—You could have turned to Mr. Smith, for he is always helpful.

—Yes, a whole day ______.

A. was wasted　　 B. had been wasted　　 C. would be wasted 　D. will be wasted

 It really puzzles me that sometimes my parents encourage me ________some friends and discourage me _________ with others.

A. staying with; to go                    B. to stay with; from going 

C. staying with; from going               D. to stay with; to go

 There are many reasons for animals ________ but the most important one is the part ________ humans have played.

A. die out, that    B. dying out, that   C. died away, which    D. dying down, which

 Mr. Smith is ______ to attend the party to be held next Wednesday.

A.possible       B. probable       C. likely             D. seemingly

—John will probably be late for the train, won’t he?

—_________. There’s little time left.

A.No way　 　 B. No wonder　　 C. No problem　 　 D. No doubt

请根据以下提示，结合生活中的一个事例，就“乐观”这一话题，用英语写一篇短文。

Optimism always leads to happiness, health and success while pessimism, by contrast, results in hopelessness, sickness and failure. That’s because optimists and pessimists deal with the same challenges and disappointments in very different ways.

注意：

1、无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；

2、除诗歌之外，文体不限；

3、内容必须结合生活中的一个事例；

4、文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

5、词数为120左右。

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阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上。

71．With students       too much homework, some educators appealed to the public to pay more attention to their physical health. (burden)

由于学生背负着沉重的家庭作业的担子，一些教育家呼吁公众多关注他们的身体健康。

72．The British government made very complete tax laws,             .(round)

英国政府制定了不能绕开的完备的税制。

73．Although my original idea doesn’t think, it’s           to decide the plan. (up)

虽然我的本意是不想的，但这个计划不由我来决定。

74．It was because he experienced the unusual turns and twists of his career         .( resolve )

    正是他经历了职业生涯的起起伏伏后，他才决定退休的。

75．Only if you have stayed with Mr. Smith for a period of time            . (see)

只有你与史密斯先生呆了段时间后，你才能看透他。

76．Obama won his reelection on November 7,2012,           his dream.(live)

    奥巴马在2012年11月7日赢得了总统连任，实现了他的梦想。

77．You          tell the truth, we will have faith in you.（swear）

如果你发誓说实话，我们就会相信你。

78．I failed my driving test. If only I          the chance. (seize)

我考驾照失败了，要是我抓住了这次机会多好啊！

79．          the builder several times, he signed the contract at length. （negotiate）

与建筑商协商了几次后，他最终签了这个合同。

80．Besides defeating China in trade, the presidential candidate, Romney, ensured the smooth employment of graduates in his speech, but more than one citizen           his claims then. (sceptical)

除了在贸易上击败中国外，总统后选人罗姆尼在他的演说中还确保毕业生的顺利就业，不止一个市民当时就对他的说法表示怀疑。

  While some scientists overlook the existence of a sixth sense for danger, a new research from Washington University in St. Louis has identified a brain area that clearly acts as an early warning system and helps us adjust our behavior to avoid dangerous situations.

   "Our brains are better at picking up not obvious warning signs than we previously thought," said Joshua Brown, PhD, a research associate in psychology in the Feb. 18 issue of the journal Science.

   The findings offer exact scientific evidence for a new way to form a concept of the complex control processes taking place in and around the ACC, a brain area located near the top of the frontal lobes(耳垂) and  along the walls that divide the left and right hemispheres(大脑半球).

   "In the past, we found activity in the ACC when people had to make a difficult decision, or after they make a mistake," Brown said. "But now we find that this brain area can actually learn to recognize when you might make a mistake, even before a difficult decision has to be made. So the ACC appears to act as an early warning system—— it learns to warn us in advance when our behavior might lead to a negative outcome, so that we can be more careful and avoid making a mistake."

   By providing a clearer picture of the cognitive mechanisms(认知结构) by which we self monitor and control our behavior, the study is an important step in efforts to develop more effective treatments for mental illnesses. It also provides a new way of understanding inappropriate behaviors that often accompany mental illnesses.

   "Our results suggest how injury of the ACC mechanisms can lead to breakdowns in the early warning system, so that the brain fails to stop or control inappropriate behavior ahead of time," said Brown. "On the other hand, in those persons with mental disorder, the ACC might warn of an upcoming problem even when no problem is in the existence."

    Known to be an important part of the brain's control system, the ACC is believed to help adjust between cold, hard, fact-based reasoning and emotional responses, such as love, fear or expectation.

68. According to the passage, the ACC____________.

A. refers to the sixth sense for danger           B. deals with obvious warning situations

C. connects the left and right hemispheres       D. sends warning messages in advance

69. The new research is beneficial because it ________ .

A. provides a new way of avoiding mistakes

B. adjusts emotional responses in time of danger

C. helps find better treatments for mental illnesses

D. assists people in predicting and avoiding danger

70. The new research helps us understand _________.

A. why we are likely to make mistakes when the ACC is badly injured

B. why people with mental illnesses usually have so many strange behaviors

C. how the ACC works when something dangerous happens

D. how our brain warns us of failure in advance

Do you have any skiing equipment you no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.

In March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India，which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year，and only accessible (可通行的)via a frozen river．We also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School:

“Despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes，skiing hasn’t traditionally been used as a means of transport by the locals，largely because trees don't grow here, so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skis．In 1995, a group of British scientists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski School in Padam．The school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people. Among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved education—children often find it difficult to get to school through the deep snow—and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the future．So far，more than 300 local people have received training，and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis.”

But what we weren't able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out for old skiing equipment—particularly of a size suitable for children—and, I thought. Now the European ski season is drawing to a close，there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment you'd like to see go to a good home．If that's the ease you can get in touch with the school via their website www.zanskarski school.org.

63. What's the purpose in writing the text?

A. To ask people to give away their skis to the school

B. To attract more tourists to the area

C. To appeal to more locals to attend the school

D. To raise money to develop this area

64. The local people don't use skiing to go about because             .

A. it is against the local custom       

B. trees are in the way of the skiing route

C. they don't have the wood to make skis

D. it is dangerous to go skiing in this region

65. The Zanskar Ski School          .

A. has donated money to the local community

B. makes it easier for the students to attend school

C. provides special training to the tourists

D. has borrowed many skis from Europe

66. Who would be the most helpful to the school now?

A. Locals in Zanskar region．          

B. Students in the Zanskar Ski School．

C. People having old skiing equipment．

D. Tavellers enjoying skiing．

67. What can be the best title for the text?

A. An extraordinary region in India                   B. A popular sport—skiing

C. A good means of transport                      D. A home for old skis

   In the 1960s Walt Disney pictured in the mind a future utopian city with underground roads and a climate-controlled round roof. The real community of Celebration, Florida, built in 1999, applies the social and environmental goals of both Disney and the New Urbanism movement.

Disney and the New Urbanism have imagined communities that promote social and local communication. Celebration has a central Market Street district to reduce traffic and encourage social contacts. The idea is that if the downtown area is neatly and closely ranked, people will walk and meet their neighbors. Downtown events like arts festivals also bring citizens together. Narrow, tree-lined streets are "traffic calm"——with slower speed limits——to encourage bicycling and walking.

   Moreover, housing in Celebration includes both single- and multi-family houses that encourages socialization. Apartment buildings are located close to downtown, and houses are built close together with small yards. They feature entrance halls to encourage citizens to socialize.

   "Many aspects of that kind of design are really aimed at maximizing social communication between citizens, not just on the streets but also in community institutions that are very much a part of public life there," says Andrew Ross, a New York University professor who lived in Celebration for one year.

   Utopian communities such as Celebration are also designed with environmental protection in mind. The town itself is built on 4,900 acres surrounded by a 4,700 acre protected greenbelt. The greenbelt parks, and common areas accommodate native wildlife and animals.

   High-rise office and apartment buildings provide close office and living space in a small geographic area in order to reduce urban sprawl, the spread of today's cities onto nature areas.

Buildings also minimize environmental influence by using cooling; and electric systems with insulated (绝缘的;隔热的) glass, cooling towers, and energy-saving lamps.

   "The town more or less borrows very heavily from New Urbanist principles...to create environmentally friendly alternatives to sprawl and to create communities around people rather than vehicles," Ross said.

59. Celebration mentioned in the passage is a ___________ .

A. city offering living spaces                     B. community promoting socialization

C. special occasion in the market                  D. downtown area with high buildings

60. The purpose of holding art festivals mentioned in Paragraph 2 is to _________ .

A. exhibit art works                                     B. attract artists for profits

C. encourage communication                    D. reduce downtown traffic

61. The underlined word "sprawl" in Paragraph 6 may be replaced by "_________".

A. expansion             B. organization          C. restriction           D. exploration

62. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?