【题目】Many Americans are turning to Japan, they think, a country of high academic(学术的) achievement and economic success, for possible answers．However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find． In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction．In one survey, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education．Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents(答问卷者)listed “to give children a good start academically” as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools．In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices．To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as determination, concentration, and the ability to work as a member of a group．The huge majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents.

Like in America, there is diversity(多样性) in Japanese early childhood education．Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential(潜力的) development．In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools．Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children’s chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities．Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.

【1】We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ________.

A． Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction

B． Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents

C． Japan’s economic success is a result of its scientific achievements

D． Japan’s higher education is superior to theirs

【2】In Japan’s preschool education, the focus is on ________.

A． preparing children academically

B． shaping children’s character

C． teaching children mathematics

D． developing children’s artistic interests

【3】Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based kindergartens?

A． They can do better in their future studies.

B． They can make more group experience grow there.

C． They can be individually oriented when they grow up.

D． They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.

【4】Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to ________.

A． broaden children’s knowledge

B． train children’s creativity

C． lighten children’s study load

D． enrich children’s experience

【题目】If you're tired of the Mediterranean and don't want to head to Disney again，perhaps it's time for a summer holiday in space．Russia has declared plans for its first floating hotel，217 miles above earth，and it is something of an offering with good service．

Hosting just seven guests in a four cabins，the accommodation will boast huge windows with views back to earth and tasty microwave meals will be served instead of the ones often used by astronauts．

Just getting there will be an adventure in itself—it will take two days aboard a Soyuz rocket—and it won't exactly be a budget holiday: A five-day stay will cost you￡100，000 to￡500，000 for your journey．The hotel is due to open by 2016 and，according to those behind it，will be far more comfortable than the International Space Station (ISS) used by astronauts and cosmonauts．

In the weightlessness of space，visitors can choose to have beds that are either vertical or horizontal．Tourists，who will be accompanied by experienced crew，will dine on food prepared on Earth and sent up on the rocket，to be reheated in microwave ovens．Many kinds of delicacies will be available．

Iced tea，mineral water and fruit juices will be available，but alcohol will be strictly prohibited．Toilets will use flowing air instead of water to move waste through the system．Waste water will be recycled．

Sergei Kostenko，chief executive of Orbital Technologies which will construct the hotel，said: “Our planned module inside will not remind you of the International Space Station．A hotel should be comfortable inside，and it will be possible to look at the Earth．The hotel will be aimed at wealthy individuals and people working for private companies who want to do research in space．” The hotel can also be used as an emergency bolthole (避难处) for astronauts aboard the International Space Station if there is a crisis．

【1】Which can be the best title of the passage?

A． Russia declares the design for its first space hotel

B． The first space hotel is under construction now

C． The astronauts will have a second home in space

D． Russia has the advanced technology in exploring space

【2】What does the underlined word “budget” in the 3rd paragraph mean?

A． expensive

B． worthwhile

C． economic

D． uncomfortable

【3】What kind of accommodation will the guests have in the space hotel?

A． They will have the same food as the astronauts have．

B． Many kinds of drinks are available including alcohol．

C． Guests can have beds that are either vertical or horizontal．

D． Tourists are accompanied by the astronauts from the ISS．

【4】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A． The space hotel is built to remind you of the International Space Station．

B． The hotel is constructed with big windows so that tourists can see the earth．

C． The company，Orbital Technologies，has already begun to build the space hotel．

D． In the near future，a space trip for most of the people can be realized．

【题目】短文改错

下面每个句子中都有一处错误，请标出地方并改正。

Hi Eva,

Sorry that I haven’t been in the touch with you for a while. But I catch a cold last week, and I’ve been in bed for four day. I’m feeling better today. Lucky my classes won’t start till next week.

I have good news for you. I’m going to a conference in you town in May, from 16th to 20th. Could you recommend a hotel where is in the center of town? It needn’t be too expensive because the tight budget. I’ll have a freely half-day for sightseeing. Do you think you can showed me around?

Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Chris

【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。

Cell Phones: Hang Up or Keep Talking

Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. 【1】 They find that the phones are more than a means of communication – having mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.

The explosions around the world in mobile phone use make some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity(负面报道)of such ideas. _____【2】____________

On the other hand, signs of change in the issues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memory loss. 【3】 This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years.

【4】 The answer is radiation(辐射). High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.

As the discussion about the safety continues, it appears that it’s best to use mobile phones less often.

_____【5】 Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health.So for now, it’s wise not to use your mobile phone too often.

A. They will possibly affect their benefits.

B. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people.

C. What do the doctors worry about?

D. What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful?

E. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.

F. He couldn’t remember even simple tasks.

G. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time.

【题目】Tiny transmitters(发射机) fixed on the backs of the blue-green bees have allowed scientists to follow the insects as they fly for miles in search of rare flowers．

Working in Panama，scientists caught 17 bees of the common species and fixed a 300 milligram radio light onto the back of each．The signals they sent out were used to follow their movements in and around the forest where they lived．

Professor Martin，from Princeton University，US，and the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany，said，“By following the radio signals，we discovered that male bees spent most of their time in small centre areas，but could take off and visit areas farther away．One male even crossed over the shipping lanes in the Panama Canal，flying at least 5km，and returned a few days later．”

Researchers have struggled to follow the movements of bees before，following bees marked with paint or using radar which doesn’t work well in forests．

“Carrying the transmitter could reduce the distance that the bees travel，but even if the flight distances we record are the shortest distances that these bees can fly，they are impressive，long-distance movements，” said Dr．Roland Kays，from New York State Museum，a co-author of the research published today in the on-line journal．“This result helps to explain how these bees’ pollination(授粉) can be so rare．” Pollination by bees and other insects is the key to the diversity and continued growth of flowers and trees in some forests．

The new study is the first to use radio transmitters to follow bees in a forest．Similar research may now be carried in temperate forests，where bees also play a vital role．

【1】The main purpose of the passage is to___

A． call on people to protect the bees for the environment

B． explain why the bees fly far away in search of flowers

C． introduce a modern way to follow the bees to readers

D． encourage the public to support the scientists' research

【2】What was the problem when researchers tried to follow the bees in the past?

A． It was quite difficult to mark the bees

B． The radar itself didn't work very well

C． The bees weren't easy to be recognized

D． Environmental limits were hard to solve

【3】What Dr．Roland Kays said implied that____

A． he didn't expect bees could fly so long a distance

B． The transmitter didn't have any effects on bees at all

C． He wanted to know how far bees could travel badly

D． The record was in fact as exact as he had thought

【4】Researchers follow the movements of bees mainly to___

A． learn how far they can fly at most

B． discover how they affect the plants

C． correct some wrong ideas about bees

D． get to know where they enjoy living

【题目】First Lady Michelle Obama is on a five-day trip to Asia. She is visiting Japan and Cambodia to help publicize a program called "Let Girls Learn". Administration officials set up the campaign to support the education of millions of girls worldwide.

Before her trip, Mrs. Obama and her husband noted the inability of an estimated 62-million girls to attend school. They said educating the girls should be a foreign policy goal.

This week, Mrs. Obama criticized the fact that tens of millions of girls are not receiving a satisfactory education. In her opinion piece, she wrote this failure to educate girls it was more than "a tragic waste of potential." It is both a serious public health issue and a problem for the economic health of nations and the world. She also said it was "a threat to the security of countries around the world".

The First Lady noted by 2012, every part of the developing world was educating both girls and boys in primary schools. But this is not the case in secondary education. She wrote in some areas girls face "the cultural values and practices that limit the prospects of women in their societies ".

The Obama administration launched the "Let Girls Learn" campaign earlier this month. At the time, Mrs. Obama noted plans to involve the U.S. Peace Corps, and the Volunteer Development Agency.

"This effort will draw on the talent and energy of the nearly 7,000 Peace Corps volunteers serving in more than 60 countries. Through this effort, Peace Corps will be supporting hundreds of new community projects to help girls go to school and stay in school. And, I want to emphasize that these programs will be community-generated and community-led. They will be based on solutions devised by local leaders, families and yes, even the girls themselves."

President Obama also spoke at the same White House event, saying that campaign is important to his administration.

【1】Why did Michelle Obama make the trip to Asia?

A. To get help from Peace Corps.

B. To set up the "Let Girls Learn" program.

C. To promote an educational program.

D. To develop Japan-US relationship.

【2】These statements may be Michelle Obama’s opinion EXCEPT_____.

A. girls in developing countries have greater potential than boys

B. girls have the same right to receive higher education

C. having girls educated should be a foreign policy goal

D. failing to educate girls affects the world’s economy

【3】What is the main idea of the sixth paragraph?

A. How the Peace Corps are organized.

B. What the plan for the campaign is.

C. Who are in charge of the program.

D. Where the campaign will be carried out.

【4】What may be talked about in the next paragraph?

A. The achievements they have achieved.

B. The measures they have taken.

C. The possible problems they will meet.

D. The importance of the educational program.

【题目】Chocolate has come a long way through history，and one of the reasons is the Ferrero family，the creators of the world-famous Ferrero Rocher chocolate treats．The history of this family business starts back in the 1940s，when Pietro Ferrero and his wife，Piera，transformed a pastry shop into a factory．There，Pietro and his son，Michele，let their creativity lead them to form the building blocks of the company．Eventually，Michele took over the operation and set his sights on making the best products possible.

Michele's efforts paid off．He turned his father's creations into globally sold and consumed products．One of their most successful products，Nutella，had become a staple food in many homes．The third generation now runs the company．Michele's sons，Pietro and Giovanni worked side by side as managing directors for ten years until an accident resulting in Pietro'death．Still inspired by his family and their hard work and determination，Giovanni is guiding Ferrero into the future.

While staying true to the Ferrero motto of “work，create，and donate”，he is making sure his family's business is an example of success in the past，present，and future.

［写作内容］

1．以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2．以约120个词谈谈Ferrero及其家人成功制作巧克力对你的启迪，内容包括：

（1）描述人们创业的艰辛。

（2）分析人们创业成功的原因。

（3）Ferrero及其家人成功制作巧克力对你的启迪。

［写作要求］

1．作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

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【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

We looked through the Styles archive(档案文件) of 2015, sorting through the many tips and tricks throughout our stories. Our subjects are about what you wear, what you consume and how you love. _【1】________．

1. Wear comfortable underwear.

“I only wear granny panties(内裤),” said Julia Baylis, 22. Mayan Toledano, 27, added: “What’s sexy for us is being natural and comfortable.” _【2】_______．

2. Stare into the eyes of someone you love (or want to love) for exactly four minutes.

Not two. Not three. Four. “【3】_________ ” said Mandy Len Catron, the author of a Modern Love column on the exercise. “Four really takes effect.”

3. Be nice to babies.

Even if they're screaming on a plane. Nyfesha Miller became a social media star after taking care of her seatmate's crying infant on a flight earlier this year.

4. __【4】_______．

It may be true that you can't really cure depression, so you can only get better at living with it. But raising a kitten（小猫）seemed to help one depressed man.

5. Make sure you are the boss of your electronic devices.

Rather than the other way around. _【5】________ That’s the most important for us to keep the laws.

6. Enjoy the phrase 'I'm too old for this.'

“There is also something profoundly liberating about aging: an attitude, one that comes hard won,” wrote Dominique Browning. “Only when you hit 60 can you begin to say: ‘I’m too old for this.’ This line is about to become my personal motto.”

A. Here are some tipsfor improving your existence in the coming year.

B. It’s only allowed to wear granny panties for the young.

C. Help a depressed man.

D. In other words, it’s our first choice to feel natural and at ease.

E. Get a pet.

F. Try making a few rules for when you do (and don't) use your phone.

G. Two minutes is just enough to be terrified.

【题目】书面表达

假定你是李华。前几天，你在打篮球时伤了脚，目前正在住院。昨天，你的外籍教师Peter前来探望，你非常感动。请用英语给Peter写一封信表达谢意，并告诉他：

1.非常喜欢他赠送的书籍；

2.王明每天放学后，都来给你补课；

3.两周内就可康复出院。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.文章的开头和结尾已经给出。

Dear Peter,

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Best wishes to you!

Yours，

Li Hua

【题目】However，the Norman Conquest didn’t affect the English language___________ the Angles and the Saxons victory about 600 years earlier，which led to Old English ________ Celtic.

A． so much as；was replaced B． so good as；being replaced

C． as much as；replacing D． as well as；replaced by