根据上下文在空白处填入一个适当的内容（不多于三个单词）或括号内提供单词的正确形式。

Many Chinese students studying abroad like to stay with host families to learn their language and culture. Nowadays, many Shanghai white?collar workers have received native English?speaking_1.__(nation) students as their host families, too, in order to learn English from them.

It is usually free for a foreign student to stay in a host family in Shanghai, but he/she must take_2.__the responsibility of teaching English to at least one certain member of the family. Miss Li has always worried about her__3.__(limit) English. “I never knew what to say to an English?speaking person，” she said. She has taken a number of English courses, but__4.__has proved to be useful. Last year, she saw__5.__advertisement recruiting (征募) host families for foreign students, and that was how Carey (from Chicago, U．S.) came to her home. Carey is actually not a student, but a__6.__(manage). She stays in Li's apartment for free，__7.__has to teach Li oral English for an hour every day. “She could hardly speak Chinese at the beginning, and we had to guess__8.__each other meant through gestures，” said Li.

Two months later, they could talk to each other_9.__gesticulating. Now, Li can communicate with any English?speaking person freely. About 100 Shanghai families have received foreign boarding students, and the figure_10._(rise). However, foreign boarding students can not only help improve oral English, but examination skills.

As a good mother to three children, I have tried never to let my passion stand in the way of being a good parent.

I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows （誓言）mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.

So here’s what I want to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house.

Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure; it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.

It’s so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours and our minutes. It’s so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.

I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.

By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. If you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.

1.It can be inferred from the passage that______．

A．the author didn't try her best to work well

B．the author spent all her time caring for her children

C．the author is a success in personal life

D．the author likes traveling very much

2.How did the author form her view of life?

A．Through social experience．

B．By learning from her friends．

C．From her children and husband．

D．Through an unfortunate experience．

3.By the underlined sentence “It’s so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to.

A．work rather than enjoy life

B．make a living rather than live a real life

C．waste a lot in life

D．forget the most important lessons in life

4.What’s the author’s attitude toward work?

A．Don’t let it affect your real life．

B．Earn enough money to make life better．

C．Do it well to serve others．

D．Try your best to get a higher position and a pay raise.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出一个最佳答案。

Sometimes people come into your life. You know that they will help you out who you are or who you want to become. You never know these people may be，possibly your roommate, neighbor, or even a complete stranger. But when you eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will your life in some way.

And sometimes things happen to you that may seem at first, 1but in reflection you find that without them you would have never your potential ability.

Everything happens for a . Nothing happens by chance or good luck. Illness, injury, love all occur to test the of your soul. Without these small tests, life would be like a road to nowhere. The people affecting your life, and the and failure you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. the bad experiences can be learned from, for they are the most important ones. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, because they are you to love. If someone hurts you, them, for they have helped you learn about and the importance of being cautious.

Make every day . Appreciate every moment, for you may never be able to _ __ it again. Tell yourself you are a great individual and yourself. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no . Most importantly, if you LOVE someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.

1.A. figure B. take C. give D. speak

2.A. where B. how C. who D. what

3.A. fill B. lock C. cover D. close

4.A. value B. affect C. love D. waste

5.A. exciting B. inspiring C. inviting D. challenging

6.A. realized B. lacked C. controlled D. tested

7.A. profit B. fact C. reason D. result

8.A. in need of B. on behalf of C. on account of D. by means of

9.A. degrees B. limits C. influence D. condition

10.A. smooth B. snowy C. busy D. heavy

11.A. sense B. incident C. success D. feeling

12.A. So B. Yet C. Thus D. Even

13.A. probably B. exactly C. certainly D. rarely

14.A. persuading B. allowing C. teaching D. forcing

15.A. warn B. forgive C. scold D. charge

16.A. agreement B. society C. right D. trust

17.A. count B. mean C. go D. change

18.A. save B. experience C. share D. miss

19.A. hold on B. care for C. think of D. believe in

20.A. efforts B. beliefs C. regrets D. directions

Visitors worry that London is an expensive city but there really are so many free things to do here. The following ideas should get you started.

All of London's major museums are free, but most offer some special exhibitions for a fee. My favorite is the Museum of London where you can learn the history of London from Roman times to today. And I love the Geffrye Museum which shows English domestic interiors and helps bring to life what it was really like to live in London.

I regularly hear people tell me the Queen Mary's Rose Gardens in Regent's Park is their favorite spot in London, and who am I to argue? I would also recommend St. James's Park as it offers one of the best views of Buckingham Palace. Hyde Park is enormous and Kensington Gardens nearby includes the ever popular Diana Memorial Playground and the Peter Pan Statue.

No visit to London is complete without seeing this military tradition. The Queen's Guard in London changes in the Forecourt inside the gates of Buckingham Palace at 11.30am every day in the summer and every other day in the winter. Get there early and view the spectacle from outside the front gates.

Trafalgar Square is one of Britain's greatest visitor attractions and was designed by John Nash in the 1820s and constructed in the 1830s. This iconic square has many sights to see including Nelson's Column and the National Gallery. It is both a tourist attraction and the main focus for political demonstrations. Every December, Norway donates a marvelous Christmas tree, to thank Britain for liberation from the Nazis.

1. Where can visitors find the Peter Pan Statue?

A. in Regent's Park. B. in St. James's Park.

C. in Hyde Park. D. in Kensington Gardens.

2. Which of the following descriptions is True?

A. In the Geffrye Museum visitors can learn the history of London from Roman times to today.

B. The Queen Mary's Rose Gardens is in Buckingham Palace.

C. There is the Queen's Guard change inside the gates of Buckingham Palace at 11.30 am every day all year around.

D. Trafalgar Square is both a tourist attraction and a place for political demonstrations.

3. The writer wrote the passage to ________.

A.compare some free places in London.

B. advertise some free places in London.

C. recommend some free places in London.

D. expose some free places in London.

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。

While the rest of the world is waking up as the weather turns warm, our bodies may not respond the same way. Many of us may share the same feeling of inexplicable drowsiness as we embrace spring, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a term for it: chunkun, "spring sleepiness".

_______1._________.

1. Don't sleep more, exercise more

Eight hours of sleep is usually enough for adults. Getting longer sleep may reduce activity in the cerebral cortex, making people sleepier. _____2.___. Aerobic exercise, such as jogging, swimming and rope skipping, are recommended.

2.________ 3.__________

A cup of coffee or tea that contains a good amount of caffeine is good for the health, and is important to keep us alert for important occasions, such as crucial meeting. However, too much coffee may cause an accelerated heartbeat, anxiety and other symptoms that may be linked to heart problems.

3. Splash cold water on your face

If a cup of coffee doesn't keep you awake long enough, try splashing cold water on your face, which is always refreshing.

4. Get some fresh air

________4.______. Bad air flow will lead to insufficient oxygen, which will affect the brain's performance.

5. Drink enough water

Try to always have a bottle of water next to you, as it can help to eliminate accumulated toxins and help to fight spring fatigue. _____5.__________.

If none of the above tips work for you, you should be fine by the end of April.

A. Fight back with caffeine but do not overdose

B. Find the natural scent that awakes you

C. Make sure that air flows properly in your office and bedroom.

D. You can also add slices of lemon to make it vitamin-rich.

E. Also go outdoors to get close to nature.

F. Although spring sleepiness is not an illness, the following tips might be essential for those who really need to stay awake.

G. Instead, a slight increase of the level of your physical activity will make us feel awake and energetic.

I am trying to muster (鼓起) the courage to toss_away my mobile phone to enjoy a more peaceful and ring-free life.

Can you imagine not having your mobile phone? In our high-tech, in-a-hurry age, a cell-free life is a hard concept to swallow. Our mobile phones can now access the Internet, and many people feel the need to express their every thought on their blog pages. If I gave up my cell-phone, people would think I was mad.

I wish I had the strength to toss away my technology. I have an office phone, a home phone, an e-mail and if people want to contact me, they can. If I'm out, people can leave a message. Do they really need to find me 24/7? However, I'm a bit like Frodo in the movie Lord of the Rings. The power of the ring is too strong and I can't let it go.

Mobile phones have become necessary tools in our busy life. For most people, they hold all contacts and many of us don't write up address books any more. The latest phones carry our music, pictures, movies and everything else. We feel lost without this device and when we do misplace it, we feel cut off from our fellow.

"Where have you been?" said a friend, who saw me a week after I lost my cell-phone, "I tried calling you, but you disappeared. You disappeared off the face of the Earth." See, when you don't have a mobile phone, you don't exist.

I'm not really going to toss my mobile phone away, in fact. We humans are such social animals and mobile phones serve us well. So in 2009, I've decided not to serve my mobile phone. Like all machines, I can always turn it off.

1. What does the underlined phrase "toss away" mean?

A. give away B. get away

C. break away D. throw away

2.The writer mentions Frodo to________.

A. show it is difficult to get rid of the mobile phone

B. show how much he likes Frodo

C. suggest a cell-free life is what he wants

D. introduce a film character to us

3. What do we know about mobile phones in the 4th paragraph?

A. Mobile phones can do anything for us.

B. Mobile phones have become very important in our life.

C. We could not live without mobile phones.

D. We would be cut off by our fellow without mobile phones.

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. The writer is not really going to toss his mobile phone away.

B. When you don't have a mobile phone, you don't exist.

C. The writer decides not to serve his mobile phone.

D. We humans can control ourselves and machines.

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。

Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties. But she simply sits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and 1. (skill) avoiding the cakes and sandwiches.

At cocktail parities the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally, and manages to make one glass of drink last 2. entire evening.

Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to have a 3. (believe) that the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets (宴会). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much.

During one visit 4. the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially – prepared dinner was arranged in her honor. The Queen looked uneasily at her plate 5. she discovered a whole roast pig was her serving. Then a turkey, some meat, an apple and bananas 6. (carry) in for each guest. But she depended 7. her old favorite trick of talking with her host, King Tupou IV, and carrying on a warm conversation.

Sometimes the Queen will seem so carried away by foreign leader’s political chat 8. she simply never has time to finish a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift her fork to swallow a mouthful, and then put9. down again to make another point, leaving almost all of her meal 10. (touch).

It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step.

“Any old papers, lady？” asked one of them.

I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow.

“Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”

They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking.

The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich？”

“Am I rich? Pity, no！”

I looked at my worn?out slipcovers(椅套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer(茶碟)carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” They left after that, holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.

Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.

I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a regular job, these matched, too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．A story of Thanksgiving Day．

B. Lady, are you rich?

C．Don't forget how rich you are

D．Does cups and saucers match well?

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The writer had thought she wasn't rich because her supplies were not expensive.

B．The girl thought the writer was rich just because she wanted to make the writer happy.

C．If cups and saucers match well, they are a best pair even though cheap.

D．After hearing what they said, the writer seemed to understand what a rich life was.

3.The writer left the muddy marks of little sandals on the floor for a while to________.

A．remind her that she shouldn't forget how rich she was

B．show that she was a kind?hearted lady

C．leave room for readers to think about what being rich is

D．prove that she had understood what meant being rich

4.It can be inferred from the text that whether you are rich depends on________.

A．what attitude you have had towards life

B．how much money you have made

C．the way you help others

D．your social relationship

（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）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。选项中的两项为多途选项。（注：选E 涂AB ； 选F涂AC； 选G涂AD）

Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say – problem, I don’t want you in my life.

1. Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children – the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.

But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.

Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 2. Talking helps you move on and let go.

Write your problems. 3. When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.

Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family… you should still have faith. 4.

Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 5. Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.

Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.

A. But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.

B. When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?

C. Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?

D. Of course, we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.

E. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.

F. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.

G. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.

假设你是某外国语学校的学生会主席。最近，为了弘扬雷锋精神，你校决定开展多项志愿服务活动。请用英语写一篇倡议书，发表在校英语报上，号召同学们加入本校的志愿者俱乐部。内容包括：

1.陈述当志愿者的好处；

2.向同学们发出几点倡议。

注意：

1.词数120左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear fellow students,

Volunteering has a positive effect on our community. ____________________________

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