1 . Last summer, I was suffering from too much stress. I’d just graduated from a(n) __________doctoral program and was exhausted from the years of research, study and writing. I took a __________to celebrate, but the academic intensity had become a __________. Sitting on the beautiful lawn of the hotel on Mackinac Island, I just felt like I should be studying or working __________.

Generally seeing natural beauty would have __________ me, but I couldn’t slow down. I couldn’t help looking at my cellphone __________in case I missed something important. “Enough,” I murmured. I needed to unwind, but why couldn’t I?

A dragonfly (蜻蜓) buzzed around me.With each __________, this creature’s wings __________ color — blue one moment, green the next. Dragonflies usually fascinated me with their quick movements that __________ me of acrobats (杂技演员) in the wind, but I wasn’t in the __________ that day. What I needed then was stillness, not movement. Suddenly, the dragonfly came to rest on a blade (叶片) of grass in front of me.

I watched that dragonfly carefully for many minutes. So did the dragonfly. “It’s not a matter of relaxing,” it seemed to say. “Life is so short.Be here in the __________ and let the mood take care of itself.” Suddenly, it __________ me that this beautiful creature, which only had months to live, was “instructing” me about the __________ of life and I felt much relaxed. The dragonfly seemed __________ that its message had been delivered. It sprang from the grass and flew away. I didn’t see it again. But I would never forget what it taught me: Be here and _____________ yourself.

1.

A．interesting

B．challenging

C．meaningful

D．grateful

2.

A．party

B．gathering

C．vacation

D．lecture

3.

A．tradition

B．strength

C．criterion

D．habit

4.

A．in time

B．at ease

C．as usual

D．in case

5.

A．relaxed

B．annoyed

C．teased

D．urged

6.

A．finally

B．casually

C．repeatedly

D．significantly

7.

A．disappearance

B．movement

C．advance

D．performance

8.

A．convinced

B．informed

C．formed

D．changed

9.

A．reminded

B．made

C．spoke

D．took

10.

A．progress

B．admiration

C．position

D．mood

11.

A．life

B．moment

C．time

D．future

12.

A．decided on

B．agreed on

C．dawned on

D．relied on

13.

A．value

B．content

C．reality

D．principle

14.

A．concerned

B．doubtful

C．regretful

D．satisfied

15.

A．abuse

B．enjoy

C．suit

D．conduct

2 . 近些年来，随着网络的普及，越来越多的学生的书写能力明显退步了。为了改变这种现象，保护传统民族文化——汉字，你校学生会提出倡议。
1. 目的；
2. 建议。
请你根据以上内容，代表学生会写一封英文倡议书。
注意：
1. 词数为80词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear friends,
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Students’ Union

3 . 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。

Everywhere we look, we see advertisements that urge us to buy. Most people only buy    1    they need and can afford. However, there are some people,     2     (call) shopaholics, who can’t control their desire to spend money and buy things. This kind of addictive behavior can lead to large financial problems, family conflict and deep unhappiness.

Shopaholics often spend hours and hours    3     (shop)on the Internet or at the mall. Although their closets are full of clothing and jewelry that they have never worn and their homes may    4     (pack) with shopping bags and boxes that they bought but never used, many shopaholics    5     (simple) can’t resist the urge to buy. Some of them are ashamed    6    their weakness and try to hide it by storing their purchases in places like the attic, where others won’t see them.

There are several reasons for shopping addiction. For some people, it is a way of relieving stress. For    7    ,shopping is a way to fight loneliness or depression. Sometimes the problem develops out of boredom.     8    shopping can temporarily make people feel good, they often experience feelings of shame and guilt later. When shopping habits get out of control, people need professional help. They can either see a counselor (顾问)     9    join an organization,     10    goal is to help people find ways to fulfill themselves that do not lead to serious debt and troubled lives.

4 . Phineas T. Barnum is the best-known circus business owner of the nineteenth century. He excelled as a showman, and throughout his career in the entertainment business, he promoted many different forms of attractions.

Barnum’s first job was as a newspaper owner. He also worked as a writer and publisher. His lasting fame, however, is as a showman. Barnum considered this to be his main talent and he never changed this view of his character.

Barnum’s entertainment interests covered museums, traveling dance troupes, and even the mid-century US tour by Jenny Lind, the Swedish singer. He was, by nature, a risk-taker, and usually gained success from the most unlikely businesses.

Barnum was willing to adopt any manoeuvre that publicized his businesses. His American Museum in New York included hoaxes and freaks (恶作剧和怪物), both human and animal. This was not unusual by the standards of the time, but even he felt the need to prove his hoaxes fair, as advertising tricks.

Barnum’s unbounded self-confidence meant he never doubted his ability to make a success of any business. He opened America’s first aquarium (水族馆) and opened a theater in New York that was the largest and most modern in the city. He aimed to change the public knowledge of theaters, and in this, he largely succeeded. He made theater-going respectable.

Determination and hard work featured majorly in the qualities that Barnum displayed, and he frequently spoke about the necessity of both. He believed success only came to those who worked for it and knew they had the self-determination necessary. He also stated the necessity of understanding the business that a person was running. Knowledge and experience counted much in Barnum’s life, and he certainly knew the entertainment business.

Success in life, according to Barnum, could only be achieved when a person is in good health. He advised that getting healthy and maintaining a healthy body and mind would lead to happiness as well as success.

1. What does the underlined word “manoeuvre” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Policy.	B．Strategy.
C．Advice.	D．Attitude.

2. Why does the author mention Barnum’s success in opening the aquarium and theater?

A．To show Barnum’s firm belief in his own capability.

B．To tell us chances are important for any business.

C．To explain what kind of business was successful.

D．To indicate how bad people’s life was at that time.

3. What did people think of theater-going in the past?

A．It was respectable.

B．It was not highly thought of.

C．It was a common practice.

D．It was a way to acquire knowledge.

4. Which of the following words can best describe Barnum and his business?

A．Suspicious.	B．Adventurous.
C．Unsteady.	D．Outstanding.

5 . 假定你是李华，上周五你校举办了一场主题为“健康与运动”的演讲比赛。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.参赛人员； 2.现场描述； 3.比赛反响。4. 80词左右。

A Speech Contest About “Health and Sport”

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6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will every club member be given first?

A．A personal trainer.

B．A personal exercise plan.

C．A fitness assessment.

2. How long will the woman’s membership last?

A．One month.

B．Half a year.

C．One year.

8 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．A prize.

B．A travel plan.

C．contest.

9 . Art museums are full of centuries-old paintings with details of plants that today give us clues about evolution and breeding.

Exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, The Harvesters created in 1565 shows farmers cutting wheat nearly as tall as they are. “Nowadays, if you walk through a wheat field, you basically see that w heat is about knee height. The short wheat is essentially a consequence of breeding from the second half of the 20th century,” said biologist Ive De Smet.

According to De Smet, wheat is just one example of how historical artworks can allow us to track the transformation of crops over time. He has teamed up with art historian David Vergau wen to seek similar kinds of artworks around the world.

As friends since childhood, their interest in plants in artworks began with a visit to a museum in Russia, where they noticed an old-looking watermelon in an early-7th-century painting. A watermelon is usually believed to be red on the inside. However, that one appeared to be pale and white. De Smet assured the painter had done a poor job. But Verguawen had a different idea. “This is one of the best painters ever in that era. So, if he painted it like that, that’s the way it must have looked like.”

Other paintings revealed that there were both red and white watermelons grown in the 17th century. The chemical compound that makes watermelons red is lycopene (番茄红素). “There must have been some sort of mutation (突变) preventing the accumulation of that color. Now, with all the genetic knowledge that we have of various plant species, we can look in more de tail at how something comes about.”

De Smet and Verguawen hope to create an online research database of historical plant artworks. They call for contributions of art enthusiasts around the world via the social media. But they caution, the source paintings need to be realistic. “If you’re going to use, for example, Picasso’s paintings to try and understand what a pear looked like in the early 20th century, you might be misled.” Instead, such an attempt could be fruitless.

1. What can we infer about wheat from Paragraph 2?

A．It became shorter and shorter as it evolved.

B．It was about knee height in the 16th century.

C．It might have had no short varieties before the 1950s.

D．It showed different heights as farmers’ heights changed.

2. What aroused De Smet and Verguswen’s interest in historical plant artworks?

A．Their lifelong friendship.	B．A white watermelon in a painting.
C．Their professional background.	D．An argument over the best painters.

3. Why is Picasso mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．To give an example of historical plant artwork.

B．To showcase the contributions of art enthusiasts.

C．To describe the appearance of a pear in the early 20th century.

D．To emphasize the significance of using realistic source paintings.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Plant evolution progresses throughout history.

B．Old art provides fascinating insights into agriculture.

C．Ancient art demonstrates the presence of white watermelons.

D．Plants serve as a popular subject in numerous historical artworks.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Covering vast distance and     1     astonishing variety of landscapes, the Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes,     2     (extend) from East Asia to the Mediterranean. A key section of the extensive Silk Road network is the Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor,     3     stretches over a distance of around 5,000 kilometres and covers a total of 8,700 kilometres of trade routes.

The Silk Road began to develop in the 2nd century BCE. Zhang Qian, an ambassador assigned by the emperor,     4     (journey) from Chang’an to Central Asia. Several routes     5     (seek) by Zhang Qian to build bridges between the major powers of the time with the routes network reaching as far as the Roman Empire. The network expanded     6     (gradual) and remained in use until the 16th century. The routes were alive with strings of camels carrying     7     (load) of goods. In addition to trade exchange, the network served     8    a bridge for cultural exchange.

These amazingly long routes connected Eastern and Western civilizations, which achieved a     9     (share) development. The addition of the Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor to the UNESCO World Heritage List is a milestone in     10     (recognize) of the Silk Road as a crucial part of humanity’s common heritage.