1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I occasionally would think of my dad. I flashed to Dad holding the handlebar and jogging alongside my bike until I felt ready to ride on my own. I saw him pulling up to my broken-down car at night and doing a quick fix. I thought of the hug we shared at my wedding. But what impressed me most was the grass cutting days. Dad was always full of advice，and he taught me one of the big lessons one summer was about having a strong work ethic.

Memories came flooding back. When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed yards during the summer to earn pocket change. Dad was our salesman. He told our neighbors about our service and offered a price they could not refuse. My brother and I got﹩10 per yard. However, I later found out that our friends were charging $20 or more for the same amount of work.

Every time we headed out to mow lawns, Dad was there to watch. I used to wonder why he came with us. He stood supervising our work in the heat when he could have been inside relaxing with air conditioning and an icy drinking. My dad always watched over us and instructed strictly, until we finished our job as he satisfied. Sometimes his tough and cruel attitude really made my brother and me annoyed.

One day we were cutting our next-door neighbor’s yard. She always waited until the grass was knee-high to call us over. To make maters worse, we had an old lawn mower. This particular afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired and sweaty.

I was just about to cut off the lawn mower when I saw Dad pointing to one piece of grass. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me again and yelled, “Hey, son. You missed a piece.” I frowned, hoping he would let it slide and let me go home. But he kept pointing and shouting.

Paragraph 1：

Tired and disappointed, I went back to cut that piece of grass.

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Paragraph 2：

The lesson my dad taught me stayed with me:

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2 . 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。

It’s a wildlife expedition (远征) that has captivated (使着迷) the globe: a herd of 16 elephants trekking (跋涉) more than 300 miles from their home in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve. The herd’s trek began in March last year when 16 elephants     1     (see) moving from the reserve. Nobody is clear why the herd set out on this unprecedented (前所未有的) trek. Some suggest environmental degradation may have pushed them;    2     believe they are simply lost. An expert in elephant psychology believes that they likely left because of habitat loss and increasing human disturbance,    3     may have led to decreasing availability of food and water.

“We can’t ignore the effect of rapid development of the local economy on the loss of wildlife habitat,”    4     well-known expert on Asian elephant migration wrote on his Weibo page. “Clear waters and green mountains are as     5     (value) as mountains of gold and silver. A healthy and complete ecosystem is the cornerstone of sustainable economic development.

China’s wild elephants     6     (double) in number to more than 300 since the 1990s, but their habitat has shrunk     7     nearly two-thirds over the same period. Though China has extremely harsh penalties for those     8     (catch) killing elephants, the combination of these factors     9     (mean) that the potential for human-elephant conflict will only rise. It’s     10     (extreme) challenging for them to coexist.

The big fear is that the intensity of conflict between humans and elephants can start as just a nuisance and quickly grow to the point where people or elephants get killed.

3 . I was with my father at a clinic near his home for a routine blood test. An elderly woman came in and sat on a ________ room chair. She settled into the seat opposite my dad and smiled at him and he smiled back ________. He was 77 years old and had been living with Alzheimer disease for several years. It’s a disease that ________ your loved ones, slowly, day by day and the memory loss is painful and ________.

After a while, she started singing the tune My Heart Will Go On. Since Alzheimer disease also has a(n) ________ to damage a person’s patience, I couldn’t help thinking that this little woman was playing with fire. Her singing began gently. I glanced at Dad to see his ________. His smile was gone, and he was ________ right at her. I couldn’t read his expression initially, but it seemed to be something like ________. I wondered if he was lost somewhere in his memory, or maybe he was trying to figure out whether this was someone he should ________. Slowly, the woman’s singing got louder and her eyes closed with ________. Now Dad looked a little shocked. Still, I watched nervously, noticing the ________ of an angry outburst and was considering my options on how best to ________ in. Instead, his face changed, and the tension ________ in his eyes. He no longer looked confused.

When her song ended and the waiting room became ________, the woman opened her eyes. My dad was still looking directly at her. “That was beautiful,” he said. ________, she smiled and said, “Thank you.”

1.

A．living

B．waiting

C．fitting

D．consulting

2.

A．secretly

B．gratefully

C．slightly

D．coldly

3.

A．steals

B．destroys

C．cheats

D．panics

4.

A．limited

B．regular

C．temporary

D．merciless

5.

A．expectation

B．standard

C．tendency

D．symbol

6.

A．performance

B．response

C．gesture

D．message

7.

A．rushing

B．laughing

C．pointing

D．staring

8.

A．confusion

B．desperation

C．blankness

D．caution

9.

A．worry about

B．hear of

C．date with

D．call on

10.

A．purpose

B．strength

C．emotion

D．respect

11.

A．instruction

B．outcome

C．effect

D．possibility

12.

A．step

B．check

C．give

D．join

13.

A．increased

B．filled

C．eased

D．divided

14.

A．delightful

B．silent

C．bright

D．harmonious

15.

A．In public

B．In turn

C．In relief

D．In return

4 . 请听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. In which direction is the library?

A．North.

B．South.

C．West.

2. What is the sports center close to?

A．The bookshop.

B．The stadium.

C．Churchill Building.

3. When does the man’s training begin on Friday?

A．At 9 am.

B．At 10 am.

C．At 3 pm.

5 . Many people wonder what makes a good speech and how to deliver a speech. Experts say that all great speeches have one thing in common: The speaker is able to ________ into the listeners’ minds an idea, which is an extraordinary gift. When a speaker ________ with an audience, the brains of the people in the audience begin to sync (同步) with the speaker’s brain and with each other. They literally begin to exhibit the same brain-wave patterns. Then what makes ________ success in our speech?

First of all, limit your talk to one major idea. Ideas are ________. You need to reduce content so that you can focus on the single most important idea and explain it properly. Give context, share examples and make it ________ . Your one idea should be the ________ of your entire talk and everything you say should link back to it in some way.

Second, give your audience a reason to care. Make them ________. Use questions to identify ________ something doesn’t make sense and needs explaining. If you can reveal a disconnect in someone’s worldview, they’ll feel the need to ________ that gap. And once you’ve sparked that ________, it will be easier to start building your idea.

Third, build your idea based on concepts that your audience ________ understands. However, speakers often forget that many of the terms and concepts they live with are completely unfamiliar to their audiences. We forget what it was like when we knew ________ about our subject. So use language that the audience understands and start where they are, which can certainly help bridge the knowledge gap ________ they link the new idea to an idea that the listener have understood.

Last but not least, make your idea worth ________. It has to benefit the audience. If the idea only serves you or your organization, it’s probably not worth of others’ attention. If your talk can benefit the audience in some way, it has the ________ to be a great one.

1.

A．transform

B．transfer

C．translate

D．transport

2.

A．connects

B．compromises

C．equips

D．employs

3.

A．into

B．for

C．of

D．up

4.

A．confusing

B．compulsory

C．complex

D．concrete

5.

A．ambiguous

B．useful

C．abstract

D．vivid

6.

A．rank

B．theme

C．assessment

D．substitute

7.

A．conscious

B．confident

C．curious

D．cautious

8.

A．whose

B．which

C．what

D．why

9.

A．broaden

B．build

C．bridge

D．blame

10.

A．debate

B．desire

C．disappointment

D．friction

11.

A．probably

B．frequently

C．hardly

D．already

12.

A．everything

B．anything

C．nothing

D．something

13.

A．so

B．though

C．unless

D．because

14.

A．saluting

B．sharing

C．associating

D．mending

15.

A．barrier

B．similarity

C．potential

D．ability

6 . Sydney is famous for popular attractions like Bondi Beach. With the lowest hotel rates in town, we offer many options a short distance away from the beach.

Hotel Bondi

Offering quality accommodations in the sightseeing, restaurants, beaches district of Sydney, Hotel Bondi is a popular pick for both business and holiday travelers. From here, guests can enjoy easy access to all that the lively city has to offer. With its convenient location, the hotel offers easy access to the city's must-see destinations. Top features of the hotel include free Wi-Fi in all rooms, 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, Wi-Fi in public areas.

Chee Bondi

Located in the heart of Bondi, just 2 minutes' walk from Bondi Beach and a variety of cafes, restaurants, bars and shops, Chee Bondi offers both free WiFi and free private parking. The accommodation is air conditioned and features a flat-screen TV and a seating area. Some rooms have a balcony. There is also a kitchen, equipped with a microwave and toaster. A refrigerator and kettle are also offered. There is a private bathroom with a bath or shower and a hair dryer in each unit.

Bondi Beach House

Just 3 minutes’ walk from Bondi Beach, this bed and breakfast features free WiFi and beautifully furnished suites and rooms. Guests have access to a lovely balcony with outdoor furniture. All rooms are equipped with a flat-screen TV, microwave, and refrigerator. Guests can prepare breakfast each morning in the dining room, homemade jams, tea and coffee provided.

1. Which of the three hotels will you choose if you want to prepare breakfast by yourself?

A．Hotel Bondi and Chee Bondi.

B．Chee Bondi and Bondi Beach House.

C．Hotel Bondi and Bondi Beach House.

D．All of the three hotels.

2. What can we learn from the text?

A．All private bathrooms in Chee Bondi don’t have a bath.

B．Suites in Bondi Beach House are newly furnished.

C．Rooms in Chee Bondi have a balcony with outdoor furniture.

D．Bondi Beach House is nearer to Bondi Beach than Chee Bondi.

3. What do the three hotels have in common?

A．They are equipped with a flat-screen TV.	B．They don’t offer free WiFi.
C．They are close to the beach.	D．They provide free private parking.

7 . Rachel Kunhner, the author of Telex from Cuba, The Mars Room, and The Flamethrowers, has got some excellent books for you.

Agortino by Alberto Moravla (1944).

When my son turned 13, my mother said to me, “You have to read Agostino.” Agosino is a perfect novella and perhaps the best literate ever written about being a 13-year-old boy. It’s painful and tender and funny. A masterpiece.

The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen(1967—71).

Ditlevsen was a 20th-century Danish writer. Her trilogy of short memoirs, Childhood, Youth, and Dependency, is becoming the subject of a literary craze. As 8oon as you sink your teeth in, you’ll understand why. The books are fascinating. The problem is they bite back. I’m still recovering.

Star by Yukio Mishima (1960).

There are a lot of Mishima novels that haven’t been translated into English. This novella about a movie star losing touch with reality only recently was. “A true star, ” Mishima writes, “never arrives. Showing up is for second-rate actor who need to seek attention. ” Want to seem glamorous? Stay home. Attending things is for the second-rate.

The Expendable Man by Dorothy B. Hughes (1963).

Donna Tart once recommended Hughes to me. I’m so glad she did. While Hughes’ most famous book, deservedly 80, is In a Lonely Place. The Expendable Man has one of the best opening sequences of any mystery novel: A man driving from L. A. to Phoenix picks up a hitchhiker—a dirty and ungraceful teenage girl—with grave consequences.

1. Which book may appeal to readers crazy about mystery-solving stories?

A．Star.

B．The Expendable Man.

C．The Copenhagen Theology.

D．Agostino.

2. What do we know about these books?

A．There has been no English version of the book Star up to now.

B．The Copenhagen Trilogy describes the author’s whole life.

C．All these books are recommended to Rachel Kuchner by others.

D．Agostino is a good choice for parents of teenagers.

3. Where is this text most likely from?

A．A column.

B．A guidebook

C．An announcement.

D．A textbook

8 . It's tough for students in Asia's giant countries, where the competition for college entrance can be fierce. In India, over a million students have been finding out their final results in various high school exams. You have to get 90% or better in the 12th boards — India's final year tests which are mostly held in March 一 to get into many top school and university courses. In China, the world's biggest university entrance test, commonly known as the Gaokao, is an academic testing event held in June in Chinese mainland and is joined by millions of participants.

Perhaps all that pressure and stress is why, this year, thousands have been clicking on videos and pictures with a clear message: there's more to life than getting into college.

In India, in a video message, Indian comedian and actor Vir Das told students not to worry about their marks. More than a quarter of a million people have viewed the video. You are going to meet someone, " he says, “until you discover that the person you were waiting for wasn't the person you were looking at, or person you ever thought you'd meet. You will beg and borrow and steal, so that eventually you can risk and rent and lose, so that maybe you can own and invest and grow . . . What do all of these things have in common? Not one of them requires a mark sheet. "

Das said it was inspired by his own experience after scoring poorly in the 12th boards. He said he eventually got to study his chosen subject, economics, at an American university 一 but soon after discovered drama which led to his current career.

"I thought my life was over after exams and I had a terrible two months, he said. "Students can be depressed. They need to hear from a third person that everything is all right. "

1. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that the 12th boards ________.

A．take place twice a year

B．are the world's biggest test

C．take place before the Gaokao

D．are held in many Asian countries

2. What does Vir Das try to tell us in Paragraph 3?

A．Test scores aren't very important.

B．High school students are living a tough life.

C．College entrance exams are extremely difficult.

D．High school students need to win the college entrance exam.

3. What do we know about Vir Das?

A．He failed to attend a university.

B．Economics is his current career.

C．Drama has always been his great hobby.

D．He was depressed after the 12th boards.

4. What is the message mainly expressed in the passage?

A．All roads lead to Rome.

B．Success comes from hard work.

C．Attitude makes a great difference.

D．Your choice determines your future.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What was the woman doing when she was robbed?

A．Talking on the phone.

B．Shopping at the bakery.

C．Taking photographs.

2. What can be found in the woman’s purse?

A．Three credit cards and $300 in cash.

B．Two cards and some money.

C．$3,000 in cash and a visa.

3. What does the woman say about the robber?

A．He is short with blond hair.

B．He was wearing blue trousers.

C．He should be a middle-aged man.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does the woman sound at first?

A．Relieved.

B．Worried.

C．Annoyed.

2. What do we know about Ben?

A．He is still unemployed.

B．His new workplace isn’t far away.

C．He applied for a job at the college.

3. Why did Baron quit his job?

A．To start his own business.

B．To get a better job.

C．To move to a new place.