【题目】My First Trip in the United States

I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my . On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and their man-made . me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.

my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something . Since I couldn't speak a single word of English, I couldn't tell the what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some , but he didn't understand me. Finally, I ordered the thing as the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn't fall asleep, lay and thought about New Yor. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to .

【1】A. took off B. landed C. dropped D. reached

【2】A. hot B. warm C. cold D. cool

【3】A. look B. listen C. enjoy D. mind

【4】A. home B. hotel C. office D. school

【5】A. first B. one C. last D. only

【6】A. satellites B. lakes C. beauty D. parks

【7】A. Helped B. Helping C. Had helped D. Being helped

【8】A. Before long B. Shortly after C. Soon D. Then

【9】A. restaurant B. shop C. supermarket D. pub

【10】A. to drink B. to read C. to eat D. to listen

【11】A. boss B. cook C. waiter D. waitress

【12】A. voices B. suggestions C. sounds D. gestures

【13】A. similar B. different C. same D. right

【14】A. looking B. ordering C. picking D. eating

【15】A. until B. when C. before D. after

【16】A. tired B. stopped C. determined D. continued

【17】A. anything B. everything C. something D. some things

【18】A. asleep B. awake C. afraid D. alive

【19】A. noise B. voices C. streets D. places

【20】A. drive a car B. cook meals C. teach Chinese D. speak English

【题目】---The president has expressed you shall be promoted after you complete the challenging project.

---But I am afraid his promise is nothing _____ he has carried it out.

A. after B. until C. once D. since

【题目】--- Look! The tennis player LiNa may lose the game.

---________,You know, many people are watching her on TV at the moment.

A.Yes,I have B.I hope not

C.Yes,I’m afraid so. D. I hope so

【题目】Security authorities in China have worked together to launch a campaign to _____ sales of equipment designed for cheating.

A. take out B. leave out

C. wipe out D. put out

【题目】Not long ago I wasn't doing very well in exams and I was full of disappointment and thinking. While on the Internet, I met many new friends, but one in particular . His nickname is Colorful Day, and we on the web. He told me he lost his at age 15 and felt the whole world had closed its door to him.

He was so fast that I couldn't believe he was blind! But he continued to ，“ Five years ago, I realized it was time to change my life. I had read about Helen Keller and understood her life . So I developed a website about her life mine called "Three Days to See".

I visited his website which was well produced and vividly .

I asked, "How did you to build such a website?" He said, "Thanks to the new technology, I can use software specially for the blind. I point the cursor (光标), it will just read it out to me. We can do far more things and more information than we could before. "

I then asked, "Didn't you have great difficulty with it?" He hesitated and then began his with a smiling face, "Yes, but I have faith in myself to my colorful days. And modern technology gives me this medium and to do it. "

His attitude towards life made me believe that our desiny offers not the cup of despair, the chalice (高脚杯) of opportunity. I returned to my lessons, with a smile on my face and with of a colorful future.

The Internet, which opened to me to different lives and cultures, has a charm you can't find in another wise non-virtual world.

【1】A. positive B. active C. negative D. instructive

【2】A. turns out B. stands out C. comes out D. looks out

【3】A. argued B. interviewed C. told D. chatted

【4】A. eyesight B. hearing C. courage D. confidence

【5】A. speaking B. saying C. typing D. spelling

【6】A. follow B. write C. read D. copy

【7】A. friendship B. marriage C. happiness D. hardship

【8】A. as well as B. such as C. like D. as

【9】A. offered B. presented C. delivered D. found

【10】A. try B. come C. work D. manage

【11】A. designed B. sold C. planned D. imagined

【12】A. Whether B. However C. Whatever D. Wherever

【13】A. send B. access C. communicate D. exchange

【14】A. webpage B. speech C. words D. opinions

【15】A. create B. produce C. recognize D. organize

【16】A. moment B. change C. opportunity D. occasion

【17】A. hopeful B. disappointed C. pleasant D. optimistic

【18】A. but B. and C. so D. then

【19】A. eagerness B. expectation C. richness D. nervousness

【20】A. touch B. fell C. experience D. suffer

【题目】Parents need to be good role models to help their children make sensible financial decisions, according to Adam Hancock and his team, from East Caronlina University in the US. Their work highlights that parents who argue about finances contribute to increasing credit card debt among their children during their students years. Their work is published online in Springer's Journal of Family and Economic Issues.

Credit card debt among college students has been a growing concern for researchers and policymakers over the last decade. In addition, there is growing concern among educators that more students are dropping out of school, not because of academic failure, but because of financial reasons, and credit card especially.

Hancock and colleagues' study is the first to examine how parental interactions, and financial knowledge and attitudes may have a cumulative effect (累积效应) on the number of credit cards students own and their level of credit card debt.

The researchers analyzed data for 420 undergraduate students from seven different American universities, who took part in the College Student Financial Literacy Survey. According to the online survey, nearly two-thirds of students had a credit card, and nearly a third had more than one. Those students who reported that their parents argued about finances were more likely to have more than two cards than the students whose parents who did not argue about finances.

In terms of debt, those students who had two or more credit cards were nearly three times more likely to report having credit card debt over $500.

The researchers conclude, "It is clear that the influence of parents cannot be neglected. Researchers, educators and policymakers should work in finding effective ways to increase the positive financial behaviors for college students. We need to help students learn financial skills and establish healthy financial attitudes at earlier ages to prevent poor financial habits from taking root. "

【1】In Adam Hancock's research, student's credit card debt is related to their __________.

A. knowledge B. concerns C. school D. parents

【2】When college students have credit card debt, they may __________.

A. quit school B. fail in their exams

C. study financial knowledge D. have more credit cards

【3】What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A. More than 400 students in a university took the survey.

B. The survey was conducted with the paper questionnaire.

C. Nearly all the students in this survey have credit cards.

D. Students have fewer cards if their parents argue more.

【4】If you have two or more credit cards, you are more likely to __________.

A. get wealthy B. have argument

C. buy more things D. become in debt

【5】As a student, what can you learn from the passage?

A. We need to turn to our parents when we have credit card debt.

B. We should build correct financial attitudes when we are young.

C. We shouldn't have credit cards so that we can avoid argument.

D. We can have more credit cards to make life more comfortable.

【题目】《China Daily》准备在文化动态专栏里刊登一条短消息，介绍上海市少年儿童业余艺术教育情况。假如你是撰稿人，请用英语完成这篇简单介绍。内容要点如下：

(1) 办校概况：全市现有业余艺校450多所。成千上万的少年儿童参加学习。拥有16所分校（branch）和6,000多位学生的上海少年艺术学校（Shanghai Children’s ArtSchool）规模最大。

(2) 学习收获：家长依据孩子的不同兴趣将他们送入不同的业余艺校，学习音乐、舞蹈、绘画和书法（calligraphy）。孩子们学到了不少书本上学不到的新知识。

(3) 发展前景：这种新型学校得到许多家长的支持，必将越办越好。

注意：

(1) 要有标题。

(2) 介绍须包括所有内容要点，但不要逐条译成英语。

(3) 介绍的长度为80—120个词。

【题目】We're so well educated—but we're useless students who have lost the ability to do anything practical. The only thing we've mastered is consumption.

Large numbers of students have entered higher education in the past 10 years, but despite being the most educated generation in history, it seems that we've grown increasingly ignorant when it comes to basic life skills.

Looking back on my first couple of weeks of living in student halls, I consider myself lucky to still be alive. Unfamiliar to fresher's, there are many hidden dangers in the dirty corners of students accommodation.

I have survived a couple of serious boiling egg incidents and lots of cases of food-poisoning, probably from dirty kitchen counters. Although some of my clothes have fallen victim to ironing experimentation, I think I have now finally acquired all the domestic (居家的) skills I missed out in my modern education.

In 2006 and 2010, the charming educationist Sir Ken Robinson gave two very amusing talks in which he discussed the importance of creativity in education. Robinson's main viewpoint is that our current education system dislocates people from their natural talents. I would like to go a step further and propose that besides our talents, the system takes away what used to be passed from generation to generation—a working knowledge of basic life skills.

Today's graduates may have earned themselves honor in history, law or economies, but when it comes to simple things like putting up a shelf to hold all their academic books, or fixing a hole in their on-trend clothes, they have to call for help from a professional handyman or tailor.

Since the invention of the Internet, it has never been easier for people to access information, but our highly specialized education has made us more one-sided than ever.

I suggest that we start with the immediate reintroduction of some of the most vital aspects of "domestic science" education, before the current lack leads to serious accidents in student halls.

【1】People call us useless students for the reason that __________.

A. what we've learned is beyond consumption

B. we are educated generation

C. we've entered higher education

D. our living skills are so poor

【2】Which is NOT the incident the writer had during the first few weeks in student halls?

A. He was seriously burnt by boiled eggs.

B. He was accidentally poisoned by food.

C. He damaged his clothes while ironing.

D. He was severely beaten by freshers.

【3】According to Robinson's opinion, our current education __________.

A. focuses on the importance of creativity

B. dislocates people from their natural talents

C. has equipped students with basic life skills

D. has followed the tradition properly

【4】Why are the graduates poor at basic life skills?

A. Because they are not interested in them.

B. Because they have little relevant practice.

C. Because they are affected by the Internet.

D. Because they are easy to be one-sided.

【5】The main purpose of writing the passage is that __________.

A. there is no need to introduce "domestic science"

B. it's time we did something to current education

C. more attention should be paid to natural science

D. accidents should be prevented in student halls

【题目】Having Fun "Growing" and "Stealing"

Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can "farm" on a piece of "land" and "grow", "sell" or "steal" "vegetables", "flowers" and "fruit" on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy some "seeds ", "pets" and even "houses".

Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.

Harold: I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.

Allan: I enjoy putting some "bugs" (小虫子) in my friends' gardens and we've become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.

Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for (渴望) the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure; besides, it gives me the exciting feeling of being a "thief".

Ivy: Well, it's just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not pay more attention to their study.

【1】According to the passage, people can't __________ things in this game.

A. grow B. borrow C. steal D. sell

【2】Among the people Joyce interviewed, __________ likes the game while __________ dislikes the game.

A. Laura; Allan B. Allan; Harold

C. Harold; Ivy D. Ivy; Allan

【3】From Laura's words, we can guess that she's most probably __________.

A. a student B. an office worker

C. a farmer D. a thief

【4】Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?

A. span>They are longing for country life.

B. They can have fun with friends.

C. The game can relax people and give them a new experience.

D. They are confident enough to face the real world.

【题目】阅读后面的短文，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。（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” ——Henry David Thoreau

Everything about my future was ambiguously assumed. I would get into debt by going to college, then I would be forced to get a job to __ __that debt, while still getting into more and more debt by buying a house and a car. It seemed like a never-ending cycle that had no place for the ____ of a dream.

I want more—but not necessarily in the material ____ of personal wealth and success. I want more out of life. I want a passion, a conceptual dream ____ wouldn’t let me sleep out of pure ____. I want to ____ out of bed in the morning, rain or shine, and have that passion for life that seemed so intrinsic(固有的) in early childhood.

We all have a dream. It might be defined or just a (n) ____ idea, but most of us are so stuck in the muck of insecurity and self-doubt that we just ____ it as unrealistic or too ____to pursue.

We become so ____ with the life that has been planned out for us by our parents, teachers, traditions, and social norms that we feel that it’s stupid and ____ to risk losing it for the small hope of achieving something that is more __ _.

Taking a risk is ____ a risk. We can, and will, fail. Possibly many, many, many times. But that is ____ makes it exciting for me. That uncertainty can be span>viewed negatively, or it can empower us.

Failing is what makes us grow, it makes us stronger and more ____ to the aspects of life we have no control ____. The fear of failure, ____, is what makes us stagnant（停滞不前） and sad. So ____ I couldn’t see the future as clearly as before, I took the plunge in hopes that in the depths of fear and failure, I would ____ feel more alive than ever before.

If you feel lost, just take a deep breath and realize that being lost can be ____ point of finding out who you truly are, and what you truly want to do.

【1】A. pay back B. pay off C. pay for D. pay out

【2】A. possibility B. application C. necessity D. change

【3】A. effect B. feeling C. sense D. practice

【4】A. what B. where C. which D. when

【5】A. disappointment B. nervousness C. sadness D. excitement

【6】A. wrestle B. sleep C. wake D. spring

【7】A. real B. vague C. random D. actual

【8】A. look B. regard C. think D. sever

【9】A. difficult B. easy C. simple D. meaningless

【10】A. complicated B. conventional C. comfortable D. controversial

【11】A. unsafe B. unusual C. uncommon D. uncertain

【12】A. challenging B. fulfilling C. confusing D. surprising

【13】A. always B. seldom C. never D. still

【14】A. when B. that C. which D. what

【15】A. avoidable B. available C. adaptable D. accessible

【16】A. in B. of C. about D. oer

【17】A. however B. instead C. therefore D. furthermore

【18】A. so long as B. in case C. as though D. even though

【19】A. gradually B. eventually C. definitely D. deliberately

【20】A. beginning B. top C. turning D. ending