Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? Have yon been doing internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can't you be bothered to do?

       A study into how lazy British people are has found men than half of adults are so lazy they'd catch the lift rather than climb two fights of stairs.

       Just over 2000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health．Britain’s largest health charity. The results were astonishing．

       About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.

       More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus．Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.

       This led the report to conclude that it'8 no wonder that one in six children m the UK are classified as obese （very fat） before they start school．

       Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said: "People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake．but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too.

       “If we don’t start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become become too unfit to perform even the most rudimentary of tasks.”

       And Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the mo．t inactive city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, follow．d closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%．

       The results cause serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady crease for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year．

1．What causes children in the UK to be, obese?

       A．Eating ready meal                          B．Watching TV

      C．Doing Internet shopping                   D．Being lazy

2．What can be inferred from the passage?

       A．British people are too lazy to do anything．

       B．internet shopping will do harm to your health．

       C．Many people would not run to catch a bus in Britain．

       D．People should be more active and take regular exercise to keep fit．

3．Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

       A．One sixth of British people use remote control when watching TV．

       B．People will benefit not only themselves but their families by getting fit．

       C．Fatness can cause diseases such as heart disease and cancer．

       D．More people get obesity-related illnesses now than 40 years ago．

4．What does the underlined word rudimentary most probably mean?

       A．basic                B．serious               C．vital                   D．hard

5．All the following are among the most lazy cities in the UK except _____．

       A．Glasgow          B．Birmingham        C．Nuffield           D．Southampton

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意, 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　　Peter took his girl friend to a 　1　for dinner．The head waiter 　2　them two menus and 　3　their order．Judith chose soup, chicken 　4　vegetables, cheese and biscuits．．．Peter ordered soup fish and chips, then chocolate ice- cream．

　　　Peter　 5　rather afraid of that waiter 　6　his fine suit． The man knew 　7　about food; and he 　8　Peter's order, “You'll have fish, sir, ”he said, “with French fries．”

　“Er-yes, ”said Peter, “yes, that's 　9　．”French fries?　10　that was the mo-dern name 11 chips, but Peter wasn't sure．

　　　The dinner was very nice．Judith ate 　12　hers, but Peter couldn't quite finish his．(The French fries were 　13　just potato chips．)The head waiter brought the 　14　．

　　　Peter knew at once that 　15　was wrong．There was a mistake in the bill．On the menu chicken and vegetables cost 　16　60 pence．But on the bill it was￡　　 1．60．The bill ought to be ￡ 2．00 　17　, not ￡ 3．00． What was he going to do? Ought he 　18　 the waiter? Or say nothing and just 　19　?

　　　He continued to talk to Judith, 　20　he was feeling uncomfortable．The head waiter was looking hard at him, and Peter's face grew 　21　“Perhaps he's right, ”Peter thought, “and I 　22　．What will Judith think if I make another?”

　He called to the waiter．The man smiled and came slowly across the room．Peter 　23　him the bill and three pound notes．

　“Thank you, sir”, he said．“I hope you 　24　the meal．”

　　　Peter stood up quickly, and Judith and he went out．In the street Judith said, “I left 10 pence under my plate 　25　that nice head waiter．”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．A．resturant	B．shop	C．market	D．hotel	[　　]
2．A．carried	B．sent	C．took	D．brought	[　　]
3．A．asked	B．waited for	C．made	D．gave	[　　]
4．A．with	B．for	C．or	D．but	[　　]
5．A．looked	B．seemed	C．felt	D．become	[　　]
6．A．on	B．to	C．for	D．in	[　　]
7．A．many	B．a lot	C．quite a few	D．little	[　　]
8．A．corrected	B．got	C．took	D．received	[　　]
9．A．fine	B．nice	C．good	D．right	[　　]
10．A．Surely	B．Always	C．Perhaps	D．Usually	[　　]
11．A．for	B．to	C．with	D．in	[　　]
12．A．some	B．a 　　 little	C．all	D．a 　　 few of	[　　]
13．A．nearly	B．almost	C．hardly	D．in 　　 fact	[　　]
14．A．menu	B．drink	C．cookie	D．bill	[　　]
15．A．nothing	B．something	C．all things	D．anything	[　　]
16．A．only	B．more than	C．as much as	D．almost	[　　]
17．A．completely	B．one by one	C．altogether	D．separately	[　　]
18．A．tell	B．to tell	C．telling	D．told	[　　]
19．A．leave	B．keep silent	C．sit there	D．pay	[　　]
20． A．but	B．and	C．for	D．when	[　　]
21．A．cold	B．cool	C．hot	D．pale	[　　]
22．A．forgot	B.made a mistake	C．was correct	D．didn't see the menu	[　　]
23．A．gave	B．threw	C．left	D．got	[　　]
24．A．finished	B．didn't like	C．had	D．enjoyed	[　　]
25．A．by	B．on	C．for	D．with	[　　]

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

The 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Mo Yan for his writing that mixes folk tales, history and the modern events with hallucinatory realism（魔幻现实主义）, the Swedish Academy announced.

The 57-year-old is the first Chinese resident to win the prize. Only one other Chinese-language writer has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Gao Zingjian was honored in 2000. However, he is a French citizen.

Mr Mo said he was “overjoyed and scared” when he learned he had won the award. He will receive his Nobel diploma, a medal and more than one million dollars at a ceremony in Stockholm in December.

China is celebrating the victory of this native son. Minutes after the award was announced, millions of Chinese expressed pleasure and pride for Mo Yan on social media websites. Senior CPC leader Li Changchun has congratulated Mo Yan on winning the 2012 Nobel Literature Prize. Li says in a letter to the China Writers Association that Mo’s winning of the prize reflects the prosperity and progress of the Chinese literature.

His real name is Guan Moye. Mo Yan means “Don’t Speak.” The writer said he chose the name to remember to stop his tongue from getting him in trouble. Mo Yan’s novel Red Sorghum first became a cable hit on the big screen both at home and abroad in 1987. The film was directed by Zhang Yimou and marked the acting start of Gong Li.

As a productive author, Mo has published dozens of short stories, with his first work published in 1981. Mo Yan’s other major works include Big Breasts and Wide Hips, Republic of Wine and Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out.

1.What is the main characteristic of his works? (No more than 13 words)

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2.How did Mo Yan feel when he was informed of the winning news? (No more than 5 words)

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3.Why did he name himself Mo Yan? (No more than 9 words)

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4.Please explain the underlined phrase “became a cable hit” in English. (No more than 5 words)

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5.What does Mo Yan’s winning of the Nobel Literature Prize show? (No more than 10 words)

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 Mo Yan, a famous Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature at the end of the year 2012. We learn that success         the person with a never-give-up attitude.

A. drives out        B. takes over          C. belongs to        D. look up

 

莫言获得诺贝尔奖后得到极大的关注和赞誉，很多出版社愿意将莫言的作品选入中学语文课本。然而，此事引起了热议和争论。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你对此事的看法，以刊登在校报Happy Teens栏目。

 

赞同	★ 能获奖，小说一定写得好 ★ 激发自豪感，鼓励学生喜欢文学 ★  ．．．．．．
反对	★ 有的作品可能不适合中学生阅读 ★ 课本选材不应该只看作者是谁 ★  ．．．．．．
你的观点	（1） ．．．．．．  （2） ．．．．．．

 

注意：（1）逐一陈述所有要点，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

（2）词数：150左右。开头已写好，不计入总词数。

（3）作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

After Mo Yan was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, many publishing houses would like to include some of his works into textbooks for high school students. This has caused a lively discussion and a heated debate.

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