We took a rare family road trip to the Adirondacks in late August，and it was as refreshing and exhausting as family vacations tend to be．Toward the end of our long drive home, even the kids were leaning forward in their seats urging my lead foot on．At that point in a road trip，even sixty-five miles per hour feels slow. We have become numb to our speed and numb to the road signs flashing by.

My family lives on the edge of Lancaster County. Only thirty miles from home，I hit the brakes，and we began to roll，slowly，behind a horse-drawn carriage. We began to open our eyes again．We saw familiar green hills and the farm with the best watermelons. I rolled down the windows, and we breathed again．Just-cut hay and a barn full of dairy cattle．

At five miles per hour，you remember what you forget at sixty-five．You are thinking about a place，even when you are moving from place to place．

I am a placemaker. A homemaker, too. I am a mother of a young kid at home，and also a writer and a gardener．But，for me，those roles are wrapped up with the one big thing I want to do with the rest of my life：I want to cultivate a place and share it with others．

The place I make with my family is a red-brick farmhouse built in l880. It has quite a few nineteenth-century bedrooms and a few acres of land，and we love nothing more than to fill them with neighbors and friends. We grow vegetables and flowers，keep a baker’s dozen of egg—laying chickens，and，since we moved in three years ago，we have planted many，many trees．

Living with my life’s purpose does not allow for much travel. I need to be here，feeding the chickens and watering the tomatoes. Any extra in the budget，and we spend it on trees．

But I learned something at the end of our family road trip．Travel can help me in the task of caring for my own place．When I slow down and pay attention to the road between here and there，travel tells me the connections between my place and all the other places．

1.What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?

A．The tiredness of her past family life．

B．Her disappointment at the family road trip．

C．The family’s eagerness to return home．

D．Kids’excitement at driving fast on the road．

2.Why did the author slow her car some miles from her home?

A．Because she made a way for a horse-drawn carriage．

B．Because she enjoyed the scenery along the road．

C．Because she needed a break after the long drive．

D．Because she wanted to get rid of a fast-paced life．

3.What can be the best title of the passage?

A．On the Way Home

B．Never Travel again

C．Escape from a Family Life

D．Life on the Farm

The book A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity Epidemic— and How We Can End It by Deborah Cohen, a senior natural scientist, is very popular now. 1. But according to this book, the following are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.

1．If you're obese, blame your genes.

2. Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled—too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible. At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.

2．If you're obese, you lack self?control.

Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet. 3. Even, the most vigilant(警觉的)people may not be good controllers of themselves.

3．4.

Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 per cent of Americans live in the “food deserts”， about 65 per cent of the nation's population is obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.

4．The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we don't exercise.

Michelle Obama's “Let's Move” campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease. 5. In fact, although a drop in work?related physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased.

A．Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a cause of obesity.

B．Obesity rates have increased.

C．Fresh fruits and vegetables we choose in a supermarket are related to obesity.

D．But there was no obvious decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates climbed in the 1980s and 1990s.

E．People hold different views on obesity.

F．People benefit a lot from physical activities.

G．Our world has become so rich in food that we can be led to consume too much in ways we can't understand.

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

In the week before Christmas, one Delta airlines pilot gave a sad Arizona family a gift that no one else could.

Father of three, Jay short died after a ____with lung cancer Dec, 16th. Three days later, his family was attempting to ____to Tennessee for the funeral scheduled for the next morning. But a 90-munite ___at the Phoenix airport ____them only seven minutes to make their connecting flight in Minnesota. “This was our ____chance to say goodbye to my dad, and if we hadn’t _____the flight, we would have missed the ______.” Jay’s daughter said. But when they arrived at the gate, the last plane of the day to Memphis was ____away from the gate.

“My son was ______his arms and pleading with the pilot through the floor-to ceiling windows.” said Marcia, “I was _____ and comforting my girls who were also in tears when the phone rang, ______us that the pilot was returning to the gate to let us _____the plane.” Captain Adam Cohen saw the _____on their faces through the gate’s windows and decided to turn the plane around. Airline experts pointed out Cohen could have _____gotten into trouble for the _____decision, but Delta ____the move instead. “This is ______we’ll take with us, knowing we made a _______.” confirmed Adam.

This story is an _____that we can bring humanity back to society. Show care and it may ______you how far that you go.

1.A. competition B. symptom C. connection D. battle

2.A ride B run C fly D. drive

3.A. wait B. delay C. interval D. sleep

4.A. spared B. offered C. brought D. left

5.A. last B. slight C. rare D. proper

6.A. followed B. caught C. booked D. confirmed

7.A. doctor B. meeting C. polite D. funeral

8.A. keeping B. bringing C. pulling D. taking

9.A. raising B. waving C folding D. crossing

10.A. struggling B. shouting C. crying D. praying

11.A. advising B. informing C. warning D. instructing

12.A. land B. guide C. change D. board

13.A. appreciation B. satisfaction C. desperation D. caution

14.A. easily B. merely C. optionally D. deliberately

15.A. careless B. unusual C. selfless D. unwise

16.A. resisted B. opposed C. praised D. sponsored

17.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything

18.A. difference B. change C. promise D. deal

19.A. activity B. event C. incident D. evidence

20.A. surprise B. panic C. disappoint D. Embarrass

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。

Once a farmer lost his watch in his barn, in which lots of grain was kept. The watch, 1. was a gift from his father, was very important to him and he was determined to find it.

After searching the barn for a long time, however, he gave up and asked for help from a group of children who were playing nearby. He promised to give a great reward to 2. found the watch.

3. (hear) this, the children hurried inside the barn immediately. 4. searched everywhere but still could not find the watch buried in the grain. The farmer was about to give up 5. a little boy went up to him and asked to be given 6. second chance.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer sent the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out 7. the watch in his hand! The farmer, 8. (surprise) but happy, asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “I did nothing but 9. (sit) quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think 10. (well) than an excited one.

1-5题为单词拼写（每空一词）

1.Nobody can go out of school on workday without the teachers’ ______(许可).

2.It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some ____________ (量起来) over 90 meters.

3.He accepted the job without__________. (犹豫)

4.The hostess had the_____________(请柬) delivered a week before the party.

5.Read the __________(说明书) on the medicine thoroughly.

6-10题为完成句子 (不限词数)。

6. He thought his marketing plan was perfect, but _____________(正相反), it was not and it failed.

7.有了科学的农业生产方法，他们的土地产量更高。

_______________ scientific farming methods, they have been able to use less farmland to produce more.

(用equip短语表达)

8._______________(令我满意的是)， I have passed the examination.

9.The workers in the factory are paid _______________. 这个工厂的工人按小时计酬。

10.The manager was delighted to see so many new products _________ (develop) after great effort.

短文中共有10处语言错误，每行中最多两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出增加的词; 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉;

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从十一处起）不计分。

My parents decided try a new Western restaurant last weekend, so I went with them. The evening started well and the menu looks good. I had soup with my starter but the waiter didn't bring a spoon so it was getting a bit cold after I could eat it. Then, for our main course, I had a piece of beef. Besides, I couldn't cut the beef because of my knife wasn't very good. For my dessert I had a apple pie but I didn't have a fork or a spoon so I ate them with my fingers! What a terribly experience!

假定你是李华，你的外教Mr. Pick回国前向你推荐了American School Life网站，希望你借此提高英语水平。请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，告诉他你的收获，要点如下：

1. 表达思念；

2. 上网收获；

3. 表示感激。

注意：1. 词数100词左右；

2. 可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Pick,

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving , unconditionly.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.” “Oh, Tom, you noticed”, she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.?

There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.

“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “ I don’t?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”

It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst out laughing.

“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

1.From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ______.

A. with his family B. with Evelyn

C. alone D. with his children

2.During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ______.

A. he was determined to be a good husband

B. he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm

C. she looked lovely in her new clothes

D. the doctor said his wife was seriously ill

3.The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What does “one thing” refer to?

A. He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.

B. She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.

C. He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.

D. He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.

4.By saying “I’m just starting to live,” Tom means that ______.

A. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

B. he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband

C. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D. he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before

Here are some traditional German beer games.

Beer Boot Pass

A very, very popular game played in Germany is the beer boot pass ( Bier Boot ), which has gained popularity all over the world. The game is usually played to pin the next round of beer on a person. In this, a full glass of beer is passed around in the group—there are some rules for this—it has to be tipped every time before it is passed and not a drop of beer must be spilled. The second-to-last person who finishes the beer must pay for the next round. The game then becomes all about judgment because either you drink the entire beer or have a sip and pass it on. You never know who the second to last person will be , so the uncertainty and excitement makes the game a favorite.

Beer Crate-Running

This is a traditional game that is extremely popular in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, more popularly referred to as Kastenlauf. The game is similar to running a race, where a route is marked, ranging from anywhere between 5-12 km. Each participant brings a crate of beer ( the size and quantity will be specified ). The first person who successfully finishes the entire crate of beer before getting to the finish line wins.

Flunkyball

This outdoor game is played with one team being matched against another, with equal numbers in both. The teams stand on opposite sides of the ground in a line, with their beers lined before them. An empty bottle or a tin can is placed in the center and another object ( used as an aim ) is brought in, something like a tennis ball. The first team ( A ) hits the ball onto the target to tumble（打翻）it. Once the bottle has tumbled, team A will start drinking their beers. Meanwhile, team B must run to the center, place the bottle upright, find the ball, and cross back into the line before yelling‘Stop’ . Team A then stops drinking and team B starts to throw the ball at the bottle and carrying forward the game. The game continues till one team has finished all their beer and they are declared winners .

Drinking Relay

Divide the group of people into two teams and get them to stand in a line with beer placed in front of each member . At the blow of the whistle, the first person lifts the glass and starts drinking the beer. After he is done, he has to turn the glass over to show that there is no more beer in the glass. Then , the next person starts drinking and so on. The next in line can only drink when the first person has emptied his glass. The team whose last member empties the glass ahead of others wins.

Herman the German

Even though this game seems simple, it is a lot of fun. It runs on the lines of ‘Who stole the cookie’. A person is chosen as‘Herman the German’ ( HTG ) and he has to get the game running. The other members sit in a random manner and are given names, better if they are confusing names like China Port No.1, Rum Master Blaster etc. The game starts with HTG saying – “HTG dropped a missile on China Port No.1, sir ” and China Port No. 1 has to reply with – “It wasn’t me, sir.” Then HTG replies – “Who then, sir” and it goes on. The sentence has to end with ‘sir’ and if it doesn’t, then the player has to down a beer. Similarly, if at any point the players fumble, they have to do the same. The tension makes the players forget things and there’s a whole lot of beer flowing as a result.

1.Which two games have something to do with running ?

A. Beer Boot Pass and Beer Crate-Running

B. Flunkyball and Drinking Relay

C. Beer Crate-Running and Flunkyball

D. Drinking Relay and Herman the German

2.The loser will have to buy beers for others in the game __________ .

A. Beer Boot Pass

B. Beer Crate-Running

C. Flunkyball

D. Drinking Relay

3.A person with a good memory may have an advantage in playing __________ .

A. Beer Boot Pass

B. Flunkyball

C. Drinking Relay

D. Herman the German

4.Which of the following statements is listed as a rule of the games ?

A. Every person has to sip the beer when playing Beer Boot Pass.

B. The person who replies to HTG with “sir”at the end will be punished.

C. The team can start drinking their beers as soon as they throw the ball in Flunkyball.

D. The team members have to drink their beers in turn when playing Drinking Relay.

Removing the sleeve (封套), you will find a book that is entirely white,except for the names of its author and subject in elegant black type on the cover. It is the perfect design for the biography of a man who insisted that even the insides of his products be perfectly constructed, and that his factory walls flash in the whitest white.

The cover was the only part of the book Steve Jobs wanted to control,writes Isaacson in his introduction.Though Mr. Jobs pushed the biographer of Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin to write in his own way, generously allowing the writer more than 40 interviews, this book offers quite a different view of Mr. Jobs, who won much praise from his fans after his death on October 5th at the age of 56.

As a biographer of Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin, Mr. Isaacson knows how to celebrate long­dead genius, but he claimed that Steve Jobs would not be entirely praiseful words.The picture he paints, particularly in the first half of this book, is not nice. Mr. Jobs emerges as a controlling and often cold­blooded character. A child of the 1960s counter­culture (反主流文化)，he hated materialism and lived in simply furnished houses (in part because he was too particular about furniture),But when Apple went public in 1980, he refused to give any share to Daniel Kottke, a longtime supporter and soul mate from college. “He has to abandon the people he is close to”, observes Andy Hertzfeld, an early Apple engineer.

Mr. Jobs was undoubtedly possessing an extraordinary ability to attract others and inspire a kind of faith that could not be questioned. But also he could be cold and cruel. If he disapproved of an employee’s work，he often shamed him.“This is who I am,” he once said after being challenged,“and you can’t expect me to be someone I’m not.” This disgusting personality wasn’t always helpful, but it served a purpose, writes Mr. Isaacson, many would “end their chain of horror stories by saying that he got them to do things they never dreamed possible”．

Mr. Isaacson treats Steve Jobs as the biography of record,which means that it is a strange book to read so soon after its subject’s death.

1.The biography for Jobs is believed to have the perfect design because________.

A. it follows Jobs’ style

B. its cover is entirely white

C. black and white are his favorite

D. it is designed by a famous biographer

2.The picture of Jobs that Isaacson paints in his book is________.

①cruel ②humorous ③particular ④generous

A. ①③ B. ②③ C. ①④ D. ③④

3.It can be safely concluded that________.

A. Jobs is highly spoken of in the book

B. Isaacson doesn’t think Jobs a good man

C. Jobs didn’t care about the design of the book

D. all descriptions of Jobs are not nice in the book

4.This passage can be classified as________.

A. a personal diary B. a book review

C. a news report D. a TV interview