【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
People born in winter are more likely to suffer mental health disorders, according to a recent study carried out by researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.
Researchers raised baby mice from birth to weaning (断奶) in either “summer” light cycles of 16 hours of light and 8 hours of dark or “winter” cycles of 8 hours of light and 16 hours of dark. A third group experienced 12 hours of light and 12 hours of dark a day.
Then half the winter mice stayed in a winter cycle, while half switched to a summer schedule. The summer mice were similarly split. The mice raised in equal periods of light and dark were split into three groups, one of which stayed on the 12hour schedule, one of which joined the winter group, and one of which joined the summer group.
After 28 days, it turns out the summerborn mice behaved the same whether they stayed on the summer cycle or switched to winter. But among the winterborn mice, those stayed in winter kept their previous schedule, while those that switched to summer stayed active for an extra hour and a half, which indicates that mice born and weaned in a winter light cycle showed dramatic disruptions（破坏） in their biological clocks.
The finding is the first of its kind in mammals, and it could explain why people born in winter are at higher risk for mental health disorders.
“We know that the biological clock regulates(管理) mood in humans,” said study researcher McMahon. “If the mechanism (机制) similar to the one that we found in mice operates in humans, then it could not only have an effect on a number of behavioral disorders, but also have a more general effect on personality.”
（1）How many groups of mice are there finally in all in the experiment?
A.Four.
B.Five.
C.Six.
D.Seven.
（2）What's the main idea of the text?
A.The biological clock regulates mood in humans.
B.People born in winter are at higher risk for physical health disorders.
C.Being born in winter has a negative effect on people's mental health.
D.The length of light will influence the behavior of the mice.
（3）The underlined word “split”(Paragraph 3) can be replaced by ________.
A.divided
B.torn
C.hit
D.ended
（4）Who is probably the reader of the passage?
A.A jobhunter.
B.A student in the university.
C.A newlymarried couple.
D.An experienced dentist.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Telepathy (心灵感应) is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses. It's an instinct (本能) which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct，we're using resources within the unconscious (潜意识的) mind. When the resources of two persons' unconscious minds link together into the same frequency (频率)，we call it telepathy.
We can either send or receive telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone，you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person and he/she calls you，you are most likely to be better at sending.
You can easily put your ability to the test. Thinking of somebody and wish him or her to contact you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver，but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whenever the phone rings，try ‘feeling' who is contacting you. Don't guess，but try to feel it with your mind. However，if neither of these works for you，that doesn't mean that you have no ability of telepathy. As mentioned earlier，telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency.
Telepathy dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other and find that their dreams have a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other's unconscious mind.
Telepathy & relationship. The more people spend time together，the more likely they are to be able to link up to the other's mind，especially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the other's mind through time spent together；the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child's eagerly wanting his or her mother，knowing that this is the person who would always want to be there for them，and the mother's deep desire to protect her child from harm.
（1）Telepathy happens when one ________.
A.has a similar dream with another person.
B.is good at guessing
C.wants to call his/her best friend
D.doesn't know a stranger
（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The more people separate，the more likely that telepathy will occur in their life.
B.Telepathy occurs when people make use of their five senses.
C.Telepathy happens when people live far away and have no chance to see one another again.
D.One is better at sending than receiving telepathy if one receives a friend's call as one wishes.
（3）Which of the following belongs to telepathy?
A.Your action in your dream.
B.People's communication over the telephone.
C.A mother's sense of her child being in danger.
D.A couple's long separation.
（4）Which one can be the title of the passage?
A.Receiving Telepathy
B.Dream of telepathy
C.Telepathy: People's Dream
D.Mind-to-Mind Contact

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stonefaced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had read carefully, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way？”
Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails，my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly class, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear，“My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?
Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No redos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not fair, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster's office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my opinion to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!
（1）What did the author's classmates think about his report?
A.Positive.
B.Ridiculous
C.Boring.
D.Puzzling.
（2）Why was the author confused about the task?
A.He was unfamiliar with American history.
B.He followed the advice and flipped a coin.
C.He forgot his teacher's instructions.
D.He was not familiar with the new school.
（3）The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means ________.
A.annoyed
B.ashamed
C.ready
D.eager
（4）In the end, the author turned things around ________.
A.by redoing his task
B.through his own efforts
C.with the help of his grandfather
D.under the guidance of his headmaster

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
“Have a nice day！” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and safe since another person cares about me and wishes me well.
“Have a nice day. Next！” This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone (腔调) with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else's is the management's attempt to increase business.
The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don't know what to say. “Oh, you just had a tooth out? I'm terribly sorry, but have a nice day. ”
The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heartwarming because someone you don't know has tried to be nice to you.
Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it's nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don't care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.
（1）How does the author understand Maxie's words?
A.Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.
B.Maxie really wishes the author a good day.
C.Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.
D.Maxie really worries about the author's safety.
（2）What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.The salesgirl is rude to the customers.
B.The salesgirl is bored with her work.
C.The salesgirl cares about me.
D.The salesgirl says the words as usual.
（3）According to the last paragraph, people say “ Have a nice day” ______________.
A.as a habit
B.as thanks
C.sincerely
D.encouragingly

【4】biggest advantage is that job shadowing allows individuals to test the job out. Therefore, you will get to sit and learn from an【5】(experience) employee. They will explain the differences of their jobs to you. During the course of a day, you will get enough time to gain a deeper【6】(understand) of the job, its requirements, and first-hand experience.

Job shadowing also helps increase familiarity towards the possible job. The more familiar you become【7】your assigned work, the【8】( anxious) you will feel. The more you learn while job shadowing, the less likely will be the chances of you making【9】(mistake) while working live on a project. Everything you learn will need to【10】(practice) and even be put through tests so that you can gain more practical knowledge about the new work with every passing day.

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 a.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) ideas.【4】

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

A.Later I received 50 cents an hour.

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

C.I ended up selling a record amount of cosmetics.

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

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

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

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

【题目】假定你是李华，你的美国朋友John打算寒假期间到重庆来旅游。请你给他写一封邮件，向他介绍重庆。包括以下内容：
1）.重庆位于我国西南，长江（Yangtze River）和嘉陵江（Jialing River）交汇处；
2）.推荐至少两个重庆的旅游景点（scenic spot）；
3）.邀请他到你家做客。
注意：
1）.词数100左右；
2）.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）.开头及结语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear John,
How is everything with you lately?
Best wishes,
Li Hua

Most of our stuff is made from heavy materials and metals．So part of the routine for us when we fly is getting stopped by security. Our jewelry sets off the alarms, and we’ve become accustomed to arriving early to go through private screenings. Most of the time, it’s not troublesome．

However, on our recent trip to a Paris trade show, we were stopped at security and asked to empty our bags．One of the agents walked over to another agent and they started whispering to each other．Both gentlemen came back, and one of them then told us that it seemed that we were carrying a very dangerous object．

My sister and I just said, “Huh?” Of course, we were a little concerned, thinking that maybe someone put something dangerous in one of our bags when we weren’t looking．

One of the agents then started to unpack our bags．I kept asking what he was looking for and then the object in question finally appeared．It was our Cosima necklace．It’s a piece of jewelry, with large, metal triangular spikes．

My sister and I looked at each other and breathed a huge sigh of relief．We started laughing and explained to the two male agents that it was just a necklace from our collection, not a weapon of mass destruction．They thought we were lying, and one agent kept repeating that he believed it was a weapon．

I tried to explain that we were jewelry designers going to a trade show, and this was simply a piece from our collection．But the agents didn’t buy it．Then a few women guards came over to assist．One of the women guards was holding an earring up to her ear and another was trying on a ring．Apparently, they liked our stuff．

It was only at this point that the male guards gave up．And I think they also got tired of listening to a bunch of women talk about jewelry．They let us through．

We took the names of the women agents and sent them a piece of jewelry when we got back to say thanks．

【1】When the object in question finally appeared, the writer and her sister felt _______．

A. anxious B. relieved

C. excited D. frightened

【2】The writer and her sister were stopped by the agents because ________．

A. their suitcases were too heavy

B. the agents wanted to play a joke on them

C. they were suspected to carry dangerous objects

D. the agents wanted to admire the jewelry inside the suitcases

【3】The underlined word “buy” in Paragraph 7 probably means ________．

A. doubt B. believe

C. purchase D. understand

【4】The writer sent the women agents a piece of jewelry in order to ________．

A. persuade them to buy her jewelry later

B. get help from them next time

C. show them her talent in designing jewelry

D. show them her appreciation for their assistance

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 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

I feel it is pity that you didn't want to take part in the speech contest. In my view, the speech contest can benefit from you in different ways. Firstly, it makes you look for more informations about your favorite scientists on the Internet or in the library and learning more about them. Secondly, it is a challenge to prepare for a speech contest. You not only have to write a good article and also have to perform them properly．What's more, after the contest, you can find yourself with some newly good friends, or even a prize．I suggest you consider participating in the contest, that will really do good to you. If you change your mind, please let me know as sooner as possible·

【题目】语法填空
Our ancestors（祖先）made the old saying that friends(be) like wine-the older,the better.Because of that, many people think old friends to be(important) than new ones.For example,if two pieces of advice are given to solve a problem,one from a new friend and the other from an old friend,people always prefer to choose the latter one,the new friend's advice may be better.
(disagree) with the old saying,I believe that new friends are not(necessary) worse than old friends. Why?Because the(long) of time cannot tell whether your friendship is better or not.
Once you call someone friend,he must be a person who is(rely) and whose interests are in common with(you).Maybe a friend's outside look(change) all the time,but the inside characters of him and his interests won't change at all.It is just these unchangeable characters and interests that make him a friend to you.,there is no difference between old friends and new ones on this point.