【题目】Stephen William Hawking, the writer of A Brief History of Time, is always being _______ as a model of strong will.

A. taken up B. held up

C. picked up D. kept up

【题目】You may know the Eiffel Tower as one of the most famous man-made monuments in the world, and you’d be absolutely right! Read on to learn about the history of the spectacular Eiffel Tower.

Travelers from around the world flock(蜂拥) to Paris, France, to visit the Eiffel Tower, making it the most visited paid monument in the entire world! In fact, in 2010, the Eiffel Tower welcomed its 250 millionth visitor!

The history of the Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower was named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the famous monument. Construction began in January of 1887 and was completed in only two years. Their plan was to finish the tower in time to be the entrance arch for the World’s Fair in 1889. This fair celebrated the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, which took place from 1789 to 1799.

The height competition

Located on the Champs de Mars, the tower is the tallest structure in Paris. It was the tallest man-made structure in the world for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York surpassed(超过) it. Then the spire(塔尖) atop the tower was added, raising its height to 17 feet taller than the Chrysler Building. It is now 1,063 feet tall! There are two replicas(复制品) of the Eiffel Tower in the world: a half scale model at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas and a full-sized monument of a similar (but not exact) design in Tokyo, Japan.

Three shades of awesome

Some pictures make the Eiffel Tower look like a dark iron color. But it is, in fact, bronze. Not only that, but the tower is actually painted three different shades to make it appear even taller: darkest on the bottom and lightest on the top.

【1】The Eiffel Tower was constructed to ________.

A. show great respect for Gustave Eiffel

B. make Paris the most visited city in the world

C. show the French people’s construction skill

D. celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution

【2】Which of the following does the author mention in the passage?

A. The political meaning of the Eiffel Tower.

B. The disadvantages of the Eiffel Tower.

C. The location of the Eiffel Tower.

D. The cost of the Eiffel Tower.

【3】Where can you find a structure similar to the Eiffel Tower according to the passage?

A. In New York.B. In Las Vegas.

C. In Los Angeles.D. In Florida.

【4】The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. tell visitors where to find the replicas of the Eiffel Tower

B. raise people’s awareness of protecting the Eiffel Tower

C. offer people some information about the Eiffel Tower

D. call on people to visit the Eiffel Tower

【题目】短文改错

The summer holiday is coming. My classmates and I are talking about how to do during the holiday. We can chose between staying at home and take a trip. If we stay at home, it is comfortable but there is no need to spend money. But in that case, we will learn little about world. If we go on a trip abroad, we can broaden you view and gain knowledges we cannot get from books. Some classmates suggest we can go to places of interest nearby. I thought that it is a good idea. It does not cost many, yet we can still learn a lot.

【题目】书面表达

假定你是李华，你在上周日搭坐102号公交车，该公交车司机的不文明行为让乘客很愤怒。于是你向公交车公司写一封投诉信。要点如下：

1. 司机的不文明行为(大声讲话、紧急刹车、态度粗鲁等)。

2. 希望尽快查清此事。

注意：1. 词数100左右。2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

【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。Real-life Room Escape GamesReal-life room escape gamesare a type of physical adventure game in which people are locked in a room with other participants and have to use the things in the room to settle a series of puzzles, find clues, and escape the room within a set time limit.The games are based off Escape the Room video games, such as Crimson Room and QP-Shot, created by TAKAGISM Inc. by Toshimitsu Takagi in 2005, in which the player is locked inside a room and must explore his or her surroundings in order to escape. 【1】Other inspirations include adventure board games and movies. Real-life room escape games are becoming popular in the United States, Japan, and China.【2】For example, some games require you escape prison cells while others require you escape space stations.【3】Soon, they were exported to North America, Asia and Australia.Examples include the two pioneer companies Hint Hunt and Adventure Rooms.The games were so successful that new locations began opening up across China, in cities big and small, according toWant China Times. In the southern city of Shenzhen, for example, the first escape game location opened last August. 【4】“These real-life escape games can help those who stay at home on their computers and iPads all day to experience real social circles,” Tian Xiaochuan, who owns two room escape game stores in Jinan, toldWant China Times.Earlier this year,The South China Morning Postsaid the real-life escape games are a hit among “highly stressed students and overworked young professionals.” 【5】Some players get so involved that they tear down equipment or decorations inside their “prisons”, as Zhu Yumeng, chief operating officer of Beijing room escape game store Taoquan toldChina Daily.

【题目】单词拼写

【1】She has one of the most _________(才华横溢的) minds in the country.

【2】Scientists have made a major_______(突破) in the treatment of cancer.

【3】Please help me to _______(计算) out my income tax.

【4】They made use of ______(先进的) technology to send up a man-made satellites.

【5】The stamp ______(附着) to the envelope is unique.

【6】The surgeon _______(诊断) his illness as a rare bone disease.

【7】During the most productive time in her _____(生涯)， she wrote five novels.

【8】Please tell me what happened in ______（简洁）；I don’t go into the details.

【9】Our main task now is increasing _____(产量)。

【10】________(农业) plays an important part in our daily life.

【11】The public should be ______(教育) in how to use energy more efficiently.

【12】There was a woman lying _____(昏迷不醒的) on the floor.

【13】Although we were busy, we accepted the _______(邀请) to the wedding.

【14】She got into a ______(恐慌) when she couldn’t find the keys.

【15】I hope our holiday will be ____(延长)

【16】We asked for _______(平等)

【17】He won a round of _______(掌声) when he ended his speech.

【18】Some historians think the dreams of ancient peoples led to the development of _______(宗教)

【19】I seem to have ________(使参与) myself in something I don’t understand.

【20】The old man knows how to _____(交流) with dogs.

【21】If it is ____(方便的) to you, I will call on you after work.

【22】Because of the heavy traffic, I had to get to my ______(目的地) two hours before the lecture time.

【23】Have you found a ______(解决方法) to your trouble?

【24】Not many people agree with the government’s ________(预言) that he economy will be improved.

【25】After some argument, Ruth was ________(最终) won over to our side.

【题目】短文改错

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。

A very exciting thing happened this evening after dinner. I was outside my apartment with my friend Sunny and suddenly some funny clowns came dance down the street. After they had been gone, a beautiful lady rided past on a wonderful white horse. She told us that there had a circus in town tomorrow night. Then a man came along with two tiny dog. One of the dogs had a plastic envelope in it mouth. The man told us to take the envelope. When we open it, it had two free tickets of the circus inside. We were so surprising. Tomorrow is going to be best night ever!

【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。每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。

The first day we go to high school, our head teacher told us the news which we needed to take the military training. We were all surprising at the news, because of it was so hot outside. How terribly it was! The next day, we met our training instructor, who were young and handsome. He was strict, but humorous, telling him jokes when we rested. At night, he asked us sing military songs. We even competed with other teams. The days of the military trainings were beautiful, and we found a training was not that hard. We became stronger and made friends with our military instructor.

【题目】书面表达

假如你是李华，最近你所居住的城市（北京）的雾霾严重影响了人们的生活。请根据写作要点给报社写一篇稿件反映这一问题。

写作要点：1. 雾霾带来的危害。

2. 你的建议。

注意：词数100左右。 参考词汇:雾霾 smog

【题目】书面表达

中国女药学家屠呦呦在2015年获得了诺贝尔医学奖, 是所有中国人值得骄傲的一件事。请根据以下提示介绍屠呦呦的故事。内容包括：

1、屠呦呦，女，药学家。1930年12月30日生于浙江宁波。1951年考入北京医科大学。毕业后，她投入到治疗疟疾的研究中。

2、因为发现了青蒿素，她在2015年获得了诺贝尔医学奖。

3、你对屠呦呦的评价。

注意：1. 字数100词左右

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇: 药学家 Pharmacologist

疟疾 malaria

青蒿素 artemisinin

诺贝尔医学奖 Nobel Prize in medicine