The archctype(典范）of the Hollywood leading man is taller and handsome. But that norm(标准）hasn’t prevented 21-year-old Josh Hutcherson from   21  his ambition to become a Hollywood heartthrob(万人迷）.

Hutcherson stands only 1.65 meters tall. On April 13, Hutcherson  22  the best Male Performance Award at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angles for his portrayal (饰演) Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games :Catching Fire.

“This is so wonderful. I know everybody said it, but I grew up watching these awards. How I wish I could win the awards and now I’ m here，and it’s like the  23  thing in the world"，said Hutcherson during his acceptance  24  .

Hutcherson dreamed of becoming a movie star from the age of 4. At that time, he expressed  his __25  in acting  26  he was teased by other kids at school.

“I didn’t understand, because I just loved doing it and I didn’t know what was wrong with it. It was  27  to me,” he recalled to Movies Online.

28  , Hutcherson finally persuaded his parents to  29  him.

At 12, Hutcherson got his first lead  30  in a movie, Little Manhattan, which earned the young actor  31  . “Mr. Hutcherson emerges (暂露头角）as a child actor worth watching，” The New York Times commented then.

In the years that followed, his passion for acting  32 . After he played his breakthrough leading role in Bridge to Terabithia, he became a(n)  33  , brave boy, he told MoviesOnline.

Hutcherson was a huge  34  of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy(三部曲），so he was excited to hear that film  35  of the books were on the  36  . He had once read all the three books in only five days.

Hutcherson  37  getting the part in The Hunger Games. He said he was able to attract  38  as Peeta because he connected so  39  to the character.

“Peeta is all about staying  40  yourself. He goes into the Games and does everything he can to maintain what he believes in,” Hutcherson told Parade magazine.

21. A. discovering      B. treating       C. achieving       D. reducing       

22. A. won           B. instructed        C. passed         D. spared         

23. A. kindest          B. coolest          C. hardest          D. simplest       

24. A. training         B. journey        C. speech         D. schedule

25. A. respect          B. sympathy       C. interest            D. pity           

26. A. since           B. if                  C. until          D. but

27. A. similar          B. important          C. complex          D. hurtful   

28. A. Confused     B. Determined      C. Astonished        D. Embarrassed

29. A. reward           B. defend             C. affect         D. support

30. A. role         B. pace           C. mark           D. level

31. A. freedom          B. praise           C. power            D. competition

32. A. grew           B. combined         C. bothered            D. benefited

33. A. energetic        B. strict             C. confident         D. intelligent      

34. A. talent           B. fan            C. character         D. director

35. A. expenses     B. manners        C. industries     D. adaptations

36. A. spot           B. way              C. guard          D. rise

37. A. attached to      B. called for         C. ended up         D. put off           

38. A. reporters        B. children       C. judges          D. audience           

39. A. variously        B. toughly        C. strongly           D. regularly

40. A. independent of   B. careful of         C. patient with        D. true to       

The house was quiet at 5 a.m. and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He’d dreamt of the cave last night. The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea.

Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He’d eat after he’d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.

He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches——but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches. She’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck at the table: Gone to Michael’s. Back tonight. Tim.

The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn’t up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.

The sandhills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.

The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world. Over the first rocks, along to the point, Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.

He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn’t go in all the way…

21.What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?

A. He left the house quietly.             B. He had breakfast at home.

C. He left a note on the freezer.           D. He put a sweater in his schoolbag.

22. “He settled for some biscuits” (in Paragraph 3) means that Tim ______.

A. had to leave the biscuits on the table

B. liked biscuits better than sandwiches

C. had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches

D. could only find some biscuits in the kitchen

23. What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?

A. The height of the first rocks.                 B. The ups and downs of the waves.

C. The change in the position of the sun.   D. The vast stretch of the sunlit beach.

24. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?

A. The sea looked like a piece of gold.

B. Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived.

C. Tim was the only person on the beach.

D. The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.

25. In the story, Tim’s mood changed from ______.

A. loneliness to craziness               B. anxiousness to excitement

C. helplessness to happiness            D. eagerness to nervousness

 _______ on our own efforts, we overcome all the difficulties and finished the task ahead of time.

A. To rely   B. Rely    C. Relying   D. Relied

英语课上，老师要求同桌相互修改作文。假设以下作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。 错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

   增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号 （^），并在此符号下面写出改加的词。

   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。

Once upon a time, it was a boy whose parents named him Odd(古怪的). Other children teased him about his name but kept him at a distance, thinking that he was very strange and behaved stupid. Deeply hurt, he refused to be bothered and struggle to break away from the pain. He tried to keep people off teasing him, but in vain. People continued making fun of his name—even after he became a successful lawyer. Finally, as a old man, he wrote out his last wish, “I’ve been the butt(笑柄) of jokes all my life. I’ll let others make fun of myself after I’m gone.” He insisted his tombstone not to bear his name. After his death, people passing by noticed the largest blank stone and said loudly, “Look, that’s odd.”

                     This Way to Dreamland

    Daydreaming means people think about something pleasant, especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing. Daydreamers have a bad reputation for being unaware of what’s happening around them. They can seem forgetful and clumsy.  36  They annoy us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things.

    But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human history.  37  Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without such ideas and inventions?

    So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or otherwise looking like a fool?

    First, understand that some opportunities for daydreaming are better than others. Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into daydreams.  38  And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while you’ re daydreaming, try to do it while you are involved in another task—preferably something simple, like taking a shower or walking, or even making meaningless drawings.

It’s also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times when you really need to concerntrate. “Mindfulness”, being focused, is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep.  39    

Finally, you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away.  40 

    Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds.

A. Having interesting things to think about also helps.

B. They stare off into space and wander by themselves.

C. Without wandering minds, we wouldn’t have relatively, Coke or Post-it notes.

D. At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses.

E. It involves slow, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive.

F. Daydreams are often very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand.

G. Therefore, it’s a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you’re in the daydream zone.

 Last Sunday, there were lots of children playing in the park,        parents seated together laughing.

  A. whose                     B. which                    C. their                  D. that

 If you’re going to do something，my dad used to say，do it right．

    Mostly he said that after my half-hearted(不尽力的)   4l  to weed the vegetable garden．For some reason，he knew that there were white roots still  42 deep in the ground without looking around the garden．So I would  be in the  43  again the next day with a spade dig deep and  44  the roots of our garden．As I tried to focus  my attention on   45  ，Dad’s words kept echoing in my mind：“Do it right．”

    I saw a perfect example ofwhat Dad was mlldng about last week when one ofthe teams,in the company was 46  ．All of us were sad to see them go．They were good friends and  47  ，and we worried about them．And 48  ，at such times you always wonder：am I next?

    But as we watched them during the week they were given to  49  ，  many of us noticed that they weren't handling this in quite the way we expected them to．  50  none of them found another job，there was also no bitterness or 51  in their departure．I didn’t hear a negative word．I didn’t see any  52  or unhappy flaces-at least，not from them．Instead，I saw grace．

   “It’s  53  ，”one of my colleagues whispered．“1 went over there to offer comfort and support to them，and they  54  comforting me．”

    Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their  55  ．I don't know if  my departing friends  56  their ending as a“swan song”or not，but the calm，quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and  57  us．   

    Lee，a man who has seen and  58 lots of lay-offs during almost 40 up-and-down，on-again-off-again years with the company， 59  nicely for all of us．

    “Now．that’s doing it right，”he said．

Somewhere，I just know Dad was smiling his    60    ．

41．A．attempts              B．judgments          C．expectations    D．requests  

42．A．planted             B．buried             C．grown       D．stuck  

43．A．house              B．school             C．garden        D．company 

44．A．look forward to      B．come up with     C．fit in with      D．get down to

45．A．watching             B．thinking            C．digging        D．working   

46．A．turned down        B．1aid off          C．cut down      D．given up

47．A．competitors         B．colleagues        C．directors     D．consultants

48．A．frankly             B．naturally           C．equally        D．generally

49．A．hurry up            B．turn up            C．pack up       D. come up

50．A．Since               B．When             C．Unless         D．While 

5l. A．sadness              B．puzzle             C．anger         D．delight

52．A．tears               B．smiles             C．dangers        D．fears

53．A．up setting           B．exciting            C．disappointing   D．amazing

54．A．objected to          B．insisted on         C．ended up       D．kept on

55．A．birth                  B．death               C．arrival           D．party

56．A．view               B．recognize           C．choose         D．describe

57．A．discouraged         B．warned            C．inspired        D.amused

58．A．celebrated           B．witnessed          C．resisted         D．survived

59．A．made up             B．summed up       C．picked up      D．sped up

60．A．disagreement         B．indifference        C．admiration      D．approval

Railway Stephen

Manufacturer: Fisher Price

Publication date: 2016-6-15 Price:＄9.65

For Ages: 2+

Stephen is one of the earliest engines ever built. Other engines may be faster and stronger than Stephen, but in terms of strength or speed, Stephen makes up for with his positive spirits, a sense of humor and knowledge. Stephen can connect to other engines and vehicles with magnet connectors.

Monster Truck Manufacturer: LEGO Publication date: 2016-2-21 Price:＄29.95

For Ages: 3+

Get the big monster truck to the race with the Monster Truck! Check the engine and huge tires before the show. Jump the ramp(斜坡) to hear the crowd cheer with excitement!

Features a man-made low-loader trailer, a monster truck, a ramp and a carriage with opening doors

Accessories include tools, a toolbox and an oil can

Stacking Train

Manufacturer: Melissa ＆ Doug Publication date: 2015-12-16 Price:＄15.45

For Ages 4 and up

The brightly colored wooden train is over 17 inches long and includes 15 changeable pieces. The engine and multicolored goods cars have strong pegs(挂钩) for linking the cars. Get on board for a high-quality, value-packed adventure!

Crazy Forts Manufacturer: Crazy Forts Publication date: 2016-8-9

Price:＄44.95

For Ages 5 and up

Children of all ages love building fun structures where they can play endlessly in their imaginary worlds. And Crazy Forts makes play so easy and so fun. Simply connect the balls and sticks and cover the structure with bed sheets to create your imaginary places. They are durable, portable and best of all, there are no batteries required! You can build your own creation, a playhouse for parties, tunnels or connect with friends for amazing structures.

25.Buy the Monster Truck, and you will get .

  A.fun building structures             B. a wooden train with many pieces

  C. huge tires, a toolbox and an oil can   D. magnet connectors to connect other vehicles

26.If John Smith pays ＄15.45, he will get a product which has .

  A.portable balls and sticks           B. hooks to connect other cars

  C. a ramp and a carriage             D. a faster and stronger engines

27.Which of the following can better promote children’s imagination?

  A.Stacking Train.   B. Monster Truck.   C. Railway Stephen.   D. Crazy Forts.

    I am Peter Hodes, a volunteer stem courier. Since  March 2012, I've done 89 trips of those , 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells（干细胞）in my little box because I've got two ice packs and that's how long they last, in all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor(捐献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most, So I am always conscious of time.

I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, I’m really sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you-there are no fights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said, “In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient-please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small  plane to be held for me, re-routed(改道)me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.

For this courier job, you’re consciously aware than that box you’re got something that is potentially going to save somebody’s life.

21. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in

Paragraph 1?

A. provider                        B. delivery man

C. collector                       D. medical doctor

22. Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42hours?
A. He cannot stay away from his job too long.
B. The donor can only wait for that long.
C. The operation needs that very much.
D. The ice won't last any longer.

23. Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?
A. To London            B. To  Newark
C. To Providence           D. To Washington

 --- How do you find the concert in the Beijing Grand Theatre last night?

   --- ______. But the conductor was perfect.

  A. I couldn’t agree more                                B. I don’t think much of it

  C. I was crazy about it                                  D. I really like it 

The Xiaomi Phone 2 has functions similar to ____ of iPhone 6, but sells for just half the price of its competitor.

A. that                B. those                  C. one                    D. ones

On Sunday while I was having my own Father’s Day celebration, I thought about my dad a lot. By the time I called to tell him that I loved him, he had already gone to bed. So I wrote the following to show what my dad means to me.

About 28 years ago, my dad was a used car salesman. Every Thursday night, he would head off to Shreveport, LA for the auction（拍卖会）. Most of the time, I drove a car over there for him so he could sell it there.

One day, I was riding with my dad to Shreveport for the auction when he found a hitchhiker（搭车者）with a backpack. As soon as dad saw him, he pulled the car over and offered him a ride. Dad asked him his name and continued to talk to him about all sorts of things. I can’t recall why but he told dad a lot of terrible things that had occurred to him. I sat in the back seat and watched the scene with amazement. I could see that the hitchhiker changed his attitude as he could tell someone who was really listening to him.

We drove another forty-five minutes before we had to exit the interstate（州际公路）. We pulled over and dad told him to keep his head up and things would start looking up for him soon. He reached into his pocket and handed the hitchhiker a twenty-dollar bill and then a the-dollar bill.

We drove on and my dad did not say a single thing. I was still completely amazed by what I just witnessed. I was always told everyone to never pick up a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every single time he saw one. I’m sure that it made that poor man’s day, probably a month to follow.

While reflecting upon that story, I learned a lot about my dad and life. I learned that if you come from a place of service or compassion, you can change people’s lives. Just one single kind act can change someone’s life. It never occurred to my dad about not stopping to help him.

This is the type of person my dad is. Thank you for setting such high standards for me to follow.

Dad, I love you. Happy Father’s Day!

1．The author and his dad met a hitchhiker（搭车者）_______.

A. when they were just warned not to pick up a stranger

B. on their way to Shreveport to sell a car   

C. on their way to the west for a trip     

D. when their car was running out of gas

2．What do we learn about the hitchhiker from the passage?

A. Something unpleasant occurred to him.  

B. He was going to the auction.

C. At first he didn’t believe in the author.    

D. It was he who bought the author’s car.

3．How did the author feel about his dad’s behavior at that time?

A. Angry       B. Appreciated       C. Surprised             D. Ashamed

4．What did the author learn from his father?

A. Just a single kind act can make a difference.

B. Try learning to be a good listener.

C. Set high standards for yourself in life.

D. Offering a ride to a stranger is dangerous.

        the numbers in employment, the hotel industry was the second largest industry in this country last year.

A.In spite of                 B.ln case of           C.In terms of         D.In praise of

— Tonight’s talk ______ to be a difficult one.

— I can’t agree more. Both sides are stubborn and will fight for their own benefits.

A. intends                                            B. sounds

C. promises                                           D. prepares

 The Diaoyu Islands _____ in Chinese maps since the 14th and 15th centuries.

   A. have been included     B. had been included  C. were included      D. are included

The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphone, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic (怀旧的)skill. However, while today’s educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful---both in school and in life.

Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says it’s important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.

Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks---both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.

In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student’s writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to know well they can write. “Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us access our vocabulary, word meaning and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” Berninger said.

Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe “those words in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen,” the study said. Seeing the words in the “mind’s eye” helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to spot spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct then over time.

“In our computer age, some people believe that we don’t have to teach spelling because we have spell checks,” she said. “But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level, they won’t have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer.”

50．What makes writing by hand a thing of the past?

A. The absence of blackboard in classroom     B. The use of new technologies in teaching.

C. The lack of practice in handwriting.       D. The popular use of smartphones.

51．Berninger’s study published in 2009 ___________.

A. focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computer.

B. indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paper.

C. found that good essays are made up of long sentences.

D. discussed the importance of writing speed.

52．Which of the following best shows the role of spelling?

A. Spelling improves one’s memory of words.

B. Spelling ability is closely related to writing ability.

C. Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas.

D. Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.

53．What does “mind’s eye” in paragraph 5 mean?

A. Window.            B. Soul              C. Picture.         D. Imagination.

54．What conclusion could be drawn from the passage?

A. Computers can help people with their choice of words.

B. Spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching.

C. Handwriting still has a place in today’s classrooms.

D. Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade.

假设你是某国际学校的学生李华，你校学生会拟在报告厅一楼组织一次中文书法展（a calligraphy exhibition），请你按照以下提示写一则书面通知鼓励学生踊跃交作品。

1.      举办的目的及地点；

2.      参赛作品要求；

3.      参赛奖励。

注意：

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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May 28, 2017