Our historic1740 Shenandoah Valley Bed and Breakfast is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the beauty and history of the Valley. Once a haven (避难所) against Indian attacks on the Virginia frontier and later Stonewall Jackson’s headquarters during the Valley Campaign (战役) of 1862, our Shenandoah Valley inn(small hotel) now welcomes travelers looking for comfortable bed and board and friendly welcome.

On Route11，the Old Valley Turnpike, only two miles from Interstate 81 at Woodstock, the inn has a country atmosphere on five private acres along the Shenandoah River. The inn offers 12 guest rooms, a well-equipped meeting room for small managing meetings, many common areas, and lovely grounds to host sendoffs and family gatherings.

A hearty Inn at Narrow Passage breakfast will get your day off to a great start! If you have special food needs, tell us ahead of time, and we will try to have just what you need.

“We had a wonderful four-day stay. Quiet and peaceful with the warmth of fireplaces in the room and bar to comfort and relax you. Ed and Ellen make you feel like family. Breakfast was outstanding.” A visitor said.

After a busy day of hiking or sightseeing, return for a cool drink on the porch in summer or hot, spiced tea by the fire in winter. In the evening, walk down to the river to feed the ducks, or maybe spend a little time fishing.

We hope you’ll be able to visit us soon. We’ll do all we can to make your stay a happy one.

1.From Paragraph 1 we know that the Shenandoah Valley ____________.

A. had been a place for Indians to live

B. had attracted many people in the past

C. used to be positions for a few battles

D. had been well-known for its natural scenes

2. The inn along Shenandoah River is _______________.

A. beautiful B. expensive C. cheap D. small

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It’s a little hard for people to book a room in the inn.

B. The inn can serve the guests according to their tastes.

C. Many young couples prefer to hold their weddings there.

D. Everyone would like to have their breakfast in the inn.

4.Where can we see this passage?

A. In a geography book.

B. In a tourist magazine.

C. In a cooking diary.

D. In an evening newspaper.

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。选项中的两项为多余选项。

Matthew Youlden speaks nine languages fluently and understands more than a dozen more. _____1._____ When I told Matthew how I’ve been working hard to only pick up a second language, he had the following advice for me.

Know why you are doing it

This might sound easy , but if you don’t have a good reason to learn a language, you are less likely to stay interested over the long-run._______ 2._______ Wanting to get to know a French person in his or her own language is another matter entirely. No matter what your reason is, once you’ve decided on a language, it’s important to carry out .

_______3.______

Matthew learned several languages together with his twin brother Michael. They learned their first foreign language, Greek, when they were only eight years old! Even if you can’t get a sister or brother to join you on your language adventure, having any kind of partner will push both of you to always try just a little bit harder and stay with it.

Have fun with it

_____4.______Think of some fun ways to practice your new language: make a radio play with a friend, draw a comic strip, write a poem, or simply talk to whomever you can. If you can’t find a way to have fun with the new language, chances are you aren’t following step four.

Act like a child

We learn by making mistakes. ___5.___But as adults, mistakes become taboo(禁忌). Think how an adult is more likely to say, “I can’t”, rather than, “I haven’t learned that yet” (I can’t swim, I can’t drive, I can’t speak Spanish). When it comes to learning a language, admitting that you don’t know everything is the key to growth and freedom.

A. Find a partner

B. Leave your comfort place

C. We work in the same office in Berlin.

D. As kids, we are expected to make mistakes.

E. You are learning a language to be able to use it.

F. Using your new language in any way is a creative act.

G. Wanting to impress English-speakers with your French is not a very good reason.

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。

Our teachers always warn us not to waste time if we want to be great people in the future because time lost will never . It is quite . We don’t know what time looks and we can’t see it or it. No amount of money can buy it. Time is abstract(抽象的), so we have to about it.

As we all know, time passes very quickly. Many students complain they don’t have time to review their lessons. In fact, they don’t know how to make of their time. They often waste it playing, and other useless things. Why do most people have to take buses walking. The answer is very . We wish to save time because time is .

Now we are living in the 21st century. We time as life . When a person dies, his life ends. Since life is short, we must our time and energy to our study so that we be able to work and live well in the future. Laziness is the of time, for it not only brings us , but also does other to us. If it is necessary for us to do our work today us do it today and not it until tomorrow. Time is much more .

1.A. returnB. passC. missD. go

2.A. easyB. trueC. interestingD. usual

3.A. forB. likeC. afterD. over

4.A. touchB. watchC. thinkD. dream

5.A. expectB. imagineC. examineD. check

6.A. spareB. freeC. enoughD. much

7.A. useB. upC. funD. sure

8.A. doingB. makingC. takingD. getting

9.A. instead ofB. insteadC. in place ofD. out of place

10.A. easyB. simpleC. stupidD. interesting

11.A. worthlessB. pricelessC. readyD. enough

12.A. look onB. agree withC. think overD. believe in

13.A. spendB. giveC. setD. devote

14.A. mustB. shouldC. mayD. would

15.A. helperB. thiefC. friendD. teacher

16.A. wealthB. healthC. failureD. illness

17.A. dangerB. harmC. troubleD. difficulty

18.A. helpB. introduceC. getD. let

19.A. keepB. remainC. manageD. leave

20.A. valuableB. expensiveC. worthD. rich

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。

I had to visit my sister in another town because her husband __1.__ (be) very ill. My children stayed back in ___2.__ (they) father's care, except for the youngest. I was nervous taking a train journey alone with my one-year-old daughter. However, I gathered all my courage and boarded the train.

It was __3.__ (surprise) that there were only three other passengers in that carriage, two old ladies and a young man. My daughter was crying, missing her dad. I tried to comfort her, ___4.___ her crying wouldn't stop.

Just then the young man offered __5.____ (take) my baby into his arms. He stood with her near the window and started talking to her in a soft voice. My daughter stopped crying ___6.__ (slow). I was both surprised and relieved. __7.__ stranger handed my daughter back once she was asleep. During the long train journey this young man continuously helped me. He fed my baby, sang to her and told her countless _8.___ (story). I was grateful for this man __9.__ had come to my rescue.

After so many years, I still remember this stranger on the train with a ___10.___ (thank) heart.

请根据所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，在空格中写出该单词的正确形式。

1.After g from high school, Jerry was admitted to (被录取到) a key university.

2.Tom p to die rather than give in when he was arrested.

3.Can you finish the job on __________(时间表)？

4.After several delays, we (最后) took off at six o’ clock.

5. It is (极度地) cold outside the room.

6. Both the drivers were i in the accident.

7.They were shocked at the (令人恐惧的) news that they had cheated so much money.

8.In my o , it’s time for me to change my attitude to this problem.

9. He drove back and sent me his c on winning the award last night.

10. He _______________( 专心于) himself to creating a peaceful world many years ago.

每句中最多有一处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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：每句错误及其修改均仅限一词。

1.I wonder that it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature.

2.One evening when it was so warm, I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven in order have a good look at the moon by myself.

3. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I had dreamed about taking a great bike trip.

4.She gave me a determining look--- the kind that said she would not change her mind.

5. It was felt in Beijing, which is more than two hundreds kilometers away.

6.Workers built shelters for survivors who homes had been destroyed.

7.Native English speakers can understand each other if they don’t speak the same kind of English.

8.English now is also speaking as a foreign or second language in South Asia.

9.The school which I studied for only two years was three kilometers away.

10. But I was happy to help because it would help us achieve our dream of make black and white people equal.

完成句子

1.事情已经发展到双方家长被叫来的阶段。

The incident had reached to a both their parents were to be called in.

2.只有以这种方式我们才能学好英语。

__________in this way we learn English well.

3.看起来这的水好像不干净，不宜游泳。

It looked __________ __________ the water isn’t clean enough to swim here.

4.我家有五口人，没有一个人以前去过西藏。

There are five people in my family , __________ of __________ has been to Tibet before.

5.并非所有城里的人都见过他。

__________ __________ the people in the city have seen him.

Susan Boyle was once a Scottish church volunteer. She decided to enter a competition named “British got Talent” at the age of 47years. On April 15th 2009, when Susan got up to sing, the audience was shocked by her age and simplicity.

Middle-aged women were not the usual type of competitor on the show and the audience was even more surprised when she said before starting to sing that she wanted to become a professional singer. To them she looked well past such possibilities. However, she amazed everybody with her wonderful voice and became an overnight singing star. It was reported that the audience all stood up and clapped warmly and that within 9 days, 100 million people had watched her performances and interviews on the Internet.

This was a lot of progress for an unemployed woman who lived along with her cat. Most of her life had been spent looking after her mother who had died aged 92, two years earlier. She had never been married or in her words, “been kissed”. Susan had learned difficulties and had only once been employed as an assistant cook.

Even though Susan did not win the “British got Talent Show” and came up second, two years later, she already released two successful albums. Many people are touched by her story because Susan Boyle is like each of us in one way or another—full of weakness, often disappointed and mocked at by others. However, unlike many of us who usually give up too soon, she had the determination to fight for her dream. Susan Boyle launched her successful music career at the age of 48 and you too can still achieve your dream. Just take courage.

1.What shocked the audience most before Susan started to sing?

A. Her experience and figure.

B. Her wonderful voice

C. Her age and simplicity.

D. Her dream career .

2.What can we learn from the third Paragraph?

A. Susan was good at raising the cat.

B. Susan was a single woman.

C. Susan learned much while attending her mother.

D. Susan didn’t like cooking.

3.What does the underlined word “mocked at” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A. Laughed at.

B. Highly respected.

C. Cut off.

D. Turned to.

4.What does the writer intend to tell us?

A. Failure is the path to success.

B. It is never too late to start your dream.

C. Entering TV talent show leads to success.

D. Some singers succeed late in life.

Trans-Bridge Tours is looking forward to providing you with another year of exciting One-Day travel destinations in 2016.

Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island

August 15 (Sat)

$78 Adult; $66 Child (4-12); $ 75 Senior (62+)

No visit to the New York City area is complete without a trip to the world’s most famous landmarks--- the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

Price includes transportation to Liberty State Park and timed ferry tickets.

9/11 Museum& Memorial

September 29 (Tue)

$ 87 Adult; $ 78 Youth (7-17); Senior $80（65+）

The Museum displays artifacts associated with the events of 9/11, while presenting stories of loss and recovery. The Memorial between the twin reflecting pools, is a tribute of remembrance and honor to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks.

The New York Botanical Garden

October 14 (Wed)

$126 Adult

This National Historic Landmark offers visitors 250 acres of the most unique land form of any botanical garden in the world, with huge rock outcroppings, beautiful flower collections, a river, cascading waterfalls, and 40 acres of old-growth forest dating from pre-Revolutionary times plus a world-class Conservatory.

Hagley Museum & Winterthur

November 21(Sat)

$113 Adult

Located on 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine, Hagley is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E.I. du Pont in 1802. Winterthur was the former home of Henry Francis du Pont, a famous antiques collector and gardener.

Includes: Brandywine tour at Hagley; Lunch at Hagley Museum; Guided tour at Winterthur Garden

1.Which of the following charges an adult the lowest fee?

A. Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island

B.9/11 Museum & Memorial

C. The New York Botanical Garden

D. Hagley Museum & Winterthur

2.Which day will a geological researcher prefer?

A. August 15. B. September 29.

C. October 14. D. November 21.

3.Which was set up in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks?

A. The Statue of Liberty.

B. The 9/11 Memorial.

C. Hagley Museum.

D. Winterthur Garden.

Cats like climbing trees and there are logical reasons behind this behavior. Interestingly, due to some of their physical features, cats will meet trouble getting down from the trees after climbing up, which may seem unusual.

There are several reasons why cats climb trees, mostly to do with defensive purposes. Cats, as predators(捕食者), like to understand their environment well. As they are small animals, their scope of vision is considerably smaller. Cats often climb trees to get a better view of their surroundings to help them see any potential dangers.

While cats are predators, they are also easy to get attacked from larger animals, such as dogs or even other cats. A tree often provides a safe hiding place. In the wild, cars climb up trees to give them a resting or napping place that is out of predators’ range. It also helps disguise their presence.

Some cats may climb trees for fun, on occasion, or possibly to work on improving their climbing abilities. Small cats frequently test out their claw skills by trying to climb up anything and everything, from bookcases to trees to a person’s leg. Climbing practice is good for cats; it can improve their strength and flexibility and teach them an important defensive skill.

If a cat has gotten up a tree and cannot get down, the owner may wonder why its remarkable climbing abilities only work in one direction. A cat’s claws curve inward, allowing it to grip onto surfaces while going up head first. Unfortunately, this useful climbing curve does nothing to help the animal get back down again.

Eventually, most trapped cats will either jump out of the tree or realize that they can get down by going tail first. Either way, a cat up a tree is usually nothing to worry about; they are intelligent animals and will figure out how to get down sooner or later.

1.According to the text small cats like to climb a person’s leg to______.

A. Show love to the person

B. Test out their claw skills

C. Avoid the attack from the dog

D. Get food from a person’s hand.

2.Why do cats have trouble getting down from a tree?

A. They are afraid of height.

B. They are easy to get lost in a tree.

C. They don’t know how to jump off a tree.

D. Their climbing ability doesn’t help when climbing down.

3.What should you do when you see a cat trapped in a tree?

A. Just let it alone.

B. Lead it down patiently.

C. Teach it the right way to get down.

D. Watch it closely until it comes down.

4.What does this text mainly talk about.

A. Why cats like to climb trees.

B. Why cats can’t climb down a tree.

C. How cats manage to climb down a tree.

D. What owners do to help cats down a tree.