I sometimes wonder if old Finchley has the right personality to be a research scientist. He keeps asking when he’ll be coming back. After all, it was his own fault. Nobody tries out what has just been invented on themselves any more but Finchley. Well, he must have pumped about a thousand cc into himself before I noticed he was clearly becoming smaller.

It was funny watching him, because his clothes remained the same in size. They simply piled up around him so that he looked like a small boy in his father’s clothes. But he kept getting smaller and smaller. As my colleague Dawson and I watched him, he disappeared! All we could see was Finchley’s clothes on the floor. They looked so strange, because the lab coat was on top, shirt and trousers inside and, I suppose, underclothes inside again. It gave me a strange feeling, and I think Dawson was a bit shaken, too.

Dawson was sitting on his chair in front of a microscope he’d been using to examine a family of mites(螨). He looked through the scope kind of absently again, and was nearly scared to lose awareness when he found old Finchley waving back from the other end.

It seems as if Finchley had taken a free ride on a dust mite and landed on the land of the mite family. Of course, we didn’t know till Finchley told us later. But anyhow, as I said, Dawson nearly passed out. He jumped off his chair and pointed at the microscope, too shocked to speak.

1.It can be inferred that Finchley, Dawson and the writer have possible invented      .

A．a machine to make people small            B．a new way to study the family of mites

C．a new powerful microscope               D．some kind of medicine

2.Finchley disappeared because      .

A．he tried out what has just invented on himself

B．his father’s clothes totally covered him up

C．he took something poisonous

D．he was changed into a dust mite

3.It can probably be concluded that Finchley       .

A．will remain tiny all the time                B．is a devoted scientist

C．is not fit to be a scientist                  D．passed out there and then

4.It frightened Dawson to see Fincley         .

A．got out of his scope by accident            B．was waving through his scope

C．suddenly got lost in his clothes             D．gradually disappeared in the lad

A growing number of workers at Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and other employers are trading in their sit-down desks for standing ones, saying they feel more comfortable and energized. They also are motivated by medical reports saying that sitting for too long leads to increased health risks.

A standing desk sits high off the floor so a worker can either stand at it or sit on a high stool to use it. Officials at Palo Alto-based Facebook say a number of employees asked about standing desks after news articles were published about the health risks of sitting all day.

The stories cited medical studies that tied excessive sitting to increased obesity and other health problems because of factors including a drop in physical activity. A 2010 study by the American Cancer Society found that women who sat more than six hours a day were 37% more likely to die prematurely than women who sat for less than three hours, while the early-death rate for men was 18% higher. The American College of Cardiology released a study in January that found increased mortality (死亡率) among people who sat longer at home than those who didn't.

No one seems to compile statistics on the standing-desk trend. But anecdotal reports suggest Silicon Valley is embracing the movement.

Facebook officials say they have seen an upsurge in requests for standing desks to five to eight a week with a total of between 200 and 250 deployed (配置) at the company of more than 2,000 employees. Facebook also is trying out a treadmill station ─ where a worker can walk or run on a treadmill while tapping at a computer.

Google spokesman Jordan Newman said that 'many employees at Google opt for standing desks, and we offer them as part of our wellness program' though he said he didn't know the exact number.

Greg Hoy, 39 years old, asked for a standing desk shortly after joining Facebook seven months ago as a design recruiter. 'I don't get the 3 o'clock slump anymore,' he said. 'I feel active all day long.'

1.The underlined word “motivated” in paragraph 1 can be replaced by          .

A．frightened         B．inspired           C．missed            D．discouraged

2.According to paragraph 3, we can know that          .

A．a drop in physical activity was the only reason why excessive sitting caused increased obesity.

B．women who sat longer were more likely to die prematurely according to a 2010 study by American College of Cardiology

C．according to the study, the early-death rate for men was 18% higher than that for women.

D．the mortality among people who didn’t sat long at home was lower than that among people who did.

3.According to paragraph 5, which of the following statements is true about a treadmill station          ?

A．is a computer that a worker can take along when he walks or runs

B．has been tried out by Facebook and now is very popular with other companies

C．is a place where workers can exercise while working.

D．is a treadmill on which workers can run or walk only after work

4.The passage mainly talks about          .

A．sitting for too long leads to increased health risks

B．standing desks have replaced sit-down ones in Facebook Inc.

C．more and more workers choose standing desks instead of sit-down ones

D．many employees at Google opt for standing desks

He says the problem with teachers is, “What will a kid learn from someone who chose to become a teacher?” He reminds the other dinner guests that it’s true what they say about teachers: Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.

I decide to bite my tongue instead of biting his and stop myself from reminding the other dinner guests that it’s also true what they say about lawyers－that they make money from the misfortune of others.

“I mean, you’re a teacher, Taylor,” he says to me.” Be honest. What do you make?”

I wish he hadn’t asked me to be honest, because now I have to teach him a lesson.

You want to know what I make?

I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

I can make a C+feel like a great achievement and an A-feel like a failure.

How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best?

I make parents tremble in fear when I call them:

I hope I haven’t called at a bad time.

I just wanted to talk to you about something Billy said today.

Billy said, “Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes, don’t you?”

And it was the bravest act I have ever seen.

I make parents see their children for who they are and what they can be.

You want to know what I make?

I make kids wonder.

I make them question.

I make them criticise.

I make them think.

I make them apologise and mean it.

I make them write, write, write.

And then I make them read.

I teach them to solve math problems that they once thought impossible.

I make them understand that if you have brains then you follow your heart and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you teach them a lesson.

Let me make this simple for you, so you know what I say is true:

I make a great difference! What about you?

1.What is the tone of the passage?

A．Upset and disappointed.                  B．Cheerful and positive.

C．Angry and proud.                       D．Humorous and light-hearted.

2.What do we know about the man that the author is speaking to?

A．He dislikes lawyers.                      B．He is actually a lawyer.

C．He is respectful to teachers.               D．He is in the author’s home.

3.What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Requirements of a Good Teacher           B．An Argument Between Two Guests.

C．A Dinner Conversation                   D．What Teachers Make

4.The underlined phrase “bite my tongue” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to       .

A．stop myself saying what I really think         B．say something that is wrong

C．speak out honestly but carelessly           D．keep silent about myself

请认真阅读下列短文，按要求填出符合短文意思的正确英语单词，注意：其中有的所缺单词已给出首字母，有的已给出中文意思，有的要求考生按上下文的意思填出完整、正确形式的单词。所填单词要求拼写正确和形式符合英语写作要求，使短文通顺、流畅，并将正确答案写在试题右边的相对应的横线中。

February 14 is a day for people who have fallen in love.

1.On this day, these men and women often send c    to each other

2.for Valentine’s Day. This day has been popular      people in love

3.for a long time. At first, this holiday was called Lupercalia. T    the

4.name of the day was changed       Saint Valentine’s Day. The man

5.    (命名) Saint Valentine was killed on February 14, 270 AD, because

6.he was a Christian.    Saint Valentine was killed, February 14 was

7.the old Roman holiday, Lupercalia. The church w    people to think

8.of       Christian holiday on this day, so the church changed the

9.the name of the holiday. This change did not s      people in love

10.from giving gifts to each other, like       （手套）, handkerchiefs

or underwear.

目前中学生在学习上普遍存在偏科现象，导致对各科作业的重视程度也有很大的区别。

最近，你参加了高二年级组织的“你最重视哪科作业”的调查，结果见下面的饼状图。请据此写一篇短文，介绍调查结果，并根据其中两个数据谈论自己的看法。

注意：1、短文的开头已为你写好。

2、词数为120左右。

Mrs. Taylor has______ 8-year-old daughter who has_____ gift for painting

--- she has won two national prizes.

A．a; a              B．an; the            C．an; a             D．the; a

We looked forward to _______ at eight in the morning, but he didn’t turn _______ until 9 o’clock..

A．his coming; up      B．his coming; in?    C．he came; down     D．he came; in

Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters,     visit Beijing this summer.

A．is going to         B．are going to        C．was going to       D．were going to

The Foreign Minister said, “______ our hope that the two sides will work towards peace.”

A．This is            B．There is           C．That is            D．It is

Her sister ______ a rich man. They ______ for twenty years.

A．married with; have married

B．married to; have married

C．married; have been married

D．has married with; have been married