1 . We may think we're a culture that gets rid of our worn technology at the first sight of something shiny and new, but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices(装置) well after they go out of style. That’s bad news for the environment — and our wallets — as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things.

To figure out how much power these devices are using, Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life — from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device. This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s. Devices were grouped by generation — Desktop computers, basic mobile phones, and box-set TVs defined 1992. Digital cameras arrived on the scene in 1997. And MP3 players, smart phones, and LCD TVs entered homes in 2002, before tablets and e-readers showed up in 2007.

As we accumulated more devices, however, we didn't throw out our old ones. "The living-room television is replaced and gets planted in the kids' room, and suddenly one day, you have a TV in every room of the house," said one researcher. The average number of electronic devices rose from four per household in 1992 to 13 in 2007. We're not just keeping these old devices — we continue to use them. According to the analysis of Babbitt's team, old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with their energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions（排放）more than doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window.

So what's the solution（解决方案）? The team's data only went up to 2007, but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with new electronics that serve more than one function, such as a tablet for word processing and TV viewing. They found that more on-demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.

1. What does the author think of new devices?

A．They are environment-friendly.	B．They are no better than the old.
C．They cost more to use at home.	D．They go out of style quickly.

2. Why did Babbitt's team conduct the research?

A．To reduce the cost of minerals.

B．To test the life cycle of a product.

C．To update consumers on new technology.

D．To find out electricity consumption of the devices.

3. Which of the following uses the least energy?

A．The box-set TV.	B．The tablet.
C．The LCD TV.	D．The desktop computer.

4. What does the text suggest people do about old electronic devices?

A．Stop using them.	B．Take them apart.
C．Upgrade them.	D．Recycle them.

4 . We love letters. Just as John Donne, a poet, _________ it, “Letters, to me and my friends mean _________ greetings; they get souls together. Thanks to letters, friends who are _________ speak.” He wrote these words nearly 400 years ago. Today, in the age of instant text message, social media, and email, they _________ ring truer than ever, because writing or receiving a letter has become such a _________ event.

A UK-wide survey undertaken by Sunday Times suggests that one in four of us has not _________ a letter for at least 10 years. That’s ten years without the bitter-sweet _________ of pacing the floor waiting for the _________; ten years without recognizing the handwriting on the envelope and eagerly _________ the letter to read its content.

We ____________ not get them any more, but we still love handwritten letters. In the same survey, one third of ____________ people interviewed say that they ____________ the content of sentimental (充满情感的) letters. Shouldn’t we make ____________ to give our friends and families what they will treasure forever? Ann Bickley went online in 2013 and offered to handwrite a letter to anyone who ____________ her. Her website received 50,000 ____________ in its first three months. Five years later, she is still the main ____________ behind one-million-lovely-letter.com and has personally written 4,000 letters offering hope and ____________ to strangers.

The thought behind a letter ____________ as much as its contents. “I never tell anyone that ____________ is going to be OK,” Ann Bickley says, “I am letting someone know that there is someone in the world who ____________ them.”

Who wouldn’t love to receive a letter like that? Let’s get writing!

1.

A．made

B．put

C．helped

D．managed

2.

A．rather than

B．less than

C．more than

D．other than

3.

A．absent

B．active

C．amused

D．admirable

4.

A．also

B．yet

C．already

D．still

5.

A．popular

B．common

C．rare

D．simple

6.

A．received

B．sent

C．written

D．rejected

7.

A．success

B．pleasure

C．concern

D．calmness

8.

A．engineer

B．doctor

C．police

D．postman

9.

A．seizing

B．tearing

C．hiding

D．carrying

10.

A．can

B．must

C．may

D．shall

11.

A．American

B．Chinese

C．Australian

D．British

12.

A．forget

B．change

C．remember

D．notice

13.

A．money

B．room

C．history

D．time

14.

A．contacted

B．interviewed

C．consulted

D．admired

15.

A．guests

B．visitors

C．friends

D．partners

16.

A．force

B．strength

C．source

D．energy

17.

A．effort

B．comfort

C．surprise

D．experience

18.

A．educates

B．guides

C．matters

D．rewards

19.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

20.

A．looks after

B．cares about

C．struggles for

D．agrees with

5 . I was in a big hurry today, I had to be somewhere before noon and the traffic was terrible. As I was making my way through the traffic, I saw an old man standing on one leg and trying to _______ to the passing cars, with the _______ that one of them would stop. No one stopped. He looked very sweaty and I felt so _______ that he had to stand like that in the terrible _______. I decided to help him. As soon as I _______ him, I put my hazard lights on and pulled over. He was _______ to see a woman, and hesitated to come into my car.

I called out to him, “Why don’t you get inside. It’s so hot for you.”

He _______ seemed a little shocked but he opened the door and got into the seat, I _______ the air conditioning for him and then we started our _______.

He kept thanking me and blessing me all the way. He was a ________ army officer and he said he had been ________ for over three hours.

I thanked him for his blessings and asked him where I should drop him off. He said, “I am sure you are a busy lady, ________ let me get down here. It will be ________ for me to get a taxi in this area.” I ________ him a taxi and he got down to bid me good bye, thanking me and blessing me again.

I then rushed on to where I had to be. As soon as I got in, I got a ________ from my husband saying his company had ________ a big contract. This was a very big ________ because my husband’s company was brand new. I was so happy. I ________ that I had done one small kind thing and ________ we had got so much.

I took my husband shopping that day to ________. My husband has asked me to buy something to someone to share some of our good luck.

1.

A．reply

B．point

C．gesture

D．come

2.

A．mistake

B．disappointment

C．anger

D．hope

3.

A．amusing

B．normal

C．sorry

D．embarrassing

4.

A．clothes

B．heat

C．coldness

D．smoke

5.

A．left

B．called

C．directed

D．approached

6.

A．surprised

B．proud

C．depressed

D．funny

7.

A．only

B．still

C．also

D．never

8.

A．bought

B．repaired

C．showed

D．adjusted

9.

A．interview

B．journey

C．lecture

D．work

10.

A．present

B．lazy

C．retired

D．future

11.

A．speaking

B．quarrelling

C．waiting

D．sitting

12.

A．so

B．but

C．if

D．because

13.

A．necessary

B．easy

C．unfair

D．silly

14.

A．refused

B．promised

C．drove

D．found

15.

A．notice

B．call

C．bless

D．invitation

16.

A．won

B．met

C．lost

D．prepared

17.

A．damage

B．error

C．achievement

D．discovery

18.

A．regretted

B．joked

C．complained

D．hoped

19.

A．in return

B．in total

C．on purpose

D．in short

20.

A．research

B．escape

C．save

D．celebrate

6 . 某英语报社正面向中学生开展“我的未来生活”主题征文活动，请你根据下图内容和你的想象完成一篇英语短文。要点包括：1．未来工作；2．未来业余生活；3．实现理想的决心。

注意：1．字数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．文中不能出现考生的具体信息。

My life in the future

I often imagine what my life will be like in the future.

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8 . 某报社正在组织高中学生英语作文比赛。请你以“一次难忘的旅行”为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1．旅行的时间及目的地；
2．让你难忘的原因。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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9 . 假设你是李华，你在美国的朋友Jack正在学习中文，他给你写信询问中文中的四字成语，请给Jack写一封回信，介绍一个中文中的四字成语。
注意：1. 词数不少于100；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
词汇：four-word Chinese idiom
Dear Jack,

I admire your passion for the Chinese language and I’m more than happy to give you some help.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

10 . 目前，随着网络的发展和电子书的盛行，越来越多的人选择阅读电子书或者网购书籍，造成了许多传统书店面临着关门或者入不敷出的境况。请你根据所给图片，用英文为你校校报的“Hot Spots in Focus(热点聚焦)”栏目写篇文章谈谈自己的看法。
内容包括：
1. 描述图片反映的现象；2. 简析产生该现象的原因；3. 简要表达你对该现象的看法。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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