1 . Antarctica (南极洲) is like no other place in the world.It is _______. It is very big. It is like the United States and Australia together. Antarctica is the _______ place in the world. The temperature is sometimes -1250F (-87℃). August and September are the coldest months because there is no _______.

Antarctica is the highest continent, about 10,000 feet high. Antarctica also has very strong winds. The wind sometimes _______ as fast as two hundred miles an hour. It is also the driest place in the world.

Antarctica is also _______. There are huge glaciers (冰川) and ice everywhere. A glacier is an area of ice that _______ slowly. The ice and glaciers are beautiful. But most plants and land animals cannot _______ on the ice. There are no trees, no rivers, and no cities in Antarctica.Only penguins and other sea birds live there.

Antarctica does not _______ any one country._______, every country owns Antarctica. More than twenty countries have stations in Antarctica. A station is a place where scientists do experiments. The ________ are the only people who live in Antarctica.

Life on an Antarctica station is ________. It is like life on a space station. The sun shines for six months, and then it is ________ for six months. People usually have problems with sleeping and eating. They eat more ________ they are not busy.In an emergency, it is hard to get ________. Once, an American doctor Nielsen realized she was ________. She had cancer. It was winter, and airplanes could not ________ in Antarctica. Dr. Nielsen had no choice but to ________. An airplane dropped medicine to her, and she ________ herself. Several months later, Dr. Nielsen ________ to the United States to get special medical help.

Today, ships go to Antarctica during the summer months from November to February.People want to ________ this unusual place，but they don’ t want to live there!

1.

A．strange

B．flat

C．terrible

D．unique

2.

A．greatest

B．cleanest

C．coldest

D．worst

3.

A．sun

B．air

C．water

D．food

4.

A．comes

B．blows

C．rises

D．drops

5.

A．empty

B．dangerous

C．noisy

D．important

6.

A．forms

B．happens

C．shakes

D．moves

7.

A．remain

B．produce

C．live

D．change

8.

A．depend on

B．compete with

C．appeal to

D．belong to

9.

A．Above all

B．In fact

C．For example

D．On average

10.

A．scientists

B．hunters

C．fishermen

D．sailors

11.

A．hard

B．interesting

C．normal

D．active

12.

A．day

B．night

C．vacation

D．winter

13.

A．while

B．so

C．though

D．because

14.

A．messages

B．replies

C．help

D．relief

15.

A．alone

B．anxious

C．sick

D．hungry

16.

A．land

B．remain

C．stand

D．fly

17.

A．continue

B．stay

C．work

D．adjust

18.

A．took pride in

B．felt sorry for

C．paid attention to

D．took care of

19.

A．referred

B．traveled

C．returned

D．drove

20.

A．remember

B．visit

C．control

D．save

2 . We have two very good TEEL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) teaching opportunities available in Tetouan，northern Morocco with a privately owned English language school which was founded in 2011 and follows British courses.The new teachers needed by the school will begin to work on October 1st,2016.

Overview

•Teach children from the ages of 7 or even younger to adults.

•Teach all levels of English from beginner to the advanced.

•Teach conversation classes.

•Teaching hours will be 6 to 40 hours a week depending on student enrollment(登记人数)．

Salary & Benefits

•Provide accommodation：a small furnished apartment near the school，which is close to the center of the city and transport links.

•Share an apartment with another teacher.

•Each teacher will have his/her own bedroom but has to share a bathroom with another teacher.

•Electricity and water bills will be paid by the teacher.

•Receive weekly salary based on Moroccan standards of living of 600 dirhams(迪拉姆) a week.

Class for children

•All students are local Moroccan students who live in the surrounding area.

•Our school uses Macmillan books.

•We have three terms in a year and each term consists of 15 weeks.Classes are mostly in the evening from 5 pm to 9：30 pm；however，some morning classes are also available，which are usually classes for housewives.

•There are no classes on Saturdays.

Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree (any field)．

•Native English speaker.

•Teaching experience preferred.

To apply，please email us with a copy of your information：jobs @eslstarter.com.

1. We can learn from the passage that a teacher         .

A．will not give lessons on Saturdays

B．will have to teach 50 hours a week

C．can use electricity and water for free

D．will share a bedroom with another teacher

2. Which of the following are needed for an applicant?
a．His/Her mother tongue is English.
b．He/She is a university graduate.
c．His/Her major is English.
d．He/She has some teaching experience.

A．a，b，c	B．b，c，d
C．a，b，d	D．a，c，d

3 . A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she _______ play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill._______ she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and _______all day about how wonderful and exciting   _______must feel to live there.

At the age when she gained some _______ skill and sensibility (识别力), she _______ her mother for a bike ride _______ the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go，_______ her keeping close to the house and not   _______ too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew________ where she was heading! ________ the hill and across the valley, she rode to the ________ of the golden house.

________ she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path________to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she ________ that all the windows were ________ and rather dirty.

So ________and heart­broken, she didn't go any further. She ________， and all of a sudden she saw an amazing ________. There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she________ that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her house.

1.

A．might

B．should

C．would

D．must

2.

A．Unless

B．Although

C．Since

D．But

3.

A．dreamed

B．worried

C．asked

D．shouted

4.

A．this

B．that

C．it

D．which

5.

A．different

B．scientific

C．musical

D．basic

6.

A．begged

B．blamed

C．invited

D．paid

7.

A．inside

B．outside

C．through

D．along

8.

A．insisting on

B．relying on

C．arguing about

D．wondering about

9.

A．traveling

B．running

C．riding

D．walking

10.

A．madly

B．rapidly

C．exactly

D．possibly

11.

A．Over

B．Down

C．Around

D．Beside

12.

A．windows

B．steps

C．center

D．gate

13.

A．Until

B．As

C．While

D．Because

14.

A．getting

B．introducing

C．leading

D．moving

15.

A．felt

B．learned

C．concluded

D．found

16.

A．transparent

B．bright

C．plain

D．wide

17.

A．anxious

B．angry

C．serious

D．sad

18.

A．turned around

B．cheered up

C．settled down

D．dropped in

19.

A．hill

B．valley

C．background

D．sight

20.

A．imagined

B．decided

C．realized

D．guessed

4 . “Mama，when I grow up，I’m going to be one of those！” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three.It was the first time that my______took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training.As I grew older and was______to more，my interests in the world of dance______varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a______in the company never left me.In the summer of 2005 when I was 18，I received the phone call which made that dream a______； I became a member of the company______back to 1925.

As I look back on that day now，it surely______any sense of reality.I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief______I was halfway through rehearsals(排练) on my first day.I never actually______to get the job.After being offered the position，I was completely______.I remember shaking with excitement.

Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change，it did not come without its fair share of______.Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week，I found it vital to______up the material fast with every last bit of concentration.It is that extreme______to detail(细节) and stress on practice that set us______.To then follow those high­energy rehearsals______a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day，I discovered a new______of the words “hard work”．What I thought were my physical______were pushed much further than I thought______.I learned to make each performance better than the last.

Today，when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great______of being a part of，not only as a member，but as a dance captain，I see a______that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow—and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.

1.

A．hobby

B．plan

C．dream

D．word

2.

A．connected

B．expanded

C．exposed

D．extended

3.

A．rarely

B．certainly

C．probably

D．consistently

4.

A．director

B．trainer

C．leader

D．dancer

5.

A．symbol

B．memory

C．truth

D．reality

6.

A．bouncing

B．dating

C．turning

D．tracking

7.

A．lacks

B．adds

C．makes

D．brings

8.

A．while

B．since

C．until

D．when

9.

A．cared

B．expected

C．asked

D．decided

10.

A．motivated

B．relaxed

C．convinced

D．astonished

11.

A．challenges

B．profits

C．advantages

D．adventures

12.

A．put

B．mix

C．build

D．pick

13.

A．attention

B．association

C．attraction

D．adaptation

14.

A．apart

B．aside

C．off

D．back

15.

A．over

B．by

C．with

D．beyond

16.

A．function

B．meaning

C．expression

D．usage

17.

A．boundaries

B．problems

C．barriers

D．efforts

18.

A．necessary

B．perfect

C．proper

D．possible

19.

A．talent

B．honor

C．potential

D．responsibility

20.

A．victory

B．trend

C．tradition

D．desire

5 . That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother_______me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning,  _________,I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the _________, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something _________ in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I _________ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its _________ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He _________ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already _________ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts _________my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) __________ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern __________would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed__________ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, __________ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then __________ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of__________ in the way he seemed to be doing things— __________the windscreen, then standing back to admire it; scrubbing the wheels and __________, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a __________ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a __________if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ________ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.

1.

A．forces

B．allows

C．causes

D．forbids

2.

A．otherwise

B．therefore

C．however

D．besides

3.

A．parking lot

B．bus stop

C．school

D．market

4.

A．interesting

B．surprising

C．awful

D．useful

5.

A．noticed

B．recognized

C．called

D．assisted

6.

A．back

B．handle

C．wheel

D．seat

7.

A．searched

B．left

C．moved

D．wandered

8.

A．stopped

B．started

C．intended

D．finished

9.

A．crossed

B．slipped

C．disturbed

D．inspired

10.

A．attractive

B．shiny

C．simple

D．expensive

11.

A．repairmen

B．businessmen

C．drivers

D．cyclists

12.

A．busy

B．content

C．careful

D．bored

13.

A．waving

B．looking

C．laughing

D．pointing

14.

A．about

B．for

C．with

D．like

15.

A．worry

B．respect

C．sympathy

D．pride

16.

A．cleaning

B．fixing

C．replacing

D．covering

17.

A．still

B．yet

C．again

D．soon

18.

A．lesson

B．subject

C．skill

D．fact

19.

A．business

B．living

C．success

D．right

20.

A．tired

B．doubtful

C．fearful

D．ashamed

6 . “I find myself glancing at my watch to see how long I’ve been standing in line,” she said. “Everywhere I go, I notice if the dumpster gates are open or if there’s trash in the parking lot.” Ms. Clark is a “mystery shopper”, one of thousands of contract workers that companies hire to pretend as regular customers in order to judge customer service, cleanliness and whether a store is selling a product that meets company specifications.

Mystery shoppers can be found or, rather, not found, everywhere from restaurants and automotive shops to convenience stores and department stores. They play a constant cat-and-mouse game with store and restaurant employees and managers. However it’s not all fun and games. Once in the field, a mystery shopper will typically visit several stores or restaurants per hour, taking mental notes while inside, then jotting down physical notes after they leave.

It’s important for mystery shoppers to be as exact as possible, because the client companies are looking for data they can use to improve their service. The questionnaire won’t say, “Does the trash can need to be emptied?” What an educated shopper will say is, “The trash can to the left of the front door was overflowing with 10 pieces of trash on the ground.” Companies don’t need opinion but facts.

Nowadays mystery shoppers are armed with a number of high-tech devices, such as a digital scale and a digital thermometer, as well as a handheld PC for recording the entire experience. It’s a challenging job but a rewarding one. Mystery shoppers can be full time or part time, but the full-time workers tend to stick to standard mystery shopping while part-timers often choose the less complex reward-based programs. In those, the shoppers stay disguised only until the “shop” is finished, and then reveal themselves to the store management and award prizes to employees who provided excellent service.

To be a mystery shopper, it’s important to be a good observer, but sometimes it’s important to have the right profile, too. Companies often hire shoppers from particular backgrounds to better blend in with clients’ regular customers. If a secret shopper will be sent in, for example, to do a high-end automotive shop, the candidate must have a particular profile that meets a high-end, luxury car-type buyer profile. “It’s a challenge to perform your shop without being discovered,” Ms. Clark said, “because most of the people that we work for are very aware of the mystery shopping program.”

1. According to the text a “mystery shopper” would not have to________.

A．sign a contract with the employer	B．travel a lot around the city
C．provide exact facts to the company	D．fill in questionnaires

2. We learn from the text that Ms. Clark_________.

A．visits some shops regularly and sometimes does something special

B．pretends to be a shopper and evaluates the services

C．is a government official looking into the services

D．is a manager of a company offering good services

3. People are willing to become a mystery shopper mainly because they can_________.

A．get the best service and get paid at the same time

B．play a cat-and-mouse game with shop employees and managers

C．do the job either full time or part time and get paid well

D．observe clearly what happens in the shops

4. What does the underlined word “those” in the 4th paragraph refer to?

A．The shops where the mystery shoppers go.

B．The less complex reward-based programs.

C．Part-time jobs.

D．Excellent services.

7 . Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small ____in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo ____somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out ____and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be ____ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I ____my plans with my dad, he ____ as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous ____from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my ____ three days now, but there was an inner ____going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I ____ could make it. The other part of me was ready to ____ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another ____who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey____ by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of ____ . It encouraged me not to ____ .
As I listened to my ____artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was ____ around me for miles. ____, that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with ____ that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however ____ it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.1.

A．meeting

B．party

C．conversation

D．lecture

2.

A．flight

B．interview

C．trip

D．performance

3.

A．instructions

B．maps

C．magazines

D．newspapers

4.

A．walking

B．biking

C．flying

D．running

5.

A．shared

B．compared

C．prepared

D．changed

6.

A．left

B．sighed

C．agreed

D．cried

7.

A．stories

B．hobbies

C．skills

D．spirits

8.

A．home

B．school

C．hotel

D．office

9.

A．request

B．activity

C．battle

D．discussion

10.

A．certainly

B．reasonably

C．usually

D．really

11.

A．turn

B．reply

C．prove

D．adapt

12.

A．driver

B．jogger

C．bicyclist

D．pilot

13.

A．slowly

B．alone

C．patiently

D．worriedly

14.

A．humour

B．direction

C．satisfaction

D．balance

15.

A．calm down

B．break down

C．speed up

D．give up

16.

A．personal

B．favourite

C．professional

D．successful

17.

A．nobody

B．everybody

C．anything

D．everything

18.

A．Firstly

B．Eventually

C．Actually

D．Fortunately

19.

A．wounds

B．cuts

C．dots

D．bites

20.

A．boring

B．difficult

C．complex

D．confusing