(2016·天津改编) Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head — to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to our local swim team. She practiced hard and finally made it.

A. improve B. train C. join D. contact

(2016 ·浙江)Had the governments and scientists not worked together, AIDS-related deaths ________ since their highest in 2005.

A. had not fallen B. would not fall

C. did not fall D. would not have fallen

(2015 ·安徽)I’m so _________ to all those volunteers because they helped my terrible day end happily.

A. special B. superior C. grateful D. attractive

(2016·北京改编)By January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were .

A. tired B. upset C. pale D. sick

（2017·北京卷书面表达）

你的英国朋友Jim所在的学校要组织学生来中国旅行，有两条线路可以选择：“长江之行”或者“泰山之旅”。Jim来信希望你能给些建议。请你给他回信，内容包括：

1.你建议的线路；

2.你的理由；

3.你的祝愿。

注意：1.词数不少于50；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

Yours,

Li Hua

完形填空

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs (突破). He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him 1 he thought he was able to be so much more 2 than the average person.

He responded that it all came from a(n) 3 with his mother that happened when he was about two. He had been trying to 4 milk from the fridge when he 5 the slippery (光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in, 6 shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, ＂Robert, what a great and wonderful 7 you have made! I have 8 seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been 9 . Would you like to get down and 10 in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?＂

His mother said, ＂You know, what we have here is a 11 experiment in how to carry a big milk bottle with two 12 hands. Let’s fill the bottle with water and see if you can 13 it.＂ The little boy learned that if he 14 the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful 15 !

This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be 16 to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just 17 for learning something new, which is, 18 , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment ＂doesn’t 19 ＂, we usually learn something 20 from it.

1. A. why B. what C. when D. how

2.A. active B. absent C. creative D. honest

3. A. idea B. experience C. accident D. defeat

4. A. carry B. replace C. remove D. protect

5. A. fell B. lost C. escaped D. dropped

6. A. in honor of B. instead of C. in spite of D. in place of

7. A. picture B. mass C. map D. mess

8. A. rarely B. happily C. frequently D. angrily

9.A. got B. suffered C. done D. received

10. A. jump B. play C. enjoy D. handle

11.A. failed B. successful C. fantastic D. painful

12. A. strong B. tiny C. thin D. expert

13.A. get B. put C. try D. make

14. A. controlled B. analyzed C. broke D. held

15.A. cure B. teaching C. lesson D. instruction

16.A. concerned B. nervous C. athletic D. afraid

17.A. situations B. chances C. times D. turns

18. A. after all B. above all C. first of all D. in all

19. A. do B. finish C. go D. work

20.A. lovable B. severe C. valuable D. interesting

语法填空

There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and less salt. This trend, which was started by the medical community（医学界） 1 a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side 2 (effect) such as overweight and heart disease — the very thing the medical community was trying to fight.

Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet. They are required 3 (process) the food that we eat, to recover from injury and for several other bodily functions. When fat and salt 4 (remove) from food, the food tastes as if is missing something. As 5 result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing. Even 6 (bad), the amount of fast food that people eat goes up. Fast food 7 (be) full of fat and salt; by 8 (eat) more fast food people will get more salt and fat than they need in their diet.

Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack(吃点心) between meals and will improve the taste of your food. However, be 9 (care) not to go to extremes. Like anything, it is possible to have too much of both, 10 is not good for the health.

单句语法填空

结合语境，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。

1． We all feel it is Jack as well as his wife that is ________ (blame) for their son’s bad performance at school.

2． Nothing can prevent me ________ (finish) my work. I’ll carry on with it.

3． Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you won’t have time to get ________ (change) before the party.

4． ________ (expose) to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

5． China opened ________website on the South China Sea, complete with historical maps, articles and research, for some information online is not correct.

6． —You should have thanked her before you left.

—I meant _______, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.

7． Radium, ______ (discover) in the chemistry lab, gave off a blue light.

8． It refers to something in the past which is directly linked ________ the present time.

9． _________ newspapers and the Internet have in common is that they do more than simply record what happens.

10．The British government has issued a new visa policy _________ allows foreign students to stay six months more after their course ends.

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根据语境，用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。（每个短语仅使用一次）

1． ____________ stopping water pollution by law, it is everyone’s responsibility to make good use of water.

2． I like watching English programmes so I ____________ English.

3． We consider it quite necessary to __________ the failure before doing anything else.

4． The train _________ suddenly, the lights went off, and then there was fire and smoke.

5． My mother ____________ cancer when I was 10 years old, so I have to learn to live alone.

6． Potatoes turn green when they ______________ the light.

7. With the development of economy, our countryside is increasingly __________ the large cities.

8． The naughty boy was ____________ having damaged the computer.

9． Many people are likely to accept any idea __________ by experts on TV.

10． A new eight-kilometer road is ____________ that links the airport with the city.

I don’t think this doctor will ________ him of his heart disease.

A．recover B．cure C．treat D．help