_{I was 14 years old．I was angry and rebellious, with  1  regard for anything my parents had to say,  2  if it had nothing to do with me．Like so many  3  , I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t  4   my picture of the world．As a “ brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I rejected any obvious  5   of love．In fact, I got angry at the  6   of the word “love”．
　　One  7  , after an extremely difficult day, I  8  into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily．As I lay down in the privacy of my  9  , my hands placed under my pillow．There was an envelope．I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, “To   10  when you’re alone．”
　　 11   I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not．So I opened it．It said，“Mike，I know life is  12  right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right．I also know that I love you   13   and nothing you do or say will ever change that．I am here for you if you ever need to talk．If you don’t, that’s also   14  ．Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be  15  that you are my son．I’m here for you and I love you-that will never  16   ．Love you, Mom．”
　　Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my   17 , and I remember the _ 18  I felt every time I got a letter．During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved   19   my anger and rudeness．Just before I fell   20   I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed．
1．A．little       B．all         C．full            D．high
2．A．seldom       B．sometimes   C．currently       D．particularly
3．A．families     B．adults      C．people          D．teenagers
4．A．hang up      B．lift up     C．agree with      D．deal with
5．A．attempt      B．offer       C． request        D．advice
6．A．risk         B．proposal    C．mention         D．point
7．A．night        B．day         C． morning        D．afternoon
8．A．slipped      B．stormed     C．sank            D．slid
9．A．bed          B．floor       C．closet          D．chair
10．A．answer      B．seal        C．read            D．tear
11．A．If          B．When        C．Though          D．Since
12．A．serious     B．awful       C．amazing         D．exciting
13．A．entirely    B．gently      C．heavily         D．personally
14．A．impossible  B．terrible    C． right          D．okay
15．A．nervous     B．sorry       C．proud           D．sure
16．A．last        B．change      C．happened        D．start
17．A．pillow      B．book        C．desk            D．door
18．A．relaxation  B．sadness     C．relief          D．thrill
19．A．in spite of B．instead of  C．ahead of        D．in need of
20．A．ill         B．down        C．silent          D．asleep}

 I do not feel        give you everything you want.

  A. confident to         B. convenient to           C. troublesome to        D. bound to

I vividly remember walking back to my house after collecting the afternoon mails. I saw a credit card statement, another credit card statement and our bank statements. I was in that moment that I felt a deep tension.

I realized that even though I had married a man who I absolutely loved and adored, I really didn’t have a clear sense of how he handled money and how the two of us were going to combine our different approaches to handling money in our marriage. I was more organized and detailed, but he was more of a laid-back type. I knew that getting on the same financial page was a key factor in creating a successful marriage and financial future.

I asked my husband if he would be willing to set up a time each week to talk about our finances and develop a plan for getting rid of our credit card debt. My husband said he would be willing to do this. Admittedly, he was skeptical — but willing.

We came to refer to our weekly meetings as our Financial Dates. We didn’t really have a clue as to what we were doing. All we knew was that we needed to give our finances serious attention. Some Dates were filled with tense conversations. Other Dates were filled with laughter, joy and creativity. However, we kept showing up for our Dates and we never gave up. What started out as a means for survival became a powerful connecting thread in our relationship. Something shifted within us.

Instead of our finances becoming a source of divisive tension that pulled us apart, they became the glue that held us together as we became a unified team.

I still recall the day that we excitedly crossed off our last credit card payment on the chart we had created. We had finally arrived. We were free. We had been given wings to fly.

Now, whenever I feel huge stress I ask myself, “How am I contributing to what is happening right now?” This gives me the ultimate power to take action. Even though my husband and I don’t have any guarantee against future challenges, I am left with something deep within that is unshakable

and that can never be taken away — the memory of our past successes and the power to integrate (整合) these lessons in my day-to-day life.

51. Why did the author feel nervous when collecting the afternoon mails?

 A. She was not sure about her marriage.

       B. She could feel the pressure of the huge debt.

       C. She didn’t know how to handle money.

       D. She was reminded of the quarrels in the family.

52. Which word can replace the underlined word “laid-back” in the second paragraph?

A. lazy.                        B. skeptical.                 C. relaxed.            D. confident.

53. What can we learn from the Financial Dates?

A. They left the couple nothing but deep sadness.

B. They showed the couple clear direction at first.

C. They were once interrupted but quickly continued.

D. They strengthened the couple’s relationship at last.

54. We can infer that when faced with stress the author will _______.

A. try to change the situation

B. focus on what contributes to it

C. feel free to do what she likes

D. get power from the memory

近年来报道了一些食品公司为了谋取利润，不顾人们的身心健康，违法使用添加剂。请你根据对这类现象的了解或切身体验，写一篇英语短文，内容要包括以下几点：

1. 简要陈述这类现象；

2. 这种现象产生的危害；

3. 你认为如何解决这一问题？

注意：1. 对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译；

2. 单词数150左右，开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

In recent years, many cases have been reported about food safety problems.

 The 88^th Academy Award Ceremony was held in Dolby Theatre ______ seats an audience of       approximately 3,400.

       A. where             B. whose             C. when            D. which

Our character,41, is a combination of our habits. “Sow a thought, harvest an action; sow an action, harvest a habit; sow a habit, harvest a character; sow a character, harvest a 42__,” the saying goes.

Habits are powerful factors in our lives. Because they are consistent, often unconscious   43 , they constantly, daily express our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness.

As Horace Mann, the great educator, once   44 it, “Habits are like a rope. We weave a string of it every day and soon it cannot be broken.” I personally do not agree with the last part of his   45   I know habits can be learned and unlearned. But I also know it isn’t a(n)  46  fix. It involves a   47 and a faithful commitment.

Those of us who watched the lunar voyage of Apollo II were quite amazed as we saw the first men walk on the moon and return to earth.   48 to get there, those astronauts obviously had to break out of the huge gravity pull of the earth.   49 energy was spent in the first few minutes of  50 in the first few miles of travel, than was used over the next several days to travel half a million miles.

Habits,  51 have huge gravity pull more than most people realize or would   52 . Breaking deeply   53  habits such as delay, hesitation, impatience or selfishness that go against basic principles of human effectiveness   54  more than a little willpower and a few minor changes in our lives. “Lift off”   55 a great effort, but once we break out of the gravity pull, our freedom   56 a whole new dimension.

  57 any natural force, gravity can work   58  us or against us. The gravity pull of some of our habits may   59 be keeping us from going where we want to go. But it is also gravity that pull that keeps our world together, that keeps the planets in their orbits and our universe in order. It is a powerful force, and if we use it effectively, we can use the gravity pull of habit to create the cooperation and   60  necessary to establish effectiveness in our lives.

41. A. basically         B. theoretically        C. eventually        D. personally

42. A. medal           B. hope              C. fate             D. moral

43. A. efforts           B. patterns           C. methods          D. ways

44. A. told             B. put               C. said             D. thought

45. A. truth            B. motto             C. expression        D. sentence

46. A. urgent           B. slow              C. quick            D. convenient

47. A. process          B. progress           C. period            D. devotion

48. A. but             B. because            C. as               D. if

49. A. Much           B. More              C. Less             D. Most

50. A. launching        B. raising             C. traveling         D. lifting

51. A. however         B. though             C. too              D. otherwise

52. A. say             B. predict             C. admit            D. assume

53. A. rooted           B. laid               C. grown            D. planted

54. A. calls on          B. calls for            C. calls off          D. calls in

55. A. makes           B. takes              C. does             D. brings

56. A. takes on         B. carries on           C. gives away        D. turns out

57. A. As well as        B. As for                         C. As with          D. As like

58. A. on              B. by                                C. around           D. with

59. A. permanently      B. instantly           C. constantly         D. presently

60. A. communication    B. patience           C. success           D. order

CAMBRIDGE – A teenager is being hailed as a hero for saving his aunt from a fire at their house, but he lost his own life when he went back into the burning building to search for the family’s two cats, authorities say.

    Seth A. DeShane, 14, pronounced dead late Thursday at the family home, which was destroyed in the fire.

   “He really saved his aunt,” said the Rev. Kris Dietzen, pastor（牧师）at Cambridge Lutheran church. “He woke his aunt up and told her the Christmas tree was on fire.”

  “He got her out of the house. She thought he （Seth） was behind her, but he went back inside.”

    Dietzen said that when Seth’s aunt realized the boy had gone back inside, she tried to get back in herself, but by then the smoke was so thick and the fire so intense, she had to leave the house.

  “She ran to a neighbor’s farm, and they proceeded（接着）to call 911,” Dietzen said.

   The fire is being blamed on malfunctioning lights on the Christmas tree on the first floor, Chief Edward Bole of the Cambridge Fire Department, said. The front half of the two – story home was fully engulfed（吞没）when firefighters arrived.

36．Choose the best title for the story.

A．Teen dies trying to save cats from fire      B．Teen saved his aunt.

C． A fire destroyed the building             D．The boy hailed as a hero.

37．What caused the fire?

A．The lights on the Christmas tree.           B． We don’t know.

C．The cats.                              D．The Christmas tree.

38．The aunt failed to save the boy because _____

A．she delayed phoning the fire department    B．she was at a loss in time of danger

C．she was selfish                        D．the fire was too fierce

 A recent survey shows that storytelling ranks before television or video games among pastimes for kids. The survey was carried out among 500 children aged 3—4 in Britain, of  __61    over three—quarters said they wished their parents could read to them more often. Almost two—thirds of the kids said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep   62  （well）and more easily.

According to the survey, there are two ways for parents   63  （become）good storytellers. They can use   64  （fun）voices to show different characters in a story. They can also make their own special sounds to keep the story   65  （interest）and attractive. When Mum and Dad aren’t at hand, over 30％of kids would like to hear   66   bedtime story from famous people like Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Other movie stars like Zac Efron,  Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson   67  （welcome）by children, too.

“  68   can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children. But these moments can help build close relationship   69   parents and children, and also can play an important part in their child’s    70  （develop）,” said child psychologist Woolfson.

 ---You speak very good French!
    ---Thanks. I ________ French in Sichuan University for four years.
   A. studied             B. study                      C. was studying          D. had studied

   There are many reasons for people to study abroad. One is that you can have the chance to make yourself know about the culture of the place. Although we humans belong only to the same one species, we are divided into several races. 36  .And when countries are divided by oceans, naturally the way of life in that country is different from ours.

Once you are studying in a foreign country, you will slowly learn to speak the language of the place.__37__If you want to ask for directions or if you are lost, it can be of great help.

 38____If you study in such places as Spain and the Philippines, there are lots of foreign sights to see.

Studying abroad will also give you the chance to experience a totally different curriculum(课程).39  .

Studying abroad is also a memory that can be valued for a lifetime.   40___Once you have made friends with your classmates, I’m pretty sure you will enjoy being with them in your hang-outs, in your parties, and even in helping out with each other’s homework.

A. This is an opportunity to make friends from other races.

B. Studying abroad also offers an opportunity to travel.

C. Different countries have different cultures.

D. A college course in the UK, for example, is not similar to the one we have here.

E. Learning the native language of the place can also greatly help you to go around.

F. English is spoken as a third language in many countries.

G. There are Africans, Europeans, Asians and etc.

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop（ 拖把 ）. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors. "

"Yes, I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them, "the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, "But aren't you working late?"

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(拖一下)of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you."

Outside, Mum told me, "Dagmar is fine. No fever. "

"You saw her, Mum?"

"Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush."

21. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was       .

A. to clean the floor             B. to please the nurse

C. to see a patient               D. to surprise the story-teller

22. After reading the story , what can we infer about the hospital?

A. It is a children's hospital.

B. It has strict rules about visiting hours.

C. The conditions there aren't very good.

D. The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.

23. Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A. naughty       B. warm-hearted        C. clever       D. hard-working

In the age of the keyboard,some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out.

Steve Graham,a literacy professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville,Tennessee,has been hearing about the death of handwriting for the past fifteen years._36_He said,"If the results of a survey we have published this year are accurate,it is being taught by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three."

Ninety percent of teachers also say their are required to teach handwriting._37_

Professor Graham says one study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting._38_others teach it for sixty to seventy minutes a day.

Many adults remember learning that way—by copying letters over and over again._39_Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself.Instead,they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. _40_

Teachers commonly report that about one-fourth of their students have poor handwriting.Some people might think handwriting is not important anymore because of computers and voice recognition（辨认）programs.

A.After all,that is why we write.

B.Nowadays teachers pay more and more attention to their students' writing.

C.So is it still being taught?

D.But who cares if people know how to write well?

E.But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it.

F.Today's thinking is that short periods of practice are better.

G.He says some teachers teach handwriting for ten or fifteen minutes a day.

 A bit more effort, I think, ____ the problem could be settled.

      A. and         B. so        C. or         D. but

Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.

Different cultures emphasize (强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or less degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.

Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.

Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.

People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.

28．In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _______.

A. get to know each other

B. share the same culture

C. keep each other company

D. develop closer relations

29． The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.

A. the English prefer to make long speeches

B. even talk and silence can be culturally different

C. too many words are of no use

D. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature

30．According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

A. By recognizing different values.

B. By sharing different ways of life.

C. By accepting different habits.

D. By speaking each other’s languages.

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

A. How to Understand Each Other.

B. Multicultural Environment.

C. How to Build Up a Relationship

D. Cross-Cultural Differences

   Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP). Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987 in Belgrade,. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. His two younger brothers , Marko and Djordie, are also tennis players with professional aspiration.

   When Novak was 2 and a half, the family moved to Mount Kopaonik. His parents, Srdian and Dijana, opened a restaurant there. There were tennis courts right in front of their restaurant. His father saw love in his eyes when Novak looked at the tennis courts, so he bought his son a colorful small racket with a soft foam ball. It soon became the most beloved toy in the boy’s life. He would rather play with it than anything else. One year later, he went to a tennis camp in Novi Sad. There he hit the same backhand at 4 as he hits today. In the summer of 1993, Novak was spotted by Yugoslav tennis player Jelena Gencic. Upon seeing Novak play tennis, she stated, “This is the greatest talent I have ever seen.” Gencic worked with young Novak over the following six years before realizing that, due to his rapid development, going abroad in search of increased level of competition was the best option for his future. To that end, in September 1999, the 12-year-old moved to a tennis academy in OberschleiBheim, Germany, spending four years there. At the age of 14, he began his international career, wining European championships in singles, doubles, and team competition.

   Novak turned professional in 2003. By winning three Grand Slam titles in 2011, Novak became the sixth male player to win three majors in a calendar year. He repeated this achievement in 2015. In majors, Novak has won six Australian Open titles. He has also won three Wimbledon titles and two US Open titles. Besides, Novak is also a member of the “Champions for peace” club, a group of famous athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization. Novak is the first male player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title. The people of Serbia see Novak as their idol for how to succeed.

24. What does the underlined word “aspiration” mean in the first paragraph?

   A. preference          B. courage        C. ambition          D. confidence

25. Why did Jelena Gencic stop coaching Novak?

   A. Because she spotted another talent greater than Novak

   B. Because Novak didn’t develop fast in those six years

   C. Because she thought Novak needed a better platform

   D. Because Novak had been admitted to a tennis academy

26. Which of the following is the right order?

   ①Novak went to a tennis camp in Novi Sad

②Novak was admitted into a tennis academy in OberschleiBheim, Germany

③Novak was spotted by Yugoslav tennis player Jelena Gencic

④Novak and his family moved to Mount Kopaonik

⑤Novak got a colorful small racket with a soft foam ball from his father

  A. ④①⑤③②     B. ④⑤①③②     C. ⑤①②④③     D.⑤④①②③

27. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

   A. The people of Serbia speak highly of Novak

   B. Novak is the first male player to win a Grand Slam singles title

   C. Novak also created a club to serve world peace through sport

   D. No one has made greater achievements than Novak in tennis history

    Having bad feeling about world? “Cheer up.” says science writer Matt Ridley. “The world has never been a better place to live in, and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature.”     36   

1 )     37   

    It is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in London alone. Even allowing for the many people who still live in poverty, our own generation has access to more nutritious food, more convenient transport, bigger houses, and better cars.      38     This will continue as long as we use these things to make other things. The more we specialize and exchange, the better off we'll be.

2)Brilliant advances

    One reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longer lived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needs—food, clothing, fuel and shelter—have grown a lot cheaper. Take one example. In 1800 a candle providing one hour's light cost six hours' work. In the 1880s the same light from an oil lamp took 15 minutes' work to pay for.      39    Today it's half second.

3 )Let's not kill ourselves for climate change

         40    A child that dies from indoor smoke in a village, where the use of fossil-fuel (化石燃料) electricity is forbidden by well-meaning members of green political movements trying to save the world, is just as great a tragedy as a child that dies in a flood caused by climate change. If climate change proves to be mild, but cutting carbon causes real pain, we may well find that we have stopped a nose-bleed by putting a tourniquet (止血带) around our necks.

A.      Ridley calls himself a rational optimist—rational, because he's carefully weighed the evidence.

B.      Overreaction to climate change could prove just as damaging to human welfare as climate change itself.

C.      Shopping fuels invention.

D.     And, of course, we earn more pounds and dollars than any who lived before us.

E.      In 1950 it was eight seconds.

F.      It’s high time that we took immediate action to fight climate change.

G.     Here's how he explains his views.

61.  Children are not __________ (permit) into the cinema without their parents.

62.  You didn’t bother me. On the______,(反面) I like your company.

63.  At last, they ________(seek) out the answer.

64.  It is funny that with the development of society, more and more people believe in the _____(exist) of God.

65.  Being exposed to the sunlight for a long time will be ______ (harm) to one’s skin.

66.  Where the missing plane has gone still remains a ______(迷)to us.

67.  When doing the next experiment, we will be taking _______(slight)different approach.

68.  Only a few people spoke in _______(支持)of his plan,which made him very disappointed.

69.  The recent airplane crash _______(证实)my belief that stronger safety regulations are needed.

70.  There was a heated _______(argue)about whether he was suitable for the position.