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2．My wife and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store．I don't think many people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have．They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet．
One of the clerks，Charlie，was always wearing his glasses but he didn't one day．I asked him about it and he said they'd been out of order and that he couldn't afford a new pair．His family needed money．It was obvious that he was having a difficult time．
We wanted to help him，so we turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan．We had his secretary contact him，asking him to come in for an eye exam for free．We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for them．Although Charlie questioned what was going on，the doctor just told him that someone had offered the money for his new glasses．When we went in to pay the bill，the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!
It was so wonderful to see Charlie in her new glasses and he enjoyed telling all the regular customers how the gift came about．I'm sure that upon hearing her story，ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many．

24．Why didn't the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day？B
A．It was very warm and fine．
B．His old glasses were broken．
C．His glasses were missing．
D．He forgot to wear his glasses．
25．From the passage，we can infer thatC．
A．Charlie was a young man with skills
B．Charlie knew who paid the money for the new glasses
C．Charlie didn't support his family with enough money
D．Charlie entirely accepted the money for the new glasses
26．The underlined word"waived"in the third paragraph can be replaced byA．
A．gave up
B．took up
C．cut down
D．put off
27．Which of the following could be the best title for the passage？B
A．The Wonderful Feeling of Helping others
B．Customers'Gift to an Employee
C．A Friendly Clerk-Charlie
D．A New Pair of Glasses．

1．生活的美妙不在于你有多快乐，而在于你能给别人带来多少快乐．（depend）
The beauty of life doesn't depend on how happy you are but how much happiness you bring to others．．

2．A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a box by his feet．He held up a sign（61）reading（read），"I am blind，please help．"（62）There were only a few coins in the box．The boy felt sad．A man was walking by．He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the box．Then he took the sign，turned it around and wrote some words．He placed the sign （63）where it had been so that everyone who walked by would see the new words．Soon the box was full（64）of coins．A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy．
That afternoon，the man，by（65）whom the sign had been changed，came to see how things were．The boy （66）recognized（recognize） his footsteps and asked，"Are you the one who changed my sign this morning？What did you write？"The man said，"I （67）simply（simple）wrote the truth．I said what you mid but in a（68）different（difference）way．"（69）What he had written was，"Today is （70）a beautiful day but I can not see it．"

1．If boy wizard Harry Potter uses his magic to capture （迷住） the hearts of millions of teenagers，high school students Gabriella and Troy have charmed American boys and girls with their stories of campus life．
They are the leading characters in High School Musical，a series of hugely successful films in the US．The sequel （续集），High School Musical 3，came out on October 24and has topped the American box office for two straight weeks．
The show has everything attractive to teenagers-dancing，catchy music，puppy love and good looks．The story starts when high school basketball star Troy and brainy Gabriella-two teenagers who are worlds apart-meet during the winter break．At a karaoke contest they discover their love for singing and an interest in each other．When school starts，Troy finds out that Gabriella is the new girl at his school．
Eager to find the magic they had during karaoke，Troy and Gabriella decide to audition （试镜） for the school's upcoming musical．This angers the school's drama queen Sharpay．However，they overcome difficulties and become the leading actors．
But the story doesn't end there．High School Musical 2follows their adventures over summer vacation when Sharpay tires to break up Troy and Gabriella．In the latest sequel，high-school seniors are facing the possibilities of being separated from each other as they go off in different directions when graduating from high school．
Joined by the rest of their friends，Troy and Gabriella stage a musical reflecting their experiences，hopes and fears about the future．
"The success of the High School Musical films shows Disney's long-term efforts to attract youngsters for whom Mickey Mouse seems to babyish，"wrote New York Times reporter Dave Itzkoff．"For the time being，the movie has made fictional high school students as recognizable as that 79-year-old mouse．"

31．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．Boy wizard-Harry Potter．
B．High school students Gabriella and Troy．
C．A successful show-High School Musical．
D．Disney's long-term efforts．
32．How many films are there in this series of films？B
A.2． B.3． C.4． D.5．
33．What can you learn from the words"two teenagers who are worlds apart"？C
A．They live far away from each other．
B．They used to know each other well．
C．They have a big difference between each other．
D．They study at different schools．
34．What happens in High School Musical 2，according to the passage？D
A．Troy and Gabriella audition for a school musical．
B．Troy and Gabriella meet at a karaoke contest．
C．Troy and Gabriella graduate from high school．
D．Sharpay tries to break up Troy and Gabriella．
35．What does New York Times reporter Dave Itzkoff mean？A
A．High School Musical is possibly more attractive to youngsters．
B．The high school students don't like Mickey Mouse．
C．Mickey Mouse is more attractive to youngsters．
D．Mickey Mouse is too old to be recognized by youngsters．

20．

This is a picture of a ballet dancer whose left foot looks shockingly different from the right one．Some even jokes that the left foot represents how elegant ballet dancers look．On the contrary，the right one reveals the nature of those dancers'life．One can hardly imagine how much time and effort have been devoted to endless practice．

写作内容
请根据你对所示图片及文字的理解，写一篇150词左右的文章，要点如下：
1．以约30个词简要描述图片的内容；
2．以约120个词谈谈你的看法，内容包括：
（1）图片给你的启示，并举例说明；
（2）你最想对图片的芭蕾舞者说什么？为什么？
写作要求
1．可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文的句子；
2．作文中不能出现真实的姓名和学校的名称
3．不必写标题
评分标准
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当．
The dancer's left foot is elegantly wrapped in her ballet shoe tied to the ankle with a silk ribbon．The shoeless right foot，however，looks horribly different．Bruises and scars occupy every inch of her toes．
I can only imagine the untold hardship the dancer must have endured for the endless hours of practice to look so glamorous on the stage．Likewise，behind every seemingly stunning success，there can be failures，disappointments，and embarrassments．When the whole world is crazy for JK Rowling's Harry Potter stories，rarely do people know it was after the books had been turned down 12 times by the publisher that they finally came out．Nothing is difficult to a willing heart．However，when we admire others'success，we should remember it is not from nowhere．
I have imagined the dancer to be my friend．I will，instead of telling her how awesome her dancing is，ask her to take good care of herself，for health is the real elegance of life．．

19．下面这幅图展现了我国大学热门专业的变迁．请根据你对这幅图的理解用英语写一篇短
文．

Popular University Majors in China
Maths                                                 Civil Engineering
Physics      International Finance    Computer science      Automation Engineering
Chemistry     International Trade                     Telecommunications Engineering

In the early 1980s In the 1990s Around 2000 In 2014

你的短文应包含以下内容：
1．简要描述上图中热门专业的变迁（30词左右）；
2．分析变迁的原因（1-2个）；
3．介绍你未来的专业选择并说明原因（1-2个）．
注意：
1．可参照图片中文字及下面文章开头所给提示作必要发挥．
2．词数150左右．开头部分已写好，不计入词数．
3．作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名．
Over the past 30years，China has witnessed great changes in popular university majors．

18．Half a year before graduation from college，my son David began to seek a job．Due to the financial crisis，the competition was ever-fierce．My son targeted a company that was located in a coastal city．It was intended to employ only one person among more than twenty candidates，I said to David，"You should not harbor too much hope for fear that you would feel terribly disappointed when you fail．"He said to me，"I am not afraid of disappointment．As long as I try，there will always be hope!"
Three young men could enter the final round，which would later decide one person to be employed．Everything seemed to go quite well and David entered the final round in a week．
Unexpectedly，the interview was unbelievably simple，during which the interviewer only chatted with them for a while．The interview strategies my son prepared were not useful at all．The interviewer said the company would inform them of the result in 3days．On the morning of the third day，David received the text from the company that he was not employed．David felt disappointed．
In nightfall that day，David suddenly told me excitedly on phone that he had been employed．Greatly surprised，I asked him，"What's the whole matter？"David told me that he received another text saying that he was employed．David felt very confused about it．Later he found out the first text sent to him was also part of the test in the interview．Three men received the same text this morning and only David's reply was satisfying to the company．I asked my son，"How did all of you reply？"My son said，"One did not reply．The other said"goodbye"and I said"thank you"．"
Only then did I know that my son's"hope"came in that way．That is，when you feel disappointed，do not forget to say"Thank you"to the one who disappoints you．Actually，it is a piece of cake to say"Thank you"．Saying"Thank you"shows respect for others'work and demonstrates your grand generosity．Therefore，while under the same condition，you will get the upper hand in terms of opportunities compared with others!

26．What can we learn about David from the passage？D
A．Being short of money，David was eager to find a job．
B．He wanted to work for a company in the local city．
C．He was not hopeful of getting the job．
D．He took a positive attitude towards failure．
27．Which of the following is True about David's final round interview？B
A．David was nervous because the competition was really fierce．
B．David's preparations for the interview were not used．
C．The three young men performed equally well．
D．The result was announced on the spot．
28．When David got the job offer，he feltB at first．
A．excited
B．puzzled
C．nervous
D．pleased
29．What can be inferred from the passage？A
A．The author believed it's beneficial to say thank you．
B．The author was confident that his son would get the job．
C．The author was disappointed when his son was not employed．
D．The author thought it's not easy to say thank you．
30．What can be the best title of the passage？C
A．Sunshine Always Appears After Storm
B．Never Give Up Hope
C．The Magic Power of"Thank You"
D．A Young Man And His Hope．

17．My 16-year-old son，Anton，had gone to the local swimming hole．Most of the kids who swim there are fit and strong teens，and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors，so I had no fears for his well-being．Still，the firefighter's first words，"You need to come up here to the Stillwater River，"made me catch my breath．
When I got to the river，I saw Anton sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine，with a towel wrapped about his shoulders．
I hurried over to him．"You OK？"I asked．
"Yeah，"was all he said．But my eyes begged for an explanation．I didn't get it from my son．
The story was this：A couple in their 20s，unfamiliar with the Stillwater，had gotten caught in the current and began screaming for help．Witout hesitation Anton and his friend dived into the water，swam out to the drowning（溺水的） woman，and brought her safely to shore．
In an age in which the world"hero"is broadcast with abandon（随意）and seemingly applied to anyone，I realized the real thing in my son and his friend-the disregarding of personal safety for the sake of another human being．I know that teens are headstrong and self-centered，but this didn't lower the gravity of the event and the desire to do good．
Along the way home I tried to get some more information from him，but the only words were，"What's for supper？"
I thought twice about the tragedy（悲剧） that might have been．Questions flew across my mind like a flight of swallows：Would I have risked my life to save a drowning person？Or would I have chosen to dial 911？Would I have told the story over and over to anyone who'd listen？
The next morning，when Anton got up，I half expected him to tell me the story from his point of view，now that he had some distance from the event．But all he did was to toast a pie，pull himself together，and head for the door to begin the new day．

56．The writer caught her breath when she heard the fire fighters'first words becauseC．
A．her son saved a woman
B．she was scolded by fire fighters
C．she was anxious about her son's safety
D．her son was to blame for a fire
57．We can infer from the passage thatD．
A．firefighters always turn up in case of emergency
B．parents are always worried about their children
C．it's dangerous to swim in an unfamiliar river
D．teens are more responsible than expected
58．Which would be the best title for the passage？B
A．My Mother，My Love
B．My Son，My Hero
C．A Narrow Escape
D．A Silent Boy
59．Anton kept silent about his deed becauseC．
A．he was still in fear
B．he was annoyed with mother
C．he regarded it as a normal thing
D．he was afraid of being scolded．

16．Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together．These two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their respective houses．
One evening，Brownie's family noticed that Brownie hadn't returned home．They went looking for him with no success and by the next week he was still missing．
Curiously，Spotty showed up at Brownie's house alone．Barking，whining （哀叫） and generally pestering （纠缠） Brownie's human family．Busy with their own lives，they just ignored the nervous little neighbor dog．
Continuously，Ted，Brownie's owner，was disturbed by the angry，determined little dog．Spotty followed Ted about，barking insistently，then rushing toward a nearby empty lot and back，as if to say，"Follow me!It's urgent!"
Eventually，Ted followed Spotty to a deserted spot half a mile from the house．There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive，one of his hind legs crushed in a steel leghold trap．Horrified，Ted now wished he'd taken Spotty's earlier appeals seriously．Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable．
Spotty had done more than simply led Brownie's human owner to his trapped friend．In a circle around the injured dog，Ted found an array of dog food and table scraps which were later identified as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that week!
Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly，in the hope of keeping his friend alive by sacrificing his own comfort．Spotty had evidently stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers，and keep his spirits up．
Brownie's leg was treated by a veterinarian （兽医） and he recovered．For many years thereafter，the two families watched the faithful friends chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses．

1．Why did Ted pay little attention to Spotty at the very beginning？C
A．Because Ted was tired of listening to Spotty barking．
B．Because ed only cared about Brownie's safety．
C．Because Ted was not free at that moment．
D．Because Ted knew where Brownie was．
2．When Ted was led by Spotty to Brownie，heD．
A．was curious to find out what had happened
B．highly appreciated Spotty's help
C．was worried about Brownie's health
D．regretted not following Spotty earlier
3．Not only did Spotty help Ted find Brownie but alsoD．
A．he went to see his friend and played with him secretly
B．he sent messages to some other persons in his community to save his friend
C．he managed to lead a veterinarian to treat his friend
D．he sent food to his friend，accompanied him and inspired him to cheer up
4．What can we learn from the story？B
A．Barking dogs seldom bite．
B．A friend in need is a friend indeed．
C．Love me，love my dog．
D．Every dog has its day．

15．Among my most memorable vacation moments with my kids was the phone call I made from a peak in the Teton Range one summer．The boys were seven and ten，and they had not taken to the awesome scenery with the enthusiasm （热情） I'd hoped．I believe the word"bored"was uttered once or twice，and someone actually complained，"Are we there yet？"
I had a flashback to my own childhood-The Alps，not the Teton，but the same lack of appreciation from the backseat．"Can you at least grunt （咕哝） your appreciation so I'll know you're still there？"My father asked．My siblings and I did so all the way up a mountain and back down．
Now I call my dad from a Wyoming mountain and apologize．
Traveling with children is not always a postcard．There's the getting there，and being there，and the getting back home．This involves planning and patience in things unimagined．Yet，my parents persevered，taking us with them every summer．
I have long been glad they"dragged"me to travel with them everywhere，but it wasn't until that day in the Teton that I fully understood what I was grateful for．Until then，I'd thought only of what travel had given me as an individual：the sense of comfort in new places and the knowledge that there was a big world out there．My call to my father was the first time I appreciated what the trips had given us as a family．We were never more a family than when we were all away from home．Every day in the back of a rental car，my brother，sister，and I became a unit，relying on each other for entertainment．Back home，we had separate orbits-different friends，teachers，activities and bedrooms．Away，we were in sync （同步的），but also dissolving in what we thought were silent giggles （咯咯笑） between those grunts up the mountain．
"I'm sorry，"I said to my father 25years later from Wyoming．
"That's one of my favorite memories，"Dad replied．
Now that I think of it，it's one of mine too．

26．When the author took her children to travel with her，they feltC．
A．grateful
B．curious
C．impatient
D．nervous
27．Which of the following is TRUE about the author according to the passage？C
A．She has been to the Teton Range with her father．
B．She fully understood her father's intention as a girl．
C．She got bored with traveling during her childhood．
D．She felt sorry for taking her children to travel．
28．The author called her father in the Teton Range toB．
A．encourage her father to travel
B．make an apology to her father
C．tell him her children's complaints
D．show her excitement during the journey
29．What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph 4？A
A．Traveling with children is not an easy job．
B．Children do not like traveling in mountains．
C．Traveling with children is an expensive journey．
D．There's no time to deliver postcards during the journey．
30．The author feels grateful to her parents for travel becauseD．
A．they keep her physically healthy
B．she can make new friends during the trip
C．she is taught to be independent of her family
D．they make efforts to strengthen the bonds of family．

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