5．People tend to forget things as they grow older．
Peoplehaveatendencytoforget things as they grow older．

4．While the blues was popular，as a musical format it lacked variety and was too sad and too slow to dance to．
Withthepopularityof the blues，as a musical format it lacked variety and was too sad and too slow to dance to．

3．A major source of teen stress is school exams，and test anxiety is not uncommon．When you recognize your teen is under stress，how can you help your teen stay calm before an exam？
Be involved．Parents need to be involved in their teen's work．（36）Ewhat they look for is your presence-to talk，to cry，or simply to sit with them quietly．Communicate openly with your teen．Encourage your teen to express his/her worries and fears，but don't let them focus on those fears．
Help them get organized．（37）FTogether，you and your teen can work out a time-table in which he/she can study for what he/she knows will be on test．
Provide a calm setting．Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his/her privacy．Give them a nutritious diet．It's important for your teen to eat a healthy，balanced diet during exam times to focus and do his/her best．（38）BIf this happens，encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches．A healthy diet，rather than junk food，is best for reducing stress．（39）D
 Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something active when he/she needs a real break from studying．Making time for relaxation，fun，and exercise are all important in reducing stress．Help your teen balance his/her time so that he/she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest．
Show a positive attitude．（40）AYour panic，anxiety and blame contribute to your teen's pressure．Make your teen feel accepted and valued for his/her efforts．Most importantly，reassure your teen that things will be all right，no matter what the results are．

A．A parent's attitude will dictate their teen's emotions．
B．Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite．
C．They will only make the situation worse．
D．Encourage your teen to relax．
E．The best thing is simply to listen．
F．Help your teen think about what he/she has to study and plan accordingly．
G．Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves．

2．How to become a better reader
    Language and literacy（读写能力 ） are among humans'greatest inventions．Evolving（演变） over the course of human history，languages are a reflection of our cultural and societal attitudes．Today，surrounded（包围） by social med ia，television，movies，and，of course，books，the ability to read and write is important to expressing one's feelings．Most humans acquire language in early childhood and speak fluently when they are about three years old，but our continued relationship with language gives shape and meaning to our lives．（36）E
（1）Take it slow．Many readers feel that they read too slowly，especially compared with others．（37）BThe best readers are flexible（灵活的）-slowing down when needed-and always have a dictionary at hand．
（2）Read aloud．When humans first began reading written words，it was unusual to read in silence．（38）FTry listening to the author reading their own work-you'll be surprised to find how clearly it comes through on the page．
（3）Write．Writing and reading go hand-in-hand：how and what you read affects how and what you write，and the best readers often make the best writers．But while much can be learned from close，repeated readings，there are many pleasures to language that can only be experienced through the practice of writing．（39）C
（4）Tell your friends．All of the literature is essentially communication from an individual's inner voice to an audience．（40）DIt's a good way to see the world from someone else's eyes and，in the process，carefully examine your own reaction to what you're reading．

A．Can you remember the first piece of writing that transported you to another world？
B．But the truth is that the faster you read，the less likely you are to understand fully what you're   reading．
C．Try writing every day for a month，and you will never read the same again．
D．There is something magical about sharing books with friends or a book club．
E．Here are 4 ways to become a better reader．
F．Reading out loud is one of the best ways to improve your reading ability．
G．In no time，you'll be appreciating novels like fine wine．

1．每句中有1处语言错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词．
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．
（1）It is annoyed that there is no hot water．
（2）People all around congratulated Mo Yan for winning the Nobel Prize in Literature．
（3）Yesterday my father told us a funny story which made us to laugh for a few minutes．
（4）Three films adapted to her novels were popular with young people．
（5）Qin Shi Huang's underground palace is reported to have found in China．

7．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，每句中最多有两处．错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），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．
Dear Li Ming，
I have received your letter yesterday．Don't worry about you．I'm getting along  well with my research works in the lab．But，to my surprising，you say you will give up learn English．The reason are that you have not done well in it recently and you have lost interest．I'm afraid I can't agree with you．I know it is not easy to learn English，and English is widely used in the world today and it will be important tool in your future work．Besides，it is becoming more and more important at our daily life．If you study hardly，you will succeed．Do remember where there is a will，there is a way．
Li Hua．

6．Even in the fanciest pizza restaurant，you will never feel weird if you ask for a box to take your leftovers （剩饭）home．In Italy，that will soon apply everywhere，with a new law that encourages restaurants to give people doggy bags，although in Italy it's called a"family bag．"
The new law is designed to reduce food waste and open doors to companies wishing to donate wasted food．Family bags were made to avoid embarrassment at asking for leftovers，turning it from begging into good behavior．
In the U．S．，taking uneaten food home is normal．In the U．K．it is fairly common．To the south，though，this practice is rare．In Spain and Italy，people might take the bones from their meat and give them to their dogs，but culturally，it's not the done thing．Also，there aren't often many leftovers，as dishes are sized according to how much people will actually eat and are rarely too big to finish unless you over-order．
In France，the laws are tougher．Last year，the French began to forbid supermarkets to throw away food．They must either give it away to charity，or make it available to be used as animal feed and compost（堆肥），If they fail to follow the law，they will be fined．
Perhaps Italy's new law is right．Food waste is now attracting international attention，but the only way to really stop it lies in weather individuals are willing to change their ways．If it becomes socially unacceptable to waste food，or to serve a huge portion in restaurants，then we have a chance．

28．What does the underlined word"weird"in paragraph 1 probably mean？B
A．Difficult．
B．Strange   
 C．Relaxed．
D．Disappointed．
29．Why do the Spanish seldom take leftovers home from restaurants？C
A．They don't bother to do it．
B．It is their custom to eat food up．
C．It is not acceptable in their culture．
D．They usually order small portions．
30．According to the author，how can we reduce food waste？D
A．By introducing stricter laws．
B．By donating food to the needy．
C．By restaurants only serving small portions．
D．By everyone taking action and saying no to it．
31．What's the text mainly about？B
A．Way of reducing food waste．
B．Italy's plans to use family bags．
C．How doggy bags come into being．
D．The increasingly serious food waste．

5．Revealed to the world by the famous British explorer，Dr David Livingstone，in 1855，the Victoria Falls are one of Africa's best-known natural wonders．They form a natural border between Zimbabwe （津巴布韦） and Zambia （赞比亚）．
The falls are named after Queen Victoria by Livingstone．They were known to the native people in the 18th century as："the smoke that thunders"．The waterfall is formed as the two-kilometer-wide Zambezi River spills （溅） over the edge of its giant stone riverbed and falls into the gorge （山谷） below．At their highest point，the Victoria Falls drop a distance of 108m，almost twice as far as the Niagara Falls．As much as 546million cubic meters of water per minute falls over the edge from that height．
Viewing the falls from the Zambian side means that visitors can follow a path that goes right up to the falls．The falls can also be viewed from the Boiling Pot，right in the depths of the gorge at the bottom of the falls．The 111-meter-high Victoria Falls Bridge，a railway crossing，is now a popular place for Bungee jumping．It can be crossed on foot for excellent views of the falls and the winding blue-green waters of the Zambezi River．It is also possible to see the falls from a plane．
The area around the falls is a major game-viewing place．The best time to view the Victoria Falls is between December and July，when the water level is the highest．Contact Addresses Tourist Centre，Livingstone，Zambia Tel：（03）321 404E-mail：zntb@zamnet．zm Website：www．zambiatourism．com
32．The author of the passage is likely to beB．
A．a government officer      
B．a tourist guide
C．a traveler                
D．a teacher
33．According to the passage，we know that the Victoria FallsD．
A．are the best place to enjoy Bungee jumping
B．drop twice as far as the Niagara Falls
C．are a man-made wonder in Africa
D．were discovered by a British man
34．How many ways did the author mention to view the falls？C
A.2．
B.3．
C.4．
D.5．
35．The purpose of the passage is toA．
A．introduce a famous natural wonder-the Victoria Falls
B．tell us the discovery of the Victoria Falls
C．show how the Victoria Falls are formed
D．advise travelers to come to the Victoria Falls．

4．Herschel was firmlyconvinced（确信）of the possibility of life on other planets．

3．Inspired （激励）by his words，they went on climbing the snowy mountains．