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

___1.____ Most start with small talk on a random day. Asking about the homework in class or complaining about your tired legs after playing in a soccer game, you found your best pal by accident. The following is a four-step guide to making small talk.

1. Getting started

Begin by talking about the surroundings, such as the weather outside or the room you are in. _____2._____.

2. Looking for topics

At this point, you and your conversation partner need to find common ground. This is a good time to ask questions or to refer back to things you’ve said or heard earlier. ____3.____The other person is probably just thinking of something to say.

3. Expanding the topic

The goal is to keep the conversation going. At every stage, you should be careful not to talk too much. But don’t let the other person dominate (支配) the conversation either. ____4._____

4. Ending politely

When ending a conversation, let the person know you’ll be leaving soon, express appreciation for the conversation and set the stage for a future conversation. For example, you could say, “I really must be going soon, but I had a great time chatting with you. ____5.___ Here’s my phone number. Call or text me if you know of any other movies you think I might enjoy.”

A. Don’t worry if it gets quiet.

B. How did your friendships begin?

C. Small talk is where all your relationships begin.

D. It’s important to mention something about yourself.

E. I really liked hearing your opinion about that new movie.

F. The purpose is to show the other person that you are willing to make a conversation.

G. If that starts to happen, mention something about yourself when he or she takes a breath

书面表达

假定你是李华，得知你的美国笔友Jack由于父母工作的需求，刚刚转入一所新的学校，面对陌生的学习环境，他特别不适应，觉得孤独，焦虑。请你给他写一封邮件，表达你对此事的看法，并提出两到三个切实可行的建议,帮助他尽早适应新环境。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jack，

I’m very sorry to hear that you feel lonely and anxious because you have just moved and studied in a new school.

Yours,

Lihua

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Tu Yoyo，84，was 1. (honor)with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Oct 5．She was the first Chinese citizen 2. win a Nobel Prize in science．Tu 3. (share)the prize with the Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan．

Tu 4.(be)a researcher at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine now．She was given the prize for developing artemisinin(青蒿素)，a new drug therapy against malaria(疟疾)， 5. has saved millions of lives worldwide，especially in developing countries．

Tu and her colleagues joined a government project to find a new malaria drug 6. the late 1960s．They made 380 herbal extracts from two thousand recipes from traditional Chinese medical books．In 1971，after nearly two hundred 7.(failure)，Tu’s team 8. (find)found an extract that was 100％effective against the malaria parasites—artemisinin．In 2001．the World Health Organization made artemisinin 9. (it)first choice in the treatment of malaria．

“The discovery of artemisinin is a gift to mankind from traditional Chinese medicine．It’s the collective achievement of the research team. 10. (win)the prize is an honor for Chinese science and traditional Chinese medicine，”Tu said．

How to Improve Eyesight Naturally

Eyes are important for everybody．You must take care and try everything in your hand to keep them in good condition．Here are some of the tips to improve your eyesight naturally．

1.

Strain is known to be a factor in many health conditions and eyestrain is no exception．Try meditation，yoga or other methods of stress relief to improve your vision and overall health．

Try palming．

Sit upright in a comfortable chair．2. Cup your hands so that there is no pressure on your eyes．Let your fingers rest across your foreheaD． There should be no light entering your eyes．Palming should be done for a period of 5 to 10 minutes to start．Palming should be relaxing．It may help to do palming in a darkened room．

Avoid sugar as much as possible．

3. It will unpleasantly affect your eyesight，which affects the eyes by producing a larger amount of insulin (胰岛素) in the blooD． Therefore you shouldn’t be having much fruit juice or something that contains a lot of sugar．

Exercise your eyes．

The only exercise most eyes get is that daily rubbing we give them when we're tired or suffering from eyestrain．But eye exercises are actually good for your eyes and can improve your vision．4. Blink as fast as you can for a few seconds then close your eyes tightly，open and repeat．Do this exercise 3 to 4 times daily．

Eat healthy．

You probably hear that statement all the time but eating the right foods are necessary to good health．5.Foods that are high in fiber，vitamin C，D and beta carotene as well as other vitamins and minerals can help improve your vision．Here are a few foods that can be beneficial to good vision: carrots，eggs，blueberries，spinach，kale，grapes，and fresh garliC．

A． Reduce eyestrain．

B． Keep your eyes moist．

C． Sugar is your eye’s worst enemy．

D． Give your eyes a workout with the following exercise．

E．You may not be aware that your diet affects your vision but it does．

F．Close eyes and cover them with the palms of your hands．

G．Be sure to get plenty of sleep so your eyes don’t strain to stay open during the day．

阅读理解

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

How much do you hate waiting for another beer in a crowded bar? Josh Goodman invented a pretty obvious solution —self-service beer taps. Goodman, 36, recalled the exact moment in late 2008 when his frustration boiled over. "I was hanging out with my friends at a Baltimore sports bar before an Orioles(金莺队) game," he said. "We just couldn't get another beer served to us quickly."

Even more than annoyed, Goodman was struck by how much money the bar must be losing. Almost immediately, he got to work on a self-service beer concept. Within a few months, Goodman had launched Pour My Beer in Chicago (where he'd relocated to be with his wife).

He invested （投资）$20,000 of his own funds and partnered with a U.S. manufacturer to make beer tables with two to four self-service taps. In February 2009, Goodman landed his first client（客户）: A Baltimore tavern. He spent the next two years growing the business and adding more bars and restaurants. In 2011, Pour My Beer introduced self-service "beer walls," which let people pour their own beer from taps on a wall.

Pour My Beer has expanded to over 200 restaurants and bars in 28 states and Canada. The concept will roll out in Chicago's O'Hare International Airport this week and in Italy and Brazil later this year. The tables start at $4,000 and the beer walls cost as much as $16,000. It generated more than $400,000 in sales in 2013 and doubled that in 2014. Goodman expects to take in close to $2 million in revenue this year(2015) —which would make it the company's first profitable（赚钱的）year. "Our business customers tell us that they've cut down on waste and they're selling twice as much beer on average," said Goodman.

1.The underlined phrase “boiled over” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________.

A. came to an end B. was extremely unbearable

C. threw up D. was too hot

2. Josh Goodman decided to invent the self-service beer taps when__________.

A. His friends advised him to do so.

B. He realized the loss in waiting for beers.

C. He set up Pour My Beer in Chicago.

D. His company started to make profits.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Goodman was a businessman before he invented the self-service beer taps.

B. Pour My Beer has expanded to over 200 restaurants in 28 states and Australia.

C. Goodman did his business all by himself at first.

D. Goodman’s company will make more profits in the future.

4.Which of the following can best describe Josh Goodman?

A. far-sighted B. strong-willed

C. kind-hearted D. bad-tempered

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。

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia.1.The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. 2.

However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap and they should teach them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.

3.Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life.4.It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well – cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self - confidence.

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind.5.

A. But is it correct?

B. And that is more important.

C. Cooking demands patience and time.

D. They also require their children to take a lot of tests.

E. They also want their children to take extra - course activities.

F. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.

G. Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.

Guide to Stockholm University Library Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment．

Zones

The library is divided into different zones．The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer．The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs．The ground floor is the zone where you can talk．Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work．

Computers

You can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers, you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office．They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor．

Group-study places

If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor．Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people．All rooms are marked on the library maps．

There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website．To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card．You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week．

Storage of Study Material

The library has lockers for students to store course literature．When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year’s rental period．

Rules to be Followed

Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library．Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls．

Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you．

1.The library’s upper floor is mainly for students to________．

A．read in a quiet place

B．have group discussions

C．take comfortable seats

D．get their computers fixed

2.Library computers on the ground floor________．

A．help students with their field experiments

B．are for those who want to access the wi-fi

C．contain software necessary for schoolwork

D．are mostly used for filling out application forms

3.What condition should be met to book a group-study room?

A．Group must consist of 8 people．

B．One should have an active University account．

C．Three-hour use per day is the minimum．

D．Applicants must mark the room on the map．

4.A student can rent a locker in the library if he________．

A．has earned the required credits

B．attends certain course

C．has nowhere to put his books

D．can afford the rental fee

5.What should NOT be brought into the library？

A．Mobile phones

B．Orange juice

C．Candy

D．Sandwiches

When you make a mistake, big or small, cherish it like it’s the most precious thing in the world．Because in some ways, it is．

Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, get mad at ourselves．

And that’s only natural: most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, that we should try to avoid mistakes．We’ve been scolded when we make mistakes—at home, school and work．Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction．

Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow．If you think about it that way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: they make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible．

By trial and error—trying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakes—we have figured out how to make electric light, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, to fly．

Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, make works of genius possible．

Think about how we learn: we don’t just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it．You don’t just read about painting, or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away．Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from observing, then you make mistakes and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until you’ve pretty much learned how to do something．That’s how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults．Mistakes are how we learn to do something new—because if you succeed at something, it’s probably something you already knew how to do．You haven’t really grown much from that success—at most it’s the last step on your journey, not the whole journey．Most of the journey was made up of mistakes, if it’s a good journey．

So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes．They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible．

1.Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?

A．Because mistakes make us suffer a lot．

B．Because it’s a natural part in our life．

C．Because we’ve been taught so from a young age．

D．Because mistakes have ruined many people’s careers．

2.According to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistakes?

A．We should try to avoid making mistakes．

B．We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes．

C．We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn．

D．We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction．

3.The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably means_________．

A．a small child learning to walk

B．a kindergarten child learning to draw

C．a primary pupil learning to read

D．a school teenager learning to write

4.We can learn from the passage that_________．

A．most of us can really grow from success

B．growing and improving are based on mistakes

C．we learn to make mistakes by trial and error

D．we read about something and know how to do it right away

阅读填空（共1小题）

We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely．1. , some of us are upset 2. their body styles and looks．It’s unnecessary and it’s not important at all．We needn’t care about it．It is one’s inner beauty 3. matters．Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood 4. our teachers, parents and classmates．5. (face) with this, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, trying to remove the 6. (understand)．Some of us have fewer friends．I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good．Third, we may fall behind others, 7. makes us stressed．Actually we can encourage 8. to work efficiently, full of 9. (determine)．At last, some of us don’t have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy．Isn’t it strange? So long as we have some, that’s enough．And we can learn 10. to spend money

完成句子（共1小题）

1.Do you often ____________（忽略）work and study to check your phone for messages?

2.________ _________（遭受）such a heavy loss, the boss didn’t have the courage to go on with his business．

3.The old man ________ _________（经历）a lot of suffering during the war．

4.__________（事实上）eating habits can vary a good deal over the centuries．

5.After 25 years she has changed ________ ________（认不出来）．

6.The fact that he didn’t speak a foreign language put him at a __________（劣势）．

7.I haven’t been ___________（决定）where to go during the summer vacations．

8.After the big fire, his house was completely d____________（毁坏）, so he had to build a new one．

9.Dad has given me a lot of __________（指导）on choosing a career．

10.We should set aside some time to take __________（有规律的）exercise every day, which is good to our health．

11._________（无论如何）, you must tell me the truth．

12.I would ___________（感激）it if you would teach me how to use the computer．

13.He _________ an _________（道歉）to the guests for his rudeness．