【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

Rhythm of Life

Choosing the right time to sleep, the correct moment to make decisions, the best hour to eat—and even go into hospital—could be your key to perfect health.

Centuries after man discovered the rhythms(节奏、韵律) of the planets and the cycles of crops, scientists have learned that we too live by precise rhythms that govern everything from our basic bodily functions to mental skills. Man is a prisoner of time.

But it’s not just the experts who are switching on to the way our bodies work. 【1】 Prince Charles consults a chart which tells him when he will be at his peak on a physical, emotional and intellectual level. Boxer Frank Bruno is another who charts his bio-rhythms to plan for big fights.

【2】 Sleep, blood pressure, hormone levels and heartbeat all follow their own clocks, which may bear only slight relation to our man-made 24-hour cycle.

Research shows that in laboratory experiments when social signals and, most importantly, light indicators such as dawn are taken away, people lose touch with the 24-hour clock and sleeping patterns change. Temperature and heartbeat cycles lengthen and settle into “days” lasting about 25 hours.

In the real world, light and dark keep adjusting internal clock to the 24-hour day. But the best indicator of performance is body temperature. As it falls from a 10 p.m. high of 37.2℃ to a pre-dawn low of 36.1℃, mental functions fall too. 【3】

The most famous example is the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in the US. The three operators in the control room worked alternating(交替的) weeks of day, evening and night shifts. 【4】 Investigators believe this caused the workers to overlook a warning light and fail to close an open valve.

Finding the secret of what makes us tick has long fascinated scientists and work done over the last decade has yielded important clues. 【5】 For example, the time we eat may be important if we want to maximize intellectual or sporting performance. There is already evidence suggesting that the time when medicine is given to patients affects how well it works.

A. The rhythm of life is a slight beat.

B. The aim is to help us become more efficient(高效的).

C. Jenny Hope claims to have tested their body clocks to the limit.

D. This is a key reason why shift work can cause so many problems.

E. Experts say every aspect of human bodies is influenced by daily rhythms.

F. Many people study the state of their bio-rhythms before making their daily plans.

G. Such a dangerous combination never gave their bodies’ natural rhythms a chance to settle down.

【题目】New research has shown that you might not just be feeling blue; you may also be seeing it differently. Your mood may affect how you see the world around you, according to a new study. A team of researchers has proved that sadness could have an effect on the way we see colors.

The team, led by psychology researcher Christopher Thorstenson of the University of Rochester, found that people who had a sad mood were less accurate in identifying colors on the blue-yellow axis (轴), compared to people who weren’t feeling sad.

“We were already deeply familiar with how often people use color terms to describe common phenomena, like mood, even when these concepts seem unrelated,” Thorstenson said in a statement. “We thought maybe a reason why these metaphors (比喻) appear was that there really was a connection between mood and identifying colors in a different way.”

Thorstenson and his team are not the first to identify a link between a depressed mood and a difference in recognition. In 2010, Emanuel Bubl and his team at Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg in Germany first proved a link between mood and identifying colors. This was supported by a 2013 paper by Johnson Fam of the University of Singapore.

The team conducted two studies. In the first, 127 participants were chosen randomly to watch one of two video clips, which had been proved in previous studies to feel either sadness or amusement. They didn’t do that in a specific order. The entire group was then tasked with identifying the colors in 48 continued color changes. The group that had been shown the sad clip was measurably worse at identifying colors along the blue-yellow axis.

For the second study, 130 participants were randomly assigned to watch either a sad clip or a neutral (中性的) one. The sadness group showed reduced ability to identify colors along the blue-yellow axis than the neutral group.

【1】If one ________, the colors he sees might be different from those in others’ eyes.

A. is in a good moodB. has an eye illness

C. attends a speechD. doesn’t feel happy

【2】Who were the first to find out the link between mood and identifying colours?

A. Thorstenson and Johnson.B. Thorstenson and his team.

C. Johnson and his team.D. Emaneuel and his team.

【3】The sadness group in the second study ________.

A. felt happy when watching the video

B. performed better than the other

C. were less able to identify some colours

D. could only identify blue and yellow

【4】What does the underlined word in the fifth paragraph most probably mean?

A. In no specific place.

B. With no specific rule.

C. With no specific confidence.

D. At no specific time.

【题目】信息匹配（共1小题）

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。

I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her general store．【1】 _I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you．”

At first I was paid in candy．【2】 I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a．m．to 7 p．m．My father helped me set up a bank account． 【3】

By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye．Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas． 【4】

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener．【5】 Expect they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed．

A．Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought．

B．Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before．

C．Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers．

D．My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility

E．I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics．．

F．Before long, she let me sit there by myself．

G．Later I received 50 cents an hour．

【题目】翻译句子

【1】我不知道这是不是因为我长久无法出门的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的事物都无比狂热。

【2】事实上，当不同文化互相交流渗透时，所有的语言都会有所变化、有所发展的。

【3】虽然她对去某些地方的最佳路线并不清楚，她却坚持要自己把这次旅游安排得尽善尽美。

【4】为了记下白天发生的一系列重要的事情，我熬夜到十一点半。

【5】John是如此坚决以至于没有人能够说服他改变主意。

【题目】请以Friendship为题，写一篇介绍友谊的短文。要求内容包括以下几个要点，词数在100词左右。

1．人和人，人和动物都能产生友谊；

2．朋友能提供精神上和物质上的帮助；

3．朋友有好坏之分，友谊也有真假之别。

参考词汇：精神的 spiritual ; 物质的 physical; 真朋友 true friend; 假朋友 false friend.

【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处错误，

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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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 sport 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】根据所给首字母填单词。

【1】He i__________ all the “No Smoking” signs and lit up a cigarette.

【2】After staying in hospital for two weeks, he r__________ from his illness.

【3】She didn’t pass the exam, so she looked very u__________.

【4】Of the phrases “go crazy” and “go nuts”, the latter is used less f__________.

【5】The air pollution is more and more serious at p__________.

【6】The police are trying to find out the i__________ of the men killed in the accident.

【7】How can you r__________ my sister so quickly in the crowd?

【8】Her d__________ look showed us she has made a decision and never changed.

【9】Father is thankful to me for p__________ him to give up smoking.

【10】What’s your a__________ to the news that a shrimp cost 38 RMB in Qingdao?

【题目】It was the second time that we ________ in holding such important parties.

A. succeedB. had succeededC. succeededD. have succeeded

【题目】阅读使人明智，阅读使人充实。阅读的好处很多，但是，目前许多中学生都不重视阅读。请你根据下表内容写一篇100字的英语短文，对这一现状进行分析并提出建议。文中不能出现真实的人名，校名和地名。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

内容要点如下：

At present only a few students do some reading after class. Here are several reasons. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

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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。

How to improve your vocabulary

Vocabulary is a key part of learning a new language.__ 【1】 _ Maybe you can’t learn a hundred new words a day, but you can learn one or two a day, totaling thousands of new words over the years. Here are some tips for building up your vocabulary.

Make a plan to learn new words. If you want to improve your vocabulary more quickly, you have to make at least a small promise.___ 【2】__

Make you vocabulary practical（实用的）. __ 【3】__ For example, learn more of your trade language---- the words that are commonly used in your business or hobby or vocation(职业). Find better, fresher, clearer words to express what your friends are talking about.

_ 【4】_ As you read, if you come across a new word that you don’t understand. Don’t miss it. Take the time to look it up in a dictionary. Write it down and use it later.

When you learn a word, use it immediately and frequently. Put your new word into conversation with as many different people as you can._ 【5】 __ Use it in sentences. Write it on a card and practice it while waiting for red lights.

A.Repeat it to yourself.

B.They’re highly reusable

C.Start learning where you are.

D.Decide to learn one new word every day or two.

E.When you’re writing something, use a dictionary frequently

F.Start by learning the words that can express what’s most important to you.

G.The more you read, the more words you’ll see, and the more you’ll understand.