阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的的正确形式。

Woman：Our design class is really interesting．Don't you think so?

Man：Yeah，I like Professor Vargas，1. sometimes he goes too fast，and I feel like I'm missing something．There's a lot we have2. (remember).

Woman：True．There are a lot of details about all the different styles.

Man：Yeah，there are Art Nouveau，and Art Deco，and Art Moderne. I have a hard time 3. (keep) it all straight.

Woman：I know what you mean.

Man：For example，it seems to me4. Art Deco and Art Moderne are the same things.

Woman：Well，it's somewhat confusing．They were both popular in 5. 1930s although Art Deco came a little before Moderne．I think Professor Vargas 6. (say) Art Deco started at an exhibition in Paris in 1925Let me check out my notes．Right，Art Deco was a popular international art design movement from 1923 until the 1940s， 7. (affect) the decorative arts such as architecture and 8. (industry) design，as well as the visual arts such as fashion，painting，the graphic arts and film.

Man：So，they were about the same time．It's one thing that gets confusing．9. thing is，they seem so similar that it's hard to see why they're10. (consider) different styles.

I lost my elderly mother a few weeks ago．Actually，my mother had fallen over during the night and had not been able to again．She had woken up the neighbors by banging on the wall．The called an ambulance，which took her to the hospital.

My mother has thought that hospitals are a real horror．She believes that doctors and hospitals give you diseases．My father went to hospital a year ago，and after a few weeks，he ．The fact that he was also in the final________of lung cancer was certainly related，but by my mother's logic，my father's death was with the hospital.

When a neighbor me up and told me that my mother had been taken off in an ambulance，the first thing I did was similar，which was to ring Queen Elizabeth Hospital．The paramedics(护理人员) had told my neighbor that my mother would ________be taken there， I was told that no one by that name had been ，so they gave me the numbers of two other West Midland hospitals．Both of them also ________ that they were holding my mother．I rang the and asked them to find her，but the nice officer said he could only do that if she had been reported as a(n) person.

It took six calls to my mother．She had been in Queen Elizabeth Hospital all along，but because their computer system hadn't been updated overnight，there was no record of her ．My mother had spent more than a in the hospital when it turned out there was nothing with her．I managed to get her out within 10 days，but only by agreeing that in the future，she would live downstairs．In return，the hospital said they would for a social worker to visit the house three or four rimes a day.

Luckily，my mother is safe．Thank all the people who have given their help to us.

1.A． wake up B． get up C． stay up D． light up

2.A． neighbors B． strangers C． relatives D． friends

3.A． out B． up C． away D． from

4.A．consequently B． occasionally C． always D． rarely

5.A． final B． special C． fatal D． strange

6.A． passed away B． went away C． passed by D． went by

7.A． measures B． cures C． stages D． years

8.A． connected B． faced C． equipped D． pleased

9.A． cheered B． rang C． scolded D． held

10.A． willingly B． happily C． likely D． easily

11.A． but B． and C． when D． or

12.A． adopted B． admitted C． adjusted D． adapted

13.A． refused B． said C． denied D． insisted

14.A． police B． family C． doctors D． nurses

15.A． old B． dead C． missing D． sick

16.A． rescue B． locate C． comfort D． persuade

17.A． illness B． arrival C． checkout D． medicine

18.A． month B． year C． week D． day

19.A． interesting B． wrong C． special D． vital

20.A． allow B． answer C． arrange D． call

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的的正确形式。

Night after night, she came to tuck me in (盖被子), even long after my childhood years．1. (follow) her longstanding custom, she’d lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.

I don’t remember 2. it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way．Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that anymore — your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say 3. in reply．But never again4. my mother close out (结束) my day 5. that familiar expression of her love.

Time after time, with the passing years, my 6. (think) returned to that night．By then I missed my mother’s hands, — missed her goodnight kiss on my foreheaD．

Now those hands I once thought to be so rough were still doing things for me and my family．I 7. (frequent) recalled the night my young voice complaineD． One night, catching Mom’s hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night．I thought she’d remember as I diD． But Mom didn’t know what I 8. (talk) about．She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new 9. (appreciate) for my gentle mother and 10. caring hands．And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

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。

Sandy Greenberg came from a poor family．He went to Columbia University on a scholarship and there he met his roommate who also was receiving financial .

Unfortunately, Sandy had a(n) disease during his second year at Columbia University, and finally he became blinD． But for Sandy, something else also happened to him — his roommate would his textbooks to him, every night after he lost his sight.

As a result, Sandy went on to with honors．He went off to study at OxforD． He was still quite poor, but he had managed to about five hundred dollars as he went along.

His roommate went on to graduate school．One day, Sandy got a from him at OxforD． His former roommate said, "Sandy, I'm really ．I really don't like being in graduate school, and I don't want to do this."

"Well, what do you want to do? " Sandy .

His roommate told him, "Sandy, I really love to ．I have a high school friend who plays the guitar．And we would really like to our hands in the music business．But we need to make a promo record, and in order to that I need $500."

Sandy took all his life savings without and sent it to his roommate．Well, his roommate was the famous singer, Art Garfunkel, and he up with another musician, Paul Simon．That $500 them make a record that finally became The Sound of Silence.

How we are able to deal with in our lives will be influenced by how we deal with others the way．What we get will depend a lot on what we ．And that's the end of the story of doing well by doing good.

1.A． aid B． advice C． crisis D． pressure

2.A． eye B． ear C． nose D． bone

3.A． finally B． luckily C． sadly D． excitedly

4.A． lend B． offer C． read D． return

5.A． survive B． research C． leave D． graduate

6.A． save B． earn C． keep D． borrow

7.A． never B． still C． either D． also

8.A． message B． call C． card D． report

9.A． unhappy B． unhealthy C． homesick D． lonely

10.A． suggested B． answered C． asked D． laughed

11.A． work B． sing C． dance D． travel

12.A． wave B． wash C． try D． clean

13.A． win B． do C． prove D． earn

14.A． permission B． consideration C． hesitation D． expectation

15.A． other B． present C． former D． later

16.A． teamed B． came C． showed D． let

17.A． saw B． helped C． hoped D． let

18.A． interests B． opportunities C． difficulties D． feelings

19.A． across B． in C． by D． along

20.A． take B． give C． like D． learn

学习英语的方法有很多，你最喜欢的方法是什么？请以My Favorite English Study Method 为题写一篇100词左右的短文。

要求：1.列举至少三种你熟悉与常见的学英语的方法。

2.谈谈你最喜欢的其中一种英语学习方法，并给出至少三条以上的理由。

Raised in a fatherless home，my father was extremely tightfisted towards us children. His attitude didn’t soften as I grew into adulthood and went to college. I had to ride the bus whenever I came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home，Dad never met me，even in severe weather. If I grumbled，he’d say in his loudest father-voice，“That’s what your legs are for!”

The walk didn’t bother me as much as the fear of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I also felt less than valued that my father didn’t seem concerned about my safety. But that feeling was canceled one spring evening.

It had been a particularly difficult week at college after long hours in labs. I longed for home. When the bus reached the stop，I stepped off and dragged my suitcase to begin the long journey home.

A row of hedge（树篱）edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my journey，I always had a sense of relief to see the hedge because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening，the hedge had just come into view when I saw something gray moving along the top of the hedge，moving toward the house. Upon closer observation，I realized it was the top of my father’s head. Then I knew，each time I’d come home，he had stood behind the hedge，watching，until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care，after all.

On later visits，that spot of gray became my watchtower. I could hardly wait until I was close enough to watch for its secret movement above the greenery. Upon reaching home，I would find my father sitting innocently in his chair. “So! My son，it’s you!” he’d say，his face lengthening into pretended surprise.

I replied，“Yes，Dad，it’s me. I’m home.”

1.What does the underlined word “grumbled” in Paragraph 1 probably mean .

A． Accepted happily.

B． Explained clearly.

C． Agreed willingly.

D． Spoke unhappily.

2.What made the author feel upset was ______.

A． the tiredness after long hours in labs

B． the fear of seeing something moving

C． the feeling of being less than valued

D． the loneliness of riding the bus home

3.The author’s father watched behind the hedge because ______.

A． he was concerned about his son’s safety

B． he wanted to help his son build up courage

C． he didn’t want to meet his son at the doorway

D． he didn’t think his son was old enough to walk alone

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text

A． My Father’s Secret.

B． The Life of My father.

C． Terrible Journey Home.

D． Riding Bus Alone.

Alaska’s Arctic lakes now freeze later and melt earlier in the year than in 1950，leaving them easy to suffer water loss from evaporation(蒸发)and possibly adding to local warming，a new study finds．The winter ice season near Barrow，Alaska，is shorter than in 1950，researchers reported Jan.30 in the journal The Cryosphere.

Lake ice is also thinner each winter．The scientists surveyed 402 lakes on the North Slope，where permafrost (permanently frozen ground)and shallow lakes dominate the areA． In 2011，the lake ice was 38 percent thinner than in 1950，and 22 percent fewer lakes froze through to their bottoms．

“When we saw the actual numbers we were shocked at how dramatic the change has been，”lead study author Cristina Surdu，of the University of Waterloo in Canada，said in a statement．Surdu and her co-authors analyzed the changes in lake—ice thickness and ice cover with satellite images and climate model simulations(satellite images are only available from 1991)．

The climate models suggest the Arctic lakes froze almost six days later and broke up about 18 days earlier in the winter of 2011 compared with the winter of 1950．“The changes in ice and the shortened winter affect Northern communities that depend on ice roads to transport goods，”Surdu saiD． For example，every winter，oil companies build roads over frozen lakes to carry supplies to Prudhoe Bay．

“The dramatic changes in lake ice may also contribute to further warming of the entire region，because open water on lakes contributes to warmer air temperatures，”Surdu saiD． The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet，for reasons that may include its layered atmosphere，which traps heat，and the loss of sea ice and snow cover，which help reflect the sun’s energy when present．

1.What does the text mainly tell us?

A． Arctic 1akes now freeze earlier and melt 1ater．

B． Alaska’s local warming is decreasing sharply．

C． Arctic lakes are losing ice．

D． Arctic lakes hold more flesh water than before．

2.According to the text，the great changes of Alaska’s Arctic lakes ________．

A． are totally beyond Surdu’s expectations

B． are completely within Surdu’s expectations

C． come as no surprise to Surdu and her co-authors

D． come as a great excitement to Surdu

3.How many days was the winter ice season of Arctic 1akes in 2011 shorter than that in 1950?

A． 6 days．

B． 12 days．

C． 18 days．

D． 24 days．

4.What is the last paragraph mainly about according to Surdu?

A． What reflects the sun’s energy．

B． How its layered atmosphere traps heat．

C． Why our planet is warming．

D． Why the Arctic region is becoming warmer．

Stop wasting your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead，realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.

The seeds，and the power to grow them，are contained in the most awesome machine ever created: the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.

You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem (自信心). Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself，and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power，or responsibility for their lives. They are always victims. They are leaves tossed (摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.

You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.

Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause，we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.

If you associate with positive-thinking people，you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary，the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding，planting，and nurturing (培育) the seeds that contain future victory，born from setbacks (挫折).

In short，in all areas of your life，whether they are financial，physical，emotional，or spiritual，you are responsible. Once you recognize this，accept it，and firmly believe it. You are on the road to success.

1.People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ______.

A． can’t exercise control over themselves

B． are easily affected by windy weather

C． don’t have the power to face their fate

D． are ready to change their minds

2.Losers would think that ______.

A． success is the result of hard work

B． working hard will lead to success

C． they fail only because of bad luck

D． they don’t make efforts to succeed

3.It can be inferred from the fifth paragraph that ______.

A． setting our expectations is essential before taking action

B． knowing cause and effect is the key to future success

C． thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind

D． whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes

4.The last paragraph serves as ______.

A． the proof of the author’s points

B． the conclusion of the argument

C． an introduction to another topic

D． a comparison between two views

Many students have to live with roommates while going to school or university．Having a roommate can be one of the best experiences，or easily one of the worst．1.

Follow these five tips to avoid the common mistakes that make good roommate relationships worse．

Talk things out．2. If something happens，sit down with your roommates and have a face-to-face conversation．Complaining about your roommates behind their backs creates nothing but awkward situations and general unhappiness．

3. Some roommates become the best of friends，and some don’t．Don’t put pressure on yourself or your roommate to reach this level，especially when you first meet．Remember,you are trying to make a new friend，not scare your roommate away．And if your roommate doesn’t end up being your best friend，there is no need to worry about it．

Clean up after yourself．Or at least，keep your mess on your side．4. But being considerate with where you put your own stuff will help you avoid the arguments．

Ask before you take．This applies to food，clothes，supplies and anything else that you don’t own．5. Even if you both agree to share everything you should still ask．

A． Don’t expect to be best friends．

B． Communication is of vital importance．

C． You don’t need to keep the room clean and organized all the time．

D． Rooms can be really easy for a mess to pile up．

E．If you want to have a good relationship with your roommate，it all starts with you．

F．Not all roommates can become your best friends．

G．Show your roommate that you have respect for his or her belongings．

When 24-year-old Hannah Brencher moved to New York after college，she was hit by loneliness. One day she felt so that she want to reach out to someone. And so she put pen to paper and started writing letters-letters to complete .

But these weren’t letters about how she was feeling. There were happy letters，all about the other person，not her. She would write messages for people to have a “ day " and tell strangers how brilliant they were， they thought no one else had noticed. Brencher began dropping the all over New York，in cafes，in library books，in parks and on the subway. It made her letter，knowing that she might be making somebody’s through just a few words. It gave her to focus on. And so，The Word Needs More Love Letters was born.

The movement is all about letters—not emails，but handwritten letters. Not love letters，written to a real beloved，but letters for strangers. They don’t necessarily say “I love you”，but they are . kindness—telling people they are remarkable and 15 and all-round amazing. It’s the sort of stuff that most people don’t really say out loud even to the people they ，let alone a total stranger.

Brencher’s initiative(初衷) has now .There are more than 10,000 people who join in all over the world. Last year，she gave a talk. In it，she talked about a university student who dropped letters around her campus，only to suddenly everyone was writing them and there were love letters hanging from the trees.

It’s a very cute idea. I know that if I was on the end of a letter like that，it almost certainly would put a on my face. So I decided to give it a try and see if I could do the same for someone else.

1.A． sick B． alone C． comfortable D． great

2.A． businessmen B． friends C． strangers D． fools

3.A． formal B． sad C． long D． careless

4.A． rainy B． cold C． hot D． bright

5.A． in case B． so that C． as though D． even if

6.A． notes B． pens C． papers D． books

7.A． feel B． behave C． study D． play

8.A． way B． day C． fortune D． dream

9.A． funny B． sweet C． big D． empty

10.A． anything B． everything C． something D． nothing

11.A． opening B． reading C． writing D． answering

12.A． countless B． endless C． public D． conventional

13.A． official B． polite C． apology D． surprise

14.A． full of B． short of C． prepared for D． known for

15.A． strong B． special C． common D． friendly

16.A． look down upon B． give up on C． care about D． worry about

17.A． failed B． occurred C． stopped D． exploded

18.A． find B． forget C． remember D． guess

19.A． receiving B． sending C． starting D． finishing

20.A． sign B． wrinkle C． smile D． sticker