【题目】A little old couple walked slowly into McDonald’s on one cold winter evening. It seemed that they didn’t come to the right place with the young families and young couples eating that night.

The little old man walked right up to the cash register，I placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. There was one hamburger，one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries，divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip at the drink and then set the cup down between them.

As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger，the crowd began to get restless. You could tell what they were thinking，“That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of them.”

As the man began to eat his French fries，one young man stood and came over to the old couple’s table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything.

As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin，the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.

After being politely refused again，he finally asked a question of the little old lady，“Ma’am，why aren’t you eating？You said that you share everything. What is it that you are waiting for?

She answered，“The teeth.”

【1】Who were eating in McDonald except the old couple that night? (No more than 8 words)

【2】What did the old man order? (No more than 12words)

【3】Why did the young man offer to buy some food for the old couple? (No more than6 words)

【4】What can we learn from the old lady’s answer? (No more than 5 words)

【题目】Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

It’s been so long that I can’t remember the crime, but I’ll never forget the punishment: Dig up the fig tree (无花果) in the backyard and plant it at Mumsy’s place in the country. As I often did when appointed to do a hard job in the garden, I this was my parents’ way of getting me to do their dirty work.

It was a Sunday morning. With some tools, I went at the tree, dismantling (拆卸) it branch by branch and limb by limb, until all that remained of the once-proud specimen was a sorry-looking stump of a thing.

“What did that ever do to you?”, my father said, “You left some taproot (主根), at least. Go and load up the truck.” On any other day before, during the to mumsy’s, we would have pleasantly school as usual, but I fenced myself off that time.

Then, at Mumsy’s, instead of sitting back to watch me work, he me. As my father and I took turns to work, I could feel my anger , making room for the simple satisfaction of working at my father’s side towards a common goal.

“ Well,” my father said when we finished, “ we’ve done what we can do.” “Do you think there’s any that it can grow up?” I asked. “It’s rich dirt. They say you can plant toenails in it and grow little kids.” My father answered. I never tried the toenail trick, but I did watch as it settled in, took root, and began to prosper. I was amazed and when bowls of figs began to fill the fridge.

In a fair world, I don’t deserve the reward. I had hurt the tree for my own complaints. What right did I have to the fruit? Years later, I put this to my father. Watching him slide a bowl of figs from the fridge one morning, I felt a sudden stab of shame for my boyhood . My father took a fig from the bowl and let me think of the fruit as forgiveness. “You,” he said, “ some of that.”

【1】A. Convinced B. informed C. suspected D. inspected

【2】A. truck B. tool C. tree D. taproot

【3】A. rest B. flight C. walk D. ride

【4】A. thought over B. talked about C. broke into D. gave up

【5】A. Forgave B. tricked C. entertained D. joined

【6】A. Disappeared B. Concentrated C. approached D. exposed

【7】A. Relationship B. value C. advantage D. chance

【8】A. confused B. relieved C. regretful D. disappointed

【9】A. perfectly B. partly C. mostly D. probably

【10】A. task B. answer C. question D. strategy

【11】A. Misery B. misfortune C. sorrow D. rudeness

【12】A. Deserve B. receive C. protect D. suspect

【题目】University Room Regulations

Approved and Prohibited Items

The following items are approved for use in residential (住宿的) rooms: electric blankets, hair dryers, personal computers, radios, televisions and DVD players. Items that are not allowed in student rooms include: candles, ceiling fans, fireworks, waterbeds, sun lamps and wireless routers. Please note that any prohibited items will be taken away by the Office of Residence Life.

Access to Residential Rooms

Students are provided with a combination (组合密码) for their room door locks upon check-in. Do not share your room door lock combination with anyone. The Office of Residence Life may change the door lock combination at any time at the expense of the resident if it is found that the student has shared the combination with others. The fee is $25 to change a room combination.

Cooking Policy

Students living in buildings that have kitchens are only permitted to cook in the kitchen. Students must clean up after cooking. This is not the responsibility of housekeeping staff. Kitchens that are not kept clean may be closed for use. With the exception of using a small microwave oven (微波炉) to heat food, students are not permitted to cook in their rooms.

Pet Policy

No pets except fish are permitted in student rooms. Students who are found with pets, whether visiting or owned by the student, are subject to an initial fine of $100 and a continuing fine of $50 a day per pet. Students receive written notice when the fine goes into effect. If, one week from the date of written notice, the pet is not removed, the student is referred to the Student Court.

Quiet Hours

Residential buildings must maintain an atmosphere that supports the academic mission of the University. Minimum quiet hours in all campus residences are 11:00 pm to 8:00 am Sunday through Thursday. Quiet hours on Friday and Saturday nights are 1:00 am to 8:00 am. Students who violate quiet hours are subject to a fine of $25.

【1】 Which of the following items are allowed in student rooms?

A. Ceiling fans and waterbeds.

B. Wireless routers and radios.

C. Hair dryers and candles.

D. TVs and electric blankets.

【2】 What if a student is found to have told his combination to others?

A. The combination should be changed.

B. The Office should be charged.

C. He should replace the door lock.

D. He should check out of the room.

【3】What do we know about the cooking policy?

A. A microwave oven can be used.

B. Cooking in student rooms is permitted.

C. A housekeeper is to clean up the kitchen.

D. Students are to close kitchen doors after cooking.

【4】 If a student has kept a cat in his room for a week since the warning, he will face _____.

A. parent visitsB. a fine of $100

C. the Student CourtD. a written notice

【5】When can students enjoy a party in residences?

A. 7:00 am, Sunday.B. 7:30 am, Thursday.

C. 11:30 pm, Monday.D. 00:30 am, Saturday.

【题目】留意一下我们的周边，可以发现陪读现象已蔚然成风。请你根据以下要点写一篇短文，内容应包括：

1．简要描述陪读现象；

2．分析父母陪读的原因（2至3个）；

3．发表你对此的看法。

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【题目】书面表达（满分30分）

假设你是某国际中学高二学生李华，校长Mr.White 打算请一位著名科学家到你校演讲，请你根据以下内容给他写一封信，建议邀请马丁.卡普拉斯(Martin Karplus)教授：

参考词汇： theoretical 理论的 colleague 同事

注意：

1 词数100左右

2 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

3 信得开头结尾已经给出，且不计入总词汇

Dear Mr. White,

I heard that you are planning to

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

【题目】____ Britain has agreed to join the China-led international development bank - Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), German and Italy will follow suit(跟风，学样).

A. Now that B. In case

C. Even if D. As if

【题目】七选五（共5小题； 每小题2分，满分10分）

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Many people’s English in reading or writing is good, but most of their spoken English is poor. How to improve your spoken English? Here are some tips.

Listen to a lot of high-quality spoken English. Listen to a higher level of language if you want good English. As a beginner, listen to instructional CDs or software. When you are ready, listen to quality news, documentaries and movies in English.

【1】 You will need a lot of listening to improve your English, so commit to listening for an hour or mare every day.

【2】 Read in English every day to increase your vocabulary. Read material you understand but gradually increase its challenge level. Try to read for 30 minutes to one hour every day.

Record your spoken English and listen to the playback. Try to hear your own strong and weak points. If you are taking an English class at a school with a language lab, ask for pronunciation software. Listen to the speakers, record your own speech and play it back to compare. 【3】__

Pay attention to grammar when you speak. If you don’t know the rules, take a grammar class and ask English-speaking friends to correct you. 【4】 Language learning experts believe that we learn grammar better by hearing and reading the language.

【5】 Seek out opportunities to talk to English speakers. Join a club, talk to travelers and make new friends who speak English. Enjoy activities with English speakers so that you use English in real-life situations. Speaking our thoughts aloud will also help you improve your oral English.

A.Read to challenge yourself.

B.This practice will help you improve your pronunciation.

C.Improve your fluency(熟练）by speaking English every day.

D.Your need to learn good English for business or academic purposes.

E.If you don’t live in an English-speaking country, find those sources on the Internet.

F. When you are alone at home or in the car, you can also speak English out loud for practice.

G. However, don’t expect grammar exercises to take the place of listening and reading.

【题目】If you put a stone in the way of an ant, it will go around, over, under or on top, without stopping, until it finds a way to get ______ it needs to be.

A. what B. how C. which D. Where

【题目】I lost my sight when I was four years old when falling off a train to Atlantic City. But I was . My parents and my teachers saw something in me -a potential to live, you might call it -which I didn't see, and they encouraged me to blindness.

The hardest lesson I had to was to believe in myself. If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have walked with a stick for the rest of my life. When I say belief in myself I am not _ talking about the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an staircase alone. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that. Although imperfect in some aspect, I am a real, positive person. There is a special place where I can make myself fit.

It took me years to discover and this self-confidence. It had to start with the most basic things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was making fun of me and I was .

"I can't use this," I responded.

"Take it with you," he urged me, "and roll it around. "

The words stuck in my head. "Roll it around! " By rolling the ball I could where it went. This gave me an how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball. At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a new kind of baseball. We called it ground ball.

All my life have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to them one by one. I also knew my limitations. It was no good trying something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only the bitterness of failure. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made .

【1】A. unfortunate B. disappointed C. lucky D. ashamed

【2】A. share with B. play with C. toy with D. fight with

【3】A. meet B. learn C. avoid D. prepare

【4】A. simply B. slightly C. frequently D. directly

【5】A. unusual B. unfair C.unfamiliar D. uncomfortable

【6】A. lengthen B. strengthen C. deepen D. widen

【7】A. hurt B. amused C. greeted D. praised

【8】A. find B. see C. smell D. hear

【9】A. event B. offer C. idea D. excuse

【10】A. receive B. achieve C. classify D. follow

【11】A. refused B. removed C. caused D. replaced

【12】A. sense B. mistakes C. friends D. progress