I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.

    Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.

    I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

    I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure. I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show: her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

28. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______.

  A. she is a writer by profession          B. she is fascinated by languages

  C. she works as a translator             D. she uses English in foreign trade

29. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

  A. Americans do not understand broken English.

  B. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.

  C. The author’ mother had positive influence on her.

  D. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.

 30. The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is _____.

A. well structured      B. rich in meaning     C. in the old style   D. easy to translate

31. What is the passage mainly about?

    A. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.

    B. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.

    C. The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.

    D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.

Before you hand in your final report, ________ there are no spelling mistakes.

   A. make sure        B. to make sure             C. made sure                   D. making sure

 ---Mary, any plans tonight?

---________ I may do some washing and homework.

A. Nothing particular.

B. That’s a good idea!

C. It’s up to you.

D. How about seeing a movie?

He went through the forest under the __________（保护）of his dog.

Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. These two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their respective houses.

One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no success and by the next week he was still missing.

Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone. Barking and generally pestering (纠缠) Brownie’s human family. Busy with their own lives, they just ignored the nervous little neighbor dog.

Continuously, Ted, Brownie’s owner, was disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted about, barking insistently, then rushing toward a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “Follow me! It’s urgent!”

Eventually, Ted followed Spotty to a deserted spot half a mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his hind legs injured in a steel leg-hold trap. Frightened, Ted now wished he’d taken Spotty’s earlier appeals seriously. Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable.

Spotty had done more than simply led Brownie’s human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some dog food and leftovers which were later identified as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that week!

Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive by giving up his own comfort. Spotty had evidently stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.

Brownie’s leg was treated by a veterinarian (兽医) and he recovered. For many years thereafter, the two families watched the faithful friends chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses.

4. Why did Ted pay little attention to Spotty at the very beginning?

A. Because Ted was tired of listening to Spotty barking.

B. Because Ted only cared about Brownie’s safety.

C. Because Ted was not free at that moment.

D. Because Ted knew where Brownie was.

5. When Ted was led by Spotty to Brownie, he_________.

A. was curious to find out what had happened     

B. highly appreciated Spotty’s help 

C. was worried about Brownie’s health           

D. regretted not following Spotty earlier

6. Not only did Spotty help Ted find Brownie but also_________.

A. he went to see his friend and played with him secretly

B. he sent messages to some other persons in his community to save his friend

C. he sent food to his friend, accompanied him and inspired him to cheer up

D. he managed to lead a veterinarian to treat his friend

7. What can we learn from the story?

A. Barking dogs seldom bite.              B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C. Love me, love my dog.                D. Every dog has its day.

I have always been honest and straightforward , and it doesn’t matter _____ I’m talking to .

A. who is it           B. who it is           C. it is who           D. it is whom

Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had   36   numerous failures in his life. But he said, “One success is    37   for me!”

When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any    38  . Since then, his mother worked outside    39   he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings. He learnt cooking since then.

When he was fourteen, he dropped    40   and began his life of loving.

When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who,    41  , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.

 When he was twenty, he   42   his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were    43   for him.

When he was thirty-five, misfortune again    44   on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his    45   .

When he was    46  , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he    47   dispute (争端) because he beat his competitors    48   the billboard hanging problems.

When he was forty-seven, he    49   his second wife, which had    50   stricken his three children.

When he was sixty-six, he made a living by    51   his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.

When he was seventy-five, he felt    52   to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he    53     the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.

When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.

He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunda Sandoz. He often said, “People always complain about the bad    54   . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are   55   and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day. ”

36. A. achieved           B. undergone        C. tried         D. undertook

37. A. great                     B. important         C. valuable    D. enough

38. A. words         B. money           C. property     D. families

39. A. while            B. but              C. when       D. so

40. A. in                     B. out              C. down       D. up

41. A. meanwhile        B. moreover         C. however    D. therefore

42. A. started             B. took             C. lost        D. changed

43. A. fit                    B. tough         C. unusual     D. adequate

44. A. fell                   B. hit              C. put                  D. rested

45. A. life                    B. major           C. job          D. education

46. A. forty            B. thirty-five        C. fifty-three    D. seventy

47. A. went through   B. came into    C. came about   D. went against

48. A. contributing to  B. judging from  C. owing to     D. leading to

49. A. changed       B. married          C. missed             D. divorced

50. A. deeply        B. highly           C. generally       D. thickly

51. A. learning      B. promoting     C. developing       D. teaching

52. A. powerless     B. depressed     C. disappointed     D. hopeless

53. A. turned up      B. turned to     C. turned down     D. turned in

54. A. difficulties     B. misfortune    C. life                        D. weather

55. A. hard-working   B. brave        C. cautious       D. optimistic   

It’s clear that with unprecedented (空前的) pressure on our natural resources and our climate, the world economy needs to “green up”. The shift to a green economy represents one of the biggest business opportunities in decades. Already, the global low-carbon market is worth more than £3 trillion, and is set to reach £4 trillion by 2015 as more economies invest in low-carbon technologies.

And we need to focus on green growth because the price of inaction is too high. Business is constantly looking for ways to become more efficient and the competitive gains for British companies’ efficient use of resources such as water, energy and materials are enormous, with potential savings of about £23 billion a year. We do not underestimate the challenges that we face in moving to a green economy. We often take our natural resources for granted but these are not inexhaustible, and demand is increasing. This is an economic issue, it’s a development issue, and it requires global action.

Next month, I’m joining leaders in business, government and civil society from all over the world at the Rio+ 20 Earth Summit in Brazil. I’ll be calling for an absolute commitment from my international colleagues to inclusive (广泛的) green growth as the path to shared prosperity. Governments need to create the framework for the private sector (部门) to act. We want an agreement to develop sustainable development goals that meet the linked challenges of food, energy and water security.

At home, we’re providing support to companies that are changing the way they do business. Our Green Economy Council brings together government, businesses and the third sector to help us create the right way to enable action from everyone—from government, businesses and consumers. We in the government want to create an effective basis for the green economy, with policies that are helping growth and giving businesses the certainty to plan and invest.

A strong green economy will generate the investment and innovation (创新) to transform our products and services and capture new markets, though the case for green investment and green growth is compelling (有吸引力的), as we rebuild the British economy. To my mind, there is no other option.

59. It is time for the world economy to “green up” due to _______.

      A. the appearance of low-carbon technologies 

B. the present environmental problems like pollution

      C. the increasing demand of worldwide population

      D. the pressure on natural resource and climate

60. What can be learned from the second paragraph?

      A. A green economy is in reality a development issue.  

      B. Inefficient companies will have to compete much.

      C. Some businesses have efficiently saved a lot.

      D. There are many difficulties on the way to a green economy.

61. To develop green economy, the governments should _______.

      A. change the way companies do business

      B. actively attend Rio+20 Earth Summit to be held in Brazil

      C. make effective policies for the green economy

      D. encourage businesses to invest more on sustainable energies

 62. What is the author’s attitude towards the coming green economy?

      A. Hopeful.                  B. Doubtful.               C. Negative.            D. Worried.

假定你是李华，希望通过外籍教师John找一位英语笔友。请写一封短信，描述一下你理想中笔友的条件，并说明为什么选这样的笔友。具体条件包括：

1. 年龄；2.性别；3.爱好（旅游、运动、养宠物等）。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2.       可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.       开头语已为你写好。

Dear John,

I am writing to ask whether you are able to do me a favor.

                                                                    Yours                                               Li Hua

    In the American colonies there was little money．England did not supply the colonies with coins and it did not allow the colonies to make their own coins．Only the Massachusetts Bay Colony received permission for a short period in 1652 to make several kinds of silver coins．England wanted to keep money out of America as a means of controlling trade：America was forced to trade only with England if it did not have the money to buy products from other countries． The result during the pre-revolutionary period was that the colonists used various goods in place of money：beaver furs，Indian wampum，and tobacco leaves were all commonly used as substitutes(代替物)for money．The colonists also made use of any foreign coins they could obtain．Dutch，Spanish，French，and English coins were all in use in the American colonies．

    Individual states and the Continental Congress issued paper money．S0 much of this paper money was printed that by the end of the Revolutionary War it was virtually worthless．As a result，trade in goods and the use of foreign coins were still common during this period．

    By the time the Revolutionary War had been won by the American colonists，the monetary(货币的)system was in a state of total confusion．To change this situation，the new Constitution of the United States，approved in 1789，allowed only Congress to issue money．The individual states could no longer have their own money supply．A few years later，the Coinage Act of 1792 made the dollar the official currency of the United States and put the country on a bimetallic(双金属的)standard．In this bimetallic system，both go1d and silver were legal money，and the rate of exchange of silver to gold was fixed by the government at sixteen to one．

28. The reason why England kept money out of America was that______

   A. American colonies could have their own coins

   B. America had to trade only with England

   C. the colonists wanted to save the money for their own country

   D. too much paper money in use would lead to the decrease of value

29. What happened to the American monetary system during the Revolutionary War?

   A. Individual states were not allowed to issue money．

   B. The Continental Congress issued g01d and silver coins．

   C. American money replaced trade-in goods and foreign coins.

   D. So much paper money was in use that it almost lost its value at last：

30. According to the passage，under the new US Constitution____.

   A. only the US Congress could issue money

   B. the dollar was made the official currency of the US

   C. the US officially went on a bimetallic monetary system

   D. various state governments，including Massachusetts，could issue money

31. This passage mainly discusses _____.

A. the American monetary system during the 17th and 18th centuries

B. the English monetary policies in American colonies

 C. the effect of the Revolutionary War on American money

 D. American money from past to present

I lived in an orphanage(孤儿院）when I was 8. A gentleman came and taught us how to do woodworking projects.

I remember my first project ---a small table. I was so   41   of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(n)   42  . It had taken me six weeks to   43  it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a   44  . She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always  45   with us.

As the tables were not dry, the man told us to wait a few days. But I was just so   46  and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a   47  carrying my table.

When I was    48   it in the dormitory, Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand    49  it, she noticed that it was still wet.

“Were you    50    to bring this home?” she asked.

“No, ma’ma,”I   51   with my head down.

She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I opened the door to get it back. There was   52   stuck all over. I brushed and cried.

I hid the table in my closet and never    53   it. After cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent(宿管员), thinking that she would   54   it away.

Thirty years later at a reunion, I   55   that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her   56

to get something. I followed her   57   into a dark corner. She picked something up.   58   she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.

   Mother Henderson still kept the little table!

   Today, I look at that table with bitter-sweet memories but full of    59   to Mother Henderson, who kept it for an orphan who tried very hard to   60   himself.

A. tired            B.ashamed           C.proud             D.aware

A.award         B.wonder            C.record                D.product

A.design            B.invent                C.paint             D.complete

A.gift              B.reward            C.prize             D.souvenir

A.satisfied     B.strict                C.patient               D.angry

A.upset         B.amazed            C.confident         D.excited

A.thief         B.hero              C.sword             D. flash

A.drying            B.observing         C.admiring          D.hiding

A.into          B.across                C.above             D.after

A.supposed      B.embarrassed       C.encouraged            D.determined

A.agreed            B.sighed                C.whispered         D.argued

A.dirt          B.glue              C.paint             D.wood

A.removed       B.touched           C.shook             D.split

A.put               B.give              C.take              D.throw

A.learned           B.expected          C.remembered        D.recommended

A.bathroom      B.balcony           C.basement          D.bedroom

A.curiously     B.unwillingly           C.doubtfully            D.worriedly

A.Before            B.Since             C.As                D.Until

A.admiration        B.gratitude         C.sympathy          D.regret

A.adapt         B.study             C.pretend           D.please

I still clearly remember that day．I was on the side of the road for about four hours with my big jeep．I put signs in the windows that said, "Need a jack （千斤顶）．"

As I was about to give up, a truck stopped and a man got off．He looked at the situation, made a judgment and went back to take a jack．After about two hours, we finished the job with sweats．We were both dirty．His wife took a large bottle of water for us to wash our hands．

I tried to put $ 20 in the man's hand, but he wouldn't take it, so I went to give it to his wife as quietly as I could．I asked their little girl where they lived, thinking maybe I'd send them a gift．She said they lived in Mexico．They were in Oregon now, so Mommy and Daddy could pick cherries for the next few weeks．After that, they were going to pick peaches and then go back home．

After I said goodbye and started going back to my jeep, the girl ran to me and handed me a tamale（玉米粽子）for lunch．I thanked them again and walked back to my jeep．When I opened the tamale, what did I find inside? My $ 20! I ran to the truck and the guy rolled down his window．He started shaking his head, smiled, and with what looked like great concentration said in English, "Today you, tomorrow me." Then he drove away, with his daughter waving to me from the back．

This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took a couple of hours to help a stranger while others passed by quietly．

Since then I've helped many people like the Mexican family．I didn't accept their money．Every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank．

56．From the passage we can know that _______.

       A．the Mexican man couldn't speak English

       B．the author's jeep broke down on the road

       C．the Mexican family came to Oregon for a visit

       D．$ 20 was a small amount for the Mexican family

57．The author hand the money quietly to the man's wife because _______.

       A．the Mexican man had refused to accept it

       B．the Mexican man's wife needn't wash her hands

       C．the author thought the Mexican man's wife was a bit greedy

       D．the author thought the wife wanted to use the money to buy peaches

58．The Mexican man helped the author because he tended to think that _______.

       A．it was completely wrong for others to pass by quietly

       B．it was quite easy to help the author repair the jeep

       C．it was possible that everyone might get into trouble

       D．the author was a polite stranger and deserved the help

59．What can we infer from the passage?

       A．The Mexican family lived a richer life than the author．

       B．The Mexican family did seasonal work in Oregon in previous years．

       C．What made the author cry was the tamale given by the girl．

       D．The author was inspired to help others by the Mexican family．

Human Flesh Search—thousands of individuals working to find and make public someone’s personal information, mostly online—will be ruled as leaking personal data, which is against the law, according to China’s top court.

Internet users or network service providers who leak people’s personal information such as phone numbers, addresses, and clinical data will have to hold legal responsibility.

Network service providers will also be held responsible if they are aware that their users have violated others’ rights but have failed to take action.

The decision comes after years of arguments over whether it’s right for the public to try those who behave wrongly.

On the one hand, cyber hunting does have its positive influences. Some public officials have been removed from their positions after human flesh searches led to corruption investigations. During disasters like the Sichuan earthquake in 2008, the search method also helped many people to find their loved ones.

But many think that online cyber hunting is creating a threat to privacy. “People’s ‘unusually high enthusiasm’ makes the human flesh search engine phenomenon unique,” Xujun Eberlein, a Chinese American author and commentator, told Forbes. “Participants often ‘reach out their hands’ thoughtlessly, violating people’s rights instead of being righteous(正直).”

【写作内容】

1. 以约30个词概括短文大意；

2. 以约120个词就“Human Flesh Search（人肉搜索）”这一主题谈谈你的看法，内容包括：

1）你是否赞同文章提及的“禁止人肉搜索”的法案，请说明你的理由；

2）“网络时代，个人隐私如何才能得到保障？”请就此问题，提出你的建议（至少两点）。

【写作要求】

1. 可以参照阅读材料内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

“My work is done.” Those words were some of the last penned by George Eastman. He included them in his suicide note. They mark an ignoble end to a noble life, the leave taking of a truly great man. The same words could now be said for the company he left behind. Actually, the Eastman Kodak Company is through. It has been mismanaged financially, technologically and competitively. For 20 years, its leaders have foolishly spent down the patrimony of a century’s prosperity. One of America’s bedrock brands is about to disappear, the Kodak moment has passed.

  But George Eastman is not how he died, and the Eastman Kodak Company is not how it is being killed. Though the ends be needless and premature, they must not be allowed to overshadow the greatness that came before. Few companies have done so much good for so many people, or defined and lifted so profoundly the spirit of a nation and perhaps the world. It is impossible to understand the 20th Century without recognizing the role of the Eastman Kodak Company.

  Kodak served mankind through entertainment, science, national defense and the stockpiling of family memories. Kodak took us to the top of Mount Suribachi and to the Sea of Tranquility. It introduced us to the merry old Land of Oz and to stars from Charlie Chaplin to John Wayne, and Elizabeth Taylor to Tom Hanks. It showed us the shot that killed President Kennedy, and his brother bleeding out on a kitchen floor, and a fallen Martin Luther King Jr. on the hard balcony of a Memphis motel.   When that sailor kissed the nurse, and when the spy planes saw missiles in Cuba, Kodak was the eyes of a nation. From the deck of the Missouri to the grandeur of Monument Valley, Kodak took us there. Virtually every significant image of the 20th Century is a gift to posterity（繁荣） from the Eastman Kodak Company.

  In an era of easy digital photography, when we can take a picture of anything at any time, we cannot imagine what life was like before George Eastman brought photography to people. Yes, there were photographers, and for ly large sums of money they would take stilted（不自然的） pictures in studios and formal settings. But most people couldn’t afford photographs, and so all they had to remember distant loved ones, or earlier times of their lives, was memory. Children could not know what their parents had looked like as young people, grandparents far away might never learn what their grandchildren looked like. Eastman Kodak allowed memory to move from the uncertainty of recollection, to the permanence of a photograph. But it wasn’t just people whose features were savable; it was events, the sacred and precious times that families cherish. The Kodak moment, was humanity’s moment.

  And it wasn’t just people whose features were savable; it was events, the precious times that families cherish. Kodak let the fleeting moments of birthdays and weddings, picnics and parties, be preserved and saved. It allowed for the creation of the most egalitarian art form. Lovers could take one another’s pictures, children were photographed walking out the door on the first day of school, the person releasing the shutter decided what was worth recording, and hundreds of millions of such decisions were made. And for centuries to come, those long dead will smile and dance and communicate to their unborn progeny（子孙）. Family history will be not only names on paper, but smiles on faces.

  The cash flow not just provided thousands of people with job, but also allowed the company’s founder to engage in some of the most generous charity in America’s history. Not just in Kodak’s home city of Rochester, New York, but in Tuskegee and London, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He bankrolled（资助） two historically black colleges, fixed the teeth of Europe’s poor, and quietly did good wherever he could. While doing good, Kodak did very well. Over all the years, all the Kodakers over all the years are essential parts of that monumental legacy. They prospered a great company, but they – with that company – blessed the world.

  That is what we should remember about the Eastman Kodak Company. Like its founder, we should remember how it lived, not how it died. History will forget the small men who have scuttled this company. But history will never forget Kodak.

25. According to the passage, which of the following is to blame for the fall of Kodak?

A. The invention of easy digital photography

B. The poor management of the company

C. The early death of George Eastman

D. The quick rise of its business competitors

26. It can be learnt from the passage that George Eastman .

A. died a natural death of old age.

B. happened to be on the spot when President Kennedy was shot dead.

C. set up his company in the capital of the US before setting up its branches all over the world.

D. was not only interested in commercial profits, but also in the improvement of other people’s lives.

27．Before George Eastman brought photography to people,.

A. no photos has ever been taken of people or events

B. photos were very expensive and mostly taken indoors

C. painting was the only way for people to keep a record of their ancestors.

D. grandparents never knew what their grandchildren looked like.

28．The person releasing the shutter (Paragraph 5) was the one .

A. who took the photograph

B. who wanted to have a photo taken

C. whose decisions shaped the Eastman Kodak Company

D. whose smiles could long be seen by their children

What do the five Olympic signs on the flag represent? It is      61      (wide) believed that the five-ring Olympic symbol was created by Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin in 1913. As the     62    ( found) of the modern Olympic Games, he wanted to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the Games and chose a design of five rings,    63   represented the five continents taking part in the Games. The rings    64    (become) the official Olympic symbol at the 1920 Games in Belgium.

Pierre de Coubertin thought that the five interlocking rings meant the five continents    65    (compete) in the Games and the meeting of their athletes at the Olympic Games.    66    (actual) every part of the modern Olympic symbol and flag shows the main purpose of the Games in a particular way. The Olympic flag, with its familiar rings, is used   67    an international symbol of peace, unity and agreement. The white background of the flag stands___68___ peace and truth.

At the end of each Olympic Games, the mayor of the hosting city passes the Olympic flag to the mayor of the city where the next Olympics    69   (hold) four years later. The flag remains there   70    the next Olympics.

 Father made a promise _______ I passed the exam, he would buy me a cell phone.

A. that            B. that if             C. if                D. whether

Lucy has _________ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university.

A. acquired        B. finished          C. concluded         D. achieved