1.The President thanked the mothers for their sons and daughters ____（保卫）their country heart and soul．

2.Snowden said he did not think his son had ____（犯罪）a crime, even though he said Edward Snowden broke U．S．laws．

3.In order to attract more customers some airlines offer free check-in____（行李）．

4.The committee has proposed new ____（规章）to control the hours of its employees．

5.When ____（回报）with a quicker sale he made the extra effort to impress the buyers with his products．

6.What ____（担心）teachers and employers deeply is that students are not well prepared for university courses．

7.A tight ____（日程表）means we can’t delay any longer．

8.Now we are trying to build a country where the people can live in peace and ____（和谐）with ourselves and those around us．

9.Though there are some people protesting against the plan, they are in the ____（少数）．

10.There are many approaches to ____（调整）their way of working and thinking according to changing situations．

Shake Shack is a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the U．S．The restaurants are not“fast food”．They are known as“fast casual”．

Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat．This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald’s has struggled financially．In the last quarter of 2014，McDonald’s net income dropped by about $300 million．The January earnings report brought more bad news．Worldwide sales dropped for the eighth month in a row and even more than expecteD． Whi le McDonald’s is struggling to get their customers back，Shake．

Shack，is doing well in making money．The New York-based burger chain had a very successful IPO，or initial public offering，of shares at the end of January．On its first day of trading，Shake Shack went from $21 a share to just under $46 a share．Being part of the “fast casual ”trend has helped Shake Shack．Other fast casual restaurants in the U．S．include Chipotle and PanerA．

Bonnie Riggs，a restaurant expert with NPD has studied Americans’restaurant habits for almo st 30 years．She says one reason why Americans like fast casu al food is that it’s new．It’s creative，it’s something different and people like to try new things．Her study shows Americans made 61 billion visits to restaurants last year．Three out of four visits were to fast food restaurants，like McDonald’s．Fast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits，but it has developed fast．Just as Ms．Riggs says，“It’s growing by leaps and bounds，because they meet consumers’needs．They know it’s being prepared while they wait，it’s fresh，quality food，good tasting food at what they say are reasonable and affordable prices．”

Many Americans still like their fast fooD． They just are not going as often．They are finding other ways to have a meal．

1.What’s the trouble with McDonald’s？

A ．Its share goes down to $21．

B． Shake Shack has taken its place．

C． It’s not popular with Americans．

D． Its sales and income have droppeD．

2.We can learn from Bonnie Riggs that Americans ________．

A． don’t like fast food any more

B． care only about the quality

C． like to try something new

D． pay more restaurant visits to fast casual

3.What does the underlined phrase“by leaps and bounds”in ParA． 3 mean？

A． Steadily． B． Rapidly． C． Slowly． D． Normally．

4.Which of the following best describes fast casual？

A． Fresh-made and tasty．

B． High-quality and expensive．

C． Farm-to-table and traditional．

D． Time-consuming and special．

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk，Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day．

However，her _________ ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere．The last thing she ________ was a blinding flash of light．In hospital，when told she would never ________ again，she couldn’t believe it．Three months later，she was _______ out of hospital on a wheelchair．Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’s storybook．A bookmark in it made her ________ to page 117．The name of the ________ was‘The Day Clara Walked’．She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost．

_________，after a year’s hard exercise，Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics．While she was sitting on the green bench ________ the Athens Stadium，memories ________：first，the pain and the tears，the book under her pillow，the words of relatives full of advice and comfort，and the pity in those eyes that had once held _________for her talent．Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on________，their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder，______she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammates．She registered for 2004 Olympic Games，and finally she received________from the Olympic Committee．

Her _________was interrupted by the attendant who said，“It’s time”，two words that she had been_______ to hear for so long．Smoothing her dress，she walked into the stadium，each_________firm and steady．Everything was_________，and the applause rang loud in her ears，her heart________violently against her chest．

Later that night，Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old _________on the shelf，which opened to page 117，to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’，tears________her vision．

1.A． dream B． intension C． life D． career

2.A． forgot B． remembered C． experienced D． suffered

3.A． see B． dance C． walk D． sing

4.A． rushed B． rocked C． thrown D． wheeled

5.A． open B． relate C． point D． adapt

6.A． bookmark B． page C． chapter D． story

7.A． Suddenly B． Surprisingly C． Fortunately D． Certainly

8.A． opposite B． beneath C． inside D． outside

9.A． flooded in B． faded away C． mixed up D． squeezed out

10.A． fright B． regret C． sympathy D． admiration

11.A． doubtfully B． thankfully C． nervously D． cheerfully

12.A． until B． as C． while D． once

13.A． access B． praise C． sup port D． approval

14.A． plan B． attempt C． thought D． sight

15.A． content B． eager C． upset D． proud

16.A． breath B． wake C． step D． look

17.A． unexpected B． awful C． perfect D． finished

18.A． fighting B． striking C． kicking D． hammering

19.A． hoop B． book C． letter D． dress

20.A． clouding B． filling C． rolling D． rushing

.假如你叫李华，不久前参加了美国文化委员会举办的一次语言竞赛活动，作为获奖者你得到了暑假去美国免费学习英语的机会。以下是校方寄给你的课程安排表，请你阅读课表，按要求给对方负责人Mr． Smith回一封信。

Schedule For EFLS Summer English Courses

注意：1．信的开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．词数：100左右。

Dear Mr．Smith，

Thank you for your offer of inviting me to the free summer English course in your school．

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Truly yours

Li Hua

It is amazing to note that the Internet is still such a new device，and yet it is one of the fastest and most powerful media tools. But think about it for a moment. On the Internet，a big online company can be run by only two guys in their garage. So it is only reasonable then，that people shopping online would be a little leery of the security levels.

Internet giants such as Microsoft knew consumer confidence was the key to getting virtual(虚拟的) shopping off the ground，and they work hard to make people feel safe to shop online.

Credit card companies，too，quickly saw the potential for online shopping，and have installed things like online shopping insurance for people. If you ever have a problem with your online credit purchases，many credit card companies will happily refund(退还) your money and then set their claws on the company that wronged you. Now that’s buying power!

There are other bonuses for online shoppers，of course. No line?ups，for one. No annoying mall shopping carts with broken wheels and kids crying because their parents won’t get them what they want.

When shopping online，consumers can sit down，have a coffee，and wear their slippers，not having to worry about their hair or parking，and just clicking through sale after sale. Comparison shopping couldn’t be any easier. And thanks to courier companies(快递公司) getting in on the act，you never need to wait longer than a day or two to get those all important purchases delivered right to your door.

No wonder so many companies are shaking their heads at traditional advertising and instead looking to the“virtual” world to attract online shoppers.

1.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “leery” in the first paragraph?

A． confident

B． doubtful

C． hopeful

D． disappointed

2.Consumer confidence in online shopping mainly relies on .

A． freedom of shopping

B． shopping convenience

C． security in shopping

D． Internet access

3.The following have made contributions to the popularity of online shopping EXCEPT .

A． Internet giants

B． traditional advertisers

C． courier companies

D． credit card companies

4.What does the author think of the current online shopping?

A． Safe，fast but unrealistic.

B． Cheap，convenient but unsafe.

C． Reliable，popular but slow.

D． Safe，convenient and fast.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

1._______ we all know，life is full of dreams and having a good dream is of great importance in our daily life.2.______ a good dream，people can’t make progress and countries can’t develop. And I hold the strong belief 3._______everyone，whether he is old or young，poor or rich，junior or senior，does have a good dream！After all，dreaming is certainly a positive part of our life，and 4._______ (wish) for good things，however，costs nothing!

What’s more，it is important to fly our dreams，especially for those 5._____ are senior high school students. It is high time for them to fly their dreams. If they can’t let out dreams fly，the dream would just be 6._______ dream，not reality!

Therefore,7._______ is no wonder that so many people have a dream since their childhood. With a nice dream，China succeeded in hosting the 29th Olympic Games in 2008；with a nice dream，Hong Kong 8._______ (return) to the motherland peacefully in 1997；with a nice dream，Yuan Longping rids the world of hunger；with a nice dream，Michael Jordon becomes the most popular basketball star；with a nice dream，I can stand on this stage to compete in the final English speech contest. And with an aim of achieving success，I must do the best!

So my good friends，if you want to realize your dream，please do not be afraid in face of difficulties or give up in face of failure 9. _______ lose your dream in face of pains. You must keep going forward 10.. _______ (brave)！Just fly your dream high above the sky!

I will never forget the day--- September 10th 2009, when my class went on a field trip to the beach and I had so much fun．When we returned to school, my teacher told me to go to the headmaster’s office．When I got into the office, I saw a police officer．Suddenly, I realized something was wrong．The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up．After that, we went to the hospital and waiteD． Time went slowly．Finally, we got to see our mother．It was terrible．

On the next day, the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happeneD． I was taking a test that day．I knew it had something to do with my mother．I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better．How I wished that she had gotten better．When my teacher took me outside, my sister ran up to me．She started crying, “She’s gone, Terresa, mommy’s gone．She’s deaD． ” I couldn’t believe it．We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital．Most of my family were there．The silence was terrible．I knew I had to say goodbye．

Today when I look back, I still miss my mother very much, but I know that I will live．My mother was a strong mother, who had the biggest heart．She was an angel walking on the earth．I will always remember her as a living．When someone is asked who their hero is, they usually say someone famous, like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears．When someone asks me who my hero is, I tell them, my mother．My mother lives everyday．That is what makes her a true hero．

1.Where was the writer when she learned her mother was sick?

A． On the beach．

B． At the hospital．

C． At school．

D． At home．

2.Who brought the writer the bad news that her mother was ill?

A． Her sister．

B． The headmaster．

C． The police officer

D． Her teacher．

3.What did the headmaster tell the two teachers on the next day?

A． Her father had been very ill．

B． Her mother had gotten better．

C． Her mother came to see her．

D． Her mother had been deaD．

4.From the last paragraph of the passage we know that _____________．

A． the writer is afraid of her mother．

B． the writer feels sad about her mother．

C． the writer feels sorry for her mother．

D． the writer is proud of her mother．

Each Indian tribe had a different language．Many Indians never learned any language except their own．Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sounD．1.

Sign language is a way of talking by using signs．Indians used sign language when they met strangers．In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy．In the Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands．Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away．To make signals, an Indian might use a pony．2. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows．

To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle．Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide．3.

The blanket signal was visible from far away．An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands．Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him．4.He could also send many signals with a mirror．He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger．Or he attempted to get the attention of a person far away．But he also used it to send messages in code．5.At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling．

Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language．They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language．

A． This meant that there was danger．

B． He might use a blanket．

C． Different things mean different to them．

D． One way was by sign language ; the other way by signals．

E．An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket．

F．But they still can make themselves understooD．

G．Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining．

Since the beginning of time never has there been another with my mind, my heart, my eyes, my ears, my hands, my mouth． None that came before, none that live today, and none that come tomorrow can walk and talk and move and think exactly like me． I’m a unique creature．

Vain attempts to imitate others no longer will I make． Instead will I place my uniqueness on display in the market place． I will begin now to highlight my differences; hide my similarities．

I am rare, and therefore I am valuable． I am the end product of thousands of years of evolution; therefore, I am better equipped in both mind and body than all the emperors and wise men before me．

But my skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will weaken, rot, and die for fear that I put them to good use． I have unlimited potential． Only a tiny part of my brain do I employ; only a small amount of my muscle do I apply．

So never again will I be satisfied with yesterday's accomplishments nor will I lose myself, anymore, in self-praise for deeds which in reality are too small to even acknowledge． I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will． I am not on this earth by chance． I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand． Henceforth(从今往后) will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy．

I will increase my knowledge of mankind, myself, and the goods I sell． I will practice, and improve, and polish the words I speak to multiply my sales, for this is the foundation on which I will build my career． Also will I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracteD．

I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think and now I know a great secret of life that all my problems, discouragements, and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise． I am nature’s greatest miracle． And nature knows not defeat． Eventually, she achieves victory and so will I, and with each victory the next struggle becomes less difficult．

1.It can be inferred from the text that the author is most probably a(n) _________．

A． robot

B． soldier

C． salesman

D． athlete

2.Which of the following can best describe the author’s character?

A． Intelligent, calm and content．

B． Confident, modest and realistic．

C． Independent, cold and aggressive．

D． Ambitious, confident and optimistic．

3.According to the text, which of the following is fundamental to the author’s career building?

A． Knowledge of mankind．

B． Speaking skills．

C． Prediction of the market．

D． sense of victory．

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A． Nature’s greatest miracle

B． The power of being different

C． The great secret of life

D． Great opportunities in disguise

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Many of my friends have experienced of a four-day step: on the first day, they meet each other and their mobile numbers; on the second day, he sends her a short saying how he has madly, passionately and hopelessly fallen in love with her; and on the third day, he her out to see a movie, then he holds her hand in ; so on the fourth day, they become a common couple among the thousands of young on campus．

Since I am not the president of university, I don’t want to say that there should be a/an on public display of affection． But I just feel whether it is the best way to our love in publiC． Well, unfortunately, I haven’t __ my Mr． Right now． To tell the truth, I really feel of those young lovers． But deep in my heart, I more than once how I should meet my Mr． Right, and how we should display our love in publiC． My imagination was like this: That would be a rainy Sunday afternoon, and I was in the library． Suddenly, my hands stop at a book called A Beautiful Mind, and at the same time, another boy out his hand for the same book． “Excuse me．” he saiD． Then I my eyes, and I saw a handsome tall boy, just like Beckham, with a high nose and a blushing smile looking at my face． Oh, I was drunk with the beautiful feelings — I really found him． We’ve found our in reading books, and from then on, we should go to the bookstores in our city whenever we were ． And the best scene in my mind to show our love in public is we lie on the grass land on my campus, and I read a part of Jane Eyre to him, and he reads a part of Oliver Twist to me． Don’t you think it is a romantic for the young lovers to show their love to each other?

1.A． illustrate B． convey C． exchange D． recount

2.A． message B． article C． album D． graph

3.A． seizes B． allocates C． invites D． commands

4.A． private B． public C． perseverance D． comfort

5.A． lovers B． scholars C． citizens D． officers

6.A． obstacle B． collision C． limit D． creed

7.A． vague B． satisfied C． unbearable D． cozy

8.A． prove B． show C． celebrate D． improve

9.A． visited B． interviewed C． found D． fancied

10.A． jealous B． tired C． sensible D． ashamed

11.A． advocated B． admitted C． purchased D． imagined

12.A． marching B． wandering C． sweeping D． feeding

13.A． extremely B． approximately C． abruptly D． seriously

14.A． took B． reached C． brought D． drew

15.A． raised B． focused C． bent D． shut

16.A． carrying B． wearing C． loading D． squeezing

17.A． similarity B． dilemma C． decision D． ambition

18.A． innocent B． sincere C． free D． selfless

19.A． how B． that C． why D． where

20.A． assumption B． event C． scene D． occasion