Mrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west of coast. Even since she was a young girl, she has wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasn’t changed her mind. After she graduated from high school， she went on to college. Four years later，she received her bachelor’s degree （B A） in English and her teaching certificate（证书）. Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers，Mrs. Blake takes more classes； she hopes to get a master’s degree （M A）. With an MA，she will receive a higher salary and if possible， she hopes to get a doctor’s degree as well. The school day at Mrs. Blake’s high school，like that in many high schools in the United States，is divided into one hour each. Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods. During her free period，which for her is from 2 to 3 P.M. ，Mrs. Blake must meet with parents，make out examinations，check assignments at all，Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.

1.How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from middle school?

A. four years B. eight years

C. twelve years D. twenty years

2.According to the article，which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university?

A. a doctor’s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a master’s degree

B. a bachelor’s degree – a master’s degree – a doctor’s degree

C. a master’s degree—a bachelor’s degree – a doctor’s degree

D. a bachelor’s degree – a doctor’s degree—a master’s degree

3.How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far ?

A. one B. two C. threeD. none

4.Which of the following sentences is not true?

A. Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United Sates

B. Mrs. Blake has turned her wish of becoming a teacher into reality.

C. Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees.

D. The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to those of many other high schools in the states.

5.According to the third paragraph，Mrs. Blake is ______ during the school day.

A. lonely B. free C. funny D. busy

There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.

On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, “If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages.”

The sailors had heard about the captain’s cheating, so they didn’t trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.

“You are cheating,” the captain said to the sailor. “The fire’s warming you.”

“But it’s half a mile away! ”said the sailor.

“A fire’s fire,” answered the captain. “I have won.”

The sailor came out of the water, and said, “Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can’t cook a chicken.”

“I can, ”answered the captain.

“If you cook this chicken,” said the sailor, “I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can’t, you will give me your ship.”

The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, “Where’s the fire?”

“There it is,” answered the sailor. “On the shore.”

“But it’s half a mile away,” said the captain angrily.

“ ‘A fire’s fire’ you said,” answered the sailor. “If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken.”

1.The captain got the sailors’ wages ________.

A. to buy a chicken for himself

B. and kept the money for future use

C. by cheating him

D. and said he would return the money soon

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. All the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too cold.

B. The captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water.

C. The captain succeeded in cheating the sailor.

D. It was the sailor who was cleverer.

3.The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.

A. didn’t want to lose the bet

B. didn’t believe the sailor’s success

C. wanted to keep his promise

D. wanted to show his cleverness

4.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. The sailors didn’t trust the captain.

B. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.

C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.

D. The sailor didn’t get out of the water before the sun appeared.

5.What is the title of the story?

A. How a Captain Cheated His Sailor

B. How a Sailor Got a Ship

C. A Brave Sailor

D. A Fire Is Fire

Teaching materials for learning Chinese are provided here. There are sites where you may find interesting instructions suitable for you. Here are some sites to begin your surfing.

You may start with these pages from this website — just to get a little taste of it without working too hard.

● A Is For Love

Flash cards for learning a few Chinese words

● Listening to the sound of Chinese

Play a few words of Chinese on your computer.

● A few Chinese words

Each word is enlarged for easy study.

If you are studying Chinese, these tools can help.

● Zhongwen site

More than a dictionary!

● Clavis Sinica

Excellent program by Professor David Porter. It displays a whole document in Chinese [GB] or [BIG5], and gives individual word’s definition, pronunciation as well as much more information when you click on that word. If you are studying Chinese, this is a very useful tool.

● Chinese Character Visual Dictionary

If you like to know more, go to the following sites on the Internet.

● The Chinese Outpost

Pronunciation, Character and Grammar By Mark Andrew Baker. The best. A must-visit site.

● Learn Cantonese / Mandarin Online

● Internet Based Chinese Teaching and Learning

● Rainland Kids discover Chinese — Site is in Germany

If you want to have a better understanding of China, go to this one.

● Wanfang Data

As an affiliate (分支) of Chinese Ministry of Science & Technology, Wanfang Data has been the leading information provider in China since 1950s. With a wide range of database resources and value-added services, Wanfang Data has become a gateway to understanding Chinese culture, medicine, business, science, etc.

1.The underlined(画线的) lines are probably some ______.

A. books

B. websites

C. tips for learning Chinese

D. dictionaries for learning Chinese

2.This passage is most probably from ______.

A. a TV programme B. a teacher’s lecture

C. a newspaper D. the Internet

3.If you want to know each Chinese character’s definition, pronunciation and much more information, you’d better surf ______.

A. Zhongwen site B. A Is For Love

C. Clavis Sinica D. A few Chinese words

4.If you want to know China about its culture, medicine, business, science, you’d better surf _____.

A. Learn Mandarin online

B. Wanfang Data

C. Rainland kids discover Chinese

D. The Chinese Outpost

5.The underlined word “gateway” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.

A. an opening in a wall that can be closed by a gate

B. a place through which you can go to another place

C. the space when a door is open

D. a means of getting or achieving something

Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.

If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart. When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything.

Communication begins with the concerns of another. It means that you can’t just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. Even if you just say “Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing.

If you looked up the word “communication” in a dictionary, it would say “the exchange of ideas, the conveyance （表达）of information, correspondence （通信）, means of communication: a letter or a message”. To maintain (保持) a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by writing a note.

When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.

This is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, not when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t as mad and let the incident go. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.

Communication isn’t a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie’s, telling the other person how you feel-listening is the key factor to communication.

1.In the writer’s view, dealing with parents is __________ than with children.

A. more difficult

B. easier

C. more uninteresting

D. more interesting

2.The main idea of the second paragraph is __________.

A. the importance of friendship

B. to make your feeling known to others

C. the importance of communication

D. the disagreement between generations

3.When parents and children are in communication, the key to a happy relationship is that __________.

A. children should always obey their parents

B. they should be equal

C. parents play the leading part

D. both make the opposite know their feelings

4.The example in this passage proves that ___________.

A. Sophie’s parents are willing to listen to her

B. Sophie is very polite to her parents

C. Sophie did well in explaining her being late

D. communication is the solution(解决办法) to misunderstanding

5.All the following statements are correct except “_______”.

A. If you don’t agree with others, you’d better let them know

B. It is better to say “Hi” to others than say nothing

C. If you are not able to communicate, walk away

D. Communication is a two-way deal

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。

Mr．Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals． first he had no enough money, and then he was married．His wife had not wanted him to her．At last his wife to the trip if he allowed her to go, too．

“But it will be very uncomfortable,” Mr．Jones her, “ It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it be dangerous．”“I don’t care,” said his wife, “I want to go with you．” So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator（电冰箱）which did not need and many other things which would make the trip comfortable, and went off to the of Africa．

The first morning, Mr．Jones took his gun and left the tent, he his wife a bell and explained to her , “If you fall in and you need me , this bell and I’ll come at once．”

After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned to the tent．“What’s the matter?” he asked．“ ” said his wife, “I was only the bell．” Mr．Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang ．

Mr．Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, “I’m ．I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake．” Mr．Jones returned to his , but soon he heard the once more．This time, when he got back to his , the tent was burning and Mrs．Jones was lying on the ground, with running from a big cut on her shoulder．“That’s better!” said Mrs．Jones．“This time the bell had been used correctly!”

1.A．And B．But C．ForD．So

2.A．leave B．miss C．marry D．care

3.A．allowed B．permittedC．satisfied D．agreed

4.A．told B．advised C．persuaded D．warned

5.A．may B．ought C．can’t D．shall

6.A．money B．electricity C．force D．power

7.A．south B．middleC．east D．west

8.A．while B．until C．before D．after

9.A．gave B．sentC．lentD．bought

10.A．hurry B．surprise C．safetyD．danger

11.A．hit B．knock C．beat D．ring

12.A．again B．back C．quickly D．home

13.A．Something B．Nothing C．No D．None

14.A．ringingB．tryingC．using D．testing

15.A．again B．onceC．acrossD．away

16.A．happyB．sorry C．tired D．all right

17.A．wife B．tent C．trip D．hunting

18.A．cry B．shot C．bellD．shout

19.A．garden B．houseC．camp D．office

20.A．water B．tears C．bloodD．sweat

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。

I like taking photos very much. Once I travelled by ship 1. a cloudy morning. It was in the afternoon 2. the weather turned fine. Therefore, I wanted to take some 3. (photo). I was looking around and I saw next to me a lovely little girl sitting on her father’s shoulders. 4. was lucky for me 5. (meet) such a perfect moment—the girl was smiling and the surrounding view was beautiful. Without 6. （think）, I took a picture of 7. little girl at that moment.

Her mother was 8. (surprise) that a stranger was photographing her daughter. I explained that I was moved by that sight and showed them the photo on my digital(数字的) camera. They loved it very much. I said I could email it to them when I got home. 9. (Final), they gave me their email address. The next day, I 10. (send) them their daughter’s photo as I had promised.

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仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Today I visited the Smiths--my first time visit to a American family. They live in a small town. It was very kind for them to meet me at the railway station and drove me to their home. The Smiths did his best to make me feel at home. They offered me coffee and another drinks. We have a good time talking and laughing together. They eager to know everything about China and asked me lots of question. In fact, they are planning to visit China in next year.

假设你叫李鸣，得知郑州国际会展中心(ZZICEC)正在招募志愿者的消息，你想在2016年寒假当志愿者，现在你需要根据志愿者的报名条件写一封英文申请信。

志愿者报名条件：

1． 年龄大于15岁，身体健康； 2． 英语口语好，乐于助人； 3． 能参加培训，寒假期间能连续服务两周以上。

注意：词数100左右，信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a senior one student, applying to be a volunteer for ZZICEC in the winter of 2016.

___________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Ming

Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and of books — especially paperbacks（平装本）, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy “proper” books, too, printed on good paper and bound（装订）between hard covers.

There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charring Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens’ time. Some of these shops stock（贮存）, or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on philosophy, politics or any other of the myriad（无数的）subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet!

Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charring Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand volumes, the collector must venture（敢于去） off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, for example, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. Instead, the booksellers come along each morning and pour out their sacks of books onto small barrows（流动集售货车） which line the gutters（贫民窟）. And the collectors, some professionals and some amateurs（业余爱好者）, have been waiting for them. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds.

1.“Londoners are great readers” means that ________.

A. Londoners are great because they read a lot

B. There are a great number of readers in London

C. Londoners are readers who read only great books

D. Londoners read a lot

2.Charring Cross Road ________.

A. is in the suburbs of London

B. is famous for its bookshops

C. contains various kinds of shops

D. is the busiest street in London

3.If you want to buy really cheap second-hand books, you must ________.

A. venture in a most busy street

B. venture away from a busy street

C. take the risk of going to the beaten track

D. take the risk of wasting time to hunt them in less noticeable streets

4.The book sellers on Farringdon Road ________.

A. keep fine bookshops

B. keep only small bookshops

C. sell books on hand-carts

D. sell the same books as the bookshops on Charring Cross Road

5.The best topic for this passage is “________”.

A. Bookshops in London

B. The biggest bookshop in the world

C. Charring Cross Road

D. Buying books in London

During the summer holidays there will be a revised schedule(时刻表) of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club.

In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm.

All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next week’s student newspaper.

1.The main purpose of this announcement is to ________.

A. tell students of important schedule changes

B. tell students of new bus and library services

C. show the excellent services for students

D. ask students to renew their library cards

2.At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?

A. 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00

B. 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30

C. 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00

D. 8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:30

3.Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because ________.

A. they are not to be announced

B. they are hard to arrange

C. the full list is not ready

D. the full list is too long

4.In the summer holidays, the library will have ________.

A. no special hours

B. special hours on weekdays

C. special hours on weekend

D. special hours both on weekdays and weekends

5.We may infer that during the summer holidays ________.

A. the student newspaper will sell more copies

B. there will be a concert or film once a week

C. many students will stay in the university

D. no breakfast will be served on weekends