【题目】

You know what it’s like．You've just arrived in Toronto after a long flight, and all you really want to do is to lie down and relax in your hotel room．But first you have to make a few quick notes for tomorrow's meeting, then check your e-mails, and perhaps print out a few things．And you need to make a few local telephone calls, and one call home to your family．

And what do you usually get? Your desk is just about big enough for a cup of coffee; there's no desk lamp; the stationery （办公用品） is a couple of sheets of headed notepaper; and a pen doesn't work．Printing has to be arranged with the Reception, and when you try to use your cell phone you find that it won't work in Canada．

Well, Harmony is different．Just tell us in advance what you're going to need, and we'll see that it's waiting for you when you arrive．There will be a printer in your room if you want one, and a cell phone that really works．All you have to pay for is the calls you make．

We can also arrange a room for business meetings, and, using the very best employment agency, even supply a secretary to take minutes．All we ask is a few days' notice．

All our-rooms are of the same high standard, and we guarantee not to increase prices in the next twelve months．But book now, because we're already filling up fast, and we'd hate 1:0 disappoint you．

Harmony-the hotel you ye always wanted; but never been able to find-until now.

【1】The advertisement is intended for

A．airline staff

B．business people

C．secretaries

D．tourists

【2】What must the guest do if he wants a secretary?

A．Inform the hotel in advance．

B．Tell the Reception on arrival．

C．Call an employment agency．

D．Put up a notice in the hotel．

【3】 Why is it best to book now?

A．The best rooms go first．

B．Prices might increase soon．

C．It ensures high standard rooms．

D．Rooms may become unavailable．

【4】What is special about Harmony^

A．It offers telephone calls for free．

B．It provides printing at the Reception．

C．It gives high standard information services．

D．It makes arrangements to meet guests' needs．

【题目】七选五。

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。

With more and more cars on the road, traffic jams are inevitable(不可避免的）. Traffic jams can lead to increased accidents as there are more cars. It’s impossible to avoid traffic jams altogether. ___【1】_____

Check for traffic jams before you leave.

You can listen to the radio for traffic news, or check on the Internet to get up-to-minute information on traffic. If the route you want to take is heavy with traffic, you can choose another.

Look for a different route all the time.

Most traffic jams happen on busy roads. _【2】____Although the distance you may have to travel is further, it can work out quicker.

Set your car radio to receive traffic bulletins.

Many new car stereo systems (汽车音响系统) are equipped with a radio system by which you can hear the traffic channel. __【3】____

____【4】____

Most traffic jams usually occur during rush hour, so try to avoid this time period if possible. Some jobs offer flexible working hours so that you can travel to work outside of rush hour. Some jobs even allow you to work at home so as to avoid moving altogether. Ask your manager to see what you can do if traffic is a problem for you.

Use public transport alternatives where available.

____【5】_____Not only will you avoid traffic jams but you will most likely be saving money as the cost of motoring rises.

A. Try traveling at different time.

B. What should we do to prevent traffic accidents?

C. The easiest way to avoid traffic jams is to take buses or the underground instead of driving your own car.

D. Public transport is so important in our life that we should use it at any time.

E. This way you can get the latest traffic information and change your journey if necessary.

F. Using country roads could let you avoid a lot of traffic.

G. There are some tips you can follow to reduce the amount of time on the road.

【题目】A

＂Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy –– they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.＂ –– Jeff Bezos.

I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, ＂That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.＂ That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后), I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.

After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.

【1】What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?

A. His dream of being an inventor. B. The support of his wife.

C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet. D. Millions of exciting titles.

【2】Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?

A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.

B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.

C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.

D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.

【3】We can know from the passage that ________.

A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

B. the author wanted someone else to try the idea

C. the author might not regret if he failed the idea

D. the author might go back to his boss if he failed

【4】Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. Cleverness and Kindness B. The Starting of Amazon

C. Following My Passion D. We Are What We Choose

【题目】语法填空

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。

My name is Billy Smith. I’m 50 years old this year. I was about 440 pounds two years ago. ____【1】____(fortunate), I managed to lose weight.

I began to gain weight when my mom developed Parkinson’s disease in 1994. I soon became her caregiver, and continued to provide her __ 【2】____ care for over 10 years. But when the pressure of taking care of my mother and ___【3】____(keep) my job got too much for me, I began to skip meals and feed on fast food. I gained weight quickly.

My huge weight gain caused me to develop high blood pressure. I also had __【4】___(difficult) in breathing at times. In 2014 I went to see my doctor, ___【5】_ told me that I would die within two years if I didn’t lose weight. This wasn’t what I expected. I wanted to see my young son grow up, and I knew it was time to make a change.

I started to eat healthy food and work out in the gym. Finally, I ____【6】__(succeed) in losing weight. Now I weigh just 260 pounds. I had never been to my son’s Parents’ Meeting __【7】___ I was so ashamed and __【8】___(scare) that my weight would lead to him being laughed at. Now , __【9】___(look) normal, I can do the things I have never been able to do, ____【10】____should have done as his father.

【题目】用适当的情态动词完成句子

【1】My English book isn't here. Where______________？(put)

我的英语书不在这里。我可能把它放哪儿了呢？

【2】When I called her last night，she______________.(fall)

昨晚我给她打电话时，她一定是睡着了。

【3】Without this kind of knowledge，no one______________.(able)

如果没有这种知识，没有人将能够做这项工作。

【4】________________for a while，Mom？(play)

妈妈，我可以玩一会电脑游戏吗？

【5】She said that ______________，so I didn't go to your home.(go)

她说你可能出去了，因此我没有去你家。

【6】She asked whether we______________.(give)

她问我们是否愿意来帮她的忙。

【7】He ______________ when he was a child.(fish)

当他还是个孩子时，他常和父亲一起去钓鱼。

【8】If you finish your homework on time，you ______________ what you want.(do)

如果你按时完成作业，你就可以有时间做你想做的。

【9】It's strange that he ______________by such a little boy. (fool)

他竟然被那么小的男孩愚弄了太奇怪了。

【10】________at this time of night？(play)

你偏在晚上的这个时候弹钢琴吗？

【题目】Sixteen-year-old Karlos Dearman’s future is looking much brighter than he might previously have imagined. “I love bikes, but I’ve never thought I’d end up with working with them,” he says. “This program has changed my life.”

Karlos is learning to refurbish (翻新) old bicycles in the workshop (车间) of ReCycle Bikes, an independent non-profit bike project in Sheffield. It provides training chances for young people aged 14 to 16 with the help of the local government, particularly those struggling in mainstream education or rejected from school.

“It’s about engaging young people with education and youth training by teaching them work and life skills,” explains Des Pearce, workshop training manager. “These young people have so much potential, but often don’t realize it.”

Founded in 2001, ReCycle Bikes repairs bicycles donated by the public, which are sold for ￡20 after refurbished. Abandoned bikes supplied by the government make sure a steady flow of bikes, but a recently formed partnership with Sheffield University should improve the further development.

“The student population presents a large and ready market,” says Pearce. “So we approached the university last year and offered to host bike sales on the campus (校园) . They thought it was a great idea, and agreed to provide us with more support. This means we can train young people to repair extra 500 bikes over three years.”

Having set up ReCycle Bikes on his own, Pearce now has the staff and resources to track the profession development of those who have passed through his workshop. “But we are planning exit interviews with the young people to make sure what they plan to do, and these will allow us to check on their progress,” says Pearce.

That most of the teenagers enjoy the work is, according to Pearce, easily explained. “Most kids have ridden a bike and know how to oil a chain or mend a flat tyre. As low-cost transport, cycling gives the young and old a sense of freedom and independence, and the effect on their well-being is big. Add to that a growing concern for the environment, and it’s no surprise that bike sales are on the increase.”

【1】From the passage, we know ReCycle Bikes ______.

【2】 How did ReCycle Bikes run at the beginning?

【3】 ReCycle Bikes has formed a partnership with Sheffield University because _____.

【4】 According to Pearce, why do most of the teenagers enjoy the work?

【题目】 书面表达

假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Bob对去年你在中国西部支教的事情很感兴趣。请给Bob写一封邮件，分享你的经历，内容包括：

1. 你的支教经历；

2. 你的支教感受。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头语和结尾语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Bob,

I'm glad to share my experience of being a volunteer teacher for Rural Education Support Project.

Yours,

Li Hua

【题目】

Throughout my 41 years at General Electric, I've experienced a lot．In the media, I've gone from prince to pig and back again．And I've been called many things．

In the early days, some called me a crazy, wild man．When I became CEO two decades ago, Wall Street asked, "Jack who?"

When I tried to make GE more competitive by cutting back our workforce in the early 1980s, the media called me "Neutron Jack．" When they learned we were focused on values and culture at GE, people asked if "Jack has gone soft．" I've been No．1 or No．2 Jack, Services Jack, Global Jack, and, in more recent years．Six Sigma Jack and e-Business Jack．

When we made an effort to acquire Honeywell in October 2000, and I agreed to stay on through the transition （ 过渡期 ） , some thought of me as the Long-in-the-Tooth Jack hanging on by his fingertips to his CEO job．

Those characterizations said less about me and a lot more about the stage our company went through．Truth is, down deep, I've never really changed much from the boy my mother raised in Salem, Massachusetts．

When I started on this journey in 1981 , standing before Wall Street analysts for the first time at New York's Pierre Hotel, I said I wanted GE to become " the most competitive enterprise on earth．" My objective was to put a small-company spirit in a big-company body, to build an organization out of an old-line industrial company that would be more high-spirited, more adaptable, and more flexible than companies that are one-fiftieth our size．I said then that I wanted to create a company " where people dare to try new things ?where people know that only the limits of their creativity and drive, their own standards of personal excellence, will be the ceiling on how far and how fast they move．"

I've put my mind, my heart, and my courage into that journey every day of the 40-plus years I've been lucky enough to be a part of GE．

【1】According to the first two paragraphs, the author ______．

A．had many ups and downs

B．had a poor image in public

C．became CEO of GE 41 years ago

D．suffered from some mental illnesses

【2】As the author sees it, the many nicknames of him indicate ______．

A．the change of his character with the time

B．the various opinions of different journalists

C．his company's different stages of development

D．his popularity among his friends and relatives

【3】According to the author, GE in 1981 ______．

A．should seek broader space for development

B．was the most competitive company in the world

C．differed from many old-line industrial companies

D．was a big company with a small-company's spirit

【题目】七选五型阅读理解

Everyone wants to be happy, but not everyone can make it. Do you want to have a good mood every day? If so, the following steps will be useful to you.

Be grateful.

1 They can be simple things like the purple flower on the sidewalk, the beautiful sunset, and the hot shower you take every day. When you have a grateful heart, you’11 cherish them and be naturally filled with happiness.

2

When you put your mind, heart and soul into what you’re doing, you’re creating a happiness state—called the “flow”. When you’re living in the flow, you’re less likely to mind what others may think about you, and less bothered by unimportant things. The result? More happiness, of course!

Become a problem solver.

Happy people are problem solvers. 3 Instead, they face up to the challenge and channel their energies into finding a creative solution. By becoming a problem solver, you’ll build up your self-confidence and your ability to accomplish whatever you determine to do.

Practice forgiveness.

Hatred and anger are forms of self-punishment. When you forgive, you’re actually practicing kindness to yourself. 4 Everyone makes mistakes. It’s through our mistakes that we learn and grow to become a bigger and better person.

Give back.

Doing good is one of the surest ways to feel good. According to Harvard, when people do good, their brains become active in the very same reward center that is stimulated when they experience other rewards. 5

A. Go with the flow.

B. Focus/span> on what you are doing.

C. And most importantly, learn to forgive yourself.

D. When they face a challenge in life, they don’t fall into a sad state.

E. When they meet with difficulties, they will solve them on their own.

F. So It’s not a surprise that people who care more about others are happier.

G. Slow down, look around, and pay attention to the little details in your life.

【题目】书面表达。

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Cindy最近身体不舒服，来信向你询问如何保持健康。

请你给她回信并提出建议，内容如下：

1. 注意合理饮食：多吃鱼，豆类等有营养的食品及新鲜蔬菜和水果，不要吃太多的肉和甜食；

2. 多参加体育锻炼；

3. 保证充足睡眠，不要熬夜，每天至少睡8个小时。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 信的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数；

3. 参考词汇：nutritious有营养的。

Dear Cindy,

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Yours,

Li Hua