【题目】完形填空，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。
Once upon a time in a land far far away, there was a 1old man who loved everything. Animals, spiders, insects…
One day2 walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly. He 3 it home. A few days later, a small 4 appeared；he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours 5 it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to 6making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go 7farther.
Then the old man decided to help the 8, so he took a pair of scissors and9 the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then came out 10.
11 it had a swollen body and small, shriveled(皱缩的) wings. The old man 12 to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would 13 to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened ! 14 , the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to 15.
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting 16 and the struggle required for the butterfly to 17 the tiny opening were nature's way of forcing fluid(液体) from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its 18 from the cocoon.
Sometimes 19 are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any challenges, it would weaken us. We would not be as 20 as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
（1）A.cold B.kind C.polite D.tiresome
（2）A.unless B.if C.while D.because
（3）A.took B.moved C.circulated D.dashed
（4）A.sign B.shadow C.shade D.opening
（5）A.and B.until C.as D.then
（6）A.stop B.prevent C.appeal D.adapt
（7）A.any B.more C.no D.much
（8）A.cocoon B.butterfly C.animal D.insect
（9）A.take down B.take apart C.cut down D.cut open
（10）A.greedily B.easily C.hardly D.quickly
（11）A.Generally B.Even C.So D.But
（12）A.sought B.lasted C.continued D.began
（13）A.enlarge B.shorten C.tighten D.darken
（14）A.In conclusion B.In time C.In fact D.In particular
（15）A.walk B.fly C.flee D.run
（16）A.wing B.tale C.subject D.cocoon
（17）A.get out B.get through C.get away D.get down
（18）A.freedom B.outcome C.balance D.reliability
（19）A.struggles B.passions C.manners D.spirits
（20）A.weak B.intelligent C.gifted D.strong

【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。
Traveling for business or pleasure can easily damage your health. It's easy to fail into the trap of high caloric meals and little exercise.
●Keep a dictionary on hand
If you are traveling somewhere with a different language, pack a dictionary and keep it close to help you negotiate(商议)the menu and make healthy food choices. Look up the words that you don't understand to help you learn about cooking methods and ingredients(材料)so that you can choose healthy food.
●
The more you can research before your trip, the easier it will be to keep a healthy lifestyle while traveling. To stay on track with your food, try to find a nearby grocery store or healthy food store, look up a copule of well rated restaurants that offer some healthy choices, and try to stay somewhere with a fridge or kitchen.
●Walk every day.
Exploring your destination(目的地)on foot is an amazing way to take some exercise while traveling. Walk through the nature to enjoy its beautiful scenery, listen to the sound of nature and take some wonderful pictures.
●Rent a bike.
Cover more ground while burning calories by renting a bike. Many major cities have bike-sharing programs, or you could contact a local bike store to ask about bike rentals. If you have an open schedule, you could even research bike tours, which are a great way to cover a long distance in a short period of time.
A. Avoid junk food and deep fried food.
B. Research the food and store some upon arrival.
C. Take a bike map of the city, research day trips and get exploring.
D. If you are exercising while traveling, make sure to take in extra water.
E. Here are some healthy travel tips which will keep you in good health.
F. You can't avoid deep fried food if you don't know that they're in there!
G. This is also a great way to find hidden attractions that aren't in the travel guides.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Don't you just hate it when you have to take an important phone call and you're surrounded by potential eavesdroppers(潜在偷听者)? You either have to whisper or go outside to keep the conversation private, which is not good. Now Hushme aims to fix this problem by muffling your voice and making you look like Bane in the film Batman.
Hushme is a strange high-tech mask(口罩)that blocks the sound of the wearer's voice so that people nearby can't hear what is being said. It connects to your phone via Blucetooth and comes with a pair of earphones. When you get a private call, all you have to do is put the mask on and it will do the rest. The pair of thick pads over your mouth does a good job of muffling your voice, but to ensure nothing gets through. Hushme also has speakers that play a variety of sounds when you speak.
The Hushme mask, which comes in a variety of colors, can be worn around the neck, like a regular pair of earphones, and attaches in front of your mouth thanks to a couple of very powerful magnets(磁铁). It's not yet clear how comfortable speaking with this Bane-like mask over your mouth really is, or how effective its speech muffling ability is, so we know so far is that it makes you look strange. The sound choices for covering your voice currently include wind, ocean, rain, birds, monkey, but new ones could be added in the future.
Advertised as the “world's first voice mask for mobile phones'. Hushme was showed at CES. At the becoming of this year. Its makers plan to sell it by the end of this year. It will cost about $200.
（1）Why does the author mention Bane in the first paragraph?
A.To show what Hushme looks like
B.To tell eavesdropping is impolite
C.To encourage readers to buy Hushme
D.To say Hushme will be popular in the future
（2）What does the underlined word “muffling” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.Blocking
B.Recognizing
C.Changing
D.Remembering
（3）What is certain about Hushme?
A.Its popularity
B.Its appearance
C.Its high standard for comfort
D.Its speech muffling ability
（4）What can we know about Hushme?
A.It can be bought in the market now
B.Its price is neither too high nor too low
C.Its speakers will be improved in the future
D.Its makers are confident about its market sales

提示词语：traditional Chinese culture, tea house, Peking Opera, paper cutting

注意：1：词数100左右。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Hi, Tony!

I’m glad that you will come to Beijing soon.____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

I’m looking forward to your coming.

Yours,

Li Hua

Many people think that universities should serve the public, not just their professors and students. In 【1】 opinion, universities are public assets—they should serve not only the students and faculty 【2】 the general public as well. If there are too many “outside” people on the campus disturbing the order, school officials should do something to control the crowds without【3】(demand) payment. In addition, the university has many other options to control public access【4】 the campus or sports field, such as giving free access cards to 【5】 (resident) of the closest communities, or rotating a limited number of cards between residents. Charging a fee is not a fair option.

However, opponents argue that universities are not 【6】(complete) open spaces for the public to use. They hold the view that charging a fee is the most effective way of controlling access and making the most value out of the university’s resources. A high fee would filter out most of the visitors who have no desire 【7】(use) the sports field for its intended purpose. Besides, universities and their assets are expensive investments, 【8】 (fund) by the government and the public, for the education of students and 【9】 (science) research. If members of the public 【10】(want) to use these facilities, which might cause stress on the university’s resources, it will make sense that they should pay a price. They also think neighboring residents have other options for recreation, such as public parks, if they do not want to pay money to use the sports field.

【题目】短文改错。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删或修改。
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：在错的词下面画一条横线，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11处起）不计分。
As we all know, travelling can be an excited experience. Let me give you some advices that you have to pay attention. You can find out more about your destination by surf the Internet before you set out. You needn't take too many cash. Since it can be very convenient to pay in cash, using cheques is much more reliable. In additional, it will be wise of you to take an umbrella in case of it should rain. And if you are to travel abroad, you'd better understand the culture and diversity. Keep this in mind that being polite in foreign countries can help you had a wonderful trip.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
The four theme parks below offer the most thrilling(刺激的)rides and attractions in the world.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Located(坐落)in Virginia, USA, this theme paprk has some of the highest-rated thrill rides in the world. The park's famous roller coasters include Apollo's Chariot, Alpengeist, Griffon, the Loch Ness Monster and Verbolten. The park also has thrilling water rides, rides for kids, other rides, shows, tours, animal exhibits and more. Divided into nine areas representing European countries, the park has won an award for the quality of its food.
Everland
One of the world's most popular theme parks, Everland is located in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do province, South Korea. The park has 40 thrill rides, including a world-famous wooden roller coaster, and many other attractions such as an hunting ride, a zoo, indoor and outdoor water parks, shows and more.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
This Lancashire amusement park is one of the most visited theme parks in the United Kingdom. Among the park's 125 rides and attractions are the tallest and faster roller coaster in the U. K., a classic wooden roller coaster, a steel tower ride, the biggest indoor dark ride in the world, a host of rides for kids and more.
PortAventura World
Located on Spain's Costa Daurada, this park is divided into six themed areas. Five areas represent different locations including Polynesia, Mexico, the American West, China and the Mediterrancan. The sixth and newest area has a Sesame Street theme. The park has many rides and attractions suitable for visitors of all ages.
（1）What did Busch Gardens win an award for?
A.The highest thrill rides
B.Good quality of its food
C.A Sesame Street theme area
D.A host of thrilling water rides
（2）What will a visitor loving thrill and hunting rides probably choose?
A.Busch Gardens Williamsburg
B.Everland
C.Blackpool Pleasure Beach
D.PortAventura World
（3）What is unique to Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
A.It has a classic wooden roller coaster
B.It has the fastest roller coaster in the world
C.It has the biggest indoor dark ride in the world
D.It has attractions suitable for visitors of all ages
（4）Where is the theme park including a China area located in?
A.Virginia
B.Yongin
C.Lancashire
D.Costa Daurada

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/why-it-is-important-to-raise-kids-around-animals/

If you have a love for animals, chances are that you want your children to have that love too. 【1】 And getting along with animals is a great learning experience too. Starting that kind of bond with animals while your children are young is really important for many reasons and here are just some of them.

1. Increase empathy (移情) and compassion(同情心)

Children that are raised around animals are more likely to develop good qualities. They are learning to care about something with positive attention and responsibility. Additionally, animals are empathetic and compassionate themselves. Through their own love and caring, they teach their own lessons to our children.【2】

2. Provide opportunity for responsibility

As children grow up with an animal, they learn to be more responsible. 【3】 They can help feed the fish or walk the family dog.

3. 【4】

A recently published article shows that children can improve their reading skills while reading to the family pet. This might be because animals are such patient and kind creatures that help lower stress.

4. Give unbeatable comfort during hard times

Life is not always easy. 【5】 When there is a family pet, that pet is always there for the family to offer comfort. That pet keeps his company when your child feels lonely. Sometimes it is that silent hug and constant companionship that make children feel alright again with the stresses that come into their lives.

A. Pets increase reading success

B. Sometimes bad things happen.

C. Some people are cruel to animals.

D. Animals are great friends to people of all ages.

E. This way children will learn to respect animals.

F. Hopefully, you can feel pity for the homeless animals.

G. They must take on duties in order to care for that animal.

【题目】假定英语课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8处，多者（从第9处起）不计分。
Now bike-sharing is becoming increasing popular. It is green means of transportation and provides a user-friendly experience. Besides, problems also arise. The bicycles are left almost in everywhere on the street. Also, many people ride the bicycles on the driveway, cause many traffic accidents. My suggestions on how to improve the situation were as follows.
First of all, the city government should design certain areas for parking the bicycle. In this way, fewer people will leave the bicycles like they please. Secondly, more roads for bicycles needs to be built to make sure that cyclists aren't caught in a traffic jam.
I hope this bike-sharing project will help build better traffic or improve the air quality.

You’ll keep your brain in top shape. Research has found that reading stimulates the brain, helping the brain function properly for the long term.【1】, reading is one of the most affordable and accessible brain boosters.

You’ll become more empathetic. Reading can boost your ability to understand the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of other people. 【2】.

You’ll reduce stress. In one study, reading was found to be one of the most effective ways to reduce stress. 【3】. If you want to cheer up quickly, pick up a book.

You’ll fall asleep easier. Developing a calming bedtime routine is helpful for anyone looking to fall asleep faster.【4】, give up alcohol, electronics, and cigarettes before bed and pick up a book instead, for reading is a great way to relax before turning off the light.

You’ll become more interesting. 【5】. And that means readers can not only teach themselves new skills or knowledge, but also share it with other people.

A. It proved even more effective than listening to music, talking a walk, or drinking a cup of tea

B. In order to satisfy yourself

C. In other words

D. For better sleep

E. And that means you’ll be better to form meaningful relationships with others

F. Develop a consistent reading plan and stick to it

G. Reading allows us to learn new things and expand our minds