This means that we Deed to be honest and hardworking. We also need to be open-minded and kind to other people. Most 【4】 (importance), we need to be ambitious (有雄心的). We need to always set goals for 【5】 (we) and work hard to achieve these goals.

Madam Curie and Thomas Edison were hard-working, kind and ambitious, and they 【6】 (work) hard to achieve their goals. Curie gave her life to “ease (减轻）human suffering”. Edison spent his life as an inventor. He invented a camera 【7】 showed movement. Later people used cameras to make modem films.

A famous writer from Ireland once wrote, "We are all in the gutter (社会底层）but some of us are looking at 【8】 stars.” I often come up with this when I am unable to achieve something. It reminds me that we are all at a lower level 【9】 that we all have a 【10】 (high) goal to work towards.

The art of creating pictures using colors, shapes and lines is called painting. Museums and galleries show the paintings of professional (专业的) artists. But painting is also a popular form of entertainment and creative expression.

【1】. Experienced painters usually use a brush to apply oil paints to a canvas cloth surface. Young painters usually use watercolors on pieces of paper. Very young children may use finger paints to create paintings.

Painters can use their art to express devotion to a religion, to tell a story, to express feelings and ideas, or simply to present a pleasing picture. Religious paintings often show a god or a scene from a sacred text (圣典). Other common subjects have been famous legends and events in history, as well as scenes from daily life. Artists also paint portraits (画像), or pictures of people.【2】. All of these types of paintings show the human figure in some way.

Some kinds of paintings do not focus on people. In landscape (风景) painting the focus is on scenes from nature. Artists also paint still objects such as fruits and vegetables.【3】. Some artists communicate their ideas through pictures that do not represent any object.

【4】. Paintings dating back 15,000 years have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain.【5】 Samples of painted pottery (陶器) from at least 5,000 years ago have been found in China and Iran. The ancient Egyptians decorated their temples with beautiful paintings. People in ancient Greece painted decorative objects such as vases in addition to the walls of temples.

A. These works are called still-life paintings.

B. These works can communicate a special feeling.

C. Humans have been making paintings for thousands of years.

D. People of all ages create pictures using a variety of materials.

E. Cave paintings generally show animals that early humans hunted.

F. The design of a painting is the plan of its lines, shapes and colors.

G. Sometimes artists make portraits of themselves, which are called self-portraits.

“It hurts my back when I run,” said Ebelin Reyes, a student in Virginia. “It’s hard to get up the stairs with my backpack because it’s too heavy.” Students have to carry heavy backpacks on their backs for a whole week’s study. Ebelin is one of them. They have regular (固定的) backpacks with two straps (带子) to carry them, but a number of students with heavy loads (负担) have switched to rolling backpacks. The backpacks have wheels and can roll on the ground. Shirley Park’s backpack weighs 10 kilos, and she said, “I’ll change to a rolling backpack because I am starting to have back pain.”

How much is too much? Experts say that students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight. A few students have had a good idea to lighten (减轻) the load: less homework.

Doctor’s suggestions:

(1) Lighten the load. Take home only the books the students need that day.

(2) Wide straps are better. They can send out weight over your shoulders (肩) and be sure to wear backpacks with two straps.

(3) The heaviest things should be packed closest to the back.

(4) Bend (弯曲) both knees when you pick up the pack, don’t just bend over the waist (腰).

【1】The main idea of the passage is about .

A. the problems made by rolling backpacks

B. the advantage of backpacks

C. the best backpacks for students

D. how to lighten students’ backpacks

【2】From what Ebelin Reyes and Shirley Park said, we know .

A. students like to carry heavy backpacks

B. students have to do a lot of homework

C. backpacks with wheels are bad for students

D. students have no time to play because of heavy backpacks

【3】The underlined word “switch to” means .

A. use for B. turn over

C. catch up D. begin to use

She knows she’ll enjoy it. It’s going to be a challenge but, hopefully, she’ll also have time to write. Actually, She wants to be a writer but she knows it’s difficult to make a living doing that. There’s a need for relaxing places like this for people - especially students - to eat, talk and have fun without spending too much money. If the feeling of the place is right, people are going to come to the cafe. Anyway, it’s more than just a business decision. It’s also a decision about the lifestyle she wants to have and about trying to create something new and different. It opens tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. so she can come by for something to eat, drink or just to have a chat.

【1】What’s the title of the passage?

A. From Schoolgirl to Businesswoman B. Open a Cafe to drink

C. Find a Place to Rest D. Build a Room to Read

【2】Her study room was built

A. just before she graduated from university

B. just after she graduated from university

C. a year before she left university

D. as soon as she entered the university

【3】Marian’s friends started to come to her study room because .

A. it was a nice place to study B. the library was too dark

C. they liked to eat there D. it was the quiet to drink coffee

【4】Marian really wants to be .

A. a business owner B. a writer

C. a university student D. a university teacher

Spring is a time of the year when the world starts to ______ from its winter sleep. During this season, I enjoy going on long walks through parks and watching the world come ______.

Many consider summer to be the top of the year. The city comes into full swing ______ the weather becomes warmer and warmer. During the summer, I prefer to spend the daytime anywhere that is air-conditioned. This ______ include the library, a shopping center or a movie theater. I often enjoy spending the ______ evenings sitting on the wide balcony of my house and having drinks with my friends.

Fall, with the,______ of the leaves and the summer heat gradually ______, is probably another ______ time to go on long walks during the day. I love to be ______ during fall and see the life of the city returning to its hibernation (冬眠). Another ______ to go outside during autumn is to ______ the last days of warmth until the next year.

Winter ______ the shortening of days and cooler weather. Outdoor activities tend to become less ______ and sinking down on the sofa with a good book becomes my ______ activity. It is not enjoyable to spend time outside if it is too ______. I only choose to go outside when I want to go skiing.

So, my ______ to spend time indoors or outdoors is vastly dependent on the ______. Different seasons ______ different activities and therefore it is Impossible to choose whether I would spend all of my spare time indoors or outdoors.

【1】A. end B. change C. begin D. arrive

【2】A. resulting in B. consisting of C. referring to D. depending on

【3】A. shake B. circle C. awaken D. wave

【4】A. open B. alive C. still D. real

【5】A. as B. if C. or D. unless

【6】A. should B. need C. can D. must

【7】A. dry B. rainy C. warm D. freezing

【8】A. growing B. turning C. existing D. darkening

【9】A. increasing B. burning C. developing D. disappearing

【10】A. busy B. extra C. informal D. excellent

【11】A. back B. alone C. outside D. ahead

【12】A. rule B. reason C. excuse D. question

【13】A. enjoy B. share C. count D. miss

【14】A. loses B. finds C. brings D. begs

【15】A. helpful B. normal C. expensive D. attractive

【16】A. social B. favorite C. last D. creative

【17】A. hot B. cold C. wet D. bright

【18】A. dream B. duty C. decision D. secret

【19】A. life B. feelings C. season D. activities

【20】A. give up B. believe in C. come to D. call for

【题目】(2015·新课标1卷）阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项.
Conflict is on the menu tonight at the café La Chope. This evening, as on every Thursday night, psychologist Maud Lehanne is leading two of France's favorite pastimes, coffee drinking and the “talking cure”. Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings. It isn't always easy. They customers - some thirty Parisians who pay just under $2 (plus drinks) per session - care quick to intellectualize (高谈阔论)，slow to open up and connect. “You are forbidden to say ‘one feels,’ or ‘people think’,” Lehane told them. “Say ‘I think,’ ‘Think me’.”
A café society where no intellectualizing is allowed? It couldn’t seem more un-French. But Lehanne’s psychology café is about more than knowing oneself: It’s trying to help the city’s troubled neighborhood cafes. Over the years, Parisian cafes have fallen victim to changes in the French lifestyle - longer working hours, a fast food boom and a younger generation’s desire to spend more time at home. Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation. Cafes focused around psychology, history, and engineering are catching on, filling tables well into the evening.
The city's psychology cafes, which offer great comfort, are among the most popular places. Middle-aged homemakers, retirees, and the unemployed come to such cafes to talk about love, anger, and dreams with a psychologist. And they come to Lehanne’s group just to learn to say what they feel. “There’s a strong need in Paris for communication,” says Maurice Frisch, a cafe La Chope regular who works as a religious instructor in a nearby church. “People have few real friends. And they need to open up.” Lehanne says she’d like to see psychology cafes all over France. “If people had normal lives, these cafes wouldn’t exist”, she says, “If life weren’t a battle, people wouldn’t need a special place just to speak.” But them, it wouldn’t be France.
（1）What are people encouraged to do at the cafe La Chope?
A.Learn a new subject
B.Keep in touch with friends.
C.Show off their knowledge.
D.Express their true feelings.
（2）How are cafes affected by French lifestyle changes?
A.They are less frequently visited.
B.They stay open for longer hours.
C.They have bigger night crowds.
D.They start to serve fast food.
（3）What are theme cafes expected to do?
A.Create more jobs.
B.Supply better drinks.
C.Save the cafe business.
D.Serve the neighborhood.
（4）Why are psychology cafes becoming popular in Paris?
A.They bring people true friendship.
B.They give people spiritual support.
C.They help people realize their dreams.
D.They offer a platform for business links.

1. 你以前从未去过北京，请他当向导，带你参观长城，颐和园和其它名胜；

2. 想住在他家里，以便聊聊彼此的生活和学习；

3. 问候他的父母。

注意：1. 词数120左右

2. 颐和园 the Summer Palace

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Be grateful.

【1】 They can be simple things like the purple flower on the sidewalk, the beautiful sunset, and the hot shower you take every day. When you have a grateful heart, you’11 cherish them and be naturally filled with happiness.

【2】

When you put your mind, heart and soul into what you’re doing, you’re creating a happiness state—called the “flow”. When you’re living in the flow, you’re less likely to mind what others may think about you, and less bothered by unimportant things. The result? More happiness, of course!

Become a problem solver.

Happy people are problem solvers. 【3】 Instead, they face up to the challenge and channel their energies into finding a creative solution. By becoming a problem solver, you’ll build up your self-confidence and your ability to accomplish whatever you determine to do.

Practice forgiveness.

Hatred and anger are forms of self-punishment. When you forgive, you’re actually practicing kindness to yourself. 【4】 Everyone makes mistakes. It’s through our mistakes that we learn and grow to become a bigger and better person.

Give back.

Doing good is one of the surest ways to feel good. According to Harvard, when people do good, their brains become active in the very same reward center that is stimulated when they experience other rewards. 【5】

A. Go with the flow.

B. Focus on what you are doing.

C. And most importantly, learn to forgive yourself.

D. When they face a challenge in life, they don’t fall into a sad state.

E. When they meet with difficulties, they will solve them on their own.

F. So It’s not a surprise that people who care more about others are happier.

G. Slow down, look around, and pay attention to the little details in your life.

【题目】(2015·新课标1卷）
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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out . We must found ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so ,we’ll live to regret it .