She looked at the pretty vase I bought at the market and said it was a real _____.

   A. command       B. debate            C. bargain            D. reception

 Betty has a very tight _____ this weekend so she has turned down the dinner invitation.

   A. schedule             B. headline                  C. outline                   D. incident 

Vivek opens up the window of his room and feels the fresh air of the morning. This is a very special day in his life. He is enjoying himself, recollecting all the efforts he has taken to see this day in his life.

    Vivek, an engineering graduate, was rejected from selection 12 times. After every attempt he learned something new about his personality and corrected his mistake. He believed that his failure was not defeat but an important step to achieving his goal. He prepared and practiced well and got through in his 13^th attempt (the number which everyone believes is unlucky). Vivek has proved that there is nothing called luck but sincere effort is what takes one to success.

    Vivek, from all his previous experience he had faced during the selection process, had taken it as a challenge to perform well during his training period. He believed in himself and completed his training in style.

    Vivek wears white uniform and is ready for the Passing Out Parade. He has marched all his life to perform at the Indian Naval Academy. Vivek’s parents are present to see their getting commissioned as an officer. They are also proud of their son for his achievement.

    Now vivek marches up the stage to receive the Sword of Honor Award from the Naval Chief. Vivek’s achievement is something really great and the whole crowd becomes delighted and excited when Vivek’s story is narrated to the world. Vivek has given this moral（寓意）to the world: After every dark night there is bright sunlight.

[写作内容]

   1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

   2. 以约120词就“坚持与成功”这个主题谈谈你的看法，内容包括：

           (1) 坚持与成功的关系；

(2) 简述你或者你周围的人因为坚持而最后取得成功的例子；

(3) 如何才能做到坚持下去。

 [写作要求]

1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

你接受了校报的邀请，为其用英语写一篇人物介绍。

写作内容：

请根据以下表格的信息，介绍一位名人。

*《红高粱家族》Red Sorghum Clan;    **《酒国》The Republic of Wine;   ***《生死疲劳》Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out;  ****2012年诺贝尔文学奖 The 2012 Nobel Prize for literature;  *****虚幻现实主义hallucinatory realism;  ****** 文学素质literary quality.

[写作要求]

只能用5个句子表达全部内容

[评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。以下为几则招聘广告：

A. The candidates will be expected to drive new business through telephone sales. However, the role does include meeting clients face to face, attending industry events, managing one or two members of staff, finding new advertisers and gaining repeat business from existing clients. Therefore, we are looking for sales professionals with media sales backgrounds, and experience in managing a team.

B. Bright Social Care Agency is calling for experienced support workers who can take care of adults with autism to register for work as soon as possible. The duties of this post include interacting with the service user, promoting independent living, and assisting with personal care. Therefore, the applicants should have experience as a support worker and good interpersonal skills. If you’re interested, please send your CV to beca@hotmail.com.

C. Balfor Education is looking for teachers who are dedicated to children’s learning and able to manage a classroom efficiency. We offer flexible teaching assignments that meet your own requirements and have a number of strong relationships with many schools. The ideal candidate should have the qualifications for a teacher and have knowledge of the National Curriculum. A flexible and friendly attitude is also an essential quality.

D. Tutor Doctor is looking for experienced and capable English tutors. If you have relevant experience of tutoring or teaching and know how to get the very best out of your students in a 1 to 1 situation, then we would love you to join the Tutor Doctor team. Also, you must have the passion and capability to help others learn and fulfill their potential. Most tuition happens between 4:30 pm and 8 pm of weekdays, and at weekends.

E. The client is looking for experienced, reliable caring individuals to look after physically sick adults in their own home. You are required to follow all rules and regulations in relation to care, and perform such other duties as may reasonably be required. You must be self-motivated, flexible, caring and sensitive to the needs of others and to the sick.

F. I run a small local family magazine which relies on adverting revenue, and I need someone to help sell advertising space for the magazine. This job would ideally suit someone who used to work in sales and now needs to work hours that fit around school hours and sports days. The job won’t make you rich but it will give you the opportunity to work your own hours, from home, in an enjoyable role for a well respected magazine.

请阅读以下几位求职者的相关信息，然后匹配适合他（她）的工作。

61. Henry is a high school student in America. He used to do many kinds of jobs when he was a young boy, such as selling newspapers and magazine. He does not want to depend on his parents for his pocket money or waste his time hanging round at weekends. He is fond of communicating with strangers and has developed some selling skills.

62. Miss Harrison has worked in a newspaper agency for five years. She was responsible for the advertisements in the newspaper and for a work team consisting of five members. She gave up her previous job because she had to move with her husband to a new city. She is good at dealing with strangers.

63. Anna is a college student whose major is English. Since she came to college, she has begun to work as a tutor. This term, she still would like to work as a tutor after classes and at weekends. Without the experience of being a real teacher, she doesn’t have the confidence to manage a big class, and she just wants to teach one or two students each time.

64. Julie had been teaching in an elementary school for many years. Immediately after she graduated from a normal college, she got a Qualified Teacher Certificate. She likes teaching young children and has no problem managing a big class. She gave up her work two years ago because she had to take care of her children. But now she hopes to take it up again.

65. Having worked as a nurse in a big hospital for years, Susan knows how to take care of patients. She does not like to stay home alone in her retirement, as her husband died of cancer years ago and all her children work in other states. She is fully aware of the needs of the patients who are suffering from physical illness.

A lot of interesting things have happened in the past several months as people from all walks of life learn how to stretch their money. A lot of changes have been accelerated by the fuel shocks during the summer of 2008; in a lot of ways we seem to be reverting to the frugal(economical) sensibilities of a past generation. More people are choosing to be more picky when they swipe their credit cards even if that means not buying things until they have money in their bank accounts, the days of the $0-down mortgage(抵押贷款)seem to be murdered, and there is a lot more acceptance of environmentally-friendly technologies that promise to reduce our overall dependency on foreign oil even if it means taking a hit to the excesses that used to define our quality of living.

An interesting new trend being taken by small businesses is the practice of offering discounted prices to customers willing to pay in cash. This is not the same as paying “under the table”---rather, the store saves its merchant processing fees and passes those savings on to the customers. The idea is a good one in principle---paying in cash forces consumers to take stock of what they are spending as much as it saves stores from transaction(交易) fees.

  Of course there are drawbacks to the plan. When people pay in cash, they tend to be more conservative with their spending since they tangibly(really) feel their money leave their possession. That will cause stores to lose profits because customers will think twice before buying high—margin “impulse” products at checkout whereas before they might not have thought twice before charging it. Increased volume of cash handling opens stores to loss through employee theft at the till(抽屉), not to mention controls that need to be put into place to count and deposit physical currency.

Our family has saved a fortune by switching to cash. When getting to the bottom of your change jar means no more purchase power until your next pay period, you really start to appreciate the fine art of merchandising(做买卖) and the expertise applied to make you want to buy more and more. Cold hard cash feels more organic, and helps us to appreciate the effort it takes to maintain our lifestyle.

56. From the passage, we can learn that __________.

A. customers are in a more favorable position by paying in cash.

B. people will not be allowed to use their credit cards if there is no money in their bank account.

C. people have adjusted their way of living to the new situation.

D. people are living better than before by paying in cash.

57. By saying “people from all walks of life learn how to stretch their money”, the author means that _________.

A. people walk to work in order to save money.

B. people of all professions learn to make the best use of their money.

C. people of the whole society learn to earn more money.

D. all people learn to extend money so that it is worth more.

58. When the customers pay their goods in cash, the stores will be affected in the following ways EXCEPT ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­___________.

A. the sale of their goods will decrease as the customers are more reluctant to buy things.

B. there is a potential danger of money loss by their staff.

C. it brings a burden to the stores as they need to deal with the cash.

D. the stores make less money as they need to give some money back to the customers.

59. What caused people to start to use cash instead of credit cards?

A. The rising prices.  B. High unemployment.   C. The fuel shocks.   D. The economic crisis.

60. What’s the author’s attitude towards the practice of paying in cash?

A. Approving        B. Ridiculous      C. Uninterested          D. Opposed 

This is our country, America. The country where everyone is supposed to have a shot at financial success. The country of dreams and ambition. Yet, caused by the endless pursuit of individual profit, our country is a mess. And we owe it all to capitalism.

     We live in a society where people are forced to live without health coverage. A country where the poor can hardly feed themselves while the rich decide which one of their 10 homes to stay at for the night. All of these sad things arise out of capitalism.

     Sadly, our country values little more than money. It motivates our decisions and even influences entire political parties. We have gotten to the point in society where a human life comes secondary to our financial security. Any rational society would value life above all else and realize that health is a basic human right. Yet in our world, money comes first.

I never once have claimed to be an economist and have no interest in debating the financial advantages of any economic system. Yet socialism surely looks better than what we have.

If we lived in a socialist society, we would be a country without such an unfair wealth distribution. We would value friendship over business and we would treat one another as humans. Most importantly, however, is that money would stop controlling our lives and we could act how humans should act.

    Capitalism has created an “every man for himself” existence. Everything is a battle for limited resources and fuels. We have become so accustomed to the life value that we will do whatever we have to look out for ourselves. Yet is this really the kind of life we want?

We have become so illusioned. We are tired of the misdirection. All economic systems have their issues, but I feel like ours is turning our country into something it shouldn’t be. The good of man falls secondary to money. In our world, it is all about dollars and cents, which, unfortunately for most, makes no sense.

51. In the author’s opinion, the root cause of the present situation in his country is __________.

A. money     B. people’s value     C. social unfairness     D. social system 

52. According to the passage, which is NOT the characteristic of capitalism?

A. individualism                        B. endless pursuit of wealth  

C. humanism                            D. great gap between the rich and the poor

53. How does the author feel about his country?

A. concerned             B. angry              C. skeptical         D. hopeless   

54. Which of the following would the author agree with?

A. Life should be placed at the top of our considerations.

B. Socialism is perfect.

C. Health is equally important as wealth.

D. The pursuit for wealth should be restricted.  

55. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. How to Save America                   B. Capitalism Is in Trouble

C. Why Is America in Trouble           D. America Is in Trouble  

This is an old tale. It’s the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of straw and one made of sticks. The only house left standing was the one made of bricks. Now there is new evidence to suggest that houses built with bales of straw can be very strong. They are also environmental.

Pete Walker is a professor at the University of Bath in Britain. He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bales and hemp material.

   During the next twelve months the team will study the effectiveness of these materials in home building. Professor Walker says there are many good reasons for using straw.

   Professor Walker says that one of the benefits is that it’s a relatively inexpensively renewable material that’s readily available.

  According to Professor Walker, straw takes in carbon dioxide as it grows. So it can be seen as having no harmful effects on the environment. He says straw helps the environment in other ways.

   Professor Walker: “The straw bale walls are relatively thick and so all that straw provides very good thermal(of heat)  insulation. So we make buildings that require very little heating in the winter or indeed very little cooling in the summer. So they require very little additional energy.”

  Professor Walker says this reduces home operating expenses. It also reduces the effect on the environment. He says the current interest in straw bale houses is a direct response to the problem of climate change.

  David Lanfear owns an eco-friendly home building service in the United States called Bale on Bale Construction.

  He says he laughed when some friends first told him about houses built of straw. But after doing his own research, he learned that building with straw bales made a lot of sense. He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted.

To build the houses, he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw. Next he coats the walls inside and out with layers of clay plaster. He says the common ideas about straw houses continue, including stories about the threat of fire. Mr. Lanfear says straw bale houses have done well when tested for fire resistance. And he says his builders use the same building methods as traditional builders to keep out rain.

David Lanfear: “We use what we call good shoes and a good hat, and that would be a solid foundation and a really good roof.”

46. The function of the story in the first paragraph is to _____________.

A. amuse the readers  

B. introduce the topic of this passage  

C. help the readers to recall their childhood memory

D. remind the readers that bricks are no longer the best choice for building

47. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word “insulation” in paragraph six?

A. protection       B. condition         C. transmission           D. expansion

48. What’s David Lanfear’s attitude towards the straw houses at last?

  A. Doubtful      B. Approving     C. Defensive     D. Negative

49. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the house built with straw bales?

A. It is environmentally friendly.

B. The supply of its building materials is easily guaranteed.

C. It is comparatively economical.

D. It is free from fires.

50. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Professor Walker is still not very sure about whether the straw bales and hemp material are as useful as they expect.

B. According to Professor Walker, climate change contributes to people’s present attention to straw bale houses.

C. People’s idea about the straw houses remains the same.

D. The straw bale house built by David Lanfear share the same method to keep out rain as the traditional ones. 

Dear Rudyard Kipling,

Father has consistently tried to instill(灌输) a sense of being a man in me ever since I was very young. When I reached the age of twelve he began taking me to his auto body shop. He told me this tough job would build me into a man of character. But this all changed a year ago when my mother passed away and stumbled upon your poem, If.

My mother was the person who could understand me. If I ever got tired during my work hours at the shop I could call her to come and pick me up. It was my mother who instilled the love of literature and languages in me. My mother spoke six languages fluently and had thousands of books, which still sit in the attic of our house. It was in this “library” of hers that I picked up a book of poetry from a cold metal shelf and found your poem, If.

   Because of the death of my mother I felt alone, as if I belonged to no family. The image of a man was completely shattered when I saw him break down and cry, which looked so pathetic（凄惨的）and “unmanly” compared to his usual stoic（禁欲主义者）and emotionless countenance. Yet I remained silent remembering the golden words: “If you can keep your head when all about you/ Are losing theirs and blaming it on you… you’ll be a Man, my son!”

If reminded me to remain calm and “keep my head” because I wanted to be a man and wanted to be the one supporting my family. I sacrificed my ability to compete in a winter sport so that I could stay home and cook for my family and clean the house. My father saw this and our relationship has grown much stronger. He finally respected me for who I was and told me he was proud to have a man for his son. Through this poem, I realize that to be a man is not about putting weights on a barbell（杠铃）but rather putting the weight of others on your back.

  Your poem was so much more than just a simple list of guidelines or morals that some see it as; it really changed my life and my relationship with my dad.

41. According to the passage, what kind of person does the author’s father expect him to be?

A. A person who will shoulder responsibilities.

B. A person who knows how to earn a lot of money.

C. A person who knows how to do housework.

D. A person who respects his parents.

42. Who does the underlined word “him” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. the character in the poem                     B. the author’s father  

C. the author                                          D. an unknown person

43. According to the passage, a man in the author’s mind would have the following qualities EXCEPT _________.

A. responsible             B. calm               C. caring             D. enthusiastic

44. We can learn from the passage that ___________.

A. the poem has helped to improve the relationship between the author and his father

B. the author would not know how to help his family without the poem

C. the author’s father must have read the poem as well

D. the author’s mother had told him about this poem before

45. The author has written this letter to ___________.

A. share with Rudyard Kipling his sadness resulting from the death of his mother

B. show his appreciation for the positive influence the poem has brought to him

C. share his opinion on the poem

D. tell Rudyard Kipling how he got the poem

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为3l—40的相应位置上。

Two things I did may have caused people 31  (think) that something is wrong with me. The first was when my wife asked me to have the sitting-room clock 32  (repair). I drove into the market place of our little town and, clock under arm, entered a shop. Only it was the meat shop.  33  my thoughts far away, I stood staring into the shop-keeper’s eyes. I 34 (be) his customers for a long time and the good man smiled at me.

   This went on for several very long seconds before I realized where I was. There is no doubt that I should have calmly bought a pound of meat,  35  I merely nodded briefly and left.

 The other man in my town who probably thinks I am mad is Mr. Smith. Some years ago he was manager of Mead’s Shop, and he and I knew each other quite well. One day, he 36 (stand) in the doorway of his shop when I passed. My brain was on some distant problem and my eyes stared into space.

   “Hello, Mr. Herriot,” I heard his voice. I turned a blank gaze on him—I just had no idea 37 he was though his face was familiar. Then I saw 38  word “MEAD” in foot-high letters above the shop window.

   “Good morning, Mead,” I cried heartily and continued my way. I had gone only a few steps before I realized that my greeting had been 39 (polite). I turned back and said to him again, “Good morning, Mister Mead.”

   It was only when I had turned the corner of the street that I realized, too late, 40 his name was Tony and the time was late afternoon.