It’s a long-awaited (期待已久) day for China. The navy now has its first aircraft carrier(航空母舰), Liaoning. It’s a unique experience to get to know the life in the carrier. The carrier is just like a small city on the sea. It has all the functions for daily life. There are 4 words to sum up its characters: big, small, much and high. The carrier Liaoning is such a huge one that the total length of the whole corridor（过道）could reach over 20 kilometers. But the living space for the sailors is quite small. That’s because the carrier is designed for researching purposes, rather than comfortable living. Over 1,000 sailors, both men and women, are living on board. They are arranged among over 3,000 tiny rooms below the deck. For visitors, it’s so easy to get lost. So the first thing the new sailors have to learn is their way around. The number of female sailors is much smaller than that of the males, taking about 5 percent of the total. But they play a key role in carrying out some special missions.

Also, you will be surprised by the high level of education of today’s sailors. The captain said that over 90 percent of the sailors are college graduates. Six hold Doctor’s Degrees and 45 have a Master’s. The whole team is young but vigorous (精力充沛的). The complex work on the carrier requires high management abilities for the commanders on board.

1.Why do we visitors get lost easily inside the carrier?

A. Because they don’t have a map.

B. Because the living space is quite small.

C. Because there are too many corridors for rooms.

D. Because the corridor inside the carrier is too long.

2.What does the word “high” in Line 4 refer to(指代)？

A. The aircraft carrier is high since it is just like a small city.

B. Most of the soldiers received good education.

C. The expense（花费）to run a carrier is high.

D. The high-level of their training.

3.The number of female sailors is about ________.

A. 50 B. 150 C. 200 D. 600

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

A. There are more women sailors than men sailors on the carrier.

B. Most of the sailors on the carrier hold Doctor’s Degrees.

C. Liaoning is our country’s first aircraft carrier.

D. It is comfortable for the sailors to live in the carrier.

If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.

The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.

Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.

“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.

It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.

Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”

The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirty-four. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.

1.The main subject talked about in this passage is ________.

A. science on learning a second language B. man’s ability of learning a second language

C. that language can help brain power D. language learning and maths study

2.The underlined word “bilingual” probably means _______.

A. a researcher on language learning B. a second language learner

C. a person who can speak two languages D. an active language learner

3.We may know from the scientific findings that ________.

A. the earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the grey matter density is

B. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language

C. the experience of learning a second language has a bad effect on people’s brain

D. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time

4.In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that _________.

A. learning a second language is the same as studying maths

B. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects

C. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language

D. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language

根据短文意思和所给首字母，写出一个完整正确的单词。

Recently a lot of people have been punished for speaking on their mobile phones while driving. S1. on the phone requires concentration(专心) and takes a driver’s attention from the road.

If you drive after you have consumed alcoholic(含酒精的) drinks, you are a2. the law and risking your own life as well as the lives of others. If you are with someone else who has been drinking alcohol, even if they had just a glass of beer, do not a3.them to drive.

There is a fact that driving too fast through city streets is very dangerous. Our city streets are always b4. with people, cars and bicycles. Drivers have to take the responsibility(责任) to be careful for people crossing the road, especially older people w5. may walk slowly and young children who may not look before stepping into the road.

1.The price of house is so high that many young people ________(买不起自己的房子).

2.The man in white was so nervous that the policeman _____________(把他错当成了嫌疑犯).

3.Do you know how long __________________________________ (那对老夫妻结婚多久)?

4.Welcome to Lianyungang. There are _____________________(许多景点) for you to visit.

5.Everyone should _______________________________________(学会照顾自己).

任务型阅读请阅读下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白处填上适当的单词（注意：每空1个单词）。

If we agree that education is used to prepare us for life, then there is very little time to waste. So, while we can, we should teach children something really useful. Here is what our school should teach．

Politeness is a mark of civilization(文明). The sooner children learn this, the better. In any case, a lot can be achieved by a smile and good manners. Like it or not, our adults work hard for money, but we don't make an effort to teach children how to manage it. So our schools have a duty to teach them this ability from the beginning．

We're likely to accept something we are told, but that's not what educated people do. Educated people are reasonable and they look at facts. If our schools teach nothing else, they should at least teach critical(批判性的) thinking．

Children should learn to take care of their health. They should know that if they eat junk food, they will become fat and unhealthy. They should be very clear about what happens to their bodies when they drink or smoke．

All of us are part of society. We have rights and duties. We should understand what they are. We have to know a little bit of history and geography, because we need to have an environment in which to communicate with the people around us.

In a word, our schools should spend every moment they have telling this to our children: “This is life, this is what you are going to face, and this is how you deal with it."

书面表达

76. 连云港开展了“真阅读”工程，为了让阅读进校园，为了营造一种“多读书，读好书”的良好氛围，你班将举行一次主题班会，要求以 “A good book that influenced me a lot ” 为题作演讲，向同学们介绍一本自己读过的好书(the book’s name, the time you read, the content, the reason…)，并谈谈自己的感悟。

注意：1. 字数：100个词左右，讲稿的开头和结尾已给出（不计词数）。

2. 不得出现真实的校名和人名。

A good book that influenced me a lot

Boys and girls,

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

That’s all. Thank you!

Ronny looked like every other kid in the first-grade classroom where I volunteered as the Reading Mum. However, Ronny stood apart from his classmates in other ways. He had a speech problem so he couldn’t ________ like other kids in his grade. I worked with all the students in Ronny’s class one by one to improve their reading skills.

On the days when it was Ronny’s turn, I gave him a silent smile, and he flew out of his chair. He sat very close to me and opened the book as if he was opening a treasure that nobody had ever seen. I watched his fingers move slowly under each letter as he tried his best to read out. Every time he ________ to read a word with a strange pronunciation, the biggest smile would spread across his face and his eyes would shine with ________.

A few weeks before the school year ended, I held an awards ceremony. I presented Ronny with a book –one of those Little Golden Books that only cost$5. Tears ran down his face as he held the book close to him and went back to his seat. I stayed with the Class for the rest of the day.

Ronny never let go of the book, not once. It never left his hands. A few days later, I returned to the school to visit. I ________ Ronny on a chair near the playground, the book open in his lap（大腿）. His teacher said,“He hasn’t put that book down since you gave it to him. Do you know that’s his first book he’s ever actually owned?”Keeping back my tears, I walked towards Ronny, placed my hand on his shoulder and asked,“Will you read me your book, Ronny?”And then, for the next few minutes, he read to me more ________ than I’d ever thought possible from him. The pages were already dog-eared, like the book had been read thousands of times already. When he finished reading, Ronny closed his book and said with great satisfaction,“Good book!”What a powerful contribution（贡献）the writer of that Little Golden Book had made in the life of a disadvantaged child. At that moment, I knew I would get ________ about my own writing and do what that writer had done, and probably still does—care enough to write a story that changes a child’s life, care enough to make a difference.

1.A. write B. copy C. listen D. read

2.A. refused B. decided C. managed D. pretended

3.A. fear B. pride C. promise D. silence

4.A. realized B. noticed C. followed D. heard

5.A. coldly B. slowly C. clearly D. quietly

6.A. serious B. nervous C. worried D. surprised

Last month some parents visited a pizza restaurant in Florida with their children. On the door, they saw a sign in capital letters: “NO CHILDREN.” “Why can’t we bring our children?”, “What on earth does the owner intend to do?!” The parents were surprised and complained __________.

So why did the restaurant put up the sign on its door?

Troy Taylor, the owner of the pizza restaurant, found that many parents couldn’t control their children and many children couldn’t have meals quietly, which __________ other customers. Therefore, he made up his mind to ban (禁止) children from his restaurant.

Some people said that this was discrimination (歧视). Mr. Taylor, however, defended (为…辩护) his decision. He said that the restaurant was near a busy road, so there might be some__________ if the parents didn’t take good care of their children. Moreover, the restaurant served alcohol, which is not child-friendly.

Others _________ his decision. They said they were tired of noisy children in restaurants and now they could finally have a place for adults only.

_______, many other restaurants have also met the same problem. Some have done nothing and others have tried to ban children during certain times of the day. There’s one restaurant in Italy which has been __________ in dealing with the problem. They rewarded well-behaved children with a family meal discount (折扣), to encourage parents to control their children.

These methods may work for a while, but it may be a long time before restaurants find a permanent (永久的) solution to this problem.

1.A. politely B. angrily C. gently D. clearly

2.A. disliked B. trusted C. disturbed D. prevented.

3.A. noise B. joy C. food D. danger

4.A. supported B. cancelled C. refused D. explained

5.A. In brief B. In fact C. After all D. In return

6.A. creative B. responsible C. disappointed D. crazy

B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage(选择最恰当的选项完成短文)

How many times has this happened to you? you're trying to pass a crowded sidewalk. And someone talking or texting on a cell phone slows you down, or worse, _________ you.

What if we could put these multi taskers(一心二用的人) into their own lane, freeing up half of the sidewalk for pedestrians(行人) who are paying attention?

That's the idea behind the new show Mind Over Masses. The show created a separate lane on a Washington, DC sidewalk for those who wanted to look at their phones, while the other lane was for _________ walkers. It was part of a behavior experiment by the National Geographic Channel in the US.

However, the experiment didn't really work _________ it could have because a lot of phone users didn't notice the markings at all. "it's no surprise walkers didn't notice the lanes because they were _________ looking at their phones, "said Yahoo

Checking phones on the go is just one of a few annoying things about modern mobile phone usage. Below are some phone etiquettes (礼仪) tips provided by the Guardian. Take a look

You should reply to messages. It's very frustrating to text a friend who takes a long time to reply, yet _________ to update their statuses(状态)on their social networking sites in the meantime.

You should pick a nice ringtone. No one appreciates it when an annoying ringtone breaks into what they’re doing

You should not visit someone's home and immediately ask for Wi-Fi. Do you seriously want to climb over the back of the couch, grab the router(路由器), and read the Wi-Fi password off the back of it? _________ go to your friend's home, drink and eat what your host gives you, and chat face to face.

1.A. runs away B. runs out of C. runs into D. runs after

2.A. slower B. quicker C. more careful D. more patient

3.A. as well as B. as soon as C. as good as D. as long as

4.A. too afraid B. too busy C. too careful D. too difficult

5.A. fails B. succeeds C. manages D. enables

6.A. Instead B. Instead of C. In addition D. In return

My husband Bill, was diagnosed with cancer(癌症）.Over the course of seven months.he went from beating me silly at tennis to needing my help to go to the bathroom.

It was the best seven months of my life. Maybe I don't __ mean that, but it was certainly the time when I felt most alive. I had become a respected professor, and a responsible wife. During those seven months, I came to understand that nothing would ___ more than what I had done to my husband.

When I couldn't sleep at night, I prayed(析祷）to God. Then I began praying it daily even if I had no difficulty sleeping, which __.my breathing and calmed my mind.

During his last week.a relative visited I noticed that she'd changed her appearance. but in a funny way. It was the kind of ___ I kept to myself. After she left .Bill voiced exactly what I'd been thinking, in that truthful way he bad and I found myself laughing out in my heart.

I could live with this man, even needing as much care as he does, for the next 40 years, I thought.__, he would be dead very soon. I will never again have that high a purpose in my life. I will try to be a little less unhappy, and a little more____for the small moments in life .I am a better person for caring for Bill. It was his last, best gift to me.

1.A. completely B. hardly C. actually D. carefully

2.A. care B. matter C. change D. cost

3.A. slowed B. increased C. held D. took

4.A. jokes B. friends C. work D. thought

5.A. Luckily B. However C. Instead D. Finally

6.A. sorry B. excited C. thankful D. worried