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。

My father was a music teacher who traveled to farm homes or homes in smaller communities to teach his students. He was home in the evening because he left home very early to start teaching and would after everyone, except my mother, was fast asleep. Mom was a(n) taskmaster at home. She demanded that we all the rules without any excuses. When we didn’t, there were always punishments.

One day I got myself into a real . But this time, my mother told me that my father would me. It was clear that my improper behavior was being referred to my .

But I knew I would be in bed he got home.

I went to bed just in case my dad came home. I I would sleep when he got home so he wouldn’t wake me up to me, and by the time morning rolled around, I would probably being punished.

I was quite . I got up thinking all was well but instead, Dad called me in to the playroom. He told me to sit down in the chair directly him and then told me how disappointed he was because he me to do what my mother asked when he wasn’t home. He then told me that I would the privilege(特权) of playing with any of my for two days.

I always remember that even after all these years have gone by. The reason I remember it so well is that it me a good lesson. And, that lesson is that consequences will befall(降临到) you no matter how much you don’t want them.

1.A. frequently B. ever C. never D. usually

2.A. return B. leave C. begin D. wake

3.A.kind B. busy C. honest D. strict

4.A. make B. obey C. allow D. break

5.A. immediate B. important C. ordinary D. special

6.A. argument B. joke C. game D. trouble

7.A. join in B. look after C. deal with D. turn to

8.A. teacher B. father C. brother D. mother

9.A. before B. after C. until D. when

10.A. final B. late C. early D. gradually

11.A. thought B. agreed C. promised D. remembered

12.A. comfort B. remind C. frighten D. punish

13.A. finished B. escaped C. enjoyed D. refused

14.A. sorry B. right C. lucky D. wrong

15.A. behind B. through C. beside D. on

16.A. invited B. expected C. inspired D. forced

17.A. gain B. accept C. find D. lose

18.A. toys B. games C. cards D.books

19.A. trick B. incident C. challenge D.trade

20.A. passed B. offered C. taught D. served

My darling daughter,

Recently I saw a diary of years. It was written when you were nine. I read your goals in the diary, and one little goal was really surprising for me. It was “to make Mom happy”.

I was so moved, and I would have told you that you made me happy every day of my life. My first thoughts in the morning were of you. When I got home from work, I couldn’t wait to see you. I liked talking to you very much and I wanted to know what your day was like. You kept my spirit alive, my mind challenged and my body active. You were, and still are, the light of my life. Without you, my life would have been boring. You made me happy and you continue to do so.

You are a mother now, with a child of your own. I know you love her, so I think you should tell her how happy she makes you. Sometimes we forget to say the words that are in our hearts. These words can be very important to a child. They can change their world completely. They can create a beautiful world for them.

You are my joy in life, my little one. You always have been, and you always will be. Never forget that, and tell that to your child. Tell her that she is the most important thing in the world for you, because she makes things joyful in your life! I love you, my dearest daughter.

Mom

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.The diary was written when the daughter was young

B. The mother was not close to her daughter.

C. The daughter had been dead for many years.

D. The mother often heard from her daughter.

2.The mother ______ according to the text.

A. thought her life was boring

B. has a granddaughter

C. was a housewife

D. used to get up early

3. According to the third paragraph, the mother advised her daughter to ______ .

A. try her best to make her child happy

B. take her child traveling around the world

C. let her child do whatever she wants

D. tell her child her feelings

4. The text has most likely been taken from

A. a report B. a letter

C. a piece of news D. a poster

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Surprising Ways in Which Your Friends Influence You

The company you keep says a lot about you. Friends have a big influence over how you feel, think and behave. 1.

1. Strong-willed friends increase self-control

If you struggle to resist temptation（诱惑), surrounding yourself with people who possess a high degree of self-discipline （自律）can help

2. Whether you want to do exercise at the gym, or you’re considering reducing this month’s budget, spending time with a disciplined friend could help you maintain healthy habits.

2. More friendships, more problems

Too many social media connections can increase your stress level. 3. A report says that more Facebook friends mean more stress. Researchers linked a great number of social media connections to increased anxiety about people.

3. 4.

Close friends could be the secret to longevity(长寿). When older adults have close friends, they’re likely to live longer. Other studies have shown that having friends lowers the risk of disease by reducing blood pressure and heart rate. So while it may be tempting to think that friends are sometimes more trouble than they’re worth, clearly, having close friends can be one of the best things you can do for your health.

4. Friends can be either a good influence or a bad influence

Friends can greatly-influence your choices. A study has found that friends often provide one another with moral support to resist a temptation. 5. Researchers discovered that when it came to resisting temptations – like eating chocolate – sometimes friends were more likely to become partners in crime as they decided to indulge (放纵)together

A. Since self-control is vital to reaching long- term goals, befriending people with willpower could be the secret to success

B. Lasting friendships encourage more birthdays

C. Close friends will bring more happiness

D. Here are four reasons why you should be careful about who you surround yourself with

E. The larger your social circle is, the more happiness you have.

F.When it comes to social Media, “the more the better” may not be the best approach.

G.However, friends also commonly work together to enjoy indulgences,

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Jim,

Thank you for your last letter telling me your recently news. I'd like to tell you something about our school sports meeting. It was holding on October,20th, which was a fine day.

There were over 1,600 students and teachers attend it. Wang Lin, a student from my class won the 100-meter race. He finishes the race in 11.2 seconds and broke down the school record. They were all very excited. The sports meeting was great success. That was why we were all making every effort to our class honor. Although I was not one of the winner, I was proud of what we had done.

Looking forward to receiving your letter.

Yours,Li Pi

Many people turn to doctors or self-help books, but they forget a great thing that could help them fight illness: their friends.

Researchers are only now starting to pay attention to the importance of friendship in health. A 10-year Australian study found that older people with a large circle of friends were 22 percent less likely to die during the study period than those with fewer friends. A large 2007 study showed an increase of nearly 60 percent in the danger for obesity among people whose friends gained weight. And last year, Harvard researchers reported that strong social ties(关系) could improve brain health as we age.

"In general, the role of friendship in our lives isn’t well realized, " said Rebecca, a professor at the University of North Carolina. "Friendship has a bigger effect on our psychological (心理的) health than family relationships. "

While many friendship studies are about the close relationships of women, some research shows that it can do good to men too. In a six-year study of 736 middle-aged men, having friendships reduces the risk of heart disease. Only smoking was as important a danger factor (因素) as having little social support.

The exact reason why friendship has such a big effect isn’t clear. While friends can send a sick person to the hospital or pick up medicine, the advantages go well beyond physical help. Friendship clearly has a big psychological effect."People with stronger friendships feel like there is someone they can turn to, " said Karen, a doctor. "The message of these studies is that friends make your life better. "

1.The three studies in paragraph 2 show that _____.

A. old people need friends the most

B. friends can help us lose weight

C. social ties have something to do with health

D. having more friends makes us healthier

2.What do Rebecca’s words in paragraph3 mean?

A. Friendship is more important to women than to men.

B. What people need most is a friend’s care.

C. Friendship is more important than family relationship

D. The value of friendship hasn’t been fully understood.

3.The author mentioned smoking in the text to discuss ________.

A. the cause of heart attack

B. the danger of having no friends

C. smoking is bad for men

D. Friends’ influence on habits

4. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word "obesity "?

A. fatness B. unhappiness

C. excitement D. Health

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将相应答案写在答题纸上。

Nowadays, English is widely spoken by more and more people all over the world. 1._________(actual), English has changed and developed over time. Between AD 450 and 1150, English was based more 2.____ German than English we speak now. Then between about AD 800 and 1150, the new settlers enriched English and especially its 3._______. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare used a4._______(wide) vocabulary than ever before. After that, English began 5.___________(speak) in both British and Australia. Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. Two big changes in English spelling happened. Now English is spoken 6. a foreign or second language in South Africa. For example, many people in India speak English 7._______(fluent). English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries such 8._____South Africa. Today the number of people learning English in China 9.____(be) increasing rapidly. Because of that, there are different Englishes in the world, the native English speakers can understand each other even 10.___they don’t speak the same kind of English.

Leon, 12, was born without fingers on his left hand.That didn't -stop him from being able to do many tasks. But Leon could not grasp more than one object at a time. So Leon's father, Paul, created a prosthesis(假肢），using a 3D printer. Now Leon has fingers that open and close."It was a do-it-yourself, father and son adventure," says raw.

When Leon was a baby, his doctor advised his parents not to give him a prosthetic hand until he was in his early teens. "The doctor said Leon should first learn to get full use out of the hand he was born with," says Paul. As Leon got older, his father looked into buying a prosthetic hand, which can cost as much as $30,000. Paul found a more affordable solution.

One day, Paul discovered a video on the Internet about Robohand, a prosthesis created with a 3Dprinter. He downloaded the free instructions and called Robohand's creators for advice. They told him all he needed was a 3D printer一which costs around $2,000- and some materials.

Luckily, Leon's school had recently purchased a 3D printer and it offered to help Paul build the hand for Leon.“We used a soccer shin guard（护胫），cardboard, and tape. They cost about＄10," says Paul.

With his new hand, Leon can do things better. "I can help my mom more, because now I can carry two grocery bags,”he says.

Leon's father has already built .several hands for Leon. Leon helps design each one. He says there's one thing in particular that he wants to do with a future prosthesis.“The goal," he tells the

reporter from the local evening paper,“is to be able to tie my shoelaces:'

1.Why did Leon's doctor disapprove of his using a prosthesis in his childhood?

A.The prosthetic technology was underdeveloped then.

B. A prosthesis was very expensive at that time.

C. To master the disabled hand was important.

D. The original hand could do many tasks.

2.Leon's father managed to get Leon a new hand by

A.collecting money on the Internet.

B. buying a prosthetic hand

C. purchasing a 3D printer

D. printing a hand

3.The materials used for Leon's hand can be described as

A. cheap and common B. strange and valuable

C. personal and lovely D. basic and solid

4.Where can the passage be taken from?

A. An advertisement B. A newspaper

C. A poster D. A travel guide

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。

We waiters need to face all kinds of customers every day. When something goes wrong, we should have the ability to keep on going and ________ the customers.

I remember my first job was at a fine restaurant. One day, the manager informed all the cooks and ________ that a VIP group were coming for ________ ．The group were VIPs in the city's restaurants Indus ________ 10 people.

After they arrived, we let them get ________ comfortably and drinks were ordered. ________ , the head waiter would be the person in ________ of wine service. However, the manager asked me to serve that noon. I had never served a group of 10, ________had I done wine service.

When it's turn to ________ one of the wine glasses in front of a young woman, somehow I lost my trip(抓）and the other ________ fell on top of her, and then to the floor and ________ in pieces. I felt ________and apologized many times to the woman and to the rest of the group.

Quickly, the manager ________ my aid, helped in the clean-up, and sent out their ________right away. The group forgave me and the young woman repeatedly informed me it's OK.

________ on that day, my manager told me, "Mistakes and ________ do happen. If you know why they happened, learn from it and move on, ________ you still have a table to serve. Keep your head up and be confident. The glasses are ________．"

I understand why he was truly a well respectable restaurant manager within our ________ ．His close relationship with the group made the situation calm and the group ________ me for that.

1.A. please B. attract C. invite D. welcome

2.A. cookers B. servants C. waiters D. cleaners

3.A. meal B. dinner C. breakfast D. lunch

4.A. made up of B. let in as C. added up to D. recognized as

5.A. satisfied B. seated C. dressed D. introduced

6.A. Quickly B. Rapidly C. Normally D. Naturally

7.A. charge B. change C. honor D. favor

8.A. never B. ever C. little D. nor

9.A. set B. broke C. shook D. cut

10.A. wine B. glasses C. coffee D. cookers

11.A. laid B. lay C. lain D. lied

12.A. amazing B. surprised C.frightened D. scaring

13.A. took over B. gave in C. rushed against D. came to

14.A. dishes B. drinks C. waters D. wines

15.A. Lately B. Latest C. Later D. Last

16.A. accidents B. faults C. incidents D. errors

17.A. owing to B. thanks to C. while D. for

18.A. available B. acceptable C. replaceable D.repeated

19.A. restaurant B. neighbor C. district D. city

20.A. blamed B. forgave C.thanked D. praised

假定你是李华，对中国传统医药很感兴趣。你获悉中国药学家屠哟哟因发现了青篙素被授予2015年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖。请给你的美国朋友David发一封邮件分享此消息。信件须包括以下内容：

心情：骄傲和激动。

评价：她找到了治疗疟疾的方法，数千万人从中受益。

志向：立志考入屠哟坳的母校北大，造福人民。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已为你写好。

参考词汇：

1．药学家：pharmacologist

2.青篙素：artemisinin

3. 2015年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖：The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

4.疟疾：malaria

Dear David,

Road rage is commonly seen or often happens in our daily lives. There have been countless stories about this new and scary phenomenon, considered a type of aggressive driving. While drunk driving remains a critical problem, the facts about aggressive driving are surely as disturbing. For instance, last year alone, 41, 907 people died on the highways. Of those deaths, it’s estimated that about two-thirds were caused at last in part by aggressive driving behavior.

Why is this phenomenon occurring more than ever now? Experts have several theories, and all are probably partially correct. One suggestion is sheer overcrowding. In the last decade, the number of cars on the roads has increased by more than 11 percent, and the number of miles driven has increased by 35 percent. However, the number of new road miles has only increased by 1 percent. That means more cars in the same amount of space; and the problem is magnified in urban areas.

Also, people have less time and more things to do. With people working and trying to fit extra chores and activities into the day, stress levels have never been higher. Stress creates anxiety, which leads to short tempers. These factors, when combined in certain stations, can spell Road Rage.

You may think you are the last person who would drive aggressively, but you might be surprised. For instance, have you ever yelled out loud at a lower driver, sounded the born long and hard at another car, or sped up to keep another driver from passing? If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, watch out!

Whether you are getting angry at other drivers, or another driver is visibly upset with you, there are things you can do to avoid any major conflict. If you are easily influenced by road rage, the key is to discharge your emotion in a healthy way. If you are the target of another driver’s rage, do everything possible to get away from the other driver safely, including avoiding eye contact and getting out of their way.

1. Last year on the highways, .

A. approximately two thirds of drivers were killed by road rages

B. road rage remained the No. 1 killer and took 41,907 people’s lives

C. more people were killed by aggressive driving than by drunk driving.

D. drunk driving was a problem more serious than aggressive driving.

2.As a cause of aggressive driving, which of the following is not included?

A. Drivers’ stress and anxiety.

B. Rush hour traffic.

C. Increasing number of cars.

D. Overcrowded roads.

3.Which of the following shows the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. The bad results of road rage

B. How to discharge your emotion properly.

C. The practical ways to escape any fight on roads

D. People easily influenced by road rage