【题目】语法填空
Long time ago, a boy (name) Bob met a new friend in QQ, she is Larry. Larry works with Transport Drivers. Inc. One morning in 2009, Larry was traveling along 165 north after delivering to one of his customers when he saw a carits bright lights on. As he got even(close), he found another vehicle upside down on the road. One more lookhe noticed fire shooting out (repeat) from under the disabled vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and got hold of the fire extinguisher (灭火器). Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire (put) out.
The man who had his bright lights on came over and told Larry he had made a call. They then heard a woman's voice coming from the damaged vehicle. (approach) the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay still, but she thought the car was going to explode. Larry told her that he had already put out the fire.
Once fire and (emergent) people arrived, Larry and the other man backed off and let them go to work. Then, Larry asked the police he was needed or free to go. They let him and the other man go.
One thing is for certain—It (be) his efforts that most likely saved the woman's life.

【题目】任务型阅读
Choosing a college major is one of the most important choices you can make about your education and future career.What you study in school often determines what career opportunities you will have when you graduate.
There are a number of steps you can take before making a final decision. If you enjoy marine life, for instance, you should consider a marine biology major. If you love star-gazing, consider becoming an astronomer.
Next, consider the academic subjects in which you excel(优秀). If you're not strong in math you might be better off not choosing engineering. If you are good at English you might choose to become an author or a journalist.
Once you've established a list of potential career fields, research them further to determine which college majors are most proper. Then you can get an idea for what courses you'll need to take.
Choosing a college major you will enjoy is important. You might find college life to be less stressful if you enjoy your classes.Perhaps most importantly, choosing the correct major may improve your overall happiness and quality of life.
A. Your teacher is there to help with just this sort of dilemma.
B. If you struggle with these steps, consider looking for outside help.
C. It may even be more important than where you attend college.
D. Your future career choices may rely heavily on what you study in college.
E. You might also avoid the unpleasantness that comes with changing your major.
F. Compare the list of your interests with the list of your talents and see which fields overlap (交叉).
G. Begin by making a list of your personal interests and careers which correspond with them.

【题目】阅读理解
Have you ever noticed that the more you have the more you want? Let's face it. Thinking our life is good enough doesn't come naturally to many people. When we have high expectations of everything in life we will run into disappointment. Only when we are aware that needs are different from desires can we live with satisfaction. Here are a few ideas to help you be happier with what you have and who you are.
Focus on what you are thankful for. Most people want things to be better than they are, or when things are going well, we forget to appreciate what we have. Learn to reflect on how much better things are than they could be. Focus on what you are thankful for. Write down 5 things you are grateful for right now.
When we hold onto regrets from decisions we have made, it can really poison our well-being. Many people regret something they can no longer change, which ends up holding them back from moving forward in a more positive manner. What happened in the past is done and gone, so work to stay present and be mindful of the current moment to find more joy and fulfillment.
When we use other people as the measuring stick for our personal success and quality of life we are likely to be less satisfied. Social comparisons can provide useful information when we try to learn from others, but they also hold our perspective in a discontented position. Compare yourself less with others so you can be satisfied more.
When you are focused on your big ambitions and future goals you might elide the daily pleasures that surround you. Learn to slow down and absorb the wonder and beauty around you. Stay present and focus on the task you're undertaking at the moment. Don't let the life pass you by because you're always on the go and distracted by ambition.
Practice looking at life through the lens of contentment and it will become more natural.
（1）How can we live with contentment?
A.To change our lifestyle.
B.To have a motivation in life.
C.To give less attention to what we are grateful for.
D.To realize the difference between needs and desires.
（2）What's the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A.Make wise decisions.
B.Know the present situation
C.Let go of regrets.
D.Remember the past.
（3）The underlined word “elide”(in Paragraph 5) probably means “____”.
A.enjoy
B.change
C.create
D.neglect
（4）What should you do to put yourself in a good mood?
A.Make time for simple pleasures.
B.Learn from successful people.
C.Focus on your future goals.
D.Create chance to learn more.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
The first day of the month of May is known as May Day. It is the time of year when warmer weather begins. People celebrate the coming of summer with customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter. Today, May Day activities have been moved to the May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month. It is a public holiday when families take advantage of the time off to visit some of the UK's many attractions, including parks, zoos, historic buildings, ancient towns and villages and beautiful countryside.
May Day celebrations have their origins in the Roman festival of Flora, the goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. People would decorate their houses and villages with leaves and flowers they picked at daybreak in the belief that the vegetation spirits would bring good luck. In the very early morning, young girls went into the fields and washed their faces with dew (露水). They believed this made them very beautiful for the following year.
May Day was an important day in the Middle Ages and was a favorite holiday of many English villages. People of the time used to cut down young trees and stick them in the ground in the village to mark the arrival of summer. This is the origin of the maypole (五月柱). People danced around them in celebration of the end of winter. Maypoles were once common all over England and were kept from one year to the next. The tallest maypole is said to have been put up in London on the Strand in 1661. It stood more than 143 feet high and was cut down in 1717, when it was used by Newton to support a new reflecting telescope (反射式望远镜) invented by Dutch scientist Huygens.
（1）How do British people celebrate May Day?
A.They visit friends and family members.
B.They celebrate it on the first Monday of May.
C.They spend a lot of time shopping around.
D.They show great love for the long winter.
（2）The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A.washing the face with dew
B.going into the fields
C.picking flowers at daybreak
D.getting up early in the morning
（3）What can we learn about the maypole?
A.People climb it on May Day.
B.It was usually found in the cities.
C.It dates from the Middle Ages.
D.People used old, tall trees to make it.
（4）The purpose of the text is to _____.
A.describe Roman customs
B.suggest spring family activities
C.explain the origins of maypoles
D.introduce a British festival

【题目】阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
On a hot summer day in America, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. He dived into the cool water, Not 1that as he swam towards the middle of the lake, a crocodile (鳄鱼) was swimming toward him.
His mother 2was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In great 3 , she ran toward the water, 4 to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became5 and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. 6 , it was too late. Just as he reached her, the 7 reached him. From the shore, the mother 8 her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war (拔河) between the 9 The crocodile was much 10 than the mother, but the mother wouldn't 11 . A farmer 12 to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and 13 the crocodile.
14 , after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His 15 were extremely scarred(留下疤痕) by the attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches(抓痕) where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who 16 the boy, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, with obvious 17 , he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them 18 my Mom wouldn't let go.”
Never judge another person's 19 , because you don't know 20they were made.
（1）A.understanding B.imaging C.realizing D.balancing
（2）A.behind the house B.in the house C.in the lake D.on the shore
（3）A.fear B.anger C.sadness D.joy
（4）A.beating B.frightening C.screaming D.apologizing
（5）A.alarmed B.amazed C.calm D.hopeful
（6）A.Thus B.So C.therefore D.However
（7）A.author B.hunter C.mother D.crocodile
（8）A.hugged B.stared C.grabbed D.combined
（9）A.two B.three C.scene D.journey
（10）A.fiercer B.stronger C.faster D.heavi er
（11）A.cut down B.take chances C.go ahead D.let go
（12）A.happened B.predicted C.pretended D.bet
（13）A.gathered B.gained C.shot D.cut
（14）A.importantly B.beneficially C.surprisingly D.Fortunately
（15）A.arms B.legs C.fi ngers D.spot
（16）A.helped B.saved C.interviewed D.consulted
（17）A.pride B.satisfaction C.strength D.gratitude
（18）A.where B.because C.unless D.while
（19）A.appearance B.limit C.debt D.scar
（20）A.when B.how C.where D.as

“God,help me !” I begged anxiously. “Is there someone who will be kind enough to stop and help me out?”【7】, there was no sign of anyone. I was starting to panic,【8】(feel) completely abandoned. Suddenly I saw a faint light【9】the distance. I waved my white scarf as hard as possible. It was a huge lorry. The driver stopped and kindly drove me to the nearest hotel,【10】I had a rest, and I called my family and explained what had happened . How lucky I was!When he stopped for me,I felt as if I had just found a million dollars.

Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend. 【1】.But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.

1.Associate with others.

The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.

2.Start a conversation

Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends.【2】You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.

3.【3】

Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together, Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.

4.Let it grow.

It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.【4】.The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.

5.Enjoy your friendship

The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves.【5】 Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.

A.Be cheerful.

B.Do things together.

C.Do not wait to be spoken to.

D.Try not to find fault with your friends.

E.Making new friends comes easy for some people.

F.For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.

G.So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.

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Collects Doyle’s fifty-six classic short stories, arranged in the order in which they appeared in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century book editions, in a set complemented by four novels, editor biographies of Doyle, Holmes, and Watson as well as literary and cultural details about Victorian society.

Breaking Ground by Daniel Libeskind

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This is a book about the adventure life that can offer each of us if we seize it, and about the powerful forces of tragedy, memory and hope. For Daniel Libeskind, life’s adventure has been through architecture, which he has found has the power to reshape human experience. Although often relating to the past, his buildings are about the future. This memoir（自传）of one man’s journey brings together history, personal experience, our physical environment and a fresh international vision.

In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman

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Publication Date: 02/09/2006

Brief introduction

On 11th September 2001, Art Spiegelman raced to the World Trade Center, not knowing if his daughter Nadja was alive or dead. Once she was found safe -- in her school at the foot of the burning towers -- he returned home, to meditate（反省）on the trauma（创伤）, and to work on a comic strip（连环漫画）. In the Shadow of No Towers is New Yorker Art Spiegelman’s extraordinary account of “the hijacking on 9.11 and the following hijacking of those events” by America.

Light on Snow by Anita Shreve

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Publication Date: 07/10/2006

Publisher’s description

This is the 11th novel by Anita Shreve, the critically accepted bestseller. A moving story of love and courage and tragedy and of the ways in which the human heart always seeks to heal itself.

【1】Who is the writer of the book latest published among the four books?

A. Arthur Conan Doyle. B. Daniel Libeskind.

C. Art Spiegelman. D. Anita Shreve.

【2】If one would like to know something about the descriptions of the hijacking on 11th September,2001 , he or she may read ______.

A. Light on Snow B. In the Shadow of No Towers

C. Breaking Ground D. New Annotated Sherlock Holmes

【3】Of the four books listed above, there are two referring to tragedies. They are ___.

A. Light on Snow & Breaking Ground

B. In the Shadow of No Towers & Breaking Ground

C. Light on Snow & In the Shadow of No Towers

D. New Annotated Sherlock Holmes & In the Shadow of No Towers

Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values .It gives us identity as a society.

Music provides a kind of perception（视角）that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets .The arts explore the emotive（情感的）meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.

The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes .The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.

So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.

【1】According to paragraph 1, students_______.

A. regard music as a way of entertainment

B. disagree with their parents on education

C. view music as an overlooked subject

D. prefer the arts to science

【2】In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to.

A. compare it with rock music

B. show music identifies a society

C. introduce American musical traditions

D. prove music influences people’s lifestyles

【3】According to the passage , the arts and science.

A. approach the world from different angles

B. explore different phenomena of the world

C. express people’s feeling in different ways

D. explain what it means to be human differently

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Music education deserves more attention.

B. Music should be of top education priority.

C. Music is an effective communication tool.

D. Music education makes students more imaginative.

【题目】阅读理解
A Samoan airline says that it is the world's first carrier to charge passengers by their weight. Samoa Air, which opened in 2012, asks passengers to give their personal weight during booking, which is then charged according to the length of a flight. The customers will also be weighed just before they board the plane.
"It is believed that all people throughout the world are the same size," Samoa Air CEO Chris Langton said. "Airplanes always run on weight, not seats."
"There is no doubt in my mind that this is the concept of the future. This is the fairest way of your travelling with your family or yourself."
Though the airline introduced the plan last November, it caught people's attention last week when the carrier began international flights to neighboring American Samoa.
Almost at the same time, a Norwegian economist, Bharat Bhatta, published a report suggesting that airlines should charge obese passengers more.
The Pacific Islands contain some of the world's most common countries for obesity, many ranking in the top 10, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Samoa is ranked number four, with 59.6 percent of the population considered obese, said the most recent WHO report.
According to Samoa Air's latest schedule, the airline charges up to $0.57 per kg for flights in Samoa and $1.03 per kg for its only international flight to American Samoa, around 250 miles.
Children under 12 are charged 75 percent of the adult rate, with fares also based on weight. Any overweight baggage is calculated at the same rate as the passenger's personal weight.
The plan could actually prove cheaper in some cases, such as for families travelling with small children, and Langton said customer reaction has mainly been "amazingly positive".
The idea of charging passengers by weight has been hotly discussed before, and in the US some airlines require those who do not fit into a seat comfortably to buy a second seat.
（1）What does the underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Airlines should charge passengers by flight length.
B.All people throughout the world are the same size.
C.It is unfair to weigh passengers at the airport.
D.Airplanes always run on weight, not seats.
（2）In Bharat Bhatta's eyes, Samoa Air's plan might be _______.
A.funny
B.acceptable
C.strange
D.disappointing
（3）A 100 kg adult flying to American Samoa would be charged _______.
A.$57
B.$75
C.$103
D.$125
（4）What does the text mainly tell us?
A.59.6% of Samoans are considered obese.
B.Samoa Air introduces pay-by-weight pricing.
C.Airlines should charge obese passengers more.
D.Baggage must be calculated as passengers' weight.