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To win an Oscar is an achievement at any age. To do so at 22, as Jennifer Lawrence has, is just amazing. Recently, the American star won Best Actress at Academy Awards for her role in the film The Silver Linings Playbook. According to Time magazine’s Richard Corliss, Lawrence is that rare young actress who “lends a mature intelligence to any ro1e”. Though Lawrence has found great success through her big screen work, Lawrence wasn't sure what she really liked doing before the age of l4. She thought she’d go to college and may be find a career as a doctor or a travel agent.

Lawrence’s two brothers were star athletes and one of them was a straight-A student. Unlike them, she suffered through school, never quite finding where she belonged. However, during a trip to New York, Lawrence suddenly realized that she wanted to be an actress. When she was enjoying the beautiful city, a model seeker asked if he could take her picture, and the next day he called her in for an audition(试镜).

“I read the play and it was the first time I had that feeling like I understand this.” Lawrence said. “Within 20 minutes, in the cab ride from the hotel room, I decided I didn’t want to be a model. In fact, I wanted to be an actress.” Having appreciated this young lady’s performance, the agency was so impressed with her reading that they signed her on the spot. But she insisted on finishing high school so she could give her full attention to her acting career.

Lawrence burst onto the Hollywood scene with The Hunger Games, which established her as the highest box office female action hero of all time. Rolling Stone called her “the most talented young actress in America”.

1.What can we know about Jennifer Lawrence from Paragraph 2?

A. Her parents were really strict with her.

B. Her school performance made her today's reputation.

C. She seemed not to fit in with her school days well.

D. Her two brothers were doing well in all school subjects.

2.Lawrence made up her mind to be an actress because of _____.

A. her brothers’ examples

B. a model interview

C. the taxi-ride to her hotel room

D. the beautiful scenery of New York

3.What is the best title of the text?

A. Winning Young B. Acting Wisely

C. Choosing Early D. Following Dreams

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Homework and stress are rarely reduced inside the classroom．Meanwhile，outside the classroom，the pressure is on to find scholarships for college．

According to Braintrack，a higher education database with worldwide reach，more than 3 billion US dollars (18 billion yuan) in private scholarships are awarded to college students annually．Average awards range from $2,000 to $3,000．

The scholarship application process is similar to the college application process: forms to be completed，test scores and transcripts to be sent，essays to be written and often interviews to be prepared for．

A few great places to start looking for scholarships are: www．fastweb． com，www．Finaid． org and www．collegexpress．com．Check out the annual scholarship guidebooks Scholarships，Grants & Prizes by Peterson’s and the Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships，Grants and Prizes by Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe．

Be selective．Thoroughly research the qualifications required by each of the scholarships．Don’t waste your time applying for those that are need based if you can’t produce the appropriate documents．

Research past recipients (接受者)．Check out the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships．Many post the biographies of past recipients．You don’t need to have cured cancer，but if you don’t think your résumé (履历) measures up to the past winners’，you might be better served by moving onto the next scholarship on your list．Prepare for the interview．

You’ll want to dazzle them with your personality，but above all you’ll want to be prepareD． Find someone you trust to conduct a similar interview with you – someone who will be honest with you and provide valuable suggestions．

Let your personality shine through in your essays．The essays are the best way for students to share who they are，where they’ve come from，what they’ve overcome and so on．Tell your story in an interesting and persuasive way．And if you do have an interview，send a thank you note afterward．

By Lee Bierer

1.What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article？

A． To explain where to find scholarships for US colleges．

B． To inform readers of the scholarship application process．

C． To introduce some typical scholarships offered by US colleges．

D． To give tips on applying for US college scholarships．

2.If you want to learn about past recipients of a scholarship，you can use ______．

A． www．collegexpress．com

B． the annual scholarship guidebooks published by Peterson’s

C． the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships

D． The Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships，Grants and Prizes

3.The underlined word “dazzle” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ___．

A． influence B． impress C． guide D． present

4.To increase your chance of winning a scholarship，you are advised to ____．

A． apply for as many scholarships as you can

B． tell an interesting story in your essay

C． do a similar interview to help you prepare for the real one

D． have a talk with past recipients and try to talk like they do

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.

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

A. she uses English in foreign trade

B. she is fascinated by languages

C. she works as a translator

D. she is a writer by profession

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

A. Americans do not understand broken English.

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

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

D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.

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

A. well structured B. in the old style

C. rich in meaning D. easy to translate

4.What is the passage mainly about?

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

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

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

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

A student is given three toys by his teacher and is asked to find out the differences. All the three toys seem to be the same in shape, size and material. After careful observation, the student finds out holes in the toys. The first toy has holes in the ears. The second toy has holes in one ear and the mouth. And the third toy has only one hole in one ear.

Then the student puts a needle in the ear hole of the first toy. The needle comes out from the other ear. When the needle is put in the second toy’s ear it comes out of the mouth. And when the needle is put in the third toy’s ear, it does not come out.

The first toy means those people around you who make you think that they are listening to you and caring for you. But they just pretend to do so. After listening, as the needle comes out from the other ear, the things you said to them are gone. So be careful while you are speaking to this type of person around you, who does not care for you. The second toy means those people who listen to you and make you think that they care for you. But as the needle comes out from its mouth, these people will use your things and the words you tell them against you by telling them to others for their own purpose.

For the third toy, the needle does not come out from it. These kinds of people will keep the trust you have in them. They are the ones you can depend on.

1.What does the difference between the three toys lie in?

A. Holes B. Size C. Material D. Shape

2. Which toy means the people you can trust?

A. The toy has holes in one ear and the mouth

B. The toy has no hole in ears or mouth.

C. The toy has one hole in one ear.

D. The toy has holes in two ears.

3.According to the passage, what should you do to win others’ trust?

A. Share your things with others

B. Be willing to listen

C. Pretend to care

D. Keep the secret

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Toys and people B. Toys and needles

C. The choice of toys D. Toys and secrets

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假如你叫李明，有一位来自英国的朋友Mike。他与父母一道来到了中国。初来乍到，他发现自己在家时所学的汉语根本就不够用。因此，他给你发来一封电子邮件，向你请教如何提高汉语听说能力。请根据下面的提示，给他回一封邮件。邮件的内容包含如下要点：

1. 邮件已收到，理解他所遇到的问题。

2. 提出如下建议：在课内课外要多说汉语，应尽可能与同学交流，不要担心犯错误；在家看电视时，多注意节目主持人的发音，以便提高听力水平。

3．祝愿他学习取得进步。

注意：1. 内容应包括以上要点，可适当增加细节，以使内容连贯；

2. 词数：100左右。

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

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Windsor Castle is one of the most famous Castles in the World. The castle lies in Windsor in ____1.___ English county of Berkshire. It is the oldest and largest ___2.___ (occupy) castle in the world. The ____3.___(origin) castle was built by William the Conqueror, ____4.____ (follow) his invasion of England in 1066. In the 1170s Henry II ____5.__ (large) rebuilt it in stone instead of wood. After constant ___6.__（expand）, it remains the world's largest castle, best known for___7.___architecture. It is still one of the official ____8.___(settle) of the British Royal Family. It _____9.__ (say) to be Queen Elizabeth II' s favorite royal home, __10.___ she spends many weekends of the year.

文中共有10处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词作斜线（\）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。

When tea and coffee was first introduced to Europe in 18th century, people thought that they were harmfully．So the king of Sweden decided to find out whether this was true or not．It happened that there had two brothers who were in prison at the time．The king ordered one of them drink tea every day and the other coffee．Both of them live many years without any problem．At last the one who had drank tea every day died at the age of 83 and the others one lived even long．Because of this, Sweden is today one of the countries that many people enjoy drinking tea and coffee．

What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel inside．

Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling．I woke up every Saturday to watch my favorite "Superstars．" As I grew older, I got a lot of flak for watching this "fake" sport．My peers would laugh at me for following what was called a "man's soap opera．" So, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf．Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique．I yearned to be invited to the parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids．I became pretty successful．Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestling．It wasn't until freshman year that I realized I wasn't being myself．

That year, I tried many new things and activities and made new friends．In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity．The team started with 48 athletes．At the end, there were 14 of us left．I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter．That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn't a football player．More importantly, it taught me to be myself．

After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan．I watched it religiously, no matter what insults were thrown my way．I came across a quote: "Don't Dream It, Be It．" When I read this, my friend Dan had the same idea I had．

"What if we build a wrestling ring?" we asked．We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for its construction．The following weekend, we met at his house．We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard．We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great establishment．By Sunday night, our mission was complete．Our hard work (combined with a little creativity) had paid off．We had a real ring．We decided to hold an "event．" We practiced for hours, trying to improve every aspect of our wrestling ability．The date was May 24th．Our show had a start time of 9: 00 p．m．To our surprise, about one hundred family, friends and fans showed up to support us．It was the most important night of my life and a complete success．Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out．We continue to live this dream．We accomplished what we set out to do．We are now well known throughout school．When I walk down the halls, I am respected by my peers．Some are the same peers who ridiculed me for watching wrestling when I was younger．When they approach me, they often say, "Good match, Chris．" I humbly say, "Thank you," knowing I did something I believed in．

As my senior year winds down, I'll remember all of my high school memories．But what will stick out most is the memory that I did something I loved, despite what everyone said or thought．I accomplished my goal ．．．I lived my dream．

1.What makes the writer different from the others is __________．

A． the different sports he loves

B． the different clothes he wears and the different music he listens to

C． that he is younger than the others．

D． the different ideas he has

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A． I practiced wrestling secretly in my spare time．

B． I put the clothes for wrestling on the shelf．

C． I decided to quit following wrestling．

D． I began not to watch wrestling on TV．

3.When the writer was a freshman, he ___________．

A． knew he couldn’t be a good football player

B． realized he was being himself

C． was still sociable

D． built a wrestling ring

4.The writer built the wrestling ring in order to ________．

A． play football there

B． make his dream realized

C． be a professional player

D． have parties there．

5.What is the writer’s attitude towards his experience in high school?

A． Optimistic

B． Pessimistic

C． Doubtful

D． Surprised

--- Do you remember when I first met you?

---- Of course. I ___________ at Oxford University.

A. studied B. had studied

C. have studied D. was studying

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