The disaster relief funds are already _______ so that people in the earthquake-stricken area can carry out reconstruction work without delay.

A. in demand B. in place

C. in order D. in public

The discovery of new evidence led to ______.

A．the thief having caught B．catch the thief

C．the thief being caught D．the thief to be caught

The old man has retired from the factory. He _____ there for 30 years.

A. works B. worked

C. has worked D. was working

-- I think you should phone Jenny and _____ her for what you did.

-- No way. It is her fault. I’ll never ______ her for what she has done to my parents.

A. apologize; forgive B. apologize to; forgive

C. forgive; apologize D. apologize to; forgave

1.The main aim of Environment Awareness Week is to _______.

A. educate the public on protecting the environment

B. discuss global warming and other environmental problems

C. explain ways for producing freshwater to save the environment

D. learn about renewable energy sources that protect the environment

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true of the event?

A. It will last a week and the halls will be open 11 hours a day.

B. You can send an email to Mrs．Daisy Soh for more information.

C. Each hall charges the same amount of money as the other.

D. Lectures in Hall 1 will be given by university students.

Last year I ruined my summer vacation－a two-week vacation at my wife’s family cabin on a lake in northern Ontario, located at the boundary of the US and Canada－by bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad.

Instead of admiring the beauty of nature, I checked e-mail. Instead of paddling an old canoe, I followed my Twitter feed. Instead of devouring great (or merely amusing) novels, I stuck to my workday diet of four newspapers each morning.

And that was the problem: I was behaving as if I were still in the office, sticking to the unending news cycle. My body was on vacation but my head wasn’t.

So this year I made up my mind to try something different, a social media experiment in reverse: withdrawal from the Internet. Could I manage to unplug?

I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m not good at self-denial. But I was determined. I started with a physical restraint: handing the iPad to my wife, who helpfully announced that she was going to use it to read a 630-page novel for her book club and would not be inclined to relinquish the tablet for even a moment.

Then, a stroke of luck: The cell phone signal at the Canadian cabin was spottier than in the past, making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration.

I was trapped, forced to comply with my own good intentions. Largely cut off from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had little way to connect to the world except for radio－and how much radio can one listen to, really?

I had no choice but to do what I had planned to do all along: read books. I experienced criminal plots on the streets of Los Angeles, cutthroat battles between cancer labs and the psyche of a London social butterfly in 1922. And there were old magazines to read.

I’m not claiming that I cut myself off from the Internet completely. Every few days, we biked into the nearest town and, as a reward, sat on a park bench in front of the public library to use its Wi-Fi. And back at the cabin, we suffered through a slow dial-up connection once a day to check e-mail.

This tale of self-denial has a happy ending－for now, at least. With determination and deep breathing, plus the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was me, of course, not the iPad, that was the problem.

I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “Don’t need it,” I said, trying not to sound too pleased.

However, as we return to post-vacation situation, a test begins: Can I stay on the wagon now that I’m back at work? There are times when the compulsion to know what’s being said right now is overwhelming (and for me, sometimes it’s crucial to my livelihood). And I have no intention of giving up my membership in the cult of immediacy. But I hope to resist the temptation to reflexively check my e-mail every five minutes, which often leads, as long as I’m looking, to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two.

A vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive. Here’s hoping this one worked.

1.What ruined the writer’s trip last year?

A. That he was worn out because of the schedule.

B. That he forgot to bring amusing novels with him.

C. That he read too much newspaper last year.

D. That he was distracted by too many things unrelated to the trip.

2.What does the underlined word ‘restraint’ mean?

A. A calm and controlled behavior.

B. A relaxing move.

C. A strong determination.

D. An unshakable faith.

3.What did the writer do to get in touch with the outside world during the trip?

A. Reading online newspapers.

B. Following his friends’ Twitter.

C. Checking email every now and then.

D. Listening to the radio.

4.Why did the writer claim that his self-denial process have a happy ending?

A. He has completely turned down the Internet.

B. He gave up his habit of checking the latest news online.

C. He realized that his body was on vacation but his head wasn’t.

D. It dawned on him that it was people that are in control of their behavior.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Say no to electronic devices.

B. Relationships harmed by distractions.

C. Abandoned distractions ease break.

D. Things that can take your mind off.

1.Based on the school report, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Simon didn’t bother his teacher to revise French.

B. Simon is able to pay attention to history for long

C. Simon is a determined learner in English.

D. Basically, Simon did a good job in science

2.According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon_______.

A. likes to work with his classmates

B. is too talkative in the class

C. doesn’t exercise his body at the right time

D. becomes weak because he doesn’t exercise at all

3.Which of the following statements best describes Simon?

A. He needs to improve his attitude to certain subjects

B. His potential has been fully reflected in science classes.

C. His grade in maths makes him a born scientist.

D. He has made great progress in language classes

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.

Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to________. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the________!” one of the brothers volunteered ________ .

The older boys began to ________, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was________. After a long silence, one of the________picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He ________the lid and showed the wonderful________to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and ________, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found________the way!”

Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is________a goal is for — to cause us to move in the ________we have chosen, in other words, to keep us________! But not every goal will be fully ________ . Not every job will end ________. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be ________. But when you fall________of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things________ my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging ________life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly ________.

1.A. watch B. work C. rest D. laugh

2.A. house B. road C. wall D. earth

3.A. calmly B. excitedly C. patiently D. impatiently

4.A. stare B. think C. laugh D. smile

5.A. important B. impossible C. difficult D. interesting

6.A. diggers B. watchers C. visitors D. passers-by

7.A. moved B. pushed C. broke D. removed

8.A. jars B. scenes C. pictures D. contents

9.A. properly B. happily C. carefully D. confidently

10.A. in B. along C. to D. out

11.A. where B. how C. what D. which

12.A. direction B. way C. life D. sight

13.A. thinking B. digging C. moving D. living

14.A. made B. prepared C. kicked D. achieved

15.A. successfully B. pleasantly C. surprisingly D. hopelessly

16.A. come true B. treasured C. made D. realized

17.A. out B. lost C. short D. behind

18.A. breaking into B. coming into C. turning to D. holding to

19.A. when B. where C. which D. that

20.A. appears B. happens C. matters D. Exists

最近，在你们班英语课上，老师组织了一次主题为“Does beauty really make much sense?”的讨论。请根据下面同学们的讨论结果用英语写一篇100词左右的短文并谈谈自己的观点。

1.一些学生的观点：一副好面孔就是一张通行证，在社交、求职、竞争中起着重要作用；

2.另一些学生的观点：漂亮不等于能胜任工作，只有内在的美才是真正的美；

3.你的观点：……

参考词汇：通行证pass 社交social communication 内在美spiritual beauty

注意：短文的题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Does beauty really make much sense?

Last week in our English class, we had a very heated discussion on the topic—does beauty really make much sense?

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In Los Angeles, drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic. These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be. “There're too many cars, and you can't move around a lot.”

Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams. He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. He is always late even with the help of a navigation (导航) system.

He decided to develop a program called ClearPath for that. He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house. “What’s unique is that we use a lot of data that’s currently become available including traffic data, weather data, and we analyze that so that we can predict what's going to happen in front of you when you leave home.”

Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just respond to current traffic conditions. With ClearPath, he says, a driver can decide what time he wants to leave, and ClearPath will give the fastest route. It looks at the entire road network, including surface streets as well as highways, before the driver hits the road. Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities.

“I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples that can immediately use this. ”

Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems, such as Google and Apple.

1.Drivers in Los Angeles were mentioned in order to__________.

A. show care for them

B. introduce their life

C. solve traffic problems

D. raise the topic

2.What is unique about Clear Path?

A. It can use a lot of information all over the world.

B. It can ensure that you will never be late for work.

C. It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road.

D. It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time.

3.The underlined word “hits” in the fifth paragraph probably means __________.

A. have an accident B. get to

C. turn left or right D. collect traffic data

4.What's Professor Shahabi’s attitude toward his invention?

A. Disappointed. B. Proud.

C. Optimistic. D. Worried.