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阅读下列短文 ，从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中 ，选出最佳选项。

Last year my summer holiday was ruined by my bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I checked my e-mail. Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed（推特简讯）. Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation, but my head wasn’t.

So this year I made up my mind to try something different: avoiding the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m bad at self-control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife.

The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating an experience in defeat. I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely breaking away from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radio—and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to do all along: read books.

This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “I don’t need it,” I said.

However, as we return to post-vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when I’m back at work?

There are times when the need to know what’s being said right now is great. I have nointention of giving up my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation to check my e-mail every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two.

I think a vacation is supposed to help you rest your brain to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked.

1.What do we know about the author’s last summer vacation?

A. He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view.

B. His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel.

C. He hated himself for acting as if he were working on vacation.

D. He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable.

2.What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year?

A. He cut off his cellphone signal.

B. He handed his iPad to his wife.

C. He refused to cheat in his house.

D. He listened to the radio most of the time.

3.When back at work, the author will probably choose to ________.

A. keep control of when and how to use the Internet

B. continue to read more and more books

C. stay away from the Internet for ever

D. stop checking what is being said right now completely

4.What is the author’s opinion of a great vacation in the passage?

A. A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day.

B. A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued.

C. A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wishes to.

D. A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

You probably know who Marie Curie was,but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson.Of the outstanding ladies listed below,who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams(1860-1935)

Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank.Addans helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need In 1931,Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson(1907-1964)

If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today.Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

Sandra Day O’Connor(1930-present)

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952,she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

Rosa Parks(1913-2005)

On December 1,1955,in Montgomery,Alabama,Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison.But it also set lff the Montgmery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired lr giving in,”said Parks.

1.What is jane Addams noted for in history?

A. Her social work.

B. Her lack of proper training in law.

C. Her efforts to win a prize.

D. Her community background.

2. What is the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm?

A. Her lack of proper training in law.

B. Her little work experience in court.

C. The discrimination against women.

D. The poor financial conditions.

3. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?

A. Jane Addams. B. Rachel Carson.

C. Sandra Day O’Connor. D. Rosa Parks.

4. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?

A. They are highly educated.

B. They are truly creative.

C. They are pioneers.

D. They are peace-lovers.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Get a Thorough Understanding of Oneself

In all one's life time it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. 1.

When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach. 2. It’s likely that you think it wise for yourself to stay away from the outer world. Actually, to get a thorough understanding of oneself, you may as well keep the following tips in mind.

Gain a correct view of oneself.

You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for dreams can never be fully realized. You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts. 3.

Self-appreciate.

Whether you compare yourself to a towering tree or a blade of grass, a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature. 4. If you earnestly admire yourself you’ll have a real sense of self-appreciation.

5.In time of anger, do yourself a favor by releasing it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt by its flames; in time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a bad mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep.

Get a full control of one’s life

Then one will find one’s life full of color and favor.

A.It has its own value.

B.Do oneself a favor when it’s needed.

C.Do yourself a favor when you resist the attack of illness.

D.But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of.

E.Especially if it is well within your reach, you are just too blind to see it.

F.When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself for your own incompetence.

G.So long as you have a perfect knowledge of yourself, there won’t be difficulties you can’t overcome.

完形填空，阅读下面短文，选出最佳选项。

As a teenager, I was pretty lazy when it came to doing things for my family. I worked hard at school, and sometimes looked after my younger sister. Still, I found myself regularly resisting the urge to_______out at home with even the simplest things.

Every Wednesday afternoon, for example, my mother _______me to another town for a piano lesson. During my two-hour lesson, she’d rush to the nearby store and buy a week’s worth of_______. Given the fact that my mom had driven me twelve miles there, twelve miles back, _______for my lesson, and bought me a candy bar, you’d think I’d be very _______to help her bring the groceries into the house. _______I wasn’t. I generally just brought in an armload and left the _______ for Mom as I ran to my room, shut the door, and started studying.

Don’t get me wrong: even back in my room, I felt _______ about not helping my mother more. Deep inside, I wanted to change my _______. But I also realized that once I did change, there would be no going back. _______ I took on more responsibility, my parents would start_______ more of me. At age fifteen, I sensed that this one small _______ would mark something much bigger: my personal change from a cared-for, spoiled (被宠坏的) child to a more _______, caring and giving young man.

I’ll never forget the Wednesday when I made a(n) _______ to jump in and see what happened. Returning home from the _______, I disappeared into my room, as usual. But once inside, I felt that deep and burning _______. Throwing my school books on the bed, I suddenly opened my door and _______ back to the garage to help my mother. How happy I felt that day!

Surely, over time, I continued to help out with more housework. The neat thing was, the more I helped out, the_______ I felt about myself and my place in my family. As Mom and Dad realized they could _______ on me more, our trips became far less stressful, too. In short, it was a win-win situation for everyone.

Sometimes the little things we put off doing the longest _______ out to be the simplest things to complete. And feeling happy beats feeling guilty any day.

1.A. help B. cry C. start D. work

2.A. sent B. drove C. walked D. guided

3.A. fruits B. flowers C. groceries D. vegetables

4.A. paid B. fought C. applied D. planned

5.A. nervous B. grateful C. confident D. unwilling

6.A. So B. And C. Thus D. But

7.A. one B. other C. next D. rest

8.A. excited B. curious C. guilty D. doubtful

9.A. way B. world C. career D. shape

10.A. Before B. Though C. Unless D. Once

11.A. warning B. reminding C. expecting D. informing

12.A. work B. change C. opinion D. job

13.A. energetic B. ambitious C. outgoing D. responsible

14.A. excuse B. decision C. statement D. appointment

15.A. duty B. store C. lesson D. holiday

16.A. anger B. shame C. delight D. pleasure

17.A. called B. looked C. headed D. handed

18.A. better B. smarter C. warmer D. harder

19.A. live B. press C. focus D. count

20.A. turn B. become C. get D. have

短文改错。

假段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。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(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。

A foreign student graduated with honors from a fine university in Germany. He expected to find a good job and had a bright future. But in his disappointment, he wasn’t even giving the chance of an interview! The third time he was refused, he phoned the company to ask how. “We don’t employ dishonest people in Germany”is the answer. What was go wrong? Short after he arrived in Germany, he found easy to steal subway rides. But he often rode without a ticket and was caught three times. Now he had to pay a high price for his own behavior. We should all keep in minds：honesty is the best policy.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Over time, many flowering plants and 1. (they) animal pollinators(传粉昆虫) have evolved together. The plant needs the animal to pollinate it and the animal 2. (reward) with food called nectar when it visits the flowers. Pollen becomes 3. (attach) to the animal during its visit to a flower 4. is then passed on to another plant’s blossom on its next visit. So pollination takes place, therefore 5. (increase) the chances of the survival of the plant species.

The type of pollinator 6. depend) on the characteristics of the flower such 7. its colour, shape, size and smell. For example, yellow flowers attract bees, while red flowers attract 8. (butterfly). The nectar in some flowers can only be reached by a bird 9.a long bill or a long-tongued moth or butterfly. Flowers that attract bees often have a special way 10. (guide) the bees to the nectar inside.

假设你是李华，临近高考了，你给初中英语老师Miss. Li写一封感谢信，内容要点如下：

1、 感谢她给你的帮助；

2、 你为高考做的准备；

3、 你对大学的展望以及上大学后的打算。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数。

Jay Chou is a well-known name both in Taiwan and mainland. He is now one of Asia’s hottest pop stars. His catchy tunes have main­streamed (主流) rap and R&B in the Mando­pop world. In the past his teacher thought he was dumb (木讷的). Talent spotters(观察者)thought he was ugly. But his success proves that the music still matters more than looks and image. His musical talent is recognized by fans, fellow­singers and producers.

Now, a singing contest was held in Taiwan. Chou appeared at the contest with band “Nan Quan Mama”, which was discovered by Chou. Their first album the Summer of Nan Quan Mama, composed and produced by Chou was a great success.

Chou started his career at a singing contest, attracting the attention of record producers. But the successful singer does not believe in luck. He says it’s his passion for music and hard work that are keys to his success. He said, “I didn’t know how to sing at the beginning, so I lost the first time. But I was so determined that I never stopped trying. My advice to these young singers is never to give up, and always believe in yourself.”

Chou’s confidence has strengthened his music. He is a great source of inspiration to youngsters who share his determination to become a superstar.

1.The best title for this passage can be________.

A. Jay Chou and Nan Quan Mama

B. Jay Chou encourages youngsters

C. Jay Chou and his band

D. A brief introduction of Jay Chou

2.The underlined part “matters more” most probably means________.

A. better

B. more different

C. more difficult

D. more important

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Jay Chou?

A. Jay Chou is confident towards music.

B. He is a determined man.

C. He succeeded the first time he appeared on the stage.

D. Though not good-looking, he has a gift for music.

4.________makes Jay Chou a success according to the passage?

A. His luck B. His passion of music

C. His hard work D. Both B and C

Competition for entry to these programs is keen, and applicants need above-average grades to gain ________.

A. ambition B. preference

C. admission D. competence

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