【题目】A Frenchman is once visiting London. He wished to take a walk to see a city. But he was afraid he might get being lost because he knew no words of English. So after he left his hotel, he stopped on the first corner and carefully copied in his notebook the names of the street where he was staying.

Then he walked on. At last, he got lost. In several hours he found a policeman .The Frenchman tried his best to explain the policeman that he didn’t know the name of his hotel, however he knew the name of the street. He then showed the policeman that he copied in his notebook. It was read: “One-way street”.

【题目】假设你叫李华，是一所外语特色高中的学生会主席。最近，你校部分同学要去澳大利亚参加为期两周的国际交流活动。请你用英语为该活动专栏写一则通知，告知同学们一些注意事项。内容包括：

1. 保存好护照(passport)和钱包；

2. 不要独自外出活动；

3. 带换洗衣服和常用药品；

4. 注意文明礼貌，维护祖国的形象。

注意：1. 词数120左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear friends,

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Yours,

Li Hua

【题目】After the popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge, another challenge now is hot in India. Indians give rice to their poor neighbors for a charity (慈善) which is called “Rice Bucket Challenge”.【1】It is about giving a bucket of rice to someone who is in need and taking a picture named “Rice Bucket Challenge” to share online. The aim of the activity is to help the poor and hungry people in India, and the movement’s Facebook page has so far clocked up more than 50,000 likes.【2】The activity was started by Manju Latha Kalanidhi, a 38-year-old journalist, who thought the Ice Bucket Challenge was a little strange. She said, “Hunger is a disease anybody would connect.” The challenge has gained a lot of support with students signing up in Indian Institute of Management, and more and more people join in it.【3】

India is the world’s second-biggest rice consumer, with a storage of 21.2 million tons of the grains.【4】It has suffered with mass hunger, and last year was ranked 63rdof 78 countries on the International Food Policy Research Institute’s global hunger index. How to participate in this activity? First, pick up a bucket of rice from your home and give it to the neighboring people who are in need.【5】At last, invite online all your friends and ask them to take up the challenge. It is important to post back on Facebook because it will inspire all your friends to come forward. All the people get together and make a difference!

E. Then, take a picture and post it on facebook with “Rice Bucket Challenge”.

F. But it is far from enough for this country.

G. The initial inspiration came from the ice bucket challenge.

【题目】Sam___________ some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.

A. brought up

B. looked up

C. picked up

D. set up

【题目】CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREADSENTENCESLIKETHIS? Every one of us gets so used to punctuation marks that not many of us give them a second thought. Actually, the ancient Greeks wrote this way. The lack of punctuation marks probably didn’t bother good readers, though. As they read, they just put pauses where they fit best. Also at this time, sentences switched directions. A sentence read from left to right. The next one read right to left, and then left to right again, etc. The ancient Romans sometimes punctuated like this: They put something that can separate words in a sentence. The word punctuation actually comes from this idea and the Latin word punctum, which means a dot.

When the 5thcentury arrived, there were just two punctuation marks: spaces and points. The spaces separated words while the points showed pauses in reading. Then in the 13thcentury, a printer named Aldus Manutius tried to standardize punctuation. He always used a period for a complete stop at the end of a sentence. He used a slash (/) to indicate a short pause. Over time, that slash was shortened and curled, and it became the modern comma (逗号).

Since that time, other marks have enlarged the punctuation family. The exclamation mark (感叹号) comes from the Latin word io. It means “exclamation of joy.” The question mark originally started out as the Latin word questio, meaning question. Eventually, scholars put it at the end of a sentence to show a question.

Punctuation even keeps changing nowadays. New marks are coming into existence, and old punctuation marks are used in new ways. Take for example the “interrobang”. This 1962 invention combines the question mark and exclamation mark for times when writers want both. For example, “She did what?” or “How much did you pay for that dress?” Obviously, the interrobang is not widely used or recognized yet, but its invention shows that English is not yet finished with its punctuation.

【1】From the first paragraph, we can know that _______.

A. good readers had trouble reading without punctuation marks

B. a sentence always read from left to right in ancient Greece

C. ancient Greeks switched the direction of punctuation marks

D. the use of punctuation marks can date back to ancient times

【2】The passage is developed _______.

A. by time B. by space

C. by comparison D. by importance

【3】We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. ancient Romans didn’t use any punctuation marks

B. exclamation and question marks came from Latin

C. spaces and slashes were already used before the 5thcentury

D. Aldus Manutius first started to use commas

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

A. The combination of two marks will not work.

B. It takes time for people to accept new punctuation marks.

C. Old punctuation marks need to be standardized.

D. Punctuation marks are still changing today.

【题目】Susan: I want to go to Paris again. I think it’s perhaps 【1】______ most cultured city in the world.

Billy: But you 【2】_____ (see) the famous museums and palaces there already. Won’t you get 【3】_______ (bore) if you see them again?

Susan: Oh, Billy, you don’t understand. The real【4】______ (attract) of Paris doesn’t lie in those famous science spots, though they are 【5】 _______(certain) worth visiting. It lies in the life in Paris and the style of the Parisians.

Billy: Do you mean that you feel good just walking around the city?

Susan: Exactly! I find 【6】______ so relaxing to take a walk along the Seine River. And I also find the French can transform everyday objects 【7】______ works of art!

Billy: That’s true. Even the little fountains and the iron garden gates have very delicate designs.

Susan: Yes, you’re right. And with the evening【8】_____ (come) to Paris, I felt even better when I heard music floating from the concerts in the cathedrals.

Billy: Parisians love music. Did you taste any of the French cuisine (菜肴)? It’s said 【9】_____ a person has never tasted the true flavor of France until he has dined in Paris.

Susan: Yes, I did. Both the food and the atmosphere in the restaurants 【10】___ (be) wonderful.

【题目】Many schools are now doing everything they can to become green schoolyard. Of course, there are plenty of things that students can do to achieve that goal.

_【1】__

The amount of paper a student uses in a term is countless. There are class notes, term papers, student newspapers, and pictures printed out. _【2】_ But if you can do your best to reuse them, it will soon help create a better green schoolyard.

Limit the use of paper cups.

You may often use disposable(一次性的) cups in your dormitory. In fact, this is really bad for the environment. 【3】__ Glass cups are fine. Just wash them by hand or throw them into a dish washer if you have one.

Limit the use of paper napkins(餐巾纸)。

We are not telling you not to eat without using paper napkins, but we are telling you not to overdo them. Generally, students eat a lot of fast food every day, which means a lot of napkins get taken out free. __【4】__

Walk, bike, and limit the use of cars.

Most schoolyards, especially those that are trying to become more environment-friendly, have pretty good public transit(公共交通). _【5】_ Walking or biking will not only help make your schoolyard a green one, but will also save you a lot of money.

A. It’s easy for you to ride a bike.

B. Limit the amount you take out!

C. Recycle all the paper if possible.

D. Take a taxi whenever it is possible.

E. And it is just a waste of your money.

F. You’d better not use any dish washer.

G. We know that these things cannot be avoided.

【题目】The Kinema, Lincolnshire

It’s a wooden building on the outside and a two-screen cinema on the inside, all nesting among pine trees in a tiny village. The Kinema showed its first film in 1922 and the first six rows were deckchair (折叠帆布躺椅). Today, it’s more richly decorated.

“People come here because it’s a fantastic experience,” says manager Philip Jones. “Many rooms in the Kinema are simple and not attractive, but we try to remain everything that makes it special.”

The Cube, Bristol

It’s not really a cinema. It is a not-for-profit cooperative run by volunteers, which has been operating for the last 15 years.

They are “unique for what we do, which is to operate seven nights a week and with no funding.” They make many things themselves, such as cola and yogurt.

The Broadway, Nottingham

A cinema has been here since the 1960s, when local fashion designer Paul Smith would come to see arty foreign films, which heavily influenced his career choice. Later, he designed the stripy(条纹的) sofas.

The Broadway was previously used as a church, but locals love it for its independent, art house, and DIY spirit. The Broadway also has a right-on restaurant, with locally sourced vegetables and salads, and even serves its own beer.

The Rex, Hertfordshire

It opened to the public in 1938 and has been named the most beautiful cinema in the UK. There’s a varied program with different films every night. Hot dogs and popcorn are banned. And a real person answers the phone when you call.

People speak very highly of the Rex. So do go, if only once, to see just how a cinema should be run.

【1】In Philip Jones’ opinion, the Kinema may attract people who_____.

A. live in the nearby villages

B. are fond of rich decorations

C. are interested in wooden structures

D. want to experience something special

【2】We know from the text that the Broadway_____.

A. was built in 1960

B. owns a restaurant

C. is next to a church

D. was designed by Paul Smith

【3】The Cube and the Broadway are similar in the way that both_____.

A. are non-profit cooperatives

B. show arty foreign films

C. offer homemade drinks

D. use stripy sofas

【4】Which of the following has the longest history?

A. The Kinema. B. The Cube.

C. The Broadway. D. The Rex.

【题目】After many experiments, finally we __________ the material we wanted very much.

A. success to get

B. success in getting

C. succeeded to get

D. succeeded in getting

【题目】To most people, noise pollution is a jet flying over their head. For one Spanish woman, it is a neighbor playing the piano. The woman has taken her neighbor to court. Now she wants to send her neighbor to prison for over seven years on the charges of psychological damage and noise pollution.

Inacountryknownforitsnoisiness,thecasehasraisedeyebrows.NeighborsoftencomplainaboutstreetnoiseinSpain,butpeopleseekingprisontimeforsomeonepracticingthepianois

unheardof.Atthetrial,SoniaBosomsaysshehasbeensufferingnoisepollutionuptonowduetothepracticesessionsofLaiaMartin,wholivesbelowher.Martin,27,didn’tadmitthatsheplayedathomethatoften,sayingshetookregularclassesinothertownsandmostlypracticedathomeontheweekends.

Onthefirstdayofthetrial,thenewspaperreportedthatBosomtoldthecourtshenowhatedpianossomuchthatshecouldn’tevenstandseeingtheminafilm.Bosomsaysyearsofhearing

constantplayinghascausedher“psychologicalinjury”.Medicalreportsshowshehassuffered

fromavarietyofproblems,includinginsomnia (失眠), anxiety, and panic attacks.

Shesaystestsbylocalauthoritieshavefoundthatthesoundlevelsmadebythepianoareup

to10decibels （分贝）higher than the limit. City authorities have asked the family several times to either stop the piano playing or soundproof (隔音) the room. The family told the court that they carried out soundproofing work twice but the complaints continued.

The court hasn’t made a final decision. A spokeswoman says the trial will end before May.

【1】Bosom wants to send Martin to prison because _______.

A. Martin’splayingthepianodamagedherhealth

B. Bosomsufferedfromheartattack

C. Martinrefusedtotakeregularclassesinothertowns

D. Martin flew a jet over her head

【2】How did Laia Martin respond to the complaints?

A. Shestoppedplayingthepiano.

B. Shesoundproofedtheroom.

C. Shedidn’tadmitsheplayedathome.

D. She took her neighbor to court.

【3】Which of the following may probably be the best title for the passage?

A. A7-yearSentenceCausedbythePiano

B. A PianistAccused ofNoisePollution

C. HealthProblemsofaSpnishWoman

D. ActionsAgainstNoisebyLocalAuthority