【题目】The old lady was the only person that died in the fire. __________ else was rescued by the firemen.

A. Everyone B. Anyone

C. Someone D. No one

【题目】B

Many areas of cropland in Bangladesh(孟加拉国) are becoming unfit for farming. The land is becoming salty. It is a big problem for the small country. More than 155 million people live in Bangladesh. Growing crops is the most common way Bangladeshis support themselves.

Farmers in the country are learning to grow vegetables in so-called "vertical gardens." The soil in these gardens is better because heavy rains have removed much of the salt.

A vertical garden is easy to make. Villagers fill containers with good soil and natural fertilizers. They put the containers on bricks so they are off the ground. They add pieces of the bricks to the soil to help water flow and drain.

The farmers cut small holes into the sides of the containers. This permits vegetables with short roots a place to grow. Vegetables with long roots grow on top of the container. One bag of soil can produce up to eight kilograms of vegetables in one season.

Villagers also grow vegetables in containers made from large, thin pieces of plastic supported by bamboo. This "vertical tower" measures more than a meter wide. Each of these towers can produce more than 100 kilograms of vegetables. It costs about $12-$13 to build.

The village of Chandipur is in southwestern Bangladesh. Pumpkins and other gourds(葫芦) grow on vines on top of small homes. The vegetables get the food they need from soil placed in containers on the ground.

Shobitha Debna is a 35-year-old farmer in the village. Her garden space is very small. But she is able to grow hundreds of kilograms of vegetables each season.

She says she grows gourds, including pumpkin, as well as green beans, red amaranth, beets, carrots, cauliflower and more.

Ms. Debna depends on the vegetables to earn money. She makes a few dollars a day.

This kind of farming is new in Chandipur. But it may spread across the country.

【1】The reason why cropland is becoming unfit for farming is that________.

A. the soil has been polluted

B. more and more land is used for planting trees

C. the land is becoming salty

D. there is too much rain

【2】Why the soil in vertical gardens is better_______?

A. because there is much less salt in the soil

B. because there is much salt in the soil

C. because there is enough water in the soil

D. because there is many nutrients in the soil

【3】From paragraph 4, we can learn that_______?

A. vegetables with long roots grow in the sides of the containers

B. vegetables with short roots grow out of the small holes in the sides of the containers

C. vegetables with short roots grow on top of the container

D. vegetables in vertical gardens are not productive

【4】Ms. Debna grows many kinds of vegetables EXCEPT________.

A. gourds B. carrots C. pumpkins D. cucumbers

【5】What can we infer from the passage__________?

A. Many areas of cropland in Bangladesh(孟加拉国) are becoming unfit for farming

B. 155 million people in Bangladesh are short of food

C. This kind of farming may spread across Bangladesh

D. Ms. Debna earns a lot of money through selling vegetables

【题目】C

Researchers are now using three-dimensional, or 3D printing to create models of the human heart to help heart specialists. The heart doctors can use the models to better help patients before an operation.

Surgeons regularly use digital images to explore the heart in close detail. But no two human hearts are alike. This led Matthew Bramlet to create exact heart models from those images. Dr. Bramlet is a pediatric or children's heart expert at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He says the 3-D models show information he cannot get any other way.

A 3-D printer uses images from a digital display to create a physical model of a human heart. Matthew Bramlet says doctors can use the model, in his words, "to understand the anatomy(解剖) for the first time."

Pictures from medical tests like CAT scan or MRI are sent to a 3-D printer to create a heart in a plaster or clay form. The printer then constructs the heart, thin layer by thin layer. Dr. Bramlet says the model matches the real heart in every detail.

Dr. Bramlet has built model hearts for different kinds of heart operations. All of the operations were successful. In his first case, digital images showed only one tiny hole in a baby's heart. But, the 3-D printed model showed several defects or problems that the baby was born with. Dr. Bramlet says those defects could not be seen easily in the images. The heart surgeon was able to change the type of surgery for the patient based on the 3-D model. He added that 3-D heart models saves time during heart operations.

Matthew Bramlet continues to research the technology. He is working with the National Institutes of Health to build a 3-D library that includes heart models and images that others can use.

【1】Researchers use three-dimensional, or 3D printing to__________.

A. create models of the human heart

B. help heart specialists

C. make the painting more concrete

D. research human heart

【2】The reason why Matthew Bramlet created exact heart models is that________.

A. no two human hearts are alike

B. surgeons regularly use digital images to explore the heart

C. he created exact heart models from digital images

D. 3D painting is popular

【3】What does the underlined word mean__________?

A. failure to win or to realize a goal

B. a change or changed state

C. the protection of something

D. a fault in someone or something

【4】How does a 3D model form__________?

A. a 3-D printer uses images from a digital display

B. doctors can use the model to understand the anatomy

C. pictures are sent to a 3-D printer, the printer then constructs the heart, thin layer by thin layer

D. the model matches the real heart in every detail

【5】What's the main idea of the passage_________?

A. the use of 3D painting in medical care

B. what is 3D painting

C. how 3D painting works

D. the research of 3D painting technology

【题目】__________ English has changed a lot over a long time and __________ English spoken between about AD 450 and 1150 was quite different.

A. /; the B. /；/

C. The; / D. The; the

【题目】We all need friends and we always have．Our ancestors found that gaining the basic necessities of life was easier in a group．It’s estimated that the maximum number of people who lived in early communities of hunter-gatherers was 150．

Friends aren’t bound（受……限制）by blood or family bonds, employment contracts or legal obligations．Our circle of associates includes work colleagues and people we meet at parties, in the pub or on the train to work．Some associates are much more important than our family．We are capable of exchanging an email with these associates, and may have mutual acquaintances with a good number of them, providing common ground．We do things for one another because we want to．Whether writing an answer to a photo put on Facebook, sending a birthday card by post, or making a hospital visit, the efforts we have made for our friends are out of kindness．It is this nature of friendship which requires nothing in return that makes it beneficial and valuable．

Friendships take work, and they need to be nurtured, nourished and maintained．We feel good about helping our friends because we are friends．However, we often lose touch with our friends because of a lack of time and energy．When we are carrying a heavy load at work, involved in a serious relationship or raising children, it’s hard to spare time for friends．In these situations, we need to remind ourselves of what friends are for and why they can be so important in our lives．

In a survey of more than 2,000 married couples aged 55 or older, for both men and women, having friends was the best predictor of being satisfied in marriage — possibly because they were more satisfied with their lives as a result of having friends．

Researchers suggest social relationships are the reason why women live longer than men, Social bonds reduce the risk of disease by reducing blood pressure, cholesterol（胆固醇）and heart rate．A lack of good friends is as harmful to your health as smoking or being overweight．Indeed, people without friends are more likely to die younger．Not only do friendships prolong（延长）our lives, they make us happier too．People who are socially active don’t feel so stressed or feel they can not enjoy anything easily — they also tend to feel better about their lives and who they are．

【1】What makes friendship beneficial and valuable?

A. Its being not bound by blood or family bonds．

B. Its being easy to maintain．

C. The good we have done to our friends．

D. That we make efforts for friends out of kindness．

【2】What should we do when we have no time for friends?

A. Quit our jobs．

B. Give our friends calls．

C. Remind ourselves of what friends are for．

D. Turn to our friends for help．

【3】What can we infer from the survey in the fourth paragraph?

A. Having friends makes people satisfied in marriage．

B. The older people are, the more satisfied they are in marriage．

C. Married couples are more satisfied with their lives．

D. Married couples are easier to have friends．

【4】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Friendships prolong our lives and make us happy．

B. Men should learn to be socially active．

C. Women live longer than men．

D. Women tend to be less stressed．

【题目】According to the Ministry of Health, 260 million Chinese people have chronic（慢性）diseases, and 85 percent of all deaths in China are caused by such diseases．Among them, cardiovascular（心血管的）disease has bothered more people than any other kind of chronic disease．

According to the WHO（World Health Organization), salt consumption（消耗）, one of the key causes of high blood pressure that can lead to cardiovascular disease, is much higher in China than in other countries．

Douglas Bettcher, the director of the WHO’s Tobacco Free Initiative, says, “The average Chinese person consumes about 12 to 14 grams （of salt) per day, while the suggestion of the WHO is consumption of less than 5 grams per day．High salt consumption is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and high pressure in China．

Changing the way that food is prepared could reduce salt consumption in China．

Another major risk factor in China is smoking．Dr Michael O’Leary, a representative of the WHO, says, “We know already that one million deaths in China are related to smoking, This is an enormous number．It means that we are seeing nearly 3000 deaths a day in China, or two deaths every minute, related to smoking．

According to O’Leary, about 26 percent of men who die from smoking-related diseases in China die before the age of 60．People who can still contribute a great deal, in other words, are dying too young．

China has tried to ban smoking , but more efforts are needed．

More than half of chronic diseases are preventable by changing lifestyles and reducing risks．The four key risk factors are: smoking, diets high in fats, salt and sugar, environments that prevent physical activities, and alcohol consumption．These are the areas on which efforts to make changes need to concentrate．

【1】Which of the following is more in China than in other countries?

A. The amount of salt consumed

B. The number of deaths caused by high blood pressure．

C. The number of people with cardiovascular disease．

D. The number of people with high blood pressure．

【2】According to the WHO, how much salt should a Chinese person consume?

A. About 12 to 14 grams per day．

B. Less than 5 grams per day．

C. About 17 to 19 grams per day．

D. About 7 to 9 grams per day．

【3】Why does O’Leary mention “26 percent of men” in Paragraph 6?

A. To show China needs to try to ban smoking．

B. To show smoking causes the deaths of elderly people．

C. To show smoking causes the deaths of too many young people．

D. To show the number of smoking-related deaths in China is large．

【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. There are four causes of chronic diseases．

B. The change in lifestyles can prevent some chronic diseases．

C. No smoking or alcohol means no chronic diseases．

D. If we do physical activities, we will have no chronic diseases．

【题目】绝大多数人的生命潜能有太多未被发掘或利用。因环境的逼迫、利益的驱使或自身的懒惰，人们往往过早地定了型，把偶然形成的一条窄缝当成了自己的生命之路，只让极少一部分潜能得到了释放，而大部分却遭到了弃置。

请根据以上材料，谈谈关于“潜能”的看法。

1. 可以适当展开，注意语句的连贯性；

2. 词数不少于120词。

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【题目】My 18-month-old son, Adam, called from the front door．“Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and stuck my head out the door．Brandy, our next-door neighbor’s 11-year-old dog, was over again．“Go away!” I shouted．

Brandy’s owner had died about a month earlier．The woman’s family had emptied the house and stuck a “For Sale” sign in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy behind．For weeks, she’d been wandering around the neighborhood．

It wasn’t that I disliked dogs or anything like that．I just didn’t think about them very much．I never had a dog growing up and had never thought to get one．

Brandy went away and I stayed outside with Adam．Then the phone rang．I went inside to take the call．When I came back, Adam was gone．I searched the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool．No trace of him．I was so nervous that I ran home and called the police, then my husband．

Police searched the neighborhood．Suddenly I heard another sound: a dog barking．“It’s coming from the woods,” one of my neighbors said．We followed the barking to a wooded cliff（悬崖）．There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep．Brandy was beside him, leaning（倚靠）against him to keep him away from the edge．When I picked Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly．She must have been holding Adam there for hours!

I thanked the police and brought Adam and Brandy back to our house．She hesitated a moment on our doorstep, no doubt remembering the time I’d driven her away．

“Come on, girl,” I said．“This is your home now．” Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was really welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door．She’d done a great thing, and I wondered if she knew it ．She’d certainly touched me in a way that no animal ever had．What a pity a dog like Brandy had been left behind!

【1】What is the correct order for the events in the story about Brandy?

a．She was left behind by her owner’s family．

b．She stepped into the woman’s house．

c．She appeared at the woman’s front door．

d．She stayed beside the woman’s son for hours．

A. d, a, b, c B. a, c, b, d

C. c, d, b, a D. a, c, d, b

【2】What did the woman do when she first saw Brandy?

A. She gave her some food．

B. She drove her away．

C. She took her home．

D. She said thank you to her．

【3】Why did the woman call the police?

A. Her son was lost

B. Brandy was gone．

C. Brandy appeared in her yard．

D. She got a scary call．

【4】How were they able to know that the woman’s son was near the cliff?

A. By searching the neighborhood．

B. By hearing a dog barking．

C. By following a dog’s footsteps．

D. By hearing her son’s crying．

【题目】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。

I was really pleased to my purchase of a new pair of shoes from major retailer (零售商). About a week late, on a rainy day, I was in a rush and quick grabbed my shoes from the rack (架子) and made my way into town. To my horrible, I felt a wet sensation inside my right shoe – it is leaking.

I returned to the shop to complaining about the leaking right shoe. At customer service, the assistants looked at both shoes and said, “Yes, sir, you’re correct – the right shoe leaks, and unfortunately only the left shoe was bought from this store.” My apology was as more swift as my departure.

【题目】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。

3 Ways to Keep Tabs on Your Weight

1. WAIST-TO-HIP RATIO

Measuring your waist-to-hip ratio is an accurate way of monitoring changes to your body shape. 【1】 Grab a tape measure and wrap it around your middle, where your belly button sits. Then do the same around your hips’ widest point. 【2】 A ratio of above 0.8 indicates you could be carrying an unhealthy amount of abdominal fat.

2. BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)

It’s thrown around a lot these days – but your BMI is a number that indicates your weight in relation to your height. 【3】 A BMI above this can mean an increased risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, both common weight-related conditions. What’s your BMI? 【4】 Easier still, Google “BMI Calculator” and enter your measurements.

3. WAIST MEASUREMENTS.

Your essential organs – liver, spleen, heart, kidneys and lungs – are located just above the waist region. Carrying any extra weight around your waist brings additional burden to these organs, making it harder for them to work efficiently. 【5】 For men, try to stay under 94cm and for women 80cm.

A. How can we do it?

B. How do you do it?

C. How big is too big?

D. A healthy BMI is between 18.5 and 25.

E. A new standard of BMI will come out soon.

F. Then divide the waist measurement by the hips measurement.

G. Simply divide your weight in kilograms by your height in metres squared.