1 . Do you know Ma Yun? He is the founder and chairman of Alibaba Group. Ma was born in Hangzhou. At an early age, Ma wanted to learn English, so he rode his bike each morning in order to go to a nearby hotel and talked with foreigners. He would guide them around the city for free in order to practise and improve his English.

Ma was never afraid of failure in his youth. Although he failed the College Entrance Examination three times, Ma entered Hangzhou Normal University. He majored in English and graduated in 1988. While at school, Ma was elected student chairman. He later became a lecturer (讲师) in English and International Trade at the Hangzhou Dianzi University.

In the early 1995, he went to the United States, and with the help of his friend he got introduced to the Internet. In April 1995, Ma, his wife and a friend collected twenty thousand dollars and started an Internet company. He named their company “China Yellow Pages”. Within three years, his company had made 5,000,000 Yuan. In 1999, he decided to give up his job in the US, and went back to Hangzhou with his team in order to found Alibaba. Alibaba is a China-based business-to-business marketplace site on the Internet, which serves more than 79 million members from more than 240 countries and areas. In September 2014 Alibaba became one of the most valuable companies in the world. Ma Yun became one of the most successful businessmen in China.

1. Why did Ma Yun guide foreigners around the city for free?

A．Because he was a translator.

B．Because he wanted to practise his spoken English.

C．Because he was a volunteer.

D．Because he wanted to make money.

2. What is the name of Ma Yun’s first company?

A．China Yellow Pages.	B．Hangzhou Dianzi.
C．Alibaba.	D．Taobao.

3. What is the best title of the passage?

A．The Story of Alibaba	B．The Story of China Yellow Pages
C．How Ma Yun Learned English	D．The Story of Ma Yun

2 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

This is a true story what happened last year. One day, my uncle invited a old professor to supper. During the evening, it rained very hardly. Because of the professor walked to my uncle’s, my uncle advised him stay overnight. The professor agreed and thanks my uncle politely, and while my uncle was washing the dishes, the professor disappeared. My uncle couldn’t found him anywhere. However, the front door bell rang after 40 minute. It was the professor. Her clothes were wet through. He said that he had gone home to get his toothbrush.

3 . 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。

I have a warm story to share with you. A school in San Francisco not only accepted a deaf student, but also taught the whole class sign language     1     (make) them better communicate with him.

The     2     (move) story began in September last year. A woman asked the primary school in her neighborhood to accept her six-year-old son, James,     3     has a hearing disability. The teacher, Lily, agreed almost     4     (immediate). But on the first day of school, she noticed James sitting all by     5     (he). He was unable to communicate with any of his classmates.

Determined to find a way out, Lily tried developing a few     6     (sign) of her own. But a parent of another child came up with an even     7     (good) idea-getting the whole class to learn sign language along with James. So they     8     (invite) a sign language teacher to teach them. Three months     9     (late), James was able to communicate happily with all his classmates. They can talk     10     many regular things like homework and games.

4 . Nao, a small robot, looks like a person. If Nao begged you not to shut it off, what would you do? Would you follow its wishes?

Scientists did a study to see how people treat robots that act like people. Eighty-nine people volunteered for the study. They were asked to help to improve Nao’s social skills by finishing two tasks with it.

The tasks with the robot didn’t matter, though. What the scientists really wanted to see was how the participants (参与者) reacted once the tasks were over. They were asked to talk with Nao and finally shut Nao off but it was not easy to do. Some people did not want to turn the robot off while others take a long time to do it.

People often communicate with non-human objects such as TVs and computers nowadays. But robots seem more human than TVs. Robots can show social characters themselves, like speaking with human voices or taking the shape of a human body. Scientists said people might have seen Nao’s cries as a sign of independent thought. In turn, this could have led people to see the robot as having human-like characters. For thousands of years, humans have lived in a world where they are the only ones who could have conversations, the study said. Our brains have learned to react to social situations in a certain way. But our brains are not used to telling the difference between the real people and fake people. The robot expresses feelings and desires, which gets people to want to treat the robot as if it was alive.

1. What’s the purpose of the study?

A．To test how fast human-like robots do tasks.

B．To improve human-like robots’ facial expressions.

C．To invent human-like robots to keep people company.

D．To learn how people might respond to human-like robots.

2. In the study, what is special about the participants behavior?

A．They had feelings for Nao.

B．They refused Nao’s requests.

C．They shut Nao off immediately.

D．They praised Nao’s social skills.

3. What does the underlined word “fake” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Not active.

B．Not tall.

C．Not real.

D．Not smart.

4. The test is most probably taken from a magazine about ________.

A．healthy lifestyles	B．popular science
C．sport events	D．successful people

5 . Do you know Ma Yun? He is the founder and chairman of Alibaba Group. Ma was born in Hangzhou. At an early age, Ma wanted to learn English, so he rode his bike each morning in order to go to a nearby hotel and talked with foreigners. He would guide them around the city for free in order to practise and improve his English.

Ma was never afraid of failure in his youth. Although he failed the College Entrance Examination three times, Ma entered Hangzhou Normal University. He majored in English and graduated in 1988. While at school, Ma was elected student chairman. He later became a lecturer (讲师) in English and International Trade at the Hangzhou Dianzi University.

In the early 1995, he went to the United States, and with the help of his friend he got introduced to the Internet. In April 1995, Ma, his wife and a friend collected twenty thousand dollars and started an Internet company. He named their company “China Yellow Pages”. Within three years, his company had made 5,000,000 Yuan. In 1999, he decided to give up his job in the US, and went back to Hangzhou with his team in order to found Alibaba. Alibaba is a China-based business-to-business marketplace site on the Internet, which serves more than 79 million members from more than 240 countries and areas. In September 2014 Alibaba became one of the most valuable companies in the world. Ma Yun became one of the most successful businessmen in China.

1. Why did Ma Yun guide foreigners around the city for free?

A．Because he was a translator.

B．Because he wanted to practise his spoken English.

C．Because he was a volunteer.

D．Because he wanted to make money.

2. What is the name of Ma Yun’s first company?

A．China Yellow Pages.	B．Hangzhou Dianzi.
C．Alibaba.	D．Taobao.

3. Which is the right order of the following events according to the passage?
a. Ma Yun started an internet company “China Yellow Pages”.
b. Ma Yun founded Alibaba.
c. Ma Yun went back to Hangzhou with his team in 1999.
d. He became a teacher in English and International Trade.

A．a-b-c-d

B．c-d-a-b

C．d-a-c-b

D．b-c-a-d

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．The Story of Alibaba

B．The Story of China Yellow Pages

C．How Ma Yun Learned English

D．The Story of Ma Yun

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I went to the zoo with Lily on yesterday. There was lots of people there. I found a girl crying in the zoo. She was lost and she couldn’t found her mother. We decided to helping her. I tried my best find the broadcasting station in the zoo. At the same time Lily played with the little girl but looked after her careful there. The little girl stopped crying and played with Lily. At last her mother came, that made me feel very happy. I thought I really did a well thing. Unless everyone helps each other, the world will become more beautiful.

7 . 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。

In the field of sports there are some famous living legends, such as Lang Ping, and Michael Jordan.

As a player, Lang Ping brought not only honour but also glory to     1     (she) country. As     2     coach, she led the China Women’s volleyball team to medals at world championships as well as the Olympic Games. As a person, she is     3     (love) by fans at home and abroad. Before the 2015 World Cup, she     4     (face) a great challenge — two important     5     (player) had to leave because of health problems. However, Lang Ping didn’t lose heart and she led her volleyball team     6     (win) the championship.

Known as “Air Jordan”, Michael Jordan changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive but the mental strength     7     (make) him unique. The secret to his success is learning     8     his failures. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his     9     (succeed) with others. The Boys and Girls Club     10     he started in Chicago has been helping young people since 1996.

8 . Central Park

Explore Central Park, one of the largest city parks in the world and one of the most famous symbols of New York. Let’s have a look at its main sights.

Central Park is New York’s largest city park and one of the biggest in the world, with an area of 843 acres (about 3.4km²). This park is home to man-made lakes, waterfalls, grass and wooded areas. You will also find the Central Park Zoo, among other attractions in this greenspace of New York.

Besides being the city’s primary green lungs, Central Park is also a favorite spot for many New Yorkers. It is perfect for sunbathing, going for walks, or doing any outdoor sports. Something that we found curious is seeing so many people running with their babies in prams (婴儿车).

On Foot or by Bicycle

To get to know some of the wildest parts of Central Park we suggest walking. However, to get a general feel for the whole park, the best thing to do is hire a bicycle and enjoy the scenery.

If you decide to hire a bike, you will find lots of bike rental stores around Central Park that are not very expensive.

Open Time

From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends.

From 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on weekdays.

Price

Entry to the Park is free. But if you visit some parts like Central Park Zoo, you need to buy a ticket.

Transport

Subway: Line 5, 6, 7, A, B, C and D．

Bus: Line M1, M2, M3, M4 and M10.

Nearby places

Metropolitan Museum of Art (447 m)

Guggenheim Museum (564 m)

American Museum of Natural History (688 m)

Whitney Museum of American Art (1 km)

The Frick Collection (1.3 km)

1. What can we learn about the Central Park from the text?

A．It is home to lakes and waterfalls.

B．It is perfect for doing outdoor sports.

C．It is the largest city park in the world.

D．It is the most famous symbol of New York.

2. Which one of the following things is free?

A．Hiring a bicycle.	B．Entrance to Central Park.
C．Visiting Central Park Zoo.	D．Going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

3. Where can we find this text?

A．In a science report.	B．In a geography book.
C．In a fashion magazine.	D．In a travel guide.

9 . 阅读下面材料，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。

The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world,     1     include two kinds, the Summer and the Winter Olympics. Both of them     2     (hold) every four years. All countries can take part     3     their athletes reach the standard for the games. Women are not only allowed to join in     4     play a very important role. A special village     5     (built) for their competitors to live in, several stadiums for competitions, large     6     (swim) pools, a gymnasium as well as seats for those    7     watch the games. It’s a great honour     8     (host) the Olympic Games. The olive wreaths have     9     (replace) by medals. But it’s still about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw     10     (far).

10 . Wikipedia was founded as a branch of Nupedia, a now-abandoned project to produce a free encyclopedia (百科全书). Nupedia required highly qualified contributors, but the writing of articles was slow. During 2000, Jimmy Wales, founder of Nupedia, and Larry Sanger, whom Wales had employed to work on the project, discussed ways of supplementing (补充) Nupedia with a more open project. Multiple sources are suggested for the idea that a wiki might allow members of the public to contribute material, and Nupedia’s first wiki went online on January 10.

There was considerable resistance on the part of Nupedia’s editors and reviewers to the idea of associating Nupedia with a Web site in the wiki format (格式), so the new project was given the name “Wikipedia” and launched on its own domain (域名), wikipedia.com, on January 15. The domain was eventually changed to the present wikipedia.org when the not-for-profit Wikimedia Foundation was launched as its new parent organization. In March 2007, the word wiki became a newly-recognized English word.

In May 2001, a wave of non-English Wikipedias was launched — in Catalan, Chinese, Dutch, Esperanto, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. These were soon joined by Arabic and Hungarian. In September, Polish was added. At the end of the year, Afrikaans, Norwegian, and Serbocroatian versions were announced.

Anyone with Web access can edit Wikipedia, and this openness encourages inclusion of a great amount of content. About 75,000 editors — from expert scholars to casual readers — regularly edit Wikipedia, and these experienced editors often help to create a consistent style throughout the encyclopedia.

Editors are able to watch pages and techies (科技人员) can write editing programs to keep track of or correct bad edits. Where there’re disagreements on how to present facts, editors work together to arrive at an article that fairly represents current expert opinion on the subject. Although the Wikimedia Foundation owns the site, it’s largely uninvolved in writing and daily operations.

1. Jimmy Wales wanted a more open project because ______.

A．he wanted to found Wikipedia	B．Nupedia had its own disadvantages
C．he earned less money from Nupedia	D．Nupedia had been abandoned

2. The idea of connecting Nupedia with a Web site in the wiki format ______.

A．gained a wide support

B．came into being on January 15, 2000

C．made Nupedia better and better known to the public

D．weren’t welcomed by all Nupedia’s editors

3. Who are responsible to create the main style for the Wikipedia?

A．Any readers of the Wikipedia.	B．The techies.
C．The Wikimedia Foundation.	D．The experienced editors.

4. Which of the following facts about Wikipedia most probably surprises readers?

A．Its owner contributes less to its writing.	B．It appeals to a wider audience.
C．Its owner was founded only recently.	D．It was evolved from Nupedia.