In today’s congratulatory phone call to the team behind NASA's Mars Curiosity rover（火星车）, President Barack Obama made sure that if the mission discovers Martians, he'll be one of the first to know.

"If in fact you do make contact with Martians, please let me know right away," Obama said during the call, "I've got a lot of things on my plate, but I expect that that will go to the top of the list. Even if they're just microbes(微生物), it will be pretty exciting."

Obama also said he was impressed by the attention that's been paid to flight director Bobak Ferdowsi, the "Mohawk Guy" whose star-spangled haircut and warmhearted behavior during Curiosity's Aug. 5 landing won him Internet fame.

"I, in the past, thought about getting a Mohawk myself," Obama joked. "But my team keeps on discouraging me. And now that he's received marriage proposals and thousands of new Twitter followers, I think I'm going to go back to my team and see if it makes sense."

The congratulatory phone call is a tradition for the White House. But it was clear that Obama particularly enjoyed congratulating the scientists and engineers behind the amazingly successful landing of NASA's newest Mars exploration.

He also said the achievement reflected the American spirit, and he gave his personal promise to protect these critical investments in science and technology.

"This is the kind of thing that inspires kids across the country," he said. "They’re telling their moms and dads they want to be part of a Mars mission, maybe even the first person to walk on Mars. And that kind of inspiration is the byproduct of work of the sort that you guys have done."

The Curiosity rover's $2.5 billion mission focuses on studying billions of years' worth of geology on Mars and determining whether the planet was ever potentially suitable for people to live in. The mission is not specifically designed to explore life, even on the range of microbes, but it could point the way for future life-exploration experiments.

1.Obama phoned the team behind NASA's Mars Curiosity rover in order to _______.

A．congratulate them on finding Martians

B．praise the flight director

C．congratulate on the rover’s landing

D．encourage them to contact with Martians

2.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2 ?

A．Obama is very busy now.

B．Obama longs for the finding of life on Mars.

C．Obama is interested in biology.

D．Obama wants to contact Martians.

3.Which of the following about the Curiosity rover is TRUE ?

A．It costs billions of dollars.

B．It mainly aims to find life on Mars.

C．It carries the first person to Mars.

D．It proves Mars fit to live on.

4.What can we learn from the passage ?

A．Bobak Ferdowsi got a Mohawk haircut to win great Internet fame.

B．Obama called on the government and companies to invest in science.

C．America’s president seldom congratulates on scientific achievements.

D．Children showed special interest in the landing of Curiosity.

Janelle was running late for work, so she just had time for a quick look at herself in the mirror as she was going out. What she saw there made her stop dead in her tracks.

Being a busy college student just one year removed from her teenage years, she wasn’t exactly obsessive-compulsive(有强迫观念和行为的) about the neatness of her clothes. But her boss at the restaurant where she works saw things a little differently. He had recently lectured the entire staff on the importance of appearance, and had specifically mentioned the need for servers to wear clean, unwrinkled blouses. As an assistant manager, Janelle felt it was important to set an example for the other employees. But if she stopped to iron the blouse normally, she would be late —and work without delay was an area of even greater concern to her boss.

So she grabbed her iron and plugged it in and set it for low heat. Carefully holding her blouse away from her body, she continued to iron it while she was wearing it. It seemed like a logical answer to an urgent problem.

And it seemed to be working until Janelle tried to iron the collar and accidentally ironed her neck by mistake. Then it suddenly seemed like a really stupid idea and a really painful one as well. It took more time to treat her burn than it would have taken to iron her shirt properly. And she spent a miserable shift dealing with the pain of the burn.

We’ve all been there, haven’t we? For me it was cutting my own hair. For a former roommate it was trying to pull his own wisdom teeth. For another college acquaintance, it was trying to change the oil in his car while the motor was still running.

“There’s a right way and a wrong way of doing things,” Dad used to tell me whenever I’d spoil the look of our yard by trying out a faster, easier and more creative way of pulling weeds or edging the lawn. “If a thing is worth doing,” he said, “it’s worth doing it right.” There’s a reason why certain things are done in certain ways. Those old, boring, predictable ways work.

1.Jenelle found in the mirror that __________.

A．there were stains on her blouse

B．her blouse was wrinkled

C．she wore heavy makeup

D．she put on a wrong blouse

2.It’s learned from Paragraph 2 that______________.

A．Jenelle had no sense of responsibility at work

B．Jenelle failed to set an example for employees in daily work

C．Jenelle didn’t care about the neatness of her clothes at all

D．Jenelle’s boss put doing something on time above appearance

3.What can we infer from the fifth paragraph?

A．We all have done loads of things like Janelle.

B．We are careful enough in daily life.

C．We all have done something creative.

D．We all have tried to iron clothes while we are wearing them.

4.What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph ?

A．Be creative. B．A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

C．Stick to old ways. D．Do things right.

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。选项中的两项为多余选项。

Visiting London can be an expensive trip. 1. The following steps can help you find cheap alternatives for transport for your London trip.

●Familiarize yourself with the city. Do some homework about different parts of London ahead of time and determines specifically the area where you will be staying. How to establish where in the city you will be staying and the distance you are from the major tourist attractions you want to visit? 2. .

●Find a local provider of Transport for London tickets or travel cards, since your first bargain purchase will be an Oyster Card. Traveling around London with an Oyster Card will give you access to the cheapest option of transportation methods . The Oyster Card is accepted citywide on buses, boats and the London Underground, known by the locals as “the tube”.

● 3. . The Tube is the cheapest and most reliable form of transportation and runs from around 6 am. until around 1 am., depending on the line or the station.

●Make the most of the Oyster Card. 4. , with a high concentration in central London. If you are staying anywhere in central London, there will be a tube station less than 10 minutes away.

The Transport for London website offers a tube station search facility to find the nearest subway station to any location in the city. When you find a tube station, you can easily locate the closest bus stop by using the comparison bus-tube maps at the station’s entrance.

Follow the Transport for London Tube Guide to your destinations and always plan ahead. 5. , wasted trips on the tube and doubling back on your journey.

A. You can use a street map, or an online map search engine.

B. By visiting the Transport for London website, people can avoid getting lost.

C. So establishing a budget and finding bargains will help you get around London on the cheap.

D. The bus is the cheapest means of transport in London.

E. Seek out your nearest Tube Station.

F. Making a plan for transport will save your unnecessary expenses,

G. There are 287 tube stations in London that accept the Oyster Card,

Just like a boxer, we , too come face to face with many opponents on the stage of life—problems and difficulties. The bad news is that we don’t really know when our with these opponents occur. Here are several reasons why you should yourself for success like a champion boxer!

You don’t practice on the stage, that’s where your skills and your abilities are . This also means that you don’t solving problems and developing yourself when occur, you prepare yourself to face them long you actually face them.

If you are talented, you probably need less and training time in facing life’s challenges. Actually, for people who are born with , training and learning becomes even more important. the lazy person’s motto: “If it isn’t broken, why fix it?” Why wait for your roof to leak in the season when you can fix it right away. Act

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Training enables you to gain intuition(直觉 )and reaction. With practice and training, you build up your body, your mind and your heart and gain the intuition and reaction of a (n) .The same thing is true in life. Without training, you will . Without training, you will not be able to how your enemy will hit you.

Keep in mind that training is born out of discipline and . Even if you meet with some setbacks in your training process, you keep at it and are confident, you will soon see in your life and when problems come, you will be like the champion who stands tall and fights until the final round is over and you’re as the champion!

1.A．friendshipsB．championshipsC．programsD．matches

2.A．trainB．offerC．show D．bring

3.A．appreciatedB．sharedC．evaluatedD．promoted

4.A．finishB．startC．enjoyD．practice

5.A．chancesB．problemsC．occasionsD．dangers

6.A．beforeB．afterC．asD．since

7.A．considerationB．attentionC．preparationD．instruction

8.A．diseaseB．ambitionC．talentD．belief

9.A．UnderstandB．AbandonC．CondemnD．Remember

10.A．cloudy B．windyC．sunnyD．rainy

11.A．on timeB．at timesC．right awayD．at last

12.A．constantB．real C．stableD．quick

13.A．enemyB．championC．opponentD．coach

14.A．mix upB．mess upC．stand outD．break out

15.A．checkB．proveC．handleD．predict

16.A．confidenceB．experienceC．performanceD．improvement

17.A．beforeB．unlessC．untilD．if

18.A．exchangesB．resultsC．setbacksD．disadvantages

19.A．judgeB．swimmerC．boxerD．runner

20.A．claimedB．calledC．announcedD．elected

Lynn: I really want to find a good job. Do you have any advice?

Kate: Oh, lots of advice! _____1.______, be sure to dress properly for the interview. If it’s for a teaching job, as I did 20 years ago, then you might want to consider _____2._____(wear) nice pants and a dress shirt. ______3.______, you won’t like to wear clothes that are too formal and elegant for the interview nowadays.

Lynn：I see. Anything ______4.____would you suggest I should pay attention to?

Kate: Well, second, be sure to do some research on the company for ______5.____ you are being interviewed. This will help you know if you have the needed skills or experience to work for that company. You can also ask the ________6.____(interview), usually their personnel manager, about three intelligent questions about their business. That will show you are interested in their company.

Lynn: That’s good advice! Any last thoughts?

Kate: Yes, finally, be prepared to tell them why you would be the ______7.______(good) choice for the position. You don’t have to talk too much about what you _____8.______(study) for 4 years in university, but you can tell them ___9.____ a confident and direct way why you can help their company. Following the above tips, you will find a satisfying job sooner or later.

Lynn: Thank you very much. I have got to buy some new clothes and then finish my ______10.________(apply).

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

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。

Dear Angela,

I am so happy to learn you are coming to study in our school and stay at my home.

My home is at No.58, Mingzu Street. A five-minutes walk from my home along Mingzu Street will lead you to a crossroads, when Mingzu Street meets Baohu Road. On the corner of the crossroads lie a shopping mall, where you can get everything you needed. Walking for about 300 meter along Baohu Road, you’ll see our school on right. There we will spend most of the daytime. In the end of Mingzu Street stands the new railway station, and that it’s easy for you to reach. As a bus stop is just next to my home, Bus No.23 will direct take you there.

I can’t wait to seeing you in China.

Yours,

Li Hua

假如你是国际部的一名学生，四位澳大利亚学生应邀来参加你们为期一周的学习交流活动。活动即将结束，他们准备回国。请你代表国际部师生为他们致欢送辞，内容包括：

肯定此次活动的重要性；

怀念与他们相处的快乐时光；

表达对他们的感谢和希望。

注意：①开头已经给出，不计入总词数；

②字数100字左右。

③可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear teachers and friends，

It is my great privilege to __________________________________________________

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A man, who sometimes takes my bus, is in rags. His life seems different from that of the others. He looks exhausted and carries nothing. He appears along a downtown street, seemingly out of nowhere. We sometimes want to know where he sleeps at night.

A few weeks ago he boarded the bus. A few stops later, a young woman boarded. She swiped (刷) her bus-card, only to find the machine would not accept it. The driver told her to pay the $2.25 fare. “I just bought this card,” she said. “I paid the money...”

The driver said she could take the card back to the sales office and explain the problem. In the meantime she would have to pay the fare for that day. The woman became confused and distressed. The rest of us just watched, wondering how the problem would be solved. Suddenly the man rose from his seat, dropped a few coins into the fare box.

“You’re lucky,” the bus driver said quietly. “He paid for you.” Silence fell over the bus. The rest of us had watched the woman’s discomfort, but he felt it. We lawyers, journalists and business people headed downtown to help fix the world. He fixed her world.

I haven’t seen him since that day. Some people believe angels occasionally drop down and move among us. All I know is that I have a new respect for the simple act of kindness. It speeds us along on our way.

1.According to the first paragraph, the author _______.

A. thinks highly of the man

B. considers the man strange

C. knows the man very well

D. often gives the man some help

2.What does the underlined word “distressed” probably mean?

A. exitedB. generous

C. bored D. anxious

3.What did the writer learn from the man?

A. to show concern for other people.

B. to lead a happy life like the man.

C. to share what he has with us.

D. to believe that people are born kind.

Every day we are adding more and more vacation ideas, destinations, tours, and articles. As you explore our website，you will find there is an ever-growing collection of things that will help make your vacation easier and more affordable．

We change our featured destinations very frequently so be sure to keep coming back to see what new ideas we have for your family vacation．We feature a different state，park, and city destination on the front page of the website．These change frequently, so be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you can be sure to keep up with all the new information．

Another great feature we are offering is Guest Articles．These may come from a travel professional，author, parent or child about their travel ideas or offers．These informative articles are great to read and are perfect for discovering valuable tips and tricks for the travel less stressful．Plus，in many articles you will discover some hidden gems(珍品)that you probably miss if you did not know about them．

One of the best things about our website is our ability to get you discounted Tours and Attraction Passes to the places you want to go most．This is a fantastic way to plan ahead and have your tours and passes paid for and pick them up before you leave your home．Now that is a helpful way to go．These programs can save you over 50％of what you could expect to pay when you arrive．And，we are adding new tours and programs every week．Be sure to check it out．

You can be sure we are working hard for you so that you can relax on your vacation. Let us do all the leg work for you so you can simply enjoy your family vacation!

1.Which of the following shows the organization of the text?(P=Paragraph)

2.What does the writer want to do by writing this text?

A．To give people tips on family vacations．

B．To offer travelers featured destinations．

C．To attract readers to surf a tourist website．

D．To introduce hidden gems for traveling．

3.What can we learn from Guest Articles?

A．steps to sign up for the family vacation website．

B．Tips on keeping up with new travel information．

C．Tips and tricks for a comfortable trip.

D．Tricks for enjoying a free family vacation

4.Which isn’t the benefit that the website brings to us?

A．We can get discounted Tours and Attraction Passes

B．We can get some information of new tours and programs

C．We can have our Passes in hand when starting off．

D．We can enjoy a family vacation with leg work．

Teen Climbing Camp 2014

This 5-day climbing camp is suitable for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 who have an interest in rock climbing. The climbing days are designed for beginners and those who have some basic experience in a gym or outdoors. Participants will find themselves challenged physically and mentally.
Rock Dimensions camps are designed to be a positive and memorable experience by providing healthy communication between participants, individual goal setting, and challenges that lead to personal growth.
Dates
Monday, June 29-Friday, July 3
Monday, July 27-Friday, July 31

Locations

Climbing Tower at Footsloggers

Linville Gorge and Table Rock area

Local climbing areas near Boone

Responsibilities

Participants will meet Rock Dimensions guides at our location each morning and at the end of each day. Rock Dimensions will provide all climbing items, including a safety rope, a helmet and climbing shoes for each participant. Participants are responsible for bringing their own lunch, water, small backpack, appropriate clothing, and personal items like sun cream, etc.

Pre-camp planning

Participants will receive the following information in their registration(注册) packet Medical Form, Responsibility Agreement, Clothing/Equipment List, and Directions.

Cost

$575/person for the 5-day camp

$325/person for the first 3 days

Anyone interested in participating in just the last two days of the camp should call to discuss cing and necessary skills/experience.
1.According to the text, Rock Dimensions camps will _______.
A. probably impress participants deeply

B. provide a few competitions
C. help the participants set their life goals

D. check the records of personal growth
2.What of the following do participants need to bring with them?
A. A safety rope.    B. A helmet.

C. Climbing shoes.   D. Appropriate clothing.
3. If Paul wants to participate in the climbing camp from July 27 to July 29 and his brother from July 27 to July 31, it will cost them _______.
A. 575 dollars           B. 650 dollars

C. 900 dollars            D. 1,150 dollars

4. What can we infer from the text?
A. Some experience is required of the participants.

B. It’ll be hard for teens to experience the climbing.
C. Parents are required to stay with their children.

D. Guides will talk about the prices