we replaced all our telephones with carrier pigeons. Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacing them with the pleasant sounds of birds has had a remarkable effect on everyone. Besides, birds are cheaper than telephone service. After all, we are a business. We have to think of the bottom line. As a side benefit, the birds also add the nutrients to the grass outside the new employees’ sauna(桑拿房).

Next, we sold the computers off to Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty, a firm of lawyers nearby. Our electricity bill went way down. Big savings! The boss is impressed. We have completely hugged paper technology. Now that we all use pencils, doodling (涂鸦) is on the increase, and the quality of pencil Woman Ship is impressive, as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter. By the way, if you can, please send this letter back to us. We can erase and reuse it. Just tie it to Maggie’s leg and she’ll know where to take it.

Now it’s very calm and quiet here. You can notice the difference. No more loud chatter on the telephones! All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper, the sound of pigeons, and the delivery of inter-office letters by paper airplane.

Wonderful! I’ve always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a little girl. Now it’s perfect.

Sincerely yours,

Eleanor Lightly

Spokeswoman and Company Hair Stylist

ABC Activity Insurance: insure against overdoing it

32．Where is Eleanor’s letter sent to?

A. How To Magazine.

B. ABC Activity Insurance Company.

C. Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty Law Firm.

D. The International Institute of Not Doing Much.

33．Which of the following best describes the life the author is leading?

A. A religious, peasant-like life.

B. A simple, slow-paced life.

C. A life away from paper and pencils.

D. A life of hard work and security.

34．Which of the following is practiced in the author’s company?

A. Replacing the hand work system with modern technology.

B. Turning off lights in the daytime to save electricity.

C. Buying birds and pets as company for the staff.

D. Recycling paper resources whenever possible.

35．What is the purpose of writing this letter?

A. to show his dissatisfaction with the new environment.

B. to complain about the bad working condition.

C. to persuade people to live a simple life.

D. to express his thanks for the good advice.

Want to help fight global warming? Take off your tie, says the Italian health ministry. It has urged employers to let their staff dress casually at work in the summer so that the air conditioning can be turned down.　　

“Taking your tie off immediately lowers the body temperature by 2 or 3 degrees centigrade,” the ministry said in a statement.“Allowing a more sensible use of air conditioning brings about electricity savings and protects the environment.”　　

It called on all public and private offices to let employees wear no tie during heat waves like the one that has brought Africa-like temperatures to many parts of Italy this week.　　

The move echoes（回应）a similar action from Italy’s biggest oil group, ENI, which told its staff earlier this month they need not wear a tie at work. The tie makers, however, were left hot under the collar.

“Italy confirms that it is a strange country,” Flavio Cima said angrily in a letter to financial daily IL SOLE 24 ORE under the headline: “I, tie maker, am responsible for global warming”

“We can now happily continue with our lifestyle, using cars, consuming fuel, heating and cooling our homes at leisure. On one condition: we should not wear a tie while we do so,” he wrote.

“I should have listened to my friends and become an oil producer instead.”　　

Italy is one of the European Union’s worst performers on the pollution front and is among the EU countries expected to exceed（超出）their greenhouse gas emission（排放）targets

28.What’s the purpose of the move of taking off ties?

　   A. To dress casually.　          B. To fight global warming.

　   C. To keep the body temperature.　D. To improve working conditions.

29. Who first encouraged employees to take off ties?

　  A. ENI.                                   B. Flavio Cima.

　  C. A financial daily.               D. The Italian health ministry.

30. What does the underlined part “hot under the collar” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A. Angry.    B. Speechless.       C. Delighted.   D. Puzzled.

31. Which of the following is TRUE about Flavio Cima?

　  A. He stands by the oil group.　   B. He agrees with the ministry.

　  C. He admits his responsibility.　  D. He argues against taking off ties.

Those accustomed to looking through thousands of books in big bookstores may find  Japan’s Morioka Shoten a little strange．That’s because this tiny bookstore that is located in  luxury shopping district of Ginza，in Tokyo offers just one title to its customers.

Opened in May 2015，Morioka Shoten(Japanese for bookstore)is the brainchild of Yoshiyuki Morioka．The experienced bookseller began his career as a bookstore clerk in Tokyo’s Kanda district before branching out to open his own store．It was here while organizing book readings that he realized that customers usually came into the store with one title in mind．Morioka began to wonder if a store could exist by selling many copies of just one single book．In November 2014，he partnered with his two friends，to establish a unique bookstore with the idea‘A Single Room，A Single Book．’

Like its offering，the bookstore is simple．The selections that are picked by Morioka change weekly and vary widely to attract customers with different interests．Recent choices include The True Deceiver，all award-winning Swedish novel by Tove Jansson，Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales．and a collection of artist Karl Blossfeldt’s photography of plants．Morioka has also displayed books written by famous Japanese authors Mimei Ogawa and Akito Akagi.

To highlight his single offering，Morioka often uses clever methods．For example，when  selling a book about flowers，he decorated his shop with the ones that had been mentioned in the book．He also encourages featured authors to hold multiple talks and discussions so they can connect with customers．Morioka says his ultimate goal is for the customers to experience being inside a book，not just a bookstore!

Risky as the idea might seem，things appear to be going well．Morioka says he has sold over 2,100 books since he opened it．Things can only get better given that his bookstore is becoming increasingly popular not just among the locals but also visitors from other countries·

28．What is unusual about Morioka Shoten?   

A．It sells only one kind of book each week．

B．It is huge with various books to choose．

C．It is located in the busy shopping district．

D．It is opened by an experienced bookseller．

29．What helped Yoshiyuki Morioka come up with the idea?   

A．The practice he used to select books．

B．The way he partnered with his friends．

C．The suggestion from customers and readers．

D．The experience of organizing book readings．   

30．How does Morioka highlight the weekly offered book?   

A．By offering flowers to customers．

B．By encouraging readers to read widely．

C．By explaining the managing of bookstores．

D．By organizing meetings between writers and readers．

31．What does the author think of Morioka’s bookstore?

A．Boring．      B．Unrealistic          C．Optimistic．          D．Funny．

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

［1］If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or school，then you are prob-ably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake，tossing and turning in bed until the early hours of the morning when you eventually fall asleep. When you wake up，you don't feel refreshed，but tired and worn out and unable to face a new day.

［2］ Dr. Henry Winkle，in a recent newspaper article entitled Stress and Sleep，indicates that       .Dr. Winkle says，“The more we worry，the less we sleep，the more we are unable to deal with stress. If  we can find a way to get a good night's sleep，”he adds，“we can often find the energy to deal with what's worrying us.”

［3］So，what is a good night's sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy varies a lot. Seven hours is about the average amount，though strangely enough，sleeping longer often gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed.

［4］Dr. Winkle believes that preparing for sleeping is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise earlier in the day should help you to feel physically as well as mentally tired. A bedtime drink can also help，but coffee or tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine and will keep you awake.

［5］ “When you put the light out，” Dr. Winkle says，“concentrate on relaxing your muscles，working slowly up from your feet，and you 'll be asleep before you know it.”

76. What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 5 words)

77. Complete the following statement with words from Paragraph 2. ( no more than 3 words)

People shouldn't go to sleep immediately but should           after working late in the night.

78. Point out the disadvantage of drinking coffee and tea before going to bed. (no more than 6 words)

79. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 10 words)

80.What does the word “it” (Line2，Paragraph5) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)

About half of consumers feel high-tech producers bring new products to market faster than people actually need _____．

       A．themselves       B．it          C．them             D．that

假如你是红星中学学生会主席李明，根据学校安排，你给即将到你校任教的外籍教师Jack推荐一名学生助手（assistant）,请根据所给提示给Jack 写封推荐信。

1． 欢迎Jack的到来;

2． 推荐刘佳做学生助手;

3． 刘佳的基本情况（18岁，高三学生，学校十佳学生）;

4． 刘佳的性格和特长。

注意：

1.词数100左右;

2. 可以适当发挥，使得上下文连贯;

3.开头和结尾已写好，不计入总数。

Dear Jack，

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

   Looking forward to your coming.

                                                          Yours,

                                                          Li Ming

It is a difficult problem for high school students       they can properly use the Internet．

       A． what           B． where            C． when            D． whether

The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet，chat and go where we’ve never been before．But just as in face-to-face communication，there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line．  36  Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes．

For anything you’re about to send：ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” If the answer is no，rewrite and reread． 37

    If someone in the chat room is rude to you，your instinct(本能)is to fire back in the same manner．But try not to do so．  38  If it was caused by a disagreement with another member，try to fix the situation by politely discussing it．Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room．

39  Offer advice when asked by newcomers，as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate．When someone makes a mistake，whether it’s a stupid question or all unnecessarily long answer，be kind about it．If it’s a small mistake，you may not need to say anything．Even if you feel strongly about it，think twice before saying anything．Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else． 40  At the same time，if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended．

It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age，sex and marital status．Unless you know the person very well，and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information，don’t ask such questions．

A．The basic rule is simple：treat others in the same way you would want to be treated．

B．Everyone was new to the network once．

C．Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face．

D．It’s natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.

E．When you send short messages to a person online，you must say something beautiful to hear.

F．You should either ignore the person，or use your chat software to block their messages.

G．If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake，point it out politely．

Are morning people born or made? In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I hardly went to bed before midnight, and I would always get up late the next morning.

But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high relationship between success and rising early. On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity was always higher. So I set out to become an early riser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sleep research showed that my strategy(策略)was wrong. The most common wrong strategy is this: supposing you’re going to get up earlier, you’d better go to bed earlier. It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail.

There are two main schools of thought on sleep patterns. One is that you should go to bed and get up at the same time every day. The second school says you should go to bed when you’re tired and get up when you naturally wake up. However, I have found both are wrong if you care about productivity. If you sleep at fixed hours, you’ll sometimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough. You’re wasting time lying in bed awake.

My solution is to combine both methods. I go to bed when I’m sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time. So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 a.m.), but I go to bed at different times every night.

However, going to bed only when I’m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning are my ways. If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.

8.Why did the author want to become an early riser?

       A. Because he/she found that the productivity was higher.

  B. Because he/she wanted to do morning exercise.

  C. Because he/she wanted to test which school is better.

  D. Because he/she wanted to have more sleep time.

9. The author experienced all the following EXCEPT _________.

  A. going to bed after midnight                 

  B. asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits

  C. getting up early occasionally                

  D. pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping

10. According to the passage, the underlined “an early riser” phrase refers to _________.

  A. A person who stays up late until the next morning

  B. A person who feels sleepy in the morning   

  C. A person whose productivity is the highest in the morning

  D. A person who gets up early in the morning

11.The passage is mainly about _________.

  A. main schools of thought on sleep patterns     

  B. how to have a good sleep

  C. wrong strategies for getting up early        

  D. how to become an early riser

   Should Good Sportsmanship Be Taught in School?

Almost everyone feels that it is important for young people to win fairly and show respect toward others．Should good sportsmanship, then, be taught in school? Critics do not think so．     71     Presented here are the most important benefits of teaching sportsmanship．

Teaching good sportsmanship and having a positive attitude in activities like sports, class elections, and science fair competitions are critical to success in school．     72      Acting calmly under pressure helps young adults succeed not only in sports but also in life．

     73     A person cannot play by the rules if he or she does not understand what the rules are．Knowing the rules also applies to other activities．If students enter a science fair competition, for example, they must follow the guidelines． Those who know the rules are much more likely to succeed．When students learn sportsmanship, they discover, how knowing the rules relates to achievement．

Good players become skilled at handling responsibility．When people accept responsibility, they achieve their best．Positive thinkers, moreover, influence others, especially those who are struggling with a problem．A gifted basketball player, for example, might teach skills to a less-talented player．Helping others raises the performance of the entire team．The team, consequently, could reach new heights and set new records．     74     Those who do not practice sportsmanship pass off responsibility．For them, if an opportunity is lost, it is someone else' s fault．When students participate on a team, they benefit by learning to accept responsibility, encourage others and own up to mistakes．

Sportsmanship is a winning idea．It must be taught in school．Students need direction to become good sports"．Students will be responsible for their own actions and will have a positive influence on others．As students enter the workforce, businesses benefit．The community also benefits because these students will someday become leaders．     75   

       A．We need to educate students about how sportsmanship pays off for everyone．

       B．However, the stronger argument favors teaching good sportsmanship．

       C．Sports help young adults learn how to team up with others．

       D．Good sportsmanship also means admitting mistakes．

       E．Activities involving winning or losing can be tense．

       F．It is natural that players should be eager to win．

       G．Good team players know the rules of the game．

 He is very ______ and well-qualified, so he should reach the top of his profession.

    A. proud             B. jealous            C. ambitious         D. enthusiastic

 My neighbor is very kind. I’ll never forget the ______ she’s done for me.

A. actions                       B. favors                   C. deeds                  D. help  

Matthew Henson—Arctic Explorer

In 1880，fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea．The travel，the adventure，the danger，and the steady pay were all attracting young Henson．One day，he found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship called the Katie Hinds．For the next five years，Henson sailed around the world．With the help of the ship’s captain and other members of the crew，Henson learned mathematics，navigation，history，geography，and many other subjects．By the time he left the Katie Hinds in 1885，Henson was well educated and had become an excellent seaman．

Unable to find work anywhere else，Henson took a job in a hat shop in Washington，D．C．One day in 1887，a man came in to buy a hat．The man，Robert Peary，asked the owner if he knew anyone with experience at sea．Peary would soon travel to South America for the U．S．government．He needed experienced men to accompany him．The shop owner knew about his young employee’s skills and experience on ocean journeys，so he introduced Peary to Henson．

Using his map-reading and sailing skills，Henson proved himself to be a worthy and smart seaman．Peary soon made Henson his assistant，and they became close friends．One day Peary told Henson about his real dream：to be the first man to stand on“the top of the world”at the North Pole．He asked Henson to help him make his dream come true．Over the next five years，the two explorers made two trips together to the Arctic．However，they were not able to reach the pole either time．The cold，wind，and ice were worse than either of them had ever imagined．

In 1908，Peary and Henson were ready to make their final attempt at reaching the North Pole．Both men were over forty years old．The years of hardship in the arctic cold had made them suffer a lot．This would be their last chance．With four Inuit guides，they made a mad rush straight across the ice toward the pole．Peary’s feet were injured and he had to be pulled on a dogsled．In April 1909，Henson’s instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole．Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow．

In later years，Robert Peary and Henson were greatly honored for their achievements．Today，the two friends and fellow explorers lie in heroes’graves not far apart in the Arlington National Cemetery．

28．What happened to Henson according to Paragraph 1?

A．He became a skilled seaman．    B．He became a highly educated captain．

C．He was employed in a restaurant．  D．He was interested in helping others．

29．What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?

A．How Matthew Henson met Robert Peary．

B．Why Matthew Henson went to the hat shop．

C．Why Matthew Henson stopped working on the Katie Hinds．

D．How Robert Peary knew that Matthew Henson had sea experience．

30．What could Henson and Peary best be compared to，on their trip to the North Pole?

A．Hunters running after wolves．

B．Generals seeking power over another country．

C．Soldiers going to war to fight for their freedom．

D．Fighters performing a task in an unknown land．

31．How is the information presented in this passage mainly organized?

A．By cause and effect．

B．By comparing and contrasting．

C．In the order that the events happened．

D．With main ideas and supporting examples．

A. How inner beliefs can help
B. How to develop positive habits
C. Improve your life
D. You can do it
E. Action plan
F. Why are habits so important

The single most important factor that contributes to success is what you do every single day. It is as simple as that. Your habits will determine whether you are successful or not. If you have strong and healthy positive habits, it does not matter whether or not you fail today because you are guaranteed to succeed in the long run.
61. ________
    Because you repeat the same actions and the same behaviors every single day, a single positive action will not change your life, but the same action repeated 1,000 times will have a significant impact on your life. For example, if you go to the gym one time, you won't see a big difference in your life. However, if you go to the gym 1,000 times over a five year period, you will see a big difference in your body. The same principle applies to finance, health, relationships, work, career, and school. Simple positive actions repeated every single day will have a great impact on your life in the long run.
62. ________
    There's nothing easier than developing positive habits. You simply have to do every single day the action you want to make a habit. If you want to develop the habit of running, run almost every day. If you want to develop the habit of eating healthy, eat healthy every day. If you want to develop the habit of reading, read every day. Habits are created by repetition. The more you do an action, the easier it becomes in the long run.
63. ________           
    If you want to be successful in changing your habits, you should think about changing your inner beliefs about your habits. For example, your old belief was: "I love cigarette because it makes me feel good and relaxed. I need cigarette to be happy and relaxed." If you keep this belief, you won't be able to keep your resolution to stop smoking for very long. Instead, you should adopt this new belief: "I love yoga because it makes me feel good and relaxed. Cigarette is poisonous and destroys my body. Yoga makes me happy." You should analyze your beliefs and make sure they won't stop you from changing your habits. The same is true when you try to form positive habits. If you want to start eating healthy food, here are some positive beliefs you should start thinking about: "Healthy food is very good for my health. It gives me a lot of energy and I feel very good."
64. ________          
    It's now time for you to develop positive habits in your life and avoid your negative habits. Write down 3 positive habits that you would like to develop and 3 negative habits that you would like to get rid of. For each positive habit, write down exactly what actions you're going to take every single day in order to develop the new habit. For each negative habit, write down exactly what actions you're not going to take in the next weeks. Here are some positive habits that will lead to success: exercise, healthy food, reading, saving, studying, healthy relationships, hard work, etc... Here are some negative habits to get rid of: gambling, drug and alcohol abuse, overeating, shyness, etc.
65. ________            
    Everybody can change. All it takes is courage and commitment. Decide right now to improve your life by changing your habits. Take action right now! Don't be afraid. Yes, you will probably make mistakes along the way. But never forget that success is guaranteed for you if you have positive habits in your life. If you refuse to quit, success will be yours.

 The proportion of elderly people increase in Britain and medical advances make it possible to keep alive patients who otherwise ________.

 A. would die             B. had died            C. should have died              D. would have died

 Talking with Premier Wen face to face was an unforgettable moment, ________ the low-income families always treasure.

A. it                           B. that                   C. what          D. one

Want to help fight global warming? Take off your tie, says the Italian health ministry. It has urged employers to let their staff dress casually at work in the summer so that the air conditioning can be turned down.　　

“Taking your tie off immediately lowers the body temperature by 2 or 3 degrees centigrade,” the ministry said in a statement.“Allowing a more sensible use of air conditioning brings about electricity savings and protects the environment.”　　

It called on all public and private offices to let employees wear no tie during heat waves like the one that has brought Africa-like temperatures to many parts of Italy this week.　　

The move echoes（回应）a similar action from Italy’s biggest oil group, ENI, which told its staff earlier this month they need not wear a tie at work. The tie makers, however, were left hot under the collar.

“Italy confirms that it is a strange country,” Flavio Cima said angrily in a letter to financial daily IL SOLE 24 ORE under the headline: “I, tie maker, am responsible for global warming”

“We can now happily continue with our lifestyle, using cars, consuming fuel, heating and cooling our homes at leisure. On one condition: we should not wear a tie while we do so,” he wrote.

“I should have listened to my friends and become an oil producer instead.”　　

Italy is one of the European Union’s worst performers on the pollution front and is among the EU countries expected to exceed（超出）their greenhouse gas emission（排放）targets

28.What’s the purpose of the move of taking off ties?

　   A. To dress casually.　          B. To fight global warming.

　   C. To keep the body temperature.　D. To improve working conditions.

29. Who first encouraged employees to take off ties?

　  A. ENI.                                   B. Flavio Cima.

　  C. A financial daily.                D. The Italian health ministry.

30. What does the underlined part “hot under the collar” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A. Angry.    B. Speechless.       C. Delighted.   D. Puzzled.

31. Which of the following is TRUE about Flavio Cima?

　  A. He stands by the oil group.　   B. He agrees with the ministry.

　  C. He admits his responsibility.　  D. He argues against taking off ties.