【题目】There are stories about two U.S. presidents, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We don’t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting.

The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct” on it. The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell. So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while，he shortened that term to “OK”.

The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York. Van Bnren’s friends organized a club to help him become President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”.

【1】The author____________.

A. believes both of the stories

B. doesn’t believe a word of the stories

C. is not sure whether the stories are true

D. is telling the stories just for fun

【2】According to the passage, President Jackson__________.

A. couldn’t draw up any documents at all

B. didn’t like to read important papers by himself

C. often had his assistants sign documents for him

D.wasn’t good at reading，writing or spelling

【3】According to the first story, the term “OK”____________.

A. was approved of by President Jackson

B. was the title of some Official documents

C. was first used by President Jackson

D. was an old way to spell “all correct”

【4】According to the second story, the term “OK” was first used __________.

A. by Van Buren

B. in a presidential election

C. to organize the Old Kinderhook Club

D.by the members of the ‘‘Old Kinderhook Club”

【题目】语法填空

Yuppies are young people who earn a lot of money and live in____【1】_ style that is too expensive for most people. If you are invited to a yuppie dinner party, don't be surprised ____【2】___ you are offered freshly-cooked insects as a first course. While the idea of eating fried insects fills most of us with horror, insect-eating is becoming highly ____【3】____(fashion). For example, in the media industry, successful executives ____【4】_____(see) to eat fried or boiled insects from time to time while working at their desks. These safe-to-eat insects can be found and ordered on the Internet. And young people are logging on to exotic food websites ____【5】____ ordering samples of prepared insects to serve at their dinner parties. Although the idea of eating insects is probably ______【6】___(disgust) to most of us, _____【7】___ people would claim that pigs, chickens and some kinds of seafood we often eat are examples of great beauty. One day insects could be marketed and sold ____【8】___ a food item in supermarkets. According to their fans, they are not only ___【9】__ in protein and low in fat, but also very tasty. But until our attitudes to food change fundamentally, it seems ___【10】___ insect-eaters will remain a few.

【题目】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。

Depressed people can be very difficult to be around， and yet they need more than the usual amount of support and understanding from their friends and family.

The anger and lack of concern that a depressed person may have for people close to him or her can be very disturbing to someone who's trying to help. _____【1】______. Withdrawal from others can make it nearly impossible to encourage a depressed person to enter into activities that may help pull him or her out of the depression.

______【2】____ Attempts to help may be met with defensiveness and verbal attacks. While being supportive and understanding， the friend of a family member must be careful not to do too many things for the depressed person. There is a very thin line between being supportive and being overly protective. Too much “doing for” can be a disservice(帮倒忙)．

________【3】_________

◆Do not moralize. Don't pressure him or her to “put on a happy face，” or to “snap out of it.” Often the person will feel even worse after hearing such words.

◆When you are alone with your depressed friend， you might say something like， “I've noticed lately that you seem down. I care about you and would like to listen to what you're thinking about.” Then be a good listener.

◆______【4】______You probably don't. But if you've had similar experiences， sharing those may help. Say things like， “This happened to me. It might help you.” Or “I know some of what you must be feeling.”

◆Urge him or her to get professional help if necessary. ______【5】______

A. It is frequently difficult for a depressed person to carry on a conversation.

B. You can best help a friend or relative who is depressed by considering the following points：

C. At such times， the sincerity of a friend or a family member is questioned when the depressed person doesn't feel worthy of someone's friendship.

D. Cheer up and get rid of your depression.

E. Don't say， “I know exactly how you feel.”

F. Offer to accompany your friend on the first visit if it will be easier for the person.

G. A depressed person is willing to appreciate the sincerity of a friend or a family member

【题目】America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may begenerous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.Z*X*X*K]

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

【1】The writer of this passage must be ______.

A. an American B. a Chines

C. a professor D. a student

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

A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

【3】The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.

A. strict with time B. serious with time

C. careful with time D. willing to spend time

【4】A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

A. Friendships between Chinese

B. Friendships between Americans

C. Americans’ hospitality

D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships

【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( )，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。

There was once a elderly woman in a nursing home. She wouldn’t speak to anyone and request anything. She only existed, rocked in her creaky old rocking chair. The old woman didn’t have any visitors. But every morning, a concerned and wise young nurse will go into her room. She didn’t try to speak or ask question of the old lady. She simple pulled up another rocking chair beside the old woman and was rocked with her. Several weeks late, the old woman finally spoke. “Thank you,” he said. “Thank you for rocking me.”

【题目】根据所给的中文提示，在空格内用适当的形式填入短语，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号的相应位置。

【1】When SARS ______________（爆发）, fear spread out quickly all over the country.

【2】Try harder, and you can succeed _______________ （最终）.

【3】Measures should be taken to __________（阻止）the paper factory polluting the river .

【4】_______________ （既然）he has admitted he's wrong, we may as well forgive him.

【5】It ______________（取决于）the efforts of the government and those companies whether the environmental problem can be solved.

【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，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号的相应位置，选项中有两项是多余选项。

Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “ I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. ____【1】____ ”

Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. ___【2】____ They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine.

____【3】___ The nicotine (尼古丁) makes him sick. In a few days, the smoker’s body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad.

____【4】__ Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. ____【5】___

A. It is very hard to quit smoking.

B. It will be easier to change the smoking habit here.

C. Thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes.

D. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.

E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible.

F. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.

G. But it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking.

【题目】书面表达

假定你是李华，诺丁汉大学（The University of Nottingham）2016年计划在中国招收一批优秀高中毕业生，你准备报名。请你向该校招生负责人Dr Dan发一封电子邮件，包括以下内容：

1. 简要说明你的意向及个人情况；

2. 适当咨询申请入学的准备工作（如：笔试、面试的时间以及考查重点、学费等）；

3. 具体询问学校的课程安排以及学生的在校学习、课外活动、业余生活、住宿等情况。

注意：

1. 词数100左右。 2. 文中不能出现可能透露考生真实身份的任何信息。

【题目】短文改错

One day I was in the back yard teaching my little nephew how to play football. He said that play football was something easier. His words immediately bring back memories of my childhood. As a little boy, I told my uncle I wanted to become football star like him. However, he taught me how to kick the ball. After some practice, I told him it was hardly for me to kick the ball the way he kicked them. He talked to me about not giving up on how I really wanted to do. Thank to his guidance and encouragement, and I’ve become a football star in my school.

【题目】书面表达

假设你是李华，你在美国读大学的哥哥即将毕业，面临是留在美国还是回国创业的选择。请你给他写一封信，鼓励他带着在国外学到的科学技术回来为祖国做贡献，具体内容如下：

1、 中国是当今世界上经济发展最快的国家之一。在这里工作，年轻人会有很多机会并拥有美好的未来。

2、 祖国正处在改革的关键时期，需要留学的人才回国带来先进的科学技术。

3、 作为中国人应该热爱祖国，为实现中国梦贡献力量。

注意：1、字数在100左右。2、可适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。

3、开头、结尾已经给出，不计入字数。

4、参考词汇：a key period of reform 改革的关键时期；

economic development 经济发展；

advanced science and technology 先进的科学技术

China dream中国梦

Dear brother,

How time flies!

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Yours,

Li Hua