4．The Internet has madeit possible for us to keep in touch with our friends conveniently．

3．----"How was itthat they discovered the entrance to the underground palace？"
----"Totally by chance．"

2．Tens of thousands of people from around the world   pelted each other with tons of tomatoes last Wednesday in the eastern Spanish town of Bunol．The one-hour bloodless battle，known as the Tomatina，left the town awash in a sea of tomato pulp （浆状物）．
The town council（委员会） brought in some 100tons of ripe tomatoes on trucks for the estimated（预计的）40，000tourists who came to the town of just 9，000local people for the annual festival，which has taken place for more than 60years．
Many of the participants were shirtless while others wore old clothes，or hard hats．Afterwards，workers hosed down（用水管冲洗）the walls and streets to remove the tomato pulp．
Spanish media said the tomatoes cost the town council around 28，000euros （﹩US35，000），about one third of the overall budget of 70，000euros for the festival，most of which goes to pay for security，cleaning services，mobile toilets and civil protection．
Doyle，who serves in the army in Ireland，learned about the festival while vacationing in Spain and did not want to miss it．"I recommend it to everyone who wants to have a great time，"he said．"I'll definitely come back．"
There were no reports of injuries in this year's fight，said city councilor Pilar Garrigues．She said participants receive a list if recommendations on how to fight without hurting anybody．
Lots of fighters take their red shirts off，and they are not supposed to throw them，just the fruit．Nor is it considered fair to throw tomatoes that are a bit on the green side because they're harder．And the red ones？Squeeze them first，please，to remove the sting（梗）．
More than 100police and 120civil protection volunteers were on hand in case of incidents．
The"Tomatina"is held each year in Bunol，which is about 40kilometers north of the coastal city of Valencia，Spain's third-largest city，on the last Wednesday in August．
The origins of the event are unclear although it is thought to have its roots in a food fight between childhood friends in the mid-1940s in the city．It has grown in size as international press coverage brought more and more people to the festival．

25．What does the underlined word"pelted"in the first sentence most probably mean？B
A．Looked after．    B．Threw at．
C．Laughed at．      D．Searched for．
26．How did the workers deal with the tomato pulp？A
A．They washed it with water．
B．They left it as it was．
C．They took it away on trucks．
D．They poured it into the sea．
27．From the text we can infer that DoyleD．
A．learned about the festival when he was in the army．
B．heard of the festival while he was in Ireland．
C．took part in most of the former festivals．
D．liked the festival very much．
28．The participants squeeze the tomatoes first toC．
A．make them harder．
B．see if they are ripe．
C．protect others from being hurt．
D．mix the red and green sides together．

1．Most people hate rock music．（36）B I am not an unreasonable or prejudiced person （37）Dnature，two vivid and striking （38）B experiences of rock music during the past two weeks have persuaded me that it has become a（n） （39）C for those of us with enough common sense to see its（40）A dangers to point them out．My first experience--perhaps a minor one，（41）A highly symptomatic--was the realization that if I spoke to my teenage son who was listening to rock music （42）D headphones，he replied in an unnaturally loud voice，（43）Cthere were something wrong with his hearing．The second occurred when I went with him to a"concert"and witnessed for myself （44）Bthese affairs are like．Till I went to the concert，I had always （45）B the"live and let live"attitude that rock music was simply not my （46）Dbut that other people had every right to （47）A it．
However，what I saw and heard （48）C me that we are allowing something very powerful to take （49）D of the younger generation．In the first place，I noticed a collective madness，（50）B by the noise level．But secondly，and （51）A dangerously，I observed that after a time everyone was carried （52）C by the noise，and gave up his/her individuality．In the end I was in a crowd who clapped and stamped（顿足）and （53）D around like monkeys．It was the most shameful human spectacle I have ever had the misfortune to （54）B，and I seriously believe that in time to come our present younger generation would thank us if we managed to （55）A a stop to it now．

36．A．When	B．While	C．If	D．As
37．A．in	B．of	C．with	D．by
38．A．private	B．personal	C．individual	D．own
39．A．job	B．honor	C．duty	D．virtue
40．A．potential	B．obvious	C．temporary	D．apparent
41．A．but	B．and	C．even	D．so
42．A．by	B．over	C．behind	D．through
43．A．even if	B．even though	C．as if	D．in case
44．A．that	B．what	C．how	D．which
45．A．adapted	B．adopted	C．taken	D．accepted
46．A．enjoyment	B．preference	C．choice	D．taste
47．A．enjoy	B．hear	C．practice	D．get
48．A．concerned	B．persuaded	C．convinced	D．excited
49．A．care	B．attention	C．charge	D．possession
50．A．brought up	B．brought about	C．brought out	D．brought down
51．A．far more	B．much too	C．far better	D．too much
52．A．over	B．off	C．along	D．out
53．A．sat	B．stood	C．turned	D．jumped
54．A．glance	B．witness	C．look	D．stare
55．A．put	B．let	C．form	D．make

12．The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past．With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphone，writing by hand has become something of nostalgic （怀旧的）skill．However，while today's educators are using more and more technology in their teaching，many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful---both in school and in life．
    Virginia Beminger，professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington，says it's important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand．
    Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks---both on a computer and by hand．The study，published in 2009，found that when writing with a pen and paper，participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate．
    In a more recent study，Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student's writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to know well they can write．"Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us access our vocabulary，word meaning and concepts．It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas．"Berninger said．
    Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe（转换）"those words in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen，"the study said．Seeing the words in the"mind's eye"helps children not only to turn their ideas into words，says Berninger，but also to spot（发现）spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct then over time．
"In our computer age，some people believe that we don't have to teach spelling because we have spell checks，"she said．"But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level，they won't have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer．"

46．What makes writing by hand a thing of the past？A
A．The use of new technologies in teaching．
B．The absence of blackboard in classroom．
C．The lack of practice in handwriting．
D．The popular use of smartphones．
47．Berninger's study published in 2009A．
A．focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computer．
B．indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paper．
C．found that good essays are made up of long sentences．
D．discussed the importance of writing speed．
48．Which of the following best shows the role of spelling？B
A．Spelling improves one's memory of words．
B．Spelling ability is closely related to writing ability．
C．Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas．
D．Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas．
49．What does"mind's eye"in paragraph 5 mean？D
A．Window．
B．Soul．
C．Picture．
D．Imagination．
50．What conclusion could be drawn from the passage？C
A．Computers can help people with their choice of words．
B．Spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching．
C．Handwriting still has a place in today's classrooms．
D．Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade．

11．The books on the desk，_____ covers are shiny，are prizes for us．（　　）

A．

which

B．

what

C．

that

D．

whose

10．_____the school，the village has a clinic，which was also built with government support．（　　）

A．

In reply to

B．

In addition to

C．

In charge of

D．

In place of

9．一 Lucy，could you please spare me a few minutes？
-______，but I hope"a few minutes"won't turn into an hour．（　　）

	A．	It doesn't matter		B．	That's kind of you
	C．	I'm afraid not		D．	I guess so

8．假设你是红星中学李津，你的美国笔友John发来邮件，他对天津流行的一种共享单 车"mobike"很感兴趣，并希望你能简单介绍．请你根据以下提示，给John写一封回信． 要点包括：
1．使用方便（APP査看车辆，扫二维码开锁）
2．容易找到 便于存车
3．其它优点（该部分内容自拟至少两点）
注意：短文字数不少于100词
参考词汇：
             智能手机 smart phone 
              扫二维码  scan the QR Code
Dear John，
I'm writing to tell you more about the new form of sharing bike mobike mentioned in your latest letter．
It's very convenient to use if you have a smart phone．What you do is to find a nearest mobike through the APP，scan the QR code on the bike，and enjoy your trip．Compared to other forms of sharing bike，the greatest advantage of mobike is that you can easily find one and never worry about where to park it．It is becoming a new trend as a means of transportation，which relieves the traffic pressure and does good to the environment as well．
Hope to ride a mobike with you in China．
Yours，
Li Jin．

7．I began working in journalism when 1was eight．It was my mother's idea．She wanted me to"make something"of myself，and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition．
    With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue．The crowds were there．There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union．For several hours I made myself highly visible，making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST．When it was suppertime，I walked back home．
"How many did you sell，my boy？"my mother asked．
"None．"
"Where did you go？"
"The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues．"
"What did you do？"
^"Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post．''
"You just stood there？"
"Didn't sell a single one．"
"My God，Russell!"
    Uncle Allen put in，Well，I′ve decided to take the Post．''I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel （五分镍币）．It was the first nickel I earned．
    Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman．I would have to ring doorbells，address adults with self-confidence，and persuade them by saying that no one，no matter how poor，could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home．
    One day，I told my mother I'd changed my mind．I didn't want to make a success，in the magazine business．
"If you think you can change your mind like this，"she replied，"You'll become a good-for-nothing．"She insisted that，as soon as school was over，I should start ringing doorbells，selling magazines．Whenever I said no，she would scold me．
    My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember．My mother，dissatisfied with my father's plain workman's life，determined that I would not grow up like him and his people．But never did she expect that，forty years later，such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband's people for true life and love．

41．Why did the boy start his job young？C
A．He wanted to be famous in the future．
B．The job was quite easy for him．
C．His mother had high hopes for him．
D．The competition for the job was fierce．
42．From the dialogue between the boy and his mother，we learn that the mother wasD．
A．excited
B．interested
C．ashamed
D．disappointed
43．What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up？A
A．She forced him to continue．
B．She punished him．
C．She gave him some money．
D．She changed her plan．
44．What does the underlined phrase"this battle"（last paragraph） refer to？B
A．The war between the boy's parents．
B．The arguing between the boy and his mother．
C．The quarrel between the boy and his customers．
D．The fight between the boy and his father．
45．What is the text mainly about？A
A．The early life of a journalist．
B．The early success of a journalist．
C．The happy childhood of the writer．
D．The important role of the writer in his family．