【题目】根据汉语提示，用单词或短语的适当形式填空。

【1】Her unhappy childhood was the __________(起源)of her problems later in life.

【2】John_______________(屏住呼吸)，and wondered what would happen next.

【3】You could see from his face that he was__________ (撒谎).

【4】When life was difficult in the past, she_______________（谋生）by singing in a nightclub.

【5】I thought it was going to clear up. _______________（相反）, it began to rain.

【6】A heavy curtain was put up to ______________(挡住)the light.

【7】You should exercise more so as to keep ____________ (精力充沛).

【8】It is generally accepted that smoking is__________(对---有害) our health.

【9】She__________ (设法做成) persuade her father to give up smoking.

【10】The small village ____________(被---围绕) by mountains and has beautiful scenery.

【题目】书面表达

假如你是李华。针对我国假期选择出国旅游的人越来越多，但有的游客有不文明行为的现象，请给21st Century Teens编辑部写一封信。内容需要包括以下要点:

1.出境游热的原因，如经济发展的原因、人们对外国文化感兴趣的原因等；

2.旅游中出现了一些不文明现象，如随地吐痰、乱扔垃圾等；

3.你的态度和看法。

注意：1.词数100左右

2.短文开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

参考词汇：不文明行为：immoral behaviors 树立形象：uphold an image

Dear editor,

At present, more and more people choose to travel abroad when they have holidays.

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Thank you for your attention.

Yours,

Li Hua

【题目】A superhero is a fictional character with special powers. Since the first superman story was written in the USA in 1938, superheroes 【1】 (appear) in various comic books around the world. But more recently they have become better known 【2】 film characters.

Although superhero powers vary 【3】 (wide), superman strength and the ability to fly are common. Some superheroes do not have special powers 【4】 have developed some other important abilities. 【5】 (protect) friends and family, a superhero’s identity is normally kept secret, which often 【6】 (mean) superheroes have 【7】 complicated double life.

There have been 【8】 (success) superheroes in countries other than the USA. Examples include Cybersix from Argentina and the heroes of AK Comics from Egypt. Japan is the only country 【9】 has many superhero characters as the USA. However, most Japanese superheroes are short-lived. While American entertainment companies reinvent superheroes, 【10】 (hope) they will stay popular, Japanese companies frequently introduce new characters.

【题目】Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?

Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbacks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.

Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia, though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books, science textbooks, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.

【1】It can be inferred from the passage that .

A. TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge

B. cinemas are the best choice in getting information

C. reading is a cheap way of learning and having fun

D. newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself

【2】What does the sentences “Television has not killed reading, however” underlined in the second paragraph suggest?

A. People only need reading, though.

B. Reading is still necessary today.

C. Reading is more fun than television.

D. Watching television doesn’t help reading.

【3】Which of the following is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?

A. Types of books.

B. Kinds of dictionaries.

C. Lists of history books.

D. Collections of stories and poems.

【题目】书面表达

假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom上个月来到北京学习。七月份你将去北京参加暑期中学生英语演讲比赛, 你在资料搜集、语言运用等方面遇到了困难。请根据以下要点给Tom写一封电子邮件：

1. 询问Tom的生活和学习情况；

2. 谈谈你的困难并请Tom帮忙；

3. 告诉Tom你打算赛后去看他。

【题目】Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.

While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.

The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.

Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.

Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company’s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.

The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees.“We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.

【1】How are social robots different from household robots?

A. They can control their emotions.

B. They are more like humans.

C. They do the normal housework.

D. They respond to users more slowly.

【2】What can Oshbot work as?

A. A language teacher. B. A tour guide.

C. A shop assistant. D. A private nurse.

【3】We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will .

A. train employees B. be our workmates

C. improve technologies D. take the place of workers

【4】What does the passage mainly present?

A. A new design idea of household robots.

B. Marketing strategies for social robots.

C. Information on household robots.

D. An introduction to social robots.

【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。

It is really sad news for Guinness World Records. Tiffany Two, the holder of the 【1】 (old) cat record, has passed away in her sleep at【2】 age of 27 years, 2months and 20 days.

Born on March 13, 1988 in San Diego, California, Tiffany Two 【3】 (buy) by her owner, Sharon Voorhees, from a local pet shop. At that time, the cat was only six 【4】 (week) old. Sharon named her Tiffany Two in memory of the cat she once 【5】 (own) In the 1970s.

In fact, 【6】 Tiffany Two celebrated her 27th birthday back in March, she had lived the equivalent (等量) of 125 human years.

Despite 【7】 unbelievable age, Tiffany Two was reported to have good sight and hearing 【8】 (recent). Tiffany Two only had minor 【9】 (ill) such as high blood pressure, and Sharon described her as “strong and still able to go up and down stairs”.

“She’s not afraid 【10】 (play) with anyone or any animal. She walks right past the dogs. She’s very active!” Sharon explained.

【题目】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。

How to Survive Exam Stress

Exam time is one of the most stressful in school, whether it is high school, college or graduate school. Even the best students feel the pressure. The first sign of a problem while preparing for an exam is worry. 【1】 If we can get rid of worries, or at least control them, then we’re in a much better position to do well on our tests. Take the following steps to survive exam stress and increase your overall performance as a result.

【2】 What causes you anxiety when you are studying? Too much noise? Then move to a quieter place. Delayed work? Catch up with your studies a couple nights before. That way you can save the final night before the exam to review and get a good night of sleep.

The second way to deal with worry is to replace thoughts. Suppose you wake up at three in the morning and you’re worried about an exam. What do you do? 【3】 Doing something productive might allow you to sleep better when you finally do go back to bed.

Another way to replace negative thoughts is to do something physically active. Work out. Take a quick walk or a nice run. 【4】 For example, I might worry about the exam having surprise questions that I’m not prepared to answer. But I can put those thoughts aside by reminding myself that I’ve taken many exams and I’ve handled surprise questions before.

The third option is to treat the symptoms. Keep things in perspective. Think of one final exam that causes you the most anxiety. Now think of the worst thing that could happen. If you’ve prepared, then likely the worst grade you could get is a C. And, if you’ve been applying what we’ve been talking about, then you’ll likely do no worse than a B. 【5】

A. How bad is that really?

B. The first is to delete the causes.

C. Another idea is to think positive thoughts.

D. Worry robs us of energy, focus and motivation.

E. How about getting up and studying for an hour?

F. What we should do is to think positively and get rid of it.

G. So we are supposed to make our effort to improve our surroundings.

【题目】书面表达

假如你是李华，在感恩节即将到来之际，你校组织了以“What shall we do to thank our parents?”为主题的英语演讲活动。

请你根据自己的亲身体会并结合现实生活，写一篇100词左右的英语演讲稿。

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

How do learning habits influence learning results? It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous 【1】 (say) “Good habits lead to good endings”, which shows the importance of habits.

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” also 【2】 (show) a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body, Thus, good learning habits can help us gain great learning results, high scores and abundant knowledge 【3】 (include). At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitude 【4】 the content of our learning. 【5】 (obvious), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. As we can see, developing a good habit is so important that I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits— keeping 【6】 learning diary every day. We can start the habit by 【7】 (write) a learning summary and remember to record something impressive and meaningful. Keep it in mind, 【8】 gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.

What’s 【9】 (much), I find out that I still have some bad learning habits 【10】 well. I can only concentrate on reading for a short time, and I will conquer this problem by spending more efforts on concentration practice.

I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.