【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项，My mother is a diligent and kind woman．She is very busy from morning till night．As a teacher, she works hard．【1】 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown．She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon．【2】She treats them with patience and teaches them well．For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.【3】Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order．She seems to be busy all the time．As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age．But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever．Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us．【4】She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself．She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play．That is the way to be happy and gay．If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”．What a piece of good advice this is!【5】 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior．My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

When police experts debate climate change solutions, they often talk about “a price on carbon". They are 【1】 (argue) about whether companies should pay when they put carbon pollution in the air.

Carbon pollution, like every other from of pollution, 【2】 (have) an impact on the environment. 【3】 (throw) waste into a river will cause the fish to die and the people 【4】 drink the water to get sick. And when you produce carbon pollution, you get climate change-sea level rise, stronger storms, severe droughts, damage to agriculture, and more.

All of those impacts cost money. Insurance rates go up when storms get more 【5】 (destruction). Taxes increase when cities have to rebuild bridges and roads. Military budgets go up when droughts and population 【6】 (change) cause conflict, not to mention impacts on agriculture and health care costs.

In other words, the price on carbon is 【7】 we all pay when there is no market force 【8】 (limit) the pollution that causes climate change. So the debate is 【9】 (real) about who will pay that price-- 【10】 companies which are making a profit from the fossil fuels, or the taxpayers who pick up the cost now?

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

You may like reading novels for fun．But you need to get ________【1】(organize)if you are reading a novel for schoo1．Here _______【2】 (be)a few tips．

First，pay attention to characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everything 【2】 ________is about a character can help us to understand him，from his ____【4】____(appear)to the kind of food he eats．

Besides，the order of the story and the plot are _______【5】___(equal)important．Make sure that as you read，you make_________ 【6】quick note of what happens in each chapter．This will help you bring the things you have noticed about the character，setting，language and so on together．It's also an enormous help for you to retell the story after you have read it．

Next，themes．They are ideas that a novel explores．______【7】 is a must to get the hang of the theme if you want to fully appreciate the novel．Perhaps love is a major theme，or justice，or _______【8】(survive)．

Furthermore，novels are made up____【9】 language．Writers use language in a special way _____【10】 (make)their novels work．They may use metaphors，invent symbols，or show different characters’ personalities through their speech styles．

【题目】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I’ll never forget the kindness offered by strangers. Last year, two days before Christmas, my friend Harry _______, saying that their kitchen had caught fire,______ everything in their kitchen, including all their food. Harry and his wife are ______ from Mexico with four children, and I knew they always had a(n) ______ harvest from their farm every year. After putting down the phone, I drove to their house, taking some _____ I had.

When I arrived there, I found that they had all their belongs _____ in their front yard. They were so._____ to see me, because they knew I could help them. Then I _____back, but I was very _____, knowing I was really in a hard place financially and was _____ to do more for them.

I told a friend of mine about the story and asked if he could give a hand. He immediately_____ and said, “I know these people mean a lot to you and I want to _____ them.” You know, they had _____ met before. He asked me to take Harry to buy some necessities. Of course, he would _____. At the check-out counter of a supermarket, I noticed we had chosen too many items, so I had the _____ take some back. As we were walking away, I_____ heard a voice behind me, “Wait, I want to pay for them.” I turned around, thanked the man _____, and told him that my friend’s house had been burned. He said he _____ because he had lost his job but was now working again. We went away with tears in our eyes. It was such a wonderful _____, seeing folks stepped up when someone needed help, even for a_____ stranger.

【1】A.visited B.called C.explained D.questioned

【2】A.destroying B.changing C.breaking D.cooking

【3】A.workers B.teachers C.farmers D.drivers

【4】A.common B.entire C.hard D.poor

【5】A.tools B.food C.medicine D.clothes

【6】A.burned up B.carried away C.collected up D.sold out

【7】A.excited B.surprised C.fortunate D.calm

【8】A.walked B.ran C.flew D.drove

【9】A.nervous B.upset C.regretful D.disappointed

【10】A.unwilling B.unable C.unnecessary D.unafraid

【11】A.went B.prepared C.agreed D.apologized

【12】A.interview B.save C.teach D.help

【13】A.never B.seldom C.still D.ever

【14】A.select B.pay C.shop D.exchange

【15】A.mom B.clerk C.friend D.manager

【16】A.suddenly B.frequently C.luckily D.immediately

【17】A.kindly B.indirectly C.informally D.patiently

【18】A.admitted B.complained C.understood D.tired

【19】A.feeling B.idea C.incident D.performance

【20】A.sick B.pitiful C.foreign D.total

【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。

Many people admit that they aren't prepared financially for life's unexpected challenges and emergencies. If your New Year's decision is to become more financially prepared for a“rainy day” the following tips are helpful for you to save,

Start saving now.

Set specific savings goals and break them down to a set dollar amount to save each paycheck. 【1】 Save at least a small portion of each paycheck and remain committed to saving, and then look for ways each month to increase the amount.

【2】

One of the simplest ways to find money to put toward your rainy day fund is to keep a close eye on where your money is being spent. For two or three months, try keeping track of every expense, including small ones. Once you have a better idea of where your money is going, make a budget that includes a spending and savings plan. 【3】

Make saving automatic.

【4】 If your goal is to save $5,000 this year, calculate the amount you'll need to save from each paycheck, then arrange to have it automatically saved into your savings account each time you get paid. Visit your bank branch and ask a banker if you can set up automatic transfers into your savings account.

Go on a spending diet.

Avoid spending any money on non-essentials for 30 days and challenge yourself to save as much as you can to put toward your rainy clay fund. 【5】 Then make a list and determine not to spend on these items for one month,

A. Track your spending.

B. Put your savings to work.

C. Do remember: Actions always speak louder than words.

D. The important thing is to start saving now, no matter how little.

E. Treat your rainy day account like you'd treat any other financial obligation（债务 ).

F. Review your budget at the end of every month and determine if your spending is in line with your p1an.

G. Review your budget and identify extra or non-essential expenses, such as eating out, shopping. entertainment, etc.

【题目】Controlling traffic is a complex and high cost problem in many developed countries. It becomes more difficult and costly with the ever- increasing number of cars on the roads. But scientists and students at the CATT, at the University of Maryland are working to solve this problem. They are using simulation(模拟) technologies to help government and private business control and react to changing traffic conditions.

The online economics magazine Forbes.com says traffic congestion(拥挤) cost Americans $ 124 billion in 2014 and that number could rise to $ 186 billion by 2030.

Bui scientists at the CATT lab are trying to reduce those costs. They are developing a system that helps traffic managers. planners, emergency workers and businesses plan and react better. Michael Pack is CATT director. He says the system is important to help emergency workers, or first responders，reach an accident area faster.

The CATT Lab collects information from many sources, including roadside devices, GPS (global positioning system) equipment and wireless phones.

About 60 students and 30 software developers observe traffic flow and manage the computer servers at all times. They also work to develop software and applications that can help traffic run smoother and safer, Some of them turn the information gathered into so-called "visualizations". These visual representations help emergency workers better understand what is happening.

The center shares its findings with firefighters, police，Transportation departments and the military. They also share information with universities and transportation company. The technology company Google uses the data for its traffic-related websites. Michael Pack says, the information is then shared with anyone who wants to help traffic run more smoothly.

Mr. Pack says the goal is to help develop an intelligent system of road signals that will communicate with each other and with vehicles on the road.

【1】The second paragraph is written to

A. attract more people to look through Forbes.com.

B. tell readers what Forbes.com says on its website

C. show how much money controlling costs America

D. prove it is very expensive for some developed countries to control traffic

【2】What benefit can emergency workers get from the system developed by the CATT lab?

A. They can be safer.

B. They can reach an accident area faster.

C. They can get more advice from people.

D. They can share their information with others.

【3】Which of the following is NOT true about the developers and the students at the CATT?

A. They observe traffic flow continuously.

B. They develop software and applications.

C. They control the computer servers occasionally.

D. They change the information gathered into visual image.

【4】1n which column of the newspaper can you read this text?

A. Daily life. B. Science. C. Education. D. Exploration.

【题目】At the age of ten I could not figure out what this Elvis Presley guy had that the rest of us boys did not have．I mean，he had a head，two arms and two legs，just like the rest of us．About nine o’clock on Saturday morning I decided to ask Eugene Correthers，one of the older boys，what it was that made this Elvis guy so special．He told me that it was Elvis’wavy hair and the way he moved his body．

About half an hour later all the boys in the orphanage(孤儿院)were called to the main dining-room and told we were all going to downtown Jacksonville，Florida to get a new pair of Buster Brown shoes and a haircut．That is when I got this big idea，which hit me like a ton of bricks. If the Elvis hair cut was the big secret，then that’s what I was going to get．

A11 the way to town I told everybody, including the matron(女管家)from the orphanage who was taking us to town，that I was going to look just like Elvis Presley and that I would learn to move around just like he did and that I would be rich and famous one day, just like him．

When I got my new Buster Brown shoes, I could hardly wait for my new hair cut and now that I had my new Busier Brown shoes I would be very happy to go back to the orphanage and practice being like Elvis.

We finally arrived at the big barber shop，where they cut our hair for free because we were orphans(孤儿)．I looked at the barber and said，“I want an Elvis hair cut. Can you make my hair like Elvis?” I asked him，with a big smile on my face．“Let's just see what we can do for you，little man，”he said．I was so happy when he started to cut my hair．Just as he started to cut my hair, the matron signed for him to come over to where she was standing．She whispered something into his ear and then he shook his head，like he was telling her“No”．Then he told me they were not allowed to give us Elvis hair cuts．Then I saw my hair falling onto the floor．

【1】In the author’s eyes，Elvis Presley was_________．

A．disgusting B．admirable C．ambitious D．dynamic

【2】From the passage，we can know that______________．

A．Buster Brown was more appealing than Elvis Presley

B．An Elvis hair cut cost the orphans a lot of money

C．The matron did not want the boy to have an Elvis hair cut

D．The barber was unwilling to give the boy an Elvis hair cut

【3】We can learn from the underlined sentence that the boy was______．

A．excited to have an Elvis hair cut

B．worried to think about the secret

C．anxious to remove the ton of bricks

D．careful to seize the chance

【4】How would the boy probably feel when he walked out of the barber shop?

A．Delighted． B．Guilty．

C．Self-satisfied． D．Depressed．

【题目】书面表达

近来，中国游客在海外的不文明行为倍受争议。假设你是李华，一名国际旅行社的导游，就此写一篇短文在一份英文报纸上发表自己的观点。请根据下面的提示完成作文。

1、列举不文明行为： 2、指出其影响： 3、提出建议。

注意：1、词数100左右；

2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3、首句已给出，不计入总词数。

As a tour guide of an international travel agency，I find it so embarrassing to see many Chinese tourists behave badly abroad．

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【题目】 短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之问交换修改作文，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 really spent a color and happy holiday. As senior student，I am not total free in the summer holiday. That is because study is still an important part in your life. In the first month of the holiday, I stayed at home to finishing my homework. There was many tasks I have to finish.

Besides, I attended English or math training classes because of my weakness in the two subjects.

After that, I, together with my mother, went to another province to see my father, and we have not seen him for a long time. My mother and l missed him so very much that we spent a month for him. We were happy together.

【题目】语法填空。

It is becoming increasingly hard to avoid watching reality television in China，such as the Voice of China，China’s Got Talent，or Super Boy．In America，Big Brother【1】(broadcast)five days a week．Survivor Finale appears on the front page of the New York Post after gaining ratings(收视率)that are much【2】(high)than NBA．Americans seem addicted to reality television programs 【3】ordinary people compete in weeks—long contests while being filmed 24 hours a day．But why?

One of the most commonly repeated “【4】(true)”about reality TV viewers is that they watch in order to talk with friends about the show，but the explanation is quite【5】(correct)．

In fact fans of the shows have【6】much stronger desire for status．They are much more likely to agree with statements such as “Reputation is important to me”．It represents a means to get attention．And more attention increases one’s sense of【7】(important)．We think we are important if others pay attention to us and unimportant if【8】(ignore)．

Ordinary people can watch the shows，see people 1ike【9】(them)and imagine that they also could become famous by being on television．【10】is the reality TV show that gives them a sense of being a star in crowd．