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。

Entering a university is an important part of a person’s life. Today, many people go to a university to study and train for a future job in subjects like law, medicine or education. 1. . An important one started in Egypt over one thousand years ago.

The world’s oldest surviving university, AL-Azhar, is in Cario, Egypt. It was first built as a mosque for religion (宗教寺院) in A.D.972. A few years later, learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque. They read and talked about the subject of religion and law. 2. . Leaders in the city of Cario decided to create a school for higher learning and soon after that, and AL-Azhar University was founded.

3. .For these teachers at AL-Azhar, they needed to think about what courses to teach and how to teach them. The earliest courses were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teacher, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers had interesting discussions, and there was no ‘right’ answer. In the years that followed, the new university interested scholars from around the world. 4. .At AL-Azhar, people studied the past, but it was also a place for sharing new ideas.

Over a thousand years later, AL-Azhar is still an important university in the world. 5. . Today, many of the world’s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the same traditions as they do at AL-Azhar.

A. A university was a new idea at that time.

B. There are many reasons to study in Egypt.

C. They came here to teach and do research.

D. Around the year 988, a new decision was made.

E. However, the university is not a modern invention.

F. The cost of university education is increasing year by year.

G. Its library contains many of the world’s oldest and most valuable books.

完型填空

阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any , sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies at my desk, a pale woman and four children.

“Are you all ?” I asked. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.

But when it came to of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.

Something was wrong. Our hospital policy, , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”

Then, I checked their registration form out of curiosity. No address—they were .The waiting room was warm. I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.

We were all a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our .We needed presents. We from different departments candies, fruits and other things that could be presents. As seriously as we the physical needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.

, as the family walked to the door to , the mother came running back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”

1.A. customers B. patients C. workers D. doctors

2.A. showed up B. took in C. came out D. looked on

3.A. tired B. hungry C. sick D. warm

4.A.descriptions B. comments C. instructions D. results

5.A. accompanied B. adjusted C. acknowledged D. affected

6.A. therefore B. otherwise C. however D. moreover

7.A. after B. since C. before D. when

8.A. shyly B. happily C. calmly D. politely

9.A. lonely B. greedy C. clever D. homeless

10.A. family B. holiday C. woman D. Christmas

11.A. operating B. interrupting C. managing D. working

12.A. present B. warm C. relief D. approval

13.A. beneficial B. friendly C. medical D. different

14.A. rewarded B. offered C. allowed D. ordered

15.A. neighbors B. relations C. brothers D. guests

16.A. borrowed B. received C. collected D. bought

17.A. expensive B. useful C. convenient D. available

18.A. Understood B. satisfied C. rejected D. found

19.A. Soon B. Later C. Next D. Gradually

20.A. leave B. cry C. eat D. greet

语法填空

Cindy: Aunt Sophia, do you shop online often?

Sophia: Yes. It’s very convenient and the price is much 1.______(low) than that in the physical stores.

Cindy: Last week, I tried to buy some books online, but I didn’t know how to pay for 2. _______.

Sophia: You should open an account at the online bank first, after 3. ______ you can buy anything online. Let’s check it out online!

Cindy: Oh, what’s this? A second-hand cellphone store?

Sophia: Yeah. It’s like 4._______ open free market. If you want to change your cellphone for a new one, you can sell the old one here.

Cindy: Really? Is it the same as 5._______ we do in the real world?

Sophia: No. It’s6.______(total) different. Take some pictures of the thing you want to sell, upload it with a description about it and leave your telephone number. Then your thing will be sold here.

Cindy: That’s7.______ (amaze). Mom will love it. She loves shopping so much 8._______ she almost visits the physical stores twice a week.

Sophia: No doubt about it. Shopping online will get more and more popular.

Cindy: Are there any 9._________(advantage)?

Sophia: At first it took some time for the things you buy online to arrive. But now this problem 10.______ (solve) already.

短文改错

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（?）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分

Having a good teacher do mean a lot to us students and I am lucky enough to have the one ----Miss Brown, my English teacher.

Miss Brown is a charming lady always worn a big smile on her face. In the first class she introduced her and then asked us to say something about ourselves with English. When it was my turn, I felt too shy and fearful that I didn’t dare to say a word. She came up to me and said, “Don’t afraid. You can make it. Just have a try.” At last, I did it quite good. She praised me for that I had done.

Never shall I forgot my first English class in senior high school.

书面表达

假设你是新华中学的学生李华，几天前你收到一封来自你朋友Linda的email。全文如下：

Dear Li Hua，

How are you these days? As you know, I’m already a senior high school student. I want to travel alone this winter vacation. But my parents don’t agree with me. I just can’t understand them. I need your advice.

Linda

请根据所给材料，给Linda 写封回信，要点包括

(1).她父母不同意的可能理由，

(2).表明你对此事的态度，

(3).给Linda提出合理的建议。

字数：100-120左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

信的开头和落款已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Linda,

I’m glad to receive your letter asking for my advice. From your letter, I know that your parents don’t agree with your idea that you want to travel alone this winter vacation.

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Li Hua

My daughter Alisa was born blind in her right eye and was bullied (欺侮) pretty severely in school. So I quitted my job as a babysitter and then schooled my daughter heart and soul at home.

A year ago a boy of 14 befriended my daughter on Facebook after reading something Alisa wrote about bullying. Today he messaged her and asked if she would like six tickets to a Colorado Rockies baseball game. They have never met in person but she said, “Sure! That would be great.”

Then I received a call from his mother explaining why her son had chosen my daughter. She said he thought my daughter deserved them because of all the good she did in the community. Her son, she explained, had experienced a similar situation and was also home schooled.

What she said is true. Now my daughter Alisa continues to teach groups of girls in trouble in our community how to look within themselves for the positive and how to be their own person.

Everything taken into consideration, we decided to meet the mother and the boy at a local bike shop. After meeting, the boy approached my car and my daughter gave him a hug and thanked him for his generosity. She told him that she had never been to a baseball game and that she was going to take her entire family, including myself, her dad, little sister, her cousin and an aunt who has brain cancer.

We all thanked one another, got in our car, and went our way. As we drove home my daughter opened the envelope. Inside it were the tickets and ＄100 each to buy hot dogs, pay for parking and not have any worries but a great time.

My daughter has always been the giver and now she and our family are the receivers and I can not tell you how incredibly honored we feel to be on the other end. What an incredible young man to have such a kind idea.

1.What did the author once do according to the passage?

A. She was a ticket seller.

B. She was a school teacher.

C. She was a babysitter.

D. She was a social worker.

2.How did the boy get to know the author’s daughter?

A. They met when buying tickets to a baseball game.

B. They got in touch via the Internet.

C. They became familiar when talking face to face.

D. They went to the same school and met each other.

3.Why did the boy want to offer free tickets to Alisa?

A. Because Alisa is a disabled girl.

B. Because he has a lot money to share.

C. Because Alisa often helps those in trouble.

D. Because he has a similar situation with Alisa.

4.Which of the following best describes the passage?

A. Good is rewarded with good.

B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C. Two heads are better than one.

D. Where there is a will, there is a way.

Electricity bills can be highly expensive and the power we consume comes at an even greater cost to the environment when you consider that over 85% of the electricity produced in the United States comes from fuels. Whether you’re concerned about cleaning up the environment or you simply want to reduce your electricity bill，residential wind power generators（发电机）could be a solution.

Producing wind power at home will not work for everyone. If you live in a over-populated residential area，there may be certain laws and zoning requirements that prohibit the use of windmills（风车）.If you live on 1 acre of land or more,you probably won’t have any issues but you should investigate carefully to make sure that wind power generators are both legal and practical where you live. Even if there are no laws or regulations prohibiting wind power generators you still need to be in a location that gets enough wind on a regular basis.

Some producers of wind generators recommend that you live in an area with wind speeds that average at least 10 mph. Newer models have been developed recently that can operate with wind speeds as low as 4 mph but maximum efficiency is achieved at higher wind speeds. Before you fix a wind powered system,you will have to determine your power requirements. Will you be using it to charge a small battery for a boat or vehicle or will you need enough power to run your entire household and be completely off the grid（电网）？Once you know what your power requirements are，you can start shopping around for a system that can meet those needs.

Wind power generators are a great solution for a lot of people.They’re an ideal solution for remote locations where it would be impractical or simply too expensive to tap into the grid.They are quiet and totally clean，producing no pollution. They require no fuel and very little maintenance. Residential wind power offers a lot of benefits but it’s not for everyone. You’ll have to have some money up front to pay for the system and equipment;however,you could save quite a bit of money if you’re able to do much of the work yourself. You’ll also need to live in an area that gets enough wind to make the equipment worthwhile. You’ll need to do your homework before you make a purchase,but wind power generators could be a great solution for producing clean, low-cost energy.

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph？

A. Electricity bills can be highly expensive.

B. Most of the electricity in the US comes from fuels.

C. Generating electricity does harm to the environment.

D. Residential wind power generators are useful and necessary.

2.What can we infer from the passage？

A. wind power generators enjoy a lot of benefits.

B. you can place wind power generators wherever you want.

C. wind power generators are affordable to most families.

D. wind power generators are an ideal solution for everyone.

3. What attitude might the writer hold towards residential wind power generators？

A. Negative B. Supportive

C. Skeptical D. Cautious

4.What is the best title for the passage？

A. Ways of Fully Using Wind Power

B. How to Reduce Your Electricity Bill

C. Alternative Solution-Wind Power

D. Function of Wind Power Generators

The Winter Olympic Games are a major international sporting event that occurs once every four years. Unlike the Summer Olympics, the Winter Olympics feature sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympics, the 1924 Winter Olympics, was held in Chamonix, France. The Games were held every four years from 1924 until 1936, after which they were interrupted by World War II. The Olympics resumed in 1948 and was again held every four years. Until 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same year.

The Winter Games have evolved since its beginning. Sports and disciplines have been added and some of them, such as short track speed skating, freestyle skiing, have earned a permanent spot on the Olympic program. Others have been discontinued and later reintroduced. Still others, such as speed skiing, bandy and skijoring, were demonstration sports but never incorporated(合并)as Olympic sports. The rise of television as a global medium for communication enhanced the impression of the Games. It created an income stream, via the sale of broadcast rights and advertising.This allowed outside interests, such as television companies and corporate sponsors.

Beijing has become the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games after beating Kazakhstan’s Almaty to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics. With a fully-prepared final presentation by an all-star team, Beijing has successfully convinced the committee members that the 2008 Olympics host city is a more favored candidate for the Winter Games. Beijing was the safe choice because it had already proved it could stage the Games and said it would take winter sports into the backyard of the world’s most populated country.

1. Why were the Winter Olympic Games not held for 12 years ?

A. Because of the economic crisis

B. Because of culture difference

C. Because of the Second World War

D. Because of countries’ lack of interest

2. Which of the following is a sports event of the Winter Games ?

A. Speed skiing B. Freestyle skiing

C. Bandy D. Skijoring

3. What does the underlined word “ enhanced” in paragraph two mean?

A. Improved B. Reduced C. Paused D. Balanced

4. Beijing won the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games mainly due to______.

A. its rich experience

B. its large population

C. its safety

D. its ability to stage the Games

Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there’s a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job’s pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas:

1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?

There are isolating jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.

2) How do you handle change?

Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don’t happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.

3) Do you enjoy working with computers？

I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you’ll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.

4) What type of work environment do you enjoy？

This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won’t know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.

5) How do you like to get paid?

Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.

Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I’ve seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.

1.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph one mean?

A. Before you select your job, you should assess your skills and match them with your position.

B. There are more important things than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select jobs.

C. Nothing is important than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select job.

D .You should ignore your skills when you select job.

2. In a job search, what quality is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Outgoing. B. Motivated.

C. Cooperative. D. Passionate.

3.What could be the best title for this passage?

A. Lifestyles and Job Pay

B. Jobs and Environment

C. Job Skills and Abilities

D. Personalities and Jobs

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Beijing plans to guarantee quality air by cutting emissions caused by industrial production and vehicles when it stages military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Sept 3. 1.

2. And the aim is to reduce the use of such vehicles by 35 percent , the municipal(市政的) traffic committee said on Monday . All vehicles transporting construction waste and dangerous chemicals will be barred from the capital’s roads during the period but the restriction will not apply to buses, taxis and other vehicles such as police cars.

Additionally, production will be delayed at polluting industries and construction sites from Aug.22 to Sept. 4. 3. .The city will also shut down or limit production at some factories to further reduce emissions.

The measures will ensure air quality for the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships in the capital from Aug. 22to 30. 4. .

5. Thanks to the tough measures air quality in the region was greatly improved, leading Chinese netizens to coin the phrase “APEC blue “to describe the sky during the week in Beijing.

Air quality in 74 cities across the country has generally improved in the first half of the year, with days of clear air accounting for 68 percent points year on year, the Ministry of Environmental

Protection said in late July.

A. Work will also be delayed at all construction sites and on demolition (破坏) projection.

B. Air quality across the country has generally improved in the first half of the year.

C. Measures the government has taken is to serve the interest of all the people.

D. Beijing took similar measures during the Asia—Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.

E. It is important to be commemorated (成为…的纪念) to reflect on the past and look for the future

F. From Aug. 22 to Sept 3.,the city will restrict the use of private vehicles

G. And so it is with celebrations marking the anniversary of victory in World War II on Sept. 3