I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.

       My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.

    When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung...”

My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?

    It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.

       “Daddy… I am so sorry…”

“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ”

       “No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

       My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. But I remember kissing you goodnight the night before. ”He managed a weak smile.

    My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

28. The author was in bad mood that morning because _______.

A. he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends.

B. his father had a terrible accident

C. his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends                       

D. his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

29. Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

A. Because he was rude to his father that morning.                                            

B. Because he didn’t get  along with his father.

C. Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

D. Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.

30. The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that _____

A. he had a poor memory                               B. he didn’t hear what his son said

C. he lost his memory after the accident        D. he just wanted to comfort his son

31.What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

A. Don’t hurt others with rude words.             B. Don’t treat your parents badly.        

C. Don’t move the injured in an accident.         D. Don’t be angry with friends at small things.

A. Slow Down Your Life

B. Escape Now and Then

C. Separate Your Actions

D. Allow Yourself to Be Weak

E. Relieve Pressure by Firmly Saying "No"

F. Stop Expecting Everything to Be Perfect

How to Simplify Your Life

    Less is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, relax instead of stressing, slow down instead of speeding up. Apply these principles in your everyday life in a conscious way. You will then find yourself well along on your journey to simplification.

61.__________

    When you concentrate on one task, you find you have energy that you didn’t even know you had. Just imagine: you are at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep grabbing one and then the other, it will take forever, because one of them will keep slipping out from under your arm and running off. But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your strength and make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run back and get the other one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, then you can be sure of success.

62._________

    The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations. In the modern nuclear family, the expectations that formerly would have been shared among all the relatives are now concentrated on the individual partner.

    If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day are not enough for all the things you need to do, then it’s not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact that overloaded people often tend to forget. The solution is equally simple: refuse to accept so many work assignments in your private life or your working life.

63.____________

    "I can handle stress" is regarded as a positive statement in the world of work. People who can handle stress are given more and more to cope with—until one day they break.

    Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you are under more stress than you can cope with. These signals can come from various areas of life. You become ill, or your work efficiency decreases.

    If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say quite openly, "I can't manage that."

64.__________

    "If only I were slimmer, more beautiful, richer, more clever, then I would be happier." This is a dream that makes a lot of people ill, depressed, and unhappy. Life has its flaws, defects, corners, and edges. Only those who accept this reality can lead a really full life.

    Of course there are activities in which errors are dangerous: driving a car; crossing the road. But life doesn't consist entirely of these things. In among them there is a lot of room for small and large mistakes.

65._________

    Successful people all have their own places where they can withdraw in order to work. Find out which places improve your creativity. For me it's the train. When I know that I'm going to be traveling for four hours without phone calls and people knocking on my door, I find nay mind is free and I can read or write complex articles. There can be problems working on the train, of course: if the person sitting opposite you keeps talking away, or if train traps make you tired (some people fall asleep after a few miles).

假设你是李华,福建省某中学高中学生今年暑假将前往澳大利亚参加主题为 “WATER FOR LIFE”的交流活动。请你以参访代表的身份,根据以下图片提示,用英语写一篇发言稿。

注意:

1.根据图片的内容适当展开,以使行文连贯;2.开头与结尾已写好,不计入总词数;3.词数:120左右

参考词汇:短缺 shortage;资源 resource

Ladies and gentlemen,

Good morning, I’m Li Hua from Fujian, China. It’s my great honor to be here to say something about the global water shortage and ways of dealing with it. ______________________________________________________________

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That’s all. Thank you.

　Zebra crossings - the alternating dark and light stripes on the road surface - are meant to remind drivers that pedestrians may be trying to get across. Unfortunately, they are not very effective. A 1998 study done by the Department of Traffic Planning and Engineering at Sweden's Lund University, revealed that three out of four drivers maintained the same speed or even speeded up as they were approaching a crossing. Even worse? Only 5% stopped even when they saw someone trying to get across.

　Now a mother-daughter team in Ahmedabad , India has come up with a clever way to get drivers to pay more attention ---A 3-D zebra crossing with an optical illusion (视错觉) .

　Artists Saumya Pandya Thakkar and Shakuntala Pandya were asked to paint the crosswalks by IL&FS, an Indian company that manages the highways in Ahmedabad. The corporation was looking for a creative solution to help the city's residents to cross the busy accident-prone (易出事故的) roads safely. Thakkar and Pandya, who had previously seen images of 3-D zebra crossings that gave drivers the illusion of logs(原木)of wood on the streets in Taizhou, China, decided to test if a similar way would work in India.

　Sure enough, in the six months that the 3-D crosswalks have been painted across four of the city's most dangerous highways, there have been no accidents reported! The artists say that while it may appear that the zebra crossing could cause the drivers to brake suddenly and endanger the vehicles behind, such is not the case. Because of the way the human eye works, the illusion is only visible from a distance. As they get closer, the painting looks just like any other ordinary zebra crossing. The creators hope that their smart design will become increasingly common throughout India and perhaps even the world. So let's look forward to it.

32. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Most drivers will slow down at zebra crossings

B Common zebra crossings don't function well

C Drivers have to stop when approaching zebra crossings

D. About 95% of the drivers choose to speed up when approaching zebra crossings

33. Why do drivers seeing the 3-D zebra crossings slow down?

A. Because the drivers consider the safety of pedestrians

B Because the drivers mistake them for logs of wood on the streets

C. Because the drivers are afraid of being fined for breaking the traffic rules

D. Because the drivers don't want to brake suddenly and endanger the vehicles behind

34. The last paragraph is mainly about____

A. the theory of the 3-D zebra crossings

B. the popularity of the 3-D zebra crossings

C. the shortcoming of the 3-D zebra crossings

D. the positive effect of the 3-D zebra crossings

35. What is the author's attitude towards the 3-D zebra crossings?

A. Cautious      B. Doubtful              C. Approving          D. Disapproving

 All the citizens here strongly insist those caught ____ “harmful” advertisements in the streets _____ punished strictly.

A. putting up; will be                              B. to put up; should be     

C. being put up; shall                                      D. putting up; be

My wife is a shopaholic(购物狂). She is addicted to shopping on the Internet.   61   seem(s) that she can’t control herself well, just clicking constantly with the mouse. Let me tell you what happened last night. It was the fourth time she   62   (shop) online for hours. I had already reminded her to think twice   63   buying anything, but my wife ignored what I said and replied confidently, “with the New Year   64   (approach), preparation is necessary. Besides, I haven’t bought things on the Internet for a whole week.” Hearing her words, I was really   65   (speech). In most cases, the things she bought aren’t good value for money. Maybe she just enjoys   66   process of buying online.

Nowadays,   67   the development of technology, online shopping is becoming more and more convenient. Those   68   stay at home can buy whatever they want.   69   , it causes a series of problems. One of them is more spending than before, people are   70   (easy) attracted by the discount. So how to keep a good state of mind in front of temptation is an important lesson many people need to learn.

 We always keep __________ spare paper, in case we run out.

A. too much       B. a number of       C. plenty of        D. a good many

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：在错的词下面画一横线，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。

May I have you attention, please? I had something important to tell you. Our school will organize a visit the National Museum of China on Saturday morning, December 10. The National Museum of China, where lies to the east of Tiananmen Square, covers an area of about 70,000 square metre. We will gather at a school gate and starting out at 7 :30 in the morning. Our visit starts at 8 o’ clock but it will last three hours. Please take up your notebooks and pens with you. In addition, during the visit, please keep quietly.

Do remember : 7 :30, Saturday morning and the school gate. That’s all. Thank you.

56. Why is the sitcom Friends typical among young people in the 1990s?

   A. Because it is a breakthrough in the producing style.

   B. Because it is the most influential sitcom of all time.

   C. Because it predicts the future of the young at that time.

D. Because it addresses the subjects faced by the youth.

57. What can we learn about The Big Bang Theory?

   A. It improves the conditions of the people in IT.

   B. It arouses people’s enthusiasm for computers.

   C. It is about four talents who are good at everything.

   D. It is set in the time before the Internet came into being.

58. According to the passage, Gossip Girl          .

A. describes the hardships of upper-class people  B. attracts people of all ages

C. shows eye-catching style and adult subject    D. describes the life of ordinary girls

59. What will the author most probably talk about next?

A. The introduction to other hit sitcoms.         B. The further information about the plot.

C. The analysis of the reasons for the appeal.     D. The emotional response among audience.

    Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.

What to Expect

    The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers

changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help

and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

Accommodation Zones

    Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2 }  3 and 4 of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的).Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.

Meal Plans Available

◇Continental Breakfast

◇Breakfast and Dinner

◇Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

    It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast.

Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal,

bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental

Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert,

fruit and coffee.

Friends

    If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission. You have

no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.

Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

    Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more

suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an

ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much.

21. The passage is probably written for_.

    A. hosts willing to receive foreign students

    B. foreigners hoping to build British culture

C. English learners applying to live in English homes

    D. travelers planning to visit families in London

22. According to the passage,  what does continental Breakfast include?

    A. Dessert and coffee.   B. Bread and fruit juice.

    C. Fruit and vegetables.   D. Cereal and cold meat.

23. Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?

    A. To experience a warmer family atmosphere.

    B. To enrich their knowledge of English.

    C. To entertain friends as they like.

    D. To enjoy much more freedom.

— How did you do in your essay?

   — I got ______ okay grade, but Mr. Jones gave Sarah top marks. She’s ______ teacher’s pet, you know.

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

每年4月23日为“世界读书日”(World Book Day)。为了鼓励大家多读书，读好书，我校学生会开展了“开卷有益”的读书日活动，请您写一篇英语短文介绍这次活动并呼吁同学们多读书。写作应包括：

1简述世界读书日（时间及目的）；

2读书的益处；

3呼吁同学们多读书。

    要求：

1词数100左右；

2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

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A powerful earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan at 2:46 p.m. local time on March 11th. Japan's Meteorological Agency released its first tsunami warnings just three minutes later. The country has one of the best earthquake early warning systems in the world. More than 4,000 Seismic Intensity Meters provide information within two minutes of an earthquake happening.

There are also concrete sea walls around much of the Japanese coastline. But these measures proved no match for the powerful earthquake and tsunami.

Costas Synolakis is a tsunami expert in the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He says, "Japan is one of those most well-prepared countries on earth in terms of tsunami warning. They had a warning. I think what went wrong is that they had not foreseen the size of this event."

He says there are two reasons for this. First, scientists had not expected such a large earthquake. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake was the 4th most powerful earthquake ever recorded worldwide. It was also the worst ever to hit Japan. The tsunami waves reached as high as 13 meters in some areas.

Second, Japan's concrete sea walls were not built to handle such high waves. "In Sendai, they were about three meters. At least in that area they were not expecting such a sizeable wave because they would have built a higher seawall."

A tsunami wave can travel as fast as 800 kilometers per hour. To get to higher ground people would often have to travel for many kilometers. This can take more time than a fast traveling tsunami will permit. This is especially true in cases like Japan. The tsunami waves followed almost immediately. Experts say early warning systems will continue to be limited by these facts until earthquakes and tsunamis can be predicted.  

72. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Better equipment should have been used.                 B. A powerful earthquake hit the coast of Japan.

C. Japan can report an earthquake before it happens.          D. Japan has a good earthquake early warning system.

73. According to Costas Synolakis, ________.

A. the Japanese should have built many higher seawalls

B. the Japanese were not really prepared for such a disaster

C. Japan has experienced the worst earthquake worldwide

D. Japan had the best warning of such a serious earthquake  

74. According to the writer, people hadn’t got to higher ground because ________.

A. didn’t know there would be a tsunami                      B. tsunami didn’t leave people much time

C. they thought the seawalls were reliable                     D. higher ground couldn’t be reached at all

75. What can we learn from the last paragraph?      

A. Early warning systems are basically unreliable.  

B. Earthquakes and tsunamis will soon be predicted.

C. We have to accept the imperfect systems for the moment.

D. New warning systems will be designed to predict disasters.

 —Do you mind my smoking here?

   —I'm afraid I do. People________ not to smoke in the reading room.

   A. are requesting    B. request     C. are requested     D. will request

– You look so upset, Jane. _____?

   -- I have been told my father has got skin cancer.

   A. What’s for                                                   B. What’s up                                          C. So what                D. How’s up

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。

    As we have learned English for a very long time, we may complain it. We once made a joke which foreigners should learn Chinese. Now, it was not a joke anymore. More and more foreign people are interesting in Chinese, and many of us learn Chinese well. There was a hot show calling Chinese Bridge. I had been seen the show, and I was very impressed by the foreign students, whom spoke Chinese very well. We should learn from those foreigner because they showed us a way to learn a language good.

There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, hurt many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.

Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people hurt many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

29. People who are unhappy _______.

A. always consider things differently from others

B. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things

C. usually misunderstand what others think or say

D. usually are affected by the results of certain things

30. The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “_______”.

A. makes others unhappy                B. has a good taste with social life

C. tend to scold others openly          D. enjoy the pleasure of life

31. We can conclude from the passage that _______.

A. we should pity all such unhappy people

B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life

C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness

D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons

Until now, we have raised 50.000 pounds for the poor children, ______ is quite unexpected.

A. that                      B. which               C. who                      D. it

 The professor gives every one of us the impression_______ he is a real expert in this field.

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