My parents had ________ me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us.

   A. argued          B. shared       C. raised           D. quarreled

We hope one day all the violence and poverty will be ___________ in the whole world and we can live a really harmonious life.

A. put out         B. given out       C. wiped out        D. left out

The minute I saw my former classmate, his name simply ________me , and I stood there not  knowing how to address him.

A. chocked          B. failed           C. escaped          D. confused

The 9th ASEM Summit, held in Laos in November 2012, was aimed at developing Asia-Europe cooperation to         world economic growth.

A. demonstrate       B. promote     C. dominate    D. proceed

Drug taking and gambling affect all_________of family life.We should stay away from them since young.

A. strengths             B. directions        C. aspects         D. advantages

The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _____ for a meal to be cooked.

A. reserved             B. swept      C. decorated            D. laid

书面表达

从南京“彭宇案”开始，社会就陷入“助人恐惧”中，最近，你们班就“是否应该帮助陌生人”展开了讨论，同学们就这一话题意见不一，你的看法如何？你认为怎样才能让爱心回归社会，建立人与人之间的信任？请根据讨论结果，以“Should We Help Strangers?” 为题写一篇短文。

注意： 1.词数150左右； 　　　　　　　 2.开头已写好，不计入总词数；

3.覆盖所有要点，适当发挥；　　　 4.文稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。 　　

参考词汇： 美德 virtue

Should We Help Strangers?

We used to appreciate those who like to help strangers. But nowadays people tend to be very cautious of helping strangers. Recently our class had a discussion about whether we should help strangers.______________________________________________________________________

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 任务型阅读

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答卷上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。

Cross-Cultural Solutions (CCS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1995, widely known as the leading organization in the field of international volunteering, with more than 4,000 volunteers each year. CCS has a worldwide staff of more than 300 people, and operates in 12 countries, with administrative offices also located in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. It offers volunteer programmes in 12 countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.

Cross-Cultural Solutions’ volunteer programmes in China are located in Xi’an,  the crossroads of Western and Eastern China, and the starting point of the Silk Road. Culturally, Xi’an is a mixture of the ancient and modern worlds. Home to the famous terracotta army, Xi’an was once the imperial capital of China. The city’s ancient history is embodied by the huge stone walls that surround the city centre, originally intended to protect the city from invasion. In the modern world, Xi’an is the largest capital city in Central and Western China. Today, with a population of approximately eight million, this modern city still reflects its rich history and culture.

China’s diverse population is well represented in Xi’an’s Han and other minorities. Volunteering in Xi’an will provide you with opportunities to connect with individuals from a variety of backgrounds, exposing you to the wide scope of Chinese culture, one of the largest and most ancient cultures in the world.

Through our cultural and learning activities in China, you will see the work of local artists, visit the site of the famous ancient terracotta army, participate in weekly Chinese classes, and engage in lively discussions on Chinese culture and society. Activities may also include cooking classes or visits from experts in the practice of traditional Chinese medicine and a local painter skilled in the unique arts of Chinese painting and calligraphy(书法). Guest speakers may also cover topics such as Chinese folklore and traditional Chinese music. Many volunteers choose to participate in regular visits to local universities to meet with students interested in English conversation and cultural exchange.

CCS offers the following programmes in Xi’an, China:

t Volunteer Abroad---- two to twelve weeks

t Intern Abroad---- three to four weeks

t Insight Abroad---- one week

At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous（强壮的）. It has yet to reach its full size and strength. At this age the chance of death is least. Earlier, we were babies and young children, and consequently weaker; later, we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigor and resistance which, though unnoticed at first, will finally become so steep that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society and our doctors look after us.
　　This decline in vigor with the passing of time is called ageing. It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this way, that if we escape wars, accidents and disease we shall eventually "die of old age", and that this happens at a rate which differs little from person to person, so that there are heavy odds in favor of our dying between the ages of sixty-five and eighty. Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer---on into a ninth or tenth decade. But the chances are against it_, and there is an actual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and energetic we are.
　　Normal people tend to forget this process unless and until they are reminded of it. We are so familiar with the fact that man ages, that people have for years assumed that the process of losing vigor with time was something self-evident, like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes. They have also assumed that all animals, and probably other organisms such as trees, or even the universe itself, must in the nature of things "wear out". Most animals we commonly observe do in fact age as we do, if given the chance to live long enough; and mechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun, do in fact run out of energy according to the second law of thermodynamics (热力学). But these are not analogous to what happens when man ages. A run-down watch is still a watch and can be rewound. An old watch, by contrast, becomes so worn and unreliable that it eventually is not worth mending. But a watch could never repair itself---it does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction. We could, at one time, repair ourselves---well enough, at least, to overcome all but the most instantly fatal illnesses and accidents.　　

67. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. Our first twelve years represent the peak of human development.
B. People usually are unhappy when reminded of ageing.
C. Normally only a few of us can live to the eighties and nineties.

D. People are usually less likely to die at twelve years old.　　

68. The word "it" in the last sentence of Paragraph Two refers to ________.
A. remaining alive until 65.

B. remaining alive after 80.

C. dying before 65 or after 80. 　　

D. dying between 65 and 80.　　

69. What is ageing?　　

A. It is usually a phenomenon of dying at an old age.　　

B. It is a fact that people cannot live any longer.　　

C. It is a gradual loss of vigor and resistance.　　

D. It is a stage when people are easily attacked by illness.　　

70. What do the examples of watch show?　　

A. Normally people are quite familiar with the ageing process.　　

B. All animals and other organisms undergo the ageing process.　　

C. The law of thermodynamics functions in the ageing process.　　

D. Human's ageing process is different from that of mechanisms.

“REMOVE from friends.”

This is no ordinary button. One click and I have the power to erase a person from my life.

In late fall, I had around 400 friends on Facebook. Today, I have 134.

Click. Make that 133.

When Facebook first entered my life in 2005, I panicked that my friend count was too low. If I wasn’t properly connected, how would anyone see my clever quote(引语)? Who would wish me a happy birthday? I accepted and sent out friend requests without a second thought and soon accumulated 391 friends.

There is an appeal to being able to communicate with someone or just “thumbs(拨动手指) up” a photo rather than make real conversation.

“It’s comforting and it’s easy,” said Larry Rosen, a psychology professor at California State University, who studies the way people communicate online.” There’s a sense of belonging in it. It’s a sense of community in a generation where community has sort of (有点)disappeared.”

However, I don’t talk to half of these people in the online community. There are some I would avoid if I met them on the street.

Click. 132.

I decided to rid my account of any “friend” that…well, wasn’t. Sound easy? You try it.

Look at who you’re dealing with: family, friends, classmates, crushes(爱恋的对象), acquaintances…

With every click of the “Remove from friends” button, you risk burning a bridge, losing a contact and missing an opportunity. So every time I go to click the button, my heart hurts.

However, I’m not the only one who has experienced a Faceboook friend refreshing. The New Oxford American Dictionary announces its “Word of the Year” each year, and last year, “unfriend” made the cut (入围) (though I’ll still stick with “defriend”).

When I started my mission(任务), a few friends joined. Most were surprised by how easily they could cut hundreds of connections without thinking twice.

“Oh my God, I defriended like 600 people today. I feel so good!” my friend Sarah messaged.

Dana, a close friend from high school, and I battled it out to see who could get our counts lower. She wins at 123.

To some, it’s poor “netiquette(网络礼仪)” to defriend. But to me, it’s the stage of life when we hold onto the people who count, the people who impact you.

63. According to the article, what happens when you click the “Remove form friends” button?

A. A message is sent out to your online friends.

B. You accept someone as your online friend.

C. You send out a friend request to people.

D. The number of your online friends is reduced.

64. The writer worried about her friend count in 2005 because ______.

A. no one would wish her a happy birthday

B .it was the first time she had made friends online

C. she had only 391 online friends at that time

D. she was eager to make connections

65. What is Larry Rosen’s opinion?

A. People living in the same area are closely connected in everyday life.

B. Communication online helps people feel they are members of a group.

C. It’s easy for people to make and break new friendships online.

D. Today’s young people spend nearly all their time communicating online.

66. Which of the following is the best description of the underlined sentence?

A. I made new friends online while I removed some old ones.

B. Some friends cut the number of their online friends just like I did.

C. We competed to see who could remove the most online friends.

D. When someone removed me from a friends’ list, I removed him/her.