【题目】One of the most successful singers of the twentieth century, Ella Fitzgerald has made several different styles of her own. She was born in Virginia but was brought up in an orphanage in Yonkers, New York. Chick Webb spotted her in an amateur competition when she was sixteen. He engaged her to sing with his band and when he died in 1939, she took over.

Unlike Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald taught herself the sentimental music so popular in the 1930’s — songs like “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”— and her recordings became best-sellers. During the 1940’s she developed her own “scat singing” — a breathless, nonsense—syllable style—for songs like “Flying Home” and “Lady Be Good.”

Ella Fitzgerald was the perfect musical partner for her friend, the trumpeter Louis Armstrong, matching him in warmth and artistry. “I just like music, period,” she said. “To me, it’s a story. There’s only one thing better than singing…. It’s more singing.”

【1】What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. A comparison of Ella Fitzgerald and Bessie Smith.

B. The musical career of Ella Fitzgerald.

C. Ella Fitzgerald’s early childhood.

D. Ella Fitzgerald’s most recent recordings.

【2】The underlined word “spotted” means ________.

A. noticedB. brought upC. employed D. recognized

【3】What does the passage imply about Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong?

A. They were the founders of “scat singing”.

B. They played the same musical instruments.

C. They performed well together.

D. They were a married couple.

【题目】Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.

I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.

I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.

If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.

Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.

Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.

【1】What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?

A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly.

B. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town.

C. He will give the very person long list of direction.

D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction.

【2】Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?

A. Because of his poor sense of direction.

B. Because he always forget the way to home.

C. Because he did not have any friend.

D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way.

【3】How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?

A. He felt strange.B. He felt embarrassed.

C. He felt very sad.D. He felt astonished.

【题目】B

Empathy(同情) is a quality that is essential to most people’s lives and yet the modern world makes it easy to lose sight of the feelings of others. But almost everyone can learn to develop this crucial personality trait(品质), says Roman Krznaric. Roman Krznaric used to regularly walk past a homeless man around the corner from where he lived in Oxford and took almost no notice of him. One day he stopped to speak to him.

It turned out his name was Alan Human and he had a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. They afterwards developed a friendship based on their common interest in Aristotle's ethics (伦理学).

This unexpected meeting taught Roman that having conversations with strangers opens up our empathic minds. We can not only meet amazing people but also challenge the prejudices that we have about others based on their appearance, accents or backgrounds.

Furthermore, it’s about recovering the curiosity everyone had as children. Respect the advice of oral historian Studs Terkel, who always spoke to people on the bus, “Don't be an examiner, be the interested inquirer(探究者).”

The world’s first Empathy Museum, which is starting in the UK in late 2015 and will then be travelling to Australia and other countries. Amongst the unusual exhibitions will be a human library, where instead of borrowing a book you borrow a person for conversation–maybe an unhappy investment banker or a gay father. In other words, the kind of people you may not get to meet in everyday life.

As the psychologist and inventor of emotional intelligence Daniel Goleman puts it, without empathy a person is “emotionally tone deaf”. It's clear that with a little effort nearly everyone can put more of their empathic potential to use. So try putting on your empathy shoes and make an adventure of looking at the world through the eyes of others.

【1】Why did Roman and Alan become good friends?

A. They helped each other.

B. They felt pity for each other.

C. They shared the same interest.

D. They had to depend on each other.

【2】What should adults learn from children?

A. Never judge by appearances.

B. Be curious about others.

C. Never talk to strangers.

D. Always be polite.

【3】According to Paragraph 5, a human library you can .

A. act as a librarian

B. borrow your favorite books

C. meet ordinary people in life

D. expect a talk with someone special

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to Daniel Goleman?

A. Emotional intelligence cannot be improved.

B. Most people don’t have empathy for others.

C. It is important to develop empathy for others.

D. Deaf people have little emotional intelligence.

【题目】

【1】The public should be ____________(教育)to use energy more effectively.

【2】Although we tried to __________(说服)her, Leo wouldn’t change her mind.

【3】You’ll have to ________(替换)those tyres; they’re badly worn.

【4】I became a teacher because I __________(更喜欢)books and people to politics.

【5】The stores have to ___________(竞争)for customers in the Christmas season.

【6】She has not got enough __________(自信心)to do the job alone.

【7】His works were not __________(赏识)until after his death.

【8】Carmen’s mother has just ___________(幸存)a serious heart attack.

【9】I am a new arrival, not too f_____________ with the city.

【10】The firefighters made great efforts to r_____________ the workers trapped in the mine.

【11】The band will give two p______________ before leaving Britain.

【12】Professor Smith decided to d________ the rest of his life to scientific research.

【13】The police are offering a r__________________ of $1,000 for information about the murder.

【14】There is no d____________ that music plays a powerful role in our lives.

【15】It is unwise to a_____________ too much importance to success.

【题目】假设你是李华，你的好友Susan前不久随父母去了美国，她写信告诉你她很不适应美国的校园生活，感到很孤独。请你根据以下要点用英语给她写一封电子邮件。

1．学好英语，从而增加和别人交流的机会；

2．多交一些朋友，友情会使她忘记孤独；

3．积极参加各种活动，使自己的生活更加有趣。

注意：1. 词数：100左右； 2. 可适当增加细节。

Dear Susan,

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Best Wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

【题目】假如你叫李华，是校报的英语小记者。校报英语园地本期的话题是Festivals and Holidays。你打算以My Favorite Festival为题进行演讲，请根据写作提纲，介绍你最喜欢的传统节日——春节。

内容包括：1. 春节的重要性；2. 主要庆祝活动； 3. 你喜欢的原因。

注意：词数100左右。 参考词汇：对联couplet 灯笼 lantern 压岁钱lucky money

【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。

I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how 【1】 (terrible) shy I was with so many eyes 【2】 (fix) upon me. I had no 【3】 (choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part 【4】 (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory— for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began 【5】 I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Otherwise, I 【6】 (run) away from them. Gradually I found myself back, delivering my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding— I made 【7】 ! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my 【8】 (confident) building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way 【9】 success is our fear. Overcome it 【10】 we will be able to achieve our goals.

【题目】书面表达

2016年除夕之际，全国多地禁止燃放烟花爆竹。虽然有明文规定，但除夕之夜爆竹烟花燃放依旧如故。对于该不该禁止燃放烟花爆竹，民众主要存在两种看法。请以＂Fireworks–to be forbidden or not＂为题，结合表格内容用英语写一篇100—120个词的英语短文。（开头已给出，不计入总词数。）

注意：短文中不得以任何形式透露地区、学校、同学姓名等真实信息。否则，按考试作弊行为认定。

Fireworks–to be forbidden or not

When the Spring Festival of 2016 was around the corner, bans on fireworks frequently came out. Some citizens think ________________________________________________________________________________________

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【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Ms. Mary was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like half her age. She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact 【1】 she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 【2】 a driving mistake.

Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without 【3】 (stop).

When Ms. Mary came before the judge, he looked at her _【4】__(severe) and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason 【5】 she had not stopped at red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, __【6】__ she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished what he was saying, Ms. Mary opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 【7】 (choose) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at the first time.

When she had successfully done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed __【8】_ the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive 【9】 car well, and you have no doubts about your eyesight.”

The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times, he had still not __【10】__(success). The case against Ms. Mary was dismissed, and her record remained unbroken.

【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(∧)，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。

what would you do if you fail? Many people may choose to give up. whatever, the surest way to success is to keep your direction and stick to your goal.

In your way to success, you must keep your direction. It is just like a lamp, guide you in dark and helping you to overcome obstacles . Otherwise, you will easily get lost and hesitate to go ahead.

Direction means objectives. You can get anywhere without an objective in life. You can try to write your objective on paper and made some plans to achieve them. In this way, you will know what to arrange your time and to spend your time proper. And you should also have belief you are sure to succeed as long as you keep your direction all the times.