1 . We’ve all experienced peer pressure (同伴压力) . It happens to everybody. However, people have different reactions. Confident people refuse to do things they don’t want to do, but shy and anxious people often give in. It may be because they want to be liked. It may be because they worry that their friends will make fun of them, or perhaps they’re just curious about trying something new.       1    

It’s hard being the only one who says no and the question is: how do you do it?     2    

If you think that missing maths, or smoking, or going somewhere you know your parents wouldn’t like is a bad idea then the answer is simple: don’t do it. It’s your decision, nobody else’s. You don’t need to be aggressive. You don’t need to shout and scream, but you must be confident and you must be firm. You need to say, “No thanks. I don’t want to do that.”

Being on your own against everybody else is very hard, so it can really help to have at least one other peer, or friend, who will say no too.     3    You want friends who will support you when you’re in trouble. You don’t want people who will always agree with the majority. Remember, the most popular people aren’t always the most trustworthy.

    4     You can learn a lot from people of your own age. They can teach you great football skills or the best way to do your maths homework. They can recommend music and advise you on fashion. And don’t forget you can tell them things too, and that always feels great. So, find friends who have similar interests. And remember, friendship isn’t about feeling depressed and guilty.       5    

A．It may be because they were all born to be stubborn.

B．Depression and guilt will surely give you peer pressure.

C．Whatever the reason, some people end up doing things the really don’t want to.

D．Of course, peer pressure isn’t completely bad.

E．Choose your friends carefully.

F．Firstly, you must decide what you believe in.

G．It’s about sharing experiences and having fun.

2 . 语法填空

In 1940, four teenage boys and their dog were walking through the woodland close to Lascaux when their dog suddenly disappeared. The boys searched all around. They came to a cave and looked into the cave     1     could see nothing.

A few days later, the boys returned to the cave. They could hardly believe     2     (they) eyes. In the weak lamplight, the boys saw red horses and cows, and black bulls and deer covering the walls of the cave, which looked so     3     (frighten) that the boys escaped in fear. Little did the boys know that they had made one of the most important     4     (discover) of that century.

The famous Lascaux Cave is made up of a large hole and     5     series of connecting caves, with a natural water system. The paintings there are an especially important find because they are so numerous and so well protected. After a few years, the caves were opened     6     a tourist attraction, and 1,200 people per day came to the site     7     (admire) the paintings.     8     (fortunate) , a large number of visitors resulted in changes in the caves’ atmosphere, and green algae (藻类植物) began to grow around the walls. Since then, the caves     9     (close) to the public in an effort to protect the fragile paintings in this precious underground site.

Today, the caves have computer-controlled air-conditioning and are inspected daily. Scientists hope that these precautions (预防措施) can prevent any     10     (far) damage to the paintings.

3 . Located in Los Angeles, University of Southern California is in the heart of a leading city. Although LA ranks highly in The Economist’s Safe Cities Index, navigating and city calls for certain safety precautions (预防措施) along with practicing common sense.

♦ Mobile Safety App Powered by LiveSafe

The Mobile Safety App powered by LiveSafe, manage by the USC Department of Public Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning, is a free downloadable app that mobile users can use to initiate contact with emergency responders around the campus. Features include: immediate “push button” calls to DPS, easy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and location services to notify friends of your route through campus.

♦ Blue Light Phone Locations

The University Park has multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed throughout campus. Take note of where the closest ones are on your route. They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency. These phones are directly connected to USC’s Department of Public Safety’s 24-hour communications center. Besides emergency needs, it can also be used to report suspicious activity, request for an escort (护送) if you feel unsafe and to report a crime.

♦ Trojans Alert

Trojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email. When an emergency occurs, authorized USC senders will instantly notify you with real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. All members of the USC community, as well as parents and regular visitors to campus, are strongly encouraged to sign up for Trojans Alert.

1. What do blue light phones do for students?

A．Guide students through campus.

B．Alert students to crime activities.

C．Light up the way if students feel unsafe.

D．Connect them with the safety department.

2. How does USC send out instructions during an emergency?

A．With blue light phones.

B．Via text message or email.

C．Through mobile safe app.

D．By calling all USC members.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To encourage students to fight crime.

B．To introduce USC’s safety department.

C．To provide safety services for USC students.

D．To inform parents of safety risks on campus.

4 . We were high in the mountains of Xishuangbanna, as far south as you can get in Yunnan, skirting the borders of Myanmar and Laos. The drive was typical, textbook beauty: mountains thick with rubber tree forests, pu’er tea plantations and banana palms and tiny Dai villages. Hidden among the fields of green, I spotted an odd collection of wooden boxes near a tent on the side of the road.     1    

We had run into the current home of Wei Dajing, a 17-year-old apprentice (学徒) beekeeper who was manning his hives. Wei was fresh to the beekeeping life, and had been on the job for just two months and was here to learn from a master beekeeper. Their tent and hive set-up is always temporary.    2     This particular spot was stationed at a sunny patch of yellow flowers. Once these flowers die, the rubber trees will be flowering, so we will move toward them,” he told Sam.

Like thieves in the night, the beekeepers will stealthily pack up their hives in the dark once the bees go to sleep. “They are most active around midday when they are collecting their nectar (花蜜).    3     ” Wei explained.

The hives were humming, and bees were invasively buzzing around Wei as he spoke to us. Pieces of fruit lay drying among the hives, used to feed the bees and give them an extra boost of energy once Wei bottles up their hard-earned honey. Sam, who also has a couple of his own small hives in his backyard, tells us you must always leave a little bit of honey in the hive.    4    

We waved goodbye to Wei. Back at Sam’s house, he gave us a bowlful of local honey.    5     Lacking the usual sweetness of honey but instead rich with a more savory, spiced flavor, it tasted just like China.

A．It was smooth, thin and runny.

B．Wei skillfully collected honey from the hives.

C．Otherwise the bees get fed up and abandon you.

D．Maybe it is the flowers that give such unique taste to the honey.

E．By 10 pm they are asleep in their hives, which is when we move.

F．I asked our excellent guide and new best friend, Sam, to pull over.

G．Wei and his master move their camp as the flowers bloom and die.

5 . Mirroring China’s Past: Emperors and Their Bronzes

Chinese bronzes (青铜) of the second and first millennia BC are some of the most distinctive achievements in the history of art. These vessels (容器) were made to carry sacrificial offerings, to use in burial or to honor noble families in public ceremonies. When they were found by emperors centuries later, these spiritually significant objects were seen as signs of heavenly messages about a ruler or a dynasty and became prized items in royal collections. This exhibition—the first to explore these ancient objects throughout Chinese history—presents a rare opportunity to experience a large number of these works together in the United States.

Unlike Greek and Roman bronze sculptures of human and animal forms, most objects from Bronze Age China (about 2000 - 221 BC) were vessels for ceremonial use. Beginning with the Song dynasty (960 - 1279), emperors unearthed these symbolic works and began collecting them, considering them to be evidence of their own authority as rulers. In addition to impressive collections, the royal fascination with bronzes led to the creation of numerous reproductions and the comprehensive cataloguing of palace holdings. These catalogues are works of art themselves, featuring beautiful drawings and detailed descriptions of each object.

From the 12th century onward, scholars and artists also engaged in collecting and understanding ancient bronzes. Unlike emperors, scholars regarded bronzes as material evidence of their efforts to recover and reconstruct the past, and they occasionally exchanged them as tokens (象征) of friendship. Today ancient bronzes still occupy a primary position in Chinese culture — as historical objects and as signifiers of an important cultural heritage that inspires new generations, as seen in the works of contemporary artists on view in this presentation.

Mirroring China’s Past brings together approximately 180 works from the An Institute of Chicago’s strong holdings and from the Palace Museum in Beijing, the Shanghai Museum, and important museums and private collections in the United States. By providing viewers with a new understanding of ancient bronzes and their significance through time, the exhibition demonstrates China’s fascinating history and its developing present.

1. In what way are Chinese bronzes different from Greek and Roman ones?

A．They fascinated the royal family.

B．They took animal or human forms.

C．They served ceremonial purposes.

D．They were important cultural heritage.

2. What does the author think of catalogues of bronzes?

A．Unreal.	B．Creative.
C．Artistic.	D．Necessary.

3. What can we infer about the exhibition according to the text?

A．It is held in China.	B．It is arranged by time.
C．It is organized by scholars.	D．It includes modern artworks.

4. What does the underlined word “holdings” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Viewers.	B．Collections.
C．Museums.	D．Art dealers.

6 . Silk was not the only product to be transported along the Silk Road, with finely carved jade (翡翠) and medicinal herbs also being     1     (export) from China. Like silk, trade in luxury items such as these boomed, and many merchants found instant wealth.

Rather     2     traveling the entire length of the Silk Road, each merchant traded goods along one section of the route,    3     (buy) them in one oasis (绿洲) town and selling them in another. The travelers and merchants also     4     (carry) many ideas, philosophies and religions with them along the Silk Road. Of all these, Buddhism, which came from India, had the greatest influence     5     Chinese culture. It     6     (eventual) became China’s primary faith, more widespread than the original Chinese religions of Confucianism and Taoism.

Silk Road trades traveled together in long caravans (旅行队) of camels. This mode of travel provided     7     (protect) from robbers who might attempt     8     (rob) the valuable goods being transported. The Silk Road was not only one single road, but     9     whole collection of routes by     10     goods were transported between the East and the West.

7 . To personal trainer Sammy Callari, 13-year-old Parker Seward is more than a client(客户). He’s his “little brother”. Over the past year, the pair have bonded. They play basketball together, share meals and dance to hip-hop like no one’s watching.

The trainer was asked to work with the 13-year-oldboy, who has Down’s syndrome (唐氏综合征), because his coworker who dealt with the boy was out of town last spring. Callari had never worked with someone with a disability before. He was anxious the first day he met Parker. But Parker’s big smile and cheery introduction immediately put him at ease. He reminded Callari of himself when he was a teenager. Like Parker, Callari has also faced his fair share of challenges over the years.

As a high schooler, Callari described himself as being the weak kid. When it came to sports, he was always overlooked. His dream of playing baseball in college quickly faded away. When he went to college, Callari turned to a new sport. His younger brother trained him to become a boxer. Callari participated in five matches. Before these competitions he was the underdog, but he won three times. “I know how it feels,” Callari said. “People tell you that you can’t do this, and that you cant do that.” When it comes to Parker, Callari refuses to accept the word “can’t”.

The friends meet twice a week to train. They bike, box, run and work and do push-ups.

Parker has a short attention span, so it’s Callaris job to keep him focused. “If Parker can do it, hes having fun, even with his frustration. Then people will ask, ‘Why can’t I do that?’” Callari said. “That’s the whole task right now. ”

Callari recalls Parker’s mom once thanking him for taking a “chance” on her son. Callari told her he never viewed it that way. Parker may be the student, but Callari says he’s also the one who’s learning.

1. Why was Callari asked to train Parker?

A．They shared the same interests.

B．Parker’s parents had faith in Callari.

C．Callari was an expert in Down’s syndrome.

D．Callari took place of his absent colleague.

2. What can we learn about Callari when he was in high school?

A．He was good at sports.

B．He was out of condition.

C．He was looked down upon by everyone.

D．He was influenced deeply by his brother.

3. What does the underlined part “that way” in Paragraph 6 mean?

A．Parker’s story inspires many children.

B．Parker’s progress is due to Callari’s effort.

C．Callari is also learning from Parker in the course.

D．Parker is not only a client but also a friend to Callari.

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．An inspiring story of a disabled boy.

B．A high schooler suffering lots of failure.

C．The friendship between a disabled boy and his personal trainer.

D．Ways of developing friendship with the boy with Down’s syndrome.

8 . B
Aging brings wrinkles, sagging bodies and frustrating forgetfulness. But getting older is not all bad for many people. Mounting evidence suggests aging may be a key to happiness. There is conflicting research on the subject, however, and experts say it may all boil down to this: Attitude is everything.
Older adults tend to be more optimistic and have a more positive outlook on life than their younger and stressed opposites. The big question is why seniors are happier. A recent study suggests one reason: Older adults remember the past through happy memories. Aging can bring more cheer as people become more comfortable with themselves and their roles in society. The older adults said they were enjoying more time with their family, spending more time on hobbies and having greater financial security and did not have to work.
But others are doubtful about the link between happiness and growing older.
"The notion that those in old age are happiest is misleading," said Richard Easterlin, a professor of economics at the University of Southern California. "It is based on comparing people of different ages who are the same in terms of income, health, family life." Easterlin added, "When you take account of the fact that older people have lower income than younger, are less healthy, and more likely to be living alone, then you will find it hard to accept that they are happier.
In fact, scientists have found that as people age, their health declines and social networks disappear as their friends die, which can make the elderly less happy.
Even if one does give in to age's dark side, health and happiness don't always go hand-in-hand. It's all about attitude. Research by the University of Chicago’s Yang suggests that attitude about life and happiness, is partly shaped by the era in which a person was born. It turns out that individuals who adapt the best to changes also have the highest expected levels of happiness.
Despite the conflicting findings about aging and happiness, the good news is that there doesn’t appear to be a limit to how much happiness one can achieve in one’s life. “Most people desire happiness,” Easterlin said. “To my knowledge, no one has identified a limit to attainable happiness.”
1. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A．The key factor to older adults’ happiness

B．There is a conflict between aging and happiness

C．No one can define the limit to happiness.

D．The relationship between health and happiness.

2. Why are some seniors happier according to some experts?

A．They focus on what makes them feel good.

B．They have their own circle of friends.

C．They have better income after retirement.

D．They can enjoy social welfare services.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．People of the same age have the same sense of happiness.

B．Attitude may play a very important role in happiness.

C．People who adapt the best to changes are more likely to be unhappy.

D．Older adults who have more valuable life experience are more optimistic.

4. What’s the topic discussed in the passage?

A．Whether aging or attitude brings happiness.

B．Why seniors adapt the best to changes in society.

C．What the limit to an elder person’s happiness is.

D．How older people feel compared with younger people.

9 . 假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部最近将开展主题为“Learning English from films”的活动。请你以短文形式为倶乐部将要举行的首场活动写一份书面通知，要点如下：
时间：6月9号晚7点—10点
地点：学校大礼堂
活动内容：欣赏电影《阿甘正传》( Forrest Gump)，分享观影感受
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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10 . The Sydney Opera House has a very interesting history.     1     all started in the 1940s, when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra had nowhere to play. The orchestra’s conductor, Eugene Goossens, asked the Australian government to think about building a place and the government     2     (final) agreed to build an opera house in 1954.

The government held an     3     (nation) competition to find a design for the opera house. Many of the 233 designers from around the world     4     entered the competition were famous, but the design of an unknown Danish architect     5     (name) Jorn Utzom was chosen as the     6     (win).

While drawing up the plans, Utzon remembered the temples he     7     (see) in Mexico before and used them as his inspiration for the base     8     the opera house in Sydney. The building of the opera house began in 1958, but Utzon had still not finished his plans He did not like his first plan as the concrete roof shells did not work. His new idea was     9     (make) the shell shapes on the roof into the shape of a ball. That way, the same ball mould (模型) could be used for several roof     10     (part). In 1962, the government agreed to the new ball roof idea. The building was completed and in November 1973, the Sydney Opera Hope was opened by Queen Elizabeth II.