The government will begin a series of to help the public fully understand the new educational system.

A. expectations B. occasions

C. presentations D. assumptions

阅读下面短文 , 掌握其大意 , 然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案 .

Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour．It is said that they can then get a full view of the places that _____them．Nonsense! What you see from the ___ of a moving bus is _____and completely removed from the real sights，sounds，and_____ outside．Be adventurous! The best ______to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely no travel plan．______ go wherever your feet and your interests______ you．You finally will get to the _____ sites as you are on the bus tour—the museums, the monuments，the city hall—but you will have seen much more．You will have______the present life of the city．

“But what if I get lost?” people might ask．No one ever gets ______lost in a major city．

At first, you can find your way back to a(n) ______location．If it ____ you to“lost”，just find a taxi and go back to where you started．However， ______ things can happen if you get lost．You can _____ at a sidewalk cafe to sit and relax．You can ask the local people at the next table about the directions．And _____they don’t speak your language．your trip becomes more memorable because of the _____．Here are a few more

ways to get the most out of your travel．

Know before you go．______a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination．This will help you understand what you’re seeing．

Move around like a local．Use the subways and buses of the city you’re _______．You’ll not only save money，but you’ll also learn how people really live．

Check the bulletin boards(布告牌)．Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concert，and _____fun activities on bulletin boards around universities．

So next time you see a poster advertising an introductory ______tour，save your money．Instead，wander on your own．I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure．

1.A．remembered B．disappointed C．reminded D．interested

2.A．front B．inside C．back D．center

3.A．invisible B．uncertain C．uncommon D．unreal

4.A．smells B．cities C．beauties D．views

5.A．suggestion B．thought C．way D．tip

6.A．Particularly B．Simply C．Generally D．Especially

7.A．move B．lead C．tell D．help

8.A．same B．mistaken C. correct D．different

9.A．left B．lived C．felt D．lost

10.A．terribly B．seriously C．finally D．hopelessly

11.A．unknown B．strange C．well—known D．beautiful

12.A．supposes B. frightens C．delights D．surprises

13.A．worst B．hardest C．happiest D．nicest

14.A．stop B．get C．arrive D．reach

15.A．even if B．as a result C．in fact D．in case

16.A．conversation B．experience C．talk D．coffee

17.A．Take B．Pay C．Spend D．Use

18.A．seeing B．going C．visiting D．walking

19.A．other B．another C．others D．the other

20.A．plane B．car C．train D．bus

My grandmother was from a town in Michigan. Summer after summer, I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the small town they lived in. People knew everyone, their kids, their pets, their ancestors. The bond with them continued to grow as I grew and they got older. Grandma was always using her hands for something exciting. She would make little sandwiches and we’d have tea parties. She’d make beautiful quilts for each one. I remember the small thimble(顶针) she would use while doing her needle work.

A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth, I bid farewell to a loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change. We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday.

I missed her very much. On one particular birthday, when I was feeling a little low, something happened to make me feel like she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow. It was small and hard. I moved the object to a seam(接缝) that I carefully opened, and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her. Not realizing it had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing it in that little pillow that I just happened to place on my bedspread that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others I’ve collected over the years, where I could continue to see the gift God chose to reveal to me. What a precious memory of a very special lady who somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble inside my pillow.

I made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and enjoyed my tea and Grandma’s thimble. What a wonderful birthday that was!

1.The author liked staying with her grandparents because________.

A. they often bought her some gifts

B. she was curious about people and things there

C. she could have tea parties and eat sandwiches

D. she could learn to sew quilts

2.How did the author feel when she found the silver thimble?

A. Sad B. Proud C. Lucky D. Cheerful

3.It can be inferred from the passage that the silver thimble________.

A. was the item the author had been trying to find

B. was the most treasured possession of Grandma

C. was very precious to the author

D. was a birthday gift Grandma had given the author

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.A little pillow B. Grandma’s silver thimble

C. My grandparents D. My childhood

 Global Positioning Systems（GPS） are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. But, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown, it is a combination of the two.

We spoke to Mr. Brown by Skype （网络电话软件）. He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. BARRY BROWN: “And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination. And, then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of 'garbage in garbage out'.”

Mr Brown says this is a common human error. But, he says, what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. BARRY BROWN: “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is that they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.”

Barry Brown formerly served as a professor with the University of California, San Diego. While there, he worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh. The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on driving by placing cameras in people’s cars. They wrote a paper based on their research. It is called “The Normal, Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS.”

It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers. These include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. They also include timing issues(时机问题) related to when GPS commands are given.

Barry Brown says, “ To make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers, passengers and GPS systems work together.”

1.In paragraph 2, Mr. Brown mentioned his friend in the conversation to _______.

A. build up his own reputation                

B. laugh at his stupid friend

C. prove the GPS system is only garbage  

D. describe an example of human error

2.What is the disadvantage of small screens in GPS equipment according to the text?

A. They just provide the next turn.         B. They are harmful to eyes.

C. They make drivers tired easily.          D. They often break down suddenly.

3. Which of the following statements would Barry Brown most likely agree with?

A. GPS units are to blame for most GPS service failures.

B. We should introduce higher standards for the driving license.

C. Cameras are urgently needed to help improve GPS systems.

D. Drivers, GPS systems and passengers should unite to improve GPS systems.

4.What is Mr. Brown’s attitude towards GPS?

A. Unconcerned.     B. Prejudiced.      

C. Objective.     D. Critical.

5.Which of the following statements can best describe the main idea of the pasage?

A. Driving with GPS can be difficult.

B. Driving confusions can be caused by small screens.

C. Driving without GPS should be much more convenient.

D. GPS equipment in driving to be deserted or improved

All of us eat every day, but most of us don’t understand nutrition(营养). How much do you know about good nutrition? Are the following statements true or false?

1. People who don’t eat meat can stay healthy.

True. As long as people eat enough milk, eggs and meat alternates(替代物), they can get enough protein.

2. Fresh vegetables cooked at home are always more nutritious than canned vegetables.

False. The difference depends more on how vegetables are prepared than whether they are fresh or canned. Vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large quantity of vitamins.

3. Food eaten between meals can be just as good for health as food eaten at regular meals.

True. Nutritional value depends on what types of food you eat, not when you eat them. Eating an egg or an orange between meals can contribute to a good diet.

4. Taking extra vitamins beyond the recommended daily allowances won’t give you more energy.

True. It’s widely believed that extra vitamins provide more energy. But taking more than the baby needs doesn’t make it function better, just as overfilling your gas tank doesn’t make your car run better.

5. Natural vitamins are better supplements(补充)for the diet than synthetic vitamins.

False. There is no difference. A vitamin has the same properties(性质)and specific chemical structure whether made in a laboratory or taken from plant or animal parts.

6. Older people need the same amount of vitamins as younger people.

True. Older people need the same quantity of vitamins as younger people although they need fewer calories. Certain illnesses raise the requirements for some vitamins, but that is true for the young as well as the old.

7. Food grown in poor soil is lower in vitamins than food grown in rich sold.

False. The vitamins in our foods are made by the plants themselves. They don’t come from the soil.

However, the minerals in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil.

If you have answered these questions correctly, you can say you know much about food and nutrition by today’s standards. But remember that nutrition is a growing science and that may be aged as new information is obtained.

1.The main purpose of the passage is to .

A. list today’s standards of some food and nutrition

B. introduce what should be eaten and what not

C. explain what is helpful to your health and what is not

D. test our nutrition IQ by judging the problems listed

2.From the surrounding words and sentences we know that the underlined phrase “contribute to” means .

A. help to bring about B. take the place of

C. make room for D. turn to

3.The underlined word “synthetic” most probably means in Chinese.

A.不同的 B.特别的

C.合成的 D.天然的

Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.

The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn. It doesn’t mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be wil1ing to do whatever is necessary to learn. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things. Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes the subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.

Here’s some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions(中断); have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview.

Don’t try to spend a lot of time researching learning methods. There are many students who know many good learning methods but don’t study well. They forget that the most useful learning method is to study hard.

1.The main goal of the article is .

A. to prove that learning is not difficult

B. to make the readers be interested in study

C. to tell the importance of self teaching

D. to tell the students how to study well

2.The first thing to remember in studying is that .

A. you must like the subject B. you must follow the teacher

C. you must enjoy learning D. you must study hard

3.We learn things because .

A. our parents want us to learn B. every student learns at school

C. we may use these things in the future D. we like the subjects

4.The following advice is given in the article EXCEPT .

A. To put a pen, paper and books beside you before study.

B. To study at any possible time and place.

C. To review and preview

D. To pay attention to the most important things.

5.Among the following statements, which is true?

A. The more learning methods we have, the better we will study.

B. Finding the best learning method is the most important in learning.

C. If you don’t work hard, though you have a good learning method, you can’t be good at study.

D. Once we have mastered a good learning method, we can improve our study greatly.

Goldie's Secret

She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. "We're moving house.'; "No space for her any more with the baby coming." "We never really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present." People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.

I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.

That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.

By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn't know what had happened to her," said the woman at the door. "I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared." "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind her. '

I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I've learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.

1.In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie .

A. felt worried B. was angry

C. ate a little D. sat by the fire

2.Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she .

A. saw her puppies B. heard familiar barking

C. wanted to leave the autho D. found her way to her old home

3.The passage is organized in order of ­ .

A. time B. effect C. importance D. complexity

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确，并将该词完整地写在下面相对应的横线上。

Recently, we’ve made a survey about how Senior 3 students in our school behave in English class during their general revision. (76) makes us surprised is that only half of them listen carefully, (77) （尽管）the college entrance examination is just (78)a the corner. To our greater surprise, 20% of them play with their cellphones ,with which they read novels, play games, listen to music or(79) (聊天) through messages. Besides，nearly 10% of the students eat snacks with great enjoyment while listening to their English teachers. (80) still ,about 45 students should have slept in class, (81)r the classroom as their cozy bedrooms.

In my opinion, (82)w plays ,eats or sleeps in class should be critized severely, for such behaviors show no respect to their teachers and do much(83) to their own study. In order to be (84) (录取)into ideal universities ,they should break those bad habits in class and attend class as attentively as(85)p .

请根据右边的漫画，结合你自己的切身体会，以"How to face the college entrance examinations"为题，用英语写一篇短评。

要求：

1) 着重描述漫画所表达的现象以及你的看法，可适当发挥想象，不要做简单描述；

2) 词数150左右；

3) 参考词汇：补脑汁 tonics

My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was________ it.

A．in honour ofB．in memory of

C．in search ofD．in favour of