Come for Dinner by Leslie Revsin

Make every meal a feast and every moment with loved ones an occasion with Come for Dinner.

Revsin, the former owner and chef of Manhattan’s Restaurant Leslie, offers a collection of over 150 recipes designed for small get-togethers of friends and family. There are various ethnic dishes that draw from Asia, the Mediterranean, Latin cultures and more. Revsin believes cooking at home provides the opportunity to connect with friends and family on a good level.

Retro Beach Bash by Linda Everett

Grab your beach blanket and your surfboard — it’s time for a beach party! With more than 100 recipes for beach picnics and barbecues, Retro Beach Bash is the beach lover’s companion for fun in the sun.

Half information and half cookbook, you can browse the pages that are filled with beach fun tips and advice. The second half of this book is a cookbook, which can help you make foods to satisfy every taste on the beach.

Entertaining Edibles by Sidney Escowitz

You’ve seen them decorating plates at restaurants, admired them at weddings, and expressed great surprise at the chefs who designed them — and now you can produce them at home.

Sidney shares lots of practical tips that will give your finished food sculptures a professional look and send you on your way towards creating your own original works of food art.

Recipes from a Tapas Bar by Olivier Said

If you’re a fan of Spanish Tapas bars, this book is a must-have for your library. Even if you don’t cook, you’ll still want this book if you’re a fan of Tapas bars, only for the lively discussions of the cheeses of Spain along with other Spanish wines and spirits.

1. If you want to prepare a delicious dish for your family at home, you’d better choose ________.

A. Retro Beach Bash B. Come for Dinner

C. Recipes from a Tapas Bar D. Entertaining Edibles

2.The underlined word “ browse” in the text means ________.

A. design B. read C. change D. write

3.Who can tell you how to make the works of food art?

A. Sidney Escowitz B. Linda Everett

C. Leslie Revsin D. Olivier Said

This is a true story that happened in Japan. In order to renovate the house, a Japanese tore open the walls. Japanese houses normally have a empty space between the wooden walls. When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard(蜥蜴) stuck there because a nail from outside was hammered into one of its feet. He saw this, feeling pity and curious. When he checked the nail, he found it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built.

What happened? The lizard had survived in such a position for 10 years! It has been in a dark wall partition (夹层) for 10 years without moving! Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 10 years without moving a single step—since its foot was nailed! So he stopped his work and observed the lizard: What has it been doing? What and how has it been eating? Later, he didn't know from where another lizard appeared, with food in its mouth. Ah! He was astonished and touched deeply. The free lizard had been feeding the stuck one for the past 10 years.

Such love, a beautiful love! Such love happened with this tiny creature… What can love do? It can do wonders! Just think about it: one lizard had been feeding the other one untiringly for 10 long years, without giving up hope on its partner. If a small creature like a lizard can love like this, just imagine how we can love if we try.

1.The underlined word “renovate” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.

A. tear open B. repair C. tear down D. paint

2. How did the Japanese feel when seeing the stuck lizard?

A. Frightened B. Enjoyable C. Confused D. Usual

3.What can we learn from the free lizard?

A. It teaches us never to abandon our loved ones.

B. It teaches us to give more help to our loved ones.

C. It tells us to take pity on the stuck lizard.

D. It encourages us to live even longer.

4.Why did the Japanese stop his work?

A. To watch how long the lizard can still live here.

B. To take out the nail and set the lizard free.

C. To have a rest by watching the lizard.

D. To find out why the lizard had survived here for 10 years.

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Wonder B. Two Lizards

C. Such a Story D. Lizard Love

Nature is full of color, from rainbows and roses to butterfly wings and peacock tails. Even the fruits and vegetables you eat have different colors: blue blueberries, red strawberries, green broccoli, and orange carrots.

Plant and animals often use color to attract attention. The substances responsible for these colors belong to a class of chemical called antioxidants(抗氧化物). Plants make antioxidant to protect themselves from the sun's ultraviolet(紫外线)light.

Ultraviolet light causes chemicals called free radicals(自由基)to form within plant cells. They can destroy parts of plant. Free radicals also have damaging effects on human beings. Some of these effects like wrinkled skin can be seen. The damage is caused by the free radicals attacking cells in our bodies. Certain cancers and heart disease are linked to free radicals.

Our bodies have natural defences for fighting off free radicals. While we are young, our defences are pretty strong. However, they get weaker as we get older. The body’s built-in defences can only go so far without extra help.

The key to fighting free radicals with fruits and vegetables is to mix and match colors. It’s like sunscreen(防晒霜)for the inside of your body. Go for a range of very bright colors. Colorful foods contain hundreds of healthy chemicals not found anywhere else.

Research into how chemicals in blueberries affect the brain's function in rats suggests that these chemicals may help our own brains work more efficiently.

Don't just blame the sun. Ultraviolet light isn't the only source of free radicals. If you breathe polluted air such as smog, automobile exhaust(废气), or wasted gas from a factory, you take in chemicals that also cause such damage. And, the body itself produces free radicals as it processes food.

1.Which of the following NOT true?

A．Antioxidants are responsible for plant colors.

B．Plants use color to attract attention.

C．Antioxidants help free radicals to attack plants.

D．Antioxidants can protect plants from ultraviolet light.

2.In which order do the following facts occur?

a .Wrinkled skin can be seen

b .Ultraviolet light causes free radicals to form

c .Free radicals damage cells in our bodies

d .The sun gives out ultraviolet light

A．a,b,c,d B．d,b,a,c

C．c,a,d,b D．d,b,c,a

3. We need extra help for fighting off free radicals from fruits and vegetables because ____.

A．our defences get weaker as we get older

B．our bodies’ defences are not natural

C．we are too young to defend ourselves

D．our bodies’ built-in defences can only go away

4.Which of the following can NOT cause free radicals to form?

A．Ultraviolet light from the sun

B．Colorful food

C．Polluted air

D．The body itself

The news that China bans time-travel TV dramas and movies got a lot of attention on the Internet. Yet, time travel in China is a bit different from time travel in common sense. It is anything but science fiction and always goes backwards in time. There is minimum imagination involved--no ever-ending circles that mess up present and future, no advanced technology, no new social orders or new human forms from the twenty--whatever century, everything is a known historical fact when you travel through in China．

It is not even called time travel; rather the Chinese people refer to it as time crossover. Time crossover has been an extremely popular theme for online novels for years (in fact, it is an indispensable part of China's online culture), and didn't get picked up by TV and the big screen until recent two years. Most of time-travel dramas and movies are adapted from popular online novels and like in other cases adaptations are never better than the original books．

The main plot of time-travel novels or TV dramas can be very well summarized in one sentence: from nobody to somebody. Time travel in China is more about escaping from the reality than about realizing wild dreams.

In China, there is no need of time machine either. People travel backwards in time via the possession of antiques presence at historical places of interest encounter of life-threatening accidents or simple a look into the mirror. Some time-travel novels even start with ''I wanted togo back to history so much that one morning when I opened my eyes I was back.'' Technology is not relevant at all．

Though China is not short of histories to go back to, people have their own preferences and it is pretty much a gender thing．If the main character is male then he usually goes back to special times in history when he is able to help build up or tear up a dynasty. A typical example is A Step Into the Past (寻秦记), the first time-travel TV drama in China, which tells the story of how a SWAT member helps to unite China and build up Qin Dynasty.

On the other hand, female characters primarily go back to Qing Dynasty partly because Qing Dynasty has the most number of princes to fall in love with. YongZheng Emperor is the favorite. As can be seen in Startling by Each Step (步步惊心), a Qing time crossover classic, a girl goes back to Qing Dynasty and falls in love with YongZheng Emperor and his brothers．

1.The writing purpose of this passage is to .

A．analyze why the time-travel TV dramas are banned in China

B．show the difference between time travel in China and in other cultures

C．introduce the characteristics of the time-travel TV dramas in China

D．advise people to watch the time-travel TV dramas in China

2.It can be inferred from the passage that .

A．China now has banned any forms of productions about time travel

B．the main character always follows a set pattern in the time-travel TV dramas in China

C．adapted from online novels, time-travel TV and movie productions enjoy more praise

D．all the time-travel productions are about heroes and their success

3.The news mentioned in the very beginning is intended to .

A．prove author's view

B．give an example

C．work as a topic sentence

D．introduce the topic

七选五

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。

注意：将此题答案涂在答题卡81-85处。

Everyone wants love, money, success and so on in life. Yet too many people fail to achieve their goals, and nearly all of them are for the same reason. Generally speaking, getting what you really want out of life is just a matter of the following simple steps.

You have to decide what it is you want the most. But do not make a list of wishes. 1. . If you’re not sure about where you want to go, you’d better think it over first and not hurry to perform.

2. .This will be your map for getting from ''where you are now'' to ''where you want to go''. You know what you want, and what steps you are going to take to get it. For example, if you want a better job, start with a skill assessment and maybe some extra training. You’ll need to sell yourself and your skills to your new employer.

Other goals will require a bit more thought. Some will really get you lost and you don't know how to get there. 3. . For reading is a valuable source of inspirations.

The final step is to carry it out. 4. .Take the steps you outlined on your road map and keep going on all the time. If you run into some people who are against you, simply ignore them.

5. .Keep trying. Whatever you do, do not lose heart before you have what you desire in your hands. Never think that you can't turn your dream into a reality.

A. Do what you have planned.

B. Hold a right attitude to what you've achieved.

C. Never give up the goal.

D. Try to focus on one thing at a time.

E. Not to worry, though, books can be of great help.

F. Make an action plan with care.

G. Form a good habit, whatever the result may be.

完型填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。

Good afternoon, everyone,

I'd like to introduce my friend Christy to you all. Christy is a great example of how one person with ________ can make her dream a reality, so she should win the Student of the Year Award.

Christy loves to ride bikes. She does not just ride along city streets, ________ . She is interested in ________ trail (小路) rides. ________ Christy knew that people who love riding had to travel ________ the city to locate good bike trails, so she________to do something.

Christy knew that Roosevelt Park had a clean, lively creek(小溪) ________ through it. Twelve miles of land around the creek was ________ used. Christy decided to get together with other trail ________ to ask the city council to ________ a bike path along the unused land. Christy ________ a petition (请愿书). She and other riders asked all of their biking friends if they would ________ the list, and they gathered 300 signatures. The city council evaluated the ________ and, more ________ , agreed to allow the bike trail.

The ________ took two months of work, and now Roosevelt Park has a ________ bike trail. It has many ups and downs; it is a great ride. This trail is becoming one of the community’s important ________spots. I can't ________ with Christy when we ride together, but I am glad that she decided to work hard to begin the ________ of the Roosevelt Park bike path. Christy________ this award because she acted on her dream, causing a community to come together.

Thank you!

1.A. determinationB. satisfactionC. patienceD. permission

2.A. stillB. insteadC. eitherD. though

3.A. convenientB. vacantC. toughD. remote

4.A. AsB. ButC. HoweverD. Since

5.A. aroundB. outsideC. alongD. beyond

6.A. claimedB. offeredC. decidedD. expected

7.A. walkingB. goingC. comingD. running

8.A. seldomB. evenC. everD. often

9.A. playersB. runnersC. ridersD. passengers

10.A. proveB. approveC. applyD. accuse

11.A. drew upB. set upC. put upD. took up

12.A. signB. callC. viewD. write

13.A. demandB. invitationC. requestD. plan

14.A. obviouslyB. importantlyC. naturallyD. necessarily

15.A. destructionB. organizationC. protectionD. construction

16.A. interestingB. competingC. parkingD. rewarding

17.A. gameB. matchC. playD. exercise

18.A. end upB. turn upC. keep upD. put up

19.A. creationB. inventionC. collectionD. discovery

20.A. servesB. deservesC. preservesD. reserves

语法填空

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。

Lily: Hi, Dave. Do you think the weather is fine today?

Dave: Yeah. And the air is also clearer than ever before.

Lily: En, the newspaper reports that the air is less and less 1. (pollute) these days.

Dave: That’s true. Fewer and fewer people 2. (drive) cars to work since the government started the traffic control two months ago.

Lily: But the control is going to end 3. two weeks. What will happen then? Are cars coming back to the road?

Dave: That’s true, too, although we all hope 4. will never end. On the other hand, the traffic control has made things tough for people driving cars.

Lily: But it’s worth the trouble. I believe clean air is 5. most important thing.

Dave: However, many people don’t think so. 6. they can’t drive cars they will even have 7. (difficult) getting to work.

Lily: They can choose to take a bus 8. the subway. And they can even ride a bicycle. There are many other ways to choose from, actually.

Dave: Some people think buses are too crowded and riding a bicycle seems very 9. (tire).

Lily: Anyway, it’s still 10. (well) than being trapped in a traffic jam under grey clouds and in dirty air.

短文改错

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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

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限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Recently, as the development of the Internet, there is a kind of language calling the Web Language. The other day our class had a discussion about if we should welcome the Web Language.

Forty percent of the students think it ridiculous. They argue that it does no good help people communicate, nor is it useful for learning languages. Beside, it'll make Chinese more standard and pure, finally ruining our mother tongue. However, 69% of our class is fond of it. They think it is simple, convenient and helpful in expressing them.What's more, it may make the language more interesting.

Personally, it’s not good habit to use the Web Language. It may be popular, but you may also make yourself be misunderstood.

书面表达

高考临近，学习时间变紧，任务加重，很多同学内心压力大，学习效率低下。请为即将举行的班会写一篇英语演讲稿，谈谈你对怎样保持良好的精神状态，高效而健康地进行复习备考的看法。要点如下：

1. 坚持锻炼；

2. 合理计划；

3. 注重饮食。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头语已为你写好。

Dear Classmates,

Good afternoon! Today is March 2nd, The college entrance exams are really around the corner now.

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Do you want to improve the way you study? Do you feel nervous before a test? Many students say that a lack of concentration is their biggest problem. It seriously affects their ability to study, so do their test results. If so, use these tips to help you.

Study Techniques

You should always study in the same place. You shouldn’t sit in a position that you use for another purpose. For example, when you sit on a sofa to study, your brain will think it is time to relax. Don’t watch TV while you are studying. Experts warn that your concentration may be reduced by 50 percent if you attempt to study in this way. Always try to have a white wall in front of you, so there is nothing to distract (make less concentrated) you. Before sitting down to study, gather together all the equipment you need. Apart from your textbooks, pens, pencils and knives, make sure you have a dictionary. If your study desk or table is needed when you are not studying, store all your equipment in a box beside it.

Your eyes will become tired if you try to read a text which is on a flat surface. Position your book at an angle of 30 degrees.

Be realistic and don’t try to complete too much in one study period. Finish one thing before beginning another. If you need a break, get up and walk around for a few minutes, but try not to telephone a friend or have something to eat.

Test-taking Skills

All your hard work will be for nothing if you are too nervous to take your test. Getting plenty of rest is very important. This means: do not study all night before your test! It is a better idea to have a long-term study plan. Try to make a timetable for your study which lasts for a few months.

Exercise is a great way to reduce pressure. Doing some form of exercise every day will also improve your concentration. Eat healthy food, too.

When you arrive in the examination room, find your seat and sit down. Breathe slowly and deeply. Check the time on the clock during the test, but not too often. Above all, take no notice of everyone else and give the test paper your undivided attention.

1.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Check the time during the exam at a certain time.

B. Your concentration will improve if you study and watch TV at the same time.

C. You should study in a different place every day, so you don’t get bored.

D. Staying up all night and studying is tiring, but you will learn a lot using this method.

2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A. Your textbook. B. Your study desk or table.

C. Your dictionary. D. The equipment you need.

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. You shouldn’t look at everyone else during the test.

B. You’ll concentrate more if there is nothing to distract you.

C. You will have enough energy to deal with your study and exams by eating healthy diet.

D. If you feel tired during study, you can walk around for a few minutes.