任务型阅读 (共10小题; 每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据短文的内容要点完成文章后的表格列单。
注意:补全填空应符合语法和搭配要求,每格只填一个单词。
Even British People Can’t Speak English Properly
There are different regional accents across the UK, and a number of regions have several different dialects, that is, they have their own unique vocabulary and grammatical phrases. There were at least six different accents born to London the last time I counted.
Worse than that, it is not just where a person is born in the UK that decides their accent. For example, a language and its accents often vary across class or level of education. Another example is how language can differ among age groups in the UK. The words and pronunciations used by young people in the UK can be radically different compared with those used by adults.
Yoof culture
The word ‘yoof’ is a slang spelling of ‘youth’. Some people consider ‘yoof’ to be a negative term, since its pronunciation is easier and lazier than ‘youth’. Other people see the term as positive, because it describes how young people are creating their own language, concepts and identity. When people find it difficult to understand their children, the children can say more things than without censorship(审查,检查) of their parents. In this way, young people are starting to find freedom, independence and self-expression. They are creating a ‘yoof culture’.
It is not possible to come up with a complete list of words used by yoof. By the time the list was completed, it would be out of date. New words come and go like fashions. However, a few features of the yoof style of language are as follows:
◆instead of saying something like ‘That’s good!’ or ‘I understand’, yoof will use a single adjective like ‘Safe!’, ‘Sorted!’, ‘Sound!’, ‘Cool!’ or ‘Wicked!’.
◆instead of ‘He then said no!’, yoof will say ‘She was like: no!’
◆Instead of ‘She’s attractive!’, yoof will say ‘She’s fine!’ or ‘She’s fit!’
◆Instead of ‘I don’t care!’, a yoof will say ‘Whatever!’.
New social and political language
Certain groups of society feel threatened by ‘yoof culture’ or by the British working classes having more social freedom. As a result, a negative term now commonly used in the UK is ‘chav’. It is insult and is meant to describe someone who is uneducated and anti-social (e.g. ‘He’s a chav!’). A young person who wears a jacket with a hood(风帽,头巾) (after all, it rains a lot in the UK) is sometimes called a ‘hoodie’. It is a negative term and suggests that the young person is interested in committing crime.
Where does that leave us?
Learners of English often feel that the best test of their English is how well they can talk to a native speaker. Yet learners should not worry about communicating with native speakers so much. Research conducted by the British Council shows that 94 per cent of the English spoken in the world today is spoken between non-native speakers of the language. In fact, when we think about ‘international English’, there is no such thing as native or non-native speakers. The UK no longer owns the English language. 
 

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Angels
My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Angel. Then I remembered the 36  I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week.
This will be Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. This summer he died in her arms. On Thursday, she was in the store  37  for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she  38  the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something special to each of them,  39  she knew they would have a(n)  40  place in their heart this holiday season.
Finally! She found the one that expressed the  41 feeling. The words expressed the feelings that she wished to share. However, a sharp pain pierced(穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was  42 “mom and dad.” She stood there,  43  it close for a long time, unable to move from the  44  . Tears began to run down her cheeks.
“Is there something I can do for you?” a  45  voice asked. She  46  to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with  47  and concern. “Uh…oh...OH!” Sandra responded, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the  48  card.”
Hearing this, the stranger’s face softened with sympathy(同情) and love. She reached out and 49  my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken permission to cry in the protection of her embrace(拥抱). She  50  held my sister until her calmness 51  . “Thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “You are welcome, and I am so sorry for your  52 ,” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.
During her telling of this event I was feeling  53  that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my  54  .  “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My  55  disappeared in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.
36.
A. conversation
B. difficulty
C. accident
D. quarrel
37.
A. paying
B. caring
C. calling
D. looking
38.
A. left
B. offered
C. read
D. discovered
39.
A. although
B. as
C. when
D. if
40.
A. other
B. empty
C. safe
D. different
41.
A. sad
B. strange
C. amazing
D. perfect
42.
A. for
B. to
C. from
D. by
43.
A. seizing
B. holding
C. keeping
D. grasping
44.
A. spot
B. stair
C. area
D. home
45.
A. firm
B. proud
C. cold
D. soft
46.
A. walked
B. turned
C. decided
D. woke
47.
A. question
B. shock
C. regret
D. upset
48.
A. harmful
B. special
C. wrong
D. right
49.
A. pulled
B. caught
C. sent
D. protected
50.
A. quietly
B. tightly
C. strongly
D. seriously
51.
A. disappeared
B. went
C. arrived
D. returned
52.
A. failure
B. idea
C. loss
D. death
53.
A. shocked
B. angry
C. happy
D. hopeless
54.
A. task
B. time
C. favor
D. job
55
A. responsibility
B. sympathy
C. guilt
D. hurt
任务型阅读 (共5空; 每空2分,满分10分)
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。
  A major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon. When you recognize your teen is under stress, how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?
  Be involved. Parents need to be involved in their teen’s work.  66  What they look for is your patience—to talk, to cry, or simply to sit with them quietly. Communicate openly with your teen. Encourage your teen to express her worries and fears, but don’t let them focus on those fears.
  Help them get organized.  67 Together, you and your teen can work out a timetable in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test.
  Provide a calm setting. Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect her privacy. Give them a nutritious diet. It is important for your teen to eat a healthy, balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best. 68  If this happens, encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches.
   69  Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something active when she needs a real break from studying. Help your teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.
  Show a positive attitude.  70  Your panic, anxiety and blame contribute to your teen’s pressure. Make your teen feel accepted and valued for her efforts. Most importantly, reassure your teen that things will be all right, no matter what the results are.
A.Encourage your teen to relax.
B.The best thing is simply to be there.
C.They will only make the situation worse.
D.Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite (食欲).
  E. A parent’s attitude will affect their teen’s emotions.
  F. Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves.
G. Help your teen think about what she has to study and plan accordingly.
完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s   36 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   37  that I decided to write an article about her.
I   38  Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career. She   39  and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40  I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there   41 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that   42  Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   43  was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   44  draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript   45 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   46  in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47  the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While   48  my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49 :
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some   50  materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to   51  your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to   52 . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   53  writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this   54 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55  to doubt yourself.
36.A.joy                     B.voice                  C.speech                 D.smile
37.A.proud                 B.active                  C.satisfied              D.moved
38.A.visited                B.emailed               C.phoned                D.interviewed
39.A.agreed                B.refused                C.hesitated              D.paused
40.A.replied                B.discovered           C.explained            D.knew
41.A.seriously             B.patiently              C.nervously            D.quietly
42.A.blaming              B.fooling                C.inviting               D.urging
43.A.hardship              B.failure                 C.comment             D.pressure
44.A.with                   B.by                      C.on                      D.in
45.A.disappeared         B.returned              C.spread                 D.improved
46.A.compare              B.struggle               C.survive                D.compete
47.A.ignore                 B.deliver                C.face                    D.receive
48.A.decorating           B.repairing             C.cleaning              D.leaving
49.A.disbelief              B.anxiety                C.horror                 D.trouble
50.A.subjective            B.relevant               C.private                D.reliable
51.A.broadcast            B.create                  C.publish                D.assess
52.A.recover               B.prepare               C.escape                 D.concentrate
53.A.energetic             B.endless                C.typical                D.enjoyable
54.A.experience           B.success                C.benefit                D.accident
55.A.attempt               B.afford                 C.expect                 D.pretend
While I was in 9 th grade, I built a circuit (电路装置) for the traffic system of our city. After getting the first prize. I got this valuable advice from my father; “Do whatever interests you, and don’t let the work challenge you, make sure you are challenging that work.”
I have always preferred the projects which are challenging and related to real life problems. I clearly remember building a shipping program several years ago. I divided the whole project into several small sections. When I understood it clearly, used my brainstorming skill on it, and gave some basic ideas. Then I asked my professor for help before jumping into coding (编码). At first, I did not know how to ask questions correctly and always asked the question “How do I do it?” As I  kept working and discussed with my professor, I became more comfortable and those “how ”questions soon turned into “what if I do this and that” types of questions.
It took me four days to write the code. The desire to solve the problem kept me sleepless all nights brainstorming in even greater details. Every time I saw my program running smoothly, I exploded with joy. I still remember the last day of my work. I was getting some problem and didn’t know what to do. At that moment, a man came in to clean. He has headphones, and he was dancing while cleaning the room. Seeing this, I burst out laughing. That moment calmed me. I regained energy and interest and started to work again, and soon I fixed the problem.
My success in the project proved that breaking up a large problem into small parts could help find a possible solution. Discussing the problem with others was also very beneficial. Now I have gained the confidence to attempt any kind of project.
59.According to the passage, the writer was interested in          .
A.developing traffic systems
B.doing challenging projects
C.winning great prizes
D.writing different codes
60.The writer asked the question “how do I do it” at first because         .
A.he had no clear idea about his program
B.he was too shy to express himself
C.he wanted to he understood easily
D.he preferred this kind of question
61.We learn from the passage that the writer’s shipping program         .
A.would benefit people a lot
B.was done together with others
C.was difficult and needed patience
D.cost much money and energy
62.What would be the best title of the passage?
A.Do It Yourself
B.No Pains, No Gains
C.Learning with interest
D.Practice Makes Perfect
阅读表达(共5小题;每小题3分,共15分)
阅读下面的短文,并根据要求回答后面的问题。(注意字数要求)
[1] If you are applying for an American higher education, you probably dream of getting into an Ivy League (常青藤联盟) university.The eight schools with the best reputations attract top students from the United States and many other countries.However, on average, the Ivy League schools accept less than 15 percent of applicants.And with the applicants growing in size year on year, it is becoming more and more difficult _________.
[2] So how can you give yourself the best chance of admission?
[3]Having a high school grade point average (GPA) in the top 10 percent of your class and being ranked among the top few students dramatically betters your chances.But although GPA and SAT scores are important, they only tell admission deans(主任) part of the story.
[4] The whole admissions process will single out (挑选出) from a large pool of academically strong applicants the unique individuals.They stand out because they have shown in their interviews a range of virtues (优点) expected of these universities.Take Harvard for example.Although there is no guarantee of admission, the school judges applicants based on 15 additional criteria.
[5] Intellectual curiosity (求知欲) comes first tor almost all admission deans.Schools look to such students because they believe their peers find them slimulaling(激励人的)inside and outside the classroom.
[6] Leadership also weighs heavily.The school would rather see an applicant who takes on additional responsibility in one or two areas where he or she is good at, rather than one who is merely "very good" academically.This can mean the class presidencv(主席职务), leading the cheerleading team or being the officer of a student union.
[7] Whether a person has personal warmth and cares about others counts a lot with the admission deans.Writing an essay on a personal experience, like a summer spent raising funds for the earthquake victims or teaching in a local school, can show that a person has qualities in addition to academic experience.
76.What is the purpose of the passage? (no more than 15 words)
77.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
The universities pay attention to the students with this virtue in that they can inspire their fellow students at school.
78.Fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (no more than 5 words)
79.Based on the passage, list three additional criteria for admission besides academic performance.(no more than 10 words)
①_________________ ?②_______________ ?③____________________
80.Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.
完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a bitter, cold craning in evening Virginia years ago. An old man was waiting for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. His body became stiff the cold wind.    
He heard the faint, steady   31  of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path,   32 , he watched as several horsemen   33  the bend. He let the first one pass by, then another and another. Finally, the last rider neared the sport where the old man sat like a snow   34 . As this one drew near ,the old man   35 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a   36  to the other side?” There appear to be passage way by foot." 
Reining his horse, the rider replied, “Sure. Hop aboard.” Seeing the old man was unable to   37  his half – frowned body from the ground, the horseman dismounted and helped the old man  onto the horse. The horse took the old man not just across the fiver ,but to his   38 .
As they neared the cottage, the horseman’   39 caused him to inquire ,"Sir ,I notice that you let several other riders   40 without making an effort to secure a ride. Then I came up and you   41 asked me for a ride. I'm curious. What if I had   42 and left you there?" 
The old man   43 himself slowly down from the horse, looked the rider straight in the eyes, and replied, "I’ve been around here for some time .I   44 I know people pretty good. The old – timer continued. I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no   45 for my situation. It would have been   46 even to ask them for a ride. But when looked into your eyes, kindness and compassion were   47 . I knew, then and there, that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me   48 my time of need.”
Those heartwarming comments   49 the horseman deeply.
“I'm most grateful for what you have said.” He told the old man .''May I have get too   50  in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion ."      
With that Thomas Jefferson turned his around and made his way back.
31.A.rhythm               B.nonce                  C.voice                  D.singing
32.A.Excitedly            B.Anxiously           C.Angrily               D.Desperately
33.A.cut                     B.rounded              C.traveled               D.repaired
34.A.hall                    B.wall                    C.statue                  D.pile
35.A.hit                      B.attracted              C.cleaned               D.caught
36.A.rest                     B.ride                    C.hand                   D.way
37.A.raise                   B.build                   C.expose                D.set
38.A.office                 B.town                   C.car                      D.destination
39.A.curiosity             B.determination      C.courage               D.confidence
40.A.pass by               B.east sway             C.turn around         D.slow down
41.A.suddenly             B.occasionally         C.slowly                 D.immediately
42.A.refused               B.flown                  C.escaped               D.rehabbed
43.A.put                     B.lowered               C.laid                     D.supported
44.A.admit                  B.imagine               C.think                   D.hope
45.A.warmth               B.kindness              C.concede               D.consideration
46.A.useless                B.worthless             C.uninteresting        D.disappointing
47.A.hidden                B.evident                C.great                   D.strong
48.A.money                B.clothes                C.assistance            D.horse
49.A.influenced           B.spoilt                  C.encouraged          D.touched
50.A.lazy                    B.tired                   C.busy                   D.proud
For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know."
Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden.
I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, no-frills budget.
Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by. I looked out the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on - and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: "IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin."
Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis (棚架), a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.
That was three years ago. My garden's now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they're right there with me.
I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out my window and think of the flowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes - every time.
I'm still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!
小题1:By saying “Do you see a money tree outside .….,” the mother actually means “    
A.Observation is the best teacher.
B.Seeing is believing.
C.The outsider sees the most of the game.
D.It is not easy to gain money
小题2:The best title for the passage would probably be          .
A.My flower gardenB.Marvin helps to realize my dream
C.Love in MichiganD.Money grows on trees
小题3:The underlined word “no - frills” in the fifth paragraphs is similar in meaning to        .
A.wastefulB.tightC.absurdD.helpful
小题4:From the last but the third paragraph we can infer that the mother is         .
A.divorced when she was youngB.not caring for her kids any longer
C.alone but not at all lonelyD.prouder with her garden than with her kids.
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