1 . 假定你是李华，正在教你的美国朋友Tom学习汉语。请你写封邮件告知下次上课的计划。内容包括：
（1）时间和地点；
（2）内容：学习唐诗（唐诗Tang poetry）；
（3）课前准备：简要了解唐朝的历史（简要了解have a brief understanding of；唐朝Tang Dynasty）。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

2 . 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。
Dear Tom，

I’m very glad to receive your letter. You said you were     1    （deep）touched by those players’ excellent performance while     2    (watch) the Paralympic Games (残奥会). So was I.

At first, I     3    (move) by the disabled players’ optimistic attitude     4    life. Although they are not as healthy as normal people, they still love life whole­heartedly. They try to realize their     5    (dream) by doing sports. In order to win the games, they have to work much     6    (hard) than healthy people. However, they never give up. That is     7    we should learn from them.

    8     (be) healthy people, we are so lucky that we should value what we own and try     9    (we) best to live     10    meaningful life. Don’t you think so?

Yours,

Zhang Hua

3 . 假定在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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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l0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear sir/madam，   

I’m writing to express my thank for your timely rescue，without which my life couldn’t have returned to normally.

A few days ago，the extremely frightening earthquake struck my hometown，that left many houses in ruins and completely destroy my house. Shocking to find everything buried under the fallen house，I burst into tears. As far as I can judge，it seemed as if the world was in an end. Thankfully，the strangers as you are，you have done everything in our power to help me have a shelter to live and enough food and water to survive on. Therefore，I can’t express my gratitude too much.

4 . Hello, everyone. It’s my honor to recommend (推荐) Educator of the Year. I’m sure everyone has a(an) _______ teacher that they will be able to _______ for years to come. There is one famous teacher that everyone wants to have in our middle school — Ms. Sullivan, whose _______you must often hear at school. Ms. Sullivan does a lot of things to make herself _______.

First of all, she has great enthusiasm (热情) for her _______. She teaches many different classes — Language Arts Enrichment, Writing for Publication and Reader’s Theater, though most teachers in middle school only teach one _______, such as Math, Social Studies, Science, etc. Ms. Sullivan is also responsible for _______ the school play. Every year she devotes her time into _______ an amazing school play. Luckily I have been a part of it and _______it so much!

In addition, Ms. Sullivan always shows her students that she ________ us, whether in our study or in life. Some teachers teach us the lessons in a strict way, ________ Ms. Sullivan shows us that she is always ________ like a friend. In writing classes, she makes us have a group discussion first, which I think is a good way to ________ our creative ideas. Then she lets us ________ write our stories at our own speed. She ________ everything we write and gives us a(an) ________ opinion about it. We are getting more ________ in writing a composition, and no longer consider it hard work. Most importantly, she also makes each of her classes ________.

In ________, I think Ms. Sullivan should be Educator of the Year. Even if she doesn’t get the ________, she still deserves our respect and love!

1.

A．energetic

B．responsible

C．enthusiastic

D．favorite

2.

A．remember

B．visit

C．follow

D．understand

3.

A．name

B．lecture

C．accent

D．behavior

4.

A．selfish

B．straight

C．amazing

D．mean

5.

A．life

B．work

C．hobbies

D．performance

6.

A．student

B．subject

C．outline

D．term

7.

A．suffering

B．deciding

C．directing

D．describing

8.

A．putting on

B．calling on

C．depending on

D．turning on

9.

A．persuaded

B．expected

C．achieved

D．enjoyed

10.

A．controls

B．cares

C．considers

D．judges

11.

A．unless

B．because

C．while

D．if

12.

A．grateful

B．official

C．intelligent

D．accessible

13.

A．develop

B．believe

C．affect

D．change

14.

A．exactly

B．quickly

C．freely

D．easily

15.

A．studies

B．checks

C．designs

D．tests

16.

A．common

B．fluent

C．honest

D．regular

17.

A．proud

B．addictive

C．connected

D．confident

18.

A．living

B．live

C．lovely

D．lively

19.

A．particular

B．conclusion

C．time

D．return

20.

A．honor

B．progress

C．charge

D．aim

5 . I’d been retired for four years, when a friend suggested university. I thought he was joking—I was rubbish at school and failed my 11-plus. But we love to compete over Mastermind and University challenge, and he thought I’d make it. And he was absolutely right!

I did a foundation course first, which was part time at the University Lifelong Learning Centre(LLC), two nights a week and the odd Saturday. I did quite well, and that gave me the confidence to do a full time, three year degree. I’m passionate about art and I always wanted to be here for the journey and not the destination. That sounds really corny, but it was the truth in my case.

Initially it was a bit strange fitting in with my course mates. They were all 18, straight out of sixth form or college. Over time, though, they’ve all been fine — now, we all get on really well and there is no issue. I’ve made plenty of friends as a member of the mature students society, and I do some volunteering through the LLC, chatting to prospective students about my experience of coming to university. I tell them my story and basically encourage them to give it a go because you’ve got nothing to lose. I like to think I’ve convinced a few of them.

I have no regrets at all. Enrolling in university was the best piece of advice I’ve received in years, especially post-retirement. I needed routine in my life; I needed purpose. I’m not going to spend my day in the bookies or the pub. If you’ve got a passion for something, you should pursue it.

1. What do we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．The author often competed with his friend at university,

B．The author was satisfied with his performance at school,

C．The advice of his friend was a big challenge for the author.

D．The author’s friend told a joke when suggesting university.

2. What was it that made him determined to pursue a full time degree?

A．His long held passion for art.

B．His boring retirement life.

C．His success in the foundation course.

D．His desire to travel to the destination.

3. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．How he got along with his course mates

B．How he helped his friends at university.

C．What activities he took part in at school

D．What he experienced as a volunteer.

4. Which of the following can serve as the title of the passage?

A．Knowledge is power.

B．It’s never too old to learn.

C．Failure is the mother of success.

D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

6 . This new packaging material looks like conventional plastic, but it's actually made from fish waste and algae(海藻)--and unlike plastic, if it escapes into the ocean, a fish could likely eat it safely. The material, called MarinaTex, is the winner of this year's James Dyson Award.

"It began with my desire to work with waste," says Lucy Hughes, a recent graduate from University of Sussex, who once visited a fish processing factory to see the massive quantity of waste generated by the industry and find new ways to use it. She focused on fish skins and scales (鳞片). "When I had it in my hands, I realized this has got potential, she says. "It's super strong and flexible." Hughes spent months experimenting with fish waste in her kitchen, running more than 100 experiments to find a binder and a process that could hold together the proteins in the fish skins and scales. "I had a lot of failed attempts—a lot of things either were too easily broken or too soft or easily went bad," she says. She finally landed on a type of algae that can be locally got.

The material can be used to replace oil-based plastic in packaging such as bags or the half transparent windows used to show products in boxes. As her research continues, Hughes says that she'll be studying how MarinaTex works and how long it could be used to store food.

Unlike some "compostable" plastics, which need to be processed in an industrial composting facility to break down, the new material can break down in four to six weeks in a backyard compost bin. ''All the ingredients are food-grade safe," Hughes says." So, this breaks down much like a piece of food would break down."

1. Why did Hughes develop MarinaTex?

A．She wanted to look for a new plastic.

B．She would like fish to eat it safely.

C．She wanted to win James Dyson Award.

D．She wanted to make use of fish skins and scales.

2. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The fish processing factory.	B．The fish waste.
C．Fish scales.	D．Fish skins.

3. What is the main advantage of MarinaTex compared with conventional plastic?

A．It is stronger and more flexible.

B．It can be used as plastic bags.

C．It has the nutritional value for fish.

D．It can break down very easily and fast.

4. Which one is the best title for the passage?

A．Working with Waste	B．Developing New Ideas
C．Making Bags from Fish Waste	D．Getting Rid of Plastic Pollution

7 . There are so many words in English that learning all of them can seem difficult.To make things even more challenging, certain sounds are pronounced differently.    1    

Learn the vowel元音) sounds.

In English, there are five main vowel letters: a, e, i, o, u.    2    Each vowel letter has both a short sound(such as the a in"bat)or a long sound(such as the a in "play").Learn and practice these different vowel sounds to help teach you how to pronounce certain words and to improve your English pronunciation.

    3    

One of the most effective ways to learn a language is to listen to someone speaking it.Once you are familiar with how a language sounds, you will be able to start picking up on more sounds, words and phrases.

Record yourself.

    4    To solve this problem and really see how you sound, try recording yourself.Use a smart phone or tape recorder to play back how you sound when you are speaking English.

Get a spoken English tutor.

To truly understand if you are saying and pronouncing things the right way, find someone who can practice with you and act as a spoken English tutor.    5    

A．Break down words.

B．Listen to an English speaker.

C．Sometimes the letter “y” can make a vowel sound, too..

D．How do you know if you are saying things correctly?

E．He or she will be able to correct you and teach you how to pronounce better.

F．Thankfully,there are tips that you can learn to make things a little easier.

G．Compare your English comprehension to someone else to see if you are doing it correctly.

8 . Sunrise Hike

Saturday, October 21, 6:45 am---7:45 am

Enjoy sunrise from the hilltop as you learn about wildlife, plants, history and forest. Ages 8 and up; under 18 with an adult. To register (报名)by phone, call 630-933-7248.

Meet in the parking lot on the west side of Greene Road south of 79^th Street. Dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes and bring water.

Trick Or Treat

Saturday, October 28, 9:00 am---11:30 am

You and your family are invited to join the YMCA for a Halloween hike up Badger Mountain! Make sure to wear your Halloween costumes (戏装)!

Free shirts for the first 200 kids registered. Remember to take away your shirt by 11:30 am or it will be given away.

Cost: Trick or Treat is a FREE event.

Discovery Hike

Thursday, October 26, 1:00 pm---4:00 pm; Ages 3-8

Fall is pumpkin time. Listen to a pumpkin story and learn how pumpkins grow. Then we will head out on the path in search of a little pumpkin just for you and maybe, we will find the great pumpkin along the way. $7 per child.

Harvest Day Camp

Monday, October 31, 8:00 am---5:00 pm

Harvest Camp is an opportunity for children aged 5-13 to find the wonder of autumn at Keystone Science School and enjoy all the fun the Halloween season offers. We’ll explore the ways our natural environment has changed from summer to fall. As always, our programming is focused on building skills, knowledge and confidence. Cost: $0.00.

1. What do these activities have in common?

A．They are designed only for children.

B．They are held in a mountain.

C．They are to celebrate Halloween.

D．They all take place in autumn.

2. In which activity might children get free clothes?

A．Sunrise Hike

B．Discovery Hike

C．Harvest Day Camp

D．Trick Or Treat

3. What can children do on the last day of October?

A．Listen to a pumpkin story.

B．Hike with their parents.

C．Enjoy the beauty of autumn.

D．Learn about wildlife and forest.

9 . As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.

In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.

In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”

According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.

1. The passage begins with two questions to ________.

A．introduce the main topic	B．show the author’s attitude
C．describe how to use the Internet	D．explain how to store information

2. What can we learn about the first experiment?

A．Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.

B．The two groups remembered the information equally well.

C．The first group did not try to remember the formation.

D．The second group did not understand the information.

3. In transactive memory, people ________.

A．keep the information in mind

B．change the quantity of information

C．organize information like a computer

D．remember how to find the information

4. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow's research?

A．We are using memory differently.

B．We are becoming more intelligent.

C．We have poorer memories than before.

D．We need a better way to access information.