7．It was on her 14th birthday that her first book.In the Forest of the Night.was accepted for public——青夏教育精英家教网—

7．It was on her 14th birthday that her first book，In the Forest of the Night，was accepted for publication．It was a huge success gaining the attention of millions of young readers．At 16，her second novel，Demon in My View，also reached the bookstores．Several books later，the teenage author still works away in her room，surrounded by shelves full of dark tales about vampires （吸血鬼） and witches．Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is widely seen as America's finest teen writer and was named one of Teen People's"20Teens Who Will Change the World．"
Born in 1984，she began making up stories when she was about three years old．"I never stopped and said，‘I want to write'，"Amelia remembers．"I loved stories and created stories before I was old enough to know how to write them down．"
In her family，reading was basic and fun．"My parents encouraged me to read----and to read anything I wanted，so long as I was reading，"she said．"They never restricted what I read．Later，when I started writing，they never criticized what I did or said I was‘too young'．They never said it was impossible for me to achieve what I have．"
In her short but successful career，Amelia has tried different styles．But vampires were the first characters to really come alive in her work．From them she has developed a whole world，one which she always enjoys learning more about．
As a published teen writer，Amelia's advice to other teens who dream of being authors is：just do it!"I believe anything is possible．Don't give up your dreams just because you fear failure．Getting a book published is difficult，but if I can do it，others can too．"
38．What can we learn about Amelia Atwater-Rhodes？A
A．Reading widely helped her a lot in her career．
B．She found getting a book published was easy．
C．Vampires have been the only characters in her books．
D．Her parents began to teach her to make up stories when she was 3．
39．What do we know about Amelia's parents？B
A．They helped her with writing stories．
B．They fully supported her．
C．They thought she was too young to read．
D．They chose what she read．
40．The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 4refers toA．
A．Vampires
B．different styles
C．Teenagers
D．characters in her novel
41．Which of the following can be the best title for the text？D
A．Good News for Teen Writers
B．Is It Possible for a Teen Writer to Be Published？
C．Advice on Being Teen Writers
D．A Top-selling Teen Writer Pens Vampire Tales．

6．Tracey Webb and her husband Keith were driving friends home to Tavistock late on 11May when they saw two cars that had just crashed badly．
The couple had only completed their first aid training on the previous day，but they didn't hesitate（犹豫） to act．Tracey said，"We stopped our car，and our friend Drew called 999．I ran to the cars first and check the people．Both drivers were very shocked，but they were up and walking around．However，there was a front seat passenger trapped in one car so I asked Drew to also call for a fire truck．
"I shouted to Keith to help the drivers，then climbed into the back seat of the car and sat holding the head of the trapped passenger，a 17-year-old boy．Both his legs were caught under the dashboard（仪表盘）．The car was full of broken glass．The passenger's head was covered in glass and tiny cuts．"
Tracey added，"He was crying in pain，so I kept talking to him to calm him down．Following my first aid training，I checked for signs of injury and asked some of the boy's medical history to pass on to the doctors．
"An ambulance（救护车） came first，and the doctors said I was doing exactly the right thing．I sat holding the injured passenger's head upright and still for another 20minutes and finally handed over to a doctor just before the firemen cut off the roof of the car．"
Throughout the process，the couple both stayed calm and focused on what they had learned during their first aid course．
"If I had not taken my first aid training，the situation could have been very different that night．We saved a life，"said Tracey．
31．On seeing the car accident，Tracey immediatelyC．
A．called for an ambulance
B．asked the firemen for help
C．checked the men in the car accident
D．climbed into the car to save the injured boy
32．What was wrong with the 17-year-old boy？B
A．He was seriously injured and couldn't see．
B．He got trapped in the car and couldn't get out．
C．His head hit the dashboard and was covered in cuts．
D．His legs were cut by pieces of glass and losing blood．
33．When the doctors said Tracey did the right thing，they meant that TraceyD．
A．chose to take first aid course
B．waited for the doctors to come
C．was kind enough to save a stranger
D．kept the boy calm and protect his head
34．Which words can best describe Tracey and her husband？A
A．Calm and warm-hearted
B．Quick and creative．
C．Patient and clever．
D．Kind and honest．

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4．background背景．

3．celebration庆典．

2．请你修改下面短文，共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词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（从第11处起）不计分．
Body language is one of the most powerful mean of communication．It is used to conveying their thoughts and opinions and to communicate to each other．When talking with others，you are not just using words，and using facial expressions as well as gestures．Just like words，body language vary from culture to culture．For example，in many countries，shake one's head means"no"when nodding means"yes"．Although there are many interpretations of our body language，but some gestures are universal．The smile is the best example．Its function is show happy and put people at ease．

1．I live in the land of Disney，Hollywood and year-round sun．You may think people in such a splendid，fun-filled place are happier than others．If so，you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness．
Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun．The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common．Fun is what we experience during an act．Happiness is what we experience after an act．It is a deeper，more lasting emotion．Going to an amusement park or ball game，watching a movie or television，are fun activities that help us relax，temporarily（暂时） forget our problems and maybe even laugh．But they do not bring happiness，because their positive effects end when the fun ends．
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play，it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun．These rich，beautiful individuals have constant access to great parties，fancy cars，expensive homes，everything that spells"happiness"．But in memoir （回忆录） after memoir，they tell the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun：depression，alcoholism，drug addiction，broken marriages，troubled children and profound loneliness．
Ask a single man why he resists（抗拒） marriage，if he's honest，and he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment，for commitment is in fact quite painful．The single life is filled with fun，adventure and excitement．Marriage has such moments，but they are not its most distinguishing features．
Similarly，couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness．They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they can．Couples with little children are lucky to get a whole night's sleep or a three-day vacation．I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children．
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating（解放性的） realizations．It liberates time：now we can devote more hours to activities that can really increase our happiness．It liberates money：buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless．And it liberates us from envy：we now understand that all those rich people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all．
32．We can learn from the passage thatB．
A．fun creates long-lasting satisfaction
B．happiness is lasting while fun is short-lived
C．fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness
D．fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness
33．To the author，the role Hollywood stars will play is toD．
A．write memoir after memoir about their happiness
B．bring happiness to the public instead of going to parties
C．teach people how to enjoy their lives
D．tell the public that happiness is not related to fun
34．In the author's opinion，marriageA．
A．indicates duty and devotion
B．leads to raising children
C．affords greater fun
D．usually ends up in pain
35．Which of the following is the best example of"painful happiness"？C
A．Winning lottery by accident．
B．A single man resisting marriage．
C．Raising children．
D．Buying some fancy clothes．

20．Dear Sir/Madam，
I live next to your school in Grasmere Road and I am writing regarding the very bad behavior of some of your younger students．In addition to this，I should like to bring to your attention to the irresponsibility of certain members of your staff when supervising （监督） students，evening activities．
Firstly，concerning the students'behavior，I should like you to make it very clear to those students walking along Grasmere Road towards the station that my front garden is not a place where people are allowed to leave their rubbish．When they leave school in the afternoons，they pass my house and throw empty cans，waste paper and even cigarette packets （although most of them are below the age for smoking） on my grass．
Could you also please ask your students not to shout and use bad language in the street，as this is harmful to the reputation of both your school and the area？
Regarding certain members of your staff，you are perhaps unaware of the fact that their evening activities sometimes continue well beyond ten and the noise is too loud．Last Thursday night the noise did not stop until 10：30pm．Surely the members of staff supervising these activities could bring the events to a close at a suitable moment．
I know that I am speaking for many families in the area when I ask you to speak to your students and staff about these matters．
Should they continue to be so inconsiderate，I shall be forced to take matters further and shall have no choice but to write to the council（地方议会）．
Yours faithfully，
Mrs．J Barker
29．The text is a letter ofC．
A．introduction
B．invitation
C．complaint
D．thanks
30．Which of the following is destroying the area's reputation in Mrs．J Barker's eyes？D
A．Throwing rubbish．
B．Smoking cigarettes．
C．Making too much noise．
D．Shouting and using bad language．
31．What is Mrs．J Barker going to do if these matters are not solved？A
A．Take further action．
B．Turn to a lawyer．
C．Keep an eye on them．
D．Continue to write to the school．

19．When I was little，I'd see tons of bats flying around streetlights at night in my neighborhood in upstate New York．
By the time I turned 7，I noticed something strange：All the bats in my neighborhood had vanished，and I wondered why．Later I learned what had happened to my town's bats．A disease called"white nose syndrome（白鼻综合征）"had killed 93percent of New York State's bats （and about 6million bats across the country）!I was shocked．I asked the bat biologist what I could do to help，and she said，"Tell others what's been happening．Help people understand that bats are important to our environment and need to be protected．"
I thought I must teach people about bats．My first stop？The library，where I eventually checked out every book on bats they had．Next，I started a Facebook page called Buddies for Bats and posted any photos，facts，and videos that I could find．Then I wrote a letter to the host of an environmental program on my local radio station，asking if they'd do a show on bats．（They did!）
But I still wanted to find a way to educate people face to face．I managed to make a presentation to a school．I also used tools to describe how bats help farmers （and protect our food supply） by eating crop-damaging insects．
I practiced my presentation until it shone like a polished stone．It went over so well that other teachers started requesting me．Over the past three years，I've talked in front of everyone from 5-year-olds to senior citizens!The more I present，the more I notice that I am changing minds．I have watched people go from dismissing bats as"disgusting（令人厌恶的）"to truly understanding them and advocating their protection．
Right now，I'm thinking of becoming a marine biologist （海洋生物学家） someday．As long as I'm helping animals，I'11be happy．
25．When the author was little，batsB．
A．lived mainly in the south of America
B．existed in large quantities in upstate New York
C．did great harm to the natural environment
D．were well protected in upstate New York
26．The underlined word"vanished"in Paragraph 2can best be replaced byD．
A．reproduced
B．expanded
C．starved
D．disappeared
27．Paragraphs 3and 4mainly talk aboutA．
A．the author's efforts to help protect bats
B．how the author started Buddies for Bats
C．why the author did a radio show on bats
D．the difficulty the author had in educating people
28．What can we infer about the author's presentation？A
A．It was effective．
B．It was far from satisfactory．
C．It was ignored by the audience．
D．It was boring．

18．The other day in school we were discussing jobs．Our teacher，Mrs．Bolt，said that vocations were very important and that it was never too early to think about your life's work．Most of the children really weren't too sure about what they wanted to be．But I knew exactly what I wanted to be，and when Mrs．Bolt asked me，I replied"A truck driver．"
"A truck driver，"repeated Mrs．Bolt．"Why do you want to be a truck driver，Kenneth？"
"Because truck drivers are always on the move．They don't have to sit at desks all day．They're out on the road and they see a lot of the country．The pay is good，too．And you never have any homework．"
The class laughed．
"Well，Kenneth，"answered Mrs．Bolt．"You certainly sound enthusiastic．I guessed that you don't like sitting at a desk or doing homework．Is that correct，Kenneth？"
"Yes，I guess so，"I said．
"Well，since you are so interested in becoming a truck driver，I think you should investigate the field a little further．I want you to go to the library and take out a book on truck driving．And I want you to write a book report on it and hand it at the end of the month．"
"That's the last time I'll ever tell anybody my secret ambition!"
33．The word"vocations"in the first paragraph here meansB．
A．works
B．jobs
C．holidays
D．ambition
34．Why did Mrs．Bolt ask Kenneth to write the book report？BecauseA．
A．she wanted him to learn about the other side of truck driving
B．she was angry with him
C．she was not satisfied with the reasons he gave
D．she wanted the whole class to follow his example
35．Which sentence does not agree with the general idea of the text？C
A．Truck drivers are well paid．
B．Kenneth's wish made the whole class burst into laughter．
C．Kenneth enjoyed sitting at a desk doing his lessons．
D．Mrs．Bolt wanted Kenneth to write a book report．

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