I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.
With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.
Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品).As a law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter — the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn’t necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.
1.What can be inferred about the author as a child?
A. He never watched TV.
B. He read what he had to.
C. He found reading unbelievable.
D. He considered reading part of his life.
2.The underlined word “voice” in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”.
A. an idea B. a sound quality
C. a way of writing D. a world to write about
3.What effect does reading have on the author?
A. It helps him to realize his dream.
B. It opens up a wider world for him.
C. It makes his college life more interesting.
D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.
4.Which of the following can be the best title of this text?
A. Why do I read? B. How do I read?
C. What do I read? D. When do I read?
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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,并填在答题卡的相应位置。
I want to thank my son Jim for teaching me a valuable lesson in life by the great example he set. We 1. (eat) at eh café when a person came in. he ordered his hamburger but didn’t have enough money to pay for it. 2. any hesitation, Jim went over and put the extra $ 2 into his hand. When leaving, Jim also threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said something like, “Some kid will be cheerful3. (discover) this.”
Last week, a young man at a petrol station didn’t have enough money to pay for his petrol. I asked the money collector, “How much short is he?” The collector told me he had meant4. put $ 20 of petrol but he had been looking at the wrong gauge(计量表). Then it added up to 5. (total) $ 26. Something made me think of 6. Jim did that night in the café. I handed the man $ 6. He was so 7. (astonish) and asked, “Why would you do this for me?” I just smiled.
It was my son who taught me that “It’s better to give 8. to receive”. So when I happen to see a five-cent coin on the ground, 9. is natural for me to leave it there in case some kid will get a kick out of 10. (find) it.
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---Would you do me a favor and carry these books?
---______.
A. Yes, that’s right B. No trouble
C. No wonder D. With pleasure
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The human body is an amazing and complex machine. It is very tough, and we usually recover from illness or injury on our own, without the help of a doctor. But what happens when we need medical treatment? In the past, some people went to a clinic or hospital to see a medical doctor. Other people trusted ancient traditions and chose treatments such as herbal(药草的) medicine or acupuncture(针灸). These two types of medicine----one modern and Western and the other ancient and Eastern----used to have nothing to do with each other.
In recent years, however, people around the world have begun to recognize and accept both modern medical science and more traditional therapies. This new kind of medicine can be called integrative medicine (because it integrates, or combines, different types of medicine), or complementary medicine. Some of the principles of this type of medicine include preventing illness by helping people stay healthy, integrating different types of therapies according to the needs of each patient, and considering the health of the whole person rather than concentrating on a particular illness or injury.
One health maintenance organization (HMO) in Madison, Wisconsin, has opened its Complementary Medicine and Wellness Center. At the center, HMO members are offered a variety of services. If you are suffering a sore back, try some massage treatments to relax your muscles and encourage the flow of healing energy in your body. If you have allergies or asthma, you could try homeopathy, which uses tiny amounts of allergens to stimulate your body’s natural immune response. And if you’re not ill, but just want to improve your strength and focus your mind, try a tai chi or yoga class.
Patients who use these complementary medicine services appreciate having an alternative to surgery or to drugs and their side effects. They also enjoy activities and therapies that make them feel better even if they’re not sick. And from the financial point of view of the HMO, preventing illness whenever possible is much less expensive than a hospital stay.
According to Dr. Andrew Weil, founder of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, integrative medicine combines the best parts of Western medicine with complementary therapies such as acupuncture and nutrition. And because both doctor and patient are working to prevent illness, they become partners with the same goal instead of strangers who see each other only when the patient is sick.
1. The article is about____________.
A. Western medicine
B. acupuncture and herbal medicine
C. advances in medical technology
D. integrative medicine
2.Why does the author mention “preventing illness by helping people stay healthy” in the second paragraph?
A. to inform readers about a principle of integrative medicine
B. to explain why most people don’t believe in integrative medicine
C. to give readers advice about staying healthy
D. to recommend modern medicine rather than traditional therapies
3.What would be an example of integrative medicine?
A. taking penicillin for a headache
B. performing surgery to treat heart disease
C. acupuncture
D. using herbal treatments after surgery
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an advantage of complementary medicine?
A. It costs less than medical care in hospitals.
B. Patients can choose between complementary medicine and drugs or surgery.
C. It helps patients feel healthier even when they are not sick.
D. It focuses mainly on a particular illness or injury.
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完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Accept life as it is. I learned how to do it from my father. ________ , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was ________ and ill.
My father was ________ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness ________ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is ________ . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started________ about life, and I told them about one of my ________. I said that we must very often give things up ________ we grow — our youth, our beauty, our friends — but it always ________ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father ________ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ________ ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. ________ , he answered his own question: “I ________ the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also ________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I ________ remember his words and become ________ . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be ________ to give up my small irritations. In this ________ , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am ________ for this one word.
1.A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Afterward
2.A. poor B. slow C. weak D. tired
3.A. already B. once C. still D. only
4.A. sent B. threw C. put D. took
5.A. difficultB. stressful C. hopeless D. impossible
6.A. asking B. talking C. worrying D. caring
7.A. experiencesB. decisions C. beliefs D. ambitions
8.A. till B. as C. before D. since
9.A. promises B. suggests C. requires D. seems
10.A. spoke B. opened C. summed D. turned
11.A. anythingB. something C. everything D. nothing
12.A. Immediately B. SurprisinglyC. Naturally D. Certainly
13.A. accepted B. had C. enjoyed D. gained
14.A. attracted B. warned C. touched D. astonished
15.A. would B. should C. could D. might
16.A. quiet B. relaxed C. calm D. happy
17.A. likely B. free C. ready D. able
18.A. way B. place C. case D. form
19.A. wonder B. doubt C. guess D. know
20.A. useful B. grateful C. shameful D. ashamed
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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 Help a Teenager Make Good Decisions
Habitually poor decision making is actually common in teenagers. Naturally, such a habit makes parent-teen cooperation difficult, especially when a parent wants his teen to do what a " responsible adolescent" would do. A poor decision-making teenager can never run away from his responsibilities. 1.
● Distinguish real problems from acts of pure "teenagerism". Teens often make poor decisions simply because they don-t have the experiences. By making small and harmless mistakes, like a recently- developed habit of careless consuming, a teen learns good decision-making skills on his own via self-correction.__ 2. Don't think the teen is making bad decisions just to challenge you. It's more likely it is out of a real inability to determine what's best for him.
● 3. Tell your teen you understand his decisions while simply emphasizing that you don't have to agree with his decisions or treat his views as valid. By not judging his opinions, tastes or style, you are opening the road for better communication and problem solving opportunities.
- Set clear expectations. 4. For example, if your teen refuses to study for his math final because "math is pointless," explain that you expect him to perform well in school, even in the "pointless" classes. Because you've already tolerated his opinion without trying to change his viewpoint, you two can easily agree that math isn't so useful, yet avoid saying "Let's just give up on math, then."
● Find a middle ground. Trade insignificant freedoms, such as clothing style for the promise that he'll live up to academic and family responsibilities. 5._ Not only does giving up a bit of control solve many conflicts, but the extra freedom you give him can also improve his decision-making.
A.Show tolerance.
B. Learn to solve problems.
C. Point out your expectations and his responsibilities.
D. If your teen could realize it, allow him to be himself.
E. A responsible adolescent must have role models to learn from.
F. Therefore, it’s important to guide them with problem-solving strategies.
G. Next time, he'll be more likely to think twice before making his buying decision.
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单词拼写
1.It astonishes me that the book i______________ for children under 12 is now being used to educate adults.
2.Energetic and relaxed people are less l____________ to catch a cold than those who are nervous or angry.
3.At first, we were suspected, but we finally c___________ them of our honesty.
4.After moving into the beautiful house, she often e___________ her friends at weekends.
5.With New Year’s day a__________, our class decided to throw a party to celebrate this important occasion for a new start.
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书面表达
假定你叫李华,你的美国笔友Mike写信询问你进入高中后的生活和学习情况,请按以下内容要点给Mike写一封回信:
1. 刚进入高中时感觉很孤独,现在和同学们相处得很好;
2. 每两周回家一次,非常想念父母及家人;
3. 目前在英语学习上遇到了一些困难,恳请Mike给予英语学习的建议和帮助。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Mike,
How time flies! It has been 4 months since I went to the senior high school. __________
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Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The young woman was feeling a little down on that Sunday in May. ________, it was Mother's Day ... and 800 miles________ her from her parents in Ohio. She had called her mother that morning to wish her a ________ Mother’s Day, and her mother had mentioned how ________the yard was now that spring had arrived. As they talked, the young woman could ________ smell the peaceful purple lilacs (丁香花) hanging on the big bush outside her parents' back door.
Later, when she mentioned to her husband how she ________ those lilacs, he immediately drove her and two children to a hill ________ with purple lilacs. With a smile, the young woman buried her ________in the flowers, drinking in the sweet smell and the ________ it brought back. And then, carefully, she picked a lilac here, another one there until her arms full of them.
_________, they returned to their car for the trip home. While the kids ________ talked and the man attentively drove, the woman sat with a smile, surrounded by her flowers, a ________ look in her eyes. They stopped at a nursing home, where an elderly ________ was sitting in her wheel-chair, ________, head bowed, her back to most of the other patients. ________, across went the flowers to the old woman. She slowly ________ her head , and smiled.
For a few moments, the two women chatted, and both ________with happiness. As they drove back for home, the kids asked, "Mom, who was that? Why did you give her our flowers? Is she somebody's mother? "
The mother said she didn't know the old woman, ________ it was Mother's Day, and she seemed so lonely, and who wouldn't be________ by flowers? "Besides," she added, "I have all of you, and I still have mother, _____she is faraway. That woman needed those flowers more than I did. "
1.A. Above allB. At leastC. What's moreD. After all
2.A. freedB. tookC. separatedD. blocked
3.A. sadB. happyC. clearD. busy
4.A. colorfulB. largeC. dullD. noisy
5.A. thusB. almostC. simplyD. hardly
6.A. valuedB. forgotC. missedD. respected
7.A. coveredB. filledC. piledD. wrapped
8.A. feetB. faceC. eyesD. mouth
9.A. memoriesB. wishesC. dreamsD. imagination
10.A. SuddenlyB. FinallyC. NaturallyD. Certainly
11.A. impatientlyB. gentlyC. calmlyD. excitedly
12.A. farawayB. lonelyC. tiredD. sleepy
13.A. nurseB. doctorC. patientD. professor
14.A. unfortunateB. satisfiedC. helplessD. alone
15.A. SuddenlyB. HappilyC. HopefullyD. Eventually
16.A. noddedB. shookC. liftedD. touched
17.A.calmed downB. showed offC. came throughD. lit up
18.A. whileB. butC. asD. although
19.A. cheeredB. movedC. encouragedD. surprised
20.A. and yetB. in caseC. even ifD. as though
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