December 21st of 2012 is a special day，______ people all over the world will remember forever.

A. it                               B. one                          C. this                          D. that

— A second，please. I have another call coming through.

— ______ . I’m not in a hurry.

A. Enjoy yourself B. Leave me alone C. Do as you like D. Take your time

国内某英文报招聘兼职记者，报道2012年伦敦奥运会。假设你是新华中学的李华，目前在英国做交换生，想应聘这份工作，请按下列要点写一封自荐信。

1.个人情况：熟悉本地情况，有相关工作经历。

2.能力优势：英语好、爱好体育、善于交往、团队合作等。

3.承诺：保证按要求完成任务。

注意：1．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2．词数：100左右。开头已写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：交换生exchange student

Dear Sir / Madam,

I’m writing to apply for the job as a part-time reporter for the London Olympic Games．____________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Look forward to your early reply!

                                                                     Yours,

                                                                 Li Hua

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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

       增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

       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10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My parents and I went to the park on last Sunday．There were lots of visitors stood in front of the ticket window．We waited a long time and buy three tickets．In the Tiger Mountain of the park, I was too eager to see the fierce frightened animals that I quickened my steps through the crowd．Unfortunate, I got separated from my parents．I had hard time looking for him, but I had no luck．Wandering in the park, I felt alone without any companions．Worse still, I had no money, so I had to walk home, covered as much as 5 kilometers．

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。

     71      You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you.        72      The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.      

If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings.         73        

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn, but you aren’t very ambitious.      74         This means that you enjoy having a good time.

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality.    75     　. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.

A. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.

B. You know your strengths and weaknesses.

C. Normally people seldom change their sleeping position.

D. Everyone has got two personalities — the one that is shown to the world and the other that

is secret and real.

E. Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up.

F. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.

G. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position.

Famous centenarians（百岁老人）still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire．"Those who stand still, die," is one of Oliveira's favorite phrases．He knows from experience what it means, as the Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession．Every year, Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project．"You have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away," he said．When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some humility: "It's down to mother nature．It gave to me what it took from others．"

Being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character．Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens．

Along with the architect Oscar Niemeyer （103）, Nobel laureate Montalcini （101） and director Kurt Maetzig （100）, Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation．

Another master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer．The 103-year-old Brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor．"The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few," said Niemeyer recently．He spends almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a gallbladder （胆囊） operation he composed a samba tune （桑巴舞曲） in the clinic．

Another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters．The Dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works．Recently Heesters said: "I want to be at least 108-years-old．" He also plans to keep performing．"Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a "good stage role"．

Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: "Progress is created through imperfection．" In 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor．She's convinced that humans grow on challenges．

With so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high achievers．

67．From the first two paragraphs, we can see ______．

　 A．being active at 102 is achievable for everybody　

　 B．Oliveira owes his long life to his mother’s help

　 C．social skills and wisdom are difficult for the senior

D．being fit in old age is a matter of luck and character

68．By saying "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?” in Paragraph 5, Heesters shows us he ________．

　 A．wants to sit or lie in comfort　　　　　　　　　　　

B．is willing to work till he dies

　 C．is waiting for people to pick him up　　　　　　

D．prefers to give performance at home

69．In the passage so many examples were given to show ________．

A．old age is a big problem if you want to succeed

B．as a senior citizen, you have to be open-minded and optimistic

C．old age can not prevent a great person from achieving a lot

D．old people should never think of themselves as old

70．In the writer’s opinion, the architect Oscar Niemeyer is not ________．

A．pessimistic　　　 B．optimistic　 　　　　　 C．positive　　 D．delighted

VOIP stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol. It is also referred to as IP Telephony. It is another way of making phone calls, though the ‘phone’ part is not always present any more, as you can communicate without a telephone set. VOIP is especially popular with long distance calls. The main reason for which people are so massively turning to VOIP technology is the cost. VOIP is said to be cheap, but most people use it for free. Yes, if you have a computer with a microphone and speakers, and a good Internet connection, you can communicate using VOIP for free.

There are basically three ways of using VOIP. One is to have a PC on both communicating sides; another is to have a phone on one side and a PC on the other and the third is to have two phones.

VOIP is a relatively new technology and it has already achieved wide acceptance and use. There is still a lot to improve and it is expected to have major technological advances in VOIP in the future. It has so far proved to be a good candidate for replacing the POTS (Plain Old Telephone System). It, of course, has drawbacks along with the numerous advantages it brings; and its increasing use worldwide is creating new considerations surrounding its regulations and security.

The growth of VOIP today can be compared to that of the Internet in the early 90’s. The public is getting more and more conscious of the advantages they can get from VOIP at home or in their businesses. Advertising campaigns, which are present everywhere on the net, are contributing a lot towards the popularization of VOIP which not only gives facilities and allows people to save, but also generating huge income for those who dived early into the new phenomenon.

63.More and more people would like to use VOIP because of __________.

A. its speed         B. its cost         C. its convenience          D. its advance

64.The author writes the passage mainly to ________.

A. ask readers to buy the new type of production.

B. tell us how fast the modern technology is developing.

C..teach the readers how to use VOIP.

D. introduce a new type of IP technology---VOIP

65.We can infer from the text that ______.

A. most users are not sure of the quality of the present VOIP        

B. the Internet will be replaced soon by VOIP

C. VOIP will soon be more popular

D. VOIP is a new technology comparatively

66. The underlined word “drawbacks” in the third paragraph most likely means_________.

A. advantages    B. disadvantages      C. side effects       D. benefits

Name: Off the Beaten Path

Cover price: $30.00

Our price: $l9.80

The best-selling Reader’s Digest travel book has 40% new content including over 200 new sites, over 200 new full-color photographs, and all-new, up-to-date maps. It spotlights over l, 000 of the United States’ most overlooked must-see destinations.

Name: Container Gardens by Number

Cover price: $l5.95

Our price: $9.49

A unique book contains 50 easy-to-follow container designs. Each design provides a simple numbered planting plan that shows exactly how to create each display, with an instruction of the finished planter and in-depth (深入的) plant information. The plans are easy to follow and for any type of living space or garden.

Name: Best Weekend Projects

Cover price: $l7.95

Our price: $l3.96

Choose from 80 unique ideas to create an extraordinary living space. The projects are practical, as well as attractive, and will improve your home and yard and can be made in a weekend. These 80 well-designed projects are presented in a clear, easy-to-follow style that addresses readers in an accessible, user-friendly tone.

Name: l80l Home Remedies

Cover price: $40.00

Our price: $29.96

Plenty of health complaints can be handled at home. Each and every remedy will be tested by a doctor to make sure it is safe and sound.

Dozens of conditions are covered, from headaches, sunburn, bad breath, and blisters (水泡) to allergies (过敏), and hiccups (打嗝).

60. You can most probably read the passage in a ________.

A. travel guide　　　　　 B. newspaper　　　　　 C. reference book　　 D. textbook

61. Which of the following could help you to improve your home environment?

　 A. Off the Beaten Path & l80l Home Remedies.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 B.. l80l Home Remedies & Container Gardens by Number.

　 C. Container Gardens by Number & Best Weekend Projects　　　　　　　　　　　

　 D. Best Weekend Projects & Off the Beaten Path.

62. What’s the purpose of the passage?

　 A. To share his opinion about the books with readers.

　 B. To advise readers to buy these books.

　 C. To share the pleasure of reading with readers.

　 D. To advise readers to read more in spare time.

A Leeds University psychology professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britains forgive their enemies．

       “The hatred(憎恨) we hold within us is a cancer,” Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease．

       More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London─a course he says is the first of its kind in the world．

       These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart．

       The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight．

       The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hatred in these people. “People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness,” he said, “People confuse forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one．”

       Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed．

       “The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with,”said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project．

       Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people “want to get free of the past”．

56.From this passage we know that        .

A.high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred

B.high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

C. people who suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies

D. without hatred，people will have less trouble connected with blood pressure and

heart disease

57.People going to Hart’s first 20-week workshop        .

A.enjoy the professor’s speech

B.learn how to quarrel with others

C. meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop every night and learn how to relax

D. are aware that their hatred is a poison that could finally end up harming themselves

58.According to Professor Ken Hart,        .

A.most people are living with hatred

B.people should attend his courses to forget the past

C. people with a bitter memory can learn to have a positive attitude towards the past

D. forgiveness means forgetting the bitterness

59.Which could be the best title for the passage？

A  Hart and his team   

B. .Britains learn to forgive

C.Forgive and forget   

D.Hatred, a poison to you

I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will．

In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston．My dad and I 36 a room with two double beds and a bathroom was too 37 for a 15-year-old girl and her father．Dad’s second marriage was 　38 and my stepmother had 　39 us both out of the house the previous week．Dad had no　 40_ what to do with me．And that’s when my other family 　41 ．

Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home 　42 their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to．I 　43 with them for the next seven years．

Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s． She 　44 I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs．Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders． 45　 I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 46 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too．

When Su and I 47 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school．Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years．

The Beaches knew 48 about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su．When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _49 his kids．Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely 　50__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy．I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me．

51 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical （愤世嫉俗的） woman．They gave me a（n） 52 that allowed me to grow and change．They kept me from being paralyzed by my _53 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart．

I 　54 family．For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 55 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10．

36．A．lived 　　　　　　　　 B．shared 　　　　　　　　 C．possessed 　　　　　　 D．bought

37．A．cheap 　　　　　　　 B．noisy 　　　　　　　　 C．small 　　　　　　　　　　 D．limited

38．A．in trouble 　　　　　 B．in sight 　　　　　　　 C．in place 　　　　　　　　 D．in parts

39．A．struck 　　　　　　　 B．removed　　　　　　　 C．kicked 　　　　　　　　　 D．knocked

40．A．plan 　　　　　　　　　 B．choice 　　　　　　　　 C．chance 　　　　　　　　　 D．idea

41．A．looked after 　　　 B．showed up 　　　　 C．turned over 　　　　　 D．came across

42．A．so 　　　　　　　　　　 B．because 　　　　　　　 C．until 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．while

43．A．worked 　　　　　　 B．traveled 　　　　　　　 C．lived 　　　　　　　　　　 D．learned

44．A．worked out 　　　 B．called up 　　　　　　 C．watched out 　　　　　 D．made sure

45．A．As long as 　　　　 B．As far as　　　　　　　 C．As soon as 　　　　　　 D．As many as

46．A．change 　　　　　　　 B．problem 　　　　　　 C．conflict 　　　　　　　　 D．difference

47．A．set off 　　　　　　　 B．left for　　　　　　　　 C．entered into 　　　　　 D．admitted into

48．A．all 　　　　　　　　　　 B．little 　　　　　　　　　 C．something 　　　　　　 D．nothing

49．A．supply　　　　　　　　 B．teach 　　　　　　　　 C．encourage 　　　　　　 D．raise

50．A．different 　　　　　　 B．unfair 　　　　　　　　 C．easy 　　　　　　　　　　 D．hopeful

51．A．Thanks to 　　　　 B．In spite of 　　　　　 C．Except for 　　　　　　 D．But for

52．A．home 　　　　　　　　 B．house 　　　　　　　　 C．ability 　　　　　　　　　 D．lesson

53．A．choice 　　　　　　　 B．failure 　　　　　　　　 C．past 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．present

54．A．doubt about 　　　 B．call on 　　　　　　　　 C．center on 　　　　　　　 D．believe in

55．A．born 　　　　　　　　 B．accepted 　　　　　　 C．educated 　　　　　　　 D．deserted