【题目】--- Do you know why Michael resigned from the board?

--- He held out for higher wages, but was in the end.

A. put down

B. broke down

C. cut down

D. turned down

【题目】While most of us are happy to take the credit when things go well, few of us are willing to take the blame when things go wrong. Rather than trying to hide our shame or embarrassment, experts found that we are simply less aware when our actions result in a negative outcome.

The research may explain why we often feel it hard to take the blame for our actions. “Our result suggests that people may really experience less responsibility for negative than for positive outcomes,” said Patrick Haggard, leading researcher and professor of the institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London.

In a series of tests, participants were asked to press a key. A sound then followed, either disapproving, neutral (中立的) or approving, and they were then asked to estimate the time between the action and when they had heard the sound.

Researchers found that individuals experienced different levels of responsibility depending on the outcomes. They also discovered they were significantly slower to recognize if their actions had resulted in a bad consequence, compared to when they had done well.

“Effectively, we have found that we experience a negative outcome differently, not just retell it differently. We make a weaker connection when there is a bad result. And respond much more strongly when something good happens,” said Professor Haggard. When something goes right, everyone wants to take the credit, and when things go wrong, nobody is interested in putting their hands up.

The researchers said our brain is “very much concerned” with reward, as good results are key to survival. Although our own perception (认知) of whether we are guilty of something or not is changed by the outcomes, this does not provide a defense if we have done something wrong. “Our experience of our own responsibilities can be misleading and can be strongly colored by the outcomes of our actions.” said Professor Haggard. “We have to take responsibility for what actually do, not just for how we experience things.”

【1】People who don’t take the blame for their actions ________.

A. always try to hide their shame or embarrassment.

B. are only willing to take the credit when things go well

C. feel less responsible for negative than for positive outcomes

D. are less aware of what to do when a negative outcome happens

【2】 Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Our level of responsibility can be strongly affected by the outcomes of our actions.

B. When something bad happens, nobody is interested in dealing with the problem.

C. People were quicker to recognize if their actions had resulted in a bad consequence.

D. Participants were asked to count the time between pressing a key and hearing the sound.

【3】 How is the passage developed?

A. By giving examples.

B. By quoting research findings.

C. By analyzing cause and effect.

D. By providing data.

【4】According to the passage, a person who is concerned with reward is ________.

A. awkward B. natural

C. ridiculous D. stubborn

【题目】 How fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone.

The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.

The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (don’t forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure you’re brushing long enough. “It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,” says Thomas Serval, the French inventor.

The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone, so developers could, for instance, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. “We try to make it smart but also fun,” Several says.

Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes,” but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.

The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, for $99 to $199, developing on features. The U.S. is the first target market.

Serval says that one day, it’ll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.

【1】Which is one of the feature of the Kolibree toothbrush?

A. It can sense how users brush their teeth.

B. It can track users’ school performance.

C. It can detect users’ fear of seeing a dentist.

D. It can help users find their phones.

【2】 What can we learn from Serval’s words in Paragraph 3?

A. You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.

B. You should see your dentist on a day-to –day basis.

C. You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.

D. You’d like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.

【3】Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun?

A. It can be used to update mobile phones.

B. It can be used to play mobile phone games

C. It can send messages to other users

D. It can talk to its developers.

【4】 What can we infer about Serval’s children?

A. They were unwilling to brush their teeth

B. They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.

C. They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.

D. They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.

【5】 What can we learn about the future development of the Kolibree?

A. The brush handle will be removed.

B. A mobile phone will be built into it.

C. It will be used to fill holes in teeth

D. It will be able to check users’ teeth

【题目】（四）

假如你是李华，你们班对中学生是否有必要读英文经典文学进行了讨论。请根据下表内容用英语写一篇文章。

注意：1. 对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2. 词数120左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

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【题目】（二十七）

随着人们生活水平的提高，越来越多的家庭拥有了私家车。你们班同学就此现象展开了一次讨论，提出两种不同的观点和看法。假如你是赵凯，请你根据下表提供的信息，给《学生双语》报社写一封信，客观介绍这两种看法。

注意：1. 信的开头和结尾已给出。 2. 词数：120左右。3. 参考词汇：危及endanger

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【题目】（十九）

随着手机的普及化，越来越多的学生将手机带入校园。你作为校刊记者对一些师生就学生随身携带手机的现象进行了采访。请根据下面所提供的信息用英语给你校校刊写一篇报道，客观介绍人们的看法，并表述自己的观点。要点如下：

注意：1. 内容应包括以上要点，可以适当增加细节，以使内容连贯；

2. 词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：手机应用 APP 使分心 distract

It’s common nowadays in some schools that students take mobile phones with them. And people have distinctly different ideas on this issue.

【题目】（十四）

和睦的家庭有利于孩子的个性发展和家人的身心健康。请你根据表格中的信息和自身的感受，以How we can build up a harmonious family 为题用英语写一篇短文。

注意：1.对所有要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2．词数120左右，开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3．作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

How we can build up a harmonious family

A harmonious family is essential to our personal development and our physical and mental health.

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【题目】In the mid-1950s, I was a somewhat bored early-adolescent male student who believed that doing any more than necessary was wasted effort. One day, this approach threw me into embarrassment

In Mrs. Totten’s eighth-grade math class at Central Avenue School in Anderson, Indiana, we were learning to add and subtract decimals (小数).

Our teacher typically assigned daily homework, which would be recited in class the following day. On most days, our grades were based on our oral answer to homework questions.

Mrs. Totten usually walked up and down the rows of desks requesting answers from student after student in the order the questions had apeared on our homework sheets. She would start either at the front or the back of the classroom and work toward the other end.

Since I was seated near the middle of about 35 students, it was easy to figure out which questions I might have to answer. This particular time, I had completed my usual two or three problems according to my calculations.

What I failed to expect was that several students were absent, which threw off my estimate. As Mrs. Totten made her way from the beginning of the class，I desperately tried to determine which math problem I would get. I tried to work it out before she got to me, but I had brain freeze and couldn’t function.

When Mrs. Totten reached my desk，she asked what answer I’d got for problem No. 14. “I…I didn’t get anything,” I answered，and my face felt warm.

“Correct,” she said.

It turned out that the correct answer was zero.

What did I learn that day? First, always do all your homework. Second, in real life it isn’t always what you say but how you say it that matters. Third，I would never make it as a mathematician.

If I could choose one school day that taught me the most, it would be that one.

【1】 What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 indicate?

A. It is wise to value one’s time.

B. It is important to make an effort

C. It is right to stick to one’s belief.

D. It is enough to do the necessary.

【2】 Usually, Mrs. Totten asked her students to _______.

A. recite their homework together

B. grade their homework themselves

C. answer their homework questions orally

D. check the answers to their homework questions

【3】 The author could work out which questions to answer since the teacher always _______.

A. asked questions in a regular way

B. walked up and down when asking questions

C. chose two or three questions for the students

D. requested her students to finish their usual questions

【4】The author failed to get the questions he had expected because _______.

A. the class didn’t begin as usual

B. several students didn’t come to school

C. he didn’t try hard to make his estimate

D. Mrs. Totten didn’t start from the back of the class

【5】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. An Unforgettable Teacher

B. A Future Mathematician

C. An Effective Approach

D. A Valuable Lesson

【题目】阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Bangkok, Thailand’s capital turned the lights out on Wednesday to raise awareness of global warming, with six Bangkok neighborhoods joining into darkness for 15 minutes. Officials ranged two million of the citizens to join in switching off nonessential lights at 7:00 p.m.(12:00 GMT) to warn Thais of the illeffects of climate change.

At Central World Plaza, a downtown shop, Thais put away their credit cards for a moment to consider their energy consumption (消费), as lights dimmed (变暗淡). “I waste a lot of energy at home, for example, I turn my television on while spending two hours on the Internet,” said an 18yearold student. “From now on, I will turn off the TV.”

There was only 15 minutes’ darkness in Bangkok’s central shopping district, with some shops and hotels ignoring the request, but it was enough to make business owner Somas Thanyatote think about his energy habits.

“I will turn off the air conditioner and use the electric fan or open the windows instead, ” the 58yearold told AFP.

“Street lights and other safety related lighting remain on and there will also be more police on duty in case that crimes increase.” Governor Apirak Kosayedhin said.

Bangkok, a city with a population of 12 million, puts more than 26 million tons of carbon dioxide into the air each year, or nearly 20 percent of Thailand’s total CO2 emissions (排放).

Bangkok’s lights out campaign included a public screening in a /span>downtown shopping district of the Oscar winning movie “An Inconvenient Truth” by former US vice president Al Gore.

Australian city Sydney held a similar exercise in April, with a one hour blackout observed by 65,000 homes and 2,000 businesses, which organizers estimated cut normal energy use by 10 percent.

【1】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. A Power Failure in Bangkok

B. People’s Attitudes toward Global Warming

C. Carbon Dioxide—the Major Factor of Global Warming

D. Bangkok’s Campaign to Remind Its Residents of Global Warming

【2】How many tons are the total CO2 emissions of Thailand?

A. About 12 million tons. B. About 26 million tons.

C. About 60 million tons. D. About 130 million tons.

【3】 From the passage we can infer that ________.

A. not all the citizens were in favor of the campaign

B. the campaign in Bangkok also raised awareness of Sydney’s citizens

C. there were 6 cities taking part in the campaign that took place in Thailand

D. all the people in Bangkok would use electric fans or open the windows to save energy

【4】Which action of the following was not taken by Bangkok government?

A. People would be fined if they didn’t switch off their lights.

B. Extra police were on duty for fear that more crimes increased.

C. 2,000,000 of the city’s residents were requested to join in switching off nonessential lights.

D. A film made by former US vice president was shown to the public.

【题目】________ the difficult maths problem, I have consulted Professor Russell several times.

A. Working out

B. Worked out

C. To work out

D. Work out