1 . Sometimes, you are not good at some of your subjects.     1     You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if you want to. Here’s how:

Plan your time carefully. When you plan your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc., then decide a good, regular time for studying.     2     A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

Make good use of your time in class.     3     Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teachers say.

Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material.     4     If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. It helps you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.

    5     You will probably discover them after you have tried these.

A．Maybe you are an average student.

B．This will help you understand the next class.

C．Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

D．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E．There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

F．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say.

G．Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teachers say in class.

2 . 短文改错 (共10小题；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，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出修改的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其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（从十一处起）不计分。

I first met Li Ming at a friend birthday party in five years ago. Then I invited Li Ming in my place. We listen to my CDs together and soon became best friends. Three years ago, Li Ming’s parents invited I to spend two wonderful week in Qingdao with them during the summer holiday. Li Ming and I loved walking along the beautifully beaches there. Last year I was ill but had to stay in hospital for a week. Li Ming came see me every day. Then his father changed jobs and they moved to another city. Since then we haven’t see each other much. But we’ve kept writing to each other.

3 . When I was a little child, my favorite musical __ is piano, but when I started my middle school, Iwas forced to give up __ I could concentrate more on my studies.

It’s one of my biggest __ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would __       .However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was __ with my study. __ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been __ that I never returned I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest. I __ to. Sitting at the piano，I couldn’t help recalling many __ - times of my practicing at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher __ me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so __ that I could hardly say anything. But her __ helped me ease my shame. These memories, __, good or bad, never caused my __ for playing the piano again.

This thought then led me to think that __ is like music, and that we all try to play different __ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高）is ___ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own __ style of music. No matter what style our music is，it is __ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t __ that I’ve stopped making music.

1.

A．stage

B．performance

C．room

D．instrument

2.

A．so that

B．in that

C．now that

D．except that

3.

A．successes

B．decisions

C．regrets

D．hobbies

4.

A．play

B．return

C．leave

D．graduate

5.

A．angry

B．occupied

C．satisfied

D．patient

6.

A．Actually

B．Constantly

C．Gradually

D．Suddenly

7.

A．astonished

B．disappointed

C．glad

D．amazed

8.

A．liked

B．needed

C．decided

D．wanted

9.

A．dreams

B．expressions

C．words

D．memories

10.

A．hurt

B．instructed

C．punished

D．respected

11.

A．frightened

B．moved

C．embarrassed

D．excited

12.

A．comfort

B．satisfaction

C．happiness

D．sigh

13.

A．however

B．meanwhile

C．therefore

D．instead

14.

A．hope

B．courage

C．feeling

D．effort

15.

A．attitude

B．learning

C．life

D．enjoyment

16.

A．roles

B．sports

C．cards

D．games

17.

A．surprising

B．wonderful

C．hard

D．complex

18.

A．common

B．boring

C．unique

D．similar

19.

A．necessary

B．strange

C．possible

D．important

20.

A．matter

B．appear

C．report

D．mean

4 . Get up close and very personal with the Aquarium’s largest exhibit and its biggest predators(食肉动物) with the new Shark Keeper program! After each participant prepares to feed the sharks and other fishes in the 120,000-gallon Lost City of Atlantis Exhibit, they will then get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to feed our sand tiger sharks! Participants will also experience a tour of other behind-the-scenes animal care work areas and take home a real-life shark tooth.
Program Outline:
﹡Greeting from Educator
﹡Educational Program: misunderstandings about sharks, biology, pictures, shark tooth comparisons, animal overview, what to expect during the experience.
﹡Behind-the-scenes food prep
﹡Brief overview of Safety and Policies
﹡Feeding
Schedule:
Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 3:40 pm
Session: 3:40 pm
Length: 60 minutes
Requirements: All participants must be 16＋.
Price: $50.00, plus Admission(Members: $45.00). Space is currently limited to three participants per scheduled session.
How to Book: Phone: 631 208 9200,ext.H2O(426)
Online: When purchasing your Admission ticket, please select the Shark Keeper add-on under the Aquatic Adventures section of the shopping cart.
Guests with Special Needs:
Long Island Aquarium＆Exhibition Center makes every effort to accommodate guests with special needs. Please be aware that to participate in this program, guests must be able to navigate the animal habitat spaces with minimum assistance, and must be able to understand and take direction in English from staff members. To ensure the best experience, please contact the Call Center at 631 208 9200, ext. H2O(426) to discuss your individual needs.
Cancellations(取消):
There is a 72-hour cancellation policy. Any cancellation made within 72 hours will not be refunded. No-shows will not be refunded or rescheduled. Guests arriving late (after the required program check-in time) will not be permitted to participate in the program and will not be refunded or rescheduled. We encourage guests to arrive at the Aquarium with plenty of time to park, enter, and check into the program. Adventurers should report to the Main Entrance at least ten minutes ahead. The sessions will begin quickly at the scheduled time. Please plan accordingly.
1. After joining the program, you will _______.

A．feed sharks once a life time

B．get a real shark tooth as a souvenir

C．meet the biggest predators of sharks

D．draw some pictures of sharks

2. As a guest with special needs, you are expected to _______.

A．make sure of your individual needs

B．move around the center alone

C．follow the directions of staff members

D．seek as much assistance as possible

3. If you want to give up the program, you’d better _______.

A．report it to the center 10 min before the session

B．manage your plan again with 72 hours

C．expect to refund from the center

D．report the center 3 days in advance

4. What information can we learn from the program?

A．You can book the program in advance online.

B．There is no limit to the age of participants.

C．You need to pay ＄95 at least for the program.

D．A session is scheduled for 3 children every week.

5 . Selena Gomez and I are scheduled to meet at a low-key coffee shop in Encino. Not wanting to keep the superstar waiting, I arrived at nine, 20 minutes early. As I was catching up on e-mails, Selena quietly scooted into the seat next to me. No bodyguard. Not even a drop of makeup. She was ten minutes early and so inconspicuous that no one else in the restaurant looked up so much. Selena was wearing Bebe shorts. She had a baby face and ordered a hot chocolate.
After making small talk about what she wore for the shoot, she dived into the subject of her career. Selena declared 2012 the year of movies. She filmed three: Spring Breakers, a drama; The Getaway, an action flick; and Hotel Transylvania, a comedy. Each is a marked move away from the teen style that made her a household name.
Now that her Disney days are behind her, Selena is at that unstable point in a child star’s career where she is trying to grow up---both as a person(she turned 20 in July)and as an artist. “Being part of the Disney Channel was such a blessing, and I’m super happy with what my show accomplished, but acting is something I would like to take on more seriously.” She continued, “I don’t necessarily feel accomplished. I want to creat a whole different persona when it comes to acting.”
Selena has been working fulltime since she was seven years old and scored a role on Barney&Friends. In 2007, when she was offered the lead in Wizards of Waverly Place, Selena, her mother, and her stepfather uprooted from Grand Prairie, Texas, to LA, where they are settling now.
1. When was it that Selena arrived at the low-key coffee shop?

A．At ten.

B．At ten to nine.

C．At ten past nine.

D．At thirty past nine.

2. Which of the following statements is ture according to the second paragraph?

A．Selena went into her film career as soon as we met in the coffee shop.

B．Three famous films filmed in 2012 have shown her teen style.

C．The film Hotel Transylvania is an action flick filmed in 2012

D．Each of the three films marks Selena’s move away from her teen style.

3. How did Selena think of Disney days which were behind her?

A．She thought of playing in Disney a blessing.

B．She didn’t feel very satisfied with her show in Disney.

C．She found her not accomplished in her performance in Disney.

D．She believed her being part in Disney Channel a blessing.

4. The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means “ _______”.

A．moved

B．picked

C．changed

D．informed

6 . Sure, it’s good to get along with your teacher because it makes that time you spend in the classroom more pleasant. And yes, it’s good to get along with your teacher because, in general, it’s smart to learn how to relate to the different types of people you’ll meet throughout your life.
But really, there’s one super-important reason why you should get along with your teacher. Kids who get along with their teachers not only learn more, but they’re more comfortable asking questions and getting extra help. This makes it easier to understand new material and do your best on tests. When you have this kind of relationship with a teacher, he or she can be someone to turn to with problems, such as problems with learning or school issues, such as bullying.
As a kid in elementary or middle school, you’re at a wonderful stage in your life. You’re able to take in lots of new and exciting information. Apart from that, you’re able to think about all this information in new ways. Your teacher knows that, and in most cases, he or she is thrilled to be the person who’s giving you all that material and helping you put it together. Remember, teachers are people, too, and they feel great if you’re open to what they’re teaching you. That’s why they wanted to be teachers in the first place to teach!
Some kids may be able to learn in any situation, whether they like the teacher or not. But most kids are sensitive to the way they get along with the teacher, and if things aren’t going well, they won’t learn as well and won’t enjoy being in class.
1. Paragraph 2 mainly talks about_______.

A．new materials learned from teachers

B．ways to develop relationship with teachers

C．benefits in getting along with teachers

D．avoiding problems happening around kids

2. What’s the writer’s attitude towards getting along with teachers?

A．Doubtful.	B．Objective.
C．Uncaring.	D．Favorable.

3. What can we know from the passage?

A．Kids are unable to understand lots of exciting information.

B．Kids are bullied while communicating with others in schools.

C．Kids will leave the class when not doing quite well with their teachers.

D．Kids will leave the class when not satisfied with teachers’ teaching methods.

4. The passage is most probably taken from______.

A．children’s literature	B．an education magazine
C．a science report	D．an advertisement

7 . Fund Tianhong Zenglibao has become the first fund in China to hit 100 billion yuan (＄16.30 billion) of sales thanks to its cooperation with Yu’ebao, Alibaba’s wealth management product.
Alipay(支付宝), attached to the e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, announced in June it would offer its users the option to directly invest with the private Tianhong Fund using spare cash from Alipay accounts. The business is called Yu’ebao.
The past five months have seen this fund blossom, owing to the prosperous Interet e-commerce platform, and the Singles Day shopping spree on November 11 had helped Yu’ebao. In the process of a deal on Taobao, once the buyer pays for the order, his or her money is first accepted by Alipay, then after he or she receives the goods, a final confirmation is made and Alipay then gives the money to the seller. If a buyer forgets to confirm payment, the money is transferred into the seller’s account after 10 days by the system.
The Singles Day had a total volume of 35 billion yuan(＄5.75 billion) and thus a large amount of money passed through Alipay’s account. Analysts estimated that Alipay may have also bought the fund using the extra income, which powerfully enlarged the scale of Yu’ebao. Profit purchasing investors tend to choose safe financial management tools. The relatively stable yields of Yu’ebao is favored by most customers, the report said.
Chinese e-commerence giant Alibaba allows consumers to invest their spare cash in the money market funds through its Alipay online payment service. The product, called Yu’ebao, or “Leftovers Treasure,” has netted 130 billion yuan so far, making the fund’s management firm, Tianhong Fund, the country’s largest fund management company.
Meanwhile, due to the cooperation with Alipay, the management scale of Tianhong monetary fund has doubled from 55.653 billion yuan at the end of September to over 100 billion yuan. During the Singles Day, the frequency of payment of Alipay and Yu’ebao exceeded 188 million and 16.79 million with total transaction volume at 35 billion yuan and 6 billion yuan.
1. The fund has been successful so far mainly because ________.

A．it is the country’s largest fund management fund.

B．it was the first fund in China to cooperate with Yu’ebao.

C．consumers can directly invest the spare cash in it through online payment service.

D．The online shopping is prosperous and the Singles Day shopping makes great contribution.

2. From the passage, we can know that Alipay ________.

A．allows sellers to invest their spare cash in the money market funds

B．offers the business called Yu’ebao

C．has doubled to 55.653 billion yuan at the end of September

D．transfers the money from the buyer to the seller directly

3. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．Yu’ebao, the right choice to invest

B．Alibaba helps make China’s largest fund

C．Celestica, the largest fund in China

D．Alipay, a branch of Alibaba group

8 . We were a group of people who took a bus to work every day. One of the ____was a small old man who took the bus to the health center every morning. He always chose to ____ behind the driver. No one ever paid much ____ to him.
But one July morning he said good morning to the driver and ____ at others. The driver nodded. The rest of us were ____ as usual.
The next day, the old man got on the bus and said in a loud voice, “A very good____ to you all!” Some of us looked up, ____, and said, “Good morning!” From then on he said good morning to us every day and we began to ____to each other.
One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around ____ and asked, “Are these for me, Charlie?” We never got to know his name was really “Charlie”, ____ he waved(挥动) the flowers and said _____ People laughed. Every morning after that Charlie always ____ a flower.
Until one morning Charlie wasn’t ____ at his usual stop. And he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. What might have ____ to him? When we came nearer to the health centre, a woman ____ the driver to wait a moment. We all held our ____ when she went to the door.
She said she knew ____ we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was sick. They ____ him back on Monday.
The next Monday when Charlie got on the bus, all of us who he had brought ____to in that summer sat with a ____in our hands.1.

A．friends

B．drivers

C．passengers

D．workers

2.

A．sit

B．hide

C．shout

D．sleep

3.

A．attention

B．energy

C．interest

D．expectation

4.

A．called

B．laughed

C．smiled

D．pointed

5.

A．upset

B．crazy

C．silent

D．bored

6.

A．trip

B．morning

C．holiday

D．time

7.

A．worried

B．surprised

C．moved

D．scared

8.

A．introduce

B．admit

C．write

D．talk

9.

A．politely

B．proudly

C．carefully

D．smilingly

10.

A．because

B．so

C．until

D．but

11.

A．sorry

B．yes

C．thanks

D．hello

12.

A．bought

B．found

C．wore

D．brought

13.

A．waiting

B．arriving

C．greeting

D．walking

14.

A．happened

B．sent

C．spoken

D．regarding

15.

A．ordered

B．invited

C．asked

D．promised

16.

A．tears

B．breath

C．hands

D．flowers

17.

A．where

B．when

C．who

D．what

18.

A．kept

B．expected

C．looked

D．got

19.

A．happiness

B．luck

C．concern

D．power

20.

A．letter

B．ticket

C．card

D．flower

9 . You probably know you should say "please" and "thank you" at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the ____of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can't hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears. So even if you are alone when listening to your MP3 players, you shouldn't turn it up too high.
Take Them Off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 off and put it away. Libraries and schools don't allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don't have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it doesn't make sense(无意义）to listen on your MP3 player . Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once in a while it's okay just to take out one earphone and not the other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone.
It's Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when reading books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.
1. The underlined word "volume" in Paragraph 2 probably means       "_________."

A．the amount of a sound	B．the length of a song
C．the type of music	D．the color of an MP3 player

2. We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music_________.

A．may annoy others	B．can hurt our ears
C．is bad for MP3 players	D．will make us tired

3. If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, _________.

A．the theatre won't allow it

B．the actors will get angry

C．others won't hear the play well

D．we may miss part of the play

4. The main idea of this passage is about _________.

A．music lovers	B．music manners
C．music players	D．MP3 earphones

10 . We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. Then, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop（拖把）. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.” “Yes, I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”
Mum just pushed harder, each swipe (拖一下) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book. After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining.
She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”
Outside, Mum told me “Grandma is fine. No fever(发烧）.”
“You saw her, Mum?”
“Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is not good. You need a brush.”
1. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was ______.

A．to see a patient	B．to please the nurse
C．to clean the floor	D．to surprise the story-teller

2. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a ______.

A．nurse	B．visitor
C．cleaner	D．patient

3. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital? ______

A．It is a children’s hospital.

B．The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard.

C．The conditions there aren’t very good.

D．It has strict rules about visiting hours.

4. Which of the following words best describes Mum? ______.

A．Strange	B．Warm-hearted
C．Clever	D．Hardworking