Arabic is written in the opposite direction to English, ______, from right to left.

A. that is                   B. which is             C. what is                    D. as it is           

I received a call today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a major operation and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I responded with an immediate “Yes!”. As I planned the meal in my head, I reflected on how many times over the years I had been asked to prepare food. I have done so countless times with a very open heart.

But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When my mother passed away, our house was filled with fresh dinners for weeks. A woman from the church of our community stopped by each evening with some food. The gift of food was her small way of trying to ease our pain.

Later in my life, when I was on bed rest during my pregnancy with twins, women of the church again stepped in to help. They arranged babysitting for my two-year-old daughter, and brought lovely dinners to our house. Even when I was put in the hospital, my husband would bring cooked meals to my hospital room. How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughter.

Food is all about comfort. It feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls. When you hear people talking about their favourite holidays, it usually includes their feelings connected with sharing food. I know that I will have many more opportunities in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is truly a gift I want to prepare and deliver to someone in need.

56. The author has given lots of food to others because ________.

A. she is poor at cooking                                   B. she is a church member

C. she is friendly to others                                  D. she has received others’ food

57. We can learn from the first paragraph that the author ________.

A. was glad to be able to lend a hand

B. knew the family in need very well

C. had to stay in bed for several weeks

D. was tired of preparing food

58. Which of the following is TRUE about the author?

A. Her mother died when she was in hospital.

B. She didn’t get enough food during her pregnancy.

C. She received food as well as comfort in her hard times.

D. She thinks offering food is the best way to show love.

59. According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?

A. Every man has his faults.

B. One good turn deserves another.

C. Actions speak louder than words.

D. A good beginning makes a good ending.

There are roughly 55 million single women in the US, many of them fashionable, sexy and smart, with their finger on the pulse of life. But when that certain finger is ringless, even the most self-confident finger fears the shame and blame of disappointed family during a visit home. The holidays are known to cause stress to scores of single women in the pains of “The Panic Years”, who call the annual visit-and-interrogation (审讯) the “Thanksgiving Third Degree”. Now some women have admitted to buying fake, cheap “engagement rings” just to prevent parents and other overly-critical family members from delivering ridicule and judgment over their single status.

It may sound like a slippery slope towards avoidance issues and other psychological problems, but if it quiets them long enough without you getting questioned about why your boyfriend of three years hasn’t proposed yet, it could be well worth the $30 investment. Sometimes it’s completely soul-pressing when you come home for the holidays empty-handed — literally (准确地) — watching your family members’ faces show disappointment that you’re back another year without any engagement ring.

Heather, a 31-year-old lawyer from New York, was well on her way to being both unhitched and unhinged (神经错乱), thanks to her mother’s persistent request about marriage. She feared that the constant blaming could destroy not just her own wise judgment, but threaten her long-time relationship with her boyfriend, Tony, who was regularly interrogated about his intentions from his would-be mother-in-law. Well aware that showing up without a ring for the holidays would ruin the mood of the entire weekend, she became very resourceful.

“I got a fake ring for $30 just to shut her up,” she said. “It actually worked and it turned into a really great visit!” Just three months later, Heather had a real ring to show off. Tony proposed on their own timetable on Valentine’s Day and her mother was never the wiser.

55. From the passage some single women buy fake rings _______.

A. to save money for their future marriage           

B. to keep away from blame from parents

C. being vain to show their beautiful fingers         

D. to check how others evaluate them

56. Some single women fear their holidays because _______.

A. they can’t find suitable partners

B. they will be questioned for being single

C. their parents blame them for just not wearing rings

D. their parents aren’t satisfied with their casual attitude

57. What caused Heather to be resourceful?

      A. Getting help from her parents on weekends.             

B. Thinking of how to make weekends meaningful.

C. Having many resources to enjoy the weekends.

D. Not wanting to spend stressful weekends home.

58. What can be implied from “ it turned into a really great visit”?

A. Heather wasn’t afraid of visiting her parents.

B. Heather found visiting her parents more enjoyable.

C. Heather managed to make her parents happy.

D. Heather wore a fake ring confirming her engagement.

 Though many students fail to pass the National College Entrance Examination every year, they will have learned many ________ lessons such as hard work, devotion, communication etc. during their high school.

    A. reasonable                   B. popular             C. amazing             D. valuable

Music died here last spring, or rather, it was killed by members of the school committee who ignored the importance of music as part of the high-school curriculum.

The committee decided that teaching students how to take a test is more important than a curriculum in which students can explore their interests in the arts as well as academics. Because the school system is running out of funding(资金), it needs to make sure that students pass the test or even more money will be lost. If students fail the state test，it is not the fault of music classes — they are failing because the “academic” classes are not adequate.

It is painful to think of how many students will be discouraged from singing, acting, and playing instruments because school programs are no longer offered. Many families cannot afford private music lessons, and many potential musicians may not find their calling if they are not exposed to it in school. The fact that the school committee thinks the arts are not worth the investment(投资) will certainly make some students believe the arts are not worth their time or support and the cycle will continue.

Teaching for a test does not shape students into complete, well-rounded people. It blocks the natural sense to create and express feelings through art — there is more to life than the analytical(善于分析的) thinking that math and English provide. What happens after a test? Sure, a student might graduate, but they will have limited knowledge — certainly not a good preparation for the real world.

64. Music is not included in the high school curriculum mainly because           .

A. the school committee pays no attention to it     B. the students are not interested in it

C. the school is afraid of losing financial support    D. the state test is more important

65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The number of the classes determines students’ performance in the test.

B. The school committee completely influences students’ attitude towards art.

C. Students can be musicians only if they can afford private music lessons.

D. Quite a few students are discouraged from learning music at school.

66. We can learn that music and art can          .

A. make students round-shaped people in future    B. motivate students in creativity and expression

C. provide students with analytical thinking       D. prevent students graduation from high school

67. The best title of the passage can be          .

A. Who on earth killed music?                  B. Can curriculum go without music?

C. Can we ignore the importance of music?        D. How to prepare for the real world?

Where would you most like to go on vacation? Paris? London? The Amazon Rainforest? Each of these destinations is attractive.  36 

   As a mew word, staycation refers to people staying at home during their vacation time, and going sightseeing around their hometown.

   Staycations have become really popular recently, as a way of having an enjoyable vacation, without spending too much money. There are shortcomings to every positive thing, however.

   37  You also might prevent yourself from enjoying things to the fullest, as the atmosphere might be the same as any other time.

   38  It means you won’t be available for work or other activities.

  What can you do to make your staycation fun?

  1. Go to a nearby town, or to a fancy hotel in your hometown and stay over night. Treat yourself too room service and any other fun things the hotel has to offer.

  2.  39  You would have done it on a vacation, right? Treat yourself to this, at least for one day!

  3. Throw a small party. Think about the money you are saving by not going away. You will still save money, but have fun, and you will help other people to have fun too!

  4. Go shopping! Window shopping, or the super fun type, where you buy things! You would have bought souvenirs if you had gone on a vacation, so treat yourself during your staycation!

  The most important thing to remember is to do things that make you and your family excited!  40 

A. Eat out for every meal!

B. Go on a day trip to a nearby town, or to beach

C. But why not remain at home and enjoy a staycation?

D. If you are on a staycation, you might get calls from work

E. Most of the time it involves dining out more frequently than usual

F. Make sure you all have fun, and when it is over, you feel refreshed.

G. The trick is to make sure your friends and coworkers know you are on a Staycation.

        to playing computer games, he is always absent from school．

    A． Lost             B． Addicted          C． Buried          D． Absorbed

For the past two years I have been travelling and living abroad. ___21___ has become more of a feeling than a place. I feel at home ___22___I am with my family in London, but I ___23___feel at home in Italy with friends I ___24___ , or in Spain with my partner. Home is no longer a picture of a ___25___with a front door and some windows. It is more    ___26___than that.

This is one of the reasons that ___27___the New Year has become very important for me. New Year’s Eve has become my time to reconnect with the____28____that make me feel at home. Every year we try to reunite, no matter where the world has ___29___us, and remember a time when we knew each other so___30___that we felt like a family. It is a moment to reconnect and get to___31___each other again. Last year, we ___32___to a cottage(村舍)in Ireland___33___ we had no Internet and no neighbours. In the middle of the___34___, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to become like a little___35___again.

This year, we went to Barcelona. It was a very big change. We were ___36___by culture and joy. There were bars and parties. It was___37___, but one thing stayed much the same---I felt at home and we felt like a family____38____.

Two hours into 2017, I realized that I was___39___enough to be with people who didn’t mind and just wanted to  ___40___the first day of the New Year with me even if it was on a sofa watching TV!

21. A. Mind         B. Life         C. Home         D. Advice

22. A. since            B. until            C. before           D. when

23. A. also         B. either           C. never            D. ever

24. A. meet         B. love         C. help         D. touch

25. A. temple           B. tower            C. house            D. castle

26. A. interesting      B. wealthy      C. difficult        D. complicated

27. A. celebrating      B. decorating       C. congratulating  D. making

28. A. classmates       B. friends          C. relatives        D. workers

29. A. invited          B. brought      C. taken            D. attracted

30. A. seriously        B. easily           C. closely          D. well

31. A. notice           B. hear         C. know         D. find

32. A. travelled        B. led          C. belonged    D. submitted

33. A. how          B. why          C. where            D. which

34. A. city         B. countryside    C. capital            D. river

35. A. organization    B. team          C. group            D. family

36. A. refused          B. surrounded       C. buried           D. connected

37. A. different        B. grateful    C. normal           D. lost

38. A. already          B. yet          C. just         D. again

39. A. wrong            B. lucky            C. clever           D. cool

40. A. spend            B. pass         C. admire           D. approach

A ________ is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.

A. symptom                       B. dimension                   C. compliment                      D. heritage

 It’s very hot these days. Will the fish ______ until tomorrow?

A. continue                     B. keep                         C. remain                            D. last

 — Mr. Smith, Tom is here. ______ he come in now?

— Oh, yes please. I’ve been expecting him.

A. Should                  B. Shall                        C. Might                       D. Must

－Have you got any particular plans for the coming winter vacation?

    －Yes, _      , I'm going to visit my grandparents．

    A． if necessary           B． if so                      C． if ever          D． if possible

   Lost in the Post

    How would you feel if the letter you penned carefully and posted to your favorite star ended up in the recycling bin? That's where unopened fan mail sent to singer Taylor Swift was found in Nashville.   36  

Swift’s management said it was an accident, but dealing with piles of letters is a burden for most public figures. According to the BBC reporter Jon Kelly, at the height of his fame, Johnny Depp was said to receive up to 10,000 letters a week.   37  

The dawn of the digital age in which public figures with a Twitter account can be messaged directly has made the process easier. The White House says it deals with 20,000 messages addressed to President Barack Obama each day.

Some celebrities don’t want letters. In 2008, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr said that he would throw them out because he was too busy.  38   Robert Pattinson, star of the Twilight films, claims that he reads tons and tons of letters from fans, which takes up almost all his free time.

Many artists, however, outsource (外包) the task of opening, reading and replying. Sylvia “Spanky” Taylor, 58, has run a service in California that does just that since 1987.   39    Most letters are simply declarations of affection and admiration, she says. A few ask for money. A small number contain threats which require her to contact the celebrity’s security team and law enforcement.

The biggest problem for Taylor is working out how to deal with the correspondence(通信). Presents such as soft toys are sent to local hospitals, and most of the letters just get shredded and recycled.

   40    For some, this is enough, according to Lynn Zubernis, an expert at West Chester University. She says that the relationship between fan and celebrity may exist only in the mind of the former but it comes from a deeply-rooted human need for community.

A. Others do attempt to get through it themselves.

B. In fact, there is no alternative to deal with the problem.

C. How could he have enough time to skim through these letters one by one?

D. Typically, correspondence is acknowledged by a photo with a printed “signature”.

E. Accordingly, the correspondence problem has been difficult for the computer to automate.

F. She and her staff deal with up to 20,000 items of mail a month on behalf of 26 celebrities.

G. This incident has caused a wide public concern about how the public figures deal with the letters or mails from the fans.

Guide to Stockholm University Library

Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.

Zones

The library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.

Computers

You can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers; you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.

Group-study Places

If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.

There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.

Storage of Study Material

The library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits, you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year’s rental period.

Rules to be Followed

Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.

Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.

29. Library computers on the ground floor　　　.

A. help students with their field experiments         B. contain software essential for schoolwork

C. are for those who want to access the wi-fi        D. are mostly used for filling out application forms

30. A student can rent a locker in the library if he　　　.

A. can afford the rental fee                     B. attends certain courses

C. has nowhere to put his books            D. has earned the required credits

31. What should NOT be brought into the library?

A. Mobile phones.       B. Orange juice.    C. Candy.        D. Sandwiches.

 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。

Some phones had become part of our daily life. No matter who we are, we can see people busy play with their smart phones. Smart phones benefit them. They help us escape the pressure of life and get informations. However, if we spend too much time on them, we won’t have time to contact face to our friends and family. And our life, study and work will be hurt. In my view, we should limit to our using smart phones except for a purpose of learning. Meanwhile, it’s absolute necessary for us to take part in more outdoor activities.

假定你是李华，你校的交流生Lucy下周打算去老师家做客，但是她不知道中国人做客有哪此传统，她给你发了一封电子邮件，请你给她一些建议。请你根据下列要点，给她回复一封电子邮件。

要点如下：

1．适当地送一些礼物。

2．介绍中国的餐桌礼仪。

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。

Dear Lucy,

I have received your email. You asked me for some suggestions on how to be a guest in China. ______________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I do hope you will enjoy yourself in your teacher’s home.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

France is a main destination for U.S. travelers, _______ second only to the United Kingdom, according to _______ Commerce Department report.  

A. 不填; a                   B. 不填; the             C. a; a                  D. the; the