阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。

I have a blind friend who lives in New York City. ______ we have never met face to face, we still ______ each other frequently. She is a ______ lady and has become like a sister to me. Her ______ and enthusiastic letters always ______ my spirits and the inspiring poems she shares with the world always bring a ______ to my face. She is all the more ______ due to the fact that she lost her ______ halfway through her life. She had to ______ her career and relearn to do everything that most of us take for granted. Many would have given up after such a ______ but not her. ______, she started a glorious new life full of award winning volunteer work. Her ______ are full of teaching English to new immigrants, giving comfort to ______ hearts, writing, serving her religious community, and helping others in ______ way she can.

The light of my friend’s example is a beacon (灯塔) that I try to ______ as well. Whenever I feel too ______ in my own life I look at the challenges that she has ______ in hers. She may have lost her sight but she ______ lost her soul. She knows that the eyes that really see are the eyes of the heart, and she does her best every day to follow the ______ vision that they give to her. I am sure too that their eyes of the angels watching over her are always filled with tears of ______ and that their faces are always full of shining smile.

1.A. When B. As C. Since D. Although

2.A. call B. write C. email D. encourage

3.A. remarkable B. humorous C. funny D. considerate

4.A. constant B. brief C. optimistic D. beautiful

5.A. attract B. reach C. improve D. lift

6.A. smile B. cloud C. puzzle D. look

7.A. helpful B. amazing C. sensitive D. disappointing

8.A. way B. parents C. sight D. heart

9.A. put off B. depend on C. keep on D. give up

10.A. loss B. failure C. break D. challenge

11.A. However B. Therefore C. Instead D. Then

12.A. plans B. days C. ideas D. thoughts

13.A. feeling B. touching C. breaking D. hurting

14.A. every B. some C. no D. possible

15.A. examine B. copy C. follow D. complete

16.A. cheated B. bored C. nervous D. challenged

17.A. controlled B. overcome C. passed D. overlooked

18.A. never B. still C. also D. already

19.A. lasting B. caring C. loving D. continuing

20.A. pity B. joy C. sorrow D. surprise

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

There was no one quite like my father. When any other man had an extra dollar, he bought a drink; when Father had an extra dollar, he bought a book. Other people had pictures on their walls, or at least a calendar; we had books, 3000 of them, 1. (line) every surface of our little four-room house 2. every subject. Father was the 3. (more) persistent (固执的) scholar I ever knew. Every summer he took a month or so off to attend classes. Eventually, he earned seven degrees, attended 11 different colleges and universities. My sister and I were the immediate beneficiaries of Father’s insatiable (不能满足的) 4. (hungry) to learn.

Before I was three, my father was reading aloud to me. Thereafter, I read aloud to him so he’d work on my 5. (pronounce). By the time I was in the fifth grade, I’d recite 6. classical literature to poetry and had to be prepared to do 7.. Then Father would warn by quoting a saying from Shakespeare, “8. all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious(乏味的) as to work. “Obviously, his efforts weren’t 9. (entire) in vain, for my voice has enable me to earn a fair livelihood. But that fact doesn’t begin to define the most debt 10. I owe my father.

单词拼写。

1.The bridge was ____________(设计) in a unique style.

2.Many people believed that world ____________(文明) started in the ancient Rome.

3.Steel and iron are ____________(工业) products.

4.With the development of _________(旅游业), more and more foreigners visit China.

5.____________(有希望), it will be fine tomorrow.

6.There wasn’t enough ____________(证据) to prove that he was wrong.

7.It’s ____________(绝对) impossible for us to finish the work on time.

8.Edison is a famous ___________(发明家) all over the world.

9.Many drivers think the ____________(收费) should be much lower.

10.This book is the most ____________(印象深刻) novel。

11.There is a ____________(现场直播) concert.

12.His ____________(同事) were interested in his story.

13.The result of the match was ____________(不可预测)

14.Have you ____________(适应) to your new life?

15.The leader went to look at the ____________(毁坏) by the earthquake.

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作文。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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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 was only 12 since we moved to California. I remembered that I enjoyed flying non-stop across a whole country and that I wasn’t very happy about leave my friends. But Dad think it would be good for us all to live in a suburb instead in the middle of a city. And Uncle Jeff, his brother, who’d been living in California for about 20 years, were always telling us how wonderful California it was. He said it would be easily for Dad to get a job driving a taxi, that had been Dad’s job in New York. Thus, we all agreed to try them for one year.

假如你叫李华，你的加拿大笔友James想了解一下你要参加的2012年全国中学生英语夏令营的有关情况，请根据以下信息给他写一封回信，并邀请他参加你们的活动。

注意：1.信须包括以上提供的内容要点，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯；

2．词数：100左右；

3．参考词汇：全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPC

Dear James,

Nice to hear from you again!

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes,

Yours,

Li Hua

About ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old.

He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and — WHUMP! — it hit the Jag’s shiny black side door! SCREECH...!!!! Immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what are you doing?!" Building up a head of steam, he went on. " That’s my new car and that brick you threw is going to cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?"

"Please, mister, please....I’m sorry! I didn’t know what else to do!" begged the youngster. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop!" Tears were streaming down the boy’s face as he pointed around the parked car. "It’s my brother, Mister," he said. "He rolled off the curb (路沿) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up. " Sobbing, the boy asked the businessman," Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.

Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK.

“Thank you ,sir.And God bless you,” the grateful child said to him. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long walk back to the black, shining 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE — a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent (凹痕) to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you.

1.The boy threw a brick at the businessman’s car because ________.

A. the businessman drove at a high speed

B. he envied the brand-new car very much

C. he wanted to ask for some money

D. he wanted to get help from the driver

2.Which of the following is the right order of the story?

A. The younger brother threw a brick at Josh’s car.

B. The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.

C. The younger brother begged Josh for help.

D. Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair.

E. Josh shouted at the younger brother.

A.b, a, e, c, d B. a, c, d, b, e

C. b, a, c, e, d D. a, c, b, e, d

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Josh would accept the money from the kids.

B. The two kids were Josh’s neighbors.

C. Josh was a kind-hearted man.

D. Josh’s new car broke down easily.

4.According to the passage, the last sentence means ________.

A. trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life

B. driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous

C. trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble

D. protecting oneself from being hurt

All ticket prices are shown in Australian dollars and are inclusive of GST.

YOU MUST HAVE ACCESS TO A PRINTER IN ORDER TO PRINT OUT ANY TICKETS YOU BUY ON OUR TICKETING WEBSITE (MYFUN. COM.AU). You must present all print-at-home tickets on arrival at the attraction. Proof of your purchase from myfun.com. Au cannot be verified at the front desks without your print-at-home tickets, so entry will not be permitted without them.

1.Where can you buy tickets if you want to see Wildlife World in Australian?

A.At ticket office.

B.At home online shopping

C.At home from the ticketing website.

D.At home from printer.

2.If you forget to take all print-at-home tickets, you will___________.

A.be forbidden to go home

B.be allowed to see Wildlife World

C.be resisted to see Wildlife World

D.Be put into prison

3.If you have retired for a year, you should take your ______ to Wildlife World.

A.ID B.IC C. IP D. IT

4.If you have a 16-year-old son ,he may pay ______for a ticket.

A.＄7.95 B.＄17.99 C.＄34.99 D.22.99

Young people are perhaps better-known for spending money than saving it. But some new banking websites are seeking to change that. These websites offer young people the information and tools they need to watch over their money. The websites also let the users share their financial experiences with other young people.

Nineteen-year-old Alix Scott has been working at a store this summer. She is saving money to pay for college next year. “I have to save for all my college money because my parents can’t afford to co-sign on loans. So, I have to rely on my own savings.”

But instead of putting her money in a local bank, Miss Scott began using SmartyPig, a web-based banking service.

SmartPig was developed by Michael Ferrari with a friend in 2007. It is really all about helping people save for very specific goals, such as a wedding, a vocation or an IPhone.

MICHAEL FERRARI said : “For example, you want to save five thousand dollars for a vacation in three years. SmartyPig will actually calculate how much money you need to save every month. You don’t have to move from your existing bank, we’ll actually go in and withdraw those funds on the day you specify every month and we’ll put it into your SmartyPig account, where it’ll earn interest, as well.”

SmartyPig also enables outsiders to add money to the accounts of its users. “Perhaps a holiday is coming up or your birthday is coming up, and rather than getting a gift, your friends, your family can actually contribute to any of your SmartyPig goals.”Mr.Ferrari said. He believes that as technology continues to develop, more and more people will use the electronic banking sites.

A growing number of young people have shown an interest in online banking sites like SmartyPig. They say they like the ease of operation and services the sites offer. These personal finance websites offer tools that help users follow their spending, set up a budget, and combine their investments. And they all involve social media, which interests young adults who are already at ease about sharing their personal information online.

1.Which of the following is TRUE of Alix Scott?

A. She can’t afford her college education.

B.She has received a student loan

C.She prefers online banking services to local banks.

D. She has been working part-time at weekends

2.What do we know about SmartyPig?

A. It was created in 2008.

B. It offers the best rate.

C. It was founded by Michael Ferrari alone.

D. It is a tool for helping consumers save money.

3.According to the text, users of SmartyPig __________.

A. can share their experiences of saving money

B. need to put their money in their SmartyPig account

C. Have access to low rate loans.

D. Can often receive free gifts from SmartyPig

4.The last paragraph mainly talks about_________.

A. how to save money on SmartyPig

B. Why young people like online banking sites

C. What SmartyPig should do to improve its services

D. how online banking sites differ from traditional banks

It was a Friday. As usual, the office became busier and busier. Orders to buy and sell came and went like birds. It was in the stock market, the world of money that Mr.Robert,the stockbroker, worked faster and faster. There was no room in it for the world of human feelings or the world of nature.

Near lunchtime, everything quieted down.Mr.Robert stood by his desk with his hands full of letters. Suddenly through the open window came a smell of flowers,like the thin breath of spring.Mr.Robert stood still. This was Miss Angelia’s smell, her own and only hers.The world of the stock market disappeared. And Miss Angelia was in the next room--only twenty steps away.

“I’ll do it now,” said Mr.Robert softly. “I’ll ask her now.Why didn’t I do it long ago?”

He ran into her office. She looked up at him with a smile. Her face turned a soft pink.

“Miss Angelia,”he said, hurriedly, “I only have a moment to talk.I want to say something important to you,Will you be my wife?I haven’t had time to show you, but I really do love you.”

“Why ...what are you talking about?” cried the young lady.She stood up and looked at him strangely. “Don’t you understand?” Mr. Robert asked quickly. “I want you to marry me now.”

Miss Angelia acted very strangely. At first she seemed surprised. Then she began to cry. But then she smiled through her tears like the sun through rain. She put her arms around his neck. “But don’t you remember, darling?” she said .”We were married yesterday evening at 8:00, in the little church around the corner.”

1. What can we know from the first paragraph?

A. Mr. Robert didn’t love Miss Angelia.

B. Mr. Robert was too happy to enjoy nature.

C. Mr.Robert was busy in working diligently

D. Mr. Robert didn’t make much money at all

2. In the second paragraph, the smell made Robert ______.

A. think of a lot of letters

B. work harder and faster

C. enjoy the breath of spring

D. think of nothing but Miss Angeli

3.What can be inferred from the end of the story?

A. Miss Angelia felt happy in her heart.

B. Mr.Robert always acted strangely

C. Miss Angelia was angry at his words

D. Mr.Robert pretended to marry her actually

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。

It all comes back to attitude!

If you want to be happy you must take responsibility and stop expecting things or people to make you happy.You are the source of your own happiness, so stop looking elsewhere 1.________Here are a few ways for you to follow:

Be thankful to others. 2.______ It is too easy to take those around us for granted.Show them the same consideration you would like shown to you.

3.________ This goes beyond politeness; It is a form of giving.Treat everyone you meet as if they have a big sign on their body saying “Make me feel important.” If you do this you will discover a hidden source of joy.

Perform acts of kindness. Don’t wait to be asked. 4._______ It doesn’t need to be a big thing, hold the door for a stranger, or smile at anyone you meet. Look for opportunities to make others feel good.

Make a decision to be happy. This is the most important step on the road to a happy life. 5. ________ You are the key to your own happiness, so go ahead and unlock it .

A. Respect other people.

B. Be polite to other people.

C. Instead of looking for happiness,start creating it.

D. You can change your feelings by acting the way you want to feel.

E. If you see an opportunity to do something nice for someone else, do it!

F. Simply make up your mind to be the happiest person you know and you will be.

G. Appreciate the people in your life, and say thank you for any politeness they show you