【题目】The behavior of a building's users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use, according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions (排放)by 80 percent by 2050, part of which will be achieved by all new homes being zero carbon by 2016. But this report shows that sustainable building design on its own—though extremely important—is not enough to achieve such reductions: the behavior of the people using the building has to change too.

The study suggests that the ways that people use and live in their homes have been largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency, which instead focus on architectural and technological developments.

“Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything，”explains Katy Janda, a UKERC senior researcher, “consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design.” In other words, old habits die hard, even in the best designed eco home.

Another part of the problem is information. Households and bill payers don't have the knowledge they need to change their energy use habits. Without specific information, it's hard to estimate the costs and benefits of making different choices. Feedback（反馈） facilities, like smart meters and energy monitors, could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behavior directly affects their energy use; some studies have shown that households can achieve up to 15 percent energy savings using smart meters.

Social science research has added a further dimension, suggesting that individuals' behavior in the home can be personal and cannot be predicted—whether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat (恒温器) , for example.

Janda argues that education is the key. She calls for a focused program to teach people about buildings and their own behavior in them.

【1】As to energy use, the new research from UKERC stresses the importance of ________.

A. zero carbon homes

B. the reduction of carbon emissions

C. sustainable building design

D. the behavior of building users

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

A. their homes B. existing efforts

C. developments D. the ways

【3】What are Katy Janda's words mainly about?

A. The importance of changing building users' habits.

B. The necessity of making a careful building design.

C. The variety of consumption patterns of building users.

D. The role of technology in improving energy efficiency.

【4】The information gap in energy use________.

A. affects the study on energy monitors

B. brings about problems for smart meters

C. can be bridged by feedback facilities

D. will be caused by building users' old habits

【题目】Children are known to be very keen observers and once they are interested in something, it is very likely to stay with them for life. They tend to look at life through the eyes of the person they are close to or want to be like. If their role model is optimistic, there are more chances of them optimistic. The role model becomes their standard of measurement.

Because they follow the actions of their role models so closely, children adopt the personality and attitude of their role models. Children learn to like or dislike certain things by mimicking the personality and attitude of the people they admire.

One reason why children keep changing their answers to “what would you like to be when you grow up” is that they are influenced by individuals in a certain field.

Children view the social relationships (family or public) mainly in the light of the importance these relationships hold in the life of their role models. Their expression of their feelings is many times a reflection of their role model’s outlook.

According to a study, around 56% of teenagers identified with the role models. Out of these, those having personal or direct contact with their role models had higher self-esteem and were better at academics compared to those who didn’t. As such, children who have positive role models, have more self-confidence and are more optimistic about their future. They learn to handle themselves well in social settings and positively interact with those around them.

Of course, children who have their parents as positive role models have a well-rounded outlook towards life. They find it easier to deal with the highs and lows of life because they have seen their parents do it before. They find a sense of stability and security knowing that they will overcome failures just like their parents before them. Besides, it becomes easier for parents to discipline and guide children. So it is no wonder why children who have parents as their role models have fewer behavioral issues.

【1】This article is mainly about______.

A. the importance of role models to children

B. how to be a good role model for children

C. the relation between role models and children

D. how to change children’s personality and attitude

【2】The underlined word “mimicking” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ______.

A. studying B. accepting

C. changing D. imitating

【3】According to the study, after direct contact with their role models, ______.

A. there is a decrease in children’s self-esteem

B. there are fewer children better at academics

C. children may have a strong desire to succeed

D. children may feel more optimistic about their future

【4】It can be inferred from the last paragraph that______.

A. children’s behavioral issues are serious

B. people should learn the latest studies on role models

C. parents should set a good example for children

D. teaching children strategies for security is important

【题目】阅读理解。

My father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to make it to 45．He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life．

Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter , some of his words have lived in my heart．One part always stands out．“Right now ,you are pretending to be a time killer(消磨时间者)．But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best．” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself．“You will do something great．” He didn’t know what would be, and neither did I ,but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself , I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask , “Is this what you were talking about , Dad ? Should I keep going ?”

A long way from 12 now , I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress．Lately, though, I’ve come to believe he would want me to move on to what comes next : to be proud of , and believe in , somebody else．It’s time to start writing my own letters to my children．Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had．Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail．They’re only afraid of failing us．They’re only afraid of failing us．They don’t worry about being disappointed．Their fear as mine was until my father’s letter is of being a disappointment．

Give your children permission to succeed．They’re waiting for you to believe in them．I always knew my parents loved me．But trust me ：That belief will be more complete , that love will be more real , and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts ：“Don’t worry ; you’ll do something great．”Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back．

【1】We learn from the text that the author ______

A．lost his father when he was young

B．worked hard before he read his father’s letter

C．asked his father’s permission to believe in himself

D．knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do

【2】What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph ?

A．Children need their parents’ letters．

B．Children are afraid to be disappointed．

C．His children’s fear of failure held them back．

D．His father’s letter removed his fear of failing his parents．

【3】Which of the following is true of the author ?

A．He got no access to success

B．He wrote back to his father at 12．

C．He was sure his parents loved him．

D．He once asked his father about the letter．

【4】The main purpose of the text is to ．

A．describe children’s thinking

B．answer some questions children have

C．stress the importance of communication

D．advise parents to encourage their children

【题目】阅读下面句子，用所给词的适当形式填空。

【1】Although I was young I could ________________ (simple) difficult sums．

【2】At that time it was considered a __________________ (technology) revolution．

【3】And I was also considered the start of my artificial________________ (intelligent)

【4】Since the 1970s many new _______________ (apply) have been found for me．

【5】______________ (person), I think the team that won first place cheated．

【6】Daisy had always longed to help ______________ (danger) species of wildlife．

【7】An antelope looked sad, saying, “We are being killed for the wool beneath our__________ (stomach)．”

【8】In relief, Daisy burst into _____________ (laugh)．

【9】Daisy smiled．“That’s good news．It showed the ____________ (important) of wildlife protection．”

【10】Dinosaurs came into ___________ (be) tens of millions of years ago．

【11】Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or ____________ (music)?

【12】Have you ever dreamed of playing at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and ____________ (appreciate) your music?

【13】Of course, they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become ______________ (million)．

【14】They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more _____________ (family) with them．

【15】His most exciting _______________(invite) was to perform on a TV program called “ Top of the Pop．”

【题目】书面表达,请你根据提示信息，用英语写一篇短文介绍你的家乡---德阳。内容包括：

1、德阳，成立于1983年，地处四川东北部，距省会成都47公里。

2、面积为5818 km，人口约为约361万。

3、旅游资源丰富。 三星堆（Sanxingdui Ruins），德阳孔庙（Deyang Confucian Temple），绵竹年画村（Mianzhu New Year Pictures Village）等。

4、交通方便，气候宜人。

注意：1、不要逐字翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

2、词数：100字左右。

【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。

There are few people who draw up life goals．Most people want to take one step at a time and are frightened when they have to set life goals 【1】

They can’t be more wrong ．Life goals are only a road map ．They record what you want to be at the end of your life．【2】others may want to be known as great builders or great sports people．In fact，there is no end to what to be．

However，the only way you can achieve your dream is by writing down your goal ．Once you have done that，you need to break this goal into several small goals．While writing the small goals，you must provide for change．【3】if you want to achieve your goals，you should be prepared to change them from time to time．This makes your goals really up-to-date．

Also，there cannot be just one life goal ．There are at least five subjects that you need to address ．There are: education ，career (职业)，family，health and money．【4】 For example，there can be no career goals unless they are backed by education goals．Similarly，there can be no family goals unless they are based on practical financial goals．

None of these goals is taught in college ．Yes，there are some families that try to train their kids to think wisely，and plan for their life ．【5】_They know what they want to get in life．They are also mentally prepared for most of the difficulties they expect to meet on the way．

A．These are happy families

B．Good health helps you to realize your goals．

C．Nothing remains unchanged in this world．

D．Many people do not know how to set life goals．

E．To them，life is too big to reduce to a few goals．

F．you will find that all these goals are related．

G．Some may want to be known as great scientists．

【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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。

Recently, as the development of the Internet, there is a kind of language calling the Web Language. The other day our class had a discussion about if we should welcome the Web Language.

Forty percent of the students think it ridiculous. They argue that it did no good to helping people communicate, nor is it useful for learning languages. Beside, it'll make Chinese less standard and pure, finally ruining our mother tongue. However, 69% of the students is fond of it. They think it simple, convenient and helpful in expressing them. What's more, it may make the language more interested.

Personally, it’s not good habit to use the Web Language. It may be popular, but you may also make yourself be misunderstood.

【题目】阅读理解。

Chicago’s children’s Hospital is the lucky receiver of a surprise $18million gift from Gladys Holm．She once was a secretary who never earned more than $15000 a year and never married．She lived alone in a small flat in Chicago，and was a volunteer at the Children’s Hospital．She was called the “Teddy Bear lady” because she brought toy animals to sick children on her regular visits．But Miss Holm，who died in 1996 at the age of 86 ，was also a long-time buyer of stocks(股票)．Over the years，she saved money that rose up to $18 million ，which she left to the Children’s Hospital ．It was the largest single donation in the hospital’s 115-year history．The hospital president，Jan Jennings，was shocked when she heard the news “when Miss Holm’s lawyer called to tell me how much that money was，I asked him to repeat it ，since I was certain I had misheard．”

Why did Gladys Holm fell so strongly about the Children’s Hospital? Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss Holm’s heart nearly 50 years ago，when doctors there saved the life of her friend’s daughter．She never forgot the happiness she felt all those years ago．

Holm’s gift will be devoted to heart disease research．People at the hospital said they regretted that they couldn’t thank Miss Holm for the surprising gift．

【1】According to the text ，Miss Holm built up her fortune by_______．

A．playing Teddy Bear Lady

B．working as a secretary

C．helping in the hospital

D．buying stocks

【2】Why did Jan Jennings ask the lawyer to repeat what he said?

A．she never expected Miss Holm would donate anything．

B．she want to make sure who Gladys Holm was

C．she had seldom received donations before

D．she thought there was a mistake

【3】Miss Holm’s love for the Children’s Hospital grew from_______．

A．a happy life living with children

B．a satisfying job given by the hospital

C．an unforgettable experience many years ago

D．a valuable gift she received from the hospital

【4】How will the donated money be used?

A．To built up a new children’s hospital

B．To help sick children and their parents

C．To improve research on heart disease

D．To buy more toys for sick children

【题目】书面表达

假如你是李华，在“十一”国庆节假期期间，你与你们学校国际部学生一同前往美国亚特兰大某中学进行为期一周的访问交流活动。你10月1日入住Travel Inn Atlanta 202房间，6日退房。你回家后发现一个中等大小的黑色背包遗失在那里，内有几本参考书，一个白色iPad,一张信用卡和少量现金。请用英文给该酒店的经理写一封信，请他帮忙寻找并寄回。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当地增加细节，使行文连贯；

3.开头语和结尾已为你写好。

Dear Sir or Madam,

I’m so grateful for your good service during my stay in Travel Inn Atlanta,

Thank you for anything you can do for me.

Yours sincerely

Li Hua

【题目】阅读下面材料，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。

One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen.

Suddenly, he【1】 (find)that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much 【2】 too little.”

His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 【3】 not save a bit of money?”

“That would be a very 【4】 (reason)thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like 【5】 (we),” Nick said.

Nick’s guests, who 【6】 (hear) their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell sale salt 【7】 a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect to the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”

“But such a small thing couldn’t【8】 (possible) destroy a village.”

“In the beginning, there was only a very small amount of【9】 (fair) in the world, but everyone added a little, always 【10】 (think) that it was only small and not very important ,and look where we have ended up today.”