Where does the conversation probably take place?A．Over the phone．B．In a store．C．At home．题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

18．增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词．
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．
Our clothes are a thing can affect our moods．Wear colorful clothes shows and affects our feelings．When we're sadly，we will wear dark clothes．But when happy，we often chose to wear brightly-colored clothes．Our choice of color shows what we are feeling．Suppose we are felt sad，if we wear black we may begin to feel worse．However，if we wear green，red and yellow we may feel good．Orange makes us more happier，white makes we helpful，and so on．So remember，if you are not feeling your best，you can try out some clothes of different colors．If one color has not effect on your feelings，maybe another will．

19．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每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：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错词下划一横线，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．
I will share one experience with you．With the college Entrance Examination draw near，I was filled with great anxiety．However，I couldn't be absorbed in study，resulting from my failing in the examination．I got very discouraging．Just then，my teacher，Miss Zhang，approached me and said，"In life we all have moments when we can't achieve what we want to．It is natural．Don't allow those moments to weaken you，and turn them into motivation to inspire yourself．"Her words were reminder that provided me with constant encouragement to smile at life．Consequently，I gained that I deserved．
So it is an optimistic attitude which matters most of all．It gives you the confidence to deal with difficulties and to achieve what you want in your life．

16．Mother's Day is coming up．Maybe your gift is wrapped and your dinner plans booked for mom，step-mom，grandmother-whoever the person is who fed，cared for，taught and loved you．
But there are other people who said their most special Mother's Day memories rarely dealt with beautifully wrapped objects，but rather，the ways people showed they cared．
Mother's Day 2012was the last one Jannet Walsh was able to celebrate with her mother，Margaret，who had a stroke （中风） in 2009．In her last few years，Walsh always shot photos and videos of their visits together，and with Walsh's West Highland White Terrier， Andrew．
"My mother had a dog just like him，so I wouldtell her i was her dog，and she would hold onto his leash，even in bed up to the last few weeks before she passed away，"Walsh said．
As Mother's Day approached，Walsh wanted a way to remember her mother and"best friend"．She decided to build the memories she captured during those last few years into a video memorial-images of her mother with Andrew or quiet moments at her gravesite．
"I thought it good to tell the story with few words，just show my mother as she was happy，and loved till the end，"Walsh said．
Mother's Day was not a light-hearted subject for Wendy Bowers in the past．Her mom had walked out when she was 18，and Bowers had tried for years to become pregnant without success．She had almost convinced herself she wasn't meant to be a parent．
But three years after she gave up on having a baby，Bowers discovered that she was pregnant．Six weeks earlier than expected，little Nathan arrived．
That first year，Nathan，only 10months old，was sick with a stomach bug．Bowers said she spent the day holding him between loads of laundry．"I would not have been anywhere else in the world that day，"she said．"I wouldn't trade that first Mother's Day for anything，and I'm pretty sure Mother's Day will always be a reminder to me of just how lucky I am to even be a mom．"
4．What does the underlined word"Andrew"refer to？C
A．Walsh's child．
B．Walsh's mother．
C．Walsh's dog．
D．Walsh's mother's dog．
5．The purpose of what Walsh did for her mother before Mother's Day was toD．
A．bring her mother what she wanted
B．show she would be loved till the end
C．celebrate her last Mother's Day
D．remember her and share her story
6．How does Bowers feel about what happened on her first Mother's Day as a mother？A
A．It was worth it．
B．It was unlucky．
C．It was unexpected．
D．It was unbearable．
7．What is the text mainly about？D
A．Painful memories of Mother's Day．
B．Plans for Mother's Day．
C．Tips for a special Mother's Day．
D．Special ideas for Mother's Day．

3．There are two kinds of memory：short-term and long-term．Information in long-term memory can be remembered at a later time when it is needed．The information may be kept for days or weeks．However，information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds，usually by repeating the information over and over．The following experiment shows how short-term memory has been studied．
Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary．The subjects in his experiment were 75college students．They represented all levels of ability in English：beginning，intermediate （中等），and native speaking students．
To begin，the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English．Following the recording，the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they remembered．Each question had four choices．The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the recording，Some of the questions had four choices that sound alike．For example，weather，whether，wither，and wetter are four words that sound alike．Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning．Method，way，manner，and system would be four words with the same meaning．Finally the subjects took a language proficiency test．
Henning found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistakes on words that sound alike； students with a higher proficiency（精通，熟练） made more of their mistakes on words that have the same meaning．Henning's results suggest that beginning students hold the sound of words in their short-term memory，and advanced students hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory．
28．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？A
A．Information in short-term memory is different from that in long-term memory．
B．Long-term memory can be achieved only by training．
C．It is easier to test short-term memory than long，term memory．
D．Henning gave a separate test on vocabulary to his students．
29．From Henning's result we can see thatA．
A．beginners have difficulty distinguishing the pronunciation of words
B．advanced students always remember words by their meaning
C．it is difficult to remember words that sound alike
D．it is difficult to remember words that have the same meaning
30．The word"subjects"in the passage meansD．
A．memory
B．the theme of listening material
C．a branch of knowledge studied
D．the student experimented on
31．The passage centers onC．
A．memory
B．two kinds of memory
C．short-term memory
D．an experiment on students．

13．A scientist responsible for finding signs of life on other planets has warned that human beings should probably think twice before making contact with aliens（外星人）．
Professor Matthew Bailes is based at Swinburne University and is leading Australia's efforts to find signs of extra-terrestrial （外星的）life．But he warned that making contact with aliens capable of transmitting powerful signals to earth over tens of thousands of light years could lead humans into disaster，because they're likely to be so much advanced．"The history of weak civilizations contacting more advanced civilizations is not a happy one!"he said．
Prof Bailes was recently put in charge of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation's $100m to search for alien life，which is being financed by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner and is backed by Professor Stephen Hawking．The team working on the project will use the Parkes radio telescope，one of the largest in the world，to scan the universe．
Prof Bailes told the news media that accurate computers would have to be installed at Parkes to sort through as many as a billion samples a second to try to detect patterns or likely signals．"There is no manual（指南） on how to find aliens．We'll have to imagine the sort of transmissions an alien race might send．"
The computers，he warned，would take a year to build，and the project has five years to run．But he said that the signal，if and when it arrives，would likely be quite weak after travelling across such vast distances．He said that scientists hope that aliens will send a pattern human beings would be able to recognize，such as prime numbers．But he warned that we might all be"long dead and buried"before we could work out how to reply and the aliens could get an answer．
32．What did the scientist warn humans？D
A．Don't send any signal to the aliens．
B．Don't receive the powerful signals from aliens．
C．Don't reply to any signal the aliens sent．
D．Don't contact with aliens casually．
33．What can we learn from Paragraph 2？B
A．The history of weak civilizations should never be forgotten．
B．The aliens'civilizations may be more advanced than humans'．
C．Human civilization needs to be developed urgently．
D．The aliens are more intelligent than humans．
34．What can we infer about the equipments at Parkes？D
A．They have scanned the universe for years．
B．They are the best equipments in the world．
C．They are capable of detecting the exact target signals．
D．They haven't been installed then．
35．Bailes'attitude of communicating with the aliens isC．
A．encouraging
B．indifferent
C．negative
D．hopeful．

20．Sunnyside School Bookshop  Sunnyside Secondary School
A Warm Welcome To All Secondary Pupils!Congratulations on getting into Singapore's premier school．To do well in English，you must have a good English dictionary．May we recommend that you buy any of these two，which have been specially selected by the English teachers in the school．Select the one that fits your needs!
Foster's Advanced Learners'Dictionary
The most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary for intermediate （中级的） learners of English．
◆Over 50，000references，including new words created over the past ten years．
◆20full-page colour illustrations．
◆Grammar and spelling rules simply and completely explained．
◆Lots of examples of how to use words in the correct context．
◆l0-page appendix （附录） on"How To Write More Effectively"．
Active Learners'English Dictionary
A most useful dictionary which not only helps you to learn new words but also shows you different ways of using them in your writing．Particularly useful for foreign students and non-native speakers of English!
◆Over 48，000references with explanations focusing on a speaker's attitude and intentions．
◆Each definition together with tips on how to use the word or its synonyms （同义词） in the correct context．
◆Right margin （页边空白） gives a list of synonyms．
◆Left margin gives information on grammar and spelling．
◆Clear pronunciation guide．
5．The purpose of the notice is toD．
A．educate the pupils
B．welcome new pupils
C．advertise the bookshop
D．make sales
6．Foster's Advanced Learners'Dictionary is better than Active Learners'English Dictionary in that it hasA．
A．more word entries
B．grammar tips
C．spelling tips
D．pronunciation tips
7．Both dictionaries haveA．
A．tips on spelling and grammar
B．tips on pronunciation
C．tips on writing
D．colour illustrations
8．Foster's Advanced Learners'Dictionary is forC．
A．very young learners
B．foreign students
C．relatively fluent speakers of English
D．non-native speakers of English．

17．HolidaysHoliday News
Vacancies（空位） now and in the school holidays at a country hotel in Devon．This comfortable，friendly home-from-home lies near the beautiful quiet countryside，but just a drive away from the sea．The food is simple but good．Children and pets are welcome．Reduced prices for low season．
The Snowdonia Centre
The Snowdonia Centre for young mountain climbers has a mountain climbing lesson．The beginners'costs are￡57for a week，including food and rooms．Equipment is included except walking shoes，which can be hired at a low cost．
You must be in good health and prepared to go through a period of body exercises．This could be the beginning of a lifetime of mountain climbing adventure．
The World Sea Trip of a Lifetime
Our World Sea Trip of 2013will be unlike any holiday you have ever been on before．Instead of one hotel after another，with all its packing and unpacking，waiting and traveling，you just go to bed in one country and wake up n another．
On board the ship，you will be well taken care of．Every meal will be first-class and every cabin（船舱）like your home．
During the trip，you can rest on deck（甲板），enjoy yourself in the games rooms and in the evening dance to our musical team and watch our wonderful play．
You will visit all the places most people only dream about-from Acapulco and Hawaii to Tokoy and Hong Kong．
For a few thousand pounds，all you've ever hoped for can be yours．
29．What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets？A
A．Choose the holiday in Devon．
B．Go to the Snowdonia Centre．
C．Join the World Sea Trip of 2013．
D．Visit Acapulco and Hawaii．
30．In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays？C
A．It provides chances of family gatherings．
B．It provides customers with good food．
C．It offers a sports lesson．
D．It offers comfortable rooms．
31．What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2013？B
A．You can have free meals on deck every day．
B．You can sleep on a ship and tour many places．
C．You will have chances to watch and act in a play．
D．You have to do your own packing and unpacking．

18．A．Sunny and warm
B．Rainy and cold
C．Sunny but cold
D．Rainy but warm．

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