【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多余三个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式填空。

It was raining lightly when I 【1】_______ (arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn’t care. A few hours 【2】________, I’d been at home in Hong Kong, with【3】_____ (it) choking(窒息的) fog. Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.

I’d skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River【4】_______ are pictured by artists in so many Chinese 【5】______(painting). Instead, I’d go straight to Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it’s only an hour away 【6】______ car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.

Yangshuo 【7】_______ (be) really beautiful. A study of travelers 【8】_______ (conduct) by the website Trip Advisor considers Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it 【9】_______(regular) arranges quick holidays here for people 【10】________ (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

【题目】课文填空（每空至多三个词）

California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the【1】 of being the most multicultural state in the USA, 【2】 people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. This diversity of culture is not 【3】 when you know the history of California.

People from different parts of the world, attracted by the climate and the lifestyle, still immigrate to California. It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be 【4】 great that there will be no distinct major 【5】 or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.

Although at present human egg cells and embryos 【6】 for cloning research are difficult to obtain, newspapers wrote of evil leaders 【7】 to clone themselves to attain their ambitions. Religious leaders also raised moral questions. Governments became nervous and more conservative. Some began to reform their legal systems and 【8】 research into human cloning, but other countries like China and the UK, continued to accumulate evidence of the 【9】 medical aid that cloning could provide. However, scientists still wonder whether cloning will help or harm us and 【10】 it is leading us.

【题目】Lights Out at Bedtime

There are plenty of good reasons to power up a personal desktop or laptop computer in the evening — writing e-mails， chatting on social networks or making purchases over the Internet， for instance． But various studies indicate that people who stare at a PC’s bright monitor shortly before going to bed probably sleep less soundly than they would otherwise because the light seriously affects their natural wake-sleep cycle．"They haven't proved it though，" says Dieter Kunz， the team's director at Charite's Psychiatric Clinic in St.Hedwig's Hospital in Berlin.

Similarly， exposure to just 10 minutes of normal bathroom lighting is enough to free the sleep hormone melatonin， which regulates people's natural wake-sleep cycle and makes them sleepy at nightfall．

Ten years ago， a team of British and American researchers detected a photo-pigment（光敏色素） in the human eye that signals to the body whether it is day or night， summer or winter． The photo-pigment is especially sensitive to blue light．

"The blue light more or less tells the body， ‘It's daytime， be awake，’" Kunz says． Monitors have a mostly cold white light content and scientists suspect the photo-pigment may react similarly to it． So the longer people look into the bright light， the more awake they become — and then sleep poorly．

A lot of people have difficulty "switching off" in the evening． About half of the women in Germany and a quarter of the men sleep poorly.

Environmental factors are only one of the possible causes． Job stress as well as personal and health concerns are also the main reasons for their sleep problems．

In addition， electronic objects' standby lights and indicator lamps can be annoying in the dark and affect sleep．"Sound scientific evidence is still lacking on this matter，" Kunz notes.

According to Kunz, those who cannot go without their computer in the evening should turn down the blue content if possible and lower the brightness somewhat．"But nobody does that because, after all, you want to concentrate while working at the computer and the light helps the brain."

【1】The passage is mainly about ________.

A．natural wake-up cycles

B．the effect of light on sleep

C．personal and health concerns

D．functions of computer monitors

【2】The underlined word “which” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A．normal bathroom lighting

B．10-minute exposure to lighting

C．the release process of a chemical

D．a chemical affecting one’s sleep cycle

【3】We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．the blue light has a calming effect

B．the photo-pigment tells people day or night

C．women in Germany use computers more often than men

D．it has been proved that standby lights affect people’s sleep

【题目】Only two countries in the advanced world provide no guarantee for paid leave from work to care for a newborn child. Last spring one of the two，Australia， gave up the bad distinction by setting up paid family leave starting in 2011．I wasn’t surprised when this didn’t make the news here in the United States—we’re now the only wealthy country without such a policy．

The United States does have one explicit family policy， the Family and Medical Leave Act， passed in 1993．It entitles workers to as much as 12 weeks’ unpaid leave for care of a newborn or dealing with a family medical problem． Despite the modesty of the benefit， the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups fought it bitterly， describing it as “government-run personnel management” and a “dangerous precedent（先例）．” In fact， every step of the way， as (usually) Democratic leaders have tried to introduce work-family balance measures into the law， business groups have been strongly opposed.

As Yale law professor Anne Alstott argues， justifying parental support depends on defining （定义） the family as a social good that， in some sense， society must pay for. Parents are burdened in many ways in their lives: there is “no exit” when it comes to children. Society expects—and needs—parents to provide their children with continuity of care． And society expects—and needs—parents to persist in their roles for 18 years， or longer if needed.

【1】What do we learn about paid family leave according to Paragraph 1？

A．It came as a surprise when Australia adopted the policy.

B．Setting up this policy made Australia less influential.

C．It has now become a hot topic in the United States.

D．No such policy is applied in the United States.

【2】What makes it hard to take work-family balance measures in the States？

A．The incompetence of the Democrats.

B．The opposition from business circles.

C．The lack of a precedent in American history.

D．The existing Family and Medical Leave Act.

【3】What is Professor Anne Alstott’s argument for parental support？

A．Children need continuous care.

B．Good parenting benefits society.

C．The cost of raising children has been growing.

D．The U．S．should keep up with other developed countries.

【4】Why is the author against classifying parenting as a personal choice？

A．Parenting is regarded as a moral duty.

B．Parenting relies largely on social support.

C．Parenting produces huge moral benefits.

D．Parenting is basically a social responsibility.

【题目】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。选项中有两项为多于选项。（请把答案填在答案卷的横线上）Without plants, people couldn’t live. We eat plants.【1】. And we need plants for another reason: We need them because they are beautiful.【2】.Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colours and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the wind blows, we are not able to hear the leaves of the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side.【3】.That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why people always like houses with room for some grass and a garden.Do you talk to your plants?【4】Perter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, writers of a book called The Secret of Plants, tell of an experiment in which two seeds were plants in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas.【5】Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem and more leaves.

【题目】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。

Business is the organized approach to providing customers with the goods and services they want. The word business also refers to an organization that provides these goods and services. Most businesses seek to make a profit（利润）— that is, they aim to achieve income that is more than the costs of operating the business. 【1】 Commonly called nonprofits, these organizations are primarily nongovernmental service providers. 【2】

Business management is a term used to describe the techniques of planning, direction, and control of the operations of a business. 【3】 One is the establishment（制定）of broad basic policies with respect to production; sales; the purchase of equipment, materials and supplies, and accounting. 【4】 The third relates to the establishment of standards of work in all departments. Direction is concerned primarily with supervision（监管）and guidance by the management in authority. 【5】

A.Control includes the use of records and reports to compare actual work with the set standards for work.

B.In this connection there is the difference between top management and operative management.

C.Examples of nonprofit business include such organizations as social service agencies and may hospitals.

D.However, some businesses only seek to earn enough to cover their operating costs.

E.The second aspect relates to the application of these policies by departments.

F.In the theory of business management, organization has two main aspects.

G.Planning in business management has three main aspects.

【题目】短文改错

本文中共有10处语言错误,每句最多有两处.错误涉及一个单词的增加,删除和修改.增加:把缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该词.删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉.修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词. 注意: 1.每处错误极其修改均限一词.2.只允许修改10处,多者从第11处不记分.

Mr. Smith had a 8-year-old son named Tony, who enjoyed listening to music very much. So he bought a piano to Tony, hoping that he can become a famous pianist one day. The little boy put her heart into practising the piano day after day and seemed enjoy every minute of it. However, half a year later, he told his father that he was tiring of practising the piano. Heard this, Mr. Smith said, “Tony, it is one thing to be fond of listen to music, but it is another thing to perform skillful by yourself. You can never play the piano well even if you don’t practise more.”

【题目】短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线, 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。

My dream school starts at 8:30 a.m and ends at 3:30 p.m. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didn’t need to do so many homework. Therefore , we have more time with after-school activities. For example, we can do reading for one and a half hour and play sports for one hour every day.

My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, or sat by the lake listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also our friends.

【题目】书面表达最近，英国一个名为Gives Me Hope的网站火了，网友分享的一些小故事，给人带来了希望。假定你是李华，请你给在英国的网友Joe推荐这个网站。请根据要求给他写一封邮件，内容要点：

●网站名称和内容 (www. Givesmehope. com)；

●自己看完故事的感受；

●鼓励Joe到网站上分享故事。

注意：

(1)词数：100字左右；

(2)可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

(3)书信格式及开头均已给出 (不计入总词数)。

Dear Joe,

How are you going recently?

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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

【题目】下面文章中有5处 （第1～5） 需要添加小标题。请从（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题， 并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

A. Decide to settle when growth is guaranteed.

B. Follow other people's paths.

C. Blame others for the fault.

D. Have faith in overnight success.

E. Only pay attention to the dreams themselves.

F. Believe someone else has the answers for you.

FIVE WAYS TO KILL YOUR DREAMS

I dedicated the past two years to understanding how people achieve their dreams. When we think about the dreams we have, and the footprint we want to leave in the universe, it is striking to see how big of an overlap there is between the dreams that we have and projects that never happen. So I'm here to talk to you today about five ways how not to follow your dreams.

【1】______

You know the story, right? The tech guy built a mobile app and sold it very fast for a lot of money. You know, the story may seem real, but I bet it's incomplete. If you go investigate further, the guy has done 30 apps before and he has done a master's on the topic, a Ph.D. He has been working on the topic for 20 years. This is really interesting. I myself have a story in Brazil that people think is an overnight success. I come from a humble family, and two weeks before the deadline to apply to MIT, I started the application process. And, voila! I got in. People may think it's an overnight success, but that only worked because for the 17 years prior to that, I took life and education seriously. Your overnight success story is always a result of everything you've done in your life through that moment.

【2】______

Constantly, people want to help out, right? All sorts of people: your family, your friends, your business partners, they all have opinions on which path you should take: "And let me tell you, go through this pipe." But whenever you go inside, there are other ways you have to pick as well. And you need to make those decisions yourself. No one else has the perfect answers for your life. And you need to keep picking those decisions, right? The pipes are infinite and you're going to bump your head, and it's a part of the process.

【3】_____

So when your life is going great, you have put together a great team, and you have growing revenue, and everything is set — time to settle. When I launched my first book, I worked really, really hard to distribute it everywhere in Brazil. With that, over three million people downloaded it, over 50,000 people bought physical copies. When I wrote a sequel, some impact was guaranteed. Even if I did little, sales would be okay. But okay is never okay. When you're growing towards a peak, you need to work harder than ever and find yourself another peak. Maybe if I did little, a couple hundred thousand people would read it, and that's great already. But if I work harder than ever, I can bring this number up to millions. That's why I decided, with my new book, to go to every single state of Brazil. And I can already see a higher peak. There's no time to settle down.

【4】______

I constantly see people saying, "Yes, I had this great idea, but no investor had the vision to invest." "Oh, I created this great product, but the market is so bad, the sales didn't go well." Or, "I can't find good talent; my team is so below expectations." If you have dreams, it's your responsibility to make them happen. Yes, it may be hard to find talent. Yes, the market may be bad. But if no one invested in your idea, if no one bought your product, for sure, there is something there that is your fault. Definitely. You need to get your dreams and make them happen. And no one achieved their goals alone. But if you didn't make them happen, it's your fault and no one else's. Be responsible for your dreams.

【5】_____

Once I saw an ad, and it was a lot of friends, they were going up a mountain, it was a very high mountain, and it was a lot of work. You could see that they were sweating and this was tough. And they were going up, and they finally made it to the peak. Of course, they decided to celebrate, right? I'm going to celebrate, so, "Yes! We made it, we're at the top!" Two seconds later, one looks at the other and says, "Okay, let's go down." Life is never about the goals themselves. Life is about the journey. Yes, you should enjoy the goals themselves, but people think that you have dreams, and whenever you get to reaching one of those dreams, it's a magical place where happiness will be all around. But achieving a dream is a momentary sensation, and your life is not. The only way to really achieve all of your dreams is to fully enjoy every step of your journey. That's the best way.