Dear Mr. Barton,

I am writing for the residents’ association (业主协会) to inform you of our feelings about your act. We’ve really had enough of you. Although we have tried to speak to you politely on several occasions, you have always answered with a stream of verbal abuse(辱骂).

Ever since you moved in three months ago, you have shown very little consideration for the other residents of this building, though many residents expressed their unhappiness with you. For the past six weekends, you have held very noisy parties, which have not finished until early the next morning. As you know, most of the people here are elderly or have very young children, and the noise keeps them awake all night. You don’t have to be so noisy, do you? Last weekend the situation deteriorated when two of your friends fought with each other on the first floor. The fighting was so bad that the police had to be called. What’s more, your friends left the stairs in a terrible state --- they even broke two windows on their way out! We feel that we can’t bear this type of act.

We strongly demand that you pay for this damage to the window soon. If you don’t and you carry on being a nuisance(令人讨厌的人或物). We will kick you out! Legal steps will be taken if necessary.

Yours sincerely

1.What does the writer feel?

A. Excited      B. Surprised            C. Angry         D. Happy

2.What does the word “deteriorated” mean?

A. Changed     B. Improved        C. Moved       D. Worsened

3.What is the main purpose of the letter?

A. To ask Mr. Barton to leave the building for the peace.

B. To inform Mr. Barton of the noise he made.

C. To talk about what Mr. Barton did.       

D. To give a warning to Mr. Barton.

4.Why were the police called?

A. Because Mr. Barton broke two windows.

B. Because Mr. Barton made too much noise.

C. Because Mr. Barton’s friends fought.     

D. Because Mr. Barton beat a child and an old man.

5.Which is true according to the letter?

A. Mr. Barton paid no attention to the others’ unhappiness.  

B. Mr. Barton replied to the others’ unhappiness

C. Mr. Barton always said sorry to those unhappy with him.     

D. Mr. Barton never apologized to the other residents.

It doesn’t matter when and how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Herpin. Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.

     Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw him sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94.

1.The main idea of this passage is that_____.

A. large numbers of people do not need sleep

B. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep

C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive  

D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep

2.The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting_____.

A. to cure him of his sleeplessness

B. to find that his sleeplessness was not really true

C. to find out why some old people did not need any sleep

D. to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping

3.After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Herpin_____.

A. needed some kind of sleep

B. was too old to need any sleep

C. needed no sleep at all

D. often sleep in a chair

4.One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was _____.

A. his mother’s injury before he was born

B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit

C. his magnificent physical condition

D. that he hadn’t got a bed

5.Herpin’s condition could be regarded as ______.

A. a common one   B. one that could be cured   C. very healthy    D. a rare one

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around, when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.

 I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady with a warm smile. She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old.”

 "Why are you in college at such a young age?" I asked. She replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids and then retire(退休) and travel..." 

 I knew she was joking. I was curious what might have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me. 

We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I was always interested in listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.

“Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do……"

1.When the writer and Rose first met, they began their talk in a_______ way.

A. serious                        B. polite       C. formal              D. humorous

2.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “motivated” in the fourth paragraph?

A. encouraged               B. persuaded                    C. taught                            D. forced

3.Rose went to college in order to _______.

A. meet a rich husband                                        B. make new friends 

C. get a college education                                     D. get a better job

4.The writer considered Roses as a “time machine” because__________.

A. she always came to class on time.     

B. she make friends easily at college.

C. she knew the difference between growing older and growing up

D. she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience.

5.From this passage we know Rose believed_________.

A. “The early bird catches the worm”  

B. “It is never too late to learn”

C. “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bushes” 

D. “One false step will make a great difference.”

Health experts are calling for action to increase cancer care and control in the developing world. A medical research paper says cancer was once thought of as a problem mostly in the developed world. But now cancer is a leading cause of death and disability in poor countries as well. Experts from Harvard University and other organizations urge the international community to fight cancer actively, saying it should be fought in the way HIV/AIDS has been fought in Africa.

Cancer kills more than 7.5 million people a year worldwide. Almost two-thirds are in low-income and middle-income countries.

They discover cancer kills more people in developing countries than AIDS, tuberculosis (肺结核) and malaria (疟疾) combined. But the world spends only 5% of its cancer resources in those countries.

Felicia Knaul from Harvard Medical School was one of the writers of the paper. She was in Mexico when she was found to have breast cancer. She received treatment there and her experience showed her the sharp difference between the rich and the poor in treating breast cancer.

Felicia Knaul says, “And we are seeing how this is attacking young women. It’s the number two cause of death in Mexico for women thirty to fifty-four. All over the developing world, it’s the number one cancer-related death among young women. I think we have to again say that there is much more we could do about it than we are doing about it.”

Professor Knalul met community health workers during her work in developing countries. They were an important part of efforts to reduce deaths from the cancer. They were able to persuade people to get tested to prevent the illness. The experts say cancer care does not have to be costly. For example, patients can be treated with lower-cost drugs.

1.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Cancer – a leading cause of death in poor countries

B. What should we do in preventing and treating cancer?

C. What makes the first killer in developing countries?

D. Experts urge more efforts to fight cancer.

2.Felicia Knaul’s experience in Mexico shows that       .

A. many Mexican women suffer from breast cancer

B. there is not enough medicine for cancer there

C. many Mexican women can’t afford medical care

D. patients with breast cancer are treated differently

3.From what Felicia Knaul says, we can draw the conclusion that       .

A. breast cancer is a great threat to young women

B. people don’t pay enough attention to breast cancer

C. breast cancer is the second killer among women in Mexico

D. patients can be treated effectively in developing countries

4.Who plays an important part in preventing the cancer in developing countries?

A. The cancer patients.                  B. The health experts.

C. Community health workers.         D. Young women.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The number of cancer cases is decreasing.

B. HIV/AIDS is not being taken seriously in Africa.

C. Over 7.5 million people die of cancer every year.   

D. It is very expensive to treat cancer.

[1] The key word is practice! Practice, practice, practice!! There is no other way. There is no magic. The way to get better at listening to English is to listen to English. That’s the not-so-good news.

[2] The good news is there are many ways to listen and many things to listen to.

[3] Listening to English songs can be fun. But be careful! Most ________ use the language in a special way that you don’t hear every day. You don’t want to start speaking English like a poet or songwriter. If you do listen to English songs, listen to different ones. This will help you train your ears to different voices, pronunciations and rhythms.

[4] If you can, get a copy of the lyrics(歌词) so you can read them and listen to them at the same time. It is sometimes better to listen with your eyes as well as your ears—more information to help the brain.

[5] Watch English DVDs. But, this time, do not use your eyes to read the subtitles (字幕). Turn off the subtitles, because movies have so many other clues about what is happening that it is better not to use the subtitles. This forces your ears to do the work.

[6] Choose one character (人物) that interests you and pay attention to what they say and how they say it. If you can, repeat a line out loud after they have said it. Teach yourself one or more sayings, phrases or ways of talking that you will use after watching the movie.

[7] A new and growing resource of English language for listening can be found in blogs. Blogs are in MP3 format and can be loaded first onto your computer and then onto your MP3 player for very convenient take-with-you listening.

[8] You can find many English listening practices are fun, new, educational and in unending supply.

1.What is the main idea of the passage? (within 10 words.)

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2.What does the underlined sentence ( in Para4 ) mean?

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3.Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (within 2 words.)

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4.List three ways of practising your English listening. (within 15words.)

①__________________          ②__________________          ③__________________

5.What does the word “them” (Line1, Paragraph4) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)

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最近你班将举行一场题为 Life in the future 的讨论会， 请根据以下要点， 写一篇一百词左右的短文。

1. 随着医学的发展，人类的平均寿命将会达到120岁。

2. 由于新能源的出现，污染问题将得到控制。

3. 人们的日常生活也将有很大的变化。 如机器人可以为你做家务；椅子的颜色能够随着你所穿的衣服而改变；手机可以带在手腕上， 通话时可以看到对方；可以乘坐新型的电梯进入太空度假。（手腕 wrist   电梯 elevator）

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－We had_____ really cold February this year  

－I can’t remember_____ spring when it snowed in Changzhou .

A. a,不填             B.  不填;the          C.  the, a              D.  a, a

The transportation has improved a lot in our city, with two new roads _______ last year.

A. constructing     B. to construct          C. constructed      D. construct

I really didn’t know who ______ for the broken window, for none of them admitted that he had done it.

A. was to be blamed   B. was blamed        C. was to blame   D. was blaming

 _______ I take part in a group discussion or try to speak English to someone, I find it difficult to express myself.

A. If only           B. Every time      C. Now that       D. In case