I went to bed very late last night, ___, early the next morning .

  A. or rather   B. at least   C. at most   D. in a word

 When ___ comes to saving energy , big changes start with small steps , like turning off the lights.          

 A. that  B. this   C. it   D. one

 On April 13th, 2012­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________ press conference is held by Los Angeles Police

Department at___________crime scene of a shooting incident.

A. a; the           B. a; a           C. the; a          D. the; the

自去年年底起，我国西南地区的旱灾持续了几个月。许多土地因干旱而颗粒无收，人们面对着缺水断粮的困境。在天灾面前，我们人类在寻找办法降低损失的同时，也应反省自己。请根据下表，写一篇文章分析出现旱灾的原因以及我们该如何从自身做起。

注意:(1)词数100左右;(2)可适当增加细节以使上下文连贯;(3)开头已写好,不计入总词数。

参考词汇1.drought干旱  2. industrialization工业化  3.water conservation project水利工程  4.irrigation systems 灌溉系统   5. investment投资

What Lessons Should Be Learned From the Drought

The drought in the south-west China lasts for several months, which makes people face water and food scarcity. We should learn lessons from it.

The drought can be caused by several factors.                           

第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题l．5分，满分l5分)

   此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(∨)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear David,

     I can't be more glad and exciting to hear that you are       66. ______

paying visit to us. You are welcome to stay with us. We          67._______

will show you around the city but spend a lot of time            68. _______                                              

talking and sharing. Now take your time make your             69. _______

plans. I will be teach and grading exams until July              70. ________

13th. Then, maybe I will fly to Mexico for 3 and 4 weeks.        71. ________

We have been decided that Damaris is not going to study         72. ________

in Canada and I might go to Mexico to solve some              73. ________

problems．Anyway，we hope what it will work out well．      74．________

We are looking forward to meet you soon．                   75．________

                                      Yours，  

Victoria 

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

(J=Jim  D=David)
  J: Hi, David. How are you? .
  D:      61    
  J: What are you going to do next weekend, David ? 
  D:     62      How about you ? 
  J: I don’t know, either.
 D:        63       
  J: Good idea! But where shall we skate ?
  D: The lake near our school gate is icy now .Let ’ s skate there .
  J：All right.    64     
 D: Let ’ s meet at the school gate . 
 J: 65      
 D: Let ’ s meet at nine o ’ clock .
 J: Great See you next Saturday
 D: See you.

      "Most episodes (经历) of absent-mindedness -- forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room -- are caused by a simple lack of attention," says Schacter.  "You are supposed to remember something, but you haven't encoded (编号) it deeply."

      Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don't pay attention to what you did because you are involved in a conversation, you'll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your wardrobe (衣柜). "Your memory itself isn't failing you," says Schacter.  "Rather, you didn't give your memory system the information it needed."

      Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness.  "A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago," says Zelinski , "may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox." Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that.

     Visual clues can help prevent absent-mindedness, says Schacter. "But be sure the cue (暗示) is clear and available," he warns. If you want to remember to take medicine with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table -- don't leave it in the medicine box and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.

     Another common episode of absent-mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why you are there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else.  "Everyone does this from time to time," says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and you'll likely remember.

57. What is absent-mindedness mainly caused by?

   A. Lack of interest.   B. Lack of attention  C. Walking into a room. D. Visual clues.

58. Which of the following is an absent-minded symptom?

   A. Walking into a room to find where you are.  

B. Leaving the clue in the medicine bottle.

   C. Forgetting to drop a letter into the mailbox. 

 D. Reciting sports statistics 30 years ago.

59. What can help prevent absent-mindedness?

   A. Trying to remember something as much as possible. 

B. Returning to where you were.

   C. Encoding something deeply in your mind.  

D. Showing more interest in something.

60. According to the two experts, what can help people to remember

   something?

   A. Cues.        B. Bottles.          C. Environment.         D. Statistics.

   An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire.

   The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He did a bad job and used low quality materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.

   When the carpenter finished his work, the employer came to inspect the house. The employer handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you."

     What a shock!  What a shame!  If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built, none too well.

     So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted (注意力分散的) way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized it, we would have done it differently.

     Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived wonderfully and with dignity. The motto on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and choices you make today.

53.How does the writer develop the passage?

  A. Making comparison.                    B. Giving examples

C. Setting scenes                         D. Following time order.

54.According to the author, what is important for a person's future development?

  A. Preparation.       B. Choice.     C. Attitude.         D. Family.

55.Why couldn't the carpenter focus on his work?

  A. Because he didn't put his heart into the work.  

B. Because he was not satisfied with his employer.   

C. Because he was an absent-minded and careless man.

 D. Because he was anxious to enjoy family gatherings.

56. Which of the following can best tell the meaning of the story?

  A. Well begun is half done.              B. There is no place like home.  

 C. Take life as it comes.                 D. Start well and end well.

                           Scottish Islands Airports

   Many of the larger Scottish Islands have airports on the smaller islands. This makes island travel a lot easier across from the mainland of Scotland and between islands. Flying over the islands gives you a bird's-eye view on clear days.

                             Orkney Islands Airport

   Kirkwall Airport is 3 miles east of Kirkwall itself. Scheduled flights largely by Loganair/British Airways to and from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness Sumburgh on Shetland are serviced by Kirkwall Airport. The inter - island flight between Papa Westray and Westray is the shortest scheduled flight in the world lasting a mere 2-3 minutes!  If you make the journey you get a certificate to prove you've made it.

                     Outer Hebrides Airports Western Isles

   Stornoway Airport, four miles east of the town, is the main airport for flights to the Western Isles. Flights to Stornoway run direct from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness. There are two other airports serving the Outer Hebrides islands. Benbecula airport is on the west coast of the island.Barra Airport is actually on a beach--the only beach airport in the world handling scheduled flights.

                             Islay Airport

   Islay has its own small airport. British Airways/Loganair schedule regular flights to Islay from Glasgow International Airport. Islay Airport is on the south west of the islands beside a seven mile beach. There is a gift shop at the air- port. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-12:30 and 1:30-6:15 pm; Sat 9:30-10:30 am; Sun 5:30-6:30 pm.

                        The Oban to Colonsay Air Service

   You can now fly direct to the Isle of Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides from Oban Airport. Flights between Oban and Colonsay operate twice daily on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Extra flights between Oban Airport and Colonsay also run during termtime on Saturdays and Sundays.

49. How many airports are introduced in the text?

   A.4          B.5          C.6              D.7

50. If you complete the shortest journey between Papa Westray and Westray,_______

   A. a paper will be given to you as a proof of your flight   

B. the three-mile-long trip will benefit you a great deal   

C. you can enjoy the scenery of the whole Scotland

   D. you can buy a gift for your family at the airport

51.Which of the following airport is the only beach airport offering scheduled flights?

   A. Kirkwall Airport    B. Stornoway Airport    C. Barra Airport   D. Islay Airport

52.If you travel to Colonsay from Oban during term time, you'd better leave on______.

  A. Monday or Tuesday              B. Wednesday or Thursday 

C. Tuesday or Thursday             D. Friday or Saturday

　 The most frequent reason why people don't make any money blogging is quite obvious： They do not work enough for it. Lots of people tend to think they just have to put some content online, fill it with Adsense ads and wait until they make money. Seriously, if it were that easy, everyone will have at least one website. Blogging is a job, and often a full- time job. If you want to make money online, you'll have to work with passion.

　 This is unfair, but true. When a website is young (i. e. less than one year old), it is harder to rank high on search engines and to get people's attention. If you own a young website and work a lot, don't worry. Money will come later.

　 Some people work a lot and with passion, but their blog posts suck(糟透了). When you're a beginner, it is normal to make some mistakes. But if your blog exists since about one year, if you work a lot but do not see good effect, you'll have to improve your skills. In order to write better blog posts, pick the leader blog and study how it succeeds, how many posts the author writes per week, how the author improves the blog, etc.

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45. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A. Doing little work with passion can make money online. 　

B. Put some content online and you will make money.

C. Doing enough work with passion can make money online　

D. Blogging is a part-time job that can make you rich easily.

46. The second paragraph mainly aims at_______.

A. foreign websites　 B. home websites　　

C. old websites　 D. young websites

47.The underlined word "traffic" in the last paragraph refers to

　 A. the number of people, who read your blog　

B. the number of cars and buses on the road　

C. the number of people who surf the Internet

D. the number of computers people have today

48. What’s the best title for the passage?

　 A. Reasons Why You're Making Money BIogging

　 B.Reasons Why You're Not Making Money Blogging

　 C. Skills That You Can Depend on to Improve Your Blogs　

D. It's Easy to Make Money by Writing Blogs