【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It's bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.
Pollution by carbon dioxide is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is true that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in population at the same time.
（1）Hundreds of years ago, the pollution was ________ it is today.
A.much easier than
B.as easy as
C.as hard as
D.much less than
（2）Our world is becoming much smaller ________.
A.because the earth is being polluted day and night
B.because science is developing
C.because of the rise in population
D.because the earth is blown away by the wind every year
（3）Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because ________.
A.it does harm to all living things in the world
B.it makes much noise
C.it makes our rivers and lakes dirty
D.it makes us angry more easily
（4）Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth.
B.The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world's population does.
C.If people could go to work by bike, it would be helpful against the problem of carbon dioxide.
D.Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution.

【题目】假设你是李明，你打算和几位朋友在暑假进行一次旅行。请根据所给信息，给住在另一座城市的外籍朋友戴维发一封电子邮件介绍这次旅行计划，并邀请他一起旅行。
主要内容包括：
1）地点：海南岛Hainan Island; 时间：7月15日-21日
2）活动包括远足(hike)、爬山、游泳、篝火晚会(campfire party)和潜水(diving)
3）注意事项：请带好游泳衣(bathing suit)和护照(passport)
注意： 词数100左右,可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯.
Dear David,
……
Yours
Li Ming

My father was in the military,so we moved frequently.Being shy,I didn't make friends.What's more,I grew up in a household where grades,image and how others saw our family were very important.In our household a "C" was unacceptable,a "B" should have been an "A" and an "A" meant the lesson was too easy.I was too skinny,my sister was too fat and my brother's lips and ears were too big for his tiny head.

To stop pleasing others is easier said than done.It's a long process,one in which I am consistently working to perfect.The turning point for me came shortly after I got married.The very first thing we did to end the cycle of catering to others was develop our own identity as individuals and then as a couple.And then we developed a strong set of core（核心）values and a vision for our future.The third and one of the most valuable things we did during this process was develop our own personal influence on others and we valued deeply the opinions of the wiser and more successful people around us.

Besides,we should understand that sometimes helping people actually hurts them.Struggle is necessary to success.Struggle strengthens character,making people determined.So sometimes allowing people to struggle is the best thing you can do for them.

【1】How are we likely to feel when pleasing others?

A. Satisfied B. Angry.

C. Happy D. Guilty

【2】What can we infer from the author's experience as a child?

A. He grew up doing a lot of housework.

B. It was hard for him to adjust to the moving life.

C. He realized the value of opinions from others.

D. His parents had great expectations of the children.

【3】What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A. What steps the author took to go on pleasing others.

B. How the author stepped out of the cycle of pleasing others.

C. Why the author further developed his values and character.

D. When the author turned to others for their valuable opinions.

【4】What does the author suggest doing?

A. Helping others without delay.

B. Refusing to help others.

C. Thinking twice before offering help.

D. Leaving someone alone in trouble.

In June that year, a baby girl became 【2】(serious) ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with 【3】(confident), so she was sent to big hospital in London 【4】specialist help was available. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only 【5】(discover) that they, too, were confused by the very unusual disease. Just then, a nurse asked to speak to them.

"Excuse me," said the nurse, "【6】 I think the baby is suffering from thallium(铊) poisoning. "

"What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."

"I read a detective novel 【7】 Agatha Christie a few days ago,” the nurse explained, "and in the book, somebody suffers from thallium poisoning, and all the symptoms 【8】(describe). They’re exactly 【9】 same as the baby's."

The tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance【10】 (use) in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back home.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
People have smoked cigarettes for a long time now. The tobacco which is used to make cigarettes was first grown in what is now part of the United States. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, saw the Indians smoking. Soon the dried leaves were transported to Europe. In the late 1800s, the Turks made cigarettes popular.
Cigarette smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar and nicotine. Tar, which forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing. Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, causes the heart to beat faster and increases the breathing rate. Nicotine in large can kill a person by stopping a person's breathing muscles. Smokers usually take in small amounts that the body can quickly break down.
Nicotine can make new smokers feel dizzy(头晕) or sick to their stomachs. The heart rate for young smokers increases 2 to 3 beats per minute. Nicotine also lowers skin temperature and reduces blood flow in the legs and feet. It plays an important role in increasing smokers' risk of heart disease and stroke.
Smoking cigarettes is dangerous. Cigarette smoking was the cause of lung cancer and several other deadly diseases.
（1）Tobacco first appeared in ________.
A.Asia
B.Africa
C.Europe
D.America
（2）What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?
A.To tell us the bad effects caused by smoking cigarettes.
B.To introduce the history of smoking.
C.To let us know what the cigarettes are made from.
D.To tell the readers that Columbus found the Indians smoking.
（3）The following effects are caused by Nicotine EXCEPT that ________.
A.it can make new smokers feel dizzy or sick to their stomachs
B.it lowers skin temperature
C.it causes the heart to beat less fast
D.Nicotine will probably kill a person if a smoker takes in too much of it.
（4）What's the main idea of this passage?
A.Where did cigarettes come from?
B.The effect of smoking on your body.
C.How to smoke is healthy?
D.Who is the first smoker?

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Superfast doubledecker (双层) trains will be taking passengers from London to six big cities in the UK by 2033. The first phase (阶段) linking London to the West Midlands with a connection to HS1 is expected to open in 2026, and the second phase to Manchester and Leeds in 2032.
The government set out a plan for the highspeed rail network in 2012. When the project is finished, it will take less time to get to London from major cities like Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. Traveling at a speed of up to 250 mph, passengers will be able to come and go from Birmingham to London in 49 minutes, reducing the journey time by almost half from one hour and 24 minutes.
A journey from Birmingham to Leeds will be reduced from two hours to 57 minutes and a journey from Manchester to London will be reduced from two hours and 8 minutes to one hour and 8 minutes.
“HS2 is an important part of transport's lowcarbon future,” Transport Secretary Justine Greening said. Some people aren't happy about the plan, though. HS2 will cost around ￡33 billion. It will also be built near some towns and villages, disturbing the people that live there.
But the Chancellor of the Exchequer (财政大臣) George Osborne thinks it will help build the future for Britain. “It's a longterm decision，” he said.
HS2 is designed for everything around the needs of the passengers. It will provide a new and exciting travel experience. There will be plenty of room, intelligent ticketing, a good service and high quality comfort and access to trains. This is a transport network for the new century and beyond.
（1）What's the UK's plan according to the passage?
A.To buy some doubledecker trains.
B.To take passengers to Manchester from London.
C.To build a highspeed train network.
D.To collect ￡33 billion for the highspeed train network.
（2）How long does it usually take you to travel from Birmingham to London by the ordinary train?
A.49 minutes.
B.One hour and 24 minutes.
C.57 minutes.
D.Two hours and eight minutes.
（3）What can NOT be inferred from what Justine Greening and George Osborne said?
A.HS2 is more important than HS1.
B.Not all British people are happy about the plan.
C.The British will benefit from the project in the future.
D.The ￡33 billion will not be enough for the plan.
（4）The passage is most probably taken from ________.
A.a novel
B.a geography book
C.a personal diary
D.a newspaper

【题目】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “You're never going to be 2 but a failure.”
After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let's 8 it, you've failed at everything you've ever done.” So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel (小说) 10 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 15 was a working-class boy who'd 16 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I'm rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does it mean? I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20 : “I believe in you. You'll succeed.”
（1）A.bright B.useless C.simple D.hopeful
（2）A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
（3）A.low B.poor C.good D.useful
（4）A.support B.happiness C.surprise D.thing
（5）A.admitted B.decided C.planned D.told
（6）A.me B.them C.her D.it
（7）A.wrong B.right C.stupid D.faulty
（8）A.see B.know C.understand D.face
（9）A.experiment B.practice C.writing D.composition
（10）A.came on B.came in C.came out D.came back
（11）A.day B.night C.month D.year
（12）A.graduation B.pass C.degree D.success
（13）A.giving in B.giving back C.giving out D.giving up
（14）A.while B.if C.when D.or
（15）A.there B.here C.it D.that
（16）A.left B.attended C.changed D.graduated
（17）A.tired B.calm C.nervous D.famous
（18）A.And B.But C.However D.Well
（19）A.just B.exactly C.so D.very
（20）A.praised B.said C.answered D.advised

In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes and turned out some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bored. Why follow someone else’s way of cooking when I could create my own? Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child’s bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them.

In daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously(下意识地) hold poor role models. If, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others.

In the field of entertainment, our culture glorifies celebrities. Those stars look great on screen. But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous. If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.

Blessed is the person willing to act on their sudden desire to create something unique. Think of the movies, books, teachers, and friends that have affected you most deeply. They touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration, not desperation. The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them, but by those who do what has been done inside them. Creative people have an endless resource of ideas. The problem a creator faces is not running out of material; it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination.

Study your role models, accept the gifts they have given, and leave behind what does not server. Then you can say, “I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors’ tragedies and stories, and know that they are cheering me on.”

【1】To avoid the bad result of imitation, we should ________.

A. forget daily fear and pain B. ask others for decisions

C. choose the right example D. stay away from stars

【2】According to the author, the world moves on because of those who are ________.

A. desperate to insurance others with their knowledge

B. willing to accept others’ ideas

C. eager to discover what their ancestors did

D. ready to turn their original ideas into reality

【3】What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A. To highlight the importance of creatively.

B. To criticize the characters of role models.

C. To compare imitation with creation.

D. To explain the meaning of success.

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。

Today is Sunday, I’ve been in Russia for two months. This is the first time that I’ve been away my family for such a long time. With the help of Katia, a roommate of me, I soon get used to live without my parents around. Katia, like many other Russian girls, are nice and lively. We became friends shortly after we meet each other. Although her English is a little hardly to understand, we enjoy chatting and we usually talk a lot about our own family. We’re both surprised that Chinese culture or Russian culture are so different. Now, we are planning a small party for the next Sunday. There, Katia will introduce me to some of her friends, one of who has been to China several times. I just can’t wait.

【题目】假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加出加一个漏字(∧),并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
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 Ms Smith,
I am secretary of the City Student Union (CSU). We were organizing an art exhibition for high school students in city. This will be held on the 9th of July in the Exhibition Hall of Beihai. More than 1000 paining will be on show, but high school students from all the eight districts will come to the event. As you are very popularly with us Chinese high school students, we'd like to invite for you to the exhibition. We would be grateful when you could join them that day. Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Yours,
Li Hua