1 . 假如你是我市一名高三学生李华，你打算报考一所外语学院。你在网络上看到该学院的招生信息（admission information），并对此非常感兴趣。根据学院要求，你需要用英文撰写一份个人申请报告，内容包括：
1. 简单的自我介绍（如性格，学习成果，特长等）；
2. 说明进入大学后的努力方向及设想等。
注意：1. 词数：120左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir or Madam,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

2 . Is there a way to turn back the aging process in people? For centuries, people have been looking for a “fountain of youth.” The idea is that if you find a magical fountain, and drink its water, you will not age.

Researchers in New York did not find an actual fountain of youth, but they may have found a way to turn back the aging process. It appears that the answer may be called the hypothalamus, which is part of your brain. It controls important body activities, including growth, the way we process food and so on. Researchers found that hypothalamus neural stem cells (干细胞) also influence how fast aging takes place.

Dongsheng Cai was the leading researcher in a study on aging in mice. He and his team reported their findings. “when the hypothalamus starts aging, particularly the loss of hypothalamus stem cells, so does the body.” he said.

Using this information, the researchers began trying to activate (激活) the hypothalamus in laboratory mice. The results show that the treatment slowed aging in the animals. “When we injected the hypothalamus stem cells to the middle-aged mice, the mice aged slowly and they could also live longer.”

But these results were just from studying mice in a laboratory. If the mice can live longer, does that mean people could have longer lives? The next step is to see if the anti-aging effects also work in human beings. If so, they say the findings could lead to new ways to help doctors identify and treat age-related health problems.

1. Why does the author mention the “fountain of youth” in the first paragraph?

A．To explain what the “fountain of youth” is.

B．To introduce the hypothalamus.

C．To show how to find the “fountain of youth”.

D．To help people find the “fountain of youth”.

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

A．The brain.	B．The aging process.
C．Hypothalamus.	D．The stem cell

3. What do we know about the study done by Cai?

A．They have found a way to turn back the aging process.

B．The brain controls growth, reproduction and the way we process food.

C．The decrease of hypothalamus stem cells can lead to aging.

D．The finding has been applied to human beings.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．The Secret of Youth

B．A New Discovery about Aging

C．The Ways of Slowing Down Aging

D．Hypothalamus — the Fountain of Youth

3 . One of the requirements for being admitted to the University is that you ________ the English test organized by it.

A．will pass

B．would pass

C．pass

D．must pass

4 . It is proposed that a study plan ____ as soon as possible.

A．is made

B．is to be made

C．be made

D．had been made

5 . He wished he ____ in his house that day. If he hadn’t, he ____ everything overnight in the fire.

A．didn’t smoke; wouldn’t lose	B．hadn’t smoked; wouldn’t have lost
C．didn’t smoke; wouldn’t have lost	D．hadn’t smoked; wouldn’t lose

6 . 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

Rivers are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the world’s great cities are located on rivers and almost every country has at least one river     1     (flow) through it, which plays an important part in the lives of     2     (it) people.

Since the beginning of history, people     3     (use) rivers for transportation. The Yellow River and Changliang River play a large role in China. The Mississippi, the     4     (long) one in the United States ever influenced the American people     5     (great) in history. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. Rivers provide fresh water     6     drink, grow crops, make electricity and chances to have fun for those     7     live along their banks.

    8     the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the river water is severely being polluted. It urges all countries to make     9     (decide) and take immediate action to stop it from     10     (pollute) any more.

7 . Life is to be lived. No excuses. No reservations (保留). No holding back.

A story about the violinist Fritz Kreisler tells how he once _________ a beautiful instrument he wanted to acquire. When he _________ raised the money for the violin, he returned to_________ it and learned that it had already been sold to a(n) _________.

He went to the new owner’s home in order to try to _________ him to sell the violin. _________, the collector said it was one of his prized possessions and he could not let it go. Kreisler felt _________ and turned to leave, but then asked a favor, “May I play the instrument once more _______ it is put away?”

_________ was given and the great musician began to play. The __________ sang out a quality of music which was so beautiful that the collector himself could only listen in __________. “I have no __________ to keep that to myself,” he said after the musician finished. “The violin is yours, Mr. Kreisler. Take it into world, and let people __________ it.”

You and I are excellent violins—our __________ is meant to be heard.

I want to live my ________ that way—to take it into the world and live it fully. I’d rather burn out than rust out. I’d rather be__________ than die not having done whatever I could.

I’m not talking about __________ ourselves by doing too much. Happiness is never found in overmuch busyness. But it is found in investing our lives in others. Say yes when asked for a hand. __________ to work for a worthwhile organization. Spend an hour with a ________ relative.

In the end, I know that my happiness is not about by my ability or my inability. It is about how much I ________ to others.

1.

A．found out

B．came across

C．came to

D．picked out

2.

A．slowly

B．actually

C．eventually

D．regularly

3.

A．buy

B．play

C．pick

D．get

4.

A．musician

B．performer

C．player

D．collector

5.

A．force

B．persuade

C．advise

D．ask

6.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．However

D．Otherwise

7.

A．disappointed

B．angry

C．helpless

D．desperate

8.

A．unless

B．after

C．until

D．before

9.

A．Judgment

B．Permission

C．Award

D．Appreciation

10.

A．violin

B．musician

C．singer

D．collector

11.

A．amazement

B．agreement

C．puzzlement

D．embarrassment

12.

A．freedom

B．right

C．interest

D．money

13.

A．play

B．know

C．feel

D．hear

14.

A．story

B．sound

C．music

D．message

15.

A．life

B．dream

C．hobby

D．reality

16.

A．hung up

B．put up

C．used up

D．dressed up

17.

A．exhausting

B．requesting

C．fighting

D．changing

18.

A．Struggle

B．Volunteer

C．Manage

D．Promise

19.

A．special

B．close

C．tired

D．lonely

20.

A．turn

B．treat

C．give

D．adapt

8 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift
I walked into a wild third-grade classroom. Music was playing ____, children were under tables applying make-up, kids were throwing a football indoors, and students were ____ wherever they could find ____ I was a mid-year ____ The previous ____ said he could no longer manage these children and ____ without notice during the holiday break.
As soon as I walked in the room, I realized why he ____ I sat down ____ in my chair and began reading their ____ softly. After each name, I ____, asking God to help me understand that child. I then nailed a____ to the wall next to the chalkboard and began ____ my name and a reading assignment on the board. I then asked each child to come to me, and tell me their names and what they wanted to learn. It was a ____ task, because only two children there wanted to learn something! Rules were ____, boundaries established, parents contacted. But the mirror saved the day -- no, the year! Unbeknownst(不知的) to the children, the mirror allowed me to see their every ____ while I was writing on the board. They soon became ____ as to how I knew who was misbehaving while I was writing on the board. When one student finally asked me, I told him I had a special teacher’s eye in the back of my head that my hair ____ At first they did not believe me. ____ they did begin to exhibit better behavior, especially while I wrote on the board, thinking I had magical ____ I never told them differently. Why ____ a good thing?1.

A．softly

B．clearly

C．loudly

D．peacefully

2.

A．speaking

B．laughing

C．standing

D．dancing

3.

A．space

B．music

C．partner

D．joke

4.

A．representative

B．replacement

C．reference

D．reward

5.

A．teacher

B．headmaster

C．director

D．leader

6.

A．retired

B．remained

C．resigned

D．returned

7.

A．went

B．came

C．left

D．disappeared

8.

A．angrily

B．restlessly

C．indifferently

D．quietly

9.

A．names

B．faces

C．figures

D．minds

10.

A．prepared

B．prayed

C．protected

D．preferred

11.

A．board

B．mirror

C．cross

D．picture

12.

A．noting

B．copying

C．writing

D．drawing

13.

A．difficult

B．different

C．distant

D．direct

14.

A．dated

B．written

C．worked

D．set

15.

A．make

B．move

C．matter

D．mind

16.

A．pleased

B．puzzled

C．known

D．worried

17.

A．covered

B．hooked

C．hung

D．displayed

18.

A．So

B．However

C．And

D．But

19.

A．view

B．scene

C．eyes

D．vision

20.

A．mix up

B．bring up

C．mess up

D．burn up