【题目】C

She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced(雀斑) image of innocence. It was pouring outside.

We all stood there under the awning(遮篷) and just inside the door of the Wal-Mart. We all waited, some patiently, others irritated, because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always memorized by rainfall. I get lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child come pouring in as a welcome reprieve(暂缓) from the worries of my day.

Her voice was so sweet as it broke the trance（恍惚） we were all caught in, "Mom, let's run through the rain." she said.

"What?" Mom asked.

"Let's run through the rain!" She repeated.

"No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit." Mom replied.

This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain."

"We'll get soaked if we do." Mom said.

"No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she pulled her Mom's arm."

"This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"

"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, if God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!"

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.

Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation(肯定) in a young child's lifetime when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith. "Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If get wet, well maybe we just need washing." Mom said. Then off they ran.

We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars . They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked but they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories. So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day!

【1】The first paragraph is functioned as a(n) _____ of the story.

A. introduction B. transition

C. explanation D. background

【2】What attitude of the Mom towards her daughter’s suggestion at first?

A. Indifferent B. Positive

C. Negative D. Curious

【3】How can we understand the underlined sentences in paragraph twelve?

A. People were sad to hear the bad news of little girl’s father

B. People didn’t know how to comfort the little girl and her Mom

C. People were curious to know how the Mom would react to the girl

D. People didn’t hear what the little girl had said because of the heavy rain

【4】Which of the following can be the best title of the story?

A. We Need Washing

B. Run Through the Rain

C. Cherish Your Memories

D. Make Memories Every Day

【题目】The way _____ was thought of by him was similar to the way ______ we carried it out.

A. that, in which B. which, which

C. what, / D. it, that

【题目】Xi’an was attacked by such a terrible smog _____ few residents had ever experienced before.

A. which B. and it was C. as D. that

【题目】Your desk is crowded with too many unnecessary things, including used papers and books. You’s better ______ some of them.

A. remain B. recover C. remove D. replace

【题目】In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources, the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable (可持续的) ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.

Today, sustainable development is a popular trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decade. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy revolution. It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil (棕榈油), which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%.

Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions (排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from traditional model to a sustainable one.

The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.

【1】The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that ______.

A. It makes the world warmer

B. it consumes natural resources

C. it brings severe damage to forests

D. it makes growth hard to continue

【2】What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To introduce a new business model.

B. To advocate sustainable development.

C. To predict a change of the global market.

D. To compare two business models.

【3】To fully develop the low-carbon markets, government can ______.

A. cut public expenses

B. forbid carbon emissions

C. develop public resources

D. encourage energy preservation

【4】We can learn from the last paragraph that businesses have many chances to ______.

A. develop sustainable products

B. explore new natural resources

C. make full use of natural resources

D. deal with the major challenge

【题目】A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle (some water or liquid) between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet. He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn’t possibly imagine how this had happened. It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out he would never hear the end of it. When the girls found out, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived.

He prayed this prayer, “Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I’m dead meat! ” He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered. As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water. Susie tripped （绊倒） in front of the teacher and dumped （倒）the bowl of water in the boy’s lap. The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while he was saying to himself, “Thank you. God! ”

Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule(嘲笑), the boy was the object of sympathy（同情）. The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out. All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. The sympathy was wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred （转移） to someone else—Susie. She tried to help, but they told her to get out.

When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” Susie whispered back, “I wet my trousers once, too!”

【1】The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A. the boys would never play with him

B. the boys would treat him as usual

C. he would hardly hear any praise from the boys

D. he would be laughed at by the boys endlessly

【2】After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of _________.

A. excitement B. relief C. anxiety D. anger

【3】What did the other kids do after the incident?

A. They offered him dry clothes.

B. They laughed at the boy rudely.

C. They helped the boy do the cleaning.

D. They urged the boy to get out angrily.

【4】Why did Susie dump water in the boy’s lap?

A. The boy asked her to do so.

B. She just did it by accident.

C. The teacher tripped her on purpose.

D. She knew the boy’s embarrassment.（尴尬）

【题目】D

Traditionally regarded as one of the safest planes in the skies, the Boeing 777’s reputation will have been damaged by the second fatal crash in less than a year. There are around 1,000 Boeing 777s in service, and the plane is a long haul workhorse（长途运输的主力）, shouldering some of the longest routes. It entered service in 1995 and the National Transportation Safety Board, which is responsible for monitoring US-made aircraft, has recorded fewer than 60 incidents. But the recent record has been more patchy(不协调) with two major incidents---a crash at San Francisco airport last July, which claimed three lives, and the crash-landing of a British Airways 777 at Heathrow in January 2008.

However, the Malaysian disaster is very different from both the BA incident and the crash involving a Asiana Airlines flight at San Francisco International Airport in July. Both the BA and Asiana accidents occurred shortly before landing, while the Malaysia airlines plane disappeared off the radar during the early stages of the trip.

The accident at San Francisco in July was attributed to pilot error which led to the engines being set to idle because he believed the computer would maintain sufficient speed to keep the plane up in the air. But initial reports suggest that Zaharie Ahmad Shah, the 53-year-old Malaysian airlines pilot, was hugely experienced - having joined the carrier in 1981 and with 18,365 hours in the cockpit under his belt. The BA crash landing, which did not result in any fatalities, was finally found to have been caused by a blockage in the fuel line feeding the engine. Simply put the aircraft had the aviation equivalent of a cardiac arrest because some of the fuel failed to melt and blocked the supply line at the end of a long flight from Beijing to London, during which the plane travelled through unusually cold airspace over Siberia.

This crash makes people think of the disaster in which 288 people on board an Air France Airbus 330. That plane, another long-haul workhorse, crashed into the Atlantic en-route from Rio de Janeiro in June 2009 killing 228 people. A variety of explanations have been given for the Air France crash, with investigators finding that the plane’s speed sensors were giving an incorrect reading. But with this crash involving a different aircraft, it will take several months before investigators can find out the cause.

【1】What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. To arouse our attention of some famous crashes of plane.

B. To find out the causes of plane crash.

C. To inform us of the Malaysian disaster.

D. To warn us not to travel by plane any more.

【2】The Malaysian disaster is quite different mainly because_____.

A. The plane disappeared off the radar during the early stages of the trip.

B. The accident occurred shortly before landing.

C. The pilot believed the computer would maintain sufficient speed.

D. The pilot was less experienced.

【3】What methods are used to describe the whole passage?

①Giving examples

②Making comparisons

③Reasoning matters

④Offering figures

A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①②④ D. ①③④

【4】What does “this crash” refer to in the last paragraph?

A. the crash of Air France

B. the crash of the Malaysia airlines plane

C. the crash-landing of a British Airways 777

D. the crash at San Francisco airport

【题目】单词拼写（共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分）

【1】The public __________(惊慌) when they saw smoke rising from the volcano.

【2】The applicants were waiting for the result with __________(焦虑).

【3】Which of the following four___________(陈述) is true?

【4】He is _________(精神上) addicted to computer games.

【5】I love all the seasons, spring in _________(尤其，特别).

【6】He left all his _________(财产) to the charity cause.

【7】His humor left a good ____________(印象) on the interviewer.

【8】He is always ____________(乐观的) about his future.

【9】Please keep me __________(告知，通知) of the latest news about the match.

【10】We should take measures to deal with the ____________(污染的) air.

【题目】某报社就“关爱空巢老人”这一话题进行征文。请你根据所给提示写一篇英文短文投稿。内容主要包括：

空巢老人越来越多的原因；2. 他们面临的问题；3. 如何帮助他们。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数。

Old people that live alone with no family member to take care of them are now called the empty-nest elderly. __________________________________________________________________

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【题目】No one knows what would happen in the future for sure.【1】we often think of the future and wonder what the world would be like 【2】a hundred years' time.

Think of space. Perhaps 【3】permanent station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as a【4】(tour). Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system. 【5】that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space【6】visiting other planets, such as the Mars Colony and the Venus Exploration Outpost.

Scientists of the future will almost certainly find other ways to make life last【7】(long). 【8】probably will find cures for most diseases. If a hospital 【9】(have) a "body bank", it will give you almost any new part you need to keep on 【10】(live). People of the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.