1 . Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.
What to Expect
The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.
Accommodation Zones
Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential (居住的). Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. It is very convenient to travel in London by underground.
Meal Plans Available
♢ Continental Breakfast
♢ Breakfast and Dinner
♢ Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner
It’s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal (谷物类食品), bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee.
Friends
If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host’s permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.
Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes
Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much.
1. The passage is probably written for ______.

A．hosts willing to receive foreign students

B．foreigners hoping to know British culture

C．travelers planning to visit families in London

D．English learners applying to live in English homes

2. Which of the following will the host provide?

A．Room cleaning.	B．Medical care.
C．Free transport.	D．Physical training.

3. According to the passage, what does Continental Breakfast include?

A．Dessert and coffee.	B．Fruit and vegetables.
C．Bread and fruit juice.	D．Cereal and cold meat.

4. Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?

A．To experience a warmer family atmosphere.

B．To enrich their knowledge of English.

C．To entertain friends as they like.

D．To enjoy much more freedom.

2 . For some people,music is no fun at all. About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusic.” People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes(音调). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.

As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inability to enjoy music sets them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in withdrawal and social isolation. “I used to hate parties,” says Margaret,a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.

Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesn't involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can't see. certain colors.

Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed(诊断). For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert, I just say,” No thanks, I'm amusic,'“says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”

1. Which of the following is true of amusic?

A．Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them.

B．They love places where they are likely to hear music.

C．They can easily tell two different songs apart.

D．Their situation is well understood by musicians.

2. According to Paragraph 3, a person with “defective hearing” is probably one who ___________.

A．dislikes listening to speeches

B．can hear anything nonmusical

C．has a hearing problem

D．lacks a complex hearing system

3. In the last paragraph, Margaret expressed her wish that __________.

A．her problem with music had been diagnosed earlier

B．she were seventeen years old rather than seventy

C．her problem could be easily explained

D．she were able to meet other amusics

4. What is the passage mainly concerned with?

A．Amusics' strange behaviours.

B．Some people's inability to enjoy music.

C．Musical talent and brain structure.

D．Identification and treatment of amusics.

3 . Nicholas Winton，a British saved 669 children from the Nazis，was awarded the highest civilian honour in the Czech Republic on Tuesday．
Winton，now 105，was presented with the Order of the White Lion by the Czech president in a special ceremony at Prague Castle．
Winton，who has often been nicknamed “the British Schindler”，organised the transportation and settlement of 669 children over nine months before the Second World War broke out in September 1939．Most of those he saved were Jewish children living in then-German occupied Czechoslovakia whose families were later imprisoned or murdered in concentration camps．
Winton gave a speech during the ceremony．He said，“I want to thank you all for this enormous expression of thanks for something which happened to me a long time ago．I am delighted that so many of the children are still about and are here to thank me．England was the only country at that time willing to accept unaccompanied____．I thank the British people for making room to accept them，and of course the enormous help given by so many of the Czechs who were at that time doing what they could to fight the Germans and to try to get the children out．’’
In the same ceremony，the Order of the White Lion was also presented to his grandson Nicholas Soames in honor of Sir Winston Churchill．They are the only British citizens to receive the award，after Margaret Thatcher and the Queen．Presenting the award，the Czech President，Milos Zeman said．“It is a great pleasure to present this award to two great personalities of the UK．I am only ashamed it has been awarded so late—but better late than never．”
1. Why has Winton been called“ the British Schindler”?

A．Because he rescued 669 children before the Second World War．

B．Because he joined the army in the Second World War．

C．Because he made great contributions after the Second World War．

D．Because he saved 669 Jewish children before the Second World War．

2. According to Winton，we can infer_______．

A．all the children once he saved attended the ceremony

B．the Czechs also played an important role in helping the children

C．England was the only country to fight the Germans at that time

D．England was the only country to help the Czechs

3. The underlined word“minors”in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.

A．Englishmen	B．Germans
C．children	D．Winton’s family members

4. The passage mainly wants to tell us_________．

A．Winton was awarded

B．Winton saved 669 children

C．what the Order of the White Lion is

D．Winton felt thankful at the ceremony

4 . Handball(手球)is a hugely popular sport in Europe and Asia, and it is one of the fastest and most exciting sports in the world．It combines basketball and soccer with the attracting saves of water polo．
Handball is played on an indoor court(the size of two basketball courts)and there are goals at each end．There are twelve players on each team，two goal keepers and ten field players，but there is a maximum of one goalkeeper and six field players from each team allowed on the court at any one time．The idea is simple：score more goals than the other team．
The ball is made of leather or synthetic material and it must be round．The surface must not be shiny or slippery．The size and weight of the ball varies for male and female teams，and adult and junior teams．
Handball has the same free-ranging play as basketball，with all players except the goalkeeper constantly moving from attack to defence．The goalkeeper uses hands, feet，head and body to keep out the other team’s shots．The origins of handball are unclear．Many people believe that it developed as a training game for soccer，to be played in the off season，or when it snowing．Now，in countries where handball is popular，players can earn large sums of money，and indoor stadiums seating over ten thousand people sell out regularly．Handball has been played at the Olympics since 1972．
1. The passage states that handball was most probably developed__________．

A．as a replacement for basketball

B．by supporters of water polo

C．as a training game

D．for the 1972 Olympics

2. The statement，“The idea is simple”，emphasizes that in handball the _____ ．

A．game has only one purpose

B．court is clearly marked

C．players can change positions

D．goalkeeper is the last defense

3. It is clear that the writer believes the sport of handball __________.

A．is more popular for men than for women

B．is great fun for the audience

C．requires an unusually shaped ball

D．should only be played in winter

4. In which order does the information appear in the passage?
a．type of ball                 b．court size
c．beginning of the sport   d．team members

A．c—a—b—d	B．b—a—d—c
C．c—d—a—b	D．b—d—a—c

5 . As I got up today, I smelt fresh coffee. I woke up to ____ a cup of it with some biscuits on my bedside table. This reminded me of ____, the old school and college days, when mom used to wake me up by serving a ____ cup of coffee. The taste is still so ____ in my memories.
A ____ thought hit me, "I was in bed, so who prepared this coffee for me? Is it a dream?"
I pinched（掐）myself, ouch... that hurt, which meant I was not ____ I walked out of the room with the cup of coffee, ____ my roommate. I asked him whether he prepared that for me, and the answer was YES.
I was relaxed ____ somehow my heart wanted him to say NO, because I wanted to be in a ____ that my mom prepared it for me. The whole ____ reminded me of mom and I ____ her at that moment.
On my way to my office, I was thinking about those days when mom used to cook my ____ meal. I could not ____ any single day when I slept without food. But now, I no longer ____ the food mom cooked.
This very thought ____ tears to my eyes and I decided to call up mom. I reached the office and gave her a call.
The first thing she asked was, "Is everything all right?" I was ____ And I thought, "How the time has ____"
When I was with her, I used to call her after every hour when I was out with my friends. In those days she ____ asked me what was wrong, as she knew that it was my habit. My call at this point of the day to her meant that I was in ____
Time has changed, she is still the same, and it is ____ who have changed.1.

A．drink

B．find

C．prepare

D．cook

2.

A．home

B．comfort

C．warmth

D．kitchen

3.

A．smelling

B．cooking

C．steaming

D．pouring

4.

A．deep

B．heavy

C．fresh

D．recent

5.

A．funny

B．possible

C．realistic

D．sudden

6.

A．thinking

B．dreaming

C．working

D．reacting

7.

A．in place of

B．in favor of

C．in search of

D．in case of

8.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

9.

A．sense

B．relief

C．sorrow

D．belief

10.

A．scene

B．loss

C．care

D．matter

11.

A．hated

B．expected

C．missed

D．questioned

12.

A．last

B．every

C．tasty

D．complete

13.

A．check

B．count

C．remember

D．cover

14.

A．pack

B．finish

C．imagine

D．enjoy

15.

A．brought

B．caused

C．pushed

D．raised

16.

A．careless

B．speechless

C．rootless

D．homeless

17.

A．influenced

B．passed

C．flied

D．changed

18.

A．never

B．still

C．often

D．almost

19.

A．peace

B．surprise

C．trouble

D．progress

20.

A．my roommate

B．she

C．the situation

D．I

6 . Myth: Skipping meals helps you lose weight fast.
Truth: There’s no truth in this advice. Not only will you lose weight by starving yourself, but according to Carol Ann Rinzler, this may actually cause you to gain weight. Rinzler reasons that missing a meal causes your metabolism(新陈代谢) to slow down so that you burn food more slowly. This only makes you feel hungrier and by the time you finally do reach the table you will probably eat more food. Strange as it may seem, studies show that eating several small meals and snacks throughout the day is a more healthy way to lose pounds.
Myth: If you swallow (吞下) gum (口香糖)，it will stay inside your stomach for seven years.
Truth: Actually, it takes just a few days for gum to make its exit---not seven years, says Nei Izenberg, M. D., editor of Kids Health Organization. But because gum is made of the same thing as rubber, it cannot be fully digested (消化) in your stomach--- so if you gum up the works on a regular (经常的) basis, you might find yourself in a sticky situation.
Myth: The best way to stop a nosebleed is to lift your head back.
Truth: Now that’s bad advice. Bloody noses are caused by broken blood vessels (血管), so while lifting your head back might stop the fluid from rushing out of your nose, it won’t stop the bleeding; you’ll just end up swallowing lots of blood. Your best bet? “Rest quietly. Don’t poke or pick, and the blood will naturally clot (凝结) within a minute or two”. Suggests Dr. Izenberg.
Myth: Cutting your hair will make it grow long faster.
Truth: That’s not true. “Your hair isn’t like a lawn or a rosebush, where cutting can stimulate (刺激) fresh growth,” says Phillip Kingsley. The length of your hair is genetically ( 遗传地) determined. When it reaches a certain length, it stops growing. When you clear up the dead split ends, this make your hair look healthier, but not necessarilylonger.
1. According to Carol Ann Rinzler, skipping meals will __________.

A．help you lose weight fast

B．help you lose weight slowly

C．cause you to become fatter

D．make you burning food more quickly

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

A．Gum cannot be fully digested in the stomach

B．Gum can leave your stomach after you swallow is a few days later

C．If you often swallow gum, you might find yourself in a sticky situation

D．Gum can stay inside your stomach for seven years if you swallow it

3. The length of your hair is determined by ________

A．clearing up the dead split ends

B．your gene

C．cutting it often

D．the food you eat

7 . Is there something that you’ve always wanted to try but just never had the time？Well, make plans to try it now since you are on summer vacation. Not all vacations call for taking a tour bus to take photos of famous landmarks. Some vacations allow you plenty of opportunities to learn.
The most difficult aspect of a learning vacation may be choosing one because the possibilities are endless. If you enjoy cooking，various companies can take you to Italy, France, Spain, Mexico or even Peru. Once there, you can learn to prepare the local cuisine(烹饪). Trips are often planned to fit in with local food festivals or special events.
The term “learning vacation” often brings language to mind. The best way to learn a language is in an environment where it’s spoken. Study Spanish, French or English. Or attempt a more unusual language like Polish, Estonian or Thai. You’ll be able to learn about the country and absorb the culture at the same time. In that case, you can really learn the authentic foreign language.
If you are fond of sports, you can polish your skills or learn new ones. Golf and tennis schools welcome players of all levels. If you want a bigger thrill, you can learn to surf, go climbing or race cars. It’s even possible to learn the art and techniques of bull fighting while on vacation!
You can also discover your inner artist. Many places offer painting classes in different mediums. The scenic locations of the schools offer plenty of subjects that provide inspiration for practice.
If you prefer capturing the world on film, take a photography vacation. Travel with a small group to photograph beautiful animals or scenery. You can also practice your technique on people or at historical sights.
Once you decide on a vacation, choose a company carefully. Request names of recent customers you can contact, and then ask them for an evaluation. The more you know before you go, the better prepared you’ll be. Then go out and learn something!
1. Why is it hard for you to decide on a learning vacation?

A．Because it is hard for you to make plans.

B．Because the possibilities are unlimited.

C．Because there are many good foods from abroad.

D．Because there’re too many food festivals or events.

2. The advantages of learning a language in its native country is that ________.

A．the environment is fit for you to use the language.

B．you are able to learn the real foreign language.

C．native speakers offer you a lot of chances to practice.

D．you can learn the language and experience its culture.

3. The purpose of writing the text is to________.

A．advertise some popular summer programs.

B．encourage readers to have a good time relaxing.

C．offer some tips on how to enjoy a learning vacation.

D．attract more readers to spend summer time learning.

8 . If you could take a large snapshot (照片) of everyone in the United States today, it would contain six million more females than males. In this country, women outlive men by about seven years. Throughout the modern world, cultures are different, diets are different, ways of life and causes of death are different, but one thing is the same--- women outlive men.
It starts before birth. At conception, male fetuses(胎儿) outnumber female by about 110 to 100; at birth, the rate has already fallen to about 105 boys to every 100 girls. By the age of 30, there are only enough men left to match the number of women. Then women start taking a lead.   Beyond the age of 80, there are nearly twice as many women as men.
“If you look at the top ten or twelve causes of death,” said Deborah Wingard, a disease expert at the University of California at San Diego, “every single one kills more men.” She listed out one sad fate after another – heart disease, lung cancer and so on. Each kills men at roughly twice the rate of that it does women.
More than a century ago American men surpassed and outlived the women. But in the 20th century, women began living longer,   primarily because pregnancy（怀孕) and giving birth to children had become less dangerous. The gap grew steadily. In 1946, for the first time ever in the United States, females outnumbered males.
Parts of the reasons are self-made. Men smoke more, drink more and take more life-threatening chances than women. Men are murdered (usually by other men) three times as often as women are. They commit suicide at a higher rate and have more than twice as many fatal car accidents as women do. Men are likely to be involved in alcohol-related deaths.
But behavior doesn’t explain away the longevity gap.
Today, some scientists studying the gender gap believe that the data point to one conclusion: Mother Nature may be partial(偏袒) to women.
Every living thing is assembled according to instructions on its chromosomes (染色体), and humans have 23 pairs of them. But in males, one of these is a weak non-matching pair, expressed by “xy”. The agreement pair in females is “xx”, and its genetic “backup” power is sometimes listed as a clue to woman’s superior restoring force.   If the male’s single “x” chromosome isn’t perfect, it is possible for a serious genetic disorder to appear. Some blood diseases, for instance, are diseases caused by a shortcoming in a single gene on the “x” chromosome. They are far more common in males than females.
1. What may the underlined word “outlive” in Paragraph1 mean?

A．Become stronger than.

B．Live longer than.

C．Be wiser than.

D．Be born more earlier than.

2. What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A．Female fetuses are more than male.

B．The female are surpassing the male with age increasing.

C．By the age of 30, the female are more than the male.

D．Over 90, men are more than women in the United States.

3. How many exact diseases are mentioned as examples killing twice men than women?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Ten.

D．Five.

4. The best title for this passage is _____

A．Why women live longer than men

B．Women are different from men

C．American men once lived longer than the women

D．Men smoke and drank more than women

9 . Going green seems to be fad (时尚) for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we can’t really say, but for the two of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.

On April 22,2011,we decided to be green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different things to do and this was no easy task.

With the idea of going green every single day a year, Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.

Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyles. We now shop at organic (有机的) stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.

Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planets.

1. What might be the best title for the passage?

A．Going Green.	B．Protecting the Planet.
C．Keeping Open-Minded	D．Celebrating Our Green Year.

2. It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because_________.

A．they were expected to follow the green fad

B．they didn’t know how to educate other people

C．they were unwilling to reduce their energy

D．they needed to perform unusual green tasks

3. What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?

A．They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.

B．They ignore others’ ungreen behavior.

C．They chose better chemical cleaners.

D．They sold their home-made food.

4. What can we infer form the last paragraph?

A．The government will give support to the green people.

B．The couple may continue their project in the future.

C．Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.

D．Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.

10 .        Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to ____ .
       I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph _____ we realized we were ____ . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new(崭新的) $20 bill. I was so _____ because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on ____ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. ____ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I ____ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just ____ out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
       My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t ____ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and ____ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I _____ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in ____ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change ____ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so ____ of my cash now.
       For the next two years, whenever I was ____ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it....”
       I have learned two things from this ____ . Maybe I was a fool for ____ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a ____ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will ____ up with you.
       This reflects(反映) the saying, “A coward(懦夫) dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “ ____ ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.1.

A．say

B．talk

C．share

D．explain

2.

A．as

B．while

C．then

D．when

3.

A．lost

B．tired

C．hungry

D．anxious

4.

A．excited

B．eager

C．satisfied

D．encouraged

5.

A．rest

B．food

C．travel

D．drink

6.

A．Luckily

B．Finally

C．Immediately

D．Actually

7.

A．thought

B．recognized

C．noticed

D．realized

8.

A．walked

B．left

C．worked

D．found

9.

A．look

B．get

C．turn

D．think

10.

A．ask

B．pay

C．apologize

D．send

11.

A．refused

B．wanted

C．hoped

D．meant

12.

A．hope

B．surprise

C．anger

D．fear

13.

A．into

B．with

C．for

D．from

14.

A．sure

B．upset

C．proud

D．pleased

15.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．thought

D．told

16.

A．experience

B．experiment

C．story

D．mistake

17.

A．turning

B．taking

C．handing

D．giving

18.

A．free

B．cheap

C．plain

D．delicious

19.

A．make

B．wake

C．catch

D．put

20.

A．coward

B．fool

C．loser

D．hero