A sleepover (在外过夜的聚会) at Legoland Discovery Centre, at the Trafford Centre in Manchester, may sound like the perfect place to host your child's next birthday party — but it will set parents back more than ￡1,000.
All rides — Kingdom Quest Laser Ride, Merlin's Apprentice and Lego City Forest Pursuit — are open during the evening and supervision (监管) on these rides is provided at all times. The Lego Studios 4D Cinema is also open and guests have exclusive use of the Lego construction play area until 10:00 pm, which means you will have a good time and don't need to share any facilities with other groups.
But at ￡35 a head, with a minimum guest list of 30, it's unlikely to be something the average parent could afford, reports Manchester Evening News.
A Legoland spokesman said: "The sleepover package is aimed at groups such as boys between eight and ten, girls between six and eight and youth groups, however it is open to everyone within the terms of the offer. " There is a birthday room to use, and in regard to food, snack boxes can be purchased for the additional cost of ￡4.50. Guests are also welcome to bring along their own food and drinks, and there are storage facilities where they can be kept.
"Also we do have daytime party packages available, which are ￡15 per child midweek and ￡18 per child at the weekend. But these packages have a policy of a minimum of nine and a maximum of 21 people, due to room capacity. "
The spokesman continued, "Included in the price for these parties is the birthday cake, and children's meal of sandwiches, crisps, fruit juice, fruit and Haribo sweets. All attending adults also get a free hot drink and the birthday child gets a free group photograph."
Legoland says that the pricing for the sleepover package is based on overall operating costs of opening the centre exclusively for the group.
1. When you have a sleepover at Legoland Discovery Centre at the Trafford Centre, you can't have access to ________.

A．Lego City Forest Pursuit

B．the Lego construction play area

C．the Lego Studios 4D Cinema

D．Lego City Deep Sea Exploration

2. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word, "exclusive", in the second paragraph?

A．beneficial

B．unshared

C．accessible

D．combined

3. The sleepover at the Legoland Discovery Centre ________.

A．charges ￡35 per child at the weekend in daytime

B．charges￡4.50 for a birthday cake

C．is only open to groups

D．provides all people with group photographs for free

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Have a birthday party in Legoland

B．Some newly-introduced Lego toys

C．Activities you can do in Legoland

D．Have a sleepover away from home

Richard Branson, an English business magnate, has had great, global success. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which consists of more than 400 companies.
So what, I asked, is his most important secret to success? His answer was simple: look for the best in other people.
Throughout his life he's never thought ill of other people. He looks for the best and praises them. Branson at times seems almost not human. He's too good at what he does. No, great. Nearly perfect. When he starts something, he is very likely to succeed. He has fallen out with others though, like anyone else. He is human. He told me:"Life is short and the world is much smaller than one realizes. You are going to come across people time and time again in the most surprising places ... As a leader it's even more important to be out there praising and encouraging people. If you do fall out with somebody in life, even if you think it was their mistake, give them a call. Befriend them. Go out to lunch with them."
The greatest leaders in the world have taught forgiveness. Perhaps the most extreme example is Nelson Mandela who invited his former prison guard to his inauguration (就职典礼) and even had lunch with a man who in the past wanted him to be sentenced to death.
Life is too short. We are humans and sometimes we make mistakes and anger people. What defines us is not those who are able to avoid confrontation (对抗), but those who are able to deal with it. The human body is able to self-heal when we are cut. In that same manner, we must heal our past relationships.
Branson wins respect from those around him. A natural-born leader, he is always deep in thought and hungry for more; always one step ahead. And it was Richard Branson who taught me about forgiveness.
5. Richard Branson's success lies in his ________.

A．determination

B．efforts

C．judgment

D．generosity

6. The example of Nelson Mandela is mentioned to show ________.

A．he was one of the greatest leaders

B．he suffered a lot in prison

C．great people set a good example of forgiveness

D．the power of forgiveness is magical

7. What would be the best title for the text?

A．Invite your enemies to lunch

B．Richard Branson's success story

C．What is forgiveness?

D．The key to success

Deep in the wilderness of northern Kenya, two boys found a pair of crying cheetah cubs (猎豹幼崽). The cubs' mother had been killed by a lion. The cheetahs were only a few weeks old. In the wild, about 9 out of 10 cheetah cubs die before they are three months old. They are food for lions. But these cubs were so lucky that they were saved by their "heroes", who brought them to Jane and Ian Craig. The Craigs help save endangered animals at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
The Craigs nursed the cheetah cubs back to health — feeding them with bottles, sleeping with them, and comforting them. They named the cubs Sambu and Toki. But what would become of these cubs? How would they survive on their own? In the wild, cubs stay with their mothers until they are almost 2 years old. During that time, cheetah mothers teach their young how to hunt and how to protect themselves. The Craigs wouldn't be able to find a cheetah mother to teach the cubs. So they turned to a man named Simon King.
King has spent more than twenty years studying cheetahs. He gave them a nod of approval when hearing about this, though taking care of two baby cubs would take a huge amount of time. For two years, he would need to have them at his side most of the time. But he felt there was no other choice. And so, when the brothers were one month old, King became their father.
The brothers followed King everywhere. If they saw large dangerous and fierce mammals, King would growl at the cubs the way a mother cheetah would have, which was a signal for the cubs to stay away. They learned quickly. King taught the cheetahs to hunt using a toy rabbit as King pulled it around on a rope. With more lessons and training, the brothers began to hunt on their own. King is one proud father now.
8. What do we know about the two cheetah cubs?

A．They like the Craigs very much.

B．Their lives were in danger in the wild.

C．Their mother was killed by humans.

D．They were not afraid of lions.

9. What worried the Craigs?

A．There was no cheetah mother to teach the cubs.

B．The cubs were dangerous.

C．They had no time to take care of the cubs.

D．There was no living place for the cubs.

10. The cheetah brothers learnt hunting skills from ________.

A．Simon King	B．the boys
C．the Craigs	D．their mother

11. In which part of a magazine would we expect to find this text?

A．History	B．Science
C．News report	D．Nature

Adults are happy to tell their children that crusts (面包皮) will give them curly hair, carrots will help them see in the dark, and spinach will make them strong. Even though adults know it's not totally true, they think it's good for their children's health, a study had found.

In a study about 31 per cent of adults said they once told their children the curly hair tale, and 36 per cent said they'd been told the same thing by their mother or father. Among the over-50s, almost half said they'd been promised curly hair if they ate their crusts. A quarter of the 2,000 adults questioned in the study told their children carrots would help them see in the dark. This could be true to some extent because of the high levels of vitamin A and beta-carotene in root vegetables.

Another favorite among parents is that milk will make one strong. A third surveyed said their parents told them this, and about 29 per cent said they told their children the same thing. But while there is plenty of evidence to suggest milk is good for people's health, there are also a lot of scientific papers saying it isn't.

Thanks to Popeye, spinach is also fed to children, along with the idea that it will make them strong. While there is also some truth in this one, scientists now believe it is not the iron, but the inorganic nitrates (无机硝酸盐) that improve physical power.

One in seven of the surveyed admitted telling their little ones that runner beans will make them run faster, which is nothing more than wordplay and has no basis in science. Almost one in five adults were subjected to the same tale in childhood.

Just over one in 10 parents told their children green food would turn them into a superhero, and a quarter admitted hiding vegetables in meals.

Lyndsay Jones, spokesman for Persil Washing Up Liquid, said, "It's clear that the most persuasive stories about food are passed on from generation to generation. Our research shows that the ideas continue, and we tell our kids the same things our parents told us, even if they're not always entirely true."

Crusts may not make your hair curly, but there's plenty of research that says crusts contain more of the goodness than the rest of a loaf. Hopefully, as a result of our Cook with Kids promise, more parents will be encouraged to spend time with their children in the kitchen and teach them the truth about food.

12. We can know from Paragraph 3 that ________.

A．a third people are forced to drink milk by their parents

B．milk is beneficial to children's physical strength

C．there is doubt whether milk is helpful to people's health

D．about 29 percent people wish their children good health

13. Which of the following does Lyndsay Jones agree?

A．Adults are willing to teach their children as their parents did.

B．Most persuasive stories about food are false.

C．Stories about food shouldn't be passed on from generation to generation.

D．Parents can't make sure if some stories about food are totally true.

14. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．scientists think the iron in spinach helps children grow strong

B．parents are expected to tell children the truth about food

C．runner beans can really make children run fast

D．crusts are said to contain less nutrition than a loaf

15. How is the passage mainly developed?

A．By following time order	B．By making comparisons.
C．By giving examples	D．By analyzing causes.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。The Health Benefits of JournalingScientific evidence supports that journaling (or keeping diaries) provides unexpected benefits. The act of writing accesses your left brain, which is analytical and rational. While your left brain is occupied, your right brain is free to create and feel. In sum, writing removes mental blocks and allows you to use all of your brainpower to better understand yourself, others and the world around you.    16    Clarify your thoughts and feelings. Do you ever seem all mixed up inside, unsure of what you want or feel? Taking a few minutes to write down your thoughts and emotions will quickly get you in touch with your internal world.    17    By writing routinely you will get to know what makes you feel happy and confident. You will also become clear about situations and be able to recognize people who will not get on with you — important information for your emotional well-being.Reduce stress. Writing about anger, sadness and other painful emotions helps to release your feelings.    18    Solve problems more effectively. Typically we solve problems from a left-brained, analytical perspective. But sometimes the answer can only be found by involving right-brained creativity and intuition (直觉).    19    Resolve disagreements with others. Writing about misunderstandings rather than worrying about them will help you understand another's point of view.    20    In addition to all of these wonderful benefits, keeping a journal allows you to track patterns, trends and improvements and growth over time.

A．Know yourself better.

B．Achieve goals.

C．People have been studying whether the emotional release brings better sleep.

D．Writing affords the opportunity for unexpected solutions to seemingly unsolvable problems.

E．By doing so you will feel calmer and be able to stay in the present.

F．Begin journaling and begin experiencing the following benefits.

G．And you just may come up with a sensible resolution to the conflict.

完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As Apple fans paid attention to every detail, Twitter user, Pratiik Rege, joked that the Apple watch was set at 10:09 in all images because 10:10 was "just too mainstream." He actually may have been ____
You may not have ____ but the default setting (默认设置) in advertisements for many new watches is 10:10. Many well-known brands, ____ Rolex and Tag Heuer, set their watches to this time for their advertisements. Could Apple have set their watch at 10:09 to ____ they are ahead of the others? Perhaps, ____ a quick look at other watch advertisements suggests Apple is not the first to ____ the 10 past 10 time. That's because many companies show their watches at this time ____ for artistic reasons. It makes ____ therefore to adjust it by just a few minutes ____ this standard time according to what particular brands think____ their watch best.
However, it is thought that around 10 past 10 shows the watch at the best ____
If the logo is ____ underneath the 12, this time also has the advantage of "framing" the brand name between the two hands. It's also a symmetrical (对称的) time, making it _____ to the eye. Often manufacturers photograph the watch with the second hand in a position ____ emphasises this proportionality (均衡). Another favorite time with clock vendors has been 20 past 8, because of its symmetry. However, 10 past 10 is ____ to be a more "positive" time by brand experts, as it looks as if the _____ of the watch is smiling.
It's likely that Apple decided to set its time at 10:09 to ____ itself within watch-making tradition. It may just be a minute in time, but 10:09 is further ____that Apple is taking its new watch very seriously, This is not being ____ to as a "smart watch"; this is a watch that both wearable tech and the watch industry should take ____21.

A．smart

B．right

C．honest

D．lucky

22.

A．believed

B．discovered

C．noticed

D．known

23.

A．inviting

B．approving

C．connecting

D．including

24.

A．pretend

B．predict

C．suggest

D．announce

25.

A．but

B．because

C．and

D．so

26.

A．be interested in

B．catch up with

C．turn away from

D．take away from

27.

A．hardly

B．probably

C．surely

D．purely

28.

A．sense

B．mistakes

C．efforts

D．trouble

29.

A．around

B．from

C．through

D．behind

30.

A．concerns

B．suits

C．adapts

D．prepares

31.

A．color

B．place

C．time

D．angle

32.

A．carefully

B．directly

C．confidently

D．correctly

33.

A．confusing

B．surprising

C．pleasing

D．annoying

34.

A．which

B．what

C．when

D．where

35.

A．defined

B．supposed

C．determined

D．thought

36.

A．time

B．frame

C．face

D．heart

37.

A．plan

B．establish

C．create

D．finish

38.

A．instruction

B．understanding

C．explanation

D．evidence

39.

A．referred

B．remembered

C．asked

D．required

40.

A．hopefully

B．seriously

C．successfully

D．Strictly

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
I found a website about some qualities that are likely to lead to success while    41    (surf) the Internet. I think the following qualities are essential if you want to succeed. One is never to give up; this is also called perseverance, which I think is of great importance. You must have faith    42    yourself and try your best to realize your dreams. You need to be focused rather than being    43    (aim). Another quality that    44    (help) you succeed is the ability to do and think about things in new and different ways. Most    45    (success) people are not as conventional as the people around them.    46    others see failure, they see possibility. Where others see a closed door, they see    47    open window. To get success, you may find it important    48    (see) how they have achieved success. You will be inspired by learning from them. Practising is just as important if you want to succeed, because practice makes perfect. Finally,    49    (honest) is fundamental as you climb the ladder of success. People who are dishonest    50    (rare) succeed.

短文改错
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处语言错误，每句中最多两处。 每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
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。
Nowadays more and more people are going abroad on holiday, some of whom even goes on holiday two or three times a year. In my opinion, there are two type of holidaymakers. The first kind always goes to seaside resorts. Their only aim is to have good time sunbathing. They spend their days on the sunshine and their evenings in getting drunk, and then slept soundly. This kind of traveler just needs to pack a pair of sunglasses together with everything that he needs it. The others kind of holiday maker goes to other countries to increasing knowledge of foreign lands. They make use of the chance to take photos, so a good camera is absolute essential. For them, going on holiday is educational. This kind of traveler will move from place to place every few days, enjoying the local food and get a proper feel of a place.
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61. 书面表达
假设你是李明，你想邀请你的笔友Tony来益阳旅游。请给他写一封信，为他介绍你的家乡益阳。要点如下：
1. 空气和水质量好，绿化面积大，环境未被破坏，气候宜人，是全国宜居城市；
2. 民风淳朴，益阳人民热情好客；
3. 特色食物与景点介绍，如擂茶，周立波故居等。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 切勿逐字翻译，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：擂茶grinding tea   周立波故居 former residence of Zhou Libo
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