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Wild weather, unexpected coral reefs and dangerous sea creatures… these are the nightmares (噩梦) you can imagine a teenager on a solo voyage (独自旅行) around the world might suffer from. But for Laura Dekker, sailing around the globe seems less a price to be paid than a prize to be treasured.

As the 19-year-old Dutch sailor said in Maidentrip, a documentary（纪录影片） released last year about her experience of becoming the youngest person to sail around the world alone in 2012, “I was born on a boat. I lived my first five years at sea. And ever since, all I have wanted is to return to that life.”

With her yacht(游艇) Guppy, Dekker began her journey at 14 and sailed 50,004 kilometers in 519 days.

The flying fish keeping her company, the dolphins following in her wake and the warm days spent on deck playing the flute (长笛) as she watched another unforgettable sunset were enough to make others jealous.

But these didn’t always go well. There were terrible moments in which Dekker feared death. On one occasion, a whale almost turned Guppy over. Another time, she battled extreme winds and Guppy surfed down 8-meter-high waves.

Out on the open sea alone, she also got used to living without a fridge, a flushing（用水冲洗） toilet, and a hot shower.

“As a human being you don’t need much,” she told Stuff.co.nz. “ They might make life more comfortable, but you really don’t need them to be happy.”

In fact, her outlook on life was shaped by the trip. “I wanted the storms. I wanted the calms. I wanted to feel loneliness,” she told The New York Times. “And now I know all these things. It’s the end of the dream I had as a child, and it’s the beginning of my life as a sailor.”

1.According to the text, in which year did Dekker begin her journey of 50,004 kilometers at sea?

A. In 2012 B. In 2010 C. In 2009 D. In 2011

2. The method the author uses to develop Paragraph 5 is ________.

A. offering analyses B. providing explanations

C. giving examples D. making comparisons

3.Which of the following can best describe the girl Laura Dekker? _________.

A. Modest and optimistic

B. Patient and hospitable

C. Brave and generous

D. Brave and determined

4. How did Laura Dekker think of her life on the sea?

A. It was so dangerous and almost ruined her.

B. It brought her great happiness and much comfort.

C. It is the sailing on the sea that made her well known.

D. Full of danger and challenge, it made her experience happiness and better understand life as well.

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假设你是李华，上周你班就中学生是否应该用互联网学习英语进行了讨论。请你给二十一世纪英语报写一封信，介绍不同观点，并发表自己的看法。

要点包括：

1.赞成:下载资料、分享经验、听歌、看电影

2.反对:浪费时间精力、沉迷游戏、聊天

3.你的观点

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．信的开头结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：沉迷：be addicted to

Dear Editor，

Last week, our class had a discussion about

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Yours，

Li Hua

I am 26. I’m clear that I’m never going to catch up with Mother Teresa. But I want to do something to help people every single day like her.

Everybody thinks we just serve food and soda. The safety training is serious and stressful. Caring for 49 people in a business class in 90 minutes is not easy. I had a roommate who was a waitress; she just left a candle and a table cloth burning, and I used a fire extinguisher (灭火器) to put out the fire. If something goes bad at her job, she calls the police. But if something happens up in the air, it’s up to us.

I’m single and have no kids. I’ve flown every Christmas since 1995. If I fly, someone else can be with their kids. Christmas in an airport can be depressing, but it’s the little things that make a difference.

We’re not robots. It’s hard to put on a smile and just pretend everything is great when it isn’t. I’ve seen co-workers lose a family member the day before a trip and just pull themselves together (take control of their feelings and behave in a calm way). At the end of a 14-hour flight, it’s like, “It was really nice to help you, but I’m ready for you to get off the plane.” Those last 15 minutes can be the longest 15 minutes of your life. You can’t wait to turn off the flight attendant’s voice and get something to eat without anyone saying “Excuse me.”

Sometimes I go all day and never hear a “please” or a “thank you.” When you say thank you, it’s huge. It makes us feel like you actually see us as fellow humans. We’re up there together at a height of 30,000 feet, enjoying the miracle (奇迹) of the modern flight.

1.What’s the author’s attitude towards Mother Teresa?

A. Grateful. B. Fearful.

C. Doubtful. D. Admiring.

2. How did the author like her roommate’s job?

A. It was the same as hers.

B. It was more interesting than hers.

C. It was easier than hers.

D. It was more serious than hers.

3.Why does the author fly every Christmas?

A. Because she has nowhere to go.

B. Because she’s trying to be a helpful co-worker.

C. Because she owes her co-workers some favors.

D. Because she’d like to earn more money.

4.What does the author imply by saying the underlined sentence “We’re not robots”?

A. Flight attendants are not stronger than robots.

B. Flight attendants also experience emotions.

C. Flight attendants get tired while robots don’t.

D. Flight attendants need to rest now and then.

“Selfie” (自拍) joins ranks of dictionary words.

In 2002, an Australian man went to his friend’s 21st birthday party. He got drunk, tripped on some steps and cut his lip. He took a picture of his injuries and shared it with his friends on an online forum. “And sorry about the focus,” he wrote, “it was a selfie.” That was the first recorded use of the word “selfie”, according to linguistic experts at Oxford Dictionaries.

On Nov 19, Oxford Dictionaries declared “selfie” Word of the Year for 2013, in honor of the term having taken over the world thanks to millions of smart phone self-portraits and the resulting shares on social media.

So what does the choice of the word say about our culture? Mary Elizabeth Williams, writing in Salon magazine, says the word reminds us that contemporary culture is defined by our narcissism(自恋).Megan Jackson from a local newspaper points out a selfie may only focus on appearance.

Selfies invite judgment based on appearance alone. What kind of cultural influence does this have on women? Erin Gloria Ryan on Jezebel says selfies teach young woman to obsess over their appearance and judge themselves on the basis of beauty rather than accomplishments. “They’re a reflection of the warped way we teach girls to see themselves as decorative,” said Ryan.

In Slate magazine, Rachel Simmons has the opposite view. She argues that selfies are an example of young women promoting themselves and taking control of their own self-presentation. Think of each one, she says, as “a tiny pulse of girl pride —a shout-out to the self”.

1.Which of the following is true about the first use of “selfie”?

A. The Australian man created it to celebrate his friend’s 21st birthday.

B. The Australian man created by chance when he got drunk and shared his photo online.

C. The Oxford Dictionary used it to thank the creation of smart phone.

D. The social media were so advanced that they made the word transmitted.

2.The underlined word “tripped” in the first paragraph probably means “________”.

A. traveled B. stepped lightly

C. fell down D. made mistakes

3.Who holds a positive opinion towards selfie in the life of women?

A. Mary Elizabeth. B. Megan Jackson.

C. Erin Gloria Ryan. D. Rachel Simmons.

4.The text is mainly concerned with ________.

A. the introduction of the word “selfie”

B. the choice of the word “selfie”

C. the history of the word “selfie”

D. the characteristics of the word “selfie”

根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子，每空一词(请把答案填入答卷标号为76-81的空格中)。

1.She is eager to ______ _______ (取得进步) in her work.

2.The child was ________ _______ (分离) his mother.

3.We wonder how he ________ _______ (对……做出反应) the news at that time.

4.According to a recent survey, only 30% of the students _______ ________ _______ _______ (参 与) the volunteer activities since they were advised to by the school.

5.The advertisements succeed in _______ _______ _______ _______ (吸引公众注意力) the products.

6.After his speech, the meeting finally _______ _______ _______ _______ (结束).

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近段时间你发现校园内浪费现象严重，请你在班会上发表演讲，谈谈你所看到的浪费现象及危害，并就这一现象发表个人见解。

浪费现象

1. 不关水、不关教室的电灯

2. 食堂里的桌子上丢满食物

3. 校园里乱丢纸张、书本

造成危害

1. 浪费资源

2. 形成坏习惯，不利于品德养成

3. 浪费金钱，增加父母经济负担

个人认识

适当发挥

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 演讲的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：食堂canteen 给某人增加经济负担 add financial burden to sb

Dear friends,

May I have your attention, please? Now I’d like to make a speech here.

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That’s all. Thank you!

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第1—20 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

On a cold winter evening, I was walking home, tired and hungry, when suddenly came screams(呼喊声) from behind some tress.____， I slowed down to listen, and ____ that what I was hearing were the sounds of a fight. A woman was being ____ not far from where I stood.

“Should I go to help her？” I thought. I was worried about my own ____，and I regretted having suddenly decided to take a new way home that night.“What if I am ____ too? Shouldn't I just ____ to the nearest phone and call the police？” But already the girl's ____were growing weaker. I knew it was time for me to act fast because I could not ____ the life of this unknown woman，____ it meant risking my own life.

I am not a ____ man. I didn't know where I found the ____ and physical strength(体力), but once I had finally ____ to help the girl, I became suddenly changed. I ran behind the bushes and ____ the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, where we fought for a few minutes ____ the man jumped up and ran away.

____ heavily，I stood up and came up to the girl, who was crying behind a tree. In the ____，I could not see her clearly, but I could certainly ____ her shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, at first I spoke to her from a distance.

“It's OK，” I said ____.“The man ran away. You're safe now.”There was a long stop and then I heard the words, said in both wonder and ____.“Dad, is that you？” And then, from behind the tree, stepped my youngest ____， Katherine.

1.A. Excited B. Frightened C. Interested D. Disappointed

2.A. knew B. understood C. realized D. imagined

3.A. attacked B. killed C. robbed D. caught

4.A. money B. safety C. future D. family

5.A. happy B. sad C. excited D. hurt

6.A. move B. take C. run D. go

7.A. cries B. noises C. cheers D. sounds

8.A. save B. ignore C. change D. decide

9.A. although B. because C. as D. but

10.A. kind B. powerful C. mean D. brave

11.A. courage B. belief C. attitude D. idea

12.A. agreed B. planed C. promised D. decided

13.A. took B. dropped C. pulled D. got

14.A. unless B. if C. since D. until

15.A. Walking B. Drinking C. Breathing D. Looking

16.A. daylight B. afternoon C. darkness D. midnight

17.A. feel B. see C. guess D. find

18.A. angrily B. softly C. sadly D. happily

19.A. shame B. peace C. pain D. surprise

20.A. son B. daughter C. grandson D. cousin

---Mr．Johnson didn’t turn up at the meeting yesterday morning, did he?

--- No．We ____ till twelve o’clock．A whole morning was wasted．

A．had waitedB．have been waiting

C．are waitingD．were waiting

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: How to Keep Psychologically Healthy? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese.

1.心理健康问题往往是导致疾病的原因；

2．分析人们产生心理健康问题的原因（可从失业、压力过重、缺乏支持、缺乏人际交往能力等方面分析）

3．你认为人们应如何保持心理健康。

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