I’m going to share my most embarrassing experience in life with you. It turned out to be one of my life’s most valuable 　 1　 .

This summer, I 　2　 a dance camp organized by the high school dance team. We went to learn new tricks, techniques and knowledge about the art of dance. I arrived at the camp, being very 　3　 of my ability to be a good dancer; of course I was 　4 high marks and praise. My rich experience and long time in the dance team qualified me for the top class, which I felt was a right 　 5　 .

However, when the class began I 　6　 that I did not know as much as I thought I did. My over-confidence 　7　 me to fall flat on my face. It seemed as if every girl in the class could perform challenging jumps, leaps and other 　 8　 tricks except me. All of that “former experience” got me nowhere. Because of that I became discouraged and wanted to 　9 immediately. My frustration kept me from doing my best. As a result the final performance was nothing but embarrassing. On the stage I 　10　 forgot how to dance and most of the time I just stood there, looking 11 , while the other girls performed like professionals. How embarrassing it was!

From this experience I 　12　 that people are sometimes not as good at something as they think they are; there is always someone out there that can do it 　13　 than you. I also learned that there is always room for　 14　 , and I should do my best whatever the situation is. I know if I do not try my best, I will 　15 even before I begin.

1.A. lessons　　　　　　　 B. jokes　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lectures　　　　　　　　　 D. expressions

2.A. attended　　　　　　 B. checked　　　　　　　　　 C. supported　　　　　　　　 D. started

3.A. worthy　　　　　　　 B. confident　　　　　　　　 C. fond　　　　　　　　　　　 D. aware

4.A. showing　　　　　　 B. expecting　　　　　　　　 C. receiving　　　　　　　　 D. wasting

5.A. suggestion　　　　 B. method　　　　　　　　　　 C. decision　　　　　　　　　 D. style

6.A. hoped　　　　　　　 B. pretended　　　　　　　　 C. realized　　　　　　　　　 D. explained

7.A. caused　　　　　　　 B. allowed　　　　　　　　　 C. cheated　　　　　　　　　 D. advised

8.A. strange　　　　　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　　　　 C. simple　　　　　　　 　 D. funny

9.A. quit　　　　　　　　　 B. struggle　　　　　　　　　 C. survive　　　　　　　　　　 D. perform

10.A. completely　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　　　　　 C. probably　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

11.A. happy　　　　　　　 B. amazed　　　　　　　　　　 C. stupid　　　　　　　 　 D. surprised

12.A. remembered　　　　　　 B. lied　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. concluded　　　　 　 D. wondered

13.A. better　　　　　　　　 B. deeper　　　　　　　 　 C. faster　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wider

14.A. improvement　　 B. experienced　　　　　　 　 C. success　　　　　　　　　 D. creation

15.A. fall　　　　　　　　　　 B. fear　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hesitate　　　　　　　　　 D. fail

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

The purpose of a high school graduation ceremony is to celebrate students who have successfully met the academic and extracurricular requirements for graduation. The ceremony provides a public chance in which graduating students receive their diplomas(文凭), marking their official graduation from high school. High school graduation ceremonies are typically held at the end of the academic year and are attended by teaching staff, graduates and their families and friends.

Though the event lasts only a few hours, a great ceremony is a memory that those who attend can treasure for years and years. Rather than marking the end of one stage in a student's life, graduation signifies the beginning of the next.

Along with the awarding of the diplomas, the commencement address(毕业演说) is an essential part of the ceremony. The address traditionally congratulates graduates on their achievements, encourages them on their endeavors and imparts wisdom for the future.

【写作内容】

假如你作为毕业生代表，要在高中毕业典礼进行演讲。请根据以下内容写一份演讲稿。

1. 以约30个词概括这篇短文的主要内容；

2. 然后以约120个词围绕高中生活和毕业的话题进行讲述，内容包括：

（1）高中毕业给你的感受；

（2）举一件难忘的高中经历说明你在高中三年学习生活的收获；

（3）在毕业之际，你想感激哪个人，简单说明理由。

【写作要求】

1）在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得  

   直接引用原文中的句子；

    2）作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】  概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

上周末我校在2600名学生中进行了有关“幸福感”的相关问题调查。数据如下：

【写作内容】

根据以上数据，写一篇短文，包括以下内容：

1. 调查时间、调查问题以及调查对象；Ks5u

2. 表格中全部内容

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

  Harry Potter stars add         A tour of discovering         Do Hollywood stars

  magic to young rich.          Normandy.                 guarantee a film’s success?

Save Emergency Rooms       Her theories on children’s      Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey,

for emergencies.             psychological problems        with Ms. McCarthy’s son, in an

                          created a sensation.            anti-vaccine rally.

以下是关于这些插图的简要评论。请把评论与相关插图及提示性文字匹配起来。

46. The debate has been raging for years over the safety of, and necessity for, childhood vaccinations, which has been so much so that it is termed “The Vaccine War”. The debate has only a few moments that might be inspiring to those who have been following this now familiar issue.

47. There are certainly benefits of using a star in a film. It makes the film easier to market. Stars also help sell more tickets and drive DVD sales, which are a big part of studio revenue. However, a star does not guarantee success. The simple fact is that if you pay a star a great deal of money for a film that people don’t want to see, then it won’t work.

48. They are barely in their twenties and are already multimillionaires. At the age when many people are looking for their first job, the youngsters of The Sunday Times Rich List are buying country estates or jetting off to their overseas homes. Daniel Radcliffe, for example, who plays Harry Potter, has a fortune of £42 million, at 20.

49. Millions of jobless Americans, who might be suffering in anxiety and lacking a sense of security, are showing up at emergency rooms of state-owned hospitals, contributing to a longer waiting time and a higher risk of cursory treatment by overworked doctors and nurses.

50. Alice Miller, a psychology expert, who died at 87 at home in Provence, France, on April 14,repositioned the family as a central place of abnormal psychological function with her theory that parental power and punishment lay at the root of nearly all human problems.

JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author, has signed a deal with Little, Brown and Company, to publish her first ever novel for adults, which is set to become one of the most anticipated (期望的) book in years.

The deal means that Rowling’s long-standing relationship with Bloomsbury, the London-based publisher that launched (发行) the Harry Potter books, has come to an end, at 1east in terms of new works by the author.

Rowling is keeping her fans guessing about the characters and plot of her new book. She only said that the new novel will be nothing like the Harry Potter series, which was sold over 30 million copies in the UK alone. She thought that with the move from children’s to adult fiction, a switch to a new publisher seemed like a natural and reasonable step.

She said,“Although I’ve enjoyed writing it every bit as much, this book will be very different from the Harry Potter series. The freedom to explore a new field is a gift that Harry’s success has brought me.”

Ian Rankin, the Edinburgh-based author whose highly-successful detective novels are also set in the city, suggested Rowling’s book will be a crime novel.

“Wouldn’t it be funny if JK Rowling’s first novel for adults turned out to be a crime story set in Edinburgh?”he said.

Industry insiders guessed that the deal is worth more than ￡5 million and the new book is expected to come out later this year.

A spokesman said, “JK Rowling’s audience is vast and her position is unique. Harry Potter books were a global success and her fans are very loyal. Children that were eight, nine, or ten when the books first came out in the 1990s are now in their 20s. Plenty of adults, loved the books regardless of whether they had children, so the potential market for her is huge.”

41. What does the text mainly tell us?

A. JK Rowling has signed a deal with a new publisher. Ks5u

B. JK Rowling’s new book will be more successful than her Harry Potter series.

C. JK Rowling has to switch to a new publisher in order to publish her new book.

D. JK Rowling’s first book for adults will be published later this year.

42. JK Rowling’s new book for adults      .

A. has been sold 30 million copies in the UK alone

B. is poorly thought of by the London-based publisher Bloomsbury

C. has nothing in common with the Harry Potter series

D. is expected to bring her more money than the Harry Potter series

43. The author used Ian Rankin’s words in order to      .

A. tell us that some famous novelists offer to give Rowling some advice

B. show that many readers are curious about Rowling’s new book

C. tell us that many readers prefer to read detective or crime novels

D. prove that a crime story set in Edinburgh is sure to be successful

44. We can learn from the text that      .

A. Little, Brown and Company is specialized in publishing adult books

B. the author has no doubt about the success of Rowling’s new book

C. JK Rowling will be a crime novelist as good as Ian Rankin

D. it was in Edinburgh that Ian Rankin got to know JK Rowling

45. What the spokesman said in the last paragraph tells us that      .

A. JK Rowling’s fans are so loyal that they don’t care what she will write

B. children won’t have any interest in JK Rowling’s new book

C. Rowling’s vast audience and unique position will guarantee the new book’s succcss

D. only readers of Harry Potter series will be interested in Rowling’ s new book

Suppose you don’t need your car today. And suppose, as it happens, that a stranger in your area does need a car. Would you be willing to rent yours out?

Several car-sharing start-ups, including Getaround, RelayRides and JustShareIt, are eager to connec????????t car owners with renters this way. The companies have different rules, but participating

o?wner??s receive, generally speaking, about two??-thirds of the rental earnings. RelayRides says an owner of a midsize, late-model sedan who rents out a car for 10 hours a week could expect to clear about ＄3,000 a year.

Peer-to-peer car sharing remains in the trial stage; it can be found in San Francisco and a few other places. It has a long way to go before it becomes the auto equivalent of Airbnb, the surprise success story for peer-to-peer sharing of space in apartments and houses.

Shelby Clark, founder of RelayRides, says potential investors in his company have been concerned that owners will be afraid to hand their car over to strangers. To address that, he points to Airbnb, saying, “Letting people sleep in your living room is much more of a disturbance into your personal space than letting someone use your car.”

All of these companies offer their own insurance coverage for their renters, which are supposed to put owners’ minds at ease. But only two states—California and Oregon—have passed laws to clarify that an owner will not suffer any consequences should a car-sharing renter have an accident.

“In all the other states, legal ambiguity remains,” Shelby Clark says. “If a renter should be involved in a serious accident in those states, the victim can be expected to go after every party possible, including the car’s owner.”

Also to remove the worries of car owners, the driving records of renters are checked for recent serious violations.

36. What does the underlined word “sedan” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A. A kind of car.　　 B. An owner of a car.

C. A renting company.　 D. A car-??sharing renter.

37. Which of the following is true of Airbnb?

A. It cares little about personal privacy. 　　 B. It deals with house-sharing successfully.

C. It is a very popular car-sharing company.　　　 D. Its ideas are being tried out in some states.

38. If a car-sharing renter should have an accident in California, the car’s owner　　　 .

A. has to take legal responsibility　 　　 B. will not suffer the consequence

C. is not covered by health insurance D. must pay the insurance for the renter

39. According to the text, more car-owners will participate in the service, if .

A. legal ambiguity is clarified in all the states

B. renters are warned not to violate traffic rules

C. more money is given to participating owners

D. people are aware of the importance of sharing

40. It can be learned from the text that car-sharing .

A. makes no profit B. remains in popularity

C. is against the state law 　 D. is a new business model

Boys need friends, suffer when they don’t believe they have any, and worry over the ups and downs of relationships. Many adults believe that somehow boys need friends less than girls do, in truth, though, no boy is an island: boys value their friends throughout childhood and adolescence and are happier and healthier when they have solid relationships with peers.

Despite the common belief that girls are better at relationships, most boys consider their friends a very important part of their lives, and boys may actually be better at keeping friendships than girls are. A recent study of 10-to-15-year-old boys and girls found that girls’ friendships are actually more fragile（脆弱的）. Girls tend to say and do hurtful things to each other more frequently than boys, and girls are more hurt by the end of a friendship.

Boys are the living definition of the phrase “peer group”: they love games with rules, competition, and doing things together. Boys seem to enjoy, even need the opportunity to test themselves against others, and many lasting friendships begin in karate(空手道) class or on the basketball court. Competence and skill are widely respected: being picked last for a team or left out altogether is an experience that can haunt (萦绕心头) a boy for years.

As boys mature, the friendship becomes even more important, and it frequently widens to include girls. During the teen years, friends can become the most important part of a boy’s life ---and a part in which his parents are not included. The confusion of being a teenager leads boys to form close bonds with friends. There is the sense for many boys that a friend is someone who is “always there for me”, someone he can trust. They may be partners in crime or partners in study, but the friendship of adolescent boys can run surprisingly deep.

31．The common belief of adults is that boys _____________. Ks5u

A. don’t care about others as much as girls     B. don’t value friendships as much as girls

C. have the same friendship as girls          D. have healthier friendship than girls

32．According to the passage, ________________.

A. boys usually build friendships by playing competitive games

B. boys like to have small groups of friends

C. boys’ friendships seldom result in anyone being hurt

D. boys’ friendships can hardly end in failure

33．The author mentions the study in Para. 2 to prove __________.

A. girls value relationships more than boys

B. most boys consider their friends very important

C. boys may be better at keeping friendships than girls

D. boys may be more active in a friendship

34．As a boy gets older, he tends to _______.

A. widen his circle of friends to include his parents

B. shift his focus from his friends to himself

C. leave his parents out of his friends

D. be confused about what a friendship is

35．What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Friendships Between Boys and Girls         B. Boys and Their Friendship

C. Childhood and Adolescent Friendship        D. Tips on Making Friends with Boys

Britain’s most popular lie has been discovered, with one in four people admitting using “Sorry I had no signal” when returning a missed mobile phone call, a survey found.

According to a recent survey people usually use this little white lie after they hit the “ignore” button when their mobile rang. The second most common fib is “I haven’t got any cash on me” when asked for money by beggars. Modern technology is a major excuse in many of our lies with “I didn’t get your text” in 18th, “Our server was down” in 20th and “My battery died” in 26th place.

Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year. One in three Britons have lied about their weight, a quarter have fibbed about the amount of debt they are in and 30 percent have bent the truth about the amount of exercise they do.

Almost a quarter of men have told their wife or girlfriend they look good in an outfit, despite thinking the opposite. More than 40 percent of women have admitted lying about how much new clothes actually cost while 30 percent have fibbed about how much they’ve had to drink.

Three quarters of people think women are better liars. The research found 46 per cent of girls have been caught lying, compared to 58 of men. Men tell the most fibs, coming out with five every day compared to women who lie just three times.

A spokesman for one poll, which carried out the research of 4,300 adults, said, “As a nation we are obsessed with trying to be nice and not upsetting people. Often little white lies are used to cover what we actually want to say.”

“Most of these were considered either completely harmless or necessary depending on the situation in which they are delivered.” He added, “It was sad to see a string of compliments in the top 50, but once again in many cases perhaps it is better to compliment(恭维) with a lie than destroy someone with the truth.”

26. What is the best title for the passage?

A. The most popular British lies    B. British people like to lie

C. The reasons British people lie    D. Technology makes us lie

27. According to the research, what do women most frequently lie about?

A. Their weight.    B. The amount of their debt.

C. Their drinking habits.       D. The cost of their clothing.

28. Which of the following statement is true according to the research?

A. Three quarters of women are better liars.       B. Men lie more often than women.

C. More men are better liars than women.   D. More women lie than men.

29. The underlined phrase “obsessed with” is closest in meaning to ________.

A. very concerned with        B. surprised about

C. opposed to        D. not interested in

30. Why do people usually lie according to the one poll?

A. To prevent argument with their partners.     

B. To avoid speaking with others on the phone.

C. To avoid hurting others.

D. To destroy others.

This Saturday morning I was having a walk around, enjoying the quiet morning, beautiful weather and lovely life, with my dog Jett running　 16　 (enjoy) beside me.

At one home I passed, I noticed a newspaper that　 17 (lie) by the roadside instead of near the door. Thinking I would make someone else’s life a little 18　 (easy), I picked up the paper and gently threw it towards their door. 19　 instead of landing on the doorstep, the paper sailed　 20　 the wrong direction because of the strong wind and landed on the roof of a big truck in the driveway.

　 No one saw the funny scene but me and I burst out laughing. It was very quiet and they were probably still sleeping. It was too early to knock on the door and tell the homeowner 21 their newspaper was. 22 , instead I walked home, got dressed and went to the store to make it right.

　 I returned a little later with a new newspaper and a basket of strawberries freshly 23 (pick) from my garden. I found the homeowner in the driveway with some of his friends. With a deep breath I came up to him and said, “I hope you have a great sense of humour.” I explained what had happened to 　 24　 newspaper.

　 Hearing this they all laughed loudly and I couldn’t help but smile all day. I’ve heard it said. “Character is what you do 25　 nobody is looking.” I should be a man of character!

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And unless otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always chose to sit at the 1　 of the classroom.

All this 2 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 3　 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 　4 in keeping pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “　 5　 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give it a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 　 6　 of it! When I first started attending the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 　 7 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 　 8　 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 　9 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 10 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the rules and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and 11 . Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack of 　12 . With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process. I never had so much fun!

With my　 13　 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from " 14　 " in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,to raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t 100 percent 15　 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1. A. front　 B. middle　　 　 C. corner　　 　 D. back

2. A. continued 　 B. changed　　 　 C. settled　　　 　 D. started

3. A. idea　　 　 B. plan　　　 　　 C. belief 　　　　 D. saying

4. A. interest　　 B. chance　　 　　 C. competence 　 D. difficulty

5. A. going　　　 　　　 B. looking　 C. cheering　　 　 D. applying

6. A. point 　　　 B. half　　 C. rest　　　 　　 D. basis

7. A. less　　 　　 B. later　　 C. worse　　　 　 D. further

8. A. committed B. inspired　 C. embarrassed 　 D. confused

9. A. Interestingly B. Fortunately 　　 C. Obviously　 　 D. hopefully

10. A. focus　　 　　　 B. act　　　 　　 C. rely　　　　 　 D. try

11. A. puzzling　 B. confusing　 　　 C. motivating　 D. tiring

12. A. fun　　　 B. enthusiasm 　　 C. confidence　 D. interest

13. A. expressed B. improved　 　　 C. preserved　 　 D. recognized

14. A. dreaming B. playing　 C. relaxing　　 D. hiding

15. A. lucky　　 　　　 B. happy　　 　　 C. sure　　　 　　　　 D. satisfied