China's new term, Tuhao, may be in next year's Oxford English Dictionary. The word caught the at?tention of the dictionary's editing team after BBC's re?cent programme on influential Chinese words. "If its in?fluence continues, it is very likely to appear on our up?dated list of words," said Julie Kleeman, project manag?er with the editing team.

In Chinese "tu" means uncouth(笨拙的)and "hao" means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around inChina's coun?tryside. The word became more popular in September with the launch of Apple's new gold-coloured iPhone, which is loved byChina's rich people. The colour be?came known as "Tuhao gold". The word is now also used by the online community to refer to people who have the cash but lack the class to go with it. Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese words―Dama and Hukou―which may also make it into the dictionary.

People can have an intuitive(直观的)grasp of the meanings if they see pinyin， Kleeman said, adding that people avoid using an English word to keep the original meaning.

"We have nearly 120 Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary," she said. Some of them are guanxi, which means connection and taikonaut, a mix of taikong, meaning outer space, and astronaut.

The new words will be first uploaded on the official website before the dictionaries arrive. The online ver?sion is also renewed every three months. "It at least broke our old rules. It used to take 10 years to include a new word but now we keep the pace with the time," ac?cording to a statement from ex-chief-editor John Simpson.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE accord?ing to the text?

A.    Dama and Hukou have made it into Oxford Eng?lish Dictionary.

B.    Some influential Chinese words appeared on one of BBC's recent programmes.

C.    Tuhao refers to people who have both the cash and the class.

D.    John Simpson thinks that it is not good to break old rules.

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

A.    Give orders to others.

B.    Get ready to help others.

C.    Go on a diet.

D.    Put on weight.

3.    Tuhao becomes more popular in September partly because   .

A.    it is very likely to appear in Oxford English Dictionary

B.    it is often used by the online community

C.    people use Chinese pinyin to keep the original meaning

D.    Apple launched a new gold-coloured iPhone

4.    The main idea of the text is that   .

A.    Tuhao may end up in Oxford English Dictiona?ry

B.    sometimes pinyin makes Chinese words better understood

C.    Tuhao has a new meaning at the present time

D.    Ox ford English Dictionary includes new words faster than before

As a student, I get so many 35    (assign) every day. I have to stay up late in order to finish all my homework. I used to complain about all this pressure 36.   school with my classmates. We did not appreciate our teachers for their hard work. We only 37.     (know) that we got a lot of homework. After a few months, we did not complain about homework anymore 38.  we knew that our teachers worked 39.     (hard) than we did. We had no right to complain. Sometimes, we said, "I didn't go to bed until 12:00 o'clock last night. Now I just want to sleep. " Our teacher would answer us, "I go to bed at 1 ： 00 am every day. Since we knew how hard teachers work, we started to appreciate them. To give our thanks, we wrote a big card to the teachers 40.   it was Teachers' Day. When they got our card, they

41.   ( touch )because  their students 42.  (final) knew the teachers' effort.

After giving the card, I realized how powerful the sentence " Thank you.is. When we give our thanks to somebody, the world is full of love. I say "thank you" to my friends ，family，classmates ，teachers ， and43.       strangers. I like to see the smiles on their faces, so 44.    (say) "thank you" every day is the way I make the world a better place.

Many kinds of music can inspire the imagination and produce strong feelings. For some people, romantic composers such as Chopin and Tchaikovsky improve feelings of love and sympathy. Religious and spiritual music can help some people feel peace or lessen their pain. But one musician seems to have 25.    unique ability of healing(治愈)the human body―Wolf-gang Amadeus Mozart. Scientists have found Mozart's

music to be remarkable in its ability 26.    (calm) its listeners. It can also increase their perceptions, and help them express 27.    more clear-

ly.

Many amazing cases 28.    (record) using Mozart as a healing aid. For example, a tiny premature baby(早产儿)named Krissy, 29.    weighed just 1. 5 pounds at birth, was on total life support. Doc?tors thought she had little chance of 30.   (survive). Her mother insisted on playing Mozart for Kris-sy， and thought it saved her daughter's life. Krissy lived, 31.    she was very small for her age and 32.   (slow) than the average child. At the age of four, she showed an interest in music and her parents gave her violin lessons. 33.     their astonishment, Krissy was able to play musical pieces from memory that were far beyond the ability of an average four-year-old child. 34.   (play) music helped her improve in all areas of her life.

From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏会).A recital 5 I had to practise a boring piece of music and per?form before strangers. Each year I 6 ask my father if I could skip the recital "just this once". And each year he'd shake his head, muttering (喃咕) 7 about building self-confidence and working towards a 8  .

So it was with really great 9 that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and 10  my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt 11  rising to play the piano in his very first recital.

My father had longed to play music since child?hood, but his family was poor and couldn't 12 lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, 13 too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn't 14 there. When he retired three years ago, he 15 his church music director to take him as a student.

For a moment after my father sat down at the key?board, he 16 stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the 17 ？ I worried, remembering those split seconds 18 ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would 19 But then came the beauti?ful melody(旋律)，from the 20 fingers that once baited(装馎于）my fishing lines. And I 21 he had been doing what music teachers always stress: 22 the music and pretend the others aren't there.

"I'm 23 of him for starting something new at his age," I said to my son Jeff.

"Yeah, and doing it so  24 Jeff added.

With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.

5.    A.    reflected  B.    explained

C.    meant      D.    proved

6.    A.    would     B.    could

C.    might      D.    should

7.    A.    nothing   B.    everything

C.    anything  D.    something

8.    A.    goal B.    stage

C.    journey   D.    chance

9.    A.    trouble    B.    satisfaction

C.  strength   D.    disappointment

10.   A. kept    B.    sent

C.  watched   D.    felt

11.   A. through      B.    from

C.  against     D.    before

12.   A. miss   B. afford

C.  select       D. understand

13.   A. as       B. once

C.  if     D. while

14.   A. educated    B. protected

C.  stuck       D. spoiled

15.   A. allowed      B. invited

C.  inspired   D. persuaded

16.   A. roughly      B. simply

C.  merrily    D. curiously

17.   A. words B, videos

C.  notes       D. lessons

18.   A. decades      B. weeks

C  hours D. moments

19.   A. play    B. freeze

C.  click D. adjust

20.   A. same   B. warm

C.  different  D. dirty

21.   A. predicted    B. realized

C.  imagined                  D. insisted

22.   A. pass over    B.  turn up

C.  concentrate on D.   bring in

23.   A, ashamed     B. aware

C.  tired D. proud

24.   A. casually     B. anxiously

C.  nicely      D. frequently

Patti Page ， the top-selling female artist of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold, died on January 1st, 2013， when she was 85. She was one of the most beloved singers of the post-war era. Take her Ten?nessee Waltz for example, it sold more than 10 million copies and was her biggest hit.

Born in Claremore, Oklahoma, a small town near Tulsa, Page originally dreamed of a career in commer?cial art. Her first job in the art department at a local ra?dio station soon led to performing on her own 15-minute programme.

At age 20， Page was discovered by big-band leader Jack Rael, who quit his job to become her manager. In 1948， she signed her first recording contract with Mer?cury Records and two years later enjoyed her first hit re?cord. She stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years and recorded hit after hit including, With My Eyes Wide Open ， I'm Dreaming ， and Old Cape Cod.

Her last hit was Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte, recorded for Bette Davis' movie of the same name. And then,there was The Doggie in the Windoiv. The crea?tive tune was a huge hit, but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics(歌词)，the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s.

Throughout the 1950s,Patti Page made regular ap?pearances on television variety shows and in 1957 she was chosen to host the musical programme, T/ie Big Re?cord. The following year, Page appeared in her own CBS television series, T/ie Patti Page Shovu. She contin?ued to record and perform into the 21st century, most recently releasing an album of songs for children, a Christmas record, and a new collection.

Besides music, Patti Page did a bit of acting. She co-starred with the Oscar-winning Burt Lancaster in El?mer Gantry ， and also starred on stage in the musical play Annie Get Your Gun.

1.    Which of her following recorded songs was criticized?

A.    Old Cape Cod.

B.    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte.

C.    The Doggie in the Windoiv.

D.    With My Eyes Wide Open ， I ，m Dreaming.

2.    The Tennessee Waltz is mentioned in the passage in order to prove that  .

A.    she was a beloved singer

B.    her songs and acting were successful

C.    she was the top-selling female artist

D.    she was good at acting

3.    Patti Page       .

A.    got to know Jack Rael in 1945

B.    left Mercury Records in her thirties

C.    appeared in The Patti Page Sho-w in 1957

D.    began to act in the 21st century

4.    We can draw a conclusion that .

A.    Patti Page was a successful singer as well as a successful actress

B.    Patti Page gave up singing in public when she was old

C.    Patti Page's gift in art began to be shown in her teens

D.    Patti Page's great success resulted from others' help

智能手机（smart phone)的使用现在已经非常普遍了，尤其是在年轻人当中。它在给我们带来方便的同时，也带来了一些问题：

1.    手机强大的储存功能使得人们的记忆力越来越

差；

2.    网络聊天使得人与人之间缺乏面对面的交流， 造成人际交往困难；

3.    青少年沉迷于网络游戏，导致睡眠质量差，影响身体健康；

4.    部分学生甚至做作业也依赖智能手机，不愿自己独立思考；

5.    你的观点。

注意：

1.    词数100左右；

2.    文章开头已给出，不计人总词数。

The smart phone has brought us great convenience. However, it has also brought us some problems.

I was never very neal, while my room-mate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place but mine always hid somewhere. She even labelled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for every?thing. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. So we both got tired of each other.

War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, "Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled(爬)under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.

Slowly I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. 1 got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression was such disbelief. Then ， she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, "Thanks.，，

Kate and I stayed room-mates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

1.  What made Kate so angry one evening?

A.    She couldn't find her books.

B.    She heard the author shouting loud.

C.    She got the news that her grandma was ill.

D.    She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed.

2.    The author tidied up the room most probably because      .

A.    she was scared by Kate's anger

B.    she hated herself for being so messy

C.    she wanted to show her care

D.    she was asked by Kate to do so

3.    How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?

A.    By analysing causes.

B.    By showing differences.

C.    By describing a process.

D.    By following time order.

4.    What might be the best title for the story?

A.    My friend Kate

B.    Hard work pays off

C.    How to be organized

D.    Learning to be room-mates

M: May I help you, madam?

W: Yes, Vm sorry to trouble you, 35.    I would really like to change my room.

M: I'm sorry to hear that. What's the problem?

W: We 36.     (book) a double room with 37.   beach view at 2,000 dollars per night, but the room we were given 38.   (have) a garden view.  And you know that rooms with the beach view are 15 dollars 39.    (high) than one with the garden view, don't you?

M: Yes, I see your point. But madam, there are only single rooms with the beach view 40.  (leave).

W: What? It's your mistake―you have to do something about 41.      ！

M: How about changing a room with a city view?It's the same price 42.    the room with the beach view.

W: I appreciate that, but Fm really not crazy about a city view. The room would probably be 43.  (noise) at night, with all that traffic outside.

M; OK. What do you think 44.     we give

you the 15 dollars back?

W: That sounds great.

One day I heard two girls talking about making the Net friends in a cafe.  One said that she was going to meet one of her Net friends and the 25.    told her not to because most people found their Net friends 26.   (disappoint) in real life.We all know it is quite common now 27.    many teenagers, especially those from one-child families like to make the Net friends and spend lots of time chatting with them because they need someone to talk with and share their 28.     (sorry) and happi-

ness. However, is it wise for them to do so?

In my opinion, it is possible for you to find some real good friends 29.  the help of new technology, but you have to take care. When you talk with someone unknown on the Internet, you have no idea at all what kind of person he is and if he 30.  (tell) you the truth. Besides we can't deny that some bad guys mask themselves very well so that they can get many nice people 31.  (trap). So, you're running the risk of meeting your Net friends 32.      you get any idea about him. In 33.    word, you can 34.      be too careful when meeting your Net friends.

True leadership is not just the ability to identify the talent and skill of the polished individuals around you. It involves being able to dig beneath the surface and discover 5   .

Once there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his maths class, and seemed 6    in group activities. Most teachers would 7   think of him as a problem student.

However, Anna was different. She believed the student was above 8  in other areas so she created a strategy to find out.

Anna didn't 9   the parents. Instead she organized a handful of activities in class to get more information. In place of calling out for volunteers in class she created a  10  for each Friday ： Girls vs Boys.

The first week the class was totally 11 . Every?one wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn. 12 ， Anna waited, and waited ， and waited. Finally the 13 teacher paired the boy with the most 14 girl student in class.

Now the two teams had a 15 score, and all the students sat back eager to see the result. As the teacher placed the question on the board, most of the students began to 16 their heads ：this was a question they had never   17   in class.

18 the teacher yelled. Both students started doing it 19 thinking of how to solve the complex question. Their classmates, full of 20 ， exclaimed, "Hurry, hurry, hurry！" The boy finished it just seconds before the girl and spun around with his 21 raised, "I won!" Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed until Anna    22     the result.

This was what Anna tried to get. It turned out that the student wasn't bad; he was 23 So we can see that 24 hidden abilities is not always easy but the end results can be magical. Try your hand at this quality of leadership now and report your results.

5.    A.  truth       B. treasure

     C.  potential  D. motivation

6.    A.  active      B. cautious

     C.  discouraged     D. disconnected

7.    A.  immediately    B. appropriately

      C.  abnormally     D. scarcely

8.    A.  limit       B. average

   C.  prejudice       D. value

9.    A.  contact    B. comfort

   C.  warn       D. blame

10.   A.  dilemma  B. debate

    C.  game       D. competition

11 .   A.  creative   B. noisy

   C.   enthusiastic   D. curious

12.   A. Yet     B. Still

   C.  Somehow       D. Therefore

13.   A.   arbitrary       B. wise

    C.  ridiculous       D. puzzled

14.   A.  elegant    B. careless

    C.  hard-working  D. considerate

15.   A.  rare  B. close

    C.  poor D. different

16.   A.  turn B. lift

    C.  shake       D. nod

17.   A.  raised      B. feared

    C.  overlooked      D. covered

18.   A.  Go   B. Hurry

    C.  Look          D. Try

19.   A.  skilfully  B. slowly

    C.  casually   D. abruptly

20.   A.  chaos      B. anxiety

    C.  courage   D. excitement

21.   A.  arms       B. hopes

     C.  confidence      D. eyes

22.   A.  obtained  B. analysed

    C.  confirmed       D. adjusted

23.   A.  upset       B. bored

    C.  tired D. spoiled

24.   A.  foreseeing       B. assessing

    C.  appreciating    D. recognizing

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